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Undergraduate Certificate in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Indiana University-Bloomington

CertificateCIP: 13.1102

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Social PerceptivenessActive ListeningSpeakingService OrientationMonitoringCoordinationNegotiationTime ManagementReading ComprehensionWritingCritical ThinkingLearning Strategies

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementPublic Safety and SecurityTherapy and CounselingPsychology

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivitySpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionInductive ReasoningNear VisionFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
  • Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.
  • Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in
  • Advise student organizations.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administr
  • Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class schedulin
  • Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.

Technology

Accounting softwareElectronic mail softwareWord processing softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareDevelopment environment softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareMedical software

Tools

10-key calculatorsAutomated lock systemsCash drawersCompost binsComputer data input scannersComputer inkjet printersCopy machinesDesktop computersEmergency first aid kitsFirst aid ice packsLaptop computersLaser facsimile machinesMultiline telephone systemsPassenger vansPortable fire extinguishersAudio recordersDigital video disk DVD playersLiquid crystal display LCD projectorsOverhead display projectorsPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentProjection equipmentVideo cassette recorders VCRVideo recordersVideoconferencing equipmentYahoo! Messenger

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Residential Advisors39-9041.00
  • Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors21-1012.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Regular safety rounds — conduct and log nightly rounds independently, adapting patrol timing to address known high-risk periods in a multi-floor residence hall.
  • Resident behavioral concerns — observe, document, and communicate patterns of unusual student behavior to student affairs staff with minimal supervisor prompting.
  • Interpersonal disputes — mediate low-to-moderate resident conflicts by facilitating structured conversations and reaching mutually agreed resolutions in a dormitory setting.
  • Conduct policy enforcement — apply residence hall rules consistently and explain rationale to residents, using judgment to distinguish minor infractions from policy violations requiring escalation.
  • Resident assistant coordination — coordinate scheduling and daily task assignments for resident assistant staff during a building supervisor's absence.
  • Emergency response protocols — execute first-aid response and emergency notification procedures independently during on-call duty hours in a residential facility.
  • Spreadsheet software — maintain resident rosters, incident logs, and duty schedules using spreadsheet tools in a residence life administrative environment.
  • Staff communication — collaborate with other residential advisors and student affairs staff via email and team meetings to resolve recurring individual student concerns.
  • Time management across competing priorities — balance proactive resident engagement, administrative documentation, and facility monitoring tasks within a single duty shift.
  • Maintenance request tracking — assess facility issues, submit formal work orders, and follow up with facilities personnel to ensure timely resolution in a campus residence hall.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
90%
Placement Rate
77%