May 25, 2026  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

COUN 551 Contemporary College Students


This course focuses on an examination of the changing undergraduate lifestyle, attitudes, characteristics and demographics of today’s college students. In the course the students will examine the effects of higher education, the student as learner and student development theory. Attention is given to both traditional and nontraditional college populations in two- and four-year institutions.

Often cross-listed with EDLD 551 

Credit 3 hrs
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Winter (in-person)

Prerequisites -
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Degree Type -

Equivalent Course(s) - EDLD 551  
Course History -
Change to course rotation 4/2019, effective Fall 2019;


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