The Student Affairs Educator Certification Exam Prep Self-Guided Study serves as a one-stop location for self-guided Core Certification exam preparation resources. This hub of resources includes study guides, exam information, recommended reading lists, on-demand webinars, past conference presentations and activities, and historical student affairs documents.

The different sections will guide you through the resources as you prepare for the Student Affairs Educator Certification Exam. Sections 1-2 contain general resources and guidance for exam prep, including tips from individuals who have taken and passed the exam. Sections 3-7 are based on the Student Affairs Educator Certification Domains, with each domain's section containing an on-demand webinar, presentation slides, and resources specific to the domain. Your registration for the Certification Exam Prep Self-Guided Study will give you access to each section, and you may complete them asynchronously, in any order, based on your own exam prep needs.

Section 1: Certification Exam Prep Self-Guided Study: Start Here

This section contains resources to give you an overview and support throughout your exam preparation experience. Resources range from student affair seminal documents to an overview of how the exam works. This section also includes the opportunity to sign up for a self-guided study group and network with others who are preparing for the exam. 

Section 2: Student Affairs Educator Certification Overview

This on-demand webinar focuses on everything you need to know to prepare for the Student Affairs Educator Certification Exam. Joseph DeSanto Jones, executive director of the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification, and a panel of certificants who have passed the exam answer questions and walk you through their preparation and exam experience. 

Section 3: Overview of the Student Affairs Educator Certification Domains

This on-demand webinar reviews the eight Student Affairs Educator Certification Domains that form the basis of the Student Affairs Educator Certification Exam. A panel of certificants who have passed the exam answer questions about their preparation through the lens of the domains.

Section 4: Foundations of the Profession domain & Student Learning, Development and Success domain

This on-demand webinar focuses on the first two domains, Foundations of the Profession and Student Learning, Development, and Success. A panel of certificants who have passed the exam answer questions about their preparation through the lens of these domains. In addition to the webinar recording and slides, this section contains resources to help with your preparation in these two domains.

Section 5: Assessment and Evaluation domain & Social Justice and Inclusion domain

This on-demand webinar focuses on the next two domains, Assessment and Evaluation and Social Justice and Inclusion. A panel of certificants who have passed the exam answer questions about their preparation through the lens of these domains. In addition to the webinar recording and slides, this section contains resources to help with your preparation in these two domains.

Section 6: Leadership domain & Talent Management domain

This on-demand webinar focuses on the next two domains, Leadership and Talent Management. A panel of certificants who have passed the exam answer questions about their preparation through the lens of these domains. In addition to the webinar recording and slides, this section contains resources to help with your preparation in these two domains.

Section 7: Crisis and Risk Management domain & Financial and Facility Management domain

This on-demand webinar focuses on the next two domains, Crisis and Risk Management and Financial and Facility Management. A panel of certificants who have passed the exam answer questions about their preparation through the lens of these domains. In addition to the webinar recording and slides, this section contains resources to help with your preparation in these two domains.