Addressing Student Resilience in Post-Baccalaureate Programs: A Review of the Literature

The purpose of this review is to capture the scope of literature with regard to the current state of supports addressing student resilience. More specifically, this researcher is interested in those structures and interventions that are in place for post-baccalaureate students in higher education plans of study. In its infancy, research and intervention addressing this topic occurred at the K-12 level of education and later moved into baccalaureate programs of study for the most part. In addition, this research investigates the literature in order to explore the desired state in terms of student resilience. A deeper understanding of these two factors will drive future research in terms of the development and evaluation of appropriate interventions to address post-baccalaureate student resilience in higher education.