Ed.S. in Higher Education Administration
Residential Program—This program must be completed with a majority of non-online credit hours.
Degree Requirements (60 cr.)
Major Requirements (27–30 credits)
Core Requirements (9 credits)
- EDUC-C 620 Pro Seminar in Higher Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 654 Higher Education in the United States (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 664 Higher Education Organization and Administration (3 cr.)
Other Courses in the Major (18-21 credits selected from the following)
- EDUC-C 655 Higher Education and Public Policy (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 656 American Community Colleges (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 661 Foundations of Institutional Research (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 670 Problems in Financing Higher Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 680 Philanthropy in Higher Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 692 Equity in Higher Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 695 Academic Problems in Higher Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 705 Legal Aspects of Higher Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 750 Topical Seminar: variable titles (3 cr.)
- EDUC-U 544 Introduction to Student Affairs Work in Higher Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-U 546 Diverse Students on the College Campus (3 cr.)
- EDUC-U 548 Student Development Theory and Research (3 cr.)
- EDUC-U 549 Environmental Theory and Assessment in Higher Education (3 cr.)
Inquiry Requirements (9 credits)
Core Requirements (6 credits)
- EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.) or EDUC-Y 521 Methodological Approaches to Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
- Although either Y520 or Y521 can meet this requirement, Y521 is highly recommended because it is intended for doctoral students.
- EDUC-Y 502 Intermediate Statistics (3 cr.)
Other Inquiry Courses (3 credits)
One additional inquiry courses selected in consultation with the program advisor. Core inquiry courses for the School of Education shall include all Y-prefixed courses offered in the School of Education EXCEPT Y500, Y590, Y660, Y690, Y795, and Y799. A list of approved inquiry courses may be found here.
Cognate Requirements (9 credits)
Course work should focus on the research and scholarship of an academic discipline that provides a useful perspective on the study of higher education. This perspective often influences the topic or methodology used in the dissertation.
Elective Requirements (9-12 credits)
Course work must be relevant to your program and should be selected in consultation with the program advisor.
Capstone and Practicum Requirements (6 credits, selected from the following):
- EDUC-C 675 Supervised College Teaching (1–3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 678 Capstone in Institutional Research (3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 690 Independent Study in Higher Education (1–3 cr.)
- EDUC-C 747 Practicum in Administration (1–3 cr.)
Additional Program Requirements
First Year Review
At the end of the first year (or after 18 credit hours of course work for those not enrolled full time), doctoral students must participate in the First-Year Review process. Instructions for this review can be found on the HESA web site. The advisor will assess performance to date and future program plans. The focus of the review is assessing a student’s ability to: 1) clearly articulate thoughts and ideas in an organized manner (written and orally), 2) analyze and synthesize research to formulate an opinion or argument, and 3) successfully complete program requirements, including the capstone experience.