Program Requirements

Course Requirements

The academic requirements for a specialist in the higher education

administration degree are the 34-hour program outlined below, successful

completion of a research component, and the completion of the action

research project.

Higher Education Administration Core (21 Hours)

EDH 701 History and Foundations of Higher Education

EDH 702 Survey of the Community College

EDH 703 Legal and Ethical Issues in Higher Education

EDH 704 Community Relations and Continuing Education

Programs

EDH 705 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

EDH 706 Seminar of Current Issues in Higher Education

EDH 707 Finance in Higher Education

Professional Writing Component (1 Hour)

EDU 790 APA Style for Professional Writing

Research Component (6 Hours)

RSH 720 Research Foundations

RSH 740 Survey Design, Descriptive Statistics, and Evaluation

Action Research Project (6 Hours)

EDH 721 Field Research Project

ToTAl: 34 Hours

Cognate Content Area (optional - 9 Hours)

Students in the higher education administration specialist program may

elect to take nine hours of discipline-specific courses for the purpose of

content credentialing. The student will select three courses with the

approval of his/her advisor. All courses must be at the 600 or higher level.