The academic requirements for a specialist in the higher education administration degree are the 35-hour program outlined below, successful completion of a research component, and the completion of the action research project. Students must successfully complete and present findings of the field research project to a committee. Students must earn at least a 3.0 G.P.A. to graduate.
EDL 702 Ethical Issues in Administration (3 hours) EDL 703 Learning Research Based in Instruction Theory (3 hours) EDL 717 Innovative Approaches Leading to Administrating a Diverse Culture (3 hours) EDL 788 Schools and Community Safety Management (3 hours)
EDL 701 Advanced Organizational Leadership Models 3 hours) EDL 730 School Finance Influenced by Current Trends & Issues in Public Education (3 hours)
EDL 704 Data Driven Decision Making 3 hours) EDL 791 Data Analysis Program Improvement through Professional Learning Communities (3 hours)
RSH 702 APA Style for Professional Writing (3 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.
