Educational Leadership and Policy Studies: Higher Education, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 63 Hours (beyond the Master's degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| HESA 6603 | Organizational Theory and Administration of the Higher Education Organization | 3 |
| HESA 6823 | Educational Leadership | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Inquiry Core | ||
| HESA 6853 | Research Traditions in Higher Education and Student Affairs | 3 |
| SCFD 6123 | Qualitative Research I | 3 |
| REMS 5953 | Statistical Methods in Education | 3 |
| REMS 6003 | Analyses of Variance 1 | 3 |
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies 1 | ||
| Qualitative Research II 1 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Higher Education Administration Option | ||
| Required Core | ||
| HESA 6233 | Critical Issues in Higher Education and Student Affairs | 3 |
| HESA 6463 | Higher Education Law | 3 |
| HESA 6553 | Public Policy and Higher Education | 3 |
| HESA 6753 | Historical Development of Higher Education | 3 |
| Elective or Cognate 2 | ||
| Select 9 hours from the following (or other courses approved by the doctoral committee): 2 | 9 | |
| Assessment Techniques for Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals | ||
| International Issues in Higher Education | ||
| Internship in Higher Education and Student Affairs I | ||
| Institutional Research and Policy Analysis | ||
| The Impact of College on Students and Society | ||
| The Community Junior College | ||
| Finance in Higher Education | ||
| Effective Teaching in College and Universities | ||
| Planning and Educational Change | ||
| College and University Presidency | ||
| The Academic Department | ||
| Directed Readings in Higher Education and Student Affairs | ||
| Diversity and Equity Issues in Education | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Independent Research/Dissertation | ||
| Minimum of 21 hours | 21 | |
| Directed Readings in Higher Education and Student Affairs | ||
| Dissertation Proposal Writing | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation (Minimum of 15 hours) | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
| 1 | Denotes classes with prerequisites. |
| 2 | Electives and any additional courses must be approved by the student's committee. |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval