Student Affairs in Higher Education (Ph.D.)

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Offered through the Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs graduate program, the Ph.D. in Counseling and Student Development with specialization in Student Affairs in Higher Education requires a minimum of 90 hours of post baccalaureate.

Doctoral degree requirements

A designated core of 15 hours of graduate credit, typically a part of the master’s degree in college student personnel work, is required. These courses may be part of a master’s degree or must be completed in addition to the doctoral course work. These courses include the following:

EDCEP 812 - History and Philosophy of Higher Education Credits: 3
EDCEP 816 - Research Methods in Education Credits: 3
EDCEP 818 - Principles of Student Affairs Administration Credits: 3
EDCEP 838 - Student Development Theory Credits: 3
EDCEP 830 - Diversity in Higher Education. Credits: 3

1. Professional courses (18 credit hours)

EDCEP 923 - Higher Education Law Credits: 3
EDCEP 925 - Higher Education Finance Credits: 3
Credits / Units: 3
EDCEP 926 - Enrollment Management in Higher Education Credits: 3
EDCEP 927 - Higher Education Administration Credits: 3
EDCEP 948 - Advanced Student Development Theory in College Student Affairs Credits: 3
EDLEA 828 - Scholarly Orientation to Graduate Studies Credits: 3

2. Outside area/specialization (9 credit hours)

This specialization is developed in consultation with the major professor and must be approved by the student’s program of study committee.

3. Research courses (15 credit hours)

EDLEA 838 - Qualitative Research in Education Credits: 3
EDLEA 938 - Advanced Data Analysis in Qualitative Methods Credits: 3 or another advanced qualitative course approved by program committee
EDCEP 817 - Statistical Methods in Education Credits: 3
EDCEP 917 - Experimental Design in Educational Research Credits: 3
Elective (3)- A quantitative or qualitative course approved by program committee

4. Dissertation research (18 credit hours)

Preliminary examination. Candidates must successfully complete completion of all segments of a monitored, written examination of at least 12 hours over all areas of the program of study.

EDCEP 999 - Doctoral Research Credits: 1-18

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