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The Higher Education Administration Program, which offers a Master of Science in Education with concentrations in Enrollment Management, Student Life and Development, or Institutional Research and Policy Analysis, is designed to produce skilled and versatile higher education administrators who understand all aspects of their professional environment.

Our graduates enter a variety of roles in college and university administration with the ability to consider today’s challenges from a broad-based, highly informed perspective.

Also offered is a Certificate Program for working professionals who already have Master’s degrees and seek career-furthering credentials and skills.

The Student Life and Development concentration (36 credit hours) provides knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate undergraduate students’ transition, adjustment and involvement in college, in ways that enhance their academic achievement and lead to persistence and graduation.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses
EPS 740	Administration of Student Affairs	3
EPS 744	Student Diversity in American Higher Education	3
EPS 745	Organization of Higher Education II: Governance, Leadership and Finance	3
Higher Education Foundations
EPS 737	Organization and Administration of Higher Education I	3
EPS 742	Higher Education in the United States: From Harvard to Present	3
EPS 748	Enrollment Management: Theory and Practice	3
EPS 751	Seminar in Higher Education Administration: Contemporary Issues	3
Counseling and Advising
EPS 676	Counseling Process and Practice	3
EPS XXX	Group Dynamics and Communication Skills	3
EPS 741	Basic skills in Counseling and Interviewing	3
Research
EPS 624	Essentials of Research in Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
EPS 625	Program Evaluation	3
EPS 700	Quantitative Methods I	3
EPS 714	Qualitative Methods I	3
EPS 717	Survey Research Methods	3
Electives
Select one of the following for a total of 3 credit hours or as otherwise advised:		3
EPS 739	The Community College
EPS 745	Organization of Higher Education II: Governance, Leadership and Finance
EPS 747	Critical Issues in Student Affairs
EPS 749	Advanced Seminar in Enrollment Management
Practicum
EPS 754	Practicum: Administration of Higher Education	1-6
Total Credit Hours		49-54

Admission to all graduate-degree concentrations in the School of Education and Human Development is based on the recommendation of the faculty. Admissions decisions are based on faculty review of the following general requirements that apply to all Graduate Programs in the School as well as specific documents listed under each concentration. Applicants must:

achieve acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within the past five years. International applicants whose native language is not English or applicants whose degrees are from a non-U.S. University must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the GRE;
provide official transcripts showing completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and an acceptable undergraduate grade point average. A minimum of 3.0 undergraduate GPA is required. Official transcripts from every institution attended by an applicant, whether or not the applicant completed a degree program at the institution, are required;
provide three letters of recommendation that address the issues and meet the criteria established by the program being applied to;
provide a personal statement that addresses the mission and purpose of the program being applied to;
take part in an admissions interview (required by some programs); and
exhibit personal and professional experiences and characteristics that are relevant to the profession and/or field and/or degree program for which the application is being submitted.