Higher Education Administration M.Ed.

Degree Requirements: 36 Credit Hours

Admission Requirements

Regular

  1. Complete requirements for a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
  2. Present a cumulative 2.75 (4.0 scale) grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and graduate work combined.
  3. Submit a personal statement of purpose that identifies the applicant’s reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to the applicant’s professional aspirations.
  4. Submit a current professional resume or CV.
  5. Submit a completed “Disclosure and Affirmation Form” that addresses misconduct disclosure, criminal background check, the Code of Ethics for Educators, and tort liability insurance.

Provisional

Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of “B” or higher in their first nine (9) credits of course work after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the department to be converted to regular status.

Requirements

Credit Hours
Professional Education Core Requirements9
EDUF   7130
Learning Theories and Applications
EDUR   7130
Educational Research
ITEC   7539
Technology for Higher Education Leaders
Higher Education Administration Core18
EDLD   7430
American Higher Education
EDLD   7431
Higher Education Administration
EDLD   7432
History of American Higher Education
EDLD   8431
Higher Education Law
EDLD   8535
College Student Development
EDLD   8735
Higher Education Practicum (Must be taken in final semester)
Specialized Content Courses9
Select three of the following in consultation with advisor
EDLD   7331
Foundations of Student Affairs in Higher Education
EDLD   8432
Higher Education Finance
EDLD   8433
Higher Education Governance
EDLD   8434
The Community College
EDLD   8439
Politics of Higher Education
EDLD   8536
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
EDUF   7235
Multicultural Education
ITEC   7430
Instructional Design
ITEC   7530
Instructional Technology Foundations
Total Credit Hours36

Other Program Requirements

  • Successful completion of a professional portfoliowith practicum
  • Must successfully complete key assessments related to specific courses in the Program of Study.

Pre-Admission Advisement

Graduate Academic Services Center
gasc@georgiasouthern.edu

Program Coordination

Department of Leadership
Technology, and Human Development
Dr. Daniel Calhoun
P.O. Box 8131
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 478-1428
dwcalhoun@georgiasouthern.edu
Fax: (912) 478-7104
http://coe.georgiasouthern.edu/edld/m-ed/higher-education/