Course Rotation

The curriculum is delivered in a modular format, with credit awarded as follows:

Summer 1
Foundations
AHE 601 Professional Seminar
BEF 653 History of American Higher Education
AHE 602 Theory and Research in Higher Education
AHE 602: Problems in Higher Education (3 hrs)

Fall 1
Research
AHE 602 Survey of Quantitative Research in Higher Education
AHE 602 Survey of Qualitative Research in Higher Education
AHE 642 Institutional Research and Assessment in Higher Education
AHE 602: Problems in Higher Education (3 hrs)

Spring 1
Administration
AHE 540 Organization and Administration
AHE 570 Higher Education Policy and Finance
AHE 643 Grant Writing and Contract Management
AHE 699 Dissertation Research (3 hrs)

Summer 2
Students
AHE 600 Student Development Theory
AHE 602 Diversity in Higher Education
BEF 654 Philosophy of Higher Education
AHE 699 Dissertation Research (3 hrs)

Fall 2
Teaching
AHE 603 College and University Teaching
AHE 644 Academic Program Development and Evaluation
AHE 510 The American Community College
AHE 699 Dissertation Research (3 hrs)

Spring 2
Capstone
BEF 681 Ethics and Education
AHE 530 Law in Higher Education
BEF 667 Multiculturalism
AHE 699 Dissertation Research (3 hrs)

This schedule is tentative and is subject to revision.

In addition to class time, students will be engaged in Internet-based assignments carefully keyed to their on-campus tasks and crafted to bolster links to the program and peer.