Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership Ph.D.

Degree Requirements — 64 Credits

See Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership Ph.D..

Required Major Credits — 18 hours

HESA 760 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (3)

HESA 780 Worldviews & Research Methods for Scholar Leaders (3)

Select 12 credits from the following, in consultation with advisor and committee:

HESA 611 Groups, Teams, and Organizations in Higher Education and Student Affairs (3)

HESA 650 College Student Development: Foundational Theory (3)

HESA 655 Multiculturalism in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (3)

HESA 671 Introduction to Leadership in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (3)

HESA 711 Organizations and Change in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (3)

HESA 751 Advanced College Student Development: Social Identity (3)

HESA 765 Systems Thinking in Higher Education and Student Affairs (3)

HESA 771 Advanced Leadership in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (3)

Elective Credits — 6

Complete an additional 6 credits from any HESA-prefixed courses

Research Core — 15

SRM 602 Statistical Methods I (3)

SRM 603 Statistical Methods II (3)

SRM 680 Introduction to Qualitative Research (3)

And either

6 additional credits of quantitative research methods

or

6 additional credits of qualitative research methods

Second Research Tool — 9

HESA 761 Scholarly Writing for Scholar/Leaders (3)

HESA 781 Collaborative Inquiry for Scholar/Leaders (3)

HESA 782 Research Capstone in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (3)

Dissertation Proposal and Research — 16

HESA 797 Doctoral Proposal Research (1‑4) Take 4 hours

HESA 799 Doctoral Dissertation (1-12) Take 12 hours

Additional enrollment in HESA 999 Graduate School Continuous Registration (1) may be required to comply with Graduate School policies on continuous registration.

Note(s): SRM 600 Introduction to Graduate Research (3) is a prerequisite to coursework in the Research Core. Any student who has not completed that course, or an equivalent course, prior to entry to the HESAL Ph.D. program must complete SRM 600; that course will not be applied to the above requirements for the Ph.D. All coursework for the program must be completed with a grade of “B” or better. Written and oral comprehensive examinations may be taken after completion of specified coursework and two satisfactory progress reports. A document describing eligibility criteria and examination procedures may be obtained from the program office or the program website. Comprehensive examinations are offered in the fall and spring semesters.