Degree Title: Master of Education

Program Name and Number: Higher Education - ME6276

Department/Unit: Counseling and Higher Education

Delivery Mode: Blended (online and face-to-face)

Terms of Entry: Fall

Program Mission: The Master’s in Higher Education (MHE) program is designed for individuals who wish to advance their knowledge and skills while working within higher education settings

Program Learning Objectives:

Students will:

• Receive and understand expert knowledge about American Higher Education, including:
  • History, purposes, and contexts of Higher Education
    Higher Education management and leadership
    Organizational perspectives
    Teaching and learning
    Research concepts and methods

• Translate knowledge into excellent practice
• Promote the development of opportunity and diversity throughout Higher Education
• Manage and teach ethically
• Commit to lifelong professional development

Program Overview: The master’s degree in higher education focuses upon the knowledge, values, attitudes, and skills needed by entry level administrators in leadership positions in higher education. Required coursework examines the background of higher education, the study of internal organizational standards, policy perspectives, and the principles of finance and governance. These programs are delivered in flexible formats, including regional campus and on-line instruction, to accommodate the schedules and experiences of working professionals.

Opportunities for Graduates: Students are prepared for entry level administrators in leadership positions in higher education.

Graduation Requirements:

Culminating Experience: The capstone experience (Seminar Paper) requires the completion of a scholarly paper on a topic of interest to the student and relevant to the issues, problems, and trends of her/his major area of study.  Students will conduct systematic research, which will require students to critically review and summarize research literature pertinent to the selected problem. The final deliverable is will be approved by the instructor of record for the course.

Admission Requirements: Portfolio Admission Review; If undergraduate GPA is < 2.9 (4.0 scale) overall or < 3.25 for the last 90 quarter or equivalent semester hours, applicants must submit scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); if GPA exceeds these levels, no test scores are required.  Priority consideration is given to applications completed by January 15.