Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership Ph.D.
The HESAL Ph.D. is a 64 credit hour program that integrates social justice and empirical research throughout the inquiry-based curriculum. The program offers students the opportunity to focus studies on leadership, college student development, higher education culture and diversity, and organizations and policy in both student affairs and broader higher education contexts. Opportunities are provided for practical experiences under the mentorship of experienced higher education leaders. Students are admitted as a cohort group, with expectations that they will engage in collaborative research and other scholarly endeavors early in the doctoral program.
Admission: Students must hold a master's degree in higher education, college student affairs, or a related field from an accredited institution and have two years of successful work experience in an institution of higher education. SRM 600 or an equivalent introduction to graduate research course, is required for admission. The program may waive this requirement for admission purposes, in which case the student must make up the deficiency. Coursework to make up the deficiency will not count toward the Ph.D. requirements. Additional details regarding admissions criteria and the application process may be seen on the program’s web site, at www.unco.edu/cebs/hesal. Financial assistance and additional professional experiences are available through an extensive network of graduate assistant opportunities, both within the program and in a number of UNC offices.
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Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership Ph.D.