COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DOCTORAL PROGRAM

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

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Program name: College and University Distance Cohort, Educational Leadership College: Applied Human Science, School of Education Department: Applied Human Science, School of Education Degrees and Emphases: Ph.D., Education and Human Resources Specialization in Educational Leadership, College and University Tuition and Fees: See the Colorado State University School of Education Continuing Education web page: http://soe.cahs.colostate.edu/CE/TuitionFees/

Contact Person: Kathy Lucas School of Education 209 Education Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 Phone: 970-491-1963 Fax: 970-491-1317 E-Mail:  kplucas@cahs.colostate.edu Web Page (URL) address: http://soe.cahs.colostate.edu/Graduate/PhD/DEL/Default.aspx Degree first offered: Typical number of students admitted each year: 20 students per year (summer admission as part of cohort)

PROGRAM STATEMENT

The College and University Leadership Cohort is designed for those who desire the knowledge and competencies that are acquired through doctoral study, with the intent of assuming leadership roles within higher education. It is a cohort based distance program designed for administrators and practitioners who are employed full-time.

PROGRAM MISSION

The Educational Leadership, College and University Leadership cohort is designed to meet the needs of persons interested in leadership positions within higher education. It will specifically enable current practitioners and administrators to develop the competencies and improve their practice in order to become more accomplished leaders and to enable them to seek more advanced leadership roles within higher education. The program objectives are:

• To provide a comprehensive doctoral curriculum that develops the competencies needed to successfully and ethically lead higher education institutions.
• To develop research knowledge and skills to enable practitioners and administrators to become scholar/ practitioners and expand the knowledge base related to higher education organizations, practice and outcomes.
• To instill or reinforce a commitment to the crucial engagement of diversity and attend to and address issues of privilege and oppression.
• To provide opportunities to explore and develop ways to strengthen a commitment to access, learning, institutional mission, quality and educational outcomes.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

The program delivery system is predominantly distance, with on campus, summer, condensed course work and advising. The program will operate within a cohort model, with students only admitted to the program beginning summer of each year. Students will be required to travel to Fort Collins for a 9 day extended week in July of each year and 2 days in January preceding the beginning of the spring semester. The six hours of course work during both the fall and spring semesters will be taken via computer and telecommunication delivery. The program is designed to be completed in four or five years, while the student remains employed full-time within a higher education setting.

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APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

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Prerequisites:

• Earned master’s degree from an accredited institution
• Have completed basic research courses comparable to EDRM 600
• At least two years of professional work experience in a higher education institution/ setting, or at least two years of professional work experience within an institution that is engaged in work related to higher education.

Admissions Requirements:

• Completed Graduate Admissions application
• Competed program application
• Resume and Official Transcripts from all collegiate work
• A comprehensive resume
• International students must submit TOEL score of 213 (computer-based) or 550 (paper-based)
• GRE are not required


*Students are admitted once per year for cohort beginning in July of each year.

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

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Program Required Hours: 60 hours, 30 higher education administration content and 30 hours research.
Comprehensive exams, submission to a referred journal and dissertation are also required.

Program Curriculum:

• EDHE 671 Higher Education Administration
• EDUC 713 Teaching, Learning and Professional Growth
• EDHE 725 Ethics in Professional Leadership
• EDUC 709 Leadership Development
• EDHE 710 Higher Education Finance
• EDOD 672 Change Facilitation
• EDHE 792 Seminar (Literature Analysis and Synthesis)
• EDRM 704 Qualitative Research
• EDHE 701 Law in Higher Education
• EDRM 700 Quantitative Research Methods
• ED 716 Capstone Seminar –Educational Equity and Reform
• EDHE 714 Educational Policy
• EDRM 705 Qualitative Data Analysis or EDRM 707 Quantitative Data Collections Methods
• EDRM 708 Narrative Inquiry or EDRM 706 Analysis of Relationships
• EDOD 667 Power Politics- Influence in Organizations
• EDHE 792 Seminar (Dissertation Proposal)

(Preliminary Exams and Dissertation Proposal Advising)
• EDHE 799 Dissertation

 

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2005-2006):

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	Total Number	# of Males	# of Females	# of Whites	# of Persons of Color
Total
	% of part-time students	% of full-time students	% of students enrolled in the program who also hold some form of financial assistance (graduate assistantship, fellowship, tuition waiver, scholarship)
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PROGRAM FACULTY (Faculty members with areas of specialization and percentage of time devoted to the program.)

 

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Last modified March 1 2009
Information submitted by: Kim Okamoto

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