Education, Ed.D., Concentration in Higher Education Administration

Requirements

Higher Education Administration Courses

1. EDAD 5720

   Educational Leader as Change

   As published: “Educational Leader as Change Agent”
   3
2. EDAD 5850

   Educational Leader as Direction

   As published: “Educational Leader as Direction Setter”
   3
3. HIED 5260

   Educational Issues Race, Class

   As published: “Access and Success in Higher Education”
   3
4. HIED 5600

   Higher Education Finance
   3
5. HIED 5630

   Advanced Organizational

   As published: “Advanced Organizational Leadership”
   3
6. HIED 5640

   Leadership Development
   3
7. HIED 5650

   Law of Higher Education
   3
8. HIED 5670

   Community College Issues and

   As published: “Community College Issues and Leadership”
   3
9. HIED 5680

   Issues in Higher Education
   3

Educational Research Courses

1. EDRE 5600

   Introduction to Quantitative

   As published: “Introduction to Quantitative Research”
   3
2. EDRE 5640

   Introduction to Qualitative LDT ()

   As published: “Introduction to Qualitative Research”
   3
3. EDRE 56XX Third Research Course (3 credit hours) This should fit the methodology the student plans to use in their dissertation and chosen in consultation with their advisor.

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Additional Courses

1. EDRE 5660

   Dissertation/Thesis Prospectus

   As published: “Dissertation/Thesis Prospectus Writing”
   3
2. PRST 5980

   Dissertation Research (

   As published: “Dissertation Research”
   1-12

Additional Information

1. Hold a Master’s degree from an accredited institute of higher education.

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2. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on previously completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

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3. GRE: The GRE is required for consideration into the Ed.D. program, unless applicants meet the requirements listed below for a GRE waiver. Applicants must have a minimum GRE score of 151 verbal, 153 quantitative, and 4.0 analytical writing.

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4. TOEFL 550

   minimum written or 80 minimum online, or IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall scores are required for international, non-native English speaking applicants.

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5. Applicant has a minimum of 4 years full-time Higher Education Administration experience at the director (or higher) level, or

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6. Applicant is the first or sole author on a peer-reviewed journal article or is the first or sole author on at least two edited book chapters. No other publications or writing samples will be considered, or

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7. Applicant is a graduate of UW’s Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration Program or has completed UW’s Community College Leadership Graduate Certificate.

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8. Click here to access the UW graduate applicant portal. Make sure to use the corresponding application admittance semester indicated above.

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9. After completing the initial information page, you will receive an email from the system including a link and your temporary username and password.

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10. Please complete the contact, academic, residency information, etc.

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11. 4. Submit the $50 application fee

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12. Submit ALL required documents to the online document portal (see below for details)

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13. A letter of application. You should discuss your professional and academic goals as well as share your perceptions about how the Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration will help in achieving those goals. Any special issues that you think the admissions committee should know about (e.g., undergraduate or master’s GPA below 3.0, past graduate HIED courses taken under the “six-credit rule”, etc.) should also be highlighted.

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14. A professional resume or curriculum vitae. No one format is “correct”, but the information most important to include is your education and work experience.

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15. GRE scores. Applicants requesting that the GRE be waived must do so in writing as part of the application packet. Please upload to the GRE section of your application.

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16. Three references provided. Full contact information for three references who might speak to your academic potential and/or potential for a career in higher education, including an active email address, should be offered in a separate document clearly marked as “References”. Once the Office of Admissions has this information, they will contact the references via email and request that they complete a questionnaire and upload a letter. It is a good idea to check with Admissions in advance of the admissions deadline regarding any reference letters that may still be outstanding, and follow up with any of those references.

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