Doctor of Higher Education SCIH 90 Semester Hour Program

Supervision, Curriculum, and Instruction-Higher Education (SCIH)

1.  Major requires 36 semester hours (NOT including dissertation hours) from the following:

**        HIED 528        Philosophy of Education
**        HIED 627        History of Education in the United States
**        HIED 656        Higher Education and the Law
            HIED 540        The American Community College
            HIED 541        The Community College Curriculum
            HIED 542        Analysis of Teaching in Higher Education
            HIED 543        Issues in Adult and Continuing Education
            HIED 621        Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
            HIED 622        Internship
            HIED 637        Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes Assessment
            HIED 640        Policymaking in Higher Education
            HIED 650        Advanced Practicum in Supervision and Instruction
            HIED 651        Curriculum Development in Higher Education
            HIED 653        Fundamental Theories in Community College Instructional Leadership
            HIED 654        Seminar in Instructional Leadership
            HIED 655        Issues in Higher Education
            HIED 657        Finance and Governance in Higher Education
            HIED 658        Administration in Higher Education
**        HIED 695        Research Methodology
**        HIED 710        Research Colloquium
**           core courses

2.  12 semester hours of research tools:
            6 semester hours of statistics, (HIED 617 and COUN 613)
            6 semester hours of qualitative methods, (HIED 696 and 698)
           

3.  Electives (12 semester hours)

No courses completed on the master’s degree may be counted; however, courses completed above the master’s may be considered if not more than ten years old when graduated.

4.  Plus a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of HIED 718 (Dissertation)

5.  Plus a minor:

Requires 30 semester hours completed in one field outside the major or in two fields outside the major with at least four courses in each area.  Courses completed for the master’s degree may be counted in the minor area.

                                       
The student must complete 90 semester hours beyond the bachelor’s degree.
A maximum of 12 hours taken before admission may be counted on degree.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:  Undergraduate overall GPA of 2.75 or 3.00 on the last 60 undergraduate hours or a 3.40 on all master’s work and beyond, an acceptable GRE score, vita and references.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:  can be accessed HERE.

For information email Dr. Jon Travis, Department of Educational Leadership:
Jon_travis@tamu-commerce.edu