1.  Major and electives require 39 semester hours (NOT including dissertation hours) from the following:

HIED 540	American Community College
HIED 541	Community College Curriculum
HIED 542	Analysis of Teaching in Higher Education
HIED 543	Issues in Adult & Developmental Education
HIED 615 **	Intro to Higher Education
HIED 621	Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
HIED 622	Internship
HIED 627 **	History of Higher Education in the United States
HIED 628	Survey of Developmental Education
HIED 637	Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes Assessment
HIED 640	Policymaking in Higher Education
HIED 641	Higher Education Reform in the United States and Texas
HIED 642	Higher Education Reform in Texas
HIED 650	Research Practicum
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 656	Higher Education and the Law
HIED 657	Organization and Governance in Higher Education
HIED 658	Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education
HIED 659	Finance in Higher Education
HIED 670	Diversity in Higher Education
HIED 710 **	Research Colloquium

** core courses

2.  12 semester hours of research tools:

      3 semester hours of methodology, (HIED 695)
      3 semester hours of statistics, (HIED 617)
      3 semester hours of qualitative methods, (HIED 696)
      3 semester hours of qualitative or quantitative research, (HIED
       698 or HIED 619)

3.  Plus a minimum of 9 semester credit hours of HIED 718        (Dissertation)

The student must complete 60 semester hours beyond the master’s degree, including dissertation.

A maximum of 12 hours taken before admission may be counted on degree.

All courses in the 60 hr HIED Doctoral program will be offered ONLINE.

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, a GRE score, vita, writing sample, and references.

For International Students Please note that due to the no availability of face-to-face classes, applications will no longer be accepted from international students.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:  Forms can be accessed HERE.

HIED Doctoral Handbook: Higher Education (HIED) Doctoral Studies Guidebook

For information email Dr. Seung Won Yoon, Department of Higher Education And Learning Technologies:

SeungWon.Yoon@tamuc.edu