PROGRAM STATEMENT
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education, at the University of Utah offers a Master's Degree, Doctor of Philosophy, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy with an emphasis in Higher Education. These programs are designed to prepare students for a variety of student affairs positions in post-secondary institutions as well as for scholarly endeavors in higher education. As a result of the Department's strong reputation (consistently ranked among the top 15 Educational Leadership departments in the country), and faculty members' leadership in national academic and professional organizations, students are kept abreast of the latest theory, research, and programmatic advancements in the field.

PROGRAM MISSION
The department provides research and training opportunities through liaisons with local and state education agencies and associations, including the State Board of Regents and Utah's public and private higher education institutions. Our broad approach to higher education administration allows students to focus to some extent on student affairs or multiculturalism and diversity in their programs. Courses in the program address broad issues for higher education administrators, such as retention, assessment, and college student development.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
The Master's and Doctoral programs in the University of Utah's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy focus primarily on student affairs administration and issues of diversity and multiculturalism in higher education environments. The programs are broadly based to give students a general understanding of higher education institutions and their larger environments, and our focus on leadership within these environments helps students develop skills and theoretical bases for leadership positions within them.

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: NO
Meets CAS Standards:
Other/Comments:

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Master's Application GPA: 3.0 GRE Students supply references, whom the department contacts directly Leadership experience in a higher education setting, either as a student or professional Essays - included in application Bachelor's degree in related field March 1 for summer enrollment; October 1 for spring enrollment

Doctorate Application GPA: 3.0 GRE Students supply references, whom the department contacts directly Leadership experience in a higher education setting, either as a student or professional Essays: included in application Master's degree in related field February 1 (Ed.D. applications accepted only in odd calendar years)

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: Master's - 36 credit hours Doctorate - 72 credit hours

 

Master's Curriculum Leadership in Higher Education Organizations Multiculturalism and Diversity in Higher Education Organization and Governance in Higher Education Student Affairs Administration Impact of College on Students Higher Education Internship Is a thesis required? No.

Doctorate Curriculum Leadership Theory Organizational Theory Qualitative Research Methods Quantitative Research Methods Critical Race Theory History of Higher Education Assessment in Higher Education Higher Education Finance Higher Education Policy

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2003-2004):

	Total Number	# of Males	# of Females	# of Whites	# of Persons of Color
Master's & Doctoral	41	20	21	34	7
	% 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)
Master's & Doctoral	90	10	12

PROGRAM FACULTY - Faculty members with areas of specialization and percentage of time devoted to the program.

Anthony Morgan, Ph.D. Research and teaching interests include: higher education governance and finance, comparative higher education, educational policy. 100%
Octavio Villalpando, Ph.D. Research and teaching interests include: racial inequities in higher education, critical race theory, the impact of college on students with a focus on how issues of race/ethnicity affect college studentsâ experiences. 100%
Amy A. Bergerson, Ph.D. Research and teaching interests include: college student socialization, the impact of college on students, and issues of race and diversity in higher education. 75%
David Gardner, Ph.D. Research and teaching interests include: higher education governance, the history of higher education, leadership in higher education. 33%

Adjunct faculty including:

Loretta Harper, University of Utah V.P. for Human Resources
Barbara Snyder, University of Utah V.P. for Student Affairs
Paul Brinkman, University of Utah Associate V.P. for Budget and Planning

Last modified 06/03/2005
Information submitted by: Amy Bergerson

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