Certificate of Graduate Study in Higher Education Administration

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The Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) in Higher Education Administration seeks to provide a high-quality series of courses which prepares individuals for administrative and student affairs roles in institutions of higher education, including 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities. Students are to develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions associated with the organization, administration, and governance, implementing student service programs, providing for traditional and non-traditional students, promoting change, and understanding emergent issues in higher education.

This COGS may be applied toward graduate degree completion (such as the M.A. in Higher Education), but that coursework does not necessarily need to fulfill any specific degree requirements.

Program Requirements

Earned Bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution of higher learning.

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale).

Official transcripts from all colleges attended (regardless of number of credits earned).

Required Courses

HIED 06616 - Planning and Resource Allocation in Higher Education Credits: 3
HIED 06626 - Crisis Management in Higher Education Credits: 3
HIED 06607 - Higher Education Administration Credits: 3

Total Required Credits for the Program: 9 s.h.

The Higher Education Administration Certificate of Graduate Study is a 9-semester hour program.

Foundation Courses

None

Graduation/Exit, Benchmark, and/or Thesis Requirements

None

Minimum Required Grades and Cumulative GPA

All matriculated and graduate students are expected to maintain satisfactory academic progress each term of enrollment.

To maintain satisfactory academic progress and to successfully complete this Certificate, students must:

Earn no more than two total “C” grades;
Must repeat any course in which the grade received is lower than “C”; and,
Earn an official cumulative GPA (according to matriculation level) of at least 3.000 on Rowan’s 4.000 scale.

In accordance with university policies, courses can only be repeated once without special permission from the department chair.

Program Coordinator/Advisor
Tyrone W. McCombs, Ph.D.
James Hall 3019
856.256.4500 x 53666
mccombst@rowan.edu