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HIGHER EDUCATION (HE) 600 Level Courses Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. HE 601: The Community College. 3 credits. Schedule Type: Seminar Studies institutional character of the community college, including history, purpose, clientele, organization, ﬁnance, and social function. Grading: Studies issues currently faced by community colleges. Offered by This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. HE 606: Cultural Pluralism in Higher Education. 3 credits. Examines the role of cultural pluralism in U.S. higher education. Registration Restrictions: Focuses on issues of race, ethnicity and gender, and their implications Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, for the change processes of colleges and universities. Offered by Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level credit. students. Registration Restrictions: Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Schedule Type: Seminar Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Grading: Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// students. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

HE 602: College Teaching. 3 credits. Schedule Type: Seminar Describes issues that affect teaching and learning and provides basic tools to use in college classroom. Teaches how to plan course, develop Grading: syllabus, promote learning among diverse students, and implement This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// classroom assessment techniques. Offered by Higher Education Program catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/ higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. HE 610: Research Methods in Higher Education. 3 credits. Provides an introduction to higher education research methodologies, Registration Restrictions: analysis, and decision-making through introduction of basics of research Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, design including problem identiﬁcation, literature review, method Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. selection, data collection and analysis, application, writing, and ethics. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges- Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be students. repeated for credit.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Registration Restrictions: Schedule Type: Seminar Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. Grading: This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) students.

HE 605: Learning Assessment. 3 credits. Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Focuses on classroom and program-level learning assessment, Schedule Type: Lecture and describes the political and historical context for assessment. Offers hands-on practice of assessment for instructors and student Grading: affairs professionals. Offered by Higher Education Program (http:// This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher- catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) education/). May not be repeated for credit. HE 624: Finance and Fiscal Management in Higher Education. 3 credits. Registration Restrictions: Overview of higher education ﬁnance and ﬁscal management. Offered by Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students. Registration Restrictions: 2 Higher Education (HE)

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, impact. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/ Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students. Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Schedule Type: Seminar Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students. Grading: This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Schedule Type: Seminar HE 641: Introduction to Helping Skills. 3 credits. Focuses on helping skills that assist others in reflecting on concerns, Grading: considers possible causes of problems, and contemplates options and This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// strategies for problem solving. Introduces students to and practices catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) basic helping skills. Explores ethical issues surrounding helping skills and determining when to refer students to professional counselors. Offered HE 646: Student Development Theory. 3 credits. by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ Addresses developmental issues facing students, including adult humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for students; factors that affect development; and the need to work with credit. individuals, groups, and organizations within the campus community to establish conducive learning environments. Application of psychosocial, Registration Restrictions: cognitive development, identity, and person-environment interaction Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, theories are considered in depth. Offered by Higher Education Program Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/ higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students. Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Schedule Type: Seminar Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students. Grading: This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Schedule Type: Lecture HE 644: Organization and Administration of Student Affairs. 3 credits. Focuses on development and organization of student personnel Grading: programs and services in institutions of higher learning. Covers This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// philosophy, methods, and techniques. Offered by Higher Education catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social- sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. HE 685: Practicum. 3 credits. Experiential learning that could include supervised on-the-job experience, Registration Restrictions: academic service learning, community outreach, or research ﬁeld work in Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, approved college or university setting or public agency involved in higher Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. education. Develops skills applicable to higher education. Approval of practicum coordinator needed one semester before registration. Notes: Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level Minimum 150 hours of work and participation in internship seminar. students. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges- schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May be repeated Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. within the degree for a maximum 6 credits. Schedule Type: Seminar Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to certiﬁcate or MAIS/Higher Grading: Education program; approval of advisor and practicum coordinator; 9 This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// credits of core requirements. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Registration Restrictions: HE 645: The Contemporary College Student. 3 credits. Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Analyzes changing demographics, barriers, and developmental issues Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus. facing college students. Studies impact of college environment on Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level student development, and interaction between students of varying students. subcultures and the environment. Examines technology issues and their Higher Education (HE) 3

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Grading: This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Schedule Type: Internship catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/)

Grading: HE 704: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 3 credits. This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Overview of scholarship on teaching and learning in higher education. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Focuses on ways students learn, how learning can be improved, and different methods of conducting research into teaching and learning. 700 Level Courses Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges- HE 701: Higher Education Law. 3 credits. schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be Introduces students to laws and legal issues that impact higher repeated for credit. education and establishes a general familiarity with higher education law. Uses a case study approach to teach students to recognize when Registration Restrictions: a legal issue presents itself in situations involving students, faculty, Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. or administration. Offered by Higher Education Program (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher- Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. education/). May not be repeated for credit. Schedule Type: Lecture

Registration Restrictions: Grading: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/)

Schedule Type: Lecture HE 705: Access and Social Justice. 3 credits. Examines the inequitable structural systems that produce unequal Grading: access to higher education. Explores the meaning of social justice in This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// higher education, and emphasizes policy, administrative processes, and catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) educational practices. Offered by Higher Education Program (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher- HE 702: Contemporary Issues and Fundamental Theories in Higher education/). May not be repeated for credit. Education. 3 credits. Examines key concepts, issues, questions, contemporary concerns, Registration Restrictions: theories, and literature relevant to scholars and practitioners of Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students. higher education. Offered by Higher Education Program (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher- Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. education/). May not be repeated for credit. Schedule Type: Lecture

Registration Restrictions: Grading: Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students. This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/)

Schedule Type: Lecture HE 706: Students in Postsecondary Education. 3 credits. Provides in-depth study and analysis of current issues with today’s Grading: college students. Examines theories relating to college student success This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// including college access and choice, college’s impact on students, catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) student retention and attrition, and student learning and engagement as well as current issues affecting contemporary college students and HE 703: Higher Education in the Digital Age. 3 credits. higher education institutions. Offered by Higher Education Program Higher education is undergoing rapid transformation in the 21st century, (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/ due in large part to emerging digital technologies. This course explores higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. the changing landscape, including face-to-face and online teaching and learning, student affairs, infrastructure, and administration. Combining Registration Restrictions: reading, writing, viewing, and hands-on learning, students examine issues Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, through the content and lens appropriate for their discipline and learning Graduate or Non-Degree. goals. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/ colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. not be repeated for credit. Schedule Type: Lecture

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HE 707: Scholarly Digital Storytelling. 3 credits. Registration Restrictions: This course explores scholarly digital storytelling as a compelling Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. medium for redeﬁning academic research, intended audiences, and scholarly communication. Students create a scholarly digital story based Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. on their academic area of interest. Offered by Higher Education Program Schedule Type: Lecture (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/ higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. Grading: This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Registration Restrictions: catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree. HE 713: The Internationalization of Higher Education. 3 credits. Explores the internationalization of higher education through various Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. lenses including administration, student services, curriculum integration, Schedule Type: Seminar study abroad, and branch campus development. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ Grading: humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// credit. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Registration Restrictions: HE 710: Leadership in Higher Education. 3 credits. Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students. Focusing on the leadership of higher education and the role leaders play in institutional transformation, this course explores the complex social Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. and political environments and the current and future trends of higher Schedule Type: Lecture education. This focus occurs through the foundational grounding of leadership theory and research. Students will be challenged to employ Grading: multiple perspectives of leadership in higher education. Offered by This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. HE 721: History of Higher Education. 3 credits. History of higher education from colonial period to the present. Examines Schedule Type: Lecture philosophical, political, social, and economic forces that have influenced development. Reviews today's issues and challenges. Offered by Grading: Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) credit. HE 711: Policy Studies in Higher Education. 3 credits. Registration Restrictions: Intended as a toolkit for the understanding and creation of evidence- Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, based analysis of public policy issues at all levels of governance, this Graduate or Non-Degree. course examines examples of policy research and analysis prompted from discussion around higher education policy issues. Offered by Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for Schedule Type: Seminar credit. Grading: Registration Restrictions: This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/)

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. HE 722: Organization and Administration in Higher Education. 3 credits. Provides concepts of organization and administration in contemporary Schedule Type: Lecture institutions from macro to micro perspectives. Studies theory and practices of the organization as it relates to governance, structure, and Grading: management of the institution. Offered by Higher Education Program This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/ catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. HE 712: Assessment and Program Evaluation in Higher Education. 3 credits. Registration Restrictions: Examines educational assessment and evaluation practices and Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students. methods. Students critique and design an evaluation study and an evaluation report. Reviews ethical issues and impact of assessment Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. and evaluation for students, employees, and programs. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/ Schedule Type: Lecture humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be repeated for credit. Grading: Higher Education (HE) 5

This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// Grading: catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale. (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) HE 792: Special Topics in Higher Education. 1-3 credits. Covers current topics in higher education. Notes: May be repeated 800 Level Courses when topic is different. Offered by Higher Education Program (http:// HE 897: Directed Reading in Higher Education. 1-6 credits. catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher- Independent reading on topic agreed on by student and instructor. education/). May be repeated within the degree. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges- Specialized Designation: Topic Varies schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits. Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral program or permission of instructor. Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program and permission of instructor. Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Enrollment limited to students in a Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy or Schedule Type: Lecture Master of Interdiscply Studies degrees.

Grading: Schedule Type: Independent Study This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) Grading: This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// HE 797: Higher Education Capstone. 3 credits. catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) This capstone course guides students in the creation of a learning and professional practice portfolio. The portfolio is a compilation of academic 900 Level Courses work and other forms of educational evidence assembled for the purpose HE 998: Doctoral Dissertation Proposal. 1-3 credits. of (1) evaluating coursework quality, learning progress, and academic Contact program for permission to register. Work on research proposal achievement; and (2) determining whether learning standards or other that forms basis for doctoral dissertation. Offered by Higher Education academic requirements for courses and the program have been met. Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social- Students should enroll in the HE 797 course in their last academic year. sciences/higher-education/). May be repeated within the degree. Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges- schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May not be Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of all course work and qualifying repeated for credit. exams.

Recommended Prerequisite: Students must be in the last academic year Registration Restrictions: of their course work. Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Education (Community College). Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Graduate or Non-Degree. Enrollment limited to students in a Doctor of Arts degree. Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Schedule Type: Dissertation Schedule Type: Lecture Grading: Grading: This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale. (http:// This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale. (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/) HE 999: Doctoral Dissertation. 1-12 credits. HE 799: Higher Education Thesis. 1-3 credits. Doctoral dissertation research and writing under direction of Original research related to student development or higher education. dissertation committee. Offered by Higher Education Program (http:// Offered by Higher Education Program (http://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges- catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher- schools/humanities-social-sciences/higher-education/). May be repeated education/). May be repeated within the degree. within the degree. Equivalent to MAIS 799. Recommended Prerequisite: HE 998 and appointed dissertation Recommended Prerequisite: HE 610 committee.

Registration Restrictions: Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students. Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll. Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Education (Community College). Schedule Type: Thesis 6 Higher Education (HE)

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Enrollment limited to students in a Doctor of Arts degree.

Schedule Type: Dissertation

Grading: This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale. (http:// catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/grading/)