Plan of Study – Grad Cert College Student Success

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Grad Cert: College Student Success

Program Requirements (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)

EDU 5010 Gateway: Foundations of Higher Education (3 s.h.)

The foundational history and philosophy of the profession of higher education administration in United States post-secondary education. An overview of the organizational structure, functional units, and administrative relationship of personnel services in colleges and universities. The variety of roles administrative professionals play on college campuses and in different institutional cultures. The ways that college environments affect the educational experience and personal development of diverse student populations.

EDU 5120 Student Development Theory (3 s.h.)

Major bodies of theory and research related to college student development in higher education and the contexts in which that development occurs. The history and nature of student development theory, how it is and has been created, used, and modified. How to locate, synthesize, and apply student development literature related to real-world issues in higher education administrative practice. Students apply existing theory to their actual experiences and consider additional ways of looking at those experiences.

EDU 6120 Impact of College on Students (3 s.h.)

The impact that college has on students, both during college and in their lives afterward, explored through various conceptualizations, models, and literatures concerned with explaining and/or examining student outcomes, and the methods employed to translate these concepts into practice. Factors that influence college student retention, including student characteristics, college experiences, and institutional support. Consideration of questions surrounding college impact; desired consequences of college; how higher education promotes student persistence, retention, and ultimately graduation. Prerequisite: EDU 5120.