Ed.S. in Adult and Higher Education

Admission Requirements

1. One year of full-time teaching experience recommended.
2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university.
3. Criteria for admission are based upon:
   1. Evidence of superior scholastic performance (GPA 3.5).
   2. A GRE score of 750 on the verbal and quantitative sections.
   3. Interview with the applicant by the admissions committee.
   4. Applicant's background in the area of his/her proposed specialization.
   5. Recommendations from selected references.
   6. TOEFL score of 525 (197 computer-based) or English Language Institute Test of the University of Michigan score of 74.

Requirements for the Degree

1. Twenty-four semester hours of coursework approved by the student's advisory committee.
2. Completion of an applied project (six semester hours).
3. Comprehensive written or oral examinations.
4. Cumulative GPA of 3.0.
5. Must be unconditionally admitted.

Section I

Major core requirements. Minimum of 18 hours selected from below:

	Sem. Hrs.
EDAH 640 - Principles of Adult and Higher Education	3
EDAH 641 - Academic and Admin. Problems in Higher Education	3
EDAH 642 - Student Personnel in Higher Education	3
EDAH 643 - Seminar in Higher Education	3
EDAH 650 - Developmental Education for Adult Students	3
EDAH 651 - Human Development in Adulthood	3
EDAH 653 - Program/Curriculum Development and Evaluation	3
EDAH 688 - Seminar in Adult Education	3

With approval, up to six hours of course work in EDAH 670, 676, or 678 may be substituted for regular course work.

Section II

Area of specialization. Minimum of 15 hours.

Section III

Supporting work:

a. Outside of education	Min. 9 hours
b. Research	Min. 9 hours
c. Electives	Min. 9 hours
MINIMUM TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED	60

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