Higher Education Administration (Ed.S.) - Assessment & Evaluation
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
This is a non-licensure degree and is not a state-approved program. Completion of this degree will not lead to the eligibility of a VA state teaching license or a teaching license or certificate in any other state.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Core Courses | ||
| EDUC 758 | Teaching the College Student | 3 |
| EDUC 759 | College and University Administration | 3 |
| EDUC 782 | Historical Perspectives of Higher Education | 3 |
| EDUC 783 | Economic Impact in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDUC 784 | Assessment & Accreditation | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment & Evaluation Cognate | ||
| EDUC 778 | Program Design and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 779 | Institutional Research | 3 |
| EDUC 780 | Evaluation and Measurement Tools | 3 |
| EDUC 781 | Compliance and Report Writing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Research & Evaluation Courses | ||
| EDUC 798 | Advanced Research and Writing 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
- 1
Capstone course to be taken in the final semester
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 30 hours
- A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than one grade of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| EDUC 758 | Teaching the College Student | 3 |
| EDUC 759 | College and University Administration | 3 |
| EDUC 782 | Historical Perspectives of Higher Education | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EDUC 778 | Program Design and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 784 | Assessment & Accreditation | 3 |
| EDUC 783 | Economic Impact in Higher Education | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| EDUC 779 | Institutional Research | 3 |
| EDUC 780 | Evaluation and Measurement Tools | 3 |
| EDUC 781 | Compliance and Report Writing | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EDUC 798 | Advanced Research and Writing 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Capstone course must be taken in the final semester