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Higher and Continuing Education Administration Graduate Certificate

Official Graduate Catalog Entry: To the Index
Contact Information
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
  • 202 Hill Hall
  • 573-882-8221

The graduate certificate in Higher and Continuing Education Administration provides course work in administration, leadership and general organization theory to help higher education professionals become more effective administrators.

Most students complete the certificate in one or two years. Four years is the maximum time allowed for completion of the certificate program.

Required Courses (Six semester hours/two courses)

  • ED LPA 9450 Administration and Governance of Higher and Continuing Education
  • ED LPA 9451 Budget and Finance in Higher and Continuing Education

Elective Course (Six semester hours/two courses)

  • ED LPA 9408 Seminar in Higher and Continuing Education: Higher Education Policy
  • ED LPA 9440 Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Higher Education
  • ED LPA 9444 Program Planning in Higher and Continuing Education
  • ED LPA 9446 Student Affairs Administration
  • ED LPA 9447 College Student Culture and Environment
  • ED LPA 9452 Current Issues in Higher and Continuing Education
  • ED LPA 9454 Introduction to Postsecondary Law
  • ED LPA 9455 The Community College