Adult and Higher Education

Degrees Offered:
 Program Title 

 Ph.D. 

 Ed.D. 

 M.S. 

 M.A. 

Master 
of 

 M.Ed. 

 MFA 
Adult and Community College Education 

   

 Y 

 Y 

   

   

 Y 

   
Higher Education Administration 

   

 Y 

 Y 

   

   

 Y 

   
Human Resource Development 

  

  

 Y 

  

  

  

  
Training and Development 

   

   

  

  

   

 Y 

   

GRADUATE FACULTY

R. C. Serow, Department Head

Director of Graduate Programs:
D. Akroyd, Box 7801, 5-1745, duane_akroyd@ncsu.edu, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Goodnight-Glaxo Wellcome Endowed Chair:  C. R. Tittle
W. Dallas Herring Extension Professor:  L. Gonzalez-Sullivan

Professors: D. Akroyd, C. E. Kasworm, K. M. Moore; Adjunct Professors: D. G. Oblinger, R. S. Ralls; Emeritus Professors: E. J. Boone, G. L. Carter, J. C. Glass, G. B. Vaughan; Emeritus Named Distinguished Professors: G. A. Baker; Associate Professors: J. E. Bartlett, J. G. Gayles, T. G. Hatcher, A. J. Jaeger, B. S. Mehlenbacher, P. D. Umbach; Adjunct Associate Professors: B. I. Mallette; Assistant Professors: T. A. Bowles, S. J. Bracken, A. N. Bryant, J. Storberg-Walker; Adjunct Assistant Professors: D. W. Bailey, B. E. Brown, J. E. Fleming, C. W. Geary, C. O. Grochowski, L. D. Hunt, M. A. Jablonski, D. S. Jackson, C. W. Johnson, L. D. Krute, K. D. Lohr, D. C. Luckadoo, T. R. Luckadoo, D. D. McGraw, L. Moneta, M. H. Nadelman, J. M. Pettitt, C. D. Raubenheimer, D. L. Reichard, D. J. Rodas, C. J. Shaffer, C. H. Thornton, S. W. Williams; Teaching Associate Professors: D. D. Chapman; Teaching Assistant Professors: P. Lari

Fields of Graduate Instruction - Adult and Higher Education

The department offers degrees in adult and community college education, higher education administration, and training and development to meet the professional needs of leaders, administrators, program specialists, instructors, and consultants in community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, business and industry, and other adult and higher education organizations. Program specializations include adult and continuing education, community college leadership and higher education, health professions education, training and development, community college teaching, and student affairs.

Admission Requirements: In addition to Graduate School admission requirements, the department requires the student to submit GRE results (no older than five years). Specific information regarding admission can be obtained at the department's website: ced.ncsu.edu/ahe/admissions.htm.

Master's Degree Requirements: The M.S. and M.Ed. programs require a minimum of 36 semester hours. The Master of Science degree requires a final oral examination and thesis approved by the student's graduate committee.

Doctoral Degree Requirements: Students must have completed a Master's degree before being admitted to the doctoral program. The Ed.D. degree requires a minimum of 72 semester hours of which a maximum of 12 are dissertation. Students are expected to be advanced to candidacy no later than their sixth year and to complete all degree requirements no later than the end of the tenth year. For more specific information on departmental admissions:  ced.ncsu.edu/ahe/admissions.htm.

Student Financial Support: Information on financial aid at NC State may be found at www7.acs.ncsu.edu/financial_aid.

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NCSU Graduate Catalog