Higher Education
Graduate Minor
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The higher education minor is ideal for individuals interested in the study of student access, experience, and success, higher education leadership and policy, and/or faculty and staff careers. It consists of 9 hours (or three classes) and is available to any degree-seeking graduate student at the University of Arizona.
A formal higher education minor is transcriptable, which means it will appear on a student’s final transcript and diploma.
A formal and transcriptable minor requires:
- HED 601: U.S. Higher Education, which is offered every fall.
- HED 609: Organizations and Administration, which is offered every spring.
- HED 636: College Access and Success OR HED 628: Theories of Inequality OR HED 619: International Higher Education.
An informal higher education minor also requires 9 hours (or three Higher Education courses), but it is not transcriptable, meaning it will not appear on the student's transcript. Informal minors can be tailored to reflect a student’s individual research interests or professional goals.
Learn about the history, organization, and leadership of colleges and universities in the U.S. and across the globe.
Gain insights and skills about college student access, support, and success.
Use evidence-based strategies that can support students and communities access and navigate higher education.
- Academic Administration
- Student Affairs Administration
- Higher Education Advocacy Work
- Policy Making and Leadership
- Research and Teaching, Faculty Careers
- HED 610 History and Philosophy of Higher Education
- HED 636 College Access and Success
Learn more about specific program requirements
How to Declare a Higher Education Minor
For more information, please contact Leslie Gonzales.