Department of Doctoral Higher Education

Welcome

The Department of Doctoral Higher Education offers two doctoral programs. Learn more about the department and meet the faculty.

As part of APU's commitment to a strengths-based approach to higher education, the department partners with the Noel Academy for Strengths-Based Leadership and Education. The academy conducts research, provides resources, and equips college and university faculty and staff to identify and nurture students’ strengths as the foundation for engaging them in the learning process and achieving excellence. Learn more about how the Noel Academy is advancing the strengths movement in education.

Programs

Doctoral Degrees

Higher Education Leadership, Ed.D.

Higher Education, Ph.D.

Organizational Leadership
Student Success

Compare both doctoral programs side-by-side.

News & Features

Faculty Notes: Stephanie Juillerat, Ph.D. and Laurie Schreiner, Ph.D.Juillerat and Schreiner presented at the IDEA User's Group Conference, Houston, TX.
Faculty Notes: Karen Longman, Ph.D. and Katy Tangenberg, Ph.D.Tangenberg and Longman presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Elsewhere at APU

Homecoming 2009On October 23-25, APU celebrated its annual Homecoming weekend.
APU Business Students Learn From ProfessionalsAPU’s School of Business and Management welcomed four guest speakers to discuss the different challenges on the path to their success.
Jim Willis: Twenty Years Later: Reporting on the Fall of the Berlin WallAzusa Pacific professor Jim Willis, Ph.D., is on location reporting on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Calendar

Nov 26: Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes; offices closed) – APU
Dec 24: Christmas and New Year's Holiday (no classes; offices closed) – APU
Jan 6: Certificate in Strengths Approaches to Higher Education Leadership and Student Success – Noel Academy for Strengths-Based Leadership and Education

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Note: This information is current for the 2009-10 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for the most current and controlling information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.