The Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education offers programs leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees with a major in Higher Education. The programs are nationally ranked in the top 10% of higher education programs. The Ph.D. program offers concentrations in academic administration, student personnel services administration, finance, community college administration, and policy, with a particular emphasis on science and technology policy. It prepares students interested in becoming administrators, support professionals, and/or scholars of higher education to better understand, analyze, and act within higher education organizations and systems. Potential careers for the graduate include administrative and support professional work at two and four year institutions, faculty positions, institutional research, and state and federal policy research positions. The master's program prepares graduates for entry level administrative positions in various branches of administration, particularly in student affairs, as well as for teaching positions in community colleges. Master's students may focus their foundational work in higher education in the same areas identified as concentrations in the doctoral program. Of the 32 units required for the master's, at least 17 must be in higher education, including an internship. Internship opportunities complement coursework and provide students with professional experience and the chance to work closely with professional practitioners. In addition to the higher education coursework, students may take up to 15 units in programs outside of higher education. An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 3.00 and standardized test scores (e.g., GRE, Millers Analogies) in the range of the 70th percentile are required for admission to full standing. The meeting of minimum standards does not guarantee admission, as there are a limited number of places in the program.