Program Description

The Higher Education Administration and Leadership (HEAL) Graduate Certificate Program is supported through the teaching/learning of four (4) 3-unit courses completed over one year (two academic semesters).  Two courses are taught in fall and two courses are taught in spring:

Fall 2024

GED 550: Higher Education Leadership (3 units)
GED 551: Legal Issues in Higher Education (3 units)

Spring 2024

GED 552: Higher Education Finance (3 units)
GED 553: Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education (3 units)
During Fall Semester 2024, 11 sessions will be taken with independent learning and each month there will be one live online zoom session for each course. The five live online zoom sessions are on Tuesdays throughout the semester from 4:00-6:45 pm for GED 550: Higher Education Leadership and 5:00-7:45 pm for GED 551: Legal Issues in Higher Education (2 courses) from 4:00pm-6:45pm.

Fall 2024 Schedule

Although the HEAL program is designed in a hybrid format, where five (5) courses would take place in-person, each course will take place online for fall 2024.  Following the Hybrid format, eleven (11) weeks would be supported with content that students could complete at any time and there will be online group sessions, once per month, for five (5) of the weeks.  The scheduled time for the online group Zoom online class sessions is below.   

The Fall 2024 hybrid group online schedule will include:

GED 550: Leadership in Higher Education (five Tuesdays 4:00-6:45 pm)
GED 551: Legal Issues in Higher Education (five Tuesdays 5:00-7:45 pm)

The following live zoom dates are scheduled for Fall 2024

GED 550: Higher Education Leadership: Tuesdays, from 4:00pm - 6:45pm on the following dates

  • August 27th
  • September 17th
  • October 8th
  • November 5th
  • December 3rd

GED 551: Legal Issues in Higher Education: Tuesdays, from 5:00pm - 7:45pm on the following dates

  • September 3rd
  • September 24th
  • October 15th
  • November 12th
  • December 10th

Spring 2024 Schedule 

Although the HEAL program is designed in a hybrid format, where five (5) courses would take place in-person, as a result of the impact of COVID-19 and public statements by the CSU Chancellor's Office, each course will take place online for spring 2024 and fall 2023.  Following the Hybrid format, eleven (11) weeks would be supported with content that students could complete at any time and there will be online group sessions, once per month, for five (5) of the weeks.  The scheduled time for the online group Zoom online class sessions is listed below.

The Spring 2024 Hybrid Group Online Schedule will include:

GED 552: Higher Education Finance (five Tuesdays 4:00-6:45 pm)
GED 553: Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education (five Tuesdays 5:00-7:45 pm)

As noted above, as a result of COVID-19, these courses will be implemented in an online format, with some content available in a time flexible format and some group Zoom online meetings on the following dates:

The following HEAL Program Live Zoom dates are scheduled for Spring 2023:

GED 552:  Higher Education Finance: Tuesdays from 4:00pm - 6:45pm on the Following Dates/Times:
  • Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 4:00pm – 6:45pm
  • Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 4:00pm – 6:45pm
  • Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 4:00pm – 6:45pm
  • Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 4:00pm – 6:45pm
  • Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 4:00pm – 6:45pm
GED 553:  Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Tuesdays from 5:00pm - 7:45pm on the Following Dates/Times:
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 5:00pm – 7:45pm
  • Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 5:00pm – 7:45pm
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 5:00pm – 7:45pm
  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 5:00pm – 7:45pm
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 5:00pm – 7:45pm