Higher Education in the U.S.

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Examine key philosophical perspectives as ways of thinking about knowledge, education, and humanity that have shaped contemporary higher education in the United States.
• Analyze historical factors that have influenced the current landscape of U.S. higher education.
• Explain the guiding philosophies and values of the student affairs profession.
• Critically evaluate who U.S. higher education institutions were originally designed by and for, and apply this lens to course readings and discussions.
• Explore and analyze topics related to campus climate, student representation, access, inclusion, and sense of belonging.
• Develop and demonstrate skills in analysis, synthesis, and oral and written communication, and apply these skills to the study of higher education history and contemporary issues.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Article Discussion Facilitation	20 points
Model Higher Education Institution Group Presentation/Brochure (20 pts. for section submissions & 30 pts. for finalized group materials)	50 points
Individual Reflections (7 opportunities across the semester)	20 points
Class and Group Meetings - Attendance and Participation	10 points
Total	100 points

Attendance/Participation:

Class and Group Meetings - Attendance and Participation are assessed as 10 points of the total grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual for the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (This will be required in every course, you may want to purchase it).