This CAGS program is designed to enhance leadership skills, strengthen teaching and administrative abilities, and apply ethics and values to all aspects of athletics.

AA7100 — Development of Human Resource Strategies in Intercollegiate

This course is designed to provide students with the latest human resource strategies to successfully address everyday problems that may arise with coaches, staff, and personnel of an intercollegiate athletic department. The Learner will develop a working knowledge of complex organizations and how this may affect the employees that he/she supervises.

AA7103 — Intercollegiate Sports Governance

This course is designed to provide Learners with a knowledge and understanding of the power and politics of sport organizations that govern intercollegiate athletics. Learners will analyze how people involved in governance set the tone of an organization and how individual sport bodies fit into the greater industry. Emphasis will be placed upon the Learner’s development of a working knowledge of what organizations do and what their purpose is in the administration of an intercollegiate department.

AA7106 — Legal Aspects of Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics

Within this course Learners study the evolution and current practices of student affairs in higher education. The philosophical, historical, conceptual, and research foundations of the profession and the cultural and organizational contexts of student affairs will be explored. Learners will examine how various functional areas contribute to learning, personal development and other elements of the institutional mission. Learners will also explore how current trends in campus demographics impact student affairs programming.

AA7109 — Sports Compliance

Within this course Learners study rules and regulations that surround intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA I, II, and III level, NAIA and NJCAA. Learners will examine key components of compliance including recruiting, eligibility, amateurism, and financial aid. Learners will look at best practice strategies used by institutions across the country to maintain institutional control in an environment of ever changing policy. Learners will also examine the differences and similarities of the 5 different groups (NCAA I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA). Learners will look at the groups which govern NCAA legislation and examine upcoming legislation proposals.

AA7112 — Advising the Student Athlete

In this course, Learners explore the role and function of the academic advisor in the life of the student athlete. The dynamic interrelationships of student-athlete, student athlete-coaches, student athlete-teammates, student athlete-students, student athlete-faculty, and student athlete-family are examined in attempts to view the student athlete holistically. Learners will examine existing student athlete retention programs in colleges and universities to understand their components and effectiveness. Recognizing learning differences in students with learning disabilities or disorders will be explored in this course. The goal here will be to find the academic services and counseling programs to help students in need reach their greatest potential.

LHE7011 — Higher Education Leadership

The purpose of this doctoral course is to provide a foundation for the nuances of higher education leadership and theory. Emphasis will be given to the practical application of higher education leadership theories and the academic and administrative roles of an institution of higher education. Learners will explore best practices to uncover links that can be made to increase the value of higher education practices.