HESA and Full-Time Baylor Employees

No. Full-time Baylor University employees are not required to complete apprenticeships, but apprenticeships are required for students enrolled full-time in the HESA program. If a full-time Baylor University employee would like to complete a practicum, they are welcome to do so on their own time and at the discretion of their supervisor. 

No, the tuition benefit is coordinated through Baylor University’s Human Resources Office. The link regarding the Baylor tuition remission benefit can be found here. 

No. All HESA classes will occur during the day, either in the morning or afternoon. The employee must work with their supervisor to request time off to attend class. 

No, all classes will take place during the day. Baylor University full-time employees must work out their schedule with their supervisor. In addition, some mandatory class projects will require time during the day to complete. No exceptions will be made for Baylor University full-time employees. 

The course sequence for part-time HESA students:

YEAR 1: SUMMER II SESSION (typically 3 consecutive days in August)

• EDL 5100 Professional Seminar

YEAR 1: FALL SEMESTER

• EDL 5379 Foundations & History of Higher Education Administration
• EDL 5370 Psycho-Social Development

YEAR 1: SPRING SEMESTER

• EDL 5371 Cognitive-Structural Development
• EDL 5300 Research in Education

YEAR 1: SUMMER SESSION

• EDL 5273 Person-Environment Theories

YEAR 2: FALL SEMESTER

• EDL 5372 Culture and Organization of Higher Education
• EDL 5336 Qualitative Research in Higher Education (or equivalent course)

YEAR 2: SPRING SEMESTER

• EDL 5399 Faith-Based Higher Education
• EDL 5392 Higher Education and the Law

YEAR 2: SUMMER SESSION

• EDP 5329 Counseling Theories and Techniques

YEAR 3: FALL SEMESTER

• EDL 5391 Cultural Issues in Higher Education
• EDL 5374 Moral and Faith Development in College Students

YEAR 3: SPRING SEMESTER

• EDL 5394 Planning, Budgeting, and Human Resources in Higher Education
• EDL 5378 Capstone Course or Thesis (all prospective thesis students must apply to be considered for a thesis)

All Baylor Employees will take two courses a semester and one course each summer (HESA proseminar before year one, one course after year one, and one course after year two).

No. All full-time employees must complete the program in three years, which requires employees to follow the course sequence below. Some exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis and at the discretion of the HESA program director. 

Generally, full-time employees do not take the thesis option but instead take the capstone course, which is the recommended path for them. However, full-time employees who desire to take the thesis option are allowed to apply.

All full-time Baylor employees will follow the same admissions process as full-time applicants. The deadline to apply as a full-time employee is December 1. If full-time employee applicants are selected for an interview, they will be notified in late April. 

Yes, all students (full-time and part-time students) will start at the same time with the same course (HESA proseminar in August). The Baylor HESA program is a cohort model with a set course sequence. There are no other entry dates for any HESA students, and no exceptions will be made. 

Yes, the HESA program only accepts up to two full-time employees annually. 

All HESA students, including part-time students who are full-time employees, must attend the NASPA Annual Conference during the Spring semester of the year they graduate. NASPA is the largest student affairs professional conference. Full-time employees can work with their supervisors to use professional development funds to attend NASPA in their third year of the program, but permission to do so is up to the supervisor.