ELHE 7902 Advanced Field Experience in Higher Education

Restricted to M.A. students in the Higher Education program. As a continuation of Field Experience in Higher Education, this course is a guided practicumfor students enrolled in higher education programs. The advanced field experience requires supervised field work (graduate assistantship or internship) in a higher education institution or agency and participation in a six-week internship seminar. Advanced field work is overseen by program faculty and supervised by a professional administrator at the graduate assistantship or internship site. The Advanced Field Work in Higher Education seminar requires demonstrated knowledge of the Higher Education program core competencies as they are practiced ina particular area of administrative expertise and demonstrated knowledge of professional skills development related to theory and research in higher education.

Course overview

Department
Educational Leadership and Higher Education
School
Lynch
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.78 / 5 · Very Good
125 responses
Instructor rating
4.38 / 5 · Very Good
125 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Laura Deveau3.64.44.24.43.84.04.33.91–3 hrs/week35 of 42
Spring 2025Laura Deveau3.84.44.34.33.44.24.63.81–3 hrs/week24 of 31
Spring 2024Michael James4.14.64.44.43.84.34.34.31–3 hrs/week21 of 24
Spring 2023Michael James4.04.34.54.73.64.34.44.01–3 hrs/week26 of 34
Spring 2022Michael James3.34.24.24.23.13.94.13.61–3 hrs/week19 of 31

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Laura Deveau
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.40/5
  • Michael James
    Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.36/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Laura Deveau · Stokes Hall 115S M 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Laura Deveau · Stokes Hall 117S M 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered