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Virginia Tech

GRAD-5104: Preparing the Future Professoriate

Description: The purpose of the course is to provide doctoral students with an understanding and contextual knowledge of the professoriate and issue facing higher education. These topics include the changing nature of faculty roles and expectations, changing nature of the students/learners, increasing role of technology and distance education in higher education, paradigm shifts in the academe, ethical issues, and external forces influencing the college/university. Graduate standing required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: PSCI-6004, PSCI-6254

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 3.99 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 98.16%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Aimee Surprenant2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.0012
Karen P Depauw202197.6%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.975

Grade Distribution Over Time