BGSU :: Graduate Catalog 2004-2005

Graduate Catalog 2004-2005

Table of Contents

The University
Accreditation and Recognition		Message from the President
Computer Resources		Research Support
History		University Organization
Message from the Graduate Dean		University Vision and Values

The Graduate College
Purpose		Graduate Student Senate
Graduate Faculty		Professional Development Opportunities

Graduate Admissions
Admission Categories		Continuing and Extended Education
Admission Deadlines		Non-Degree Admission Requirements
Application Timeline		Readmission
Cooperative Registration/Enrollment		Required Tests
Degree Program Admission Requirements		Transferring to Another Degree Program
Health Insurance

Costs & Financial Aid
Basic Fees and Charges		Loans and Employment
Dissertation Fellowships		Non-Resident Regulations
Graduate Assistantships		Payment of Fees
House and Hall Directors		Refund of Fees
Housing

Academic Regulations
Academic Dismissal		Grade Appeals
Academic Honesty		Grading Policies
Academic Progress		Incomplete Grades
Course Work		Leave of Absence
Equal Access to Programs		Requirement Changes
Graduate College Calendar		Transfer Credit

Registration
Audit		Registration and Records Policies
Changes in Registration		Schedules
Cooperative Registration/Enrollment		Time Limits for Degree and Revalidation
Credit Hour Load		Transcripts
Dismissal/Withdrawal		Transfer Credit
Registration Deadlines

General Information
Advising System		Plan II: Non-Thesis Option
Application for Graduation		Second Master's Degree
Dual Master's Degree		Selecting Plan I or Plan II
General Requirements for Master's Degree		Student Research Projects
Graduate Certificate Programs		Teaching Certification/Licensure
Interdisciplinary Degree		Tentative Degree Program/Degree Audit
Minimum Registration Requirement		Transcript Notation
Plan I: Master's Thesis		Workshops and Non-Traditional Courses

Graduate Degrees Offered
Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Education		Master of Industrial Technology
Consortium Ph.D. in Technology Management		Master of Music
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Degree		Master of Organization Development
Master of Accountancy		Master of Public Administration
Master of Arts		Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Teaching		Master of Rehabilitation Counseling
Master of Business Administration		Master of Science
Master of Education		Master of Science in Criminal Justice
Master of Family and Consumer Sciences		Specialist in Applied Biology
Master of Fine Arts		Specialist in Education

Graduate Programs and Courses
Accounting		German, Russian, & East Asian Languages
American Culture Studies		Gerontology
Applied Statistics & Operations Research		Graduate Business Administration
Art		Higher Education Administration
Biological Sciences		History
Business Education		Human Movement, Sports & Leisure Studies
Career and Technology		Intervention Services
Chemistry		Mathematics and Statistics
College Student Personnel		Music
Communication Disorders		Organization Development
Communication Studies		Philosophy
Computer Science		Photochemical Sciences
Criminal Justice		Physics and Astronomy
Economics		Political Science/Public Administration
Educational Administration & Supervision/Leadership Studies		Popular Culture
Educational Foundations and Inquiry		Psychology
Educational Teaching and Learning		Public Health
English		Rehabilitation Counseling
Environmental Health		Romance Languages
Ethnic Studies		Sociology
Family & Consumer Sciences		Technology
Geography		Theatre
Geology		Women's Studies