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ADMISSIONS and ACADEMIC PROGRAM PROCEDURES

completed as a conditional graduate student as well as Admission to Graduate GRE scores will be considered relative to change of status Study to degree candidacy. No more than one semester beyond the semester of completion of the first 12 hours taken as Any person who holds a bachelor’s degree, a mas- a conditional student may be allowed in the conditional ter’s degree, or their equivalents, from a college of good status. All graduate course work (excluding research and standing and who wishes to enroll as a graduate student special problems) taken will be included in figuring the cu- at UMR must submit an application for admission to the mulative grade point average. Conditional students are director of admissions. Forms for this purpose can be not allowed to enroll for 490 credit until the semester in obtained from that office. Applications are also available which the “minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate on the Internet at: http://admissions.umr.edu. course work” which forms the proposed schedule will be Each application must be followed by an official completed. transcript of both graduate and undergraduate records Regular and conditional student status, as de- from each college or university attended. A statement of scribed above, is normally limited to the upper one-third rank in the undergraduate graduating class also should (or minimum 3.0 GPA1 the last two years as equivalent) be included. The Educational Testing Service Graduate and one-half (or minimum 2.75 GPA1 for the last two Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management years as equivalent) of graduating class students, re- Admissions Test (GMAT), are required by all departments spectively. In practice, other students with special before admission to UMR (GMAT for the MBA). All depart- needs may take course work exclusive of 400-level ments in the School of Management and Information Sys- courses as non-candidate for degree2 students with the tems (SMIS) accept GMAT scores as an alternate to the approval of the applicable department chair and GRE scores. Please contact department for the type of school/college dean. Non-degree students may enroll in test required and minimum department requirements. graduate (exclusive of 400-level) courses, but the work Admission as a graduate student pursuing a degree must will not be transferred to the graduate program if the be approved by the chair of the appropriate department student is admitted to graduate study after the summer and school/college dean. semester of 1994, unless the student is in an approved All new applicants are required to pay an admissions certificate program. application fee of $50.00. This application fee is non-re- Students who have undergraduate courses to be fundable. This fee must be paid in U.S. currency only. taken due to a different undergraduate discipline, or for Admission is normally given to those students any other reason, but who otherwise meet graduate ad- who ranked in the upper third of their baccalaureate mission requirements, are encouraged to apply for graduating class or who have done quality work at the graduate admission by the first semester that they plan graduate level. For this requirement, a B average in the on taking one or more graduate courses, and may be last two years of undergraduate effort is considered permitted to enroll for these graduate courses. equivalent to an upper one-third standing. If the stu- Any person not desiring a graduate degree may dent’s undergraduate curriculum lacks some of the be considered for admission as a non-degree graduate equivalent courses in the undergraduate curriculum at student. Applicants for non-degree admission need only UMR, the student may be required to complete the de- request official transcripts from the institution at which ficiencies, for nongraduate credit, as determined by the the baccalaureate degree was awarded. major department chair person. Prior to completing your application see the disci- Any person not eligible for admission as a regular pline of interest for any additional information. graduate student may be considered for admission as a conditional graduate student. Any conditional graduate student who subsequently desires to become a candi- Dual Enrollment date for a degree may change his/her status to regular Admission for dual enrollment as an undergradu- graduate status upon the recommendation of the de- ate and graduate student during the second semester of partment chair in the proposed major field of study and the student’s senior year is granted by the director of approval of the school/college dean (approval of Form admissions with the approval of the department chair I). However, such consideration is not permitted until and school/college dean. Admission is normally given to the student has completed a minimum of 12 semester those students who rank in the upper third of their un- hours of graduate course work with a cumulative grade dergraduate class. As an alternative to class rank, point average of 3.00 or higher. Only that portion of the work completed as a con- ______1 ditional graduate student which is approved by the stu- GPA requirements may be set higher than those stated above. 2 non-candidate for degree students are administered outside of grad dent’s advisor, department chair, and school/college dean uate study, and the director of admissions should be consulted for ad may be applied toward a graduate degree, but all work missions in this category. 18 — Admissions and Academic Program Procedures students who have a 3.00 or above cumulative GPA for the previous three semesters and a 3.00 mid-semester Designated Graduate Minor GPA in the semester prior to registering shall be per- Designated graduate minors may be granted by mitted to dually enroll. Honors program students may individual graduate degree granting departments. Ap- be dually enrolled for two semesters of their senior year. proved graduate minors are listed in the graduate cata- A student who desires to dually enroll must submit an log. Requirements for the graduate minor are deter- application to the director of admissions. Forms for this mined by the department offering the minor. Graduate purpose can be obtained from that office. Studentsmust minors can only be awarded when the major degree is declare which courses are to be taken for graduate cred awarded and all requirements for the graduate minor it within the first two weeks of each semester. A student must be completed during the graduate program for the student must take at least three hours for undergraduate major degree. credit from UMR in a given semester. An application for a designated graduate minor Dual enrollment is limited to 16 credit hours per should be completed and submitted for approval to the semester. Petitions for excess hours are considered by minor granting department, and must be approved at the school/college dean. If a dually enrolled student fails least one full semester prior to graduation. The applica- to meet undergraduate requirements, the probationary tion form for designated graduate minor is available at: status will be that of an undergraduate student and will http://soe.umr.edu/formsdeadlines.html be judged without reference to graduate grades. Application Dates Graduate Certificate Applications should be submitted by the following Program dates; for the fall semester, July 15; for the spring se- mester, December 15; for the summer session, May 1. The Graduate Certificate Programs are designed to appeal to working professionals. These programs are identified each year along with course selections from International Student existing graduate courses that provide working profes- Admission sionals with the knowledge they need to understand and contribute to an emerging area. Once admitted to a All students from outside the United States who Certificate Program, the student must take four of the wish to enter UMR are required to: designated courses; at least three must be from UMR. 1. Submit an application for admission. In order to receive a Graduate Certificate, a student 2. Submit at the earliest possible date official tran- must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or scripts from all schools attended. GRE or GMAT higher. Students admitted to the Certificate Program will scores are required. Please contact department have non-degree graduate status but will earn graduate for minimum requirements. The applicant is noti- credit for the courses they complete. If the four-course fied when evaluation is completed. sequence is completed with a grade of B or better in 3. Except those for whom English is their native lan- each of the courses taken, upon application the student guage and whose schooling has been in English, will be admitted to the M.S. degree program sponsoring demonstrate by one of the following procedures a the Graduate Certificate. The Certificate courses taken sufficient command of English to pursue work at by students admitted to the M.S. program will apply to- the University of Missouri-Rolla: wards their master’s degrees. Students who do not have a. Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language all of the prerequisite courses necessary to take the (TOEFL)1. The minimum acceptable scores on courses in the Certificate Program will be allowed to the paper based, computer based, and inter- take “bridge” courses at either the graduate or under- net based tests are 550, 213, and 80 respec- graduate level to prepare for the formal Certificate tively although some departments may have courses. higher requirements. Each student is respon- Once admitted to a Certificate Program, a student sible for obtaining all information concerning will be given three years to complete the program so long the test from: as he/she maintains at least a B average in the courses Test of English as a Foreign Language taken. Educational Testing Service Students meeting the Certificate requirements to Box 899 Princeton, NJ 08540 USA be admitted into the M.S. program are not required to take the GRE or GMAT. Students not meeting the Certifi- Test Type General IST MBA cate requirements may still apply to the M.S. degree pro- Paper-based 550 570 600 gram, but normal admission requirements (including Computer-based 213 230 250 minimum GRE or GMAT scores) must be met. Internet-based 80 88 90 Additional information is available from the Web at: http://dce.umr.edu/ ______1 If the TOEFL score is lower than required, some departments then al- low option (b). Option (c) is no longer available. Admissions and Academic Program Procedures — 19

The TOEFL Bulletin of Information and registration Students whose credentials are not complete and form also may be obtained in a number of cities outside are still being processed by the above dates will the United States. They often are available at one of the be necessarily delayed one semester. following: American embassies and consulates, Offices 6. Pay all expenses while in school here. UMR has no of the United States Information Service (USIS), United financial aid which can be made available. States educational commissions and foundations 7. Have a health history and immunization record on abroad, and binational centers. Students residing in Tai- file at UMR Health Services. wan must apply to: Language Center, 2-1 Hsuchow 8. For application, write to: Road, Taipei, Taiwan, for the special Taiwan editions of Director of Admissions TOEFL publications. 102 Parker Hall b. Take the test of International English Lan- Rolla, MO 65409-1060 USA guage Testing System. (IELTS) Minimum ac- ceptable overall band score is 6.5. Each stu- Graduate Student dent is responsible for obtaining all information concerning the test from: Registration www.ielts.org or IELTS Administration, 7900 W. Division, River Forest, IL. 60305 (Policy Memorandum No. II-20) c. Attend and satisfactorily complete an English A. Candidates for a doctoral degree Language Institute1; or, 1. All doctoral students are required to enroll for 4. A student transferring from another American col- research. The total amount may vary, but the lege or university is eligible to transfer if: he/she student must register and complete a mini- has been enrolled full-time at the school he/she mum of 24 hours (490). was last authorized to attend during the term im- 2. The full-time load for graduate students is 9 mediately preceding the transfer or last preceding hours for a semester and 4 hours for a sum- vacation period; he/she plans to be a full-time mer session. student at UMR and is financially able to attend 3. After completing the residency requirement UMR. An international student is encouraged to and passing the comprehensive examination seek transfer for the fall semester, if possible, so for the doctorate degree, the student must re- that the International Student Questionnaire can main enrolled until the degree is completed or be completed during the summer months after the candidacy is cancelled. A student actively he/she has finished at the previous school. engaged in work towards the degree must be 5. Application deadline dates for International Stu- enrolled for credit commensurate with this ac- dents: tivity, but in no case less than three hours a. Overseas applicants or those already in the each semester or summer. U.S. transferring to UMR in a different degree 4. When all requirements except the dissertation level or into a different degree program – No have been completed and the candidate is acceptance letter or I-20 will be issued to an away from the campus (beyond commuting international applicant whose application is range), he or she must enroll for at least one not approved by the following dates: hour of credit each registration period until 1) Fall semester—June 15 the degree is completed. Failure to do so may 2) Spring semester –November 15 invalidate the candidacy. Registration and 3) Summer session –April 1 billing for off-campus students will be auto- Students whose credentials are not complete matic after passing the comprehensive, once and are still being processed by the above application for continuous registration is dates will necessarily be delayed one semester. made and approved on the appropriate form b. Stateside applicants transferring to UMR at available at http:www.soe.umr.edu/forms- the same degree level and the same degree deadlines.html. program (straight transfer) – Applications, Appropriate billing procedures have been es- transcripts, and UMR‘s international student tablished to maintain such continuous regis- questionnaire must be fully completed by the tration. following dates to enable the student to 5. Interruption of continuous registration due to transfer: failure to comply (e.g., non-payment) will re- 1) Fall semester—July 15 sult in the need for readmission under re- 2) Spring semester—December 15 quirements then in effect. 3) Summer session –May 1 B. Candidates for masters’ degrees All master’s degree candidates on campus, utiliz- ______ing faculty and/or facilities (including library and 1 Students who enroll in the University’s Intensive English Program must computers) for the purpose of advisement, data complete that program to the satisfaction of its director and academic gathering, courses, or examinations shall be coordinator (i.e satisfy all graduation requirements) before being al- enrolled for credit commensurate with this activi- lowed to enroll full-time in academic course work. A student may enroll in a reduced academic load with the approval of both his/her academic ty. But in no case shall they be enrolled for less department and the Intensive English Program. than three hours each semester or summer. 20 — Admissions and Academic Program Procedures

C. Examination only fee The combined teaching and academic load of any An examination fee is an appropriate substitute graduate student or instructor who is involved in both for the three-hour requirement only under either activities shall not exceed 18 credit hours per regular of the following conditions: semester or nine credit hours for the summer session. 1. An on-campus student who submits a the- In addition to the above schedule, any graduate sis/dissertation to the appropriate dean’s of- student may enroll for not more than one credit hour in fice before the end of the semester may enroll graduate seminar courses. for the final exam during the intersession. 2. An off-campus M.S. student (beyond com- Enrollment Requirements muting range) who has in a previous session completed all other requirements for the de- for Students on gree returns at any time during the semester to defend the thesis or take the M.S. Compre- GTA/GRA/Graduate hensive Exam.1 D. Other considerations Assistant or Graduate 1. All graduate teaching and research assistants Fellowships of .25 or More including graduate assistants, graduate in- structors, and teaching fellows are required to Graduate students employed by the University or be enrolled for at least nine hours each se- who receive university or departmental fellowships at mester and three hours during the summer. the .25 FTE or higher level are expected to enroll in at 2. Graduate students living beyond commuting least nine hours per academic semester. The student distance of the campus will enroll for credits would be expected to pay fees on the first six hours. The consistent with their use of campus resources education fee for hours above six will be covered by a as determined by their department and their fee waiver. All other charges and fees, including the en- own needs for credit. Off-campus research for gineering course supplementary fee, are not changed credit must be approved, however, in advance by this rule; however, courses that are not prerequisites by the department and the appropriate dean’s for courses approved on Forms I, I-A, VI, or VI-A for the office. A form exists for that purpose. graduate degree sought shall not be covered by the fee 3. Students enrolled in oral examination only waiver under the 6/9 rule. during an intersession and failing to complete NOTE: Graduate students for whom the rule before the next semester begins must regis- would create a “hardship” could be exempted from the ter for at least one hour of research (490) rule by their department chair, upon the advice of their through the end of the fourth week of the se- advisor. This exemption should give a reason for the ex- mester or second week of the summer ses- emption and be sent to the Graduate Studies Assistant sion. All non-resident students on appoint- in their Dean’s Office for informational purposes. ment during the previous semester may enroll at the in-state educational fee rate. If the Scholastic Requirements graduate form II/VIII and the library copy of the thesis/dissertation are not submitted by Graduate grades, with the exception of research, that time, enrollment will increase to three are A, B, C, and F. Temporary grades of DL or I are per- credit hours for the semester or summer ses- mitted under special circumstances. A is an honor grade sion. and indicates outstanding work. B means the work is entirely satisfactory. C means that the work will be Permissible Schedules considered satisfactory to a limited extent in fulfilling the requirements for advanced degrees. F means that A graduate student on a full-time academic pro- the student has not earned credit for the course. Re- gram is limited to a maximum of 16 credit hours of work search (490), internship (491), and continuous regis- (18 credit hours for business administration core) dur- tration (495) grades are S (satisfactory) or U (unsatis- ing any regular semester and to nine credit hours in a factory). For ongoing research, a delayed grade, (DL), summer term (eight-week session). can be used. Delayed grades may be changed to S upon Graduate instructors, teaching fellows, and grad- satisfactory completion of the research. uate teaching and research assistants must not exceed Grades of S and U are also permitted for Special the following permissible schedules: Problems (300 and 400) and Seminar (310 and 410). Credit Hours The grade of I (incomplete) is given only at the Regular Summer end of a semester or term when you are prevented from Appointment Semester Session completing a course by sickness or unavoidable absence 0.250 FTE Graduate Asst 14 7 within the last four weeks of a semester or term (three 0.375 FTE Graduate Asst 13 6 0.500 FTE Graduate Asst 12 6 weeks of class plus finals week), and then only with a 0.625 FTE Graduate Asst 11 5 passing grade in the course up to the time of such 0.750 FTE Graduate Asst 10 5 ______Graduate Instructor 8 4 1 School of Materials, Energy, and Earth Resources and School of Engi- Teaching fellow 9 neering no longer require M.S. Comprehensive Exam. Admissions and Academic Program Procedures — 21 sickness or unavoidable absence. Effective Winter 2001, offered within the School of Management and Informa- students must complete the work in which they are defi- tion Systems. The Master of Engineering degree1 is of- cient within one calender year from the close of the se- fered in Geotechnics, Manufacturing Engineering, and mester in which the “I” grade was recorded. Failure to do Mining Engineering. The Master of Arts is offered in eco- so will result in a grade of F or U being recorded. Begin- nomics, English and history as a cooperative degree ning with the 1992 fall term, you may not withdraw from program with the corresponding department of the Uni- a course in which you received an incomplete grade. versity of Missouri-St. Louis. The choice of program is to The incomplete grade time limit change, effective be made in consultation with the student’s advisor and Winter 2001, states students must complete the work in with the approval of the department chair.Within six which they are deficient within one calender year from weeks after the beginning of the semester in which the the close of the semester in which the “I” grade was student takes his/her 15th graduate credit hour, the recorded. student will make a graduate program in consultation In order for a graduate degree to be granted, the with the student’s advisor and selected committee. A Master of Science degree cumulative grade point aver- minimum of one-half of the course requirements for the age must be 3.00 or higher on all graduate work taken degree should be completed after the filing of the grad- at UMR, as well as for all courses on the program of uate program. The chair of the M.S. committee and at study (excluding courses for undergraduate credit only least one-half of the members of the M.S. committee and also excluding C grades which are earned for cours- should be members of the graduate faculty. Graduate es that cannot be counted for graduate credit because Form I and all M.S. forms (thesis/non-thesis) are avail- of the time passed since the C grades were awarded). able at: http://soe.umr. edu/formsdeadlines.html.1 No substitutions may be made on the program of study These forms are also available from the offices of for courses in which the student has earned grades be- the department chair or the school/college dean. An low B. The student is encouraged to maintain continu- original and three copies will be completed and submit- ously a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average, ted to the department chair and school/college dean for and the student’s major department may require this. approval. If changes to the approved Form I occur, a In cases where a graduate student repeats a course, Graduate Form I-A should be submitted to revise the ap- both the original and repeat grades will be used in cal- proved plan of study. Students who fail to comply with culating the average grade point and will appear on the the deadline for submission of the Form I will have a reg- record. istration hold placed on their records by the dean’s office. A graduate student accumulating 10 or more Form I is not required for Master of Engineering credit hours of C and F grades (excluding courses for programs in the School of Materials, Energy and Earth undergraduate credit only and also excluding C grades Resources. The School of Materials, Energy and Earth which are earned for courses that cannot be counted for Resources uses electronic degree audit to record and graduate credit because of the time passed since the C track graduate credit counted toward the Master of En- grades were awarded) shall no longer be a candidate for gineering degree programs. an advanced degree from this institution. This limit is The master’s degree will be granted only if all cumulative over all graduate degree programs (MS plus graduate credit counted toward the degree has been ob- Ph.D., MS plus 2nd MS, etc.) and is not per degree pro- tained in the previous six (6) years. When recommend- gram. ed by the student’s advisory committee, as many as six semester hours of course work completed outside the Certifications of Enrollment Status six-year time limit may be validated by the committee by examination. Certifications of enrollment status to lending agencies should be made through the Registrar’s Office, 103 Parker Hall. Certification of full-time or half-time Transfer Credits status is based upon the number of credit hours sched- A maximum of nine hours of course work for M.S. uled by the student and includes courses in which the degrees may be transferred from universities outside the student is enrolled as a hearer. Full-time is based on at University of Missouri. Such credits for transfer must have least 9 credit hours; half-time is at least 4 credit hours been registered as graduate courses when they were tak- during a normal fall and spring term. For the summer en. A minimum grade of B must have been obtained be- session: full-time is 4 semester hours and half-time is at fore a transfer course can be used in the graduate pro- least 2 credit hours. GRA and GTA appointments are not gram. The courses being transferred must be entered as included in enrollment certifications. a part of the student’s program as presented on Gradu- ate Form I. The UMR equivalent should be stated, and- transcript of the work should accompany the Form I. Master Degrees Approval of the Form I or Form I-A will cause the transfer Programs leading to master degrees are offered. course to be entered on the student’s UMR transcript. There are three programs leading to Master of Science degrees: M.S. with thesis (30 hours program), M.S. without thesis (minimum 30 hours program, some de- ______1 partments require more), and M.S. for Teachers. The M.E. Form I for SoMEER no longer required. Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) is 22 — Admissions and Academic Program Procedures

Study Abroad Programs of the committee as soon as the topic is decided,(2) obtain written approval of the committee indicating that The Office of International Affairs coordinates the proposed research is of M.S. caliber, and (3) submit study abroad opportunities for UMR students. Students periodic progress reports to the committee and discuss may choose from a variety of study programs. Credit to- them with committee members or with the committee ward the degree program may transfer back to UMR, as a group (frequency of reports and method of discus- with pre-approval. The following provides a sample list- sion should be decided by the committee). ing of institutions with which UMR has current study abroad agreements: • Western Australian School of Mines (Australia) Thesis • University of New South Wales (Australia) The findings and results of research undertaken • Hautes Etudes Commerciales Liege (Belgium) by the candidate for a master’s degree must be pre- • Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg (The Netherlands) sented in a thesis. A minimum of an original and three • Universidad de la Serena (Chile) (3) copies normally will be prepared following these • Satakunta Polytechnic (Finland) specifications unless a different format is approved in • Freiberg University of Mining & Technology advance. (Germany) A manual entitled “Specifications for Thesis and • Fachhochschule Aachen (Germany) Dissertations (T/D)” is available from the Web at: • University College Dublin (Ireland) http://soe.umr.edu/formsdeadlines.html • Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Unidad Izta- palapa (Mexico) Oral Examination • University of Regiomontana (Mexico) • Akaki Tsereteli State University The student will distribute copies of the thesis to (Republic of Georgia) the examining committee and arrange a time and place • Kutaisi State Technical University for the oral defense of the thesis. Each committee mem- (Republic of Georgia) ber should be allowed to examine the thesis for at least • University of the Western Cape (South Africa) seven days before the oral defense. The student must be • Bilkent University (Turkey) enrolled at the time of the examination in accordance with UMR Policy Memorandum Number II-20. Such ex- aminations are normally scheduled only when the school Master’s Degree with Thesis is officially in session. The defense may be comprehen- The master’s degree program with thesis shall sive in character and the candidate should exhibit an ac- consist of a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate ceptable knowledge of a professional area as defined by credit over and above the prerequisites. At least six the program. hours of the required work will be from the group of lec- In order for the candidate to pass the examination, ture courses bearing numbers in the 400 series, and it is all the examining committee must vote affirmatively. If recommended that at least six semester hours will be any member of the committee votes not to pass the can- devoted to courses outside the major department. A didate, the school/college dean shall appoint a new ex- maximum of six hours of 200-level courses can be ac- examining committee on which the dissenting member cepted in an M.S. program. The program of study must may be replaced, and the new committee will administer have a minimum of six hours devoted to Graduate Re- a second examination. A student who fails a second time search, Course 4901 and a minimum of 18 hours of lec- will no longer be eligible for a master’s degree. ture courses bearing numbers in the 200, 300, 400 se- Immediately following the thesis defense, the ries, and may include up to 9 hours of course work chair of the examining committee will report the action transferred from universities outside the University of of the committee (Graduate Form II) to the department Missouri system. Research work will normally be con- chair, then to the college/school dean’s office. Approval ducted on the UMR campus. In special cases, all or part of Form II signifies that the readers have examined the of the research may be conducted elsewhere but must thesis closely for both scientific content and format and be supervised by a member of the faculty. Such off–cam- deem it worthy of acceptance by the graduate faculty as pus research must have the prior written approval meeting the requirements for a master’s degree. (Graduate Form “Application to Do Non-resident Re- search”) of the student’s graduate advisor, department Approval and Filing of the Thesis chair, and school/college dean. Care must be taken to provide an off-campus research and academic experi- At the close of a successful thesis defense, the ence that promises results equivalent to or superior to members of the examining committee will sign the the- that which might be expected at UMR. sis title sheet to signify that they have read and For a more effective use of the committee, the approved the thesis. The approved copy of the thesis, candidate is encouraged to: (1) submit a written including any corrections indicated by the examining description of the proposed researchto the members committee, must be taken to the office of the school/college dean where it will be carefully checked to ______1 1 When co-advising a thesis, course 490 credit may be shared by all de- ensure the proper format has been followed. After ap- partments involved. proval by the school/college dean, it will be forwarded to the UMR Library. The student will present a copy of Admissions and Academic Program Procedures — 23 the approved thesis to the department chair, a second change in program. International students must con- copy to the advisor, and will retain a copy. tact International Affairs Office to pursue this option. Master’s Degree Without Thesis Master of Science For The master’s degree program without thesis shall consist of a minimum of 30 hours of graduate credit over Teachers and above prerequisites. At least nine semester hours of The master’s degree program for teachers is pri- required work will be from the group of lecture courses marily designed for high school teachers in the sciences bearing numbers in the 400 series, and it is recommend- and mathematics. ed that at least six semester hours will be devoted to courses outside the major department. A maximum of six hours of 200-level courses can be accepted in an M.S. pro- Admission to Master of gram. The total credit hours in special problems, special Science for Teachers investigations, special readings, and graduate seminar must not exceed four hours. The candidate also must suc- Program cessfully complete a final comprehensive examination (School of Materials, Energy, and Earth Resources, School Because of possible variation in the preparation of of Engineering, and School of Management and Informa- candidates, the program of each candidate will be tion Systems no longer require M.S. Comprehensive planned and supervised by an advisory committee ap- Exam) which will be conducted by an examining commit- proved by the school/college dean. To be admitted for tee appointed by the school/college dean, (Graduate Form study under this program, the candidate must have: I-B). The committee will consist of at least five members, 1. A degree from an accredited college. including at least one member from outside the candi- 2. A teaching certificate for mathematics, biology, date’s department. The chair and at least one-half of the chemistry, earth science, physics, or unified sci- members should be graduate faculty members. This ex- ences. amination will be given only once each semester or sum- 3. Previous training totaling, as a minimum, 36 se- mer session and not earlier than six weeks before Friday mester hours in mathematics and sciences, in- of the end of the semester or three weeks before the end cluding at least 24 semester hours in any of the of the summer session. The candidate will have passed following areas: biology, chemistry, geology, the comprehensive examination if all, or all but one, of the mathematics, or physics. Department Chair may committee members vote to pass. A student who fails the modify for acceptance of student. examination must take it again at the next regular sched- 4. Records resulting from the Graduate Record Ex- uled examination time. A student who fails a second time amination. will no longer be eligible for a master’s degree. General Requirements Students who have passed a written Ph. D. quali- The candidate must complete at least 30 hours of fying examination, have received grades of B or better courses numbered 200 or higher in sciences and math- in all courses as graduate students, and have a 3.5 or ematics. These must include at least one course of three better cumulative GPA in their courses for graduate hours or more numbered 400 or above, exclusive of credit may be excused from the M.S. comprehensive seminar, special problems, and research. A maximum of upon the recommendation of the department and nine hours may be transferred from other colleges or school/college dean. universities. The entire program must be approved by the school/college dean on Graduate Form I. The cumu- Second Master’s Degree lative grade point average for all courses on the stu- A student having completed the master’s degree dent’s Graduate Form I must be 3.00 or better. at UMR or elsewhere in one major shall be eligible to re- Upon or near completion of the course work, the ceive a second master’s degree upon the satisfactory candidate must satisfactorily pass a comprehensive fi- completion of a minimum of an additional 24 semester nal examination. A committee, appointed by the hours of graduate academic work (thesis or nonthesis). school/college dean, will conduct and grade a written All other requirements including the use of out-of- and oral examination of each candidate. department representatives on the appropriate commit- tees must be fulfilled. In planning dual master’s degree Specific Requirements please note the need for defining which is to be com- Mathematics major: The candidate must have a pleted first. A change in order will necessitate a minimum total of 42 semester hours of mathematics in ______1 Liberal choices are allowed relative to the style manual used in the the student’s undergraduate and graduate program. In preparation of the thesis. Approval of the thesis requires following rigid- addition, the student should have supporting courses in ly the style manual selected and/or rules obtainable from the Web the physical sciences and must have at least one course at:http://soe.umr.edu/formsdeadlines.html and providing for a quality in physics. level suitable for publication. Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics ma- jors: The Chemistry, Geological Science & Engineering, and Physics Departments at the University of Missouri- 24 — Admissions and Academic Program Procedures

Rolla offer the following course of study designed to al- Geology 309 or Physics 337-Meteorology and Clima- low secondary school teachers to satisfy course work re- tology or Atmospheric Science (3 hrs.) quirements for a Master of Science for Teacher’s Degree Geology 325-Advanced Physical Geology (3 hrs.) (MST), with an emphasis in one of the natural sciences. Geology 326-Advanced Historical Geology (3 hrs.) Variations from the list of courses and suggested cur- Geology-405-Geology of Natural Resources (3 hrs.) riculum for each science emphasis area are possible on Geology 407-Environmental Geology (3 hrs.) an individual basis. The candidate must have a mini- Geology 470-Field & Lab Studies in Earth Science (3 mum of 40 semester hours in mathematics and sciences hrs.) in their combined undergraduate and graduate pro- Transfer credit for graduate classes in Education The- grams. A maximum of nine hours of 200 level courses ory (6 hrs.) may be applied toward the degree. MST in Physics. The MST in Physics program is To accommodate teachers so that they may con- designed for teachers who hold a BS, BA, or equivalent tinue to teach while pursuing their MST degree, when- and are certified to teach Chemistry, Physics, Geolo- ever possible, courses in the program will be offered in gy/Earth Sciences, Mathematics and/or Biology. The blocks that will require students to be on campus at program assumes a basic background in the physical or most four weeks during the summer session. In addi- biological sciences in previous undergraduate and/or tion, whenever possible, courses scheduled during the graduate courses. fall or winter semesters will be scheduled to require at- tendance on campus only one evening per week. Physics 302 or Physics 303-Physics for Elementary The programs below are designed with courses School Teachers or Physics for Secondary School that are largely independent; i.e., they have no other Teachers (3 hrs.) course in the program as a prerequisite. This will allow Physics 306-Physics, Energy, and the Environment (3 a student to begin the program at almost any time and hrs.) be able to complete the program in two academic years Physics 309-Astrophysical Concepts (3 hrs.) and three summers, or when they complete 10 three Physics 404-Advanced Physics Lab Teaching Methods hour courses, as indicated in each schedule. Further options: Mathematics, Physics, Geology & Geophysics courses up to total requirements. Suggested Mathematics courses are Mathematics MST in Chemistry. The MST in Chemistry pro- 240 or 340 and Statistics 307. gram is designed for teachers who hold a BS, BA, or equivalent and are certified to teach Chemistry, Physics, Geology/Earth Sciences, Mathematics and/or Biology. Master of Engineering The program assumes a basic background in the physi- cal or biological sciences in previous undergraduate Degree and/or graduate courses. The Master of Engineering degree is a practice ori- Chem 203-MST General Chemistry Lab (1 hr) ented program designed for full-time students with the Chem 204-Lab Safety & Environmental Safety (1 hr) possibility of completion of degree requirements in one Chem 237 or Chem 331-Inorganic Chem or Selected year, and for students working in industry through dis- Topics in Inorganic Chem (3 hrs.) tance education. The choice of this degree program is Chem 301-Chemistry for Secondary Teachers (3 hrs.) made in consultation with the student’s advisor and with Chem 301-MST Organic Chemistry (3 hrs.) the approval of the program director. Currently, the Ge- Chem 355-Instr. Methods of Chem Analysis (4 hrs.) otechnics2, Manufacturing Engineering and Mining Engi- Further options: Mathematics, Physics, Geology & neering programs offer a Master of Engineering (M. Geophysics courses up to total requirements. Eng.) degree.

MST in Earth Science. This program is de- General Requirements signed for teachers holding a BS or BA degree or equiv- alent and certified to teach Mathematics, Biology, The master of engineering program with project 1 Chemistry, and/or Physics. The program will primarily shall consist of a minimum of 30 semester hours of be taught through the UMR distance learning program. graduate credit over and above the prerequisites. At The program will certify teachers to teach Earth Science least six semester hours of the required work must be and lead to a Masters degree. This program assumes a from the group of lecture courses bearing numbers in 2 basic background in the physical or biological sciences the 400 series in the major field of study. A maximum (this will include a minimum of 40 credit hours in math- of six hours of 200-level courses can be accepted in the ematics and science in previous undergraduate and M.Eng. program. Credit for research and development graduate courses including a minimum of one course in work conducted in preparation for the practice oriented introductory laboratory chemistry, one course in labora- project is counted in terms of hours making up the total tory physics, and college algebra.) credit hours by mastering and improving the knowledge _____ Geology 307-Physical Oceanography (3 hrs.) 1 33 semester hours in the Mining Engineering program Geology 308 or Physics 309-Astronomy and Planetary 2 Not required in the Mining Engineering program Science or Astrophysical Concepts (3 hrs.) 3 Geotechnics program do not accept 200-level courses. Admissions and Academic Program Procedures — 25 of a professional area as defined by the program, but Procedures for Master’s not less than 3 hours is required in one of the selected courses. Care must be taken to provide an industrial Candidates project that promises results equivalent to or superior All students are required to have completed ad- to that which might be expected at UMR. missions requirements including transcripts, GRE Project Report scores, and English proficiency (TOEFL or IELTS) if re- quired. The findings and results of the practice oriented project undertaken by the candidate for a master of en- Regular Graduate Student (with thesis) gineering degree must be presented in a report. Specif- 1. Registers (consults with graduate advisor); ic programs may require oral presentation. 2. Selects advisor & committee & completes Form I1 (original plus three copies) within six weeks after Procedures for Master of Engineer- the beginning of the semester in which the student takes his/her 15th graduate credit hour; ing Candidate 3. Completes academic requirements; 1.Go to steps 1 through 4 for regular graduate 4. Within four weeks of the beginning of their last se- students.1 mester, students must check with the registrar to (Note: In step 2, the student’s advisor is as make application for diploma; signed, and no committee is formed.) 5. Candidate distributes copies of the thesis to ex- 2.Submits report; Specific program may require amining committee at least seven days before oral presentation. the oral defense; 3.Advisor reports the action to the program direc 6. Arrange a date, time, and place for the oral de- tor. fense of the thesis (the student must be enrolled 4.If all requirements are met, student receives at the time of the examination); degree, granted by the Board of Curators upon 7. Chair of examining committee reports the action the recommendation of the graduate faculty. of the committee to the school/college dean Specific Requirements (Graduate Form II, three copies, accompanied by The candidate must complete at least 301 semester approved copy of thesis); hours. A minimum 3-hour practice oriented project is re- 8. When all requirements have been met and pay- quired in one of the selected courses. The course require- ment of enrollment or examination fees made, the ment includes satisfying the program core curriculum; 6 dean of the school/college forwards the approved credit hours of 400-level courses in the major field of thesis to the UMR library; study2; no more than 6 credit hours of 200-level courses 9. Student presents one copy to the department and 6 credit hours of graduate courses in the major field chair, one to the advisor, and retains one copy; of study. Check specific department for additional require- 10. If all requirements are met, student receives de- ments. gree, granted by the Board of Curators upon the recommendation of the graduate faculty. Regular Graduate Student (without thesis) Master of Arts in 1. Registers (consults with advisor); 2. Obtains advisor and completes Graduate Form Economics, English and I(original plus three copies) not later than six History weeks after the beginning of the semester in which the student takes his/her 15th graduate (Available as a cooperative degree program with the credit hour;1 corresponding department ofthe University of Missouri- 3. Completes academic requirements; St. Louis) 4. Within four weeks of the beginning of the last se- The departments of Economics, English, History mester, student must check with the registrar to and Political Science have entered into a cooperative make application for diploma; agreement with the corresponding department of the 5. Graduate advisor recommends to the school/college University of Missouri-St. Louis to offer the Master of dean’s office the names of five members, approved Arts in Economics, English and History. by the department chair, (the chair and at least one- The agreement permits students to take up to 12 half of the members must be graduate faculty mem- credit hours on the UMR campus. However, students bers) of comprehensive examining committee (one may take only 9 credit hours at the 300 level. out-of-department member knowledgeable of out- of-department courses) (Graduate Form I-B); School of Materials, Energy, and Earth Resources, School of Engineering, and School of Management and Infor- mation Systems no longer require M.S. Comprehen- _____ sive Exam; 1 33 semester hours in the Mining Engineering program ______2 Not required in the Mining Engineering program 1Students who fail to comply with the deadline for submission of the Form I will have a registration hold placed on their records by the dean’s office. 26 — Admissions and Academic Program Procedures

6. Dean of school/college appoints committee; Procedures for Master of Business Ad- 7. Candidate takes the examination which is admin- istered only once each semester or summer ses- ministration Candidates sion and not earlier than six weeks before the end All students are required to complete admissions re- of the semester (three weeks before the end of quirements including transcripts, GMAT or GRE scores, the summer session) (the student must be en- and English proficiency (TOEFL or IELTS) if required. Once rolled at the time of the examination); a student has been admitted as a regular graduate stu- 8. Chair of examining committee reports the action dent, the student follows these steps: of the committee to the school/college dean 1. Consults with graduate advisor about course (Graduate Form III, three copies). scheduling. 9. If all requirements are met, student receives de- 2. Registers. gree, granted by the Board of Curators upon the 3. Selects advisor and completes Form MBA I (orig recommendation of the graduate faculty. inal plus three copies) within six weeks after the beginning of the semester in which the student Conditional Graduate Student (Degree Seeking) takes his/her 18th graduate credit hour. 1. Consults with academic advisor and registers. 4. Makes application for diploma with the registrar 2. Completes a minimum of 12 semester hours of within four weeks of the beginning of the semes graduate course work with a cumulative grade ter in which the last course will be completed. point average of 3.00 or higher; no more than one 5. Completes academic requirements. semester beyond the semester of completion of 6. If all requirements are met, student receives de the first 12 hours taken as a conditional student gree, granted by the Board of Curators upon the may be allowed in the conditional status; recommendation of the graduate faculty. 3. Go to step 2 for regular graduate students. Master of Business Doctor of Philosophy Administration Degree Degrees The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a The degree of doctor of philosophy is awarded to practice-oriented professional degree that combines busi- students who have pursued graduate study without se- ness, technology, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) rious interruption, who have submitted an acceptable to develop leaders for a technology driven business world. dissertation, passed all prescribed examinations, and Students can complete the degree program in one calen- satisfactorily met all requirements described below. Re- dar year of full time study. Optionally, students can attend cipients of this degree are attested by the graduate fac- full-time for the 18 hour core and then complete the pro- ulty as having attained a high level of learning by ex- gram part time. The classes beyond the 18 hour core may tensive study in some special branch and as having taken locally or via distance education. developed an ability to carry on independent research. General Requirements The Master of Business Administration program Acceptance of Candidates consists of a minimum of 36 credit hours of study. Stu- Prospective Ph.D. candidates who have received a dents must be a resident on the UMR campus for the 18 bachelor’s degree but not a master’s degree should con- hour Integrated MBA Core required course for an 18 week sult with their advisor, and an advisory committee (rec- period. The program also requires an applied practicum ommended by the department on Graduate Form V), and 12 hours of elective credits. These elective credits can shall be approved and appointed by the school/college be used to develop a specialization area in e-commerce, dean during the second semester of attendance as a enterprise resource planning, human-computer interac- graduate student.1 This examination may be taken prior tion, supply chain management, information technology to enrollment, if desired.2 The department chair will re- management, marketing, or international business. port to the dean of the school/college the results of the qualifying examination (Graduate Form IV). Ph.D. forms Prerequisites are available at http://soe.umr.edu/formsdeadlines. MBA applicants are required to have a bachelor’s html. degree from an approved (accredited) institution. Stu- The student will consult with an advisor of his/her dents are required to have completed microeconomic and choice to select an advisory committee. The committee macroeconomic theory, finance, management and organi- will consist of at least five members. Four of the zational behavior, business law, financial and managerial ______accounting, marketing, operations, and inferential statis- 1Technically a student can become a doctoral-level student only af- tics with a “B” or better or to have completed a UMR waiv- ter satisfactorily completing 30 credit hours of graduate study. Prior er examination. to that time, the student is recorded as a master’s-level student or candidate. 2The School of Engineering requires that the qualifying exam be passed by the end of the second semester after completion of the M.S. degree. The Program Study (Form VI) must be submitted by the end of the qualifying semester. Admissions and Academic Program Procedures — 27 committee members should be members of the gradu- degree from UMR or another institution, the require- ate faculty. The committee will include at least one ment can be met by completing the equivalent of two member from outside the candidate’s department. One years (four semesters) of full-time work beyond the member also should represent the department most master’s degree. This will normally include a minimum closely associated with any minor field of study elected of two consecutive semesters in residence at UMR with by the student. The names of the proposed members a graduate registration of at least nine hours per se- will be transmitted (Graduate Form V) by the student’s mester. If any of the years of advanced work have been department chair to the school/college dean for ap- spent away from UMR, the school/college dean, upon pointment. Additional members and replacement mem- recommendation of the student’s advisory committee, bers will be appointed using Graduate Form VI-A. will decide in each case whether these years may be For a more effective use of the committee, the properly regarded as having been spent under suitable candidate is encouraged to: (1) submit a written de- guidance and favorable conditions. At least 15 hours of scription of the proposed research to the members of graduate course work, exclusive of research, special his/her committee as soon as he/she decides upon the problems, special investigations and seminars, must be topic, (2) obtain written approval of the committee indi- taken on the Rolla campus. For the purpose of comput- cating that the proposed research is of Ph.D. caliber, and ing the equivalent of full time work, the following table submit periodic progress reports to the committee and will be used: discuss them with committee members or with the com- 12 to 16 hours per session 0.500 year mittee as a group (frequency of reports and method of 9 to 11 hours per session 0.375 year discussion should be decided by the committee). Pass- 6 to 8 hours per session 0.250 year ing of the qualifying examination and the approval of a (6 to 9 hours, summer) course of study and research by the advisory commit- 3 to 5 hours per session 0.125 year tee, department chair, and the school/college dean will 0 to 2 hours per session 0.0 signify acceptance as a candidate for the degree of doc- Subjects of Study tor of philosophy. The subjects of study may be chosen from one or A person who has held the rank of assistant pro- more departments, as determined by the advisory com- fessor or higher at UMR is not eligible to become a can- mittee but shall constitute a definite plan of training for didate for the Ph.D. at this institution. research or scholarly investigation in some particular field. A major field of study must be designated. A stu- Program of Study dent is encouraged to elect one minor field of study con- sisting of at least 12 semester hours of work outside his Prospective Ph.D. candidates who have re- or her major area of study. ceived a bachelor’s degree but not a master’s, should The doctoral program will include at least 24 cred- consult with their advisor, and an advisory committee it hours of dissertation research (490) and a minimum (recommended by the department on Graduate Form of 24 credit hours (exclusive of 300, 400, & 490) of V), shall be approved and appointed by the course work as part of the degree requirements. Devia- school/college dean during the second semester of tions from this must receive special approval from the attendance as a graduate student. The committee school/college dean. It is recommended that at least 15 will aid the student in preparing an outline of the credit hours from the 400 series of lecture courses be course work and the research investigation proposed included in the doctoral program. for the dissertation. Correspondence and extension courses do not Prospective Ph.D. candidates who have received a form part of the program for the Ph.D. degree except as master’s degree should consult with their advisor. This they may be part of a master’s program. Additional outline (Graduate Form VI-Ph.D.) must be submitted to work of this type beyond that allowed for the master’s the school/college dean for approval before the student degree is not acceptable. enrolls for a second semester. They also must have re- Credit for research work conducted in the prepa- ported the results of the qualifying exam on Graduate ration of the dissertation is counted in terms of hours Form IV. The committee will aid the student in prepar- making up the total credit hours required for the de- ing an outline of the course work and the research in- gree. Research work will normally be conducted on the vestigation proposed for the Ph.D. This outline (Gradu- UMR campus. In special cases, all or part of the research ate Form VI-Ph.D.) must be submitted to the may be conducted elsewhere but must be supervised by school/college dean for approval before the student en- a member of the faculty. Such research must have the rolls for a second semester. The program will show all prior written approval of the student’s advisory commit- graduate work above the baccalaureate to be consid- tee, department chair and school/college dean. ered as part of the doctoral program. The Ph.D. degree will be granted only if all gradu- ate credit counted toward the degree has been obtained Residency Requirements in the previous eight years unless a formal request for an The candidate for the degree of doctor of philoso- extension is initiated by the advisor and approved by the phy will normally complete the equivalent of three years department chair and the school/college dean. An ex- (six semesters, 72 hours minimum) of full-time work tension, if granted, may involve revision of the candi- beyond the bachelor’s degree, at least half of which date’s program to update course work and research. must be taken at UMR. For those holding a master’s Alternately, for candidates who have the master’s degree 28 — Admissions and Academic Program Procedures or its equivalent, (first 30 hours of graduate credit) or publicly announced by the school/college dean’s office who have passed the qualifying examination, all remain- at least one week prior to the examination. ing credit must be obtained within the last six years. Final Examination Acceptance of the prior work from the master’s degree The final examination will be an oral defense of or its equivalent, as part of the doctoral program, is up the dissertation and may be attended by any interested to the discretion of the student’s advisory committee. person, who may question the candidate with permis- Languages sion of the chair of the advisory committee. The decision as to any doctoral language require- A report of the examination will be sent to the ment rests with the department and the candidate’s ad- school/college dean (Graduate Form VIII). A candidate will visory committee. Any language requirement will be be considered to have passed if all, or all but one of the ad- found in the departmental descriptions. The foreign lan- visory committee vote for passing. If failure is reported, guage requirement may be met either before or after the advisory committee will recommend suggested work to the comprehensive examination is passed. be completed or other remedial measures to be taken be- fore another examination is scheduled. Examinations When a candidate has completed all requirements The student is required to pass a comprehensive for the degree of doctor of philosophy, the office of the examination and a final examination, both planned and dean of the school or college will forward the copy of the administered by the student’s advisory committee dur- candidate’s approved dissertation to the UMR Library. ing his/her candidacy. Shared Doctoral Programs Comprehensive Examination Through its identification of faculty qualified to di- The school/college dean will authorize the stu- rect doctoral candidates on all four campuses, the Univer- dent’s advisory committee to administer the compre- sity of Missouri provides a unique opportunity for breadth hensive examination after the student has completed the of experience in doctoral programs. Candidates admitted course work on the doctoral program. It will be both writ- to doctoral status on one campus may plan with the con- ten and oral. sent of their committee, either course work or research on With the approval of the student’s advisory com- another campus. Advisory committee membership may mittee, the written portion of the examination may be involve more than one campus, and dissertations may be administered by the candidate’s department, but the fi- pursued under the direction of an appropriate doctoral nal judgment of the candidate’s performance will be left faculty member on a second campus. Residency and oth- to the advisory committee. Upon satisfactory comple- er routine requirements of the degree-granting campus tion of the written examination, the candidate will be must be followed, but as the requirements for all campus- orally examined by the advisory committee. It is rec- es are similar, this should provide no unusual problem. ommended that these examinations be complet- The appropriate deans should be involved in shared pro- ed within a 30-day period. grams as early as possible to prevent misunderstandings A report of the comprehensive examination will and ease avoidable problems. be sent to the school/college dean (Graduate Form Liberal choices are allowed relative to the style man- VII). A candidate will be considered to have passed if ual used in the preparation of the dissertation. Approval all, or all but one of the advisory committee vote that dissertation requires following rigidly the style manual se- the student pass. lected and/or rules obtainable from the Web at: http://soe If failure is reported, the advisory committee will .umr.edu/formsdeadlines.html and providing for a qual- recommend suggested work or other remedial meas- ity level suitable for a publication. ures to the candidate. A second comprehensive exami- nation may not be scheduled until after the lapse of 12 weeks. Failure of the second examination will automat- Procedures for Ph.D. Degree Candi- ically terminate the candidacy of the student. dates Dissertation The dissertation, embodying the results of an 1. Completes admission requirements; original investigation, must be written upon a subject 2. There are two requirements to initiate candidacy approved by the major advisor. for the doctoral degree: 1) The student must pass A manual entitled “Specifications for Thesis and a qualifying examination administered by the de- Dissertations (T/D)” is available at: http://soe.umr.edu/ partment in which the student intends to become formsdeadlines.html a doctoral degree candidate. 2) The student must The advisory committee shall have examined the have satisfactorily completed the first 30 credit dissertation closely for both scientific content and for- hours of graduate study. mat, and deem it worthy of acceptance by the graduate In the case of students who do not have a rele- faculty as meeting the requirements for the doctor of vant Master’s degree, the second requirement will philosophy degree. The school/college dean will author- normally be fulfilled when the student satisfacto- ize the student’s advisory committee to administer the rily completes 30 credit hours of suitable graduate final examination. It may not be scheduled sooner than coursework towards their doctoral degree. The 12 weeks after the completion of the comprehensive ex- second requirement will normally be fulfilled au- amination. Notice of the final examination shall be tomatically for students who have a relevant Mas- ter’s degree. In both cases, the determination of Admissions and Academic Program Procedures — 29

when the second requirement for candidacy is broad program of study, completed an acceptable engi- satisfied rests with the department. neering internship, passed all prescribed examinations, Candidacy must be established prior to the begin- submitted an acceptable practice-oriented dissertation, ning of the fifth semester (not counting summer and met satisfactorily all requirements described here. session) of enrollment as a graduate student in a Following admission to graduate study, a student doctoral program. Graduate forms IV, V and VI can initiate candidacy for the doctor of engineering de- must be completed not later than six weeks into gree by consulting with the advisor about the selection the fifth semester. of an advisory committee. The committee should in- 3. The advisor, with the approval of the department clude the candidate’s major advisor plus at least four chair, requests the school/college dean to appoint other faculty members. The committee members should an advisory committee (Graduate Form V); be representative of the departments included in the 4. Solicits the aid of the committee in preparing an candidate’s intended plan of study. This committee will outline of courses and research. Note: A standard aid the student in preparing the plan of study, which will format (Graduate Form VI-Ph.D.) must be fol- include the course work and plans for an engineering lowed. internship, an outline of the project which the student 5. After student has completed all courses on the plans to follow for the dissertation, and a program for doctoral program, the advisor requests completing residence requirements. Approval by the school/college dean to authorize the advisory dean of the school/college of the student’s plan of study committee to administer the comprehensive ex- will signify acceptance of the student as a candidate for amination.1 the degree of doctor of engineering. 6. Advisory committee reports the results of the A person who has held the rank of assistant profes- comprehensive examination to the school/college sor or higher at UMR is not eligible to become a candidate dean (Graduate Form VII); for the doctor of engineering degree at this institution. 7. After the student passes the comprehensive ex- Residence Requirements amination, continuous enrollment must be main- A candidate for the degree of doctor of engineer- tained in accordance with Policy Memo II-20, un- ing will complete the equivalent of three years (six se- til the degree is completed or the candidacy is mesters) of full-time work beyond the bachelor’s degree. canceled; Those candidates who hold master’s degrees can meet 8. Within four weeks of the beginning of the last se- the requirements by completing the equivalent of four mester, the student must check with the registrar semesters of full-time work beyond the master’s degree. to make application for diploma; These conditions normally include a minimum of two se- 9. The student and the advisor select the date, time, mesters in residence at UMR with a graduate registration and place of the examination and inform the of at least 12 hours per semester. If any of the years of school/college dean’s office electronically so that advanced work have been spent away from UMR, the the final examination can be publicly announced dean of the school/college, upon recommendation of the at least one week in advance. Note: The student student’s advisory committee, will decide in each case must be enrolled at the time of the examination. whether these years may be properly regarded as hav- 10. Advisory committee reports results of the final ex- ing been spent under suitable guidance and favorable amination to the school/college dean (Graduate conditions. For the purpose of computing the equivalent Form VIII) accompanied by approved copy of dis- of full-time work, the following table will be used. sertation, “UMI (University Microfilm Inc.) Doctor- 12 to 16 hours per session 0.500 year al Dissertation Agreement” form, and “Survey of 9 to 11 hours per session 0.375 year Earned Doctorates” form (obtain from school/col- 6 to 8 hours per session 0.250 year lege dean’s office). http://soe.umr.edu/forms- (6 to 9 hours, summer) deadlines.html. 3 to 5 hours per session 0.125 year 11. When all requirements have been met, the dean’s 0 to 2 hours per session 0.0 office of the school/college forwards the approved dissertation to the UMR library; student presents The doctor of engineering degree will be granted one copy to the department chair, one to the ad- only if all graduate credit counted toward the degree has visor, and retains a copy; been obtained in the previous eight years unless a formal 12. Board of Curators grants degree upon recommen- request for an extension is initiated by the advisor and ap- dation of graduate faculty. proved by the department chair and the school/college dean. An extension, if granted, may involve revision of the Doctor of Engineering candidate’s program to update course work and research. Correspondence and extension courses do not form The degree of doctor of engineering, like the de- part of the program for the doctor of engineering degree gree of doctor of philosophy, represents the highest lev- except as they may be part of a master’s program. el of attainment in engineering study and practice. This degree is awarded to candidates who have pursued a Qualifying Examination ______A qualifying examination will be administered by 1 Authorization to administer comprehensive not required by School of the faculty of the candidate’s major department. The Materials, Energy and Earth Resources. information from this examination will serve as a 30 — Admissions and Program Procedures

qualifier for the student and will be used by the stu- oral defense of the dissertation, will be held in the pres- dent’s advisory committee in planning the program of ence of the advisory committee and others. study. Dissertation Course Work The dissertation embodying the results of an origi- The course work will normally include two areas nal engineering investigation, must be written upon a of emphasis in engineering. A third technical area of subject approved by the major advisor. Normally the dis- emphasis should be selected from the physical sci- sertation will be directly related to the candidate’s intern- ences, computer science, mathematics, or another field ship. The dissertation must represent significant, cre- of engineering. In addition, a non-technical group of ative, and independent engineering work. A manual titled courses of 9 to 12 hours should be included. This group “Specifications for Thesis and Dissertations (T/D)” is could be selected from such areas as foreign language, available at: http://soe.umr.edu/formsdeadlines.html law, engineering management, psychology, or sociolo- gy. The formal course work would be expected to con- sist of at least 65 hours with an average being about 72 Procedures for Doctor of Engineer- hours. ing Candidates The allocation of the hours between the three technical areas will be at the of discretion the student’s 1. Completes admission requirements; committee; however, at least nine hours in each area 2. Passes as early as possible a qualifying examina- must be included to provide the depth desired. tion, administered by the faculty of the major de- partment; Internship 3. Department chair reports the results of the qual- The internship involves a minimum of one year of ifying examination to the school/college dean planned and approved high-level engineering experi- (Graduate Form IV); ence. The candidate and the major advisor will plan the 4. Consults with the advisor to select an advisory internship in cooperation with the interning organiza- committee of at least five members. This should tion (normally an industrial concern or government lab- be done by graduate students who have complete oratory). The candidate then prepares a detailed pro- ed 30 hours of graduate studies or who have ob- posal for the internship which sets forth the goals of the tained a master’s degree. (A tentative program internship, the tasks to be accomplished, and the facil- may be planned much earlier); ities at the intended site. This proposal must be ap- 5. Requests the department chair to approve the proved by the candidate’s committee, the major de- advisory committee (Graduate Form V) and to partment chair and the school/college dean prior to submit it for approval to the school/college dean. beginning the internship. At the time the internship is Changes in committee membership will be 1 approved, the candidate’s internship advisor (the stu- processed using Graduate From VI-A; dent’s supervisor at the interning organization) will be 6. Solicits the aid of the committee in preparing a added to the advisory committee. The organization plan of study and internship. Note: (a) A standard must agree to visits to the internship site by the candi- format (Graduate Form VI-DE) must be followed, date’s major advisor and/or advisory committee mem- (b) the plan is not to be sent to the department bers. It also must be agreed that any results of the in- chair or school/college dean for approval until the ternship may be published by the candidate although student has passed the qualifying examination; reasonable proprietary rights of the interning organiza- 7. Major advisor requests the school/college dean to tion will be protected. Responsibility for arranging the authorize the advisory committee to administer internship, including site selection and financial com- the comprehensive examination after the candi- pensation during the period of the internship, lies with date has completed all courses on his or her doc- the candidate. toral program. Not required by School of Ma- The internship and preparation of the candidate’s terials, Energy, and Earth Resources. dissertation are to be counted in terms of hours making 8. Advisory committee reports the results of this ex- up the total credit hours required for the degree. Ap- amination to the school/college dean (Graduate proximately 18 to 25 hours credit for these phases of the Form VII). A candidate is considered to have degree will be regarded as a portion of the total re- passed if all, or all but one, of the advisory com- quirement of 90 hours for the doctor of engineering de- mittee vote for passing. If failure is reported, the gree. advisory committee recommends remedial meas- Examinations ures to the candidate. A second comprehensive The student is required to pass a comprehensive examination may not be scheduled until after the examination and a final examination during candidacy. lapse of 12 weeks. Failure of the second exami- The comprehensive examination planned and adminis- nation automatically terminates the candidacy; tered by the committee, will cover the course work con- 9. After the student passes the comprehensive ex- tained in the candidate’s plan of study. It will be both amination for the doctorate degree, continuous written and oral. The final examination, the candidate’s enrollment must be maintained in accordance ______with Policy Memo II-20 until the degree is com- 1 The internship advisor is selected to have thorough education and ex- pleted or the candidacy is canceled; perience, doctoral equivalency qualifications. Admissions and Program Procedures — 31

10. Candidate completes the engineering internship. The candidate’s industrial supervisor is added to the committee at the beginning of the internship; 11. Within four weeks of the beginning of the last se- mester, the student must check with the registrar to make application for diploma; 12. The candidate and the advisor select the date, time and place of the examination and inform the school/college dean so that the examination can be publicly announced at least one week in ad- vance. A candidate is considered to have passed if all, or all but one, of the advisory committee vote for passing. If failure is reported, the advisory committee recommends remedial measures to be taken before another examination is scheduled. Note: The student must be enrolled at the time of the examination. 13. Advisory committee reports results of final exam- ination to the school/college dean on Graduate Form VIII, accompanied by approved copy of dis- sertation, completed “UMR Doctoral Dissertation Agreement” form, and “Survey of Earned Doctor- ates” form; 14. When all requirements have been met and pay- ment of enrollment or examination fees made, the dean of the school/college forwards the approved dissertation to the UMR library. Student presents one copy to the department chair, one to the ad- viser, and retains a copy; 15. Board of Curators grants degree upon recommen- dation of graduate faculty. GENERAL INFORMATION and Geophysics courses. Co-listed courses are subject Fees to the Science Supplemental Fee. The University reserves the right to modify by increase Science Supplemental Fee of $25.20 per credit or decrease the fees charged for attendance and other hour will be charged to all students enrolled in Physics services at the University, including but not limited to courses. Co-listed courses are subject to the Science educational fees, at any time when in the discretion of Supplemental Fee. the governing board the same is in the best interest of Business, IS&T, and M&IS Course Fee of $25.20 the University, provided that no increase can or will be per credit hour will be charged to all students enrolled effective unless approved by the governing board not in Business, IS&T, and M&IS courses. Co-listed cours- less than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the es are subject to the Business Supplemental Fee. academic term (semester, etc.) to which the fees are applicable with all modification of fees to be effective Student Activity/Facility Fee irrespective as to whether fees have or have not been A Student Activity/Facility Fee is charged to stu- paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective dents each semester to pay for a variety of activities, date of the modification. services and bonded debt on student fee funded build- ings. The activity/facility fee is determined and ap- Educational Fee proved by the Student Council. The activity/facility fee includes fees for the Havener Center, intramural and All students enrolled at UMR are required to pay an recreational facilities and programs, campus events, educational fee. the student newspaper, radio station and yearbook, and funding for a variety of student organizations. The Educational Fee per credit hour activity fee for the fall semester is $287.60, for the Missouri Non- Engr. Education spring semester is $287.60, and for the summer se- Resident Residents Center of St. Louis mester is $122.00. The Rolla Mo Yearbook fee of $276.40 $713.70 $605.88 $10.00 will be charged to all undergraduate students enrolled for seven or more hours and will remain op- Courses audited and courses taken for reduced tional for all undergraduate students enrolled for less credit will be counted at their normal credit value in than seven hours and all graduate students. Graduate computing the amount of fees to be paid. Students en- student pay $2.20 to fund the Council of Graduate Stu- rolling in zero credit courses are required to pay fees dents. The activity/facility fee is prorated for students according to the equivalent credit for the course. enrolled in less than 10 hours. The difference between the educational fee for The activity/facility fee is charged to all students, nonresident and Missouri students is waived for a grad- undergraduate and graduate. Students attending the uate or first professional degree student who is a Engineering Education Center in St. Louis pay the des- teaching, research, or extension assistant holding a .25 ignated UMSL student activity fee. or more FTE (full-time equivalent) appointment. Additional information concerning the UMR Stu- The difference between the educational fee for dent Activity/Facility Fee is available on the following nonresident and Missouri resident students is waived website: http://campus.umr.edu/studentactivites/. for a graduate or first professional degree student holding a fellowship which does not include payment of Health Service Fee required fees. AThe Health Service Fee is charged to all stu- dents, graduate and undergraduate (full or part time Information Technology Fee enrolled). This fee does not apply at the Engineering All students enrolled at the University of Education Center of St. Louis. Missouri-Rolla (which includes the Engineering For fall/spring session: $73.00 per session Education Center of St. Louis) are required to pay an For summer session: $36.50 Information Technology Fee of $11.30 per credit hour. Time of Payment of Fee All fees must be paid in full, or payment arrange- Supplemental Fees ments made, at the time of registration at the opening An additional Supplemental Fee will apply for the of each semester or term as a condition of admission following and will be charged per credit hour: to classes. Registration is not complete until all fees are Engineering Supplemental Fee of $50.50 per paid. Consult the academic calendar for date of regis- credit hour will be charged to all students enrolled in tration and payment of fees. engineering courses, except for courses offered by the Department of Geology & Geophysics. Co-listed cours- Minimum Fee Payment Plan es are subject to the Engineering Supplemental Fee. The student’s account (to include fees, housing, Science Supplemental Fee of $50.50 per credit telephone, traffic violations,etc.) will be billed for the hour will be charged to all students enrolled in Com- full amount each month with a minimum payment al- puter Science, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, lowed. The minimum payment is derived by dividing the full account balance by the number of scheduled General Information — 33 payments remaining in the semester. If a STUDENT make payment. The student is the only one that would CHOOSES TO PAY THE MINIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT, A have this information. 1% PER MONTH INTEREST CHARGE WILL BE ASSESSED Parents are able to make a credit card payment ON THE REMAINING UNPAID ACCOUNT BALANCE. by going to the cashier's office web site at www.cam- Fall Semester Payment Due Dates: pus.umr.edu/cashier and clicking on the "Make a Preregistered students: five installments due July, Parental Credit Card Payment". This option requires August, September, October and November 15th. only the student id number and the birth date of the Regular registration students: four installments with the student. Because of FERPA laws, financial information is first one due at registration and the remaining due not shown. The 2.75% service charge will apply to any September, October and November 15th. credit card payments made. Late Registration Fee Spring Semester Payment Due Dates: A student who registers later than the regular Preregistered students: five installments with registration day for a semester will be charged the late December, January, February, March and April 15th. registration fee of $227.30. Also, by registering late a Regular registration students: four installments with the student may find certain sections or entire courses first one due at registration and the remaining due closed to registration. Each school reserves the right to February, March and April 15th. close sections or courses, or even to close enrollment in a department, when the capacity of the class is Summer Term Payment Due Dates: reached. th Preregistered students: 50% of fees due May 15 and Offset of Missouri Income Tax th 50% due June 15 . For those non-residents who pay Missouri income Regular registration students: total fees due at regis- tax, the non-resident educational fee shall be credited tration. in an amount equal to the actual Missouri income tax paid for the previous calendar except that the remain- Late Payment Fee ing obligation shall not be less than the amount of the Student fee accounts will be subject to a late fee resident education fee. Unemancipated minor or adult of $10.00 for unpaid amounts billed when payment is dependent students are eligible for reason of payment not received by the scheduled due date as communicat- of Missouri income tax by the non-resident individual or ed on the student’s monthly billing statement. If the individuals having legal custody of said students. Stu- minimum payment or billed balance due is paid on or dents entering in January shall be regarded as entering before the scheduled due date, as it appears on the stu- in the fall for purposes of determining previous calen- dent’s monthly billing statement, no late fees will apply. dar year. For students entering after January, previous Delinquent Student Accounts year means immediate past calendar year. Past due amounts owed the University must be For those non-resident student’s who have non- satisfied by payment in full. Failure to pay may result in resident scholarships, the amount of this scholarship transcripts or diplomas being withheld. The University will be deducted first from their non-resident fee. If a will pursue appropriate collections practices which may student qualifies, the remainder of the non-resident include referrals to a collection agency for accounts that balance may be offset by Missouri income taxes paid. remain past due. The account may be assessed an ad- (See above.) ditional collection charge of up to 35% of the balance if To effect an offset, the student shall furnish to the referral to a collection agency becomes necessary. Cashier satisfactory evidence that the tax was paid, the Personal Checks date of payment, and that the student is entitled to an Personal checks will be accepted only for the offset. Ordinarily evidence of payment and the date amount due from the student. A late registration fee will thereof will be by exhibiting to the Cashier a copy of the be assessed if a check presented in payment of student state Income Tax return, together with cancelled checks fees is returned unpaid and remains unpaid after the (if any) or photostatic copies thereof: or if all taxes close of regular registration. were withheld, the MO-WH-2 form, or photostatic copy there of, showing amount of tax withheld must be pre- Credit Card Payments sented. After reviewing the evidence submitted, the The University of Missouri Cashier's offices will no Cashier may request other evidence of payment of tax. longer accept Visa-branded credit cards for payments to Tax credit thus established may be used only once the student account. If you choose to make payments as an offset against the non-resident Educational Fee on the student account using MasterCard or Discover but any tax credit not used in a given term may be car- cards, the third-party vendor will add a service charge of ried forward to be used in subsequent term, subject to 2.75% to the transaction. the time limitation stated above. If several students To avoid the service charge, students are able to from the same family claim allowable tax credit, the tax make payments directly from any checking account by credit shall be applied as the taxpayer directs, if the using the new web payment option (Electronic Funds taxpayer does not direct application, the Cashier shall Transfer) through Joe 'SS, simply by entering the make such application. Tax credit may be offset against bank/financial institution routing and account number the Non-resident Educational Fee only, and may not be information at the time of online payment. The student offset against any other fees or obligations. will need their single sign-on and password in order to 34 — General Information

Refund of Fees ate Form II/VIII and library copy of the thesis/disserta- Fees subject to refund include: Educational Fee, tion are not completed by then, the student must enroll Information Technology Fee, Engineering , Science, and in a minimum of three credit hours for the semester. Businesss Fees, Supplemental Fee, Student Activity/Fa- The one hour of 490 should be approved by the advisor, cility Fee, Health Service Fee, and any instruction-relat- department chair, and dean (following the same ap- ed miscellaneous fees which may be assessed. Deduc- proval process as 493). A candidate for a graduate de- tions may be made from any refund of fees for any gree beyond commuting distance of campus who re- financial obligation due the university. turns to defend his/her thesis/dissertation may enroll Students who have registered for credit courses, for the final examination only (Course 493), for no made payment of fees, and whose registration is subse- hours credit and pay the examination fee of $276.40. quently canceled, who withdraw from the university or reduce their course load, will be subject to certain ex- International Student Fees ceptions and upon written request to the Cashier’s of- fice, receive a refund of the fees paid in accordance with Sponsored Student Program the following schedule: class day of cancellation, with- A full range of services for sponsored internation- drawal, or change of course load. al students is provided through the Office of Interna- tional Affairs (IA). International students sponsored by international agencies receive special services and are Fall/Spring Semester - 16 weeks required to pay $250 per semester per student admin- Before the first day of classes, 100% refund, less istrative fees. an enrollment cancellation fee of $20.00 Mandatory Health Insurance for Class days 1-5 ...... 90% refund. International Students Class days 6-10 ...... 70% refund. As a condition of their enrollment, all internation- Class days 11-25 ...... 50% refund. al students are required to purchase UM international After class day 25 ...... NO REFUND. student health insurance. This includes all F-1 and J-1 visa holders. In addition, the J-2 dependents of the J-1 Summer Semester - 8 weeks visa holders are required to maintain international stu- Before the first day of classes, 100% refund, less dent health insurance. Premiums must be paid within an enrollment cancellation fee of $20.00 two weeks of the beginning of the Fall and Spring se- Class days 1-3 ...... 90% refund. mester (Summer premiums are included in the Spring Class days 4-5 ...... 70% refund. Semester). Class days 6-13 ...... 50% refund. For more information on the mandatory health in- After class day 13 ...... NO REFUND. surance requirement, contact the Office of Internation- Class days are counted by excluding Saturdays, al Affairs, 104 Norwood Hall, 573-341-4208. Sundays, and holidays. Cap and Gown Fee Federal Financial Aid Candidates for a master’s degree pay a charge of $49.90 for the purchase of a cap, gown, hood, and tas- Our Mission sel for commencement exercises. The Student Financial Assistance Office is dedi- Candidates for doctoral degrees pay a charge of cated in helping families obtain financial funding to pay $65.90 for rental of a cap and gown, hood, and a gold for college education at the University of Missouri-Rol- tassel. The hood for a doctoral candidate may be pur- la. The Student Financial Assistance Office also has the chased by the student for $109.00. The above prices are responsibility to coordinate many federal, state, and current and subject to change. Candidates wishing to agency sources and facilitates a vast number of univer- purchase all doctoral regalia to own must place an order sity awards based on performance and provide debt at the UMR Bookstore at least eight weeks prior to com- management and credit card counseling to interested mencement. Additional information is available at the parties. Bookstore or view the Registrar’s website at: The Student Financial Assistance office continual- http://campus.umr.edu/registrar/grad.html ly strives to provide high quality service to all student, families, faculty and staff while using automated sys- Examination Fee tems for timely delivery of financial aid funds. A candidate for a graduate degree who, before the To apply for federal financial aid, (loans and work end of a semester, has submitted to the school/college study), you must complete a need analysis form (i.e. dean’s office his/her thesis/dissertation, may enroll dur- Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Preference ing the intersession for the final examination only will be given to those students whose FAFSA has been (course 493) for no hours credit and pay the examina- received by March 1. If you apply for federal financial tion fee of $276.40. If the submission of Graduate Form aid at any other time of the year, UMR will attempt to II/VIII and library copy of the thesis/dissertation are not fill your financial needs to the extent that funds or op- completed before the next semester begins, the student portunities are available. may register in one hour of research (490) good through The Student Financial Assistance Office strongly the end of the fourth week of the semester or second encourages students to keep their expected graduation week of a summer session. If the submission of gradu- date current. Having an incorrect expected graduate General Information — 35 date could affect a student receiving financial aid for a laboratory effort and are, therefore, limited to a maxi- given semester. Contact the Registrar’s Office if you mum of 12 credit hours of academic study per semester. wish to change your rexpected graduation date. Research credits toward a degree may require effort be- yond that required of the appointment. A number of po- Fellowships, Research sitions are available during the summer months. In- state student status for fee purposes is acquired by all Assistantships, Teaching graduate assistants employed 25 percent time or more. Assistantships and Radcliffe Graduate Scholarships Graduate Assistants The Geology and Geophysics program offers the Radcliffe Graduate Scholarship to qualified M.S. and Financial assistance of five types is available to Ph.D. students. To be considered for this scholarship, graduate students at UMR: graduate teaching assist- students should have a minimum grade point average antships, graduate research assistantships, graduate of 3.0/4.0, high GRE scores (1100 quantitative + ver- 1 assistants, graduate instructorships and fellowships. bal; 3.5 analytical) and a minimum TOEFL score of 550. International students see International Student Ad- Chancellor’s Fellowships mission requirements. The deadlines for application are A limited number of these fellowships are avail- Feb. 15 and Oct. 15 for admissions in the fall and spring able to new highly qualified Ph.D. candidates independ- semesters, respectively. ent of other forms of support. Students apply for these through their department chair. The fellowship shall State and Federal Fellowships consist of a waiver of the resident and applicable non- UMR receives grants from various agencies. resident fees, and it may be renewed for as many as six semesters (and intervening summer sessions) as long United States Department of as the graduate student maintains a 3.50 cumulative GPA. Education Fellowships Under a cooperative agreement between the National Science Foundation United States Department of Education and UMR, fel- Fellowships lowships are offered for graduate study leading to a doctor of philosophy degree. DOE fellows receive a NSF Fellowships are awarded to the successful yearly stipend of $15,000. DOE pays the fees for the fel- applicants directly. NSF pays the fees of the fellows. For low. the 2005-2006 year, NSF fellows will receive a total of $16,000 for a 12-month appointment. Part-time teach- Stephen P. Gorman Graduate ing by NSF fellows may increase the appointment; some departments require this teaching experience. Fellowships Several fellowships of $6,000 are provided each Graduate Teaching Assistantships year by the Gorman Foundation for new graduate stu- dents who attended St. Louis city high schools. These Part-time teaching is mandatory in some depart- fellowships may be held in addition to other fellowships ments, the purpose being achievement of professional and assistantships. Need is a factor. Application is to be experience and self-development. Departmental poli- made through the chair of the department concerned. cies on this matter vary and inquiry should be made to Information also may be obtained from the Student Fi- the appropriate chair. Permissible schedules for gradu- nancial Aid Office at UMR. ate students holding part-time teaching appointments are described under “Permissible Schedules.” Remu- neration varies according to the number of academic Industrial Fellowships hours taught. Half-time assistantships at $15,000 for Several industrial fellowships are available, the the academic year require 20 hours per week of effort.1 number varying with the problems and support given by In-state student status for fee purposes is acquired by the industry. Industrial fellowship holders are required all graduate assistants employed 25 percent time or to work part time on the project to which they are as- more. signed. The exact amount of time is governed by the character of the project and its applicability to thesis re- Graduate Research Assistantships quirements. The stipend for industrial fellowships is variable, depending on support from industry, but ap- Graduate research assistantships are offered in all pointments are ordinarily effective for a year at a time. departments. Half-time graduate assistant stipends pay Both academic and research work may be applied as up to $15,000 per academic year. Holders of assistant- credit to fulfill the requirements of the master of science ships devote approximately 20 hours per week to or doctor of philosophy degrees. Complete information ______1 Graduate instructorships require full-time teaching effort and concerning the fellowships currently available may be are appointed for only exceptional circumstances. obtained from the chair of the department concerned. 36 — General Information Minority Science and Engineering Council of Graduate Programs (MEP) Students The MEP programs are designed to promote and support under represented minority (African American, The Council of Graduate Students (CGS) is the Hispanic American, and Native American) and women authorized governing body for the graduate students on students who are pursuing engineering or science de- the UMR campus. As such, it provides a liaison between grees. the school administration and the graduate student MEP Office also provides opportunities for profes- population, representatives to many faculty and admin- sional development activities, networking events, and istrative committees, and information on graduate stu- opportunities to participate in regional and national dent procedural matters and general campus social conferences. UMR is also a member of the NationalCon- events. The Council of Graduate Students maintains sortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engi- open lines of communication with all the other govern- neering and Science, Inc. (GEM). To learn details about ing bodies at UMR and other UM System campuses. these opportunities contact: J. P. Fransaw, Coordinator, CGS also organizes several events such as Graduate Minority Engineering and Science Programs, 212 ERL, Student Orientation, Graduate Research Showcase, and (573) 341-4212, [email protected], www.umr.edu/~mep Graduate Recognition Banquet etc for the benefits of or www.umr.edu/~women. the graduate students. All graduate students at UMR are members of the Miscellaneous Grants and Awards Council of Graduate Students. The Executive Board of the CGS consists of the department representatives and Several miscellaneous awards also are available the officers. The department representatives are elect- for graduate students in various disciplines. Research ed from each graduate degree-granting department. programs are carried on in a variety of fields and are One representative serves for each 25 graduate stu- sponsored by such donors as the National Science dents in a single department. The department secretary Foundation, various government agencies, and industri- has a listing of the department’s representatives and al companies. The periods of award and the amounts of the Provost can provide further information about the the stipends vary widely according to the qualifications organization and its present officers. of the applicant and the funds available. CGS provides leadership opportunities for its All graduate teaching assistants, graduate re- members and makes all the effort to improve quality of search assistants, graduate assistants, fellows, and life for the graduate student community at UMR. Please holders of industrial fellowships must pay the regular visit CGS website www.umr.edu/~cgs to learn more fees required for enrollment as graduate students at about the organization’s mission and its activities. UMR. However, many of the fellowships do provide for payment of these fees from fellowship funds and pro- vide for waiver of out-of-state fees. Assistance for Students With A brief description of some of these awards follows: Disabilities Research Assistantships: A number of research This policy statement relating to otherwise qualified projects sponsored by federal agencies or other donors persons with disabilities outlines the roles and respon- carry graduate research assistantships. The stipends sibilities of students, faculty, staff and the Coordinator and tenures vary according to the particular grant, but of Disability Support Services (Coordinator) in making they are usually comparable with other assistantship the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) programs and figures. Specific information can be obtained from the services available to all persons. The University places department involved. Recipients work on a specified re- specific emphasis on accommodating the needs of ma- search program under the supervision of a member of triculated students with a disability, providing related the professional staff. services, and ensuring the academic integrity of UMR. Other Research Assistantships: A number of re- This policy statement is in accordance with Section search assistantships are offered each year in conjunc- 240.040 E, Policy Related to Students with Disabilities, tion with UMR research centers. The research per- Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of formed may supplement other credited research in the Missouri, the Missouri Human Rights Act, Section 504 of preparation of theses and dissertations. the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Applicants must have a bachelor of science de- Disabilities Act of 1990. gree or its equivalent, have had the proper training in engineering or science, and be qualified for admittance I. Confidentiality to graduate standing while doing research work. Fellows must register as candidates for one of the advanced de- A) In accordance with the requirements of the Family grees (master of science or doctor of philosophy). Educational Rights and Privacy Act, medical infor- mation concerning a disability will be treated with utmost confidentiality. It will be: 1) treated like other medical information, 2) maintained in secure files under the jurisdiction of the Coordinator, and General Information — 37

3) released only on a need-to-know basis within cellor or his/her designee for resolution in a prompt the university community. manner. This appeal must specify why the accom- II. Responsibilities of the Student modation request is considered unreasonable or unworkable. A) All disabled students seeking reasonable accommo- F) In any disagreement related to IV.E, the Chancellor dations and provision of disability-related services shall take into consideration all relevant factors in- must: cluding but not limited to: 1) identify himself or herself to the Coordinator as 1) current documentation of the specific disability, desiring accommodations 2) the need for the requested services or accom- 2) provide current and adequate documentation of modations, his/her disability and of appropriate accommo- 3) the essential elements of the academic pro- dations to the Coordinator, and gram or course of study being pursued, and, 3) request needed classroom accommodations 4) the fact that no applicable law requires UMR to and related services of the Coordinator. substantially alter essential elements of its B) All of the above requirements must be met by the academic program or course of study or to oth- student in a timely manner to ensure full resolution erwise compromise its academic standards. of accommodations and related services prior to the G) The written judgement of the Chancellor or his/her Student’s entrance into the program or course of designee shall be presented to the faculty member study. The student should provide the necessary or department administrator within ten working documentation at least six weeks prior to the first days following receipt of the written notice of dis- semester for which accommodations are being re- agreement. quested and should provide the Coordinator with a V. Specific Responsibilities of the copy of his/her class schedule as soon as it is avail- able for each semester during which s/he is seeking Faculty accommodations. Waiver of these deadlines may be A) It is the responsibility of the faculty to: made by the Coordinator on a case by case basis. 1) establish curriculum requirements and uphold Failure to meet the specified deadlines and require- the academic standards of UMR, ments may result in a denial of accommodations. 2) determine that the essential elements of these III. Documentation Procedure curricula, as well as those of an individual A) Documentation of a specific disability provided to course are being fulfilled, the Coordinator must be adequate and up to date. 3) work with the Coordinator to determine the Diagnosis and evaluation costs shall not be the re- provision of reasonable accommodations and sponsibility of the university. related services for disabled students when re- 1) Current medical or other diagnostic documenta- quested by the Coordinator and, tion of a disability must be provided by a quali- 4) follow applicable rules with respect to individual fied physician or other qualified diagnostician. privacy and confidentiality related services for 2) Current documentation of the need for reason- disabled students when requested by the Coor- able accommodations and related services must dinator and, also be provided to the Coordinator. B) If the faculty member concerned opposes the de- 3) If existing documentation is incomplete or out- termination made by the Coordinator, s/he should dated, the Coordinator may require the student proceed as follows: to provide additional documentation at the stu- 1) S/he initiates a review of this determination dent’s expense. with the Coordinator. 2) If after this review the faculty member or de- IV. Collaborative Responsibilities of partment administrator still does not agree the Coordinator, Faculty, and Staff with the Coordinator’s determination, s/he may A) The Coordinator shall review the documentation have recourse to the procedures outlined by provided by the student and discuss the accommo- Section IV, subsections D and E. dation and related services requested. VI. Grievance & Complaint Process B) The Coordinator shall make an initial determination A) A student who believes that the determination of as to whether requested accommodations and re- the Coordinator for the provision of reasonable ac- lated services are required. commodations and related services is not being ful- C) The Coordinator shall provide the student with a let- filled by a faculty or staff member must contact the ter describing recommended accommodations and coordinator in a timely manner to discuss the con- related services. cerns. D) The faculty or staff member responsible for a spe- B) A student who is not satisfied with the accommo- cific class, program, or service shall then determine dation plan or the initial determination of the Coor- accommodations of the disability and provision of dinator may file a grievance under the University of related services in consultation with the Coordinator Missouri Discrimination Grievance Procedure for if necessary. Students (Section 370.010). A copy of this policy E) Any disagreement relating to accommodations shall can be obtained from the following sources: be described in writing and submitted to the Chan- 38 — General Information

The UM system web page at http://www.system. sentatives. Career fair contacts often lead to full-time, missouri.edu:80/uminfo/rules/grievance/390010.htm summer and co-op interviews and employment. and (1) The Affirmative Action/EEO office in 106 Harris Hall (573) 341-6314; (2) Office of the Vice Chancellor On-Campus Interviews for Student Affairs (106 Norwood) (573) 341-4292 Full-time, summer and co-op interviews are con- ducted by employers in the COC’s interview suites. Stu- Contact Information dents can pursue interviews opportunities by registering Coordinator of Disability Support Services: in the COC Interviewtrak, a web-based recruiting tool. Counseling & Academic Support Programs Students are encouraged to register at the COC within 203 Norwood Hall the first two weeks of each semester. Interviewtrak pro- Phone: (573) 341-4211 vides job postings, company events on campus, and in- FAX: (573) 341-6179 terview details daily. Email: [email protected] TTY: (573) 341-6645 Resume Referrals The COC electronically submits student resumes to Career Opportunities Center employers who are interested in recruiting at UMR, but who are not able to travel to campus for interviewing. The Career Opportunities Center (COC), located on The company will then review the resumes, and contact the third floor of Norwood Hall, provides many services student candidates directly to make other interview to assist University of Missouri-Rolla students and grad- arrangements. uates in their job search for professional full-time, sum- mer and co-op employment. The COC WebPage is accessible on the Internet and International Students contains information on services, career fairs, events, International students are eligible for co-op and in- on-campus interviews, job listings as well as on-line ternship jobs, but must first obtain work authorization. workshops, manuals and newsletters. Individual advis- The approval process takes approximately one week, ing appointments are available with Career Advisors and is approved by the International Affairs Office. Em- who work one-on-one with students to review their re- ployers are not required to sponsor working visas for in- sume and cover letter and to discuss job search con- ternational students who are offered co-op or internship cerns. positions.

Workshops Alumni Workshops on Resume and Cover Letter Writing, UMR Alumni may also register with the COC to ac- Career Fair Strategies, Interviewing Skills, Professional- cess job listings in Interviewtrak, attend career fairs, ism and Plant Trips are presented each semester at con- and take advantage of career advising. In addition, venient times for students. A five-course Etiquette Din- alumni resumes are stored in the COC databank and will ner is provided to graduating students to review dining be sent to employers requesting electronic resume re- and business etiquette. “Life After UMR - Transition to ferrals. the Real World” is presented each spring for graduates. The Counseling and Academic Practice Interviews Support Programs Practice Interviews are available for students who The Counseling Center would like to improve their interviewing skills. Students The Counseling Center offers various services, in- are videotaped, and a Career Advisor who will review cluding individual and group counseling, consultation, and discuss interview techniques. organizational development, programming on many topics, and the Van Matre Resource Center. Resource Library Personal, academic, and career counseling is pro- vided on a time-limited basis. Services are free, confi- The Career Opportunities Center contains refer- dential, and provided by professionally trained coun- ences and handouts on many job search topics as well selors and/or psychologists. Concerns commonly as employer directories, state-wide career fairs, and in- addressed in personal counseling include self-explo- ternet job sites. ration, family issues, college adjustment, feelings of de- pression and anxiety, interpersonal issues, self-esteem, and childhood abuse. Individuals may also learn relax- Career Fairs ation and coping strategies to deal with the many stres- Two Career Fairs are sponsored each year by the sors of daily living. Career Opportunities Center to provide students a net- Persons wondering about their majors and career working opportunity with hundreds of employer repre- options may benefit from career counseling, which General Information — 39

For further information about Academic Assistance, typically explores personal and professional goals and contact Academic Support Programs, 203 Norwood Hall, how to achieve them. Academic counseling involves 341-6655, http://campus.umr.edu/learn. assistance with study skills, test anxiety, time man- agement, and other skills related to success at UMR. Group counseling is an interactive, supportive, Co-Curricula Activities and interpersonal form of therapy. The Counseling Academic Department Groups Center offers several groups based on campus need American Association of Petroleum Geologists/C.L. and interest. Some current and past groups are Fam- Drake Society, American Ceramic Society, American ily Issues, Graduate Student Support Group, Career Concrete Institute, American Foundry Society, American Exploration, and Student Success. Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, American Insti- The Counseling Center actively promotes stu- tute of Chemical Engineers, American Nuclear Society, dent learning and professional development through American Society for Engineering Management/IIE, its learning enhancement and outreach programming American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of services. The staff offers programs to campus groups Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Eng., Amer- on topics such as teamwork, stress management, ac- ican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Architectural En- ademic success, test anxiety, conflict resolution, and gineering Institute, Associated General Contractors, As- time management. sociation for Computing Machinery, Association of The Van Matre Resource Center, a self-help li- Engineering Geologists, Earthquake Engineering Re- brary, contains excellent audio, video, and reading search Institute, El Club De Espanol, Financial Manage- materials. Topics range from communication skills to ment Association, HELIX Life Science Club, History Club, parenting, career exploration issues to dealing with Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, Institute of depression, anxiety, and abuse. Materials are avail- Transportation Engineers, International Society for Ex- able for checkout. plosives Engineers, Iron & Steel Society, Mathematical The Faculty Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is Association of America, National Society of Black Engi- based on the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) neers, SOBEIT, Society of American Military Engineers, model and offers a variety of services such as brief Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Hispanic counseling, consultation, organizational develop- Professional Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engi- ment, and programming for faculty and staff. neers, Society of Metallurgical Engineers (ASM/TMS), For further information about the Counseling Society of Mining Engineers, Society of Petroleum Engi- Center contact The Counseling Center, 204 Norwood neers, Society of Physics Students, Student Missouri Hall, 341-4211 (http://campus.umr.edu/). State Teachers Association, W. T. Schrenk Society, Wa- ter Environment Federation/Association of Environment Academic Support Programs Engineers & Science Professors, Women In Mining. The Academic Support Programs office is located in 203 Norwood Hall and is home of the Student Honor and Professional Groups Learning Center. Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Iota Delta (Engineering Man- Academic Support Programs provides quality ac- agement), Alpha Iota Delta (Management Systems), Al- ademic assistance through a variety of means. We op- pha Nu Sigma, Alpha Sigma Mu, Blue Key, Chancellor's erate Disability Support Services and the Testing Cen- Leadership Alumni Association, Chi Epsilon, Eta Kappa ter. We strive to foster positive perceptions and Nu, Kappa Kappa Psi, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Keramos, Na- experiences about participating in learning assistance tional Residence Hall Honorary, Omega Chi Epsilon, activities. Through a wide range of resources, stu- Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, dents have many opportunities to enhance their Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Sigma, Pi Epsilon Tau, Pi Tau Sigma, learning experience. Learning resources include indi- Psi Chi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Sigma Gamma Tau, Sig- vidual consultations, test and course review materi- ma Pi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta, Society of Women Engi- als, learning style inventories, study skill enhance- neers, Tau Beta Pi, Tau Beta Sigma, Upsilon Pi Epsilon ment workshops, and organization of study groups. Disability Support Services offers academic access to Inter-cultural Groups students with special needs and the Testing Center of- fers alternative testing environments, opportunity to African Student Association, Association of Black Stu- test out of courses, and much more. dents, Chinese Students & Scholars, India Association, The Academic Support Programs has a compre- International Student Club, Korean Students Associa- hensive resource web site tion, Malaysian Students Organization, Vietnamese Stu- (http://campus.umr.edu/learn), including links to fac- dents Association. ulty support websites, Library Electronic Reserves and virtual learning resources. Media and Publications Groups The Student Learning Center is a place (204 Nor- KMNR Radio Station, Missouri Miner, Rolla Mo and wood Hall) where students can study with others, Southwinds check out self-help resources, and use the LEAD Peer Tutoring program. 40 — General Information Programming and Governing Groups UMR Information Technology ASUM, Council of Graduate Students, Interfraternity (IT) Council, Panhellenic Council, Residence Hall Association (RHA), St. Pat's Committee (StuCo Committee), Stu- Getting Started dent Council, Student Union Board. Information Technology (IT) provides a variety of computing tools and resources to assist with academic Recreation and Sports Groups and administrative work done at UMR. Aikido Club, Ballroom Dancing Club, Chess Club, Cy- Most faculty, staff and students use computers cling Club, Fencing Club, Gaming Association, In-Line daily to help with tasks such as these: to register for Roller, Hockey Club, Intramural Managers Association, classes, communicate with friends using e-mail, collab- Juggling Club, Lacrosse Club, Paintball Club, Racquet- orate on group projects and research, publish web ball Club, Rugby Club, Skydiving Club, Spelunkers Club, pages, write reports and find course schedules just to Taekwondo Club, Trap & Skeet Club, Ultimate! Club, name a few. Youn Wha Ryu. Computer Accounts Religious Organizations Computer accounts are assigned to students Baptist Student Union, Catholic Newman Center, Chi Al- and are used to access various resources at UMR, such pha, Christian Campus Fellowship, Christian Science as the computing network and the computers and soft- Organization, Common Call Campus Ministry, Fellow- ware in Technology Classrooms (TC). Most UMR IT serv- ship of Christian Athletes, Koinonia (Student Fellowship ices require an authorized computer account (user id of Church of Christ), Latter-Day Saint Student Associa- and password) to gain access. The following services tion, Lutheran Student Center, Muslim Student Associ- are available through IT computer accounts. ation, Society of All Paths, The Vine, Voices of Inspira- E-mail tion, Wesley House. Network file storage Access to the campus network Setting up Computer Accounts Residence Halls Associations New computer accounts can be activated by Quadrangle Hall Association (QHA), Residential College visiting the Solution Center web page at Association (RCA), and Thomas Jefferson Hall Associa- campus.umr.edu/helpdesk and clicking the "Welcome tion (TJHA). New Students" link.

Service Organizations Leaving UMR Alpha Phi Omega, Circle K Club, Gamma Alpha Delta, Assigned computer accounts remain active and Habitat for Humanity, Intercollegiate Knights, Lambda available for use as long as the assignee is enrolled in Sigma Pi, Omega Sigma, Up 'til Da. classes at UMR. Additional information regarding ac- count maintenance may be found at Social and Special Interest Groups campus.umr.edu/it/policy and then clicking the "User ID Maintenance" link. Academic Competition Team, Amnesty International, Before leaving UMR, all pertinent documents and Black Man's Think Tank, Blue Sabres, College Republi- files should be saved and removed from computer ac- cans, College Democrats, Collegiate Eagle Scout Asso- counts to avoid data loss. Also, e-mail should be ciation, DaVinci Society, Delta Omicron Lambda, Fly archived and then forwarded using the "E-mail For- fishing Club, Future Investors Club, IAESTE-Interna- warding Tool" located on the Solutions Center web page tional Assoc for the Exchange of Students In Tech. & at campus.umr.edu/helpdesk. E-mail will be forwarded Eng., Independents, John Marshall Society, M-Club, Mil- according to UMR IT guidelines. itary Aerospace Society, Objectivism Club, Perfect 10 Improv, Radio Club (Amateur), Raiders, Show Me Ani- me, Society of Flight Test Engineers, Toastmasters. Systems and Software UMR IT provides a wide variety of computing and Student Design networking facilities and support. These facilities in- clude, but are not limited to the following: Advanced Aero-Vehicle Group, Concrete Canoe Team, PCs Formula SAE, Human Powered Vehicle Team, Miners In MACs Space, Robotics Competition Team, Solar Car Team, Linux systems UMR RTI Solar House Team. Technology Classrooms General Purpose Cluster computing Please contact UMR IT at 573-341-HELP for more information on General Purpose Cluster computing or for assistance in locating specific software. General Information — 41

Technology Classrooms allowing members of the campus community to connect to the network while away from campus or traveling. Technology Classrooms (TCs) are computing sites Special usage policies apply to network connec- provided to support academic computing and teaching tions; see the "Policies and Procedures" web page at methodologies. More than 40 TCs are located in various campus.umr.edu/it/policy. In addition, Ethernet cards buildings around campus. Use of computers in these lo- (both wired and wireless) and cables may be purchased cations is restricted to UMR faculty, staff and students. through the UMR Bookstore which is located in the A list of TC locations, hours of operation and equipment Havener Center. is available online at campus.umr.edu/helpdesk/re- sources/clcs. Getting Help The UMR IT Solutions Center is available to as- Privileges and Responsibilities sist the students, faculty and staff of UMR in using the UMR IT provides access to computing, network- different computing systems on campus. ing and information resources in support of teaching, Help is available on a wide range of items from research and other official duties of the university. Ac- the Windows-based PCs, Macintoshes and Linux work- cess to the computing resources and facilities is a priv- stations to the supported software on these systems. ilege, not a right. The "UMR Computing and Network Members of the campus community may call 573- Facilities Acceptable Use Policy" describes the ethical 341-HELP or access the online Help Request system at and legal responsibilities regarding computing re- help.umr.edu. Hours of operation are available by visit- sources. ing campus.umr.edu/helpdesk/about. Other computing policies and procedures, in- cluding the University of Missouri policies, can be found Internet Resources at campus.umr.edu/it/policy. Online Help Request - help.umr.edu UMR - www.umr.edu Individually Owned Computers Solution Center - campus.umr.edu/helpdesk UMR IT in conjunction with the UMR Bookstore IT - campus.umr.edu/it provides recommendations for supported hardware and IT Security - campus.umr.edu/it/security software to those wishing to purchase for personal use. Campus Library - campus.umr.edu/library Academically priced software for personally Joe'SS - campus.umr.edu/registrar owned computers may be purchased at the UMR Book- store. Software on university owned machines is pro- University Communications to vided through licensing agreements with various ven- Students dors. UMR IT provides Microsoft Outlook to students Each student, once initially registered for classes, free of charge on the "Get Connected CD" (available will be issued a UMR e-mail account with an address on from the IT Walk-In Center, see Getting Help) and the umr.edu.domain. This is the account used for offi- McAfee Anti-virus is available for free download at: cial University business and official University commu- campus.umr.edu/it/software/antivirus. nications to students. Students are expected to regu- Please visit www.umrbookstore.com and click on larly check their UMR e-mail account for University the "MiNERTECH" logo for more information on sup- communications and are responsible for communica- ported technology and recommended systems. tions sent to this account. Therefore, communications sent to this account will be considered to have fulfilled any University obligation for notification. Connecting to the Network Computers in campus residence halls and fra- ternities or sororities connect to the network through an Ethernet connection or via wireless connection. Wire- less coverage currently extends to over 70% of the campus (including the Residential College); providing great flexibility and convenience for members of the campus community. To register a machine on the campus network, simply plug-in to an available Ethernet jack and open a web browser, an online registration page will load, com- plete the online form and you are ready to access the network. Detailed instructions on connecting to the net- work, using either wired or wireless Ethernet, are avail- able at campus.umr.edu/it/refcenter/connect/ethernet. Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections are available 42 — General Information

ment sources can be found on the library’s government Curtis Laws Wilson Library: publications home page. The full text of many online UMR’s Information Access government document is also accessible through the li- brary catalog. Gateway Through interlibrary loan, the UMR collection is supplemented by materials owned by other libraries As the primary learning resource center for the throughout the United States. Wilson Library is able to UMR Campus, Wilson Library provides services and ma- borrow most materials from other libraries needed by terials to support and reinforce the University’s aca- students to support their research. demic programs. In addition to providing students with Yesterday’s library was a collection of books, and access to research resources, the library is a place the information universe was fairly static. Today’s li- where students can develop the information seeking brary has become a dynamic resource center, where and management skills that are necessary to excel in books and journals coexist with online, databases, and an information-based society. Web-based resources. The information universe is no UMR is known as Missouri’s premier technological longer limited to UMR’s physical campus. As student research university; Wilson Library is equally well and faculty information skills continully become ever known for its strong science and technology collection. more critically important, Wilson Library will continue In addition, the humanities and social science collec- to be UMR’s gateway to the everexpanding world of in- tions have grown to support programs in these areas. formation. Students are encouraged to explore the li- The print collection consists of approximately 443,000 brary’s homepage at http://library.umr.edu/. volumes and subscriptions to over 860 scholarly and popular journals. Print resources are supplemented by many other materials, including DVD’s, videos, CD’s, Minority Science and and CD-ROMs. Numerous online resources are also Engineering Programs (MEP) available via the Web from the library homepage. In addition, in-person professional reference assistance is The MEP programs are designed to promote and available for the asking in choosing or appropriately us- support under represented minority (African American, ing all library resources. Hispanic American, and Native American) students who Wilson Library makes every effort to provide UMR are pursuing engineering or science degrees. students with access to state-of-the-art library tech- Our office provides opportunities for professional nologies. In 1983, UMR was the first campus in the Uni- development activities, networking events, and oppor- versity of Missouri system to implement an online pub- tunities to participate in regional and national confer- lic access catalog. The current catalog, called MERLIN, ences. UMR is also a member of the National Consor- shows the library’s holdings and links to electronic full- tium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering text journals. The library catalog not only lets students and Science, Inc. (GEM). www.nd.edu/~gem To learn look at UMR’s holdings but also allows them to search, details about these opportunities contact: J. P. Fran- view and borrow from the collections at the three other saw, Coordinator, Minority Science and Engineering University of Missouri campuses. In addition, patrons Programs, 212 ERL, 573-341-4212, [email protected], can access MOBIUS (Missouri Bibliographic Information campus.umr.edu/mep. User System), in which they are able to browse and bor- row from over 60 other Missouri libraries. A daily couri- Nuclear Reactor er service links all MOBIUS libraries and speeds the ex- change of materials within the consortium. These The UMR Nuclear Reactor (UMRR) is a Nuclear Reg- catalogs are complemented by databases that cover a ulatory Commission (NRC) licensed 200 kilowatt pool- wide range of subject areas and are available through type reactor that is used to support the engineering the library’s webpage or in the library. and science activities on campus. Using the facility, the In the library’s Multimedia Center, which was made reactor staff provides hands-on laboratory, research & possible by a grant from the Emerson Electric Compa- development and project opportunities. The reactor it- ny, the library ceases to be just a repository for infor- self uses uranium fuel and is cooled by natural convec- mation and becomes a laboratory where students are tion in a pool containing approximately 30,000 gallons active participants in the creation and manipulation of of water. The reactor generates a brilliant blue glow information. Students have access to state-of-the-art (Cerenkov radiation) when operated at higher powers. technologies, including non-linear video editors, scan- The open pool design allows access to the reactor ners, illustration packages, slide scanning, graphics core where experiments and samples to be irradiated manipulation programs and poster printing and lami- can be positioned. The facility is equipped with a pneu- nating. matics sample irradiation system, a neutron beam port UMR is a partial depository for United States and that provides a collimate neutron beam, a thermal col- Missouri government documents. The library receives a umn that provides a diffused thermal neutron source, wide selection of print, microform, and electronic ma- gamma spectroscopy systems, and computer data ac- terials from the Government Printing Office and other quisition and control systems. agencies. A large percentage of all new government publications are now available online. Links to govern- General Information — 43

The reactor is open to the greater campus commu- Monnie E. Champion, ORAU Corporate Secretary nity and offers an active (operations) licensure program (865) 576-3306; or visit the ORAU Home Page for interested students and others. The facility hosts nu- (http://www.orau.org). merous projects that actively engage students of vari- ous backgrounds; some recent projects include activi- Office of the Registrar ties in: 1) applied robotics, 2) applied biometrics, 3) photolytically-induced novel material development, 4) Mission Statement radiation tolerance of electronic chips, 5) instrumenta- The primary mission of the Office of the Registrar is tion and sensors, 6) convective heat transfer and multi- to insure the accuracy, integrity, and security of the ac- phase flows and so on. We encourage you to contact the ademic records of the University of Missouri-Rolla. In facility for additional information. addition, the Office will strive to provide quality service to students, alumni, faculty, staff, and other con- Oak Ridge Associated stituents of the University. To this end, the Office will at- Universities (ORAU) tempt to utilize available technology to deliver services and information in an efficient manner. Further, the Of- Since 1981, students and faculty of the University fice will seek to interpret and apply the academic poli- of Missouri-Rolla have benefited from its membership cies and regulations of the University for the benefit of in Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). ORAU is the institution and its constituents. a consortium of 91 colleges and universities and a con- tractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) lo- Absence from Class cated in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ORAU works with its member institutions to help their students and faculty Work missed due to absence from class must be gain access to federal research facilities throughout made up to the satisfaction of the instructor concerned. the country; to keep its members informed about op- Excessive absences from class may result in the student portunity for fellowship, scholarship, and research ap- being dropped from the course at the request of his or pointments; and to organize research alliances among her instructor. its members. Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Ed- Application for Graduation ucation (ORISE), the DOE facility that ORAU operates, Students planning on graduating must do the undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, as well as following: faculty enjoy access to a multitude of opportunities for • Fill out an Application for Graduation form at the study and research. Students can participate in pro- Registrar’s office. grams covering a wide variety of disciplines including • Submit to Registrar’s Office for processing. business, earth sciences, epidemiology, engineering, • Check application deadlines for semester in which physics, geological sciences, pharmacology, ocean sci- you are applying for graduation. ences, biomedical sciences, nuclear chemistry, and mathematics. Appointment and program length range Certification of Enrollment Status from one month to four years. Many of these programs are especially designed to increase the numbers of un- Certifications of enrollment status to lending agen- der represented minority students pursing degrees in cies should be made through the Registrar’s Office, 103 science- and engineering-related disciplines. A compre- Parker Hall. Certification of full-time or half time status hensive listing of these programs and other opportuni- is based upon the number of credit hours scheduled by ties, their disciplines, and details on locations and ben- the student and includes courses in which the student is efits can be found at http://www.orau.gov/ enrolled as a hearer. Full-time is based on at least 9 orise/educ.htm, or by calling either of the contacts be- credit hours; half-time is at least 4 credit hours during low. a normal fall and spring term. For the summer session: ORAU’s Office of Partnership Development seeks full-time is 4 semester hours and half time is at least 2 opportunities for partnerships and alliances among credit hours. ORAU’s members, private industry, and major federal facilities. Activities include faculty development UMR Grade Reports on the Web and programs, such as the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty En- Telephone System hancement Awards, the Visiting Industrial Scholars Pro- gram, consortium research funding initiatives, faculty Students may obtain their grades on the Web research, and support programs as well as services to through Joe’SS. Students that desire a paper copy of chief research officers. their grade report should contact the Registrar’s Office.

For more information about ORAU and its programs, contact: Wayne Huebner, Vice Provost for Research ORAU Councilor for University of Missouri-Rolla (573) 341-6129 44 — General Information

Confidentiality Policy The Family a student, student level, and full- or part-time sta- tus. All students must inform the Registrar’s Office Educational Rights and Privacy Act before the end of the two-week period following the of 1974 first day of classes that this information should not These statements are set forth as guidelines and be released without the student’s prior consent. The procedures to implement the University of Missouri Pol- information listed above will become directory infor- icy on student records developed from The Family Ed- mation as of the first day of classes following the ucational Rights of Privacy Act 1974. end of the one-week period during the summer ses- The University of Missouri-Rolla as charged in the sion. Act will annually inform its eligible students by includ- 3) University of Missouri-Rolla students have access to ing in the Manual of Information and the General Cata- the educational records identified in Paragraph 1 log the following information: above. In accordance with Pub. L. 93-380, as 1) “Educational Records” are those records, files, doc- amended, the University of Missouri-Rolla will not uments, and other materials which contain infor- make available to students the following material: mation directly related to a student and are main- A) Financial records of the parents of students or tained by the university. Those records made any information contained therein. available under The Family Educational Rights and B) Confidential letters and statements of recom- Privacy Act of 1974 are student financial aid, the mendation which were placed in the education student’s mutative advisement file, student health records prior to January 1, 1975, if such letters records, disciplinary record, the admissions file and or statements are not used for the purpose the academic record. The University of Missouri- other than those for which they were specifical- Rolla “Educational Records” do not include: ly intended. A)Records of instructional, supervisory, and C) Confidential recommendations respecting ad- administrative personnel and educational per mission to the university, application for em- sonnel ancillary thereof which are in the sole ployment, and receipt of an honor or honorary possession of the maker thereof and which are recognition, where the student has signed a not accessible or revealed to any other person waiver of the student’s rights of access as pro- except a substitute. vided in 6.0404 the University Policy on Student B) The records and documents of the University of Records. Missouri Police Department that are maintained 4) The director of financial aid, the appropriate aca- solely for law enforcement purposes and are demic dean, the director of the student health serv- not available to persons other than law en- ice, the vice chancellor for student affairs, the di- forcement officials of the same jurisdiction. rector of admissions, and registrar are the officials C) In the case of persons who are employed by responsible for the maintenance of each type of the university but are not in attendance at the record listed in Paragraph1. university, records made and maintained in the 5) Any student may, upon request, review his or her normal course of business which relate exclu- records and if inaccurate information is included, sively to such person and person’s capacity as may request the expunging of such information an employee where the records are not avail- from his or her file. Such inaccurate information will able for any other purpose. then be expunged upon authorization of the official D) All records on any university students which responsible for the file. are created and maintained by a physician, 6) Students desiring to challenge the content of their psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized record may request an opportunity for a hearing to professional or paraprofessional acting in his or challenge the content of his or her educational her professional or paraprofessional capacity, record in order to ensure that the record is not in- or assisting in that capacity, and which are cre- accurate, misleading or otherwise in violation of the ated, maintained, or used only in connection privacy or other rights of the student, and to provide with the provision of treatment to the student, an opportunity for the correction of deletion of any and are not available to anyone other than per- such inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappro- sons providing such treatment, provided, how- priate data contained therein and to insert into such ever, that such records can be personally re- records a written explanation respecting the content viewed by a physician or other appropriate of such records. professional of the student’s choice. 7) The university official charged with custody of the 2) The University of Missouri-Rolla recognizes “Direc- records will attempt to settle informally any dis- tory Information” to be the student’s name, e-mail putes with any student regarding the content of the address, address, telephone listing (including local university’s educational records through informal and permanent address), date and place of birth, meeting and discussions with the student. major field of study, participation in officially rec- 8) Upon request of the student or the university official ognized activities and sports, weight and height of charged with custody of the records of the student, members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, a formal hearing shall be conducted, as follows: degrees and awards received, the most recent pre- A) The request for a hearing shall be submitted in vious educational agency or institution attended by writing to the campus chancellor who will General Information — 45

appoint a hearing officer of a hearing commit- arrangements are available to students, including qui- tee to conduct the hearing. et floors, specialized learning communities and interest B) The hearing shall be conducted and decided area communities, upperclassmen housing, double within a reasonable period of time following the rooms, suite-style housing, cooperative living units, request for the hearing. The parties shall be en- and married housing. All rooms are furnished with titled to 10 days prior written notice of the item beds, closets or wardrobes, desks, chairs, bookshelves, and place of the hearing. and study lamps. Students have the option of bringing C) The hearing shall be conducted and the decision personal items to give their room their own individual rendered by an appointed hearing official or of- touch. Each community has its own study room and TV ficials who shall not have a direct interest in the lounge. Other facilities in the residence hall include outcome of the hearing. laundry facilities, computer learning centers, fitness D) The decision shall be rendered in writing within rooms, meeting areas, game rooms, vending machines a reasonable period of time after the conclusion and convenience stores, depending on the complex. of the hearing. The residence hall communities are administered E) Either part may appeal the decision of the hear- with input from students. Each complex has its own ing official of officials to the campus chancellor. governing body and the Residence Hall Association Appeal from the chancellor’s decision is to the (RHA) is a representative group of all residence hall president is to the Board of Curators. students. These groups play a major role in defining the 9)The University of Missouri-Rolla may permit access policies that govern the residence halls and sponsor a to or release the educational records without the significant number of social, diversity, community serv- written consent to a school official with legitimate ice and educational programs. Representatives for educational interest. A school official is determined these groups are selected in community or complex to have legitimate educational interest if the infor- elections. mation requested is necessary for that official to (a) Being a residential university, UMR requires perform appropriate tasks that are specified in his freshman and sophomores to reside in campus ap- or her position or by a contract agreement; (b) per- proved housing: the residence hall complexes, an ap- form a task related to a student’s education; (c) proved fraternity house, an approved sorority house or perform a task related to the discipline of a student; Christian Campus Fellowship. Exceptions may be grant- (d) provide a service or benefit relating to the stu- ed for married students, students whose homes are in dent or student’s family, such as health care, coun- the Rolla area, military veterans, and students over 21 seling, job placement or financial aid. years of age or other justified situations. 10)If any material or document in the educational Thomas Jefferson Hall, the largest residence hall record of a student includes information on more complex, is located at the north end of the campus. than one student, they may inspect and review only This is a co-ed facility that is capable of housing up to such part of such material or document as relates to 920 residents in two high-rise towers. Although this him or her or to be informed of the specific infor- community is comprised of a predominantly under- mation contained in such part of such material. graduate population, graduates have chosen to live in this area. Thomas Jefferson also houses the Voyager Residential Life Learning Community. The Quadrangle residence hall complex is located The UMR Residential Life housing is composed of on the south end of the campus. It houses approxi- three separate residence hall complexes, Thomas Jef- mately 350 residents in four halls, McAnerney, Farrar, ferson Hall, the Quadrangle Complex, and the Residen- Holtman and Kelly. All of these halls are co-ed facilities tial College, and one apartment complex, Nagogami with Farrar Hall providing cooperative living environ- Apartments. The Residential Life Department's inten- ments and Holtman Hall being designated to house stu- tion in operating all of these facilities is to provide stu- dents over age 21 in single rooms and students inter- dents with a living environment that is best designed to ested in the Holistic Community. The facilities and the meet the academic and personal needs of the individual environment in Holtman Hall are administered with the student. Each residence hall complex is administered by intent of trying to meet the unique needs of its special a professional live-in resident director and is staffed by population. paraprofessional students called resident assistants The Residential College Building One houses ap- (RAs). The apartments are administered by an apart- proximately 250 students and provides commons areas ment manager. All residence hall staff members work to to host gatherings, teach learning communities, or develop academic living environments and are trained showcase speakers. Additional amenities include facul- to help students cope with the challenges associated ty and staff residences, a reception and service area, with college. Their efforts are supervised by the Resi- and a computer learning center. Centrally located, fu- dential Life staff and they work closely with the Coun- ture buildings in this complex will be constructed to seling Center staff and other members of the Student house 150-300 students and provide facilities similar to Affairs Division. those in Building One. Living accommodations will vary The Residential Life Department strives to provide between four-person single-deluxe suites with a semi- students with facilities and services that will best serve private bath to four-person double suites with two the lifestyle needs of UMR students. Various living semi-private half baths. To live in the Residential College 46 — General Information complex, students must be enrolled in one of the four Student Conduct courses directly connected to the Residential College Learning Community: Women as Global Leaders, Entre- A student enrolling in UMR assumes an obligation to preneurial Scholars, Experimental Design, and Global behave in a manner compatible with the university’s Research. function as an educational institution. The University’s Nagogami Terrace, located on the west side of the “Standard of Conduct” and “Rules of Procedures in Stu- campus, includes 36 two-bedroom apartments that dent Conduct Matters” are printed in the “Student Hand- have outside exits which face directly into a courtyard book” and the “Student Academic Regulations”and can setting. While both married and single graduate and un- be found on the Web. Other departments and organiza- dergraduate students are housed in this community, tions, such as Residential Life and IT Communications & priority is given to students who are married or with Resources, have specific policies and standards for their family, graduate students, and then undergraduate stu- residents and/or users, as well as procedures for han- dents. dling violations. See: campus.umr.edu/values/. Meals are served in dining halls located in or near each complex. They offer full-meal service on the week- Student Health Services days and partial-meal service on the weekends that school is in session. Throughout the year special meals Any currently enrolled student can be treated at are served to provide more variety in the cafeteria serv- Student Health Services (SHS). The cost is supported ice. Ten meal plans are available that can be used at all by health fees paid each semester by all students. SHS on-campus retail and dining locations. These plans are offers a wide range of primary health-care services to designed to allow students the opportunity to select the meet students needs and is designed for care of acute meal plan that is best tailored to meet their needs. Stu- and intermittent health problems. dents who live in the residence halls are required to Insurance is recommended since hospital care and contract for one of these ten plans. Students who live in specialists are not covered by the SHS fee. An optional the University's apartments or who live off campus student group plan of accident and sickness insurance have the option of purchasing a dining plan if they so is available to all students. Information on this plan choose. may be obtained at the Cashier’s office. How to Apply Applications and information regarding university Measles and Rubella Immunization housing are sent, beginning in October, to students who Policy are accepted for admission. If you are interested in more information about university housing, contact the No incoming student born after 1956 shall be reg- Residential Life Office, 107 Norwood Hall, University of istered for classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla Missouri-Rolla, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409- without documented proof of two doses of live measles 0510, email [email protected], visit online at vaccine. Students matriculating only in off-campus or campus.umr.edu/reslife, or call (573) 341-4218. continuing education/extension courses are excluded. The incoming student shall present acceptable doc- Housing Expenses by Semester umentation of immunization before registration to the Residence Halls University of Missouri-Rolla is complete. Acceptable Thomas Jefferson Quadrangle Residential documentation shall be defined by the campus and may College include a measles immunization record signed by a Fall $3,015 $2,957 $3,693 physician, or a health record from a high school or a Spring $3,015 $2,958 $3,694 branch of the military. Total $6,030 $5,915 $7,387 Students not in compliance with this policy will be notified of the need to provide acceptable documenta- Several factors influence the cost of affiliating tion in order to register for classes. In addition, a hold with fraternities and sororities. Consequently, the cost will be placed on the records of students not in compli- varies from chapter to chapter, but compares favorably ance. with other types of student housing. To obtain the most Exemptions from immunization are permitted for accurate information, contact an individual fraternity or medical, religious or philosophical reasons. Students sorority or the Student Life Office. Meals are available who exempt themselves from immunization for reli- by each fraternity or sorority and additional meal plans gious or philosophical reasons must sign the University are available through Residential Life. of Missouri-Rolla measles/rubella form (parents must Additional information about the housing and sign for persons under the age of 18). For medical ex- food services offered by the University is available emptions, the University of Missouri-Rolla through the Residential Life Office, 107 Norwood Hall, measles/rubella form must be signed by a physician. University of Missouri-Rolla, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, This form will be on file in the student health clinic or MO 65409-0510, email [email protected], visit online at other office designated by the Chancellor. For their own campus.umr.edu/reslife, or call (573) 341-4218. protection, students who have an exemption may be required to leave campus in case of a measles or rubel- la outbreak. General Information — 47

Meningitis Immunization Regulations, as adopted by the Parking, Security and Traffic Safety Committee and approved by the Chancel- Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year and in lor, provide for the payment of established fees for compliance with State Law (SB 686) all students living parking privileges and set fees for violation of those in UMR approved housing shall provide documented regulations. The University Police Department has the proof of the Meningococcal vaccine or be required to responsibility of enforcing parking regulations at UMR. sign a waiver stating that the institution of higher edu- The size of the student body, faculty, and staff, cou- cation has provided the student, parent or guardian pled with the fact that a large number of students live with detailed written information on the risks associat- off-campus, leads to a relatively large number of motor ed with the meningococcal disease and the availability vehicles on and near the campus. This traffic load, in and effectiveness of the meningococcal vaccine. These turn, complicates parking for the campus citizen and records will be maintained at the SHS and will be avail- creates a hazard for vehicles and pedestrians. The able to the Resident Halls, Greek Housing and other Committee has prescribed the rules governing the clas- University housing. sification and use of parking lots, the qualifications for Proof of meningitis vaccine or a signed waiver must parking on those lots, and the rules for application, is- be provided by the student to SHS before they will be suance, and use of parking permits. allowed to move into university approved housing. Specific information on current regulations and oth- er details pertaining to parking can be obtained at the Other Immunizations University Police Department, 121 General Services Bldg., 341-4303. The regulations may also be found at: The following immunizations are recommended by http://campus.umr.edu/police/parking/parking.html the American College Health Association. • Diptheria/Tetanus (in past 10 years) • Hepatitis B (series of 3 injections) UMR Parking-Rules in Capsule Form • Hepatitis A (series of 2 injections) 1) All parking on campus requires either a purchased • PPD (tuberculosis test-in past year) permit or payment at a meter. Decals (permit and registration stickers) must be affixed to the outside Policy for Tuberculosis Testing For of the rear window or bumper on driver’s side of the vehicle. Temporary tags shall be affixed to the in- UMR Students Adopted April 2004 side rear window on the driver’s side of the vehicle. The UMR campus takes reasonable steps to pro- 2) All vehicles shall be parked HEADING into the park- tect students from exposure to infectious diseases. Stu- ing spaces. (Do not back into or pull through the dents from endemic areas account for about 95% of the space.) risk of a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak on campus. Un- 3) A visitor is anyone OTHER THAN an employee, stu- treated TB can result in serious health problems for the dent or member of their family. student and for other people who come in contact with 4) Regulations pertaining to area permits and metered him or her. In order to ensure a healthy campus, be- parking are enforced YEAR ROUND from 7:30 a.m. ginning with the Fall semester 2004 and every semes- to 4:30 p.m. except on Saturdays, Sundays, and ter thereafter, all international students shall be re- Official University holidays. Other regulations are quired to have a Mantoux skin test for tuberculosis enforced at all times as noted below. administered in the United States and a reported read- 5) Permit and metered parking at Thomas Jefferson ing in millimeters. Residence Hall shall be enforced 24 hours a day 7 Testing with the Mantoux two step skin test must days a week. be done or verified, at no charge, at UMR Student 6) Employees and students lending their vehicle to a Health. If a skin test is positive, a further test involving visitor will be responsible for any violations occur- a chest X-ray must be administered to determine if ac- ring on campus. tive tuberculosis is present. 7) Parking permit owners shall park only in the area to All students who test positive for tuberculosis which the purchased permit allows access. shall be offered tuberculosis medication and must be di- 8) Employees and students without parking permits rectly observed taking their medicine at Student Health shall use only metered spaces. for the designated time period. 9) Specially marked disabled parking, driveways, yel- Enrollment is contingent upon completion of TB low curbs and zones, spaces marked for 24 hour testing and possible treatment as described above. enforcement, fire lanes, vehicle types and areas not designated as a parking area, etc. shall be enforced University Police Office 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Parking 10)University driveways, yellow curbs and zones and any other area not specifically designated as a All student-operated vehicles in the Rolla area parking area shall not be used at any time. should be registered with the University Police Depart- 11)The Director of University Police, with the concur- ment and should have either a valid campus parking rence of the Parking Committee Chair, shall have permit or student registration decal affixed properly to the authority to suspend all or part of the parking the vehicle. UMR Parking, Security and Traffic Safety regulations for specific periods of time. 48 — General Information

The full and complete set of the UMR Parking Rules and University Police to be Notified Regulations can be found on our website: http://cam- The University Police Department is to be notified as pus.umr.edu/police/parking/parking.htm. soon as practical of incidents involving alleged violation of state statutes that occur on campus property and Lost and Found other circumstances requiring police service, including The University Police Department is the central health or safety emergencies. “Lost and Found” repository for the campus. Any lost The University Police shall be responsible for the and found items should be turned in to University Police maintenance of peace and order, and the investigation for reclamation purposes. If an item is lost, information of crimes occurring on University property. To help in- should be filled out with University Police, 341-4308, in sure that this accomplished, the campus community case the item is turned in at a later date. There is a link must report incidents in a timely manner. on the UMR Police home page to report lost or found The University Police Department shall attempt to items. The web address is: campus.umr.edu/police monitor and record, in cooperation with local police /lost.html. agencies, criminal activity at off-campus student organ- izations with off-campus housing facilities. Campus Security The Student Affairs Division at UMR has developed a “Protocol for Responding to Survivors of Sexual As- Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy sault” for Student Affairs personnel which outlines the and Campus Crime Statistics Act Statement. options for support and services available to the victim The University of Missouri-Rolla is committed to the during a time of crisis caused by a sexual assault. safety and welfare of the campus community. This an- Reporting options include direct reporting, where nual security report is intended to heighten awareness the victim speaks directly with law enforcement officers, of crime and security on campus. Campus safety and whether it be UMR Police or Rolla Police. If the victim security at UMR is a shared responsibility. does wish to participate in the prosecution of the of- UMR’s annual security report includes statistics for fender, direct reports are required and should be made the previous three years concerning reported crimes as soon as possible. that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus build- Reporting by third party involves law enforcement ings owned or controlled by UMR; and on public proper- being contacted by someone other than the victim, such ty within the city limits of Rolla, MO. The report also in- as University personnel, who reports the details of the cludes institutional policies concerning campus security, assault. This option should only be used when the vic- such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime tim is unwilling to report the assault directly. However, prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and it is unlikely any prosecution of the assault will be made other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report by unless the victim agrees later to make a direct report. accessing the following web site at: http://campus.umr. Through an anonymous report the victim contact edu/police/security_act/report.html or by contacting authorities and reports the details of the assault but University Police, 121 General Services, Rolla, MO. does not disclose her/his identity. Again, although this 65409. type of reporting may be useful in preventing addition- University Police al assaults on campus, it cannot be used for investiga- The mission of the University Police, as a vital part tion and prosecution of the assault. of the administrative staff is to support the academic and campus community in fulfilling its commitment to teaching, research and service. The responsibilities of Security of Campus the University Police, as set forth in Chapter 172, Mis- Accountability of the security of campus facilities souri Revised Statutes, are: originates with the department chair. Areas of responsi- “To protect and preserve peace and good order in bility include, but are not limited to, both interior and the public buildings and upon the campuses, exterior entryways, exists, and windows, and items of grounds, and farms, over which they may have value within the department. Areas not under a specific charge and controls.” department shall be under the responsibility of the next Chapter 172 also provides University Police with: higher level within the division. “The same power to maintain order, preserve the The department chair is ultimately answerable for peace, and make arrests as is now held by police offi- security problems existing within his/her area of con- cers.” trol, but can designate a dependable and reliable indi- Duties include, but are not limited to, crime preven- vidual(s) areas of security responsibility. tion through active campus involvement, individual in- A particularly sensitive area in building access con- teractions, and public educational endeavors, preventa- trol is the issuance of keys by departments to faculty, tive patrols, service to students and others in staff, and students. Department key issuance and con- emergencies, maintenance of peace and order, special trol shall comply with guidelines set forth in section 07- event coverage, control and supervision of traffic, the 13, under the title, “Property & Capital Equipment, Keys enforcement of state laws and university rules and reg- To University Buildings (UMR).” ulations, and the investigation of crimes. Buildings shall be secured during the evening hours at the earliest reasonable time. Any facility open for an General Information — 49 extended period after normal operating hours for that act/report.htm or by contacting the University Police building shall require a permit to be open for the hours Department, 341-4300. specified on the permit. During the academic year in which residence halls Alcohol/Illegal Drugs Policies: are open, those halls shall be secured during the evening hours according to Housing Department regu- Alcoholic Beverages lations. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to The use, or possession of any alcoholic beverage is prevent access by unauthorized personnel, in both res- prohibited on all University property, except in the idence halls and other campus buildings, by verifying President’s residence and the Chancellors’ residences, any door entered or exited has closed and locked. and the sale, use or possession may, by appropriate Maintenance of campus facilities involving secu- University approval be allowed in approved University rity problem areas, such as broken locks, windows, Alumni Centers of Faculty Clubs, and for single events door, etc., shall involve reporting the security prob- and reoccurring similar events in designated confer- lem as soon as possible to the Physical Facilities de- ence, meeting, or dining facilities provided by Univer- partment, who shall rectify the security breech with- sity food services, subject to all legal requirements. in a timely manner. Further information pertaining to alcoholic beverages can be obtained from the UMR Alcohol Handbook. Notification of Agencies Illegal Drugs University of Missouri regulations prohibit the un- Local law enforcement agencies (i.e., Rolla Police lawful possession, use, distribution and sale of alcohol Department, Phelps County Sheriff’s Office, State High- and illicit drugs by University students and employees way Patrol) are routinely notified of violations of law on University-owned property and at University or and other incidents occurring on campus that may ap- supervised activities. Local, state, and federal laws pear to affect the off-campus community also prohibit the unlawful possession, use, distribu- The Director of University Police or his representa- tion, and sale of alcohol and illicit drugs. Violation of tive will act as liaison between the University and local the University of Missouri regulations and federal law enforcement agencies and make the determination and state laws can result in disciplinary action up to as to when they should be notified of an incident oc- and including expulsion for students and discharge curring on campus. for employees. A variety of resources exist for drug and/or alcohol Police Reports counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation program. For Police reports involving criminal activity will be detailed information concerning University and commu- turned over to the County Prosecutor for his/her dispo- nity resources, students and employees may contact sition. The Director of University Police shall review the Substance Abuse Prevention Program, 106 Norwood each report and make every effort to establish a proce- Hall, 341-4292. Confidential consultation, assessment, dural relationship to permit campus disciplinary proce- short term counseling, and referral services are avail- dures to be implemented for minor infractions. able free of charge to faculty, staff, and students. A va- Certain University officials, because of the nature riety of prevention of education programs are also of- of their responsibilities, will be informed in cases in- fered. volving students faculty, and staff. Information con- cerning student conduct not required is referred to the office of the prosecutor and will be forwarded to the Sexual Assault Programs and University Student Conduct Officer. Procedures Educational Programs Compilation of Crime Statistics • Rape/sexual assault prevention The University Police will compile crime statistics • Burglary/theft prevention and prepare annual reports for dissemination according • Room or building security surveys to University, state, and/or federal guidelines. These • Property engraving programs annual reports shall be reviewed by the Director of Res- • Campus watch idential Life and, upon his review, be made available for • Floor security programs public examination. • Alcohol/liquor law programs Timely reports shall be made to the campus com- • Drug violation programs munity on crimes considered to be a threat to other There is no set agenda for giving these pro- students and employees. Those crimes include murder, grams, but they are presented at least once a year and rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor some of them numerous times during the school year. vehicle theft. Any or all of them can be given upon request by any student, faculty, staff, or university related group. It is UMR Crime Statistics preferable that arrangements be made as far in ad- vanced as possible to assure the program you may be The crime statistics for the University of MO-Rolla interested in can be arranged at your convenience. can be found at: http://campus.umr.edu/police/security 50 — General Information

Possible Sanctions For Sex Offenses completion of the exam. The Director of Residential Possible sanctions for rape, acquaintance rape, or Life will be contacted by UMR Police and informed of other sex offenses following an on-campus disciplinary the assault and the identity of the victim. The Director procedure includes disciplinary probation, suspension, of Residential Life is subsequently responsible for coor- or expulsion. Information involving any crimes commit- dinating the University response to the assault. ted on campus and investigated by the University of Other sources of emergency medical exams for Missouri-Rolla Police Department will be submitted to victims include UMR’s Health Services, whose services the Phelps County Prosecutor for his disposition and are available 24 hours a day (341-4284), and Planned possible prosecution of the alleged assailant(s). Parenthood, where appointments are required (364- Preserving Evidence if a Sex Offense Occurs 1509). Receiving medical care immediately following a Sexual Assault On-Campus Disciplinary rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault is extremely important for the victim’s well being. It is essential that Action Procedures the victim of the crime obtain: There are two possible situations which may arise 1) emergency medical exam if the victim has se- as a result of an accusation of sexual assault or rape. rious injuries; The policy/procedures for dealing with the situations 2) a general medical exam to ensure that she/he are defined in the Collected Rules and Regulations of hasn’t obtained injuries that she/he’s un- the University of Missouri, Section 200.020, Part C: aware of or unable to determine; RULES OF PROCEDURES IN STUDENT DISCIPLINARY 3) a medical/legal examination for the collection MATTERS, approved by the Board of Curators. The sit- of evidence if she/he thinks there is any pos- uations which may arise are: sibility she/he will want 1) The victim has reported a rape or sexual as- 4) testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, sault to a law enforcement agency. The AIDS, and possible pregnancy (as part of fol- Director of Residential Life is then notified by low-up treatment). the UMR Police. For medical emergencies call UMR Police (341- 2) The victim does not report the rape or sexual 4300) who will subsequently have an ambulance dis- assault to a law enforcement agency, but patched. It is strongly encourages that a report to the wishes the University to take action against UMR Police be made as soon as possible after the sexu- the alleged perpetrator under Section 200.010 al assault. A report can be made at the hospital or the of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the police department. University of Missouri: STANDARD OF CON- For medical emergencies call UMR Police (341- DUCT. The campus judicial officer will inform 4300) who will subsequently have an ambulance dis- the victim that an investigation may take patched. It is strongly encourages that a report to the place, and that action may be taken without UMR Police be made as soon as possible after the sexu- the victim’s consent, if it is deemed in the best al assault. A report can be made at the hospital or the interest of the University community. police department. The accused will be contacted by the judicial of- Successful apprehension and/or prosecution of ficer immediately after initial information has been the offender depends greatly on a rapid and accurate gathered. Both the accuser and the accused are enti- report of the crime. Information about the assault can tled to the same opportunities to have others present assist law enforcement authorities in providing and im- during a campus disciplinary proceeding, and both will proving prevention strategies for the protection of the be informed of the outcome of any campus disciplinary victim and others in the community. proceeding involving a sexual assault complaint. Making a report assists the police in protecting the community. While the actual prosecution of the of- Counseling, Mental Health Services For fend offender is pursued by the Phelps County Prosecu- Sexual Assault Victims tor (not by the victim), prosecution is unlikely to occur The UMR resource for crisis intervention is the UMR without the consent and assistance of the victim. Uni- Center for Personal and Professional Development versity Police services are STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, (341-4211). UMR counselors are trained professionals and in no way does contacting this support unit obligate who will assist victims of rape, attempted rape, or sex- the victim to take any further action. ual assault in coping with the trauma or long standing If the victim is considering a medical/legal exam, victimization issues. There is no cost to the student for the only resource in this area is the Phelps County Re- these services. The victim has the right to decline an gional Medical Center Emergency Room. To obtain immediate interaction with the Center for Personal and physical evidence that will be useful, the medical/legal Professional Development. These services are STRICT- exam must be conducted within 48 hours of the assault. LY CONFIDENTIAL and contacting this support service If the victim pursues this course of action the UMR does not obligate the victim to take any further action. Police and the Rolla Police will be contacted by Phelps Other counseling or mental health services in the com- County Regional Medical Center. The police will be noti- munity include Central Ozarks Mental Health Services, fied by the Emergency Room personnel who will arrive 364-7551, and the Phelps County Regional Medical at the hospital to begin their investigation upon Center Stress Center, 341-2350. General Information — 51

Changing Academic, Living Status After Al- leged Sexual Assault If the accused and the victim may be in close con- tact with each other because of class schedules and/or living arrangements, two situations may arise: 1) The Director of Residential Life has the author- ity to give the victim and/or accused the option of changing living arrangements. If the victim and the accused refuse to change living arrangements, the Director has the authority to change the living arrangements of either person. Contact should be made with the Di- rector of Residential Life office, 341-4218, for assistance in this area. 2) The judicial officer shall give the parties the op- tion of changing class schedules to avoid con- tact. However, change of class schedules can- not be required until after disciplinary proceedings have concluded. Contact can be made with the judicial officer in the Student Af- fairs Office, 341-4292, for assistance in this area. 52 —