2006 – 2007 Graduate Catalog
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2006 – 2007 Graduate Catalog Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina Volume 93 Effective August 16, 2006 through August 15, 2007 The Web Catalog is available at: www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies WINTHROP UNIVERSITY PROFILE Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina Geographic center of the two Carolinas 20 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina 42 buildings on 425-acre campus Faculty: 542 faculty (full- and part-time) Students: 6480 (Fall 2005) 21 percent graduate 1234 graduate students Academic Year: Two semesters Optional summer terms Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: 803/323-2204 Graduate Studies Office 800/411-7041 Fax: 803/323-2292 Internet: [email protected] Web: http://www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies Address: 701 Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29733 Purpose of Catalog The purpose of this catalog is to present detailed information regarding Winthrop’s graduate curricula and to provide a general description of its various academic units. The information and educational requirements represent a flexible program that may be altered where such alterations are thought to be in the mutual interest of the university and its students. The provisions of the catalog do not constitute any offer of a contract which may be accepted by students through registration and enrollment in the university. The university reserves the right to change without notice any fee, provision, offering or requirement in this catalog and to determine whether a student has satisfactorily met requirements for admission or graduation. The most current program requirements are posted on our website at: www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies. Student Responsibility Each academic unit establishes requirements that must be met prior to a degree being granted. It is important that the student become familiar with these requirements and complete them within the prescribed deadlines. Advisors, department heads and deans are available to offer assistance, but the ultimate responsibility rests with the student. Winthrop University offers equal opportunity in its employment, admissions, and educational activities. 2 Table of Contents Winthrop University Calendar 4 General Information 8 Academic Support and Facilities 10 Student Services and Support Facilities 13 Graduate Admissions 17 Fees 23 Financial Assistance 26 Academic Regulations 29 Degree Requirements 37 Academic Programs College of Arts and Sciences 41 College of Business Administration 56 Richard W. Riley College of Education 62 College of Visual and Performing Arts 79 Courses of Study 88 Officials 159 Faculty 162 Faculty Awards 170 Index 172 3 Winthrop University Calendar 2006 - 2008 Fall Semester 2006 August 21-25, Monday – Friday Schedule change period August 21, Monday, 4 p.m. Convocation and Blue Line August 22, Tuesday Fall 2006 classes begin Open Registration Graduate Orientation August 25, Friday Last day of Fall 2006 semester registration Last day to change course or course section Last day to audit courses September 8, Friday Last day to elect S/U option September 11, Monday Last day to submit Application for Graduation without paying late fee September 12, Tuesday Graduate Studies Open House October 10, Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Graduate and Professional School Day McBryde Hall October 11, Wednesday Programs of Study due in Graduate Studies October 13 - 16, Friday – Monday Fall Break October 18, Wednesday Advising for Spring 2007 begins October 20, Friday Last day to withdraw from a fall class. An N grade will be assigned. No class withdrawals will be permitted after this date except by extenuating circumstances. November 1, Wednesday Early Registration for Spring 2007 begins November 7, Tuesday Election day, university closed November 22 - 26,Wednesday – Sunday Thanksgiving Holidays November 23 - 24, Thursday – Friday Offices closed November 27, Monday, 9 a.m. Submit to Graduate Studies Theses, Results of Comprehensive Examinations, Portfolios and Recitals December 4, Monday Last day of Fall 2006 classes December 5, Tuesday Study Day December 5 – 12, Tuesday – Tuesday Final Examinations December 14, Thursday, 7 p.m. Commencement December 25 - January 1* Holiday Break (offices closed) *The university will be closed on December 22 if the governor declares Christmas Eve a holiday. 4 Spring Semester 2007 January 8, Monday Spring 2007 Classes Begin Open Registration Graduate Orientation January 8-12, Monday – Friday Schedule change period January 12, Friday Last day of Spring 2007 semester registration Last day to audit courses January 15, Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Offices closed January 18, Thursday Last day to elect S/U option January 23, Tuesday Last day to submit Application for Graduation without paying late fee February 19, Monday Programs of Study due in Graduate Studies March 6, Tuesday, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Graduate and New Start Open House Johnson Hall Lobby March 7, Wednesday Last day to withdraw from a spring class. An N grade will be assigned. No class withdrawals will be permitted after this date except by extenuating circumstances. March 12-18, Monday – Sunday Spring Break March 15 - 16, Thursday – Friday Offices closed March 21, Wednesday Advising for Fall 2007 begins April 4, Wednesday Early Registration for Summer and Fall 2007 begins April 9, Monday, 9 a.m. Submit to Graduate Studies Theses, Results of Comprehensive Examinations, Portfolios and Recitals April 23, Monday Last day of Spring 2007 classes April 24, Tuesday Study Day April 24 - May 1, Tuesday – Tuesday Final examinations May 3, Thursday, 7 p.m. Graduate Commencement Summer Session 2007 May 14 - June 1 Session A Maymester June 4, Monday Submit Application for August Graduation June 4, Monday Programs of Study due in Graduate Studies June 4 - August 3 Session B June 4 - July 3 Session C July 9 - August 8 Session D July 20, Friday, 9 a.m. Submit to Graduate Studies Theses, Results of Comprehensive Examinations, Portfolios and Recitals July 4,Wednesday Holiday Winthrop University courses are scheduled throughout the day and evening beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 9:15 p.m. Many of the courses offered in the evening are graduate professional courses. Students are encouraged to refer to the current semester's online Schedule of Courses (http://www.winthrop.edu/recandreg/course/schedule.htm) for additional information. Summer School Winthrop University's summer school is composed of an intensive 3-week Maymester, two 4 1/2- week sessions and a 9- week session that allows students to take advantage of many summer opportunities. The summer program reflects the same educational goals as those of the regular academic year. Winthrop summer sessions also provide special advantages in allowing both current and new students an opportunity to accelerate their work toward a degree or to pursue academic directions they have been unable to explore during the regular school year. 5 Fall Semester 2007 (Subject to Change) August 20, Monday Open Registration Graduate Orientation August 20, Monday, 4 p.m. Convocation and Blue Line August 20 - 24 Monday – Friday Schedule change period August 21, Tuesday Fall 2007 classes begin August 24, Friday Last day of Fall 2007 semester registration Last day to audit courses September 4, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Graduate and New Start Open House, Johnson Hall Lobby September 10, Monday Last day to submit Application for Graduation without paying late fee September 18, Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Graduate and Professional School Day McBryde Hall October 3, Wednesday Programs of Studies due in Graduate Studies October 15 - 16, Monday – Tuesday Fall Break October 17,Wednesday Advising for Spring 2008 begins October 19, Friday Last day to withdraw from a fall class. An N grade will be assigned. No class withdrawals will be permitted after this date except by extenuating circumstances. November 7, Wednesday Early Registration for Spring 2008 begins November 21 - 25, Wednesday – Sunday Thanksgiving Holidays November 22 - 23, Wednesday – Friday Offices closed November 26, Monday, 9 a.m. Submit to Graduate Studies Theses, Results of Comprehensive Examinations, Portfolios and Recitals December 3, Monday Last day of Fall 2007 classes December 4, Tuesday Study Day December 4 - 11, Tuesday-Tuesday Final Examinations December 13, Thursday, 7 p.m. Commencement December 25 – January 1, Holiday Break (offices closed) *The university will be closed December 24 if the governor declares Christmas Eve a holiday. 6 Spring Semester 2008 (Subject to Change) January 14, Monday Open Registration Graduate Orientation January 14, Monday Spring 2008 classes begin January 14 - 18, Monday – Friday Schedule change period January 18, Friday Last day of Spring 2008 semester registration Last day to audit courses January 21, Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Offices closed January 28, Monday Last day to submit Application for Graduation without paying late fee February 18, Monday Programs of Study due in Graduate Studies March 12, Wednesday Last day to withdraw from a spring class. An N grade will be assigned. No class withdrawals will be permitted after this date except by extenuating circumstances. March 17 - 21, Monday – Friday Spring Break March 21, Friday Offices closed April 2, Wednesday Advising for Summer and Fall 2008 begins April 9, Wednesday Early Registration for Summer and Fall 2008 begins April 9, Wednesday, 9 a.m. Submit to Graduate Studies Theses, Results of Comprehensive Examinations, Portfolios and Recitals April 28, Monday Last day of Spring 2008 courses April 29, Tuesday Study Day April 29 – May 6, Tuesday - Tuesday Final examinations May 8, Thursday, 7 p.m. Commencement Summer Session 2008 (Subject to Change) May 19 – June 6 Session A Maymester June 2 Submit Application for August Graduation June 2 Programs of Study due in Graduate Studies June 9 - August 8 Session B June 9- July 10 Session C July 14 - August 13 Session D July 18, Friday, 9 a.m. Submit to Graduate Studies Theses, Results of Comprehensive Examinations, Portfolios and Recitals July 4, Friday Holiday (offices closed) Winthrop University courses are scheduled throughout the day and evening beginning at 8 a.m.