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The University of North Texas is a student-centered The university is committed to academic public research university and is the flagship of the excellence, to student success and to serving as an UNT System. The university stands as the most com- intellectual resource for the community, state and prehensive in the Dallas–Fort Worth region, offering nation. 93 bachelor’s, 111 master’s and 50 doctoral degree programs, many nationally recognized. Our History UNT is a thriving university with a legacy of excel- lence in a broad range of academic areas. It is also one UNT was founded in 1890 as Texas Normal of the largest universities in Texas, enrolling more than College and Teacher Training Institute. Joshua 32,000 students. Founded in 1890, UNT takes pride in C. Chilton, the founding president, leased facili- its outstanding faculty, high academic standards and ties above a hardware store on Denton’s square to diverse student body. Offering a traditional college establish a teacher training institute. His charge to experience at an affordable cost, UNT boasts a 19:1 the faculty at its first assembly remains an impor- student-faculty ratio and Division I-A athletics. Named tant part of UNT’s value system: “It will be our aim one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 10 consec- to become leaders in the education of the young utive years, UNT also provides more than 60 centers men and women of Texas, fitting them to creditably and institutes which serve the public good. fill the most important positions in business and professional circles. We desire the cooperation of  University

all who believe in higher education and who want to see our state in the very front of intellectual as well as UNT Presidents material progress.” The university has been led by The university has had seven names through the 13 presidents: years. 1890 Texas Normal College and Teacher Joshua C. Chilton (1890-93) Training Institute John J. Crumley (1893-94) 1894 North Texas Normal College Menter B. Terrill (1894-1901) 1901 North Texas State Normal College J.S. Kendall (1901-06) 1923 North Texas State Teachers College W.H. Bruce (1906-23) 1949 North Texas State College Robert L. Marquis (1923-34) 1961 North Texas State University W.J. McConnell (1934-51) 1988 University of North Texas J.C. Matthews (1951-68) Incoming students choose UNT for the quality of John J. Kamerick (1968-70) its programs, many of which are nationally ranked. John Carter (acting, 1970-71) More degree programs at UNT are nationally accred- C.C. Nolen (1971-79) ited than at any other university in the Dallas–Fort John Carter (acting, 1979-80) Worth region (see list of accrediting organizations Frank E. Vandiver (1980-81) following the index). UNT “firsts” through the years Howard W. Smith Jr. (ad interim, 1981-82) include: Alfred F. Hurley (1982-2000) Norval F. Pohl (2000-present) • First jazz studies program in the U.S., which is consistently ranked the nation’s best. From 1981 until 2000, the president • First accredited behavioral analysis master’s also carried the responsibilities and title degree program in the U.S. of Chancellor of the University and the • First master’s degree in natural philosophy (now University of North Texas Health Science chemistry education) in the U.S. Center in Fort Worth. Senate Bill 751 of • First oil and petroleum accounting program in the 76th Texas Legislature provided for the U.S. the establishment of the University of • First patent for a silicon-based ultra-sensitive North Texas System, and in July 1999, chemical sensor for use in integrated circuit the Texas Higher Education Coordinating fabrication. Board confirmed formal system status for UNT, including the Denton campus, • First PhD program in art education in the U.S. UNTHSC in Fort Worth and the UNT • First cooperative master’s degree program in Dallas Campus (UNT System Center at library and information science in the U.S. Dallas). In October 2000, the positions • First online school library preparation program of president and chancellor were offi- in the U.S. cially separated. • First all-online master’s degree program in mer- chandising in the U.S. The university has had three • First accredited counseling program in the U.S., chancellors: which still ranks among the nation’s best. Frank E. Vandiver (1981) Alfred F. Hurley (1981-2002) The Robert B. Toulouse School of Lee Jackson (2002-present) Graduate Studies On August 24, 2002, the UNT Board When Robert B. Toulouse, who served as gradu- of Regents named Alfred F. Hurley ate dean from 1954 to 1982 and provost until 1990, Chancellor Emeritus of the UNT System retired, the board of regents renamed the graduate and President Emeritus of the university. school the Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. His contributions to graduate education made the honor richly deserved. During Toulouse’s tenure as graduate dean, almost every graduate program currently authorized at UNT was established. His leadership role in establishing these programs helped to make UNT the most comprehensive graduate University  institution in the region and one of the three largest Federation of North Texas Area Universities graduate institutions in the state. A new dimension in graduate education came In addition, graduate student enrollment grew in 1968 with the establishment of the Federation of from approximately 300 students to more than 5,500, North Texas Area Universities. With the guidance which then represented almost a third of UNT’s of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, total enrollment. Toulouse also provided leadership the federation was founded to expand and enrich the in establishing the Federation of North Texas Area variety of graduate degrees available to residents of Universities in 1968. the area by sharing the resources of the University of Toulouse’s efforts also had an extraordinary effect North Texas and Texas Woman’s University in Den- on the development of research at the university. As ton, and Texas A&M University–Commerce. dean, he pursued a goal of enhancing research across Master’s and doctoral degree programs have been the entire campus, involving as many professors as developed that permit students at one of the three possible to build a strong base for attracting external participating institutions to complete a portion of funding. His insight and good judgment in manag- their graduate work at either or both of the other two, ing the university’s limited resources led to major although a single institution grants the degree. UNT increases in the quality and impact of research at grants eight master’s and seven doctoral degrees that UNT. In this, he laid the foundation for the explosive are part of the federation consortium. In addition, 16 increase in external research funding in the 1980s. program committees have been formed to encour- age cooperative activities between the participating History of Graduate Education at UNT universities. Graduate studies at the master’s level were first Universities Center at Dallas offered at UNT in 1935 in response to an increasing demand from Texas school systems for teachers with In 1997 the Federation of North Texas Area more than four years of college education. Master’s Universities assumed the management of the Univer- degrees were first offered in art, biology, chemistry, sities Center at Dallas, formerly the Dallas Education economics, education, English, physical and health Center. Five universities cooperate in the offering of education, and Spanish, with the first master’s degrees upper-division undergraduate courses and graduate conferred in 1936. courses that may be applied to programs and degrees Beginning in 1946, master’s programs were added offered by the three principal Federation universities in other departments and by 1950 the master’s degree (Texas A&M University–Commerce, Texas Woman’s was available in almost every area in which the insti- University and UNT) and by the University of Texas tution offered the bachelor’s degree. at Arlington and the University of Texas at Dallas. The Graduate School was established in 1946 At the graduate level, a master’s in business admin- as part of a major reorganization of the institution. istration degree can be completed entirely at the The Board of Regents approved the first doctoral Universities Center at Dallas. programs — a doctorate of education in education University of North Texas Dallas Campus and a doctor of philosophy in music — in 1950. (UNT System Center at Dallas) Today, doctoral programs are offered in all schools and colleges except the School of Merchandising and The UNT Dallas Campus offers junior-, senior- Hospitality Management. Throughout the develop- and graduate-level courses leading to bachelor’s and ment of the graduate program, the pattern has been master’s degrees. Certificate programs and courses for to build master’s programs on the base of well-estab- career advancement are also provided. Courses and lished undergraduate programs and to build doctoral programs are of the same high quality as those offered programs on the base of well-established master’s at UNT in Denton and are taught by faculty from the programs. Denton campus. In recognition of the institution’s widening scope Students who enroll at the UNT Dallas Campus in higher education, the Texas Legislature approved must meet the same admissions requirements as that the North Texas State College be changed to students who apply to the UNT campus in Denton. North Texas State University in 1961. The university Dallas Campus students earn their degree from UNT. was designated in 1964 by the Governor’s Commit- The University of North Texas Dallas Campus is tee on Education Beyond the High School as one of located at 8915 S. Hampton Road, three blocks south the five major state-supported universities in Texas. of I-20 in Dallas. In 1968, the Texas College and University System UNT Dallas Campus features the region’s first Coordinating Board confirmed the university’s mis- virtual library, state-of-the-art classrooms, computer sion to offer “top-quality doctoral programs ... in the labs with Internet access, and other services to help basic arts and sciences, teacher education, business students achieve success. administration and the fine arts” as well as “coopera- Enrollment has increased each year since the cam- tive doctoral programs in other fields.” pus opened in January 2000. When Dallas Campus  University enrollment reaches 1,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, faculty, and the public through sophisticated students for one term/semester, UNT-Dallas can be medical information systems. opened as the first public university within the Dallas Faculty expertise has fostered the development of city limits. The new campus is under construction five institutes at the UNT Health Science Center: the on 264 acres at Camp Wisdom and Houston School Texas Institute for Research and Education on Aging, roads, about four miles east of the current location. the Substance Abuse Institute of North Texas, the For current information about the University of North Texas Eye Research Institute, the Wound Care North Texas Dallas Campus, call (972) 780-3600, or visit Institute and the Institute for Forensic Medicine. the UNT Dallas Campus web site at www.unt.edu/dallas. Students interested in a graduate program in biomedical sciences or public health at the Health UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth Science Center should contact the Graduate School of The University of North Texas Health Science Biomedical Sciences or the School of Public Health, Center at Fort Worth educates osteopathic physicians UNT Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Bou- and biomedical scientists and emphasizes education, levard, Fort Worth, TX 76107, or call (817) 735-2560 research and community services that promote and or (817) 735-2252. support disease prevention and primary health care. The center, begun in 1970 as the privately funded Academic and Research Programs Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM), became state-assisted and affiliated with the Uni- • UNT is the most comprehensive graduate and versity of North Texas by action of the Texas State research university in the region, with 107 master’s Legislature in 1975. The Health Science Center is and 50 doctoral-degree majors. Approximately 21 governed by the University of North Texas Board of percent of the student body is graduate students. Regents. Currently, the Health Science Center’s three • UNT’s nationally accredited professional programs components are TCOM, the Graduate School of Bio- include behavior analysis, business, chemistry, clini- medical Sciences and the School of Public Health. cal and counseling psychology, computer sciences, The graduate school offers a Master of Public counselor education, hotel and restaurant manage- Health degree and master’s and doctoral degrees ment, interior design, journalism, library sciences, in the biomedical sciences with specializations in music, public administration, rehabilitation studies, anatomy and cell biology, biochemistry and molecular social work, speech-language pathology and audiol- biology, microbiology and immunology, pharmacol- ogy, and the child development laboratory. ogy, and physiology. • The College of Business Administration is one of the Medical students enrolled at TCOM also may most comprehensive in the region, with an under- acquire research training through enrolling in a joint graduate enrollment of more than 5,000 students DO/MS or DO/PhD program in biomedical sci- and more than 500 master’s and doctoral students. ences. Graduate students at UNT or the UNT Health The accounting department enjoys “preferred” status Science Center may enroll at either campus through among major corporations, with special strengths in special arrangements of the respective graduate auditing, oil and gas accounting, and taxation. schools. Joint research and service activities are • The UNT Department of Philosophy and Religion underway in such areas as aging, health promotion Studies is the leading graduate program in environ- and public health. mental ethics and environmental philosophy both At the undergraduate level, UNT and the UNT nationally and internationally. The faculty includes Health Science Center’s Texas College of Osteopathic the largest concentration of environmental ethics Medicine offer a joint program in which selected researchers at any institution of higher learning in premedical students complete three years on the the world. The program is the home of the Center UNT campus in Denton, then transfer to the medical for Environmental Philosophy and is the publisher school in Fort Worth to begin the four-year medical of Environmental Ethics Books and the premier curriculum. The basic science courses taken in the journal in the field, Environmental Ethics. first year of the medical curriculum serve to complete • UNT has the highest teacher education admission a BA in biological sciences or chemistry or the BA or standards and graduation requirements in the state BS in biochemistry at UNT. Students in this program and among the highest in the nation. The College of thus save a year in their medical training, reducing Education is fourth in the nation in the number of the usual eight-year program to seven. professional educators graduated each year. The Health Science Center campus is a 15-acre, • UNT constitutes one of the largest centers of $71 million medical-care complex in the heart of instructional computing in the nation, encom- Fort Worth’s cultural district. It is home to the Gibson passing computer sciences — one of the first such D. Lewis Health Science Library, where virtually all programs to be nationally accredited — computer the world’s medical knowledge may be accessed by education and cognitive systems, information tech- nologies, and library and information sciences. University 

• The innovative hospitality management degree pro- • The problem-solving approach of the Institute of gram is the only one of its kind in the North Texas Applied Sciences helps Texas address its water qual- region; a master’s program was initiated in 1989. ity needs. • The UNT College of Music is one of the two largest • Research on how neural networks process and store music schools in the nation and is internation- information is a pioneering effort of the Center for ally known for the One O’Clock Lab Band, UNT Network Neuroscience. Symphony, A Cappella Choir, and Center for • UNT is the site of the Texas Academy of Math- Experimental Music and Intermedia. Students may ematics and Science, a program for early college gain performance experience on campus in a setting admission of students drawn from among out- with state-of-the-art sound design in the Lucille standing high school sophomores; the academy is a “Lupe” Murchison Performing Arts Center, one of a nationally unique model of integrating academy and trio of major performance halls in the Dallas–Fort regular university students. Worth region. In 1986 the college received the Yamaha Award. The University’s Mission • The UNT School of Visual Arts is the nation’s largest The University of North Texas is the largest and arts program at a public university and the most most comprehensive research and doctoral degree- comprehensive in the region with a faculty of inter- granting institution in the North Texas area and the national stature. flagship of the UNT System. The university is com- • UNT assists Texas in fostering economic diversifica- mitted to excellence in teaching and the discovery tion through the University Center for Economic and application of knowledge through research and Development and Research, the Professional creative activities. As the educational leader in the Development Institute (PDI) accounting and busi- North Texas region, the university is dedicated to the ness training programs, the Information Systems development of the area as the number one region in Research Center, and the Institute for Petroleum the nation. Accounting. • UNT regularly provides continuing education for The university: a variety of academic, professional and community • achieves high-quality instruction, scholarship and audiences. The Center for Continuing Education service by: and Conference Management assists faculty, pro- – fostering excellence and innovation in teaching vides GRE and GMAT preparation courses to more and learning; than 500 students a year, and offers more than 200 – supporting research and creative activities that minicourses a year to the general public. The center expand knowledge, strengthen undergraduate also works with non-university groups, with as and graduate programs, and promote the appli- many as 30,000 participants, who use campus and cation of knowledge for the benefit of society; area facilities for their conferences. – assuming a primary leadership role in addressing • The University of North Texas is a true regional community needs of the North Texas region and university, serving commuting and resident stu- the state; and dents. Approximately 5,600 students lived in campus residence halls in fall 2005. – maintaining academic integrity through free and open inquiry including the examination of Science, Technology and Research values; • Externally funded projects totaled more than • stresses understanding and appreciation of the $26.2 million for 2005–2006, with further growth historical, intellectual, technological, scientific and expected in the future. cultural nature of the search for knowledge; • The state-of-the-art Science Research Building is • promotes the advancement and preservation of the dedicated solely to research. arts; • North Texas has widely recognized strengths in the • nurtures development of students by providing physical and mathematical sciences, including single continuing opportunities for intellectual, physical, atom and small accelerator physics, organometallic emotional, social and career growth; chemistry and mathematical image processing. • supports a culturally diverse environment and • Biochemistry, which is shared with UNT’s sister advocates mutual respect for all members of the institution, the University of North Texas Health university community as they strive for excellence; Science Center at Fort Worth, is well known for • provides a high quality residential environment and research into critical human health problems. opportunities for lifelong learning; and • The engineering technology program was instru- • enhances access to higher education through the use mental in the site selection for the regional Boeing of emerging information and telecommunication Electronics and Texas Instruments plants. technologies.  University

The university continues to expand its relationship • serve as an important source of lifelong learning, with the University of North Texas Health Science professional education and outreach activities and Center at Fort Worth; to develop the University of as a prime venue for artistic performances and exhi- North Texas Dallas Campus (UNT System Center at bitions and sports events; and Dallas); and to cultivate partnerships with elementary • be an essential partner in meeting the expanding and secondary schools, community colleges, other needs of the Dallas–Fort Worth region, the largest universities, businesses, government agencies and metropolitan area in the state. nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of education and community life. Research UNT research programs focus on the solutions to The University’s Vision problems at national, regional, state and local levels. The University of North Texas will be one of the To implement this approach, the university is devel- state’s top-tier universities — a premier educational, oping new facilities specifically designed to provide intellectual, research and cultural resource. As the state-of-the-art capabilities. flagship of a multi-institutional university system External research funding reached $26,122,207 in and the leading university of its region, UNT will be the 2005 fiscal year. Of this total, 53.9 percent was for recognized for education, research, creative activities research, 25.2 percent was for instructional projects, and public service, and for advancing innovations in 20.3 percent supported public service efforts and the enhancement of learning. UNT will be an inclu- 0.7 percent supported student services and other sive and diverse institution with an international projects. Federal government agencies provided perspective, helping to create high-quality graduates, 79.6 percent of the funds, state agency funds an informed citizenry, and a workforce well prepared amounted to 3.9 percent and private sources (includ- for the global economy. ing business and industry) provided 16.5 percent. Specific areas of research are described in the catalog Achieving the Vision section devoted to each academic unit. External funding is an essential feature of univer- To achieve this vision, the University of North sity research. Many graduate faculty members receive Texas will: grants and contracts from private foundations and • advance excellence in basic and applied research, corporations and from federal, state and municipal original scholarship and artistic activities that agencies. These funds are used in support of all forms expand the core knowledge for future discoveries, of research activity, including employment of gradu- lead to new technologies, devise solutions to prob- ate research assistants. Fellowships are sometimes lems facing society, enhance citizens’ quality of life available in departments that have received federal and instill a sense of discovery and creative insight training grants. in our students; Research is integral to graduate education. It • employ its status as a major doctoral degree grant- provides the opportunity for a student to demonstrate ing institution and the talents of its nationally and creative and problem-solving talents in a unique way internationally recognized teacher-scholars to sup- that is wholly different from the organized classroom port strong undergraduate and graduate academic experience. Research activity by graduate students, programs taught by the same faculty and providing under faculty supervision, is at the heart of the gradu- research opportunities for students; ate teaching/learning experience. Inquiries about • emphasize selected academic programs and create financial support should be made directly to the new academic and professional programs that have academic unit in which the student intends to enroll. or can achieve wide recognition for excellence; UNT has made a consistent commitment to • promote excellent, accessible and affordable higher expanding and improving the space and equipment education to the region’s growing and demographi- available for research. The 60,000 square-foot Science cally diverse population through partnerships with Research Building provides state-of-the-art facilities educational entities and the business, public and for research in the departments of biological sci- not-for-profit communities; ences, chemistry and physics, and the biochemistry • foster a residential learning environment for stu- program. The Environmental Education Science dents living on or near the campus that promotes and Technology Building hosts the Institute for tradition, instills institutional and societal values, Applied Sciences and provides unmatched facilities and encourages the development of a lifelong con- for research, teaching and public outreach activities nection to the UNT community; related to the environment. Together with other spe- • lead in offering learners access to education through cialized laboratories spread throughout the campus, satellite locations, the Internet and other electronic UNT provides high-quality space and equipment to resources and partnerships with other institutions; support its teaching, research and service missions. University 

In addition to funds granted by external sources The Science and Technology Library, housed in the to support research, funds appropriated by the Texas Information Sciences Building, emphasizes physics, Legislature in support of research by faculty members chemistry, biology, and library science and includes of the university are allocated through a peer-review an outstanding collection in mathematics. process by a faculty committee of eight members The Research Park Library, supporting the Col- appointed by the Faculty Senate. The committee is lege of Engineering, has a collection of journals and chaired by the associate vice president for research. materials focused on computer science and engineer- The associate vice president for academic affairs and ing, materials science and engineering, electrical the dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Stud- engineering and engineering technology. There are ies are ex-officio members. Faculty research grants two library locations: reference assistance and current are administered through the Office of Sponsored periodicals in Room B112; and the library collection, Projects. bound periodicals and reserves in Room M130. Faculty research funds provide equipment, mate- The Library Annex houses more than 400,000 rial and part-time support of graduate students and lesser-used materials, and the preservation and tech- faculty members. For example, a graduate student nical services departments of the University Libraries. may be employed as a research assistant in one of the Items located in the annex are so noted in the librar- many research projects under way on the campus, ies’ online catalog and may be requested if needed for generally in the department in which the student is research. The Library Annex, located just off Airport studying for an advanced degree. As part of a research Road on Precision, is near the main campus. assistantship, students often are able to undertake projects that contribute to completion of their thesis Special Services of the Libraries or dissertation requirement. Through the libraries’ membership in TexShare, Results of faculty research include articles in pro- students with a TexShare library card may borrow fessional and technical journals, published books and materials at college, university and public libraries the development of new areas of research that may throughout the state of Texas. Contact library staff for attract funding from sources outside the university. details. Active participation in the AMIGOS Library Services Inc. provides access to a variety of comput- University Libraries erized library services, including interlibrary loans, bibliographic database searching and shared catalog- Library facilities at the University of North Texas ing. The libraries have a large number of electronic function as the nerve center for teaching and aca- databases available for public use, both on and off demic research. In addition to a major collection of campus, via computer linkage. The UNT Libraries electronic journals, books and databases, five campus hold a membership in the Center for Research Librar- facilities house just under 2 million cataloged hold- ies. The center, which functions as an extension of the ings, including books, periodicals, maps, documents, local collections, is dedicated to acquiring and lend- microforms, audiovisual materials, music scores, full- ing materials that complement and supplement the text journals and books. A branch library is located at collections of the major research libraries of North the University of North Texas Dallas Campus. America. The University Library has been designated Library Collections a major research library by the U.S. Department of Education. Willis Library holds one of the country’s largest music libraries, extensive phonographic disc and tape collections, a broad humanities and social sciences Computer Services collection, the University Archives, and the Rare Centralized computing services that support Books and Texana collections. Other unique library instruction, research and student learning are pro- collections include the private jazz collection of Stan vided through Academic Computing Services (ACS). Kenton, Don Gillis, Whit Ozier and Leon Breeden; ACS is a division of the Computing and Information the private library of Anson Jones, president of the Technology Center and is located in Room 119 of the Republic of Texas; Texas county histories; miniatures; Information Sciences Building. These services include and examples of important early publishing, printing support for a wide range of research computing plat- and binding styles. The library is also a depository for forms, student messaging, training, consulting and a U.S. and Texas government documents, including the university computing help desk. Check the web site at Texas Register. The library also serves as an online www.unt.edu/helpdesk. morgue (cybercemetery) for government web sites In addition to the services directly supported by and documents. Academic Computing Services, computer services are The Media Library in Chilton Hall houses a large also available from the University Libraries and many collection of audiovisual materials, including motion college, school and departmental computer sup- pictures, tapes, recordings and videodiscs, DVDs, port centers. Computer networks are installed in all videocassettes, 16mm films and audio CDs. academic departments, providing connectivity with a 10 University variety of general-purpose and specialized computing A number of computer-based training programs are equipment. Online courses are offered with sup- accessible within student laboratories or via the web port from the Center for Distributed Learning using (www.unt.edu/training). Experienced consultants are computing systems supported by the Computing and available to assist students with technical problems. Information Technology Center. The Computing and Information Technology Cen- ter (CITC) operates a campuswide help desk service to Student Computing Services provide students with information and help on a vari- Fourteen general access microcomputer labora- ety of computing problems (www.unt.edu/helpdesk). tories, housing approximately 700 computers, are Also, Benchmarks Online CITC’s newsletter, available to all students for use of both Windows (www.unt.edu/benchmarks), is published monthly and and Macintosh personal computers. Laser printers serves as an excellent resource for current informa- are provided in all labs. Approximately 30 additional tion systems at UNT. special-purpose labs serve students in particular disciplines or students living in university residence Accreditation halls. In addition, all residence hall rooms have con- nections to the campus network, allowing students to The University of North Texas is accredited by the have high-speed access to the Internet on their own Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association computers. of Colleges and Schools [1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Academic Computing Services provides electronic GA 30033-4097; telephone (404) 679-4500] to award mail to all students via EagleMail, a web-based e-mail bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Inquiries to the system. EagleMail is used as an official communica- commission should relate only to the accreditation status tion medium between the university and students. of the institution. Other Internet services available to students include The University of North Texas offers programs personal web page publishing. Many buildings, accredited by the following organizations. including the University Union and libraries, have AACSB International — The Association to Advance wireless network access, which is available to enrolled Collegiate Schools of Business students. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. Research Computing Support Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration Academic Computing Services provides sup- Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education port for a variety of microcomputer-based software Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass applications. Site licenses are maintained for micro- Communications computer versions of SPSS, SAS, S-Plus, STATA and American Chemical Society Matlab, which provide statistical analysis capabilities. American Library Association Several statistical analysis packages, including SAS, American Psychological Association SPSS and S-Plus, are provided in many of the gen- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association eral access labs. Academic Computing Services also Association for Behavior Analysis maintains a multi-node computing cluster to support Commission on English Language Program Accreditation concurrent execution of long-running user-compiled Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation programs for computation-based research. Board for Engineering and Technology The Computing and Information Technology Cen- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related ter also serves as a repository for a substantial body of Educational Programs machine-readable data including the Inter-University Council on Rehabilitation Education Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Council on Social Work Education data archives, Standard and Poor’s COMPUSTAT and Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research the Center for Research in Security Prices’ (CRSP) National Association for the Education of Young Children data sets. The University Libraries also maintain a National Association of Schools of Music number of databases and other research materials National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and on CD-ROM servers that are accessible through the Administration campus network. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Consulting, Training and Help Desk Services National Recreation and Park Association/American Association of Leisure and Recreation Council on Consulting and training are provided by Aca- Accreditation demic Computing Services to facilitate the use of State Board for Educator Certification research and instructional computing facilities by Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation students. A series of short courses is offered each Board for Engineering and Technology term/semester to allow students to gain the expertise necessary to use campus computer systems effectively. Addresses of accrediting organizations are printed following the index. University 11

In addition, the University of North Texas offers UNT System Officers programs that are approved or recognized by: Administration American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Lee F. Jackson, MPA, Chancellor of the University of Recreation and Dance North Texas System Council for Exceptional Children Norval F. Pohl, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Academic Educational Leadership Constituent Council Affairs and President of the University of North International Reading Association Texas International Society for Technology in Education Ronald Blanck, DO, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs National Association for the Education of Young Children and President of the UNT Health Science Center National Council of Teachers of English at Fort Worth National Council of Teachers in Mathematics T. J. “Jack” Morton, JD, Senior Vice Chancellor for Governmental Affairs Institutional Memberships Nancy S. Footer, JD, Vice Chancellor and General The University of North Texas holds the following Counsel memberships. Phillip C. Diebel, BBA, CPA, Vice Chancellor for American Association of State Colleges and Universities Finance and Business Affairs American Council on Education Richard L. Escalante, MA, Vice Chancellor for American College Dance Festival Administrative Services American Political Science Association Cassandra Berry, BA, Associate Vice Chancellor for Association of Texas Colleges and Universities Equity and Diversity Association of Texas Graduate Schools Deborah S. Leliaert, MEd, Associate Vice Chancellor Broadcast Education Association for Communications and Marketing Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities UNT Officers Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Council for Chemical Research Administration Council for Higher Education Accreditation Lee F. Jackson, MPA, Chancellor of the University of Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors North Texas System Council of Graduate Schools Norval F. Pohl, PhD, President of the University of Council on Undergraduate Research North Texas, including the UNT Dallas Campus Dallas Dance Council (UNT System Center at Dallas) Federation of North Texas Area Universities Howard C. Johnson, PhD, Provost and Vice President National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant for Academic Affairs and Interim Vice President Colleges for Research and Technology Transfer National Collegiate Honors Councils Suzanne V. LaBrecque, PhD, Vice Provost and Oak Ridge Associated Universities Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Society of Cinema Studies Philip M. Turner, EdD, Vice Provost for Learning Texas Association of Broadcast Educators Enhancement University Film and Video Association Celia Williamson, PhD, Special Assistant to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs UNT System and University Officers Richard Rafes, JD, PhD, Senior Vice President for Board of Regents Administration Phillip C. Diebel, BBA, CPA, Vice President for John Robert “Bobby” Ray, Chair (2007), Plano Finance and Business Affairs Burle Pettit, Vice Chair (2007), Lubbock Gregory McQueen, PhD, Senior Vice President for Marjorie B. Craft (2007), DeSoto Advancement Charles D. Mitchell (2011), Dallas Brent E. Davison, BS, Interim Vice President for Robert A. Nickell (2009), Dallas Development Al Silva, (2011), San Antonio Bonita C. Jacobs, PhD, Vice President for Student C. Dan Smith (2011), Plano Development Gayle W. Strange (2009), Denton Deborah S. Leliaert, MEd, Vice President for Rice M. Tilley Jr. (2009), Fort Worth University Relations, Communications and Student Regent Marketing Brittany Adams (2007), UNT student Joneel Harris, PhD, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Cassandra Berry, BA, Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity John R. Todd, PhD, Interim Associate Vice President for Institutional Research and Accreditation 12 University

John Ellis Price, PhD, Vice Provost for the UNT Dallas Jannon L. Fuchs, PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences Campus (UNT System Center at Dallas) Jose M. Perez, PhD, Professor of Physics Thomas L. Evenson, PhD, Faculty Executive Assistant Lisa R. Henry, PhD Assistant Professor of to the President Anthropology Paul Dworak, PhD, Director of Compliance Lewis A. Taylor, DBA, Regents Professor of Richard Villareal, BS, Director of Athletics Management Jeanne Tunks, PhD, Assistant Professor of Teacher Toulouse School of Graduate Studies Education and Administration Sandra L. Terrell, PhD, Dean of the Toulouse School of The graduate council establishes all university Graduate Studies policies governing graduate programs, approves new Lawrence J. Schneider, PhD, Associate Dean of the programs, and approves all substantive changes in Toulouse School of Graduate Studies existing programs. The membership of the graduate Donna Hughes, BAAS, Director of Graduate Services council includes elected faculty members who repre- and Graduate Admissions sent each of the eight districts of the faculty senate, Administrators of the schools and colleges are plus two at-large members. Elected faculty members listed in their respective sections of this catalog. serve staggered, three-year terms on the council and represent the interests of the graduate faculty of the The Graduate Council university. Two student members, elected by the Ex-Officio Members graduate student council, represent the interests of graduate students and are elected yearly for a one- Sandra L. Terrell, PhD, Dean of the Toulouse School of year term. Ex-officio members include the graduate Graduate Studies, Chair dean (who serves as chair), the associate graduate Lawrence J. Schneider, PhD, Associate Dean of the dean, the vice provost, the university librarian, and Toulouse School of Graduate Studies each of the deans of the schools and colleges. The Suzanne V. LaBrecque, PhD, Vice Provost and graduate dean, associate dean, and graduate school Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs staff implement the policies determined by the gradu- Warren W. Burggren, PhD, Dean of the College of Arts ate council. and Sciences Oscar N. Garcia, PhD, Dean of the College of Engineering The Faculty Research Committee Kathleen B. Cooper, PhD, Dean of the College of Ex-Officio Members Business Administration Howard C. Johnson, PhD, Provost and Vice President David W. Hartman, PhD, Dean of the College of Public for Academic Affairs and Interim Vice President Affairs and Community Service for Research and Technology Transfer M. Jean Keller, EdD, Dean of the College of Education Sandra L. Terrell, PhD, Dean of the Toulouse School of Herman L. Totten, PhD, Dean of the School of Library Graduate Studies and Information Sciences Suzanne V. LaBrecque, PhD, Vice Provost and Judith C. Forney, PhD, Dean of the School of Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Merchandising and Hospitality Management James Scott, DMA, Dean of the College of Music Elected Members Robert Milnes, PhD, Dean of the School of Visual Arts Yvonne Chandler, PhD, Associate Professor of Library B. Donald Grose, PhD, Dean of Libraries and Information Sciences Kamakshi Gopal, PhD, Associate Professor of Speech Elected Members and Hearing Sciences Tory J. Caeti, MA, Associate Professor of Criminal Robin Henson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Technology Justice and Cognition Jacqueline Chanda, PhD, Professor of Visual Arts Timothy Jackson, PhD, Associate Professor of Music Kenneth Sewell, PhD, Professor of Psychology Sharon Jenkins, PhD, Associate Professor of Grant E. Miles, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology Management Lisa R. Kennon, PhD, Associate Professor of Seifollah Nasrazadani, PhD, Associate Professor of Merchandising and Hospitality Management Engineering Technology Thomas W. LaPoint, PhD, Professor of Biological Eric M. Nestler, PhD, Professor of Music Sciences Brian O’Connor, PhD, Professor of Library and David C. Tam, PhD, Associate Professor of Biological Information Sciences Sciences University 13

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