2001-2003 Graduate Catalog
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2001 - 2003 1 2 General Information Bulletin BOARD OF REGENTS ........................................................................................................................ 2 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................................. 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 3 GRADUATE FACULTY........................................................................................................................ 13 GUIDE TO GRADUATE STUDIES .................................................................................................... 21 Graduate School (713-313-7233) ................................................................................................ 21 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY............................................................................. 41 Biology (713-313-7005) .............................................................................................................. 42 Chemistry (713-313-7003) .......................................................................................................... 46 Environmental Toxicology (Ph.D.) (713-313-4259).................................................................... 48 Environmental Toxicology (M.S.) (713-313-4259) ..................................................................... 52 Mathematics (713-313-7002)....................................................................................................... 55 Industrial Technology (713-313-7009) ........................................................................................ 58 Transportation Planning & Management (713-313-1841)........................................................... 61 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES.................................................... 67 Communications (713-313-7360) ................................................................................................ 68 English, Foreign Languages & Reading (713-313-7214)............................................................ 75 Fine Arts (713-313-7337)............................................................................................................. 78 History, Geography and Economics (713-313-7794) .................................................................. 79 Human Services and Consumer Sciences (713-313-7229).......................................................... 82 Psychology (713-313-7344)......................................................................................................... 88 Public Affairs (713-313-7311) ..................................................................................................... 92 Sociology (713-313-7250) ........................................................................................................... 99 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS...................................................................................................................... 105 M.B.A., General Business (713-313-7309) ................................................................................. 106 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION .............................................................................................................. 111 Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Programs Ed.D., Counselor Education (713-313-7389) .............................................................................. 114 Ed.D., Curriculum & Instruction (713-313-7267) ....................................................................... 118 Ed.D., Educational Administration (713-313-7255).................................................................... 121 Master’s Degree and/or Certification Programs Counseling (713-313-7389) ......................................................................................................... 124 Curriculum and Instruction (713-313-7267)................................................................................ 127 Secondary Education (713-313-7267) ......................................................................................... 130 Educational Administration (713-313-7255) ............................................................................... 132 Health and Kinesiology (713-313-7087) ..................................................................................... 137 COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCES.................................................................... 141 Pharm.D. – Post Baccalaureate (713-313-7164).................................................................................. 143 M.S. Health Care Administration (713-313-4298) .............................................................................. INDEX ................................................................................................................................................... 146 The Graduate School Hannah Hall Room 201 713-313-7233 713-313-1876 (Fax) 3 4 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY The Graduate School 201 Hannah Hall Houston, Texas 77004 Graduate Bulletin 2001-2003 1 BOARD OF REGENTS Alphonso Jackson, Chairman Austin Fred S. Zeidman, Vice Chair Houston A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., 2nd Vice Chair Houston David Diaz Corpus Christi Regina Giovannini Houston Willard L. Jackson, Jr. Houston J. Paul Johnson Houston George M. Williams Houston Gerald Wilson Houston OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION Priscilla D. Slade President Bobby L. Wilson Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Services Charlene T. Evans Executive Vice President Quintin F. Wiggins Senior Vice President of Business and Finance Bruce A. Wilson Senior Vice President of Administration Gayla B. Thomas Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management & Planning Terry E. Smith Vice President of Architectural Engineering and Construction Services Willie H. Marshall Associate Provost for Student Services Joseph Jones, Jr. Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTIONAL ADMINISTRATION Joseph L. Boyd Dean, Jesse H. Jones School of Business Irvine E. Epps Dean, College of Continuing Education Jay R. Cummings Dean, College of Education Joseph Jones, Jr. Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Merline Pitre Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences McKen Carrington Interim Dean, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Barbara Hayes Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Daniel Davis Dean, College of Science and Technology Obidike Kamau Director of Libraries Norma Robinson University Registrar Texas Southern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees. 2 GENERAL INFORMATION The statements set forth in this bulletin are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as the basis of a contract between a student and Texas Southern University. While the provisions of this bulletin will ordinarily be applied as stated, Texas Southern University reserves the right to change any provision listed in this bulletin, including but not limited to academic requirements for gradu- ation, without actual notice to individual students. Every effort will be made to keep students advised of any such changes. Information concerning changes in policies, procedures, and requirements will be available in the offices of the registrar, the academic advisors, student services and in the academic departments of the major schools and colleges. It is especially important that each student note that it is his or her responsibility to be aware of current graduation requirements for a particular degree program. This graduate bulletin contains information on academic and non-academic policies, procedures, and requirements with which each student must become familiar. Students should consult the table of contents for guidance. Provi- sions in this bulletin will not be valid after August 2003. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICIES Texas Southern University is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin. It is also in compliance with the provisions of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. It is the policy of the University that sexual harassment as defined in the EEOC Guidelines will not be tolerated among members of the Texas Southern University community. Any complaint of sexual harassment should be reported immediately to the appropriate person designated by the Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs or deans of the colleges and schools. NOTICE OF WEAPONS POLICY Under Texas Penal Code Section 46.03, citizens may obtain licenses to carry concealed handguns. Although this is the case, firearms. fireworks. and explosives of any kind areNOT PERMITTED on the Texas Southern University Campus or other State-Owned Property, except in the possession of State Law Enforcement Officers. Violators will be dismissed from the University and are subject to legal sanctions. UNIVERSITY COMMITMENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES University Commitment On June 17, 1973, the Texas Legislature designated Texas Southern University as a “special purpose institution of higher education for urban programming.” Subsequent to this mandate, the designation