Graduate Bulletin 2005-2008 IMPORTANT NOTICE OF POSSIBLE CHANGES The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York reserves the right to make changes of any nature in the academic programs and requirements of The City University of New York and its constituent colleges. All programs, requirements, and courses are subject to termination or change without advance notice. Tuition and fees set forth in this publication are similarly subject to change by the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. Every effort has been made to make the material presented herein timely and accurate. As changes occur, they will be communicated via traditional media and reflected on the College’s Web site. Students are encouraged to check the Web site to determine the most up-to-date program and course information and to make use of the Student Degree Audit System to track progress toward graduation. Critical points of fact or interpretation should be considered subject to confirmation by the appropriate office or department of the College. STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION Baruch College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage, citizenship, military or veteran status, or status as a victim of domestic violence in its student admissions, employment, access to programs, and administration of educational policies. Carmen Pedrogo is the College Affirmative Action officer. Her office is located in the Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 5-209, and her telephone number is 646-312-4542. John R. Dugan, Jr., is the College coordinator for Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally assisted edu- cation programs, and coordinator for the Age Discrimination Act, which prohibits age discrimination in federally assisted education programs. He is also the College coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. His office is located in the Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 4-230, and his telephone number is 646-312-3320. Barbara Sirois is the coordinator for disabled student servic- es. Her office is located in the Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 2-270, and her telephone number is 646-312-4590. Published by the Baruch College Office of Communications and Marketing. BARUCH COLLEGE GRADUATE BULLETIN 2005–2008 CONTENTS PART 1: GENERAL INFORMATION 5 EXTRACURRICULARS 18 Office of Student Life 18 Office of Graduate Student Life of the GRADUATE STUDIES—AN OVERVIEW 6 Zicklin School of Business 18 THE COLLEGE 6 Graduate Student Assembly 19 Its Mission 6 The Graduate Voice 19 Its History 6 Student Clubs and Organizations 19 Programs and Degrees Offered 6 Intramurals and Recreation 19 Accreditation 6 Honor Societies 19 COLLEGE ORGANIZATION 7 STUDENT RULES AND REGULATIONS 20 Zicklin School of Business 7 The Mildred and George Weissman School ALUMNI OUTREACH 20 of Arts and Sciences 7 The Baruch College Fund 20 School of Public Affairs 8 Office of Alumni Relations 20 Division of Continuing and Professional Studies 8 PART 3: FEES, EXPENSES, PART 2: THE CAMPUS, STUDENT FINANCIAL AID, AND PRIZES 21 SERVICES, AND STUDENT LIFE 11 TUITION AND FEES 22 MS, MA, MPA, and MSEd Students 22 THE CAMPUS 12 College Locations 12 MBA Students 22 The William and Anita Newman Library 12 Student Activity Fee 22 Computing Facilities 13 Technology Fee 22 Specialized Centers 13 Other Non-instructional Fees 22 Bookstore 15 Tuition Refunds 23 Student Activities Center 15 FINANCIAL AID AND AWARDS 23 Campus Safety and Security Policies for Application Procedures 24 All Students 16 Eligibility 24 Aid and Study Abroad 25 STUDENT SERVICES 16 Department of Student Development Determining Need 25 and Counseling 16 Student Budget 25 The Career Development Center 16 Financial Aid and Student Income Taxes 25 Graduate Career Management Center of the Tuition Credit, Check Disbursement, and Zicklin School of Business 16 Refund Policy 26 Advisement Services, Office of Graduate Effect of Withdrawal from Class on Financial Aid 26 Studies of the Weissman School New York State/City Financial Aid Programs 26 of Arts and Sciences 16 Federal Financial Aid Programs (General) 26 Career Services Office of the School of Veterans Administration Educational Benefits 27 Public Affairs 16 Baruch Endowment Fund Programs 28 Baruch Student Health Care Center 17 Baruch College Financial Aid Programs 29 Medical Records Office 17 GRADUATE ANNUAL AWARDS AND PRIZES 29 Measles, Mumps, Rubella Immunization 17 Student Health Insurance 17 PART 4: GENERAL ACADEMIC Counseling Center 17 REGULATIONS 31 College Ombuds 17 International Student Service Center 18 MATRICULATION AND CLASS STATUS 32 Disabilities and Access 18 ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT 32 Veterans’ Services 18 REGISTRATION 32 Legal Consultation (General and Immigration) 18 MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA IMMUNIZATION 33 2 CONTENTS ID CARDS 33 HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION 113 PROGRAM LOAD 33 INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS 114 PROGRAM CHANGES 33 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 115 QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS/WAIVERS 33 LAW 117 TRANSFER OF CREDIT FOR GRADUATE WORK AND MANAGEMENT 120 PERMIT STATUS 34 MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 125 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 34 MATHEMATICS 128 RE-ENTRY TO THE COLLEGE 34 PSYCHOLOGY 131 RESIGNATION OR WITHDRAWAL 35 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 134 EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT FOR DEGREE 35 REAL ESTATE 142 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 35 STATISTICS AND COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECOND-DEGREE APPLICATION 35 (INCLUDING OPERATIONS RESEARCH) 143 GRADING SYSTEM 35 SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS 37 APPENDICES 151 GRADUATE COMMITTEES ON ACADEMIC STANDING 38 STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION 152 PART 5: DEGREE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 152 REQUIREMENTS BY SCHOOL 39 CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY POLICIES 162 EMERGENCY CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS 167 GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND CODES 40 ZICKLIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS GRADUATE PROGRAMS 41 DIRECTORIES 169 Graduate Admission 41 Office of Graduate Studies 42 THE ADMINISTRATION 170 Graduate Career Management Center 42 Administration of The City University MBA Programs: General Information 43 of New York 170 MS Programs: General Information 50 Administration of Baruch College 171 MBA Degree Program Descriptions 53 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 172 MS Degree Program Descriptions 61 CAMPUS MAP AND DIRECTORY 198 Executive Degree Program Descriptions 66 Doctoral Program in Business 71 INDEX 201 WEISSMAN SCHOOL GRADUATE PROGRAMS 83 Graduate Admission 83 MA in Corporate Communication 83 MS in Applied Mathematics for Finance 83 MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology 84 School of Public Affairs Graduate Programs 85 Graduate Admission 85 Master of Public Administration Program 85 National Urban Fellowship 87 Master of Science in Education Programs: General Information 87 Executive Programs 89 SPECIAL PROGRAM OPTIONS 91 Study Abroad Programs 91 The Post-Master’s Program 91 PART 6: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 93 ACCOUNTANCY (INCLUDING TAXATION)94 BUSINESS 99 COMMUNICATION STUDIES 101 ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (INCLUDING INSURANCE) 104 EDUCATION 109 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 GRADUATE STUDIES–AN OVERVIEW/THE COLLEGE GRADUATE STUDIES— ITS HISTORY AN OVERVIEW The City University of New York, created in 1961, has a tradi- tion in higher education in New York that dates from 1847, Baruch’s graduate programs provide college graduates with when the Free Academy, later to become the City College of the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills they New York, was established. Baruch College has evolved from need for a successful career in the new millennium. Our the innovative School of Business and Civic Administration programs help students to prepare for positions of greater founded in 1919 by the Trustees of City College, who sought responsibility in business, education, or public service; to to centralize all courses in accounting, business, and public advance in their present positions; and to gain a better administration in a single educational unit. In 1953, in honor understanding of the effective functioning of our complex of a distinguished alumnus and former trustee of City College, and competitive society. Because of its highly qualified faculty, the name of the school was changed to the Bernard M. Baruch numerous and diverse course offerings, and ideal location School of Business and Public Administration. In 1968 the in the heart of the financial and management center of the school was reorganized as a separate senior college in CUNY. United States, the College is well equipped to serve students Baruch College was authorized to offer arts and sciences and who seek advanced study in their fields. education programs in addition to its business and public The staff for graduate instruction includes the distinguished administration programs. In 1994 the College reorganized faculty members of Baruch College and specialists drawn its three-school structure with the creation of the School of from all branches of business, public service, the professions, Public Affairs. The College now consists of the Zicklin School and education. The variety of courses offered in most areas of Business, the Mildred and George Weissman School of permits either intensive specialization in or acquisition of a Arts and Sciences, and the School of Public Affairs. broader knowledge of a field, depending on the desires and needs of the