Graduate Studies Bulletin 2000-2002 University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Table of Contents

3 Welcome 5 General Information 5 Heritage 5 Enrollment 5 Role and Mission 6 Accreditation 6 UNL Graduate Studies Calendar 6 Nondiscrimination Policy 7 Student Responsibility 7 Student Honor Code 8 Governance 8 Admission to UNL Graduate Studies 12 Financial Aid 14 Graduate Student Registration 15 Graduate Degrees Offered 16 Requirements for Graduate Degrees 23 Advanced Degrees in Education 26 Requirements for Certificates 27 Academic Credit Policies 28 Probation and Termination 30 Summer Sessions 30 Division of Continuing Studies 30 International Affairs 31 Student Services 35 Resources and Facilities 37 Research and Service Activities 45 Academic Colleges 53 Courses of Instruction 173 Student Rights and Responsibilities 185 Policy Statement on Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities of Graduate Assistants and Fellowship Recipients 187 Guidelines for Good Practice in Graduate Education 189 Index

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Welcome

The Graduate College is pleased that you have elected to continue your post-baccalaureate education at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. This Bulletin presents a glimpse of the exceptional opportunities UNL offers those dedicated to advancing their education. As the first university west of the Mississippi to formally establish a graduate college (in 1896), the University of Nebraska enters the new millennium with an academic tradition that will bring prestige and honor to our alumni and current students. You have joined a community of scholars that enjoys a campus known world-wide. The University of Nebraska began its proud tradition in 1869 as a comprehensive, public land-grant university. This distinctive land- grant mission was soon enhanced by membership in the prestigious American Association of Universities (AAU), recognizing our national prominence as a university. The recent designation of UNL as a Carnegie