2 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CONTENTS Academic Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................3 Board of Trustees and Officers of Administration .........................................................................................................4 Admissions .....................................................................................................................................................................5 Advisory System ............................................................................................................................................................8 Fees and Expenses .........................................................................................................................................................9 Assistantships, Fellowships, and Other Aid .................................................................................................................10 University Supports for Graduate Students .................................................................................................................13 Registration ..................................................................................................................................................................15 Standards and Degree Requirements ...........................................................................................................................17 Graduate Certificate Programs .............................................................................................................................19 Master’s Degree Programs ...................................................................................................................................20 The Doctor of Musical Arts Degree .....................................................................................................................21 The Doctor of Philosophy Degree .......................................................................................................................23 Conferral of Degrees ............................................................................................................................................26 Fields of Study .............................................................................................................................................................27 Graduate Certificate Programs .............................................................................................................................29 Programs and Course Offerings ...................................................................................................................................31 Graduate Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................... 263 Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................................284 Scholarly Integrity in Graduate Education and Research ..................................................................................284 Graduate School Complaint Resolution Procedure ...........................................................................................287 Policy on Leave of Absence from Graduate Studies ..........................................................................................291 n UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION The University of Connecticut is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY The University of Connecticut policy prohibits discrimination in education, employment, and in the provision of services on the basis of protected group identity (unless there is a bona fide occupational qualification related to employment), or any other unlawful factor. In Connecticut, protected class characteristics include: race, color, ethnicity, religious creed, age, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disabilities (including learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, past/present history of a mental disorder), prior conviction of a crime (or similar characteristic), workplace hazards to reproductive systems, gender identity or expression, or other factors which cannot lawfully be the basis for employment actions, unless there is a bona fide occupational qualification. GRADUATE SCHOOL CALENDAR Fall Semester 2013 GRADUATE SCHOOL Mon. Aug. 26 Fall Semester begins CALENDAR Mon. Sept. 2 Labor Day – No classes Mon. Sept. 9 Courses dropped after this date will have a “W” for withdrawal recorded on the academic record Add/Drop via the Student Administration System closes SUMMER SESSIONS 2013 The summer calendar and detailed Mon. Oct. 21 Registration for the Spring 2014 semester via Student Administration System begins information concerning the Summer Session Mon. Oct. 28 Last day to drop a course without advisor’s written recommendation and dean’s approval may be obtained from the Registrar’s office. For course offering, registration procedures, Fri. Nov. 15 Last day to announce an oral defense of a doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Fall 2013 degree fees, and deadlines, please consult http:// www.summersession.uconn.edu/summer/. Sun. Nov. 24 Thanksgiving recess begins The last day to announce an oral defense of a doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Fri. Nov. 29 Last day to defend a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Fall 2013 degree Summer 2013 degree is Friday, July 26, 2013. Sat. Nov. 30 Thanksgiving recess ends The last day to defend a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Fri. Dec. 6 Last day of Fall semester classes Summer 2013 degree is Friday, August 9, 2013. Mon. Dec. 9 Final examinations begin Fri. Dec 13 Last day to submit thesis and dissertation final copies to Digital Commons and related paperwork to The last day for degree candidates to submit thesis and dissertation final copies to Digital the Graduate School for conferral of a Fall 2013 degree Commons and related paperwork to the Sun. Dec. 15 Final examinations end Graduate School is Friday, August 23, 2013 for conferral of a Summer 2013 degree. Conferral date for Fall 2013 degrees The conferral date for Summer 2013 degrees is Saturday, August 24, 2013. Spring Semester 2014 Tue. Jan. 21 Spring semester begins Mon. Feb. 3 Courses dropped after this date will have a “W” for withdrawal recorded on the academic record Add/Drop via the Student Administration System closes Sun. Mar. 16 Spring recess begins Sat. Mar. 22 Spring recess ends Mon. Mar. 24 Registration for Fall 2014 semester via Student Administration System begins Mon. Mar. 31 Last day to drop a course without advisor’s written recommendation and dean’s approval Fri. Apr. 11 Last day to announce an oral defense of a doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Spring 2014 degree Fri. Apr. 25 Last day to defend a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation for conferral of a Spring 2014 degree Fri. May 2 Last day of Spring semester classes Mon. May 5 Final examinations begin Fri. May 9 Last day to submit thesis and dissertation final copies to Digital Commons and related paperwork to the Graduate School for conferral of a Spring 2014 degree Faculty members should construct course syllabi with awareness of religious holidays. Sat. May 10 Final examinations end http://www.registrar.uconn.edu Conferral date for Spring 2014 degrees Graduate School Commencement Ceremony 4 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Frank Torti, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Vice executive and advisory responsibilities to the BOARD OF President for Health Affairs Graduate Faculty Council and to the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean Suman Singha, Ph.D., Vice President for TRUSTEES * of the Graduate School. Its membership is Research Francis X. Archambault, Jr. drawn from the Graduate Faculty Council and from the Graduate Faculty at large. Louise M. Bailey (Secretary of the Board) The Dean serves as chair. The Executive Committee is the steering committee for the THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Rose A. Barham (Student Trustee) Graduate Faculty Council. It advises the Vice Kent E. Holsinger, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Graduate Provost on matters of policy and regulatory Brien T. Buckman (Student Trustee) Education and Dean of the Graduate School interpretation, approves plans of study and dissertation prospectuses, and considers on Richard T. Carbray, Jr. Sandra M. Chafouleas, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the the basis of academic merit proposals to Graduate School – Storrs and Regional modify or to create fields of study and areas Sanford Cloud, Jr. of concentration. Members include: Barbara E. Kream, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the Peter S. Drotch Graduate School – Health Center Marilda L. Gandara, Esq. Anne Lanzit, B.S., Program Administrator Mark Aindow, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical, Materials, and Biomolecular Engineering Mary Ann Handley (Governor’s Melanie Chenette, M.S., Program Specialist Richard W. Bass, Ph.D., Professor of Music Representative) Lisa Pane, M.A., Systems Administrator J. Garry Clifford, Ph.D., Professor of Political Lenworth M. Jacobs, M.D. Science Charmane Thurmand, M.A., Graduate Diversity Juanita T. James Officer Sylvain De Guise, D.M.V., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathobiology Ann Wilhelm, M.B.A.,