UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Graduate Catalog 2014-2015 Table of Contents University of the Pacific ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Graduate .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Research and Graduate Studies .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Admission ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Financial Assistance ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Academic Regulations ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Campus and Community ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Services for Students with Disabilities ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Student Housing .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Health Services ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 College of The Pacific Grad ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Biological Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Chemistry .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Communication ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences .................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Psychology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48 Graduate Conservatory of Music ................................................................................................................................................................................ 53 Music Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Certification Program in Music Therapy ............................................................................................................................................................... 58 Music Therapy ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Eberhardt School of Business .................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 Gladys L. Benerd School of Education ...................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Master of Arts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 92 Master of Education ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 94 Doctorate of Education ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 96 Educational Specialist in School Psychology ...................................................................................................................................................... 99 School of Engineering and Computer Science ......................................................................................................................................................... 100 The Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Grad .................................................................................................................... 114 Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................ 116 Physical Therapy ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 122 Speech Language Pathology ............................................................................................................................................................................. 127 University Administration ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 132 The Board of Regents .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 134 Campus Map ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 135 Academic Calendar ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 136 Index ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 138 University of the Pacific As you review the university’s catalogs, we hope they will become useful guides that will help you throughout your academic journey at the University of the Pacific. The catalog includes information about courses, campus resources and student services, program descriptions, program requirements and information about policies and procedures. It provides you with the information you will need to be a successful student. Because the catalog is compiled well in advance of the academic year it covers, changes in programs, policies, and the academic calendar may well occur. All catalog information is subject to change without notice or obligation. 2 University of the Pacific Graduate Academic Divisions of the University Because the catalog is compiled well in advance of the academic year it covers, changes in programs, policies, and the academic calendar may College of the Pacific (Arts and Sciences) well occur. Conservatory of Music All catalog information is subject to change without notice or obligation. Eberhardt School of Business A History of Innovation Gladys L. Benerd School of Education University of the Pacific is an independent, coeducational university School of Engineering and Computer Science serving more than 6,400 students on three campuses in Stockton, School of International Studies San Francisco and Sacramento. It was established by pioneering Methodist ministers in 1851 as California’s first chartered institution of Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences higher learning. Pacific has earned widespread recognition for its deep Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry commitment to teaching and learning, its history of innovation, and the Pacific McGeorge School of Law accomplishments of its 55,000 living alumni. Office of Research and Graduate