Graduate Bulletin Announcement of the Graduate Division 1997-1998 San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182 (619) 594-5200 http://www.sdsu.edu Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. 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Table of Contents Annual Calendar ................................................................................... 4 Maintenance of Integrity in Research ................................................... 36 Academic Calendar .............................................................................. 5 Transcripts of Record ........................................................................... 37 Schedule of Fees ................................................................................... 9 Final Examinations .............................................................................. 37 Student Activity Fee ............................................................................. 12 Transfer, Extension, Foreign, or Open University Debts Owed to the Institution ............................................................... 12 Course Credit ................................................................................... 37 PART ONE – San Diego State University Study List Limits .................................................................................. 37 San Diego State University ................................................................... 16 General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees Mission and Goals of San Diego State University ................................ 16 Admission to Graduate Study .............................................................. 38 Accreditation ........................................................................................ 17 Residency Requirements ...................................................................... 38 Principal Officers of Administration ..................................................... 18 Financial Support ................................................................................. 38 Academic Administration ..................................................................... 18 Procedures ............................................................................................ 38 Academic Affairs............................................................................... 18 Qualifying Examinations, Advancement to Graduate Division ............................................................................. 18 Candidacy, and the Dissertation ....................................................... 38 Graduate Council .............................................................................. 18 Award of Degree .................................................................................. 39 University Research Council ............................................................. 18 Basic Requirements for the Master’s Degree PART TWO – The Graduate Division Official Programs of Study ................................................................... 40 Authorized Graduate Degrees ............................................................... 20 Foreign Language Requirement ........................................................... 40 Graduate Certificate Programs .............................................................. 22 Advancement to Candidacy ................................................................. 40 Graduate Teaching Associates .............................................................. 22 Unit Requirements ............................................................................... 40 Graduate Assistantships ........................................................................ 22 Grade Point Averages ........................................................................... 41 Graduate Scholarships and Awards ....................................................... 22 Grade Restrictions for Master’s Degree Programs ............................... 41 Fellowships ........................................................................................... 23 Degree Time Limitations ..................................................................... 41 Financial Aid ........................................................................................ 23 Thesis and Non-Thesis ......................................................................... 42 Graduate Study in the Summer Sessions .............................................. 23 Thesis Committee ................................................................................. 42 Graduate Study for Foreign Students .................................................... 23 Thesis Research Involving Human Subjects Veterans and Graduate Study ................................................................ 23 and Animal Subjects ........................................................................ 42 Admission to Postbaccalaureate and Graduate Study Theses in Foreign Languages ............................................................... 43 Filing Complete, Accurate, Authentic, Application Documents ........... 24 Submission of Theses .......................................................................... 43 Use of Social Security Number ............................................................ 24 Final Approval ..................................................................................... 43 Measles and Rubella Immunizations .................................................... 24 Writing Competency ............................................................................ 43 Application Procedures ........................................................................ 24 Application for Graduation .................................................................. 43 Application and Admission Process ..................................................... 24 Award of Degrees ................................................................................. 43 General Admission Requirements ........................................................ 25 Diploma ............................................................................................... 43 Examination Requirements .................................................................. 25 PART THREE – Courses and Curricula TOEFL Requirement ............................................................................ 25 Admission Categories ........................................................................... 26 Postbaccalaureate (Unclassified) Enrollment ...................................... 46 Filing of Records .................................................................................. 27 Prerequisites for Graduate Courses ...................................................... 46 Determination of Residence ................................................................. 27 Undergraduate Enrollment in 600-, 700-, and International Student Admission .......................................................... 28 800-Numbered Courses .................................................................... 46 Limitation of Enrollment ...................................................................... 29 Special Prerequisites for Registration in 798 and 799A ....................... 46 Registration ........................................................................................... 29 Special Prerequisite for Registration in 899.......................................... 46 Changes in Class Schedule ................................................................... 29 Thesis Extension (799B)....................................................................... 46 Concurrent Master’s Degree Credit ...................................................... 29 Unit or Credit Hour .............................................................................. 46 Concurrent Postbaccalaureate Credit .................................................... 29 Anthropology ....................................................................................... 47 Second Master’s Degree ....................................................................... 29 Art ........................................................................................................ 50 Regulations of the Graduate Division Asian Studies ....................................................................................... 56 Student Responsibility for Catalog Information ................................... 30 Astronomy ..........................................................................................