Northern Kentucky University GRADUATE CATALOG 2011-2012 NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CATALOG 2011-2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS General University Information .................................................................. 4 University Services .................................................................................... 23 Welcome from the President ...................................................................... 4 Office of the Registrar .............................................................................. 23 Institutional Foundation .............................................................................. 5 Student Online Services ........................................................................... 23 Accreditations............................................................................................. 5 Student Services ....................................................................................... 23 Graduate Degrees Conferred ...................................................................... 5 W. Frank Steely Library ............................................................................. 25 Campus Map............................................................................................... 6 Community Connections ........................................................................... 25 Campus Calendars ...................................................................................... 6 Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid ............................................................... 26 Graduate Programs ...................................................................................... 7 Tuition and Fees ....................................................................................... 26 History of Graduate Programs..................................................................... 7 Financial Aid ............................................................................................... 28 Mission Statement ..................................................................................... 7 Financial Aid Application (FAFSA)............................................................. 28 Office of Graduate Programs ...................................................................... 7 Graduate Programs .................................................................................... 30 Graduate Council ........................................................................................ 7 College of Arts and Sciences .................................................................... 31 Graduate Programs Admission and Academic Requirements .............. 8 Master of Arts in English .......................................................................... 31 Admissions Requirements .......................................................................... 8 Certificate in Professional Writing ............................................................ 32 Admission Categories ................................................................................. 8 Certificate in Composition and Rhetoric ................................................... 32 International Graduate Students ................................................................ 9 Certificate in Creative Writing .................................................................. 33 Graduate Programs Policies ..................................................................... 11 Certificate in Cultural Studies and Discourses ......................................... 33 Course Policies ......................................................................................... 11 Master of Science In Industrial-Organizational Psychology ...................... 34 Certificate Guidelines ............................................................................... 11 Certificates in Industrial-Organizational Psychology ................................. 35 Grading Policy ........................................................................................... 11 Master of Arts in Integrative Studies ....................................................... 35 Catalog of Record ..................................................................................... 12 Master of Public Administration ............................................................... 36 Course Prerequisites and Corequisites ..................................................... 12 Certificate in Nonprofit Management ....................................................... 39 Course Substitution and Audits ................................................................ 13 Master of Arts in Public History ................................................................ 40 Credit Applied to Degree .......................................................................... 13 Certificate Program in Public History ........................................................ 41 Degree Time Limits ................................................................................... 13 Haile/US Bank College of Business .......................................................... 43 Hours Allowed Per Semester .................................................................... 14 Master of Business Administration (MBA) ............................................... 43 Student Appeals ....................................................................................... 14 Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration ..................................... 44 Degree and Certificate Exit Program Requirements ............................. 15 Master of Science in Executive Leadership and Organizational Change .. 46 Culminating Experiences and Capstone Courses ...................................... 15 Graduate Certificates in Business............................................................. 47 Failure of Culminating Experience ............................................................ 15 College of Education and Human Services ............................................... 48 Documents Required to be Filed with Office of Graduate Programs ........ 15 Master of Arts in Education: Teacher as Leader ....................................... 50 Master’s Degree Thesis/Final Project/Comprehensive Exam Specific Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) ............................................................ 52 Requirements ................................................................................. 15 Alternative Certification in Special Education .......................................... 54 Additional Guidelines for theses/projects: ............................................... 16 Rank I Certificate Program ........................................................................ 55 Doctoral Degree Dissertation Specific Information .................................. 16 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) ............................................................ 57 Guidelines for All Culminating Experiences .............................................. 16 Alternative Certification in Special Education .......................................... 58 Graduation Requirements ......................................................................... 17 Rank I Certificate Program ........................................................................ 59 Educational Leadership Rank I Certificate – Supervisor of Instruction Program General University Policies and Procedures ......................................... 19 ....................................................................................................... 61 Add/Drop Withdrawals ............................................................................. 19 Educational Leadership School Superintendent Certification Program ..... 62 Adding a Course ....................................................................................... 19 Education Specialist in Educational Leadership........................................ 63 Student Initiated ....................................................................................... 19 Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership ............................. 64 Withdrawing from a Course ..................................................................... 19 Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling ......................... 65 Class Attendance ...................................................................................... 19 Master of Arts in School Counseling ........................................................ 65 Academic Honesty .................................................................................... 20 Master of Social Work (MSW) ................................................................. 67 Request for Academic Transcripts ............................................................ 20 College of Informatics ............................................................................... 68 Course Numbering .................................................................................... 20 Master of Arts in Communication ............................................................. 68 Registration Holds .................................................................................... 20 Certificate in Public Relations (15 Hours).................................................. 69 Academic Requirements and Regulations Updates .................................. 20 Certificate in Documentary Studies .........................................................