Graduate Studies Catalog 2007-2009 Apply online now N montclair.edu/graduate Location: 247-acre campus, at the intersection of Valley Road and Normal Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey (Essex County), one mile south of intersection of Valley Road and Route 46. Main entrance on Normal Avenue. Degrees Offered: Doctor of Education, Doctor of Environmental Management, Doctor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science. Facilities: Twenty academic buildings, five administrative buildings, the Student Center, Sprague Library, Panzer Gymnasium with pool and fitness center, the Children’s Center, recreation fields, various service buildings including an 1100-space parking deck, the Red Hawk Diner, Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, Yogi Berra Stadium, Floyd Hall Ice Arena, and housing for over 3,100 students in eight residence life facilities, including 212 apartments in the Village at Little Falls. The new Alexander Kasser Theater opened in 2004, the Children’s Center opened in 2005, and the 270,000 square foot University Hall opened in March 2006. A new recreation center is under construction. Web Address Montclair State University: www.montclair.edu Web Address Graduate Admissions and Support Services: www.montclair.edu/graduate E-Mail Addresses/Telephone Numbers: Montclair State University Main Numbers ............................................................. (973) 655-4000 (800) 624-7780 Graduate Admissions and Support Services ...... [email protected] (973) 655-5147 (800) 955-GRAD Bursar ................................................................................ [email protected] (973) 655-4105 Financial Aid ........................................................... [email protected] (973) 655-4461 Registrar ......................................................................... [email protected] (973) 655-4376 For telephone numbers of Program Coordinators and Chairpersons/Directors, see the Graduate Admissions and Support Services web sit at www.montclair.edu/graduate. Tuition and Fees*: (approximate per semester hour of credit) In State Tuition Out of State Tuition Graduate $582.85 $ 842.26 MBA 663.09 872.31 MFA 628.64 882.50 Doctoral 573.10 766.20 * These are the approximate rates for 2007-2008. Please refer to the Bursar web page: www.montclair.edu/bursar for more information. Rates will be changed by action of the Montclair State University Board of Trustee each academic year. Students are obligated to pay the new rates. The Graduate Catalog of Montclair State University is published biennially and presents announce- ments of general information, general academic regulations, and the academic program extant at the date of publication. The University reserves the right to change any of its announcements, regulations or requirements at any time without notice or obligation. The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for the preparation of the content of this publication. Table of Contents Graduate Degrees Offered ......................................................................................... vi Academic Calendar ..................................................................................................... x About Montclair State University .............................................................................. 1 Accreditations, Approvals, and Memberships .......................................................... 2 Academic Organization .............................................................................................. 3 Human Relations Statement on Campus Climate for Civility and Human Dignity ......................................................................... 5 Smoking Regulation .................................................................................................... 5 Colleges and Schools of the University ...................................................................... 6 Academic Facilities .................................................................................................... 15 Admission and Matriculation ................................................................................... 24 Academic Policies and Regulations .......................................................................... 28 Graduation Requirements ........................................................................................ 32 Tuition and Fees ........................................................................................................ 34 Financial Aid .............................................................................................................. 38 Student Services ......................................................................................................... 48 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS Audiology (Sc.D.) ....................................................................................................... 59 Education (Ed.D.) ........................................................................................................ 72 Pedagogy Concentration, Philosophy for Children Specialization Mathematics Pedagogy (Ed.D.) ................................................................................... 84 Environmental Management (D.Env.M.) .................................................................... 96 ACADEMIC AREAS Applied Linguistics (M.A., See Linguistics) Aquatic and Coastal Sciences (B.S./M.S.) ................................................................ 111 Art and Design ........................................................................................................... 115 Studio Art (M.F.A.) Fine Arts (M.A.) Studio Concentration Museum Management Concentration Biology and Molecular Biology ................................................................................ 135 Biology (M.S.) Biology Science Education Concentration Biology, Physiology Concentration Ecology and Evolution Concentration Molecular Biology (M.S.) Business Administration (M.B.A.) ............................................................................ 153 Accounting Concentration Finance Concentration International Business Concentration Management Concentration Management Information Systems Concentration Marketing Concentration i Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemistry (M.S.) ............................................................................................... 178 Biochemistry Concentration Chemistry (B.S./M.S.) Chemistry, Chemical Business Concentration/MBA (M.S./M.B.A.) Child Advocacy (M.A.) ............................................................................................. 188 Public Child Welfare Concentration Classics and General Humanities .............................................................................. 193 Communication Sciences and Disorders (M.A.) ....................................................... 194 Speech-Language Pathology Concentration Communication Studies (M.A.) ................................................................................ 202 Speech Communication Concentration Public Relations Concentration Organizational Communication Concentration Computer Science (M.S.) .......................................................................................... 209 Informatics Concentration Counseling, Human Development and Educational Leadership ............................... 216 Counseling (M.A.) Community Counseling Concentration School Counseling Concentration Student Affairs/Counseling in Higher Education Concentration Addictions Counseling Concentration School Counseling Certification Substance Awareness Coordinator Certification Educational Leadership (M.A.) Educator/Trainer Concentration Curriculum and Teaching .......................................................................................... 236 Teaching (M.A.T.) Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification Post Baccalaureate Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification Learning Disabilities (M.Ed.) Post Master’s Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant Certification Special Education (M.Ed.) Teacher Leadership (M.Ed.) Early Childhood, Elementary, and Literacy Education ............................................. 262 Early Childhood Special Education (M.Ed.) Early Childhood Special Education (M.Ed.) with Teacher of Student with Disabilities Teacher Certification Early Childhood and Elementary Education (M.Ed.) Early Childhood Education (M.A.T.) with Preschool-Grade 3 Certification Elementary Education (M.A.T.) with Elementary School Teacher Certification Early Childhood Education (M.A.T.) with Preschool-Grade 3 Certification and Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification Elementary Education (M.A.T.) with Elementary School Teacher Certification and Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification (Additional Certification - P-3 range) Post Baccalaureate Initial Teacher of Preschool-Grade 3 Certification ii Post Baccalaureate Initial Elementary School Teacher Certification Reading (M.A.) Reading Specialist Certification Associate School Library Media Specialist Certification Educational Foundations ........................................................................................... 288 Educational Psychology (M.A., See Psychology) English (M.A.)