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Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Graduate and Professional Programs Bulletin Volume XXXIV July 2002 2002 – 03 Academic and Medical College of Virginia Campuses Virginia Commonwealth University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and first professional degrees. Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate and Professional Programs Bulletin 2002-03 Table of Contents Letter from the President Virginia Commonwealth University General Information School of Graduate Studies 901 W. Franklin St. • P.O. Box 843051 Virginia Commonwealth University . 1 Richmond, VA 23284-3051 University Resources and Services . 5 (804) 828-6916 • Fax (804) 828-6949 www.vcu.edu/gradweb • [email protected] Graduate Programs Graduate Studies at VCU . 15 Virginia Commonwealth University Professional Programs Interdisciplinary and Cooperative Graduate Study . 33 Center for Public Policy . 43 School of Allied Health Professions views.vcu.edu/sahp College of Humanities and Sciences . 47 School of Dentistry School of Allied Health Professions . 95 www.dentistry.vcu.edu School of the Arts . 137 School of Medicine School of Business . 159 www.medschool.vcu.edu School of Dentistry . 181 School of Pharmacy School of Education . 187 www.pharmacy.vcu.edu School of Engineering . 221 School of Medicine . 229 School of Nursing . 255 The Board of Visitors, the adminis- School of Pharmacy . 267 tration and the faculty of Virginia School of Social Work . 275 Commonwealth University are com- mitted to a policy of equal opportu- Professional Programs nity in education and employment Professional Studies at VCU . 291 without regard to age, race, color, School of Allied Health Professions . 301 national origin, gender, religion, sex- ual orientation, veteran’s status, polit- School of Dentistry . 307 ical affiliation or disability. For further School of Medicine . 317 information contact the Office of School of Pharmacy . 353 EEO/AA Services, 901 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23284-3022, Appendices (804) 828-1347. Board of Visitors and University Administration . 370 Limitations on bulletin provisions: All rules set forth in this bulletin will Determination of Student Classification for In-state Tuition Purposes . 373 apply until further notice. The uni- Program Accreditation . 377 versity reserves the right to make Rights of Students Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 378 changes in course of study, fees, rules 2002-03 Graduate Curriculum Requirements . 379 and regulations governing the con- duct of the work in all schools and 2002-03 Professional Admission Requirements . 391 programs, faculty and staff, and classi- University Centers and Institutes . 392 fication of students whenever univer- VCU Academic Calendars . 395 sity authorities deem it expedient or VCU Campus Maps . 398 wise to do so. Index of Graduate Faculty . 401 Bulletin Index . 413 www.vcu.edu Virginia Commonwealth University Letter from the President It is my pleasure to welcome you to Virginia Commonwealth University. With more than $136 million in annual research funding, VCU is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as one of the nation’s top research universities and is one of only three such universities in Virginia. More than 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, professional and doctoral students pursue 162 degree and certificate programs at the university’s Academic and Medical College of Virginia Campuses in downtown Richmond. Forty of the university’s programs are unique in Virginia. In addition, 16 graduate and professional programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best of their kind in the nation. Twelve of these programs are ranked in the top 20. As part of a long-range strategic plan, VCU has been enhancing the university’s stature as one of the nation’s leading research universities. Strategic projects have included establishing a new School of Engineering, which has been an important factor in attracting the microelectronics industry to the state, and VCU Life Sciences, a comprehensive undergraduate and graduate program involving the academic and medical faculty. VCU Life Sciences has spurred a major national public-education initiative in the new public television series, “Secrets of the Sequence.” In collaboration with Harvard University, the University of California- San Francisco, the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Medical Research Council/Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England, VCU is advising the program’s producers on the latest life sciences discoveries and their ethical implications. The university also is developing the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park in collaboration with business, civic and government leaders. When it is fully developed, the research park will cover 34 acres in down- town Richmond and employ an estimated 3,000 professional and technical personnel. The VCU Health System is one of the most comprehensive in the nation. Its physician-faculty, facilities and medical-care programs receive annual recognition from local, regional and national guides and reports on the best health care. VCU is an extraordinary institution, and we are proud that you are part of the excitement here. Best wishes with your graduate and professional programs of study. Sincerely, Eugene P. Trani President Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University one of the South’s most cosmopolitan The university cities. Located in central Virginia, President’s Office Richmond is a two-hour drive from the 910 W. Franklin St. • P.O. Box 842512 Virginia Commonwealth University is a Atlantic seashore to the east, Appalachian Richmond, VA 23284-2512 state-supported institution with an enroll- Mountain recreational sites to the west, (804) 828-1200 • Fax (804) 828-7532 ment of more than 25,000 undergraduate, and Washington, D.C. to the north. A www.vcu.edu/president graduate and health professions students wide range of cultural, educational, and studying in 11 schools and one college on recreational facilities and activities is avail- its two campuses in Richmond, Va. The Dr. Eugene P. Trani able in the Richmond area, including a full President Medical College of Virginia Campus is performance schedule at VCU’s own located near the financial, governmental Performing Arts Center. and shopping areas of downtown Richmond; the Academic Campus is two Table of contents miles west in Richmond’s historic Fan Mission of VCU The university . .1 District, a residential area which dates from VCU is a public, urban, research univer- Virginia Commonwealth University Health the 19th century. sity, supported by the commonwealth of System . .2 The university takes its founding date as Virginia to serve the people of the com- Graduate and professional studies . .3 1838, the year that the Medical College of monwealth and the nation. The university Virginia was created as the medical depart- provides a fertile and stimulating environ- ment of Hampden-Sydney College. MCV ment for learning, teaching, research, cre- • offer nationally and internationally became an independent institution in 1854 ative expression and public service. recognized professional and graduate and state-affiliated in 1860. Essential to the life of the university is a programs leading to doctoral, master’s, VCU’s Academic Campus was estab- faculty actively engaged in scholarship and and other terminal and advanced lished in 1917 as the Richmond School of creative exploration activities that increase degrees in the professions, the sciences, Social Work and Public Health. In 1925, it knowledge and understanding of the world, the humanities and the arts, became the Richmond Division of the and inspire and enrich teaching. • foster a scholarly climate that inspires College of William & Mary; in 1939 its The university is dedicated to educating creativity, a free and open exchange of name was changed to the Richmond full and part-time students of all ages and ideas, critical thinking, intellectual Professional Institute of the College of diverse backgrounds in an atmosphere of curiosity, freedom of expression and William & Mary, from which it separated free inquiry and scholarship, so they may intellectual integrity, in 1962 to become an independent state realize their full potential as informed, pro- • expand the boundaries of knowledge institution. In 1968, the two schools ductive citizens with a lifelong commit- and understanding through research, merged to form VCU. ment to learning and service. scholarship and creative expression in VCU enrolls a diverse student body. The The university serves the local, state, the sciences, arts, humanities and the university’s level of funded research ranks it national and international communities professional disciplines, as a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University