GRADUATE CATALOG 2020-21 700 Park Avenue Norfolk, VA 23504 | (757) 823-8600 | (800) 274-1821 TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Calendar 2 Important Information 3 Welcome to Norfolk State University 7 School of Graduate Studies and Research 11 Admission 12 Admission Procedures 12 Tuition, Fees and Financial Information 13 Academic Policies 16 Academic Information 18 Administrative Offices 23 Office of the Provost 23 Division of Finance and Business 25 Division of Research and Economic Development 26 Division of Student Affairs 27 Division of University Advancement 36 School of Education 37 Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Special Education 38 Department of Secondary Education and School Leadership 49 College of Liberal Arts 70 Master of Arts/Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies 71 Master of Arts in Criminal Justice 76 Master of Arts in Media and Communication 79 Master of Music 83 Master of Arts in Urban Affairs 90 Master of Science in Cyberpsychology 94 Doctor Philosophy in Clinical Psychology 99 College of Science, Engineering and Technology 101 Master of Science in Computer Science 103 Master of Science in Cyber Security 107 Master of Science in Electronics Engineering 111 Master of Healthcare Administration 113 Master of Science in Materials Science 115 Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering 118 School of Social Work 122 Master of Social Work 123 Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work 134 Program Course Descriptions 141 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MATRICULATION Policies regarding the enrollment of degree-seeking (matriculating) students at Norfolk State University are listed below: * All students will follow the curriculum and the degree completion requirements specified in the University Catalog issued for the year of their initial enrollment as degree-seeking students. * The University will honor degree completion requirements specified for students in the University Catalog for the year of initial enrollment as long as such enrollment is continuous (summer semesters not included). * A student who does not maintain continuous enrollment (summer semesters not included) will follow the degree completion requirements specified in the University Catalog issued the year of readmission. * Any student under any degree program who has re-enrolled in the University after interruptions of more than two semesters will be required to apply for readmission and meet the requirements of the current catalog. * A student who transfers to another degree program will follow the requirements specified in the University Catalog issued for the year of the transfer to the new degree program. * Students are held responsible for reading and complying with the University policies contained in the Catalog. * The Catalog is not an unchangeable contract but, instead, an announcement of present policies only. Implicit in each student’s enrollment is an agreement to comply with University rules, policies, and regulations that the University may modify to exercise properly its educational responsibility. This document is subject to change. Current university policies are located on the university’s web site at http://www.nsu.edu/ policies/. Please refer to this website for policy updates and policies and procedures not addressed in the University Catalog. This document is intended to adhere to all statutory regulations, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) guidelines, and other official documents and pronouncements of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Norfolk State University Board of Visitors. The current version, as amended, is posted on the University’s website. Norfolk State University is committed to the policy that all persons will have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL SEMESTER 2020 State of the University Address/Faculty/Staff/School/Department……………….….………..…….………………..……...…..Tuesday, August 18 Meetings/Faculty Information Workshops Departmental Advising and Registration……………………,,................................….. ….……...….Monday, August 24 – Friday, September 4 Classes Begin/Late Registration …...………………………………………………….………...……………………....…Wednesday, August 26 Deadline for Late Registration/Adding Courses or Declaring Audit …………………………….………………….…….……..Friday, September 4 Mini Term 1A/1C Deadline for Late Registration/Adding Courses or Declaring Audit…………………..……...………… ….Friday, September 4 Deadline to Drop a Course and Receive 100% Refund (20/1 and Mini Term 1A/1C)………………………..……..…...........Friday, September 4 Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)…………………………………..……………………..………..….......……………..……Monday, September 7 Mini Term 1A/1C advisory grades due (6 week session) …………………….…….… Monday, September 14 – Saturday, September 19 Founders Day Convocation ……………………………………………………………………………………………….……Friday, September 18 Deadline to Apply for December 2020 Graduation…………….……….…………..……………………………..……..…...…Friday, September 18 At the 5th Week, First Advisory grades due (12 week session) ………………….….. Monday, September 21 – Saturday, September 26 Mid Term Grading for Graduate Courses………………………………………..…..………….. Monday, October 05– Saturday, October 10 Mini-Term 1B/1D (Classes Begin)……………………….…………………….…………….……….…..……….………….....Wednesday, October 7 Mini-Term 1B/1D Deadline for Late Registration/Adding Courses or Declaring Audit……………………....….…..…….Wednesday, October 14 Deadline to Drop a Course and Receive 100% Refund (Mini Term 1B/1D)………………………………………………Wednesday, October 14 Registration for Spring 2021 Semester Begins ………………………………………………..…. Monday, October 26 – Saturday, January 9 At the 10th week, Second advisory grades due (13 week session) ………………….....…..Monday October 26 – Saturday, October 31 Mini Term 1B/1D advisory grades due (6 week session) ………………………………….....Monday, October 26 – Saturday, October 31 Deadline to Drop a Course (20/1,20/1B,20/1D)………………………………………………………………....………….……..Friday, November 6 Classes End…………………………………………………………………….…………..…………………….………....Wednesday, November 18 (Last Day to Withdraw from the University without Academic Penalty) Final Grades Due for December 2020 Graduates ………………………………………………………………...…..Wednesday, November 18 Final Examination Period……………………….......…….............................................Wednesday, November 18 – Wednesday, November 25 Deadline to Report Final Grades………………………………..……………………………….………….…….…………….Tuesday, December 1 COMMENCEMENT……………………………………...…...………………………………………………………………………………..…….. TBD Registration One-Stop Shop and Advising Services will be located in rooms 138A, 138B, 138C and 149 in the Student Center beginning Monday, August 24, 2020 thru Friday, September 4, 2020 for registration. Hours of operation will be 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The Office of the Registrar will be in Room 138A and Financial Aid, Cashiers and Student Accounts will be in Room 149 until Friday, September 4, 2020. Note: Academic Calendar dates are subject to change. Visit the NSU Website at www.nsu.edu/enrollment- management/registrar/calendars for the most recent updates. 4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR SPRING SEMESTER 2021 University Community/Faculty/Staff/School/Department………………….…………………..…..…..…………….…….……..Tuesday, January 5 Meetings/ Faculty Information Workshops Departmental Advising and Registration…...……………………….…………….……….….….....…. Friday, January 08 – Saturday, January 09 Classes Begin/Late Registration……………………...……….………………………….…………..………..…..........……Monday, January 11 Deadline for Late Registration/Adding Courses or Declaring Audit ………………………..…..…………..…….………...........Friday, January 15 Mini Term 2A/2C Deadline for Late Registration/Adding Courses or Declaring Audit……..…………….…………….….……Friday, January 15 Deadline to Drop a Course and Receive 100% Refund (20/2 and Mini Term 2A/2C)…………….….……………..….………Friday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Classes)……………………………….…………………………………….…………..Monday, January 18 Deadline to Apply for May 2021 Graduation...……….........…….…………............................................................................Friday, January 29 Mini Term 2A/2C advisory grades due (7 week session)..……………………………….…......Monday, February 1 – Saturday, February 6 At the 5th week, First advisory grades due (15 week session)………………………..…..Monday, February 08 – Saturday, February 13 Mid Term Grading for Graduate Courses……………………………………………………. Monday, February 22 – Saturday, February 27 Registration for Summer and Fall 2021 Semester………………………………………..……..……….....…Monday, March 1 – Friday, June 18 Mini Term 2B/2D (Classes Begin) ………………………………………….………………….……..……………………..……….Monday, March 1 Mini-Term 2B/2D Deadline for Late Registration/Add Courses or Declaring Audit..……………...….…………………….….… Friday, March 5 Deadline to Drop a Course and Received 100% Refund (Mini Term 2B/2D)…………………………………………….…..…….Friday, March 5 Spring Break (No Classes)….….…………………………………………..…………………................…Monday, March 8 – Sunday, March 14 At the 10th week, Second advisory grades due (15 week session)…………….…..………..…..Monday, March 15 – Saturday, March 20 Deadline to Drop a Course(20/2,20/2B,20/2D)………………………………………….…...…….............................................…Friday, March 26 Mini Term 2B/2D advisory grades due (7 week session) ……………………………..................Monday, March 29 - Saturday, April 2 Final Grades Due for May 2021 Graduates……………………………………………….………………………..…..……Wednesday, April 21 Classes End……………………………………….....…………….………...……….….……….……..………..……….........……...Friday,