1997-1999 - The University of Texas at San Antonio

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GRADUATE CATALOG
1997-99
BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT SAN ANTONIO
USPS #982940 VOLUME XVI APRIL 1997 NUMBER 2
Publishedfour times ayear
(one issue in March, two issues in April,
andoneissuein October) by
The University ofTexas atSan Antonio
Office ofAdmissionsandRegistrar
San Antonio, TX 78249-0616.
Second Class Postage Paid at San Antonio, Texas
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
BULLETIN OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT SAN ANTONIO
Office ofAdmissions and Registrar, San Antonio, TX 78249
The provisions of this catalog do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied,
betweenanyapplicant,student,orfacuItymemberandTheUniversityofTexasatSan
Antonio or The University ofTexas System. This catalog is a general information
publication, and it does not contain all regulations that relate to students.
The UniversityofTexasatSanAntonioreservestherighttowithdrawcoursesatany
time, and to change fees, tuition, rules, calendar, curriculum, degree programs,
degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirement affecting
students.Thepolicies, regulations, andproceduresstatedinthiscatalogaresubjectto
change withoutpriornotice, andchangesbecomeeffective wheneverthe appropriate
authoritiessodetermineandmayapplytobothprospectivestudentsandthosealready
enrolled.Universitypoliciesarerequiredtobeconsistentwithpoliciesadoptedbythe
BoardofRegentsofTheUniversityofTexasSystemandareincompliancewithState
and federal laws.
STUDENTS ARE HELD INDIVIDUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING
ALL REQUIREMENTS AS DETERMINED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM.
FAILURE TO READ AND COMPLY WITH POLICIES, REGULATIONS,
AND PROCEDURES WILL NOT EXEMPT A STUDENT FROM
WHATEVER PENALTIES HE OR SHE MAY INCUR.
Nopersonshallbeexcludedfromparticipationin,deniedthebenefitsof,orbesubject
to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by The
University of Texas System or any of its component institutions, on any basis
prohibitedbyapplicable law, includingbutnotlimitedtorace, color, national origin,
religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.
Contents13
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Calendar and Information 5
Calendar 9
Information Directory 12
Maps 13
Administration IS
Graduate Faculty 18
2. About UTSA 39
History, Mission, and Organization 43
Administrative Policies and Services 46
CampusResources 53
Student Life 58
Health and Counseling 60
Research Organizations 62
3. Tuition, Fees, Charges, and Deposits 67
Tuition and Fee Change 71
MethodsofPayment 71
Payment and Refund Policies 72
Procedural Fees 77
SemesterFees 79
FeesforResource Use 85
PenaltyFees 88
4. Admission 89
Philosophy 93
Classifications and Requirements 93
Application Dates 99
Admission Procedures 100
Readmission 100
5. General Academic Regulations 10I
Registration Procedures 105
Records and Classification ofStudents 108
Courses I10
Grades 110
Academic Standing IIS
Scholastic Dishonesty 116
6. Master's Degree Regulations 117
Degree Requirements 121
Transfer ofCredit 124
Graduation 126
7. Doctoral Degree Regulations 127
Degree Requirements 13I
Transfer ofCredit 13I
Admission to Candidacy , 132
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Interim Master's Degree 132
Completing the Degree 133
8. Graduate Program Requirements and Course Descriptions 137
CollegeofBusiness 141
DivisionofAccounting and Information Systems 147
DivisionofEconomics and Finance 157
Division ofManagement and Marketing 164
College ofFine Arts and Humanities 179
Division ofArchitecture and Interior Design 181
Division ofEnglish, Classics, Philosophy,
and Communication 188
Division ofForeign Languages 195
DivisionofMusic 203
Division ofVisual Arts 210
College ofSciences and Engineering 217
DivisionofComputerScience 219
DivisionofEarthand Physical Sciences 229
Division ofEngineering 247
DivisionofLifeSciences 267
Division ofMathematics and Statistics 278
CollegeofSocial andBehavioral Sciences 289
Division ofBehavioral and Cultural Sciences 291
Division ofBicultural-Bilingual Studies 308
DivisionofEducation 319
DivisionofSocial andPolicy Sciences 346
Index 369
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1.
CALENDAR
AND INFORMATION

CalendarandInformation/7
CALENDAR AND INFORMATION
Chapter Contents
Calendar 9
Information Directory 12
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Graduate Faculty 18
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Calendar/9
GRADUATE
*FALL SEMESTER 1997
January 1,1997 Wednesday. Deadline for international doctoral applicants
to apply for admission and provide supporting documents
for Fall 1997.
February 1, 1997 Saturday. Deadline for doctoral applicants to apply for
admissionandprovidesupportingdocumentsforFall 1997.
June 1 Sunday. Deadline for international master's applicants to
apply for admission and provide supporting documents.
June 15 Sunday. Deadline to file Petition for Reinstatement for
students who have been academically dismissed.
June 16-July 18 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration.
July 1 Tuesday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for
admission and provide supporting documents.
August25 Monday. Classes begin.
September 1 Monday. LaborDay Holiday.
September 10 Wednesday. Census Date. Last day to: drop an individual
course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop
aclass and receive arefund.
October 1 Wednesday. Deadline for degree candidates to apply for
graduation.
October 24 Friday. Last day to drop an individual course or withdraw
from all classes and receive an automatic grade of"W."
November 27-29 Thursday-Saturday. Thanksgiving Holidays.
December 1 Monday. Last day to withdraw from all classes.
December 6-12 Saturday-Friday. Final examinations.
January 1, 1998 Thursday. Deadline for international doctoral applicants to
apply for admission and provide supporting documents for
Fall 1998.
February 1, 1998 Sunday. Deadline for doctoral applicants to apply for
admissionandprovidesupportingdocumentsforFall 1998.
*SPRING SEMESTER 1998
October 15 Wednesday. Deadline for international master's applicants
to apply for admission and provide supporting documents.
Deadlinetofile PetitionforReinstatementforstudents who
have been academically dismissed.
October 27 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration.
November 26
December 1 Monday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for
admission and provide supporting documents.
January 12 Monday. Classes begin.
January 19 Monday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
• Forthemostcurrentanddetailedcalendarofsemesterevents,refertotheScheduleofClassesforeach
semester.
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January 28 Wednesday. Census Date. Last day to: drop an individual
course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop a
class and receive a refund.
February 1 Sunday. Deadline for degree candidates to apply for
graduation.
March 13 Friday.Lastdaytodropanindividualcourseorwithdrawfrom
all classes and receive an automatic grade of"W."
March 16-21 Monday-Saturday. Spring Break.
April 27 Monday. Last day to withdraw from all classes.
May 2-8 Saturday-Friday. Final examinations.
*SUMMER SESSION 1998
March 1 Sunday. Deadline for international master's applicants to
apply for admission and provide supporting documents for
Summer Sessions I and II.
March 15 Sunday.DeadlinetofilePetitionforReinstatementforstudents
who have been academically dismissed.
April 6--24 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration for Summer
Sessions Iand II.
May 1 Friday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for
admission and provide supporting documents for Summer
Sessions Iand II.
May 27 Wednesday. Classes begin for Summer Session I.
June 1 Monday. Census Date. Last day in Summer Session I to: drop
an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a
grade; drop a class and receive a refund.
June 15 Monday. Deadline for degree candidates to apply for
graduation.
June 16 Tuesday. Last day for students enrolled in the first five-week
term to drop an individual courseor withdraw from all classes
and receive an automatic grade of"W."
June 23 Tuesday.Lastdaytowithdrawfromallclassesforthefirstfive
week term.
June 29-30 Monday-Tuesday. Final examinations for courses in the first
five-weekterm.
July 1 Wednesday. Classes begin for Summer Session II.
July 6 Monday. Census Date. Lastday inSummerSession II to: drop
an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a
grade; drop a class and receive a refund.
July 7 Tuesday. Lastdayfor studentsenrolledinthe IO-weektermto
drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and
receive an automatic grade of"W."
July 21 Tuesday. Lastdayforstudentsenrolledinthesecondfive-week
termto drop an individual courseorwithdraw from all classes
and receive an automatic grade of"W."
*Forthemostcurrentanddetailedcalendarofsemesterevents,refertotheScheduleofClassesforeach
semester.
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