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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. Graduate Bulletin 2010-2011 The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406 1 I I I I I I i i i i i GENERALCATALOG ISSUE GRADUATE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS 2010-2011 FALL SEMESTEROPENSAUGUST 18, 2010 TheUniversity ofSouthern Mississippi Bulletin (USPS-652-260) Published annuallybyThe University ofSouthern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. MediaMail Postage PaidatHattiesburg, Mississippi, 39402-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address change toTheUniversity ofSouthern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #5166, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 TheUniversityofSouthernMississippiisaccreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheSouthern AssociationofCollegesandSchoolstoawardbachelor's,master's,specialist's,anddoctoraldegrees. TheUniversityofSouthernMississippiofferstoallpersonsequalaccesstoeducational,programmatic, and employment opportunities without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, race, color, national origin, Vietnam-era veteran status, or disability status. These provisions are pursuant to applicable federalandstateregulations.Inquiriesconcerningdiscriminationshouldbedirectedtothe OfficeofAffirmativeAction/EqualEmploymentOpportunity,310McLemoreHall,TheUniversityof SouthernMississippi,Hattiesburg,Mississippi39406-5168. Information contained inthispublication is subjectto change withoutpriornotice.Any changes in this publication are on file in the Registrar's Office. Information contained herein shall not constituteabindingagreementonthepartofTheUniversityofSouthernMississippi. The University of Southern Mississippi uses a portion of educational and general funds, includingtuition and fees, foroperating costs, includingmerit scholarships. 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This bulletin was producedusing EPArecommended standard recycled paper containing 40 percentwasteproduct andprintedwith soybean-basedink. ourmm* VOLUME 95 NUMBER 3 (PublishedApril 2010) The Contents Academic Calendar 1 Introduction 3 Graduate School 15 Degrees Offered 17 Admission Requirements and Procedures 19 Master's Degree 20 Specialist's Degree 21 Doctoral Degree 22 Non-Degree 23 International 25 General Degree Requirements 28 General Academic Information 36 Research Policies 41 Student Expenses, Financial Aid 42 University Facilities and Student Services 51 College ofArts and Letters 55 College ofBusiness 107 College ofEducation and Psychology 114 College ofHealth 165 College ofScience and Technology 205 The University ofSouthern Mississippi GulfCoast 252 Course Descriptions 273 Administration and Faculty 390 Index 411 Correspondence Requests foraBulletin, an application form, orinformation concerningadmissions policies andprocedures, room andboard, andtuition maybe addressed to GraduateAdmissions The UniversityofSouthern Mississippi 118 College Drive#10066 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Web site: www.usm.edu/graduatestudies/ E-mail: [email protected] Othercorrespondence maybe addressedas follows: Director, OfficeofGraduate Studies #5024 Dean, College ofArts andLetters #5004 Dean, CollegeofBusiness #5021 Dean, College ofEducationandPsychology #5023 Dean, College ofHealth #10075 Dean, College ofScience andTechnology #5165 TheUniversityofSouthernMississippi 118 College Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 131 221981 Introduction | Academic Calendar SUMMER 2010* Monday, March 29 Advisementandregistrationbegins Monday-Friday April 13-Junc4 Openenrollmentbegins Friday, May 14 Applicationdeadline fornewstudents Friday, May28 Final orientation andregistration fornew undergraduateand transferstudentsOpen registrationforallstudentsnotregisteredvia SOAR Monday, May 3 Memorial Dayholiday Tuesday,June 1 Classesbegin Tuesday,June29 Midpointin semester examinations forfirst-halfsemester(5W1)classes Monday,July 5 IndependenceDayholiday(observed) Friday,July23 Lastdaytofileapplication fordegreeforfall 2010 commencement Thursday,July29 LastdayofregularlyscheduledTuesdayandThursdayclasses Friday,July30 LastdayofregularlyscheduledMonday,Wednesday,andFriday classesand5W2classes Saturday,July3 Residencehallsclose FALL2010* Monday,March29 Advisementandregistrationbegins Monday-Friday April 13-August27 Openenrollmentbegins Friday,July30 Applicationdeadlinefornewstudents Thursday,August 1 Finalorientationandregistrationfornewundergraduatetransfer students Friday,August 1 Finalorientationandregistrationfornewundergraduatestudents Wednesday,August 1 Classesbegin Monday, September6 LaborDayholiday; dayandnightclasseswill notmeet Monday, October 1 Examinationsforfirst-halfsemester(8W1)classes Tuesday, October 1 Midpointinsemester Thursday-Friday Fallbreak; October 14-15 dayand nightclasseswillnotmeet Friday,November 1 Lastdaytofileapplicationfordegreeforspring2011* commencement Wednesday,November24 Thanksgivingholidaysbegin; dayand nightclasseswill notmeet Monday,November29 Classesresume Thursday, December2 Lastdayofregularlyscheduledclasses Monday-Thursday December6-9 Examinations Friday, December 10 Commencement, BernardReedGreenColiseum Saturday, December 1 Residencehallsclose *Graduatc Student Special Deadlines-seewww.usm.edu/graduateschool 18 778 2 Introduction SPRING 2011* Monday,October25 Advisementandregistrationbegins Monday-Friday November8- Openenrollmentbegins January21,2011 Friday, December3 Applicationdeadlinefornewstudents Friday,January 14 Final orientationandregistrationfornewundergraduateand transferstudentsOpenregistrationforallstudentsnotregistered viaSOAR Monday,January 1 Martin LutherKingJr.'sbirthday(observed); dayandnightclasseswill notmeet Tuesday,January 1 Classesbegin Monday-Tuesday MardiGrasholiday; March 7-8 dayand nightclasseswillnotmeet Monday-Friday March7-11 Springholidays Thursday, March 1 Midpointinsemester finalexaminationsforfirst-halfsemester(8W1)classes Friday,March 1 Second-halfsemester(8W2)classesbegin. Friday,April2 Lastdaytofileapplication fordegreeforsummer2011* commencement Friday,April22-25 Easterholiday; dayandnightclasseswillnotmeet Friday, May6 Lastdayofregularlyscheduledclasses Monday-Thursday May9-12 Examinations Friday,May 13 Commencement, BernardReedGreenColiseum Saturday,May 14 Residencehallsclose Refertowww.usm.edu/registrar/bulletins/undergraduateforthemostup-to-datebulletin information CalendarNotes ^Graduate StudentSpecialDeadlines-seewww.usm.edu/graduatcschool Introduction | 3 Introduction The University ofSouthern Mississippi and its board of trustees were established by an act ofthe Legislatureapprovedon March 30, 1910, byGov. Edmund F. Noel. Its firstnamewas the Mississippi Normal College, and its original purpose was to train teachers for the rural schools of Mississippi. On February 2, 1932, the Legislature established the BoardofTrustees ofState Institutions ofHigher Learning and placed underitsjurisdiction the five colleges andone university owned andoperatedby the state. On November 3, 1942, thepeople ofthe state voted to make the Board ofTrustees ofState Institutions ofHigherLearninga constitutional board forall colleges anduniversitiesofthe state. The UniversityofSouthernMississippi isnowoperatedunderthejurisdictionofthatconstitutionalboard. TheactofMarch30, 1910,didnotprovideanystatemoneyforthebuildingofMississippiNormalCollege butdidprovidethatlocalitiesinthestatemightbidforitslocationbyofferinglandforasiteandmoneyfor constructingbuildings.OnSeptember16, 1910,theBoardofTrusteesacceptedthebidofHatticsburgand ForrestCountytosupply$250,000andafreesite.Thatsitewaswestofthecityincutovcrtimbcrlandwith greatpinestumpseverywhere.Contractswerelettoclearthelandandtobuildbuildings. The five permanentbuildings (College Hall, ForrestCounty Hall, Hatticsburg Hall, the Industrial Cottage [nowtheHonorHouse],andthePresident'sHome [nowtheAlumni House]),atemporarywoodenDining Hall,andothernecessaryimprovementswerebarelyfinishedwhentheMississippiNormalCollegeopenedon therainymorningofSeptember 18, 1912,withapresident,afacultyof18,andastudentbodyof200. On October 17, 1911, JosephAnderson Cook, superintendent ofschools in Columbus, Mississippi, was electedpresident. TheUniversityofSouthernMississippihashadonlyninepresidentssince its founding. The BoardofTrustees electedClaude Bennettpresident, effective October 10, 1928. OnApril 23, 1933, theBoardofTrusteeselectedDr.JenningsBurtonGeorgeasthethirdpresident,effectiveJuly 1, 1933.On June 13, 1945,theBoardofTrusteeselectedDr.RobertCecilCookasthefourthpresident,andheofficially assumedofficeonJuly 1, 1945.OnOctober21, 1954,PresidentCooksubmittedhisresignation.Heserved untilDecember31, 1954,andDr.RichardAubreyMcLemorebecameactingpresidentonJanuary 1, 1955. The Board ofTrustees, on May 19, 1955, elected Dr. William David McCain as the fifth president. He officiallyassumedofficeonAugust1, 1955,andretiredJune30, 1975.Dr.AubreyKeithLucasbecamethe sixthpresidentoftheuniversityonJuly1, 1975,andserveduntilhisretirementonDecember31,1996,with thelongesttenureofanypresident. Dr. HoraceWeldonFleming,Jr., servedastheseventhpresidentfrom January 1, 1997, untilAugust30, 2001. Dr.AubreyK. Lucasreturnedtothepresidencyon September 1, 2001,andserveduntilApril30,2002.OnApril 13,2002,theBoardofTrusteeselectedDr. ShelbyFrcland Thames as the eighth president, effective May 1, 2002. Dr. Martha Dunagin Saunders became the ninth presidentofSouthernMisseffectiveMay21,2007,andservesasitsfirst-everfemalepresident. Ashasbeen stated, TheUniversity ofSouthernMississippi was foundedonMarch 30, 1910, as the Mississippi Normal College. On March7, 1924, theLegislaturechangedthenameto StateTeachers College.OnFebruary8, 1940,theLegislaturechangedthenametoMississippiSouthernCollege,and onFebruary27, 1962,theLegislaturechangedthenametoTheUniversityofSouthernMississippi. The Mississippi Normal College did not grant degrees in its early years but awarded certificates for the completion ofcertain specifiedcourses ofstudy. OnApril 8, 1922, the Legislature authorizedthe awardingofthebachelorofsciencedegree.ThebachelorofmusicdegreewasauthorizedbytheBoard ofTrusteesonJune 19, 1934.ThefirstbachelorofartsdegreewasawardedonAugust20, 1940.OnMay 26, 1947,theBoardofTrusteesauthorizedtheinitiationofgraduateworkandtheawardingofthemaster ofartsdegree. Intheyears since 1947, theuniversity'sgraduateprogramshavedevelopedlogicallyto meettheneedsforprofessionalcompetencebeyondtheacademicmeasureofthebaccalaureatedegree. DoctoralprogramswerefirstauthorizedbytheBoardofTrusteesonMay20, 1959. TheadministrativeandacademicorganizationofTheUniversityofSouthernMississippiisdividedintothe followingareas:OfficeofthePresident;OfficeoftheProvost;OfficeoftheChiefFinancialOfficer;Officeof theVicePresidentforAdvancement;OfficeoftheVicePresidentforResearch;OfficeoftheVicePresident forStudentAffairs; andOfficeofthe DirectorofIntercollegiateAthletics.Academically, theuniversity is organizedintotheCollegeofArtsandLetters,CollegeofBusiness, CollegeofEducationandPsychology, CollegeofHealth,CollegeofScienceandTechnology,theGraduateSchoolandHonorsCollege. 4 Introduction ) The University of Southern Mississippi Vision The University ofSouthern Mississippi will emerge as the premierresearch university ofthe Gulf South-engagingandempoweringindividualstotransformlivesandcommunities. Mission Ourprimary mission is to cultivate intellectual developmentandcreativity through the generation, dissemination, application, andpreservationofknowledge. Our Values Ourmission is supportedby thevaluesthathavebeen formedthroughthehistoryandtraditions of our institution. These values are widely and deeplyheld beliefs ofour faculty, staff, students, and administrators: • Educationprovidesopportunitiestoimprovethequalityofintellectual,social,economic, andpersonalwell-being. Theseopportunities shouldbeavailableto allwhoarewillingand abletomeetourstandardsofexcellence. • Oursuccessisreflectedbythedegreetowhichourstudentsbecomewell-read,articulate, andcreative and critical thinkers. It is measuredby theirdisplay ofspecializedknowledge and abilities suitable to the pursuit of a career and life in our complex, ever-changing world. • We cherish innovation in the creation and application ofbasic and applied research findings, creative and artistic expression, meaningful learning experiences, the scope of services provided to our students and the broader community that we sustain, and the continuing evolution ofdegree programs that both respond to and anticipate the evolving demandsofoursociety,employers, andthelabormarket. • Education encourages and advances the ideals ofapluralistic democratic society: civic responsibility, integrity,diversity,andethicalbehavior. • Academic freedom and shared governance are long-established and livingprinciples at the university. We cherish the free exchange ofideas, diversity ofthought,joint decision making, andindividuals'assumptionofresponsibility. • We make efficient and effective use ofour resources, for we are accountable to our universitycommunities,theBoardofTrustees,andtaxpayers. Our Plan FourprioritiesguideTheUniversityofSouthernMississippi,eachhelpingtosupportourvision. Thesepriorities, identifiedthroughastrategicplanningprocessin2007-2008,provideasolid foundationforprogress. • ClimateofAcademicSuccess • ImageDevelopment • CommunityConnection • HealthyMinds,Bodies,andCampuses Climate ofAcademic Success Ourvisionforaclimateofacademicsuccessincludesaunifiedenvironmentthatminimizesbarriers for prospective and enrolled students, attracts and retains quality faculty and staff, embraces and reflectsdiversity,andproducesgraduateswhoaretrulycompetitiveintheglobalmarketplace. Students, faculty, andstaffatSouthernMiss, alongwiththe largercommunity,benefitfromawide rangeofcultural,social,andeducationalexperiencesthatyieldinformed,responsible,andproductive citizenswithastandardoflifelonglearning. Universityexperiencesaresupportedbyqualityfacilitiesandup-to-datetechnologyaccessibletothe entireuniversitycommunity. Educationalprogramsadheretorigorousstandardsintermsofstudent advisement, engagement,andmentoring; curriculumdevelopmentanddelivery;andtheexploration andgenerationofscholarlywork.