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999-2000 1 Graduate Bulletin The University of Southern Mississippi Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/graduatebulletinv86univ Graduate Bulletin 1999-2000 The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406-5024 Hattiesburg • Long Beach • Ocean Springs • Biloxi • John C. Stennis Space Center GENERALBULLETINISSUE GRADUATEPROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS 1999-2000 FALLSEMESTEROPENSAUGUST23, 1999 The University ofSouthernMississippiBulletin (USPS-652-260) PublishedquarterlybyTheUniversity ofSouthernMississippi,Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Periodical Class PostagePaidatHattiesburg,Mississippi,39402-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address change toThe University ofSouthernMississippi Box5166,Hattiesburg,MS 39406-5166 TheUniversityofSouthernMississippioffersequaleducationalandemploymentopportunities toallpersonswithoutregardtoage,sex,religion,color,ornationalorigin.Theseprovisionsalso applytodisabledindividualspursuanttocurrentfederalandstateregulationssubjecttoreason- ablestandardsofadmissionandemployment.Allinquiriesconcerningdiscriminationshouldbe directed to the Vice President forAdministrative Affairs, 103 Administration Building, The UniversityofSouthernMississippi,Hattiesburg,Mississippi39406-5177. Informationcontainedinthispublicationissubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.Anychanges inthispublication are onfile inthePresident's Office.Informationcontainedherein shall not constituteabindingagreementonthepartofTheUniversityofSouthernMississippi. StudentsatTheUniversityofSouthernMississippiareresponsibleforknowingandcomplying withallrequirementsfortheirrespectivedegreesasstatedherein. 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Thiscatalog wasproducedusingEPArecommendedstandardrecycledpapercontaining40% wasteproductandprintedwithsoybeanbasedink. ouraw* VOLUME NUMBER 86 3 (PublishedMarch 1999) The Contents Academic Calendar 1 Introduction 5 Graduate School 8 Degrees Offered 9 Admission Requirements and Procedures 13 Masters Specialists Doctoral Non-Degree Student Expenses, Financial Aid, and 19 Graduate Assistantship General Academic Information and Requirements 26 General Degree Requirements 31 University Facilities and Student Services 37 College ofthe Arts 35 College ofBusiness Administration 53 College of Education and Psychology 59 College ofHealth and Human Sciences 87 College ofInternational and Continuing Education 13 College ofLiberal Arts 107 College ofNursing 131 College of Science and Technology 137 Institute ofMarine Sciences 157 The University of Southern Mississippi—Gulf Coast 155 Course Descriptions 163 Administration and Faculty 265 Index 305 Correspondence RequestsforaBulletin,anapplicationform,orinformationconcerningadmissionspolicies andprocedures,roomandboard,andtuitionmaybeaddressedto: GraduateAdmissions TheUniversityofSouthernMississippi Box 10066 Hattiesburg,Mississippi 39406-0066 Website address: www-dept.usm.edu/-gradsch e-mailaddress: [email protected] Othercorrespondencemaybeaddressedasfollows: Dean,Graduate School Box5024 Dean,CollegeoftheArts Box5031 Dean,CollegeofBusinessAdministration Box5021 Dean,CollegeofEducationandPsychology Box5023 Dean,College ofHealthandHuman Sciences Box 10075 Dean,CollegeofInternational andContinuingEducation Box 10047 Dean,CollegeofLiberalArts Box 5004 Dean,CollegeofNursing Box5095 Dean,CollegeofScienceandTechnology Box5165 Director,InstituteofMarine Sciences P.O. Box 7000 Ocean Springs,MS 39564 The University ofSouthern Mississippi Hattiesburg,Mississippi 39406 8 1 Introduction Academic Calendar SUMMER 1999 Monday-Friday March 15-19 Summer1999advisementindepartments March22-28 Southern'sTelephoneAssistedRegistrationbyregistrationtime Friday,April 16 LastdaytofileApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforSummer 1999 Friday,May 14 Applicationdeadlinefornewstudents,unlessanotherdateisspecified (seeDeadlinesforGraduateAdmissionApplication) Lastdaytocontactgraduatereader Thursday,May27 Finalorientationandregistrationfornewundergraduatestudents Residencehallsopen Friday,May28 Registrationfornewgraduate,reapplying,andcontinuingstudents Monday,May3 MemorialDayHoliday Nightclassesmeet Tuesday,June 1 Classesbegin Friday,June 1 Lastdaytohavetitlepageapproved Friday,June25 Lastdayfordissertationdefense Tuesday,June29 Mid-pointinSummerTerm Friday,July2 Lastdaytosubmitthesesanddissertationstograduatereader Monday,July5 IndependenceDayHoliday Nightclassesmeet Friday,July23 LastdaytofileApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforFall 1999 LastdaytodepositdissertationsinGraduateSchool Monday-Friday August2-August6 Examinationsforfull-termandsecond-term(SS)classes (includingnightclasses) LastdaytodepositthesesinGraduateOffice Friday,August6 Commencement,GreenColiseum 2:30/6:30pm LastdaytodepositthesesinGraduateSchool Saturday,August7 Residencehallsclose 8 2 Introduction FALL1999 Monday-Friday March 15-19 Fall 1999advisementindepartments March29-April 18 Southern'sTelephoneAssistedRegistrationbyregistrationwindow Friday,July23 LastdaytofileApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforFall 1999 Friday,August6 Applicationdeadlinefornewstudents,unlessanotherdateisspecified (seeDeadlinesforGraduateAdmissionApplication) Thursday,August 19 Finalorientationandregistrationfornewundergraduatestudents Residencehallsopen Friday,August20 Registrationfornewgraduate,reapplying,andcontinuing students Monday,August23 Classesbegin Monday,September6 LaborDayHoliday Mondaydayandnightclasseswillnotmeet Friday,September24 Lastdaytocontactgraduatereader Friday,October15 Mid-pointinFallSemester Friday,October22 Lastdaytohavetitlepageapproved Friday,November5 LastdaytofileApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforSpring,2000 Lastdayfordissertationdefense Friday,November12 Lastdaytosubmitthesesanddissertationstograduatereader Wednesday,November24 ThanksgivingHolidaysbegin-6:00p.m. Nightclassesdonotmeet Monday,November29 Classesresume Friday,December3 LastdaytodepositdissertationsinGraduateSchool Tuesday,December7 Tuesdaynightexaminations Monday-Friday December 13-17 Examinationsforfull-termandsecond-term(SS)classes (includingMonday,Wednesday,andThursdaynightclasses) Friday,December 17 Commencement,GreenColiseum 2:30/6:30pm LastdaytodepositthesesinGraduateSchool Saturday,December1 Residencehallsclose 1 Introduction SPRING2000 Monday-Friday October 18-22, 1999 Spring2000advisementindepartments October25-Nov.7, 1999 Southern'sTelephoneAssistedRegistrationbyregistrationtime Friday,November5 LastdaytofileApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforSpring2000 Friday,December 17, 1999 Applicationdeadlinefornewstudents,unlessanotherdateisspecified (seeDeadlinesforGraduateAdmissionApplication) Thursday,January6,2000 Finalorientationandregistrationfornewundergraduatestudents Residencehallsopen Friday,January7 Registrationfornewgraduate,reapplying,andcontinuing students Monday,January 10 Classesbegin Monday,January 17 MartinLutherKing,Jr.'sBirthday(observed) Mondaydayandnightclasseswillnotmeet Friday,February 18 Lastdaytocontactgraduatereader Friday,March3 Mid-pointinSpringSemester Monday-Friday,March6-10 SpringHolidays Tuesday,March7 MardiGrasHoliday Tuesdaydayandnightclasseswillnotmeet Monday,March 13 ClassesResume Second-term(SS)classesbegin Friday,March24 Lastdaytohavetitlepageapproved Thursday,March30 USMDay Friday,March3 Lastdayfordissertationdefense Friday,April7 Lastdaytosubmitthesesanddissertationstograduatereader Friday,April 14 LastdaytofileapplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforSummer2000 Friday,April21 GoodFridayHoliday Friday,April28 LastdaytodepositdissertationinGraduateSchool Wednesday,May3 Wednesdaynightclassexaminations Thursday,May4 Thursdaynightclassexaminations Friday,May5 Finalexamsforsecond-term(SS)classes Monday-Friday,May8-12 Examinations(dayclasses) Monday,May8 Mondaynightclassexaminations Tuesday,May9 Tuesdaynightclassexaminations Friday,May 12 Commencement,GreenColiseum 2:30/6:30pm LastdaytodepositthesesinGraduateSchool Saturday,May 13 Residencehallsclose Introduction SUMMER2000 Monday-Friday March 13-17 Summer2000advisementindepartments March20-26 Southern'sTelephoneAssistedRegistrationbyregistrationwindow Friday,April 14 LastdaytofileApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforSummer2000 Friday,May 12 Applicationdeadlinefornewstudents,unlessanotherdateisspecified (seeDeadlinesforGraduateAdmissionApplication) Lastdaytocontactgraduatereader Thursday,May25 Finalorientationandregistrationfornewundergraduatestudents Residencehallsopen Friday,May26 Registrationfornewgraduate,reapplying,andcontinuing students Monday,May29 MemorialDayHoliday, Nightclasseswillmeet Tuesday,May30 Classesbegin Friday,June 16 Lastdaytohavetitlepageapproved Friday,June23 Lastdayfordissertationdefense Tuesday,June27 Mid-pointinSummerTerm Friday,June30 Lastdaytosubmitthesesanddissertationstograduatereader Monday,July3 IndependenceDayHoliday(observed) MondayandTuesdaynightclasseswillmeet Friday,July21 LastdaytofileApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyand ApplicationforGraduationforFall2000 LastdaytodepositdissertationinGraduateSchool July28-August4 Examinationsforfull-termandsecond-term(SS)classes (includingnightclasses) Friday,August4 Commencement,GreenColiseum 2:30/6:30pm LastdaytodepositthesesinGraduateSchool Saturday,August5 Residencehallsclose