Graduate catalog

2008·6.7 MB·English

by  University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)

The Graduate Catalog

University of Maryland Fall 2008 - Spring 2009
Contents
The Graduate Catalog .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 1: The Graduate School and the Graduate Council ...................................................................................................... 8
Functions of the Graduate School and Graduate Council ............................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 2: Introduction to the University of Maryland ...........................................................................................................10
Location of Campus and Nearby Academic Resources .............................................................................................................. 10
Campus Libraries ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Accreditation .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Non-Discrimination Statement .................................................................................................................................................. 12
Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 3: Admissions Policies ...............................................................................................................................................13
Admission to Graduate School ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Criteria for Admission ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
The Admission Process ............................................................................................................................................................... 14
Admissions Records and Disposition .......................................................................................................................................... 14
Admission to Degree Programs .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Full Graduate Student Status ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Provisional Graduate Student Status ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Offer of Admission ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Admission Semester Changes .................................................................................................................................................... 15
Non-Degree Admission: Advanced Special Student Status ........................................................................................................ 15
Non-Degree Admission: Advanced Graduate Specialist Certificate Status - College of Education ............................................ 16
Visiting Graduate Student Status ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Golden Identification Card for Senior Citizens of Maryland....................................................................................................... 16
Change of Status or Program ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Admission of Members of the Faculty ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Admission to an Institute ........................................................................................................................................................... 17
Immunization ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Residency Classification ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
Regents' Policy on Residency ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 4: Registration Policies ..............................................................................................................................................19
Registration and Credit Information .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Designation of Full-Time and Part-Time Status .......................................................................................................................... 19
Course Numbering System ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Continuous Registration Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Waiver of Registration for Certificate, Master's, and Pre-Candidacy Doctoral Students ........................................................... 20
Waiver of Registration for Doctoral Candidates ........................................................................................................................ 20
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Waiver of Mandatory Fees......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Leave of Absence for Childbearing, Adoption, Illness or Dependent Care ................................................................................. 20
Academic Calendar .................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Course and Credit Changes ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Withdrawal from Classes ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Resignation from the University ................................................................................................................................................ 22
Grading Systems ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Graduate Credit for Undergraduates ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Undergraduate Credit for Graduate Courses ............................................................................................................................. 23
Partial Credit for Students with Disabilities ............................................................................................................................... 23
Inter-Institutional Registration, University System of Maryland ............................................................................................... 24
The Washington Consortium Arrangement ............................................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 5: Financial Policies: Tuition and Fees ........................................................................................................................25
Payment of Tuition and Fees ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Forms of Financial Aid ................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Emergency Loans ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Refunds ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
University Refund Statement ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Refunds for Withdrawal from All Classes ................................................................................................................................... 25
Refunds for Dropping Individual Courses ................................................................................................................................... 26
Fellowships, Assistantships, and Financial Assistance ............................................................................................................... 26
Graduate Fellowships ................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Graduate Assistantships ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Overload Payments for Graduate Students ............................................................................................................................... 27
Travel Grants .............................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Chapter 6: Financial Policies: Graduate Assistantships ............................................................................................................28
Employee and Student Status .................................................................................................................................................... 28
Qualifications ............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Categories .................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Administration of the Graduate Assistantship ........................................................................................................................... 28
Appointment, Reappointment, Duration of Employment ......................................................................................................... 28
Letters of Appointment.............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Duties and Time Commitment ................................................................................................................................................... 29
Graduate Research Assistants .................................................................................................................................................... 29
Graduate Administrative Assistants ........................................................................................................................................... 29
Performance Reviews ................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Conduct and Professional Behavior ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Sexual Harassment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
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Sexual Relationships and Professional Conduct ......................................................................................................................... 31
Equal Opportunity Statement .................................................................................................................................................... 31
Complaints and Dispute Resolution ........................................................................................................................................... 31
English Proficiency Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Tuition Remission and Mandatory Fees ..................................................................................................................................... 32
Residency Classification ............................................................................................................................................................. 33
Compensation and Salaries ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Supplementation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Additional Employment ............................................................................................................................................................. 33
Overload Payments for Graduate Assistants ............................................................................................................................. 34
Tax Status ................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Health Insurance ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Retirement and Social Security (FICA)........................................................................................................................................ 35
Leave Policy ................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Facilities ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Parking ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Termination ............................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Chapter 7: Financial Policies: Fellowships and Scholarships ....................................................................................................37
Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Status ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Qualifications ............................................................................................................................................................................. 37
External Funding for Fellowships and Scholarships ................................................................................................................... 37
Transfer of Fellowships and Scholarships .................................................................................................................................. 37
Duration of Fellowships and Scholarships ................................................................................................................................. 38
Deferral of Support .................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Matching Requirement .............................................................................................................................................................. 38
Offer Letters ............................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Duties ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Duplication of Support ............................................................................................................................................................... 39
Supplementation of Fellowships and Scholarships .................................................................................................................... 39
Additional On-Campus and Outside Employment ..................................................................................................................... 39
Overload Payments for Graduate Fellows ................................................................................................................................. 39
Stipends ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Tuition Remission and Mandatory Fees ..................................................................................................................................... 39
Residency Classification ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
Tax Status ................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Health Insurance ........................................................................................................................................................................ 40
Vacation and Sick Leave ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
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Facilities ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 8: Academic Policies: General Policies and the Academic Record ..............................................................................42
Developing a Program ................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Academic Integrity ..................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Honor Pledge ............................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Penalties for Violations of Academic Integrity ........................................................................................................................... 42
Academic Record (Transcript) .................................................................................................................................................... 43
Grade Point Average Computation ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Criteria for Courses to be Accepted for Graduate Credit ........................................................................................................... 43
Credit by Examination ................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Incomplete Grades ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Transfer of Credit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Satisfactory Progress .................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Good Standing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Academic Probation and Dismissal ............................................................................................................................................ 45
Time Limitations for Master's Degrees and Certificates ............................................................................................................ 45
Time Limitations for Doctoral Degrees ...................................................................................................................................... 45
Time Extensions Master's Degree and Certificate Students..................................................................................................... 45
Doctoral Students ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Chapter 9: Academic Policies: Doctoral Degrees .....................................................................................................................47
Credit Requirements .................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Advancement to Candidacy ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
Research Assurances .................................................................................................................................................................. 47
The Doctoral Dissertation and Examination .............................................................................................................................. 47
Open Dissertation Examination ................................................................................................................................................. 48
Procedures for the Oral Dissertation Examination .................................................................................................................... 49
Submission and Publication of the Dissertation ........................................................................................................................ 51
Inclusion of One's Own Previously Published Materials in a Dissertation ................................................................................. 51
Inclusion of Copyrighted Materials in a Dissertation ................................................................................................................. 52
Additional Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................... 52
Graduate School Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy .................................................................................. 53
Foreign Language Requirement ................................................................................................................................................. 53
Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education ............................................................................................................... 53
Requirements for Other Doctoral Degrees ................................................................................................................................ 53
Chapter 10: Academic Policies: Master’s Degree ....................................................................................................................54
Approved Program ..................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Credit Hours ............................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Coursework Level ....................................................................................................................................................................... 54
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Prerequisites and Inclusion of Credit ......................................................................................................................................... 54
Single Credit Application ............................................................................................................................................................ 54
Graduate School Requirements for the Degrees of Master of Arts and Master of Science ....................................................... 54
Thesis Requirement ................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Research Assurances .................................................................................................................................................................. 54
The Master's Thesis Examination ............................................................................................................................................... 55
Procedures for the Oral Examination: ........................................................................................................................................ 55
Submission and Publication of the Thesis .................................................................................................................................. 57
Inclusion of One's Own Previously Published Materials in a Thesis or Dissertation .................................................................. 58
Inclusion of Copyrighted Materials in a Thesis or Dissertation .................................................................................................. 58
Non-Thesis Option ..................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education ............................................................................................................... 59
Requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering ............................................................................................................ 60
Requirements Applicable to Other Master's Degrees ................................................................................................................ 60
Chapter 11: Academic Policies: Certificate Programs ..............................................................................................................61
Chapter 12: Academic Policies: Combined Bachelor’s-Master’s Programs ...............................................................................62
Individual Student Bachelor's/Master's Program ...................................................................................................................... 62
Structured Bachelor's/Master's Program................................................................................................................................... 62
Cha[ter 13: Academic Policies: Dual Doctoral and Master’s Degrees .......................................................................................63
Chapter 14: Academic Policies: Field Committees ...................................................................................................................64
Requirements for Formal Recognition ....................................................................................................................................... 64
Requirements for Offering Courses and Advising Students: ...................................................................................................... 64
Available Resources for Field Committees ................................................................................................................................. 64
Chapter 15: Academic Policies: The Graduate Faculty .............................................................................................................66
University of Maryland Graduate Faculty Members .................................................................................................................. 66
Minimum Qualification .............................................................................................................................................................. 66
Membership - Graduate Faculty Categories .............................................................................................................................. 66
Appointment procedures ........................................................................................................................................................... 66
Full Members ............................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Adjunct Members ...................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Special Members........................................................................................................................................................................ 67
Exceptional Appointments ......................................................................................................................................................... 67
Faculty of Multi-Campus Graduate Degree Programs ............................................................................................................... 67
Prerogatives of Membership by Category ................................................................................................................................. 67
Full Members ............................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Adjunct Members ...................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Special Members........................................................................................................................................................................ 68
Membership of Former University of Maryland Faculty ............................................................................................................ 68
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Exceptions to Policy ................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Chapter 16: Academic Policies: Other Graduate School Policies ..............................................................................................69
Waiver of a Regulation ............................................................................................................................................................... 69
Application for Graduation ........................................................................................................................................................ 69
Arbitrary and Capricious Grading Policies .................................................................................................................................. 69
Policy and Procedures for Review of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading in Courses ...................................................... 69
Policy and Procedures for Appeals of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading of Doctoral Qualifying Examinations ............ 70
Chapter 17: Programs: ............................................................................................................................................................74
Chapter 18: Courses ............................................................................................................................................................. 393
Chapter 19: Faculty .............................................................................................................................................................. 733

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The Graduate Catalog
The Graduate Catalog is the official listing of the policies governing graduate education at the University of Maryland, College
Park.
This Catalog documents policies and procedures set by the Graduate Council and the Graduate School, and is updated each
academic semester to reflect changes and updates to policy. Information on admissions policies, academic policies (including
degree requirements), registration policies, and financial aid and student support policies are contained in the Catalog.
Abstracts and information on academic degree and certificate programs, a list of graduate-level courses by program, and a
roster of graduate faculty members are also included in each edition of the Catalog.
The University of Maryland, the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, originated in 1856 as the Maryland
Agricultural College and became one of the country's first land-grant institutions in 1867. The state assumed authority over the
College in 1920 and formed the University of Maryland by joining the College with long-established professional schools in
Baltimore. In 1988, the General Assembly of Maryland designated the College Park campus as the flagship institution for the
University System of Maryland, which comprises 13 institutions across the state. The College Park campus is built around a
central mall, anchored by McKeldin Library and the Main Administration Building. Fanning out from the mall are thirteen
academic colleges. The University's mission is to provide graduate and undergraduate education of the highest quality, to
pursue advanced research, and to serve the needs of the State of Maryland.
The University of Maryland and its surrounding area provide boundless opportunities for conducting research. The University's
dynamic research environment allows students from all disciplines to undertake scholarly exploration of their special interests
and to gain valuable practical experience. It also enables faculty members to advance their own areas of expertise and bring
their research insights into the classroom. On campus, special facilities and a number of organized research centers, bureaus,
and institutes promote the acquisition and analysis of new knowledge in the arts, sciences, and applied fields.

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Chapter 1: The Graduate School and the Graduate Council
Functions of the Graduate School and Graduate Council
The University of Maryland Board of Regents mandates that a Graduate Faculty and a Graduate Council provide the
organization by which the Graduate Faculty discharge its responsibilities for graduate education. The Graduate Council,
appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School, includes faculty representatives elected by the Graduate Faculty, and graduate
students. The Graduate Council recommends to the Dean, the Provost and the President policies that affect all aspects of
graduate education at the University.
The Graduate School, under the leadership of its Dean, establishes and oversees procedures to enact these policies and serves
as an advocate for excellence in all aspects of graduate education. The Graduate School, on behalf of its Dean, officially admits
all students into graduate degree programs and acts as the conferring body for all graduate degrees.
In conjunction with the Graduate Council, the Graduate School:
Administers all University policies that affect graduate education.
Sets academic and admissions standards for graduate programs.
Reviews applications for admission to the Graduate School for compliance with academic standards.
Admits graduate students to all programs.
Administers the processes for graduate students’ grievances
Admits and oversees the academic progress of non-degree seeking students.
Reviews and approves all new graduate programs.
Allocates annual fellowship funding to the colleges, sets minimum stipend levels, and monitors the application and academic
impact of awards.
Recommends annual minimum stipend levels for fellowships and teaching and research assistantships.
Sets policy for and awards tuition remission as a component of University fellowship awards, external fellowships, and training
grants.
Establishes qualifications for and approves membership in the Graduate Faculty.
Establishes qualifications necessary for graduate faculty to serve on and to chair thesis and dissertation examining committees.
Sets policy that governs the composition of the thesis and dissertation examining committees and the conduct of the
examinations.
By appointment of a Dean’s representative, oversees dissertation examinations to assure quality and uniformity of standards
across academic units.
Oversees the process of submitting approved dissertations and theses. (Preservation of and access to the documents are the
responsibilities of the University Library.)
Sets University-wide requirements for awarding graduate degrees.
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Recommends to the President that students who meet established requirements be awarded graduate degrees.
Reviews and approves as appropriate requests for exceptions to University policies on graduate matters.
Ensures that the University maintains official graduate student records. (Records are kept in the Office of the Registrar.)
Approves and oversees programs created by interdisciplinary Field Committees.
Approves the programs for the Master’s degree and graduate certificate in Professional Studies.
Prepares and disseminates an annual report on graduate education.
Administers the General Research Board, the Creative and Performing Arts Awards, the Goldhaber Travel Grants, and other
programs.
Assumes leadership in the recruitment and retention of graduate students with special emphasis on students from under-
represented groups.
Provides orientation programs, advising, and other support services that contribute to the successful matriculation, retention,
and graduation of a diverse population of graduate students.
Supports the Graduate Student Government, graduate student groups, and the Office of Graduate Student Life.
The policies and procedures that are found in this document have been approved by the Graduate Council, the Dean of the
Graduate School, the Provost, and the President.

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