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SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY A Senior Unit of The University System of Georgia GRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008 SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY A SENIOR, RESIDENTIAL UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA GRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008 Savannah, Georgia 31404 Civil Rights Compliance THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA The University System of Georgia includes all state-operated institutions of higher educationin Georgia; 19 universities, 2 four-yearcolleges, and 14 two-yearcolleges. These 35 public institutions are located throughout the state. A 16-member constitutional Board ofRegents governs the University System, which has been in operation since 1932. Appointment ofboard members - five from the state-at-large and one from each ofthe state's eleven congressional districts - are made by the governor, subject to confirmation by the State Senate. Regular terms ofboard members are seven years. The chairman, the vice chairman, and other officers ofthe Board are elected by the mem- bers ofthe Board. The chancellor, who is not a member ofthe Board, is the chiefexecutive officer ofthe Board and the chiefadministrative officer ofthe University System. The overall programs and services ofthe university system are offered through three ma- jor components: instruction, public service/continuing education, and research. Instructionconsists ofprograms ofstudyleadingtoward degrees, rangingfrom the associ- ate (two-year) level to the doctoral level, and certificates. Requirements for admission ofstudents to instructional programs at each institution are determined, pursuant to policies to the Board of Regents, by the institution. The Board establishes minimum academic standards and leaves to each institution the prerogative to establish higher standards. Applications for admission should be addressed in all cases to the institutions. Acorecurriculum, consistingoffreshmanandsophomoreyearsofstudyforstudentswhose educational goalis a degreebeyondthe associate level, is ineffect atthe universities, four- year colleges, and two-year college—s. This curriculum requires 60 semester credit hours, including 48 in—general education humanities, mathematics and natural sciences, and social sciences and 18 in the student's chosen major area of study. It facilitates the transfer offreshman and sophomore degree credits within the University System. Public service/continuing education consists of non-degree activities, primarily, and spe- cial types ofcollege-degree-credit courses. The non-degree activities are of several types, including short courses, seminars, conferences, lectures, and consultative and advisory services, inalarge numberofareasofinterest. Typicalcollege degree-creditpublic service/ continuing education courses are those offered through extension center programs and teacher education consortiums. Research encompasses investigations conductedprimarilyfor discovery and applicationof knowledge. These investigations include clearly defined projects in some cases, non-pro- grammatic activities in other cases. They are conducted on campuses at many off-campus locations. The researchinvestigations cover a large number and a large varietyofmatters relatedto the educational objectives ofthe institutions and to general societal needs. Most of the research is conducted through the universities; however, some of it is con- ducted through several ofthe four-year and two-year colleges. The policies ofthe Board ofRegents for the government, management, and control ofthe University System and the administrative actions ofthe chancellor provide autonomy of high degree for each institution. The executive head of each institution is the president, whose election is recommended by the chancellor and approved by the Board. TheUniversitySystemAdvisoryCouncil, with 34committees, engenderscontinualsystem wide dialogue on major academic and administrative matters of all types. It also makes recommendations to the chancellorfortransmittaltothe Board ofRegents as appropriate, regarding academic and administrative aspects ofoperation ofthe system. The advisory council consists ofthe chancellor, the vice chancellor, and all presidents as voting members, and it includes other officials and staff members of the institutions as nonvoting members. The advisory council's 21 academic committees and 13 administra- tive committees are made up of representatives from the institutions. The committees dealing with matters ofuniversity-system-wide application include, typically, at least one member from each institution. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA BOARD OF REGENTS Term Expires HughA. Carter, Jr., Atlanta State at Large, 2009 Connie Cater, Macon Eighth District, 2006 William H. Cleveland, Atlanta State at Large, 2009 Michael J. Coles, Kennesaw Sixth District, 2008 Joe Frank Harris, Cartersville (CHAIR) Seventh District, 2006 Julie Ewing Hunt, Tifton, Second District, 2011 W. MansfieldJennings, Jr., Hawkinsville First District, 2010 James R. Jolly, Dalton Tenth District, 2008 DonaldM. Leebern, Jr., Atlanta State-at-Large, 2012 Elridge W. McMillan, Atlanta Fifth District, 2010 MartinW. NeSmith, Claxton First District, 2006 Patrick S. Pittard, Atlanta Ninth District, 2008 Doreen Stiles Poitevint, Bainbridge State-at-Large, 2011 Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Stone Mountain Fourth District, 2008 TimothyJ. Shelnut, Augusta Tenth District, 2007 Richard L. Tucker, Lawrenceville Seventh District, 2012 AllanVigil, Morrow Thirteenth District, 2010 Joel D. Wooten, Jr., Columbus State-at-Large, 2006 University System Officers and Staff Joel D. Wooten, Chair TimothyJ. Shelnut, Vice Chair Thomas C. Meredith, Chancellor Corlis Cummings, SeniorVice Chancellor for Support Services Thomas E. Daniel, SeniorVice Chancellor for ExternalAffairs and Facilities Daniel S. Papp, SeniorVice Chancellor forAcademics and FiscalAffairs FrankA. Butler, Vice Chancellor forAcademics, Faculty and StudentAffairs William R. Bowes, Vice Chancellorfor FiscalAffairs RandallA. Thursby, Vice Chancellor for Information and Instructional Technology/CIO Cathie M. Hudson, Associate Vice Chancellor-Strategic Research & Analysis Elizabeth E. Neely, AssociateVice Chancellor ofLegalAffairs Gail Weber, Secretary to Board/ExecutiveAdministrative Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Calendar 6 President's Message 11 Graduate Dean's Message 12 Historical Overview 13 Location 15 Campus 16 Mission and Goals 17 Accreditations 19 Administrative Officers 20 College ofBusiness Faculty and Staff 21 College ofLiberalArts and Social Sciences Faculty and Staff 21 College ofSciences and Technology Faculty and Staff 21 Office ofGraduate Studies and Sponsored Research Faculty and Staff 22 Graduate Program Coordinators 22 StudentAffairs 23 Disability Services 23 Academic Policies and Procedures 24 Academic Integrity 25 Graduate Studies 26 Summary ofDepartmentAdmission Requirements 28 Application Process 29 Student Fees and Financial Policies 35 Graduate Programs 38 Master ofScience in Marine Sciences 38 Master ofPublic Administration 44 Master ofSocial Work 50 Master ofScience in Urban Studies 54 Course Descriptions 58 Graduate Faculty andAdministration 76 Index 77 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL SEMESTER 2005 (15-Week Term) AUGUST 4-5 Thur-Fri Fall Faculty Institute 8-12 Mon-Wed Freshman Orientation 11-12 Thur-Fri Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 15 Monday First day ofclasses 15-16 Mon-Tues Late registration and Drop/Add (Late Fee Charged) SEPTEMBER Monday HOLIDAY-Labor Day OCTOBER Wednesday Mid Term-Last dayto withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty 24-28 Mon-Fri Early registration for Spring 2006 HOMECOMING 29 Saturday NOVEMBER 23 Wednesday HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students) 24-25 Thur-Fri HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students, Faculty, Staff) DECEMBER 2 Friday Last day ofclasses 3-9 Fri-Thur Final Exams 6 Tuesday Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement ofFinancial Aidfor Spring 2006 COMMENCEMENT 10 Saturday 12 Monday Final grades due in Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m. SPRING SEMESTER 2006 (15-Week Term) JANUARY 3-4 Tues-Wed Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 5 Thursday First day ofclasses 5-6 Thur-Fri Late registration and Drop/Add (Late Fee Charged) 16 Monday HOLIDAY-Martin Luther King, Jr. FEBRUARY N/A MARCH 1 Wednesday Mid Term-Last dayto withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty 13-18 Mon-Sat SPRING BREAK 27-31 Mon-Fri Early registration for Fall and Summer 2006 APRIL 14 Friday HOLIDAY-Good Friday 28 Friday Last day ofclasses 29 Saturday Final Exams MAY 1-5 Mon-Fri Final Exams 5 Friday Final grades due in the Registrar's office 9:00 a.m. (Graduating Seniors) COMMENCEMENT 6 Saturday 8 Monday Final grades due in the Registrar's office 9:00 a.m. 29 Monday HOLIDAY-Memorial Day SUMMER SEMESTER 2006 (8-Week Term) SESSION I MAY 15-16 Mon-Tues Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. 16 Tuesday First day ofclasses late registration (Late Fee Charged) Drop/Add 29 Monday HOLIDAY-Memorial Day JUNE 15 Thursday Mid-Term-Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty JULY 4 Tuesday HOLIDAY-Independence Day 6 Thursday Last day ofclasses 10-11 Mon-Tues Final Exams 13 Thursday Final grades due in the Registrar's Office-9:00 a.m. 14 Friday Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement of FinancialAid-Fall 2006 SUMMER SEMESTER 2006 (5-Week Term) SESSION II MAY 15-16 Mon-Tues Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 16 Tuesday First day ofclasses late registration (Late Fee Charged) Drop/Add 29 Monday HOLIDAY-Memorial Day JUNE 5 Monday Mid-Term-Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty 22-23 Thur-Fri Final Exams 26 Monday Final grades due in the Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m. SUMMER SEMESTER 2006 (5-Week Term) SESSION III JUNE 26 Monday Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 27 Tuesday First day ofclasses 28 Wednesday Late registration-Drop/Add JULY 4 Tuesday HOLIDAY-Independence Day 14 Friday Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement ofFinancialAid-Fall 2005 AUGUST 1 Tuesday Last day ofclasses 2-3 Wed-Thur Final Exams 4 Friday Final grades due in the Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m. FALL SEMESTER 2006 (15-Week Term) AUGUST 7 Monday Fall Faculty Institute 9-12 Wed-Sat Freshman Orientation 14-15 Mon-Tues Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. 16 Wednesday First day ofclasses 16-18 Wed-Fri Late registration and Drop/Add (Late Fee Charged) SEPTEMBER Monday HOLIDAY-Labor Day OCTOBER 6 Friday Mid Term-Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty. Early registration for Spring 2006 HOMECOMING 28 Saturday NOVEMBER 22 Wednesday HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students) 23-24 Thur-Fri HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students, Faculty, Staff) DECEMBER 4 Monday Last dayofclasses 5-11 Tues-Mon Final Exams. Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement ofFinancialAid-Spring 2007 COMMENCEMENT 9 Saturday 14 Thursday Final grades due in Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m.

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SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY A Senior Unit of The University System of Georgia GRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008 SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY A SENIOR, RESIDENTIAL UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA GRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008 Savannah, Georgia 31404 Civil Rights Compliance THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA The University System of Georgia includes all state-operated institutions of higher educationin Georgia; 19 universities, 2 four-yearcolleges, and 14 two-yearcolleges. These 35 public institutions are located throughout the state. A 16-member constitutional Board ofRegents governs the University System, which has been in operation since 1932. Appointment ofboard members - five from the state-at-large and one from each ofthe state's eleven congressional districts - are made by the governor, subject to confirmation by the State Senate. Regular terms ofboard members are seven years. The chairman, the vice chairman, and other officers ofthe Board are elected by the mem- bers ofthe Board. The chancellor, who is not a member ofthe Board, is the chiefexecutive officer ofthe Board and the chiefadministrative officer ofthe University System. The overall programs and services ofthe university system are offered through three ma- jor components: instruction, public service/continuing education, and research. Instructionconsists ofprograms ofstudyleadingtoward degrees, rangingfrom the associ- ate (two-year) level to the doctoral level, and certificates. Requirements for admission ofstudents to instructional programs at each institution are determined, pursuant to policies to the Board of Regents, by the institution. The Board establishes minimum academic standards and leaves to each institution the prerogative to establish higher standards. Applications for admission should be addressed in all cases to the institutions. Acorecurriculum, consistingoffreshmanandsophomoreyearsofstudyforstudentswhose educational goalis a degreebeyondthe associate level, is ineffect atthe universities, four- year colleges, and two-year college—s. This curriculum requires 60 semester credit hours, including 48 in—general education humanities, mathematics and natural sciences, and social sciences and 18 in the student's chosen major area of study. It facilitates the transfer offreshman and sophomore degree credits within the University System. Public service/continuing education consists of non-degree activities, primarily, and spe- cial types ofcollege-degree-credit courses. The non-degree activities are of several types, including short courses, seminars, conferences, lectures, and consultative and advisory services, inalarge numberofareasofinterest. Typicalcollege degree-creditpublic service/ continuing education courses are those offered through extension center programs and teacher education consortiums. Research encompasses investigations conductedprimarilyfor discovery and applicationof knowledge. These investigations include clearly defined projects in some cases, non-pro- grammatic activities in other cases. They are conducted on campuses at many off-campus locations. The researchinvestigations cover a large number and a large varietyofmatters relatedto the educational objectives ofthe institutions and to general societal needs. Most of the research is conducted through the universities; however, some of it is con- ducted through several ofthe four-year and two-year colleges. The policies ofthe Board ofRegents for the government, management, and control ofthe University System and the administrative actions ofthe chancellor provide autonomy of high degree for each institution. The executive head of each institution is the president, whose election is recommended by the chancellor and approved by the Board. TheUniversitySystemAdvisoryCouncil, with 34committees, engenderscontinualsystem wide dialogue on major academic and administrative matters of all types. It also makes recommendations to the chancellorfortransmittaltothe Board ofRegents as appropriate, regarding academic and administrative aspects ofoperation ofthe system. The advisory council consists ofthe chancellor, the vice chancellor, and all presidents as voting members, and it includes other officials and staff members of the institutions as nonvoting members. The advisory council's 21 academic committees and 13 administra- tive committees are made up of representatives from the institutions. The committees dealing with matters ofuniversity-system-wide application include, typically, at least one member from each institution. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA BOARD OF REGENTS Term Expires HughA. Carter, Jr., Atlanta State at Large, 2009 Connie Cater, Macon Eighth District, 2006 William H. Cleveland, Atlanta State at Large, 2009 Michael J. Coles, Kennesaw Sixth District, 2008 Joe Frank Harris, Cartersville (CHAIR) Seventh District, 2006 Julie Ewing Hunt, Tifton, Second District, 2011 W. MansfieldJennings, Jr., Hawkinsville First District, 2010 James R. Jolly, Dalton Tenth District, 2008 DonaldM. Leebern, Jr., Atlanta State-at-Large, 2012 Elridge W. McMillan, Atlanta Fifth District, 2010 MartinW. NeSmith, Claxton First District, 2006 Patrick S. Pittard, Atlanta Ninth District, 2008 Doreen Stiles Poitevint, Bainbridge State-at-Large, 2011 Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Stone Mountain Fourth District, 2008 TimothyJ. Shelnut, Augusta Tenth District, 2007 Richard L. Tucker, Lawrenceville Seventh District, 2012 AllanVigil, Morrow Thirteenth District, 2010 Joel D. Wooten, Jr., Columbus State-at-Large, 2006 University System Officers and Staff Joel D. Wooten, Chair TimothyJ. Shelnut, Vice Chair Thomas C. Meredith, Chancellor Corlis Cummings, SeniorVice Chancellor for Support Services Thomas E. Daniel, SeniorVice Chancellor for ExternalAffairs and Facilities Daniel S. Papp, SeniorVice Chancellor forAcademics and FiscalAffairs FrankA. Butler, Vice Chancellor forAcademics, Faculty and StudentAffairs William R. Bowes, Vice Chancellorfor FiscalAffairs RandallA. Thursby, Vice Chancellor for Information and Instructional Technology/CIO Cathie M. Hudson, Associate Vice Chancellor-Strategic Research & Analysis Elizabeth E. Neely, AssociateVice Chancellor ofLegalAffairs Gail Weber, Secretary to Board/ExecutiveAdministrative Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Calendar 6 President's Message 11 Graduate Dean's Message 12 Historical Overview 13 Location 15 Campus 16 Mission and Goals 17 Accreditations 19 Administrative Officers 20 College ofBusiness Faculty and Staff 21 College ofLiberalArts and Social Sciences Faculty and Staff 21 College ofSciences and Technology Faculty and Staff 21 Office ofGraduate Studies and Sponsored Research Faculty and Staff 22 Graduate Program Coordinators 22 StudentAffairs 23 Disability Services 23 Academic Policies and Procedures 24 Academic Integrity 25 Graduate Studies 26 Summary ofDepartmentAdmission Requirements 28 Application Process 29 Student Fees and Financial Policies 35 Graduate Programs 38 Master ofScience in Marine Sciences 38 Master ofPublic Administration 44 Master ofSocial Work 50 Master ofScience in Urban Studies 54 Course Descriptions 58 Graduate Faculty andAdministration 76 Index 77 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL SEMESTER 2005 (15-Week Term) AUGUST 4-5 Thur-Fri Fall Faculty Institute 8-12 Mon-Wed Freshman Orientation 11-12 Thur-Fri Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 15 Monday First day ofclasses 15-16 Mon-Tues Late registration and Drop/Add (Late Fee Charged) SEPTEMBER Monday HOLIDAY-Labor Day OCTOBER Wednesday Mid Term-Last dayto withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty 24-28 Mon-Fri Early registration for Spring 2006 HOMECOMING 29 Saturday NOVEMBER 23 Wednesday HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students) 24-25 Thur-Fri HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students, Faculty, Staff) DECEMBER 2 Friday Last day ofclasses 3-9 Fri-Thur Final Exams 6 Tuesday Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement ofFinancial Aidfor Spring 2006 COMMENCEMENT 10 Saturday 12 Monday Final grades due in Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m. SPRING SEMESTER 2006 (15-Week Term) JANUARY 3-4 Tues-Wed Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 5 Thursday First day ofclasses 5-6 Thur-Fri Late registration and Drop/Add (Late Fee Charged) 16 Monday HOLIDAY-Martin Luther King, Jr. FEBRUARY N/A MARCH 1 Wednesday Mid Term-Last dayto withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty 13-18 Mon-Sat SPRING BREAK 27-31 Mon-Fri Early registration for Fall and Summer 2006 APRIL 14 Friday HOLIDAY-Good Friday 28 Friday Last day ofclasses 29 Saturday Final Exams MAY 1-5 Mon-Fri Final Exams 5 Friday Final grades due in the Registrar's office 9:00 a.m. (Graduating Seniors) COMMENCEMENT 6 Saturday 8 Monday Final grades due in the Registrar's office 9:00 a.m. 29 Monday HOLIDAY-Memorial Day SUMMER SEMESTER 2006 (8-Week Term) SESSION I MAY 15-16 Mon-Tues Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. 16 Tuesday First day ofclasses late registration (Late Fee Charged) Drop/Add 29 Monday HOLIDAY-Memorial Day JUNE 15 Thursday Mid-Term-Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty JULY 4 Tuesday HOLIDAY-Independence Day 6 Thursday Last day ofclasses 10-11 Mon-Tues Final Exams 13 Thursday Final grades due in the Registrar's Office-9:00 a.m. 14 Friday Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement of FinancialAid-Fall 2006 SUMMER SEMESTER 2006 (5-Week Term) SESSION II MAY 15-16 Mon-Tues Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 16 Tuesday First day ofclasses late registration (Late Fee Charged) Drop/Add 29 Monday HOLIDAY-Memorial Day JUNE 5 Monday Mid-Term-Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty 22-23 Thur-Fri Final Exams 26 Monday Final grades due in the Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m. SUMMER SEMESTER 2006 (5-Week Term) SESSION III JUNE 26 Monday Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 27 Tuesday First day ofclasses 28 Wednesday Late registration-Drop/Add JULY 4 Tuesday HOLIDAY-Independence Day 14 Friday Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement ofFinancialAid-Fall 2005 AUGUST 1 Tuesday Last day ofclasses 2-3 Wed-Thur Final Exams 4 Friday Final grades due in the Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m. FALL SEMESTER 2006 (15-Week Term) AUGUST 7 Monday Fall Faculty Institute 9-12 Wed-Sat Freshman Orientation 14-15 Mon-Tues Advisement and registration 8:30 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. 16 Wednesday First day ofclasses 16-18 Wed-Fri Late registration and Drop/Add (Late Fee Charged) SEPTEMBER Monday HOLIDAY-Labor Day OCTOBER 6 Friday Mid Term-Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty. Early registration for Spring 2006 HOMECOMING 28 Saturday NOVEMBER 22 Wednesday HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students) 23-24 Thur-Fri HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving (Students, Faculty, Staff) DECEMBER 4 Monday Last dayofclasses 5-11 Tues-Mon Final Exams. Deadline for submittingAppeal for Reinstatement ofFinancialAid-Spring 2007 COMMENCEMENT 9 Saturday 14 Thursday Final grades due in Registrar's Office 9:00 a.m.

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