2005 - 2007 Graduate Bulletin - HTML Version
If you want to page through the Graduate Bulletin in the exact order it is printed, you may do so by sequentially visiting each link in the Table of Contents below; however, for your convenience the HTML version of the Graduate Bulletin is divided into the following three sections, which group related items together:
- Policies, Information & Faculty/Personnel includes, but is not limited to, Admissions, Financial Information and Financial Aid, Academic Regulations and Procedures, and Undergraduate Degree Requirements. This section also includes a listing of all graduate faculty, as well as the University Administration.
- Colleges and Schools contains detailed information on each of the seventeen colleges and schools at The Florida State University.
- Academic Departments contains program descriptions, courses of study, and curricula for each academic program or department at the University that offers opportunities for undergraduates.
Additionally, the first section of the Graduate Bulletin HTML version contains "The FSU Experience"—a brief, full-color introduction to The Florida State University.
The Graduate Bulletin is also available in PDF format.
Table of Contents
University Calendar
University Notices
- Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-discrimination Statement
- Persons with Disabilities
- HIV/AIDS Policy
- Sexual Harassment Policy
- Mission Statement
- A Summons to Responsible Freedom
- Policy for the use of Photographs and Videos in University Publications
- Integrity in Research and Creative Activity
- Notification to All Applicants for Admission and Students
- Garnet E-mail Accounts for All Students
- Statement For Students on the Unlawful Possession, Use, or Distribution of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol
- Standards of Conduct
- Risks Associated with the Use of Illicit Drugs and the Abuse of Alcohol
- Information on Alcohol and Drugs and Treatment Referral
- University Disciplinary Sanctions for Alcohol/Drug Offenses
The University
- University History
- University Organization
- College, School and Department Overviews
- Panama City Campus
- Colleges and Schools
- Institutes and Research Centers
- Other Instructional Units
- Center for Professional Development and Public Service
- The Florida Center for Public Management
- Learning Systems Institute
- Office for Distributed and Distance Learning
- Institute for Cognitive Sciences
- L. L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic
- Center for the Performing Arts
- Libraries
- Graduate Education
- Graduate Life
- Faculties
- Affiliations
- Accreditation
- Carnegie Foundation Classification
Research Facilities and Special Programs
International Programs
- International Commitment
- Beyond Borders: International Service and Cultural Exchanges
- International Programs
- Year-Round Programs
- Republic of Panama/Florence/London/Valencia
- Summer Programs
- Specialized Summer Programs
- Other Programs
- Archaeology Programs in Italy
- Florida-Costa Rica Institute
- Florida-France Institute
Academic Degree and Certificate Programs
Admissions
- General Policies
- Required Documents
- Application for Admission
- College Transcripts
- Test Scores
- Department Requirements
- Additional Documents Needed for International Applicants
- Admission Policies
- Teacher Education Programs
- Admission/Readmission Appeal Procedure
- Provisional Graduate Students
- Readmission
- Readmission After Multiple Withdrawals
- Special (Non-Degree Seeking) Students
- Second Graduate Program
- Transient Graduate and Postdoctoral Students
- Traveling Scholar Program
- Academic Common Market
- Cooperative Programs in the State or Florida, Division of Colleges and Universities
- International Applicants
- Notice of Admissions
- Finances
- Passports and Visas
- Health Insurance
- Intensive English Program
- International Center
- Panama City Campus Admissions
- College of Law Admissions
- College of Medicine Admissions
Financial Information, Tuition, Fees, Aid, Scholarships, and Employment
- Tuition and Fees
- Residency Requirements for Tuition Purposes
- Tuition and Instructional Fees
- Assessment of Fees
- Special Fees, Fines, and Penalties
- Library Fees
- Housing Costs
- Annual Estimate of Cost
- Payment of Fees
- Method of Payment
- State Employee Registration
- Panama City Campus
- Fee Liability
- Delinquent Fees
- Registration "Stop" for Outstanding Charges
- Tuition Waivers, Deferments, and Financial Arrangements
- Out-of-State Tuition and Matriculation Waivers
- Waivers for Florida Residents Over 60 Years of Age
- Policy Concerning Late Fees
- Deferments and Financial Arrangements
- Application Fee
- Refunds of Fees
- Student Cancellation of Schedule
- Financial Aid
- General Information
- Loan Entrance Counseling Sessions
- Financial Aid Distribution and Payment of Tuition and Fees
- Deferments, Loans, and Check Cancellation
- Additional Sources of Financial Aid
- Scholarships, Fellowships, Assistantships
- Student Employment Services
Housing
Information Sessions
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Support
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
- Teaching Associate Program
Office of the University Registrar
- Registration
- Registration Guide and Course Schedules
- How to Find a Course in this Bulletin
- Registration Responsibility
- Registration Permits
- Course/Credit Modification
- Stops to Registration
- Registration "Stop" for Outstanding Charges
- Registrar Cancellation of Schedule
- Student Cancellation of Schedule
- Drop/Add or Changes of Schedule
- Students Called to Active Military Duty
- Directed Individual Study Courses
- FAMU-FSU Cooperative Program
- Interinstitutional Transient Students
- Auditor Seating Privileges
- Transcripts
- Enrollment Certification
- Access to Records
Graduate Degree Requirements
- Prerequisites for All Graduate Degrees
- Editing Services and Statistical Assistance
- Graduate Students Enrolled for Two Degrees Simultaneously
- Masters Degree Programs
- Degrees Offered
- Types of Programs
- Requirements at Master's Level
- Special Master Of Arts Requirements
- Doctoral Degree Programs
- Degrees Offered
- Requirements of the Doctor of Philosophy Degree
- Requirements of the Doctor of Education Degree
- Requirements of the Doctor of Music Degree
- Graduation of Masters and Doctoral Students
- Academic Standards
- Faculty Academic Judgement
- Registration for Final Term
- Clearance for Degrees
Academic Regulations and Procedures
- Academic Honor System
- Academic Honor Code
- Violations of the Academic Honor Code
- Student Responsibility
- Faculty Responsibility
- Academic Penalties
- University Judicial Officer Responsibilities
- Student Supreme Court Responsibilities
- Penalties
- Honor System Committee
- Amendment Procedures
- General Academic Appeals Process
- Grievance Procedure
- Grievance Procedure-Panama City
- Notification of Students' Rights Under FERPA
- Release of Student Information
- University Notification to Students
- Request to Prevent Publication of Directory Information
- Class Attendance
- Classification of Students
- Special (Non-Degree Seeking) Student Regulations
- Full-time Student Course Load
- Faculty Degree Candidates
- Course Examinations
- Grading System
- Grade Point Average
- Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Course Option
- Grading Practices
- Grade Appeals System
- Forgiveness Policy
- Suspension, Dismissal, and Reinstatement
- Readmission
- Withdrawal from the University
- Medical Withdrawal
- FACTS Information
- Supervised Research and Teaching
- Credit for Short Courses
- Individual Study Courses
- Changing of Major Department
Student Services
- Division of Student Affairs
- Career Center
- Child Care
- Community and Public Service
- Center for Civic Education and Service
- Assessment Services
- StudentsFirst
- Food Service
- Health Care
- Counseling Services
- Housing
- International Center
- Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE)
- Parking and Bus Services
- Bicycle Parking
- Postal Services
- Public Safety
- Radio and Television
- Recreation and Sports
- Dean of Students Department
- Student Government
- Oglesby Union, Student Life Building and Flying High Circus
- Office of Veterans Affairs
Colleges and Schools
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Communication
- College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- College of Education
- FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Information
- College of Law
- College of Medicine
- School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts
- College of Music
- School of Nursing
- College of Social Sciences
- College of Social Work
- School of Theatre
- School of Visual Arts and Dance
Common Course Numbering
Course Prefixes, Definitions, and Locations
Academic Departments and Programs
- Accounting
- Aging and Public Policy, The Pepper Institute on
- American and Florida Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art Education
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biological Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Childhood Education, Reading, and Disability Services
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Classical Languages, Literature, and Civilization
- Cognitive Sciences
- Communication
- Communication Disorders
- Computer Science
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Critical Theory
- Dance
- Demography and Population Health
- Economic Policy and Government
- Economics
- Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- English
- Family and Child Sciences
- Finance
- Geography
- Geological Sciences
- Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Health Policy and Public Health
- Health Related Programs
- Health Services Administration and Policy
- History
- Humanities
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Studies
- Interior Design
- International Affairs
- Law
- Linguistics Minor
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Marriage and Family
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- Meteorology
- Middle and Secondary Education
- Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Molecular Biophysics
- Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences
- Oceanography
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration and Policy
- Religion
- Risk Management/Insurance and Real Estate and Program in Business Law
- Russian and East European Studies
- Science Teaching
- Social Science
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sport Management, Recreation Management and Physical Education
- Statistics
- Textiles and Consumer Sciences
- Theatre
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Women's Studies