2011 - 2012 Graduate Bulletin - HTML Version
If you want to page through the Graduate Bulletin you may do so by visiting each link in the Table of Contents below. 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 Graduate Degree Requirements. This section also includes a listing of all graduate faculty, as well as the University Administration.
- Colleges contains detailed information on each of the seventeen colleges at 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.
The Graduate Bulletin is also available in PDF format.
Table of Contents
University Calendar
University Notices
- Required First Day Attendance
- 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
The University
- University History
- University Organization
- College and Department Overviews
- Panama City Campus
- Colleges
- Institutes and Research Centers
- Other Instructional Units
- Academic and Professional Program Services
- The Florida Center for Public Management
- Learning Systems Institute
- 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
- Research and Research Facilities
- Special Programs
International Education
- International Commitment
- Beyond Borders: International Service and Cultural Exchanges
- International Programs
- Other Programs
Academic Degree and Certificate Programs
Admissions
- General Information
- Required Documents
- Application for Admission
- College Transcripts
- Test Scores
- Certification of Finances (International Students)
- Admission Policies
- Teacher Education Programs
- Provisional Graduate Students
- Readmission
- Admission/Readmission Appeal Procedure
- Readmission After Multiple Withdrawals
- Second Graduate Program
- Special (Non-Degree Seeking) Students
- Transient Graduate Students
- 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
- Fee Liability
- Delinquent Fees
- Registration "Stop" for Outstanding Charges
- Cancellation of Student Schedules for Non-Payment of Tuition and Fees
- Reinstatement of Student Schedules Cancelled for Non-Payment of Tuition and Fees
- Tuition Waivers, Deferments, and Financial Arrangements
- Application Fee
- Refunds of Fees
- Regulations Concerning Refund of Fees Paid
- Withdrawal and Return of Financial Aid
- Student Cancellation of Schedule
- Financial Aid
- Deferments, Loans, and Check Cancellation
- Additional Sources of Financial Aid
Housing
- Residence Halls
- Alumni Village
- Costs
- Applications
- Agreements
- Other Options
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
- Registrar Cancellation of Schedule
- Cancellation of Student Schedules for Non-Payment of Tuition and Fees
- Reinstatement of Student Schedules Cancelled for Non-Payment of Tuition and Fees
- 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
- Registration of Special (Non-Degree Seeking) Students
- 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
- Distinction Between Dual and Joint Degrees
- Masters Degree Programs
- Degrees Offered
- Doctoral Degree Programs
- Degrees Offered
- Graduation of Masters and Doctoral Students
- Academic Standards
- Faculty Academic Judgement
- Registration for Final Term
- Clearance for Degrees
Academic Regulations and Procedures
- Academic Honor Policy
- Notification of Students' Rights Under FERPA
- Release of Student Information
- 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
- Guidelines for Field Placement Fitness
- 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
- Seminole Dining
- 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
- College of Applied Studies
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Communication and Information
- College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- College of Education
- FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
- The Graduate School
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Law
- College of Medicine
- College of Motion Picture Arts
- College of Music
- College of Nursing
- College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
- College of Social Work
- College of Visual Arts, Theatre, and Dance
Common Course Numbering
Course Prefixes, Definitions, and Locations
Academic Departments and Programs
- Accounting
- American and Florida Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art Education
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biological Science
- Biomedical Science
- Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Classics
- Cognitive Sciences
- Communication
- Communication Disorders
- Computer Science
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Critical Theory
- Dance
- Demography and Population Health
- Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
- Economic Policy and Government
- Economics
- Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- English
- Event Management
- Family and Child Sciences
- Finance
- Geography
- Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Health Related Programs
- Health Services Administration and Policy
- History
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Hospitality
- Humanities
- Industrial Engineering
- Interior Design
- International Affairs
- Law
- Library and Information Studies
- Linguistics Minor
- Management
- Marketing
- Marriage and Family
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Molecular Biophysics
- Motion Picture Arts
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration and Policy
- Public Health
- Religion
- Retail Merchandising and Product Development
- Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate and Legal Studies
- Russian and East European Studies
- Science Teaching
- Scientific Computing
- Social Science
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sport Management
- Statistics
- Teacher Education, School of
- Theatre
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Women's Studies