Jan 30, 2025

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

What’s New This Year?

1. Policy Changes

a. New Policies

Academic Regulations , Courses, Double Counting Courses (GC: #22-10; FS: #22-61; Chancellor:1/26/23) Policy allows for several instances where double counting is appropriate and a percent guideline for double counting courses in concentrations.

b. Revised Policies

Academic Regulations , Courses, Credit by Transfer, Upon Admission (GC: 8/22/2022; number 3 in the 2nd paragraph has been revised)
Academic Regulations , Academic Eligibility Standards, Thesis/Dissertation: Research, Examination, Preparation, and Delivery (GC: 9/19/22; revision to the the “Thesis/Dissertation Language” policy to allow students to submit a thesis or dissertation in a language other than English; a revision to the “Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Campus Access Restrictions” policy to limit the length of the embargo period that restricts campus and public access; and a formatting revision to the thesis and dissertation to remove a blank page that currently exists and include the committee members names on the title page of the document)
General Requirements for Degrees and Certificates , Graduate Certificates (GC: #22-11; FS: #23-01; Chancellor: 3/01/23) The revision includes language beginning with the 5th sentence that clarifies expectations for courses that will make up a post-baccalaureate certificate vs a post-master’s certificate.

2. Program Changes

a. Discontinued Programs

Athletic Training, MA (EPPC: 10/14/22; Chancellor: 11/21/22)
Hispanic Studies Certificate (GCC: 10/19/22; GC: 10/28/22; EPPC: 1/13/23; AC: 3/8/23)

b. New Programs

Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s

Applied Atmospheric Science, BS/Geography, MS (GCC: 12/07/22)
Community and Regional Planning, BS/Planning and Development, MS (GCC: 12/07/22)
Geographic Information Science and Technology, BS/Geography, MS (GCC: 12/07/22)
Geography, BS/Geography, MS (GCC: 12/07/22)
History, BA/History, MA (GCC: 2/15/23)
Software Engineering, BS/Computer Science, MS (GCC: 2/15/23)
Software Engineering, BS/Data Science, MS (GCC: 2/15/23)
Software Engineering, BS/Software Engineering, MS (GCC: 2/15/23)

Certificates

Community College Leadership Certificate (GCC: 3/15/23) Begins fall of 2024
Criminology Certificate (GCC: 3/15/23) Begins fall of 2023
Higher Education Athletics Leadership Certificate (GCC: 3/15/23) Begins fall of 2025
Higher Education Leadership Certificate (GCC: 3/15/23) Begins fall of 2023
Interdisciplinary Applied Data Analytics Certificate (GCC: 2/15/23; 3/29/23) Begins fall of 2023
Sport and Coaching Leadership Certificate (GCC: 2/1/23) Begins fall of 2023

Doctoral

Occupational Therapy, OTD (GCC: 1/18/22)

Dual

Nursing, MSN/Business Administration, MBA (GCC: 3/15/23)

c. Programs Deciding to Pause Admissions

Computer-Based Instruction Certificate (effective fall 2023)
International Studies, MA (effective fall 2023)

d. Revised Programs

Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s Programs

Communication, BS/Communication, MA (GCC: 12/07/22)
Criminal Justice, BS/Criminal Justice, MS (GCC: 3/29/23)

Certificates

Advanced Performance Studies Certificate (CAPS) (GCC: 3/1/23)
Gerontology Certificate (GCC: 10/05/22)
Public Management and Leadership Certificate (GCC: 3/15/23)
Teaching English in the Two-Year College Certificate (GCC: 12/07/22)

Master’s

Accounting, MSA (GCC: 11/02/22)
Biomedical Engineering, MS (GCC: 3/15/23)
Biomedical Sciences, MS (GCC: 2/1/23)
Computer Science, MS (GCC: 2/15/23)
Data Science, MS (GCC: 2/15/23)
Environmental Health, MSEH (GCC: 10/05/22)
English, MA (GCC: 3/15/23)
Health Education, MA (GCC: 11/02/22)
Health Informatics and Information Management, MS (GCC: 2/1/23)
History, MA (GCC: 3/29/23)
Human Development and Family Science, MS (GCC: 3/29/23)
Kinesiology, MS (GCC: 3/1/23)
Maritime Studies, MA (GCC: 3/15/23)
Music, MM (GCC: 3/1/23)
Occupational Therapy, MSOT (GCC: 1/18/22)
Physical Therapy, DPT (GCC: 2/1/23)
Planning and Development, MS (GCC: 2/15/23)
Psychology, MA (GCC: 12/07/22)
Public Health, MPH (GCC: 10/19/22; 3/1/23)
Recreation Sciences, MS (GCC: 3/1/23)
Sociology, MA (GCC: 9/21/22; 3/1/23)
Software Engineering, MS (GCC: 2/15/23)

Doctoral

Biomedical Sciences, PhD (GCC: 9/21/22; 2/1/23)
Educational Leadership, EdD (GCC: 3/15/23)
Health Psychology, PhD (GCC: 12/07/22)
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry, PhD (GCC: 2/15/23)

e. Programs Moved to a New Academic Home (none)

3. Course Changes

a. Course Designations Added, Removed, or Changed

Service-Learning (SL) as added to

RCSC 6121 - Tourism Planning and Entrepreneurship (SLC: 1/10/23)

b. Banked Courses

ENGL 6870 - Literature: The Writer’s Perspective (GCC: 3/15/23)
MPH 6100 - Aging and Health (GCC: 3/1/23)
MPH 6150 - History of Public Health in the Modern West (GCC: 3/1/23)
HDFS 7900 - Advanced Special Topics in Human Development and Family Science (GCC: 3/29/23)

c. Deleted Courses

COHE 6440 (GCC: 2/1/23)
HIST 5921, HIST 5931, HIST 5951 (GCC: 3/29/23)
KINE 5278 (GCC: 11/16/22)
MATH 6251, MATH 6252, MATH 6611, MATH 6612 (GCC: 3/29/23)
PADM 6888 (GCC: 3/15/23)

d. New Courses

BIME 5100 - Numerical Methods in Engineering (GCC: 3/15/23)
BIME 5600 - Experimental Methods in Engineering (GCC: 3/15/23)
BIME 6100 - Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids (GCC: 3/15/23)
COHE 6540 - Consumer Health Informatics (GCC: 2/1/23)
COMM 6314 - Social Media for Professional Communicators (12-07-22)
CSCI 6025 - Intelligent Systems (GCC: 2/15/23)
DASC 6025 - Data Cleaning and Quality Assessment (GCC: 2/15/23)
DASC 6995 - Research Project (GCC: 2/15/23)
DASC 7000 - Thesis (GCC: 2/15/23)
HDFS 6506 - Children and Play: Theory, Research, and Application (GCC: 3/29/23)
HDFS 7800 - Professional Project in Human Development and Family Science (GCC: 3/29/23)
HIST 6815 - Public and Community Maritime Archaeology (GCC: 3/29/23)
KINE 6025 - Programming for Inclusive Fitness and Health (GCC: 3/1/23)
KINE 6240 - Advanced Studies in Adapted Physical Activity (GCC: 3/1/23)
LEED 8037 - Community College Organization and Strategy (GCC: 3/15/23)
LEED 8065 - Ethics and Equity in Higher Education Athletics Leadership (GCC: 3/15/23)
LEED 8067 - Strategic Enrollment Management and Retention (GCC: 3/15/23)
LEED 8075 - Philanthropy and Fundraising in Higher Education (GCC: 3/15/23)
LDHE 8023 - Seminar in Community College Leadership (GCC: 3/15/23)
MPH 6500 - Quality Improvement in Public Health (GCC: 10/19/22)
MPH 6501 - Grant Writing in Public Health (GCC: 10/19/22)
MPH 6502 - Public Health Project Management (GCC: 10/19/22)
OCCT 8017 - Leadership and Advocacy (GCC: 1/18/22)
PHAR 7606 - Integrative Pharmacology and Toxicology I: An Organ Systems Approach (GCC: 3/29/23)
PHAR 7607 - Integrative Pharmacology and Toxicology II: A Molecular and Cellular Approach (GCC: 3/29/23)
PTHE 8930 - Essential Concepts for the Sports Physical Therapist (GCC: 2/1/23)
PTHE 8990 - Current Topics in Neuroscience Research (GCC: 2/1/23)
READ 6108 - Introduction to Literacy Research (GCC: 2/15/23)
SENG 6300 - Software Maintenance and Evolution (GCC: 2/15/23)
SOCI 6001 - Sociology Proseminar Series (GCC: 3/1/23)

e. Revised Courses

ACCT 6301 - Fraud Examination (GCC: 11/02/22)
ACCT 6521 - Accounting for Decision Making (GCC: 11/02/22)
ACCT 6891 - Federal Income Taxation (GCC: 11/02/22)
ACCT 6911 - Research in Taxation (GCC: 11/02/22)
ACCT 6951 - Auditing Seminar (GCC: 11/02/22)
ACCT 6971 - Corporate Governance and Accounting Ethics (GCC: 11/02/22)
ACCT 6991 - Advanced Topics in Accounting (GCC: 11/02/22)
BIOL 5900 - Biotechniques (GCC: 3/29/23)
BIOL 5901 - Biotechniques Laboratory (GCC: 3/29/23)
EHST 5010 - Principles of Toxicology (GCC: 10/05/22)
EHST 5011 - Principles of Toxicology Laboratory (GCC: 10/05/22)
EHST 5800 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (GCC: 10/05/22)
ENGL 6868 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing (GCC: 3/15/23)
ENGL 7950 - Issues in Teaching Composition (GCC: 12/07/22)
HDFS 8000 - Special Topics in Medical Family Therapy (GCC: 3/1/23)
HIST 5505 - Maritime History to 1415 (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 5520 - Maritime History Since 1815 (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 5530 - Field School in Maritime History and Underwater Research (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 5920 - Techniques of Museum and Historic Site Development (GCC: 3/29/23)
HIST 5930 - Field and Laboratory Studies in Museum and Historic Site Development (GCC: 3/29/23)
HIST 5950 - Introduction to Quantitative History (GCC: 3/29/23)
HIST 6010 - Maritime History, 1415-1815 (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 6525 - Sea Power (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 6610 - Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Maritime Studies (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 6805 - History and Theory of Maritime Archaeology (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 6820 - Maritime Archaeological Field Methods (GCC: 3/15/23)
HIST 6825 - Maritime Material Culture (GCC: 3/15/23)
JUST 6300 - Principles of Criminal Justice Administration and Management (GCC: 11/02/22)
JUST 6991 - Professional Paper (GCC: 11/02/22)
KINE 6030 - Physical Activity Across the Lifespan (GCC: 11/02/22)
KINE 6904 - Adaptive Aquatics (GCC: 3/1/23)
MATH 5101 - Advanced Calculus I (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 5102 - Advanced Calculus II (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 5122 - Numerical Analysis in Several Variables (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 5322 - Foundations of Mathematics (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 5774 - Programming for Statistical Research (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6001 - Advanced Linear Algebra (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6005 - Introduction to Sampling and Experimental Design (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6100 - Mathematics of Risk Analysis (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6111 - Introduction to Complex Variables I (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6112 - Introduction to Complex Variables II (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6121 - Real Variables I (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6122 - Real Variables II (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6401 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations I (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6402 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations II (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6411 - Ordinary Differential Equations I (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6412 - Ordinary Differential Equations II (GCC: 3/29/23)
MATH 6804 - Stochastic Processes (GCC: 3/29/23)
MENG 5100 - Numerical Methods in Engineering (GCC: 3/15/23)
MENG 5600 - Experimental Methods in Engineering (GCC: 3/15/23)
MENG 6100 - Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids ) GCC: 3/15/23)
OCCT 6011 - Occupation and Movement (GCC: 1/18/23)
OCCT 6012 - Occupation and Movement Laboratory (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6013 - Neurological Foundations of Occupational Therapy (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6014 - Foundations of Occupational Therapy (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6015 - Leading and Managing Occupational Therapy Services (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6016 - Leading and Managing Occupational Therapy Services Laboratory (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6101 - Occupational Therapy Practice I (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6151 - Occupational Therapy Practice I Laboratory (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6201 - Occupational Therapy Practice II (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6251 - Occupational Therapy Practice II Laboratory (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6711 - Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy I (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6713 - Conducting Research in Occupational Therapy (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6801 - Fieldwork IA (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6802 - Fieldwork IB (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6804 - Fieldwork IIA (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 6805 - Fieldwork IIB (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 7301 - Occupational Therapy Practice III (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 7351 - Occupational Therapy Practice III Laboratory (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 7401 - Occupational Therapy Practice IV (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 7451 - Occupational Therapy Practice IV Laboratory (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 7501 - Occupational Therapy Practice V (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 7551 - Occupational Therapy Practice V Laboratory (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 7714 - Research Dissemination in Occupational Therapy (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8017 - Leadership and Advocacy (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8712 - Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy II (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8804 - Fieldwork IIA (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8805 - Fieldwork IIB (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8901 - Capstone Seminar I (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8902 - Capstone Seminar II (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8903 - Capstone Seminar III (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8904 - Capstone Experience (GCC: 1/18/2023)
OCCT 8905 - Capstone Project (GCC: 1/18/2023)
PADM 6162 - Environmental Politics and Administration (GCC: 3/15/23)
PADM 6163 - Environmental Policy (GCC: 3/15/23)
PADM 6887 - Internship in Public Administration (GCC: 3/15/23)
PADM 6889 - Internship in Public Administration (GCC: 3/15/23)
PADM 6900 - MPA Professional Paper (GCC: 3/15/23)
PADM 7009 - US Environmental Law and Ethics (GCC: 3/15/23)
PHAR 7610 - Mechanisms of Drug Action (GCC: 3/29/23)
PHLY 7701 - Graduate Physiology I (GCC: 2/1/23)
PHLY 7702 - Graduate Physiology II (GCC: 2/1/23)
PHLY 7705 - Critical Thinking in Physiology (GCC: 2/1/23)
PLAN 6003 - City Planning and Design (GCC: 2/15/23)
PSYC 6461 - Clinical Psychology Practicum II (GCC: 12/07/22)
PUBH 9000 - Dissertation Research (GCC: 10/19/22)
RCSC 6300 - Statistics and Analysis in Health and Human Performance (GCC: 11/16/22)
SCIE 6600 - Teacher Research in Science Education (GCC: 3/15/23)

f. Unbanked and Revised Courses

ENGL 6450 - Studies in World Indigenous Literatures (GCC: 12/07/22)

g. Courses Moved to a New Academic Home (none)

4. Other Changes

a. Program CIP Codes Revised

Data Science, MS The current CIP Code (11.0701) was revised to 30.7001.