GRADUATE CATALOG 1995-97 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ATSAN ANTONIO USPS #982940 VOLUME XIV APRIL 1995 NUMBER 2 Published four times a year (one issue in March, two issues inApril, and one issue in October) by The University of Texas at San Antonio, Office of Admissions and Registrar, San Antonio, TX, 78249-0616. Second Class Postage Paid at San Antonio, Texas POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, Office of Admissions and Registrar, San Antonio, TX, 78249. The provisions of this catalog do not constitute a contract, express or implied, between any applicant, student, or faculty member and The University of Texas at San Antonio or The University of Texas System. This catalog is a general informa- tion publication and it does not contain all regulations that relate to students. The University ofTexas at SanAntonio reserves the right to withdraw courses at any time, change tuition, fees, rules, calendar, curriculum, degree programs, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirement affecting students. The policies, regulations, and procedures stated in this catalog are subject to change without prior notice and changes become effective whenever the appropriate author- ities so determine and may apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled. University policies are required to be consistent with policies adopted by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System and are in compliance with state and federal laws. Students are held individually responsible for meeting all requirements as indicated in this catalog. Failure to read and comply with policies, regulations, and procedures will not exempt a student from whatever penalties he or she may incur. No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be sub- ject to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by The University of Texas System or any of its component institutions, on any basis pro- hibited by applicable law, including but not limited to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability. 1. Calendar and Information 5 Calendar 9 Information Directory 12 Maps 13 Administration .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . 15 Graduate Faculty 19 2. About UTSA 37 History and Organization .....................................41 Administrative Policies and Services .43 Campus Resources .49 Student Life " 53 Health and Counseling 55 Research Organizations 57 3. Thition, Fees, Charges, and Deposits 63 Tuition and Fee Change 67 Methods of Payment 67 Payment and Refund Policies 68 Procedural Fees ............................................74 Semester Fees .............................................75 Fees for Resource Use 84 Penalty Fees 86 4. Admission 87 Philosophy 91 Classifications and Requirements 91 Application Dates 97 Admission Procedures 97 Readmission 97 5. General Academic Regulations 99 Registration Procedures 103 Records and Classification of Students 105 Courses .................................................107 Grades 108 Academic Standing 113 Scholastic Dishonesty 114 Immunizations 114 6. Master's Degree Regulations 115 Degree Requirements 119 Transfer of Credit 122 Graduation 123 7. Doctoral Degree Regulations .125 Degree Requirements 129 Transfer of Credit 129 Admission to Candidacy 130 Completing the Degree 130 8. Graduate Program Requirements and Course Descriptions .133 College of Business 137 Division of Accounting and Information Systems 142 Division of Economics and Finance 152 Division of Management and Marketing 158 College of Fine Arts and Humanities 173 Division ofArt and Architecture 175 Division of English, Classics, and Philosophy 182 Division of Foreign Languages 188 Division of Music 196 College of Sciences and Engineering 203 Division of Earth and Physical Sciences 205 Division of Engineering 222 Division of Life Sciences 241 Division of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics .252 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences ., 267 Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences 269 Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 285 Division of Education 295 Division of Social and Policy Sciences .323 1. CALENDAR AND INFORMATION Chapter Contents Calendar 9 Information Directory 12 Maps 13 Administration 15 Graduate Faculty 19 8 / Calendar and Information GRADUATE *FALL SEMESTER 1995 January 1 Sunday. International student doctoral admission application deadline. February 1 Wednesday. Deadline for doctoral applicants to apply for admis- sion and provide supporting documents. June 1 Thursday. International student master's admission application deadline for Fall 1995. June 15 Thursday. Fall 1995 deadline to file Petition for Reinstatement for students who have been academically dismissed. June 19-July 21 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration for Fall 1995. July 1 Saturday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for admis- sion and provide supporting documents for Fall 1995. August 24 Thursday. Classes begin. September 4 Monday. Labor Day Holiday. September 11 Monday. Census Date. Last day to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop a class and receive a refund. Sunday. Deadline for Fall 1995 degree candidates to apply for graduation. Wednesday. Last day to drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of "W." November 23-25 Thursday-Saturday. Thanksgiving Holidays. December 4 Monday. Last day to withdraw from all classes. December 9-15 Saturday-Friday. Final examinations. Sunday. International student master's admission application deadline for Spring 1996. Spring 1996 deadline to file Petition for Reinstatement for students who have been academically dismissed. October 29- Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration for Spring 1996. December 1 December 1 Friday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents for Spring 1996. January 11 Thursday. Classes begin. January 15 Monday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. January 29 Monday. Census Date. Last day to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop a class and receive arefund. February 1 Thursday. Deadline for Spring 1996 degree candidates to apply for graduation. March 13 Wednesday. Last day to drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of "W." March 18-23 Monday-Saturday. Spring Break. April 29 Monday. Last day to withdraw from all classes. May 4-10 Saturday-Friday. Final examinations. Friday. International student master's admission application deadline for Summer Sessions I and II 1996. Friday. Summer 1996 deadline to file Petition for Reinstate- ment for students who have been academically dismissed. April 8-26 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration for Summer Sessions I and II 1996. May 1 Wednesday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents for Summer Sessions I and II 1996. May 30 Thursday. Classes begin for Summer Session I. June 4 Tuesday. Census Date. Last day in Summer Session I to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop aclass and receive arefund. June 15 Saturday. Deadline for Summer 1996 degree candidates to apply for graduation. June 19 Wednesday. Last day for students enrolled inthe first five-week term to drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of "W." Wednesday. Last day to withdraw from all classes for the first five-week term. July 1-2 Monday-Tuesday. Final examinations for courses in the first five-week term. July 3 Wednesday. Classes begin for Summer Session II. July 4 Thursday. Independence Day Holiday. July 9 Tuesday. Census Date. Last day in Summer Session II to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop a class and receive arefund. Wednesday. Last day for students enrolled in the ten-week term to drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of "W." Wednesday. Last day for students enrolled in the second five- week term to drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of "W." July 30 Tuesday. Last day to withdraw from all classes for the ten-week and second five-week terms. August 5-6 Monday-Tuesday. Final examinations for courses in the ten- week and second five-week terms. Monday. International student doctoral admission application deadline.