GRADUATE CATALOG 1997-99 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO USPS #982940 VOLUME XVI APRIL 1997 NUMBER 2 Publishedfour times ayear (one issue in March, two issues in April, andoneissuein October) by The University ofTexas atSan Antonio Office ofAdmissionsandRegistrar San Antonio, TX 78249-0616. Second Class Postage Paid at San Antonio, Texas POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BULLETIN OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Office ofAdmissions and Registrar, San Antonio, TX 78249 The provisions of this catalog do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, betweenanyapplicant,student,orfacuItymemberandTheUniversityofTexasatSan Antonio or The University ofTexas System. This catalog is a general information publication, and it does not contain all regulations that relate to students. The UniversityofTexasatSanAntonioreservestherighttowithdrawcoursesatany time, and to change fees, tuition, rules, calendar, curriculum, degree programs, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirement affecting students.Thepolicies, regulations, andproceduresstatedinthiscatalogaresubjectto change withoutpriornotice, andchangesbecomeeffective wheneverthe appropriate authoritiessodetermineandmayapplytobothprospectivestudentsandthosealready enrolled.Universitypoliciesarerequiredtobeconsistentwithpoliciesadoptedbythe BoardofRegentsofTheUniversityofTexasSystemandareincompliancewithState and federal laws. STUDENTS ARE HELD INDIVIDUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING ALL REQUIREMENTS AS DETERMINED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM. FAILURE TO READ AND COMPLY WITH POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCEDURES WILL NOT EXEMPT A STUDENT FROM WHATEVER PENALTIES HE OR SHE MAY INCUR. Nopersonshallbeexcludedfromparticipationin,deniedthebenefitsof,orbesubject 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 prohibitedbyapplicable law, includingbutnotlimitedtorace, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability. Contents13 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Calendar and Information 5 Calendar 9 Information Directory 12 Maps 13 Administration IS Graduate Faculty 18 2. About UTSA 39 History, Mission, and Organization 43 Administrative Policies and Services 46 CampusResources 53 Student Life 58 Health and Counseling 60 Research Organizations 62 3. Tuition, Fees, Charges, and Deposits 67 Tuition and Fee Change 71 MethodsofPayment 71 Payment and Refund Policies 72 Procedural Fees 77 SemesterFees 79 FeesforResource Use 85 PenaltyFees 88 4. Admission 89 Philosophy 93 Classifications and Requirements 93 Application Dates 99 Admission Procedures 100 Readmission 100 5. General Academic Regulations 10I Registration Procedures 105 Records and Classification ofStudents 108 Courses I10 Grades 110 Academic Standing IIS Scholastic Dishonesty 116 6. Master's Degree Regulations 117 Degree Requirements 121 Transfer ofCredit 124 Graduation 126 7. Doctoral Degree Regulations 127 Degree Requirements 13I Transfer ofCredit 13I Admission to Candidacy , 132 UTSA 1997-99GraduateCatalog 4/Contents Interim Master's Degree 132 Completing the Degree 133 8. Graduate Program Requirements and Course Descriptions 137 CollegeofBusiness 141 DivisionofAccounting and Information Systems 147 DivisionofEconomics and Finance 157 Division ofManagement and Marketing 164 College ofFine Arts and Humanities 179 Division ofArchitecture and Interior Design 181 Division ofEnglish, Classics, Philosophy, and Communication 188 Division ofForeign Languages 195 DivisionofMusic 203 Division ofVisual Arts 210 College ofSciences and Engineering 217 DivisionofComputerScience 219 DivisionofEarthand Physical Sciences 229 Division ofEngineering 247 DivisionofLifeSciences 267 Division ofMathematics and Statistics 278 CollegeofSocial andBehavioral Sciences 289 Division ofBehavioral and Cultural Sciences 291 Division ofBicultural-Bilingual Studies 308 DivisionofEducation 319 DivisionofSocial andPolicy Sciences 346 Index 369 UTSA1997-99GraduateCatalog 1. CALENDAR AND INFORMATION CalendarandInformation/7 CALENDAR AND INFORMATION Chapter Contents Calendar 9 Information Directory 12 ~~~~n·i·~t·~;t;~~·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :~ Graduate Faculty 18 UTSA1997~99GraduateCatalog Calendar/9 GRADUATE *FALL SEMESTER 1997 January 1,1997 Wednesday. Deadline for international doctoral applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents for Fall 1997. February 1, 1997 Saturday. Deadline for doctoral applicants to apply for admissionandprovidesupportingdocumentsforFall 1997. June 1 Sunday. Deadline for international master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents. June 15 Sunday. Deadline to file Petition for Reinstatement for students who have been academically dismissed. June 16-July 18 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration. July 1 Tuesday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents. August25 Monday. Classes begin. September 1 Monday. LaborDay Holiday. September 10 Wednesday. Census Date. Last day to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop aclass and receive arefund. October 1 Wednesday. Deadline for degree candidates to apply for graduation. October 24 Friday. Last day to drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of"W." November 27-29 Thursday-Saturday. Thanksgiving Holidays. December 1 Monday. Last day to withdraw from all classes. December 6-12 Saturday-Friday. Final examinations. January 1, 1998 Thursday. Deadline for international doctoral applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents for Fall 1998. February 1, 1998 Sunday. Deadline for doctoral applicants to apply for admissionandprovidesupportingdocumentsforFall 1998. *SPRING SEMESTER 1998 October 15 Wednesday. Deadline for international master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents. Deadlinetofile PetitionforReinstatementforstudents who have been academically dismissed. October 27 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration. November 26 December 1 Monday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents. January 12 Monday. Classes begin. January 19 Monday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. • Forthemostcurrentanddetailedcalendarofsemesterevents,refertotheScheduleofClassesforeach semester. UTSA1997-99GraduateCatalog 10/CalendarandInformation January 28 Wednesday. Census Date. Last day to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop a class and receive a refund. February 1 Sunday. Deadline for degree candidates to apply for graduation. March 13 Friday.Lastdaytodropanindividualcourseorwithdrawfrom all classes and receive an automatic grade of"W." March 16-21 Monday-Saturday. Spring Break. April 27 Monday. Last day to withdraw from all classes. May 2-8 Saturday-Friday. Final examinations. *SUMMER SESSION 1998 March 1 Sunday. Deadline for international master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents for Summer Sessions I and II. March 15 Sunday.DeadlinetofilePetitionforReinstatementforstudents who have been academically dismissed. April 6--24 Priority Touch-Tone Telephone Registration for Summer Sessions Iand II. May 1 Friday. Deadline for master's applicants to apply for admission and provide supporting documents for Summer Sessions Iand II. May 27 Wednesday. Classes begin for Summer Session I. June 1 Monday. Census Date. Last day in Summer Session I to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop a class and receive a refund. June 15 Monday. Deadline for degree candidates to apply for graduation. June 16 Tuesday. Last day for students enrolled in the first five-week term to drop an individual courseor withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of"W." June 23 Tuesday.Lastdaytowithdrawfromallclassesforthefirstfive week term. June 29-30 Monday-Tuesday. Final examinations for courses in the first five-weekterm. July 1 Wednesday. Classes begin for Summer Session II. July 6 Monday. Census Date. Lastday inSummerSession II to: drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes without a grade; drop a class and receive a refund. July 7 Tuesday. Lastdayfor studentsenrolledinthe IO-weektermto drop an individual course or withdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of"W." July 21 Tuesday. Lastdayforstudentsenrolledinthesecondfive-week termto drop an individual courseorwithdraw from all classes and receive an automatic grade of"W." *Forthemostcurrentanddetailedcalendarofsemesterevents,refertotheScheduleofClassesforeach semester. UTSA 1997-99GraduateCatalog