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Academic Calendar
These dates are subject to change.

SUMMER TERM 2012 First day of classes: May 21 Memorial Day: May 28 End of 1st 5-weeks: June 22 Start of 2nd 5-weeks: June 25 Independence Day Holiday: July 4 Summer session ends: July 27 FALL TERM 2012 First day of classes: August 20 Labor Day: September 3 Thanksgiving Break: November 19-23 Last day of classes: December 3 Reading Days: December 4-5 Finals: December 6-7, 10-13 Commencement: December 15 SPRING TERM 2013 First day of classes: January 14 Martin Luther King Day: January 21 Spring Break: March 18-22 Last day of classes: April 29 Reading Days: April 30 - May 1 Finals: May 2-3, 6-9 Commencement: May 11

SUMMER TERM 2013 Memorial Day: May 27 First day of classes: May 28 End of 1st 5-weeks: June 28 Start of 2nd 5-weeks: July 1 Independence Day Holiday: July 4 Summer session ends: August 2 FALL TERM 2013 First day of classes: August 26 Labor Day: September 2 Thanksgiving Break: November 25-29 Last day of classes: December 9 Reading Days: December 10-11 Finals: December 12-13, 16-19 Commencement: December 21 SPRING TERM 2014 First day of classes: January 13 Martin Luther King Day: January 20 Spring Break: March 17-21 Last day of classes: April 28 Reading Days: April 29-30 Finals: May 1-2, 5-8 Commencement: May 10

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Graduate Bulletin 2012-2014

Published by The University of Tulsa 800 South Tucker Drive Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-9700 918-631-2000 www.utulsa.edu

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Equal Opportunity Policy
The University of Tulsa is an equal opportunity employer and institution of higher education. The University endeavors to create and nurture an informed and inclusive environment in its workplace and educational programs. Affirmative action and equal employment opportunity are integral parts of The University of Tulsa, not just because they are legally mandated but because we recognize that the present and future strength of the University is based primarily on people and their skills, experience, and potential. The University of Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristics, including, but not limited to, the classes protected under federal and state law. The University of Tulsa seeks to recruit, select, and promote students, faculty, and all other employees on the basis of individual merit. The University of Tulsa, an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity institution, recognizes the need to increase representation by underrepresented groups. The Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management at The University of Tulsa has responsibility for implementing and monitoring the Affirmative Action Plan of the University and assisting with the application and interpretation of pertinent laws. The University has made no statements contrary to this policy. If any such statements have been made, the University expressly disavows them.

Notice
The University of Tulsa Graduate Bulletin is published every two years as a guide to curricula, course descriptions, costs, University policies, and other information. In keeping with established procedures, the University may change programs of study, academic requirements, faculty, curricula, course descriptions, costs, policies, the academic calendar, or other information without prior notice. The University reserves the right to correct factual errors whenever they are discovered. It is the student’s responsibility to stay abreast of current regulations, curricula, and the status of the specific program being pursued. Students are responsible for adherence to all University policies, regulations, and program requirements, including student conduct codes that apply to academic and extra-curricular activities. All University Bulletins are available on the University’s website www.utulsa.edu. Undergraduate programs are offered by all colleges and are described in the current Undergraduate Bulletin. Information concerning The University of Tulsa College of Law may be found on the College of Law website at www.utulsa.edu/law.

The Mission of The University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa is a private, independent, doctoral-degree-granting institution whose mission reflects these core values: excellence in scholarship, dedication to free inquiry, integrity of character, and commitment to humanity. The University achieves its mission by educating men and women of diverse backgrounds and cultures to • become literate in the sciences, humanities, and arts; • think critically, and write and speak clearly; • succeed in their professions and careers; • behave ethically in all aspects of their lives; • welcome the responsibility of citizenship and service in a changing world; and • acquire the skills and appetite for lifelong learning.

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Accreditation
The University of Tulsa is a fully accredited national doctoral institution and is on the approved lists of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The various colleges and professional schools are accredited by their own professional agencies as well. All programs for the preparation of teachers and school service personnel are accredited by the Oklahoma Council for Teacher Preparation and by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council. The School of Music is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The curriculum in deaf education is endorsed by the Council on Education of the Deaf, and the graduate program in speech-language pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The Ph.D. program in clinical psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association. The graduate and undergraduate business programs of The Collins College of Business are accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). The School of Nursing is approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The Athletic Training program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education and the Exercise and Sports Science program is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The College of Engineering and Natural Sciences is an institutional member of the American Society for Engineering Education. The B.S. degrees in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, engineering physics, mechanical engineering, and petroleum engineering are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The B.S. degree program in computer science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. The B.S. degree program in chemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society. The College of Law is approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

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University Assessment
The University has comprehensive programs for assessment of student learning at the institutional, program and course levels. At the institutional level, assessment is conducted through several programs: • Mission Statement Assessment Project (MSAP), a direct measure that relies on externally developed instruments; • Tulsa University Learning Assessment Project (TULAP), a direct measure that reviews course-embedded artifacts under internally developed processes; • National Survey on Student Engagement (NSSE) and Faculty Survey on Student Engagement (FSSE), indirect measures that focus on processes; • Online student evaluations of courses, an indirect measure that focuses on processes; and • Ongoing review of graduation rates, placement rates, graduate school acceptance, and passage on licensing exams. This combination of measures ensures that all Mission Statement learning goals will be evaluated within a three year cycle. Both TULAP and MSAP gather assessment data on several student learning outcomes under the University’s Mission Statement goals. The MSAP focuses on undergraduates while TULAP assesses student learning at all academic levels in all colleges; consequently, every course has the possibility of being included in the TULAP reviews. Student confidentiality is ensured by removing all identifiers from courseembedded artifacts prior to review. Assessment is also done at the college and academic department levels measuring the increasingly focused missions of these smaller units. The goal is to ensure that at every level the mission of the University is achieved, and to find ways to continually improve the curriculum, teaching and student achievement.

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Contents
Academic Calendar ......................................................................................... Inside front cover University Administration ........................................................................................................... 1 About The University of Tulsa ................................................................................................... 6 History of The University of Tulsa ............................................................................................ 7 The Graduate School ................................................................................................................. 10 Information Services .................................................................................................................. 39 Other Academic Resources ....................................................................................................... 41 Tuition and Fees ......................................................................................................................... 46 Campus Housing and Dining ................................................................................................... 50 Student Financial Services ......................................................................................................... 54 Academic and Student Support Services................................................................................. 63 Special Opportunities, Facilities, and Services ....................................................................... 66 Student Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities .................................................................... 76 The Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences ................................................................. 78 Anthropology .......................................................................................................................... 79 School of Art ........................................................................................................................... 87 School of Urban Education .................................................................................................. 94 English Language and Literature........................................................................................ 106 History .................................................................................................................................... 114 Psychology ............................................................................................................................. 121 Speech-Language Pathology ............................................................................................... 130 The Collins College of Business ............................................................................................. 136 Master of Accountancy ........................................................................................................ 138 Full Time Master of Business Administration ................................................................. 140 Part Time Master of Business Administration ................................................................. 143 Master of Energy Business .................................................................................................. 146 Master of Science in Finance .............................................................................................. 149 Master of Taxation ............................................................................................................... 154 Course Listings Accounting............................................................................................................................. 156 Business .................................................................................................................................. 160 Energy Business .................................................................................................................... 161 Finance ................................................................................................................................... 164 International Business .......................................................................................................... 167 Management .......................................................................................................................... 168 Management Information Systems .................................................................................... 170 Marketing ............................................................................................................................... 172 Master of Business Administration .................................................................................... 174 Operations Management ..................................................................................................... 177 School of Nursing................................................................................................................. 179 The College of Engineering and Natural Sciences .............................................................. 182 Biological Science ................................................................................................................. 183 Chemical Engineering .......................................................................................................... 195 Chemistry and Biochemistry ............................................................................................... 202

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Tandy School of Computer Science .................................................................................. 211 Electrical Engineering .......................................................................................................... 223 Geosciences ........................................................................................................................... 230 Mathematics .......................................................................................................................... 241 Mechanical Engineering ...................................................................................................... 246 McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering ................................................................. 254 Physics and Engineering Physics ....................................................................................... 264 Interdisciplinary Programs ...................................................................................................... 270 Museum Science and Management ................................................................................... 270 Master of Science in Mathematics and Science Education ............................................ 274 Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs .............................................................. 276 Joint-Degree Programs ............................................................................................................ 278 Certificate Programs ................................................................................................................. 284 Tulsa University Faculty of Community Medicine.............................................................. 292 Resident Faculty ........................................................................................................................ 293 Index ........................................................................................................................................... 308 Campus Map .................................................................................................... Inside back cover

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University Administration

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University Administration Board of Trustees
The University of Tulsa’s Board of Trustees consists of active members and emeritus members. Members hold office for a term of two or three years and election of approximately one-third of the total membership is held each year. With certain exceptions, no trustee except the President can serve more than two consecutive terms, but a trustee who has served two consecutive terms (a total of 6 consecutive years) is eligible for reelection after one year off. The President of the Tulsa Alumni Board and President of the National Alumni Board serve during the term of that office. Both active and emeritus trustees are elected by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees, which determines the terms, conditions, and qualifications of membership. Ellen Adelson, ACSW Barbara Allen, Community Volunteer R. Michelle Beale, President, R. Michelle Beale, LLC Sharon Bell, Managing Attorney, Rogers and Bell, Attorneys Chet Cadieux, Chairman and CEO, QuikTrip Corporation Michael D. Case, Owner, Case & Associates Properties, Inc. Roger B. Collins, CIO, LinkAmerica Corporation Susie M. Collins, President, Collins Investment Company R. Casey Cooper, Attorney at Law, Hall, Estill Katherine G. Coyle, Esq., Conner & Winters, LLP J. Scott Dickman, CEO, Oracle Packaging Co. Frederic Dorwart, Owner, Frederic Dorwart, Lawyers Randy A. Foutch, Chairman, President and CEO, Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Stephen E. Jackson, CEO, eLynx Technologies LLC Howard E. Janzen, President and CEO, Janzen Ventures, Inc. David R. Lawson, Retired President and CEO, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. Roxana R. Lorton, Community Volunteer Jeffrey J. McDougall, President, JMA Energy Company, LLC A. H. McElroy, II, P.E., President and CEO, McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. Nancy E. Meinig, Community Volunteer Sanjay Meshri, Managing Director, Advance Research Chemicals, Inc. Charles S. Monroe, President, Charles S. Monroe, CPA PC Frank W. Murphy III, President and CEO, FW Murphy Geoffrey C. Orsak, President, The University of Tulsa Jo Buford Siegfried, Private Asset Management Ross Swimmer, President, Swimmer Group, LLC

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Steve Turnbo, Chairman Emeritus, Schnake Turnbo Frank/PR Randi S. Wightman, Community Volunteer James E. Wilburn, Chairman, Winnercomm, Inc. L. Duane Wilson, President, LDW Services, LLC Ex Officio, Alumni Association President, 2012-2014 John L. Williams, Attorney, Conner & Winters, LLP Ex Officio, Alumni National Association President, 2010-2013 Laurie Brumbaugh, Financial Manager, Junior League of Tulsa Emeritus Trustees C. Arnold Brown, President, KWB, Inc. Burt B. Holmes, CEO, Leaders Life Insurance J. A. LaFortune, Jr., Community Volunteer Robert E. Norman, CEO, Norman Family Enterprises Donne Pitman, Chapman Foundations Management Donald Pray, Founding Member, Pray Walker Attorneys and Counselors at Law Robert E. Thomas, Retired CEO, MAPCO, Inc. Robert West, CEO Anchor Drilling Fluids USA, Inc. John H. Williams, Retired CEO, The Williams Companies Henry H. Zarrow, Zarrow Family Office, LLC

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Administrative Officers
L. Duane Wilson, Chairman of the Board Geoffrey C. Orsak, President Roger N. Blais, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kevan C. Buck, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Duane H. King, Vice President for Museum Affairs and Executive Director and Thomas Gilcrease Chair Dale Schoenefeld, Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer Roger W. Sorochty, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Janis I. Zink, Senior Vice President for Planning and Outreach Michael D. Thesenvitz, Associate Vice President and Controller Peter J. Sandman, Director of Financial Services and Assistant Secretary Academic Deans D. Thomas Benediktson, Dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences A. Gale Sullenberger, Dean of the Collins College of Business James R. Sorem, Jr., Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Janet K. Levit, Dean of the College of Law and Dean John Rogers Endowed Chair in Law Janet A. Haggerty, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Research J. Phillip Applegate, Dean of Lifelong Learning Administrators Kayla K. Acebo, Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement Adrian W. Alexander, R. M. and Ida McFarlin Dean of the Library Laura M. Allen, Director of Multicultural Affiars Gary Allison, Vice Dean for the College of Law Christopher Anderson, Faculty Athletics Representative Heather V. Apodaca, Director of Annual Giving Richard V. Arrington, Jr., Assistant Dean for the Collins College of Business Michael W. Barnes, Director of Institutional Research and Records Thomas J. Brian, Director of Counseling and Psychological Services June E. Brown, Secretary to the Board of Trustees Thomas E. Burchfield, Director of Petroleum Abstracts John M. Bury, Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Student Enrollment Management Jacqueline H. Caldwell, Chief of Staff Nona L. Charleston, Director of Nationally Competitive Scholarships and Associate Director of the Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge Frank L. Christel, Director of Broadcast Services, KWGS/KWTU Martha Cordell, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, College of Law

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Jane R. Corso, Assistant Provost and Director, Center for Student Academic Support Carolyn W. Dalton, Director of Development for Gilcrease Museum Steven E. Denton, Director of New Student Programs and Services Richard E. Ducey, Director of Mabee Legal Information Center Karen M. Dutoi, Editor, Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature Denise E. Dutton, Assistant Provost for Honors Program and Henneke Center for Academic Fulfillment Stephanie Fell, Director of Alexander Health Center Francine J. Fisk, Associate Dean of McFarlin Library Melissa France, Associate Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services and Director of Housing and Residence Life Jeffrey C. Francis, Sharp Chaplain Amy M. Freiberger, Director of Alumni Relations Sheila A. Givens, Director of University Assessment Susan A. Gruen, Assistant Dean for Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences Vicki A. Hendrickson, Director of Student Financial Services James B. Hollanger, Director of Stewardship Activities Patricia L. Hollingsworth, Director of University School Terrance P. Hossack, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Campus Services and Director of the Lorton Performance Center Milt L. Jarrett, Assistant Provost for Academic Outreach and Coordinator for Summer Term Earl Johnson, Associate Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services and Dean of Admission Carol Y. Kealiher, Managing Editor, James Joyce Quarterly Richard P. Kearns, Associate Vice President for Information Services Brian D. Kegler, Director of Development for Athletics LeeAnna J. Lamb, Director of Auxiliary Services, Allen Chapman Activity Center, Summer Conference Programs, Parking and Card Services, and Canteen Ruth V. (Ginna) Langston, Registrar Sean Latham, Editor, James Joyce Quarterly Cheryl A. Matherly, Vice Provost for International Studies Laura E. McNeese, Assistant Dean of Students Megan Meussner, Director of Development, McFarlin Library Michael L. Mills, Associate Dean for Community Relations Kalpana Misra, Associate Dean, Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences Calvin Moniz, Director of Development for the Collins College of Business Tricia D. Moreland, Director of Networking and Communication Services Susan Neal, Associate Vice President for Public Affairs and Economic Development Deborah K. Newton, Director of Research and Sponsored Programs Linda Nichols, Associate Dean of the Collins College of Business and Director of Graduate

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Business Programs Eilis O’Neal, Editor, NIMROD G. Martin Page, Director of Administrative Computing Ross Parmley, Director of Athletics Wayne A. Paulison, Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Risk Management Tamara R. Piety, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, College of Law Richard A. Redner, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Richard L. Reeder, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Francine L. Ringold, Editor in Chief of NIMROD Brian S. Scislo, Director of the Golden Hurricane Club Robert W. Shipley, Associate Vice President for Operations and Physical Plant Lisa Smith, Director of Development for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Pamela A. Smith, Dean of International Services and Programs Winona M. Tanaka, Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Yolanda D. Taylor, Associate Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services and Dean of Students Suzanne Thompson, Director of Development, Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences Joe Timmons, Director of Safety and Security Michael Volk, Associate Vice President of Research and Technology Development Mary K. Wafer-Johnston, Director of Recreational Sports Patti M. Whitaker, Director of Donor Services

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About The University of Tulsa
As a comprehensive, doctoral-degree-granting institution with a covenant relationship to the Presbyterian Church (USA), The University of Tulsa provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional education of the highest quality in the arts, humanities, sciences, business, education, engineering, law, nursing, and applied health sciences, and participates in NCAA Division IA. Its current undergraduate enrollment is about 3,100, with about 1,100 students in its graduate programs and law. The University operates on a semester basis. The University campus lies two miles east of downtown Tulsa: a handsome, vigorous, southwestern city in a metropolitan area of over half a million people, set among the hills and lakes of northeastern Oklahoma’s “Green Country.” From the beginning, Tulsa’s founders — who developed a thriving economy based on petroleum, aerospace technology, telecommunications, and health care — invested in nationally noted museums, outstanding performing arts groups, and a system of parks and recreational facilities for citizens of all ages. The city’s remarkable cultural, technological, and economic resources nourish the University’s mission and enrich its life, just as the University, in turn, enriches the city. The University’s mission is further nurtured and supported by: • Exceptional faculty, who draw students into the pursuit of knowledge, introducing them to the pleasures and responsibilities of the life of the mind in a challenging world, and who include in their numbers the 1998-99 Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year for all U.S. doctoral and research universities, a national Carnegie Foundation Pew Scholar, a Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year for Oklahoma, and four Fellows of the Institute for Advanced Study; • Graduate, professional, and research programs that foster advanced theoretical development, promote professional preparation, enhance the quality of the faculty, and extend the University’s international reach; • Substantial library resources and information technology that support research and classroom learning; • A world-class museum with over 400,000 cataloged items in its collections on American western art, Native American art, ethnographic holdings on indigenous peoples of the Americas, and documents on the settlement of the New World; • A residential campus that fosters a sense of community and integrates curricular and extracurricular life; • An urban arts center in downtown Tulsa’s historic Brady District; and • Abundant opportunities for students to undertake community service, internships, and study abroad; to participate in substantive research; and to study and reflect in ways that foster intellectual, spiritual, and moral growth. In its rich urban environment, The University of Tulsa offers a diversity of learning experiences, a balance between career preparation and liberal education, teaching, and research, and endeavors to instill in its students an understanding that stature as an individual and value as a member of society depend upon continual learning

History of the University of Tulsa

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History of The University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa — a private, non-sectarian institution that is formally related to the Presbyterian Church (USA) by a mutually articulated covenant with the Synod of the Sun — has its roots in the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls, a small boarding school founded in 1882 in Muskogee, Indian Territory. In 1894, at the request of the Synod of Indian Territory, the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church elevated the academy’s status and chartered it as Henry Kendall College, a coeducational institution whose name honored the first General Secretary of the Home Missions Board. The first classes in the new college were held on September 12, 1894. In the years following, financial difficulties prompted school officials to ask the Synod of Indian Territory to assume control, sell the school’s land, and seek a new location. Successfully courted by the business and professional community of Tulsa, which was booming after the discovery of oil at Glenpool, Henry Kendall College moved to Tulsa in 1907, the year of Oklahoma’s statehood. Several years later, a new college, to be named after oilman Robert M. McFarlin, was proposed for the city. Aware that Tulsa was not large enough to support two competing colleges, the Henry Kendall College trustees proposed that the contemplated McFarlin College and Kendall College affiliate under the common name “The University of Tulsa.” A charter for the University was approved on November 9, 1920. In 1926, the articles of incorporation were amended to create its modern structure as an independent school corporation governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. In 1928, the School of Petroleum Engineering opened and soon earned international recognition for its curriculum and faculty. The College of Business Administration was established in 1935. In 1943, the downtown law school, previously affiliated only loosely, became part of the University. In 1966, James A. Chapman died and bequeathed the University $34 million in endowment. In the 1970s, the Dimensions for a New Decade campaign raised an additional $43 million. By the beginning of 2006, total endowment funds and funds held in trust exceeded $800 million. The University is currently comprised of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, the Collins College of Business (renamed in 2008), the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, the College of Law, the Graduate School, and the Division of Lifelong Learning. After the 1970s, the character of the University changed. Although the programs in engineering and geosciences continued to bring the institution international renown, carefully selected graduate programs were added in other fields; the College of Law, the Collins College of Business, and the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences were strengthened; the number of students living on campus significantly increased; and the student body — which currently hails from 45 states, two U.S. territories, and 68 different countries — became increasingly diverse. During the 1980s, the University established an innovative humanities-based general course of study called the Tulsa Curriculum that emphasizes the development of core skills in writing, mathematics, and foreign languages; increased faculty diversity; enhanced its support for excellent teaching and research; defined its academic programs with greater rigor and clarity; and began recruiting highly qualified students nationwide. In addition, ten endowed chairs for faculty were established. (To date, 53 chairs,

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professorships and deanships have been created.) The library was strengthened by accelerated development of the rare book and manuscript collections, which regularly draw international scholars and archival materials to the University, expanding the University’s reputation as the home of one of the leading special collections libraries in the country and bringing international acclaim. In 1988, the University was awarded the Beta of Oklahoma chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, recognizing the University’s excellence in and commitment to liberal arts education for all students. These trends have continued into the present, advancing the University’s reputation for excellence. As the University continued into its second century, it completed its most ambitious capital campaign in its history, the New Century Campaign. Construction of the Donald W. Reynolds Center, a $28 million, 138,000 square foot multi-use facility with an 8,000seat arena, was completed in 1999 with major funding in the form of a $14.75 million grant from the Reynolds Foundation. Several new buildings located west of Delaware Avenue constitute the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex. Completed in 2001, the Michael D. Case Tennis Center includes a 64,000 square foot indoor facility with six courts. In addition, there are twelve outdoor courts with stadium seating around the four center courts. For student recreation, the Fulton and Susie Collins Fitness Center, a 67,000 square foot multipurpose recreation center, opened in the fall of 2002. The Hardesty complex also includes the Hurricane Soccer/Track Facility and a new softball park. Construction of the $10.5 million Legal Information Center for the College of Law was completed in January 2000. Another addition to the College of Law is the Boesche Legal Clinic, a 4,000 square foot building located on 4th Street. These facilities are heavily used by both the University and larger communities. During the past decade, the University has made a commitment to developing a vibrant residential campus environment, which includes the addition of more than 800 market-quality apartments since 2001. The University constructed the University Square and Norman Village apartments in the northwest section of campus in 2001, and added three more apartment communities — Brown Village, Lorton Village, and Mayo Village — along the southern and eastern sections of campus in 2007. The campus has continued its dramatic physical transformation during the past few years as TU completed a number of major construction projects including Bayless Plaza, home of TU’s tradition-rich Kendall Bell; Collins Hall, home to the admission, financial aid, alumni relations, and central administration offices; the Case Athletic Complex, which houses the Golden Hurricane football offices and provides academic study resources for all TU student athletes; a complete renovation of H.A. Chapman Stadium to enhance the football game day experience; and a new south entrance along Eleventh Street that provides a grand front door to the University including Tucker Drive, Chapman Commons, and the Genave King Rogers Fountain. A 12,000-square foot, two-story addition to McFarlin Library was completed in 2009 and houses its computer labs and student technology resources, allowing for the restoration of the library’s historic reading rooms and the addition of new amenities including the Cort and Martha Dietler Café The Pat Case Dining Center and refurbished student residences in Fisher Hall, both completed during the summer of 2010, have dramatically improved the appearance and functionality of these spaces in Twin Towers. The Roxana Rozsa and Robert Eugene Lorton Performance Center, a 77,000-squarefoot facility showcasing TU’s fine and performing arts, was completed in 2011. The centerpiece of the Lorton Performance Center is the Gussman Concert Hall which includes a full performance stage. The facility is the new home of the School of Music and the Film Studies Department. In October, 2010, ground was broken on a new

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engineering complex surrounding a new academic quadrangle called Samson Plaza. The J. Newton Rayzor Hall, home to electrical engineering and computer science, opened in November 2011. Stephenson Hall, which will house mechanical engineering and the MacDougal School of Petroleum Engineering, will open in the fall of 2012. On May 10, 2008, The University of Tulsa renamed the College of Business Administration as the Collins College of Business to honor the vision and leadership of Tulsa businessman Fulton Collins, who chaired the TU Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2008. The business building was renamed Helmerich Hall in 2008 in honor of Walt Helmerich, Chairman of the Board and Director of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. In October, 2007, the City of Tulsa and TU agreed to an historic public-private partnership under which TU manages operations at Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum, home to the world’s largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West. The partnership, which formally began on July 1, 2008, has resulted in numerous strategic opportunities for the museum, including streamlining its management structure, advancing and preserving the collection, and providing unparalleled opportunities for academic research of the museum’s extensive holdings. The Gilcrease partnership allows TU to leverage its nationally recognized academic resources in western American history, art history, anthropology, and archaeology to create a better understanding of the museum collection. The University of Tulsa is engaged in a partnership with the University of Oklahoma to form the Tulsa School of Community Medicine. The entry of the first class is planned for the fall of 2014. The School will address the needs of the Tulsa urban and Oklahoma rural communities that are underserved in medical and health care facilities by training M.D.’s with a desire to deal with the public health issues of these populations. The program will feature an innovative clinical presentation curriculum that has proved to produce excellent diagnosticians through integrating clinical and medical science instruction throughout the entire four-year curriculum. In addition to supporting the traditional liberal arts, the University continues to maintain and strengthen its academic standards by internationalizing its programs, developing substantive research opportunities, and seeking distinction in critical fields, including environmental studies and research, computer security, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, Native American and indigenous peoples law, risk management, and taxation, the better to equip its students for life in a rapidly changing world. A primary focus of the present administration is to elevate the University’s regional accolades for excellence to national prominence. As a mark of this success, since 1995, TU students have been successful with the following national competitions: fifty-four Goldwater Scholarships, forty-one National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships, eleven Truman Scholarships, nine Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships, seven Department of Defense Fellowships, eleven Fulbright Grants, nine Morris K. Udall Scholarships, five British Marshall Scholarships, four Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships, one Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow, and one Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship. In September 2005, The University of Tulsa was gratified to be designated a Truman Honor Institution by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for producing graduates dedicated to public service.

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The Graduate School
Graduate education at The University of Tulsa is based upon the principles that no objective lies deeper in a university’s tradition than the nurture of scholarship, and that graduate education represents the highest reaches of university endeavor. The Board of Trustees authorized graduate study leading to the master’s degree in 1933. The first master’s degree was granted in 1935. The Board of Trustees approved a curriculum leading to the Doctor of Education degree in 1951. A Doctor of Philosophy program was authorized by the Board of Trustees in 1963; Ph.D. curricula in petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, English, and earth sciences (geosciences) were inaugurated and given preliminary accreditation by North Central Association in 1966, with full accreditation in 1972. The industrial/ organizational psychology doctoral program was inaugurated in 1983, followed in 1985 by the Ph.D. program in mechanical engineering. In 1987 the doctoral programs in biological sciences and computer science were approved by the Graduate Council; and, in 1988, the Ph.D. in counseling psychology program (initiated in 1985) underwent a name change to clinical psychology. Since 2008, Ph.D. programs have been added in chemistry, physics, and anthropology. The Graduate School supervises all graduate work offered by the University except that of the College of Law (College of Law information is published in a separate bulletin). The Graduate School sets standards for admission to graduate standing and recommends to the Board of Trustees for degrees those students who have completed work required for graduation. The general policies and regulations of the Graduate School are set and enforced by the Graduate Council and the Dean of the Graduate School, subject to approval by the University administration. The Dean is chair of the Council, which consists of graduate faculty members elected from each college, the deans of the colleges offering graduate work, and the president of the Graduate Student Association. Council faculty members must hold at least the academic rank of associate professor. Functions of the Graduate Council include: • Development of policies and procedures for the Graduate School and the recommendation of these policies and procedures to the administration. • Establishment of regulations for the administration of policies and procedures. • Examination and approval, or rejection, of new programs and curricula proposed for the Graduate School. • Development of criteria for membership in the graduate faculty. • General concern for the Graduate School’s welfare and the quality of work offered. • Recommendation to the Dean of the Graduate School concerning the disposition of cases filed by a student or faculty involving charges of academic misconduct involving graduate students, or perceived academic impropriety arising from an action taken by faculty. (See Petition Committee of the Graduate Council for details, page 31.) • Hearing of graduate student petitions that request departure from established Graduate School policies and a resultant recommendation to the Dean of the Graduate School. (See Petition Committee of the Graduate Council for details, page 31.)

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Degrees
Master of Arts. Specializing in anthropology, art, clinical psychology, education, English language and literature, history, museum science and management, and industrial/organizational psychology. Master of Science. Specializing in biochemistry, biological science, chemistry, computer science, engineering physics, geophysics, geosciences, math/science education, applied mathematics, physics, and speech/language pathology. Master of Science in Engineering. Specializing in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and petroleum engineering. Master of Engineering. Specializing in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and petroleum engineering. Master of Accountancy. Master of Business Administration. Master of Energy Business, online. Master of Taxation, online. Master of Science in Finance. Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Computer Science. A joint degree program. Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Finance. A joint degree program. Master of Science in Finance/Master of Science in Applied Mathematics. A joint degree program. Master of Teaching Arts. Offered through the School of Education in cooperation with individual disciplines and secondary education specialties. Master of Fine Arts. A 60 credit-hour program specializing in art. Doctor of Philosophy. Specializing in anthropology, biological science, chemical engineering, chemistry, clinical psychology, computer science, English language and literature, geosciences, industrial/organizational psychology, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, and physics. The University offers its undergraduates the option to participate in combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree programs, which give students the opportunity to complete both degrees in a reduced amount of time. These combined degree programs are currently available in accountancy, applied mathematics, biochemistry, biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, engineering physics, geosciences, history, and physics. The University also offers joint programs between the Graduate School and the College of Law leading to a Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (specializing in anthropology, clinical psychology, English language and literature, history, or industrial/organizational psychology), Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Master of Taxation, and Juris Doctor/Master of Science (specializing in biological science, finance, computer science, and geosciences).

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Admission
The majority of graduate programs at the University are, by purpose and design, not large. The number of students admitted each year is restricted to those with high qualifications. An applicant must hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or university approved by a recognized regional accrediting agency. Applicants, having selected a major field of study, must meet requirements set by the major program and the Graduate School. Such applicants whose academic work has been superior are admitted upon approval by the major program administration and the Dean of the Graduate School. A grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the undergraduate major is generally required, but requirements may vary between programs and may be higher than 3.0. Fitness of character may also be considered. Each student must satisfy course prerequisites for the graduate program before being officially admitted to the degree program. The major program advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School may approve conditional admission, but a student is usually required to remove all such conditions before beginning the course of study leading to a graduate degree, except in some cases when a limited number of undergraduate courses are required to satisfy deficiencies. Applicants for admission to most graduate programs must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Tests. Applicants for admission to graduate programs in the College of Business Administration must take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Information regarding times and places where the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Tests are given is available from the Educational Testing Service, 609771-7670, or www.ets.org. Information regarding times and places where the GMAT is given is available by calling 1-800-717-4628 or www.mba.com. A University of Tulsa undergraduate student with a distinguished academic record may enroll in graduate work in the final year before graduation or through admission to a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program. The student must apply for admission to the Graduate School and be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School to enroll in graduate courses. Enrollment must be approved by the major program advisor as well as each individual course instructor and is governed by individual qualifications and course loads. Enrollment is limited to one 5000- or 7000- level course per semester; however, undergraduate students admitted to a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program are permitted to enroll in up to six credit hours of 5000- or 7000-level courses per semester. Any exception to this requires the approval of the Graduate Dean. The student must use the graduate course number when enrolling in a course for graduate credit. International Applicants International applicants must hold a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree and must have a strong academic performance comparable to a “B” or above average grades. We use your institution’s grading scale and do not necessarily convert your grades to a four point scale. Transcripts sent to the Graduate School must be accompanied by a certified English translation, and a clear explanation of the grading system used at the institution. If an applicant is admitted, an I-20 will not be issued until a letter of financial support is provided by the applicant and/or the sponsor.

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Applicants for whom English is not their first language must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) by arrangement with the Educational Testing Service, 609-921-9000 or www.toefl.org. The University of Tulsa will not accept Institutional TOEFL scores to satisfy English proficiency requirements, with the exception of its own Institutional TOEFL. If, however, the student has received his or her degree from a university in a country where English is the primary language, the TOEFL may be waived, upon petition, at the discretion of the Graduate School. The minimum TOEFL score accepted by The University of Tulsa for international applicants is 80 on the internet-based exam or 550 on the paper exam for programs offered in engineering and natural sciences and 90 on the internet-based exam or 575 on the paper exam for all other programs. Individual graduate programs may require minimum TOEFL scores higher than those stated above. Carefully review information about individual program admission requirements. Applicants may also submit a test score from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 323-255-2771or www.ielts.org in order to fulfill the English proficiency requirement. The minimum IELTS score accepted by The University of Tulsa for international applicants is 6.0 for programs offered in engineering and natural sciences and 6.5 for all other programs, although some individual graduate programs may require minimum IELTS scores higher than those stated above. All international graduate students must check-in with the International Student Services Office upon first arriving on campus, prior to enrolling for each semester, and prior to departing the country for vacation, professional conferences, or upon degree completion. The Graduate School will not enroll an international graduate student on a student visa unless the student is approved for enrollment by the International Student Services Office. Failure to meet routinely with the International Student Services Office may adversely affect an international student’s visa status. English Institute Admission Admission to the English Institute for International Students (EIIS) is open to all students who wish to improve their English proficiency. Those interested in attending the Institute should contact the English Institute for International Students directly by phone at 918-631-2535 or visit their website, then submit an application and the $35 application fee. Eight-week sessions are available year-round. EIIS students are eligible for University housing. Admission to the English Institute for International Students does not guarantee a student admission to academic programs at the University. Special Student Status It is possible to apply to the Graduate School as a special student. Admission to the Graduate School as a special student is outside of any graduate program; it is understood that enrollment as a special student does not lead to a graduate degree. Students are admitted to this category for certificate programs, general course work or transfer purposes. Special students are required to meet the regular admission standards of the Graduate School. If the special student applies and is officially admitted to a degree program, six hours of course work taken as a special student may be applied toward a master’s degree and up to 12 hours of course work taken as a special student may be applied toward a doctoral degree.

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General Admission Procedures All students seeking admission to the Graduate School must follow these steps: • Make application on a form provided by the Graduate School or electronically on the application at the Graduate School website: www.utulsa.edu/graduate. • Submit a nonrefundable processing fee of $40 with each application. (This fee is waived for graduates of The University of Tulsa, or those who are participants in the Ronald E. McNair Scholars program). • Submit official transcripts of all college- or university-level work. (Transcripts submitted with an application become the property of the University and will not be returned to the applicant.) • Submit all required standardized test scores at time of application. • Submit three letters of recommendation. • International students must submit a letter of financial support at the time of application. • Applicant’s character, integrity, and general fitness to practice a particular profession may also be considered in the admissions process. Normally, two weeks are required to process an application after all materials have been received in the Graduate School Office. However, in the case of international students requiring visas, at least three months should be allowed. The Graduate School maintains ownership of all application and application-related documents and these materials cannot be returned to the applicant. Applications and transcripts will be held on file, and admission will be valid for one calendar year. Unless the Graduate School Office is instructed otherwise, application credentials will be destroyed if enrollment is not completed within one calendar year. Students admitted provisionally are expected to fulfill all of their provisional conditions within the first semester of graduate study. Immunization Regulations Due to Oklahoma state legislation, all students who attend Oklahoma colleges and universities must provide proof of immunization against hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). Students living in on-campus housing must also provide proof of immunization again meningococcal disease. Medical, religious, and personal exemptions are allowed by law and such requests must be made in writing using The University of Tulsa Certificate of Exemption form. More information about this requirement is available on page 48 of this Bulletin. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in a hold being placed on future enrollments by the student.

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Matriculation
Exceptions to the following policies are rare and are granted only on a case-by-case basis and upon recommendation of the program administration and with the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Full-Time and Part-Time Status To be considered academically full time, a graduate student must be enrolled in at least nine credit hours on the Friday that concludes the second week of classes during a regular semester (fall and spring semesters). Enrollment in PSY 8800 “Psychology Internship” is also considered full-time enrollment. Enrollment in zero (as is the case when enrolled in 7990 – “Final Enrollment”) to eight credit hours is acceptable for fulltime status for two sequential regular semesters in a master’s program or four sequential semesters in a doctoral program when the student has completed at least nine credit hours per semester for the prior two sequential regular semesters. If a student does not complete his/her degree within these two reduced-credit-hour semesters for a master’s student or four reduced-credit-hour semesters for a doctoral student, then the student will be disqualified from further reduced-credit-hour full-time status until the student has enrolled in at least nine credits per semester for two sequential regular semesters. A student may enroll in up to 12 credit hours during a regular semester and eight credit hours during a summer term. However, students with full-time jobs are normally limited to a maximum of six credit hours during fall and spring semesters. For financial aid purposes, half-time enrollment is enrollment in a minimum of five credit hours during the fall and spring semesters. Enrollment in zero to eight credit hours other than as described above constitutes part-time enrollment. Graduate students who are not United States residents and are attending the University on a student visa must be enrolled prior to the first day of classes and must be full-time students as required by federal regulations. Enrollment Graduate enrollment for the summer and fall terms usually begins in April. Spring term enrollment begins in early November. Enrollment cards for all degree-seeking students should be obtained from, and completed with the assistance of, the appropriate graduate program advisor. The card should then be presented to the Graduate School Office for final approval. Special (non-degree-seeking) students should obtain their enrollment cards in the Graduate School Office. Special students must secure the signature of the appropriate instructor for each graduate course in which they wish to enroll. Online enrollment is currently available to approved students in graduate degree programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. A student must be enrolled to make use of University resources (e.g., library or faculty time) during the fall or spring semester. No student may attend classes after the first class session, take qualifying exams, comprehensive exams, or graduate during a semester unless properly enrolled. Any graduate student who has enrolled in the required number of hours for a degree but has not finished all requirements must enroll in Graduate Residency (see p.16). Failure to enroll for one or more semesters without an official Leave of Absence (see p. 22 for details) may require an application for readmission to the degree program if the six-year Statute of Limitations (see p. 22) has expired for the student’s course work.

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The last day of the semester is the day prior to graduation for the fall and spring semesters and the last day of classes during the summer semester, unless indicated otherwise by the instructor. Graduate Residency (7961) When a student has enrolled in the required number of hours for the degree but has not finished all requirements for the degree, he or she enrolls in Graduate Residency (7961). This requirement is particularly applicable, but not restricted, to the semester in which the student completes work for the degree. If a student is not enrolled in course work but wishes to make use of University resources (e.g., library or faculty time), to complete other academic milestones required by the program or Graduate School (e.g., take a qualifying or comprehensive examination, have an oral defense of a thesis or dissertation), or to be considered for graduation during a given semester, the student must be enrolled in Graduate Residency (7961). Final Enrollment (7990) Students who enrolled in a semester and complete their degree requirements after the end of that semester, but before the start of the next semester are required to enroll in Final Enrollment (7990). There is no charge for enrollment in 7990. Students may only enroll in 7990 after all of the requirements for the degree have been met. Circumstances where enrollment in Final Enrollment 7990 is applicable: • Student who submit their thesis or dissertation after commencement but before the beginning of classes for the next semester. • Non-thesis students who have taken all required courses for the degree but received an “Incomplete” in one or more courses. • Students who are transferred by their employer prior to their last semester at The University of Tulsa, and successfully petition the Graduate School to attend another accredited institution to complete their degree program. The credits are then transferred to appear on the student's University of Tulsa transcript as prescribed in the transfer credit policy (see Transfer Credit on page 19). If the student does not satisfy any of the above three conditions for enrolling in Final Enrollment, they will need to enroll in at least one hour of Graduate Residency or Thesis/Dissertation. Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit (4000/6000) In some programs, upper-level undergraduate courses, designated in this Bulletin by 6000-level course numbers, may be taken for graduate credit with the approval of the graduate program advisor. Students enrolled in these courses for graduate credit will be given assignments beyond those required for undergraduate students in the same course. Students who have previously enrolled in a course at the 4000-level may not enroll in the same course at the 6000-level. The faculty responsible for the program must submit a written justification for any master’s degree program containing more than 40 percent of its total credit hours (excluding the removal of deficiencies) in 6000-level courses. Such justification must be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.

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Undergraduate courses taken for graduate credit must be 6000-level courses approved for registration. Graduate tuition must be paid for such courses. Graduate Courses for Undergraduate Credit (7000/5000) The University has select graduate courses taught at the 7000-level that are cross-listed at the 5000-level and may be taken by undergraduates for undergraduate credit with the approval of the undergraduate program advisor, the instructor of the course, and the graduate program advisor for the discipline in which the course is offered. This option is intended for exceptional undergraduates with at least junior standing, and may be offered in conjunction with a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program for TU undergraduates. Enrollment is limited to one 5000- or 7000- level course per semester; however, students admitted to a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program are permitted to enroll in up to six credit hours of 5000- or 7000-level courses per semester while completing their undergraduate degree. Any exception to this requires the approval of the Graduate Dean. Undergraduate students in a 5000-level course must meet all the requirements and complete all of the same assignments as required for the graduate students in the 7000level of the course. Undergraduate students are evaluated in exactly the same way as the graduate students in that course. Students may not receive credit for a course at the 5000-level and then later retake the same course at the 7000-level. Auditing A student may elect to audit a course and will have all the privileges of students taking the course for credit, except taking the final examination or receiving credit for the course. Students must pay the same tuition rate for an audited course as they would if the course was taken for credit. The credit hours from audited courses are not counted when determining a student’s full-time status. An auditor may elect to take a course for credit at any time within the first three weeks of a regular semester if the course instructor and the Dean of the Graduate School give their permission. The schedule for auditing courses during a summer term should be obtained from the Office of Registration and Records. Withdrawal Voluntary Withdrawal from the University. Official withdrawal from the University requires a standard procedure originating through the Graduate School. It is financially and academically advantageous to students to follow the official withdrawal procedure. Students withdrawing prior to the start of the seventh week of a regular semester are entitled to a partial refund of tuition calculated from the date of their official withdrawal. Nonattendance of classes does not constitute official withdrawal. Medical/Psychological Withdrawals. Students withdrawing from the University based on a medical or psychological reason should submit a Request for Leave of Absence form to the Center for Student Academic Support. A request for medical/psychological withdrawal must be supported by documentation from the student’s physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist. Additionally, the student’s physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist must complete the Medical Verification Form, which can be obtained from the Center for Student Academic Support. A medical/psychological withdrawal is allowed on a one-time basis. The request and documentation must be submitted before the last day of classes. A late withdrawal request (after the 12th week

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of classes) must be accompanied by supporting documentation that explains the unforeseeable conditions that prevented earlier submission of the information. Not completing the signed medical/psychological withdrawal forms and not providing documentation in a timely manner (within 10 business days of the request) will result in tuition being charged for the semester. After completing the process for a medical/psychological withdrawal, “W” grades will be assigned to all classes for the current semester before the last day of classes. Students who have not completed the process will be assigned permanent grades by the instructor. Retroactive grade changes are not permitted. The Center for Student Academic Support will maintain all documentation in confidential student files and will provide verification of appropriate documentation as needed. A medical/psychological withdrawal does not negate the student’s financial responsibility to the University. Students should contact the Business Office, Housing and Dining, and/or Student Financial Services regarding outstanding fees, bills, refunds and other charges related to their enrollment or withdrawal. Withdrawal from the University for Military Service. Students who are called to active military duty at any time during their enrollment will be eligible for a full refund or credit of their tuition for the semester of their withdrawal. Students are strongly encouraged to discuss their situation with their graduate program advisor to consider alternate arrangements. For example, students who are called to report for active duty near the end of a semester may choose to take “incompletes” in their courses, rather than repeating the entire semester when they return to the University. The University will work closely with students to minimize the impact a withdrawal will have on their academic progress. All students called to active military duty are required to meet with the Veteran’s Coordinator in the Office of Registration and Records. Non-voluntary Withdrawal from the University. Students may be required to withdraw from the University for habitual absence from class, habitual idleness, or any other behavior that prevents them from fulfilling the purposes implied by their registration in the University. A grade of “W” will be entered for each of the courses in which a student is registered. Students who have been required to withdraw must apply for readmission to the Graduate School in the same manner as that required of a suspended student. Voluntary Withdrawal from a Course. Withdrawal from a course prior to the start of the fourth week of a regular semester is considered a cancellation of enrollment, and the course is not shown on students’ academic records. Withdrawal from a course after the start of the fourth week and up to and including the twelfth week of a regular semester will be considered a partial enrollment for which a grade of W (withdrew) will be recorded. Withdrawals are not permitted after the end of the twelfth week of a regular semester. The schedule for withdrawal from courses and refund of tuition is printed in the schedule of courses for each semester. Any formal withdrawal shall constitute a forfeiture of any and all right to the subsequent make-up of incomplete grades. Non-voluntary Withdrawal from a Course. Students may be withdrawn from a class for habitual behavior which prevents the student or other students from fulfilling the purposes implied by registration in the University. A grade of “W” will be entered for the course in which the student was registered.

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Transfer Credit Transfer credit is limited to six hours at the master’s level and 12 hours at the doctoral level. Only credit hours are transferable; any grades associated with transferred credit hours will not transfer and will not be included when computing the student’s GPA at The University of Tulsa. The major program advisor is responsible for determining the applicability of transfer work to the student’s program. Any such graduate credit must have been earned at an accredited graduate school and completed within the six-year statute of limitations. Transfer credit will not be granted for any course work with a grade below B. Credit for transfer work will be recommended by the major program advisor to the Graduate School only after the student has completed the same number of credit hours at The University of Tulsa with at least a 3.0 grade-point average. Transfer Credit forms are available in the Graduate School. Course work used to satisfy requirements for one graduate degree may not be used to meet the requirements for a second graduate degree. Credits earned under the Study Abroad program will appear on The University of Tulsa transcript with grades of either “P” or “F”. All transfer credit is subject to final approval by the Dean of the Graduate School. Transfer of Records The Office of Registration and Records will forward official transcripts to other institutions or prospective employers upon the request of students. No transcript is issued for students who have not met their financial obligations to the University. The University does not issue unofficial transcripts or copies of transcripts from other institutions. Academic Honesty In keeping with the intellectual ideals, standards for community, and educational mission of the University, students are expected to adhere to all academic policies. Cheating on examinations, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty violate both individual honor and the life of the community, and may subject students to penalties ranging from failing grades to dismissal. Academic misconduct also includes unauthorized or inappropriate use of University computers, vandalism of data files or equipment, use of computer resources for personal reasons unrelated to the academic and research activities of the University, plagiarism, violation of proprietary agreements, theft, or tampering with the programs and data of other users. Specific policies exist in the various colleges in addition to the overall University policies published in this Bulletin and other campus policy guides.

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Scholarship
Grades An overall scholastic average of 3.0 is required in all graduate work taken at The University of Tulsa. All course work taken for graduate credit is computed in the average, including the initial grade in a course that is repeated. Grades earned in the College of Law are not computed in the graduate grade-point average. No graduate credit is earned for a course in which the student received a grade below a C. Thesis and dissertation enrollments are evaluated on a pass-fail basis. An I (Incomplete) is assigned at the end of each semester when the thesis or dissertation is in progress, but, after consultation with the Graduate School, a grade of F (Fail) may be assigned in place of an I (Incomplete) by the thesis or dissertation advisor if the advisor does not believe that sufficient progress towards completion of the thesis or dissertation is being achieved. The thesis or dissertation supervisor will submit a grade change form when the student has either ceased work on the research or completed all requirements for graduation. No graduate credit will be given for work receiving a pass/fail grade, with the exception of thesis, dissertation, certain master’s reports, certain College of Law courses, certain internship work, and credit earned through study abroad. A grade of P signifies that graduate work has been completed that would otherwise receive a grade of C or higher. No graduate credit can be awarded for experiential learning that occurs prior to admission into a TU graduate program and which has not been under the supervision of a University of Tulsa faculty member. Incompletes An I (Incomplete) grade indicates that some portion of the student’s work is lacking, for an acceptable reason, at the time grades are reported. It is the responsibility of the student to fulfill the requirements for the course within a maximum of one calendar year from the date on which the course was originally to have been completed, or within a more restricted period of time as designated by the instructor on the Contract for Grade of Incomplete. If the student is unable to do so because of circumstances beyond his or her control, the student may petition the instructor of the course and the Dean of the Graduate School for an extension of time. When the instructor grants an incomplete, a Contract for Grade of Incomplete form must be completed and filed in the Graduate School Office. This form, to be signed by the instructor and by the student, should specify what must be done to remove the incomplete and give a deadline for completion of the unfinished work. The faculty may give a maximum of one calendar year for completion of the work or specify less than one calendar year on the contract. Following the expiration of the contract deadline or one calendar year, if an earlier deadline is not specified, a symbol (IZ) will be added to the transcript indicating that the course is no longer valid and the incomplete may not be removed. These regulations do not apply to theses, dissertation, or non-coursework enrollments (which includes enrollment in Practicum, Advanced Practicum, Internship, Externship, Project, Report, Research and Paper, Pre-Dissertation Research, Research Experience, Independent Study, Directed Reading, or Qualifying Exam Prep) in which completion of the work necessary to satisfy that enrollment is not required at the end of the semester. An I (Incomplete) is assigned at the end of each semester when thesis, dissertation, or non-coursework enrollments are in progress and adequate progress has

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been made for that semester. The thesis, dissertation, or non-coursework supervisor will submit a grade change form when the student has successfully completed the work necessary to satisfy that enrollment. Certification or Licensure The process of certification or licensure in some disciplines may require that the graduate student submit to and pass a background check. It is the graduate student’s responsibility to consult with her/his faculty advisor regarding such requirements and to meet such requirements in order to be properly certified or licensed. Intellectual Property A student’s research project for the master’s or doctoral degree may result in a patentable discovery, whereby the inventor may be a student or a student and advisor. Timely disclosure of the findings to The University of Tulsa Intellectual Property Committee will not delay a student’s graduation. The University of Tulsa recognizes the potential benefits of the intellectual capital of its faculty, staff and students: to society, to the University, and to themselves. The University has placed a high priority on realizing those benefits. Technical information, discoveries, inventions, computer algorithms and patents resulting from investigation or research conducted by employees or students of The University of Tulsa which is financed in whole or in part from funds administered by the University, or as a direct result of an employee's duties or a student's academic pursuits with the University, or made in whole or in part by the utilization of University resources or facilities, are the property of The University of Tulsa. The intellectual property shall, on request, be assigned to the University or its designee, unless the University relinquishes its rights therein to the inventor. Creators of intellectual property at The University of Tulsa share in the recognition and rewards derived from these works.

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Academic Standing
Statute of Limitations The work for a degree must be completed within six years. This policy remains in effect even if a student is absent or not enrolled during several semesters. A student who allows the time limit to expire and is subsequently readmitted must also meet the new requirements for the degree as stipulated by the program at the time of readmission. Graduate work more than six years old must be validated by the department for currentness in the discipline. In addition, the student’s knowledge resulting from this graduate work must be determined to be current and the student deemed competent by examinations, or by other means of evaluation at the discretion of the major program. When all work toward the degree is out-of-date, it is possible to validate six of the out-of-date hours to be applied toward future work on the degree. All petitions for extension must be recommended by the student’s advisor and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. A more stringent statute of limitations may be imposed under the particular requirements of individual programs. Leave of Absence A leave of absence will be considered for up to one academic year for medical/ psychological or other extenuating circumstances upon submission of a request for a leave of absence to the Dean of the Graduate School. The Graduate School will work with the Center for Student Academic Support to review the request and notify the student if the Dean approves the requested leave. Any medical documentation submitted in support of the request for a leave of absence will be forwarded to the Center for Student Academic Support, which will maintain all documentation in confidential student files. Students should seek clarification from the Dean of the Graduate School as to how this affects their academic status as a full-time or part-time student. However, the sixyear statute of limitations regarding course credit is still in effect. The student should also check with the Office of Student Financial Services or their loan provider regarding the effect of a leave on loan obligations or any other financial aid issues. Any financial support currently being provided to the student may or may not be available upon the student’s return. The student will be responsible for working directly with the Business Office, Housing Office and any other campus offices regarding how a leave of absence may affect any obligations to those offices. Probation and Dismissal Prospective students having a cumulative grade point average below a 3.0 or marginal test scores may be admitted on probation and must establish a 3.0 average in the first nine hours of graduate work and within a specified time period. Additional requirements (e.g. successful completion of deficiency courses, completion of specified graduate courses with specified minimum grades, etc.) may be placed on a student who is admitted probationally. Failure to meet any of the conditions of probation may lead to dismissal from the Graduate School. Students who have not maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average in graduate courses at the end of any semester or summer session will be placed on probation.

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Upon approval of the Dean of the Graduate School, a student on probation may be allowed to enroll in up to nine additional credit hours to achieve the required 3.0 graduate grade point average. Only courses taken at The University of Tulsa will be used to determine the grade point average for the purpose of removing probation. If the average is not improved to 3.0 after the additional nine hours, and within one semester of enrollment for full-time students or three semesters for part-time students, the student may be dismissed from the graduate program. Exceptions for additional hours beyond the nine hours to achieve the required 3.0 average are granted on a case-by-case basis upon recommendation of the major program and with the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. If a student in a joint-degree program is placed on probation or dismissed by either the College of Law or by the Graduate School in a particular graduate degree program, that action shall pertain only to the student’s status within the particular degree program from which they are on probation or dismissed. The student may opt to continue pursuing studies within the other college or degree program. In such cases, the student will be obliged to satisfy the normal requirements of the college selected or degree program selected, which may include credit for some work done in the discontinued degree program, as determined by the Dean of the College of Law or the Dean of the Graduate School. If a student has not made satisfactory progress toward the completion of a degree program because of incompletes in course work, the student may be placed on probation and further enrollment may be affected until the work is submitted for the incomplete courses, grades are submitted, and the student’s academic progress is evaluated. A student may be placed on probation or dismissed from the Graduate School for reasons other than poor grades, even if he or she is in good academic standing. This includes, but is not limited to, the falsification of application materials, failure to satisfy stipulations imposed upon admission to the program, failure to maintain the standards of academic, ethical, or professional integrity expected in a particular discipline or program, and failure to satisfy other program or Graduate School requirements in a timely fashion as defined by established policies. Degree Card and Graduation Students who fulfill all requirements for their degree will be graduated at the end of the semester in which the requirements were met. A degree card should be filed in the Graduate School when a student enrolls for the final semester of the degree program. To graduate and receive a diploma, the student must be enrolled the semester of graduation, all academic degree requirements must be completed, all incompletes for courses being applied to the degree must be removed from the student’s record, and all indebtedness to the University must be satisfied. If a requirement for the degree is completion of a thesis or dissertation, the thesis or dissertation should be deposited with the library by April 15 to graduate at the conclusion of the spring semester, by December 1 to graduate at the conclusion of the fall semester, or by the last day of classes for summer graduation. The Master’s and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are conferred at the first commencement exercises after the completion of all graduation requirements. Each candidate is expected to attend the ceremonies. Enrolled students who complete all degree requirements and deposit the final drafts of their thesis or dissertation in the library after April 15 or December 1 but before the respective May or December commencement may graduate that semester upon review

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and approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Students who wish to participate in commencement exercises but have not submitted their thesis or dissertation by the deadline must petition their advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School in writing by April 15 (for spring) or December 1 (for fall). The petition represents an exception to policy. May Commencement Policy Deserving non-thesis graduate students who have no more than six credit hours remaining to complete all the requirements for their degree by the end of the summer session will be permitted to take part in May graduation ceremonies; this includes having their names printed in the commencement program. However, the student must petition both the advisor and the Graduate School in writing. Please call the Graduate School for information about what the petition must include and when it is due.

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Master’s Degree Requirements
The following are minimum requirements only, and programs may have additional requirements. Students are responsible for compliance with all Graduate School requirements as set forth in this Bulletin. Residence Candidates for most master’s degrees at The University of Tulsa must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate study. Not more than six credit hours of approved graduate work completed in residence elsewhere may be accepted for credit toward the degree. All graduate students must be enrolled during the final semester of completion of degree requirements. (See Graduate Residency and Final Enrollment, page 16.) Public Access to Theses All theses are expected to be public documents. These are bound and available in the library upon submission and acceptance by the Graduate School. Any exceptions must be agreed to in writing by the Dean of the Graduate School, an appropriate University officer, and the external funding source, if any, at the time the thesis proposal is presented and prior to the commencement of the research. The University of Tulsa policy on intellectual property rights applies to research conducted by University of Tulsa students. A request to sequester a thesis is an exception to policy and may only be granted for a limited period of time. Thesis Many programs require a candidate for the master’s degree to submit a thesis presenting the results of scholarly investigation of a topic connected with the major field of study. In the case of creative work such as art and writing, the requirement may be satisfied by a creative production of acceptable quality. No fewer than two and in most cases no more than six credit hours may be earned by the thesis or creative production. An individual advisor or thesis director should be chosen as soon as practical in accordance with department policies. The establishment of the thesis committee, composed of at least three members of the graduate faculty for the purpose of providing advice and guidance, should also occur early in the student’s research endeavor in order to maximize the committee’s benefit to the student. The thesis committee must be recommended by the program administration to the Dean of the Graduate School for approval. At least one member of the committee shall be from outside the major program or discipline or, with the Dean’s approval, from outside the University. Any travel-related or other associated costs for a student, faculty member, or committee member to participate in a thesis defense are the responsibility of the student and will not be reimbursed by the Graduate School. It is strongly recommended that a student and his/her thesis advisor make prior arrangements to cover such costs. Candidates must follow the guidelines for preparing a thesis set forth in “The Preparation of the Master’s Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation,” available in the Graduate School Office and on the Graduate School website. The thesis shall be presented before final submission to the Graduate School to the thesis committee in preparation for the thesis defense or oral examination.

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The Graduate School Office should receive a request to approve the date, time, and place of the oral examination at least two weeks prior to the oral examination. The committee will examine the thesis and report to the chair supervising the research or creative work. Theses are graded on a pass-fail basis. A copy of the thesis must be presented to the Graduate School, with a Signature Page signed by the student’s committee members, for review. The student will be notified when the manuscript has been reviewed and is responsible for making any necessary corrections. The student should submit three copies of the corrected thesis on 25 percent rag or cotton content bond paper to the Graduate School. The Graduate School will initiate the completion of an “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form and the student will complete a Thesis/Dissertation form. The student will then submit the “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form to the Business Office and it must be signed and dated by the Business Office after payment of all fees. The thesis copies and the “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form are then delivered to the Periodical Desk in McFarlin Library and the “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form must be signed and dated by the library to verify delivery of the copies for binding. The student should then return the completed “Approval and Binding of Thesis and Dissertation” form showing the signatures to the Graduate School. If the thesis is not deposited in the Library within six months after the successful completion of the thesis defense, the student may be required to re-defend and update the thesis. Students graduating at the end of the spring semester must complete their oral examinations and deposit the final drafts of their theses in the library by April 15. The deadline for students graduating at the end of the fall semester is December 1, and the summer deadline is the last day of summer classes. Students who deposit the final draft of their thesis in the library after April 15 or December 1 but before the respective May or December commencement may graduate that semester upon review and approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. An abstract of not more than 150 words shall be prepared by the candidate, one copy of which is to be bound with the thesis, and additional copies are to be filed with the librarian and the Graduate School Office. Some programs offer curricula not requiring a thesis. These are discussed in the appropriate sections on specific program requirements. Comprehensive Examination or Qualifying Examination Candidates may be required by the major program to pass an oral or written comprehensive examination in the major and minor fields in addition to the regular course examinations. Master of Fine Arts Degree The Master of Fine Arts degree is a 60-hour program offered only through the School of Art. See requirements in the Art portion of the Graduate Bulletin for specific information. Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree Programs Outstanding students in accountancy, applied mathematics, biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering physics, geosciences, history, and physics may be considered for admission to combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree programs. These combined degree programs encourage students to complete graduate

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level work as undergraduates and typically permit a restricted number of 5000-level courses to be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. These programs have been developed to allow exceptional students the opportunity to complete a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in a reduced amount of time. For more information please see page 276 of this Bulletin.

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Doctoral Degree Requirements
The following are minimum requirements only; programs may have additional requirements. Students are responsible for compliance with all Graduate School requirements as set forth in this Bulletin. Information regarding comprehensive exams, dissertation committee structure, and other specific requirements may be found under Anthropology, Biological Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Clinical Psychology, Computer Science, English Language and Literature, Geosciences, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Physics. Any exception to the doctoral degree requirements must be approved by the major program administration and the Dean of the Graduate School. Residence Candidates for doctoral degrees must complete a minimum of 72 credit hours of graduate study. Some doctoral programs require a minimum of 90 hours (60 hours beyond the master’s degree). At least two consecutive semesters in residence at The University of Tulsa as a full-time student are required. Not more than 12 hours of approved graduate work that was not applied to another completed degree program and in residence elsewhere may be accepted for credit toward the degree. Comprehensive Examination or Qualifying Examination Candidates may be required by the major program to pass an oral or written examination or both as comprehensive examinations in the major and minor fields in addition to the regular course examinations. Candidacy A student who is admitted to a doctoral degree program is not a candidate for a doctoral degree until he or she has passed a qualifying examination or comprehensive examination, and has an approved proposal or prospectus for a dissertation topic. After approval of the dissertation topic by the appropriate committee within the program, the student’s department will recommend the student for candidacy. Usually a student has completed all coursework before being recommended for candidacy. After the recommendation is approved by the Dean of the Graduate School, the student is then a candidate for the doctoral degree. Public Access to Dissertations All dissertations are expected to be public documents. These are bound and available in the library upon submission and acceptance by the Graduate School. Any exceptions must be agreed to in writing by the Dean of the Graduate School, an appropriate University officer, and the external funding source, if any, at the time the dissertation proposal is presented and prior to the commencement of the research. The University of Tulsa policy on intellectual property rights applies to research conducted by University of Tulsa students. A request to sequester a dissertation is an exception to policy and may only be granted for a limited period of time.

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Dissertation An individual advisor or dissertation director should be chosen as soon as practical in accordance with department policies. The establishment of the dissertation committee, composed of graduate faculty for the purpose of providing advice and guidance concerning the student’s research, should also occur early enough in the student’s research endeavor to give the student the full benefit of the committee’s counsel and to act as a resource for the student. The dissertation committee must be recommended by the program administration to the Dean of the Graduate School for approval. A doctoral student must enroll in at least one credit hour of Research and Dissertation. Candidates must follow the guidelines for preparing a dissertation set forth in “The Preparation of the Master’s Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation,” available in the Graduate School Office and on the Graduate School website. The dissertation shall be presented to the dissertation committee for their review. The Graduate School Office should receive a request to set the date, time, and place of the oral examination at least two weeks prior to the oral examination. Any travelrelated or other associated costs for a student or faculty member to participate in a dissertation defense are the responsibility of the student and will not be reimbursed by the Graduate School. It is strongly recommended that a student and his/her dissertation advisor make prior arrangements to cover such costs. The committee will examine the dissertation and report to the chair supervising the research. Dissertations are graded on a pass-fail basis. A copy of the dissertation must be presented to the Graduate School, with a Signature Page signed by the student’s committee members, for review. The student will be notified when the manuscript has been reviewed and is responsible for making any necessary corrections. The student should submit at least three copies of the corrected dissertation on 25 percent rag or cotton content bond paper to the Graduate School. The Graduate School will initiate the completion of an “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form and the student will complete a Thesis/Dissertation form. The Graduate School will also provide doctoral students with an UMI Agreement form that must be completed and submitted to the Library. The student will then submit the “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form to the Business Office and it must be signed and dated by the Business Office after payment of all fees. The dissertation copies, “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form, and UMI Agreement form are then delivered to the Periodical Desk in McFarlin Library and the “Approval and Binding of Thesis or Dissertation” form must be signed and dated by the library to verify delivery of the copies for binding. The student should then return the completed “Approval and Binding of Thesis and Dissertation” form showing the signatures to the Graduate School. If the dissertation is not deposited in the Library within six months after the successful completion of the dissertation defense, the student may be required to re-defend and update the dissertation. Students graduating at the end of the spring semester must complete their oral examinations and deposit the final drafts of their dissertation in the library by April 15. The deadline for students graduating at the end of the fall semester is December 1, and the deadline for summer graduation is the last day of summer classes. Students who deposit the final draft of their dissertation in the library after April 15 or December 1 but before the respective May or December commencement may graduate that semester upon review and approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. In such cases, the student might have missed the deadline for having their name printed in the respective commencement program.

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All dissertations are published on the UMI website and an abstract published in Dissertation Abstracts. Publication costs must be paid by the candidate unless a signed contract for commercial publication of the entire dissertation can be produced. An abstract of not more than 350 words shall be prepared by the candidate, one copy of which is to be bound with the dissertation, and additional copies are to be filed with the librarian and the Graduate School Office.

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The Committee for Petitions of the Graduate Council
The Committee for Petitions of the Graduate Council considers petitions submitted in writing by any person who believes that he or she was treated improperly on a graduate academic matter, but only after attempts have been made to resolve the problems by discussions with relevant faculty members, the Graduate Program Advisor, the Chair of the Department, and the Dean of the Graduate School. Only academic issues involving procedures and affecting status in the graduate program are considered. The Committee makes recommendations to the Dean regarding the disposition of: • student petitions requesting departure from established Graduate School policies, • petitions involving charges of academic misconduct involving graduate students (these cases may be brought by the student or by the faculty member involved), • petitions involving a perceived academic impropriety arising from an action taken by an instructor, a department, or a committee charged to administer academic policies of a particular department or college. Committee membership includes at least one graduate faculty member from each college offering graduate study. The Dean of the Graduate School designates the chair; the Committee elects the vice-chair, who presides in the absence of the chair and also in cases in which the petition being considered originates in the chair’s college. When a committee member is from the department where the petition originates, that member participates in the deliberations regarding the petition, but neither chairs the Committee nor votes on the disposition of the petition. Three or more committee members constitute a quorum; and a majority of three committee members is needed to sustain a charge. A tie vote indicates that the charge was not proven and is therefore rejected. The Committee elects a secretary who keeps the minutes of all meetings. Written records of the proceedings are preserved for three years, along with any written statements of evidence presented. A copy of the written record is available to the petitioner upon request. Costs incurred in producing the copy are the responsibility of the petitioner. The petitioner has the right to see contrary evidence submitted to the committee and to write a rebuttal. The person bringing the complaint must file the petition with the Graduate School during the semester in which the incident occurred, or during the subsequent two semesters. The petitioners may appear before the Committee, but only at the Committee’s invitation, and the Committee may also invite other concerned parties to attend. The petition is available to anyone against whom allegations are made so that those individuals may have the opportunity to respond. The Committee conveys its findings and recommendations in writing to the Dean of the Graduate School. The petitioner and any accused person may see the final report and may write a response to be kept with the final report. Any appeals concerning the outcome of the petition may be addressed to the Provost of The University of Tulsa and must be submitted within one month after the petitioner or accused person has been notified of the outcome. For further details concerning jurisdiction, procedures, and confidentiality issues concerning The Committee for Petitions of the Graduate Council, call the Graduate School Office.

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Services and Programs Available to Graduate Students
Competitive Research Grants and Awards The Graduate School and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs offer several programs in which students may compete for awards. The purpose of the programs is to encourage students in their research endeavors and in the presentation of their scholarly works in a professional forum. These programs aid students with their research expenses (Student Research Grant Program) and assist with expenses associated with attendance at professional meetings to present their scholarly research (Student Travel Grants and Chapman Graduate Scholar Presentation Awards). For details, inquire at the Graduate School Office or the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Annual Student Research Colloquium Students, in conjunction with the Graduate School, organize an Annual Student Research Colloquium. This is held during the spring semester to give students additional public speaking experience and to encourage their research endeavors. The students’ presentations are judged according to criteria that are commonly used at scholarly professional meetings. The winners are announced and cash awards are presented at a Student Research Colloquium Awards Banquet. Graduate Student Association The Graduate Student Association helps organize the Annual Student Research Colloquium as well as other campus functions. The student members elect the association’s president, who conducts the organization’s meetings and also serves as a student member on the Graduate Council. Honor Societies Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 as the Lambda Sigma Eta Society at the University of Maine. In 1900, the society added chapters at the Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University) and the University of Tennessee and was renamed Phi Kappa Phi. The University of Tulsa chapter, chartered in 1990, is one of over 250 chapters in the United States. Phi Kappa Phi elects members from all recognized branches of academic endeavor. Members are selected on the basis of high academic achievement and good character. Inductees may include a maximum of 10 percent of the graduate students in the university. Study Abroad The University of Tulsa is committed to offering its graduate students opportunities to acquire international and cross-cultural experience and learn a foreign language. Students can choose from several study abroad options, including summer, semester and year-long programs. TU offers a wide selection of international study options where students can choose courses in all disciplines and apply them towards their majors, as well as satisfy other graduation requirements. TU has international exchange partnerships with universities throughout the world, and plans are underway to take

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advantage of additional exchange opportunities. The Center for Global Education office can also arrange overseas internships for credit. In addition to consulting and securing approval from their graduate program advisor and the Graduate School, interested students must visit the Center for Global Education office six months prior to the semester in which they wish to study abroad and must submit a special application form. Certificate Programs Graduate students may complete certificate programs, which allow them to acquire proficiencies in a specialized area of study without having to fulfill all of the requirements of a degree program. Many of the hours that count toward a certificate may also count toward a degree should the student decide to enroll in a degree program. Certificates can be earned by individuals who already possess one or more college degrees or who have otherwise been admitted as special students. Most certificate programs require completion of 15 to 27 credit hours of advanced coursework. Certificates are currently offered in Finance, Information Security, as well as Respecialization in I/O Psychology. Life Skills Workshop Series This workshop series provides TU graduate students with skills outside their disciplines that will build their professional competencies and maximize their options to succeed in their careers and lives. In addition to career development skills, the series also deals with issues such as stress, ethical decisions, and other topics. The Graduate School recognizes the unique pressures that graduate students encounter during their academic studies. Each workshop, seminar, or panel discussion focuses on an issue that relates to the student’s academic career and beyond. For details about workshop dates, topics, and locations, call the Graduate School Office 918-631-2336 or visit the Life Skills workshop webpage on the Graduate School website. The Center for Student Academic Support All students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with, and take advantage of, services provided by the center, such as tutoring, academic counseling, and developing study skills. The center also provides confidential consultations for any student with academic concerns as well as for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities should advise the Center for Student Academic Support of their needs in order to facilitate their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The center is located in Lorton Hall, Room 210. Call 918-631-2315 for more information, or visit the Center’s website. Career Services The Office of Career Services provides a comprehensive set of services to assist students and alumni in the development of career plans and specific strategies leading to a desired employment goal. This office specializes in career planning, career counseling and assessment, internships, job fairs and career days, employment and recruitment, and offers a Graduate School admission workshop. For further information contact the office at [email protected] or call 918-631-2549.

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Graduate School Memberships The Graduate School is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS), and the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) and enrolled students are eligible for awards offered by these groups. Awards include the CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award, the CSGS Master’s Thesis Award, and the MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award. In addition, since 1993 students and faculty of The University of Tulsa have benefited from its membership in Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). ORAU is a consortium of 105 colleges and universities and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ORAU works with its member institutions to help their students and faculty gain access to federal research facilities throughout the country; to keep its members informed about opportunities for fellowship, scholarship, and research appointments; and to organize research alliances among its members. Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), the DOE facility that ORAU operates, undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, as well as faculty enjoy access to a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Students can participate in programs covering a wide variety of disciplines including business, earth sciences, epidemiology, engineering, physics, geological sciences, pharmacology, ocean sciences, biomedical sciences, nuclear chemistry, and mathematics. Appointment and program length range from one month to four years. Many of these programs are especially designed to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority students pursuing degrees in science- and engineering-related disciplines. A comprehensive listing of these programs and other opportunities, their disciplines, and details on locations and benefits can be found in the ORISE Catalog of Education and Training Programs, which is available at www.orau.gov/orise/educ.htm, or by calling either of the contacts below. ORAU’s Office of Partnership Development seeks opportunities for partnerships and alliances among ORAU’s members, private industry, and major federal facilities. Activities include faculty development programs, such as the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, the Visiting Industrial Scholars Program, consortium research funding initiatives, faculty research, and support programs as well as services to chief research officers. For more information about ORAU and its programs contact: Janet A. Haggerty, Dean of the Graduate School at 918-631-2336, Monnie E. Champion, ORAU Corporate Secretary at 865-576-3306, or visit the ORAU homepage www.orau.org.

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Financial Assistance
Fellowships and Teaching and Research Assistantships The University offers a number of different fellowships and assistantship programs to full-time graduate students. Students must apply for the teaching and research assistantships; awards are made upon the recommendation of the applicant’s discipline. Awards that are competitive outside a specific degree program are initiated by student self-nomination and are determined by the administration. Stipends vary according to the amount of work required and the experience of the student. No assistantship or combination of assistantships for a given student may exceed 20 hours of duties per week. Tuition scholarship awards of up to nine credit hours remission of tuition per semester will be based on academic achievement. Students awarded financial assistance must be enrolled in at least nine but not more than 12 credit hours of graduate work during a regular semester (fall and spring). Special permission is required to deviate from these hours except for two sequential regular semesters in a master’s program or four sequential regular semesters in a doctoral program when the student was enrolled in at least nine hours per semester for the prior two sequential regular semesters. Students must also maintain a 3.0 grade point average, be in good academic standing, and be on-track to complete their degree program. Students on probation are not eligible for consideration. The University of Tulsa maintains that a full-time graduate student receiving a graduate assistantship has a full-time commitment. Any employment in addition to the assistantship is specifically prohibited. Any violation of this policy may result in the immediate termination of the assistantship. Any request for an exception to this policy must be submitted in writing to the Graduate Program Advisor and the assistantship supervisor and must receive their approval as well as that of the Dean of the Graduate School. Employment beyond the 20 hours associated with assistantships may place either the student’s academic performance or that individual’s performance on the assistantship at risk, and may therefore jeopardize the continuation of the student’s good academic standing. The Dean will consider only requests for exceptions when employment will benefit the student’s career development or in instances of severe financial need. Applications are available from the Graduate School in Lorton Hall 201. The application deadline for most types of assistance is February 1, and recipients will be announced in early April. The Ben Henneke Research Fellowships, Foster Brooks Parriott Graduate Scholarships, Wilfred Woobank Graduate Assistantships, John S. Zink Fellowships, and Bellwether Fellowships have an application deadline of January 15. Reapplication is not automatic. Recipients of an assistantship must reapply in order to be considered in subsequent years and must satisfy all reporting requirements. Forms for graduate assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships may be downloaded from the Graduate School website. Assistantships and Fellowships The awards in this section have a tuition scholarship component as well as a stipend component awarded to graduate students at The University of Tulsa. These awards come with the fringe benefit of student health insurance.

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Teaching/Research/Administrative Office Assistantships. Open to students pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees. The assistantship includes a stipend and remission of tuition for nine credit hours per semester. Workload: Teaching two courses or the equivalent in research activities or administrative office activities for approximately 20 hours per week. Wilfred Woobank Graduate Assistantships. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and either be seeking full-time enrollment or be enrolled full-time in an engineering or natural sciences graduate degree program. The awards may be designated for one year or may be awarded for up to three years of study for the master’s or four years for the doctoral degree. The award includes a stipend and 18 or 19 credit hours of tuition scholarship. There is a 10 hour per week service component to the Wilfred Woobank Assistantship, intended to foster interaction between the scholar and the department. Some recipients have condensed their service duties to 20 hours per week for one semester and used the following semester for a research abroad experience. Application deadline is January 15; applications are available from the Graduate School. Ben Henneke Research Fellowships. This award honors the University’s first Trustees Professor of Humanities and President Emeritus, Ben Graf Henneke. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and either be seeking full-time enrollment or be enrolled full-time in a master’s degree program within the arts, humanities, or social sciences (anthropology, art, education, English language and literature, history, speechlanguage pathology, or psychology). The award carries a 9- or 12- month stipend and nine credit hours of tuition for each of the fall and spring semesters, as well as six credit hours of summer tuition when appropriate. Some recipients have used the summer funding for research abroad. Application deadline is January 15; applications are available from the Graduate School. Bellwether Fellowships. Bellwether fellowship recipients are expected to be leaders in their respective disciplines and trendsetters for The University of Tulsa doctoral degree. The recipients will receive an award up to 21 credit hours in tuition and a stipend for 12 months, and University housing for up to 12 months. To be eligible for an award, a doctoral student must be admitted to candidacy (passed all qualifying or comprehensive exams and successfully defended the prospectus or dissertation proposal) and be able to emonstrate a good track record with respect to timely completion of Ph.D. milestones. Candidates for the award are expected to be in the writing stage of their dissertation work with the majority of the research (and data collection where applicable) completed. Application deadline is January 15; applications are available from the Graduate School Office. Student Health Insurance Students who have a 20 hour per week teaching/research/administrative office assistantship, Woobank Assistantship, or full University fellowship (such as Bellwether Fellowships or Henneke Research Fellowships) and who are uninsured are eligible to receive the University Student Health Insurance that is provided by The University of Tulsa to the individual student (see page 47 for more information). This is a community benefit; therefore, students who already have health insurance that pays benefits in Oklahoma will not be reimbursed, nor may the student receive the equivalent cost of the insurance to apply to another policy with another company. To acquire the insurance, a student must complete the Graduate Assistant or Fellow Request for University Student Health Insurance form available at the Graduate School.

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Other Types of Financial Assistance John S. Zink Fellowship for Students with Physical Disabilities. This endowed fellowship is available to aid TU students with physical disabilities, and is given to students in any graduate program. Fellowship amounts are variable and awarded on the basis of need. The intention of the award is to assist with covering additional expenses incurred by the student because of a physical disability while in a graduate degree program. These awards do not cover full tuition or provide stipend in an amount sufficient to cover all living expenses. To qualify, you must be admitted to The University of Tulsa, be in good academic standing, qualify for services provided by The Center for Student Academic Support, and be registered to receive those services. Application deadline is January 15; application forms are available from the Graduate School. Foster Brooks Parriott Graduate Scholarships. A number of these scholarships, established in memory of Foster Brooks Parriott by the Parriott family, are awarded annually on the basis of scholastic achievement and need. The scholarship includes up to 24 credit hours of tuition for the year. Application deadline is January 15; applications are available from the Graduate School Office. Educator Tuition Scholarship. All full-time, Oklahoma elementary or secondary school teachers and administrators who qualify for admission to the Graduate School and wish to enroll on a part-time basis may apply for a two-thirds tuition scholarship by completing the scholarship form and returning it to The University of Tulsa Graduate School on or before the time of enrollment. Other Scholarships. Certain corporations, businesses, and individuals offer a variety of graduate scholarships. These may include full or partial payment of tuition, fees, or books. Recipients are often chosen only from among applicants interested in fields prescribed by the donors. Information on these awards may be obtained from the Graduate School Office or from the discipline in which the student plans to study. Loan Funds. Inquiries regarding loans should be made to the Office of Student Financial Services (see p. 54.) Financial Assistance for Research/Scholarship Purposes Student Research and Travel Grant Program. Financial assistance is available through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs for students to engage in worthwhile research projects, presentations at professional meetings, and juried exhibitions. A student’s application should be prepared with faculty guidance. Doctoral students enrolled in Research and Dissertation are eligible for awards up to $1,000, with a cap of $2,000 in total funding as a doctoral student. All other degree seeking students are eligible for individual research awards of up to $500, with a cap of $1,000 in total funding while enrolled in a specific degree program. The maximum amount for a group research project is $1,000. Research project grants may be up to $500, with a cap of $1,000 during your degree program. Graduate students may be awarded up to $600 for a single presentation at a professional meeting. This is also the maximum amount that can be received while a graduate student is in a single degree program. If a degree is awarded and a graduate student begins a new degree program, they are eligible for an additional $600. For more information on this program, contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Chapman Graduate Scholar Presentation Awards. The Chapman Graduate Scholar Presentation Awards Program through the Graduate School provides assistance for

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graduate students to present their scholarship in a national or international forum to enhance the student’s career opportunities. Any enrolled graduate student who is a senior author on an abstract and orally presenting research conducted at The University of Tulsa may apply. The maximum amount of an individual award is $1,000 at the master’s degree level and $1500 at the doctoral degree level. Applications for support during an academic year must be submitted by the end of the second week of classes during the fall or spring semesters; for a summer presentation, the request must be submitted by the end of the second week of the spring semester. !

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Information Services
McFarlin Library McFarlin Library, named in honor of the original donors Mr. and Mrs. Robert McFarlin, serves as the academic heart of the University. The homepage can be located at www.lib.utulsa.edu. Undergraduates at The University of Tulsa have direct access to the library’s holdings of more than three million items that include more than 47,000 electronic journals, 500 print journals, and over 120,000 electronic books. The library collection also includes digitized University of Tulsa dissertations and archival materials, and extensive collections of electronic reference sources and databases, as well as print resources such as books, serials, government documents, microforms, maps, literary manuscripts, historical archives, and other materials. McFarlin Library staff provides a wide variety of services including a library instruction program, which strengthens the information literacy skills of members of the University; a flexible circulation system, which allows patrons to conduct much of their library business online; and a wide-reaching Interlibrary Loan system, which provides patrons with materials from libraries around the world. McFarlin Library is open more than 95 hours each week. Open stacks provide easy access to materials. The Federal Document Depository collection, which consists of over 500,000 items issued by the Congressional, Judicial and Executive departments, includes a complete file of U.S. census reports. The document unit also supports the growing body of information issued in electronic format by the government. More than 128,000 rare books and 3,500 linear feet of literary and historical manuscripts are shelved in Special Collections. These growing collections, focused on American, British, and Irish literature of the late 19th and 20th centuries and on Native American history and law, have achieved an international reputation in the scholarly community. This collection supports teaching and research across many academic departments and is routinely used in undergraduate instruction. McFarlin Library houses and provides access to an outstanding energy collection, notably in petroleum. It serves the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences with more than 300,000 print items and numerous electronic collections pertaining to engineering and physical sciences. In addition, the Petroleum Abstracts Document Delivery Service, housed in the library, maintains an extensive collection of articles, papers, patents, and reports. Information Technology All students, faculty, and staff members automatically receive an access account at The University of Tulsa. This account is used for e-mail and access to University enterprise computing servers for other resources across campus. All students living in residence halls or in University apartments and all faculty and staff are able to connect to a University fiber optic Intranet, to the commodity Internet and to Internet2. The University maintains centralized Unix and MS Windows-based academic and administrative servers that host the employee e-mail services, a variety of development environments, database management systems, a variety of web services, tools to support instructional technology and distance education, and other academic software. E-mail accounts hosted off campus are accessible by students using University credentials and a University email address. Administrative information services at the University,

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including web-based information access, are maintained on site and licensed from Datatel, which is exclusively focused on higher education information technology. Many IT services are integrated and accessible on the University’s intranet web site Campus Connection at http://cc.utulsa.edu. The homepage for Information Technology is www.utulsa.edu/IT. The newly remodeled Tyrrell Hall opened in May of 2012. One of the historic buildings on campus, Tyrrell features instructional technology in every classroom. The latest in teaching and learning technology has been designed to enhance the learning experience of students, including SMARTboards, digital capture technology, and video conferencing. The building has a ubiquitous 802.11n wireless network in addition to high speed wired access to University resources and the outside world. The central student computer laboratory and modern technology classrooms, used to access numerous digital instructional and research materials, are a part of the Pauline M. Walter Academic Technology Center in McFarlin Library. Public labs are available 24-7 when University classes are in session. All colleges have numerous computer laboratories and high technology classrooms to support contemporary teaching and learning strategies. Staff offices are located in Zink Hall and McFarlin Library. The Client Services Desk in the Pauline M. Walter Academic Technology Center in McFarlin Library provides assistance by answering numerous routine user questions and routing other calls to appropriate individuals. Personnel with IT Client Services have significant expertise locating hardware and software from University vendors. The University licenses certain Microsoft desktop products through Microsoft’s Campus Agreement program.

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Office of Research and Sponsored Programs The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) is responsible for the administration of all research and sponsored program activity. Faculty, students, and staff at The University of Tulsa engage in a wide variety of research activities, participating in both externally-funded and University-funded scholarship. ORSP helps identify sources of support, provides information on program guidelines and procedures, assists in proposal development, administers grants and contracts, and funds student research grants. Visit the ORSP website at www.utulsa.edu/research/Officeof-Research-and-Sponsored-Programs.aspx for more information. TU receives funding from various sources including private foundations, industry, and federal and state agencies. As a federally funded research institution, TU must comply with federal regulations regarding the conduct of research. For example, any research project involving human subjects must be submitted to ORSP for approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). When animals are to be used in research, prior approval must be obtained from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). A listing of many of these compliance issues may be found at the ORSP website. The purpose of ORSP is to facilitate student interactions with our office and other administrative offices and to encourage students to further their scholarly pursuits at the University. Institute for Information Security The Institute for Information Security (iSec) is a multi-disciplinary program of study and research tackling cyber security issues on a global scale. In May 2000, the National Security Agency (NSA) designated The University of Tulsa as a Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance Education. In May 2009, the National Security Agency (NSA) designated The University of Tulsa and iSec as one of the new Centers for Academic Excellence for Information Assurance Research. iSec faculty regularly integrate students into sponsored research programs as a catalytic component of professional development. Through the cyber security curriculum developed by iSec faculty, The University of Tulsa offers federal certifications available at the undergraduate and graduate levels in all six standards for information assurance training established by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS). These and other research and educational opportunities available to graduate students through iSec prepare them for a career in cyber security. The College of Law For the first time in its history, The University of Tulsa College of Law has been named in the top 100 law schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report 2013 Best Graduate Schools rankings. As one of the smallest law schools in the country, TU Law has advanced 48 places in the last three years in the rankings, which are based on several factors including an overall quality assessment, reputation, selectivity of student applications, job placement success and faculty resources. The College of Law offers four degree programs: the Juris Doctorate Degree; an LL.M. in American Indian & Indigenous Law; an LL.M. in American Law for Foreign

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Graduates (including an Energy Concentration program); and an online Masters of Jurisprudence in Indian Law. In partnership with the Graduate School, the College of Law offers 11 joint J.D./masters degrees, including J.D./M.A. degrees in Anthropology, Clinical Psychology, Computer Science, English, History and Industrial Psychology; J.D./M.B.A; J.D./M.S. degrees in Biological Sciences, Finance and Geosciences; and J.D./M.Taxation. Graduate and undergraduate students not enrolled in joint degree programs may be permitted to take law courses, and law students may take courses through the Graduate School. The College of Law’s J.D. program offers four legal specialty certificates, including Sustainable Energy and Resource Law; Native American Law; Health Law; and Comparative & International Law. Students also have expanding opportunities to develop the skills and professionalism needed for transitioning into the practice of law through the Boesche Legal Clinic’s Immigrant Rights Project, the Legal Externship Program, the Judicial Externship Program, and the many career-building programs offered by the Professional Development Office. The Tulsa Law Review and the Energy Law Journal provide students with opportunities to publish articles demonstrating their legal reasoning and writing skills. With an enrollment of about 320 students, the College of Law offers students opportunities for small class sizes, one-on-one interactions with their professors, and individualized career counseling. Professors and students enjoy newly-renovated classrooms that feature state-of-the-art electronic classroom technology, and outstanding legal research and information services provided by the Mabee Legal Information Center’s facilities, librarians and staff. Academic life is enriched by the College of Law’s many lectures and conferences, programs that are open to the entire Tulsa community. College of Law Programs and Admission Requirements. Contact the Admissions Office at 918-631-2406, or visit the College of Law website at www.utulsa.edu/law. Mabee Legal Information Center (MLIC). The Mabee Legal Information Center (MLIC), a library for the 21st century, has recently been recognized as the 34th best law school library in the country. It offers many information resources and services provided by seven librarians and a strong support staff. The MLIC holds more than 430,000 volumes, featuring a solid general legal collection and specialized collections in energy and environmental law and Native American law. All MLIC users have access to a vast number of law-related electronic resources, including LEXIS and WESTLAW. A recent study showed that the MLIC ranked 13th in the country among American Bar Association law school libraries in the percentage of its acquisitions budget that goes to electronic products. Patrons may use the wireless network throughout the MLIC at any of the numerous seating options (tables, carrels, or comfortable lounges). Enhanced wireless connectivity extends to outside areas as well. Students especially enjoy logging in while relaxing in serenity of the newly-furnished outdoor Martin H. Frey Plaza. In addition, the MLIC houses two student journal offices, the Board of Advocates, and other student organizations. The Utsey Family Native American Law Center is a beautiful and inviting reading room featuring Native American rare and primary resources and artwork representing all the Oklahoma tribes. Outside the Native American Law Center is the Indigenous People’s Collection that houses over 2,700 titles covering a broad range of topics that relate to native culture in general and native law in particular. Other popular areas include the International and Comparative Law Center, two classrooms, and numerous student collaboration rooms.

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Boesche Legal Clinic. Located in a 3,800 square foot state-of-the-art clinic building, the Boesche Legal Clinic functions much as a real law firm does, representing real clients with real problems through its Immigrant Rights Project. Depending on assignments, students gain experience interviewing and counseling clients, negotiating with other attorneys, planning cases, conducting factual investigations, drafting documents, examining and preparing witnesses, working with federal, state, and local government agencies, and providing written and oral advocacy and community education workshops. The Immigrant Rights Project’s faculty and students represent non-citizens in immigration matters. Clients primarily include persons seeking asylum in the United States as a result of persecution or a fear of persecution in their home countries. The clinic may also represent non-citizen victims of domestic violence, unaccompanied noncitizen minors, or other non-citizens subject to removal and immigration detention. Students in the clinic perform a valuable public service, learn a new and developing area of law, obtain experience working with someone from another culture, conduct intensive factual investigation into human rights conditions, grapple with challenging ethical dilemmas, and experience the satisfaction that comes with knowing that their hard work and effective advocacy have given their client a fair opportunity to win relief and, in many cases, may have helped to save their client's life. Price and Turpen Courtroom. The Law School’s Price and Turpen Courtroom was dedicated in April 2003. This courtroom is designed for the future of legal instruction. It includes a state-of-the art sound system, broadcast and recording capabilities, videoconferencing technology, and wireless network access. The room is no longer called a “moot courtroom” because it is a working courtroom and is the venue for several Oklahoma civil and criminal appeals cases each year. Sustainable Energy and Resources Law (SERL) Program. The SERL Program has three principal objectives: (1) offer comprehensive training in the fields of energy, environmental, and natural resources law; (2) produce nationally and internationally recognized scholarship and research that contributes to the public policy debate; and (3) facilitate communication among the many individuals, companies, organizations, and public bodies interested in energy, environmental and natural resources, with the expectation that such communication will lead to more enlightened national and international laws and policies. Energy, natural resources, and environmental law and policy are areas of independent significance and importance; SERL's primary focus is the nexus between energy and natural resources on one hand and the environment on the other. Accordingly, SERL is especially concerned with promoting laws and policies that facilitate energy reliability, sustainable supplies of natural resources, and a healthy environment. SERL accomplishes its mission through an advanced sustainable energy and resources law curriculum; the scholarship and public presentations of the SERL faculty and members of the Society of SERL Professorial Professors; publication of The Energy Law Journal in conjunction with the Energy Bar Association; publication of the Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review in conjunction with the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources; and student-centered co-curricular activities in conjunction with the student-led Resources, Energy, & Environmental Law Society (REELS). SERL’s curricular offerings include a Sustainable Energy & Resources Law Certificate and an LL.M. for Foreign Graduates: Energy Law Concentration. SERL’s co-curricular activities include opportunities to work and network with members of its partner organizations, including the National Energy Policy Institute (NEPI); The

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Energy Bar Association; the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources; REELS; and the SERL Board of Visitors, which is comprised of energy, environmental and natural resources professionals in the midst of prestigious careers. For more information, visit the SERL website at www.utulsa.edu/serl. Native American Law Center (NALC). The Native American Law Center (NALC) is the umbrella organization overseeing various aspects of TU’s Indian law programs. The University of Tulsa College of Law boasts several full-time faculty and additional adjunct faculty specializing in Indian law, as well as several academic programs for interested students. An active Native American Law Students’ Association provides opportunities for student activities and interaction with the Indian community . Opportunities are available for students to work with NALC professors, lawyers, judges, and tribes on cutting-edge issues of Indian law. TU College of Law is located in Indian Country, within the original borders of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. It offers a significant number of specialized Indian law courses, many of which are taught each year. It was the first law school to offer a certificate program (a specialization as part of the J.D. degree) in Indian law. In addition, it has an LL.M. (Masters in Law) in American Indian and Indigenous Law and a new Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law for non-lawyers offered completely online. The Mabee Legal Information Center employs a law librarian whose primary job is to manage the world class collection of Indian and Indigenous materials, as well as work with students using those materials. The library includes a study room especially dedicated to the Native American Collection. For more information, visit the NALC website at www.utulsa.edu/nalc. Lifelong Learning The Division of Lifelong Learning at The University of Tulsa serves as the academic outreach for the University. Its programs represent each of the University’s academic colleges. Lifelong learning professionals at the University recognize that the information individuals need to prosper increases every day and that continuing education at any age is an investment in the future. A wide range of non-credit courses is offered in the arts, humanities, sciences, and professional development. Operating as three separate units within the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, the Collins College of Business, and the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, and as a stand-alone unit of the University, Lifelong Learning serves a worldwide market through the provision of non-credit public and customized in-company seminars, workshops, short courses, conferences, and professional certificate programs. Many courses meet the mandatory continuing education requirements of professional licensing and certification boards. Through the division’s unabridged education program, individuals in the Tulsa community may attend selected courses for personal enrichment at a greatly reduced cost. The Division of Lifelong Learning hosts several professional post-baccalaureate certificate programs, including the only post-baccalaureate American Bar Associationapproved paralegal program in northeast Oklahoma. For additional information regarding any of our programs, call 918-631-2070. For business programs, call the Center for Executive and Professional Development (CEPD) at 918-631-2215. For science and engineering programs, call Continuing Science and Engineering (CESE) at 918-631-3088. For the Unabridged Education, Life Enrichment, and Certificate Programs, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning at 918-361-2598.

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University School The University School at The University of Tulsa was established to offer the city of Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma leadership and service in the field of gifted education. The mission of University School is to serve as a national model of excellence in precollege education for students with high academic potential. A by-product of this service and leadership has been local, national, and international recognition for The University of Tulsa. Paralleling the goals of The University of Tulsa of providing excellence in education for academically able adults, the University School serves as a model of excellence in education for academically able children. The University of Tulsa provides University School as a service to the community to demonstrate the high value it places on academic excellence and to provide an alternative educational option for gifted children.

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Tuition and Fees
Unless indicated otherwise, figures in this section are for the fall semester of 2012 and are subject to change without notice at the beginning of any semester or summer term. Tuition Tuition per semester hour ............................................................................................ $1,035.00 Fees Fees are in addition to the tuition shown above. Graduate School application fee, nonrefundable. ......................................................... $40.00 Thesis and Dissertation Fees: Binding (3 required copies) ....................................................................................... $39.00 UMI Publication (required for doctoral students)................................................. $65.00 Copyright (optional) ................................................................................................... $55.00 Art supply fee, nonrefundable, varies by course ............................................. $15.00 - 200.00 Chemistry laboratory fee, nonrefundable. ....................................................... $10.00 - 100.00 Community fee .................................................................................................................... $75.00 ID card replacement fee .................................................................................................... $15.00 International Student Services fees: Fall semester, nonrefundable .................................................................................. $150.00 Spring semester, nonrefundable. ............................................................................ $150.00 Summer term, nonrefundable. ................................................................................ $100.00 Parking permit fees Parking permits are required of all students, faculty, and staff (part-time, full-time, day, and evening) who park motor vehicles on University property. Automobiles, per year .............................. Contact ID/Parking Center for current fees Motorcycles and mopeds, per year .......................................................................... $25.00 Bicycles ............................................................................................................................. Free Placement fee .........................................................................................................................$5.00 Professional liability insurance, per year.......................................................................... $17.50 Professional liability insurance is required for students in communication disorders courses. Student Association fee, 9 or more credit hours ........................................................... $55.00 Student Association fee, 1-8 credit hours ..........................................................................$5.00 Student Health Insurance Student health insurance is required of all part-time and full-time students. An optout provision is available. See page 47 of this Bulletin or visit https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/stu_conn/student_connection.aspx?GroupID=846521. Single student, annual rate. ...................................................................................... $886.00 Student and spouse, annual rate. ......................................................................... $3,796.00 Student and children, annual rate. ....................................................................... $2,826.00 Student, spouse, and children, annual rate. ....................................................... $5,736.00 Payment of Accounts It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all educational expenses are paid during the semester in which they are incurred. If financial aid does not cover all of the

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student’s expenses, the student may pay the balance in full or participate in The University of Tulsa’s monthly payment plan. Contact the University Business Office, 918-631-2600, or visit www.utulsa.edu/controller/busoffice/ to obtain information regarding the monthly payment plan. A nominal fee will be assessed to establish a monthly payment plan. Payment of current semester charges or payment arrangements must be made by 5:00 p.m. on the first day of classes. Payment arrangements may include the monthly payment plan, pending financial aid, or a combination. Payments not made when due will be subject to a finance charge of 1.5% per month. Currently enrolled students with an unpaid balance may be eligible to enroll in a subsequent semester provided that: • The student balance is not in excess of $5,000.00; • The student balance includes current semester charges only; and • The student has established a University-approved payment plan, at least one payment of that plan has been processed, and the terms of the payment plan allow for payment in full of the current unpaid balance by the start of the semester in which the student wishes to be enrolled. A failed payment plan will result in cancellation of enrollment. If the account remains unpaid, the University reserves the right to suspend or withdraw the student from classes; to withhold grades, transcripts, and diplomas; deny future enrollments; and to require the student to move from student housing. The University accepts charges on valid Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover credit cards. Refunds If a student withdraws from his/her courses at the University, he/she may receive reduction of tuition based upon the following schedule. The reduction shall be calculated from the date on which application for withdrawal is processed. Housing and dining cancellations are processed separately based on written notice to the Housing Office. The University shall follow federally mandated refund schedules as they apply. Failure to attend classes does not constitute an official withdrawal or drop. Refund Schedule First day of classes ............................................................................................................ 100% Day 2 through end of first week ...................................................................................... 90% Second and third week. ..................................................................................................... 50% Fourth through seventh week. ......................................................................................... 25% Remainder of semester ........................................................................................................ 0% Financial aid recipients receiving refunds will have their refunds returned to the proper aid accounts as determined by the Student Financial Services Office pursuant to Federal guidelines. The prescribed order of refund distribution is to FFEL programs, Federal Perkins Loan program, Federal Pell Grant Program, and to other Student Financial Aid Programs. Insurance and Immunization Requirements Student Health Insurance. All students enrolled at The University of Tulsa are required to have health insurance coverage which provides for benefits in the State of Oklahoma. A student may obtain required coverage by purchasing health insurance

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coverage offered through the University, or obtain coverage provided through another carrier, such as coverage under a dependent student’s parent’s policy, as long as that coverage provides benefits for claims made in Oklahoma. If a student has a spouse and/or dependents, the student may add coverage for them under the policy offered through the University. This approach to health insurance coverage helps to ensure that all enrolled students have access to health care, especially as increasing numbers of TU students come from outside of Oklahoma. To help ensure coverage, all students will have the cost of the coverage available through the University added to their University bill each semester. This charge is specified on page 46 of this Bulletin. However, the charge will be removed from the student’s account upon verification of other appropriate coverage. Verification must be received annually by September 15th for students enrolling in the fall semester and January 31st for students enrolling for the first time in the spring semester. Student Renter’s Insurance. Renter’s insurance is recommended for all students living in on campus or other away-from-home accommodations. In many cases, parents’ homeowner policies will cover expenses related to dependents’ expenses in external locations. However, it is wise to conduct an insurance review to assure that a student has the appropriate amount of coverage. Immunization Policy. State law requires that all students who attend Oklahoma colleges and universities provide written documentation of immunization against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and hepatitis B. Students who are first-time enrollees and who reside in on-campus housing are also required to be immunized against meningococcal disease (meningitis). Medical, religious and personal exemptions are allowed by law. For more information on health services and immunization requirements, visit www.utulsa.edu/student-life/Health-and-Wellness.aspx or call the Alexander Health Center at 918-631-2241. Parking and Bicycle Permits All University students, faculty, and staff must register motor vehicles and bicycles that are to be parked or utilized on University parking lots, streets or bicycle racks. Parking permits and copies of parking regulations may be obtained from the Parking and Card Services office located in Fisher Hall. Parking fees are specified on page 46 of this Bulletin and at www.utulsa.edu/parking. TU One Card The Parking and Card Services office in Fisher Hall issues identification cards to all students and University employees. The cards are required for admission to the campus libraries, dining hall, residence halls, labs, selected classrooms and other facilities. Whenever students are on University property or at University events, they are required to carry their TU One Card and to present it to University officials to verify their identity. ID cards may not be loaned to anyone at any time. Disciplinary action will be taken against a student who fraudulently uses another’s card, and against a cardholder who permits fraudulent use of his or her card. The TU One Card is used for admission to Student Association-sponsored programs and University athletic events. All students at The University of Tulsa are allowed one free student ticket to each athletic event. Students must present their valid University of Tulsa ID and ticket for admittance to athletic events. For more information regarding the athletic event ticket policy, visit www.tulsahurricane.com/tickets/tickets-students.html.

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Hurricane Gold Dollars Hurricane Gold Dollars is a safe and convenient option for on- and off-campus dining and shopping. Hurricane Gold Dollars reduces the need to carry or keep cash on hand. It is a non-interest-bearing declining balance convenience account, not a credit card or a checking account, and is tied to a student’s TU One Card. Hurricane Gold Dollars may be used at all campus dining locations, at the bookstore, in vending machines and at many off-campus merchants and restaurants. Purchases are deducted from the student’s account when the ID card is swiped at the register. When the deposited limit is reached, a student may add funds to the card by simply prepaying an amount ($25.00 or more) into the student’s Hurricane Gold Dollars account at the Parking and Card Services office in Fisher Hall or in the Business Office in McClure Hall. Students can also log on to www.MyGoldDollars.com. Banking regulations and University policy prohibit cash withdrawals during the academic year, but remaining balances are fully refundable at the end of the spring semester or upon withdrawal from the University. Requests for withdrawal of funds must be presented in writing. If a student loses a TU One Card, especially when there is money in his or her Hurricane Gold or Dining Dollars account, he or she should notify the Parking and Card Services office immediately. The student will be responsible for all transactions made by the student or by anyone else who uses the card, even if lost. However, to minimize loss, a $20.00 per day spending limit has been established for all vending locations. The Parking and Card Services office will instantly change the account number to protect the account from unauthorized use and will issue a replacement TU One Card. The fee for a replacement card is specified on page 46 of this Bulletin. Loss of an ID after normal business hours can be reported to any Hurricane Gold location with a cash register - e.g., the Hut or Pat Case Dining Center - which can “lock out” use of the missing card. Then, when the Parking and Card Services office reopens, the account number can be changed and the account reactivated. If this is not convenient, the student should leave a message on the voice mail at the Parking and Card Services office. Invalidation of the card will occur on the morning of the next business day. The University of Tulsa is not responsible for cash balances of lost cards.

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Campus Housing and Dining
The University maintains the following residential facilities that are open to both graduate and undergraduate students: Lottie Jane Mabee Hall for approximately 231 women, John Mabee Hall for about 244 men, 5th Place house for 26 men and women, Fisher West Suites for 199 women and men in double and single-room suites, the International Living Community comprising of LaFortune House for 118 men and women in double and triple room suites and 7th Street House for 40 men, and approximately 754 campus apartments for upper class undergraduate students and graduate, law, married, and nontraditional students. Each residence hall room has wired and wireless internet access and expanded basic cable connection (these services are also available in the University apartments). The halls feature designated study lounges and recreational/social areas and television. Each residence hall provides vending areas and free laundry. A reception desk is staffed in each hall to provide information and check out recreational equipment to residents. Live-in professional residence directors and student assistants work with student hall governments and staff to schedule programs and activities each semester and are available for general information, counseling, and referral assistance. The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is hall government’s umbrella legislative body and represents student views to the administration, develops policy recommendations, and plans educational and social programs for all residence hall students and the apartment advisory council provides similar communication for apartment residents. In the Fall 2012, a new living program will be launched in LaFortune House and 7th Street House. The International Living Community (ILC) offers an excellent opportunity for American students and international students to live together in an environment that fosters interaction and understanding. The ILC is open to all members of the TU community with the goal of a balanced population of domestic and international students. The ILC concept is based on the belief that students from many different backgrounds and cultures working, studying and living together greatly enhance their education experience. Dining facilities for residential students are provided in the Pat Case Dining Center and meals to go in Food Court of Allen Chapman Activity Center. Meal plans are required for all residence hall students and second year students residing in apartments. Dining plans are available to all students, even those not residing in University housing. A la carte facilities are available in ACAC, McFarlin Library and Collins Fitness Center. Housing and Dining Application/Policy Information Students living in the residence halls or apartments are subject to the terms and conditions of the Guide to Campus Living, The Student Handbook, the University Bulletin(s), and the Housing and Dining Services application/license. The housing and dining application/license extends for the entire academic year. Students may also license for the summer period. If a student signs an application/license, the student agrees to use said services for the duration of the license period unless he or she either graduates in December or participates in a study abroad program. If a resident desires to arrive prior to or remain past the selected license period, this must be requested in writing and approved by the Office of Housing and Dining and additional charges will be assessed to the student’s account. The same rules apply to the dining portion of the agreement. Any reason/request for release

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from the Housing and Dining License must be submitted in writing to the Housing and Dining Services office and must include appropriate documentation. The decision as to the release will be at the University’s sole discretion. Review the Housing & Dining License Terms and Conditions for more detailed information. The University may suspend participation in dining programs or remove students from housing for failure to pay charges when due or if student conduct problems arise. A $250.00 one-time deposit must accompany each application as a reservation fee/deposit. In accordance with student recommendations, this total fee ($250.00) is held on account until graduation or final departure from the University. Dining service agreements provide a variety of options and tremendous flexibility in support of student schedules. The dining service agreement provides food from the published beginning date of the dining program (usually in conjunction with the beginning of undergraduate classes) to the last day of undergraduate exams for the semester. The agreement does not include meals during the summer term, holidays, or vacation periods. Applications and additional information on housing and dining services may be obtained from the Office of Housing and Dining Services in Fisher Hall, 918-631-2516. Following is the current cost schedule for the residence halls and dining for the 2012-13 academic year. 2012-13 Campus Housing Costs (Prices are subject to change without notice. The first column in each case refers to the semester cost, and the second to the cost for the academic year.) Fisher South, John Mabee and Lottie Jane Mabee Hall rates per person. Each student will be assessed a non-refundable $25 Residence Hall Association fee per semester. Semester Academic Year Double Room $2,762.00 $5,524.00 West Suites rates per person. Each student will be assessed a non-refundable $25 Residence Hall Association fee per semester. Semester Academic Year Double Room $2,925.00 $5,850.00 Standard Single $3,283.00 $6,566.00 5th Place House rates per person. No meal plan required for 3rd year and above students. No RHA fee assessed. Semester Academic Year Double Room $2,762.00 $5,524.00 LaFortune House (International Living Community) rates per person. No meal plan required for 3rd year and above students. No RHA fee assessed. Semester Academic Year Double Room $2,925.00 $5,850.00 Triple Room $2,263.00 $4,526.00

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7th Street House (International Living Community) rates per person. No meal plan required for 3rd year and above students. No RHA fee assessed. Semester Academic Year Double Room $2,762.00 $5,524.00 University Apartments are available for upper class undergraduate students and graduate, law, married, and nontraditional students. Undergraduate apartment offerings include one and two bedroom, market-quality apartments in three different villages (Mayo, Lorton, and Brown Villages), and one, two, and three bedroom units (University Square South and West). Law/Graduate offerings include one and two bedroom units (Norman Village). Arrangements for electric utility service for all apartments must be completed prior to receipt of key and check-in. Rates vary by complex, and are available online at www.utulsa.edu/housing. (Rent payments are due the first of each semester and are payable at the Business Office in McClure Hall.) The approximate academic lease period is August 17, 2012 - May 12, 2013, depending on date of availability. Summer and/or academic year arrangements are available. Charges are for the entire application/license period selected and are assessed by semester. Prices are based on the published academic calendar of classes and are subject to change without notice. Graduate and law calendars that exceed the parameters of the undergraduate calendar result in additional charges based on the actual length of stay. Students who plan to arrive earlier than/stay later than the designated opening/closing dates should submit their request online at the housing website www.utulsa.edu/housing, preferably thirty days in advance. (If accepted later, please send such requests as soon as possible.) Daily pricing in apartments varies depending on apartment type. Call for specific costs for a unit: 918-631-2516. 2012-13 Norman Village and University Square South/West Village Costs. (Includes the law/graduate and “intensive study” area only.) Rental prices range from one-bedrooms at $3,979.00 to three-bedrooms at $7,491.00 per semester, with amounts divided approximately evenly among residents up to one person per bedroom. For nonfamily members, rent charges increase if the number of occupants exceeds the number of bedrooms. Students are responsible for electric utility costs through AEP/ PSO. Full size washer/dryer units are included in each apartment. Expanded basic cable television and wired and wireless access to the campus computer network included in the semester rental rate. Telephone and premium cable television services are available through Cox Communications at 918-806-6000. 2012-13 Mayo, Lorton, and Brown Village apartment costs. Rental prices range from one-bedrooms at $4,167.00 to two-bedrooms at $5,811.00 a semester, with amounts divided approximately evenly among residents up to one person per bedroom. For nonfamily members, rent charges increase if the number of occupants exceeds the number of bedrooms. Students are responsible for electric utility costs through AEP/PSO. Full size washer/dryer units are included in each apartment. Expanded basic cable television and wired and wireless access to the campus computer network included in the semester rental rate. Telephone and premium cable television services are available through Cox Communications at 918-806-6000. 2012-13 Lorton Village townhouse costs. Rental prices range from one-bedrooms at $4,274.00 to two-bedrooms at $5,956.00 a semester, with amounts divided

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approximately evenly among residents up to one person per bedroom. For non-family members, rent charges increase if the number of occupants exceeds the number of bedrooms. Students are responsible for electric utility costs through AEP/PSO. Washer/Dryer units, expanded basic cable television and wired and wireless access to the campus computer network included in the semester rental rate. Telephone and premium cable television services are available through Cox Communications at 918806-6000. 2012-13 Dining Options* Semester Unlimited Access Meal Plan As many times as you wish/50 Dining Dollars 19 Meals per week/50 Dining Dollars 15 Meals per week/100 Dining Dollars 10 Meals per week/150 Dining Dollars 230 Meals per semester with $300 Dining Dollars 190 Meals per semester with $400 Dining Dollars 165 Meals per semester with $500 Dining Dollars 110 Meals per semester with $250 Dining Dollars 80 Meals per semester with $300 Dining Dollars $2,552.00 $2,205.00 $2,084.00 $1,890.00 $2,556.00 $2,556.00 $2,556.00 $1,662.00 $1,415.00 Academic Year $5,104.00 $4,410.00 $4,168.00 $3,780.00 $5,112.00 $5,112.00 $5,112.00 $3,324.00 $2,830.00

*Meal plans are required for all 1st and 2nd year residents and all students residing in the residence halls. Meals are served in the main dining hall. Dining Dollars may be used in multiple locations on campus including ACAC eateries for flexibility, Collins Fitness Center and snack and beverage vending machines. Dining Dollars are nonrefundable per academic year. Please use all Dining Dollars each academic year; they do not transfer to the following academic year. Hurricane Gold Dollars is a declining balance account tied to a student’s TU One Card, and can be used for purchases both on and off campus. Hurricane Gold Dollars is the safest and most convenient option for on and off campus dining and purchasing. Students can swipe the TU One Card at any participating merchant location. The amount is deducted at the register and a student’s account balance adjusted. Any remaining balance is refundable at year-end or withdrawal from the University. Hurricane Gold is easy to buy. Simply prepay $25 or more on a student account at the Parking and Card Services, located in East Hall, or the Business Office in McClure Hall. Students can also log on to www.MyGoldDollars.com. When students reach their Gold limit, they may always purchase more (for additional information on related policies, see TU One Card and Hurricane Gold account policies, pages 52-53.). Summer Term Housing and Dining Housing locations and rates for summer term sessions will be determined and published during the spring semester. Payment in full is due prior to check-in, and charges are calculated until an individual officially checks out and turns in appropriate keys. Specific meal plans are not offered during the summer due to student class and work schedule demands. Students are encouraged to deposit money on their Hurricane Gold accounts to use at their convenience in facilities operating during the summer months. !

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Student Financial Services General Information
To make high quality private higher education accessible to all qualified students, The University of Tulsa offers financial assistance in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and part-time employment. Financial Need Determination The Office of Student Financial Services uses the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine financial need. Students must submit the FAFSA directly to the processor. All information contained in these credentials is held in strict confidence. Also, financial records are protected in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. Financial need represents the difference between the cost of attending the University and the amount that the student is expected to contribute toward the educational costs. The factors considered in determining the types and amounts of aid received by an applicant are: (1) the availability of funds; (2) the student’s financial need; and (3) the student’s classification and record of academic performance. Applicants desiring first consideration should submit their applications as soon after January 1 as possible to assure timely consideration for the next academic year. Financial Aid Packaging Packages of aid may consist of a combination of scholarship, loan, and employment. This aid packaging concept enables the University to make more funds available to a larger number of applicants. The FAFSA form is required for consideration for loans, and part-time employment opportunities. Recipients of aid must reapply each year to be considered for continuation in the following year. Timely submission of the FAFSA and all information requested is required to receive the largest award possible. The University of Tulsa reserves the right to reduce or rescind award packages if federal allocations to the University are insufficient to cover expenditures. Academic Requirements All students who receive financial assistance must demonstrate the ability to do satisfactory college work. High academic performance is usually required for scholarship consideration. There are minimum academic course-load requirements for the various types of financial assistance available through the Office of Student Financial Services. To be considered for financial aid, a graduate student must be enrolled at least half-time, 5 credit hours, for each fall and spring semester during the degree program. The only exception is the last fall and spring semester prior to completion of a master’s degree or during the last four semesters (last two fall and last two spring semesters) before completion of a doctoral degree. Students must be enrolled in at least one credit hour to be eligible for federal financial aid. If students are enrolled in an internship to complete their degree requirements and have no tuition charges, they are only eligible to borrow a private, credit-based loan. Enrollment in audit classes does not count toward eligibility for financial assistance. Summer eligibility is based upon the number of weeks enrolled

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so please contact the Office of Student Financial Services for questions regarding summer enrollment requirements. Students receiving financial aid who reduce their course loads below the required minimums after enrollment must inform the Office of Student Financial Services, which may cancel awards at any time if students fail to maintain satisfactory academic progress or minimum course-load requirements. Transient students and those who only attend summer term are ineligible for financial aid. All aid recipients must be admitted as regular students pursuing a degree program. Eligibility for continued financial assistance depends upon maintaining satisfactory academic progress and good standing. Students who do not meet satisfactory progress and good-standing criteria are not eligible for financial assistance for the next academic period. If extenuating circumstances interfere or prevent students from meeting these requirements, they should consult the Office of Student Financial Services immediately. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy revised as of 2011-2012 academic year Federal regulations require that all recipients of student financial assistance make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or eligible certificate. Students applying for assistance through the Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEOG, Federal Work Study, TEACH Grant, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG), Federal Perkins Loan, Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan, Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, Direct Parent PLUS Loan and Direct Graduate PLUS loan programs must meet THREE requirements to maintain their financial aid eligibility at The University of Tulsa: 1. 2. 3. QUALITATIVE: First, students are required to maintain a required minimum cumulative grade point average. QUANTITATIVE (PACE): Second, students are required to complete (pass) a minimum 67% of hours they attempt. MAXIMUM TIME FRAME: Third, students must complete their degree within a timely manner.

These three requirements are summarized in the following charts. Failure to meet ALL of these minimum academic standards will result in the loss of federal financial aid eligibility. Students are expected to know, based on this Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy, when they may be placed on Financial Aid Warning, Financial Aid Suspension or Financial Aid Probation. Satisfactory academic progress is reviewed at the end of each semester once grades have been posted to the academic transcript.

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Qualitative - Grade Point Average Requirement - Each student must meet a required minimum cumulative grade point average to remain eligible for federal student aid. Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy Requirements Total Hours Attempted from all Institutions Minimum Cumulative GPA Requirements Graduate Students All Hours 3.00 GPA

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Quantitative (PACE) - Satisfactory Completion of Semester Hours Requirement - Students must also successfully complete and pass 67% of all courses they attempt. Grades of A, B, C, D, F, P, I, MG and W are all considered attempted hours. All transfer and repeat hours are included in this calculation. Total number of credit hours successfully completed PACE = Total number of credit hours attempted

Percentage of cumulative attempted hours a student must complete to remain eligible for Federal Student Aid Student must successfully complete

Graduate Students 67% of attempted courses

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Maximum Time Frame for Degree Completion - Students must complete their degree program within an allotted time frame to remain eligible for financial aid. The chart below indicates the time frame in which a degree must be acquired. Be aware that hour limits are cumulative; therefore, all accepted hours from all institutions attended will be included, even if a student did not receive federal student aid. The Office of Student Financial Services recommends that students contact their graduate program advisor to ensure they are taking the courses necessary to complete their degree. For financial aid purposes grades of A, B, C, D, F, P, I, MG and W are all considered attempted hours. All transfer and repeat hours are included in this calculation. Once students reach their maximum time frame (150% of the published length of the program) for their specified degree, they are no longer eligible for federal student aid. If there are extenuating circumstances that prevented acceptable progress, students may request an extension of eligibility by submitting a

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petition to the Office of Student Financial Services. All petitions for federal financial aid reinstatement should be received no later than the first day of class in the semester the suspension takes effect. 54 credit hours – First Master’s 135 credit hours – Ph.D.

Attempted Hours Allowed for Earning a Degree – 150% of the published length of the degree program

Repeated Coursework – Students may receive federal financial aid consideration to repeat a previously passed course once. Student may repeat failed courses until they have attained a passing grade. An “Incomplete” grade (I) that remains on the academic record at the time satisfactory academic progress is reviewed will be treated as not completed but the attempted hours will be counted. Upon completion of the Incomplete (I) course, the grade and course will be given due credit in future consideration. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Evaluation Satisfactory Academic Progress is evaluated at the conclusion of each academic semester after grades have been posted. All attempted hours and transfer hours are counted during this evaluation. • Good Standing – students that are enrolled in an eligible program, in compliance with satisfactory academic progress, and receiving federal aid. • A Financial Aid Warning – is given to students for one semester who do not meet both requirements I and II shown above. This is a warning status and financial aid eligibility and payment of funds will be continued throughout the warning period. Note: A warning is not given to students regarding maximum time frame, it is the student's responsibility to know how many hours they have attempted and where they stand. Students that have been placed on Financial Aid Warning may be removed from that status and return to Good Standing by meeting the completion rate and/or cumulative grade point average requirements as set forth in the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy by the end of the Financial Aid Warning term. • Financial Aid Suspension – will be required for students who fail to meet both requirements I and II, at the conclusion of their Financial Aid Warning semester. Students cannot receive funds from the federal aid programs listed above while suspended. • Financial Aid Probation – is assigned to students who were on “Financial Aid Suspension”, appealed and have received an appeal approval. The status of Probation is given for the next period of enrollment for one final opportunity to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress. Federal financial aid is reinstated on probationary status for one payment period only, after the appeal is approved. The student will receive an approval letter along with a list of conditions that must be performed for reinstatement of federal financial aid for the upcoming semester. Students are placed on Financial Aid Probation only once during their

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academic career at The University of Tulsa. The student must comply with the completion and grade point average requirements by the end of the semester. After grades for the semester are posted to the student academic transcript, the Office of Student Financial Services will review the academic performance of the student to determine if the satisfactory academic progress requirements are met. If the student meets the SAP requirements at the completion of the semester, federal financial aid is continued for future semesters. If the student cannot mathematically achieve SAP standards in one payment period, an academic plan will be required. Financial Aid Academic Plan – is the status assigned to students who were on “Financial Aid Suspension,” appealed and have received an appeal approval, however, the student cannot achieve SAP standards within one payment period. Students in this category must follow an individually designed Academic Plan developed to ensure achievement of satisfactory academic progress standards over an assigned period of time. Students remain eligible for federal aid as long as the conditions of the Academic Plan are met. Rules are applied uniformly to all students whether or not aid has been received previously.

Financial Aid Appeal Process A student with extenuating circumstances may appeal a financial aid suspension by submitting a Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form to the Office of Student Financial Services. The student can either print the form from: http://www.utulsa.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-financial-aid/Forms.aspx or pick it up in the Student Financial Services Office. Appeals must explain in detail why the student failed to meet the minimum academic standards, what extenuating circumstances caused the failure, and how the situation has since improved. Examples of extenuating circumstances include, but not limited to, illness, medical issues with immediate family members, or a death in the family. Personal or financial issues with family, friends, or roommates are not considered extenuating circumstances. The Financial Aid Appeals Committee will evaluate all documentation submitted and the student's appeal will be approved or denied. The results of the appeal will be emailed to the student's TU email account within approximately ten working days. If denied, the student is responsible for paying for their own educational costs until the student improves his/her scholastic record to meet the minimum standards. Students who were denied due to maximum time frame are responsible for paying for their own educational costs for the remainder of their degree program. If approved, the student will either be: 1. Placed on Financial Aid Probation for one semester only, or 2. Placed on an Academic Plan designed for completion rate and/or cumulative grade point average improvements until the standards of the SAP policy are met. The student's approval letter will explain all requirements that must be met during his/her probationary period to continue to receive financial aid. Removal from Financial Aid Suspension Without Appealing. To re-establish federal financial aid eligibility without completing the appeal process noted above, students must meet all the criteria listed in the Student Financial Services Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. A student on Financial Aid Suspension can re-establish

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eligibility by meeting the standards of the SAP Policy by achieving a completion rate of 67% and a required minimum cumulative grade point average without federal and/or state financial aid assistance. Changing Majors. Students who change majors should contact the Office of Student Financial Services regarding how this will impact their satisfactory academic progress. Study Abroad or Consortium Classes. Any student who has completed a semester with Study Abroad or have a Consortium Agreement as a Visiting Student with another college or university must wait until grades have been submitted to The University of Tulsa to determine satisfactory academic progress. The student cannot receive federal financial aid for the semester until the grades are received from the institution in which the student was enrolled. Changing from Undergraduate to Master’s or from Master’s to Doctoral Programs. If the student is beginning a new degree level, satisfactory academic progress begins in a clear status for the new program. Students Who Left More Than a Year Ago. The University of Tulsa reviews satisfactory academic progress each payment period. If the student was not making satisfactory academic progress when last enrolled, provided it was more than a year ago, the student can be placed on Financial Aid Warning for the first payment period. Satisfactory Academic Progress and Part-Time Students. If the student receives part-time federal financial aid, the required hours completed for satisfactory academic progress will be reduced proportionately. Transfer Hours. Transfer hours that are accepted by The University of Tulsa and will apply toward the student’s current program and will be included as both attempted and completed hours. Audit Courses. Grades of “AU” are not counted in the total hours attempted for any semester or as successful completion of the course. Students cannot receive federal financial aid for audit courses. Independent courses may count toward successful completion of hours attempted if they are completed by the last day of the semester. For information about eligibility and payment of federal aid for this type of course, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services. Student Responsibility. Students are held responsible for reading and understanding the Satisfactory Academic Progress eligibility requirements and knowing their status at the end of each semester. If students have any questions, they should contact the Office of Student Financial Services at 918-631-2526. *Please note: Financial aid warning, probation, and suspension are separate from academic probation and suspension. Verification. Students are selected randomly for verification of the information they supplied on the FAFSA by the federal processor. Applicants selected for verification who retrieve and transfer their income tax return information using the IRS Data Retrieval Process will be considered to have verified the FAFSA IRS information. These applicants will still need to complete a Verification Worksheet and submit it to TU. If the student makes changes to their tax information on the FAFSA after the information has been imported from the IRS, or if the IRS Data Retrieval process was not utilized, the applicant must provide an IRS Tax Return Transcript to TU for the most recent tax year for both the student and spouse. Additional documentation may be required.

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Students eligible for campus-based programs and Federal Direct loans must complete verification prior to the last day of enrollment. In addition, a valid EFC must be received by TU before the last day of enrollment. Federal Direct loan applications must be certified by the Office of Student Financial Services before the last day of enrollment each academic period to receive loan funds. TU does not disburse awards for students who are selected for verification until the process is complete. If students have questions concerning verification and the required documents, they should contact the Office of Student Financial Services Failing to complete verification by the deadlines will result in loss of any eligibility for Federal Aid funds. Application Procedure Students must be admitted to the University before final consideration for financial aid is possible. However, applications for admission and financial aid may be submitted and processed simultaneously. Students applying for financial assistance through the Office of Student Financial Services are asked to submit the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students may complete the FAFSA at: www.fafsa.ed.gov We encourage students to apply for a PIN at www.pin.ed.gov if they have not already done so. This will allow students to electronically sign the online FAFSA, making the application process simpler and faster. For Best Consideration The FAFSA should be completed as soon after January 1st as possible. The FAFSA is used as the University’s application for consideration of most sources of financial assistance. It is designed to be a student’s financial aid application for the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study program, and the Direct Loan programs. Once a student’s FAFSA is processed, they will be sent an acknowledgement report via email from the processor.

Loans
Federal Perkins Loan Awards. Made on a limited basis to graduate students of up to $8,000 per year. (Priority is given to undergraduate applicants.) Eligibility. Determined on the basis of need by the Office of Student Financial Services. Application procedure. File the FAFSA. Other information. The interest rate is 5 percent simple interest, beginning nine months after the student ceases to be at least a half-time student. There is no interest while the student is enrolled at least half time. Repayment begins nine months after the student ceases to be enrolled at least half-time and the minimum monthly payment is $40. The loan must be repaid within 10 years from the date payments begin.

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Direct Loan Programs
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Awards. Loan amounts may not exceed reasonable college costs, less other scholarship, loan, and gift assistance. A processing fee may be deducted from the loan proceeds. The maximum amount that can be borrowed from the Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan is $20,500 per academic year. The loans have a fixed interest rate of 6.8% and repayment will begin 6 months after ceasing half time enrollment. Application procedure. File the FAFSA. When the loan is awarded, the student will be directed to a web site to electronically sign a Master Promissory Note (eMPN). The eMPN must be signed and entrance counseling completed before the loan funds will be disbursed to TU. The eMPN is good for ten years. Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Awards. Loan amounts may not exceed reasonable college costs, less other scholarship, loan, and gift assistance. A processing fee will be deducted from the loan proceeds. Application procedure. File the FAFSA. Other information: • These loans are dependent on the absence of adverse credit and have a fixed interest rate of 7.9%. • Repayment will begin 6 months after ceasing half time enrollment. • Borrowers are responsible for the interest during in-school and deferment periods on the unsubsidized Stafford loan. Students can choose to pay the interest quarterly while in school or have it capitalized to their principle balance which is done at repayment. • Students have a maximum of ten years to repay the loan. If students choose to consolidate their loans after graduation, the years of repayment are extended according to their loan debt.

Employment
Federal Work-Study Program (FWS) Awards. Size is determined by need. Range is normally from $700 to $2,600 per year. Eligibility. Determined on the basis of need by the Office of Student Financial Services. Application procedure. File the FAFSA. Other information: Students are employed in academic or administrative offices on campus. Additional off-campus positions are available in community service agencies. Each year the off-campus agencies contract with the University to hire FWS students. The listing of agencies is available in the Office of Student Financial Services. The Office of Student Financial Services maintains the available positions on the TU website.

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Part-time Work for Students Not Receiving Aid The Office of Housing and the Office of Dining Services often have part-time work available to students not on the Federal Work-Study Program. Apply at Housing & Dining Services. Other departments such as the libraries, KWGS radio station and Allen Chapman Activity Center may have work available to students. Information regarding federal financial aid programs is accurate at the time of publication, but subject to congressional change without notice. All federal aid programs require U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status. Scholarship policies are reviewed annually and are subject to change from year to year.

Assistantships, Fellowships, and Scholarships
Assistantships and Fellowships Graduate financial assistance awards are made upon the recommendation of the applicant’s discipline. Stipends vary according to the amount of work required and the experience of the student. Accompanying tuition scholarships of up to nine graduate credit hours per semester are based on academic achievement. See page 35 of this Bulletin for information on these awards. It is important to notify the Office of Student Financial Services when students receive an assistantship or fellowship. This could affect the amount of Federal aid a student is eligible to receive. Scholarships The Office of Student Financial Services, the individual programs offering graduate work, and the Graduate School have information on a limited number of scholarships for which graduate students may be eligible. Upon receipt of any scholarship funding, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services to inquire about the affect of the scholarship on the Federal aid package. Air Force ROTC By agreement with the United States Air Force, eligible full-time students at The University of Tulsa may participate in Air Force ROTC (AFROTC), be awarded scholarships, and receive officer’s commissions in the Air Force upon graduation. They are commissioned through the AFROTC program at OSU-Tulsa but remain students at TU and graduate from TU. (Note: AFROTC scholarships are not administered by The University of Tulsa.) For further information, please call the U. S. Air Force ROTC office at OSU-Tulsa. !

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Academic and Student Support Services
Academic Support Services All students are encouraged to make full use of the academic resources of the University and to seek advice from members of the faculty on specific academic issues in areas of particular interest to them. Center for Student Academic Support. The Center serves as an initial reference point for students who need academic assistance, tutoring, and other kinds of help. Faculty members are encouraged to send students with such problems directly to the Center, where their situations are evaluated and appropriate assistance is given. Center personnel are trained to detect and deal with problems that place students at risk. They also coordinate campus tutoring efforts and act as a liaison with other student services, both academic and personal, on students’ behalf. Services for Persons with Disabilities. Information concerning special services and facilities for students with disabilities in need of accommodation may be obtained from the Center for Student Academic Support (CSAS). A copy of the 504/ADA Policy for Students with Disabilities may be obtained from the CSAS website at http://www.utulsa.edu/student-life/Center-for-Student-Academic-Support/Forms-and-Policies.aspx or by calling 918-631-2315. Writing Center. Located on the second floor of McFarlin Library and sponsored and staffed by the Department of English, the Helen N. Wallace Writing Center provides free assistance to students in the form of individual and group tutorials on writing assignments. The Writing Center is also available for drop-in tutoring assistance on a first-come, first-served basis. Although tutors will not “fix” or edit essays, they can offer valuable assistance at any point of the writing process from inventing a topic to proofreading final drafts. Students wishing these services should call 918-631-3131 for information and an appointment well before their papers are due. Students are encouraged to use these services for any class in which they have a writing assignment. Student Support Services Career Services. Located in the Holmes Student Center, this office provides services for all students and alumni of the University. A major goal is to help all students gain the information and skills needed to select a career and conduct a job search that will lead to desirable employment. The office also assists students with finding public service internships and part-time employment. Each student and alumnus is provided with individual support in developing a career plan and specific strategies that will lead to his or her employment goal. Providing 24/7 access to information through its active website www.hireTUgrads.com and GoldenOpporTUnities online tool, Career Services maintains information on internships and other pre-professional work experiences; hosts career fairs that provide information on potential employers; maintains job vacancy information from a variety of sources; and arranges campus interviews with more than 100 prospective employers. Students are encouraged to meet with staff members and begin the career planning process as soon as they arrive on campus. Health Services. The Alexander Health Center provides care and treatment of students, faculty and staff with minor illnesses and injuries. Other services include

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diagnostic testing and lab studies, medications, immunizations, flu shots, allergy shots, women’s clinic, pregnancy testing, STI testing and health education. The Health Center is staffed by registered nurses and a physician Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Appointments are encouraged. Summer hours vary. Office visits are free. There is a minimal charge for lab work and for medications which can be charged to the student’s TU account. The student is responsible for any fees charged for off-campus medical services, such as ambulance and emergency room visits, lab, x-ray and CT/MRI fees, office appointments with specialists, and pharmacy prescription medications. There is a $250.00 deductible for care received off-campus for students covered under the University student health insurance plan. All students are responsible for filing their own insurance claim forms. For more information on the student health insurance requirement, see page 47 in the Tuition and Fees section of this Bulletin. All contacts at the Health Center are strictly confidential as protected by law and professional ethics. No information will be released without a separate written consent form signed by the patient. Speech, Language, and Hearing Testing and Therapy. The University’s program in speech language pathology provides diagnostic testing in speech, language, and hearing along with therapy services for individuals of all ages. There is a fee for these services. A free screening clinic is available at the Mary K. Chapman Speech and Hearing Clinic on Fridays, by appointment, to determine if a significant communication problem exists. Although these screenings do not include detailed diagnostic or therapy services, they do include appropriate counseling, recommendations, and referrals. Counseling and Psychological Services. Helping students cope optimally with tensions that arise amid the changes and transitions of college life is the special concern of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center, located in the Alexander Health Center. The center also helps faculty and staff function more effectively in their roles. Services for students, faculty, and staff include psychological counseling, assessment, psychoeducational programs, and consultation. Confidentiality is protected by psychologist-client privilege. Appointments may be made in person or by telephone, 918-631-2200, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Tuesdays). Provisions are also made for anyone requesting counseling immediately. Office of Student Affairs. Throughout the year, the Office of Student Affairs provides programs that enhance academic endeavors, counsels individual students regarding their problems, offers guidance and direction to student organizations, and provides a variety of extracurricular and co-curricular activities that broaden students’ educational experiences. This office also handles student disciplinary matters, investigates complaints of sexual harassment or sexual assault, administers the alcohol policy, houses the ombudspersons, coordinates commencement activities, and educates the campus community on student policies and procedures. The Office of Student Affairs is located in the Holmes Student Center. Multicultural Student Programs. This office provides individual counseling and support for African, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgendered students; advises student organizations related to these cultural groups; encourages involvement of students in these groups in all aspects of University life; and provides cross-cultural activities to promote understanding among students of all groups. Multicultural Student Programs include academic study groups, peer mentoring,

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and a wide variety of celebrations, seminars, and activities that focus on different cultures. International Student Services. The needs of students who are citizens of other countries are the concern of International Student Services located in Westby Hall. The office coordinates undergraduate admission, issues government and immigration documents, counsels students on academic and personal matters, and offers various programming activities throughout the year. The office also assists international members of the faculty. All University of Tulsa students and faculty who are not U.S. citizens are required to register with this office. English Institute for International Students (EIIS). The English Institute offers an intensive course in writing, speaking, and understanding the English language for international students. The primary objective of the Institute is to provide international students with a sufficient command of English to function on a level comparable to that of their American classmates. For information about applying to the English Institute, see page 13 of this Bulletin.

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Special Opportunities, Facilities, and Services The Fine and Performing Arts
Students who wish to act, to make music, to create and exhibit art work, or to write and publish fiction, poetry, and performance scripts have many opportunities to do so, regardless of whether or not they major in one of the arts. Through campus activities and programs described below, students are given the opportunity to experience the arts as creators, performers, and observers. Internships and apprentice programs are available with arts organizations in the Tulsa community and students have the opportunity to engage in interdepartmental and interdisciplinary studies. Students are encouraged to discuss these options with their graduate program advisor and to take part in the rich variety of arts activities on campus. Visual Arts. The multi-purpose Alexandre Hogue Gallery, housed in Phillips Hall and run by the School of Art, serves as the chief focal point for the University’s engagement with the visual arts. Used year-round for the exhibition of arts, crafts, performance art, and special events, the gallery also offers exhibitions of historical, global, and multicultural significance. It is also the site of the annual Gussman Student Art Exhibition and numerous shows by prominent artists, and can be comfortably used for poetry readings and chamber music performances. The gallery program is combined with the School of Art’s Visiting Artists Program, which brings to campus national and international established and emerging artists to talk about their work, give workshops, and work with students in the studios. Visiting critics and art historians add a scholarly dimension to this program. The Alexandre Hogue Gallery is open Monday through Friday without charge. The University of Tulsa Theatre. Each season, The University of Tulsa Theatre presents several plays from the classical, modern, and contemporary repertoire, including productions of the musical theatre program described below. TU Theatre is consistently chosen to represent the State of Oklahoma in regional American College Theatre Festival competitions. Recent productions have included Into the Woods, Angels in America, Hayfever, Hamlet, Reefer Madness, Rent!, West Side R & J, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Visiting artists have included such notables as Edward Albee, Hal Prince, Jose Quintero, Anthony Zerbe, and Carole Shelley, as well as numerous guest designers and acting teachers. Auditions, open to all University students, are announced in the student newspaper and on the bulletin boards in the Allen Chapman Activity Center. There are also opportunities to work in costumes, scenery, lighting, and special effects. Call 918-6312566 or visit the theatre office in Kendall Hall for more information. Musical Theatre. A collaborative undertaking of the School of Music and the Department of Theatre, the Musical Theatre program offers an active production season that includes staging of musicals and dance theatre such as Momentum: A Body in Motion, So You Think You Can Dance?, The Drowsy Chaperone and Songs for a New World. Productions are given both on and off campus. Roles are filled by audition, and qualified students are invited to participate as performers or stage technicians. For more information, call or visit the theatre office in Kendall Hall.

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Film Studies. The Department of Film Studies, located in the Lorton Performance Center, screens three student film festivals every year. Casting calls for student narrative films offer opportunities for interested student actors. Frequent campus visits by distinguished film directors, producers, writers, and composers, often accompanied by special film screenings, are open to all University students. Students may inquire about events, opportunities and courses at the Department of Film Studies office on the second floor of the Lorton Performance Center. Literary Arts. The University offers creative writing instruction through the Departments of Communication, English, Film Studies, Languages and Theatre, and occasional opportunities for all students to publish their work in a student-edited journal called Stylus, The Student Journal of Art and Wrting. The University also publishes the Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry, described on page 68, which publishes writers from all over the world but is also open to competitive submissions from graduate and undergraduate students. Writer-in-residence and Applied Professor Michael Wright and Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko teach and encourage new students of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They also offer expertise in the legal complexities of publishing, film rights, and media coverage. Wright has published ten plays, most recently Sky Tumbling, and two books, Playwriting in Process, 2nd ed., and Playwriting Master Class, 2nd ed., that are standard texts nationally and internationally. The J. Donald Feagin Distinguished Visiting Artist program and the Darcy O’Brien Distinguished Chair annually bring to the campus guest artists in the humanities such as Seamus Heaney, David Lehman, Colleen McElroy, Jose Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, and Tina Howe. TU Concert Chorale. The TU Concert Chorale is the largest choral ensemble in the School of Music performing standard major works as well as smaller choral pieces. Literature is chosen to increase the student’s knowledge of repertoire and to supply a well-rounded body of choral music over a four-year period. Placement auditions are required. TU Cappella Chamber Singers. This is an auditioned smaller ensemble that performs chamber literature from the Renaissance through Twentieth Century and beyond. The most select vocal ensemble, the Chamber Singers also perform at University functions and tour throughout the region. Chamber Ensembles. A variety of smaller student ensembles, made up of strings, woodwinds, brass or percussion, is formed to provide experience in this media. Opera Workshop. Opera Workshop is open through audition to all qualified students interest in exploring the opera experience. Programs of opera scenes are given, drawing from the standard and contemporary literature of opera and operetta. Character and music development are stressed as well as backstage organization and stage deportment. Orchestra. Membership in the TU Orchestra is open to all qualified students through auditions held during the first week of each semester. The TU Orchestra performs on campus and in other locations such as the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Each concert features masterworks from the orchestral repertoire and outstanding faculty or student soloists. The orchestra also performs in selected productions of the musical theatre and opera programs. Wind Ensemble. Composed of nearly fifty wind and percussion players, this prestigious concert ensemble is assembled in the early fall and draws participants from throughout the University. The TU Wind Ensemble presents several concerts each year both on and off campus. An audition is required.

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Symphonic Band. The TU Wind Ensemble forms the nucleus of this larger ensemble. The Symphonic Winds performs in campus concerts, at commencement and other University events. Sound of the Golden Hurricane. Distinguished by its exciting corps-style half-time entertainment, the Sound of the Golden Hurricane features contemporary music and drill at every home game and selected away games. During basketball season, the Sound of the Golden Hurricane serves as a pep band in the student spirit section of the Reynolds Center and accompanies the team during post-season tournaments. Auditions are held on designated audition dates in February and March or by special appointment. Jazz Ensembles. The TU Jazz Ensembles are recognized as among the nation’s best. These include Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Vocal Jazz, and the Big Band. Auditions for the jazz ensembles take place during the first week of the fall semester. Jazz groups perform regionally as well as on campus. Each year, the jazz program brings prominent professional artists to TU to perform and tour with the student ensembles. Religious Life Because The University of Tulsa was founded as an institution of higher education of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the University encourages a full, rich, and diverse expression of religious life. The Office of the Sharp Chaplain provides for and supports the expression of the life of faith on campus: planning, implementing, and sponsoring religiously oriented programs; providing counseling and pastoral care; serving as a liaison with other religious groups; and assisting the campus community in nurturing a caring and respectful environment for its pervasive expressions of faith. Sharp Memorial Chapel, home to the ministries of the Sharp Chaplain, shares the plaza with McFarlin Library, Kendall Hall, and Tyrrell Hall. Its location at the center and heart of the campus is a fitting metaphor for the University’s historic and continuing covenantal ties with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). With renovations completed in April 2004, the chapel sanctuary has been refurbished and a new wing now stands in place of the original west wing of the chapel complex. On the first floor of the new wing is the Robert C. Sharp Westminster Student Center for Presbyterian campus ministry; the Josephine P. Sharp Reception Suite for formal receptions and other special events; the Buford Atrium for group meetings, presentations, lunch and dinner gatherings; and a full kitchen. On the new wing’s second floor is the Martha S. Buford Canterbury Suite — a seminar room for group meetings, seminars and workshops — and the Offices of the Sharp Chaplain. The Chapel complex also offers, beyond its other striking architectural features, a new bell tower and carillons. A number of campus ministries provide programs of outreach and nurture for their respective constituencies at the University. Each of these ministries, which are listed on pages 7475, adds its distinctive identity and voice to the University’s rich and vibrant religious life. Publications, Radio, and Television Collegian. The Collegian, the student newspaper, is published on Tuesday during the fall and spring semesters. The publication, which reports on campus issues, has received numerous national and state awards for overall newspaper excellence and individual writing. Salaried positions on the paper for editor, business manager, writers, and layout and paste-up staff are available. Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry. In the tradition of the influential “little” magazines that first published Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, and James

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Joyce, Nimrod publishes excellent writing, including competitive work by graduate and undergraduate students. Published twice yearly, the journal sponsors the national Nimrod/Hardman Awards competition in fiction and poetry. Thematic issues, one each year, have featured Arabic, Chinese, East Indian, Native American, and Russian writers, the works of writers over age 65, the Arctic Circle, and The City. U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine will serve as a master teacher and do a reading at the Nimrod Conference for Readers and Writers in the fall of 2012. James Joyce Quarterly. For nearly forty-five years the James Joyce Quarterly has been the flagship journal of international Joyce studies. In each issue, the JJQ brings together a wide array of critical and theoretical work focusing on the life, writing, and reception of James Joyce. Submissions of all types are encouraged, including archival, historical, biographical, and critical research. Each issue of the JJQ provides a selection of peer-reviewed essays representing the very best in contemporary Joyce scholarship. In addition, the JJQ publishes notes, reviews, letters, a comprehensive checklist of recent Joyce-related publications, and the editor's "Raising the Wind." To supplement the print journal, a wide array of electronic resources for scholars, including an archive of past issues, a calendar of Joyce events, and an on-line checklist are available at www.utulsa.edu/jjq/. The goal of the JJQ is simple: to provide an open, lively, and multidisciplinary forum for the international community of Joyce scholars, students, and enthusiasts. Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature. Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, the first journal devoted solely to women's literature, has for twenty-eight years published groundbreaking articles, notes, research, and reviews of literary, historicist, and theoretical work by established and emerging scholars in the field of women's literature and feminist theory. From its founding in 1982 by Germaine Greer, Tulsa Studies has been devoted to the study of both literary and nonliterary texts — any and all works in every language and every historical period produced by women's pens. Public Radio Tulsa. Public Radio 89.5, KWGS-FM, and Classical 88.7, KWTU-FM, are northeastern Oklahoma’s National Public Radio affiliates. Administered by six professional staff members, these stations offer students opportunities to experience broadcasting in actual work settings. The stations are affiliates of National Public Radio, Public Radio International, American Public Media and the British Broadcasting Corporation. KWGS was the first FM station to sign on in Oklahoma and KWTU is the state’s first HD Radio station. Students throughout the University who are interested in the production, engineering, and management aspects of broadcasting are encouraged to audition and apply for employment in Kendall Hall, Room 160. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.publicradiotulsa.org. RLTV. Residence Life Television (RLTV) is sponsored by The University of Tulsa’s Office of Housing and Dining Services and is an on-campus broadcast TV channel developed to bring students up-to-date campus information, free hit movies, educational videos, campus programs, and much more. Movies are shown at 12:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m. each weekday, and every three hours 24 hours a day on the weekends. RLTV also provides live tutoring for Spanish I, Physics I and Calculus I two nights a week. This program allows students to watch tutors work through problems and to call in questions. TUTV. Students from any major can do extracurricular work to produce TUTV, a weekly half-hour information and entertainment program about the University. Students are the on-camera talent and operate all of the equipment. In addition, the studio and facilities are used for classes in video and film production taught each semester.

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Occasionally, other campus-related videos are produced. One television studio, three control rooms, video editing facilities, and a TV classroom are located in Kendall Hall. Campus Recreation Collins Fitness Center. The Fulton and Susie Collins Fitness Center, located at 5th and Delaware, is available free of charge to students, and for a fee to faculty and staff. It houses an indoor track, a cardio theater, three basketball courts, a huge fitness area, a lounge, multipurpose rooms and equipment check out. A complete schedule of hours, as well as information regarding intramural sports, fitness, and informal recreation, is available in the Campus Recreation Office. Additional information regarding Campus Recreation is available at www.utulsa.edu/recreation. The Starbucks at Collins Fitness Center offers grab-n-go sandwiches, smoothies, pastries, soups, and the ever popular world famous Starbucks coffee and espressos. The shop is located in the lobby of Collins Fitness Center. Starbucks hours are 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Friday when the Collins Fitness Center is open. Mabee Gymnasium. Located at 8th and Florence just north of H. A. Chapman Stadium, the Mabee Gym has racquetball and squash courts available for student, faculty, and staff use. Mabee Gym also has an indoor turf room. For racquetball and squash court schedules, call 918-631-3232. For turf room availability, contact Associate Director of Athletics Nick Salis. NCAA Athletics The University of Tulsa is an NCAA Division I-A member for all sports and a member of Conference USA. TU currently sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports: women’s basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, outdoor track, and volleyball; and men’s basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track, soccer, tennis, and outdoor track. The mission of the Athletic Department is to provide student athletes with the opportunity to compete at the highest level while making progress toward completion of a degree of their choice in an environment consistent with high academic standards, a commitment to equity and diversity, sportsmanship, personal growth and development, and ethical conduct. The nickname of TU athletic teams is the Golden Hurricane. TU’s colors are Old Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson. Student Government Graduate Student Association. All full- and part-time graduate students are members of the Graduate Student Association (GSA). The GSA promotes and provides intellectual, social, and cultural opportunities for the entire graduate campus community. In addition, acting as a catalyst for change within the University, the GSA strives to represent the needs of the entire graduate student body. Services include, but are not limited to, programming, support for other graduate student organizations, and legal services. Residence Hall Association (RHA) and Apartment Advisory Council. See page 50 in the Campus Housing and Dining section of this Bulletin.

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True Blue Neighbors Designed to provide a vehicle to engage the entire TU community in a structured partnership with the neighborhood community surrounding the campus, True Blue Neighbors formalizes the service and commitment provided by our students, faculty and staff through a collaboration of partners dedicated to improving the quality of life in the greater Tulsa community, with primary focus on the Kendall Whittier Neighborhood. Initiated in 2009, True Blue Neighbors embodies the University’s motto of Wisdom, Faith and Service. The mission of the True Blue Neighbors Volunteer Center is to develop a culture of service within the University, advocating community service and social responsibility for all members of the TU community; to serve as a clearinghouse of resources and referrals on community agencies, service opportunities, and other public service initiatives; to promote awareness of social issues; to connect the resources of the University with community needs and strengths; and to empower students, faculty, and staff to develop a lifelong commitment to service. The True Blue Neighbors Volunteer Center maintains a database of local non-profit organizations, community service agencies, schools, and other entities seeking volunteers. Assistance is provided to ensure that individuals find the right opportunity to provide service in a meaningful way. The Center is located in the Holmes Student Center. Student Organizations Campus Organizations and Activities. The following campus organizations and activities, which appeal to a broad spectrum of interests and needs, have been officially recognized by the Student Association Senate. Further information on these organizations and activities is contained in the Student Handbook found online at www.utulsa.edu/student-life/Office-of-Student-Affairs/Student-Handbook.aspx. Honor Societies Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-med) Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting) Beta Beta Beta (Biology) Beta Gamma Sigma (Business) Delta Theta Phi (Law) Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering) Honors Program Iota Sigma Pi (Women in Chemistry) Kappa Delta Pi (Education) Kappa Kappa Psi (Music) Lambda Alpha (Anthropology) Lantern (Sophomore) Mortar Board (Senior) Mu Epsilon Delta (Natural Sciences) National Residence Hall Honorary Omega Chi Epsilon (Chemical Engineering) Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics) Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership) Order of Omega (Fraternities and Sororities)

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Phi Alpha Delta (Law) Phi Alpha Theta (History) Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts) Phi Delta Phi (Law) Phi Eta Sigma (Freshmen) Phi Kappa Phi (All disciplines) Phi Lambda Upsilon (Chemistry) Phi Sigma Iota (International Foreign Languages) Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy) Pi Gamma Mu (History/Sociology) Pi Kappa Lambda (Music) Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science) President’s Ambassador Council (PAC) Psi Chi (Psychology) Scroll (Junior) Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic) Sigma Iota Epsilon (Management) Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics) Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing) Tau Beta Pi (Engineering) Theta Alpha Phi (Theatre) Special Interest, Service and Pre-professional Organizations Academic Bowl Team ACT-TU (Actors, Costumers and Technicians) Alpha Phi Omega, Beta Pi Chapter (Service) American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) American Association of Petroleum Geologists American Indian Cultural Society (AICS) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Angola (Angolan Student Association ) Art Student Society Asian American Student Association Association of Black Collegians Association of International Students Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Astronomy Club Badminton Club Ballroom Dance Club Big Brothers Big Sisters Biology Graduate Student Association Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer, Straight Alliance (BLGTQSA) Business Law Society Chinese Association of Petroleum Engineers Chinese Student Association Coalition for Women’s Issues (CWI) Colleges Against Cancer/Relay for Life Commuter Advocacy and Resource Society

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Cultural Exchange Coalition Deaf Education Association of TU (Deaf TU) Earth Matters East Side Activities Council Engineers Without Borders English Graduate Student Association Exercise and Sports Science Club Future Alumni Council Future Athletic Trainers’ Society Geosciences Club Graduate Chemistry Association Graduate Student Association Graduate Students in Psychology Association Habitat for Humanity Indian Student Association Information Technologists United (iTU) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Kazakh Students Association of Tulsa Knights of Columbus Korean Student Association Lanbrew Latin American and Hispanic Student Association Leaders INCorporated Malaysian Students Association Mathematical Student Association of America Marketing Club Model United Nations Muslim Student Association National Art Education Association National Association of Black Accountants National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) National Society of Black Engineers Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature Omani Student Association Operation Smile Orientation Leaders Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Peace and Justice Fellowship PERMIAS - Tulsa Persian Student Association Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Music Fraternity) Robotic Club Russian Club Saudi Arabian Student Club Sigma Alpha Iota (Women’s Music Fraternity) Slackline Club Soccer Club for Men Society of Automotive Engineers Society of Exploration Geophysicists

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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Society of Petroleum Engineers Society of Physics Students Society of Women Engineers Spiked Punch Lines Improv St. Jude / Up Til Dawn St. Theresa Women’s Group Student Abolitionists Student Diversity Council Student Economics Association Student Finance Association Student Health Advocates Association Student Mobilization Student Nursing Association Students Acting on Poverty Sustainable Engineering for Needy and Emerging Areas Tabletop Gaming Tennis Terpsichore Tertulia Treks TU Blue Thumb TU Global Network TU Producers TU Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association TU Tasters Tulsa Baja Racing Turkish Student Association Ultimate Frisbee University Ambassadors University Events Vegetarian Association Vietnamese Student Association Volleyball Club Young Republicans Religious Organizations Baptist Collegiate Ministries Canterbury Episcopal Student Fellowship Chi Alpha (Assembly of God) Christian Legal Society College Hill Presbyterian Church Campus Ministry Crossover Bible Church Campus Ministry CRU (Campus Crusade for Christ) Fellowship of Christian Athletes FIRE (Unitarian/Universalists Campus Ministry) - All Souls Church Gateway Campus Ministry - First Presbyterian Church, Tulsa International Student Ministries Hillel House

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Latter Day Saints Student Association Lutherans and Friends Muslim Student Association/Muslim Prayer House Newman Catholic Campus Ministry Park Plaza Church of Christ Campus Ministry Presbyterian Campus Ministry/Presbyterian Leaders and Scholars - Sharp Chapel Rivendell Fellowship RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) St. Antony Orthodox Church Campus Ministry St. Philip Neri Newman Center - Catholic Campus Ministry Student Mobilization United Campus Ministries University United Methodist Church - Campus Ministry Wesley Foundation Young Life Governing Bodies 5th Place House Apartment Advisory Council Engineering and Natural Sciences Council Fisher South Government Interfraternity Council International Living Community Government (7th Street House and LaFortune House) John Mabee Hall Government Lottie Jane Mabee Hall Government Panhellenic Council Residence Hall Association Student Association West Suites Government Intramural Sports Badminton Singles and Doubles Basketball (One on One, Three on Three, Five on Five, Tip-Off Basketball Classic) Bowling Dodgeball Eight Ball Pool Flag Football Disk Golf Golf (Championship Doubles, Putt Putt) Sand Volleyball Doubles Soccer Softball Table Tennis Singles Tennis Singles and Doubles Ultimate Volleyball

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Student Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities
The University of Tulsa maintains a statement of rights, freedoms, and responsibilities, which sets forth general guidelines suggested for members of the University community. The document outlines University policy in the following areas: freedom of academic inquiry, freedom of expression, freedom of association, right to privacy, off-campus freedom, student self-government, right of students to participate in University government and the decision-making process, and standards in disciplinary proceedings. More detailed information concerning any of these areas may be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs, Holmes Student Center, and the current Student Handbook found online at www.utulsa.edu/student-life/Office-of-Student-Affairs/Student-Handbook.aspx. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students." Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies. Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information. Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31): • School officials with legitimate educational interest; • Other schools to which a student is transferring; • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes; • Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student; • Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school; • Accrediting organizations; • To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena; • Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and • State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

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Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school. For additional information or to get a Release of Information Form, contact the Office of Student Affairs at 918-631-2327. Additional Information is also available at the Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-8520. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) This act includes provisions to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information. For more information about the University’s policy, contact the Office of Human Resources. General Standard of Conduct In keeping with the ideals and standards of higher education and the mission of The University of Tulsa, students are expected to treat one another and other members of the University community with mutual respect, dignity, honor, and trust. Specifically, students are expected to respect order, fairness, morality, and the rights of others; obey the laws of the land and the regulations, rules, and policies of the University; and conduct their activities with high regard for the ideals of higher education, which include personal honor, academic honesty, and intellectual freedom. Behavior that runs contrary to these expectations provides sufficient cause for the University to initiate disciplinary proceedings, as specified in the current Student Handbook. The full text of the General Standard of Conduct as well as the rules and regulations governing student life and policies governing such issues as drug and alcohol use, sexual harassment, and sexual violence can be found in the Student Handbook found online at www.utulsa.edu/student-life/Office-of-Student-Affairs/Student-Handbook.aspx. See also the summary statement on academic honesty which appears on page 19 of this Bulletin.

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The Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences
The following departments in the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences offer the Master of Arts degree: anthropology, art, education, English language and literature, history, clinical psychology and industrial/organizational psychology. Speech language pathology offers a Master of Science degree and the School of Art offers a Master of Fine Arts degree. In addition to the MA degree, the School of Urban Education offers the following degrees: Master of Education, Master of Science in Mathematics and Science Education, and Master of Teaching Arts. Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered in anthropology, English language and literature, clinical psychology, and industrial/organizational psychology. Our Mission The College nourishes free and rigorous intellectual inquiry among students and faculty in an atmosphere that respects differences in background, belief, and aspiration; it also maintains and strengthens the academic and civic values that underlie and support an open, culturally diverse, and democratic society. We seek to create, refine, conserve, and disseminate knowledge and artistic expression at the highest levels. The success of the College in offering all students of The University of Tulsa a broadly based liberal arts education depends upon the rigor with which the faculty approaches teaching and scholarship and upon the degree to which students commit to intellectual excellence, aesthetic appreciation, and critical thinking. The faculty affirms that service to the institution, the profession, and the community is a significant dimension of the professional life of faculty members.

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Chair Michael E. Whalen Professors Garrick Bailey Donald O. Henry Lamont Lindstrom Peter G. Stromberg Steadman Upham Michael E. Whalen Associate Professor H. Thomas Foster, II Assistant Professor Miriam Belmaker Affiliated Faculty Duane H. King Robert B. Pickering Graduate Program Advisor Donald O. Henry

The program in Anthropology prepares students for further graduate or postgraduate education and work in a variety of careers, not limited to anthropology itself. Our courses provide intensive exposure to the diversity of human cultures as well as the intellectual tools required to understand world societies that are increasingly interconnected. The faculty is strongly committed to anthropological research and publication that advance knowledge of the human species and its history, societies, and cultures. It is also committed to integrating its research and teaching responsibilities. Finally, it values mentoring of both graduate and undergraduate students in areas of research and professional skills. The M.A. program in anthropology provides students with the necessary theoretical and technical background for pursuing professional careers or continuing graduate studies at the doctoral level. Concentrated course work is offered in archaeology, cultural anthropology (including ethnohistory), and Native American studies. The program emphasizes development of analytical and writing skills in all areas of course work. The Ph.D. program, offering concentrated course work in archaeology, emphasizes a sound understanding of archaeological science, interdisciplinary training and the development of practical skills applicable to both pure and applied research. The program prepares students for professional careers in academia, museums, and public archaeology. Master’s Degree Program Admission. Candidates for admission to the master’s degree program in anthropology must either hold a bachelor’s degree in anthropology or archaeology or hold a bachelor’s degree in another subject with significant course work in anthropology. Candidates without this background may apply after first strengthening areas of deficiency. The Graduate Advisor will assist in this process. Applicants for admission should have a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Applicants with GPAs of less than 3.0 may be admitted on probation with the approval of the Graduate Advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. Applicants must submit scores from the General Tests of the Graduate Record Examination.

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General Requirements. For students who write theses, the program entails 30 credit hours, including 6 credit hours of thesis work. The non-thesis option entails 36 credit hours of course work. Candidates who select this option must complete the specified 24 credit hours of course work plus an additional 12 credit hours of classes selected in consultation with the graduate advisor. All graduate students are also expected to develop field research skills through participation in the department’s ongoing research programs. There is no formal language requirement for the M.A. degree. Students, however, will consult with their advisors regarding the development of pertinent linguistic and/or computer skills necessary for thesis research and analysis. Students are reminded that most Ph.D. programs and many research positions require proficiency in one or more foreign languages. Students focus on one of three tracks: archaeology, cultural anthropology, and Native American studies. Archaeology Track Thirty credit hours required (including 6 credit hours thesis) for thesis option; no more than 12 of these hours may be taken at the 6000 level. (Students pursuing this option are required to present a thesis proposal, approved by a faculty member, to the graduate advisor). Thirty-six credit hours for non-thesis option; no more than 15 of these hours may be taken at the 6000 level. Core Courses ..................................................................................................................... 6 hours ANTH 7103, Archaeological Theory ANTH 7113, Design and Administration of Archaeological Research Methods Courses .............................................................................................................. 9 hours ANTH 7203, Ceramic Analysis ANTH 7213, Analysis of Lithic Artifacts ANTH 7233, Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology Topical and Regional Courses ........................................................................................ 9 hours Selected from available 6000- and 7000-level courses in anthropology. Tutorials/Independent Research (ANTH 7991-3) Specialized training and information not provided in regularly scheduled courses. With consent of advisor, tutorials may be taken in lieu of topical and regional courses. Thesis (ANTH 7983-6) .................................................................................................... 6 hours The thesis is expected to involve field and/or laboratory research. Cultural Anthropology Track Thirty credit hours required (including 6 credit hours of thesis) for thesis option; no more than 12 of these hours may be taken at the 6000 level. (Students pursuing this option are required to present a thesis proposal, approved by a faculty member, to the graduate advisor). Thirty-six credit hours for non-thesis option; no more than 15 of these hours may be taken at the 6000 level. Core Courses. .................................................................................................................... 6 hours ANTH 6263, Contemporary Anthropological Problems ANTH 7123, History of Anthropological Theory Methods Courses .............................................................................................................. 6 hours ANTH 7233, Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology ANTH 6403, Qualitative Research Methods

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Topical and Regional Courses ...................................................................................... 12 hours (At least 6 hours must be taken at the 7000-level) Selected from available 6000- and 7000-level courses in anthropology. Tutorials/Independent Research (ANTH 7991-3) Specialized training and information not provided in regularly scheduled courses. With consent of advisor, tutorials may be taken in lieu of topical and regional courses. Thesis (ANTH 7983-6) ................................................................................................... 6 hours The thesis is expected to involve field research. Native American Studies Track Thirty hours required (including 6 hours thesis) for thesis option; no more than 12 of these hours may be taken at the 6000 level. (Students pursuing this option are required to present a thesis proposal, approved by a faculty member, to the graduate advisor). Thirty-six hours for non-thesis option; no more than 15 of these hours may be taken at the 6000 level. Core Courses. .................................................................................................................... 6 hours ANTH 6263, Contemporary Anthropological Problems ANTH 7123, History of Anthropology Theory Methods Courses .............................................................................................................. 6 hours ANTH 7253, Techniques of Ethnohistoric Data Collection ANTH 6403, Qualitative Research Methods Topical and Regional Courses ...................................................................................... 12 hours (At least 6 hours must be taken at the 7000 level) Selected from available 6000- and 7000-level courses in anthropology. Tutorials/Independent Research (ANTH 7991-3) Specialized training and information not provided in regularly scheduled courses. With consent of advisor, tutorials may be taken in lieu of topical and regional courses. Thesis (ANTH 7983-6) ................................................................................................... 6 hours The thesis is expected to involve field research. Ph.D. Program Admission. Candidates for admission to the doctoral program in anthropology, with a concentration in archaeology, must either hold a bachelor’s degree in anthropology or archaeology or hold a bachelor’s degree in another subject with significant course work in anthropology. Candidates without this background may apply after first strengthening areas of deficiency. The Graduate Advisor will assist in this process. Applicants for admission should have a minimum grade point average of 3.5. All applicants must submit scores from the General Tests of the Graduate Record Examination. Students with exceptional promise that do not meet one or more of the admission conditions may be admitted on probation with the approval of the Graduate Advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. General Requirements. The total hours required for the Ph.D. will include a minimum of 72 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 42 hours beyond the master’s degree. Students who enter the program with a B.A. and want to obtain the Ph.D., will complete 36 hours of M.A. course work and a written comprehensive exam. There is no formal language requirement for the Ph.D. degree. Students, however, will consult with their advisors regarding the development of pertinent linguistic and/or

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computer skills necessary for thesis research and analysis. Students are reminded that many research positions require proficiency in one or more foreign languages. Curriculum Group I: Core Courses – 21 credit hours Ceramic Analysis (ANTH 7203) Analysis of Lithic Artifacts (ANTH 7213) Design and Administration of Archaeological Research (ANTH 7223) Quantitative Analysis (ANTH 7233) Seminar in Archaeological Theory (ANTH 7103) History of Anthropological Theory (ANTH 7123) Geographic Information Systems (GEOL 6083) Group II: Elective Courses – 18 credit hours minimum at 7000 level Geoarchaeology (ANTH 7183) Environmental Archaeology (ANTH 7283) Digital Applications in Archaeology (ANTH 7193) Techniques of Ethnohistoric Data Collection (ANTH 7253) Cultural Property, Ethics, and Law (ANTH 7053) Independent Research (ANTH 7991-3) Evolution of Complex Societies (ANTH 7173) Group III: 6000-level Elective Courses – 9 credit hours at 6000 level Topics in Prehistory (ANTH 6503) Regional Studies in Prehistory (ANTH 6713) Archaeology of the Americas (ANTH 6033) Old World Prehistory (ANTH 6043) Introduction to Museum Work (ANTH 6413) Methods and Techniques in Museum Anthropology (ANTH 6013) Group IV: Interdisciplinary Electives - minimum of 6 credit hours Dissertation Research – minimum of 18 hours Transfer Credits. Students with an M.A. degree in a relevant field of study may apply up to 30 credit hours to the Ph.D. program including up to 9 hours of thesis work. Up to 12 credit hours of graduate enrollment not applied to any degree may be transferred. See page 19 of the Graduate Bulletin for more information about transferring graduate credit. Advisory Committee. Students in the Ph.D. program will be advised initially by the Graduate Advisor. The student must select a research area and a research advisor or coadvisors by the end of the second semester after enrollment in the program. The student, after consultation with the advisor or co-advisors, recommends the members of the advisory committee to the Dean of the Graduate School by the end of the third semester of enrollment. The advisory committee must have at least four graduate faculty members, consisting of at least two members from the department of Anthropology and one member from outside the department. One member of the advisory committee may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. At least half the total committee must be full time Anthropology graduate faculty members at The University of Tulsa. The advisory committee approves the dissertation and administers the final dissertation oral examination.

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Qualifying Examination. Prospective Ph.D. students must take the written qualifying exam no later than the end of their second year of enrollment. This exam is based on the core curriculum of archaeology. Students are strongly encouraged to have completed the core curriculum at this time. The examination will be given normally in December and May, and it can be retaken only once. Those entering the program with only a bachelor’s degree and wanting to obtain the Ph.D. must complete 36 credit hours of M.A. coursework and the written qualifying examination. Those passing the examination will continue in the Ph.D. program and are eligible to receive an M.A. degree upon the recommendation of the program to the Dean of the Graduate School. Those failing twice to pass the exam will receive a terminal M.A. degree. Students holding an M.A. from another institution must pass the comprehensive examination described above. At the discretion of the faculty, they may be required to do additional course work at the M.A. level before sitting for the comprehensive examination. Dissertation Proposal. After passing the qualifying examination, Ph.D. students submit and defend a research proposal on their intended dissertation topic before the end of the semester following the qualifying examination. The proposal is presented orally before the advisory committee in a forum open to any students or faculty. Candidacy. A student in the Ph.D. program is recommended for candidacy by the Graduate Program Advisor after the qualifying examination has been passed and the dissertation proposal has been successfully defended. Dissertation. Ph.D. candidates must write a dissertation on the results of their research. The dissertation must demonstrate the candidate's abilities in independent investigation in the area of interest and must contribute to the field of archaeology. The dissertation must follow the Graduate School's recommended procedures for submission to the student's advisory committee, and before it is finally reproduced it must be presented to the full advisory committee for examination and review and presented orally in a forum open to all students and faculty. The dissertation will be microfilmed and published in Dissertation Abstracts. The dissertation will be graded on a pass-or-fail basis. Final Oral Examination. Each candidate must pass a final oral examination before the advisory committee. The examination will consist of a defense of the dissertation, the general field of the dissertation, and other parts of the program which may be chosen by the committee. The advisory committee recommends the candidate to the Dean of the Graduate School for the Ph.D. degree upon successful completion of the final oral examination and acceptance of the dissertation.

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Anthropology (ANTH)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7053 Cultural Property: Ethics, and Law Provides students pursuing careers in museum work and anthropology a broad background in legal and ethical issues involving the study, use, and management of cultural property. Addresses issues concerning both tangible property (art objects, archaeological material, human remains, sacred artifacts, and other items of cultural patrimony) and intellectual property (music, song, design, and other cultural knowledge). 7103 Seminar in Archaeological Theory: Archaeology as Anthropology Examines the development of archaeological theory in relation to the larger body of general anthropological theory. Emphasizes current theoretical orientations within the discipline, including: systems theory, classification schema, ethno-archaeology, processual archaeology, and cultural ecology. 7113 Seminar in the Design and Administration of Archaeological Research Introduces the procedures of conducting archaeological research. Discussions focus on the development of research designs, methods of obtaining research funding, and the administration of a research project. 7123 History of Anthropological Theory Anthropological thought from the 19th century through the present is surveyed, concentrating on the major evolutionary, historical, psychological, functional, and structural orientations of European and American anthropologists. Prerequisite: 15 hours of anthropology or permission of instructor. 7173 Evolution of Complex Societies Complex societies evolved in only a few areas of the world, and archaeologists long have been interested in their formation processes. The class takes a historical approach, examining literature on the rise, development, and ruin of complex societies from many different theoretical perspectives. Examples from the Old and New Worlds are used to illustrate one of humanity’s major developments. 7183 Geoarchaeology Focuses on understanding the application of geological principles and techniques to the solution of archaeological problems. Geomorphology, pedology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geochronology are surveyed and discussed as approaches to understanding prehistoric human ecology. 7193 Digital Applications in Archaeology Examines the ways in which archaeologists employ digital technology in gathering and developing imagery, integrating , modifying, and analyzing digital images, and presenting digital imagery as part of reports appearing in print and electronic formats. 7203 Ceramic Analysis Presents several approaches to the study of ceramics: identification of clays and tempering materials; determination of vessel size, shape, and form from fragmentary remains; and design element analysis strategies. Provides tools for both the functional and chronological aspects of ceramic analysis. 7213 Analysis of Lithic Artifacts Examines various procedures employed in the analysis of chipped stone artifacts. Specific topics include morphological typologies, lithic technologies, functional attributes, and raw material characteristics. 7233 Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology Instruction in the use of computer and statistical analyses for the solution of anthropological problems. Emphasis on the fundamentals of computer usage and the application of relevant statistics to anthropological data.

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7253 Techniques of Ethnohistoric Data Collection and Analysis An introduction to the approaches employed in studying sociocultural systems through archaeological and documentary evidence 7283 Environmental Archaeology Techniques used in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting paleoenvironmental evidence, focusing on the integration of geomorphological, palynological, and

zooarchaeological studies as a means of reconstructing past environments. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7983-6 (3-6 hours) Thesis 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Research

Approved Undergraduate Courses
Undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with the approval of the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will be assigned work beyond that required of undergraduate students. 6013 Methods and Techniques in Museum Anthropology Methods distinctive to anthropological work in museums and other repositories are examined. Topics include collections-based research in archaeology and ethnology, collecting, cataloguing, and conserving cultural objects, developing exhibitions, and undertaking community collaborations. 6033 Archaeology of the Americas Analysis of sequences and processes of cultural development in the Americas. Early hunting cultures, plant domestication, the elaboration of society, and (where applicable) the rise and collapse of complex polities are evaluated and compared for North, Middle, and South America. 6043 Old World Prehistory Examines the prehistoric cultures of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Sequences of cultural development are defined by considering technological, economic, and social change over the long prehistoric record. 6053 Archaeological Analysis Focuses on the principal types of questions in which archaeologists are interested and the analytical techniques necessary to answer them. The course combines traditional and contemporary issues with a substantial laboratory component. 6263 Contemporary Anthropological Problems Examines current issues in anthropology with particular emphasis on recent theoretical developments in cultural anthropology and archaeology, including student presentations on selected theoretical problems. 6403 Qualitative Research Methods An introduction to qualitative methods of research and analysis such as in-depth interviewing, participant observation, focus groups and discourse analysis. Students design and implement a qualitative research project. 6413 Introduction to Museum Work Introduces students to museums as organizations and examines career opportunities across the range of museum disciplines, with particular focus on art, history, and anthropology settings. Museum mission statements, staffing, governance, collections, exhibitions, conservation, registration, community relations, fundraising and other issues central to museum work are examined. 6503 Topics in Prehistory Explores particular theoretical and methodological problem areas in archaeology. Topics may include the origins of food production, approaches to prehistoric demography, the rise of civilizations, prehistoric cultural ecology, multi-disciplinary research techniques, and others depending on

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the interests of the faculty. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: ANTH 2053. 6603 Topics in Cultural Anthropology Explores a traditional area of inquiry in anthropology. Topics include, but are not limited to, culture materialism, economic anthropology, culture and personality, political anthropology, culture change, acculturation, and symbolic anthropology. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: ANTH 2043. 6713 Regional Studies in Prehistory Human cultural development analyzed in selected areas of the world, including the peopling of an area, early and developed hunting cultures, domestication of plants and animals, development of village life,

elaboration of society, technological development, and the origin of states. Topics alternate among geographical areas such as North America, South America, Europe, the Near East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and others, depending on research interests of faculty. May be repeated for credit when areas vary. Prerequisite: ANTH 2053. 6833 Regional Studies in Cultural Anthropology Intensive studies of the historic cultural development of societies in a specific geographic or cultural area. These courses survey the economy, technology, social organization, and political organization of native societies of such regions and periodically include the areas of Mesoamerica, South America, Africa, Oceania, and Europe. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: ANTH 2043.

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School of Art
Director Lowell Baker Professor Lowell Baker Associate Professors Susan M. Dixon Whitney Forsyth M. Glenn Godsey Michelle Martin Assistant Professors Aaron Higgins Kirsten Olds Applied Professor M. Teresa Valero Applied Associate Professor Mark Lewis Graduate Program Advisor Michelle Martin

The graduate program in art offers curricula leading to the Master of Fine Art, Master of Arts, and Master of Teaching Arts degrees, with emphases in ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, and graphic design (M.A. only). The M.F.A. degree is considered the professional terminal degree in studio art and is recommended for those individuals seeking professional careers or teaching at the university or college level. The M.A. degree in art is the professional degree for those pursuing careers in art-related fields. The M.T.A. degree is recommended for individuals who are committed to teaching art at the primary and secondary school levels. Admission! Students must have a B.A., B.F.A., or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university. The applicant’s transcript must be equivalent to the curriculum requirements of an undergraduate degree in art and any undergraduate deficiencies in art history or studio art must be remedied. A representative portfolio in prints and/or images on CD/DVD-ROM, an artist’s statement, three letters of recommendation, and a letter of intent must be approved by the Graduate Art Faculty and will remain on file in the graduate advisor’s office. General Requirements. The time limitation for completion of the M.F.A., M.A., or M.T.A. degree is six years. Should the candidate hold an M.A. degree before embarking on the M.F.A. program, the completion requirement is limited to four years. Students seeking candidacy for the M.F.A. degree must complete a residency requirement consisting of no less than nine credit hours in one semester at The University of Tulsa. Transfer credit of up to six credit hours is allowed for the M.T.A. or M.A. degree and 12 credit hours for the M.F.A., at the discretion of the art program’s graduate faculty. The graduate faculty may extend full credit for hours earned in an M.A. degree toward requirements for the M.F.A. Master of Fine Arts The M.F.A. curriculum consists of 60 credit hours of graduate study as follows: Studio ............................................................................................................................... 33 hours Studio outside major area of emphasis ......................................................................... 6 hours Art History ......................................................................................................................... 6 hours Studio Art Seminar ........................................................................................................... 3 hours Classes outside of Art ...................................................................................................... 6 hours Thesis .................................................................................................................................. 6 hours

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The maximum number of credit hours that a student can take at the 6000 level is 24 hours. Studio work must include a minimum of three credit hours with at least three different professors. A written artist statement of the candidate for the M.F.A. degree is required and will be maintained in the candidate’s file in the graduate advisor’s office. If the M.F.A. candidate is deficient in art history, i.e., has less than 15 hours of undergraduate credit in this area, then the candidate must take an additional 3 hours of art history course work. Review. Formal reviews are required of all M.F.A. students at the end of the second and fourth semesters or at the end of 18 and 36 credit hours. The student is required to present a body of work and an artist’s statement to discuss with their thesis committee. If the student does not pass the formal review, a probationary review will take place at the end of the next semester. Failure to pass any probationary review will result in dismissal from the program. The MFA Thesis. The student will select a graduate professor to be director of the master’s thesis and chair of the thesis committee. The master’s thesis is defined by the student in consultation with the major professor and consists of a body of creative works in the student’s identified area of emphasis and a written component discussing the works. All candidates are required to participate in a solo or group exhibition at a University gallery. Alternative venues must be approved by School of Art faculty. Candidates for the M.F.A. degree are encouraged to participate in national or regional exhibitions prior to their oral examination. Candidates should consult with the graduate advisor concerning specific requirements for the completion of the degree. The format for the submission of the thesis work consists of professional documentation in prints and CD/DVD-ROM and a written master’s statement. The evaluation committee consists of a minimum of three professors: two from studio art and one from a discipline outside the studio art area. The committee will conduct an oral examination during the candidate’s thesis exhibition, at which time the student will defend and discuss the work presented in his or her exhibition. The written component and images must be submitted to the Graduate School and follow the thesis processing guidelines. Master of Arts The Master of Arts curriculum consists of at least 36 credit hours of graduate study as follows: Studio ................................................................................................................................18 hours Seminar ............................................................................................................................... 3 hours Art History ......................................................................................................................... 3 hours Electives outside area of emphasis ................................................................................. 6 hours Master’s Thesis Project .................................................................................................... 6 hours The maximum number of credit hours that a student can take at the 6000 level is 15 hours. Studio work must include a minimum of three credit hours with at least three different faculty professors. Elective hours, with the approval of the graduate advisor, may be met with courses within or outside of the art program. Review. Formal reviews are required of all M.A. students at the end of the second semester or at the completion of 18 credit hours. The student is required to present a body of work and an artist’s statement to discuss with their thesis committee. If the student does not pass the formal review, a probationary review will take place at the end

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of the next semester. Failure to pass any probationary review will result in dismissal from the program. The Master’s Thesis. The student will select a graduate professor to be director of the master’s thesis and chair of the thesis committee. The master’s thesis is defined by the student in consultation with the major professor and consists of a body of creative works in an identified area of emphasis and a written component discussing the works. The format for the submission of the thesis work consists of professional documentation in prints and CD/DVD-ROM and a written master’s statement. The evaluation committee consists of three professors – two from studio art, and one from a discipline outside of the studio art area. The committee will conduct an oral examination, at which time the student will defend and discuss the work presented. The written component and images must be submitted to the Graduate School and follow the thesis preparation guidelines. Master of Teaching Arts The M.T.A. curriculum consists of at least 36 credit hours of graduate study, evenly divided between professional education and studio art. Education and Art Education ...................................................................................... 18 hours Art History ......................................................................................................................... 3 hours Major (Art Studio) ............................................................................................................ 9 hours Electives (Art Studio) ....................................................................................................... 6 hours The maximum number of credit hours that a student can take at the 6000 level is 15 hours. Candidates will present projects from their major areas of concentration consisting of a specified number of works, to be determined by the master’s project director. The project must adequately display the proficiency of each candidate in that field. Also see the M.T.A. requirements in the Education section of this Bulletin.

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Art (ART)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7002-9 (2-9 hours) Life Drawing Study of the human figure with emphasis on the visual relation in its attitudes and movements. Work with the living nude model with further application to special problems. 7042-9 (2-9 hours) Painting Creative problems in painting in any medium chosen by the student. 7062-9 (2-9 hours) Printmaking A concentrated study of selected printmaking processes. Creative thinking and technical proficiency are emphasized. 7073 Portfolio: Graphic Design Reviews and evaluations of previous graphics work with emphasis on overcoming identified areas of weakness and continuing development and refinement of techniques. Concluding projects are expected to meet professionally acceptable standards of quality. 7132-9 (2-9 hours) Sculpture Research and experimental work with individual choice of problems in various sculptural media. 7152-9 (2-9 hours) Ceramic Design Research and experimental work with individual choice of problems in various ceramic materials. 7172-9 (2-9 hours) Photography Creative problems, research and experimental exploration of photographic processes and materials. 7333 Web Site Design Evaluations and critiques of existing websites and the creation of websites using a variety of multi-media software applications. 7433 Advanced Web Site Design A concentrated study of the power of web motion graphics. Instruction focuses on the manipulation of these programs as it pertains to design. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7973 Seminar Selected topics, which change each semester. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis 7991-9 (1-9 hours) Independent Study

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Approved Undergraduate Courses
The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with the approval of the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by undergraduate students in the course.

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6003 Life Drawing Application of drawing principles and media to traditional and non-traditional life figure problems. Prerequisites: ART 1103, ART 2023 or permission of instructor 6013 Sculpture Studio Focus on contemporary issues and a deeper engagement with materials. Development and execution of clear sculptural responses to material-based and topic-based assignments. Prerequisite: ART 2103 6053 Drawing: Advanced Studio Stresses individual explorations of the language of drawing. In-class projects investigate a wide range of media and attitudes toward drawing. Prerequisites: ART 1103, 1113, 2023, or permission of instructor. 6063 Printmaking Studio Intermediate level work in intaglio, lithography, monotype, or relief. Emphasis on printmaking as an extension of drawing. 6243 Graphics Communication I Introduction to graphic design as a medium of communication. This class provides appreciation of the visual tools and principles that lead to exploration and personal methodology. Techniques of pre-print production, with the use of typography, photography, and illustration. Students are taught the effectiveness of visual communication and its practices in the professional world today. 6253 Graphics Communication II Corporate design is the process of creating and disseminating the image or identity for a collective entity. This course involves designing a corporate symbol that is then implemented in stationery, marketing, packaging, architecture, brochures, billboards, and miscellaneous projects. A designer must create the personality/ voice for a company that manufactures a product or provides a service. Prerequisite: ART 3243, 1103,1113, 2023, or permission of instructor. 6273 Typography and Graphic Production All aspects of typography are covered through lectures, demonstrations, and studio work. Creative thinking is encouraged with emphasis on the technical problem solving and aesthetic use of display and text type. This class prepares the student for significant design challenges in virtually all areas of communication design. Principles combined with a general history, both aesthetic and technical, will run concurrent with detailed critiques. Prerequisite: ART 3243 or permission of instructor. 6293 Package and Design Explores graphic design for three-dimensional formats such as packaging, point-of-purchase display, exhibition graphics and container design. Marker and finished comprehensives are executed for advertising and specialty graphics. Clarifies the process of developing graphic and visual articulation in package design. Prerequisites: ART 1103,3243, 3443. 6412-6 (2-6 hours) Sculpture Studio (varied emphasis) Provides an advanced studio experience in three-dimensional work investigating materials, media, installations, site specificity, scale, formats, or series. Prerequisites: ART 2013, 3013. Emphasis is indicated in the respective fall/spring schedule of courses. 6432-6 (2-6 hours) Painting Studio An advanced course that encourages experimental approaches to painting through study of historical and contemporary painting. Exploration of color, surface and composition. Prerequisite: ART 1103, 1183 and 2113.

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6443 Illustration Problems involving the techniques and visual vocabulary of contemporary illustration. Some assignments are comparable in specifications and deadlines to those of a working illustrator. Others stretch these limitations to encourage inventive thinking. Six hours lecture and laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ART 2023, senior standing, and permission of instructor. 6452-6 (2-6 hours) Photography Studio Advanced creative problems emphasizing individual investigation of various photographic techniques and materials. Readings required. Prerequisite: ART 1103, 1113, 2023, 2153, or per-mission of instructor. 6462-6 (2-6 hours) Printmaking Studio Printmaking utilizing advanced techniques and concepts (photo-methods, color printing, series and edition work) in the areas of relief, intaglio, lithography, or monotype on individual problems.

6482-6 (2-6 hours) Ceramic Studio Advanced problems in the use of clay as a medium of expression. Explorations include advanced glaze chemistry and research at various temperature ranges. 6543 Advertising Design Through lectures, field trips, demonstrations, and studio work, students explore all facets of realistic advertising campaigns. The course proceeds from market research and sound, valid visualizations for advertising media through comp presentations. Emphasis is placed on presentation of all concepts as they are presented to the clients. Students gain familiarity with methods of creating advertising concepts via text and image, and also explore principles of advertising design and layout. Prerequisite: ART 3242 or permission of instructor. 6902-6 (2-6 hours) Internship On-the-job training in a professional environment. The student, on the recommendation of his or her advisor, may earn two to six hours credit. By arrangement only. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

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6053 Medieval Art In this course, we examine the visual arts of various media from the Early Christian period to the Gothic period, c. 300-1300, including the Byzantine, Islamic, Migration, Carolingian, Ottonian and Romanesque arts with a focus on the theological, social and political forces that molded their production and reception. Slide lecture and discussion. 6093 American Art This course is a survey of American art from the first European encounters with the New World to the dominance of American art in the twentieth century. It examines artworks in their cultural, historical, social, and political contexts touching on subjects such as conquest and colonization, religious diversity, the representation of nationhood, imitation and emulation of Europe, westward expansion, urban-industrialism and capital, the relationship between art and capital, tensions between rural and urban spheres, negotiations of race and difference, and the willing creation of a specific kind of American art. The goal of the course is to examine carefully how art reveals, develops, and inflects these themes and others. Slide lecture and discussion, with class visits to Gilcrease Museum. 6133 Greek and Roman Art This course examines Greek art from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period and Roman art from the Early to the Late Empire. It offers a critique of the historigraphic presentation of Greek works of art as developmentally progressive, and an examination of the use of Roman form and content for political purposes. Slide lecture and discussion.

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6353 History of Prints In this course, we explore printmaking from c. 1400 to 1800, from woodcut to lithography, with an emphasis on the social and political uses of prints. Slide lecture and discussion. 6413 Baroque and Rococo Art Presents and offer analysis of the full range of visual arts (e.g., painting, sculpture, architecture, stage design, interior decoration, gardens, prints, etc.) of Italy, France and Spain (primarily), 1600-1750. We assess the social, political and religious contexts in which these works were created. Slide lecture/discussion. 6423 Art Since Mid-Century This course is a survey of the themes, contexts, and theories of contemporary art from 1945 to the present, such as Pop Art, New Realism, conceptual art, video and new media, postmodernism, and relational aesthetics. We will grapple with difficult questions about artistic medium and its changing forms; the evolving status of the art object and the market; the relationship between artwork, artist, and viewer; and globalization. Slide lecture and discussion 6713 Italian Renaissance Art This course examines the visual arts from c. 1300 to 1550 in Italy, with a focus on some of the social, political, and philosophical contexts in they were produced and consumed. Slide lecture and discussion. 6723 Northern Renaissance Art Painting, sculpture, and printmaking of Northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. In the Netherlands, focuses on Jan van Eyck, the development of the Eyckian tradition, and the complex iconographic language of Bosch and Bruegel; in Germany, focuses on Durer, Grunewald, and the Danube School. Slide lecture and discussion. 6733 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Painting In this course, we examine the form and content of the two-dimensional arts of the Protestant Northern Netherlands and the Catholic Southern Netherlands, with a focus on the art patronage system and the art market

as they shape the painting of the 1600s. Slide lecture/discussion. 6803 Special Topics in Art History Examination of a special topic in art history. 6813 Seminar in Art History In-depth examination of topic through extensive reading, in-class discussion and independent research projects. 6913 19th-Century European Art This course examines the development of art, primarily painting, in France—and especially in Paris—from 1785 to 1900. Our objective is to account for a series of dramatic changes in the making and reception of art in the period. This course will put the work of these artists into a broader cultural, historical, social, and political context and examine various discourses that shaped the art of the 19th century, such as the impact of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, the classical revival, the rise of Romanticism, the encounter of new cultures, industrialization and urbanization, the impact of photography, and the emergence of the avant-garde. Slide lecture and discussion, with class visits to the Philbrook Museum of Art. 6923 Post-Impressionism through Abstract Expressionism This course covers developments in art and visual culture from the art of Matisse to the mid-20th century covering artistic developments such as Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Russian Constructivism, Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism. This course will put the work of these artists into a broader cultural, historical, social, and political context and examine various discourses that shaped the art of the twentieth century such as modernism and the avant garde, the impact of modern technology and science, primitivism, and colonialism, and the two World Wars. Slide lecture and discussion.

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School of Urban Education
Director D. Thomas Benediktson Associate Professors Diane E. Beals David S. Brown Tao Wang Assistant Professors Josh Corngold Avi I. Mintz Applied Assistant Professor Cheryl Matherly Graduate Program Advisor David S. Brown

The graduate programs in education are designed to strengthen and deepen students’ analytical understanding of education while preparing them for futures in teaching, policymaking, and scholarly research. The faculty makes every effort to help students integrate research and theory with educational policy and practice. In so doing, students master the central concepts of their chosen programs as well as develop the ability to empirically analyze, think critically, and speak and write clearly in the appropriate genre for their educational field. Graduate students may pursue Oklahoma certification as part of a degree program or as an independent certification-only plan. Alumni of the School of Urban Education’s graduate programs include teachers, principals, and superintendents; attorneys specializing in education law; university professors; educational researchers; and others in local, state, federal, and international education agencies. The School of Urban Education’s graduate programs are flexible by design in order to encourage students’ individual growth and specialization in education. To achieve this level of flexibility, each student works closely with the Graduate Program Advisor as well as specific faculty whose areas of expertise align with the students’ particular interests and professional goals. Course work and research projects are defined by our faculty’s expertise in both teaching and scholarship. Specific fields of study that carry the advantage of faculty depth and the potential for original research are: urban education, language acquisition, human development, math and science education, early literacy development, educational technology, the philosophy of education, multicultural education, critical theory, pedagogy and curriculum development, educational foundations, and educational policy studies.. Admission. Admission to the School of Urban Education’s graduate degree programs is selective. Minimum requirements for admission include: (i) a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, (ii) an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better (on a 4-point scale), (iii) at least three letters of recommendation, preferably from college instructors or other individuals qualified to testify about intellectual and professional abilities, (iv.) a satisfactory statement of purpose, and (v) satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination. The statement of purpose should be at least 1000 words in length, identifying the specific degree and emphasis they wish to pursue, and addressing the applicant’s scholarly interests and/or professional goals in education as well as how the applicant’s interests and goals match the degree program to which they are applying. Students who do not meet these minimum requirements may be considered for provisional or probationary admission at the discretion of the Graduate Program Advisor or the faculty of the School of Urban Education.

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Students seeking admission to any of the graduate programs in education should contact the Graduate Program Advisor in the School of Urban Education with further questions about fit, programs of study, and admission procedures. Applications to graduate programs in education are evaluated on an individual basis. It is recommended that students turn in a completed application before March 1 for the following Fall semester and prior to October 15 for the following Spring semester. Application packets should be submitted directly to the Graduate School at The University of Tulsa. The School of Urban Education begins review of application packets as soon as completed applications are forwarded from the Graduate School. Master of Arts The Master of Arts (M.A.) program attracts students and educational practitioners who are pursuing a range of different goals including: • Students considering doctoral study or a future as an educational researcher or scholar • Current teachers and administrators seeking to enhance their knowledge of educational theory and research. There are two concentrations within the M.A. program: I. The Master of Arts with a concentration in Language, Discourse, and Development focuses on early language development and classroom discourse, specifically emphasizing the links between components and structures of oral and written language. Language and literacy are considered from cognitive, social, and cultural perspectives. Another central focus of this program is the theoretical and methodological issues surrounding the study of discourse, interaction, and texts. The program locates discourse analysis in relation to linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, and literacy. Course work covers the study of discourse, including speech act theory, conversation, and text structure, and leads to discussions of various methods for collection and analysis of discourse. These foci are linked specifically by theories and research on the development of language and literacy in the context of meaningful discourse between children and significant adults in their lives. The Master of Arts with a concentration in Educational Foundations offers students an opportunity to explore fundamental questions about the meaning, purpose, and significance of education from philosophical and historical perspectives. Students take a range of courses dealing with such diverse topics as the educational thought of the ancient Greeks, the history of American education, theories of moral and civic education, and major debates in contemporary education policy. Through this course work, students gain practice deliberating with others about enduring educational dilemmas, as well as some of the important educational controversies of our own time. As a capstone to the degree, and in consultation with the faculty, students write a major paper or thesis on an educational topic of their choosing, using tools of philosophical and/or historical analysis.

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The M.A. program may be completed with or without a thesis component. If students chose the non-thesis option, the program requires 36 credit hours as follows:

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M.A. Core Courses (18 credit hours) EDUC 7003, Philosophy of Education, EDUC 7073, History of American Education, or EDUC 7083, Educational Policy EDUC 7123, Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth and Development EDUC 7153, Techniques of Research and Evaluation EDUC 7173, Research Proposal EDUC 7183, Statistical Methods for Research I EDUC 7913, Research and Paper M.A. Concentration Courses (9 credit hours) M.A. Elective Courses (9 credit hours) The M.A. program with a thesis is a 30 hour program with the following requirements: M.A. Core Courses (15 credit hours) EDUC 7003, Philosophy of Education, EDUC 7073, History of American Education, or EDUC 7083, Educational Policy EDUC 7123, Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth and Development EDUC 7153, Techniques of Research and Evaluation EDUC 7173, Research Proposal EDUC 7183, Statistical Methods for Research I M.A. Concentration Courses (9 credit hours) M.A. Elective Course (3 credit hours) M.A. Thesis (typically 3 credit hours, but may be taken for 1-6 hours) EDUC 7983, Research and Thesis A student opting to write a thesis will select a research area and a thesis advisor who will supervise the research and the remainder of the student’s course work in conjunction with the Graduate Program Advisor. In collaboration with the thesis advisor, the student should identify a three-member thesis committee. The committee consists of the thesis advisor as the committee chair, a second member from the School of Urban Education, and a third member must be from outside the School of Urban Education. An expert from outside the University may be used with the approval of the Graduate School. With the advisor’s approval, a draft of the thesis will be forwarded to the other members of the thesis committee for examination and review. After the thesis has been reviewed and judged ready for defense by the advisor and by the other members of the thesis committee, the student must pass an oral thesis examination. All thesis and oral examination requirements must be scheduled and completed to meet Graduate School deadlines. Master of Education The Master of Education (M.Ed.) prepares students for initial Oklahoma certification in Elementary or Secondary Education. Students must confer with the Graduate Advisor and Education Certification Officer to determine what type of certification/licensure is appropriate for their content area. For more information on requirements for each teacher preparation option, please see the School of Urban Education website (www.utulsa.edu/academics/colleges/Henry-KendallCollege-of-Arts-and-Sciences/Departments-and-Schools/School-of-Education.aspx) or the Graduate Advisor in the School of Education (918-631-2719).

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Second Language Proficiency Students completing the Teacher Education Program must demonstrate proficiency in a second language. Professional Examinations Prospective teachers in Oklahoma must pass the Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET), the appropriate Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT), and the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Examination (OPTE) to be eligible for licensure/certification. Complete information and registration bulletins are available from the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators website (www.ceoe.nesinc.com) as well as the administrative assistant in the School of Urban Education (918-631-2236). Oklahoma Professional Licensing During their last semester, students who have passed the appropriate state examinations should apply for a license to teach in Oklahoma. Students must meet the following state requirements in order to apply for a teaching license. (Please note: state laws and regulations are subject to change.) • Baccalaureate degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher • Completion of the appropriate approved teacher preparation program(s) for the area(s) of specialization in which licensing or certification is sought • Completion of student teaching with no grade lower than B and with an average of at least 3.00 or higher in all student teaching courses. (Students who do not receive a C or higher in a student teaching course may petition the Teacher Education Council to repeat student teaching) • Satisfactory review of the teaching portfolio • Completion of criminal background check • Passing scores on the certification examinations for Oklahoma Educators (OGET, OSAT, and OPTE) The School of Urban Education is nationally accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council in art, biology, chemistry, elementary education, English, geosciences, history (social studies), mathematics, and political science (social studies). The School is also state accredited by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation in elementary education. Secondary Education Program: The School of Urban Education offers a M.Ed. degree that prepares students to pursue teacher certification. Students who possess a bachelor’s degree in the following areas are eligible for the M.Ed. program: • • • • • biology, chemistry, geosciences, or physics (grades 6-12) mathematics (grades 6-12) English (grades 6-12) history or political science (grades 6-12), or art (grades K-12)

Students completing Secondary or K-12 Education programs in art, English, math, sciences, or social studies may apply for certification in the state of Oklahoma through the alternative route to certification. The certification officer of the School of Urban Education submits a letter to the Oklahoma State Department of Education stating that

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the applicant has completed a nationally accredited teacher preparation program in the applicant’s chosen subject area. The M.Ed. degree program offering preparation for initial certification in secondary education requires a minimum of 36 credits of graduate-level course work, but additional course work may be required to qualify for the Oklahoma teaching certificate. Specialized undergraduate courses leading to teacher certification may be taken for graduate credit in some instances. These 6000-level courses are listed at the end of this section under the heading “Approved Undergraduate Courses.” M.Ed. Core Courses (22 credit hours) EDUC 6514, Secondary Methods of Instruction EDUC 6403, Education of the Exceptional Child EDUC 7003, Philosophy of Education, EDUC 7073, History of American Education, or EDUC 7083, Educational Policy EDUC 7123, Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth and Development EDUC 7153, Techniques of Research and Evaluation EDUC 7183, Statistical Methods for Research I EDUC 7043, Introduction to Educational Technology or Educ 7053, Instructional Design and Curriculum Integration M.Ed. Student Teaching Courses (9 hours) EDUC 7474, Internship Middle School Teaching EDUC 7474, Internship High School Teaching EDUC 7971, Seminar: Issues in Teaching Core Subject Area and Elective Course (5-6 credit hours) Elementary Program: The School offers teacher preparation for certification in elementary education. Students who complete a program in Elementary Education may apply for certification in the state of Oklahoma through the standard route, in which case the School of Urban Education recommends them for certification. The program requires a minimum of 49 credit hours but additional course work (as described below) may be required to qualify for the Oklahoma teaching certificate. M.Ed. Core Courses (39 credit hours) EDUC 6103, Children’s Literature EDUC 6123, Literacy Assessment and Intervention EDUC 6303, Writing and Language Development in the Elementary Child EDUC 6143, Social Studies for Elementary Children EDUC 6313, Reading for Elementary Children EDUC 6403, Education of the Exceptional Child EDUC 6423, Science for Elementary Children EDUC 6433, Mathematics for Elementary Children EDUC 7003, Philosophy of Education, EDUC 7073, History of American Education, or EDUC 7083, Educational Policy EDUC 7123, Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth and Development (waived if taken at the undergraduate level) EDUC 7153, Techniques of Research and Evaluation EDUC 7183, Statistical Methods for Research I (waived if taken at the undergraduate level)

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EDUC 7043, Introduction to Educational Technology or Educ 7053, Instructional Design and Curriculum Integration M.Ed. Student/Mentor Teaching Courses (10 hours) EDUC 7475, Internship Elementary Teaching EDUC 7474, Internship Elementary or Middle School Teaching EDUC 7971, Seminar: Issues in Teaching In addition, all elementary certification candidates must complete (or have completed) 12 hours in each of 4 areas: language arts, social studies, sciences, and math at the undergraduate level. If these requirements have not been fulfilled prior to the M.Ed., then the candidate must take the necessary courses. Master of Teaching Arts The Master of Teaching Arts (M.T.A.) program reflects the School of Urban Education’s commitment to excellence in teaching. As such, the M.T.A. program is designed to encourage and develop the passion and potential of certified and practicing teachers. Specifically, the M.T.A. was developed to provide practicing K-12 and secondary school teachers the opportunity to study jointly professional education and a specific academic discipline in the liberal arts or sciences. The M.T.A. program is not a degree program leading to initial teacher certification; its purpose is to develop teachers who are leaders in their school communities, who demonstrate advanced knowledge and expertise in their academic subject area, and who prepare their own students to be socially active and moral citizens in this new century. M.T.A. students are required to complete a final research project as the core educational component of the program emphasizes the teacher as researcher—one who is able to locate, interpret, and incorporate recent social science and educational research into their own teaching. M.T.A. students master the central concepts of their chosen academic discipline, as well as develop the ability to think critically and speak and write clearly in the appropriate genres for their field of study. In addition, they have a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences that allows them to locate their subject area in the appropriate historical, social, and philosophical context. Students in this program are driven by a reasoned, justified, and articulated philosophy of education. They take seriously their role as citizens, servants, and leaders in our society, and realize that they do not know everything they will need to know to be influential teachers and public intellectuals. As a result, the course work and faculty in the School of Urban Education help students develop the skills and dispositions for lifelong learning. Most of all, as public intellectuals, they recognize and embrace this calling to create an impact beyond the classroom, one that filters into the broader community over the years. The approved subject areas for the M.T.A. program are art, English, history, theatre, biology, and mathematics. The M.T.A. is a cooperative program between the School of Urban Education and graduate programs in other University departments defined by the student’s academic discipline, therefore students in this program are jointly advised by the Graduate Program Advisors in both the School of Urban Education and in the designated subject area. The M.T.A is a 36 hour program with the following requirements: M.T.A. Core Courses (15 credit hours) EDUC 7003, Philosophy of Education, EDUC 7073, History of American Education, or EDUC 7083, Educational Policy

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EDUC 7153, Techniques of Research and Evaluation EDUC 7173, Research Proposal EDUC 7183, Statistical Methods for Research I EDUC 7913, Research and Paper M.T.A. Education Elective Course (3 credit hours) M.T.A. Subject Area Electives (18 hours) Consists of electives in either Art, English, History, Theatre, Biology, or Mathematics Master of Science in Mathematics and Science Education The Graduate School, through the School of Urban Education and the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, offers an interdisciplinary program leading to a Master of Science in Mathematics and Science Education (M.S.M.S.E.). The M.S.M.S.E. is a research-based program designed to provide a solid background in mathematics and science principles and their application in the classroom. It includes a core of professional education and educational research courses and electives to be selected based on the student’s interest and background. The M.S.M.S.E. program is intended for certified and practicing elementary and middle school teachers who wish to enhance their subject matter knowledge and skill in science and math. It includes a core of professional education courses, educational research courses, and electives in math and science. The M.S.M.S.E. degree program does not lead to teacher certification. The M.S.M.S.E. program requires students to complete a research project. The research project consists of a series of research-related course work that includes the preparation of an approved research proposal and a final research paper reporting on original empirical research conducted in the final year of the program. All M.S.M.S.E. students must complete a total of thirty credit hours for the degree. The total includes eighteen credit hours of core education courses along with 12 credit hours in approved graduate-level electives in math and science courses offered through the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. No more than twelve credit hours may be taken at the 6000 level. Because the M.S.M.S.E. is an interdisciplinary program between the School of Urban Education and the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, students in this program are jointly advised by the Graduate Program Advisor in the School of Urban Education and by an advisor in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. M.S.M.S.E. Core Courses (18 credit hours) EDUC 7123, Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth & Development EDUC 7043, Introduction to Educational Technology or EDUC 7053, Instructional Design and Curriculum Integration EDUC 7153, Techniques of Research and Evaluation EDUC 7173, Research Proposal EDUC 7183, Statistical Methods for Research I EDUC 7913, Research and Paper M.S.M.S.E. Math and Science Courses (12 credit hours) Consists of MSE courses and other electives offered through the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences

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Education (EDUC)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number.

Core Courses and Professional Education
7003 Philosophy of Education Study of selected historical and/or contemporary conversations about enduring educational questions. 7013 Parents, Children, and the Democratic State Explores the thorny question of how best to balance the educational interests of parents, children, and the democratic state. Test cases include civic education, sex education, evolution and creationism, school choice, homeschooling, and more. 7043 Introduction to Educational Technology Survey of educational computing topics including functional hardware components, history of computing in education, trends and issues in educational technology, ethics, problem-solving with algorithms and heuristics, and evolving roles of teachers for the 21st century. 7053 Instructional Design and Curriculum Integration Learning/instructional design, teaching strategies using technology and supervised final project. Approved project requires the participant to prepare an instructional component for relevant subject matter using computer capabilities based on sound instructional design principles. Students demonstrate competence in achieving congruence among learning objectives, teaching strategies including computer capabilities, and evaluation of student performance. Final projects are formally presented to teachers at local/state/regional professional meetings. 7073 History of American Education Examines the creation, purposes, effects, and evolution of schools in the United States, from elementary to post-secondary. Students will look at conflicts over their structure, their goals, and their governance and put these debates in the context of American economic, social, and cultural history. 7083 Educational Policy Introduction to key issues and thorny debates in educational policy including desegregation, school finance reform, standards and accountability, and school choice. Course is conducted as a seminar, in which students examine competing perspectives on the issues. 7123 Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth and Development An overview of development of children and adolescents from a constructivist view. A basic premise of the course is that children construct their own knowledge through interaction with their physical and social world. Examines issues of cognitive, linguistic, social, and moral development through the lenses of different cultures. 7143 Parent, Child Development, and Culture Explores parenting practices across diverse cultures around the world and within the United States. Provides students an opportunity to examine the relationship between parenting practices and child development under different cultural contexts. 7153 Techniques of Research and Evaluation Studies of the nature and functions of research and evaluation featuring characteristics of the most common types of investigation. Includes the study of operationalism, hypothesis formulation and testing, experimental and quasi-experimental design, data collection, theory development and verification, and applications of basic data analytic techniques. 7173 Research Proposal Development of a research question into a proposal for research paper or thesis. Class time will consist of lecture and one-to-one

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conferences. Prerequisites: EDUC 7153 and 7183. 7183 Statistical Methods for Research I Study of descriptive statistics, probability, sampling theory, parameter estimation, and hypothesis testing. Investigation of chi-square, simple analysis of variance, t-test, bivariate correlation and regression techniques. 7283 Statistical Methods for Research II Extension of EDUC 7183 including analysis of variance, multiple regression, multiple and partial correlation, analysis of covariance and some nonparametric methods. Prerequisite: completion of one elementary statistics class. 7473-9 (3-9 hours) Internship in Teaching Classroom teaching experience in area schools at early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary levels as appropriate. Extensive preparation and revision of instructional plans

and assessment materials is expected. Full-time assignment (30 hours per week) for one semester is required for nine hours credit with credit for part-time assignments prorated. 7912-3 (2-3 hours) Research and Paper A non-thesis option requiring an approved research project and formal paper/presentation. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7971-3 (1-3 hours) Seminar 7981-5 (1-5 hours) Research and Thesis 7991-5 (1-5 hours) Independent Study

Educational Foundations (EDUC)
7233 Comparative Approaches to Teaching and Teacher Preparation International and comparative analysis of the characteristics and preparation of teachers in specific nations and regions of the world. Topics for reading and discussion include instruction, curricular planning, classroom interaction processes, performance assessment, teacher professionalism, patterns of school organization, teaching contexts, and government education policy related to teachers and teaching. 7333 Classroom Discourse Examination of the types of interaction shaping learning in content areas that take place in classroom. Students compare the differing types of discourse across classrooms, subject areas, cultures, and nations.

Language, Discourse, and Development (EDUC)
7333 Classroom Discourse Examination of the types of interaction shaping learning in content areas that take place in classroom. Students compare the differing types of discourse across classrooms, subject areas, cultures, and nations. 7343 Language and Literacy Development Provides an overview of development of language in children and how this development provides the foundation for the development of literacy. We will examine the components and structures of oral and written language in order to trace the links between the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Language and literacy will be viewed from a cognitive, social, and cultural perspectives. 7363 Discourse Analysis Survey of methodology for recording, transcribing, and analyzing interaction between human beings, from ethnographic and linguistic perspectives. Theories of discourse will be studied in order to develop methods for

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analyzing a specific form of interaction. Students will collect and analyze discourse. 7373 Vygotsky’s Theory of Development Examines the sociocultural theory of Lev Vygotsky through engagement with his writings and his methods of study. In particular, concepts of tool, speech, and the zone of proximal development will be discussed in terms of their impact on schooling and child rearing.

7393 Reading in Content Areas Focus on research-based strategies for enhancing students’ literacy in core content areas, including English, mathematics, social studies and science. Students examine processes of reading and writing for specific subject areas and gain experience in incorporating literacy instruction through traditional curriculum and technology.

Mathematics/Science Education (MSE)
7013-4 (3-4 hours) Contemporary Physical Science Current problems in chemistry, utilizing handson activities. 7043 Classroom Computer Applications Enables teachers to effectively use educational technology in the classroom. Topics include software evaluation, curriculum integration, simulation and modeling, multimedia applications, integrated applications, telecommunication and networking, and using information management systems. 7113-4 (3-4 hours) Earth’s Physical Environment Major issues in earth science. 7123-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Physics Topics in mechanics, light and sound appropriate for the elementary classroom. 7133-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Biology Environmental or cellular biology appropriate for the elementary classroom. 7143-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Chemistry Topics in atoms, molecules, chemical properties and reactivity appropriate for the elementary classroom. 7153-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Mathematics Advanced topics in analysis, statistics, or discrete mathematics appropriate for the elementary classroom. 7163-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Astronomy Focuses on sun, moon, planets, eclipses, solar system, meteors, comets, stars, galaxies and big bang, based on the students’ background and teaching interests. 7213 Technology Project Project involving application of technology to curriculum implementation. Project will be developed in consultation with instructor and address a curriculum area appropriate for the student. 7831-3 (1-3 hours) Special Topics in Mathematics and Science 7973 Seminar: Problems in Modern Science and Mathematics Discussion of major contemporary issues in science and mathematics as they pertain to the classroom. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study

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Approved Undergraduate Courses
The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval of the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses.

Language (LANG)
6003 Methods of Teaching Languages Theory and practice of teaching second languages. Focus on Communicative Language Teaching grades K-12. Required for teacher licensure in foreign languages. Prerequisite: sufficient proficiency in the target language to teach practice lessons, normally attained through at least one 4000-level course, or equivalent.

Education (EDUC)
6103 Children’s Literature A survey of children’s literature including award winning literature in various genres. Emphasis on literature appropriate for culturally diverse classrooms. 6123 Literacy Assessment and Intervention Emphasizes remedial reading, including diagnosis and assessment of reading problems and selection of teaching strategies for remedial reading in the classroom. Practicum includes application of course content with at-risk readers. Includes field experiences in culturally diverse settings. 6143 Social Studies for Elementary Children Materials, activities, and strategies for teaching social studies concepts in grades one through six. Application of course content in field experiences with unit and lesson planning. Interdisciplinary curriculum planning, multicultural education, and educational technology applications. 6303 Writing and Language Development for Elementary Children How children learn to communicate through speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Includes mechanics and nature of writing, the process approach, modes of writing, and role of computers and technology in writing in the elementary classroom. Field experiences in culturally diverse settings. 6313 Reading for Elementary Children Curriculum objectives, methods, and materials for teaching and development of reading skills in relation to children’s language and thinking abilities. Emphasis on theories, skill development, and application of the reading process. Field experiences in culturally diverse settings. 6333 Child and Adolescent Development and Learning Examines views of childhood, development, and education using historical, psychological, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. Focuses not only on Western views of childhood, but also other cultures’ views of childhood and adolescent development, and variations in life-span experiences both within American culture and across other cultures. 6403 Education of the Exceptional Child The educational implications of exceptional children and youths as they relate to regular educators and the normal educational environment. Understanding the psychological, sociological, educational, and philosophical aspects of each type of exceptionality is emphasized. Observation of educational services being provided by certified professionals is required. 6423 Science for Elementary Children Understanding and developing positive attitudes toward science. Teaching scientific concepts using inquiry-based, concrete activities in the biological and physical sciences. Interdisciplinary curriculum planning and

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educational technology applications. Field experiences in culturally diverse settings. 6433 Mathematics for Elementary Children Quantitative thinking, problem-solving, applied mathematics, and positive attitudes toward mathematics for learners in kindergarten through the intermediate grades using inquirybased concrete activities. Interdisciplinary curriculum planning and educational technology applications. Field experiences in culturally diverse settings.

6514 Teaching Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools Combines general and specialized methods for middle school/junior high school and senior high school teachers. Includes planning instruction, instructional strategies, classroom management, integrating educational technology, and teaching reading and writing in subject areas. Includes 40 clock hours of field experience at two different levels. Prerequisite: EDUC 3713 and admission to the Teacher Education Program.

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English Language and Literature
Chair Lars Engle Professors Lars Engle Randall Fuller Joseph A. Kestner Holly A. Laird Sean Latham Associate Professors Robert A. Jackson Grant Jenkins Laura Stevens Master of Arts The Faculty of English offers a flexible program leading to the M.A. degree, providing both opportunities for creative expression and professional preparation for teaching and for doctoral study and scholarly research. Course work is offered in the full range of subjects defined by our faculty’s expertise and by our internationally renowned archival holdings of manuscripts and books in McFarlin Library. Specific clusters of study that carry the advantage of faculty depth and the potential for original research are: (1) Victorian and Modern British and Irish literature; (2) American studies, cultural and gender studies, African American literature, and women’s literature; and (3) Early Modern, Restoration, and Eighteenth-Century British Literature. The department also offers seminars in critical theory, in the pedagogy of composition, and in the creative writing of fiction and poetry. Each M.A. student works closely with the Director of Graduate Studies and the faculty to develop an area of emphasis suited to his/her particular interests and professional goals. Admission. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 18 hours, or the equivalent, of undergraduate work in literature and language (exclusive of basic composition and basic foreign language courses). A strong undergraduate grade point average and acceptable scores on the General Tests of the Graduate Record Examination must be presented. General Requirements. The M.A. program requires 36 hours of graduate-level course work, all of which is drawn from the full range of graduate offerings (7000- and 8000-level). The M.A. is a non-thesis program: in place of a thesis each student elects, in his/her final term, an independent research project, defined by the student in consultation with the graduate director and a member of the faculty. These projects are meant to build upon the student’s individual interests and program of courses, and so range widely in subject and approach. Assistant Professors Jennifer Airey Jeffrey Drouin Rob McAlear Claudia Nogueira Distinguished Professor Yevgeny Yevtushenko Graduate Program Advisor Robert A. Jackson

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Doctor of Philosophy The Ph.D. program in English is designed to develop knowledgeable scholars, critics, and teachers of English literature. Course work is offered and dissertations directed in the full range of subjects defined by our faculty’s expertise and by our internationally renowned archival holdings of manuscripts and books in McFarlin Library. Specific clusters of study that carry the advantage of faculty depth and the potential for original research are: (1) 20th-century literature – Modern and Contemporary British, Irish, and American literatures; (2) 19th-century literature – ante-bellum and post Civil War literature, British and European Romanticism, Victorian literature; and (3) American studies, cultural and gender studies, African American literature, and women’s literature. Seminars are also offered in Early Modern and 18th-century literature, in critical theory, in the pedagogy of composition, and in the creative writing of fiction and poetry. The doctoral program is administered by the Director of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Program Committee. All members of the Faculty of English participate as instructors and on student committees. Admission. The doctoral program requires a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate. Candidates must hold either the B.A. or the M.A. degree in English or a closely related field from an accredited college or university to apply. All applicants must present acceptable scores on the General Tests of the Graduate Record Examination, a detailed personal statement, and a writing sample of approximately 10-20 pages in length. Residence Requirements. The minimum period in which the Ph.D. degree can be earned is two full academic years of study. The student must spend at least two consecutive semesters in residence as a full-time student in work toward the doctorate. Course Requirements. The doctoral program is designed to be a five-year program for students entering with the B.A.; such students will complete 54 hours of course work (including 3 hours of Directed Reading in the second year) and at least 18 hours of directed study and dissertation research. For students entering with the M.A., the program requires between 18 and 36 hours of course work to be followed by 24 hours of directed study and dissertation research. In the latter case, the precise requirements for course work are established by the Graduate Program Committee as part of the admission process. To assure adequate breadth and depth of preparation during doctoral course work, at least three courses in literary periods prior to 1800 and three in periods after 1800 are required. As preparation for the Qualifying Examination, doctoral students must take at least two courses in each of their declared primary fields. Language Requirements. Doctoral students are required to achieve a sound reading knowledge of one classical or modern language, as demonstrated by passing a translation test set by program faculty. Students must propose for approval the language on which they intend to be examined. The standard is a capacity to translate accurately a representative critical or scholarly passage with some bearing on the student’s field of interest. The requirement should be met as early as possible in a student’s career and must be fulfilled prior to taking the qualifying examination. Ph.D. Qualifying Examination. The qualifying examination is taken at the end of the first semester following the completion of required course work. It consists of three elements: 1) a statement of research interests, 2) written exams in two declared fields, and 3) a 60-minute oral exam. During exam preparation, candidates enroll in a minimum of 9 hours of ENGL 8791, Qualifying Exam Preparation.

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Literary-Historical Periods. The following literary-historical periods or areas may be used as primary fields for the Qualifying Examination: Renaissance Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Nineteenth-Century British Romantic Victorian Twentieth-Century British and Irish Transatlantic Modernism (British, Irish, American, Anglophone) Contemporary Anglophone Early American Nineteenth-Century American Twentieth-Century American Contemporary American Procedures. In the final semester of course work, candidates submit a proposed list of fields along with evidence of sufficient course work in those fields to the Director of Graduate Studies, and, in consultation with the Director, select a committee consisting of three faculty members chosen on the basis of relevant expertise. The committee is formally responsible for defining the candidate’s fields of study, for overseeing the qualifying preparation, and for assessing the examination. Students should compile reading lists for each of the fields in consultation with faculty advisors. Students and their advisors may establish clear emphases in the chosen fields. The reading lists should not substantially overlap with each other. Examination. The examination process begins with the submission of the statement of research interests that will in most cases consist of one or more important questions that fall within the two fields. Within ten days, the candidate then sits for two written exams lasting four hours each given within the course of a week. Within two weeks following the end of the written exam, the student’s qualifying exam committee convenes a one-hour oral exam that covers both the written portion of the exams and the statement of research interests. Grading of the examination is pass/fail. Competence is understood to consist in mastery of recognized primary texts, a broad knowledge of historical context, and familiarity with current critical issues in the two primary fields. Students passing the examination are invited to proceed directly to the preparation of a dissertation prospectus. Candidates failing the examination are offered one opportunity to repeat in the succeeding term. Failing to pass the examination a second time will lead to the termination of doctoral candidacy. Prospectus and Dissertation. Upon successful completion of doctoral examinations, students propose a dissertation topic to a member of the English faculty. When an initial proposal is agreed upon, director and student request that two other faculty members join to constitute the dissertation committee. The topic, title, committee membership, and a brief abstract are then submitted to the Graduate Program Committee for approval. Once the topic and committee are approved, the student then prepares a dissertation prospectus under the guidance of the dissertation committee. The prospectus is a statement of proposed aims and objectives for a dissertation based in the areas of the qualifying examinations. In practice, it should include 10-15 pages stating the subject matter and thesis of the proposed project, outlining its organization, and explaining its worth to the field. An extensively detailed bibliography of primary and secondary works should accompany it. Students with a

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clear sense of their dissertation project should complete their prospectus in the semester following the Qualifying Examinations. Ordinarily the committee then meets collectively with the student to discuss the penultimate draft of the prospectus and advise the student on the completion of the project. After each committee member, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Department Chair have accepted the prospectus, the Director of Graduate Studies recommends that the student be admitted to candidacy. The student may not be admitted to candidacy unless each committee member, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Department Chair have approved the prospectus. Annual Review. Beginning in their final semester of course work, all doctoral students will be reviewed annually by the Graduate Committee. The purpose of this review is to assure that students are making good progress to the degree and to provide students with candid feedback from the faculty about their performance, indicating both their strengths and their opportunities for improvement. Based on these reviews, the Graduate Committee will make one of several recommendations which might include: approval to continue work in the Ph.D. program; an expression of concern about the current progress toward the degree that contains recommendations for improving a candidate’s standing; or a recommendation of dismissal. Spring Colloquium. Each spring, the Director of Graduate Studies will convene a departmental colloquium at which all candidates at the dissertation proposal stage and beyond will be asked to present a portion of their research in a conference-style setting. Participation can be waived by the Graduate Director if this presents an unusual hardship.

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English (ENGL)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7023 Creative Writing Workshop A workshop for those who wish to develop their skills as writers (and readers) of fiction and non-fiction prose. 7053 Theory I Studies in the history of criticism from Plato through the 19th century. 7063 Theory II Studies in 20th-century theory, with emphasis on a contemporary theory or theories. 7073 Feminist Theory Studies in theory and criticism by feminist writers. 7083 The Classical Tradition A study of the evolution of genres by examination of the works of Homer, the Greek dramatists, Virgil, Horace, Sappho, Ovid, Plato, Aristotle, Longinus, Apuleius, and Juvenal, with attention to the evolution of myth and its constructions. 7093 Middle English Literature Major 14th-century and early 15th-century poetry and prose, including work by such writers as Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain poet, Gower, Margery Kempe, Henryson, and Dunbar, as well as anonymous romances and lyrics. 7113 16th-Century British Literature Tudor poetry and prose. Figures taught may include: More, Wyatt, Foxe, Philip Sidney, Mary Sidney, Puttenham, Raleigh, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, and others. 7153 Shakespeare A selective survey of Shakespeare’s career and of contemporary Shakespeare criticism, with attention to relevant institutional contexts and theoretical problems. 7163 English Drama, 1558-1642 History of the rise of diverse theatrical institutions, with attention to plays by writers such as Nashe, Marlowe, Jonson, Shakespeare, Chapman, Marston, Cary, Middleton, Beaumont, Fletcher, Webster, Ford, and Anon. 7183 17th-Century British Literature Non-dramatic poetry and prose of the 17thcentury up to the Restoration, with attention to the work of such writers as Donne, Bacon, Burton, Wroth, Herbert, Marvell, the Levellers, Philips, and Milton. 7193 Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature Poetry, drama, and prose of the Restoration and 18th century, chosen from works by Dryden, Congreve, Addison, Steele, Swift, Pope, Defoe, Egerton, Gay, Finch, Thomson, Collins, Gray, Fielding, Montagu, Johnson, Boswell, Gibbon, Smart, Cowper, Thrale, More, and others. 7213 African American Literature Origins and development of African American literature, a body of writing defined both within and against the American literary tradition. While the focus shifts among particular offerings of the course, each engages selected aspects of African American writing, stressing 19th- and 20th-century materials with attention to earlier texts. Historical, cultural and theoretical contexts are considered. 7223 18th-Century British Fiction Readings of British prose fiction of the 18th century, chosen from works by Behn, Bunyan, Swift, Defoe, Richardson, Manley, Henry Fielding, Sarah Fielding, Haywood, Lennox, Sterne, Smollett, Goldsmith, Mackenzie, and others. 7283 Romantic Fiction Readings of fiction from the Romantic period, 1776-1836, chosen from novels by Lennox,

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Wollstonecraft, Sade, Lewis, Radcliffe, Walpole, Inchbald, de Staël, Hays, Burney, Austen, Goethe, Constant, Edgeworth, Mary Shelley, Ferrier, Maturin, Scott, and others, with attention to the women writers of popular Romantic fiction. 7293 Romantic Poetry Readings of poetry from the Romantic period, 1776-1836, chosen from works by Burns, Blake, Baillie, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Smith, Barbauld, Opie, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Bowles, Clare, Hemans, and others, with attention to Romantic theories of poetry and art. 7373 19th-Century British Prose Readings of nonfictional prose during the Victorian period, concentrating on writers such as Carlyle, Mill, Arnold, Newman, Ruskin, and Pater, including essays by George Eliot, Nightingale, and Norton, with additional attention to periodical literature. 7383 19th-Century British Fiction Intensive readings of British fiction during the 19th century, including texts chosen from Austen, Scott, the Brontës, Disraeli, Gaskell, Thackeray, Dickens, George Eliot, Trollope, Braddon, Moore, Hardy, and others. 7403 Rhetoric and Composition Studies in the contemporary theory and practice of rhetoric and composition. 7413 Victorian Poetry May include Tennyson, E. Brontë, Hemans, Arnold, Clough, E.B. Browning, R. Browning, D.G. Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, Swinburne, Field, Hopkins, M. Coleridge, Hardy, and Mew. Attention also to the aesthetic movement, to the poetry’s intertextual relation to Romantic verse, essays. and to other Victorian genres, especially prose 7453 Modern British Fiction May include Conrad, Woolf, Richardson, Bennett, Lawrence, Mansfield, West, Wells, Sinclair, Forster, Warner, Ford, Rhys, and Huxley. Attention also to these writers’ affiliations with their Anglo-Irish and American cohorts, to the fiction’s intertextual

relation to Victorian writing, and to other modern genres, especially selected prose essays. 7473 Yeats and Modern Irish Literature A survey including the work of such writers as Yeats, Synge, F. O’Brien, O’Flaherty, P. Kavanaugh, R. Murphy, Heaney, E. O’Brien, Kiely. 7483 Modern British Poetry A survey including such writers as Hardy, Sitwell, Eliot, Auden, Spender, Larkin, Hughes, S. Smith. 7493 Modern British and Irish Drama A survey including the work of such writers as Yeats, Wilde, O’Casey, Shaw, Beckett, Osborne, Gregory, Stoppard, Pinter, Wexler, Orton, Friel. 7513 American Literature, 1820-1865 The “American Renaissance” and other aspects of 19th-century literary culture to the Civil War; representative works by writers such as Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Fuller, Poe, Thoreau, Douglass, Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson, Whitman, Stowe. 7523 American Literature, 1865-1914 Literature from the Civil War to World War I, with attention to shifting social and cultural conditions; representative works by writers such as Whitman, Twain, James, Howells, S. Crane, Chopin, Norris, Wharton, Dreiser, DuBois, Adams. 7533 American Literature, 1914-1960 Modern American literary culture, tracing and critically considering the canon against a background of national and world events; representative works by writers such as Pound, Stein, Eliot, H.D., H. Crane, O’Neill, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Stevens, Williams, Hurston, Wright, Hughes, Ellison. 7543 Contemporary American Literature American writing since 1960, exploring the “postmodern” in relation to the “modern” consciousness and craft in a contemporary cultural context; texts variously drawn from a

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wide range of writers and genres, with attention to the multicultural diversity of the late 20th-century American literary scene 7563 American Literary Histories Problems in the construction, description, and interpretation of the literary history of America, with attention to the issues of canon formation, theoretical approaches, and diverse methodologies. 7573 Contemporary British Literature Readings of fiction, poetry, and drama from Contemporary British literature, 1939 to the present, chosen from Orwell, Greene, Graves, Lowry, Murdoch, Amis, Lessing, Fowles, Naipaul, Rushdie, Hughes, Larkin, Gunn, Walcott, Heaney, Osborne, Pinter, Stoppard, Drabble, Byatt, and others. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7993 Directed M.A. Research; Directed Writing Independent study on a project approved by the Graduate Director. One such project is required of all M.A. students in lieu of a thesis. 8103 Representative Figures The art and life of major literary figures drawn from all periods and from all literatures written in English. 8113 Gender Formation in Early Modern Literature Inquiry into the construction of gender in texts written before the 19th century. 8123 Gender Formation in Modern Literature Inquiry into the construction of gender in texts written in the 19th and 20th centuries. 8133 Restoration and 18th-Century Women Writers A study of women’s writing in the Restoration and 18th century from the perspective of genre; topics vary.

8143 19th-Century Women Writers A study of women’s writing in the 19th century from the perspective of genre; topics vary. 8153 20th-Century Women Writers A study of women’s writing in the 20th century from the perspective of genre; topics vary. 8163 Special Topics in Women’s Literature The study of special topics in women’s literature from the perspectives of theme (The Female Subject), motif (The Body in Women’s Literature), literary movements, etc. 8173 Special Topics in Literature before 1800 Special topics in literature from the perspectives of cultural change (Literature and Literacy, 1530-1642), politics (Literary Representation and Social Conflict in the English Renaissance), contemporary theory (Discursive Economies of the Renaissance), etc. 8183 Special Topics in 19th-Century British Literature Special topics in literature from the perspectives of history (The Industrial Revolution), aesthetics (Literature and Art in Victorian England), gender (The New Woman), literary movements (Fin de Siècle), etc. 8193 Special Topics in American Literature Special topics on bodies of literature, history, and culture. 8203 Special Topics in Modern Literature Special topics on bodies of literature, history, and culture. 8213 Studies in Genre Examination of theories of genre in connection with a particular kind of writing such as pastoral, lyric, long poem, novel, autobiography, etc. 8791-9 (1-9 hours) Qualifying Exam Preparation Independent study in areas under preparation for the doctoral qualifying examination.

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8991-9 (1-9 hours) Directed Doctoral Readings Independent study to be used during the 36 hours of required course work toward the Ph.D.

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History
Chair Thomas Buoye Professors Joseph C. Bradley Christine Ruane Andrew Grant Wood Associate Professors Thomas Buoye Brian Hosmer Kristen Oertel Jan Doolittle Wilson The Master of Arts degree in History imparts to students an understanding of the complexity of human interaction, a sense of the uniqueness of time and place, and the skill to develop a reasoned interpretation of past peoples and events. The program offers specializations in United States history, European history, or comparative history. Students can utilize a number of important archival collections. The Gilcrease Museum and Special Collections in McFarlin Library offers substantial holdings of interest to historians. The Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, Bush, and Clinton Presidential Libraries with their vast holdings are all within driving distance from The University of Tulsa offering students an unparalleled opportunity to study recent American history. Learning Objectives. All students in the graduate History program should: • Demonstrate understanding in their area of concentration. • Demonstrate a range of critical-thinking skills transferable to a Ph.D. program or a wide range of other endeavors. • Demonstrate an ability to present, assess, and interpret historical events and primary sources. • Perform research and demonstrate oral and written communication skills. Admission. All applicants must fulfill the following requirements for admission to the MA program: • The student must have at least 30 credit hours of acceptable undergraduate history courses, including at least 12 hours of work at the junior and senior level and sufficient courses to provide a basic understanding of American and European history. A 3.0 grade point average in all undergraduate work and a 3.0 average in undergraduate history courses is required. Applicants are required to take the General Tests of the Graduate Record Examination. Applicants must submit a Graduate School application, GRE scores, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to the Graduate School. Assistant Professors Jonathan Arnold Jeremy Kuzmarov Graduate Program Advisor Joseph C. Bradley

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Students who are deficient in history credits but meet grade-point requirements may be admitted on a conditional basis.

There is no deadline for admission to the M.A. program in History. Students may apply throughout the year. The Graduate School notifies students who have been accepted into the program. Curriculum There are two tracks available for the M.A. in History: • • Track 1, “Predoctoral,” is for students whose final goal is a Ph.D. Track 2, “Enrichment,” is for students wanting an intellectual challenge or professional credential.

Students can also enroll in: • “Cooperative Program in Education and History” for students who want to develop their historical understanding while working for a Master of Arts in Teaching (MTA). • “Joint Degree Program in Law and History” for students who want to pursue historical studies at the same time that they attend law school. • Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program Predoctoral Track Students enrolled in the predoctoral track must complete a minimum of thirty credit hours of graduate course work with a grade point average of not less than 3.0. There is a thesis option and a non-thesis option. Students are expected to demonstrate competency in a foreign language, as well as a written comprehensive examination. Primary Fields: Europe United States Comparative History: thematic field defined by advisor and relevant faculty Thesis Option: 30 credit hours Requirements Major field of concentration (including one research seminar) .............................. 18 hours Research and Thesis ......................................................................................................... 6 hours HIST 7981-6 - Research and Thesis The student selects a topic and works with a committee composed of three members. Course work outside the major field ............................................................................. 6 hours These courses can be in history, the humanities, social sciences, or law. Upper level undergraduate history courses for deficiencies (as needed) ................. 9 hours Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work ................................................... 12 hours Reading proficiency in a European language. This requirement may be met in one of the following ways: a. By passing a proficiency examination b. By successfully completing an intermediate college course in a language appropriate to the student’s course of study. Students participate in an oral defense of their thesis upon completion.

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Non-Thesis Option: 36 credit hours Requirements Major field of concentration (including one research seminar) ...............................18 hours Course work outside the major field ............................................................................. 6 hours These courses can be in history, the humanities, social sciences, or law. Additional course work in history ...............................................................................12 hours Upper level undergraduate history courses for deficiencies (as needed) ................. 9 hours Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work .................................................15 hours Reading proficiency in a European language. This requirement may be met in one of the following ways: a. By passing a proficiency examination b. By successfully completing an intermediate college course in a language appropriate to the student’s course of study. Students with the assistance of a faculty committee will present a public lecture on a particular historical moment or issue in the last semester of graduate work. Enrichment Track Students enrolled in the enrichment track must complete a minimum of thirty credit hours of graduate course work with a grade point average of not less than 3.0. There is a thesis option and a non-thesis option. Students must pass written comprehensive examinations. Primary Fields: Europe United States Comparative History: thematic field defined by advisor and relevant faculty Thesis Option: 30 credit hours Requirements Major field of concentration (including one research seminar) ...............................18 hours Research and Thesis ......................................................................................................... 6 hours HIST 7981-6 - Research and Thesis The student selects a topic and works with a committee composed of three members. Course work outside the major field ............................................................................. 6 hours These courses can be in history, the humanities, social sciences, or law. Upper level undergraduate history courses for deficiencies (as needed) ................. 9 hours Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work .................................................12 hours Students participate in an oral defense of their thesis upon completion. Non-Thesis Option: 36 credit hours Requirements Major field of concentration (including one research seminar) ...............................18 hours Course work outside the major field ............................................................................. 6 hours These courses can be in history, the humanities, social sciences, or law. Additional course work in history ................................................................................12 hours Upper level undergraduate history courses for deficiencies (as needed) ................. 9 hours Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work ....................................................15 hours

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Students with the assistance of a faculty committee will present a public lecture on a particular historical moment or issue in the last semester of graduate work. Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program The combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree program enables highly motivated students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The combined program requires the same number of credits and level of work as the current BA and MA (thesis option) degree programs. As a result, only students who enter TU with an IB diploma or at least 24 credit hours of AP credit can reasonably be expected to complete both degrees in five years. All students admitted to the combined Bachelor’s/Master’s program will write a master’s thesis as part of their program of study. The typical student will apply for admission to the combined program in his or her junior year. In addition to submission of a graduate school application, transcripts, three letters of recommendation and GRE scores, applicants to the combined Bachelor’s/Master’s program in History must have the following: • a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 • a writing sample (a paper from a history class) • a statement of purpose which clearly outlines the student’s research interests and why he or she wants to pursue the combined degree program • two of the letters of recommendation must be from History faculty and one must be from a professor who will work with the student • successful completion of HIST 3903, Thinking and Writing as a Historian Students interested in the combined degree program should contact the Graduate Advisor or any faculty member of the History Department to find out more about the program. !

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History (HIST)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. Reading Seminars Emphasis on the historiographical issues basic to each primary field. Specific topics change with each offering. 7313 Readings in the History of the Ancient World and Europe to 1700 7413 Readings in the History of Europe since 1700 7513 Readings in the History of the United States 7713 Readings in Comparative Social and Cultural History

Research Seminars
Primary source research on topics in each primary field. Specific topics change with each offering. 7323 Research in the History of the Ancient World and Europe to 1700 7423 Research in the History of Europe since 1700 7523 Research in the History of the United States 7723 Research in Comparative Social and Cultural History

Other Courses
7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study

Approved Undergraduate Courses
Students seeking course work in areas not being addressed by scheduled or planned reading and research seminars may petition to enroll in an undergraduate course (6000 level). The graduate advisor will approve such requests after reviewing with the undergraduate course instructor the assignments to be given graduate students. No more than forty percent of a student’s course work can be at the 6000-level for credit toward the MA degree in history. 6123 Men and Women at War: A History of Europe in the Twentieth Century Seminar on the changes in gender roles in Europe as a result of two world wars, revolutions, and the cold war. Emphasis on the critical analysis of historical works and memoirs. 6133 Seminar in the History of Political Thought An upper-level seminar focusing on selected topics in the history of political thought, a single author, the political thought of a particular time and place, or a theme or school of thought.

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6283 American Indian Ethno-history A readings class designed to expose students to the varied methods and interpretations current in American Indian history. The class is organized topically, and students will be expected to offer in class presentations and write short and long papers based on readings. 6443 Emergence of Modern Russia Russia from ancient times to 1825, with emphasis on the Kievan and Muscovite states, the building of the Russian empire, Peter the Great, peasant life and serfdom, early rebellions against autocracy. 6453 Russia: Reform and Revolution Russia from 1825 to 1917, with emphasis on the processes of repression, reform, and revolution. Topics include the Russian intelligentsia, the Great Reforms, populism and terrorism, industrialization, and the revolutions of 1905 and 1917. 6473 Soviet Russia The Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991, with emphasis on the evolution of state and society. Topics include the Revolution and Civil War, New Economic Policy, the Stalin Revolution, art and culture under dictatorship, Kruschev reforms, the Brezhnev era, and the Gorbachev years. 6483 Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche The development of 19th-century German philosophy, including the problem of the nature and significance of history. Emphasis on Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche, with additional readings from the works of Fichte, Feuerbach, and Schopenhauer. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or related area with permission of instructor. Same as PHIL 4453. 6603 American Diplomatic History since 1914 American foreign relations from the rise of Woodrow Wilson in 1914 to the present.

6793 America at War in the 20th Century The evolution of American military policies during the 20th century. The strategies and tactics used to implement these policies are studied through an analysis of American participants in the following wars: Spanish American, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Emphasizes the interrelationships among military, foreign and domestic issues. 6803 Topics in Greek History A discussion course focused on a narrowly defined historical period, theme, or set of problems. Special emphasis is placed on the analysis of the ancient evidence and on the various scholarly controversies to which it gives rise. 6813 Topics in Roman History Seminar on selected topics and problems in Roman history; emphasis on the various narrative and epigraphic sources (in translation) and how to use them, and on current scholarship. 6823 Topics in East Asian History Seminar focused on a particular time period, country, and/or set of problems in Asian history. The course will emphasize critical analysis of historical works, literature, films, and archival documents and the modern scholarly controversies to which they give rise. 6833 Topics in Latin American History A discussion course focused on a particular time period, country, and/or topic in Latin American history. Emphasis on a critical analysis of historical works, literature, films, and documents. 6843 Topics in European History Seminar on a specific historical period, theme, or set of problems in European history. Close reading of texts with emphasis on the analysis of sources and the modern scholarly controversies to which they give rise.

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6853 Topics in American History Seminar on a specific historical period, theme, or set of problems in American history. Emphasis on critical analysis of historical works and on modern scholarly controversies.

6873 Topics in Medieval History Seminar on a specific period, theme, or set of problems in the history of medieval Western Europe, Byzantium, and/or Islam. Emphasis on source analysis and modern scholarly debate. 6973 Seminar

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Psychology
Chair Judy Berry Professors Judy Berry Elana Newman Associate Professors Michael Basso Joanne Davis Allan Harkness John McNulty Jamie Rhudy Robert Tett Assistant Professors Bradley Brummel Lisa Cromer Anupama Narayan Jennifer Ragsdale Applied Assistant Professor Joanna Shadlow Graduate Program Advisors Michael Basso, Clinical Psychology Robert Tett, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

The Psychology Department offers courses leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial/organizational psychology and in clinical psychology. Admission. Admission to the programs is selective, and because of high demand, not all qualified applicants can be admitted. Minimum requirements for admission include a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better (on a 4-point scale), satisfactory letters of recommendation, an adequate background in psychology, and satisfactory test scores on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination. Candidates for clinical programs typically have completed a minimum of 18 credit hours of undergraduate course work in psychology including courses in abnormal psychology, and either statistics, tests and measurements, or experimental psychology. Undergraduate course work in I/O psychology, statistics, and research methods is recommended for applicants to the I/O program. Admission to the doctoral programs is open to applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree, as well as applicants who have completed a master’s degree. Applications for admission to the graduate psychology programs are evaluated once a year for a Fall entering semester. The application deadline for the clinical psychology graduate program is December 1 and the application deadline for the I/O psychology program is December 15.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Master of Arts An M.A. degree in I/O psychology is suitable for those seeking to develop the applied skills necessary for basic consulting projects in business and government. Graduates of our master’s program typically find jobs involving analysis of jobs and people as a basis for improving the fit between them. We offer a broad array of courses, including but not limited to personnel selection, training, leadership, work motivation, work groups and teams, and several methods topics, including psychological measurement, research design, and statistics. General Requirements. The M.A. degree requires completion of 42 credit hours, including 18 hours of I/O core courses (e.g., Personnel Selection, Work Motivation, Fieldwork; see below), six hours of non-applied psychology courses (e.g., Personality),

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nine hours of research methodology (e.g., Statistics), and nine hours of electives. Course work meeting these requirements is designated by the Program Advisor. A thesis option is available, but not required. Interested students are encouraged to participate in research projects under faculty supervision. Students must also complete a 200-hour internship (three credit hours), and pass a comprehensive exam covering all major aspects of I/O psychology as an applied discipline. Doctor of Philosophy A doctoral degree in I/O psychology is suitable for those seeking deeper understanding of the principles and methods of fitting people and jobs. Our Ph.D. program follows the scientist-practitioner model of psychological training, incorporating a synergy of theory, research, and practice directed to improving organizational effectiveness and worker well-being. Our doctoral program prepares students for a wide range of employment opportunities in industry, government, and consulting settings, as well as for research and university (i.e., academic) positions. General Requirements. The Ph.D. degree requires completion of 90 credit hours, including 24 hours of I/O core courses (e.g., Personnel Selection, Work Motivation, Fieldwork; see below), 12 hours of non-applied psychology courses (e.g., Personality), 12 hours of research methodology (e.g., Statistics), and 36 hours of electives, including dissertation research. . The first two years of the program are structured to offer key foundational courses (e.g., Survey of I, Research Methods), with subsequent course work, research, and internships tailored to individual needs and interests. A Master’s thesis is not required, but doctoral students lacking a Master’s thesis must complete a pre-candidacy paper, usually in their second year, under faculty supervision. Doctoral students must also complete 400 hours of Fieldwork (i.e., internship; six credit hours), and successfully complete a comprehensive exam consisting of written, quantitative, and oral components, covering all major areas of I/O psychology. The dissertation is the last phase of the doctoral program. It requires formation of a dissertation committee, a proposal defense, data collection, data analysis, write-up, and an oral defense before the committee. Students are not formally admitted to doctoral candidacy until comprehensive exams are completed successfully and the student has passed their dissertation proposal defense. Students entering the doctoral program without a Masters degree are generally expected to earn the PhD within five years. More time may be needed for those seeking academic positions.

Clinical Psychology
Master of Arts The M.A. program in clinical psychology is a 45-credit-hour degree program that allows students to develop basic intervention, evaluation, and consultation skills. Graduates of the program are prepared to assume entry-level clinical positions in agency, health-care, and organizational settings. Licensing laws of states vary widely, and students should consult the licensing body in the state in which they intend to practice to determine opportunities and requirements for licensure at the master’s level. General Requirements. The program includes formal course work in the core areas of psychology, research methods, personality and psychopathology, principles of psychological assessment and intervention, and professional issues in clinical psychology. Students are also required to complete six hours of practicum training. There is no thesis requirement. The program of study is fully described in The

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Handbook of Graduate Programs in Clinical Psychology at The University of Tulsa. Although much of the program is prescribed, students are allowed some flexibility in choice of electives and practicum placements. In addition to providing a solid foundation for a career in clinical psychology, the program requirements satisfy prerequisites for many doctoral programs in clinical psychology. Doctor of Philosophy The Ph.D. program in clinical psychology has been continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association (750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; 202-336-5979) since 1991. The program prepares graduates to become scientistpractitioners of clinical psychology. Students develop a broad range of skills for the identification, evaluation, and resolution of human problems in agency, health-care, consulting, academic, or private practice settings. Training is based on the assumption that practice involves application of the theories, methods, and findings of scientific psychology to clinical problems. General Requirements. Program requirements are officially described in The Handbook For Graduate Programs in Clinical Psychology at The University of Tulsa. The doctoral program requires 90 credit hours of graduate work beyond the baccalaureate. Students complete a 15-hour core in general psychology, a 24-hour clinical core, nine hours of courses in methodology and statistics, at least 12 hours of practicum, at least one hour of dissertation research, and the remainder of the program’s credit hours in seminars, electives, and research. Specialized issues in clinical psychology are addressed in topical seminars that are offered each semester. Students must pass a comprehensive examination for the Ph.D. consisting of a general written and a clinical oral portion. Although a master’s thesis is not required, students must demonstrate research competence through completion of the pre-candidacy project, the proposal for the dissertation, and the doctoral dissertation. Students must pass a final oral examination on the dissertation. Flexibility exists in the choice of electives and practicum training experiences, allowing students to tailor the program to meet their individual needs. In addition to the 90-hour program, all students are required to complete a one-year pre-doctoral internship in a setting and training program approved by the clinical program committee. The doctoral training program at The University of Tulsa does not provide this internship. It is the responsibility of the student to apply for and be accepted by an internship that meets the training requirements listed in The Handbook for Graduate Programs in Clinical Psychology.

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Psychology (PSY)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7003 Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychopharmacology Introduction to human neuroanatomy, nervous system functioning, biological foundations of several major behavioral systems, and of psychopharmacology. Survey of current issues in the neurosciences, emphasizing topics of particular relevance in applied settings. 7033 Systems and Theories of Personality Survey of central contributions and current issues in the psychology of personality, with particular emphasis on theory and research relevant to applied problems. 7043 Social Psychology Survey of theory and research in social psychology, emphasizing group dynamics, attitudes, and the analysis of problems in applied settings. 7053 Psychometrics Discussion of principles and techniques of measurement and scale development/ validation. Special emphasis is given to assessment of personality and behavior. 7063 Human Behavior Presents to the student the basic principles of behavioral science and human behavior. Explores the relationships between psychosocial and developmental aspects of illness and disability in relation to healthcare. Topics include the influence of stress on physical illness, injury, and recovery. Examines multiple processes involved in the patientclient relationship and presents knowledge regarding the “human factor” in patient outcome. This course is for the physician's assistants program and is not open to clinical graduate students. 7113 Clinical Assessment: Intellectual Introduction to psychometric theory, the structure of mental abilities, ethics of assessment, issues of human diversity, report writing, and case presentation in the domain of intellectual functioning. Concurrent enrollment in associated laboratory is required. 7133 Cognitive Psychology A study of major concepts and current issues in learning, memory, perception, cognition, thinking, motivation, and emotion. 7143 History and Systems of Psychology A survey of contemporary systems and major theories of psychology, treated as evolutionary developments from their historical roots. 7153 Psychopathology Intensive survey of clinical theory and research concerning various psychiatric disorders at the social, psychological, and physiological levels of analysis. Issues of classification and diagnosis are emphasized, along with the etiology and course of major disorders, and gender and ethnicity issues in psychopathology. 7163 Psychiatric Principles Provides the student with a research-based knowledge in psychopathology (conceptualization, etiology, symptoms) and treatment (treatment techniques and their efficacy). Students will be exposed to the structure and use of the DSM-IV-TR categorization while reviewing the specific diagnostic criteria and treatment alternatives for a wide range of psychiatric disorders. This course is for the physician's assistants program and not open to clinical graduate students. 7183 Statistical Methods for Research I Study of descriptive statistics, probability, sampling theory, parameter estimation, and hypothesis testing. Investigation of chi-square, simple analysis of variance, t-test, bivariate correlation and regression techniques. 7193 Clinical Assessment: Personality Introduction to personality assessment with emphasis on objective techniques. Issues include methods of test construction, psychometric theory of tests, ethics and test

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standards, issues of ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity in assessment, problems in clinical judgment, and the administration, scoring, and interpretation of several widely used personality tests. 7223 Theory and Practice of Clinical Psychology Introduction to scientist-practitioners model of clinical psychology. Intake interview and Mental Status Examination skills are developed. Introduction to major theories of clinical intervention and ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity issues in clinical work are presented. 7273 Teaching Psychology Seminar Assists students in developing skills as psychology instructors in the classroom. Practical and theoretical issues relating to the teaching of psychology and the psychology of teaching. . Students enrolled in this course will typically be simultaneously teaching an upper level undergraduate seminar course. By special permission of the instructor only. 7283 Statistical Methods for Research II Advanced statistical techniques, including analysis of variance, multiple regression, multiple and partial correlation, analysis of covariance and some nonparametric methods. Prerequisite: An introductory statistics course. 7291-3 (1-3 hours) Teaching Psychology Practicum Comprises three components: a seminar, supervision, and teaching responsibilities related to teaching psychology courses. The objective of the practicum course is to further your development as a teacher while the seminar and supervision provide content, oversight and support. By special permission of the instructor only. 7343 Research Methods in Psychology Designed to serve as a foundational research methods course in both I/O and clinical psychology to develop students’ theoretical and empirical understanding of psychology. Examines fundamental concepts in measurement and design, along with methods used in applied research to solve real-world problems.

7383 Multivariate Methods for Research Considers theoretical, computational, and interpretive issues of multivariate techniques using computer solutions. Topics include multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) and covariance (MANCOVA), factor analysis, multiple discriminant analysis, regression, canonical correlation and other commonly encountered multivariate techniques. 7441-9 (1-9 hours) Fieldwork in I/O Psychology Practical, supervised work experience (i.e., internship) in private or public sector organizations. Emphasis differs across different placements. 7451-6 (1-6 hours) Clinical Practicum Practical, supervised work experience with actual clinical populations. Emphasis varies across different placements. Site placement must be individually arranged with practicum coordinator. Because course meetings are essential for integrating science with practice, attendance is required. Enrollment limited to matriculated clinical students. 7463 I/O Practicum Hands-on experience in various I/O consulting projects (e.g., selection, job analysis, performance appraisal, training, organizational development). Students work on projects under faculty supervision, while learning relevant theory and research methods. 7543 Ethics, Law, & Clinical Practice Examines ethical principles and standards that provide a guiding framework for professional behavior, and reviews the laws regulating psychological practice. Introduces students to the practice of ethical decision-making across a variety of hypothetical contexts and helps them identify behaviors that reduce the risk of misconduct and promote the ethical practice of psychology. 7613 Clinical Supervision and Program Consultation Examines theoretical and practical issues in developing and implementing evidenceinformed clinical supervision and consultation. Topics include theories of supervision,

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implementation models, practical guidelines, supervisory relationship issues, cultural competence, and special issues. This course is designed for students who have worked with supervisors as supervisees on clinical work for at least one year. 7623 Survey of Industrial Psychology Survey of theory and research on the major elements of industrial psychology, including job analysis, recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, and training. The legal and ethical context in which personnel decisions are made is emphasized throughout the course. 7633 Survey of Organizational Psychology Presents an overview of research and theory within organizational psychology. Topics include socialization, leadership, motivation, organizational development, and organizational theory. 7643 Job Attitudes and Motivation Examines theoretical and methodological issues related to job attitudes and motivation. Topics include job satisfaction, organizational commitment, goal setting and the assessment of job attitudes and motivation within organizations. 7653 Job Analysis and Performance Appraisal Job analysis is the foundation for test development, selection, performance appraisal, training, compensation and job design. The course examines the processes through which job requirements are researched and identified as the basis for developing job tasks and relevant knowledge, abilities, and skills. Theoretical and practical issues in the areas of performance appraisal system design and implementation, performance measurement, criterion theory, and coaching and development are among other topics that are also examined. 7663 Teams Explores and assesses the current state of teams research and the implications of this knowledge for organizational effectiveness. Practical applications for team building and team development will also be emphasized.

7673 Organizational Development Provides an overview of the field with special emphasis on the application of OD approaches in the world of work. Topics include planned change models, practitioner skills, diagnostic models and designing interventions, organizational surveys, interviews, and focus groups, and reengineering and downsizing. 7703 Child Development Addresses development from the prenatal period through adolescence. The focus is the child within the family and the family within the community and broader social environment. 7713 Advanced Psychotherapy Techniques This course is designed to facilitate advanced evidence-based interventions. After reviewing theory, the emphasis of this course is on implementation of specific intervention skills, techniques, and conceptualizations. 7723 Theory and Practice of Clinical Supervision and Consultation Examines the scientist-practitioner perspectives related to the supervisory and consulting role of the professional psychologist. The roles, functions, responsibilities of clinical supervision and consultation are addressed. Reviews theories, evidence, competencies, and techniques of supervision. Cultural competence and ethical issues are stressed. 7733 Traumatic Stress Studies This course is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the theoretical, clinical and empirical literature on psychological trauma. The course content is organized broadly to allow students an opportunity to obtain an understanding of the sociocultural, psychological, clinical and personal implications of traumatic life events and people’s psychological, behavioral, and biological responses to them. 7961 Residency (See page 16.)

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7973 Seminar Intensive, semester-long study of special topics in I/O and clinical psychology. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis 7991-9 (1-9 hours) Independent Study 8023 Human Factors Analysis of individuals in human-machine systems. Covers complex systems, development of environments, and the design of equipment and facilities for human use. 8053 Clinical Neuropsychology Examination of neuroanatomy, brain behavior relationships, and cognitive/behavioral procedures for assessing brain functioning, with overview of major brain disorders and recent developments. 8063 Introduction to Scientist-PractitionerBased Psychotherapy Examination of evidence-based psychological interventions and evidence-based clinical decision-making. Course focuses on case material illustrates theory, practical considerations, ethical, diversity, and scientific efficacy issues related to intervention. 8073 Compensation Focuses on the structure, design, and evaluation of contemporary organizational reward systems. Topics include linking compensation strategies to broader issues of organizational mission and strategic purpose, issues of internal and external equity in reward systems, and methodological strategies for the design of effective compensation systems. 8083 Training Examines theoretical and practical issues in the development and implementation of training programs. Topics include assessment of training needs, design of training programs to meet organizational needs, psychological principles in the acquisition of knowledge, characteristics of individuals that facilitate

and/or inhibit training program success, and evaluation of program effectiveness. 8103 Personnel Selection Examines theory and applications of employment testing. Students learn major selection procedures (e.g., interviews, personality and cognitive ability tests, biodata, assessment centers) as well as strategies for test validation. Other evaluation topics such as bias, fairness, and utility analysis are emphasized. 8113 Applied Multivariate Statistics Covers applications and extensions of the general linear model. Typical topics include linear and non-linear regression analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and meta-analysis. Students will apply techniques to contemporary psychological problems. 8133 Emotion Review of the dominant theories of emotion, including physiological, cognitive, and behavioral components. Examination of current topics and application of theory to understanding and ameliorating human problems. 8451-6 (1-6 hours) Doctoral Level Practicum in Clinical Psychology Practical, supervised work experience with actual clinical populations. Emphasis varies across different placements. Site placement must be individually arranged with practicum coordinator. Because course meetings are essential for integrating science with practice, attendance is required. Enrollment limited to matriculated clinical students. 8551-6 Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology An advanced doctoral practicum for students who meet standards for exception to regular practicum requirements. Admission to this practicum is by application/petition to the practicum coordinator prior to the beginning of the proposed semester.

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8800-9 (0-9 hours) Clinical Psychology Internship Intensive, full-time experience in an approved training facility engaged in clinical service delivery. Includes professional work with clients, special training opportunities, and close supervision by licensed psychologists. Students must register during the internship, and they must satisfactorily complete the internship for the Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

8973 Doctoral Level Seminar Rotating topical seminars on current issues of professional relevance. 8991-9 (1-9 hours) Pre-Dissertation Research 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Dissertation Research

Approved Undergraduate Courses
The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit within the limits of the degree program and with the approval of the program director and the instructor. Graduate students enrolling in these courses complete assignments in addition to those completed by undergraduate students in the course. 6213 Advanced Cognitive Research Methods Designed as an in-depth research methods course related to the study of human cognition and information processing. Exposure to research paradigms, fundamental paradigms, and specific research methods using computers and other psychophysical equipment. 6223 Health Psychology Overview of the theory, research, and practice of health psychology and behavioral medicine emphasizing the prevention and modification of health compromising behaviors. 6253 Evolutionary Psychology Introduces students to key concepts including the basics of genetics, natural selection, sexual selection, inclusive fitness, comparative psychology, and gene-culture co-evolution. 6273 Leadership Examines theories of leadership in work settings, emphasizing the roles of leader traits, skills, and assorted situational factors. 6403 Psychology of Personality Examines the major issues and methodological approaches to the study of personality, with emphasis on the biological and social factors that contribute to enduring tendencies and to human individuality. 6413 History of Psychology The history of psychological thought from the pre-Socratic Greeks to the present and the development of psychology in the schools of structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt, and psychoanalysis. 6423 Psychology of Women Course reviews psychological research and theory pertaining to gender with an emphasis on examining facts, knowledge and critiques about how gender influences development and behavior from a variety of perspectives. 6433 Cognitive Psychology An examination of cognitive processes involved in human perception, thinking, and learning, with a focus on theories and research on human information procession. 6443 Aging and Society Examines the nature and implications of aging. Emphasis on competing theoretical perspectives on later life as well as practical issues (coping with stress of bereavement, declining health and independence, families in later life, care giving, abuse, ageism). 6463 Multicultural Community Psychology Examines theories of culture, personality, and ethnicity; the psychological impact of racism and sexism; the acculturation and assimilation of immigrants; the special problems of refugees ;intervention and prevention programs for

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community development among marginal groups. 6483 Biological Foundations of Behavior Structure and function of the nervous system and related structures, with emphasis on neuron conduction and transmission, sensation, and current theory and research on the biological correlates of behavior.

6493 Children and Families with Special Needs Emphasis on psychological, sociological, educational, philosophical, and ethical aspects of children and families with special needs. A family system approach is used to study the special needs accompanying problems in childhood (e.g., disabilities, chronic illness, child abuse).

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Speech Language Pathology
Chair Paula Cadogan Associate Professors Paula Cadogan Lori Davis Carol Lambert Assistant Professor Sandra Wright The mission of the Department of Communication Disorders is to provide a comprehensive educational experience, clinical training, and research opportunities for students pursuing professional careers in speech-language pathology. The Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology combines academic course work and practical experience to prepare students to evaluate, treat, and conduct research with persons with communication and swallowing disorders in any professional setting. The two year graduate program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA). The curriculum is designed to cover the knowledge and skills outlined by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) required for certification as a speech-language pathologist, licensure from the Oklahoma Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and certification by the Oklahoma State Department of Education Additionally, successful graduates are prepared to apply for doctoral study in speechlanguage pathology and to assume leadership positions in professional organizations Learning Objectives. Overall learning objectives for the master's program in speechlanguage pathology include the following. Students will demonstrate: 1. 2. Knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes, including their biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases. Knowledge of the nature of speech, language, hearing, and communication disorders and differences and swallowing disorders, including the etiologies, characteristic, anatomical/physiological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural correlates in the following content areas: articulation, fluency, voice/resonance, language, hearing, swallowing, cognitive, social, and communication modalities. Knowledge of the principles and methods of prevention, assessment, and intervention for people with communication and swallowing disorders including consideration of anatomical/physiological, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural correlates of the disorder in the following content areas: articulation, fluency, voice/resonance, language, hearing, swallowing, cognitive, social, and communication modalities. Knowledge of standards of ethical conduct. Knowledge of processes used in research and the integration of research principles into evidence-based clinical practice. Clinic Instructors Kris Foyil Ronda Marfechuk Suzanne Stanton Graduate Program Advisor Paula Cadogan

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Knowledge of contemporary professional issues. Knowledge about certification, specialty recognition, licensure, and other relevant professional credentials. Skills in oral and written or other forms of communication sufficient for entry into professional practice. Skills in clinical evaluation: • Conduct screening and prevention procedures. • Collect case history information and integrate information from clients, relevant others and professionals. • Select and administer appropriate evaluation procedures. • Adapt evaluation procedures to meet client needs. • Interpret, integrate and synthesize all information to develop diagnosis and design appropriate intervention. • Complete administrative and reporting functions necessary to support evaluation. • Refer clients for appropriate services. Skills in clinical intervention: • Develop setting-appropriate intervention plans with measurable and achievable goals that meet client’s needs. • Implement intervention plans involving client and relevant other in the intervention process. • Select or develop and use appropriate materials and instrumentation for prevention and intervention. • Measure and evaluate clients’ performance and progress. • Modify intervention plans, strategies, materials and instruments as appropriate to meet client needs. • Complete administrative and reporting functions necessary to support intervention. • Identify and refer clients for services as appropriate. Skills in clinical interaction and personal qualities: • Communicate effectively, recognizing the needs, values, preferred mode of communication and cultural/linguistic background of the client and relevant others. • Collaborate with other professionals in case management. • Provide counseling regarding communication and swallowing disorders to client and relevant others. • Adhere to the ASHA Code of Ethics and behave professionally.

Admission. Minimum admission requirements to the department for graduate study include: • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited university • An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 • An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.5 in courses in communication disorders • An official copy of scores from the GRE General Test submitted to the Graduate School

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Students who do not meet these minimum requirements may be considered for provisional or probationary admissions at the discretion of the graduate program advisor and faculty of the Department of Communication Disorders. Students lacking a bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology must complete undergraduate leveling courses in the discipline before being considered for admission to the graduate program. General Requirements The master’s degree in speech-language pathology is 40 credit hours, with 34 academic credits and 6 clinical practicum credit hours. Students begin their supervised clinical work in the University’s speech and hearing clinic with subsequent practica at various off-campus facilities. All speech-language pathology graduate students must do two eight-week rotations during the last semester of their master’s program; one in a hospital and/or rehabilitation setting and one in a school setting. Students are required to purchase and participate in an electronic portfolio system in order to help document competencies related to standards outlined by ASHA. All course work, with the exception of the research paper and/or thesis, must be completed prior to the rotations. Therefore, all prospective speech-language graduate students are required to begin the master’s program in the fall semester so that the course work process is sequential and comprehensive. In addition, students must successfully complete a comprehensive examination to qualify for graduation with a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology.

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Audiology (CDAU)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7181 Graduate Clinical Practicum Supervised diagnostic experiences in audiometric procedures. 7281 Graduate Clinical Practicum Supervised, advanced diagnostic experiences in audiometric evaluation techniques.

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7083 Orofacial Anomalies An in-depth study of the nature of congenital craniofacial anomalies including clefts of the lip and palate and velopharyngeal dysfunction in both children and adults. Surgical, prosthetic, and behavioral interventions are discussed. The role of the speech-language pathologist as part of an interdisciplinary team is emphasized. Management strategies and assessment for clients of various ages and with diverse speech characteristics are addressed. Prerequisite: CDSP 3053 or equivalent. 7113 Cognitive Communication Disorders This course is a study of cognitivecommunication disorders caused by different types of neurological damage. Direct and indirect management and intervention techniques for the speech-language pathologist are discussed. This course covers assessment and treatment issues related to dementia, traumatic brain injury, and right hemisphere dysfunction. The nature and effects of these conditions upon speech, language, and cognitive-linguistic skills are included as well as the latest research into brain injury. 7123 Motor Speech Disorders This course is an in-depth study of the nature of dysarthria, apraxia, and other motor speech disorders in both children and adults. Differential diagnosis between dysarthria, apraxia, and other motor speech disorders and between dysarthria subtypes is emphasized. Management strategies for clients of various ages and with diverse speech characteristics are stressed. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 7133 School Age Language Disorders This course focuses on the etiologies and characteristics of language and literacy disorders in children of school age. The relationships between oral language, instructional discourse, and narrative skills as well as reading, spelling and writing skills are presented. Standardized language, reading and writing tests are presented as well as techniques for enhancing and remediating language and literacy skills in the classroom. Prerequisites: CDSP 2023 and CDSP 3033 or equivalent. 7143 Aphasia and Neurology Covers neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of adult communication. Comprehensive investigation of evidence-based SLP practices related to cortical and other forms of aphasia. 7153 Voice Disorders Disorders of voice resulting from organic and functional changes in the vocal mechanism, including their etiology, symptomology, diagnosis, and treatment. Prerequisite: CDSP 3053 or permission of instructor. 7163 Communication Modalities and Special Populations This course addresses the philosophy, evaluation techniques, and criteria used to prescribe and fit alternative communication devices and systems. Language development and intervention using augmentative/ alternative communication systems for persons with severe communication disorders is also described and discussed A variety of high and

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low tech products, direct access and scanning devices, and switch types will be studied. 7181 Graduate Clinical Practicum Supervised diagnostic/therapeutic experiences designed to meet specific student needs and ASHA requirements. Prerequisite: CDSP 4163 or 6163 or its equivalent. 7212 Fluency Disorders The development, nature, and theories of idiopathic stuttering, neurogenic stuttering, and cluttering are presented. Diagnostic and treatment procedures are considered. 7253 Techniques of Research and Evaluation Studies of the nature and functions of research and evaluation featuring characteristics of the most common types of investigation. Includes the study of operationalism, hypothesis formulation and testing, experimental and quasi-experimental design, data collection, theory development and verification, and applications of basic data analytic techniques. 7273 Dysphagia This course covers anatomy and neurophysiology of the swallowing mechanism in relation to pediatric and adult swallowing. Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of swallowing problems in children and adults including videofluoroscopic and endoscopic evaluations with case studies will be addressed. 7281 Graduate Clinical Practicum Supervised intermediate diagnostic/ therapeutic experiences meeting student needs

and ASHA requirements. Prerequisite: CDSP 7181. 7381 Graduate Clinical Practicum Supervised advanced diagnostic/therapeutic experiences meeting student needs and ASHA requirements. Prerequisite: CDSP 7281. 7482-4 (2-4 hours) Clinical Externship and School Practicum Placement in a medical setting and public schools for an extensive and concentrated diagnostic/therapeutic experience. Prerequisite: CDSP 7181, CDSP 7281, CDSP 7381 and permission of off-site practica director. 7863 Special Topics Variety of topics reflecting changes in the knowledge base of the field and/or alteration in requirements of certification and licensure. 7912-4 (2-4 hours) Research and Paper Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7961 Residency See page 16. 7971-3 (1-3 hours) Seminar 7981-5 (1-5 hours) Research and Thesis Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

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The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the graduate advisor. Graduate students enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by undergraduate students in the course.

Communication Disorders Audiology (CDAU)
6353 Auditory Options for Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Overview of auditory options for communication for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Topics include auditory brain development, auditory skill development, current technology and assistive devices, the early intervention team, parent counseling, a family-centered approach to management, classroom acoustics, and techniques to maximize functional hearing. Educational needs will be addressed. 6473 Auditory Rehabilitation Overview of audiologic (re)habilitation across the lifespan. It includes methods for assessment and management of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing relative to the age of the individual, age of onset, degree of hearing loss, and communication needs.

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6033 Infants and Toddlers at Risk This course is designed to give students an indepth understanding of the assessment and management of infants and toddlers at risk for developmental delays and communication disorders. The development of cognitive, motor, social-emotional, play and communication skills during the first three years of life will be presented. Specific difficulties, such as prematurity, sensory integration, and drug exposure will also be considered. Communicating with families and cultural issues related to family intervention are discussed. 6163 Evaluation of Speech and Language Disorders Students will be immersed in the techniques of diagnosis related to speech, language and learning disabilities. A battery of standardized tests used in the evaluation of children’s language and learning is presented and the scoring and interpretation of these tests are emphasized. The psychoeducational evaluation, report writing, and the rationale and descriptions of portfolio assessment and response-to-intervention (RtI) are also presented.

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The Collins College of Business
The Collins College of Business graduate programs educate skilled and inspired business leaders. Our emphasis on practical application and professional depth has helped our graduates become leaders in their professions, organizations and communities. Today, as business evolves under the forces of globalization and technology, we are keeping pace with a variety of degree programs that prepare students for success. We emphasize leadership, academic rigor, practical problem solving, hands-on experience and teamwork. We have tailored graduate business degree programs to support full-time and part-time enrollment – all while maintaining the highest standards of excellence. Vision and Mission Our vision is to be an internationally recognized business school with a reputation for excellence in education and scholarship. Our mission, through creating and disseminating knowledge, is to educate and mentor business and healthcare professionals for leadership roles in the international arena. Accreditation All graduate business programs are fully accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide. Institutions that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review. AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education. Less than 5% of the schools of business worldwide have earned this distinguished hallmark of excellence in management education. Graduate Academic Programs The Graduate School of The University of Tulsa, through the Collins College of Business, offers the following graduate degrees: Master of Accountancy, Master of Business Administration, Master of Energy Business, Master of Science in Finance, Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Finance, and Master of Taxation (online). The College also offers the Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Finance, and Juris Doctor/Master of Taxation degrees in conjunction with the College of Law (see pages 282 of this Bulletin), and the Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Computer Science and Master of Science in Finance/Master of Science in Applied Mathematics in conjunction with the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences (see page 283 of this Bulletin). Pre-Admission Testing The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required of all applicants to graduate business degree programs, with four exceptions: 1. 2. Master of Taxation program applicants with an ABA accredited law degree or with current enrollment (in good standing) in an ABA accredited law program. Master of Business Administration and Master of Taxation applicants with an AACSB accredited graduate business degree are exempt from the GMAT.

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Master of Science in Finance program applicants may substitute the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for the GMAT. Master of Energy Business applicants are required to submit an acceptable GMAT score achieved within five years of the date of application, or equivalent evidence of the ability to complete the program.

For all programs, applicants from non-English speaking schools must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and receive a score of 90 or higher (internet score) or 575 or higher (paper score). An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 or higher is also accepted in lieu of the TOEFL. Refer to the International Applicants section, page 12 of this Bulletin, for more information. Admission Criteria Programs are open to students with baccalaureate degrees in any field of study. Admission is limited to applicants who show high promise of success in business study. Admission criteria include, but are not limited to: • • • • Undergraduate grade point average (both overall course work and upper division course-work are considered); Graduate Management Admission Test score (or GRE score if applicable); Professional/business experience as evidenced by such factors as a record of employment at increasing levels of responsibility; and Professional references.

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Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
Director of Graduate Business Programs Linda M. Nichols Program Advisor Tracy Manly The primary goal of the MAcc program is to provide a quality graduate-level experience that will prepare students for careers in accounting across a wide variety of organizations. The MAcc degree can assist undergraduate accounting majors in the completion of the requirements to become CPA eligible, as well as help transition students with other undergraduate majors to a career in accounting. Prerequisite Courses To determine if a student will need to take prerequisite courses, a transcript evaluation is conducted at the time of application. MAcc students must complete twelve credit hours of upper-level accounting beyond principles courses as prerequisites. Normally, prerequisite courses must be completed before enrollment in core or elective courses. Prerequisite Waiver Policy Normally, admitted students requiring prerequisite courses will enroll in those courses at The University of Tulsa. However, any of the following may qualify a student for a prerequisite course waiver: 1. Completion, with a grade of B or higher, of a course or courses covering comparable material within the past six years from an AACSB accredited business program or as part of a four-year bachelor’s degree in business administration. Additional course work, with a grade of B or higher, in the subject area, beyond the principles or introductory courses covering the comparable material. Traditional classroom courses Online courses

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Satisfactory Progress A candidate for a Master of Accountancy degree is expected to complete the program in a timely manner. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years from the date of enrollment in the program. Students who do not make satisfactory progress may be dismissed from the program. Curriculum In addition to demonstrating knowledge of and competency in the basic skills and areas of business through completion of or waiver from prerequisite courses, candidates for the Master of Accountancy degree must complete 30 credit hours of advanced study in business.

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The core curriculum consists of 6 credit hours of required courses. Students also complete 12-15 credit hours of accounting elective course work and 9-12 hours of business elective course work. A thesis is not required for the Master of Accountancy. Core Courses (6 Hours) ACCT 7073, Management Control Systems ACCT 7333, Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis Electives (24 hours) Accounting Electives (12 or 15 hours) ACCT 6083, Professional Issues in Accounting ACCT 6163, Financial Reporting in the Energy Industry ACCT 6253, CPA Review ACCT 7063, Federal Income Taxation of Cooperation and Shareholders I ACCT 7113, Systems Auditing and Assurance ACCT 7123, Taxation of Natural Resources and Energy ACCT 7213, Financial Systems and Corporate Applications ACCT 7233, Tax Research, Practice and Planning ACCT 7613, Internship in Accounting Business Electives (9 or 12 hours) Students will choose from available courses in any business discipline. All pre-requisites for course choices must be met. Elective courses vary each semester. Examples of elective course include, but are not limited to: MBA 7013, Financial Management MBA 7023, Ethical Organizational Behavior MBA 7043, Corporate and Business Strategy MBA 7053, Marketing Management MBA 7063, The World Economy MBA 7073, MIS and Project Management MBA 7083, Decision Analysis and Modeling MBA 7093, Organizational Leadership MBA 7123, Human Resource Management MBA 7133, Innovation and Product Development MBA 7143, International Marketing MBA 7153, Consumer Behavior MBA 7163, Supply Chain Management IB 6013, Topics in International Business

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Full Time MBA: Partnering with Business
Director of Graduate Business Programs Linda M. Nichols The primary goal of the MBA program is to provide a quality graduate-level education that will prepare graduates for professional management careers in the private and public sectors, and for positions of leadership and responsibility in business and society. The curriculum is designed to 1. 2. Provide general management graduate-level education for students with baccalaureate degrees in any field of study; Develop and strengthen managerial tools and decision-making capabilities for those individuals in managerial positions who wish to improve their effectiveness and enhance their career advancement.

Students complete all courses in a cohort, beginning each August. Prerequisite Courses To determine if a student will need to take prerequisite courses, a transcript evaluation is conducted at the time of application. The following prerequisite courses are available only to students with baccalaureate degrees, or students who have obtained prior approval from the Director of Graduate Business Programs. Normally, prerequisite courses must be completed before enrollment in core, advanced core or elective courses.
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. BL 0712 Legal Environment of Global Business Overview of the structure of the legal and regulatory environment, including the relationship between internal organization and governmental corporate governance; the interrelationship between ethical management and legal mandates; the important role of property as the foundation of our legal system, with emphasis on intellectual property; business organizations and regulating agencies; the field of regulating securities, the importance of globalization and international law; and the demands of cyber law in the information age. ECON 0713 Managerial Economics Introduction to micro- and macro-economic theory involving consumer behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, factor markets, national income, employment, and price behavior. QM 0713 Statistical Analysis Basic concepts in collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data, emphasizing capabilities of different statistical techniques and business applications. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression analysis, and nonparametric statistical techniques. Mathematics proficiency required. Students must also demonstrate math proficiency at the basic calculus level.

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Prerequisite Waiver Policy Normally, admitted students requiring prerequisite courses will enroll in those courses at The University of Tulsa. However, any of the following may qualify a student for a prerequisite course waiver: 1. Completion, with a grade of B or higher, of a course or courses covering comparable material within the past six years from an AACSB accredited business program or as part of a four-year bachelor’s degree in business administration. Additional course work, with a grade of B or higher, in the subject area, beyond the principles or introductory courses covering the comparable material. Extensive career experience using the subject matter that builds on prior course work in the subject area. A successful score on the proficiency exam for the subject.

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Satisfactory Progress A candidate for a Master of Business Administration: Partnering with Business degree is expected to complete the program in a timely manner. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years from the date of enrollment in the program. Students who do not make satisfactory progress may be dismissed from the program. Curriculum In addition to demonstrating knowledge of and competency in the basic skills and areas of business through completion of or waiver from prerequisite courses, candidates for the Master of Business Administration degree must complete 37 credit hours of advanced study in business. A minimum of 25 hours must be in 7000-level courses reserved exclusively for graduate students. A thesis is not required for the Master of Business Administration: Partnering with Business. Core Courses (37 Hours) FALL 1 MBA 7003, Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements MBA 7013, Financial Management MBA 7023, Ethical Organizational Behavior MBA 7033, Operations Management SPRING MBA 7043, Corporate and Business Strategy MBA 7053, Marketing Management MBA 7063, The World Economy MBA 7073, Management Information Systems and Project Management

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SUMMER Internship FALL 2 MBA 7116, Multi-disciplinary Business Applications Elective Elective Elective Courses Elective courses vary each semester and may require additional prerequisite courses. Examples of elective courses include, but are not limited to: FIN 7093, International Financial Management MBA 7083, Decision Analysis and Modeling MBA 7183, Entrepreneurship MBA 7093, Organizational Leadership MBA 7133, Innovation and Product Development MBA 7143, International Marketing MBA 7163, Supply Chain Management MBA 7153, Consumer Behavior Study Abroad MBA Summer Internship Students are required to apply business principles in an actual business environment through a formal Collins College of Business internship, following the College’s Guidelines for Administration of Student Internship Programs. The student: 1. Must complete all requirements for the MBA. 2. Must satisfactorily complete an additional one-semester internship course (BUS 7021, Business Applications) which is graded P for Pass or F for Fail and in which satisfactory performance in the internship is required for a passing score. Students may only enroll in BUS 7021 for one term. 3. Will be responsible for securing the internship, but the firm and internship must be approved by the MBA program advisor and faculty member guiding the internship.

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Part Time MBA: For Working Professionals
Director of Graduate Business Programs Linda M. Nichols The primary goal of the MBA program is to provide a quality graduate-level education that will prepare graduates for professional management careers in the private and public sectors, and for positions of leadership and responsibility in business and society. The curriculum is designed to: 1. 2. Provide general management graduate-level education for students with baccalaureate degrees in any field of study; Develop and strengthen managerial tools and decision-making capabilities for those individuals in managerial positions who wish to improve their effectiveness and enhance their career advancement.

Students complete courses on a part time basis in the evening. Prerequisite Courses To determine if a student will need to take prerequisite courses, a transcript evaluation is conducted at the time of application. The following prerequisite courses are available only to students with baccalaureate degrees, or students who have obtained prior approval from the Director of Graduate Business Programs. Normally, prerequisite courses must be completed before enrollment in core, advanced core or elective courses.
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. BL 0712 Legal Environment of Global Business Overview of the structure of the legal and regulatory environment, including the relationship between internal organization and governmental corporate governance; the interrelationship between ethical management and legal mandates; the important role of property as the foundation of our legal system, with emphasis on intellectual property; business organizations and regulating agencies; the field of regulating securities, the importance of globalization and international law; and the demands of cyber law in the information age. ECON 0713 Managerial Economics Introduction to micro- and macro-economic theory involving consumer behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, factor markets, national income, employment, and price behavior. QM 0713 Statistical Analysis Basic concepts in collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data, emphasizing capabilities of different statistical techniques and business applications. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression analysis, and nonparametric statistical techniques. Mathematics proficiency required. Students must also demonstrate math proficiency at the basic calculus level.

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Prerequisite Waiver Policy Normally, admitted students requiring prerequisite courses will enroll in those courses at The University of Tulsa. However, any of the following may qualify a student for a prerequisite course waiver: 1. Completion, with a grade of B or higher, of a course or courses covering comparable material within the past six years from an AACSB accredited business program or as part of a four-year bachelor’s degree in business administration. Additional course work, with a grade of B or higher, in the subject area, beyond the principles or introductory courses covering the comparable material. Extensive career experience using the subject matter that builds on prior course work in the subject area. A successful score on the proficiency exam for the subject.

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Satisfactory Progress A candidate for a Master of Business Administration: For Working Professionals degree is expected to complete the program in a timely manner. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years from the date of enrollment in the program. Students who do not make satisfactory progress may be dismissed from the program. Curriculum In addition to demonstrating knowledge of and competency in the basic skills and areas of business through completion of or waiver from prerequisite courses, candidates for the Master of Business Administration degree must complete 36 credit hours of advanced study in business. A minimum of 25 hours must be in 7000-level courses reserved exclusively for graduate students. A thesis is not required for the Master of Business Administration: For Working Professionals Core Courses (36 Hours) MBA 7003, Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements MBA 7013, Financial Management MBA 7023, Ethical Organizational Behavior MBA 7033, Operations Management MBA 7043, Corporate and Business Strategy MBA 7053, Marketing Management MBA 7063, The World Economy MBA 7073, Management Information Systems and Project Management 4 Elective Courses

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Elective Courses Elective courses vary each semester. Examples of elective courses include, but are not limited to: MBA 7083, Decision Analysis and Modeling MBA 7093, Organizational Leadership MBA 7123, Human Resource Management MBA 7133, Innovation and Product Development MBA 7143, International Marketing MBA 7153, Consumer Behavior MBA 7163, Supply Chain Management MBA 7183, Entrepreneurship

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Master of Energy Business
Director of Graduate Business Programs Linda M. Nichols Program Director Timothy C. Coburn The Master of Energy Business (MEB) is a professional masters program primarily designed for individuals seeking to advance their careers in the energy industry through graduate training in management, business skills, and energy company operations. The program blends sound business principles with current issues and perspectives from across the global energy complex to create a distinctive educational experience. Primarily designed for working professionals, the MEB is delivered in an online instructional environment enriched by contemporary media and communication technologies. Students interact among themselves and instructors much like a traditional class, but without the physical classroom setting. Full lectures and course materials are available on demand, with completion of many of the same kinds of assignments being required as in conventional graduate courses. Students also participate in a maximum of three face-to-face weekend seminars presented in an executive style format in Tulsa or at other geographic locations that are centers of energy activity. Courses are taught by full-time faculty on the campus of The University of Tulsa, many of whom have direct energy company experience, along with industry practitioners and other experts. Various academic units are represented, including the Collins College of Business, the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, the National Energy Policy Institute, and the College of Law. In addition, selected courses are available through an alliance with Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. Graduates who complete the MEB are expected to: • possess a clear and in-depth understanding of the contemporary settings within which energy business is conducted; • know how things work within energy companies, on both a macro and micro level, and comprehend the interrelationships among the main business, scientific, and technical functions; • understand the relationships among energy policy, governmental regulation, economic development, competition, technological innovation, evolving markets, and corporate and environmental sustainability; • perceive the energy industry as a total system whose individual components must be optimally integrated to power economies and improve the social welfare of people around the world; • be prepared to assume management positions of increasing responsibility in energy companies, and have the multidisciplinary skills necessary to address typical managerial situations and justify operational decisions; and, • perform their duties ethically and responsibly from a personal, corporate, societal, and global perspective.

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Admission Criteria Applicants to the Master of Energy Business are expected to have completed a baccalaureate degree at an approved university in a discipline that is complementary to energy business (e.g., engineering, geosciences, business, pre-law), and must have a minimum of two years of work experience in a professional setting, preferably within a segment of the energy industry. Applicants who lack academic training and/or experience in the energy industry may be considered; and if accepted, will be required to complete foundational training prior to entering the program. In particular, candidates who are underprepared in quantitative methods or who have limited knowledge of the technical disciplines within the energy industry will be expected to satisfy a leveling requirement. With prior approval of the Program Director, the leveling requirement may be satisfied in a number of ways, such as: • Completion of traditional classroom courses on the campus of The University of Tulsa or at another university • Completion of online courses offered through The University of Tulsa or another university • Completion of approved commercially-available or industry-sponsored shortcourses • Passing a proficiency exam following self-study preparation A completed application, along with an application fee, must be submitted to the Graduate School along with: • official transcripts from all educational institutions the applicant has previously attended; • a resume of professional work experience; • a written statement of personal ambitions and goals that are expected to be enhanced by completing the program; and • a letter of support from the applicant’s current employer (if the applicant is employed), or from an individual who has been the applicant’s immediate supervisor within the last two years. An acceptable GMAT score obtained within five years prior to the application date, or equivalent evidence of ability to complete the program, is also required. Applications are reviewed by an admissions committee which will evaluate the documentation and evidence submitted by each candidate. Acceptance is based on a holistic review of prior academic achievement, personal motivation, work experience, and related qualifications that point to the likelihood of success. Other supporting materials may be submitted by the applicant or requested by the admissions committee. The admissions committee may also request an interview. Curriculum The Master of Energy Business is a 34-credit-hour program, encompassing 10 required courses (28 credit hours) and two electives (6 credit hours). Students pursuing an MEB degree must complete all required courses and two electives. Electives can be judiciously selected to create a focus area in energy law, energy finance, or strategic energy operations management. A thesis is not required.

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Students enter the program in a cohort each fall and enroll in two courses each semester year-round (fall, spring, summer). The degree can be completed within 24 months. However, students who drop out of their cohort or take fewer than two courses per semester can expect degree completion to take longer. Required Courses MEB 7001, Perspectives in Energy Business* MEB 7023, Leading and Managing Energy Organizations MEB 7033, Analytical Tools for Energy Business Management MEB 7043, Energy Accounting and Financial Reporting MEB 7053, Financial Management in the Energy Enterprise MEB 7063, Energy Policy and Sustainability MEB 7073, Legal and Regulatory Environment of the Energy Industry MEB 7083, The Business of Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuels MEB 7093, Critical Issues for the Energy Industry MEB 7113, Current Topics in the Upstream-Midstream-Downstream Oil and Gas Sectors * A program orientation seminar presented in executive-style format on The University of Tulsa campus during the weekend immediately preceding the first week of class of the first fall semester of enrollment. Elective Courses (choose two) MEB 7123, Energy Markets and Commodities Trading MEB 7133, Energy Outlook 20XX MEB 7143, US Oil and Gas Law MEB 7153, Petroleum Transactions in the International Arena MEB 7163, Economic Evaluation of Petroleum Assets In addition, the following courses are offered through Robert Gordon University (RGU) and are pre-approved for transfer elective credit. Strategic Analysis of the Energy Sector Strategic Operations Management: Oil and Gas Students who desire these courses must satisfy all RGU admission requirements prior to enrollment and pay RGU tuition. Enrollment in other RGU courses requires prior approval from the Program Director. Satisfactory Progress A candidate for the Master of Energy Business degree is expected to complete the program in a timely manner. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years from the first date of enrollment in the program. Students who do not make satisfactory progress may be dismissed from the program.

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Master of Science in Finance
Director of Graduate Business Programs Linda M. Nichols Director of the School of Finance, Operations Management and International Business Richard Burgess The primary goal of the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program is to provide a high quality graduate business program concentrated in finance and other related areas. The program furnishes skills, analytical tools, and perspectives that serve as a sound foundation for financial decision making in an increasingly complex financial world. In particular, the MSF curriculum is designed to provide each student with: • • • • A rigorous body of course work that includes current financial theory and practice, Knowledge of the primary areas of finance: corporate finance, investments/portfolio management, and risk management, The quantitative and analytical skills necessary to work effectively in a rapidly changing financial world, An opportunity to develop specialized knowledge in one of the following areas: corporate finance, investments and portfolio management, or risk management.

The MSF program prepares students for a professional career in a range of specialized areas: corporate finance, investments, portfolio management, financial institutions, and risk management. This program is designed for students who desire an opportunity for in-depth study of the sophisticated analytical techniques and market transactions that drive financial innovation. Curriculum options for corporate finance and investments and portfolio management are designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business administration, an MBA, or undergraduate or graduate degrees in other disciplines. The risk management option is designed for students with strong quantitative backgrounds, typically with undergraduate degrees in mathematics, statistics, the physical sciences, and engineering. Foundation Courses To determine if a student will need to take any foundation courses, a transcript evaluation is conducted at the time of application. The following foundation courses are available only to students with baccalaureate degrees, or students who have obtained prior approval from the Director of Graduate Business Programs. Normally, foundation courses must be completed before enrollment in required courses or electives.

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The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. MBA 7003 Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements To understand the use of accounting for both internal decision making and external reporting. Emphasis is from a user perspective that introduces students to managerial issues and the creation and analysis of financial statements. ECON 0713 Managerial Economics Introduction to micro and macroeconomic theory involving consumer behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, factor markets, national income, employment, and price behavior. QM 0713 Statistical Analysis Basic concepts in collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data, emphasizing capabilities of different statistical techniques and business applications. Topics include statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, and time series analysis. Mathematical proficiency required. STAT 4813 (alternative to QM 7023) Statistical Methods for Scientists and Engineers Elementary probability. Random variables and distributions. Tests of significance. Test of hypotheses. Elementary experimental design. Simple regression. Correlation. Prerequisite: MATH 2014. FIN 7202 Financial Management Basic principles and practices of managerial finance, and financial decision-making in a corporate context. Attention is devoted to tools and models such as time value, as well as financial instruments and markets. Co-requisite: ACCT 7122 MATH 2014 Calculus I Theory and application of the differential calculus of polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. Graphical, numerical, and analytical solutions to applied problems involving derivatives. Introduction to the integral. Prerequisites: MATH 1164 or equivalent, and passing score on the University mathematics placement examination. MATH 2024 Calculus II Definite and indefinite integrals of functions of a single variable. Improper integrals, infinite series and introduction to differential equations. Emphasis on applications of calculus and problem solving using technology in addition to symbolic methods. Prerequisite: MATH 2014.

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Satisfactory Progress A candidate for a Master of Science in Finance degree is expected to complete the program in a timely manner. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years from the date of enrollment in the program. Students who do not make satisfactory progress may be dismissed from the program. Foundation Waiver Policy Normally, admitted students requiring foundation courses will enroll in those courses at The University of Tulsa. However, any of the following may qualify a student for a foundation course waiver: 1. Completion, with a grade of B or higher, of a course or courses covering comparable material within the past six years from an AACSB accredited business program or as part of a four-year bachelor’s degree in business administration. Additional course work, with a grade of B or higher, in the subject area, beyond the principles or introductory courses covering the comparable material. Extensive career experience using the subject matter that builds on prior course work in the subject area. A successful score on the proficiency exam for the subject. Traditional classroom courses Online courses Passing a proficiency exam after preparation with: Non-credit short courses, or Self-study following TU-prepared material

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MSF Applied Option Students are required to apply business principles in an actual business environment through a formal Collins College of Business internship, following the College’s Guidelines for Administration of Student Internship Programs. To earn the MSF Applied Option, the student: 1. 2. Must complete all requirements for the MSF. Must satisfactorily complete an additional one-semester internship course (BUS 7021, Business Applications) which is graded P for Pass or F for Fail and in which satisfactory performance in the internship is required for a passing score. Students may only enroll in BUS 7021 for one term. Will be responsible for securing the internship, but the firm and internship must be approved by the faculty member guiding the internship, the Director of the School of Finance, Operations Management and International Business, and the Director of Graduate Business Programs.

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Curriculum All candidates for the Master of Science in Finance degree must have completed or complete the foundation courses and 36 semester hours of advanced study. The curriculum requirements for each option of study are shown on pages 153-154. A thesis is not required, but is an option for the degree. A minimum of 27 credit hours must be completed in advanced (7000-level) courses reserved exclusively for graduate students. Core Courses (18 hours) ACCT 7333, Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis FIN 7003, Financial Theory FIN 7023, Investment Analysis and Management FIN 7033, Derivative Securities FIN 7213, Research Tools in Finance QM 7003, Introduction to Operations Research Options (18 Hours) Corporate Finance Required Courses (12 hours) FIN 7013, Long-Term Financial Decisions FIN 7043, Working Capital Management or FIN 7123, Enterprise Risk Management FIN 7093, International Financial Management QM 7053, Computer Simulation Elective Courses (select 6 hours from the following): ACCT 7003, Managerial Accounting ACCT 7073, Management Control Systems ECON 6083, International Economics ECON 7043, Monetary and Fiscal Policy FIN 7193, Applied Finance Project FIN 7973, Seminar in Finance FIN 7983-6, Master’s Thesis FIN 7993, Independent Study LAW 5413, International Business Transactions MATH 6523, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory MATH 6543, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations MATH 6603, Introduction to Numerical Methods MATH 7253, Numerical Optimization STAT 7423, Probability

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Investments and Portfolio Management Option Required Courses (12 hours) FIN 6113, Student Investment Fund FIN 7053, Portfolio Management FIN 7073, Empirical Methods in Finance FIN 7223, Fixed Income Analysis Elective Courses (select 6 hours from the following): ACCT 7003, Managerial Accounting ACCT 7073, Management Control Systems ECON 6083, International Economics ECON 7043, Monetary and Fiscal Policy FIN 7193, Applied Finance Project FIN 7973, Seminar in Finance FIN 7983-6, Master's Thesis FIN 7993, Independent Study LAW 5413, International Business Transactions MATH 6523, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory MATH 6543, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations MATH 6603, Introduction to Numerical Methods MATH 7253, Numerical Optimization STAT 7423, Probability Risk Management Option Required Courses (12 hours) FIN 7073, Empirical Methods in Finance FIN 7123, Enterprise Risk Management FIN 7133, Advanced Derivative Securities QM 7053, Computer Simulation Elective Courses (select 6 hours from the following): ACCT 7003, Managerial Accounting ACCT 7073, Management Control Systems ECON 6083, International Economics ECON 7043, Monetary and Fiscal Policy FIN 7193, Applied Finance Project FIN 7973, Seminar in Finance FIN 7983-6, Master's Thesis FIN 7993, Independent Study LAW 5413, International Business Transactions MATH 6523, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory MATH 6543, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations MATH 6603, Introduction to Numerical Methods MATH 7253, Numerical Optimization STAT 7423, Probability

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Master of Taxation
Director of Graduate Business Programs Linda M. Nichols Program Advisors Wray Bradley Karen Cravens Anna McColl Director of School of Accounting and Management Information Systems Karen Cravens

The Master of Taxation (MTAX) program is completely administered through information technology with no campus visits. The program is designed for professionals who wish to undertake graduate study in taxation with a flexible, selfdirected study schedule. The program uses technology such as CDs, e-mail, and the Internet for course delivery. Students receive course materials, complete assignments, and interact with professors and classmates via these media. The program is appropriate for persons who plan to enter tax practice as well as for persons already practicing in the tax area. Instructors for this program are full-time faculty from the School of Accounting and qualified tax professionals. Curriculum The foundation requirements for the Master of Taxation are as follows: 1. 2. One university course in Introductory Accounting (undergraduate or graduate) with a grade of ‘C’ or better and one university course in Federal Taxation (undergraduate or graduate) with a grade of ‘C’ or better, or, For students with prior legal or tax training: a) Completion of “Accounting for Lawyers” and “Federal Taxation” (or equivalent courses) in Law School; or b) Proof of successful completion of a training program in a professional tax environment (e.g. CPA firm, federal or state government tax training program, etc.)

After meeting the above foundation requirements, candidates for the degree must complete 30 credit hours of graduate taxation courses. The typical sequence for degree completion is for students to take two classes each semester for five semesters. Many students who work in professional tax settings choose to take fewer courses (or no courses) during the tax season, but this choice does not allow completion of the degree within a two year period. All courses must be completed within six years. A thesis is not required for the Master of Taxation degree.

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Required Courses ACCT 7063, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders I ACCT 7143, Taxation of Partnerships and S-Corporations ACCT 7153, Tax Accounting Methods ACCT 7163, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders II ACCT 7233, Tax Research, Practice and Planning* Elective Courses (choose five) ACCT 7123, Taxation of Natural Resources and Energy ACCT 7133, Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Taxation ACCT 7173, Employee Compensation and Advanced Individual Taxation Issues ACCT 7183, Taxation of Property and Security Transactions ACCT 7193, International Aspects of Taxation ACCT 7253, State and Local Taxation ACCT 7263, Issues for Tax Exempt Organizations *Must be taken during the first semester

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Accounting
Director Karen Cravens Professors Karen Cravens Linda Nichols Deborah Thomas Patrick Hennessee, Emeritus Associate Professors Wray Bradley Dennis Hudson Tracy Manly Steve Rockwell Applied Associate Professor J. Michael McCrary Applied Assistant Professor Anna McColl Adjunct Professors Anthony Rackley Lisa Croley

Accounting (ACCT)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7063 Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders I Study of concepts and principles of federal income taxation of corporations and their shareholders. Students are expected to apply their knowledge to solve advanced tax problems. 7073 Management Control Systems Study of design and use of management control systems. Topics include: The Balanced Scorecard, activity-based costing, strategic management accounting, and cost accounting in the new economy. Key features are case studies and research projects. Prerequisite: ACCT 4223, ACCT 7003, or permission of instructor. 7113 Systems Auditing and Assurance A critical analysis of the data and information flows in a variety of information systems architectures with attention to security and integrity in the audit and assurance process. 7122 Financial Accounting This course provides MBA students with a fundamental understanding of financial accounting. Understanding the preparers’ perspective is important, however, the primary emphasis of this course is to examine financial accounting from the users’ perspective. The course is designed to develop basic technical skills that will enable a student to apply accounting procedures and rules to business transactions, and enable a student to interpret and evaluate financial statement information of U.S. corporations. 7123 Taxation of Natural Resources and Energy Designed to develop competence in applying federal tax law and regulations to the oil and gas industry. Emphasis on the production phase of the oil and gas industry, starting with the search for oil and gas and ending when the products of the wells are delivered to pipelines for transportation to refineries or customers. 7132 Managerial Accounting and Control Study of the use of various techniques employing financial data to investigate both routine and non-routine decisions. Emphasis is placed on the nature of costs and the importance of the behavioral effects of managerial decisions. Not open to students who recently have completed ACCT 4223 or equivalent. Prerequisite: ACCT 7122

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7133 Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Taxation Deals with Federal tax issues of estates and trusts. Topics include income tax and estate tax issues of estates, bequests, gifts and trusts. 7143 Taxation of Partnerships and SCorporations Tax treatment in relation to the formation of a partnership, partnership operation, partnership distributions, and the sale of a partnership interest. S Corporations are compared to partnerships along with the use of S Corporations. 7153 Tax Accounting Methods Problems relating to tax accounting emphasizing income recognition under various accounting methods such as installment reporting, cost and accrual method of accounting, accounting for long-term contracts. Topics include prepaids, accounting for interest, unstated interest, accounting for inventories, and tax planning considerations. 7163 Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders II A continuation of Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders I (Accounting 7063) with emphasis on corporate reorganizations and liquidation of subsidiaries. Examination of the accumulated earning tax, personal holding companies, and collapsible corporations. Prerequisite: ACCT 7063. 7173 Employee Compensation and Advanced Individual Taxation Issues Focuses on the main areas of employee compensation and advanced individual income tax issues. Topics include income issues, gifts, bequests, scholarships, life insurance, annuities, death benefits, employee fringe benefits, compensation for personal injuries and sickness, personal exemptions and itemized deductions, personal credits, divorce issues, deferred compensation, IRAs, educational savings incentives, and the alternative minimum tax.

7183 Taxation of Property and Security Transactions Tax consequences in property transactions. Emphasizes basis determination, recognition of gains and losses, nontaxable exchanges, capital gains and losses, disposition of business property. Includes basis computation, effects of liabilities on property transactions, wash sales, sales between related parties, sale of personal residence, involuntary conversions, like-kind exchanges, Section 1231 sales, recapture provisions, tax planning. 7193 International Aspects of Taxation International taxation of U.S. entities and U.S. foreign tax laws, emphasizing taxation of U.S. citizens living abroad and of U.S.-based corporations. Includes foreign source income, foreign tax credits or declarations, DISCS, foreign currency gains and losses, U.S. taxation of aliens, controlled foreign corporations, foreign personal holding companies and sales corporations, and tax planning. 7213 Financial Systems and Corporate Applications Intensive study of the evolution of financial/accounting information systems and corporation applications such as enterprise resource planning systems (ERP). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7233 Tax Research, Practice and Planning Development of tax research skills and their application to tax practice and planning. Factual cases are analyzed to isolate critical facts and tax questions, and develop knowledge of the use of computerized tax databases, tax services and periodicals. Issues relevant to tax practice before the Internal Revenue Service are explored. 7253 State and Local Taxation Topics covered include: income taxation of multi-state business, sales and use taxation, ad valorem taxation, personal income taxation at the state level, and state inheritance taxation.

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7263 Issues for Tax-Exempt Organizations Topics related to obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status as issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Regulations for donating to tax-exempt organizations are also covered. 7333 Advanced Financial Reporting & Analysis Emphasis on effective business analysis and decision making using financial information. The course includes accounting analysis for financing, investing and operating activities, financial analysis for equity and credit decisions, and advanced financial reporting techniques useful for analysis.

7613 Internship in Accounting Applies accounting knowledge combined with an academic experience in a business entity setting. This course is graded P for Pass (Equivalent to an A or B) or F for Fail. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. 7973 Seminar in Accounting Issues A critical analysis of selected topics in accounting. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study in Accounting Individual study in a specialized area of interest. Prerequisites: Permission of graduate advisor and supervisory professor.

Approved Undergraduate Accounting Courses The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the graduate advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the under-graduate students in the course. 6053 Managerial Aspects of Taxation Examines the tax implications of transactions as they occur throughout a company’s life cycle. The focus of the course is on strategic tax planning for the decision-making manager who does not have a tax background. Prerequisite: ACCT 3113 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. 6083 Professional Issues Study of issues and forces influencing the development of both private and public elements of the accounting profession. Topics covered include certification, specialization, ethics, legal liability, rulemaking processes, and extensions of the attest function. Prerequisite: ACCT 3113 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. 6153 Analysis of Financial Statements The analysis and interpretation of financial reports, utilizing actual statements, problems, and cases. Emphasis on the analysis (as opposed to the construction) of financial statements. Typically offered spring semester. 6163 Energy Accounting Financial analysis concepts from financial, managerial, cost, and tax accounting as applied to the energy industry. Includes an understanding of contracts, with related accounting treatment, common to the energy industry. Prerequisites: ACCT 2113 and 2123 or equivalents. 6213 Financial Accounting Research Applications Impact of technical considerations of business events on financial statements. Includes accounting theories that may conflict with one another and thereby lead to different conclusions in different circumstances. Inductive deductive method of inquiry and empirical studies cast in a pragmatic framework. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ACCT 3113 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. 6223 Internal Reporting Issues Conceptual and practical aspects of designing and using management information systems for planning, control, and decision making in

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manufacturing, merchandising, service and not-for-profit organizations. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ACCT 3113 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. 6233 Topics in Federal Income Taxation Principles and concepts of federal income taxation as applied to various taxable entities. Emphasis on tax planning and research skills to provide solutions for business and individual tax situations in a constantly changing business environment. Offered fall semester. 6243 Auditing Assurance for Accounting Systems Designing and auditing traditional automated systems and information-age systems.

Focuses on impact of information technology on flow of information, business and accounting controls, auditing accounting systems, and financial and internal auditing issues. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: ACCT 3113 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. 6253 CPA Review Preparation Prepares the student to sit for the Uniform CPA exam by systematically reviewing topics covered in the exam. The primary goal of the course is to take the rules and concepts studied in the accounting curriculum and incorporate them into a comprehensive understanding of the accounting framework. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor

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Business Business (BUS)
The following interdisciplinary courses are offered in the Collins College of Business. 7021 Business Applications An application of graduate business principles in the environment of a business organization. The student will complete an internship at an organization off campus that is consistent with the Guidelines for Administration of Student Internship Programs of the Collins College of Business. Satisfactory completion of the internship will be determined based on the evaluations of the organization’s internship supervisor and the faculty internship supervisor. Normally an intern will work full or part-time during 7 to 15 weeks. Internships usually will be undertaken after the student has completed at least one full academic year of study including at least one semester of advanced (7000-level) course work. This course is graded P for Pass (equivalent to an A or B) or F for Fail. 7032 Ethical Conduct for Managers This course examines ethical issues, both theoretical and practical, facing business organizations and their leaders. Classical theories of ethics are applied to business situations and decisions in a systematic method. Ethical issues from a number of business disciplines are addressed. 7042 Business Communication Professional managers must develop effective communication skills to enhance their ability to inform and motivate many interest groups: employees, supervisors, stockholders, clients, and other professionals. Assuming a managerial role, students prepare oral and written presentations for study groups and memos. Students study communications theory and practice problem solving, critical thinking, rhetoric, and the creation of mental models. Practice in the course is rooted in the theories of discourse communities, genres, rhetoric, critical analysis, and experiential learning theory. Students will examine principles and strategies of effective management communication in the areas of audience analysis, ethics, cross-culture, crisis, and interpersonal communication. 7052 Project Management The ability to deliver a project on time and on budget requires a seamless execution of project management skills. This course will provide students with an understanding of the concepts of project management and organization, budgeting and control, project selection in conjunction with the existing project portfolio, project communications and project life cycles. In addition, students will learn project planning techniques, including the use of different project management technology tools. Through the use of group assignments and class discussions, students will also improve their written and oral communication skills.

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Program Director Timothy Coburn Professors Timothy Coburn J. Markham Collins Linda Nichols Assistant Professor Roger Stern

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The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7001 Orientation Workshop: Perspectives in Energy Business Overview of the energy industry from the systems perspectives, with discussion of the operating diversity among different energy companies. Explores the relationships among all major energy sectors—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, electricity, and renewables—and their value chains. Also includes modules on organizational communications, interpersonal sensitivities, and stakeholder relations. 7023 Leading and Managing Energy Organizations A survey of the principles and best practices for managing and leading people and organizations, with special emphasis on organizational situations and workforce challenges that are unique to the energy industry. 7033 Analytical Tools for Energy Business Management A modular study of management tools and resources pertinent to the energy industry, including problem-framing and analysis, project management, decision analysis, energy information systems, and basic data analysis methods applied to commercially-available energy data. Includes computer exercises. 7043 Energy Accounting and Financial Reporting Study of financial information used by energy companies. Primarily focused on upstream/midstream oil and gas operations, topics include successful-efforts and full-cost accounting, impairments, asset retirement obligations, production costs, joint interest operations, revenue streams, unitization, supplemental disclosures, conveyances, completion decisions, and basic energy economics. Addresses other energy sectors and international activities as time permits. 7053 Financial Management in the Energy Enterprise Fundamental principles of finance and microeconomics for energy operations, including supply and demand, opportunity cost, marginal and average cost, revenue and profit, and maximum/minimum relative to cost. Includes aspects of corporate finance from the energy perspective such as capital budgeting, asset management, financial decision-making and risk, and energy project financing mechanisms. 7063 Energy Policy & Sustainability Survey of initiatives, laws, treaties, and agency derivatives used by government entities to promote development of, and commercial investment in, specific energy resources, technologies, or markets. Addresses the macroeconomic issues and technical viability

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of competing energy sources, and presents the concept of sustainability from the corporate, environmental, and social perspectives. 7073 Legal and Regulatory Environment of the Energy Industry Survey of laws, legislation, and regulations governing development, production, and disposition of energy resources and related business transactions, and the federal and state agencies that have regulatory responsibility. Includes a discussion of economic, environmental, resource conservation, and market theories that underlie the establishment of energy laws and regulations. 7083 The Business of Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuels Principles and practices of doing business in the renewable energy and alternative fuels sectors. Investigates the feasibility and economics of competing energy sources and technologies and considers their contribution to a total systems approach to energy business. Includes concepts of innovation, relevant business models, the use of government incentives, and related topics. 7093 Critical Issues for the Energy Industry A modular study of major issues facing the energy industry, including: (1) impact of technology and innovation on the evolution of the industry, (2) health, safety, and environmental stewardship, and (3) corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ethics. Topics rotate depending on demand. 7113 Current Topics in the UpstreamMidstream-Downstream Oil and Gas Sectors A survey of current topics, industry initiatives, new ventures, and government programs that are impacting the operations of oil and gas companies, and by extension, the development of energy resources and the evolution of the energy industry. Topics will vary with student and instructor interest.

7123 Energy Markets and Commodities Trading A technical presentation of the processes and economics of moving energy resources, products, and supplies from point of production to marketplace. Includes specific information about how energy markets are established and how end products are priced and traded. Addresses all major resource/product groups, but uses natural gas as a template. 7133 Energy Outlook 20XX Comparative investigation of worldwide energy supply and demand over the next two to three decades in light of economic, political, technological, environmental, and societal constraints. Addresses various estimates of existing and future resources, supplies, demand, and usage, in both the domestic and international arenas. Includes historical perspectives of the energy industry. 7143 US Oil and Gas Law Survey of the legal environment of the domestic oil and gas industry and its operations. Covers property and contract law pertinent to conducting business in the US upstream and midstream segments of the oil and gas industry. Topics include pooling/unitization/conservation agreements, drilling contracts and permits, conveyance issues, and mineral estates. 7153 Petroleum Transactions in the International Arena Survey of the legal environment of international petroleum business. Covers property and contract law in the international arena, agreements governing international petroleum commerce and business transactions, and US laws regulating international business activity. Topics include foreign legal systems, national oil corporations, international operating agreements, concessions, foreign direct investment, and dispute resolution.

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7163 Economic Evaluation of Petroleum Assets Study of petroleum project economic analysis and decision-making, including cash flow, risk analysis, reserves calculations, property valuation, asset management, and risk. Topics

include time value of money, profitability measures, engineering analysis and prediction of cash flow for oil and gas properties, tax and depreciation effects, international contracts, inflation, and uncertainty analysis.

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Finance
Director Richard Burgess Professors Richard Burgess J. Markham Collins Associate Professor Larry Johnson

Assistant Professors Brian Walkup Mike Troilo Matthew Crook Applied Assistant Professor Anila Madhan

Finance (FIN)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7003 Financial Theory Devoted to an understanding of the numerous financial decisions confronting the modern business firm. Specific emphasis is placed on developing practical decisionmaking approaches for solving financial problems. Prerequisites: All foundation MBA courses. 7013 Long-Term Financial Decisions Emphasis on the optimal acquisition and allocation of long-term sources of capital. Topics include capital budgeting evaluation models, cash flow analysis, diversification, portfolio approaches to capital budgeting, capital structure, cost of capital, leasepurchase decisions, abandonment, and mergers. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 and MATH 2024. 7023 Investment Analysis and Management Theory and tools of analysis required in managing financial assets. Employing modern decision and probability theory, statistical techniques, and the computer, the course investigates the entire process of investing in financial assets, from the analysis of individual securities to the final combination of securities into portfolios. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 and MATH 2024. 7033 Derivative Securities Introduces the use and pricing of derivative assets. Covers mathematical concepts underlying derivative asset analysis, the institutional structure of derivative markets and contracts, elementary pricing relations, the binominal and Black-Scholes options pricing models. Futures, options, bond and foreign currency options, implied binomial trees, and alternative option pricing models are explored. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 and MATH 2024. 7043 Working Capital Management Financial planning and management of shortterm assets and liabilities. Integration of quantitative techniques and microeconomics to financial decisions. Emphasis on profit planning, financial forecasting, accounts receivable, and cash management. Prerequisites: ACCT 7122; QM 7202 or QM 7003; and FIN 7212 or QM7003. 7053 Portfolio Management Development and application of modern portfolio theory to the selection of financial assets. Topics include diversification, portfolio construction and revision, and portfolio management. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 and MATH 2024.

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7063 The Behavior of Financial Markets Analysis of current trends and recent developments in financial intermediaries and financial markets. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 and MATH 2024. 7073 Empirical Methods in Finance Reviews probability and statistical techniques used in quantitative finance, and normal, log-normal, and CEV distributions. Covers estimation and non-parametric techniques used in finance. Introduces financial databases and estimation application software (Matlab, SAS, etc.) for exercises in estimating volatilities and correlations and their stability. Prerequisites: QM 7023 or STAT 4813 and MATH 2024. 7093 International Financial Management Examines the international business environment and the challenges and opportunities it presents for financial managers. Emphasis on foreign exchange, international treasury functions, international risk, and diversification. Prerequisites: ACCT 7122 or MBA 7003 (Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements); FIN 7212 or FIN 7003. 7123 Enterprise Risk Management An understanding of the risks faced by banks and other financial institutions. Topics include a review of the financial products used for hedging and risk reduction, how traders manage their exposure, interest rate risk, volatility, bank regulation and Basel II, credit derivatives, and using Value-at-Risk for managing market risk, operational risk, and credit risk. Prerequisites: FIN 7003, FIN 7033 and MATH 2024. 7133 Advanced Derivative Securities Risk measurement and management, including market, credit, and liquidity risk, settlement measurement techniques for contracts such as duration, portfolio Beta, factor sensitivities, Value at Risk(tm), dynamic portfolio distribution analysis, and extreme value analysis. Includes techniques for trading desk risk management, total portfolio market

exposure limits, and counterpart credit exposure limits. Prerequisites: FIN 7033 and MATH 2024. 7153 Trading and Risk Management Case studies and historical market simulations teach key principles of finance theory. Fundamentals of trading and the nature and uses of financial instruments introduced through the Financial Analysis and Securities Trading (FAST) system computer-based simulation trading program. Students assume roles of speculator, hedger, market maker, financial intermediary, and financial analyst. Prerequisites: FIN 7073 and MATH 2024. Prerequisite or corequisite: FIN 7133. 7163 Pricing and Managing Derivatives Pricing and risk management of energy derivatives. Stochastic processes underlying energy prices are analyzed. Complexities of real world markets are incorporated into complex risk management strategies and the pricing of exotic options. Students implement their own trading strategies, compete against each other in trading exercises, and manage their own investment portfolios. Prerequisites: FIN 7073, FIN 7133 and MATH 2024. 7193 Applied Finance Project An applied project exploring a quantitative finance problem that might be met in practice and involves the development or use of a quantitative financial technique. Requires prior approval of the supervising faculty member, an industry sponsor, and the department chairperson. 7202 Financial Management Emphasis on practical approaches and methods for solving financial problems and making financial decisions, including an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial management, an overview of securities and their valuation, and an exploration of the cost of capital and capital budgeting. Corequisite: ACCT 7122

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7212 Capital Budgeting and Risk Management In-depth analysis of advanced capital budgeting methods and approaches, as well as the management of risk as it relates to corporate valuation and the execution of strategic and tactical financial planning decisions. Prerequisite: FIN 7202 7213 Research Tools in Finance Attain a working knowledge of advanced statistical analyses commonly used by financial professionals; apply these statistical methods to a variety of financial situations; understand the composition, structure, and retrieval of data from financial databases; and develop the ability to analyze financial data using statistical software. Develop financial models in SAS and MATLAB. Prerequisites: FIN 7202 or MBA 7013 (Financial Management) and QM 7023 or STAT 4813. 7223 Fixed Income Analysis Provides an in-depth understanding of (1) the institutional aspects of debt securities and debt markets, (2) the structure and behavior of interest rates, (3) the tools and analysis of individual fixed income asset valuation, risk and price volatility, and (4) the analysis, construction, performance measurement, and

management of fixed income portfolios. Prerequisites: all required graduate business foundation courses; FIN 7003 and MATH 2024. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7973 Seminar in Finance A critical analysis of selected topics in finance. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7983 Master’s Thesis Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written thesis and formal defense before graduate committee is required. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study in Finance Open to graduate students who wish to pursue individual study or investigation of a field of finance. Students are required to plan their program of study and prepare a formal report of their findings. The field of interest selected for study may not be that investigated in meeting thesis requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of graduate advisor.

Approved Undergraduate Finance Course The following undergraduate course may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the graduate advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. 6113 Student Investment Fund Actual management of a financial asset portfolio. Students determine the investment style, allocate assets, select securities, and place the trades. Students are responsible for maintaining and updating all policies, procedures, accounting records, and a web site. Prerequisites: ACCT 7122 or MBA 7003 (Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements) and FIN 7003 or FIN 7212, an application form, and instructor’s approval.

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Program Coordinator and Professor J. Markham Collins Assistant Professor Mike Troilo

International Business (IB)
! The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7973 The World Economy This course seeks to equip future business leaders to exploit these opportunities and cope with these challenges. The course will accomplish this goal by providing students with a systematic understanding of the fundamental aspects of the global business environment that influence business decisions and behavior. Managers must understand the structural economic factors that determine locational advantages, the way government policies restrain and promote the integration of national economies, and the risks of the global macroeconomic environment. These issues will be studied using the analytical tools and concepts of international economics, and case studies will be used to relate these concepts to actual business problems.

Approved Undergraduate International Business Courses The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the graduate advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. 6013 Topics in International Business A critical study of selected topics in International business. Emphasis on contemporary economic and political relationships. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. 6973 Seminar in International Business A critical study of selected subjects in International Business. May be repeated for credit if different topics are covered. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.

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Management
Chair Ralph Jackson Professor Larry Wofford Associate Professors Jill Hough Ralph Jackson Assistant Professor Mary Dana Laird Applied Professor Susan Boyd (Business Law) Applied Assistant Professor Jim Senese Applied Instructor Claire Cornell

Management (MGT)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7023 Negotiation and Influence Theories and skills relevant to negotiating and bargaining in a wide range of business and organizational situations. Topics include motivation factors, integrative and distributive strategies, bargaining tactics, communication issues, power, conflict, and persuasion. Prerequisite: MGT 7003. 7033 Entrepreneurship Provides an understanding of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process. Emphasis on understanding the free enterprise system and what it takes to start and build a new venture outside (entrepreneurship) as well as inside (intrapreneurship) an existing organization. 7041 Experiencing the Competitive Environment Participants will take on the role of top managers in a computer-simulated industry environment. As managers, students will set company objectives, analyze the available data concerning the current situation, formulate strategic and tactical plans, and implement decisions involving the marketing, production, R&D, human resources, and financial activities of their firm. The passage of simulated time permits feedback on the outcome of past decisions and emphasizes the dynamic nature of competitive interactions. Graded P for pass (A or B) or F for fail. Prerequisites: ACCT7122, FIN7202, MGT 7102, MKT7012, QM7102; or MBA 7003 (Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements), MBA 7013 (Financial Management), MBA 7023 (Ethical Organizational Behavior), MBA 7033 (Operations Management), MBA 7043 (Corporate and Business Strategy), MBA 7053 (Marketing Management), MBA 7063 (The World Economy), and MBA 7073 (Management Information Systems and Project Management). 7042 Organizational Behavior The field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations. Students will compare theories with applications including motivation, emotional intelligence, values, organizational culture, decision making, group dynamics, power and conflict. Learning activities center on experiential exercises and class discussions. Teamwork will be practiced and analyzed.

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7083 Organizational Change: Strategy and Techniques Techniques and theories of organization change from the standpoint of both the change agent and the manager or administrator responsible for effecting changes in the organization’s structure, procedures, functioning, etc. 7093 Problems in Applied Business Research Applied research practices and techniques, with emphasis on decision-oriented problem solving in a business environment. Actual real world business problems are addressed and studied through the application of legitimate research procedures. Prerequisites: 15 graduate credit hours and permission of instructor. 7102 Building Competitive Advantage This course defines ways of building and sustaining competitive advantage through strategic management. It examines the process of formulating and evaluating competitive strategy beginning with the evaluation of business environment conditions and the identification and integration of resources, essential data, and competitive intelligence. It concludes with discussions of those organizational requirements necessary to successfully implement strategies. Prerequisites: ACCT 7122 and FIN 7202. 7202 Organizational Leadership The degree of success of an organization is often linked to the characteristics of its leadership team. Organizational change initiative pressures, new employee expectations, and global, political, and demographic challenges are all factors adding to the complexity of the leader’s role. This course studies the traits of effective business leaders over the years and expands those observations to identify behaviors that are appropriate and expected in the current

century. The leader’s role in expediting planned change will be studied as well as the sources, application and consequences of power. Students who plan to achieve an executive leadership position in a business organization would benefit from this course. 7302 Human Resource Management This course exposes students to the foundations, functions and practices of human resource management disciplines. Beginning with an understanding of management, the student explores the implications of how to manage human resources in the workplace. The functions include, but are not limited to: employee recruitment and selection, training, performance appraisal, compensation, diversity, and the regulatory environment. The student will determine how to make effective decisions about human resources. This is achieved by analyzing the prevailing pressure and issues facing managers; discussing the concepts, theories and research related to these issues; and describing the actions taken by leading organizations to achieve their objectives. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7973 Seminar in Management A critical analysis of selected topics in management. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study in Management Open to graduate students who wish to pursue individual study or investigation of a field of management. Students are required to plan their program of study and prepare a formal report of their findings. The field of interest selected for study may not be that investigated in meeting thesis requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of graduate advisor.

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Management Information Systems
Director Karen Cravens Professors Karen Cravens Gale Sullenberger Akhilesh Bajaj Associate Professor Lori Leonard Assistant Professor Jeff Crawford Applied Assistant Professor Steve Platner

Management Information Systems (MIS)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7002 Information Systems Management The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to management information systems (MIS): the different technologies available, how systems are currently applied in the world of business both domestically and internationally, and what the future trends are likely to be. The course will introduce students to MIS concepts such as information storage and retrieval, business analysis and managerial strategies that can be used to evaluate information systems for an organization. A managerial perspective of MIS involves a knowledge of the broad themes in MIS, what we have learned in the past, and the ability to think critically and deeply about the future. As such, the course will emphasize a lot of reading and critical analysis. 7113 Information Security: Auditing and Assurance Services A critical analysis of the data and information flows in a variety of information system architectures. Security issues are researched and discussed. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7213 Financial Systems and Corporate Applications Intensive study of the evolution of financial/accounting information systems and corporation applications such as enterprise resource planning systems (ERP). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7973 Seminar in Management Information Systems A critical study of selected topics in management information systems. Prerequisite: As determined by instructor.

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Approved Undergraduate Management Information Systems Courses The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the graduate advisor. A graduate student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the course. 6013 Systems Analysis and Design Introduces the analysis and logical design of business processes and management information systems focusing on the systems development lifecycle. Sample topics include development methodologies; project management; feasibility, cost-benefit and requirements analysis; modeling techniques; and documentation of current and future system designs. Prerequisite or corequisite: MIS 3053 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. 6133 Software Systems A series of modules designed to deepen learning in topics covered throughout the MIS curriculum concerning new technologies and trends. Topics include study of corporate applications (including ERP), object-oriented modeling and programming, comparisons of programming languages and paradigms, emerging IS thought and tools, and study of IT trends. 6233 Enterprise Systems Provides students with hands-on exposure employing an enterprise modeling tool for analysis and design of enterprise wide systems to allow the evaluation of a build versus buy decision. 6403 Systems Development Project Involves application of IS skills and knowledge developed throughout the curriculum. Students staff a systems analysis and design project team involving implementation of computer-based solutions to actual individual and organizational problems. Project management skills are emphasized. Prerequisites: MIS 6013 or MIS 4053 with a grade of C or better, and permission of instructor.

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Marketing
Chair Ralph Jackson Professor Saeed Samiee Associate Professors Ralph Jackson Charles Wood Assistant Professors Brian Chabowski James Zboja

Marketing (MKTG)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7012 Marketing Management Objectives include mastery of fundamental marketing concepts and the application of diagnostic tools. The course covers topics such as: adaptation and standardization; segmentation, targeting, and positioning; competitive analysis; product portfolio management; strategic pricing; marketing communications; and channels management. 7013 Problems in Consumer Behavior Consumer behavior patterns with emphasis on the implications for marketing analysis and executive action. Prerequisite: MKTG 7012 or MBA 7053 (Marketing Management). 7023 Marketing Research Application of the systems approach to marketing information problems. Study of research concepts and techniques and the application of research findings to the formulation of marketing policies. Prerequisites: All foundation M.B.A. courses. 7043 International Marketing An introduction to and an examination of the application of marketing concepts, theories, principles, and strategies in the international business environment. Focuses on the impact of global factors on marketing decisionmaking including international agreements, markets, and institutions and export management. 7052 Innovation and Product Development Objectives include an introduction to developing creative marketing solutions resulting in both incremental and radical innovations. The course covers topics such as: segmentation analysis in product design; innovation adoption models; concept generation and selection; and new product marketing plans (e.g., demand forecasting, specifications, and prototyping). 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7973 Seminar in Marketing A critical analysis of selected topics in marketing. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study in Marketing Open to graduate students who wish to pursue individual study or investigation of a field of marketing. Students are required to plan their program of study and prepare a formal report of their findings. The field of interest may not be that investigated in meeting thesis requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and graduate advisor.

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Approved Undergraduate Marketing Course The following undergraduate course may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the graduate advisor. A graduate student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the course. 6093 International Marketing International marketing operations, focusing on the modification of marketing thinking and practice occasioned by international cultural, legal, and other environmental differences. Prerequisite: MKTG 7012 or MBA 7053 (Marketing Management).

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Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number.

Required Courses:
MBA 7003 Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements To understand the use of accounting for both internal decision making and external reporting. Emphasis is from a user perspective that introduces students to managerial issues and the creation and analysis of financial statements. MBA 7013 Financial Management Emphasis on practical approaches and methods for solving financial problems and making financial decisions, including an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial management, an overview of securities and their valuation, an exploration of the cost of capital and capital budgeting, as well as the management of risk as it relates to corporate valuation and the execution of strategic and tactical financial planning decisions. MBA 7023 Ethical Organizational Behavior The discipline of organizational behavior is devoted to understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations. In this integrative class, students will explore how topics such as personality, motivation, stress, culture, leadership, and teams affect ethical decision making in organizations. MBA 7033 Operations Management A focus on the decisions arising in the management of operations, with an emphasis on how firms can better design and control their operations so they can more effectively align their supply with the demand for their products and services and gain competitive advantage. Includes operations strategy, process analysis and design, quality management, inventory management, and an introduction to quantitative decision modeling techniques. MBA 7043 Corporate and Business Strategy All content objectives are covered through the use of case studies and a simulation. Selected case studies detail the competitive environment of an industry and at least two competitors within that industry. Teams will assume the role of top decision makers from the perspective of each firm and from the perspective of an industry analyst. For the simulation, students are divided into top management teams responsible for the strategic management of an electronic sensor company that competes against other companies from the same class. MBA 7053 Marketing Management Studies the management of contemporary organizations from the perspective of a marketing manager. The course content includes the study of the planning process, demand forecasting, market-based performance measures, value creation, segmentation strategies, and management of the four basic “marketing mix” elements: product line management, pricing strategies, distribution systems, and marketing communications. The overall course theme is to create and deliver customer value through marketing mix strategies that can sustain a profitable and sustainable competitive advantage. This course’s pedagogy emphasizes the application of marketing and other business principles through seminars, case discussions, and a simulation.

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MBA 7063 The World Economy This course seeks to equip future business leaders to exploit global opportunities and cope with global challenges. The course will accomplish this goal by providing students with a systematic understanding of the fundamental aspects of the global business environment that influence business decisions and behavior. Managers must understand the structural economic factors that determine locational advantages, the way government policies restrain and promote the integration of national economies, and the risks of the global macroeconomic environment. These issues will be studied using the analytical tools and concepts of international economics, and case studies will be used to relate these concepts to actual business problems. MBA 7073 MIS and Project Management The objective of this course is to a) provide an introduction to management information systems (MIS): the different technologies available, how systems are currently applied in the world of business both domestically and internationally, and what the future trends are likely to be; b) provide an introduction to Project Management methodologies. The course will introduce students to MIS concepts such as information storage and retrieval, business analysis and managerial strategies that can be used to evaluate information systems for an organization. We will learn project management methodologies such as the critical path method and extreme project management. A managerial perspective of MIS and project management involves a knowledge of the broad themes in MIS, what we have learned in the past, and the ability to think critically and deeply about the future. As such, the course will emphasize a lot of reading and critical analysis. MBA 7116 Multi-Disciplinary Business Applications (required in full-time program) In this course students will utilize knowledge gained throughout the MBA curriculum as they work in teams on a real-world advising project. The project will be coordinated and supervised by a faculty member in conjunction with a local business or not-forprofit institution. The projects will be cross

disciplinary in nature and will differ with each offering. BUS 7021 Business Application (Internship) An application of graduate business principles in the environment of a business organization. The student will complete an internship at an organization off campus that is consistent with the Guidelines for Administration of Student Internship Programs of the Collins College of Business. Satisfactory completion of the internship will be determined based on the evaluations of the organization’s internship supervisor and the faculty internship supervisor. Normally an intern will work full or part-time during 7 to 15 weeks. Internships usually will be undertaken after the student has completed at least one full academic year of study including at least one semester of advanced (7000-level) course work. This course is graded P for Pass (equivalent to an A or B) or F for Fail.

Electives:
MBA 7083 Decision Analysis and Modeling This course will prepare you to be a skilled and effective business analyst. The focus of this course is on harnessing the power of quantitative techniques to reason clearly, think critically, decide well, and communicate effectively. We will cover salient topics in operations research including mathematical programming, simulation, and decision analysis. The emphasis will be on how you can use these techniques to obtain business insight and guide managerial decision-making. Prerequisite: QM 7023. MBA 7093 Organizational Leadership The degree of success of an organization is often linked to the characteristics of its leadership team. Organizational change initiative pressures, new employee expectations, and global, political, and demographic challenges are all factors adding to the complexity of the leader’s role. This course studies the traits of effective business leaders over the years and expands those observations to identify behaviors that are appropriate and expected in the current century. The leader’s role in expediting

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planned change will be studied as well as the sources, application and consequences of power. Students who plan to achieve an executive leadership position in a business organization would benefit from this course. MBA 7123 Human Resource Management Armed with an understanding of the theory of organizational behavior, students will explore how policies, practices, and systems influence employees’ attitudes, behaviors, and performance. This discipline covers topics such as employment law, recruitment, selection, training, performance management, compensation and benefits, and labor relations, which are useful to any individual who is interested in successfully navigating his or her career path. Class time is devoted to discussion, experiential exercises, and student presentations. MBA 7133 Innovation and Product Development Introduces students to concepts related to the marketing of innovation, new processes, and new products. The course will discuss and apply tools and concepts required to assist in analyzing the viability of innovations, new products, and new processes. At the conclusion of this course, students will have a greater understanding of the innovation process. Integral to the overall perspective of the course, students will develop important analytical capabilities related to the initiation, implementation, and completion of the innovation process as it pertains to the marketing function. Specific understanding and skills that will be enhanced include: 1) the characteristics of successful innovations; 2) the importance of innovation to furthering customer value; 3) the distinction between customer- and firm-driven innovation; 4) market segmentation and conjoint analysis in product design; 5) innovation adoption models and their managerial importance; 6) activities related to concept generation and selection; 7) marketing plan development for new products; 8) forecasting demand for new products; and 9) new product specification and prototyping.

MBA 7143 International Marketing The objective of this course is to provide a good understanding and appreciation for marketing in international and global contexts. The significance of international marketing in today’s corporate strategies and in the contemporary economic context is also discussed. Global firms must simultaneously enter and manage multiple markets, lines of business, and product groups. Case studies, readings, and research assignments are designed to address such critical decisions for firms ranging from exporters to large enterprises managing the global needs of global clients. MBA 7153 Consumer Behavior Current theories and research on the behavior of consumers is examined from the viewpoint of marketing management decisions, planning and research. The behavioral science concepts underlying the study of consumer behavior are investigated, stressing the contributions of psychology, anthropology, economics and socio-cultural influences. A discovery oriented process is employed to give students experience working with realworld problems, employing consumer research methods, interpreting qualitative data, using ideation and creative problem solving methods, and implementing solutions. MBA 7163 Supply Chain Management Examines integrating the business functions of an enterprise and its allied partners along supply channels into a supply system that synchronizes the flow of products, services, and information to meet customer service requirements while minimizing costs. Includes distribution network configuration, inventory control, supply chain integration and strategic partnering, disruption and risk management, and use of information technology. IB 6013 Topics in International Business A critical study of selected topics in International Business. Emphasis on contemporary economic and political relationships.

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Director Richard Burgess Professors Timothy Coburn Robert Russell Gale Sullenberger Timothy Urban Wen-Chyuan Chiang Applied Associate Professor Richard Gebhart

Operations Management (QM)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7003 Introduction to Operations Research A survey of the field of operations research or management science including such topics as linear programming, simulation, and other deterministic and stochastic modeling techniques. Prerequisites: All foundation MBA courses. 7013 Multivariate Analysis A computer-based approach to conceptual implications of the analysis of relationships among observations in multivariate systems and their application to the process of decision-making. Specific techniques emphasized are multiple regression, discriminant analysis, and factor analysis. Prerequisite: All foundation MBA courses. 7023 Statistical Analysis An introduction to basic concepts in collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data, emphasizing capabilities of different statistical techniques and business applications. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression analysis, and nonparametric statistical techniques. Prerequisite: Math proficiency 7043 Problems in Operations Research A second course in operations research. Topics include fundamentals of mathematical programming, multiple objective decisionmaking and goal programming, network models, integer and dynamic programming, advanced topics in project management, and stochastic processes. Prerequisite: QM 7003. 7053 Computer Simulation Coverage of Monte Carlo simulation with emphasis on learning a simulation language, simulation methodology, developing and validating simulation models, and supporting statistical concepts. Prerequisites: MIS 7002 or MBA 7073 (Management Information Systems and Project Management), QM 7003. 7102 Operations Management A focus on the decisions arising in the management of operations, with an emphasis on how firms can better design and control their operations so they can more effectively align their supply with the demand for their products and services and gain competitive advantage. Includes operations strategy, process analysis and design, quality management, and inventory management. Prerequisite: QM 7023

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7302 Supply Chain Management Examines integrating the business functions of an enterprise and its allied partners along supply channels into a supply system that synchronizes the flow of products, services, and information to meet customer service requirements while minimizing costs. Includes distribution network configuration, inventory control, supply chain integration and strategic partnering, disruption and risk management, and use of information technology. Prerequisite: QM 7102 7961 Residency (See page 16.)

7973 Seminar in Quantitative Analysis A critical analysis of selected topics in quantitative analysis. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study in Quantitative Analysis Open to graduate students who wish to pursue individual study or investigation of a field of quantitative analysis. Students are required to plan their program of study and prepare a formal report of their findings. The field of interest selected for study may not be that investigated in meeting thesis requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of graduate advisor.

Approved Undergraduate Operations Management Course The following undergraduate course may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the graduate advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. 6403 Advanced Operations Management Advanced topics in production/operations management including logistics systems, facility layout analysis, inventory control systems, JIT (just-in-time manufacturing), synchronized manufacturing, scheduling, and total quality control. Prerequisites: QM 7023 and 7102 or MBA 7033 (Operations Management).

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Director Susan Gaston Professor Susan Gaston Associate Professors Lee Ann Nichols Kristie Nix

Clinical Professor Barbara Martin Athletic Training Clinical Associate Professor Greg Gardner, Associate Director, School of Nursing

The School of Nursing offers graduate courses that may be used as electives in other majors. The following graduate courses may be taken for graduate credit within the limits of the graduate degree program and with the approval of the graduate program advisor and the instructor.

Applied Health Science (AHS)
The number of credit hours per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7013 Health Management Techniques Overview of the U.S. healthcare system and introduction of concepts and techniques of management, organization, planning and control, problem solving, and personnel management as they relate to the healthcare system. 7023 Health Law and Legislation Legal responsibilities and liabilities in relation to consumer and providers of health services. Topics include licensure, malpractice, negligence, consumer rights, the federal legislative process, and social welfare in the U.S.

Nursing (NSG)
7003 Methods of Research in Nursing The development of research studies within a nursing framework, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Emphasis on problem formulation, selected research designs, research interpretation and application, data analysis, and human rights considerations. The development of a research proposal is the expected outcome. 7013 Nursing Administration I Examination and theoretical application of administrative principles and functions in the organization and management of the delivery of nursing services in public and private healthcare agencies. Emphasis on nursing care delivery models, patient care management issues, quality assurance models, and evaluation of nursing services. 7023 Nursing Administration II Examination of the phenomena that interact to influence the nurse executive role. These include role theory and role behaviors, interpersonal relations, leadership theory and strategies, networking and spheres of influence, and career planning.

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7033 Nursing Administration III Emphasis on significant issues that impact on the delivery of nursing care within the context of the healthcare institution/system. These include third party payment, health policy, certification, licensure, federal funding, resource competition and allocation, budgeting, and financial planning. Prerequisite: NSG 7013. 7045 and 7055 Nursing Administration Practicum I and II Each practicum includes a minimum of 160 hours administrative experience and 15 hours seminar. The practica are designed to provide an overview of the healthcare administrative functions. The seminars provide an opportunity for examination and open

discussion of issues of healthcare agency management. The approach is from the general to the particular, with students working with an administrative mentor. Prerequisites: AHS 7013, 7023; NSG 7003, 7013, 7023, 7033, and 7063. Some of these courses may be taken concurrently with permission of instructor. 7063 Theories of Nursing Practice Theory development in nursing, ontological and epistemological issues, and theory application. Assessment of organizational structure and outcome evaluation using theoretical frameworks. The development of a theory of nursing administration is the expected outcome.

Approved Undergraduate Courses The following undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit within the limits of the graduate degree program and with the approval of the graduate program advisor and the instructor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by undergraduate students in the course.

Nursing (NSG)
6133 International Nursing and Technology Focuses on the use of technology particularly computers in nursing practice, nursing service administration, nursing education, and nursing research. International experiences include the use of technology in nursing compared between the United States and other countries and examination of relevant contributions to the promotion and adaptation of technology. 6403 Nursing and Computers The use of computers in nursing practice, service administration, education, and research. Basic computer structures and functions are introduced. Experiences include use of microcomputers and mainframe computers, nursing software, clinical computers, and hospital information systems. 6413 Challenges of Childhood Challenges presented by developmental disability to child, family, and community; and genetic, prenatal, environmental, and cultural influences upon diagnoses/syndromes of children with special needs. Emphasis on family-centered care as the cornerstone of intervention. For students in any field that involves caring for children with special needs.

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6053 Therapeutic Rehabilitation Essentials of rehabilitation programs, physical examinations, principles of therapeutic exercise, muscle re-education, techniques of rehabilitation, and special therapeutic techniques. 6063 Therapeutic Modalities Theoretical background for clinical application of therapeutic modalities. Principles of electrophysics and biophysics, specific physiological effects and therapeutic indications and contraindications associated with use of electrotherapeutic modalities, hydrotherapeutic modalities, cryotherapy, paraffin, ultrasound, intermittent compression unit, massage, and other contemporary modalities. 6453 Legal Aspects in Athletic Training Analysis of the legal system and major problems/ issues in sports medicine. Includes analysis of fundamental and current issues. 6463 Biomechanics Introduction to the biomechanics of human movement, including terminology and mechanical concepts. Emphasis on anatomical and mechanical considerations as applied to injured and non-injured athletes.

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The College of Engineering and Natural Sciences
The College of Engineering and Natural Sciences offers Master of Science degrees in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, engineering physics, geosciences, mathematics, and physics. The Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees are offered in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and petroleum engineering. Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree programs are offered in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemistry, engineering physics, geosciences, applied mathematics, and physics. Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered in biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, computer science, geosciences, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, and physics.

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Chair Estelle Levetin Professors Charles R. Brown Mark Buchheim Glen E. Collier Peggy S. Hill Estelle Levetin Richard L. Reeder Harrington Wells Associate Professor Kenton S. Miller The Department of Biological Sciences has several graduate degree options. Dissertation and thesis tracks are available for both the Ph.D. and the M.S. degrees. These programs are designed for graduate students who wish to undertake a significant research project. Although class work is required, the focus of these degree options is research and writing, and each requires considerable non-flexible time commitments. The non-thesis M.S. biology degree is a course-work focused program that has only fixed-time requirements related to classroom time. In addition to the standard thesis and non-thesis M.S. degree programs, either M.S. degree can also be obtained through joint degree B.S./M.S. or J.D./M.S. programs. The B.S./M.S. joint degree is a five year program resulting in a B.S. and M.S. in biology. The J.D./M.S. joint degree is a program in which a law students can obtain a M.S. in biology at the same time as the J.D. Both joint degree programs offer significant course hour reductions compared to obtaining the degrees sequentially. Research facilities include laboratories equipped for the study of bioinformatics, cell biology, ecology, genetics, histology, molecular biology, microbiology, neurobiology, physiology and virology. In addition, core facilities exist for electron microscopy (scanning and transmission), automated DNA sequencing, microarray analysis, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, and an fMRI facility associated with the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Areas of faculty research include animal behavior, botany, cellular biology, ecology, genetics, histology, herpetology, microbiology, molecular biology, mycology, parasitology, phylogenetics, physiology and virology. The University of Tulsa is also ideally located for field work in biomes as diverse as salt plains, the tallgrass prairie, and the deciduous forests of the Ozarks. Mission Statement and Learning Objectives. Graduate work in the biological sciences at The University of Tulsa maintains scholarly excellence in fields that range from cell and molecular biology to ecology and physiology. The department supports both thesis (M.S. and Ph.D.) and non-thesis (M.S.) degree programs to meet that goal. Our mission for the thesis track degrees focuses on developing skills to be scientists. That includes not only scholarly expertise in an area of biology but also development of technical research skills and knowledge in experimental design and statistical data analysis. Central to the thesis degrees is critical thinking skills associated with literature Assistant Professors Akhtar Ali Ron Bonett Warren Booth Mohamed Fakhr Applied Assistant Professor Chris M. Brasel Graduate Program Advisor Harrington Wells

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review and scientific writing. Our mission for the non-thesis degree centers on scholarly expertise in an area of biology that complements professional development in law, the health sciences, or teaching. The non-thesis degree also requires critical thinking and analytical skills needed to understand the biological literature. Admission. Application for all biology graduate degree programs must be made through the Graduate School. An undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher is needed to be considered for graduate school (4-point scale). The application must also contain: • Results from the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). • A letter of intent describing the applicant’s background, specific interests in biology, and long-term professional objectives. • Reference letters (evaluations) from three individuals familiar with the applicant’s academic and/or technical background. • TOEFL or IELTS exam scores for students from countries where English is not the primary language. Minimum TOEFL score to be considered for graduate school is: 80 on the internet-based exam or 550 on the paper exam. The minimum IELTS score is 6.0. Students not meeting all of the specific course requirements at the time of application may be admitted on conditional grounds. In such cases, course work required to make up deficiencies will be determined by the departmental Graduate Committee, and should be undertaken during the first year of graduate work. Credit for courses required to correct deficiencies cannot be applied to the graduate degree requirements. Ph.D. Degree Program The Faculty of Biological Science offers a program of study leading to the Ph.D. in biology. This degree program focuses on research, obtaining an in-depth understanding of a particular field within the biological sciences, and writing scientific reports. It is designed to give students the background and experience to work as independent scientists. The Ph.D. in Biology requires 72 hours of course work with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. Those wishing to pursue this degree program must apply through the Graduate School. Applicants should have significant training in biology (e.g. biology, biochemistry, biophysics, etc.) either at the undergraduate or M.S. level, general chemistry and at least one semester of organic chemistry, basic physics, and math through calculus. Admittance is also contingent upon acceptance into a faculty member’s lab, so applicants should contact faculty involved in the research areas of interest. Degree Specifications Course Work. 72 hours with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. For students already holding a M.S. degree, some of the M.S. course work hours may be applied toward the Ph.D. degree. The departmental Graduate Committee will determine what M.S. course work can applied to the Ph.D. degree. Applied course work must also be approved by the Graduate School. Graduate Seminar: ........................................ 18 hours (6 semesters) Class Work ..................................................... 18 hours (6 courses) in area of specialization. Research/Dissertation Courses .................. 36 hours Total: .................................................... 72 hours

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Committee. An advisory committee chaired by the faculty member supervising the research should be formed at the end of the third semester. It should have three other members of the graduate faculty and one member from outside of the department. Residency. Students must spend at least two consecutive academic years in full-time residency. Qualifying Exams. Following successful completion of class work, and not later than 30 months after entering the program, a student must qualify for Ph.D. candidacy by passing a set of qualifying exams. Students entering the program with a M.S. degree will take these exams within 20 months of entering the program. The exam will include both written and oral segments. Should the student fail the exam, the student has the option to be examined a second and final time. Failure of the second exam will result in dismissal from the Ph.D. track. The written exam consists of questions submitted by the graduate faculty and will be evaluated by the departmental Graduate Committee. After the written exam is passed, an oral exam based on the student’s dissertation research proposal will be administered by the student’s advisory committee, which will then recommend or deny Ph.D. candidacy, subject to approval by the Dean of the Graduate School. The student’s committee shall consist of at least three graduate faculty members and one member from outside the department in addition to the biology faculty mentor. The committee must be formed prior to the qualifying exams, and must be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. Dissertation. Each Ph.D. candidate must complete a dissertation based on the results of their research, thus demonstrating the student’s ability to conduct independent investigation in the selected areas of specialization. The research should be of adequate originality and quality to be recognized by the faculty as meeting criteria applied for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The dissertation must follow the general procedures and format approved by the Graduate School. The dissertation must also be presented to the student’s full committee for review and examination. Dissertation Defense. The dissertation defense consists of a departmental seminar that details the results of the research, followed by an oral examination before the advisory committee. The examination will include a defense of the dissertation and questioning in areas related to the research. Upon approval of the dissertation and successful completion of the oral examination, the advisory committee will recommend the candidate to the Dean of the Graduate School for the Ph.D. degree. M.S. Thesis Degree Program The thesis M.S. degree option is designed for graduate students who wish to undertake a significant research project and write a thesis. Although class work is required, the focus of this degree options is research and writing. The thesis involves not only a scientific report on the research performed for the degree but also a comprehensive literature review on the subjects related to the thesis research. The thesis M.S. degree option is for those students focusing on a career that involves biological research, and gives participants hands-on training to be scientists. The thesis M.S. in Biology requires 30 hours of course work with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. Those wishing to pursue this degree program must apply through the Graduate School. Applicants should have at least 20 credit hours of undergraduate work in biology (e.g. biology, biochemistry, biophysics, etc.) with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Admittance also requires acceptance into a faculty members lab, so applicants should contact faculty involved in the research areas of interest.

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Degree Specifications Course Work. 30 hours with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. Graduate Seminar: ................................6 hours (2 semesters) Class Work: ............................................9 hours (3 courses) in an area of specialization. Research/Thesis Courses: ...................15 hours Total: ............................................. 30 hours Committee. An advisory committee chaired by the faculty member supervising the research should be formed at the end of the first year of study. It should have two other members of the graduate biology faculty. Research Thesis. The research should be of adequate originality and quality to be recognized by the faculty as meeting criteria applied for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Thesis Defense. The thesis defense consists of a departmental seminar that details the results of the research followed by a satisfactory defense of the thesis in an oral exam administered by members of student’s thesis committee. M.S. Non-Thesis Degree Program The non-thesis M.S. biology degree is a course work focused program that has only fixed time requirements related to course times. This M.S. degree program in biology is specifically designed for professionals in the Tulsa metroplex who would like a graduate degree in biology but who work full time, such as teachers and medical technicians. It is also ideal for those pursing medical or dental careers and who require course work beyond their undergraduate degree in order to obtain the skills needed to be competitive applicants to these professional schools. Although the non-thesis M.S. is a course-work focused degree, it is not dependent on completing a set list of classes. Instead, the degree allows each student to specify a field of focus and work with advisors to choose course work within that focus to complete the degree. Options range from molecular and cellular biology to ecology, and include genetics, microbiology and physiology. The non-thesis M.S. in Biology requires 36 hours of course work with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. Those wishing to pursue this degree program must apply through the Graduate School. Applicant should have an undergraduate science (e.g., biology, chemistry, etc.) or science education degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The application requires GRE scores and three letters of recommendation. Obtain the application through the Graduate School. Degree Specifications Course Work. 36 hours with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. Graduate Seminar: ..............................9 to 12 hours (3 or 4 semesters) Class Work: ..........................................18 to 21 hours (6 courses) in area of specialization Research Courses: ................................6 hours as a graduate student Total: ............................................. 36 hours Capstone Seminar Presented to the Faculty. Graduation is contingent upon presentation of a seminar to the department. The M.S. student will be expected to answer questions posed by the Biology Faculty related to the content of the presentation.

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Combined B.S./M.S. Degree Program The combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree program allows students who are highly motivated and have a high GPA to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Biology in five years. The requirements for this program include all those for the B.S. in Biology and the M.S. in Biology. However, 6 to 9 hours of course work will be taken at the 5000 level during the student’s senior year, and these credits will count towards the MS degree as well as towards the B.S. degree in Biology (double counted). Entering freshman who need only three years to graduate (B.S. in Biology) due to AP and IB course credits may find this an attractive program since a single additional year would allow the student to graduate with a M.S. degree in Biology Undergraduates on a pre-professional track (medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, physical therapy, etc.) may also want to consider this as an option since the non-thesis track will provide an opportunity for graduate course work that will help them reach their career objectives. Interested students should apply during their junior year. Applicants must be full time biology majors at The University of Tulsa, and must have completed at least 75 hours of undergraduate course work with a GPA of 3.3 or higher to be considered for this program. Further, in order to be considered for the Combined B.S./M.S. degree program in Biology a student must be admitted to the M.S. program through a formal application to the Graduate School, which includes scores from the GRE and three letters of recommendation. Obtain application through the Graduate School. Degree Specifications M.S. Thesis Option: The thesis MS option is identical to that of traditional M.S. in Biology with a thesis. Course Work. 30 hours with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. Graduate Seminar. 6 hours (2 semesters) Class Work. 9 hours (3 courses) in an area of specialization. Of the 9 hours, 6 will be taken at the 5000 level as biology electives during the student’s senior year for the combined degree program. These 6 hours will count toward both the BS and MS degrees in Biology. Research/Thesis Courses. 15 hours Committee. An advisory committee chaired by faculty member supervising the research should be formed at the end of the first year of study. It should have two other members of the graduate biology faculty. Research Thesis. The research should be of adequate originality and quality to be recognized by the faculty as meeting criteria applied for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Thesis Defense. The thesis defense consists of a departmental seminar on the results of the research and satisfactory defense of the thesis in an oral exam given by members of student’s thesis committee. Summary of Schedule of Course Work Summer after Junior Year: .................. Research as an undergraduate Senior Year (undergraduate): .............. 6 hours at 5000 level counted for both B.S. & M.S. Summer after Senior. Year: ................. 6 hours of research as a graduate student 5th year (Graduate):.............................. 18 hours of course and research work Total: ............................................. 30 hours

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M.S. Non-Thesis Option: The non-thesis MS option is identical to that of traditional non-thesis MS in Biology. Course Work. 36 hours with no more than 40 percent at the 6000 level. Graduate Seminar. 9 to 12 hours (3 or 4 semesters). Of the 9 to 12 hours, 3 will be taken at the 5000 level as a biology elective during the student’s senior year for the combined degree program. These 3 hours will count toward both the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology. Class Work. 18 to 21 hours (6 courses) in an area of specialization. Of the 18 to 21 hours, 6 will be taken at the 5000 level as biology electives during the student’s senior year for the combined degree program. These 6 hours will count toward both the BS and MS degrees in Biology. In addition, 3 hours of graduate course work will be taken the last semester of the senior year at the 6000 level. This 6000 level course will be in addition to the student’s undergraduate course work and will not be counted towards the undergraduate degree. The requirement is quite feasible, since many seniors do not need to take more than the minimum 12 hours to graduate with their undergraduate degree. Research/Thesis Courses. 6 hours Capstone Seminar Presented to the Faculty. Graduation is contingent upon presentation of a seminar to the department. The M.S. student will be expected to answer questions posed by the Biology Faculty related to the content of the presentation. Summary of Schedule of Course Work Senior Year (undergraduate): ..............9 hours at 5000 level counted for both B.S. & M.S. • 6 hours classes and 3 hours seminar • 3 hours at the 6000 level counted for only the M.S. Summer after Senior Year: ..................6 hours of research as a graduate student 5th year (Graduate): ..............................18 hours of course work Total: ............................................. 36 hours J.D./M.S. Joint Degree Program The J.D./M.S. joint degree program in Biological Science allows participants to obtain expertise in both fields, and in doing so eliminates 16 to 19 hours of course work (J.D. and M.S.) that would be required if the programs in Law and Biological Science were taken separately (depending upon whether the thesis M.S. or non-thesis M.S. is pursued). The curriculum consists of course work taken through the College of Law and through the Graduate School. The joint degree program requires 78 credit hours of law courses including all required courses as established by the College of Law for a J.D. In addition, this joint degree requires 24 hours of course work in the biological science program for the thesis M.S. degree, or 27 hours of course work in the biological science program for the non-thesis M.S. degree. Depending upon the student’s undergraduate education, there may be prerequisite course work in biology that must be complete before beginning the joint degree program. Please consult with the Graduate Advisor for Biology about possible deficiencies in undergraduate biology course work. Those wishing to pursue the J.D./M.S. in Biology must be admitted to the Law School and to the Graduate School. Graduate School requirements include a GPA of 3.0 or higher to be considered for this program. In addition, applicants should have some science background. Admittance to the M.S. program requires a formal

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application to the Graduate School, which includes taking the GRE and three letters of recommendation. Obtain application through the Graduate School. Degree Specifications M.S. Thesis Option. The thesis M.S. option requires 24 hours of course work through the Department of Biological Science, completion of a thesis based on research that is adequate originality and quality to be recognized by the faculty of biological science as meeting criteria usually applied for publication in a scientific journal, and 6 hours of College of Law course work in the area of environmental specialization (30 hours of course work). Biology Course Work: Graduate Seminar in Biology: ......... 6 hours at the 7000 level (2 courses) Course work in Biology: .................. 9 hours at the 6000 or 7000 level (2 or 3 courses) Research: ............................................ 9 hours at the 7000 level (3 courses) Law Course Work also counted for the Biology M.S.: Approved course work in Law: ...... 6 hours at the 5000/7000 level (2 courses) Total:.......................................... 30 hours Committee. An advisory committee chaired by faculty member supervising the research should be formed at the end of the first year of study. It should have two other members of the graduate biology faculty. Research Thesis. The research should be of adequate originality and quality to be recognized by the faculty as meeting criteria applied for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Thesis Defense. The thesis defense consists of a departmental seminar on the results of the research and satisfactory defense of the thesis in an oral exam given by members of student’s thesis committee. M.S. Non-Thesis Option. The non-thesis M.S. option requires 27 hours of course work through the Department of Biological Science, a capstone seminar presentation in biology, and 9 hours of College of Law course work in the area of environmental specialization (36 hours course work). Biology Course Work: Graduate Seminar in Biology: ......... 9 hours at the 7000 level (3courses) Course Work in Biology: ................. 12 hours at the 6000 or 7000 level (3 or 4 courses) Research: ............................................ 6 hours at the 7000 level (2 courses) Law Course Work also counted for the Biology M.S.: Approved course work in Law: ...... 9 hours at the 5000/7000 level (3 courses) Total:.......................................... 36 hours Capstone Seminar Presented to the Faculty. Graduation is contingent upon presentation of a seminar to the department. The M.S. student will be expected to answer questions posed by the biology faculty related to the content of the presentation. Approved class work in Law for the Biology Degree. The following Law courses can be counted in the joint degree program not only for the J.D. but also for the Biological Science M.S. (double counted): Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, Native American Natural Resources Law, Natural Resources and Environmental Law of Federal Lands, Water Law. Other Law courses may be

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acceptable for the Law course work in the Biology M.S. of the joint degree program but need prior approval by the Graduate Advisor for Biology.

Biological Science (BIOL)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number.

Graduate Seminars
7253 Seminar in Organismic/Environmental Biology Seminar in topics covering organismic, environmental and evolutionary biology. Topics vary. 7263 Seminar in Cell/Molecular Biology Seminar in topics on cell and molecular biology. Topics vary.

Research and Independent Study
7011-9 (1-9 hours) Research Experience Research training in a laboratory or field setting typically directed toward the thesis-M.S. or Ph.D. degree under the supervision of a major professor. 7961 Graduate Residency When a student has completed the required number of hours for the degree, but has not finished all of the requirements for the degree (e.g. research), he or she enrolls in Graduate Residency. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Individual selected study is done in association with a member of the faculty. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Thesis Research Directed research within an approved area of study. Examination and written thesis required. Prerequisite: Admission to the thesis-M.S. program. 8991-9 (1-9 hours) Directed Doctoral Reading Directed reading on some problem within an approved area of the discipline. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ph.D. program 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Dissertation Research Directed research on some problem within an approved area of the discipline. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ph.D. program.

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Elective Graduate Courses for Biological Science at the 7000 Level
7044 Clinical Genetics and Immunology Enhances an understanding of the basic principles and clinical application of human genetics and immunology. Topics include defense against viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, pathological immune responses, immune responses to allergens, immunodeficiency disorders, immune prophylaxis, and therapy. 7123 Human Genetics An overview of the current knowledge in human genetics: topics include cytology, biochemical genetics, immunogenetics, population genetics, and the genetics of development, cancer and behavior. Prerequisite: A course in genetics. 7133 Applied Physiology I Comprehensive treatment of human physiology with strong clinical emphasis. Address respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological function with particular attention to the cellular and molecular basis of function. Provides substantial treatment of pathophysiological syndromes in the form of group cases studies. Prerequisite: A course in animal physiology. 7143 Molecular and Developmental Genetics Molecular aspects of eukaryotic gene regulation and the molecular genetics of development in selected systems. Prerequisite: A course in genetics. 7153 Endocrinology Hormones: sites of production, receptors, actions, chemistry, and regulation. Vertebrate hormones are emphasized. Prerequisite: A course in animal physiology. 7173 Environmental Physiology Physiological responses of plants and animals to environmental stimuli and stresses. Prerequisite: A course in plant or animal physiology. 7233 Bacterial Diversity Molecular aspects of microbial structure and function. Emphasis on metabolic pathways and regulation of growth, development and differentiation in representative microbial systems. Prerequisites: BIOL 3084; CHEM 3013, CHEM 3023, and CHEM 3053 (or equivalent). 7273 Applied Physiology II Comprehensive treatment of human physiology with strong clinical emphasis. Address gastro-intestinal, renal, and endocrine function with particular attention to the cellular and molecular basis of function. Provides substantial treatment of pathophysiological syndromes in the form of group cases studies. Prerequisite: BIOL 7133 or permission of instructor. 7503 Ecological Genetics Interfacing of population genetics and adaptive forces placed on populations by the environment, both biotic and abiotic. Prerequisites: BIOL 2124 7863 Selected Topics in Biology Selected Topics is a lecture course that focuses on different topics each semester to meet the varying interests of graduate students. Topics range from environmental and evolutionary biology to molecular and cellular biology. Topics vary.

Elective Graduate Courses for Biological Science at the 6000 Level
6003 Protein Structure and Function An examination of the relationship between structure and function in protein chemistry, with detailed considerations of enzyme kinetics, and protein-protein and proteinnucleic acids interactions. Prerequisites: BIOL

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1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124, and CHEM 3011, 3013. 6023 Environmental Microbiology Environmental microbiology of soil, air, and water focusing on topics of current interest, including problems in environmental biology and their solutions as they relate to microorganisms. Prerequisites: BIOL 3084 or BIOL 3314. 6054 Histology Microscopic anatomy and histophysiology of tissues and organs of mammals. Correlation of structure and function is emphasized. Lecture three hours per week, laboratory four hours per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124; a previous physiology or anatomy course is helpful. 6063 Population Genetics The genetic composition of populations and the forces that lead to allele frequency change as well as equilibrium. Topics include the effects of random mating, inbreeding, mutation, migration, selection and stochastic processes on the genetic structure of populations. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6093 Population Ecology Quantitative approach to the study of plant and animal populations with emphasis on such concepts as density, dispersal, structure, and dynamics. Lecture and laboratory combined, three hours per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6113 Pathogenic Microbiology Discusses the general principles of medical microbiology including but not limited to the study of microorganisms that cause disease and the details of the disease process. General principles of pathogenic mechanisms, host defense systems and disease treatment strategies will be introduced.

6133 Immunology Comprehensive survey of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in host immune protection, auto immunity, and immunopathologic processes. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6143 Introduction to Virology An introduction to the biology of viruses. Topics include the origin, pathology, and molecular mechanisms of these viruses. Lecture three hours per week, reading assignments and student presentations. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6153 Animal Behavior Introduction to classical ethology and behavioral ecology. Topics include animal communication, foraging, sexual selection, mating systems, social organization, spacing patterns, learning, volutionarily stable strategies, alternative mating tactics, and human sociobiology. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6163 Experimental Techniques in Molecular Biology Basic concepts of experimental techniques used in molecular biology research, especially to isolate and detect RNA, DNA, and protein. Provides background suitable for further work in the rapidly expanding areas of cell biology, virology, biotechnology, disease diagnostics and microbiology. 6173 Principles of Neuroscience Foundational topics in neuroscience, including neural/glial cell function, sensory systems, motor systems, and cognitive functions. 6213 Environmental Ethics & Conservation Students will explore their own ethical position(s) upon entering the course and the basis for such positions. Through individual writing and a team presentation, students will focus on specific current environmental ethical questions, including the concept of a “land ethic.” Lastly, students will learn to think

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ethically and critically about issues they encounter in class. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6234 Comparative Animal Physiology Comparisons of body functions of major vertebrate and invertebrate groups with special emphasis on adaptations for survival and for maintenance of homeostatis in a variety of environments. Lecture three hours per week, laboratory three hours per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124; CHEM 1011, 1013, 1021, 1023. 6243 Mechanisms of Animal Development Analysis of mechanisms of differentiation and development in several model animal systems. Emphasis on the genetic contribution to the developmental program, cell:cell interactions and environmental factors that influence development. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6253 Molecular Evolution The evolution of macro molecules; the rates and patterns of change in DNA and proteins and the mechanism responsible for these changes. Prerequisites: BIOL 1601, 1603, 1701, 1703, 2124. 6343 Advanced Molecular Biology Extends the basics of molecular biology from BIOL 1703, including DNA structure, chromosome structure, regulation of transcription, and translation. Examines the Central Dogma of Biology (DNA to RNA to protein) using lecture, reading and interpretation of primary literature, and laboratory experiments. Lecture three hours

per week, laboratory three hours per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6454 Experimental Design Exposure to the three elements of biological research: understanding the questions asked, the theoretical models used to mimic the system, and the statistical processes used to analyze the data obtained. A “hands-on” course where students are actively involved in these processes during class. Basic mathematics skills required, including algebra. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6464 Plant Physiology Physical, biochemical, and developmental processes of higher plants including use of plants in biotechnology. Lecture three hours per week, laboratory four hours per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6473 Advanced Cell Biology Explores cell biology, expanding on material from BIOL 1703. Topics encompass the organization and function of cellular structures and organelles. Combines both lectures and discussion/paper presentations. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6623 Medical Botany Integrated study of medicinal, psychoactive, and poisonous plants, their physiologically active constituents, and their role in historical and modern medicine. Emphasis is placed on the impact that plants have on the health of humans. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124, CHEM 3013.

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Selected-Topics Elective Graduate Courses at the 6000 Level
6123-4 (3-4 hours) Selected Topics in Microbiology Seminar that provides experience in critical reading, discussion, and writing of professional papers in the fields of microbial ecology and diversity. Prerequisites: Biology core courses (or equivalent). 6263 Selected Topics in Molecular Genetics Current research in a selected topic in molecular genetics. The topic varies, but is drawn from such areas as control of transcription in eukaryotes, DNA replication and control of chromosome structure and function. Prerequisites: Biology core course (or equivalent). 6283 Selected Topics in Molecular Cell Biology Current research in a selected topic in molecular cell biology. The topic varies, but is drawn from such areas as cell-cell signaling, protein targeting and transport, and specialized cell physiologies. Prerequisites: Biology core course (or equivalent). 6383-4 (3-4 hours) Selected Topics in Biological Science Emphasis on examination of current research in selected topic in the biological sciences. The topic varies depending on the interest and expertise of the instructor. Prerequisites: BIOL 1603, 1601, 1703, 1701, 2124. 6603-4 (3-4 hours) Selected Topics in Invertebrate Zoology Topics and taxa vary from semester to semester, but are drawn from field ecology, evolution, behavior, systematic and physiology of insects, crustaceans, mollusks and other invertebrate groups. Prerequisites: BIOL 1604 or equivalent. 6613-4 (3-4 hours) Selected Topics in Vertebrate Zoology Topics and taxa vary from semester to semester, but are drawn from field ecology, evolution, behavior, systematic and physiology of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and other vertebrate groups. Prerequisites: BIOL 1604 or equivalent.

Approved Supporting Elective Graduate Courses for Biological Science
CHEM 6431, Techniques of Instrumental Analysis CHEM 6433, Instrumental Analysis CHEM 6531, Biochemistry Laboratory CHEM 6533, Biochemistry I CHEM 6543, Biochemistry II CHEM 7143, Biochemistry of Cell Fate CHEM 7193, Biochemistry of Disease GEOG 6053, Geomorphology GEOL 7433, Organic Geochemistry GEOL 6083, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems LAW 5443, Environmental Law LAW 5723, International Environmental Law

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Chemical Engineering
Chair Geoffrey L. Price Professors Francis S. Manning Geoffrey L. Price Kerry L. Sublette Keith D. Wisecarver Associate Professors Daniel W. Crunkleton Laura P. Ford Assistant Professors Selen Cremaschi Tyler W. Johannes Applied Associate Professor Christi Patton Luks Graduate Program Advisor Daniel W. Crunkleton

The Chemical Engineering Department offers both master’s (Master’s of Science in Engineering and Master’s of Engineering) and Ph.D. degrees, as described below. The objective of the master’s programs is to prepare the student for professional work in chemical engineering at a more advanced level than the B.S. or for further study leading to the Ph.D. degree. The principal objectives of the Ph.D. program are to provide students with an opportunity to reach a critical understanding of basic scientific and engineering principles underlying their fields of interest and to cultivate their ability to apply these principles creatively through advanced methods of analysis, research, and synthesis. The Ph.D. is awarded primarily on the basis of research. Master’s Programs Study at the master’s level includes a range of fundamental courses in chemical engineering and allied areas, and independent study or research in an area of specialization. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available. Admission. Applicants must have a B.S. degree in chemical engineering or a closely related field and satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School and specific requirements of the discipline as follows: • Either a 3.0 minimum overall grade point average in an ABET-accredited chemical engineering program, or • Successful Master’s program applicants typically have GRE subscores greater than 150 for Verbal Reasoning and 151 for Quantitative Reasoning. Non-Thesis Master’s Program. A non-thesis program in chemical engineering is available and is particularly suited for non-chemical engineers, non-engineers, part-time students, and students not interested in research work. Students enrolled in the NonThesis Master’s Program are not considered for departmental teaching assistantships on entry to the University and are not eligible for research assistantships. Admissions requirements are: • A B.S. degree in chemical engineering, an engineering discipline other than chemical engineering or in one of the physical sciences. • A 3.0 minimum overall GPA in undergraduate study, and approval by the discipline graduate coordinator and Graduate Dean.

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Successful non-thesis master’s program applicants typically have GRE subscores greater than 150 for Verbal Reasoning and 148 for the Quantitative Reasoning.

General Master’s Degree Requirements All applicants from non-English speaking countries who have not received a degree from a U.S. university must have a minimum TOEFL score of 85 on the internet-based exam, or 563 on the paper exam. Applicants from non-English speaking countries may submit a minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS exam in place of the TOEFL. Applicants are selected for admission on or about February 1 and October 1. Applicants should designate their major fields of research interest. Admission may be denied to maintain the desired balance of students in various interest fields. Students may be asked to take a number of remedial courses at the undergraduate level to make up for deficiencies in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and/or engineering. The student’s advisor will select elective courses to strengthen the student in areas not stressed at the undergraduate level. A 3.0 grade point average is the minimum normal for the master’s degree program. Students must maintain a 3.0 overall grade point average and at least a 3.0 average in their major field of study. Not more than six hours of C grades in course work can be applied to a master’s degree. Thesis grades are recorded on a pass-fail basis and are not computed in grade point averages. A passing grade in all thesis hours is required. Initial advisement of all master’s program students is done by the Graduate Program Advisor. All courses taken for graduate credit in these programs shall be selected from those listed in this Bulletin, subject to the approval of the advisor. Independent study must be approved by the Graduate Program Advisor. Curriculum Requirements Thesis option leading to the Master of Science in Engineering degree: Minimum total hours ...................................................................................... 30 Credit hours of thesis ......................................................................................................... 6-9 Core chemical engineering curriculum (CHE 7003, 7023, 7033, and 7043) ............... 12 Maximum credit hours at approved 6000 level ................................................................. 9 Maximum credit hours in chemical engineering at the 6000 level .................................. 6 Maximum credit hours of independent study .................................................................... 3 Non-thesis option leading to the Master of Engineering degree Minimum total hours ...................................................................................... 30 Required credit hours of master’s project .......................................................................... 3 Core chemical engineering curriculum (CHE 7003, 7023, 7033, and 7043) ............... 12 Maximum credit hours at approved 6000 level ................................................................. 9 Maximum credit hours of independent study .................................................................... 3 Maximum credit hours outside of major department ....................................................... 9 By the end of the first semester after enrollment, the thesis-option student must select a general research area and a research advisor for the thesis. After consulting with the student, the advisor recommends, for the Dean of the Graduate School’s approval, an advisory committee consisting of the advisor and at least two other graduate faculty members. At least one member of this committee must be from outside the major discipline and may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University.

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At least half the total committee must be full-time chemical engineering graduate faculty members at The University of Tulsa. Upon completion of the research, the student must pass a comprehensive oral examination. The student’s advisory committee conducts this examination, which covers the student’s entire graduate program, with emphasis on the research work and content of the thesis. Students choosing the non-thesis option are required to choose an advisor and form an advisory committee for the master’s project before the end of their first semester of residence. The advisory committee will consist of the project advisor and at least two other graduate faculty members. Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program The combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree program allows students to earn a Bachelor’s of Science degree and a Master’s of Engineering degree in five years. Students complete the regular course work for the bachelor’s degree with the exception that 5000-level courses are taken for the Advanced Science Elective and the Advanced Engineering Elective. Students may apply for the program when they have completed 96 hours toward the bachelor’s degree, including CHE 3084 (Mass Transfer) and CHE 3084’s prerequisites, with a GPA of at least 3.5. Interested students should contact the graduate advisor for chemical engineering as early as possible and before taking any elective courses. Degree requirements for the combined master’s of engineering degree are the same as for the usual master’s of engineering degree, with the two 5000-level courses taken as undergraduate electives counting toward the master’s degree as well as the bachelor’s degree. Students may pass the Master’s comprehensive exam during the final semester of the combined program instead of completing the ME project course (CHE 7913). Ph.D. Program Requirements Admission. Applicants must have a baccalaureate or master’s degree in chemical engineering or a closely related field from an accredited institution. Admission for Ph.D. work requires approval of the graduate program advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School, and • Either a 3.5 minimum overall grade point average in an ABET-accredited chemical engineering program, or • Successful PhD applicants typically have GRE subscores greater than 150 for Verbal Reasoning and 155 for Quantitative Reasoning. The number of candidates in this program is limited. Applicants should designate their major fields of interest. Admission may be denied to maintain a balance of students in various interest fields. Applicants are selected for admission on or about February 1 and October 1. Applicants from non-English speaking countries who have not received a degree from a U.S. university must satisfy English proficiency requirements (minimum TOEFL score of 85 on the internet-based exam, or 563 on the paper exam). Applicants from non-English speaking countries may submit a minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS exam in place of a TOEFL score. Curriculum Requirements The Ph.D. program requires at least 72 approved credit hours of graduate credit above the baccalaureate level, generally distributed in the following manner:

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Minimum total hours ........................................................................................... 72 Research and Dissertation (minimum, may include master’s thesis) ................................. 23 A core chemical engineering curriculum of CHE 7003, 7023, 7033, and 7043 ............... 12 6000-level or 7000-level mathematics (minimum) ................................................................. 6 Other Course Work (minimum) .............................................................................................. 18 • Maximum of 12 hours outside of CHE • Maximum of 12 hours at 6000 level (not including the minimum mathematics requirement) • Maximum of 6 hours of independent study These requirements are not variable except under special circumstances and with permission of the student’s Advisory Committee and the Dean of the Graduate School. Other Requirements Language and Residence. There is no foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering. At least two consecutive semesters in residence at The University of Tulsa as a full-time student are required. For teaching fellows and research assistants, four consecutive semesters of nine credit hours per term are required. Transfer Credits. Students will normally not be allowed to transfer any graduate credits for the M.S. degree. Students with an M.S. degree may apply 30 credit hours to the Ph.D. program (including 21 credit hours of course work and 9 hours of thesis work). Advisory Committee. Students in the Ph.D. program will be advised initially by the graduate program advisor. The student must select a research area and a research advisor or co-advisors by the end of the second semester after enrollment in the program. The student, after consultation with the advisor or co-advisors, recommends the other members of the advisory committee to the Dean of the Graduate School by the end of the third semester of enrollment. The advisory committee must have at least four graduate faculty members, consisting of at least two members from the department of chemical engineering and one member from outside the department of chemical engineering. One member of the advisory committee may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. At least half the total committee must be full time chemical engineering graduate faculty members at The University of Tulsa. The advisory committee approves the dissertation and administers the final dissertation oral examination. Qualifying Examination. Prospective Ph.D. students must take the written qualifying exam at the end of their second semester of enrollment. This exam is based on the core curriculum of chemical engineering and mathematics. Students are strongly encouraged to have completed the core curriculum at this time. The examination will be given normally in December and May. This exam can be retaken only once. Dissertation Proposal. After passing the qualifying examination, Ph.D. students submit and defend a research proposal on their intended dissertation topic before the end of the semester following the qualifying examination. The proposal is presented orally before the advisory committee in a forum open to any students or faculty who wish to attend. Candidacy. A student in the Ph.D. program cannot apply for candidacy until the qualifying examination has been passed and the dissertation proposal defended. Dissertation. Each Ph.D. candidate must write a dissertation on the results of his or her research. The dissertation must demonstrate the candidate’s abilities for

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independent investigation in the area of interest and must contribute to some field of science or engineering technology. The dissertation must follow the Graduate School’s recommended procedures for submission to the student’s advisory committee, and before it is finally typed or reproduced it must be presented to the full advisory committee for examination and review. The dissertation shall be presented orally before the advisory committee in a forum open to any students or faculty who wish to attend. The dissertation must be archived by UMI and published in Dissertation Abstracts. The dissertation is graded on a pass-fail basis. Final Oral Examination. Each candidate must pass a final oral examination before the advisory committee. The examination will consist of a defense of the dissertation, the general field of the dissertation, and other parts of the program which may be chosen by the committee. The advisory committee recommends the candidate to the Dean of the Graduate School for the Ph.D. degree upon successful completion of the final oral examination and acceptance of the dissertation. Passing grades must be obtained in all the dissertation hours to fulfill degree requirements.

Chemical Engineering (CHE)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7003 Fluid Mechanics Motion of ideal, Newtonian, and nonNewtonian fluids. Continuity and NavierStokes equations. Turbulence and boundarylayer theories. Flow through conduits. Corequisite: MATH 6543/4143. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7013 Petroleum Microbiology Microbiology of oil and gas production and processing including causes, prevention, and treatment of souring; microbial enhancement of oil recovery; bioremediation of petroleum contaminated soils and groundwater; and riskbased corrective action management of hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7023 Thermodynamics An advanced study of the laws of thermodynamics with special emphasis on application to physical properties and phase transitions. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7033 Reaction Kinetics A study of chemical reaction rates and mechanisms. The design of batch and flow reactors. Catalytic reactions, reactor stability, and non-ideal reactors are emphasized. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7043 Heat and Mass Transfer Basic transport equations as applied to momentum, mass, and heat transfer. Heat and mass transfer coefficients in laminar and turbulent flow and for binary and multicomponent systems. Boundary layers. Models, analogies, multiphase systems, coupled transport processes. Co-requisite: MATH 6543/4143. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7063 Phase Equilibrium Thermodynamics An advanced treatment of chemical thermodynamics as related to chemical equilibria, with frequent reference to historical and current literature. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

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7103 Catalysis Kinetics of catalytic processes; catalytic surfaces and surface phenomena; catalyst preparation and evaluation; catalyst deactivation; heat and mass transfer effects; homogeneous catalysis. Applications to the design of catalytic reactors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7113 Biochemical Engineering Advanced topics in the design, modeling, and analysis of bioreactors. Bioprocess economics, downstream processing, instrumentation and control, and the nuts-andbolts of fermenter design. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 7123 Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design Introduction to computational tools for the synthesis, analysis, and evaluation of chemical processes. Use of process simulators for the design and operation of chemical plants. Analysis of heat-exchanger networks and separation systems. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7173 Multiphase Reactor Design Design of multiphase reactors, including gasliquid, gas-liquid-solid, and fluidized-bed reactors. Emphasis on multiphase reactor hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and modeling. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7213 Problem-Solving in Chemical Engineering Introduction to the Reynolds Transport Theorem. Solving chemical process models with an emphasis on stability and advanced solution methods including Green’s functions, series solutions and Bessel functions. Engineering applications of scalar, vector and tensor variables. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

7863-9 (3-9 hours) Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Presentation of special-interest topics of an advanced nature. 7913 Master’s Project Directed research or project on some problem in applied chemical engineering. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Pass-fail basis only. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7971-3 (1-3 hours) Seminar Reports and discussions of advanced topics in chemical engineering, including invited guest speakers. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on some problem in the field of chemical engineering. Examination and written thesis required. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Pass-fail basis only. 7991-6 (1-6 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics pertaining to chemical engineering. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Research and Dissertation Original research on some problem within the field of chemical engineering on the Ph.D. level. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ph.D. program. Pass-fail basis only. 9991-9 (1-9 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level pertaining to chemical engineering. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program.

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Many undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. 6133 Industrial Catalysis Heterogeneous catalysis from a practical perspective. Properties and manufacture of catalytic materials, industrially important catalytic reactions, and design of catalytic reactors. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6153 Risk Management and Optimization in the Chemical Process Industry Introduction to modeling approaches and computational solution methods for linear and nonlinear optimization problems with and without constraints and the application of these approaches for the solution of problems in chemical process industry. Application of quantitative decision making tools in design and operation of chemical process industry. Prerequisites: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6423 Natural Gas Plant Design The application of chemical engineering and economic principles to the design of natural gas plant equipment; includes use of state-ofthe-art simulation packages. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6463 Chemical Reactor Design Application of the rates of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions to the design and the engineering evaluation of chemical reactors. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6483 Chemical Engineering Plant Design Design of chemical and petrochemical plants and process equipment. Evaluation of the economic, safety, health, and environmental aspects of a proposed project. Use of spreadsheets and state-of-the-art process simulators. Oral and written reports. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6504 Process Component Design Open-ended problems in economic design of chemical process components. Economic aspects of engineering, including evaluating alternative courses of action, depreciation, replacement analysis, and process optimization. Lecture 3 hours per week, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6513 Process Control Principles of the design of automatic control for chemical processes, including PID feedback control, feed-forward control, and cascade control. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6563 Environmental Engineering Pollution control and waste management. Municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. Ground water protection and remediation. Air pollution sources and remediation. Solid waste management. Hazardous waste management and treatment. Environmental law and regulations. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6583 Petroleum Refinery Design The application of chemical engineering principles to the design of petroleum refinery equipment, including crude fractionators, heat exchangers, and fired heaters. Computer simulation is emphasized. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator. 6593 Polymer Engineering Basic principles of science and engineering applied to polymer technology. Topics include polymer synthesis reactor engineering, structure and properties of polymers, rheology and mechanical properties, polymer processing and technology. Prerequisite: Approval of graduate coordinator.

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Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chair Dale Teeters Professors Robert Howard William Potter Gordon Purser Nicholas Takach Dale Teeters Associate Professors Kenneth Roberts Robert Sheaff

Assistant Professors Justin Chalker Syed Hussaini Ruya Ozer Applied Assistant Professor Victoria Book Lupia Graduate Program Advisors Kenneth Roberts, Chemistry Robert Sheaff, Biochemistry

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers two master’s degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Chemistry. The Master of Science in Chemistry and the Master of Science in Biochemistry provide graduates with the advanced knowledge necessary to continue in Ph.D. programs at other institutions and the skills and expertise needed by those who will use master’s-level training in industry. While research is oriented towards applications of chemistry and biochemistry, the curriculum emphasizes essential principles and basic knowledge. Both thesis and nonthesis options are available. The Ph.D. is the terminal degree in chemistry and is designed to provide a breadth of knowledge in the field of chemistry. An in-depth understanding of one area of specialization is achieved through elective courses, independent study and dissertation research. Admission. To be admitted to the graduate programs an applicant must have a bachelor’s degree and an adequate background in chemistry or biochemistry. An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 is required; however, students with industrial experience in chemistry and averages below 3.0 may be admitted on probation at the discretion of the graduate advisor and with permission of the Graduate School. Applicants must achieve acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination. Applicants from non-English speaking countries who have not received a degree from a United States university must satisfy English proficiency requirements, including a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam, or 550 on the paper exam. Applicants from non-English speaking countries may submit a minimum score of 6.0 on the IELTS exam in place of a TOEFL score. General Requirements for Masters’ Programs. Upon admission, the student will confer with the appropriate graduate advisor to plan course sequencing and discuss research or report options. Satisfactory progress in course work is required and a 3.0 grade-point average in all graduate courses is required to remain in good academic standing. Students without the necessary prerequisite undergraduate courses will be required to take these as deficiencies. No more than six hours of transfer credit beyond the bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution may contribute toward fulfilling these requirements. No more than six hours of independent study will be allowed. No more

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than 40 percent of the degree program’s total credit hours may come from 6000-level courses. Thesis Master’s Programs The thesis program is strongly recommended for those planning to pursue graduate study at the Ph.D. level and for those intending to pursue research-oriented employment. By the end of the first semester, the student should select a research area and a thesis advisor who will supervise the research and the remainder of the student’s course work. In collaboration with the advisor, the student should identify a threemember thesis committee. Two members must be from the department with the advisor as the committee chair; the third member must be from outside the department. An expert from outside the University may be used with the approval of the Graduate School. In carrying out the thesis project, the student must complete a minimum of three and maximum of six hours of thesis credit. On completion of the research, the student will write a thesis that conforms to the Graduate School’s recommended procedures. With the advisor’s approval, a draft of the thesis will be forwarded to the other members of the thesis committee for examination and review. After the thesis has been reviewed and judged ready for defense by the advisor and by the other members of the thesis committee, the student must pass an oral thesis examination. The oral examination is comprehensive, covering the student’s entire graduate program and emphasizing the research work and content of the thesis. All thesis and oral examination requirements must be scheduled and completed to meet Graduate School deadlines. Master’s In Chemistry Thesis Program Requirements: All students must complete the following curriculum requirements: • Nine hours of graduate core courses: CHEM 6043, Inorganic Chemistry; CHEM 7113, Advanced Organic Chemistry; and CHEM 7123, Advanced Physical Chemistry. • Minimum of twelve hours of elective graduate courses. Of these a minimum of six hours must be graduate chemistry courses. For students with an undergraduate degree in chemistry, it is recommended that they take six hours of graduate credit outside of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry • Three hours of graduate seminar. • Three to six hours of thesis credit. • A minimum total of 30 graduate credit hours are required to complete the thesis option. Master’s In Biochemistry Thesis Program Requirements: All students must complete the following curriculum requirements: • Nine hours of graduate core courses: CHEM 7143, Biochemistry of Cell Fate; CHEM 7113, Advanced Organic; CHEM 7193, Biochemistry of Disease • Minimum of six hours of graduate level biology courses. • Minimum of six hours of elective graduate level courses in biochemistry, chemistry or biology. • Three to six hours of thesis credit.

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Three hours of graduate seminar. A minimum total of 30 graduate credit hours are required to complete the thesis option.

Non-Thesis Master’s Programs This option is provided for students who desire a stronger foundation in chemistry for professional schools or personal knowledge. Completion of this option will result in six additional credit hours of course work, and preparation of a master’s report. During the first semester of enrollment and in consultation with the graduate advisor, the student will select a general area in which to write a report and a member of the faculty to supervise it. The report is a result of independent study and may involve extensive literature search, laboratory work, or review of an area. The report must follow the general guidelines for writing a thesis and is subject to the advisor’s approval. Students in this option must enroll in CHEM 7913, Master’s Report, for the report portion of their study. Master’s In Chemistry Non-Thesis Program Requirements: All students must complete the following curriculum requirements: • Nine hours of graduate core courses: CHEM 6043, Inorganic Chemistry; CHEM 7113, Advanced Organic Chemistry; and CHEM 7123, Advanced Physical Chemistry. • Minimum of fifteen hours of elective graduate courses. Of these a minimum of nine hours must be graduate chemistry courses. For students with an undergraduate degree in chemistry, it is recommended that they take six hours of graduate credit outside of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry • Three hours of graduate seminar. • Three hours of report. • A minimum total of 33 credit hours are required to complete the Chemistry nonthesis option. Master’s In Biochemistry Non-Thesis Program Requirements: All students must complete the following curriculum requirements: • Nine hours of graduate core courses: CHEM 7143, Biochemistry of Cell Fate; CHEM 7113, Advanced Organic; CHEM 7193, Biochemistry of Disease • Minimum of six hours of graduate level biology courses. • Minimum of nine hours of elective graduate level courses in biochemistry, chemistry or biology. • Three hours of graduate seminar. • Three hours of report. • A minimum total of 33 graduate credit hours are required to complete the Biochemistry non-thesis option. Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program The combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree program allows highly motivated students to earn a bachelors’ degree and master’s degree in chemistry or biochemistry in five years. The combined program allows up to nine hours of 5000 level undergraduate courses to count towards the master’s degree. The ability to count these courses makes it possible

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for students to complete the master’s degree in one additional year as opposed to the more typical two or more years usually required for a master’s degree. The typical undergraduate student will apply to the Graduate School for admission to the combined program at the end of the sophomore year or the beginning of the junior year. A minimum of 60 hours of completed undergraduate course work is required in order to apply for admission. Because of the rigor and pace of this program, a minimum of a 3.4 undergraduate GPA is required for admission. Students interested in the combined B.S./M.S. should contact the Graduate Advisor or any faculty member of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for more information concerning the program. Doctor of Philosophy Program The Ph.D. in chemistry has two major areas of specialization, the Physical Sciences or the Life Sciences, and is designed for students interested in careers in either industry or university teaching. Each area has specific required core courses. In addition to these core courses, further specialization in various areas of chemistry must be chosen as prescribed below. The required hours for the Ph.D. are a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree; a minimum of 42 credit hours beyond the master’s degree; and a minimum of 15 credit hours of CHEM 9981-9, Doctoral Dissertation. No more than 12 hours of 6000 level courses can be used for the degree. Core Courses—15 hours, select either the life or physical sciences core: Physical Sciences Advance Physical Chemistry Physical Organic Chemistry Analytical Separations Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Life Sciences Biochemistry of Cell Fate Synthetic Organic Chemistry Analytical Separations Biochemistry II Seminar

Restrictive Elective Courses—6 credit hours in chosen concentration: Analytical Chemistry Analytical Spectroscopy Surface Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Environmental Ethics (BIOL 6213) Physical Chemistry Materials Chemistry Chemical Kinetics Biochemistry Biochemistry of Disease Biochemistry of Nutrition Organic Chemistry Organic Spectroscopy Physical / Synthetic Organic Chemical Education Standards Based Chemistry Concepts & Appl. in Chem. (MSE-7143) Materials Chemistry Materials Chemistry Chemical Nanotechnology

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Unrestrictive Elective Courses—6 credit hours. Choose two courses from 6000 or 7000 level Chemistry courses or courses offered by the University with prior approval of the graduate committee. Students may be required to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses and remove deficiencies without graduate credit, resulting in a program of more than 72 credit hours. If approved by the advisory committee (see below), as many as 30 credit hours of course work and research completed in a master’s degree program at an accredited institution may be distributed, as outlined above, among the 72 hours of graduate credit. If approved by the advisory committee, not more than 12 credit hours of approved doctoral-level courses beyond the M.S. may be transferred from another institution. A GPA of at least a 3.0 must be maintained. These requirements are not variable except under special circumstances and with permission of the student’s advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. Residence Requirements. At least two consecutive semesters in residence as a fulltime student at The University of Tulsa are required. Advisory Committee. A student in the Ph.D. program will be advised initially by a graduate faculty member recommended by the graduate program advisor and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. The student should select a general research area and a research advisor or co-advisors for the dissertation by the end of two semesters after enrollment in the program. The advisor or co-advisors, after consultation with the student, recommend the other members of the advisory committee to the Dean of the Graduate School. The advisory committee must have at least four members, three of whom must be from the department. One member must be a faculty member from a department other than Chemistry and Biochemistry or may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. The advisory committee assists with the student’s program of course work, approves the dissertation topic, and administers the final dissertation oral examination. Qualifying Examinations. By the end of their second year, students will be expected to pass five of fourteen possible qualifying exams. Three exams will be offered per semester, with one exam being offered in the summer, which will demonstrate proficiency in the core courses. Two faculty members, on a rotating basis, will be responsible for each qualifying exam. Faculty will announce the exam topics two weeks prior to the scheduled exam. Exams will be given on a Saturday and students will have three hours to complete the exams. A 70% or higher score qualifies as passing. Qualifying exams will be made available for all faculty members to examine after they are graded by placing a copy in the student's departmental file. Each faculty member will be responsible for proctoring exams on a rotating basis. Any student who has not passed five exams by the end of their second year will be dismissed from the Ph.D. program. However, students who have been dismissed may be immediately admitted to the appropriate master’s program (Chemistry or Biochemistry) upon petition to, and approval by, the faculty and the Dean of the Graduate School. Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Examination. By the end of the second year, students will take the Ph.D. dissertation proposal examination. The examination to be given by the graduate advisory committee consists of writing and orally defending a presentation of their preliminary dissertation research accomplishments and plans. Admission to Candidacy. A student in the Ph.D. program cannot apply for candidacy until 36 credit hours of required graduate course work have been completed. Admission to candidacy is recommended by the research advisor upon successful

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completion of the qualifying examination and acceptance of the dissertation research proposal. Dissertation and Defense. The final requirement for the Ph.D. degree is the completion of a satisfactory written dissertation of his/her research, along with successful presentation and defense of the dissertation to the student’s advisory committee which is open to the public. Dissertations must be presented to the committee at least two weeks prior to the defense date, and public disclosure of the defense date must be given at least one week prior to the defense.

Chemistry (CHEM)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number.

7113 Physical Organic Chemistry Emphasis on current theories of reaction mechanisms as they apply to organic reactions. Prerequisite: CHEM 3021, 3023. 7123 Advanced Physical Chemistry Theory of chemical bonding, statistical mechanics, and advanced topics in spectroscopy and kinetics. Prerequisite: CHEM 4023 and 4021. 7143 Biochemistry of Cell Fate An advanced course discussing biochemical principles that underlie biological processes determining mammalian cell fate. Emphasis will be on understanding how different signal transduction mechanisms influence gene expression and protein activity to modulate cell cycle control and cell fate decisions. Prerequisites: CHEM 4133 or equivalent course and permission of instructor. 7153 Materials Chemistry Relationships between chemical bonding and the physicochemical properties of materials including selected high-performance metals, ceramics, and electronic materials. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 7163 Advanced Polymer Chemistry Advanced topics in kinetics, thermodynamics, and physical properties of polymers. Prerequisites: CHEM 4023 and 4093.

7193 Biochemistry of Disease An advanced course that will take a mechanistic approach to understanding how disruption of basic biological processes like gene expression, protein activity, and cell fate determination contribute to development of human diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. Prerequisites: CHEM 4133 or equivalent course and permission of instructor. 7213 Clinical Biochemistry Coordinates the understanding of the biochemical concepts relating to cellular metabolism and energy, signal transduction, neurotransmitter syntheses/degradation and molecular and human cell biology, nutrition, and tissue and organ metabolism. Students will apply the biochemical principles to maintaining wellness and treating disease states. 7233 Industrial Experience Industrial research experience in chemistry or biochemistry in a local chemical industry, supervised by an industrial chemist and the student’s research advisor. 7243 Synthetic Organic Chemistry A survey of contemporary synthetic methodologies in organic chemistry as illustrated by selected case studies. Strategies to the synthesis of organic compounds and solutions to long-standing problems in synthesis will also be included.

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7253 Analytical Separations Theory and applications of equilibrium and nonequilibrium separation techniques. Extraction, osmosis, gas chromatography, column and plane chromatographic techniques, electrophoresis, ultra-centrifugation, and other separation methods. 7263 Analytical Spectroscopy Fundamentals of the interactions of electromagnetic radiation with matter, vibrational, electronic, mass spectrometry, scattering-based spectroscopy, instrumentation and signal processing. 7273 Instruction in the Chemical Sciences Provides directed experience in instruction in chemistry. Student will assume partial responsibilities for instruction of a class under the direction of a chemistry faculty member. Activities may include lesson preparation, class delivery, testing, and grading. 7283 Biochemistry of Nutrition The basic biochemistry of human nutrition and functional foods. Topics include vitamins and minerals and their relation to health and disease. Prerequisites: CHEM 4143 or equivalent. 7863 Advanced Topics in Chemistry and Biochemistry Advanced study of an area of research activity. Important concepts, the contribution of modern instrumentation, and relevance of the research will be emphasized. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

7913 Master’s Report Directed research or project on some problem in an approved area. Examination and written report required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Pass-fail basis only. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7973 Graduate Seminar In addition to discussions of advanced topics in chemistry and biochemistry given by students, faculty, and invited guest speakers, students will be assigned a topic on which to write a research proposal. A defense of the proposal before the faculty will be conducted at the end of the semester. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written thesis and formal defense before graduate committee is required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Pass-fail basis only. 7991-6 (1-6 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics pertaining to chemistry. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty member. 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Research and Dissertation Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written dissertation and formal defense before graduate committee is required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Passfail basis only.

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Many undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. 6043 Protein Structure and Function An examination of the relationship between structure and function in protein chemistry, with detailed consideration of enzyme kinetics, and protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 1703, and CHEM 3011, 3013, or Biochemistry I 4133, or their equivalents. 6083 Analytical Chemistry I Theory and practice of quantitative chemical analysis, advanced chemical equilibria, sensors, chromatography and electrophoresis. Prerequisites: CHEM 3013, 3011. 6101 Inorganic Synthesis and Characterization A laboratory course involving synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds. Three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 2014, 4102. 6181 Analytical Chemistry II Laboratory Laboratory experiments supplementing CHEM 6183, with emphasis on instrumental techniques. Prerequisites: CHEM 3011. 6183 Analytical Chemistry II Overview of spectroscopic techniques for chemical analysis. Prerequisites: CHEM 3013. 6193 Chemical Nanotechnology An overview of nanotechnology. Topics to be discussed are instrumental methods of importance to the field, the synthesis of the “building blocks” used for nanomaterials, the properties of nano-materials and the fabrication of nanostructures and devices by nanolithography, self-assembly and other techniques. Prerequisites: CHEM 3033 or CHE 3063 and CHEM 4023, or permission of instructor. 6213 Medicinal Chemistry An introduction to the principles of drug design and the mechanism of drug action from the chemical perspective. Emphasis on the disciplines involved in the drug discovery process. Prerequisites: CHEM 3023. 6301 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I Laboratory experiments to accompany CHEM 3033. Experiments related to thermochemistry, thermodynamics, phase behavior polymers, colloids, gas properties, colligative properties, and physical properties are assigned. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 3033. 6303 Physical Chemistry I Quantitative relationships in chemical systems including gas laws, kinetic molecular theory, thermodynamics, and phase behavior. Prerequisites: CHEM 1023, 1021, PHYS 2063, MATH 2073. 6323 Chemical Kinetics A detailed presentation of chemical kinetics including methods of measuring reaction rates, the importance of elementary reactions, theories of bimolecular reactions and reaction dynamics. Both gas phase and solution phase kinetics are presented. Chain reactions, heterogeneous reactions, and multi-step mechanisms will be explored. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 6413 Qualitative Organic Analysis Theory and practice of IR, NMR, UV and mass spectroscopy in the identification of organic compounds. Includes separation of mixtures and the preparation of derivatives of unknowns. One lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 3021, 3023.

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6421 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II Laboratory experiments supplementing CHEM 4023, with experiments related to spectroscopy, kinetics, polymers, colloids, electrochemistry, diffusion, and thermochemistry. Prerequisites: CHEM 3031, 3033. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 4023. 6423 Physical Chemistry II Modern physical chemistry topics including molecular quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and kinetics. Emphasis on quantitative understanding of chemical systems. Prerequisites: CHEM 3033 or CHE 3063, MATH 2073. Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 2063. 6443 Inorganic Chemistry An introduction to the field of inorganic chemistry at an advanced level. Three lectures per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 3021, 3023, 4021, 4023. 6453 Environmental Chemistry Chemical issues related to aquatic and atmospheric environments. Topics include acid base, complexation, and redox equilibria; microbial processes in aquatic systems; atmospheric monitoring; and atmospheric photochemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 3023 and 3021.

6493 Polymer Chemistry Introductory polymer chemistry including theory of polymerization, molecular weight measurements, step-growth and chain-growth polymerization, polymer structure and physical properties, and viscoelastic properties. Prerequisites: CHEM 3013,3033, or permission of instructor. 6531 Biochemistry I Laboratory Introduction to the isolation, identification, and reactions of biological materials. Three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 4133. 6533 Biochemistry I An introduction to the chemical aspects of biological systems with emphasis on structure and chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Prerequisites: CHEM 3023 and 3021. 6543 Biochemistry II Selected advanced topics in biochemistry with an emphasis on structure and function relationships. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 4133. 6863 Special Topics in Chemistry Presentation of special topics of an advanced nature.

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Chair Roger L. Wainwright Professors J. C. Diaz Rose F. Gamble John C. Hale Dale A. Schoenefeld Sandip Sen Sujeet Shenoi Roger L. Wainwright

Associate Professor Mauricio Papa Assistant Professors Peter Hawrylak Roger Mailler Brett McKinney Graduate Program Advisor Sandip Sen

The Tandy School of Computer Science offers programs leading to the M.S. degree with thesis and non-thesis options and to the Ph.D. degree in computer science. A joint degree (J.D./M.S. in Computer Science) is also available through a combination of course work offered by the College of Law and the Tandy School of Computer Science. Mission Statement (1) To provide the environment and educational experiences that will enable our students to achieve their educational goals, and to be successful in the workplace. (2) To provide our students with the desire and the ability for long-term learning that will be necessary in the changing field of computer science. (3) To provide our students with a basis for ethical behavior, conduct, and responsibility for computer science professionals. (4) To conduct scholarly research in computer science and related fields. Learning Objectives (1) Be knowledgeable and skilled computer scientists. (2) Demonstrate personal skills and research skills that are needed and expected in the workplace. (3) Adapt to the changing discipline of computer science. (4) Be committed to high standards of professional behavior. M.S. Program Admission. An applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or a related discipline. In addition, the following requirements must be met: • A 3.0 undergraduate GPA. • At least 15 hours of computer science. • At least 15 hours of mathematics and statistics at the level of calculus and above. • An acceptable score on the Graduate Record Exam. Upon the recommendation of the Graduate Dean, students who fail to meet all the above requirements may be admitted conditionally, pending removal of deficiencies. All applicants from non-English-speaking countries must submit a TOEFL score of at least

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80 on the internet-based exam or 550 on the paper exam. Non-English-speaking students may substitute a minimum score of 6.0 on the IELTS examination for the TOEFL. Requirements. A student who has been fully admitted to the Graduate School should meet with the graduate program advisor of the computer science program to plan a program through to the completion of the degree requirements. This program is subject to change by mutual consent, but a current version remains on file. The core requirements for the master’s degree include at least six courses at the 7000+ level, subject to approval of the graduate program advisor. In addition, students who have not completed equivalent undergraduate courses must complete the following courses: CS 1043, Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving; CS 2003, Fundamentals of Algorithm and Computer Applications; CS 2123, Data Structures; CS 3013, Discrete Mathematics; and CS 3053, Operating Systems. Up to 12 credit hours of 6000-level courses may be taken with the approval of the graduate program advisor. Each student must complete 30 credit hours, which may optionally include up to a six-credit-hour research oriented master’s thesis. Up to six hours may be non-computer science courses subject to the approval of the graduate advisor. Either CS 6413 Compiler Construction, or CS 7473 Network Security is required. Additional computer science courses needed to meet the above requirements are chosen as electives by the student from the list of graduate and approved undergraduate courses. Other courses may be selected subject to approval of the graduate program advisor. Each student producing a master’s thesis must pass an oral examination, including presentation of the research results, upon completion of all other degree requirements. Ph.D. Program The primary focus in selecting and training candidates for the doctoral program is to ensure breadth of knowledge and to develop the student’s ability to do independent and productive research, synthesis, and design. The basic objectives of the program are: 1) to ensure skills in the use of the tools of computer science and a broad understanding of the discipline’s basic areas; 2) to ensure a firm foundation in computational mathematics; and 3) to provide opportunities for advanced specialization and creative research in computer science. Admission. Applicants for the doctoral program in Computer Science must hold a baccalaureate degree or a master’s degree from accredited institutions in the United States or from a recognized institution in another country. A doctoral applicant who has earned a master’s degree must have a minimum of 3.0/4.0 GPA. An applicant who does not have a master’s degree must have a minimum of 3.5/4.0 GPA with a baccalaureate degree in Computer Science or a closely related discipline, and will abide by the admission guidelines and requirements for master’s students. Each application must include a letter of intent describing the applicant’s interests and career objectives, plus three letters of reference. All applicants must also submit Graduate Record General Examination scores. International applicants whose native language is not English must submit, in addition to the above, a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam or 550 on the paper exam, with a departmental preference for TOEFL scores of 90 and 575 or higher. Non-native English speakers may substitute a minimum score of 6.0 on the IELTS examination for the TOEFL, with a departmental preference for an IELTS score of 6.5.

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Admission to the doctoral program in computer science is open to degree holders in all branches of science and engineering. Applicants who lack only a few of the computer science undergraduate proficiency courses may be admitted conditionally to the doctoral program, but they will be required to remove those deficiencies by taking prescribed undergraduate courses and obtaining a grade of B or better in each deficiency course. With the exception of CS 6103 and CS 6113, no graduate credit is allowed for courses taken to remove deficiencies. A complete list of the computer science undergraduate deficiency courses is available from the department. Curriculum Requirements. A minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required for the Ph.D. These may include a maximum of 30 credit hours applied from the master’s degree. The following conditions apply: A minimum of 18 research and dissertation hours must be earned, which may include a maximum of six thesis hours applied from a computer science master’s degree. Research and dissertation hours also include a maximum of six hours in research internship. A minimum of 48 credit hours must be earned in course work and independent study, which may include a maximum of 30 graduate course hours with grade of B or better applied from the master’s degree. Course work and independent study hours also include a minimum of 27 graduate computer science hours, of which 21 must be 7000level or above; a minimum of six graduate mathematics hours, to form part of a minimum core of 42 graduate computer science, mathematics hours, or courses from other disciplines associated with information assurance, which may include independent study; a maximum of 12 hours of 6000-level computer science courses; a maximum of 18 hours of 6000-level courses. All courses outside of computer science must have the approval of the student’s doctoral committee and must be taken for a letter grade. Doctoral Matriculation Requirements. Students entering the doctoral program with a baccalaureate degree will file a report with the graduate coordinator stating their intention to remain in the Ph.D. program and indicating their area of research. Such a report must be filed during the semester of their 21st graduate credit hour and shall be supported by a graduate faculty member who becomes their designated research advisor. Failure to secure a designated research advisor removes the student from the Ph.D. program and enters them into the Master’s program. Language and Residence Requirements. Because research is a full-time activity and technology changes very rapidly in this field, part-time study for the Ph.D. is not encouraged. Every doctoral student is required to satisfy a one-year, full-time residence (nine hours a semester) in work towards the doctorate. There is no foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. degree in computer science. Comprehensive Requirements. Every computer science doctoral student is required to satisfy competency requirements in four topic areas, one of which may include a subject area outside of computer science with approval of the student’s designated research advisor. The list of topic areas is maintained by the department. Prior to the completion of 39 hours of graduate credit toward a Ph.D., students must file a Comprehensive Qualifier plan with their designated research advisor and the graduate coordinator that establishes the four areas and modes (exam or course) of satisfying this requirement. Students will have two opportunities to execute a Comprehensive Qualifier plan. A student may only change the areas in their plan once with the approval of their designated research advisor. Students who have taken relevant courses with an A grade prior to filing a Comprehensive Qualifier plan need to obtain a letter from the instructor to certify their eligibility for using that grade to satisfy

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Comprehensive Requirements in that topic area. Failure to satisfy the Comprehensive Requirements within two years of starting the PhD program will result in dismissal from the program. Advisory Committee. No later than eight weeks after satisfying the Comprehensive Requirements, the student shall secure the agreement of a graduate faculty member to serve as the candidate’s dissertation advisor, which may or may not be the same as the designated research advisor, and shall request an advisory committee. The department will recommend to the Graduate School dismissal from the program of students who fail to secure a dissertation advisor. The members of the advisory committee are selected with the assistance of the candidate’s dissertation advisor, the computer science graduate program advisor, and the department chair, with the intent that this committee will become the student’s doctoral committee. When appropriate, the advisory committee may suggest alternate graduate faculty members for the doctoral committee. The doctoral committee must consist of at least five graduate faculty members, including at least one member from outside the Department of Computer Science. The candidate’s dissertation advisor chairs the doctoral committee. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist the applicant in planning the proposed program of study for the doctoral degree. This includes identifying any deficiencies in the applicant’s graduate record to date, scheduling a research internship, and scheduling the qualifying examination. Qualifying Examination. Within one year of passing the comprehensive examination, the student must attempt the qualifying examination, which is administered by the student’s doctoral committee. The student must apply for the examination at least four weeks before it is to be held. At the time of the application, the student must furnish the members of his or her committee with 1) an in-depth written proposal for research in an area of scientific or technological importance and should relate any progress to date, and 2) a written report of a scholarly or research nature that demonstrates the student’s ability to explore the topic in depth. The report should be of at least master’s level quality and may be undertaken as a research course of three credits. A master’s thesis, a properly documented computer project, or the report from a research internship may also be acceptable. The report must be accepted by the committee. The qualifying examination consists of two parts, one written, one oral. At the discretion of the doctoral committee, a written exam may be prepared by the members of the doctoral committee in the student’s major and, if any, minor field. It may be the analysis of a significant problem in some aspect of the student’s field of specialization. It will also include advanced material in the area in which the student contemplates producing a dissertation. The oral portion consists of the oral defense of the written proposal the student submits; however, the examiners may also ask questions covering the student’s major, minor, and related topics. Following the exam, the chair of the doctoral committee submits a report to the Dean of the Graduate School, signed by all the members of the student’s committee, indicating whether the student has passed or failed. If the student fails, he or she may, at the discretion of the doctoral committee, repeat the examination within three months. One dissenting vote is permitted to grant a pass to the student on the first attempt at the qualifying exam, but a unanimous vote of approval is required to pass the second attempt. Research Internship. Each prospective candidate for the doctoral program is strongly urged to participate in a research internship prior to admission to candidacy. The research internship consists of at least three full-time months (or the equivalent) of

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research participation in an industrial or government research laboratory. The internship does not have to be in the exact area in which the dissertation research is planned, but should be in a closely related area. During the internship, the student enrolls in up to six credits in CS 8981-6, Research Internship. The student should consult his major professor, the members of his committee, and other computer science faculty members for possible opportunities to secure an internship. Admission to Candidacy. A doctoral student in good standing and not on probation may apply for candidacy. Admission to candidacy is recommended by the advisory committee upon passing four areas of the computer science comprehensive examination, successful completion of a minimum of 45 acceptable course work credit hours, and passing the qualifying examination. Doctoral Dissertation. The doctoral dissertation is the final and the most important component of the series of academic goals which culminate in the awarding of the doctoral degree. The dissertation is to be a work of original research scholarship which represents a patentable invention or material publishable in an archival publication. It should demonstrate the student’s ability to address a significant intellectual problem and arrive at a successful conclusion. Final Oral Examination. The final oral examination is a defense of the dissertation and is open to the public. The candidate will prepare and distribute reading copies of the dissertation to each doctoral committee member four weeks prior to the oral examination. Time Limitations. Any doctoral student not completing all degree requirements within four years of passing the qualifying examination will be dismissed from the program.

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The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7001 Professional and Research Ethics Exposure to workable ethical theories cyber ethics and professional ethics. Discussion of the basic principles of what it means to be a responsible and ethical research scientist;. Review of the institutional, local, state, federal, and international policies governing the ethical and responsible conduct of scientific research; a brief introduction to the policies regulating the protection of human and animal subjects, internal review and the planning process; issues of confidentiality, intellectual ownership, reporting and managing conflicts; data management, collaborations, and authorship; and the research environment, trainee, supervisor, and independent researcher. The class includes lectures and student led discussions and presentations. 7013 Programming Languages Detailed examination of the key concepts and constructs of modern programming languages including imperative, functional, logic and object-oriented paradigms; concurrency. Also focuses on critical language design and implementation issues. Prerequisite: CS 4013. 7043 Information and Text Retrieval Basic and advanced techniques for text-based information systems: efficient text indexing; Boolean and vector space retrieval models; evaluation and interface issues; Web search including crawling, link-based algorithms, and Web metadata; text/Web clustering, classification; text mining. Prerequisites: CS 2123 and MATH 4123 or permission of instructor. 7053 Operating Systems Theory

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Formal analysis of concurrent processes synchronization, protection and recovery issues, management policies for system components, operating systems for parallel and distributed systems. Discussion of implementation issues, and operating system performance evaluation. Prerequisite: CS 3053. 7063 Parallel Architectures Advanced treatment of parallel computer architecture covering new technological developments, including details of multiprocessor systems, shared memory, distributed memory, interconnection networks, clusters, and specialized machines. Prerequisite: CS 4063. 7183 Information System Security Engineering Engineering methods for the development of safety and security critical information systems. Secure software design and implementation. Information infrastructure maintenance and reliability. Specification, design, and analysis of mission-critical system properties. Certification, accreditation, and validation processes. Prerequisites: CS 4423. 7193 Risk Management for Information Systems Risk analysis and threat profiling for mission critical information systems. Adversarial analysis and countermeasure synthesis. Policy development and implementation. Incident and handling response. Prerequisite: CS 4423. 7213 Software Project Management Formal approach to state-of-the-art techniques in software design and development including structured programming, top-down design, stepwise refinement and reorganization, documentation, and standards. Students work in teams in organizing, managing, and developing a large software project. Prerequisite: CS 2123. 7223 Software Architecture and Design Patterns This course will focus on software architecture and design patterns. Compare and contrast various pattern languages, patterns, and their usage. The class will study architecture patterns and systems of patterns, along with pattern

categories and taxonomies. Students will discuss, present, write, specify, and implement patterns. Concentration will be placed on architectural and integration patterns. The course will include assignments, projects, and at least one exam. Prerequisite: CS 2123. 7233 Knowledge Base Systems Various symbolic data structures for representing knowledge. Design and performance issues for knowledge utilization. Knowledge acquisition, automatic problem solving issues, real-time systems, objectoriented programming. Prerequisite: CS 2123. 7243 Computational Linear Algebra Computational techniques for the solution of systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations. Emphasis on the intelligent use of existing software packages. Laboratory exercises using matrix computation environment required. Cross-listed with MATH 7243. Prerequisite: MATH 4123. 7263 Scientific Computing Provides in-depth presentation of issues central to numerical computing: the effect of finite precision on numerical computation, the theory and application of splines, and the theory and applications of computational differentiation. Prerequisites: CS 4533, or MATH 2024 and CS 2003, or equivalent. 7273 Human-Computer Interaction This course provides an overview and introduction to the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). It introduces students to tools, techniques, and sources of information about HCI and provides a systematic approach to design. The course increases awareness of good and bad design through observation of existing technology, and teaches the skills of task analysis, and analytic and empirical evaluation methods. Prerequisite: CS 2123, 3003

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Detailed overview of research issues relevant to computational approaches to understanding and creating intelligent behavior. Includes philosophical foundations, knowledge representation, planning, machine learning, multi-agent systems. Students work in groups on final research project. Prerequisite: CS 6613. 7323 Multi-Agent Systems A thorough introduction of the research and application of techniques for coordination of multiple, autonomous agents sharing common resources and/or goals. Students will work in groups on a final research project. Prerequisite: CS 6613. 7333 Machine Learning Comprehensive survey of computational mechanisms that allow autonomous agents to acquire knowledge and expertise and enables them to improve performance on a given set of tasks from experience. Covers symbolic and sub-symbolic schemes; supervised, reinforcement, and unsupervised learning; single agent and multi-agent systems; robot learning; learning information agents; practical applications. Students work in groups on final research project. Prerequisite: CS 6613. 7343 Intelligent Agents A thorough overview of agent based system concepts including analysis of key agent characteristics like autonomy, proactivity, learning, and social responsiveness. Particular emphasis is placed both on recognizing the opportunity and feasibility of developing novel and significant applications of agent based systems as well as principled theoretical underpinnings, scientific approaches, mechanisms, and infrastructures necessary to develop such applications. Prerequisite: CS 4253 or equivalent. 7353 Analysis of Algorithms Design and analysis of efficient algorithms. Design techniques including recursion, divideand-conquer, and dynamic programming. Applications include sorting, searching, dynamic structures, path finding, fast multiplication. Non-deterministic algorithms.

Computationally hard problems. NPcompleteness. Prerequisites: CS 2123, 3013. 7403 Secure Electronic Commerce Electronic commerce technology, models and issues. Principles and case studies of electronic commerce. Introduction to security architectures for electronic commerce including digital signatures, certificates, and public key infrastructure (PKI). Legal and national policy electronic commerce issues. Prerequisite: CS 2123 or permission of the instructor. 7413 Advanced Computer Graphics An in-depth study of the hardware, software, and algorithms used in computer graphics. Graphics information storage and retrieval. Interactive graphics systems and image processing. Prerequisites: CS 2123, 3053, 4613, MATH 2073. 7423 Image Processing Study of algorithms and hardware for processing images. Algorithms range from visual enhancement and pseudo coloring, through feature extraction, scene analysis, and visual pattern recognition. Prerequisite: CS 3053 or permission of instructor. 7433 Distributed Algorithms Components in a distributed system must communicate and cooperate toward the solution of a complex problem. Design and analysis of selected aspects of distributed algorithms governing these components. Topics include concurrency, distributed communication, and failures, Designing real world solutions to problems in distributed computing. Prerequisites: CS 2123. 7443 Information System Assurance Design and analysis methods for high assurance information systems. Safety, reliability, and security. Specification of mission critical system properties. Software and hardware validation, verification, and certification. Prerequisite: CS 4153. 7453

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Advanced Computer Security Advanced topics in computer security. Intrusion detection and response. Converged network security architectures. Database security. Cryptographic protocol verification. Malicious code detection. Prerequisite: CS 7443. 7463 Enterprise Security Management Managerial aspects of computer security and risk management for enterprises. Accreditation, procurement, extension and operation principles for secure computing systems. Prerequisite: CS 7443. 7473 Network Security Comprehensive study of current and developing communications systems and networks. Host-based and network-based intrusion detection. Anomaly and misuse detection. Network security appliances including firewalls and access control devices. Topics are covered with all networks in mind: Internet, PSTN, ATM, Frame Relay Networks, etc. Prerequisite: CS 4153. 7483 Computer and Network Forensics Procedures for the identification, preservation, and extraction of electronic evidence. Auditing and investigation of network and host intrusions. Forensic tools and resources for systems administrators and information system security officers. Prerequisite: CS 4153. 7493 Secure System Administration and Certification Accepted best practices and guidelines to secure information systems and networks. Detection of abnormal events, intrusion detection, incident handling, response and recovery. Security policies, system configuration, integration, and maintenance. Prerequisite: CS 7443. 7513 Advanced Topics in Database Systems Relational databases; hierarchic, network data models; data structures; concurrency control; security. Prerequisites: CS 3013, 4163. 7533

Quantitative System Performance Techniques for experimental design, measurement, simulation and modeling for performance analysis of computer systems. Workloads, selection and characterization. Planning and benchmarking. Little’s and other operational laws. Queuing networks. Load-dependent service centers and hierarchical decomposition. Prerequisites: CS 3053, STAT 4813 or permission of instructor. 7543 Parallel Languages and Environments Overview of language standards for parallel programming. Automatic detection of parallel sections for procedural languages. Discussion of shared memory and message-passing paradigms. Development of tools and environments for programming homogeneous and heterogeneous parallel processors. Prerequisite: CS 4353 or permission of instructor. 7553 Parallel Algorithms Design and analysis of parallel algorithms with emphasis on distributed memory parallel computation. Topics include numerical problems, sorting algorithms, matrix operations, graph theory and combinational algorithms. Course open to students from other disciplines with strong mathematics background. Prerequisites: CS 2123, CS 3053, or permission of instructor. 7613 Networking Data communications techniques and protocol. Distributed system software and architecture. Distributed database systems. Prerequisites: CS 3053, 4323. 7861-3 (1-3 hours) Special Topics in Computer Science Devoted to various advanced topics of general computer science not covered by the regular curriculum. May be repeated with change of topic, maximum credit six hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.

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Master’s Report Project-oriented research on some problem within an approved area of computer science directed by the faculty. An oral presentation and written report are required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Pass-fail basis only. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7971-3 (1-3 hours) Computer Science Seminar Reports and discussions of advanced computer science topics. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on some problem within an approved area of computer science. Examination and written thesis required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Passfail basis only. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics in computer science. Selected study is done by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Permission of department. 8241-3 (1-3 hours) Advanced Topics in Scientific Computing Advanced topics in scientific computing such as QZ algorithm for the generalized eigen value problem, frontal methods for sparse matrices, multi-grid method, domain decomposition method, local grid refinement, curvilinear grid refinement and hybrid finite elements. May be repeated with a change of topic; maximum graduate credit nine hours. Prerequisite: MATH 7243 or consent of instructor. 8341-3 (1-3 hours) Advanced Topics in AI and Databases Advanced topics in artificial intelligence and databases. May be repeated as a seminar course as often as needed, or as an organized course with change of topic and maximum graduate

credit of nine hours. Prerequisite: CS 7233 and consent of instructor. 8411-3 (1-3 hours) Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics and Image Processing Advanced topics in computer graphics and image processing such as ray tracing, object description construction, scene analysis and computer vision. May be repeated with a change of topic; maximum graduate credit nine hours. Prerequisites: CS 7413, CS 7423. 8541-3 (1-3 hours) Advanced Topics in Parallel Processing Advanced topics in parallel processing such as cellular automata, advanced parallel programming techniques, and other topics. May be repeated with a change of topic; maximum graduate credit nine hours. Prerequisites: CS 4543, CS 7553. 8981-6 (1-6 hours) Research Internship Research participation in an industrial or government research laboratory. Internship should culminate in written report for evaluation by the instructor. Independent evaluation by the immediate supervisor at the research laboratory where the internship took place is also used in assigning course grade. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program, completion of comprehensive examinations, consent of major professor. Pass-fail basis only. 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Research and Dissertation Original research on some problem within the field of computer science on the Ph.D. level. Prerequisites: Admission to Ph.D. program, completion of comprehensive examinations, consent of instructor. Pass-fail basis only. 9991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Individual studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program, consent of instructor. Pass-fail basis only.

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Approved Undergraduate Courses
Several undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. 6043 Online Communities Computation over unreliable and anonymous protocols such as the web. Problems of persistence, concurrency control, transactions, and transactions across multiple servers. The relational database management system as a tool for attacking these problems. Students work in small teams on diverse projects. Prerequisites: CS 3043 or permission of instructor . 6103 Programming Languages and Structures An intensive introduction to computer science concepts required for graduate work in computer science. Topics include basic concepts of data, lists, strings, arrays, B trees, AVL trees, hashing, and algorithm analysis. Detailed analysis of the concepts and constructs of modern programming languages. This course is intended for incoming graduate students with a strong academic background in technical disciplines other than computer science. 6113 Operating Systems and Discrete Structures An intensive introduction to computer sciences concepts required for graduate work in computer science. Topics include theory and applications of mathematical models fundamental to analysis of discrete problems. Introduction to set theory, relations and functions. Principles of counting and other combinatorial problems. Introduction to graph theory and its application to algorithm analysis. Formal logic, methods of proof and correctness of algorithms. Recursion and recursive definitions. Introduction to operating system design. Views of operating system as a computer resource manager and as coordinator of competing processes and threads. Process synchronization and deadlock avoidance. Memory management and File Systems. Comparison of several current operating systems. This course is intended for incoming graduate students with a strong academic background in technical disciplines other than computer science. 6153 Computer Security Introduction to security problems in computing, basic encryption and decryption techniques, secure encryption systems, cryptographic protocols and practices, security in networks and distributed systems, legal and ethical issues in computer security. Prerequisites: CS 3013 and CS 3053. 6333 Computer Networks Foundations of computer network design: requirements, architecture, and software. Layering and protocols. OSI and Internet architecture. Direct link networks: building blocks, encoding, framing, error detection, reliable transmission and media access control. Prerequisite: CS 3053 or permission of instructor. 6363 Distributed Computing Concepts and architectures for distributed and concurrent computing. Distributed transaction processing, process synchronization, and con-currency control. Quality of service, fault tolerance, and security. CORBA, DCE, and DCOM middleware. Coordination languages and distributed programming systems: Linda, PVM, JINI. Distributed Operating Systems. Prerequisite: CS 3053. 6413 Compiler Construction Algebraic language syntax and semantic definition. Languages, grammars and parsing algorithms. Semantics processing. Attribute grammars and syntax-directed translation. Declarations processing, type-checking, storage allocation, code generation. Prerequisites: CS 2123 and CS 3003.

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6423 Computer Architecture Operating systems strategies and architecture features required to support them. Alternative implementations. Survey of advanced topics in a variety modern computer and microprocessor architectures. Prerequisite: CS 2033 or permission of instructor. 6443 Enterprise Integration & Architecture This course focuses on the integration of information systems in organizations, the process by which different computing systems and software applications are linked together physically or functionally. It examines the strategies and methods for blending a set of interdependent systems into a functioning or unified whole, thereby enabling two or more applications to interact and exchange data seamlessly. The course will explore tools and techniques for systems integration as well as proven management practices for integration projects. Prerequisites: CS 2123. 6453 Computer Law and Policy Legal and political aspects of computers in society. Computer crime, cyber-terrorism, copyright and Internet privacy, access, and freedom legislation. Public policy for cryptographic export controls, critical infrastructure protection, and global digital economy development. Prerequisites: CS 2123. 6483 Theory of Computing Finite automata. Regular languages and grammars. Properties of regular languages. Context free languages and grammars. Pushdown automata. Properties of context free languages. Chomsky hierarchy. Turing machines. Limits of algorithmic computation. Prerequisite: CS 3013. 6523 Database Systems Thorough introduction to the theory and practice of database systems. Emphasis on theoretical considerations in modeling data and in designing efficient, easy-to-use database systems. Also covers practical issues of query languages and optimization, transaction processing, concurrency control and recovery techniques as well as embedding structured

queries in high-level language. Prerequisites: CS 2123 and CS 3013. 6573 Object Oriented Software Concepts and techniques of object-oriented software construction are motivated by improving quality, reusability, and extendibility. Classes, assertions, genericity, inheritance, polymorphism, and dynamic binding are illustrated using contemporary environments. Prerequisite: CS 2123 or permission of instructor. 6613 Artificial Intelligence Comprehensive introduction to principles and techniques of artificial intelligence (AI). Emphasis on scientific and technological motivations for AI. In-depth coverage of agents and environments, search techniques, game playing, knowledge representation, rulebased reasoning, logic, planning, learning, reasoning under uncertainty. Programming in LISP and rule-based languages. Prerequisites: CS 2123 and CS 3013. 6623 Evolutionary Computation This course provides basic knowledge of new methods in computer science inspired by evolutionary processes in nature. This includes: evolutionary computation, fundamentals of genetic algorithms, representations, genetic operators, and selection mechanisms. Theory of genetic algorithms. The schema theory and extensions. Genetic programming, and representation and genetic operators. Applications of evolutionary computation techniques to combinatorial optimization problems. Prerequisites: CS 2123, CS 3013. 6643 Bioinformatics Introduction to computational methodologies and concepts in bioinformatics. Topics: introductory molecular genetics, sequence alignment, biological databases, microarray analysis, genome-wide association studies, structural informatics, immunoinformatics, and neuroinformatics. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

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6653 Medical Informatics Medical informatics technology, models and issues. Principles and case studies of medical informatics. Introduction to digital architectures and technologies for medical information and health management systems, including electronic health records, decision support systems, medical coding, biomedical devices, XML, and web services. Applications to community medicine and public health. Security, privacy, compliance and ethics issues. Prerequisite: CS 2123 or permission of the instructor. 6683 Software Specification and Design Formal and semi-formal methods of specification and design are used to describe the various requirements of a non-trivial software system. Prerequisites: CS 2123 and CS 3013. 6753 Robotics Basic theories of robot mechanisms and their implications for engineers involved in the analysis or design of robot manipulators. Kinematics, dynamics, and control aspects of designing robot arms. Spatial descriptions and transformations. Hands-on laboratory experiences using both open-loop and closed loop robots. Autonomous Mobile Robots. Prerequisites: CS 2003, and MATH 3073 or MATH 4123.

6763 Robotics Competition Students participate in the design, component construction, assembly and programming of FIRST-class robot applying engineering and project management concepts to produce and deliver a working robot capable of participating in FIRST robotics competitions. Students propose a design incorporating improvements from other robots in the competition. Robot construction changes over time, hence the course may be repeated again for up to six credits. Prerequisites CS 2123 and EE 2163. 6783 Parallel Programming Discussion of languages and environments for programming parallel processors including program annotations, language extensions, and software tools. Discussion of shared and distributed memory paradigms, and homogeneous and heterogeneous parallel computing. Issues of vector and data parallel computing. Portability and performance evaluation, concepts, and tools. Prerequisites: CS 2503 or CS 3003, and consent of instructor. 6813 Fundamentals of Computer Graphics Introduction to computer graphics software and hardware. Two and three-dimensional object descriptions and transformations, clipping scan conversion, and visible surface computations. Raster and vector organized display systems, hard-copy devices, interactive input devices. Emphasis on design of interactive systems. Prerequisite: CS 2123.

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Chair Gerald R. Kane Professors Kaveh Ashenayi Gerald R. Kane Peter G. LoPresti Geoffrey C. Orsak Surendra Singh Heng-Ming Tai Assistant Professors Peter Hawrylak Jinsong Zhang Graduate Program Advisor Heng-Ming Tai

The mission of the Department of Electrical Engineering is to provide a modern, high quality educational experience for all our students. We provide the knowledge and principles on which electrical engineering is founded in order to graduate engineers who are technically competent, creative, articulate, and socially aware. The Department of Electrical Engineering offers programs leading to the Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E) and Master of Engineering (M.E.) degrees in electrical engineering. The Master of Science in Engineering program is research oriented and requires a formal research thesis. The Master of Engineering program is course work oriented. The programs provide advanced preparation in specialized areas of electrical engineering for recent graduates and working engineers who wish to improve their technical capabilities. Master’s Program Admission. An applicant must have a baccalaureate degree in engineering or applied sciences with exemplary grades and a satisfactory score on the GRE General Tests. An applicant must satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School and receive the approval of the program advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 is required for admission to the program. Additionally, applicants must submit acceptable scores on the GRE General Test. Applicants from non-English speaking countries must also present a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam, or 550 on the paper test. A minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is also acceptable for applicants from non-English speaking countries. Students who do not satisfy these requirements but have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in electrical engineering courses in their last two years of study may be considered for probationary admission. A student having a degree in a field other than electrical engineering may be required to take deficiency courses. General Requirements. Both the M.S.E. and M.E. programs require completion of 30 credit hours. No more than 40 percent of the total credit hours in either degree program may come from 6000 level courses. Acceptance in the M.S.E. option requires the approval of the departmental graduate faculty and will be decided on the basis of individual merit after receipt of a formal written request from the student. Upon completion of nine hours of 7000-level course work within the program, the student interested in the M.S.E. option must select an area of research and a faculty advisor. In addition, the student must file an application with the department graduate faculty for

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admission to the M.S.E. program. The advisor approves the remainder of the student’s study program and supervises the thesis. The advisor, after consulting with the student, recommends at least two other graduate faculty members (to serve as committee members) to the Dean of the Graduate School. At least one member of this committee must be from outside the department and may be recommended as a qualified expert from outside the University community. A 3.0 overall grade point average is the minimum acceptable performance level for the program and must be maintained for all courses applied toward the degree. Students receiving three C grades in nine hours of course work during their graduate studies may be dismissed. Grades for the design report and thesis hours are recorded on a pass-fail basis and are not computed in the grade point average, although a passing grade is required. All students in either option are required to complete the following: Core courses: 12 hours Each student is required to take EE 7073, Fundamentals of Engineering and Management. The remaining 9 hour requirement may be met by taking any three of the following six classes: EE 7013, Random Processes in Engineering; EE 7023, Electromagnetics; EE 7033, Electric Power Systems Design; EE 7043, Solid State Electronics and Devices; EE 7053, Optimization Techniques; EE 7063, Computer Engineering. Elective courses: 18 hours Elective courses must be approved by the graduate advisor and/or the department chair. No more than six hours of electives may be taken outside the department. Students in the M.E. option may undertake a three-hour design project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and write a design report. The M.S.E. in electrical engineering requires that six of these 18 credit hours be dedicated to thesis. A formal defense of the master’s thesis is required. Upon completion of the thesis, the M.S.E. candidate must pass a comprehensive examination. The examination can be written, oral, or both at the discretion of the committee members. The comprehensive examination will cover the student’s entire graduate program with emphasis on the thesis. Oral examinations must be scheduled at least two weeks prior to their occurrence, and all the graduate faculty of the college are invited to attend.

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The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. * = Core courses in the master’s program. 7013* Random Processes in Engineering A review of probability and an introduction to stochastic processes as used in communication and control. Topics include probability theory, random variables, expected values and moments, multivariate Gaussian distributions, stochastic processes, autocorrelation and power spectral densities, and an introduction to estimation and queuing theory. Prerequisite: EE 4073 or equivalent. 7023* Electromagnetic Theory Introduction to waves. Reflection and transmission of waves. Uniqueness, image theory, equivalence principle reciprocity and Green’s Functions. Plane wave functions, rectangular waveguide, partially filled waveguide, model expansion of fields. Cylindrical wave functions, circular waveguide, scattering by cylinders. Spherical wave functions, scattering by spheres. Prerequisite: EE 3023 or equivalent. 7033* Electrical Power Systems Design and Protection Analysis of balanced and unbalanced polyphase systems. Transmission line analysis, per unit parameters, load flow analysis; symmetrical components, methods of unbalanced faults, economical optimization of systems, miscellaneous topics of energy conversion, transmission, and system control. Prerequisite: EE 4133 or equivalent. 7043* Semiconductor Devices and Circuits An intensive study of electronic circuit design based on semiconductor diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field effect transistors. Topics include biasing, equivalent circuits and modeling, numerical methods used in computer analysis, nonlinear time solutions. Prerequisite: EE 4043 or equivalent. 7053* Optimization Techniques Analysis of linear and nonlinear optimization methods. Minimum principle, dynamic programming, gradient techniques, the simplex method, robustness, and linear quadratic problems. 7063* Computer Engineering Design techniques and components of programmable digital systems. Microprocessors, read only memories, and microprogramming. Input/output interface methods, design criteria of random access and mass storage memories, minicomputers, and digital controller architecture. Prerequisite: EE 4263 or equivalent. 7073* Fundamentals of Engineering and Management Issues facing engineers in the modern industrial environment, including management of technology, total quality management, project management, technology transfer, ethics, professionalism, and intellectual property. The objective to develop understanding and skills relevant to important but non-technical issues facing engineers in modern competitive global business environments and international standardization of product design. 7113 Advanced Signal Processing Multidimensional sampling theory, Z and Fourier transforms. Transformation of distributed parameter continuous systems to multidimensional digital models. Emphasis on the application of these concepts to problems in exploration seismology and image processing. Computational methods and algorithms are an important part of the course. Prerequisite: EE 4213 or equivalent.

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7123 Passive and Active Microwave Circuits Equivalent currents and voltages in waveguides, matrix representation of multiports, reciprocal and non-reciprocal networks. Scattering matrix, its properties and applications. Computer-aided analysis and optimization of microwave circuits. Multiconductor transmission lines, TEM directional couplers. Prerequisite: EE 7023. 7133 Power System Reliability Fundamental techniques and concepts for evaluating the long- and short-term reliability of any system, probability and Markov processes, static spinning generation capacity; transmission lines; composite, interconnected and DC system reliability evaluation; frequency and duration techniques. Prerequisite: EE 7033, STAT 4413, or permission of instructor. 7143 Linear Electronics Topics in analysis and design of circuits, active filters, A/D and D/A converters, sample and hold circuits, phase-lock loops, frequency synthesis, comparators, modulators and demodulators, and video amplifiers. Prerequisite: EE 4043 or equivalent 7153 Optimal and Adaptive Control Systems Analysis and design of model reference adaptive systems. Theory and design methods for optimal control. Calculus of variations, Pontryagin’s minimum principle, dynamic programming, Kalman filtering, optimal stabilization and regulator design, optimal output feedback and dynamic compensator. Prerequisite: EE 4153. 7163 Cellular Logic and Iterative Systems Sequential Machines and Cellular Automata. Tessalation. Iterative Circuit Synthesis. Near Neighbor and Global Communication tradeoff. Systolic Arrays. Prerequisite: EE 7063. 7213 Coding and Information Theory Source coding, information measures, entropy, Shannon’s theorems, channel capacity, errorcorrecting codes, arithmetic codes, linear

codes, convolutional codes, cyclic codes, encoding and decoding. Prerequisite: EE 4073 or permission of instructor. 7223 Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics Formulation of integral equations (I.E.). Simple numerical methods for solving I.E.’s, choice of basis functions. Solution of strip equation, finite length tube, cylinder of general crosssection. Utilization of symmetry. Electric field and magnetic field integral equations for cylindrical structures, TE and TM polarizations. Cylindrical antennas and scatterers, thin wires. Three-dimensional electrostatic problems. Prerequisite: EE 7023 or permission of instructor. 7243 Power Electronics Rigorous study of solid-state power electronic devices, converter, rectifiers, choppers, and power supplies. Over current protection requirements and cooling requirements. Prerequisite: EE 7043, or permission of instructor. 7253 Computer Control Systems Sampling of processes and Sampling theorem. Stability of discrete systems, analysis and design using Z-transform, frequency response, and state variable methods. Design of discrete controllers, compensators, and observers. Optimal feedback control for linear processes with quadratic performance criteria. Computers for process control and automation. Implementation of control strategies. Prerequisite: EE 4253 or permission of instructor. 7313 Pattern Recognition Decision functions. Pattern classification by distance and likelihood functions. Trainable pattern classifiers using deterministic and statistical methods. Clustering and feature selection. Syntactic pattern recognition, gameplaying machines, question and answers machines. Prerequisite: EE 7013. 7323 Fiber-Optic Transmission Systems Components, basic principles, and applications in optical communications systems. System

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design and evaluation techniques and tools. Recent technological advances pertinent to future systems. 7413 Neural Networks Analysis of various artificial neural network models. Topics covered include associative memories, multilayer perceptrons, learning algorithms such as backpropagation, unsupervised and supervised learning, and applications to signal classification, pattern recognition, adaptive control systems and optimization problems. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 7863 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering Content varies yearly. Typical topics include advanced analysis and design of communications and signal processing systems, wave propagation, advanced circuits, microelectronics, energy conversion, and transportation systems. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

7913 Design Report Individual report on individual or group design studies. Public design review with committee is required. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Pass-fail basis only. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7971 Graduate Seminar 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written thesis and formal defense before graduate committee is required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Pass-fail basis only. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is done by appointment with the faculty.

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Some approved undergraduate courses can be taken for graduate credit. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. energy resources and different systems needed 6173 for utilizing these resources such as inverters Computer Networks and transformers. Prerequisite: Permission of Principles of modern network instructor. communications. The OSI model from the 6243 physical layer to the application layer with Applied Electronics emphasis on engineering limitation and Principles of operation and design of solutions. Transmission media, error control, application specific electronic circuits, channel allocation, congestion, routing, including comparator, differential line driver, transport protocols, performance issues, class-E amplifier, regulator, instrumentation security, and modern network resource. and communication circuits. Prerequisite: EE Prerequisites: EE 4073 or permission of 4043 or equivalent. instructor. 6233 Alternative Energy Sources Basic knowledge and tools necessary for an engineering approach to the study of alternate and renewable energy systems. Introduces students to different sources of renewable energy and the way they work. Study the different approaches to utilizing renewable 6273 Optical Networking First and second generation networks. Physical layer design. Traffic modeling. Higher layer design. Network management. Protection and routing. Prerequisites: EE 3113 or permission of instructor.

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6403 Information and Communication Systems Information, its meaning and quantification. Modulation and transmission of information, classification and modeling of noise sources and their effects in communication systems. Introduction to the signal extraction problem. Prerequisites: EE 3113 and STAT 3813 or 4413 6423 Radio Frequency Engineering CW and pulse response of transmission lines. Waveguide analysis and design. Antenna types and characteristics. Propagation of radio waves and transmission path analysis. Prerequisite: EE 4023. 6433 Power Systems Analysis Principles of balanced and unbalanced polyphase AC power systems. Load flow, component models and parameters. Prerequisites: EE 3033. 6443 VLSI Design Hierarchal design methodology for very large scale integration of nMOS and CMOS. Physics of MOS devices. Design rules checking computer-aided design tools. Prerequisites: EE 4043 and EE 2163. 6453 Modern Control Systems Analysis and design of analog and digital control systems. Nonlinear and discrete data systems, concepts of controllability and observability, state variable feedback compensation. Introduction to parameter identification, adaptive, and optimal control systems. Prerequisites: EE 4053. 6463 Antennas Radiation patterns. Impedance of antennas. Arrays. Yagi Uda Antennas. Aperture antennas. Pattern multiplication techniques. Image theory. Feeding techniques. Introduction to pattern synthesis. Scanning. Prerequisites: EE 3023.

6473 Introduction to Neural Networks An introduction to artificial neural network models, learning algorithms, implementations and applications. Associative memories, Hopfield nets, supervised and reinforcement learning, Adaptive Resonance Theory. Prerequisites: EE 2003 or permission of instructor. 6513 Digital Signal Processing An introductory course in digital signal processing and digital filtering. Topics include sampled data systems, modeling and analysis of digital filter design. Course material is applicable to a wide range of data processing applications. Prerequisites: EE 3113 or permission of instructor. 6523 Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications Principles, design, and application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems. Attachment of sensors to RFID tags, interrogator design, communication protocols, security, privacy, standards, methods to store data on RFID tags, and RFID networks. Prerequisite: EE 3023 or equivalent. 6553 Digital Control Systems The use of digital computers in the real time control of dynamic systems such as servomechanisms, chemical processes, aircraft, etc. Topics covered include sampling, Ztransform, digital filters, computer-aided design, design using transform techniques, design using state variable techniques, quantization, and system identification. Prerequisites: EE 4053 or permission of instructor. 6563 Microprocessors in Digital Design Major microprocessor families, emphasizing architectural developments of the processor family, the microcomputer system consisting of the microprocessor and its support chips, and application of the minimal or near minimal microprocessor systems to realistic engineering as opposed to stand alone computer facility. Both single chip complete systems and large word length multichip systems are discussed.

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Prerequisites: EE 2163 and either EE 2063 or CS 2033. 6623 Electro-Optics Basic optical systems and design. Polarizationbased systems, Interferometry, Diffraction, Opto-electronics, Lasers, Detection. Coherence. Fiber optics. Prerequisites: EE 3023 or permission of instructor. 6723 Robotics Design and performance analysis of robots and manipulators as applied in automation. Mechanical and electrical components as well as software and hardware needed for their

control. Prerequisites: EE 4053 or permission of instructor. 6763 Robotics Design and Implementation Students participate in the design, component construction, assembly and programming of FIRST-class robot applying engineering and project management concepts to produce and deliver a working robot capable of participating in FIRST robotics competitions. Students propose a design incorporating improvements from other robots in the competition. Robot construction changes over time, hence the course may be repeated again for up to six credits. Prerequisites CS 4753 or EE 4353.

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Geosciences
Chair Bryan Tapp Professors Janet A. Haggerty Peter J. Michael Kerry Sublette Associate Professors Dennis R. Kerr Bryan Tapp Assistant Professors Jingyi Chen Michael Formolo Kumar Ramachandran Applied Associate Professor Winton Cornell Graduate Program Advisor Peter J. Michael

The Department of Geosciences offers a Master of Science degree in Geosciences and in Geophysics and a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The major areas of emphasis in the graduate program include sedimentary geology and reservoir characterization, geochemistry, geophysics, environmental geoscience, and structural geology. Joint degree programs are also offered in conjunction with the College of Law (J.D./M.S. in Geosciences, see page 281). Master’s Degree Programs A master’s degree can be earned through either a thesis or a non-thesis program. In the non-thesis program, a non-thesis report is substituted for the thesis and six credit hours of course work are added. Admission. Applicants must satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School. They must also be approved by the Graduate Advisor and satisfy the following requirements: • • Bachelor’s degree in natural science, physical science, mathematics, or engineering. An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0. Students who do not satisfy this requirement but have at least a 3.0 GPA in their major field may be admitted on probation at the discretion of the Graduate Advisor. Probationary status is removed by completing nine credit hours of approved graduate study with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in one semester for a full-time student and within three terms for a part-time student. Letters of recommendation from at least three professors or former supervisors who are familiar with the applicant’s work performance and academic potential. If the student’s undergraduate major is not in one of the geological sciences, admission to the Graduate School may be deferred and the student is required to take appropriate undergraduate geosciences courses, as determined by the Graduate Advisor, before reevaluation for admission. These deficiencies may, under certain circumstances and with the approval of the Graduate Advisor, be made up after admission to the Graduate School. All applicants are required to take the General Graduate Record Examination.



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Applicants to the non-thesis option whose native language is not English must also take the TOEFL examination and score at least 85 on the internet-based exam or 563 on the paper exam for admission to the non-thesis option. Non-native English speakers may also submit a minimum score of 6.5 from the IELTS examination. Applicants to the thesis option are expected to submit a TOEFL score of at least 90 on the internet-based exam or 577 on the paper exam, with at least a score of 22 on the Writing subsection. Exceptional applicants with TOEFL scores below these published minimums may be admitted conditionally and required to take deficiency courses in English or retake the TOEFL examination.

General Requirements. A 3.0 grade point average is the minimum needed for all master’s degree programs. No graduate credit is allowed for a course in which a grade lower than C has been received. Thesis and report grades are recorded on a pass-fail basis and are not computed in grade point averages, although a passing grade in all thesis or report credit hours is required. Initial advisement of all master’s program students is by a departmental Graduate Program Advisor. Students are expected to select a general research area and to make arrangements with a research advisor during their first year. The research advisor approves the remainder of the course of study and supervises the student’s research. All courses taken for graduate credit in these programs shall be selected from those listed in this Bulletin, except for students concentrating in environmental geoscience, and the choices are subject to the approval of the student’s advisor, the thesis committee, and the Graduate Advisor. Students concentrating in environmental geoscience may take up to 6 hours in the College of Law, which will be taken pass/fail and counted as courses outside the major discipline. Thesis Program Requirements Minimum credit hours outside major discipline .................................................................... 6 Required credit hours of thesis ................................................................................................. 6 Minimum credit hours of at least 7000 level, excluding thesis ........................................... 12 Minimum credit hours in major discipline, excluding thesis ................................................ 9 Maximum credit hours of independent study ........................................................................ 6 Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work .............................................................. 12 Minimum total credit hours ................................................................................. 30 Students may be required to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses and remove deficiencies without graduate credit, resulting in a program of more than 30 credit hours. Under the guidance of the research advisor, the student will prepare a thesis research proposal acceptable to prospective committee members. This must occur by the end of the second semester in the master’s program. The student will also present his or her research proposal orally to the thesis committee. The thesis committee consists of the research advisor, acting as chair of the committee, and a minimum of two other graduate faculty members. At least one member of the committee must be from outside the specific area of research; one member may be a recognized expert in the research area from outside the University. The thesis committee is recommended by the advisor, after consultation with the student, to the Dean of the Graduate School for approval. On completion of the research, the student will write a thesis that conforms to the Graduate School’s guidelines. With the advisor’s approval, a draft of the thesis will be

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forwarded to the other members of the thesis committee for examination and review. After the thesis has been reviewed and judged ready for defense by the advisor and all members of the thesis committee, the student must pass an oral defense of thesis. The oral defense will cover the research work and content of the thesis. A reading copy of the thesis that has been judged ready for oral defense by the advisor must be delivered to all members of the committee at least 14 calendar days before the date of the oral examination. The oral defense should be scheduled for a date at least one week prior to the start of final examinations in any given semester, but a student planning to graduate at the end of the spring semester must complete the oral defense and deposit the final, typed version of the thesis in the library by April 15. Published Manuscript Option. A student enrolled in the thesis option master’s program may, with the approval of the thesis committee, submit a manuscript that has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal as a substitute for a formal thesis. The manuscript must be approved by the committee, and the student is required to document acceptance of the manuscript for publication. Although not required, it is expected that the thesis committee will be involved in the review and revision of the manuscript prior to publication. The committee may require that the student include appendices in the final document in order to preserve data and techniques that are not described in the manuscript. The final document must include the manuscript, in journal format, or a copy of the published paper, plus any required appendices. After the manuscript has been reviewed, and judged ready for defense by the advisor and all members of the thesis committee, the student must pass an oral defense. The oral defense will cover the research work and content of the manuscript. A copy of the manuscript, and the appropriate appendices, must be delivered to all members of the committee at least 14 calendar days before the date of the oral examination. The oral defense should be scheduled for a date at least one week prior to the start of final examinations in any given semester, but a student planning to graduate at the end of the spring semester must complete the oral defense and deposit the approved manuscript and appendices in the library by April 15. Non-Thesis Program Requirements Minimum credit hours outside major discipline ..................................................................... 6 Required credit hours of non-thesis option report ................................................................ 3 Minimum credit hours of at least 7000 level, excluding report .......................................... 15 Minimum credit hours in major discipline, excluding report ............................................... 9 Maximum credit hours in independent study ......................................................................... 6 Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work ............................................................... 15 Minimum total credit hours ................................................................................. 36 Students may be required to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses and remove deficiencies without graduate credit, resulting in a program of more than 36 credit hours. Students intending to take the non-thesis option should declare to the Graduate School at the end of their first semester (or for part-time students, after completing nine credit hours). This option requires the approval of the departmental chair and the Dean of the Graduate School. At the time of enrollment in a non-thesis option, the student must select both a general area in which to write a report and a member of the graduate faculty willing to supervise the report and approve the remainder of the study program. The report is the culmination of independent study and may be the result of an extensive literature search, fieldwork, laboratory work, or similar effort. The report must follow the general guidelines for writing a thesis and is subject to the advisor’s approval.

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Students in the non-thesis option must enroll in GEOL or GPHY 7913 for the report portion of their program. Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program The combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree program allows highly motivated students to earn a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree in Geology or Geophysics in five years. The combined program requires the same number of credits and level of work as the current bachelor’s and master’s (thesis option) degree programs, but allows an approved number of 5000 level courses to be counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. The typical undergraduate student will apply to the Graduate School for admission to the combined program at the end of the sophomore year or the beginning of the junior year. Because of the rigor and pace of this program, a minimum of a 3.5 undergraduate GPA is required for admission. Students interested in the combined BS/MS should contact the Graduate Advisor or any faculty member of the Department of Geosciences for more information concerning the program. Ph.D. Program The principal objectives of the Ph.D. program are to provide students an opportunity to reach a critical understanding of scientific principles underlying their fields of interest and to cultivate their ability to apply these principles creatively through training in advanced methods of analysis, research, and synthesis. Admission. An applicant must have a baccalaureate or master’s degree in physical sciences, natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics from an accredited college or university. Students with baccalaureate degrees must meet the requirements for admission to the master’s program. Admission to Ph.D. work requires at least a 3.3 grade point average in the first 30 credit hours of graduate work and approval of the Graduate Advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. Students with master’s degrees must have a 3.3 minimum grade point average in their master’s work and be approved by the Graduate Advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. Exceptional students whose grade point average does not meet these standards may be admitted to the Ph.D. program on a probationary basis, subject to approval by the Dean of the Graduate School. In addition, the following requirements must be met: • All applicants are required to take the General Graduate Record Examination. Students with B.S. degrees in disciplines other than geology may wish to take the Advanced Graduate Record Examination in their major. Applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL examination and score at least 90 on the internet-based exam, or 577 on the paper exam, with at least a score of 22 on the Writing subsection. Non-native English speakers may also submit a minimum score of 6.5 from the IELTS examination. Exceptional applicants with TOEFL scores below these published minimums may be admitted conditionally and required to take deficiency courses in English or retake the TOEFL examination.



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Curriculum Requirements. The Ph.D. program requires 72 approved credit hours of graduate credit above the baccalaureate level, distributed in the following manner: Minimum credit hours of research and dissertation, which may include six hours of master’s degree thesis credits ....................................... 36 Minimum credit hours of graduate credit in course work and independent study, including master’s degree course work .............................................................................. 36 Minimum credit hours of course work outside the major area .......................................... 12 Maximum credit hours of independent study ....................................................................... 12 Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work ............................................................... 24 Students may be required to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses and remove deficiencies without graduate credit, resulting in a program of more than 72 credit hours. If approved by the doctoral committee (see below), as many as 30 credit hours of course work and research completed in a master’s degree program at any accredited institution may be distributed, as outlined above, among the 72 hours of graduate credit. Not more than 12 credit hours of approved doctoral-level courses beyond the M.S. may be transferred from another institution. A GPA of at least a 3.3 must be maintained. These requirements are not variable except under special circumstances and with permission of the student’s advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. Residence Requirements. At least two consecutive semesters in residence as a fulltime student at The University of Tulsa are required. Qualifying Examination. The doctoral committee will administer the qualifying examination at the end of the second semester (for students entering with M.S. degrees in Geosciences) to determine if the student is qualified to continue pursuing doctoral research. The structure of the exam shall be determined by the doctoral committee. Outcomes for the qualifying exam include: PASS – The student is prepared to continue with research. CONDITIONAL PASS – The student must fulfill conditions for additional studies as specified by the committee. If the student fails to meet the conditions for the CONDITIONAL PASS, this will be counted as a FAIL. FAIL – The student is not prepared to continue research. The student will be allowed to retake the qualifying exam a second and last time in the following semester, for a PASS, CONDITIONAL PASS or a FAIL grade. A second failing grade will result in dismissal from the program. For students entering with no graduate course work in Geosciences, the exam will be administered at the end of the fourth semester. This exam structure guarantees that the student is prepared to move to the next level of research based on his or her research path. Doctoral Committee. A doctoral committee of a minimum of five members will be assembled when the student is enrolled. The committee membership may be amended by the student or the committee at any time in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School. The committee will consist of at least three members from the Department of Geosciences, and may contain as many as three approved researchers from other disciplines and/or institutions. The Chair of the committee will be selected by the student in cooperation with the committee. The student will work with that committee to determine his/her strengths and weaknesses. The doctoral committee will be responsible for reporting all actions and decisions to the Dean of the Graduate School!"The doctoral committee will meet at least once per semester to evaluate the student’s overall progress toward the degree. If at any time during the doctoral program, the student or doctoral committee determines that additional course work is needed, that course work should be taken at that time.

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Admission to Candidacy. Admission to candidacy is recommended by the doctoral committee upon successful completion of the qualifying examination and acceptance of the dissertation research proposal. Dissertation Research Proposal. A research proposal detailing the planned course of research for the dissertation is developed under the supervision of the research advisor, and with the oversight of the advisory committee. It should include a literature review, research justification, description of the significance of the research, detailed methodology, and time budget. The proposal must be of professional quality. All members of the advisory committee will review the research proposal before the proposal defense. A favorable vote of a majority of the advisory committee is required for approval of the proposal. After successful defense of the proposal, the student can proceed with the planned research leading to preparation of the dissertation. Major changes in research direction must be approved by the doctoral committee, and the student should maintain contact with the committee during all stages of the research. The student is expected to present periodic progress reviews in a colloquium setting. Dissertation. Each Ph.D. candidate must write a dissertation based upon the results of original research. The dissertation must demonstrate the candidate’s abilities to conduct independent scientific investigation in his area of interest and must be a contribution to the understanding of geology, geophysics, or geochemistry. The dissertation will be prepared with the close supervision of the doctoral committee, and will be defended in a public forum The dissertation must also conform to the Graduate School’s guidelines. Subject to the research advisor’s approval, a draft of the dissertation is submitted to the members of the doctoral committee for review. Barring unusual circumstances, doctoral committee members must return all comments and recommendations to the student within 14 calendar days; failure to do so will result in their loss of right to make further modifications to the dissertation. Doctoral committee members are not required to act as editors but may require that the student seek professional editorial help. After the dissertation has been reviewed and judged of suitable quality by the doctoral committee, the student schedules a dissertation defense. Before scheduling the defense, the student has the responsibility to see that all rules and requirements have been met. Students should note that several dissertation drafts may be necessary before the defense can be scheduled. The reading copy of the dissertation that has been judged ready for defense must be delivered to the committee members at least 14 calendar days before the scheduled date of defense. At least one week prior to the defense a reading copy should be deposited in the departmental office for faculty and student review. Defense of Dissertation. A Ph.D. candidate must orally defend his or her dissertation in a public setting before the doctoral committee. The oral defense of the dissertation will consist of a presentation of results and conclusions followed by a public session in which the student will be expected to answer questions about the dissertation. Questions may cover all aspects of geosciences pertinent to the dissertation research. After the public session, members of the doctoral committee meet privately with the candidate for further questioning. At this time, minor changes to the dissertation may be required. The doctoral committee then meets in closed session and awards the dissertation an evaluation of unconditional pass, or conditional pass. In the case of a conditional pass, the student is responsible for revisions recommended by the committee. The defense of dissertation must be scheduled for a date at least one week prior to the start of final examinations in any given semester, but a student planning to

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graduate at the end of the spring semester must complete the oral defense and deposit the final, typed version of the dissertation in the library by April 15. Upon successful completion of the dissertation defense and approval of the final written version of the dissertation, the doctoral committee recommends the candidate for the Ph.D. degree. After acceptance by the Graduate School, the dissertation must be archived by UMI and published in Dissertation Abstracts. A letter grade is not given for the dissertation, which is graded on a pass-fail basis

Geology (GEOL)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number 7113 Plate Tectonics Lecture and seminar covering global tectonics, plate boundary phenomena, structural associations and assemblages, petrologic associations and assemblages and the mechanics of plate motion and interaction. Term paper required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063, 3153, 4144; MATH 2073; PHYS 2063, or permission of instructor. 7263 Carbonate Sedimentology Study of carbonate depositional environments and the description and classification of limestones. Field trips are required. Prerequisites: GEOL 2003 and 3153 or permission of instructor. 7303 Tectonics and Sedimentation Combination lecture and seminar style course directed at the relationship between tectonic deformation and sedimentation processes. Field trip required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063, 3151, 3153. 7313 Clastic Sedimentology and Depositional Systems An overview of the mechanics of detrital transport and deposition. Survey of clastic depositional environments and facies. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: GEOL 3153 or permission of instructor. 7333 Advanced Stratigraphic Analysis Application of quantitative methods to stratigraphic analysis. Survey and application of sequence stratigraphy. Course activities emphasize hands-on exercises. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7353 Sandstone Petrography Study of the classification, texture, composition, and diagenesis of sandstone and related clastic sedimentary rocks. Laboratory exercises emphasize microanalysis. Prerequisites: GEOL 3153 or permission of instructor. 7363 Advanced Carbonate Petrology Advanced topics in the genesis, diagenesis, porosity evolution, chemostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. GEOL 4313 recommended but not required. 7401-6 (1-6 hours) Special Topics in Geochemistry 7413 Geochemistry Study of the chemical principles that govern the distribution of elements among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solid earth. Prerequisite: CHEM 1023. 7433 Organic Geochemistry Geochemistry of organic substances with emphasis on the origin and diagenesis of petroleum. Prerequisites: CHEM 1023, GEOL 4063, or permission of instructor. 7453 Isotope Geochemistry Basic concepts of nuclear structure and reactions applied to cosmic and geologic

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problems including geochronology and stable isotope fractionation. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7463 Thermal Modeling of Petroleum Generation Comprehensive introduction to thermal models including methods for constraining temperature histories through time and constructing burial histories. Uses and limitations of thermal models. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7513 Microanalysis Theory and application of microanalytical techniques to the chemical and structural characterization of solid materials. Primarily electron beam imaging and X-ray microanalysis. Also, X-ray diffraction, microvibrational spectroscopy and optical microscopy. One lecture per week plus independent lab projects. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7713 Regional Tectonics Review course covering structural styles, associations, and models. Involves extensive reading on geology of selected areas. Seminar format, term papers required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063 and permission of instructor. 7723 Geomechanics Introduction to the application of continuum mechanics to geology. Topics covered include stress, strain, buckling, bending, fracturing, isostasy, and heat conduction. Term paper and field trip required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063, 3061, MATH 2073, PHYS 2063, and permission of instructor.

7861-6 (1-6 hours) Special Topics in Geology 7913 Geology Report Non-thesis option report in geology. Pass-fail only. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on some problem within an approved area. Examination and written thesis required. Pass-fail only. Prerequisite: Permission of discipline. 7991-4 (1-4 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Permission. 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Research and Dissertation Original research on some problem within the field of earth sciences at the Ph.D. level. A maximum of 12 hours can be taken in one semester. Pass-fail only. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program. 9991-9 (1-9 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies in advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is undertaken by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. program and permission.

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7133 Exploration Seismology The exploration seismology course will offer mathematical treatment of wave propagation theory pertinent to hydrocarbon exploration. The course will focus on field design criteria for data acquisition and theoretical aspects of seismic data processing. Prerequisites: MATH 4123, 4143, GPHY 4003 or permission. 7143 Geophysical Reservoir Characterization Presents methods aimed to characterize subsurface using surface and subsurface geophysical data for hydrocarbon exploration. Application of seismic attributes and seismic amplitudes for reservoir description will be addressed, as will application of artificial intelligence methods such as neural networks, pattern classification, and self organizing maps. 7153 Integrated Seismic Data Interpretation The course will focus on the aspects of seismic data interpretation for detailing the subsurface structure and rock properties for hydrocarbon exploration. The course will cover the methodology of integrated interpretation of seismic, gravity, magnetic and well log data. Prerequisites: GPHY4003, GEOL 4063, or permission. 7173 Time Series Analysis and Inverse Theory The course will cover the aspects of digital data processing for signal extraction. Time series analysis will focus on conditioning the acquired data. The course will also cover parameter estimation through linear and non-linear inverse modeling of geophysical data. Prerequisites: MATH 4123, 4143, or permission. 7183 Special Processing of Seismic Data The course will focus on processing real seismic data on a workstation to deliver practical experience in advanced seismic data processing for detailed imaging of the subsurface. Prerequisites: GPHY 7133 or permission. 7301-6 (1-6 hours) Special Topics in Geophysics 7913 Geophysics Report Non-thesis option report in geophysics. Passfail only. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on some problem within an approved area. Examination and written thesis required. Pass-fail only. Prerequisite: Permission of discipline. 7991-4 (1-4 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Permission. 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Research and Dissertation Original research on a problem within the field of earth sciences at the Ph.D. level. A maximum of 12 hours can be taken in one semester. Pass-fail only. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program. 9991-9 (1-9 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is undertaken by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. program and permission.

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Several undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses.

Geography (GEOG)
6053 Geomorphology Description, analysis, and interpretation of land-form on the earth’s surface. Utilization of aerial photographs and topographic maps. Prerequisite: GEOL 1013 or GEOG 2003

Geology (GEOL)
6083 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fundamentals of the design and use of spatial datasets in computerized mapping and analysis of spatial data. Concentrates on technical and scientific aspects of the collection, query, analysis and presentation of spatial data from a wide range of disciplines using industry standard software tools. Involves both lecture and computer lab components. Prerequisites: GEOG 2003 or GEOL 1014, or equivalent; CS 2053 or equivalent, senior/graduate standing or permission of instructor. 6463 Petroleum Geology A synthesis of geology, geophysics, and geochemistry as applied to petroleum exploration, petroleum production, and enhanced oil recovery. Prerequisites: GEOL 1013 and 3153. 6513 Hydrogeology Introduction to the properties of water and the hydrologic cycle. Both surface and groundwater systems are covered in addition to exploration techniques, well design, well hydraulics and aquifer tests. Prerequisite: GEOL 3153. 6544 Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks and Processes Igneous and metamorphic rocks of the earth’s crust and their processes of formation, alteration, and occurrence in space and time. Laboratory stresses the coordination of megascopic and petrographic studies of rocks. Two lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory session each week. Prerequisite: GEOL 2143. 6553 Environmental Geochemistry Geochemical processes controlling the composition of the natural system and its response to natural and man-made disturbances. Includes major, trace element, and isotopic compositions of the atmosphere, surface and subsurface waters, and the rock/soil system. Prerequisites: GEOL 1013, CHEM 1021, and CHEM 1023. 6753 Marine Geology A study of the rocks, sediments, geophysics, structure, and stratigraphy of the ocean basins and their margins. Prerequisites or corequisites: GEOL 3153 or permission of instructor. 6861-6 (1-6 hours) Special Topics in Geology

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6023 Field Methods in Geophysics The application of geophysical field methods for delineating near-surface features and/or structures as applied to exploration, environmental, and engineering problems. Field design, ground positioning, instrumentation, Practical field data acquisition with gravimeter, magnetometer, groundpenetrating radar, electrical resistivity, electromagnetic, and seismic equipment. Processing and interpreting acquired data. Prerequisites: GPHY 3053, GPHY 4003 6403 Petroleum Seismology Acquisition, processing and (as time allows) interpretation of 3D seismic reflection data. Topics include wave properties, ID seismic concepts, 2D seismic acquisition, seismic economics, land and marine acquisition methods, overview of processing with emphasis on migration concepts. Prerequisites: MATH 2024, PHYS 2063, senior standing. 6433 Seismic Data Processing and Interpretation Fourier Transform theory in continuous and discrete time. Filter theory and the Ztransform, filter stability criteria, introduction to the wave equation. Prerequisites: GPHY 4003, MATH 4123, 4143 6463 Well Logging for Geologists and Geophysicists Electrical, acoustic, and radioactive properties of rocks. Introduction to well logging theory and interpretation of subsurface logs. Prerequisites: GEOL 3153, PHYS 2063. 6513 Environmental Geophysics Application of geophysical methods to near surface problems. Topics include microgravity, magnetics, electrical conductivity, electrical resistivity, and ground penetrating radar. Emphasis given to case histories and interpretation. Prerequisite: PHYS 2063, permission of instructor. 6861-6 (1-6 hours) Special Topics in Geophysics

Supporting Courses for Graduate Geosciences Curricula
CHEM 6303, Physical Chemistry I CHEM 6301, Physical Chemistry Lab I CHEM 6413, Qualitative Organic Analysis CHEM 6423, Physical Chemistry II CHEM 6421, Physical Chemistry Lab II CHEM 6183, Analytical Chemistry II CHEM 6443, Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 6181, Analytical Chemistry II Laboratory CHEM 6453, Environmental Chemistry CHEM 7123, Advanced Physical Chemistry CHEM 7113, Advanced Organic Chemistry MATH 6543, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (Geology majors only).

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Chair William A. Coberly Professors Christian Constanda J. C. Diaz Dale R. Doty Kevin A. O’Neil Richard A. Redner Albert C. Reynolds, Jr. Dale A. Schoenefeld Associate Professors William A. Coberly Peyton J. Cook Shirley B. Pomeranz Assistant Professors Brett McKinney Necibe Tuncer Emeritus Professor Thomas W. Cairns Graduate Program Advisor Shirley B. Pomeranz

The Department of Mathematics offers a program leading to the M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics. This program is a professional mathematics degree designed to prepare students for work in a variety of areas, including business and industry. Program graduates will be proficient in the use of modern analytic and computational tools and will have experience in modeling and solving problems of a practical nature. M.S. Program Admission. An applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, in a suitable discipline, e.g., mathematics, computer science, engineering, or science, with a 3.0 grade point average in the major field of undergraduate study. Undergraduate courses required for official acceptance are Multivariable Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations, plus six credit hours of further mathematics beyond Calculus. Some programming experience and an acceptable score on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination are also required. Requirements. A student who has been fully admitted to the Graduate School first meets with the Graduate Advisor for Applied Mathematics to plan a program of study through to the completion of the degree. The program is subject to change by mutual consent, but a current version remains on file. Students admitted to the program without adequate background in Linear Algebra will be required to take MATH 6523 Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory. Students must gain 30 credit hours by enrollment in approved courses, which include all 7000-level mathematics courses offered by the department and certain other courses subject to approval by the Graduate Advisor, No more than 12 credit hours of 6000level course work will be counted toward the graduate degree. Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program The Department of Mathematics offers a combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree program in Applied Mathematics. The graduate requirements for this program are

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identical to those for the current Master’s Degree program in Applied Mathematics. Undergraduates participating in the program must meet additional undergraduate requirements. Suitably qualified students can acquire the necessary number of graduate credits by taking: (i) the maximum allowed of four 4000/6000-courses at the 6000-level; (ii) six 7000-courses, of which three (the maximum allowed) to be taken in the senior year (as 5000-courses) and double-counted; one of the three 7000-courses taken in the graduate year may be replaced by the Master’s Report. Undergraduates in any of the undergraduate mathematics degree programs at The University of Tulsa are eligible for admission to the Combined Degree program. However, the requirements of the program are more consistent with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics. Specifically, undergraduate students in the Combined Degree program are required to take MATH 4503, Introduction to Numerical Methods; STAT 4813, Statistical Methods for Scientists and Engineers, or STAT 5423, Probability; and MATH 4143, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations. Almost any 4000-level course not needed for the undergraduate degree may be taken for graduate credit through enrollment in the appropriate 6000-level course. However, the undergraduate modeling course MATH 4213 should not be taken. Instead, students in the Combined Degree program should enroll in the graduate modeling course MATH 7013, Advanced Mathematical Modeling, or its 5000-level version. It is recommended that MATH 4123, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory, should be taken as early as possible, preferably during the sophomore year. Students interested in the Combined Degree program should seek enrollment advice from the Graduate Advisor for Applied Mathematics. Students who are admitted to the Combined Degree program will have the Graduate Advisor for Applied Mathematics assigned as their advisor for both the undergraduate and graduate portions of their Combined Degree curriculum.

Mathematics (MATH)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7013 Advanced Mathematical Modeling The process of construction, analysis, and validation of dynamic and discrete mathematical models for the physical sciences. Computer implementation and subsequent assessment of mathematical models. Introduction to the Mathematica programming environment. Prerequisites: MATH 3073 and MATH 4123 or consent of instructor. 7043 Applied Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers Dimensional analysis. Two-dimensional nonlinear differential equations. Calculus of variations. Integral equations. Discrete models. Wave phenomena. Mathematical models of continua. Prerequisite: MATH 3073 7103 Advanced Differential Equations Series solutions. Distributions and weak solutions for initial and boundary value problems. Perturbation methods. Nonlinear

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partial differential equations. Complex variable techniques. Systems of partial differential equations. Prerequisite: MATH 3073. 7243 Computational Linear Algebra Computational techniques for the solution of systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations. Emphasis on the intelligent use of existing software packages. Laboratory exercises using matrix based computational environments required. Prerequisite: MATH 4123. 7253 Numerical Optimization An introduction to numerical techniques for unconstrained and constrained optimization. Applications to nonlinear regression and science and engineering problems. 7273 Numerical Differential Equations Numerical analysis of engineering and scientific problems with special emphasis on discrete techniques for ordinary and/or partial differential equations and on problem formulation and solution. Prerequisites: MATH 3073, CS 1043 or CS 2503 and Mathematica, or consent of instructor. 7283 Applied Functional Analysis Metric spaces. The fixed point theorem and its application to linear algebraic systems, differential equations, and integral equations. Normed spaces. Inner product spaces. Operators on abstract spaces. Approximation theory.

7353 Discrete and Integral Transforms Fourier, Laplace, Wavelet, and other discrete and continuous transformations with applications to the analytic solution of partial differential equations, data compression, image processing and filtering. 7503 Stochastic Modeling and Simulation Random number generation and stochastic simulation with applications. Prerequisites: STAT 4813, STAT 5413 or consent of instructor. 7533 Applied Regression Methods for fitting deterministic models to data in the presence of noise. Least squares. Statistical analysis. Empirical response. Surface optimization in the presence of noise. Nonlinear models. Prerequisite: STAT 4813. 7913 Master’s Report Students work individually or in groups to research in depth a topic in applied mathematics. Individual or joint final reports and individual presentations are used for final assessment. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study

Statistics (Stat)
7423 Probability Introduction to probability theory. Probability spaces. Random variables. Distribution functions. Expectation. Conditional probability. Conditional expectation. Prerequisite: MATH 2073.

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Several undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the Graduate Advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those given to the undergraduate students in the same courses.

Mathematics (MATH)
6053 Differential Geometry The geometry of curves and surfaces from a modern point of view. Frenet frames. Curvature. Fundamental forms. Invariants. Applications to architecture and engineering. Prerequisites: MATH 2073, MATH 3033, or consent of instructor. 6333 Teaching Methods for Mathematics Methods for teaching problem-solving. Study of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics professional curriculum and evaluation standards. Appropriate for students working toward a Master’s degree in Mathematics and Science Education. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 6353 History of Mathematics An overview of the history of Mathematics from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the present day. Appropriate for students working toward a Master’s degrees in Mathematics and Science Education. Prerequisite: MATH 2014 or consent of instructor. 6403 Advanced Calculus I Rigorous review of elementary calculus. The real number system. Continuous functions. Taylor’s formula. Infinite series. Convergence criteria. Prerequisites: MATH 3033 and MATH 3073. 6413 Advanced Calculus II Coordinate transformations. Vectors. Multiple integrals. Green’s theorem. Theory of integration. Fourier series. Prerequisite: MATH 4003. 6483 Introduction to Topology An introduction to point-set topology. Sets. Cartesian products. Relations. Mappings. Sequences. Topological spaces. Metric spaces. Prerequisite: MATH 3033. 6523 Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory Systems of linear equations. Eigen values and eigenvectors. Finite dimensional vector spaces. Linear transformations with applications. Numerical solutions of systems of linear equations. Prerequisite: Math 2024. Note: Not allowed for the M.S. program in Applied Mathematics. 6533 Introduction to Complex Functions Algebra of complex numbers. Properties of complex functions. Derivatives. Complex integrals. Cauchy’s integral formula. Conformal mapping with applications to potential theory. Prerequisite: MATH 2073. 6543 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations Fourier series. Sturm-Liouville problems. The heat, Laplace, and wave equations. Separation of variables. Eigen function expansion. Fourier and Laplace transformations. Green’s functions. Canonical forms of second-order linear equations. Method of characteristics. Asymptotic expansion techniques. Prerequisite: MATH 3073. 6603 Introduction to Numerical Methods Error analysis of computer arithmetic. Solution of nonlinear equations. Roots of polynomials. Interpolation and Approximation Methods. Numerical Differentiation and Integration. Initial value problems for ordinary differential equations. Prerequisites: MATH 2024

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6673 Mathematical Concepts and Reasoning Topics in mathematics relevant to the teaching of mathematics in elementary and middle schools, including geometry, logic, mathematical problem solving, and use of technology in the teaching of mathematics. This course may only be used for credit toward degrees in Education. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

6703 Numerical Methods for Initial and Boundary Value Problems Basic numerical methods for solving initial value problems and boundary value problems for differential equations arising in science and engineering are studied. Finite difference methods for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic partial differential equations are emphasized. An introduction to the mathematics and use of the finite element method is included. Prerequisites: MATH 2073 or consent of instructor. 6863 Special Topics in Mathematics

Statistics (STAT)
6813 Statistical Methods for Scientists and Engineers Introduction to probability, random variables and distributions. Statistical inference including point and interval estimation and test of hypotheses. Elementary experimental design. Regression and correlation. Prerequisite: MATH 2024.

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Mechanical Engineering
Chair John M. Henshaw Professors John M. Henshaw Brenton McLaury Ram S. Mohan Siamack A. Shirazi James R. Sorem, Jr. Steven M. Tipton Associate Professor Jeremy S. Daily The graduate programs of study in the Department of Mechanical Engineering lead to the degrees of Master of Science in Engineering, Master of Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy. Master’s Degree Programs Graduate programs are offered leading to the Master of Science in Engineering degree and the Master of Engineering degree. The objective of these programs is to enhance the student’s professional skills through a deeper understanding of the principles of mechanical engineering and their applications. The Master of Science in Engineering degree requires a thesis and offers the opportunity for independent investigation and creative research. The Master of Engineering degree does not require a thesis, but requires nine more credit hours of course work than the thesis program. Admission. An applicant must have a baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited institution. Successful applicants typically have a minimum score of 148 on the Quantitative Section of the GRE General Test. Applicants must also satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School. All applicants from nonEnglish speaking countries who have not received a degree from a U.S. university must demonstrate English proficiency through a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam, or 550 on the paper-based test. Applicants may substitute a score of 6.0 on the IELTS examination to fulfill the English proficiency requirement. An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 3.0 is normally required. However, a student who does not satisfy this requirement but has at least a 3.0 grade point average in his or her major field may be admitted on probation at the discretion of the Graduate School. Probationary status is removed by completing nine hours of approved graduate study with a 3.0 grade point average within a specified time period. General Requirements. At least one 6000 or 7000-level course in thermal sciences and one in solid mechanics areas are required. All courses taken for graduate credit in these programs shall be selected from those listed in this Bulletin and the choices are subject to the approval of the advisor. Assistant Professors Michael W. Keller Todd Otanicar Emeritus Professors John R. Shadley Kenneth C. Weston Graduate Program Advisor Siamack A. Shirazi

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Curriculum Requirements Master of Science in Engineering Thesis Program Minimum credit hours in mechanical engineering, excluding thesis ................................. 12 Minimum credit hours outside mechanical engineering ........................................................ 6 Credit hours of thesis .................................................................................................................. 6 Minimum credit hours of at least 7000-level courses (excluding thesis) .......................... 15 Minimum credit hours of 6000-level or 7000-level mathematics ........................................ 3 Maximum credit hours of approved 6000-level courses ....................................................... 9 Maximum credit hours of independent study ........................................................................ 3 Minimum total credit hours ................................................................................. 30 Upon completion of the thesis, the student must pass a comprehensive oral examination. After consulting with the student, the advisor recommends, for the Dean of the Graduate School’s approval, an oral examination committee consisting of the advisor and two other graduate faculty members. At least one member of this committee must be from outside the mechanical engineering faculty and may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. The comprehensive oral examination covers the student’s entire graduate program with emphasis on the research work and content of the thesis. Master of Engineering Non-Thesis Program Minimum credit hours in mechanical engineering ............................................................... 18 Minimum credit hours outside mechanical engineering ........................................................ 9 Minimum credit hours of at least 7000-level courses .......................................................... 21 Minimum credit hours of 6000-level or 7000-level mathematics ........................................ 3 Maximum credit hours of approved 6000-level courses ..................................................... 12 Maximum credit hours of independent study ........................................................................ 3 Maximum credit hours of project and report ......................................................................... 6 Minimum total credit hours ................................................................................. 33 Ph.D. Program The principal objectives of the Ph.D. program are to provide students an opportunity to reach a thorough understanding of the scientific and engineering principles underlying their fields of interest, to develop the ability to apply these principles creatively to engineering problems, and to develop research skills. Admission. Applicants are selected for admission to the Ph.D. program on a competitive basis. The number of qualified applicants selected each year depends on the number of students already in the program. Qualified applicants must meet the following minimum requirements: • An applicant must have a baccalaureate or master’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution. • A student without a master’s degree must meet the requirements for admission to the master’s program. • Qualification for the Ph.D. program requires at least a 3.5 grade point average in the first 30 credit hours of graduate work and approval of the graduate faculty in the department and the Graduate Dean.

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• All applicants must take the General Tests of the Graduate Record Examination prior to admission. Successful applicants typically have a minimum quantitative score of 155. • All applicants from non-English speaking countries who have not received a degree from a U.S. university must demonstrate English proficiency through a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam, or 550 on the paper-based test. Applicants may substitute a score of 6.0 on the IELTS examination to fulfill the English proficiency requirement. • Applicants are selected for admission on March 1 and November 1. General Requirements: At least one 6000- or 7000-level course in thermal sciences and one in solid mechanics areas are required. All courses taken for graduate credit in this program shall be selected from those listed in this bulletin and the choices are subject to the approval of the advisors. Curriculum Requirements Minimum total credit hours of graduate credit above the baccalaureate level ........................................................................... 72 Minimum credit hours of research and dissertation (including master’s degree thesis) ........................................................................................ 24 Minimum credit hours of graduate course work and independent study distributed as follows ........................................................................... 42 Minimum credit hours in mechanical engineering ............................................................... 24 Minimum credit hours outside mechanical engineering including 6 credit hours of 6000-level or 7000-level mathematics ................................ 12 Maximum credit hours of independent study ........................................................................ 6 Maximum credit hours of 6000-level courses ....................................................................... 15 Students may be required to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses without graduate credit, resulting in a program of more than 72 credit hours. Not more than 12 hours of transfer credit beyond the master’s degree from an accredited institution may be counted toward the course requirements and must be approved by the mechanical engineering graduate advisor. Other Requirements Language and Residence. There is no foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. At least two consecutive semesters in residence at The University of Tulsa as a full-time student are required. Advisory Committee. Students in the Ph.D. program are advised initially by the mechanical engineering graduate program advisor. The student should select a general research area and a research advisor or co-advisors for the dissertation within two semesters following enrollment in the program. The advisor or co-advisors, after consultation with the student, recommend the other members of the advisory committee to the Graduate Dean. The advisory committee must have at least four graduate faculty members, two of whom must be from outside the discipline of concentration, and one of whom may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. The student must present a research proposal for approval by the advisory committee before completion of the second year of study. The advisory committee approves the

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rest of the student’s course work, reviews progress, approves program changes and the dissertation topic, recommends the student for candidacy upon completion of requirements, and administers the final dissertation oral examination. Qualifying Examinations. A student must take a written qualifying examination during the semester after completing nine hours toward the Ph.D. degree. If the student fails the examination, it can be taken a second time in the following semester. Examinations are given each year during the fall and spring semesters and are administered by the mechanical engineering graduate program advisor. The mechanical engineering graduate faculty determine whether a student passes or fails the qualifying examinations. Candidacy. A doctoral student is eligible for candidacy after a minimum of 45 hours of course work has been successfully completed, the qualifying examination has been passed, and the research proposal has been approved. Dissertation. Each candidate must write a dissertation on the results of his/her research. The dissertation must demonstrate the candidate’s abilities to independently investigate the area of interest and must contribute to some field of science or engineering. The dissertation must follow the Graduate School’s recommended procedures for submission to the student’s advisory committee, and before final typing or reproduction must be presented to the full advisory committee for examination and review. The dissertation must be archived by UMI and published in Dissertation Abstracts. The dissertation is graded on a pass-fail basis. Final Oral Examination. Each candidate must pass a final oral examination before the advisory committee. The examination will consist of a public defense of the dissertation, the general field of the dissertation, and other parts of the program selected by the committee. The advisory committee recommends the candidate to the Dean of the Graduate School for the Ph.D. degree upon successful completion of the final oral examination and acceptance of the dissertation. Passing grades must be obtained in all the dissertation hours to fulfill degree requirements.

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The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7023 Conduction Heat Transfer Theory of steady and transient heat transfer in solids. Analytical and numerical solution techniques. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7033 Boundary Layer Theory Fundamental equations of fluid motion, laminar and turbulent flows, transition, classical solutions, and numerical approaches. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7043 Gas Dynamics Fundamentals of compressible fluid flow. Onedimensional flows and normal shock waves. Introduction to two-dimensional supersonic flows including oblique shock waves, PrandtlMeyer expansions, and the method of characteristics. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7053 Oil-Water Dispersion Fundamentals of oil-water dispersions are presented with discussion of interfacial phenomena, emulsion types and processes, emulsion stability, modeling of physical phenomena and applications. 7073 System Optimization Optimization techniques with applications in various branches of engineering. Concepts of design variables, constraints, objective functions and penalty functions. Techniques for solving constrained and unconstrained optimization problems including classical methods and modern computer-based numerical approaches. 7083 Advanced Manufacturing Processes Emphasis on fundamentals of exotic and nontraditional manufacturing processes, such as electrical discharge machining, jet cutting processes, ultrasonic machining, chemical and eletro-chemical machining, and rapid prototyping. 7093 Introduction to Finite Element Methods Introduction to theory and application of finite element methods in solid mechanics. Derivation of finite elements by direct and energy methods. Discussions of application to stress analysis, fracture mechanics, and heat transfer are included. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7103 Theoretical Vibration Multi-degree-of-freedom and continuous vibration systems. Introduction to the finite element method and approximation methods in vibration systems analysis. Prerequisite: Knowledge of one-degree-of-freedom systems or permission of instructor. 7123 Acoustics The wave equation, plane wave reflection, trans-mission and excitation, sound sources, sound measurement and analysis. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. 7133 Turbulent Flow Analysis of turbulent transport of momentum and heat. Linear stability theory, The Reynolds equations, dynamics of turbulence, boundaryfree and wall-bounded shear flows, and turbulent boundary layer. Prerequisite: One intermediate or advanced class in fluid mechanics. 7143 Theory of Elasticity Fundamental laws of the deformations of solids. Equilibrium, compatibility, and constitutive behavior are discussed. Numerical methods and problem solutions are reviewed. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

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7163 Structural Fatigue New and conventional fatigue design approaches. Crack initiation, mean stress effects, notch effects, cyclic stress-strain behavior, mean and residual stress effects, cumulative damage, crack propagation, multiaxial fatigue, environmental effects, fatigue of mechanical components (weld, springs, gears, bearings). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7173 Experimental Stress Analysis Review of elementary elasticity prior to experimental work. Strain measurements techniques are presented and then utilized in the laboratory. Major topics include: electrical resistance strain gages, photoelasticity, brittle coatings, and associated instrumentation. A final project is required and provides an opportunity for demonstration of acquired experimental skills. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7183 Advanced Control Systems Design Provides an exposure to the advanced topics in control systems design. Emphasis will be on time and frequency response techniques, digital control system design, and fundamentals of modern control system design techniques such as neural network control, programmable logic controllers, and fuzzy neural systems. 7193 Solid Particle Erosion Historical and current practices for predicting/modeling solid particle erosion. Investigates the motion of particles in a flow stream including impact and rebound from solid surfaces. Discussions about the factors affecting the removal of material resulting from the impact of solid particles. 7223 Fracture Mechanics Analysis of the behavior of materials containing flaws. Topics include the stress analysis of cracked bodies, crack tip plastic zones, energy and compliance methods, fracture toughness testing, crack opening displacement, microscopic aspects, and fatigue crack propagation. Prerequisite: ES 3023.

7283 Mechanics of Composite Materials Stress-strain-temperature equations for orthotropic and anisotropic materials. Transformation of stress-strain equations to different coordinate systems. Extension-shear coupling. Mechanics of fiber reinforced lamina. Assumptions and formulation of Laminated Plate Theory. Behavior of symmetric and unsymmetric laminates. Off axis testing. Stresses in laminates. Fracture theories. Free-edge effects and delamination. Prerequisite: ES 3023. 7353 Plasticity Review elasticity equations. Yield surfaces and associated plasticity flow rules, stress-strain equations of plasticity, applications to cylindrical and spherical problems, iterative methods. Effects of plasticity on stress distributions. Plastic strains and residual stresses. Orthotropic materials that behave differently in tension than compression. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7543 Computational Fluid Mechanics Formulation and numerical methods of solution of fluid dynamic problems in inviscid and viscous flows. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7573 Convection Heat Transfer Analysis of convection in laminar and turbulent flows. Forced and free convection in internal and external flow. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7851-6 (1-6 hours) Project and Report Design, analysis, research, or other approved mechanical engineering project topics. Report required. Non-thesis master’s program only. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7861-6 (1-6 hours) Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering Content varies yearly. Topics may include a variety of mechanical engineering subjects selected for their relevance to current departmental research interest. Example courses: Experimental Stress Analysis, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Turbulent

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Flows, and Advanced Materials. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7971-6 (1-6 hours) Seminar Reports and discussions of advanced topics in mechanical engineering including invited guest speakers. 7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on some problem in an approved area. Examination and written thesis required. Pass-fail basis only. Thesis for master’s program only.

7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Instruction and guidance is provided by faculty through individual or group appointment. Master’s degree students. 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Research and Dissertation Original research at the Ph.D. level on some problem of interest and importance in the field of mechanical engineering. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ph.D. program. Pass fail basis only. 9991-6 (1-6 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Instruction and guidance is provided by faculty through individual or group appointment. Ph.D. students.

Approved Undergraduate Courses
Certain undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete additional assignments, as prescribed by the instructor, that are more advanced than those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. In addition to these courses, students may, with the approval of their advisor, take courses in other graduate programs that enhance their particular course of study. 6093 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis Solving boundary value problems common to engineering using the finite element method. Analysis of trusses, beams, heat transfer, and 2D elasticity will be emphasized. Direct and variational approaches to FEA are discussed. A lab component included using commercial finite element analysis software to solve engineering problems. 6404 Machine Dynamics Kinematic and force analysis of machines and machine elements. Vibration isolation, balancing, critical speed, flywheel design, and dynamic measurement. Design and computer problems. Safety. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ME 3212. 6453 Mechanical Control Design Control system design of mechanical systems. Emphasis on thermal, fluid, and motion systems under feedback control. Classical control topics including Laplace transforms, system modeling, stability theory, s-plane and frequency-based design. Practical applications to professional practice. Prerequisites: MATH 3073, ME 3053 and 4024. 6483 Advanced Mechanics of Materials Multiaxial failure criteria. Energy methods, elastic deflection, statically indeterminate structures. Torsion and bending. Shear center. Curved beams. Flat plates. Thick-walled cylinders. Stress concentrations. Contact stresses. Implementation of analysis into design applications emphasized with case studies. Prerequisites: MATH 3073, ES 3023.

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6503 Vibration Forced and free vibrations of systems with one or more degrees of freedom. Vibration isolation and transmission applied to problems of rotating and reciprocating machinery. Design problems on vibration isolation systems and absorbers. Machine monitoring systems. Prerequisite: ME 4024 or equivalent. 6513 Mechatronics in Manufacturing The application of microprocessor technology to manufacturing processes. Survey of digital theory, assembly language programming, computer communications, data acquisition, digital control, power interfacing, instrumentation design and actuation processes. Case studies of manufacturingoriented problems. Prerequisites: ME 3053 and 4053 or permission of instructor. 6523 Quality Control and Manufacturing Technology Survey of manufacturing processes; casting, molding, machining, and others. Computer integrated manufacturing including design for manufacturing, real-time process control, and computer vision. Emphasis on statistical methods and quality control applications in manufacturing. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 6533 Corrosion Engineering Degradation of engineering materials (metals and polymers) due to their reaction with the

environment. Fundamentals of corrosion thermodynamics and electrode kinetics. The many forms of corrosion and how they are controlled. Degradation of polymers. Emphasis on actual engineering failures caused by corrosion. Prerequisite: ME 3034 or ES 3013 or permission of instructor. 6633 Gas Turbines Design and performance of stationary and propulsion gas turbines. Prerequisites: ME 3014, 3043. 6643 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Principles of vapor compression and absorption refrigeration, heat pumps, psychrometrics. Principles of thermal comfort and environmental aspects. Determination of heating and cooling loads. Air conditioning system design and analysis. Prerequisite: ME 3043. 6663 Mechanical Engineering Design Application of the engineering design process to the design of mechanical components, subsystems, and machines. Problem-solving techniques, ethics, patents, entrepreneurship. Prerequisites: ME 3034, 3053, 3212. 6861-3 (1-3 hours) Special Topics in Design Topics of current interest in mechanical engineering design. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

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McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering
Chair Mohan Kelkar Professors Mohan Kelkar Stefan Miska Albert C. Reynolds, Jr. Cem Sarica Ovadia Shoham Associate Professors Evren Ozbayoglu Mauricio Prado Mengjiao Yu Hong-Quan (Holden) Zhang Assistant Professors Mohammad Shahvali Rami Younis Graduate Program Advisor Mengjiao Yu The McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering offers both master’s and Ph.D. degrees as described below. The degree programs are designed to produce graduates with a high level of competence in the broad field of petroleum engineering. The curriculum covers the essential areas of drilling, production, and reservoir engineering. Graduate research is conducted in reservoir simulation, well test analysis, reservoir characterization, multiphase flow in pipes, mechanics of tubulars, directional drilling, drilling fluids, cuttings transport, formation damage, artificial lift, separation technology, and improved oil recovery. The School also offers the undergraduate degree program; its objectives are to produce a petroleum engineer who is capable of working as a drilling and completions, production, or reservoir engineer, to develop the ability to analyze, synthesize, and design open-ended petroleum engineering systems using available engineering tools; to understand the associated uncertainties and evaluate the economic and social impact; and to develop the ability to synthesize inputs from various sources and articulate technical concepts. Master’s Program The objective of the master’s program is to educate the student in both professional engineering and research. Admission. Applicants must satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School. Applicants must take the GRE General Test and have an official copy of the scores submitted to the Graduate School. They must also satisfy the following requirements: (1) A 3.0 minimum overall grade point average in undergraduate study or approval by the graduate program advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. (2) All applicants from non-English speaking countries who have not received degrees from U.S. universities must also have a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam, or 550 on the paper-based exam. A minimum score of 6.0 on the IELTS examination may be substituted for the TOEFL. It is emphasized that the above requirements are minimum requirements. The qualifications of students entering the program are expected to substantially exceed the minimum requirements. A student who meets only the minimum requirements in each

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of the above areas may be denied admission. Applicants are selected for admission throughout the year. The total number of students pursuing graduate degrees will be limited. Applicants must designate their major fields of research interest. General Master’s Degree Requirements. A student must maintain a minimum 3.0 overall grade point average. In order to obtain a Master's degree, a student must have at least a 3.0 average in all petroleum engineering courses taken for graduate credit at The University of Tulsa. Not more than six hours of C grades in course work are acceptable in the master’s program. Thesis grades are recorded on a pass-fail basis and are not computed in grade point averages. A passing grade in thesis hours is required. All non-thesis master’s program students are initially advised by the graduate program advisor appointed by the chair of the department. All courses taken for graduate credit in other programs shall be selected from those listed in this Bulletin and the choices are subject to the approval of the advisor. No more than six credit hours of approved courses can be transferred. Curriculum Requirements Thesis Option Leading to Master of Science in Engineering Degree Minimum credit hours outside major department ................................................................. 3 Credit hours of thesis ...............................................................................................................3-6 Minimum credit hours of at least 7000-level courses, excluding thesis ............................ 18 Minimum credit hours in major department including core courses PE 7013, 7023 and 7063, excluding thesis ................................................. 12 Maximum credit hours of approved 6000-level courses ....................................................... 6 Maximum credit hours of independent study ......................................................................... 3 Minimum total credit hours ................................................................................. 30 Non-thesis option leading to Master of Engineering Degree Minimum credit hours outside major department ................................................................. 3 Credit hours of Master’s Project (PE 7913) Optional ............................................................. 3 Minimum credit hours of at least 7000-level courses, excluding Master’s Project ......... 24 Minimum credit hours in major department including core courses: PE 7013, 7023, and 7063, but excluding Master’s Project .................................................. 18 Maximum credit hours of approved 6000-level courses ....................................................... 6 Maximum credit hours of independent study ......................................................................... 3 Minimum total credit hours ................................................................................. 33 Upon completion of the research, the student pursuing a thesis must pass a comprehensive oral examination. After consulting with the student, the advisor recommends, for the Dean of the Graduate School’s approval, an oral examination committee consisting of the advisor and two other graduate faculty members. In addition to the advisor, at least one other committee member must be from the Petroleum Engineering Department. The remaining committee member may either be a University of Tulsa faculty member from a department other than petroleum engineering, or a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. The comprehensive oral examination covers the research work and content of the thesis.

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Ph.D. Program The Ph.D. degree represents the highest degree awarded by universities in the United States. The Ph.D. degree usually requires course work beyond that required by a master’s degree program in the same discipline, but is primarily characterized by the Ph.D. dissertation requirement. The Ph.D. dissertation should contain significant original research and should contain material suitable for publication as refereed manuscript or manuscripts, normally as a research journal article or articles. The recipient of a Ph.D. degree should possess a broad knowledge of his or her discipline and should be prepared for a lifetime of creative intellectual inquiry. The Ph.D. dissertation should establish the candidate’s ability to read and comprehend the literature, to independently formulate a significant intellectual problem, to formulate the solution to the problem utilizing state-of-the-art knowledge and creativity, and to communicate the findings in a lucid, professional document, the Ph.D. dissertation. Admission. An applicant must have a baccalaureate degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics from an accredited institution. Applicants to the PhD program with a baccalaureate degree in a field other than petroleum engineering may be required to take additional deficiency classes in the areas of reservoir engineering, production engineering and drilling engineering. A student with a baccalaureate degree must meet the requirements for admission to a master’s program within the division. Admission for Ph.D. work then requires at least a 3.5 grade point average in the first 30 hours of graduate work and approval of the graduate faculty in the department and the Dean of the Graduate School. All applicants must take the General Tests of the Graduate Record Examination prior to admission and have an official copy of the scores submitted to the Graduate School. It is emphasized that the above requirements are minimum requirements. It is expected that the qualifications of students entering the program will substantially exceed the minimum requirements. A student who meets only the minimum requirements in each of the above areas will, normally, be denied admission. The number of candidates in this program, both part-time and full-time, is limited. Normally, part-time students are not admitted to this program. Applicants must designate their major fields of research interest. Applicants usually are selected for admission by February 1 and September 1, but will be considered throughout the year. All applicants from non-English-speaking countries who have not received a degree from a U.S. university must satisfy English proficiency requirements (minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based test or 550 on the paper test). A minimum score of 6.0 on the IELTS examination may be substituted for the TOEFL. Curriculum Requirements. The Ph.D. program requires at least 90 approved credit hours of graduate credit above the baccalaureate level, generally distributed in the following manner: (1) At least 20 credit hours of research and dissertation (including master’s degree thesis). (2) At least 54 hours of graduate credit in course work and independent study, including a maximum of 9 hours of approved 6000 level courses listed in this Bulletin for graduate credit. A maximum of six hours of independent study will be allowed. The core courses, PE 7013, 7023, and 7063, must be included in the first 30 hours of graduate work. (3) At least 12 credit hours of course work must be taken outside the discipline.

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Students working in the areas of reservoir simulation and well test analysis are expected to acquire necessary mathematical knowledge in differential equations and numerical analysis. Students may be required to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses without graduate credit, resulting in a program of more than 90 credit hours. No more than 12 hours of transfer credit beyond the master’s degree from an accredited institution may be counted toward the course requirements if acceptable to the advisory committee. These requirements are not variable except under special circumstances and with permission of the student’s advisory committee and the Dean of the Graduate School. Other Requirements Language and Residence. A candidate for the Ph.D. degree in engineering must demonstrate competence in a computer language and/or in one foreign language through readings of material in his or her major field of study. Material for this requirement is selected with the approval of the candidate’s advisory committee. At least two consecutive semesters in residence at The University of Tulsa as a full-time student are required. Advisory Committee. A student in the Ph.D. program will be advised initially by a graduate faculty member recommended by the graduate program advisor and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. The student should select a general research area and a research advisor or co-advisors for the dissertation by the end of two semesters after enrollment in the program. The advisor or co-advisors, after consultation with the student, recommend the other members of the advisory committee to the Dean of the Graduate School. The advisory committee must have at least four members, two of whom must be petroleum engineering graduate faculty members, at least one of whom must be a University of Tulsa graduate faculty member from a department other than Petroleum Engineering, and one of whom may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. The advisory committee assists with the student’s program of course work, approves the dissertation topic, and administers the final dissertation oral examination. Qualifying Examinations. The Ph.D. qualifying exams are designed to indicate whether a student has the intellectual creativity necessary to do Ph.D. research. Problems on a Ph.D. qualifying exam should be different from problems that the students taking the exam have seen before. Questions on Ph.D. qualifying exams presume background knowledge normally held by the holder of a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering who has also taken undergraduate courses in partial differential equations and either linear algebra or matrix theory. Questions may also assume that the examinee has taken the core courses PE 7013, 7023 and 7063. Students wishing to take Ph.D. qualifying exams must inform the department chair in writing four weeks prior to the exam week. The exams will normally be administered once per year, immediately preceding the first week of the fall semester. In the event that a candidate (or candidates) must retake the exam (see discussion on grading), a second exam will be offered prior to end of the fall semester following the August exams; the dates for this exam will be set by the department chairman. The Ph.D. qualifying exams consist of three four-hour exams. Each of the three exams consists of six questions and the examinee is asked to solve exactly four

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questions on each exam. Each full-time petroleum engineering faculty member will prepare two or three questions upon the request of the department chair. The Graduate Program Coordinator formulates the three exams at his discretion with the provision that no individual exam will contain more than one question prepared by an individual faculty member. Each question is graded on a zero to ten basis. Since each examinee is asked to solve a total of 12 problems, the maximum grade possible is 120. (1) A grade of 75/120 or more shall constitute a passing grade. (2) A grade less than 65/120 shall constitute a failing grade. Any student who has scored less than 65/120 will be dismissed from the program at the end of the fall semester immediately following the August qualifying exams. The faculty shall consider three options for any student who receives a grade on the qualifying exams greater than or equal to 65/120 and less than 75/120, namely, (a) the student shall be dismissed from the program at the end of the fall semester following the August qualifying exams which he or she failed; (b) the student shall be awarded a passing grade. Option (b) will be permissible only if the student has received a grade greater than 70/120; (c) the student shall be required to take the next set of Ph.D. qualifying exams. This option will only be available to students taking the August exam; decisions regarding students who take a second qualifying exam during the fall semester and whose grades are greater than or equal to 65/120 and less than 75/120 shall be based solely on options (a) and (b) above. Which of the preceding options will apply will be determined by a secret ballot of all full time petroleum engineering graduate faculty members who attend the meeting at which the results of the Ph.D. qualifying exams are discussed. The selection of option (b) or (if applicable) option (c) will require an absolute majority vote of the faculty. If option (b) or (c) is not selected by an absolute majority vote, the student will be dismissed from the program, i.e., option (a) shall prevail. For students receiving a grade greater than 70/120, option (b) will be voted on first, then, if applicable, option (c). Each student shall be informed of the outcome by his or her advisor, or, in the absence of the advisor, by the Department Chair. The Department Chair shall notify the Dean of the Graduate School of all results. A student who enters the doctoral program directly from the M.S. program at The University of Tulsa must take the first set of Ph.D. qualifying exams offered after he or she is admitted to the doctoral program. A student who enters the doctoral program after having completed an M.S. degree in petroleum engineering at another college or university must take the first set of Ph.D. qualifying exams offered after his or her first semester in petroleum engineering at The University of Tulsa. A student who enters the doctoral program after having completed a M.S. degree in a discipline other than petroleum engineering must take the first set of Ph.D. qualifying exams offered after his or her second semester in petroleum engineering at The University of Tulsa. Any exception to this policy must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the full-time faculty by a secret ballot. Research Proposal. For a student who has passed his or her Ph.D. qualifying exams, the final step for admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree requires that he or she prepare a typed research proposal five to fifteen pages in length which outlines the research proposed for the Ph.D. dissertation. The student’s advisor may provide general suggestions on the preparation of this proposal but should not write the proposal. The completed research proposal must be submitted to each full-time faculty member and members of the dissertation committee.

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The advisor will convene a meeting with the student and the dissertation committee at which the student will present the research proposal. All faculty members are invited to this presentation. This meeting should take place at least a year before the student’s graduation. Subsequent to this meeting, the dissertation committee shall recommend one of the following: 1) The student shall be admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. 2) The student shall make committee-recommended revisions to the proposal prior to being admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. The advisor will notify the department chair upon the student’s successful completion of all requirements. Candidacy. A student cannot be admitted to candidacy until the language requirement has been fulfilled, qualifying examinations have been passed, and the research proposal has been approved. Dissertation. Each candidate must write a dissertation on the results of his research. The dissertation must demonstrate the candidate’s ability to conduct independent research in the area of interest and must contribute to some field of science or engineering technology. The dissertation must follow the Graduate School’s recommended procedures for submission to the student’s advisory committee, and before final typing or reproduction, must be presented to the full advisory committee for examination and review. A letter grade is not given for the dissertation; it is graded on a pass-fail basis. Final Oral Examination. Each candidate must pass a final oral examination before the advisory committee. The examination will consist of a public defense of the dissertation and cover the general field of the dissertation as well as other parts of the program which may be chosen by the committee. The advisory committee recommends the candidate to the Dean of the Graduate School for the Ph.D. degree upon successful completion of the final oral examination and acceptance of the dissertation. Passing grades must be obtained in all the dissertation hours to fulfill degree requirements.

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Petroleum Engineering (PE)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7003 Artificial Lift Systems Design and comparison of present-day artificial lift systems including sucker rod pumping, gas lift, electrical submersible pumping, hydraulic pumping, jet pumping, plunger lift, and other lift methods. Prerequisite: PE 3073. 7013 Advanced Reservoir Engineering Advanced petrophysics for multiphase flow in porous media. Mathematical development of fluid flow equations in porous media and analytical solutions to single-phase flow problems; application of superposition. Fractional flow theory and displacement efficiency. Areal and vertical sweep efficiencies and recovery efficiency. Prerequisite: PE 3023, 4113 or permission of instructor. 7023 Advanced Production Design Total system associated with production and transportation of oil and gas. Prediction of phase behavior and fluid physical properties, inflow performance relationships, flow through completions, steady state multiphase flow through pipes and restrictions. Comprehensive design project. Prerequisites: ES 3003 and PE 3073 or permission of instructor. 7033 Well Test Analysis I Development and applications of solutions to the diffusivity equation. Pressure build-up, draw-down, and fall off; identification of wellbore storage and fractured wells using pressure derivatives; evaluation of stimulation treatments; pressure interference in multiple well reservoirs; and well deliverability. Prerequisites: PE 3023, MATH 4143. 7043 Reservoir Simulation I Development of the equations for multiphase, multidimensional flow in porous media and the mathematical procedures required for their solution using finite-difference methods. CoRequisite: PE 7013, Prerequisites: PE 3023, MATH 4123, MATH 4143, and proficiency in either Fortran, C, or C++ programming languages. 7053 Two Phase Flow Modeling A theoretical treatment of two phase flow. Introduction to two phase flow phenomena and the recent modeling approach. Review of the early black box general models. Flow pattern transition prediction and flow pattern modeling for vertical, horizontal and inclined pipes. Unified Models. Application examples. Prerequisites: CHE 7003 or permission of instructor. 7063 Advanced Drilling Drilling fluids rheology and hydraulics. Mathematical model of drilling rate and bit wear. Mechanics of BHA in vertical and directional holes. Directional well trajectory predictions and design. Modeling of drag and torque. Dynamics of drill string. Computer applications. Prerequisite: PE 3043 or permission of instructor. 7073 Geostatistics Application of statistical methods to reservoir characterization. Several conventional, as well as new techniques to quantify reservoir data will be evaluated with major emphasis on definition of uncertainties in characterizing reservoirs. Prerequisites: GEOL 1013, PE 3023, STAT 3813 or permission of instructor. 7083 Modern Reservoir Engineering Advanced improved recovery processes with emphasis on CO2, polymer and steam flooding. Phase behavior analysis on ternary diagrams. Flow of non-Newtonian fluids. Design considerations for improved oil recovery processes by incorporating reservoir characterization. Prerequisites: PE 4113 or 7013.

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7103 Advanced Formation Evaluation Qualitative and quantitative analysis and interpretation of well logs involving shale formations and complex lithologies. Use of cross-plots and computer models in comprehensive formation interpretations. Prerequisite: PE 4053 or equivalent. 7113 Drilling Optimization Drilling economics, cost trends, and estimation. Factors affecting rate penetration. Theory and techniques of optimization. Applications of optimization techniques to drilling cost minimization. Lectures will be supplemented with current literature on optimized drilling. Prerequisite: PE 3043. 7123 Advanced Drilling Fluids Drilling fluids fundamentals, clay chemistry and shale stabilization, drilling fluid rheology, surface chemistry of drilling fluids, hole stability mechanics, drilling problems related to drilling fluids, drilling fluids additives and chemicals, drilling fluids contaminants, and recent advances in drilling fluid systems. Prerequisite: PE 3043. 7133 Inverse Problems Overview of inverse theory with emphasis on flow in porous media. The method of Backus and Gilbert. Model resolution. The probabilistic solutions of inverse problems. Monte Carlo methods and conditional simulation. Computation of sensitivity coefficients and the maximum a posteriori estimate for nonlinear problems. Sampling from the posterior distribution function using Markhov chain, Monte Carlo, rejectionacceptance, and randomized maximum likelihood algorithms. Prerequisites: PE 7013 or (MATH 6523 and STAT 6613), or GPHY 7063, or permission of instructor. 7143 Transient Multiphase Production Design A combination of theoretical modeling and design applications. Transient multiphase flow modeling techniques will be reviewed. Several flow assurance topics related to transient multiphase production will be discussed. The state-of-the-art transient multiphase flow

simulator will be introduced through workshops and will be used to complete homework and comprehensive design projects. Industrial practices of transient multiphase production design will be covered through special seminars given by experts from oil companies. Prerequisites: PE 7023 or PE 7053, or permission of instructor. 7153 Transport in Porous Media Transport of momentum, heat, and mass through large scale porous media: Single and multiphase flows, capillarity, tracer transport, multi-component transport with phase behavior, applications to enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration, and geochemical flows. Prerequisites: MATH 4143 or permission of instructor. 7163 Advanced Engineering Programming Programming environment, development flow, programming languages, abstract data types, design patterns, introduction to GUI and event driven programming, introduction to parallel programming and scripts. The primary objective is to provide a fundamental background of engineering programming and its applications in petroleum engineering. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7173 Math Modeling in Drilling Engineering 3D wellbore trajectory, wellbore stability and DEM, shale fluid interaction, cuttings transport, drillstring mechanics, foam flow in annulus. Model construction and solutions using computers. Prerequisite: PE 7123 and PE 7163 or Permission of instructor. 7813 Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering Content varies depending upon student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7913 Master’s Project Directed project in petroleum engineering. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7961 Residency (See page 16.)

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7981-6 (1-6 hours) Research and Thesis Directed research on some problem within an approved area. Examination and written thesis required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Pass-fail basis only. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. 8013 Reservoir Simulation II Design and implementation of a multiphase flow reservoir simulator, including interphase mass transfer and variable fluid saturation pressure. Design of compositional reservoir simulators using a generalized Equation of State. Recent advances in reservoir simulation. Prerequisites: PE 7013 and 7043. 8023 Assisted History Matching Overview of LBFGS and other optimization methods. Data assimilation in a Bayesian frame-work using randomized maximum likelihood and Bayesian updating methods including the ensemble Kalman filter for generating plausible reservoir descriptions and assessing the uncertainty in reservoir description and performance predictions. Prerequisites: PE 7133 and PE 7043; Corequisites: PE 7073 or MATH 7053.

8033 Well Test Analysis II Determination of wellbore pressure for a wide variety of conditions by analytical techniques and simulation methods. Transient flow of gas in reservoirs and analysis of gas well test data. Extension of single-phase flow systems to multiphase flow. Pressure behavior in anisotropic systems and heterogeneous reservoirs. Prerequisites: PE 7033 and 7043. 8053 Transient Two-Phase Flow Detailed derivation of the two basic models for transient two phase flow in pipelines: The Two Fluid Model and the Drift Flux Model. Analysis of characteristics, well posed problems and stability, and review of numerical methods for both models. Presentation of the recent trend of simplified models for transient flow in pipelines. Prerequisites: PE 7023 or permission of instructor. 9981-9 (1-9 hours) Research and Dissertation Original research on some problem within the field of petroleum engineering on the Ph.D. level. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program. Pass-fail basis only. 9991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program.

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Approved Undergraduate Courses
Some senior-level undergraduate courses in the major and minor fields can be used for graduate credit. Such credit is limited to six credit hours on the master’s level and an additional three credit hours on the doctoral level. Permission of the student’s graduate advisor is required to take and receive credit for these courses. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. The following are the approved senior-level petroleum engineering courses: 6183 Flow Assurance Multi-disciplinary subject addressing hydrocarbon production from offshore fields, including design and operational issues. Major subjects to be covered include the prediction of paraffin deposition, hydrates, and remedial actions. Prerequisite: Junior standing. 6413 Petroleum Economics and Property Evaluation Time value of money; profitability measures; engineering analysis and prediction of cash flows in oil and gas properties; effect of depreciation and taxes on cash flow; international contracts; inflation; risk and uncertainty analysis. Prerequisite: PE 2113, 2123. 6453 Formation Evaluation Electrical, acoustic, and radioactive properties of rocks. Introduction to well logging theory and interpretation of subsurface logs, and computer logs. Prerequisites: GEOL 3153, PE 2113, 2123, PHYS 2063. 6463 Well Construction and Completion Design Casing program, casing and tubing design, principles of cementing, completion added skin, well perforating, hydraulic fracturing, sand control and acidizing. Prerequisites: PE 3013, 3023, 3043. 6473 Production Engineering II Overview and application of common methods for artificially lifting oil wells, dewatering gas wells and boosting deepwater production; detailed theory, design and troubleshooting of the important artificial lift methods, including continuous gas lift, beam pumping, electrical submersible pumping and progressing cavity pumps. Prerequisite: PE 3013, 3073. 6513 Reservoir Engineering II Oil trapping, fractional flow and frontal advance theory, areal and vertical sweep efficiencies, inter-action of gravity, capillary and viscous forces on flood performance, introduction to the fundamentals of reservoir simulation, and application of a commercial reservoir simulator in design of water flooding and gas injection projects and in predicting reservoir performance. Prerequisite: PE 3013, 3023.

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Physics and Engineering Physics
Chair George P. Miller Professors Roger N. Blais George P. Miller Associate Professors Dylan P. Brennan Parameswar Harikumar Scott A. Holmstrom Sanwu Wang Assistant Professor Alexei Grigoriev Graduate Program Advisor Scott A. Holmstrom

The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science degree in Physics, the Master of Science in Engineering Physics and Doctor of Philosophy in Physics. Admission. To be admitted to a graduate program in physics or engineering physics, an applicant must satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School and be approved by the physics graduate program advisor. Applications should be made through the Graduate School and must include the following: 1. A baccalaureate degree in Physics or Engineering Physics or equivalent from an accredited institution. An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher is required. 2. Results from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). 3. Applicants from non-native English speaking countries must satisfy English proficiency requirements, including a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam or 213 on the computer-based exam. Applicants from non-English speaking countries may submit a minimum score of 6.0 on the IELTS exam in place of a TOEFL score. 4. Three references or evaluations from qualified individuals familiar with the applicant’s academic and/or technical background. Students that have not completed all the prerequisite undergraduate courses may be admitted on a conditional basis. In such cases, the student will be required to take necessary undergraduate courses, without graduate credit, to remove deficiencies. General Requirements. Upon admission, the student will confer with the department graduate advisor to plan course sequencing and discuss research options. Satisfactory progress in course work is required and all students are required to maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA to remain in good academic standing. Master of Science in Physics and Engineering Physics The Master’s degrees require a combination of appropriate course work and original research mentored by a graduate faculty member leading to the completion of a research thesis that is presented and defended by the candidate in a public forum.

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Curriculum requirements Master of Science in Physics Core Physics credit hours (PHYS 7003, 7043, 7063, 7083) ......................................... 12 Minimum credit hours of thesis ......................................................................................... 3 Minimum semester hours of 6000-level or 7000-level mathematics ............................ 3 Maximum semester hours of approved physics 6000-level courses ............................. 6 Maximum semester hours of independent study ............................................................ 3 Minimum total credit hours ........................................................................... 30 Master of Science in Engineering Physics Core Physics credit hours (PHYS 7003, 7043, 7063, 7083) ......................................... 12 Minimum semester hours engineering (including EE 7073) ......................................... 6 Minimum semester hours of thesis .................................................................................... 3 Minimum semester hours mathematics ............................................................................ 3 Maximum semester hours of approved 6000-level courses ........................................... 6 Maximum semester hours of independent study ............................................................ 3 Minimum total credit hours ........................................................................... 30 No more than six hours of transfer credit beyond the bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution may contribute toward fulfilling degree requirements. Transfer credit is subject to approval by the physics graduate program advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. By the end of the first semester in the program, the student must have selected a general research area and reached an agreement with a graduate faculty member to serve as their research advisor. The research advisor will then select an oral examination committee consisting of the advisor and two other qualified members. At least one member of this committee must be from outside the physics department and may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. The makeup of the examination committee is subject to the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Upon completion of the thesis, the student must pass a comprehensive oral examination. The student’s committee conducts this examination which covers the student’s entire graduate program with emphasis on the research work and content of the thesis. The thesis must be formatted according to Graduate School guidelines and the oral examination must be completed in time to meet Graduate School deadlines. Combined Bachelors/Master’s Degree Program Highly motivated students may earn a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physics or Engineering Physics in five years. The combined degree program requires the same level of work as the standard Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, but allows up to nine credit hours of 5000-level courses to count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Undergraduate students should apply to the Graduate School for admission to the combined program at the end of the sophomore year or the beginning of the junior year. A minimum of 60 hours of undergraduate course work is required. Because of the rigor and pace of this program, a minimum of a 3.4 undergraduate GPA is required for admission. Interested students should contact the graduate program advisor for Physics and Engineering Physics.

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Doctor of Philosophy in Physics A Ph.D. in Physics requires a combination of appropriate course work, written and oral examinations, and original and significant research mentored by a graduate faculty member leading to the completion of a research dissertation that is presented and defended by the candidate in a public forum. Curriculum Requirements Core Physics credit hours (PHYS 7003, 7043, 7063, 7083, 7971-3) ...........................15 Minimum credit hours of 6000-level or 7000-level mathematics .................................. 6 Minimum credit hours of elective physics courses .......................................................... 6 Minimum credit hours of doctoral dissertation .............................................................24 Minimum total credit hours........................................................................... 72 No more than 12 hours of 6000-level courses can be used towards the Ph.D. degree. For students already holding a Master’s degree, a variable number of hours may be applied to the Ph.D. as determined by the physics graduate faculty and with the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Area of Specialization. By the end of the second semester in the program, the student must have selected an area of specialization and reached an agreement with a graduate faculty member to serve as their research advisor. The student will achieve an in-depth understanding in this area of specialization through the selection of appropriate elective courses, independent study, and dissertation research. Areas of specialization must follow the research interests of a graduate faculty member. Qualifying Examination. The qualifying examination requirement will be satisfied by passing a written examination at the end of the first year of graduate study. In the event that the exam is not passed, it may be retaken a second and final time. The exam must be taken the next time it is offered. Failure to pass on the second attempt will result in dismissal from the Ph.D. program. The exam will consist of questions authored and evaluated by the physics graduate faculty and will be administered at the end of the spring semester each academic year. This examination may also be held at the end of the fall semester in the event that a number of students begin the program in the previous spring semester. Research Advisory Committee. The student’s research advisory committee must be formed by their research advisor within two months following the student passing the qualifying examination. The committee will consist of the advisor and three or four other qualified members. At least one member of this committee must be from outside the physics department and may be a qualified expert in the research area from outside the University. The makeup of the examination committee is subject to the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Ph.D. Candidacy. Students are admitted to candidacy after they pass the qualifying exam and successfully defend their dissertation proposal. Students must write a proposal and prepare an oral presentation detailing their proposed Ph.D. research including accomplishments to date. The members of the physics graduate faculty that are not on the student’s research committee must be invited to the candidate’s oral presentation. Passage of the oral presentation will be determined by a consensus of the student’s research committee and a recommendation forwarded to the Dean of the Graduate School for formal admission into candidacy Dissertation and Defense. The final requirement for the Ph.D. degree is the completion of a satisfactory written dissertation of the candidate’s research, along with

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the successful presentation and public defense of the dissertation as judged by the student’s research advisory committee. The dissertation must be submitted to the committee at least two weeks prior to the defense date and public announcement of the defense date must be made at least one week prior to the defense. The dissertation must be formatted according to Graduate School guidelines and the defense must be completed in time to meet Graduate School deadlines. Residency Requirement. At least two consecutive semesters in residence as a full– time student at The University of Tulsa are required.

Physics and Engineering Physics (PHYS)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7003 Advanced Classical Mechanics Covers elementary principles, variational principles and Lagrange’s equations, two-body central problems, symmetries and conservation, and rigid body dynamics. The Hamiltonian equations of motion, Canonical transformation, Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and introduction to nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Prerequisite: PHYS 4003 or equivalent. 7011-3 (1-3 credit hours) Instruction in Physics Provides directed experience in instruction in Physics. Student will assume partial responsibilities for instruction of a class under the direction of a Physics faculty member. Activities may include lesson preparation, class delivery, testing, and grading. 7043 Advanced Quantum Mechanics Postulates of quantum mechanics. The Schrödinger, Heisenberg, and interaction pictures. Theory of angular momentum. Symmetries: parity, reflection, lattice transformation, time-reversal. Prerequisite: PHYS 4043 or equivalent. 7063 Electromagnetic Theory Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism. Boundary value problems in electrostatics, static multipole moments, theory of dielectrics, magnetostatics, plane electromagnetic waves, simple radiating systems. Prerequisite: PHYS 4063 or equivalent. 7083 Statistical Mechanics Review of basic statistical mechanics: detailed balance, harmonic oscillator, Bose and Fermi gases, interacting classical gas, basic phenomenology of phase transitions, Ising model, mean-field theory, dynamics of thermal fluctuations, fluctuation dissipation theory, Langevin equation, diffusion, Monte Carlo calculations. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. 7123 Plasma Physics Motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields and plasma confinement. Kinetic description of magnetized plasmas. Coulomb collisions and the equilibrium distribution. Plasma as a conducting fluid, moments of the distribution function, orderings and closures. Magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and stability. Waves in cold unmagnetized plasmas. Waves in magnetized plasmas. Drift kinetics and drift wave instability theory. Selected problems in MHD stability theory. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7153 Methods of Theoretical Physics Topics will vary, but may include analytic functions, Fourier analysis, Green’s functions, integral transforms, partial differential equations and integral equations, linear vector spaces, tensor analysis, group theory, function space and orthogonal polynomials, Cuachy’s integral formula, residue theory, Strum-

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Liouville theory, Perturbation theory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. 7503 Introduction to Nanotechnology Basic solid state physics, methods of measuring structural properties (X-ray, AFM, SEM, field ion microscopy, Infrared and Raman microscopy, photoemission, and magnetic resonance), metal nanoclusters, semiconductor nanoclusters, methods of synthesis (RF plasma, Pulsed laser, CVD), carbon nanoclusters, carbon nanotubes, applications of carbon nanotubes, quantum wells, wires and dots, self assembly, organic compounds and polymers, biological materials. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7523 Advanced Photonics Topics include photons, atom-photon interactions, polaritons, spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, Fourier optics, optics of crystals, and guided-wave optics. 7553 Modern Quantum Mechanics Identical particles; Fermions and Bosons; many-particles problems; the Hartree-Fock approximation and density functional theory; Klein-Gordon Equation; Dirac Equation; the negative energy states and the positron theory; scattering theory (the Lippman-Schwinger equation and the Born approximation). Prerequisite: PHYS 7043. 7563 Electrodynamics Electromagnetic radiation, waveguides, scattering, diffraction, magnetohydrodynamics, and relativity. Prerequisite: PHYS 7063.

7573 Condensed Matter Physics Crystal symmetries, electronic states and the band structure, the single particle approximation and density functional theory, lattice vibrations and their quantization, semiconductor materials, surfaces and interfaces, and nanostructures. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7863 Special Topics in Physics Study of developing subject matter in areas not covered in existing courses. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 7961 Residency (See page 16.) 7971-3 Graduate Seminar Reports and discussions of advanced topics in physics given by students, faculty, and invited guest speakers 7981-6 Research and Thesis Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written thesis and formal defense before graduate committee is required. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Pass-fail basis only. 7991-3 Independent Study Individual or group studies of advanced topics pertaining to Physics or engineering physics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty member. 9981-9 Doctoral Dissertation Directed research on a problem within the field of Physics at the Ph.D. level. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ph.D. Program. Pass-fail basis only.

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Approved Undergraduate Courses
Many undergraduate courses may be taken for graduate credit with approval from the program advisor. A student enrolling in these courses will complete assignments in addition to those completed by the undergraduate students in the courses. 6033 Quantum Mechanics I Introductory quantum mechanics. Solutions of the time-independent Schrödinger equation in three dimensions. Angular momentum and identical particles. Prerequisites: PHYS 3053, MATH 3073. 6043 Quantum Mechanics II Continuation of Physics 4033. Approximation techniques and applied topics in nuclear, solid state, and high energy physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 4033. 6053 Introduction to Material Science Atomic and crystalline structure shapes the physical properties of materials and nanomaterials. Topics: atoms and interatomic bonds; crystal structure; structural defects; mechanical properties; phase diagrams; electrical properties and energy band structure; thermal properties, magnetic properties, optical properties; surfaces and interfaces; nanomaterials. Prerequisites CHEM 1013, PHYS 3053 or CHEM 4023 6073 Electromagnetic Waves and Optics Electromagnetic radiation, interaction of electro-magnetic waves with matter, interference, diffraction, black body radiation, lasers and geometrical optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 4063 and 3053. 6503 Solid State Physics Crystal structure, Brillouin zones, crystal binding, imperfections in crystals, phonons, free electron Fermi gas, Wiedemann-Franz law, nearly free electrons, Bloch functions, KronigPenney model, concept of band gap, semiconductors and superconductors, and magnetic materials. Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 4033. 6523 Fundamental of Photonics Classical and quantum description of light. Beam optics, photon optics, statistical optics, lasers, photon sources and detectors, and nonlinear optics. 6563 Astrophysics Investigates the physics of stellar evolution and cosmology. Particular attention will be paid to models of stellar life cycles including energy production and stellar nucleosynthesis, model of stellar corpses and supernovae, the Big Bang model, and cosmic nucleosynthesis. Prerequisites: PHYS 3053, MATH 3073

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Interdisciplinary Programs
The following interdisciplinary programs are designed from courses that cross two or more separate programs. • Master of Arts in Museum Science and Management • Master of Science in Mathematics and Science Education

Master of Arts in Museum Science and Management
The Graduate School, in collaboration with the Gilcrease Museum and various academic departments on The University of Tulsa campus, offers an interdisciplinary program leading to a Master of Arts degree in Museum Science and Management (MSM). The program provides both interdisciplinary course work and “hands-on” experience designed to prepare future museum professionals in the areas of administration, fiscal management, collections care and research, and education. Students gain experience in using objects and collections in research, exhibition, publication, and programming, as well as a background in museum administration, leadership, and fundraising. Internships at regional or national cultural institutions provide practical experience for students in their selected area of specialization. The staff of the Gilcrease Museum and the faculty at TU collaborate to provide indepth opportunities to specialize in the curation, care, and exhibition of American art, archaeology, ethnology, and archives. MSM and Graduate School staff will also mentor students in topics and issues related to professionalism and career development, such as: helping students prepare resumes and cover letters, joining professional organizations, participating in appropriate regional or national meetings, and becoming conversant in important contemporary issues related to museum work. Mission Statement The Museum Science and Management program will help prepare the next generation of museum professionals through classroom preparation, a commitment to hands-on projects, and meaningful internships for all MSM students. Secondarily, the MSM program strives to serve the regional and national museum communities, to train new professionals, and to provide enhancement of skills for those who have existing positions. Learning Objectives • • • • • • Develop basic skills for cataloguing museum and archival collections. Learn basic conservation principles needed by all museum professionals Ability to design the layout for an exhibition and to write descriptive labels. Grounding in applicable legal and ethical perspectives of museum work. Ability to work as part of a team. Understand how to use visitor survey data to evaluate exhibitions and programs.

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Admission. Applicants must satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School, be approved by the Graduate School and the Director of Museum Science and Management, and must satisfy the following requirements: • • • • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Results from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination. A writing sample that demonstrates the students, research and/or critical thinking skills. A minimum TOEFL score of 90 on the internet-based exam, or 575 on the paper exam for students whose native language is not English. Non-native speakers may submit a minimum score of 6.5 from the IELTS examination to substitute for the TOEFL score. Exceptional students with scores below these levels may be admitted conditionally and required to take CDSP 2013 or enroll in the English Institute, or retake the TOEFL exam. An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0. Students who do not satisfy this requirement but have at least a 3.0 GPA in their major field may be admitted on probation by the Graduate School upon the recommendation of the Graduate Program Advisor. Probationary status is removed by completing nine credit hours of approved graduate study with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in one semester for a full-time student and within three semesters for a part-time student. Letters of recommendation from at least three professors or former supervisors who are familiar with the applicant’s technical background, work performance and academic potential. A Statement of Purpose that includes a description of the applicant’s background, rationale for the track desired, specific interests in museum science and management, and long-term professional objectives. Available tracks in the program are: Anthropology, History, Native American, and General.









Curriculum The degree program requires the completion of 33 credit hours, including classroom instruction coupled with actual work in a museum setting. The curriculum consists of: Museum Science and Management core (12 credit hours) MSM 7023, Museum Administration and Management MSM 7053 Cultural Property: Ethics and Law Choose two of the following courses MSM 7013, Conservation Principles MSM 7033 Collections and Archiving MSM 7043, Museum Education and Exhibitions ACCT 6113, Accounting Processes and Problem Solving I Courses either in one track or in a variety of tracks (12 credit hours) Available academic tracks Anthropology History Native American General

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Electives (6 credit hours) Selected courses are available in the following academic departments – Accounting Anthropology Chemistry Communications Geosciences History Law Management Marketing Internship or capstone project (3 credit hours) All master’s program students are advised by the Director of Museum Science and Management. If a track other than General was not requested and approved at the time of admission, then students wishing to pursue a theme track must request permission of the Director and Dean of the Graduate School, preferably before the end of their first semester (or for part-time students, before completing nine credit hours). If a student desires to change his/her track, the Director will consult with the appropriate graduate program advisor or the Museum Science and Management Graduate Committee regarding the student’s request to assure that the student has the appropriate background. Students who anticipate enrolling in the Museum Project course should select a research advisor by the beginning of the second semester to determine an appropriate sequence of course work and to address early steps which may be necessary as part of the project. A 3.0 grade point average is required of all students in the Graduate School. No graduate credit is given for a course in which a grade lower than C has been received. Project and internship grades are recorded on a Pass/Fail basis; passing grades in these courses are required for the degree.

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Museum Science and Management (MSM)
The number of credits per course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 7013 Conservation Principles An introduction to art conservation and its application to increased understanding and preservation of art, historic, and material culture. In addition to learning about conservation philosophy, ethics, and capabilities, students will learn about techniques used in the field of conservation to enrich the academic knowledge base and add to the museum dialogue. Students will directly examine and research a museum object using scientific analytical techniques, interpret the data, and determine treatment goals and longterm preservation methods. 7023 Museum Administration and Management Explores administrative issues fundamental to all museums such as governance, law, ethics, funding, collections policies, visitor studies, educational programming, and marketing. Students are exposed to museums of different types (art, history, natural history, etc.) and sizes to see how these variables shape the work environment and each museum’s character. 7033 Collections and Archiving Collections of objects and documents are at the core of museums. This course presents philosophies, as well as a practical overview of principles and practices for the appropriate use of objects and archival materials in research, exhibition, and education. The organization, administration, and use of objects and archival documents have many traits in common but there are also numerous differences. This course presents a practicum that compares and contrasts both areas. 7043 Museum Education and Exhibitions Museums primarily interact with their audiences through exhibits and educational programs. This course presents perspectives on exhibit development and educational programming for a wide variety of audiences. The many different kinds of skill sets and knowledge bases that contribute to a successful exhibit are discussed. Special attention is given to the importance of identifying and understanding audiences. 7053 Cultural Property: Ethics and Law Provides students pursuing careers in museum work and anthropology a broad background in legal and ethical issues involving the study, use, and management of cultural property. Addresses issues concerning both tangible property (art objects, archaeological material, human remains, sacred artifacts, and other items of cultural patrimony) and intellectual property (music, song, design, and other cultural knowledge). 7063 Grant Writing for Museums The ability to write successful grants is an important skill for any museum professional. This course explores how grant proposals are structured for government and private funding sources and details the fundamentals of writing competitive grant proposals. Students will write a proposal as part of the class requirement.

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Master of Science in Mathematics and Science Education
The Graduate School, through the School of Urban Education and the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, offers an interdisciplinary program leading to a Master of Science in Mathematics and Science Education (M.S.M.S.E.). The M.S.M.S.E. is a research-based program designed to provide a solid background in mathematics and science principles and their application in the classroom. It includes a core of professional education and educational research courses and electives to be selected based on the student’s interest and background. The M.S.M.S.E. program is intended for certified and practicing elementary and middle school teachers who wish to enhance their subject matter knowledge and skill in science and math. It includes a core of professional education courses, educational research courses, and electives in math and science. The M.S.M.S.E. degree program does not lead to teacher certification. The M.S.M.S.E. program requires students to complete a research project. The research project consists of a series of research-related course work that includes the preparation of an approved research proposal and a final research paper reporting on original empirical research conducted in the final year of the program. All M.S.M.S.E. students must complete a total of thirty credit hours for the degree. The total includes eighteen credit hours of core education courses along with twelve credit hours in approved graduate-level electives in math and science courses offered through the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. No more than twelve credit hours may be taken at the 6000 level. Because the M.S.M.S.E. is an interdisciplinary program between the School of Urban Education and the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, students in this program are jointly advised by the Graduate Program Advisor in the School of Urban Education and by an advisor in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. M.S.M.S.E. Core Courses (18 credit hours) EDUC 7043, Introduction to Educational Technology or EDUC 7053, Instructional Design and Curriculum Integration EDUC 7123, Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth & Development EDUC 7153, Techniques of Research and Evaluation EDUC 7173, Research Proposal EDUC 7183, Statistical Methods for Research I EDUC 7913, Research and Paper M.S.M.S.E. Math and Science Courses (12 credit hours) Consists of MSE courses and other electives offered through the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences

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Mathematics/Science Education (MSE)
The number of credits allotted for a course is designated by the last digit of the course number. 7013-4 (3-4 hours) Contemporary Physical Science Current problems in chemistry, utilizing hands-on activities. 7043 Classroom Computer Applications Enables teachers to effectively use educational technology in the classroom. Topics include software evaluation, curriculum integration, simulation and modeling, multimedia applications, integrated applications, telecommunication and networking, and using information management systems. 7113-4 (3-4 hours) Earth’s Physical Environment Major issues in earth science. 7123-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Physics Topics in mechanics, light and sound appropriate for the elementary classroom. 7133-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Biology Environmental or cellular biology appropriate for the elementary classroom. 7143-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Chemistry Topics in atoms, molecules, chemical properties and reactivity appropriate for the elementary classroom 7153-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Mathematics Advanced topics in analysis, statistics, or discrete mathematics appropriate for the elementary classroom. 7163-4 (3-4 hours) Concepts and Applications in Astronomy Focuses on sun, moon, planets, eclipses, soar system, meteors, comets, stars, galaxies and big bang, based on the student’s background and teaching interests. 7213 Technology Project Project involving application of technology to curriculum implementation. Project will be developed in consultation with instructor and address a curriculum area appropriate for the student. 7831-3 (1-3 hours) Special Topics in Mathematics and Science 7973 Seminar: Problems in Modern Science and Mathematics Discussion of major contemporary issues in science and mathematics as they pertain to the classroom. 7991-3 (1-3 hours) Independent Study

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Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs
Outstanding undergraduates in accountancy, applied mathematics, biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering physics, geosciences, history, and physics may be considered for admission to combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree programs. These combined programs encourage students to complete graduate level work as undergraduates and typically permit a restricted number of 5000-level courses to be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. These programs have been developed to allow exceptional students the opportunity to complete a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in a reduced amount of time. Eligibility Requirements Undergraduate students who have completed at least 60 undergraduate credit hours but not more than 96 undergraduate credit hours, including credits earned from advanced placement examination, are eligible to apply to the Graduate School. Students who have completed more than 96 undergraduate credit hours may petition the Provost for an exception in order to apply. Transfer students must have completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters as a fulltime student at TU with a minimum of 24 completed TU credit hours. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 at The University of Tulsa. Individual departments and programs may impose more restrictive requirements. Admission Undergraduate students are admitted to the appropriate undergraduate college so that they can begin the undergraduate portion of the program. Students potentially interested in a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program should notify their department as early as possible. Admission to an undergraduate degree program does not ensure admission to a graduate degree program at The University of Tulsa. Before students enroll in any graduate course work, they must be admitted to the Graduate School. Students applying to the combined bachelor’s/ master’s degree program must declare their intention prior to or during their junior year by making application to the Graduate School. The process of applying to the Graduate School for the Master’s degree portion of a combined bachelor’s-master’s degree program is identical to the application for any graduate degree program and will generally require the submission of 1) a Graduate School application, 2) any and all required standardized test scores, 3) three letters of recommendation and 4) transcripts for work done at universities or colleges other than The University of Tulsa. Students who have completed at least 96 undergraduate credit hours and have an approved petition from the Provost may also apply to the Graduate School for the Master’s degree portion of a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program. The process for applying to the Graduate School is identical to the application for any graduate degree program. Undergraduate students who apply to a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program and are admitted into the graduate portion of the program will be admitted as a Special Student in the Graduate School until the completion of their Bachelor’s degree.

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Undergraduates admitted into a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program may take 6000- and 7000-level courses for graduate credit. Not more than 6 graduate credits (6000 and 7000 level) taken as a Special Student will be applied to the Master’s degree; these credit hours are in addition to the maximum of 9 credits taken at the 5000 level. Upon completion of the Bachelor’s degree, students will matriculate into the Master’s degree program if they have maintained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in both their undergraduate and graduate work at The University of Tulsa and have met the additional requirements for admission to the graduate portion of their program as specified in their admission letter. Double Counting Restrictions The 5000-level course work taken for undergraduate credit by students who are admitted to the graduate portion of a combined bachelor’s/master’s program may also be applied to the graduate degree with the approval of the Graduate Program Advisor for the master’s program. A maximum of 9 credit hours of 5000-level work may be applied to the graduate degree program.

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Joint-Degree Programs
Juris Doctor/Master of Arts Juris Doctor/Master of Science Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration Juris Doctor/Master of Taxation Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Finance Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Computer Science Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Finance Master of Science in Finance/Master of Science in Applied Mathematics

Juris Doctor and Master’s Degrees
These programs are designed to offer full-time students an interdisciplinary degree which encompasses training in law plus expertise in a complementary field of study. The J.D./M.A. is offered in anthropology, clinical psychology, history, industrial/organizational psychology, and English Language and Literature; a J.D./M.S. is offered in biology, computer science, and geosciences; and the Collins College of Business offers a J.D./Master of Business Administration, a J.D./Master of Taxation, and a J.D./Master of Science in Finance. Each J.D./M.A. and J.D./M.S. application is reviewed and the program is administered by a Joint Degree Committee, which consists of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from the College of Law and the designated graduate program advisor from the complementary discipline, in cooperation with the Dean of the Graduate School. Since the student may enroll in either college, financial aid must be applied for the college in which the student holds current enrollment. Students will be required to pay all fees of both programs. Tuition will be paid for each course at the rate currently in effect for the respective colleges. A joint-degree student will be eligible to participate in all extracurricular activities of both colleges. By eliminating overlapping subject area courses and using electives of each program for work in the other, a candidate for the joint degrees can reduce the total requirements by 15 to 19 credit hours. Joint degrees offered in the areas of business administration (J.D./M.B.A.), taxation (J.D./ Master of Taxation), and finance (J.D./Master of Science in Finance) are designed to provide legal education so that the business students’ skills can be exercised with full knowledge of the legal environment in our society. Law students are provided further training in business so that their legal knowledge can be more effectively applied in current business situations. By eliminating overlapping subject area courses, and using the electives of each program for work in the other, a candidate for the joint degrees can reduce the total requirements by at least 15 credit hours. Each business joint-degree application is reviewed, and the program is administered by a Joint Degree Committee, which consists of the Director of Graduate Business Programs in the Collins College of Business and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Law, in cooperation with the Dean of the Graduate School. Candidates for a joint degree must meet the academic standards of both the College of Law and the Graduate School. Class rank for the College of Law shall be computed

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for law courses only. At the conclusion of the program, the candidate will be awarded both the juris doctor and the master’s degree. Students are expected to participate in a joint meeting with both the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from the College of Law and their graduate program advisor early in the first semester of study in a joint-degree program. Students should meet with their graduate program advisor during each subsequent semester, even if not enrolled in any graduate course work that semester. The joint-degree programs are accredited by the American Bar Association, American Association of Legal Services, and the proper accrediting agencies of the complementary disciplines, if any. All business programs are accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Students in the joint-degree program are permitted to terminate plans for a joint degree, and to opt for either one or the other of the degrees. Students will be obliged to satisfy the normal requirements of the college selected, which may include credit for some work done in the other college, as determined by the Dean of the College of Law or the Dean of the Graduate School. Admission. Admission to the joint-degree programs requires two separate applications: a) a formal application to the College of Law, and b) a formal application to the Graduate School. (Please attach a letter requesting admission to the joint-degree program and responding to the question “Why do you desire to pursue this joint degree?”.) Only after the respective colleges have acted affirmatively on the separate applications will action be taken to admit the student to the joint-degree program. Admission to the joint-degree program is under exclusive control of the respective Joint Degree Committee. Normally, students will be admitted on a full-time basis only. The program is not open to students who have previously completed one of the degrees. Residence Requirements. The student is expected to enroll full time. Due to the residency requirements of the College of Law, it is recommended that the first year of the program be taken in the College of Law. The student may take the first year in the complementary discipline with the understanding that any courses taken from the College of Law will be acceptable for the law degree only with prior approval of the College of Law faculty. The remaining semesters are spent pursuing both degrees within the limitations of residency of the College of Law which requires that, in the final year, the student must be enrolled in ten hours of law courses for both semesters. The joint-degree program may be completed in three years and two summers and must be completed within six calendar years.

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J.D./Master of Arts Degrees
J.D./M.A. in Anthropology The curriculum consists of 78 credit hours of law courses, including all required subjects as established by the College of Law, 24 hours (thesis option) or 27 hours (non-thesis) in the graduate anthropology program, and 18 to 24 hours of prerequisite undergraduate anthropology courses. A maximum of 9 credit hours of 6000-level course work may be applied to the anthropology portion of the joint-degree. The student must consult with the J.D./M.A. in Anthropology Joint Degree Committee in selecting elective courses and must agree to take all courses recommended by the committee. This program eliminates 16 to 19 hours of course work which would be required if the programs in law and anthropology were taken separately. J.D./M.A. in Clinical Psychology The curriculum consists of 78 credit hours of law courses, including all required subjects as established by the College of Law and 39 credit hours of specific program requirements in the Graduate Clinical Psychology program as established by the Clinical Psychology Department. The student must consult with the J.D./M.A. in Clinical Psychology Joint Degree Committee in selecting elective courses and must agree to take all courses recommended by the Committee. This program eliminates 16 hours of course work which would be required if the programs in law and clinical psychology were taken separately. J.D./M.A. in English Language and Literature The curriculum consists of 78 credit hours of law courses, including all required subjects as established by the College of Law, 27 credit hours in the graduate English program, as approved by the graduate English advisor and the Graduate English Program Committee, and 18 to 24 hours of prerequisite undergraduate English courses stipulated by the Graduate English Program Committee. The student must consult with the J.D./M.A. English Joint Degree Committee in selecting elective courses and must agree to take all courses recommended by the committee. This program eliminates 19 hours of course work which would be required if the programs in law and English were taken separately. J.D./M.A. in History The curriculum consists of 78 credit hours of law courses as established by the College of Law, 24 hours (thesis option) or 27 hours (non-thesis) of graduate courses in history, and 24 hours of prerequisite undergraduate history courses. A maximum of 9 credit hours of 6000-level course work may be applied to the history portion of the jointdegree. This program eliminates 16 to 19 hours of course work which would be required if the law and history programs were taken separately. J.D./M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology There are two curriculum plans. Option 1 consists of 30 credit hours of psychology and 81 credit hours of law. Option 2 consists of 33 credit hours of psychology and 78 credit

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hours of law. Both options include all required subjects as established by the College of Law for the Juris Doctorate degree and all required subjects in Industrial and Organizational Psychology as established by the Department of Psychology. J.D./M.A. students are assigned academic advisors in each program and are expected to consult with those advisors prior to selecting elective courses. These advisors are members of the Joint Degree Committee in cooperation with the Dean of the Graduate School. This program eliminates 19 hours of course work which would be required if the programs in law and industrial/organizational psychology were taken separately.

J.D./Master of Science Degrees
J.D./M.S. in Biology The J.D./M.S. joint degree program in Biological Science allows participants to obtain expertise in both fields, and in doing so eliminates 16 to 19 hours of course work (J.D. and M.S.) that would be required if the programs in Law and Biological Science were taken separately depending upon whether the thesis M.S. or non-thesis M.S. is pursued. The curriculum consists of course work taken through the College of Law and through the Graduate School. The joint degree program requires 78 credit hours of law courses including all required courses as established by the College of Law for a J.D. In addition, this joint degree requires 24 hours of course work in the biological science program for the thesis M.S. degree, or 27 hours of course work in the biological science program for the non-thesis M.S. degree. Depending upon the student’s undergraduate education, there may be prerequisite course work in biology that must be complete before beginning the joint degree program. Please consult with the Graduate Advisor for Biology about possible deficiencies in undergraduate biology course work. J.D./M.S. in Computer Science The curriculum includes 78 credit hours of law courses including all required courses as established by the College of Law, 27 credit hours in computer science as established by the graduate computer science faculty, and prerequisite undergraduate computer science courses required by the computer science faculty. Students must consult with the J.D./M.S. in Computer Science joint-degree committee in selecting elective courses and must take all courses recommended by the committee. This program eliminates up to 19 credit hours of course work that would be required if the programs in law and computer science were taken separately. J.D./M.S. in Geosciences As litigation involving technical issues becomes more common, knowledge of the geosciences provides an important advantage in cases that involve energy, mining, water and environmental concerns. A candidate for the joint Law/Geosciences degree is able to complete the requirements for both degrees with 105 credit hours. This program eliminates 19 hours of course work, which would be required, if the programs in Law and Geosciences were taken separately. The curriculum consists of 27 credit hours (including a three-hour technical report) in the graduate geosciences program as approved by the chairman of the geosciences department; prerequisite undergraduate courses as required by the faculty of the graduate program in geosciences; and 78 credit hours of law courses, including all

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required subjects as established by the College of Law. A maximum of 9 credit hours of 6000-level course work may be applied to the geosciences portion of the joint degree. The student must consult with the J.D./M.S. in Geosciences Joint Degree Committee in selecting electives and must agree to take all courses recommended by the Committee.

J.D. and Business Related Master’s Degrees
J.D./MBA Program The curriculum consists of 78 credit hours of law courses, including all courses required by the College of Law, and 30 credit hours at the graduate level in the Collins College of Business. Students with less than 2 years of professional work experience must also enroll in a 1 credit hour Experiential Requirement. Students must satisfy 6 credit hours of Prerequisite MBA courses and demonstrate math proficiency at the basic calculus level before being fully admitted to the second year of the program. Please see pages 175-177 of this Bulletin for MBA courses. The student must consult with his/her academic advisor in each discipline when selecting elective courses and must take all courses specified by the respective advisors. J.D./Master of Taxation The curriculum consists of 79 credit hours of law courses, including all courses required by the College of Law, and 24 credit hours of graduate level taxation courses in the Collins College of Business. Students must demonstrate proficiency in accounting and federal taxation before being fully admitted to the second year of the program. Nine credit hours from the Master of Taxation program count toward the juris doctor degree. The three courses are: ACCT 7233, Tax Research, Practice, and Planning; ACCT 7143, Taxation of Partnerships and S-Corporations; and ACCT 7163, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders II. Six credit hours from the College of Law may be counted toward the Master of Taxation. The two courses are LAW 5453, Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders (replaces ACCT 7063) and LAW 5503, Taxation of Estates, Trusts, and Gifts (replaces ACCT 7133). Please see page 155 of this Bulletin for MTAX courses. The student must consult with his/her academic advisor in each discipline when selecting elective courses and must take all courses specified by the respective advisors. J.D./Master of Science in Finance The curriculum consists of 79 credit hours of law courses, including all courses required by the College of Law, and 30 hours of MSF courses. Students must satisfy 18 credit hours of prerequisite courses before being fully admitted to the second year of the program. Specializations are available in Corporate Finance, Investments and Portfolio Management, and Risk Management. Please see pages 165-167 of this Bulletin for MSF courses. The student must consult with his/her academic advisor in each discipline when selecting elective courses and must take all courses specified by the respective advisors.

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Joint Master’s Degree Programs
Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Computer Science The curriculum consists of 54 to 55 credit hours, including 30 hours of MBA courses and 24 hours of computer science graduate courses. Students with less than 2 years of professional work experience must also complete a 1 hour Experiential Requirement. All students must satisfy 8 credit hours of prerequisite courses and demonstrate math proficiency at the basic calculus level before being fully admitted to the second year of the program. The student must consult with his/her academic advisor in each discipline when selecting elective courses and must take all courses specified by the respective advisors. Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Finance The curriculum consists of 60 to 61 credit hours, including 30 hours of MBA courses and 30 hours of MSF courses. Students with less than 2 years of professional work experience must also complete a 1 hour Experiential Requirement. All students must satisfy 16 credit hours of prerequisite courses before being fully admitted to the second year of the program. MSF specializations are available in Corporate Finance, Investments and Portfolio Management, or Risk Management. The student must consult with his/her academic advisor in each discipline when selecting elective courses and must take all courses specified by the respective advisors. Master of Science in Finance/Master of Science in Applied Mathematics The curriculum consists of 54 credit hours, including 30 hours of MSF courses and 24 hours of graduate level math courses. Students must satisfy 19 credit hours of prerequisite courses before being fully admitted to the second year of the program. MSF specializations are available in Corporate Finance, Investments and Portfolio Management, or Risk Management. The student must consult with his/her academic advisor in each discipline when selecting elective courses and must take all courses specified by the respective advisors.

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Certificate Programs
The University of Tulsa Graduate School offers certificate programs to supplement its degree offerings.

Graduate Certificates in Finance
The Graduate Certificate in Finance (GCF) program prepares students who have an undergraduate degree for a professional career in a range of specialized areas: corporate finance, investments and portfolio management, and risk management. This program is designed for students who desire an opportunity for a concentrated study in a specialized area of finance but do not wish to pursue a graduate degree in finance or business. Admission. The programs are open to students with baccalaureate degrees in any field of study. Admission is limited to applicants who show high promise of success in business study. Admission criteria include, but are not limited to: • Undergraduate grade point average (both overall course work and upper division course work are considered); • Graduate Management Admission Test or Graduate Record Examination score; • Professional/business experience as evidenced by such factors as a record of employment at increasing levels of responsibility; and • Professional references. Program admission requirements and offerings are subject to change. Contact the Graduate Business Programs office for updated information. Curriculum. All candidates for the GCF must have completed or complete the foundation courses and 15 credit hours of advanced study. The last 12 credit hours must be taken at The University of Tulsa. A maximum of three prior graduate credit hours may be applied toward the GCF. Waivers. Students with prior course work or equivalent learning may be eligible for waivers from one or more of the foundation courses. An initial waiver evaluation is completed at the time of application based on all available transcripts. The condition for such a waiver is based on completion of equivalent courses within the last six years, with a grade of A or B. Course descriptions for the courses listed below are available in the Collins College of Business section of this Bulletin. Foundation Courses The number of credits hours allotted a course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. MBA 7003, Preparing, Understanding and Using Financial Statements ECON 7003, Managerial Economics QM 7023, Statistical Analysis or STAT 4813 Statistical Methods for Scientists & Engineers MBA 7013, Financial Management MATH 2014, Calculus I MATH 2024, Calculus II

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Certificate in Corporate Finance Required Courses (12 credit hours) FIN 7003, Financial Theory FIN 7013, Long-Term Financial Decisions FIN 7033, Derivative Securities FIN 7123, Enterprise Risk Management Elective Courses (3 credit hours) ACCT 7003, Managerial Accounting ACCT 7073, Management Control Systems ACCT 7333, Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis ECON 7043, Monetary and Fiscal Policy FIN 7023, Investment Analysis and Management FIN 7043, Working Capital Management FIN 7053, Portfolio Management FIN 7073, Empirical Methods in Finance FIN 7093, International Financial Management FIN 7123, Enterprise Risk Management FIN 7133, Advanced Derivative Securities FIN 7223, Fixed Income Analysis QM 7003, Introduction to Operations Research Certificate in Investments and Portfolio Management Required Courses (12 credit hours) FIN 7003, Financial Theory FIN 7023, Investment Analysis and Management FIN 7033, Derivative Securities FIN 7053, Portfolio Management Elective Courses (3 credit hours) ACCT 7333, Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis FIN 6113, Student Investment Fund FIN 7073, Empirical Methods in Finance FIN 7093, International Financial Management FIN 7123, Enterprise Risk Management FIN 7133, Advanced Derivative Securities FIN 7223, Fixed Income Analysis QM 7003, Introduction to Operations Research

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Certificate in Risk Management Required Courses (12 credit hours) FIN 7003, Financial Theory FIN 7033, Derivative Securities FIN 7133, Advanced Derivative Securities FIN 7123, Enterprise Risk Management Elective Courses (3 credit hours) FIN 7013, Long-Term Financial Decisions FIN 7023, Investment Analysis and Management FIN 7043, Working Capital Management FIN 7053, Portfolio Management FIN 7073, Empirical Methods in Finance FIN 7093, International Financial Management FIN 7163, Pricing and Managing Derivatives FIN 7223, Fixed Income Analysis MATH 7503, Stochastic Modeling and Simulation QM 7003, Introduction to Operations Research QM 7053, Computer Simulation

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Certificates in Information Security
The Institute for Information Security (iSec) at The University of Tulsa offers certificate programs in Information Security at all federal training levels. iSec is approved to award any of the following CNSS certificates to students satisfying the program requirements: NSTISSI 4011, CNSSI 4012, CNSSI 4013, CNSSI 4014, NSTISSI 4015 and CNSSI 4016. Requirements for any of these certificates include demonstrated knowledge in two to three distinct systems areas; operating systems, database systems and computer networks. NSTISSI 4011: Information Security Professional This 12 hour certificate program is available to undergraduates, graduate students and non-traditional students. The core of the program includes CS 4153/6153, Computer Security, a course required for all CNSS certificates. Each of the courses is conjointly listed at the graduate level. Beyond the core, students take two topically distinct systems courses, CS 3053, Operating Systems; CS 4163/6163, Database Systems; CS 4333/6333, Computer Networks; CS 7053, Operating Systems Theory; CS 7513, Advanced Topics in Database Systems; and CS 7613, Networking; and one Information Assurance (IA) elective. Students participating in the program must register as such for each Systems course to receive specialized INFOSEC training/assignments in these courses. An option for working non-traditional students is to demonstrate proficiency in systems areas by passing comprehensive examinations in those areas. The number of credits hours allotted a course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. 4011 Certificate Curriculum CS 4153/6153, Computer Security Systems Course 1 (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Systems Course 2 (or demonstrated proficiency - 3 credit hours Information Assurance Elective - 3 credit hours Total: 12 credit hours CNSSI 4012: Senior System Managers The 4012 certificate program, aimed at senior systems manager (CIO-chief information officer, DAA-designated approving authority, CTO-chief technology officer and others), extends the 4011 program with an additional course, CS 5463/7463, on enterprise security management. This course provides the additional body of knowledge required by a senior system manager to analyze and judge system information for validity and reliability to ensure that such systems operate at the proposed level of trust. 4012 Certificate Curriculum CS 4153/6153, Computer Security CS 5463/7463, Enterprise Security Management Systems Course 1 (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Systems Course 2 (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Information Assurance Elective - 3 credit hours Total: 15 credit hours

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CNSSI 4013: System Administrators The 4013 certificate program, aimed at system administrators, extends the 4011 program with an additional course, CS 5493/7493, on secure system administration. This course provides the additional body of knowledge required to securely administer and operate an information system as well as provide advice to the information systems security officer (ISSO). This certificate requires demonstrated proficiency in all three system areas. 4013 Certificate Curriculum CS 4153/6153, Computer Security CS 5493/7493, Secure System Administration and Certification Operating Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Database Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Network Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Information Assurance Elective - 3 credit hours Total: 18 credit hours CNSSI 4014: Information Systems Security Officer The 4014 certificate program, aimed at certifying Information Systems Security Officers, extends the 4012 program with an additional course, CS 5183/7183, on information system security engineering. This course provides the additional body of knowledge required to accredit, extend and operate enterprise information systems in a secure mode. Moreover, this certificate requires demonstrated proficiency in all three system areas. 4014 Certificate Curriculum CS 4153/6153, Computer Security CS 5463/7463, Enterprise Security Management CS 5183/7183, Information System Security Engineering Systems Course 1 (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Systems Course 2 (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Information Assurance Elective - 3 credit hours Total: 18 credit hours NSTISSI 4015: System Certifiers The 4015 certificate program, aimed at certifying systems certifiers, extends the 4012 program with additional course, CS 5443/7443, on information system assurance. These courses provide the additional body of knowledge required to accredit, extend and operate as systems certifiers in a secure mode. Moreover, this certificate requires demonstrated proficiency in all three system areas. 4015 Certificate Curriculum CS 4153/6153, Computer Security CS 5463/7463, Enterprise Security Management CS 5443/7443, Information System Assurance Operating Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Database Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours

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Network Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Information Assurance Elective - 3 credit hours Total: 21 credit hours CNSSI 4016: Risk Analysts The 4016 certificate program, aimed at certifying personnel that participate in systemwide risk analysis (RA) studies. The 4016 program extends the 4012 program with additional course CS 5193/7193 on risk management for information systems. This course provides the additional body of knowledge required to provide guidance and advice in RA activities as well as validate solutions that address any security deficiencies. 4016 Certificate Curriculum CS 4153/6153, Computer Security CS 5463/7463, Enterprise Security Management CS 5193/7193, Risk Management for Information Systems Systems Course 1 (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Systems Course 2 (or demonstrated proficiency) - 3 credit hours Information Assurance Elective - 3 credit hours Total: 18 credit hours Certificate Program Course Offerings The number of credits hours allotted a course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. Systems Courses: CS 3053, Operating Systems CS 4163/6523, Database Systems CS 4333/6333, Computer Networks CS 7053, Operating Systems Theory CS 7513, Advanced Topics in Database Systems CS 7613, Networking IA Core Courses: CS 4153/6153, Computer Security CS 5183/7183, Information System Security Engineering CS 5193/7193, Risk Management for Information Systems CS 5443/7443, Information System Assurance CS 5463/7463, Enterprise Security Management CS 5493/7493, Secure System Administration and Certification IA Electives: CS 5183/7183, Information System Security Engineering CS 5193/7193, Risk Management for Information Systems CS 5443/7443, Information System Assurance CS 5473/7473, Network Security CS 5483/7483, Computer and Network Forensics CS 7453, Advanced Computer Security

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Certificate of Re-specialization in I/O Psychology
The Psychology Department offers a respecialization in industrial and organizational psychology. This program affords Ph.D. level psychologists who have previously demonstrated an ability to perform doctoral level work (i.e., have completed a doctoral dissertation) the opportunity to acquire training in industrial and organizational psychology. This program is designed to be completed in one to two years and involves completion of 24 credit hours of course work, fieldwork experience, and/or applied research, as well as successful completion of a comprehensive exam in I/O psychology. Upon completion of all requirements of the program, a Certificate of Re-specialization in Industrial/Organizational Psychology is awarded. Admission. Minimum requirements for admission include: • • • • a graduate degree in psychology from an accredited institution, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better (on a 4-point scale), satisfactory letters of recommendation, and satisfactory test scores on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination.

Certificate Curriculum The certificate in I/O psychology requires nine credit hours of core courses and 15 hours of electives. A total of 24 credit hours are required for successful completion of the program. Students must also successfully complete a comprehensive exam consisting of written, quantitative, and oral components, covering all major areas of I/O psychology. The number of credits hours allotted a course is indicated by the last digit of the course number. Industrial Psychology Core (9 credit hours) PSY 8003, Introduction to I/O Psychology PSY 8093, Job Analysis PSY 8103, Personnel Selection Industrial Psychology Electives (15 credit hours) I/O electives include approved business electives, I/O seminars, fieldwork credits, or other graduate level psychology courses. These courses are designated by the I/O program director.

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Tulsa University Faculty of Community Medicine
The Laureate Institute for Brain Research is a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital and research center funded by the W. K. Warren Foundation. Currently, four of the principal investigators at LIBR hold faculty appointments in the Tulsa University Faculty of Community Medicine. Assistant Professors Ruben Alvarez Patrick Bellgowan Jonathan Savitz W. Kyle Simmons The Tulsa University Faculty of Community Medicine (TUFCM) is an academic unit within The University of Tulsa that supports the Tulsa School of Community Medicine (TSCM). The TSCM is a medical school which is being established under joint sponsorship of The University of Tulsa and the University of Oklahoma. It will be operated by a management trust under the joint control of the two universities. It will draw faculty from both institutions with medical science faculty largely resident at The University of Tulsa (TUFCM) and clinical faculty predominantly drawn from the University of Oklahoma. The TUFCM is under the administrative authority of the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Research of The University of Tulsa. Faculty in TUFCM will teach in the TSCM, and in that role their curriculum and supervision will be under the Dean of the medical school. It is expected that the new medical school will accept its first students in the fall of 2015. The school is being established to address the need for more medical doctors in Oklahoma, especially ones who work in family practice, internal medicine and pediatrics in underserved rural and urban communities. The school will follow a modern clinical presentation curriculum that will integrate medical science and clinical experience throughout the entire four years required to earn the M.D. degree. The details of accreditation, curriculum, facilities and staffing are under accelerated development at the time of publication of this Bulletin.

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Ackerman, Jane E., Associate Professor of Religion, B.A., University of MissouriColumbia, M.A., University of Kentucky, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Adams, Charles W., Professor of Law, B.A., M.A., University of California-Santa Barbara, J.D., University of California-Berkeley Ahrens, Marie H., Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Langston University Urban Center Tulsa, M.S.N., University of Oklahoma Airey, Jennifer L., Assistant Professor of English, B.A., Brandeis University, M.A., Ph.D., Boston University Ali, Akhtar, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Peshawar, Ph.D., University of Adelaide Allison, Gary D., Professor of Law, B.A., J.D., University of Tulsa, LL.M., Columbia University Alvarez, Ruben P., Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., University of New Orleans, M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education Anderson, Christopher L., Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, B.A., Valparaiso University, M.A., Ph.D., Indiana UniversityBloomington Arnold, Jonathan J., Assistant Professor of History, B.A., University of Maine, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan Arnold, M. Thomas, Professor of Law, A.B., M.A., Ohio University, J.D., University of Michigan Ashenayi, Kaveh, Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Bailey, Garrick A., Professor of Anthropology, B.A., University of Oklahoma, M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon Bajaj, Akhilesh, Chapman Professor of Management Information Systems, B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, M.B.A., Cornell University, Ph. D., University of Arizona Baker, Sharon, Applied Professor of Deaf Education, B.S., Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, M.Ed., University of Oklahoma Baker, Lowell, Professor of Art, B.F.A., Phillips University, M.F.A., Wichita State University Ballone-Walton, Tonya M., Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., The University of Tulsa, M.S., University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Barrett, Susan M., Applied Professor of Theatre, B.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, M.A., Texas Tech University Basso, Michael R., McFarlin Associate Professor of Psychology, B.S., University of Illinois, M.A., Northern Illinois University, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati Beals, Diane E., Associate Professor of Education, B.A., Seattle Pacific University, M.Ed., University of Washington, Ed. D., Harvard University Bellgowan, Patrick F., Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., Moorhead State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Belmaker, Miriam, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, B.A., Haifa University, M.Sc., Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Benediktson, D. Thomas, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, Dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, A.B., M.A., University of California-Berkeley, M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin Berry, Judy Orth, Professor of Psychology, B.A., University of Oklahoma, M.A., Kansas State University, Ed. D., University of Tulsa Bick, Patty, Assistant Professor of Finance, B.S., M.S., University of Southern California, M.B.A., University of Vermont, Ph.D. ABD, Pennsylvania State University

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Blair, Christen R., Associate Professor of Law, B.A., Muskingum College, J.D., Ohio State University, LL.M., Columbia University Blair, D. Marianne, Professor of Law, B.A., DePauw University, J.D., Ohio State University Blais, Roger N., Professor of Physics, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, B.A., University of Minnesota, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Blocker, T. Jean, Kendall Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., Arkansas State University, M.A., East Carolina University, Ph.D., North Carolina State University Bonett, Ronald, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., M.S., East Stroudsburg University, Ph.D., University of Texas Booth, Warren, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, B.Sc., Ph.D., Queen’s University of Belfast Bouchet, Frank A., Warren Clinic Assistant Professor of Sports Administration, B.S., Auburn University, M.S., Arizona State University, Ph.D., Texas A&M University Boyd, Susan C., Applied Professor of Business Law and Genave King Rogers Faculty Fellow, B.S., M.S., Oklahoma State University, J.D., University of Tulsa Bradley, Joseph C., Jr., Professor of History, B.A., University of Wisconsin, M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University Bradley, Wray E., Associate Professor of Accounting, B.B.A., University of Texas-El Paso, M.B.A., Pace University, J.D., Cleveland State University, Ph.D., University of Arkansas Brasel, Christopher M., Applied Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.A., Wesleyan University, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Brennan, Dylan, Associate Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics, B.S., State University of New York-Binghamton, M.S., Columbia University, Ph.D., University of Manchester

Brewin, Mark, Associate Professor of Communication, B.A., Harvard University, B. J., University of King’s College, M.A., University of Chicago Brown, Charles R., Professor of Biological Science, B.A., Austin College, M.S., Ph.D., Princeton University Brown, David S., Associate Professor of Education, B.S., M.S., University of Tulsa, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City Brummel, Bradley J., Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., Calvin College, M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois Bucchianeri, Diane M., Applied Assistant Professor of Cello, B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts, M.M., Manhattan School of Music Buchheim, Mark A., Professor of Biological Science, B.A., Wartburg College, M.S., Iowa State University, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Bucholtz, Barbara K., Professor of Legal Writing, J.D., Valparaiso University, LL.M., George Washington University Buoye, Thomas M., Associate Professor of History, B.A., Temple University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan Burgess, Richard C., H. Michael and Laurie Krimbill Finance Fellow and Professor of Finance, B.S., University of Kentucky, M.B.A., Kent State University, D.B.A., University of Kentucky Butkin, Robert A., Professor of Law, B.A., Yale University, J.D., University of Pennsylvania Cadogan, Paula M., Applied Associate Professor of Communication Disorders, B.S., Northwestern University, M.A., University of Connecticut, Ed.D., Harvard University Carter, M. Scott, Associate Professor of Economics, B.A., M.A., University of South Florida, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, New York City Caruso, John F., Professor of Athletic Training and Exercise Sports Science, B.S., M.S., University of Central Florida, Ph. D., University of Miami

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Chabowski, Brian R., Assistant Professor of Marketing, B.A., Monmouth College, M.B.A., Indiana University, Ph.D., Michigan State University Chalker, Justin, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, M.A., M.S., University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., University of Oxford Chamorro, Marta M., Applied Instructor in Spanish, M.B.A, University of Houston and Madrid Business School, J.D., University de Valladolid Chapman, Marguerite A., Associate Professor of Law, B.A., J.D., University of Arkansas, LL.M., George Washington University Chase, Susan E., Professor of Sociology, B.A., Dickinson College, M.A., Ph.D., York University, Toronto Chen, Jingyi, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, B.S, Changchun University of Science and Technology, M.S., Jilin University, Ph.D., Beijing Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chiang, Wen-Chyuan, Professor of Operations Management, B.A., National Taiwan Normal University, M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin Childress, James, Instructor in Computer Sciences. B.S., M.S., University of Tulsa Childs, Kim, Associate Professor of Choral Activities and Voice, B.Mus., Oral Roberts University, M.Mus., Southern Methodist University Christopher, Russell L., Professor of Law, A.B., Hamilton College, J.D., University of Michigan Coberly, William A., Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University Coburn, Timothy, Professor of Energy and Operations Management, B.S., Abilene Christian University, M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Collier, Glen E., Professor of Biological Science, B.S., Southwest Texas State University, M.S., Texas A&M University, Ph.D., Cornell University

Collins, J. Markham, Edward E. and Helen T. Bartlett Foundation Professor of Finance, B.A., M.A., University of Houston, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Constanda, Christian, Charles W. Oliphant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, M. Sc., University of IASI, Ph.D., Romanian Academy of Sciences, D.Sc., University of Strathclyde, Scotland Conway, Véronique M., Applied Instructor in French, B.A., M.A., Université des Sciences Humaines de Strasbourg Cook, Peyton J., Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, B.A., University of Tulsa, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Cornell, Winton C., Applied Associate Professor of Geosciences, B.A., State University of New York-Brockport, M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island Corngold, Joshua A., Assistant Professor of Education, B.A., Harvard College, M.A., Ph. D. Stanford University Coward, John M., Associate Professor of Communication, B.S., East Tennessee State University, M.S., University of Tennessee, Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin Cravens, Karen S., Chapman Professor of Accounting, B.A., Vanderbilt University, M.B.A., Texas Christian University, Ph.D., Texas A&M University Cremaschi, Selen, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Bogazici University, Ph.D., Purdue University Cromer, Lisa M., Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., University of British Columbia, M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon Crook, Matthew D., Assistant Professor of Finance, B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, M.B.A., Arkansas State University, Ph.D., University of Missouri Crunkleton, Daniel W., Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., University of Tulsa, Ph. D., University of Florida, J.D., University of Tulsa Daily, Jeremy S., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Wright State University

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Davis, Joanne L., Associate Professor of Psychology, B.A., State University of New York, Albany, M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas Davis, Lori A., Associate Professor of Communication Disorders, B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University Deaver, Stuart T., Applied Assistant Professor of Piano, B.M., M.M., Oklahoma City University, D.M.A., University of Kansas Díaz, J. C., Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Licenciado en Matematicas, Universidad de Los Andes, M.A., Ph.D., Rice University Dill, K. Machele Miller, Applied Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre, B.S. University of Arkansas, M.S., University of Nebraska, M.F.A., University of Arkansas Dixon, Susan M., Associate Professor of Art History, B.S., Temple University, Ph.D., Cornell University Donaldson, Robert H., Trustees Professor of Political Science, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University Doshlygina, Elena A., Applied Assistant Professor of Russian, B.A., M.A., Sverdlovsk Pedagogical Institute, Ph.D., Moscow State Pedagogical University Doty, Dale R., Professor of Mathematical Sciences, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University Drever, Matthew, Assistant Professor of Religion, B.A., Sonoma State University, M.T.S., Vanderbilt Divinity School, Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School Drouin, Jeffrey S., Assistant Professor of English, B.A., Providence College, M.A. University of Virginia, Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center Drummond, Jan L., Associate Professor of Athletic Training, B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University Ducey, Richard E., Professor of Law, B.A., Western Connecticut State University, M.S., Simmons College, J.D., New England School of Law

Dugger, William M., Professor of Economics, B.S. University of Tulsa, Ph.D., University of Texas Edmonds, Janica, Applied Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Tulsa Engle, Lars D., James G. Watson Professor of English, A.B., Harvard University, M.A., Cambridge University, Ph.D., Yale University Entzeroth, Lyn S., Professor of Law, B.A., University of Wisconsin, J.D., Tulane University Faingold, Eduardo D., Associate Professor of Spanish, B.A., M.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University Fakhr, Mohamed K., Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., M.S., Zagazig University, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Foley, Lara, Associate Professor of Sociology, A.B., M.A., University of Georgia, Ph.D., University of Florida Ford, Laura P., Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., Oklahoma State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Formolo, Michael J., Assistant Professor of Geosciences, B.S., Michigan State University, Ph.D., University of Missouri Forsyth, Whitney L., Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Oklahoma State University, M.F.A., New Mexico State University Foster, H. Thomas, II, Associate Professor of Anthropology, B.A., University of Georgia, M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Fuller, Randall, Chapman Professor of English, B.A., University of Missouri, M.A., Ph.D., Washington University Futch, Michael J., Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., M.A., University of FloridaGainesville, Ph.D., Emory University Gamble, Rosanne F., Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Westminster College, M.S., D.S.C., Washington University

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Gardner, Greg A., Clinical Associate Professor of Athletic Training, B.S., University of Wyoming, M.S., University of Arizona, Ed.D., University of Southern Mississippi Gardner, Stephen, Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Trinity College, Hartford, M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Garmy, Tania, Applied Instructor in Spanish, B.A., University of Tulsa, M.A., University of Southern Mississippi Gaston, Susan K., Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Oklahoma Baptist University, M.S.N., University of California-San Francisco, Ph.D., Kansas State University Gebhart, Richard P., Applied Associate Professor of Operations Management, B.A., University of Arkansas, M.A., Mississippi State University, M.B.A., Syracuse University, J.D., University of Tulsa Gibson, Arty Everett, Laboratory Curator and Instructor in Physics, B.S., Moorhead State University Godsey, M. Glenn, Associate Professor of Art, B.A., M.A., University of Tulsa Goldman-Moore, Susan, Applied Associate Professor of Music, B.A., University of Rochester, M.M., Syracuse University Grigoriev, Alexei Y., Assistant Professor of Physics, B.S., St. Petersburg University, Ph.D., St Petersburg and Freie University Haggerty, Janet A., Professor of Geosciences, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Research, B.S., M.S., Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., University of Hawaii Halabi, Sam F., Assistant Professor of Law, B.A., Kansas State University, M.Phil., Oxford University, J.D., Harvard Law School Hale, John C., Professor of Computer Science, Tandy Professor of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Tulsa Halka, Zita J., Applied Instructor in French, B.A., Lake Forest College, M.S., Oklahoma State University

Hamill, William, Applied Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S., University of Oklahoma; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tulsa Hansen, Helen L., Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., University of Tulsa, M.S.N., University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University Hari, Parameswar K., Associate Professor of Physics, M.S., Ohio University, Ph.D., University of Utah Harkness, Allan R., Associate Professor of Psychology, B.S., Carroll College, M.S., Ohio University, Ph.D., University of MinnesotaMinneapolis Hawrylak, Peter J., Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Hendricks, Matthew, Assistant Professor of Economics, B.A., St. Johns University, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Henry, Donald O., Professor of Anthropology, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University Henshaw, John M., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Harry H. Rogers Professor of Engineering, B.E., Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., University of Delaware Higgins, Aaron, Assistant Professor of Art, B.F.A., M.F.A., Indiana University Hill, Peggy M., Professor of Biological Science, B.S., M.S., University of Tulsa, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Hittinger III, Francis Russell, Warren Professor of Catholic Studies, B.A., University of Notre Dame, M.A., Ph.D., St. Louis University Hockett, Jeffrey D., Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., Knox College, M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia Holland, Tommy L., Professor of Law, B.A., Friends University, J.D., University of Tulsa, LL.M., University of Illinois Holmstrom, Scott A., Associate Professor of Physics, B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, M.S., Oklahoma State University, Ph.D., Australian National University

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Horn, Bobbie L., Associate Professor of Economics, B.S., University of Tulsa, Ph.D., Iowa State University Horne, Thomas A., Professor of Political Science, A.B., Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., Columbia University Hosmer, Brian, H.G. Barnard Associate Professor of Western American History, B.A., University of Vermont, M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin Hough, Jill R., Associate Professor of Management, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Howard, Marsha J., Instructor in Biological Sciences, B.S., State University of New York, Utica, M.S., Oklahoma State University Health Sciences Center Howard, Robert E., Professor of Chemistry, B.A., Cornell College, Ph.D., Indiana University Howard, Vernon D., Applied Professor of Music, B.M.Ed., M.M.Ed., University of Tulsa Howland, Jacob A., McFarlin Professor of Philosophy, B.A, Swarthmore College, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Hudson, Dennis H., Associate Professor of Accounting, B.B.A., University of Oklahoma, M.S., University of Tulsa, Ph.D., University of Arkansas Hussaini, Syed Raziullah, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, B.S., M.S., University of Karachi, Ph.D., Oxford University Hutchison, Evelyn H., Associate Professor of Legal Writing, B.A., M.A., J.D., University of Tulsa Jackson, Ralph W., Associate Professor of Marketing, B.A., Houston Baptist University, M.A., Texas Christian University, Ph.D., Texas A&M University Jackson, Robert, Associate Professor of English, B.A., University of Chicago, M.A., Loyola Marymount College, Ph.D., New York University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Jenkins, Grant M., Associate Professor of English, B.A., University of Texas, M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame Jensen, Joli, Hazel Rogers Professor of Communication, B.A., University of Nebraska, M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois Jepperson, Ronald L., Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., M.A., Stanford University, M.Sc., London School of Economics, Ph.D., Yale University Johannes, Tyler W., Wellspring Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., Oklahoma State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois Johnson, Larry J., Associate Professor of Finance, B.S., University of MissouriColumbia, M.B.A., University of MissouriKansas City, D.B.A., Indiana University Kane, Gerald, Hans S. Norberg Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., Washington University, M.S., Ph.D., Rice University Kelkar, Balmohan A., Williams Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.S., University of Bombay, J.D., University of Tulsa, M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Keller, Michael W., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., University of Tulsa, M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois Kelly-Rehm, Merry C., Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., University of Illinois-Chicago, M.S.N., University of Utah, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University Kerr, Dennis R., Associate Professor of Geosciences, B.A., California State University-Fresno, M.S., San Diego State University, Ph.D., University of WisconsinMadison Kestner, Joseph A., McFarlin Professor of English and Professor of Film Studies, B.A., University of New York, Albany, M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University Khan, Rosana, Wellspring Applied Instructor in Portuguese and Spanish, B.B.A., Universidade Candido Mendez Kohlbeck, Jeffrey G., Senior Instructor in Electrical Engineering, B.S., M.S., University of Tulsa

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Kuzmarov, Jeremy, Jay P. Walker Assistant Professor of American History, B.A., McGill University, M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University Laird, Holly A., Professor of English and Frances W. O’Hornett Professor of Literature, A.B., Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D., Princeton University Laird, Mary Dana, Assistant Professor of Management, B.A., Southwestern University, M.S., Texas A&M University, Ph.D., Florida State University Lambert, Carol, Applied Associate Professor of Audiology, B.A., M.A., University of Tulsa, Au.D., University of Florida Latham, Sean, Professor of English and Pauline Walter Professor of Comparative Literature, B.A., Swarthmore College, A.M., Ph.D., Brown University Leonard, Lori N. K., Collins Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, B.S., Arkansas Tech University, M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas Levetin, Estelle, Professor of Biological Science, B.S., State College, Boston, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island Levit, Janet K., Dean John Rogers Endowed Chair and Professor of Law, Dean of the College of Law, A.B., Princeton University, M.A., J.D., Yale University Lewis, Mark A., Applied Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute, M.F.A., Yale University Limas, Vicki J., Professor of Law, B.A., M.A., University of Illinois, J.D., Northwestern University Lindstrom, Lamont C., Kendall Professor of Anthropology, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley LoPresti, Peter G., Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.E., University of Delaware, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Luks, Christi Patton, Applied Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., Texas A&M University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Tulsa

Madhan, Anila T., Assistant Professor of Finance, B.Com., M.Com., Ph.D., University of Pune, India Mailler, Roger, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., State University of New York, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Manly, Tracy S., ONEOK Associate Professor of Accounting, B.B.A., Hardin-Simmons University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas Manning, Francis S., Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.E., McGill University, A.M., M.S.E., Ph.D., Princeton University Mansfield, Marla E., Professor of Law, B.A., Yale University, J.D., University of Wyoming Martin, Barbara C., Clinical Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., University of Tulsa, M.S., University of Oklahoma Martin, Michelle, Associate Professor of Art/Printmaking, B.F.A., Texas Tech University, M.F.A., Ohio State University Martin, Rhonda R., Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., East Central University, M.S., University of Oklahoma McAlear, Robert, Assistant Professor of English, B.A., Tufts University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin McColl, Anna M., Applied Assistant Professor of Accounting, B.A., University of Oklahoma, M.S.A., University of Texas McCormick, Elizabeth M., Associate Clinical Professor of Law, B.A., Fordham University, M.A., New York University, J.D., Georgetown University McCoy, Jerome D., Jr., Applied Assistant Professor of Physics, B.S., M.S., University of Tulsa McCrary, J. Michael, Applied Associate Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems, B.S., M.S., Oklahoma State University McKinney, Brett, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, William K. Warren, Jr., Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics, B.S, University of Tulsa, M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

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McLaury, Brenton S., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Tulsa McMahon, Karen A., Instructor in Biological Science, B.A., Montclair State University, M.S., Ohio University McNulty, John L., Associate Professor of Psychology, B.A., M.B.A., University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., University of Tulsa Meunier, Lydie E., Associate Professor of French, B.A., University Lyon II, M.A., Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., University of Arizona Michael, Peter J., McMan Professor of Geosciences, B.A., Colgate University, M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University Miller, George P., Ruth and William Kistler Jr., Professor of Physics, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Waikato, New Zealand Miller, Kenton S., Associate Professor of Biological Science, B.S., M.A., St. Cloud University, Ph.D., Iowa State University Mintz, Avi, Assistant Professor of Education, B.A., M.A., University of Toronto, Ph.D., Columbia University Teachers College Miska, Stefan, Jonathan B. Detwiler Professor of Petroleum Engineering, M.S., Doctor of Technical Sciences, D.Sc., University of Mining and Metallurgy, Poland Misra, Kalpana, Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., M.A., University of Delhi, Ph.D., University of Michigan Mohan, Ram S., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.Sc., University of Kerala, M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky Moncrief, David, Applied Professor of Communication and Film Studies, B.S., University of Tulsa, B.S., Oklahoma State University Mosher, Michael A., Professor of Political Science, A.B., University of CaliforniaBerkeley, M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University Narayan, Anupama, Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., University of Delhi, M.S., Ph.D. Wright State University

Newman, Elana, McFarlin Professor of Psychology, B.A., Washington University, M.A., Ph.D., Duke University Nichols, Lee Anne, Associate Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Arizona State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona Nichols, Linda, Collins Professor of Accounting, B.S., University of New Orleans, Ph.D., Louisiana State University Nogueira, Claudia B., Assistant Professor of English, B.A., University of CaliforniaBerkeley, M.F.A., Arizona State University, Ph.D., University of Maryland O’Boyle, Maureen, Applied Assistant Professor of Music, B. Mus., University of New Mexico, M. Mus., Yale University Oertel, Kristen, Mary Frances Barnard Associate Professor of 19th Century American History, B.A., Cornell College, M.S., State University of New York-Binghamton, Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin Olds, Kirsten F., Assistant Professor of Art History, B.A., Columbia University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan O’Neil, Kevin A., Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, A.B., Princeton University, Ph.D., University of Illinois Orsak, Geoffrey C., Professor of Electrical Engineering, President of The University of Tulsa, B.S.E.E., M.E.E., Ph.D., Rice University Otanicar, Todd P., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., University of Kansas, M.S., University of Cincinnati, Ph.D., Arizona State University Ozbayoglu, Mehmet Evren, Wellspring Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.S., M.S., Middle East Technical University, Ph.D., University of Tulsa Ozer, Ruya, Wellspring Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, B.S., M.S., Middle East Technical University, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, M.B.A., University of San Francisco

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301

Papa, Mauricio J., Associate Professor of Computer Science, B.S. Universidad Central de Venezuela, M.S., Ph.D., University of Tulsa Parker, Johnny C., Professor of Law, B.A., J.D., University of Mississippi, LL.M., Columbia University Paschal, Richard A., Professor of Legal Writing, B.A., University of Oklahoma, J.D., University of Tulsa Peeples, Christopher, Instructor in Chemistry, B.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Peters, Benjamin J., Assistant Professor of Communication, B.A., Brigham Young University, M.A., Stanford University, M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University Piety, Tamara R., Professor of Law, B.A., Florida International University, J.D., University of Miami, LL.M., Harvard University Platner, P. Steven, Applied Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, B.S., M.B.A., Oklahoma State University Ploeger, Robin, Clinical Professor of Athletic Training, B.S., Ohio University, M.S., Brigham Young University Plumlee, Elsa Gomez, Applied Instructor in Spanish, Middle Level Pedagogical Institute E.J., Higher Pedagogical Institute E.J., Varona Pedagogical College, Cuba Pollin, Karl S., Assistant Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, University of Paris XNanterre and University of Lille III, Ph.D., Emory University Pomeranz, Shirley B., Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, B.A., Barnard College, M.S., New York University, M.S., University of Connecticut, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Potter, William T., Professor of Chemistry, B.S., University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., Colorado State University Powell, John S., Professor of Music, B.A., M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, M.M., Ph.D., University of Washington

Prado, Mauricio, Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.Sc., Instituto Militar de Engenharia, M.Sc., Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Ph.D., The University of Tulsa Price, Geoffrey L., Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., Lamar University, Ph.D., Rice University Price, William Roger, Professor of Music, B.M., M.M., Oklahoma City University, D.M.A., University of Kansas Purser, Gordon H., Professor of Chemistry, B.S., University of Texas, Ph.D., University of Colorado Ragsdale, Jennifer M., Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., Bowling Green State University, M.A., Ph.D., Central Michigan University Ramachandran, Kumar, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, M.Tech, M.Sc.Tech., Indian School of Mines, India, Ph.D., University of Victoria, Canada Rasher, Arthur A., Associate Professor of Management, B.S.Ch.E., Michigan State University, M.B.A., Eastern Michigan University, Ph.D., Michigan State University Redner, Richard A., Professor of Mathematical Sciences, B.S., Guilford College, M.S., Ph.D., University of Houston Reed, Teresa L., Associate Professor of Music, B.A., Valparaiso University, M.M., University of Tulsa, Ph.D., Indiana University Reeder, Richard L., Professor of Biological Science, B.S., M.S., University of MissouriKansas City, Ph.D., University of Arizona Reynolds, Albert C., Jr., McMan Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Professor of Mathematics, B.A., University of New Hampshire, M.S., Case Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University Rhodes, Rita T., Laboratory Instructor in Chemistry, B.S., Oklahoma State University, M.S.M.S.E., University of Tulsa Rhudy, Jamie L., Associate Professor of Psychology, B.A., Austin College, M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

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Rice, G. William, Associate Professor of Law, B.A., Phillips University, J.D., University of Oklahoma Rivers, Joseph L., J. Donald Feagin Professor of Music and Professor of Film Studies, B.M., M.M., University of South Carolina, Ph.D., University of Arizona Roberts, Kenneth P., Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Ph.D., Iowa State University Rockwell, Stephen R., Associate Professor of Accounting, B.A., University of Utah, Ph.D., Michigan State University Royster, Judith V., Professor of Law, B.A., M.A.L.S., J.D., University of WisconsinMadison Ruane, Christine, Professor of History, B.S.L., Georgetown University, M.A., Binghamton University, Ph.D., University of CaliforniaBerkeley Rubio, Karen J., Applied Instructor in Spanish, B.A., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia Russell, Robert A., Collins Professor of Operations Management, B.S., Wichita State University, M.A., Washington State University, Ph.D., University of Texas Ryan, Francis J., Jr., Associate Professor of Music, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music, M.M, Ph.D., Florida State University Samiee, Saeed, Collins Professor of Marketing, B.S., Brigham Young University, M.B.A., California State University-Long Beach, Ph.D., Ohio State University Sarica, Cem, Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.S., M.S., Istanbul Technical University, Ph.D., University of Tulsa Savitz, Jonathan B., Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.S., M.S., University of the Witwatersrand, Ph.D., University of Cape Town Saylor, Ryan R., Assistant Professor of Political Science, B.S., B.A., Miami University, M.A., Ph.D. University of Virginia Schachle, Amy N., Instructor in Mathematics, B.A., Mills College, M.S., University of Oklahoma

Schmidt, Stephanie Y., Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, B.A., Scripps College, M.A., New York University, Ph.D., Stanford University Schoenefeld, Dale A., Professor of Computer Sciences and Mathematics, Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer, B.A.E., Wayne State College, M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa Sen, Sandip, Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Jadavpur University, M.S., University of Alabama, Ph.D., University of Michigan Senese, James, Assistant Professor of Management, B.S., Bryant University, M.B.A., University of San Francisco, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Settle, Chad, Professor of Economics, B.A., University of Arizona, M.A., New Mexico State University, Ph.D., University of Wyoming Shadlow, Joanna O., Applied Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.S., Oklahoma State University, Ph.D., University of Kansas Shahvali, Mohammad, Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, M.Sc., University of Calgary, Ph.D. ABD, Stanford University Sheaff, Robert J., Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder Shenoi, Sujeet, F. P. Walter Professor of Computer Science, B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University Shirazi, Siamack A., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico Shoham, Ovadia, Floyd M. Stevenson Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.S., TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology, M.S., University of Houston, Ph.D., Tel Aviv University Simmons, W. Kyle, Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., Harding University, M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

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Singh, Surendra, Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., Kurukshetra University, M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Soltow, Allen R., Associate Professor of Economics, B.A., Luther College, M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University Sorem, James R., Jr., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas Spoo, Robert, Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law, B.A., Lawrence University, M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University, J.D., Yale Law School Steib, Steve B., Kendall Professor of Economics, B.A., M.A., University of Texas, Ph.D., Iowa State University Stern, Roger, NEPI Research Assistant Professor of Energy, B.A., Antioch College, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Stevens, Laura M., Associate Professor of English, B.A., Villanova University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan Stromberg, Peter G., Professor of Anthropology, B.S., B.A., Purdue University, M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University Strunk, Kathleen C., Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Fairfield University, M.S., City University of New York Sublette, Kerry L., Professor of Chemical Engineering, Sarkeys Professor of Environmental Engineering, B.S., University of Arkansas, M.S., University of Oklahoma, M.S.E., Ph.D., University of Tulsa Sullenberger, A. Gale, Professor of Management Information Systems and Operations Management, Dean of the Collins College of Business, B.S., M.Engr., D.Engr., University of Oklahoma Summers, Samanatha, Clinical Assistant Professor of Exercise Sports Science, B.S., M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma Symcox, Keith D., Instructor in Chemistry, B.S., M.S., University of Oklahoma

Tai, Heng-Ming, Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., National Tsing-Hua University, M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University Takach, Nicholas E., Professor of Chemistry, B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Ph.D., University of Nevada Tanaka, Winona M., Clinical Professor of Law, Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, B.A., Wellesley College, J.D., Columbia University Tapp, J. Bryan, Associate Professor of Geosciences, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Teeters, Dale C., Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Tett, Robert, Associate Professor of Psychology, B.A., Simon Fraser University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Western Ontario Thomas, Deborah W., Professor of Accounting, B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, M.S., University of Arkansas, J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law Tingey, David L., Associate Professor of German and Comparative Literature, B.A., M.A., Brigham Young University, Ph.D., University of Washington Tipton, Steve M., Frank W. Murphy Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., Oklahoma State University, M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University Tomlins, Chuck B., Professor of Art, B.F.A., Oklahoma State University, M.F.A., Ohio State University Troilo, Michael, Wellspring Assistant Professor of International Business, B.B.A., College of William and Mary, M.B.A., M.A., University of Virginia, Ph.D., University of Michigan Tuncer, Necibe, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S., M.S., Dokuz Eylul University, Ph.D., Auburn University Udwin, Victor M., Associate Professor of German and Comparative Literature, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of CaliforniaBerkeley

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Upham, Steadman, University Professor, President Emeritus, B.A., University of Redlands, M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University Urban, Timothy L., J. Bradley Oxley Professor of Operations Management, B.S.I.E., B.S., Kansas State University, M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington Valero, M. Teresa, Applied Professor of Art, B.F.A., M.A., University of Kansas Van Hanken, Jeffery D., Wellspring Associate Professor of Film Studies, B.A., Duke University, M.F.A., University of TexasAustin Vokoun, Jessica, Assistant Professor of Dance, B.A. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin Wagner, Richard A., Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., Wichita State University, M.M., Northwestern University Wainwright, Roger L., A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation Professor of Computer Science, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University Walker, Ron H., Clinical Assistant Professor of Athletic Training, B.S., M.A., University of Tulsa Walkup, Brian, Assistant Professor of Finance, B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University, M.B.A., Rollins College, Ph.D., University of Florida Wang, Sanwu, Associate Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics, B.S., Anhui Laodong University, M.S., Northwest University, China, Ph.D., University of Newcastle Wang, Tao, Associate Professor of Education, B.Ed., M.Ed., East China Normal University, Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University Weber, Robert F., Wellspring Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, and Business Law, B.A., Duke University, J.D., University of Michigan Wells, Harrington, Professor of Biological Science, B.A., Occidental College, Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara

West, Jason O., Clinical Assistant Professor of Athletic Training, B.S., Missouri Western State University, M.S., University of Central Missouri Whalen, Michael E., Professor of Anthropology, B.A., University of Rochester, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan Wickel, Eric E., Associate Professor of Athletic Training, B.S., M.S., University of Wyoming, Ph.D., Iowa State University Willis, Bruce D., Associate Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, A.B., College of William and Mary, M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia Wilson, Jan Doolittle, Wellspring Associate Professor of History, B.S., M.A., Indiana State University, Ph.D., State University of New York-Binghamton Wilson, Lisa C., Professor of Theatre, B.F.A., Memphis State University, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisecarver, Keith D., Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University Wofford, Larry, Davis D. Bovaird Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, B.S.B.A., M.B.A., University of Tulsa, M.A.L.S., University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., University of TexasAustin, Post-Graduate Diploma, University of Oxford Wood, Andrew G., Stanley Rutland Professor of American History, B.A., M.A., Michigan State University, Ph.D., University of California Wood, Charles M., Associate Professor of Marketing, B.S.I.E., University of Arkansas, M.B.A., M.A.J., Regent University, Ph.D., University of Missouri Wright, Michael I., Applied Professor of Creative Writing, Theatre and Film Studies, B.A., Rollins College for Continuing Education, M.F.A., Tulane University Wright, Sandra E., Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., M.S., University of Tulsa, Ph.D. University of Kansas

Resident Faculty

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Yasser, Raymond L., Professor of Law, B.A., University of Delaware, J.D., Duke University Yevtushenko, Yevgeny, Distinguished Professor of Literature, Doctor of Fine Arts (honoris causa), University of Tulsa Younis, Rami M., Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.Eng., McGill University, M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University Yu, Mengjiao, Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.S., Tianjin University, M.S., Tsinghua University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin Zboja, James J., Assistant Professor of Marketing, B.B.A., M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University, Ph.D., Florida State University

Zedalis, Rex J., Phyllis Hurley Frey Professor of Law, B.A., California State University, J.D., Pepperdine University, LL.M., George Washington University, J.S.D., Columbia University Zhang, Hong-Quan, Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, B.S., M.S., Xian Jiaotong University, Ph.D., Tianjin University Zhang, Huiwen, Wellspring Assistant Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, B.A., M.A., Peking University, Ph.D., Friedrich Alexander University of Elangen Zhang, Jinsong, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., Zhejiang University, M.S., Beijing Institute of Technology, Ph.D., University of Miami

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Professors Emeriti
Azar, J. J., McMan Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Barker, Colin, McMan Chair in Geosciences, Ph.D., Oxford University Bey, Roger P., Finance, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Bonham, John M., Economics, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Bowen, Donald D., Management, Ph.D., Yale University Brill, James P., Floyd M. Stevenson Endowed Presidential Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D., University of Texas Buckley, Thomas H., Jay P. Walker Professor of American History, Ph.D., Indiana University Buthod, A. Paul, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining, M.S., The University of Tulsa Cairns, Thomas W., Mathematical Sciences, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Christensen, John M., Communication Disorders, Ph. D., Purdue University Cook, David B., Theatre, Ph.D., University of Kansas Dailey, Dwight M., Music, M.M., University of Michigan De Almeida, Hermoine, Comparative Literature, Ph.D., Columbia University Dumit, Edward, Communication, M.A., University of Tulsa Durham, Marcus O., Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Eisenach, Eldon, Political Science, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley Epstein, David, History, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Foreman, William Jack, Communication Disorders, M.S., Oregon College Frey, Martin, Law, LL.M., George Washington University Frizzell, Kent, Law, J.D., Washburn University Gilpin, George H. Jr., English, Ph.D., Rice University Hall, Richard Lee, Education, Ed.D., University of Oklahoma Hansson, Robert O., Psychology, Ph.D., University of Washington Harris, John K., Accounting, Ph.D., University of Arkansas Hayden, Donald E., Modern Letters, Ph.D., Syracuse University Hennessee, Patrick A., Accounting, Ph.D., University of North Texas Hicks, John F., Law, LL.M., University of Illinois Hipsher, Warren L. Jr., Education, Ed.D., University of Tulsa Hogan, Robert T., McFarlin Chair in Psychology, Ph.D., University of CaliforniaBerkeley Hollingsworth, William G., Law, L.L.M., Yale University Hornbostel, Victor O., Education, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Hyatte, Reginald L., French and Comparative Literature, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Johnson, Dale M., Education, Ph.D., University of New Mexico Kinsey, Barry A., Sociology, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Kramer, Derry Deane, Music, M.M., University of Illinois Kuenhold, Kenneth A., Kistler Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Ohio State University Lampton, Virgil D., Art, M.S., Pittsburg State University Lawless, Robert W., Mathematical Sciences, President Emeritus, Ph.D., Texas A&M University Lilly, Orley R., Jr., Law, LL.M., University of Illinois

Professors Emeriti

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Lind, Richard W., Philosophy, Ph.D., University of Southern California Lobner, Corinna del Greco, Foreign Languages and Comparative Literature, Ph.D., University of Tulsa Luce, Terrence S., Psychology, Ph.D., University of Maryland Luks, Kraemer D., Chemical Engineering, Ph.D., University of Minnesota McKay, Edward S., Chemistry, Ph.D., Ohio State University Monroe, Robert J., Finance, D.B.A., Indiana University Neidell, Lester A., Marketing, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Nielsen, Gordon L., Accounting, Ph.D., University of Texas Oliver, B. Carl, Education, Ed.D., University of Tulsa Place, Bradley E., Art, B.S., North Texas State Teachers College Predl, Ronald E., Music, M.M., Northwestern University Ray, Cadwell L., Economics, Ph.D., University of Texas Ronda, James P., H. G. Barnard Chair in Western American History, Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Rybicki, Edmund F., Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University Shadley, John R., Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., University of Houston Shirley, Barbara, Biological Sciences, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Smith, P. C., Management, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Strattan, Robert D., Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University Taylor, Gordon, Chapman Professor of English, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley Thomas, James C., Law, LL.M., New York University Thompson, Richard E., Chemical Engineering, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Tomasi, Richard A., Chemistry, Ph.D., Iowa State University Vial, James L., Biological Science, Ph.D., University of Southern California-Los Angeles Weston, Kenneth C., Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Rice University Wolfe, Joseph A., Management, Ph.D., New York University

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Index
About The University of Tulsa .......................... 6 Academic Deans .................................................. 3 Academic Honesty .......................................19, 77 Academic and Support Services ...................... 63 Accountancy, Master of .................................. 138 Accounting ........................................................ 156 Accounts, payment of ....................................... 46 Accreditation ....................................................... iv Activity Card ....................................................... 48 Administration, University ................................. 1 Administrative Officers ...................................... 3 Administrators ...................................................... 3 Admission, general requirements (see also individual programs) ..................... 12 Admission, international applicants ................ 12 Anthropology ..................................................... 79 Applied Mathematics ...................................... 241 Art ......................................................................... 87 Art History, courses in ................................90, 92 Arts and Sciences, Henry Kendall College of, programs in ................................. 78 Assistantships, types of ...................................... 35 Athletic and Recreational Programs ............... 70 Auditing ............................................................... 17 Biological Science ............................................ 183 Business Administration, Full Time Master of ..................................... 140 Business Administration, Part Time Master of ..................................... 143 Campus Organizations and Activities ............ 71 Candidacy, doctoral degree................................ 28 Career Services .............................................33, 63 Certificate Programs ........................................ 284 Certification or licensure .................................... 21 Chemical Engineering ..................................... 195 Chemistry and Biochemistry .......................... 202 Clinical Psychology ........................................... 122 College of Law ................................................... 41 Collins College of Business, programs in ...... 136 Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programs (see also individual programs) ................................... 276 Commencement Policy ..................................... 24 Communication Disorders ............................. 130 Comprehensive examination, doctoral degree (see also individual programs) ........ 28 Comprehensive examination, master’s degree (see also individual programs) ........ 26 Computer Science ............................................ 211 Conduct, General Standards of ........................ 77 Continuing Education ........................................ 44 Counseling and Psychological Services ...........64 Course load .........................................................15 Deans, Academic .................................................. 3 Degree Card ........................................................23 Degrees granted ..................................................11 Dining Services ....................................................53 Disabilities, services for people with ........ 33, 63 Dismissal ..............................................................22 Dissertation, general requirements, (see also individual programs) ............... 28-29 Doctoral degree requirements, General (see, also, individual programs) ............. 28-29 Education, School of Urban ..............................94 Electrical Engineering .................................... 223 Elementary Education ................................. 98-99 Employment, Student ........................................61 Energy Business, Master of ........................... 146 Engineering and Natural Sciences, College of, programs in ............................. 182 Engineering Physics ......................................... 264 English Institute for International Students .................................................... 13, 65 English Language and Literature ................... 106 Enrollment and course load .............................15 Equal Opportunity Policy .................................... ii Faculty, Resident ............................................. 293 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ..................................................76 Fees .......................................................................46 Fellowships .................................................... 35-36 Finance ...................................................... 149, 164 Financial Assistance .................................... 35, 54 Financial Information and Services .................54 Final Enrollment ................................................16 Fine Arts Programs ............................................66 Fine Arts, Master’s degree ................................87 Full Time Enrollment .........................................15 Core courses, MBA ..................................174-175 GMAT ........................................................ 12, 136 GRE .....................................................................12 Geology, courses in ......................................... 236 Geophysics, courses in ................................... 238 Geosciences ...................................................... 230 Grades ..................................................................20 Graduate courses for undergraduate credit.......................................17 Graduate residency, enrollment in ....................16 Graduate School, general information ............10 Graduate School memberships ........................34 Graduate Student Association ................... 32, 70 Graduation ..........................................................23

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Health Insurance .......................................... 36, 47 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) ........ 77 Health Services ................................................... 63 History ............................................................... 114 History of the University .................................... 7 Housing and Dining services ........................... 50 Hurricane Gold Dollars ..................................... 49 Identification cards ............................................ 48 IELTS .................................................................. 13 Immunizations ............................................. 14, 48 Incompletes ........................................................ 20 Industrial/Organizational Psychology .......... 121 Information Services ......................................... 39 Interdisciplinary Programs ............................. 270 International applicants, admission .................. 12 International Students, English Institute for ............................................... 13, 65 International Student Services .......................... 65 Joint Degree Programs ................................... 278 Juris Doctor/Master of Arts .......................... 280 Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration ............................................. 282 Juris Doctor/Master of Science .................... 281 Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Finance ...................................................... 282 Juris Doctor/Master of Taxation .................. 282 Law, College of ................................................... 41 Leave of Absence .............................................. 22 Libraries ............................................................... 39 Lifelong Learning................................................ 44 Life Skills Workshops ........................................ 33 Loans ................................................................... 60 Management ...................................................... 168 Management Information Systems ............... 170 Marketing ........................................................... 172 Master of Accountancy .................................... 138 Master of Business Administration – Full Time ....................................................... 140 Master of Business Administration – Part Time ....................................................... 143 Master of Energy Business .............................. 146 Master of Fine Arts ........................................... 87 Master of Science in Finance .......................... 149 Master of Science in Math/Science Education ............................................ 100, 274 Master of Taxation .......................................... 154 Master of Teaching Arts ................................... 99 Master’s degree requirements, General (see also individual programs) ..................... 25 Mathematics, Applied ...................................... 241 Mechanical Engineering ................................. 246 Mission of The University of Tulsa ................. iii Multicultural Student Programs ...................... 64 Museum Science and Management ................ 270

Musical Groups .................................................. 66 Nursing ..............................................................179 Office of Research and Sponsored Programs ............................................................. 41 One Card, TU ...................................................... 48 Organizations and Activities ............................ 71 Operations Management .................................177 Payment of Accounts ........................................ 46 Parking Permits .................................................. 48 Part Time Enrollment ........................................ 15 Pass/Fail .............................................................. 20 Petitions to the Graduate Council .................... 31 Petroleum Engineering ...................................254 Physics and Engineering Physics ...................264 Probation and Dismissal ................................... 22 Professional Education ...................................101 Psychological Services ...................................... 64 Psychology ....................................................... 121 Publications, Radio, TV ................................... 68 Records, transfer of .......................................... 19 Refunds ............................................................... 47 Religious Life ..................................................... 68 Renter’s Insurance.............................................. 48 Research and Teaching Assistantships ................................................ 35 Research Grants and Awards .......................... 37 Research, Office of ........................................... 41 Residence requirements, doctoral program .......................................................... 28 Residence requirement, master’s program .......................................................... 25 Residency, Graduate (enrollment in)............... 16 Rights and Responsibilities, Student .........76-77 ROTC, Air Force .............................................. 62 Scholarship requirements ........................... 37, 62 Secondary Education ........................................ 97 Special Opportunities and Facilities ............... 66 Special Student Status ....................................... 13 Speech, Language, and Hearing Testing and Therapy .................................... 64 Speech-Language Pathology .......................... 130 Statistics, courses in ................................243, 245 Statute of Limitations ....................................... 22 Student Academic Support, Center for ................................................. 33, 63 Student Affairs, Office of ................................ 64 Student Conduct ............................................... 77 Student Financial Services ............................... 54 Student Government ........................................ 70 Student Research Colloquium ......................... 32 Student Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities ............................................. 76 Student Services .......................................... 32, 63 Study Abroad ...................................................... 32 TOEFL ............................................................... 13

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Taxation, Master of ........................................ 154 Teacher Certification ........................................ 96 Teaching and Research Assistantships ................................................ 35 Teaching Arts, Master of .................................. 99 Theatre ................................................................ 66 Thesis, general requirements (see also individual programs) ............... 25-26 Transfer Credit .................................................. 19 Transfer of Records .......................................... 19 Trustees, Board of ...............................................1 Tuition and Fees ............................................... 46 TU One Card ...................................................... 48 Undergraduate courses for graduate credit (see also individual programs) ......... 16 University School, The ..................................... 45 Withdrawal ......................................................... 17!

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