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2007-2008 Catalog by Sections

COVER AND INSIDE PAGE

TITLE PAGE AND GRADUATE CONTACTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE UNIVERSITY

ACCREDITATION

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, SPECIALIZATIONS/CONCENTRATIONS, AND APPROVED MINORS 

• Joint Degrees
• Approved Minors

ADMISSION

• Domestic Student Application for Admission
• International Student Application for Admission
• Application for Admission to the College of Extended Learning: Distance Education
  
• Administrative Deadlines
  
• Transcripts
  
• Standardized Tests
  
• Readmission
  
• Renewal of Application for Admission
  
• Denied Admission
  
• Categories of Graduate Students
  
  • Regular Student
  • Provisional Student
  • Non-degree Graduate Student
  • Graduate Study by University Seniors (Senior Petitioner)
  • Visiting Student
  • Out-of-State Students and Legal Jurisdiction
    

 TUITION, FEES, AND OTHER EXPENSES

• Tuition and Required Fees
  
• General Fees
• Course Fees
  
• Mandatory International Student Fees
  
• Optional Fees
• Graduate Assistant Health Insurance Benefit Program
  
• Health / Activity Fee
  
• Dining Services
  
• Housing Services
  
• Housing Charges with Semester Cost 2006-2007
  
• Late Registration Penalties
  
• Resident / Nonresident Status

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Awards of the Graduate School
• Merit-based Enhancement Fellowships for Current Graduate Assistants
• The Mike Watts Outstanding Leadership Graduate Fellowships of $1,000
• Graduate Assistant Tuition Fellowships
• McNair Graduate Assistantships
• State Department of Higher Education (HED) Graduate Scholarship Programs
• Diversity Graduate Assistantships
• Fellowships
• Assistantships
  
• Graduate Assistants Salaries and Tax Withholding Guidelines
  
• Student Personal Identification Number (PIN)
  
• Hourly Work

 

FINANCIAL AID

General Eligibility Requirements

Sources of Financial Aid

• Loans
• Work-Study Programs
  

Financial Aid Awards

Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress

• Grade Point Average
• Completion Rate
• Maximum Time Frame
  

Financial Aid Suspension

The Appeals Process

REGISTRATION

• Change of Address
  
• International Students—English Proficiency
  
• International Students—Enrollment
  
• Short Courses and Institutes
  
• Evening and Saturday Classes
  
• Application for Degree (Diploma)

 

REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS

• Grading System
  
• Grades
  • Letter Grade Point per Credit
    
  • S grade
    
  • C, D, and F grades
  • Incomplete grade
    
• Grading of Research
  
• Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory Course Option
  
• Veterans' Attendance and Satisfactory Progress
  
• Policies on Graduate Courses
  
  • Numbering of courses
    
  • Adding and/or dropping courses
    
  • Auditing courses
    
  • Repeating courses
    
  • Substitutions and waivers
    
  • Challenging graduate courses
    
  • Withdrawal from individual courses
• Transfer of Graduate Credits
  
• Transfer of Undergraduate Credits to an NMSU Graduate Program
  
• Leaving Graduate School
  
  • Leave of Absence/Continuous Enrollment
    
  • Withdrawal from the Graduate School
    
  • Military Withdrawal
    
  • Veterans Administration
    
  • Office of the Registrar
    
  • Bookstore
    
• Military Leave of Absence
• Disciplinary Issues for Graduate Students Graduate Student Appeals Board
  
• Academic Probation and Suspension
  
• Disciplinary Probation and Suspension
  
• Attendance and Student Behavior
  
• Academic Conduct of Graduate Students
  
• Procedures to Deal with Cases of Alleged Academic Misconduct in Graduate School
  
• Privacy Issues
  • Privacy rights
    
  • Student Personal Identification Number
    
  • Social Security Numbers
    
• Purging of Student Files
  
• Name Changes on Transcripts
  
• Change of Address
  
• Evaluating Your Academic Experience

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENROLLED STUDENTS

• Full-Time Graduate Student
  
• Course Deficiencies
  
• Specializations/Concentrations
  
• Declaration of Minor
  
• Completing a Thesis or Dissertation
  
• Registration for Summer Graduation
  
• Application for Degree (Diploma)
  
• Participation in Commencement

 

THE MASTER’S DEGREE

• Amount and Distribution of Work
  
• Program of Study
  
• Application to Candidacy
  
• Thesis
  
• Continuous Enrollment
  
• Graduate Committee
  
• Final Examination
  
• Time Limit
  
• Minors
  
• Interdisciplinary Master's Degree
  
• Admission
• Thesis/Non-thesis option
• Comprehensive exam
• Degree awarded
• Other conditions that apply
  
• Second Master's Degree
• Joint Degree Programs
• Teacher Licensure
  
• Specialist in Education Degree
  • Residency and Credit Requirements
    
  • Program of Study
    
  • Transfer of Credits
    
  • Major Field
    
  • Candidacy
    
  • Internship
    
  • Oral Examination
    
  • Time Limit

 THE DOCTORAL DEGREES

• Preparation for Doctoral Degree Programs
  
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
  
• Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
  
• Interdisciplinary Doctorate
  
• Requirements for the Doctoral Degrees
  • Qualifying Examination
    
  • Graduate Committee—Doctoral
  • Program of Study
  • Comprehensive Examination
  • Time Limit
  • Advancement to Candidacy
    
  • Final Examination
    
  • Registration During Regular Semesters and Summer Sessions
    
  • Finalizing the Doctoral Dissertation
    
  • Residency
    
• Declaration of Minor
  
• Foreign Language Requirements
  

 

RESEARCH FACILITIES

• Agricultural Experiment Station
  
• Arts and Sciences Research Center
  
• Apache Point Observatory (APO-ARC)
  
• Bureau of Business Research and Services
  
• Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center
  
• Center for Latin American and Border Studies
  
• Computing Research Laboratory
  
• Cooperative Extension Service
  
• Education Research Center (EdRC)
  
• Electron Microscopy Laboratory
  
• Engineering Research Center
  
• Information and Communication Technologies
  
• New Mexico Department of Agriculture
  
• New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
  
• NMSU Library

 

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

 

STUDENT SERVICES

• International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  
• Center for Learning Assistance
  
• Corbett Center Student Union
  
• Counseling Center
  
• Financial Aid
• Parking Office
  
• Placement and Career Services
  
• Services for Students with Disabilities
  
• Speech and Hearing Center
  
• Student Health Center
  
• Student Special Care Policy
  
• Testing Services
  
• Veterans Programs
  
• Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

 

COLLEGE OF EXTENDED LEARNING: DISTANCE EDUCATION

• Graduate Work Offered through Distance Education Courses
  
• Distance Education Courses
  
• Technology-Based Programs
  
• Master’s Degrees
  
• Doctoral Degrees
  
• Graduate Certificates and Licenses
  
• Off-Site/Extension Programs

 

PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR FACULTY AND DEPARTMENTS

• Guidelines on Graduate Faculty Nominations
  
• Proposals for New Concentrations
  
• Proposal guidelines for new minors
  
• Proposal guidelines for joint degree programs
  
• Proposal Guidelines for New Graduate Degree Programs
  
• Guidelines and Procedures for Developing Post Baccalaureate Certificate Programs for New Mexico State University
  

 

GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS/COURSES OFFERED BY DEPARTMENT