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Graduate School 2007-2008 Online Catalog

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The Catalog offers an overview of all the programs at the New Mexico State University that offer graduate degrees, graduate minors. The Catalog contains the general rules and regulations that govern graduate degree programs. These include policies established by the Graduate School for admission, course work, the awarding of degrees and certificates, and the general criteria governing satisfactory progress in a degree program.   

Please read this memo concerning the course information contained in the Graduate Catalog 2007-2008. This memo explains the process for updating course information in the Graduate Catalog. Click here to read the memo.


Entire Graduate Catalogs in PDF format:

2007 - 2008 PDF GRADUATE CATALOG / 2006 - 2007 PDF GRADUATE CATALOG

2005 - 2006 PDF GRADUATE CATALOG / 2004 - 2005 PDF GRADUATE CATALOG

 

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