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TheUniversityofNorthTexasisastudent-centeredpublicresearchuniversityandistheflag-shipoftheUNTSystem.TheuniversitystandsasthemostcomprehensiveintheDallas–FortWorthregion,offering96bachelor’s,111master’sand50doctoraldegreeprograms,manynationallyrecognized. UNTisathrivinguniversitywithalegacyofexcellenceinabroadrangeofacademicareas.ItisalsooneofthelargestuniversitiesinTexas,enrollingmorethan33,500students.Foundedin1890,UNTtakesprideinitsoutstandingfaculty,highacademicstandardsanddiversestudentbody.Offeringatradi-tionalcollegeexperienceatanaffordablecost,UNThasa19:1student-facultyratioandDivisionI-Aathletics.NamedoneofAmerica’s100BestCollegeBuys®for10consecutiveyears,UNTalsoprovidesmorethan60centersandinstituteswhichservethepublicgood. Theuniversityiscommittedtoacademicexcel-lence,tostudentsuccessandtoservingasan

intellectualresourceforthecommunity,stateandnation.

Our History UNTwasfoundedin1890asTexasNormalCollegeandTeachers’TrainingInstitute.JoshuaC.Chilton,thefoundingpresident,leasedfacili-tiesaboveahardwarestoreonDenton’ssquaretoestablishateachertraininginstitute.HischargetothefacultyatitsfirstassemblyremainsanimportantpartofUNT’svaluesystem:“ItwillbeouraimtobecomeleadersintheeducationoftheyoungmenandwomenofTexas,fittingthemtocreditablyfillthemostimportantpositionsinbusinessandprofes-sionalcircles.Wedesirethecooperationofallwhobelieveinhighereducationandwhowanttoseeourstateintheveryfrontofintellectualaswellasmaterialprogress.”

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1890 TexasNormalCollegeandTeachers’TrainingInstitute

1894 NorthTexasNormalCollege1901 NorthTexasStateNormalCollege1923 NorthTexasStateTeachersCollege1949 NorthTexasStateCollege1961 NorthTexasStateUniversity1988 UniversityofNorthTexas

IncomingstudentschooseUNTforthequalityofitsprograms,manyofwhicharenationallyranked.MoredegreeprogramsatUNTarenationallyaccreditedthanatanyotheruniversityintheDallas–FortWorthregion(seelistofaccreditingorganizationsfollowingtheindex).UNT“firsts”throughtheyearsinclude:

• FirstjazzstudiesprogramintheU.S.,whichisconsistentlyrankedthenation’sbest.

• Firstaccreditedbehavioralanalysismaster’sdegreeprogramintheU.S.

• Firstmaster’sdegreeinnaturalphilosophy(nowchemistryeducation)intheU.S.

• FirstoilandpetroleumaccountingprogramintheU.S.

• Firstpatentforasilicon-basedultra-sensitivechemicalsensorforuseinintegratedcircuitfabrication.

• FirstPhDprograminarteducationintheU.S.• Firstcooperativemaster’sdegreeprogramin

libraryandinformationscienceintheU.S.• Firstonlineschoollibrarypreparationprogram

intheU.S.• Firstall-onlinemaster’sdegreeprogramin

merchandisingintheU.S.• FirstaccreditedcounselingprogramintheU.S.,

whichstillranksamongthenation’sbest.

The Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies WhenRobertB.Toulouse,whoservedasgraduatedeanfrom1954to1982andprovostuntil1990,retired,theboardofregentsrenamedthegraduateschooltheRobertB.ToulouseSchoolofGraduateStudies. Hiscontributionstograduateeducationmadethehonorrichlydeserved.DuringToulouse’stenureasgraduatedean,almosteverygraduateprogramcurrentlyauthorizedatUNTwasestablished.HisleadershiproleinestablishingtheseprogramshelpedtomakeUNTthemostcomprehensivegraduateinstitutionintheregionandoneofthethreelargestgraduateinstitutionsinthestate. Inaddition,graduatestudentenrollmentgrewfromapproximately300studentstomorethan

UNT PresidentsJoshua C. Chilton (1890-9�)John J. Crumley (189�-94)Menter B. Terrill (1894-1901)J.S. Kendall (1901-06)W.H. Bruce (1906-2�)Robert L. Marquis (192�-�4)W.J. McConnell (19�4-51)J.C. Matthews (1951-68)John J. Kamerick (1968-70)John L. Carter, Jr. (acting, 1970-71)C.C. Nolen (1971-79)John L. Carter, Jr. (acting, 1979-80)Frank E. Vandiver (1980-81)Howard W. Smith Jr. (ad interim, 1981-82)Alfred F. Hurley (1982-2000)Norval F. Pohl (2000-2006)Gretchen M. Bataille (2006- present)

From 1981 until 2000, the president also carried the responsibilities and title of Chancellor of the University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Senate Bill 751 of the 76th Texas Legislature provided for the establishment of the University of North Texas System, and in July 1999, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board confirmed formal system status for UNT, including the Denton campus, UNTHSC in Fort Worth and the UNT Dallas Campus (UNT Sys-tem Center at Dallas). In October 2000, the positions of president and chancel-lor were officially separated.

UNT ChancellorsFrank E. Vandiver (1981)Alfred F. Hurley (1981-2002)Lee Jackson (2002-present)

On August 24, 2002, the UNT Board of Regents named Alfred F. Hurley Chan-cellor Emeritus of the UNT System and President Emeritus of the university.

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5,500,whichthenrepresentedalmostathirdofUNT’stotalenrollment.ToulousealsoprovidedleadershipinestablishingtheFederationofNorthTexasAreaUniversitiesin1968. Toulouse’seffortsalsohadanextraordinaryeffectonthedevelopmentofresearchattheuniversity.Asdean,hepursuedagoalofenhancingresearchacrosstheentirecampus,involvingasmanyprofessorsaspossibletobuildastrongbaseforattractingexternalfunding.Hisinsightandgoodjudgmentinmanag-ingtheuniversity’slimitedresourcesledtomajorincreasesinthequalityandimpactofresearchatUNT.Inthis,helaidthefoundationfortheexplosiveincreaseinexternalresearchfundinginthe1980s.

History of Graduate Education at UNT Graduatestudiesatthemaster’slevelwerefirstofferedatUNTin1935inresponsetoanincreasingdemandfromTexasschoolsystemsforteacherswithmorethanfouryearsofcollegeeducation.Master’sdegreeswerefirstofferedinart,biology,chemistry,economics,education,English,physicalandhealtheducation,andSpanish,withthefirstmaster’sdegreesconferredin1936. Beginningin1946,master’sprogramswereaddedinotherdepartmentsandby1950themaster’sdegreewasavailableinalmosteveryareainwhichtheinstitutionofferedthebachelor’sdegree. TheGraduateSchoolwasestablishedin1946aspartofamajorreorganizationoftheinstitution.TheBoardofRegentsapprovedthefirstdoctoralprograms—adoctorofeducationineducationandadoctorofphilosophyinmusic—in1950.Today,doctoralprogramsareofferedinallschoolsandcollegesexcepttheSchoolofMerchandisingandHospitalityManage-ment.Throughoutthedevelopmentofthegraduateprogram,thepatternhasbeentobuildmaster’spro-gramsonthebaseofwell-establishedundergraduateprogramsandtobuilddoctoralprogramsonthebaseofwell-establishedmaster’sprograms. Inrecognitionoftheinstitution’swideningscopeinhighereducation,theTexasLegislatureapprovedthattheNorthTexasStateCollegebechangedtoNorthTexasStateUniversityin1961.Theuniversitywasdesignatedin1964bytheGovernor’sCommit-teeonEducationBeyondtheHighSchoolasoneofthefivemajorstate-supporteduniversitiesinTexas.In1968,theTexasCollegeandUniversitySystemCoordinatingBoardconfirmedtheuniversity’smis-siontooffer“top-qualitydoctoralprograms...inthebasicartsandsciences,teachereducation,businessadministrationandthefinearts”aswellas“coopera-tivedoctoralprogramsinotherfields.”

Federation of North Texas Area Universities Anewdimensioningraduateeducationcamein1968withtheestablishmentoftheFederationof

NorthTexasAreaUniversities.WiththeguidanceoftheTexasHigherEducationCoordinatingBoard,thefederationwasfoundedtoexpandandenrichthevarietyofgraduatedegreesavailabletoresidentsoftheareabysharingtheresourcesoftheUniversityofNorthTexasandTexasWoman’sUniversityinDenton,andTexasA&MUniversity–Commerce. Master’sanddoctoraldegreeprogramshavebeendevelopedthatpermitstudentsatoneofthethreeparticipatinginstitutionstocompleteaportionoftheirgraduateworkateitherorbothoftheothertwo,althoughasingleinstitutiongrantsthedegree.UNTgrantseightmaster’sandsevendoctoraldegreesthatarepartofthefederationconsortium.Inaddition,16programcommitteeshavebeenformedtoencouragecooperativeactivitiesbetweentheparticipatinguniversities.

Universities Center at Dallas In1997theFederationofNorthTexasAreaUniversitiesassumedthemanagementoftheUniver-sitiesCenteratDallas,formerlytheDallasEducationCenter.Fiveuniversitiescooperateintheofferingofupper-divisionundergraduatecoursesandgraduatecoursesthatmaybeappliedtoprogramsanddegreesofferedbythethreeprincipalFederationuniversities(TexasA&MUniversity–Commerce,TexasWoman’sUniversityandUNT)andbytheUniversityofTexasatArlingtonandtheUniversityofTexasatDallas.Atthegraduatelevel,amaster’sinbusinessadmin-istrationdegreecanbecompletedentirelyattheUniversitiesCenteratDallas.

University of North Texas Dallas Campus(UNT System Center at Dallas) TheUNTDallasCampusoffersjunior-,senior-andgraduate-levelcoursesleadingtobachelor’sandmaster’sdegrees.Certificateprogramsandcoursesforcareeradvancementarealsoprovided.CoursesandprogramsareofthesamehighqualityasthoseofferedatUNTinDentonandaretaughtbyfacultyfromtheDentoncampus. StudentswhoenrollattheUNTDallasCampusmustmeetthesameadmissionsrequirementsasstudentswhoapplytotheUNTcampusinDenton.DallasCampusstudentsearntheirdegreefromUNT.TheUniversityofNorthTexasDallasCampusislocatedat7300HoustonSchoolRoad. UNTDallasCampusfeaturestheregion’sfirstvirtuallibrary,state-of-the-artclassrooms,computerlabswithInternetaccess,andotherservicestohelpstudentsachievesuccess. EnrollmenthasincreasedeachyearsincethecampusopenedinJanuary2000.WhenDallasCampusenroll-mentreaches1,000full-timeequivalent(FTE)studentsforoneterm/semester,UNT-DallascanbeopenedasthefirstpublicuniversitywithintheDallascitylimits.

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ForcurrentinformationabouttheUniversityofNorthTexasDallasCampus,call(972)780-3600,orvisittheUNTDallasCampuswebsiteatwww.unt.edu/dallas.

UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth TheUniversityofNorthTexasHealthScienceCenteratFortWortheducatesosteopathicphysiciansandbiomedicalscientistsandemphasizeseducation,researchandcommunityservicesthatpromoteandsupportdiseasepreventionandprimaryhealthcare. Thecenter,begunin1970astheprivatelyfundedTexasCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine(TCOM),becamestate-assistedandaffiliatedwiththeUni-versityofNorthTexasbyactionoftheTexasStateLegislaturein1975.TheHealthScienceCenterisgovernedbytheUniversityofNorthTexasBoardofRegents.Currently,theHealthScienceCenter’sthreecomponentsareTCOM,theGraduateSchoolofBio-medicalSciencesandtheSchoolofPublicHealth. ThegraduateschooloffersaMasterofPublicHealthdegreeandmaster’sanddoctoraldegreesinthebiomed-icalscienceswithspecializationsinanatomyandcellbiology,biochemistryandmolecularbiology,microbiol-ogyandimmunology,pharmacology,andphysiology. MedicalstudentsenrolledatTCOMalsomayacquireresearchtrainingthroughenrollinginajointDO/MSorDO/PhDprograminbiomedicalsciences.GraduatestudentsatUNTortheUNTHealthScienceCentermayenrollateithercampusthroughspecialarrangementsoftherespectivegraduateschools.Jointresearchandserviceactivitiesareunderwayinsuchareasasaging,healthpromotionandpublichealth. Attheundergraduatelevel,UNTandtheUNTHealthScienceCenter’sTexasCollegeofOsteo-pathicMedicineofferajointprograminwhichselectedpremedicalstudentscompletethreeyearsontheUNTcampusinDenton,thentransfertothemedicalschoolinFortWorthtobeginthefour-yearmedicalcurriculum.ThebasicsciencecoursestakeninthefirstyearofthemedicalcurriculumservetocompleteaBAinbiologicalsciencesorchemistryortheBAorBSinbiochemistryatUNT.Studentsinthisprogramthussaveayearintheirmedicaltrain-ing,reducingtheusualeight-yearprogramtoseven. TheHealthScienceCentercampusisa15-acre,$71millionmedical-carecomplexintheheartofFortWorth’sculturaldistrict.ItishometotheGib-sonD.LewisHealthScienceLibrary,wherevirtuallyalltheworld’smedicalknowledgemaybeaccessedbystudents,faculty,andthepublicthroughsophisti-catedmedicalinformationsystems. FacultyexpertisehasfosteredthedevelopmentoffiveinstitutesattheUNTHealthScienceCenter:theTexasInstituteforResearchandEducationonAging,theSubstanceAbuseInstituteofNorthTexas,theNorthTexasEyeResearchInstitute,theWoundCareInstituteandtheInstituteforForensicMedicine.

StudentsinterestedinagraduateprograminbiomedicalsciencesorpublichealthattheHealthScienceCentershouldcontacttheGraduateSchoolofBiomedicalSciencesortheSchoolofPublicHealth,UNTHealthScienceCenter,3500CampBowieBoulevard,FortWorth,TX76107,orcall(817)735-2560or(817)735-2252.

Academic and Research Programs•UNTisthemostcomprehensivegraduateand

researchuniversityintheregion,with111master’sand50doctoral-degreemajors.Approximately21percentofthestudentbodyisgraduatestudents.

•UNT’snationallyaccreditedprofessionalprogramsincludebehavioranalysis,business,chemistry,clin-icalandcounselingpsychology,computersciences,counseloreducation,hotelandrestaurantmanage-ment,interiordesign,journalism,librarysciences,music,publicadministration,rehabilitationstudies,socialwork,speech-languagepathologyandaudi-ology,andthechilddevelopmentlaboratory.

•TheCollegeofBusinessAdministrationisoneofthemostcomprehensiveintheregion,withanunder-graduateenrollmentofmorethan5,000studentsandmorethan500master’sanddoctoralstudents.Theaccountingdepartmentenjoys“preferred”statusamongmajorcorporations,withspecialstrengthsinauditing,oilandgasaccounting,andtaxation.

•TheUNTDepartmentofPhilosophyandReligionStudiesistheleadinggraduateprograminenviron-mentalethicsandenvironmentalphilosophy,bothnationallyandinternationally.Thefacultyincludesthelargestconcentrationofenvironmentalethicsresearchersatanyinstitutionofhigherlearningintheworld.TheprogramisthehomeoftheCenterforEnvironmentalPhilosophyandisthepublisherofEnvironmentalEthicsBooksandthepremierjournalinthefield,Environmental Ethics.

•UNThasthehighestteachereducationadmissionstandardsandgraduationrequirementsinthestateandamongthehighestinthenation.TheCollegeofEducationisfourthinthenationinthenumberofprofessionaleducatorsgraduatedeachyear.

•UNTconstitutesoneofthelargestcentersofinstructionalcomputinginthenation,encom-passingcomputersciences—oneofthefirstsuchprogramstobenationallyaccredited—computereducationandcognitivesystems,informationtech-nologies,andlibraryandinformationsciences.

•Theinnovativehospitalitymanagementdegreepro-gramistheonlyoneofitskindintheNorthTexasregion;amaster’sprogramwasinitiatedin1989.

•TheUNTCollegeofMusicisoneofthetwolargestmusicschoolsinthenationandisinternation-allyknownfortheOneO’ClockLabBand,UNTSymphony,ACappellaChoir,andCenterforExperimentalMusicandIntermedia.Students

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maygainperformanceexperienceoncampusinasettingwithstate-of-the-artsounddesignintheLucille“Lupe”MurchisonPerformingArtsCenter,oneofatrioofmajorperformancehallsintheDallas–FortWorthregion.In1986thecollegereceivedtheYamahaAward.

•TheUNTSchoolofVisualArtsisthenation’slargestartsprogramatapublicuniversityandthemostcomprehensiveintheregionwithafacultyofinternationalstature.

•UNTassistsTexasinfosteringeconomicdiversifica-tionthroughtheUniversityCenterforEconomicDevelopmentandResearch,theProfessionalDevel-opmentInstitute(PDI)accountingandbusinesstrainingprograms,theInformationSystemsResearchCenter,andtheInstituteforPetroleumAccounting.

•UNTregularlyprovidescontinuingeducationforavarietyofacademic,professionalandcommunityaudiences.TheCenterforContinuingEducationandConferenceManagementassistsfaculty,pro-videsGREandGMATpreparationcoursestomorethan500studentsayear,andoffersmorethan200minicoursesayeartothegeneralpublic.Thecen-teralsoworkswithnon-universitygroups,withasmanyas30,000participants,whousecampusandareafacilitiesfortheirconferences.

•TheUniversityofNorthTexasisatrueregionaluniversity,servingcommutingandresidentstudents.Atthetimethiscatalogwenttopress,approximately6,000studentswereexpectedtoliveincampusresidencehallsinfall2007.

Science, Technology and Research•Externallyfundedprojectstotaledmorethan

$22.7millionfor2006–2007,withfurthergrowthexpectedinthefuture.

•Thestate-of-the-artScienceResearchBuildingisdedicatedsolelytoresearch.

•NorthTexashaswidelyrecognizedstrengthsinthephysicalandmathematicalsciences,includingsingleatomandsmallacceleratorphysics,organometallicchemistryandmathematicalimageprocessing.

•Biochemistry,whichissharedwithUNT’ssisterinstitution,theUniversityofNorthTexasHealthScienceCenteratFortWorth,iswellknownforresearchintocriticalhumanhealthproblems.

•Theengineeringtechnologyprogramwasinstru-mentalinthesiteselectionfortheregionalBoeingElectronicsandTexasInstrumentsplants.

•Theproblem-solvingapproachoftheInstituteofAppliedScienceshelpsTexasaddressitswaterqualityneeds.

•ResearchonhowneuralnetworksprocessandstoreinformationisapioneeringeffortoftheCenterforNetworkNeuroscience.

•UNTisthesiteoftheTexasAcademyofMathematicsandScience,aprogramforearlycollegeadmissionof

studentsdrawnfromamongoutstandinghighschoolsophomores;theacademyisanationallyuniquemodelofintegratingacademyandregularuniversitystudents.

The University’s Mission TheUniversityofNorthTexasisarecognizedstudent-centeredpublicresearchuniversitywhereweharnessthepowerofideasthroughacultureoflearningbasedondiverseviewpoints,interdisciplin-aryendeavors,creativityanddisciplinedexcellence. Thisisaccomplishedthroughabroadandbalancedarrayofprogramswherewell-preparedstudentsanddedicatedscholarsandartistscollaboratewithourlocalandglobalcommunitiesinthecreation,integration,applicationanddisseminationofknowledge.InthiswayUNTcreatesanenrichedandsustainablefutureforourstudents,state,nationandworld. Theuniversitycontinuestoexpanditsrelation-shipwiththeUniversityofNorthTexasHealthScienceCenteratFortWorth;todeveloptheUni-versityofNorthTexasDallasCampus(UNTSystemCenteratDallas);andtocultivatepartnershipswithelementaryandsecondaryschools,communitycolleges,otheruniversities,businesses,governmentagenciesandnonprofitorganizationstoimprovethequalityofeducationandcommunitylife.

The University’s Vision TheUniversityofNorthTexaswillberecognizedforitseducational,intellectual,research,publicserviceandculturalachievements.UNTwillbeadiverseandinclusiveinstitutioncreatingtheknowl-edgeandinnovationsthatwillshapeourfuture,whilecultivatingexcellenceinthenextgenerationofscholarsandleadersfortheglobalcommunity,

Achieving the Vision UNT’splanforitsgrowthasastudent-centeredpublicresearchuniversityisshapedbyfourgoalsandthreethemes.Thefourgoalsfocusourener-giesinkeyareasofendeavor:education,research,engagementasacommunity/withourcommunities,andinstitutionaleffectiveness,directingoureffortsinawaythatwillmoveusquicklyforward. Ourthreethemesspeaktotheunderlyingcom-mitmentsthatdriveourwork,emphasizingtheimportanceofconnectionasacatalystforchange.Theyincludeacommitmenttodiversity,whichdrawsavarietyofvoicesintocloseconversation;tointernationalization,whichrecognizesthatglobalinterchangeisavitalpartofeducationandresearch;andtocollaboration,whichincludespartner-shipswithintheuniversityaswellasallianceswithexternalconstituencies.Theseconnectionsmovetheuniversityforward,anchoringitwithinthecontextofamulticultural,interconnected,collaborative

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communityandprovidingthesynergyneededtoaccomplishitsgoals.Thethemesarewoventhrough-outourgoals,specificstrategiesandactions.Wealsohighlightthembygatheringthestrategiesmostcloselyrelatedtothethemesinasinglestatement,clearlyillustratingtheirimportancetoourgrowth.

Research UNTresearchprogramsfocusonthesolutionstoproblemsatnational,regional,stateandlocallevels.Toimplementthisapproach,theuniversityisdevel-opingnewfacilitiesspecificallydesignedtoprovidestate-of-the-artcapabilities. Externalresearchfundingreached$22,654,807inthe2006fiscalyear.Ofthistotal,48.4percentwasforresearch,21.5percentwasforinstructionalprojects,23.6percentsupportedpublicserviceeffortsand6.5percentsupportedstudentservicesandotherprojects.Federalgovernmentagenciesprovided71.8percentofthefunds,stateagencyfundsamountedto8.1percentandprivatesources(includingbusinessandindustry)provided20.1percent.Specificareasofresearcharedescribedinthecatalogsectiondevotedtoeachacademicunit. Externalfundingisanessentialfeatureofuni-versityresearch.Manygraduatefacultymembersreceivegrantsandcontractsfromprivatefounda-tionsandcorporationsandfromfederal,stateandmunicipalagencies.Thesefundsareusedinsupportofallformsofresearchactivity,includingemploy-mentofgraduateresearchassistants.Fellowshipsaresometimesavailableindepartmentsthathavereceivedfederaltraininggrants. Researchisintegraltograduateeducation.Itprovidestheopportunityforastudenttodemonstratecreativeandproblem-solvingtalentsinauniquewaythatiswhollydifferentfromtheorganizedclassroomexperience.Researchactivitybygraduatestudents,underfacultysupervision,isattheheartofthegradu-ateteaching/learningexperience.Inquiriesaboutfinancialsupportshouldbemadedirectlytotheacademicunitinwhichthestudentintendstoenroll. UNThasmadeaconsistentcommitmenttoexpandingandimprovingthespaceandequip-mentavailableforresearch.The60,000square-footScienceResearchBuildingprovidesstate-of-the-artfacilitiesforresearchinthedepartmentsofbiologicalsciences,chemistryandphysics,andthebiochemistryprogram.TheEnvironmentalEducationScienceandTechnologyBuildinghoststheInstituteforAppliedSciencesandprovidesunmatchedfacilitiesforresearch,teachingandpublicoutreachactivitiesrelatedtotheenvironment.Togetherwithotherspecializedlaboratoriesspreadthroughoutthecampus,UNTprovideshigh-qual-ityspaceandequipmenttosupportitsteaching,researchandservicemissions.

Inadditiontofundsgrantedbyexternalsourcestosupportresearch,fundsappropriatedbytheTexasLegislatureinsupportofresearchbyfacultymembersoftheuniversityareallocatedthroughapeer-reviewprocessbyafacultycommitteeofeightmembersappointedbytheFacultySenate.Thecommitteeischairedbytheassociatevicepresidentforresearch.TheassociatevicepresidentforacademicaffairsandthedeanoftheToulouseSchoolofGraduateStudiesareex-officiomembers.Facultyresearchgrantsareadmin-isteredthroughtheOfficeofSponsoredProjects. Facultyresearchfundsprovideequipment,mate-rialandpart-timesupportofgraduatestudentsandfacultymembers.Forexample,agraduatestudentmaybeemployedasaresearchassistantinoneofthemanyresearchprojectsunderwayonthecampus,generallyinthedepartmentinwhichthestudentisstudyingforanadvanceddegree.Aspartofresearchassistantships,studentsoftenareabletoundertakeprojectsthatcontributetocompletionoftheirthesisordissertationrequirement. Resultsoffacultyresearchincludearticlesinpro-fessionalandtechnicaljournals,publishedbooksandthedevelopmentofnewareasofresearchthatmayattractfundingfromsourcesoutsidetheuniversity.

University Libraries LibraryfacilitiesattheUniversityofNorthTexasfunctionasthenervecenterforteachingandaca-demicresearch.Inadditiontoamajorcollectionofelectronicjournals,booksanddatabases,fivecampusfacilitieshousejustundersixmillioncatalogedhold-ings,includingbooks,periodicals,maps,documents,microforms,audiovisualmaterials,musicscoresandfull-textjournals.AbranchlibraryislocatedattheUniversityofNorthTexasDallasCampus.

Library Collections WillisLibraryholdsoneofthecountry’slarg-estmusiclibraries,extensivephonographicdiscandtapecollections,abroadhumanitiesandsocialsciencescollection,theUniversityArchives,andtheRareBooksandTexanacollections.Otheruniquelibrarycollectionsincludetheprivatejazzcollec-tionsofStanKenton,DonGillis,WhitOzierandLeonBreeden;theprivatelibraryofAnsonJones,presidentoftheRepublicofTexas;Texascountyhis-tories;miniatures;andexamplesofimportantearlypublishing,printingandbindingstyles. ThelibraryisadepositoryforU.S.andTexasgov-ernmentdocuments,includingtheTexasRegister.TheUNTLibrariesalsoserveasanonlinemorgue(cyber-cemetery)forgovernmentwebsitesanddocuments. TheMediaLibraryinChiltonHallhousesalargecollectionofaudiovisualmaterials,includingmotionpictures,tapes,recordingsandvideodiscs,DVDs,videocassettes,16mmfilmsandaudioCDs.

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TheScienceandTechnologyLibrary,housedintheInformationSciencesBuilding,emphasizesphysics,chemistry,biology,andlibraryscienceandincludesanoutstandingcollectioninmathematics. TheResearchParkLibrary,supportingtheCol-legeofEngineering,hasacollectionofjournalsandmaterialsfocusedoncomputerscienceandengi-neering,materialsscienceandengineering,electricalengineeringandengineeringtechnology.Therearetwolibrarylocations:referenceassistanceandcur-rentperiodicals;andthelibrarycollection,boundperiodicalsandreserves. TheLibraryAnnexhousesmorethan500,000lesser-usedmaterials,andthepreservationandtech-nicalservicesdepartmentsoftheUniversityLibraries.Itemslocatedintheannexaresonotedinthelibrar-ies’onlinecatalogandmayberequestedifneededforresearch.TheLibraryAnnex,locatedjustoffAirportRoadonPrecision,isnearthemaincampus.

Special Services of the Libraries Throughthelibraries’membershipinTexShare,studentswithaTexSharelibrarycardmayborrowmaterialsatcollege,universityandpubliclibrariesthroughoutthestateofTexas.Contactlibrarystafffordetails.ActiveparticipationintheAMIGOSLibraryServicesInc.providesaccesstoavarietyofcomputerizedlibraryservices,includinginterlibraryloans,bibliographicdatabasesearchingandsharedcataloging.Thelibrarieshavealargenumberofelectronicdatabasesavailableforpublicuse,bothonandoffcampus,viacomputerlinkage. TheUNTLibrariesholdamembershipintheCenterforResearchLibraries.Thecenter,whichfunctionsasanextensionofthelocalcollections,isdedicatedtoacquiringandlendingmaterialsthatcomplementandsupplementthecollectionsofthemajorresearchlibrariesofNorthAmerica.TheUni-versityLibraryhasbeendesignatedamajorresearchlibrarybytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.

Computer Services Centralizedcomputingservicesthatsupportinstruction,researchandstudentlearningarepro-videdthroughAcademicComputingServicesandUserServices(ACS/US).ACS/USisadivisionoftheComputingandInformationTechnologyCenterandislocatedinRoom119oftheInformationSciencesBuilding.Theseservicesincludesupportforawiderangeofresearchcomputingplatforms,studentmes-saging,training,consultingandauniversitycomputinghelpdesk.Checkthewebsiteatwww.unt.edu/helpdesk. InadditiontotheservicesdirectlysupportedbyAcademicComputingServices,computerservicesarealsoavailablefromtheUniversityLibrariesandmanycollege,schoolanddepartmentalcomputersupportcenters.Computernetworksareinstalled

inallacademicdepartments,providingInternetcon-nectivity.Wirelessnetworking(Eaglenet)isavailableinmostcampusclassroombuildingsandinpublicbuildingssuchastheUniversityUnionandUNTLibraries.OnlinecoursesareofferedwithsupportfromtheCenterforDistributedLearningusingcomputingsystemssupportedbytheComputingandInformationTechnologyCenter.

Student Computing Services Fourteengeneralaccessmicrocomputerlabora-tories,housingapproximately700computers,areavailabletoallstudentsforuseofbothWindowsandMacintoshpersonalcomputers.Laserprintersareprovidedinalllabs.Approximately30additionalspecial-purposelabsservestudentsinparticulardisci-plinesorstudentslivinginuniversityresidencehalls.Inaddition,allresidencehallroomshaveconnectionstothecampusnetwork,allowingstudentstohavehigh-speedaccesstotheInternetontheirowncomputers. TheComputingandInformationTechnologyCenterprovideselectronicmailtoallstudentsviaEagleMail,aweb-basede-mailsystem.EagleMailisusedasanofficialcommunicationmediumbetweentheuniversityandstudents.OtherInternetservicesavailabletostudentsincludepersonalwebpagepublishing.Manybuildings,includingtheUniversityUnionandlibraries,havewirelessnetworkaccess,whichisavailabletoenrolledstudents.

Research Computing Support AcademicComputingprovidessupportforavari-etyofmicrocomputer-basedsoftwareapplications.Sitelicensesaremaintainedformicrocomputerver-sionsofSPSS,SAS,S-Plus,STATAandMatlab,whichprovidestatisticalanalysiscapabilities. Severalstatisticalanalysispackages,includingSAS,SPSSandS-Plus,areprovidedinmanyofthegeneralaccesslabs.AcademicComputingServicesalsomaintainsamulti-nodecomputingclustertosupportconcurrentexecutionoflong-runninguser-compiledprogramsforcomputation-basedresearch. AcademicComputingservesasarepositoryforasubstantialbodyofmachine-readabledataincludingtheInter-UniversityConsortiumforPoliticalandSocialResearch(ICPSR)dataarchives,StandardandPoor’sCOMPUSTATandtheCenterforResearchinSecurityPrices’(CRSP)datasets.TheUniversityLibrariesalsomaintainanumberofdatabasesandotherresearchmaterialsonCD-ROMserversthatareaccessiblethroughthecampusnetwork.

Consulting, Training and Help Desk Services ConsultingandtrainingareprovidedbyAca-demicComputingtofacilitatetheuseofresearchandinstructionalcomputingfacilitiesbystudents.Aseriesofshortcoursesisofferedeachterm/semester

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toallowstudentstogaintheexpertisenecessaryforeffectiveuseofcampuscomputersystemsandsoftware.Anumberofcomputer-basedtrainingprogramsareaccessiblewithinstudentlaboratoriesorviatheweb(www.unt.edu/training).Experiencedconsultantsareavailabletoassiststudentswithtech-nicalproblems. TheComputingandInformationTechnologyCen-ter(CITC)operatesacampuswidehelpdeskservicetoprovidestudentswithinformationandhelponavarietyofcomputingproblems(www.unt.edu/helpdesk). Also,BenchmarksOnlineCITC’snewsletter,(www.unt.edu/benchmarks),ispublishedmonthlyandservesasanexcellentresourceforcurrentinforma-tionsystemsatUNT.

Accreditation The University of North Texas is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; telephone (404) 679-4500] to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Inquiries to the commission should relate only to the accreditation status of the institution. TheUniversityofNorthTexasoffersprogramsaccreditedbythefollowingorganizations.AACSB International — The Association to Advance

Collegiate Schools of BusinessAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality

AdministrationAccreditation Council for Cooperative EducationAccrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass

CommunicationsAmerican Chemical SocietyAmerican Library AssociationAmerican Psychological AssociationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationAssociation for Behavior AnalysisCommission on English Language Program AccreditationComputing Accreditation Commission of the

Accreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyCouncil for Accreditation of Counseling and Related

Educational ProgramsCouncil for Interior Design AccreditationCouncil on Rehabilitation EducationCouncil on Social Work EducationNational Association for the Education of Young ChildrenNational Association of Schools of MusicNational Association of Schools of Public Affairs and

AdministrationNational Council for Accreditation of Teacher EducationNational Recreation and Park Association/American

Association of Leisure and Recreation Council on Accreditation

State Board for Educator Certification

Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

Addressesofaccreditingorganizationsareprintedfollowingtheindex. Inaddition,theUniversityofNorthTexasoffersprogramsthatareapprovedorrecognizedby:American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and DanceCouncil for Exceptional ChildrenEducational Leadership Constituent CouncilInternational Reading AssociationInternational Society for Technology in EducationNational Association for the Education of Young ChildrenNational Council of Teachers of EnglishNational Council of Teachers in Mathematics

Institutional Memberships TheUniversityofNorthTexasholdsthefollow-ingmemberships.American Association of Family and Consumer SciencesAmerican Association of State Colleges and UniversitiesAmerican College Dance FestivalAmerican Collegiate Retailing AssociationAmerican Council on EducationAmerican Hotel and Lodging AssociationAmerican Political Science AssociationAssociation of Texas Colleges and UniversitiesAssociation of Texas Graduate SchoolsBroadcast Education AssociationCoalition of Urban and Metropolitan UniversitiesConference of Southern Graduate SchoolsCouncil for Chemical ResearchCouncil for Higher Education AccreditationCouncil of Public University Presidents and ChancellorsCouncil of Graduate SchoolsCouncil on Undergraduate ResearchDallas Dance CouncilFederation of North Texas Area UniversitiesGreater Denton Arts CouncilHospitality Sales and Marketing Association InternationalInternational Council of Shopping CentersInternational Council on Hotel, Restaurant and

Institutional EducationInternational Textile and Apparel AssociationNational Association of State Universities and Land-

Grant CollegesNational Collegiate Honors CouncilsNational Restaurant AssociationNational Retail FederationNational Women’s Studies AssociationOak Ridge Associated UniversitiesSociety of Cinema StudiesTexas Association of Broadcast EducatorsUniversity Film and Video Association

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UNT System and University OfficersBoard of RegentsJohn Robert “Bobby” Ray, Chair(2007), PlanoGayle W. Strange,ViceChair(2009),DentonMarjorie B. Craft (2007),DeSotoCharles D. Mitchell(2011),DallasRobert A. Nickell(2009),DallasBurle Pettit,ViceChair(2007),LubbockAl Silva,(2011),SanAntonioC. Dan Smith(2011),PlanoRice M. Tilley Jr.(2009),FortWorthStudent RegentDiana Schulz(2008),UNTHSCstudent

UNT System OfficersAdministrationLee F. Jackson, MPA, ChancelloroftheUniversityof

NorthTexasSystemGretchen M. Bataille, DA, ViceChancellorfor

AcademicAffairsandPresidentoftheUniversityofNorthTexas

Scott Ransom, DO,ViceChancellorforHealthAffairsandPresidentoftheUNTHealthScienceCenteratFortWorth

T. J. “Jack” Morton, JD, SeniorViceChancellorforGovernmentalAffairs

Nancy S. Footer, JD, ViceChancellorandGeneralCounsel

Phillip C. Diebel, BBA, CPA, ViceChancellorforFinanceandBusinessAffairs

Richard L. Escalante, MA, ViceChancellorforAdministrativeServices

Cassandra Berry, BA, AssociateViceChancellorforEquityandDiversity

Deborah S. Leliaert, MEd, AssociateViceChancellorforCommunicationsandMarketing

UNT OfficersAdministrationLee F. Jackson, MPA, ChancelloroftheUniversityof

NorthTexasSystemGretchen M. Bataille, DA, PresidentoftheUniversity

ofNorthTexas,includingtheUNTDallasCampus(UNTSystemCenteratDallas)

Gary Krahenbuhl, PhD, InterimProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairs

Celia Williamson, PhD, Interim ViceProvostandAssociateVicePresidentforAcademicAffairs

Philip M. Turner, EdD,ViceProvostforLearningEnhancement

Phillip C. Diebel, BBA, CPA, VicePresidentforFinanceandBusinessAffairs

Gregory McQueen, PhD, SeniorVicePresidentforAdvancement

Brent E. Davison, BS,Interim VicePresidentforDevelopment

Bonita C. Jacobs, PhD, VicePresidentforStudentDevelopment

Deborah S. Leliaert, MEd, VicePresidentforUniversityRelations,CommunicationsandMarketing

Troy Johnson, PhD, AssociateVicePresidentforEnrollmentManagement

Cassandra Berry, BA, AssociateVicePresidentforEquityandDiversity

Allen Clark, EdD, DirectorofInstitutionalResearchandAccreditation

John Ellis Price, PhD, ViceProvostfortheUNTDallasCampus(UNTSystemCenteratDallas)

Bonita J. Hairston, JD, Chief of StaffPaul Dworak, PhD,DirectorofComplianceRichard Villareal, BS,DirectorofAthletics

Toulouse School of Graduate StudiesSandra L. Terrell, PhD,DeanoftheToulouseSchool

ofGraduateStudiesLawrence J. Schneider, PhD,AssociateDeanofthe

ToulouseSchoolofGraduateStudiesDonna Hughes, BAAS,DirectorofGraduateServices

andGraduateAdmissions Administratorsoftheschoolsandcollegesarelistedintheirrespectivesectionsofthiscatalog.

The Graduate Council Ex-Officio MembersSandra L. Terrell, PhD,DeanoftheToulouseSchool

ofGraduateStudies,ChairLawrence J. Schneider, PhD,AssociateDeanofthe

ToulouseSchoolofGraduateStudiesCelia Williamson, PhD,InterimViceProvostand

AssociateVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsWarren W. Burggren, PhD,DeanoftheCollegeof

ArtsandSciencesOscar N. Garcia, PhD, DeanoftheCollegeof

EngineeringKathleen B. Cooper, PhD,DeanoftheCollegeof

BusinessAdministrationThomas L. Evenson, PhD,InterimDeanofthe

CollegeofPublicAffairsandCommunityServiceM. Jean Keller, EdD,DeanoftheCollegeofEducationHerman L. Totten, PhD,DeanoftheSchoolof

LibraryandInformationSciencesJudith C. Forney, PhD,DeanoftheSchoolof

MerchandisingandHospitalityManagementJames Scott, DMA,DeanoftheCollegeofMusicRobert Milnes, PhD,DeanoftheSchoolofVisualArtsB. Donald Grose, PhD,DeanofLibraries

Elected MembersRobert Pirtle, PhD, ProfessorofBiologicalSciencesJennifer Way, PhD,AssociateProfessorofVisualArtsKenneth Sewell, PhD,ProfessorofPsychology

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Victor Prybutok, PhD, RegentsProfessorofInformationTechnologyandDecisionSciences

Seifollah Nasrazadani, PhD, AssociateProfessorofEngineeringTechnology

Eric M. Nestler, PhD, ProfessorofMusicBrian O’Connor, PhD,ProfessorofLibraryand

InformationSciencesJannon L. Fuchs, PhD,ProfessorofBiologicalSciencesJose M. Perez, PhD, ProfessorofPhysicsLisa R. Henry, PhDAssistantProfessorofAnthropologyLewis A. Taylor, DBA, RegentsProfessorofManagementJeanne Tunks, PhD,AssociateProfessorofTeacher

EducationandAdministration Thegraduatecouncilestablishesalluniversitypoliciesgoverninggraduateprograms,approvesnewprograms,andapprovesallsubstantivechangesinexistingprograms.Themembershipofthegraduatecouncilincludeselectedfacultymemberswhorep-resenteachoftheeightdistrictsofthefacultysenate,plustwoat-largemembers.Electedfacultymembersservestaggered,three-yeartermsonthecouncilandrepresenttheinterestsofthegraduatefacultyoftheuniversity.Twostudentmembers,electedbythegradu-atestudentcouncil,representtheinterestsofgraduatestudentsandareelectedyearlyforaone-yearterm.Ex-officiomembersincludethegraduatedean(whoservesaschair),theassociategraduatedean,theviceprovost,theuniversitylibrarian,andeachofthedeansoftheschoolsandcolleges.Thegraduatedean,associatedean,andgraduateschoolstaffimplementthepoliciesdeterminedbythegraduatecouncil.

The Faculty Research CommitteeEx-Officio MembersArt J. Goven, PhD,InterimVicePresidentfor

ResearchandTechnologyTransferSandra L. Terrell, PhD,DeanoftheToulouseSchool

ofGraduateStudiesCelia Williamson, PhD,InterimViceProvostand

AssociateVicePresidentforAcademicAffairs

Elected MembersYvonne Chandler, PhD,AssociateProfessorof

LibraryandInformationSciencesKamakshi Gopal, PhD,AssociateProfessorofSpeech

andHearingSciencesRobin Henson, PhD,AssociateProfessorof

EducationalPsychologyTimothy Jackson, PhD,AssociateProfessorofMusicSharon Jenkins, PhD, AssociateProfessorofPsychologyLisa R. Kennon, PhD, AssociateProfessorof

MerchandisingandHospitalityManagementThomas W. LaPoint, PhD,ProfessorofBiological

SciencesDavid C. Tam, PhD, AssociateProfessorofBiological

Sciences

University Diversity Statement TheUniversityofNorthTexashasahistoryofseekingtopreserveanatmosphereofopennessandtolerance.Itiscommittedtomaintaininganunpretentiousandacceptingatmospherewelcomingtoanyonewhostrivestoachievehisorherper-sonalbest.UNTpossessesandvaluesanincreasingdiversityamongtheindividualswhomakeupitscommunity.ThisisoneofUNT’sgreateststrengths. IndividualswithintheUNTcommunityareunifiedbyaprimarypurpose:learning.Withthatprimarypurposeinmind,UNTworkstoadvanceidealsofhumanworthanddignitybyfacilitatingopendiscussion,supportingrationalresolutionofconflictandencouragingexaminationofvalues. HarassmentbasedonindividualdifferencesisinconsistentwithUNT’smissionandeducationalgoals.EverymemberoftheUNTcommunityenjoyscertainhumanandconstitutionalrights,includingtherighttofreespeech.Atthesametime,individualswhowork,study,liveandteachwithinthiscommunityareexpectedtorefrainfrombehaviorthatthreatensthefreedom,safetyandrespectdeservedbyeverycom-munitymemberingoodstanding. EverymemberoftheUNTcommunitymustcomplywithfederalandstateequalopportunitylawsandregulations.Suchcomplianceisnotonlyagivenstandard,butalsois,infact,abaselinefromwhichourcommunityworkstoassurefairnessandequitytoallwhopursuetheireducationalandpro-fessionalgoalshere. Students,facultyorstaffwhohaveconcernsorquestionsshouldcontacttheappropriateoffice.StudentsshouldcalltheDeanofStudentsofficeat(940)565-2648.FacultyandstaffshouldcalltheEqualOpportunityofficeat(940)565-2737.TDDaccess:(800)735-2989.

Americans with Disabilities Act TheUniversityofNorthTexasdoesnotdiscrimi-nateonthebasisofanindividual’sdisabilityandcomplieswithSection504oftheRehabilitationActandtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActinitsadmis-sions,accessibility,treatmentandemploymentofindividualsinitsprogramsandactivities. Theuniversityprovidesacademicadjustmentsandauxiliaryaidstoindividualswithdisabilities,asdefinedunderthelaw,whoareotherwisequalifiedtomeettheinstitution’sacademicandemploymentrequirements.Forinformation,calltheOfficeofDis-abilityAccommodation(940)565-4323,TDDaccess:(940)565-2958;ortheEqualOpportunityOfficeat(940)565-2737;orcalltheDivisionofEquityandDiversity(940)565-2456.TDDaccessisavail-ablethroughRelayTexas:(800)735-2989or(940)369-8652.

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