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2005-2006 Graduate and Professional Catalog (1.1)

UMKC

May 13, 2005

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General Program Information and Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Program Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Degree Programs and Emphasis Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information . . . . . . . . . 3Mission and Administrative Organization of Graduate Education . 3Admission Policies and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Graduate Academic Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Academic Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Exceptions to Academic Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Graduate Courses and Grading Policies . . . . . . . . . . . 6Requirements for Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Requirements for Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Master’s Degrees Academic Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Doctoral Degree Programs (Ed.D., Ph.D., D.M.A.) . . . . . . . . . 11International Graduate Applicant and Student Information . . . . . 14

General Graduate Admission Policies for International Ap-plicants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Special Institutional Regulations for International GraduateStudents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Intercampus Graduate Study Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15UM Traveling Scholar Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Cooperative Doctoral Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Potential Sources of Financial Support for Graduate Study . . . . . 16Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships . . . . . . . 16Federally Supported Sources of Financial Aid . . . . . . . . 16Institutionally Supported Fellowship and Award Competitions 16

Fee Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Student Program/Use Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Non-Resident Tuition Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Non-Resident Educational Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Metro Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Partial Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Audited Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Payment of Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Late Payment Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Use of Credit Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Advance Deposit on Student Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Late Registration Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Handling Charge for Returned Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Student Financial Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Interstate Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Refund of Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Fee Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Statement of Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Advising System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Social Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Departments and Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Department of Art and Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Special Resources/Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Art and Art History Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Department of Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Graduate Study in Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Master of Science Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Research M.S. Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Non-Thesis M.S.Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Research Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Emphasis Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chemistry Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Department of Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Master of Arts: Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Interdisciplinary Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Economics Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Department of English Language and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Master of Arts: English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Admission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Creative Writing Emphasis Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 38

Interdisciplinary Ph.D Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Assistantships, Internships and Other Opportunities . . . . . . . . 38English Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Career Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Higher Educational Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Special Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Master of Arts: Romance Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Foreign Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Department of Geosciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Special Resources/Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Master of Science: Environmental and Urban Geosciences . . . . . 44Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Geology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Gerontology Certificate Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Program Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Department of History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Master of Arts: History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50History Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Master of Arts in Liberal Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Program Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Admission to the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Requirements for Completion of the Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Relationship of the MALS to Interdisciplinary Doctoral Degrees . 54Coursework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Department of Mathematics and Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Master of Arts/Master of Science: Mathematics and Statistics 56Doctor of Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Mathematics Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Department of Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Description of Department/Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Graduate Degree Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Master of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Physics Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Department of Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Master of Arts: Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Career Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Requirements for Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Requirements for Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Political Science Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Department of Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Career Implications of the Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Department Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Advising System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Master of Arts: Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Graduate Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Suggested Plan of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Requirements for Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Doctor of Philosophy: Clinical Program (Health Emphasis) . . . . 66Admission Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Admission Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Plan of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Requirements for Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy: Non-clinical Health Psy-chology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Psychology Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Religious Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Description of Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Doctoral Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Religious Studies Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

School of Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Career Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Program Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Field Practicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Student Advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Plan of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Professional Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Social Work Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology . . . . . . . 74Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Department Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Master of Arts: Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Admission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Application Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Career Implications of the M.A. in Sociology . . . . . . . . 75Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75M.A. Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Degree Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Criminal Justice and Criminology Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Master of Science: Criminal Justice and Criminology . . . . . . . 76

Admission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Application Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Career Implications of the M.S. in CJC . . . . . . . . . . . 76Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76M.S. Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Anthropology Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Criminal Justice and Criminology Courses . . . . . . . . . 77Sociology Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Department of Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Department Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Master of Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Master of Fine Arts: Acting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Master of Fine Arts: Design and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Theater Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

School of Biological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85History and Description of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Graduate Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Organizations and Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Requirements for Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Master of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology . . . . 86Master of Arts in Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Doctor of Philosophy Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Life Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Life Sciences - Cell Biology and Biophysics . . . . . . . . 87Life Sciences - Molecular Biology and Biochemistry . . . . 87

Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration . . . . . . 89Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Master of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Master of Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Master of Science in Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Doctor of Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Business Decision Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Business Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Business Management and Administration . . . . . . . . . 100Health Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

School of Computing and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Financial Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Divisions and Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Program Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Career Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Master of Science in Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Graduate Degree Options and Requirements . . . . . . . . . 105Transfer Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Civil Engineering Specialty Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Advising and Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Doctoral Studies in Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Program Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Career Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . 106Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Assistantships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Graduate Degree Options and Requirements . . . . . . . . . 106Transfer Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Mechanical Engineering Specialty Areas . . . . . . . . . . 107Advising and Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Academic Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Doctoral Studies in Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . 109Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Master of Science in Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Admission Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Financial Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Curricular Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Degree Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Academic Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Admission Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Financial Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Degree Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Academic Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Doctoral Studies in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering . . 116Financial Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Electrical and Computer Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

School of Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Research Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Academic/Student Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Grading System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Degrees Offered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Four-Year Doctor of Dental Surgery Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Admission Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Curriculum (Four Year Program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Academic Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Requirements for Awarding of the D.D.S. Degree . . . . . . 127Cost Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Student Organizations/Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Advanced Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Application Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Financial Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Enrollment Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Academic Standards/Procedures: Advanced Educa-tion/Graduate Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Students in Cooperative Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Dental Graduate Certificate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Master of Science in Oral Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137General Nature of the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Admission Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Thesis Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Academic Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Other Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Master of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene Education . . . . . . 139

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History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Requirements for Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Job Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139School Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Educational Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Requirements for Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Customized Plan of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Required Courses for the Master of Science Degree . . . . . 140

Oral Biology Interdisciplinary Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Dentistry Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Dental Hygiene-Graduate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Dentistry Biological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Endodontics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145General Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Oral Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Oral Radiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Oral Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Orthodontics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Pedodontics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Pediatric Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Periodontics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Preventive Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Research Methodology - Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Restorative Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

School of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149History and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Curricula Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Advising and Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Scholarships and Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Special Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology . . . . . . . . 151

Areas of Study and Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Faculty Scholastic Activity and Research Interests . . . . . 152

Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership . . . . . . . . 152Areas of Study and Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Faculty Scholastic Activity and Research Interests . . . . . 152

Division of Urban Leadership and Policy Studies in Education . . 153Areas of Study and Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Faculty Scholastic Activity and Research Interests . . . . . 154

Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154General Information on Master of Arts Degrees . . . . . . . . . . 154

Master of Arts: Counseling and Guidance . . . . . . . . . . 154Master of Arts: Educational Administration . . . . . . . . . 156Master of Arts: Curriculum and Instruction . . . . . . . . . 158Master of Arts: Reading Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Master of Arts: Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

General Information on Educational Specialist Degrees . . . . . . 162Educational Specialist: Educational Administration . . . . . 163Educational Specialist: Counseling and Guidance . . . . . . 164Educational Specialist: Curriculum and Instruction . . . . . 165Educational Specialist: Reading Education . . . . . . . . . 166

General Information on Doctoral Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Educational Administration, Ed.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Interdisciplinary, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Centers and Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education . . . . . . 169Curriculum and Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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Research and Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Urban Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

School of Graduate Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Institute for Human Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Interdisciplinary Leadership Certificate in Disability Studies 177Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Program Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Program Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission 179Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulationsand Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Change of Disciplines by Admitted Students . . . . . . . . 180Interim Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission . . . . . . . . 180Research Adviser and Supervisory Committee . . . . . . . 181Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Plan of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Residency Requirement . . . . . . . 182Transfer Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Comprehensive Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Program Time Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Dissertation Research Proposal Development and Approval 182Dissertation and Completion of Degree . . . . . . . . . . . 183Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Student Appeal Process . . . . . . . 183Doctoral Student Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Doctoral Faculty Participation in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D.Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

School of Graduate Studies Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214School of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Academic and Professional Training at UMKC . . . . . . . 215Law Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Study Spaces in Suites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216The School of Law in the Metroplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216The Law Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Nondiscrimination Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Disabled Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Admission to the Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Law Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Continuing Legal Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Career Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Juris Doctor Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Academic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Areas of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224J.D./M.B.A. and J.D./M.P.A. Combined-degree Programs . 227Combined-Degree (J.D./LL.M.) Programs . . . . . . . . . . 228Administrative Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Activities and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Master of Laws Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Non-Degree Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Master of Laws Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Alphabetical Course Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237School of Law Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

School of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Admissions Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Application Fee and Timetable for Applying . . . . . . . . 250Estimated Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Library and Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Academic Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

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Counseling and Advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Peer Counselors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Medical Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252Typical Curriculum - Six-Year Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Requirements for Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Conservatory of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Barr Institute for American Composition Studies . . . . . . 255Ensembles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Professional Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Scholarships or Special Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships and Scholarships . . . 257Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Ensemble Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Master’s Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Master of Music in Music Composition Required Courses . 258Master of Music in Conducting Required Courses . . . . . . 258Master of Music Education Required Courses . . . . . . . . 258Master of Music in Music History and Literature RequiredCourses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Master of Music in Performance: Orchestral Instruments,Guitar and Keyboard Emphasis Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Master of Music in Performance: Voice Emphasis . . . . . 259Master of Music in Performance: Woodwind Emphasis . . . 259Master of Music in Music Theory Required Courses . . . . 260Master of Arts in Music Required Courses . . . . . . . . . 260Master of Arts in Music - Music Therapy . . . . . . . . . . 260Performer’s Certificate Required Courses . . . . . . . . . . 260

Doctor of Musical Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition RequiredCourses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting Required Courses . . 261Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance Required Courses . 262Artist’s Certificate Required Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study in Music Education . . . . . . . . . . 262Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Conservatory of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262Accordion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Bassoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Clarinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Euphonium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Flute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Harp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Harpsichord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Organ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Saxophone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Trombone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Trumpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Tuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

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Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

School of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Financial Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269International Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Program Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Admission Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Student Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270M.S.N. Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270UMKC Graduate Outreach Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Ph.D. in Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Graduate Academic Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271School of Nursing Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

School of Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Degrees Offered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Degrees Offered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Admission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Doctor of Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278School Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Scholarships, Awards and Financial Assistance . . . . . . . 278

Master of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Ph.D. Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Requirements for Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Requirements for M.S. Degree Conferral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Non-Degree Seeking Graduate-Level Students . . . . . . . . . . . 281Continuing Education Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Pharmacy Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Architecture, Urban Planning and Design . . . . . . . . . . 283Art and Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Communications Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284English Language and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284Foreign Languages and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284Geosciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology . . . . . . . . 287Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

School of Biological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration . . 289School of Computing and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290School of Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291School of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295School of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296Academic Librarians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297School of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298Conservatory of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298School of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300School of Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Addresses and Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Policies and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

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Student Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters . . . . . . . . . . 304Attendance Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307Acceptable Use Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307Policy on Student Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308Procedure for Appeal of Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Academic Amnesty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Academic Amnesty Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Equal Opportunity Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Guidelines on Sex Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Guidelines on Discrimination on the Basis of Religion or Na-tional Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Guidelines on Sexual Harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Minimum Standards of Progress for Veterans . . . . . . . . 314Discrimination Grievance Procedure for Students . . . . . . 314

Policy on Positive Work and Learning Environment . . . . . . . . 318UM System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319Finding Your Way To and Around UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

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General Program Informationand AccreditationProgram AccreditationThe University of Missouri-Kansas City is affiliated with,through accreditation, approval or membership in theorganizations listed below:

• Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology(1977)

• American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business(1969)

• American Association of Dental Schools (1942)• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (1945)• American Association of University Women (1959)• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

(1960)• American Bar Association (1938)• American Chemical Society (1957)• American Council on Education (1945)• American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (1945)• American Psychological Association• Association of American Colleges and Universities

(AAC&U)• Association of American Law Schools (1938)• Association of University Evening Colleges (1955)• The Central Exchange• The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City• Commission on Accreditation of Dental and Dental

Auxiliary Educational Programs of the American DentalAssociation (1927)

• Council of Graduate Schools (1967)• Fullbright Associates• Great Cities Universities• The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce• International Relations Council• International Womens Forum• Kansas City Area Development Council• Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute• Liaison Committee of Medical Education of the American

Medical Association and Association of AmericanMedical Colleges (1971)

• National Association of Schools of Music (1938)• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and

Administration (1980)• National Association of Schools of Theater (1970)• National Association of State Universities and Land Grant

Colleges (NASULGC)• National Collegiate Athletic Association (1987)• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

(1961)• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (2000)• North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary

Schools (1938)

Graduate Degree Programs andEmphasis AreasGraduate degree programs are listed in capital letters. Theactual degree or certificate to be earned – Master’s, Ph.D., etc.,are shown in parentheses, followed by the coordinatingdiscipline or the emphasis areas for the degree program.• INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL STUDIES (Ph.D.)

Art HistoryCell Biology and BiophysicsChemistryComputer Science and Informatics

EconomicsEducationElectrical and Computer EngineeringEngineeringEnglishGeosciencesHealth PsychologyHistoryMathematicsMolecular Biology and BiochemistryMusic EducationOral BiologyPharmaceutical SciencesPharmacologyPhysicsPolitical SciencePsychologyPublic Affairs and AdministrationReligious StudiesSocial Sciences Consortium: Economics, Political Science andSociologySociologyTelecommunication and Computer NetworkingUrban Leadership and Policy Studies in Education

• ACCOUNTING (M.S.)• ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY

(Graduate Certificate)• ART HISTORY (M.A.)• BIOLOGY (M.A., M.S.)• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (M.B.A.)

Entrepreneurship (M.B.A.)Finance (M.B.A.)General Management (M.B.A., E.M.B.A.)International Business (M.B.A.)Leadership and Change in Human Systems (M.B.A.)Management of Information Systems (M.B.A.)Marketing (M.B.A.)Operations Management (M.B.A.)

• CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (M.S.)General (M.S.)Biochemistry (M.S.)

• CHEMISTRY (M.S.)Analytical Chemistry (M.S.)Inorganic Chemistry (M.S.)Organic Chemistry (M.S.)Physical Chemistry (M.S.)Polymer Chemistry (M.S.)

• CIVIL ENGINEERING (M.S.)• COMPUTER SCIENCE (M.S.)

Bioinformatics (M.S.)Computer Networking (M.S.)Software Engineering (M.S.)Telecommunications Networking (M.S.)

• COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE (M.A., Ed.S.)Couples and Family Counseling (M.A., Ed.S.)Mental Health Counseling (M.A., Ed.S.)School Counseling and Guidance (M.A., Ed.S.)Substance Abuse Counseling (M.A., Ed.S.)

• COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (Ph.D.)• CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY (M.S.)• CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (M.A., Ed.S.)

General (M.A.)Curriculum and Instruction (M.A., Ed.S.)Early Childhood Education (M.A., Ed.S.)Elementary Education (M.A., Ed.S.)Teaching English as a Second Language (Teaching andNon-teaching) (M.A.)Learning Technologies (M.A.)

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Multicultural Education (M.A., Ed.S.)Subject Matter Specialty (M.A., Ed.S.)

• DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION (M.S.)General (M.S.)Research (M.S.)

• DENTISTRY (D.D.S.)• ECONOMICS (M.A.)

Applied Urban Economics (M.A.)• EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION (M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D)

School (Grades K-12) Administration (M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D)Higher Education Administration (M.A.)

• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (M.S.)• ENDODONTICS (Graduate Certificate)• ENGLISH (M.A.)

Creative Writing (M.A.)• ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN GEOSCIENCES (M.S.)• GEOSCIENCES (M.S.)• HISTORY (M.A.)• LAW (J.D., LL.M.)

Business and Entrepreneurial Law (J.D.)General (LL.M.)General with Estate Planning (LL.M.)Litigation (J.D.)Taxation (LL.M.)Urban Affairs (LL.M.)Urban, Land Use and Environmental Law (J.D.)

• LIBERAL STUDIES (M.A.)• MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (M.A., M.S.)• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (M.S.)• MEDICINE (M.D.)• MUSIC (M.A.)

Music Therapy (M.A.)• MUSIC COMPOSITION (M.M., D.M.A.)• MUSIC CONDUCTING (M.M., D.M.A.)• MUSIC EDUCATION (M.M.E.)

General (M.M.E.)Choral (M.M.E.)Instrumental (M.M.E.)

• MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE (M.M.)• MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Bassoon (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Cello (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Clarinet (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Euphonium (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Flute (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Guitar (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Horn (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Oboe (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Organ (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Percussion (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Piano (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Saxophone (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)String Bass (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Trombone (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)

Trumpet (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Tuba (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Viola (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Violin (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Voice (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)Woodwinds (Performer’s Certificate, M.M., Artist’s Certificate,D.M.A.)

• MUSIC THEORY (M.M.)• NURSING (M.S.N., Ph.D.)• ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY (Graduate

Certificate)• ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (Graduate

Certificate)• ORAL BIOLOGY (M.S.)• ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS

(Graduate Certificate)• PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (Graduate Certificate)• PERIODONTICS (Graduate Certificate)• PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE (M.S.)

Pharmaceutical Chemistry (M.S.)Pharmaceutics (M.S.)Pharmacology (M.S.)Toxicology (M.S., M.A.)

• PHYSICS (M.S.)• PSYCHOLOGY (M.A., Ph.D.)• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (M.P.A.)

Early Childhood Leadership (M.P.A.)Gerontology Administration (M.P.A.)Health Services Administration (M.P.A.)Information Operations (M.P.A.)Nonprofit Management (M.P.A.)Organizational Behavior (M.P.A.)Human Resources Management(M.P.A.)Urban Administration (M.P.A.)

• READING EDUCATION (M.A., Ed.S.)• ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE (M.A.)• SOCIAL WORK (M.S.W.)

UMKC/UM-COLUMBIA/UM-ST. LOUIS COOPERATIVEPROGRAM (M.S.W.)

• SOCIOLOGY (M.A.)• SPECIAL EDUCATION (M.A.)

Mild-Moderate/Cross-Categorical Disabilities (M.A.)• STUDIO ART (M.A.)• TAXATION (LL.M.)• THEATER (M.A.)• THEATER: ACTING AND DIRECTING (M.F.A.)

Acting (M.F.A.)Directing (M.F.A.)

• THEATER: DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (M.F.A.)Design (M.F.A.)Technology (M.F.A.)

• WASTE MANAGEMENT (Graduate Certificate)

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General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information

General Graduate AcademicRegulations and Information

School of Graduate Studies300F Administrative Center5115 Oak Street(816) 235-1161Fax: (816) [email protected]://www.umkc.edu/sgs

Mailing AddressUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CitySchool of Graduate Studies5100 Rockhill RoadKansas City, MO 64110-2499

Dean:Ronald A. MacQuarrie

Mission and Administrative Organization ofGraduate EducationUMKC currently offers more than 50 graduate degrees at themaster’s, educational specialist and doctoral levels, plus anumber of graduate certificates. Graduate students representabout 26 percent of the total campus enrollment. The graduatestudent population is diverse in ethnicity, gender and racialbackground. As an urban university, our programs strive toaccommodate adult working students. Nearly two-thirds of allgraduate students are enrolled part-time and the average ageis 35.

The Graduate Council, representing a cross section ofcampus graduate faculty, sets policy, establishes minimumgraduate education standards and monitors the quality ofgraduate education at UMKC. The graduate faculty in thevarious graduate degree programs may set standards morestringent than the minimums outlined in this catalog section,and in such cases, the program standards take precedence overthe campuswide minimum regulations. The School ofGraduate Studies is responsible for monitoring compliance tothe campuswide minimum graduate academic regulations;providing leadership and coordination of all graduateprograms; and serves as the academic home for studentsadmitted to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Informationon the I.Ph.D. program may be found in the School ofGraduate Studies section of this catalog.

Admission Policies and ProceduresGraduate admission committees in each academic unit reviewapplications and make recommendations for admission.Applicants must satisfy both the general campus requirementsand the program-specific admission criteria for graduate study.The minimum general requirements follow.Graduate Admission RequirementsThe following are minimum requirements for admission tograduate study in all UMKC graduate programs except thecombined R.N. to M.S.N. option in the School of Nursing:

1. A bachelor’s or first-level professional degree from aregionally accredited institution.

2. A satisfactory academic record.

For program-specific requirements, applicants should consultthe pertinent degree program listing in this catalog.

Many UMKC graduate degree programs requiresatisfactory scores from either the Graduate RecordExamination (general and/or subject tests), the MillerAnalogies Test or the Graduate Management Admissions Test.

Other academic units may require other national examinations.Test applications and information can be obtained from theUMKC Counseling, Health, and Testing Center,(816) 235-1635, or by writing the Educational Testing Service,P.O. Box 6004, Princeton, NJ 08541-6004.Graduate Study Application ProcedureIn general, applications for admission to graduate study shouldbe obtained from and returned to the Admissions office.Complete contact information for admissions can be found atthe beginning of the General Undergraduate AdmissionsPolicies and Procedures section of this catalog.

Because some academic units have special applicationpackets, applicants requesting application materials should besure to specify the program to which they plan to apply.Admission to a degree program is subject to therecommendations of the graduate faculty in the degreeprogram area and the dean of the academic unit in which theprogram is offered. Graduate admission decisions by theacademic dean or designated representative are final.

Applicants must submit an official transcript from theschool where their bachelor’s degrees were obtained. Unlessthe transcript of the degree-granting institution includes thecomplete record of undergraduate work taken at all otherschools, an official transcript from each of the other institutionsalso must be supplied. In addition, applicants must submit anofficial transcript from each school where other courseworkhas been taken or degrees have been obtained after thebachelor’s degree. All credentials submitted in support of theapplication for admission become UMKC property and willnot be returned to students, nor will UMKC release copies ofsuch credentials to a third party.

The graduate degree programs at UMKC have varyingschedules for receiving, reviewing and acting on applicationsfor admission. Before applying, applicants should contact theprincipal graduate adviser or graduate officer for the chosendegree to determine program-specific deadlines. Lists of thenames of the current graduate officers and principal graduateadvisers are available, on request, from the School of GraduateStudies.

International graduate applicants should refer toInternational Graduate Student Applicant and StudentInformation later in this section.

Graduate Academic RegulationsThe minimum academic regulations and degree requirementsfor graduate study at UMKC, as outlined in the subsectionsthat follow, have been determined by the UMKC graduatefaculty through representation on the Graduate Council and theCommittee of Graduate Officers, and apply to all graduateprograms. Individual schools and departments may adoptadditional and more stringent requirements for admission,retention and degrees that take priority over these minimumregulations. These additional requirements are detailed underthe various fields of study in this catalog.

Academic LoadsFull-Time Academic Load Definition for GraduateStudents without Assistantship AppointmentsGraduate students enrolled in 9 or more credits during aregular semester or 5 credits during a summer session areconsidered full-time students. All students registered for fewerthan those specified totals are classified as part-time students,unless they hold a teaching or research appointment at UMKC.This designation of full time is for academic purposes only anddoes not apply to assessment of fees or degree programresidency requirements.

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Full-Time Academic Loads for Graduate Teaching andGraduate Research Assistants (GTAs/GRAs)Full-time enrollment for students holding graduate teachingassistant or graduate research assistant appointments is 6 hoursin a regular semester or 3 hours in a summer session.GTAs/GRAs are expected to make normal progress towardtheir degrees and should enroll in a minimum of 6 hours persemester (3 credits in the summer session). However,GTA/GRA appointees who have completed all requiredcoursework for the degree and who are working full time onresearch need only enroll for the minimum of 3 credits. Notethat this policy in no way alters the residency requirements andcriteria for doctoral degrees. Further, international studentsholding GTA/GRA appointments also must abide byrequirements of the U.S. Immigration Service and shouldconsult the international student adviser before reducing theircourse loads.Special Cases: Requests for GTA/GRA AppointmentsGreater than Half Time and Requests for Exemption fromSocial Security Withholding for GTAs/GRAsGTA/GRA appointments are normally restricted to no morethan 20 hours per week (.5 full-time employee). Requests forGTA/GRA appointments greater than .5 FTE must besubmitted to the School of Graduate Studies prior to thebeginning of the appointment and must be accompanied by astatement from the student’s major adviser that the additionalwork load will neither place the student at risk academicallynor impede the student’s academic progress.

Graduate students holding GTA/GRA appointments areautomatically exempt from Social Security withholding tax aslong as they are enrolled in at least 6 credit hours. If thestudent’s enrollment falls below 6 credit hours, the student’sacademic unit may certify his or her eligibility for continuedexemption for one of the following two reasons: (1) the GRAis a doctoral student working in a research laboratory as acomponent of the educational requirement and is enrolled inthe minimum number of research hours required for doctoralstudents who have passed comprehensive examinations; or (2)the GTA or GRA is a graduate student enrolled in fewer than 6credit hours because it is the student’s exit semester.

Certification forms are available in the School of GraduateStudies office. The form requires signatures from the student’smajor adviser and the principal graduate adviser of thestudent’s academic unit. After these individuals have signedthe form, it must be sent to the School of Graduate Studies forrecommendation. The School of Graduate Studies forwards thecompleted request to the Payroll Office for final action on therequest.Restricted Academic LoadsLimitation on the size of the academic load for which graduatestudents can register might be imposed by the dean or facultyadviser. Generally, students on probation are required torestrict the academic program to a minimum full-time loaduntil they have returned to good standing.Interpretation of Full-Time and Half-Time Status ofGraduate Students for Purposes of Certification toLending/Funding AgenciesTo be eligible for certification of full-time status as a graduatestudent by the Registrar’s Office, a student must meet at leastone of the following conditions:• Enrollment in 9 credit hours;• Half-time (.5 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and

enrollment in 6 or more hours;• Quarter-time (.25 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and

enrollment in 7 hours;

• Ph.D. and D.M.A. candidates who have passed theirdoctoral comprehensive examinations and are enrolled in1 hour (not to exceed six semesters of certification underthis category).

To be eligible for certification of half-time status as a graduatestudent by the Registrar’s Office, a student must meet at leastone of the following conditions:• Enrollment in 5 credit hours;• Half-time (.5 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and

enrollment in 3 credit hours;• Quarter-time (.25 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and

enrollment in 5 credit hours.Special Cases and Limitations on Registrar’s Certification toLending/Funding Agencies:• Ph.D. or D.M.A. students who have not taken and passed

their doctoral comprehensive examinations and who donot meet one of the other enrollment qualifications forcertification and Master’s/Educational-Specialist studentsnot qualifying for certification under one of the categorieslisted above may petition the principal graduate adviser intheir academic unit for special consideration. If, based ona review of the student’s petition, the principal graduateadviser believes there is sufficient reason for certifying thestudent for full-time or half-time status, the principalgraduate adviser may submit a request to the Registrar’sOffice;

• Work to satisfy an incomplete grade or grades from aprevious term or terms does not multiply the credit hoursfrom the work. Therefore, a class may be used only instatus calculation for one term. Since the hours are used instatus calculation during the original term of enrollment,that is the only term that the hours may be counted;

• Status may not be calculated nor certified for future terms.EnrollmentChanges of EnrollmentInformation given in this section reflects minimum campusstandards for graduate students’ changes of enrollment.Because each academic unit has the prerogative to set morestringent rules, students should consult the principal graduateadviser or graduate officer in their major area of study for unitor discipline-specific rules. All changes in enrollment bygraduate students must be initiated in the office of the principalgraduate adviser (Arts and Sciences) or graduate officer of therespective unit and completed in the Registration Office.Additions:Students who want to enroll in an additional course may do soduring the first week of the term provided they have theapproval of the faculty adviser. Course additions or lateenrollments after the first week of the term generally are notallowed.Withdrawals:Graduate students may withdraw from a course at any timeprior to the first day of the final examination period, providedthe permission of the faculty adviser has been obtained andnotification to the instructor has been made. However, after themid-term, students will be academically assessed. If failing atthe time of withdrawal, students will be graded “WF”(withdrawn failing). [Note: Individual academic units mayhave earlier deadlines for withdrawal.]Change from Audit to Credit:Graduate students may change status in a course from audit tocredit during the first week of the term, provided they have theapproval of the faculty adviser and have notified the courseinstructor.

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Change from Credit to Audit:Graduate students may change status in a course from credit toaudit any time prior to the final examination period, providedthey have the consent of the course instructor and the approvalof the faculty adviser. [Note: Individual academic units mayhave earlier deadlines and may have program-specificrestrictions on re-taking audited courses for credit.]Withdrawal for Financial Delinquency:If students fail to fulfill financial obligations with theUniversity after adequate notice, withdrawal from all coursesduring that term will result.Enrollment/Readmission PolicyUntil the time they have completed all coursework on theirapproved programs of study, graduate students in goodstanding who have not enrolled for only one semester mayre-enroll without applying for readmission. Students whoattend other schools in the interim must submit transcripts ofsuch work from each institution attended. Graduate studentsare considered inactive after a lapse of two or more regularsemesters of enrollment. Subsequently, inactive graduatestudents who want to continue must follow the same admissionprocedures as those required for new applicants. After a lapseof three or more terms, graduate students will re-enter underrequirements in effect at the time of readmission.Continuous Graduate Enrollment RequirementAfter completing all courses included in the planned programsor plans of study for degrees, all degree-seeking graduatestudents must remain continuously enrolled in each regularsemester up to and including the semester in which theirdegrees are awarded. This requirement applies also to thesummer term for students whose degrees are being awarded atthe end of a summer term. This continuous enrollment must befor a minimum of one-hour credit in research and thesis,research and dissertation, or other work designated by thedepartment or school. When no suitable credit registration isavailable, or when students have previously enrolled in at leastthe minimum number of 599 (thesis) or 699 (dissertation) orequivalent credits required on their programs or plans of study,students may fulfill the continuous enrollment requirement byregistration in continuous graduate enrollment (899) for zerocredit hours. Interruption of continuous registration due tofailure to comply with this requirement will result in the needfor readmission under requirements then in effect. Academicunits may require retroactive enrollment as a condition ofreadmission.Continuous Graduate Enrollment (899):Courses designated as 899, Continuous Graduate Enrollment,are charged at the rate established for one credit hour.Registration, by mail or in person, must be completed by theend of the first week of a regular semester or of a summersession. Students may obtain a reference number for 899 fromthe Registration and Records office.Enrollment ClassificationsPost-Baccalaureate, Non-Graduate Student Classification:Students who have earned a baccalaureate degree and who areseeking only additional undergraduate courses may beadmitted under a post-baccalaureate (code 4-E) classification.Students in this classification are restricted to enrollment incourses numbered 499 and below and may not take any coursesfor graduate credit. Courses taken while classified as a code4-E student may not be included for credit on a graduatedegree program at a later date. Code 4-E students wanting tobe reclassified as graduate students for a future term mustreapply and be regularly admitted to the graduate programs inwhich they want to seek advanced degrees.

Degree-Seeking and Non-Degree-Seeking Graduate StudentClassifications:Students admitted to any of the graduate classifications(whether degree seeking or non-degree seeking) will beenrolled automatically for graduate credit in courses numbered300 to 499 unless they indicate on their enrollment forms thatthey do not want graduate credit for the course or the instructorspecifies the course may only be taken for undergraduatecredit. Courses numbered 299 and below may not be taken forgraduate credit, are not calculated in a student’s graduategrade-point average and cannot be included as credit courseson a graduate student’s program of study.

The following six admissions categories are used fordegree-seeking graduate students at UMKC:

1. Regular Master’s Degree Seeking - (Code 6)Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to a master’sdegree program without reservation.

2. Conditional Master’s Degree Seeking - (Code 6-V).Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to amaster’s-level degree program who have not yet fulfilledall admissions requirements specified by the academicunit responsible for the degree program.

3. Regular Educational-Specialist Degree Seeking - (Code7). Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to anEducational-Specialist degree program in the School ofEducation without reservation.

4. Conditional Educational-Specialist Degree Seeking -(Code 7-V). Degree-seeking graduate students admitted toan Educational-Specialist degree program who have notyet fulfilled all admissions requirements specified by theSchool of Education.

5. Regular Doctoral Degree Seeking - (Code 8).Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to a doctoraldegree program (Ph.D. or D.M.A.) without reservation.

6. Conditional Doctoral Degree Seeking - (Code 8-V).Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to a Ph.D. orD.M.A. program who have not yet fulfilled all admissionrequirements specified by the academic unit responsiblefor the degree program.

Full admission of code 6-V, 7-V and 8-V students to a degreeprogram and appropriate reclassification are subject tostudents’ removal of deficiencies and approval of satisfactoryperformance.

Admission to graduate study and to a particular degreeprogram is no guarantee that students will be advanced tocandidacy or granted a higher degree. All candidates areexpected to perform at a consistently high level and to satisfyall the requirements for the degree. The final determination, asto whether or not students will be recommended for a graduatedegree, is made by the graduate faculty in the fields concerned.The graduate faculty reserves the right to deal with exceptionalcases on individual merit.

Degree-seeking graduate students who plan to changetheir field of study must reapply for admission and be regularlyadmitted to the desired graduate program in the newdepartment or school.

The following three admission categories are used fornon-degree-seeking graduate students:

1. Non-Regular Graduate - Continuing Education,Non-Degree-Seeking Student - (Code 6-H). Studentstaking courses for graduate credit through the Division ofContinuing Education. It should be noted that admissionto this category (generally through self-certification) doesnot constitute regular admission to a graduate program atUMKC. However, on the recommendation of the adviser

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and approval by the graduate officer, a limited number ofgraduate credit courses (normally no more than 6 credithours) may be applied to individual degree programs afterstudents have been regularly admitted to do graduatestudy (see Application for Graduate Study, above).

2. Visiting Graduate Student - (Code 6-C). This includesstudents who have been properly certified as graduatestudents at an accredited institution other than UMKC,and have permission to enroll in specific courses(including 500-level courses) at UMKC. Note: Studentswho have previously been enrolled in a UMKC graduateprogram must have been in good academic standing atthe end of their last UMKC graduate enrollment to takegraduate courses as a visiting graduate student.

3. Graduate Special Non-Degree Seeking - (Code 6-G). Thisclassification is used for two categories of students: (1)Community access, non-degree-seeking students wantingaccess to graduate level courses not available throughcontinuing education; and (2) Potential graduateapplicants, not meeting requirements for conditionaladmission and wanting to take graduate-level courses inorder to qualify for admission. The following restrictionsapply to 6-G Classification graduate students:• Students apply to the academic unit, if declared. If

undeclared, students are admitted as undeclaredgraduate students in the College of Arts andSciences;

• All graduate academic regulations apply;• Students must have a baccalaureate degree prior to

admission;• Students are subject to the campus graduate

academic probation and ineligibility policies;• Students with a 6-G classification are not eligible for

financial aid;• International students may not be issued I-20 forms

for admission under a 6-G classification;• International students considered under the 6-G

classification must meet the University standards forevidence of English proficiency;

• Students admitted under this classification mustreapply to the academic unit and be admitted to agraduate degree program in order to be changed todegree-seeking status;

• At the discretion of a department or area, thegraduate-level courses completed with a grade of B(3.0) or better while classified as a 6-G student maybe applied toward a graduate degree in thatdepartment or area. Of the courses listed on adegree, no more than 12 semester credit hours mayhave been completed while enrolled as a 6-Gstudent.

All non-degree-seeking graduate students (6-C, 6-G, and 6-H)wishing to enter a degree program must reapply for and beregularly admitted to the department or school from which theywant to receive an advanced degree.

Exceptions to Academic RegulationsCampuswide ExceptionsPetitions for an exception to a campuswide graduate academicregulation must originate with the student. It must beprocessed through the graduate officer and dean or programdirector in charge of the student’s graduate degree program andforwarded to the dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Onlythe dean, or the designated representative, are authorized togrant an exception to the graduate academic regulationsapplying to all graduate students. Petitions must be in writingand include (1) the reason for requesting the exception and a

detailed justification from the student; (2) recommendation foraction by the appropriate graduate officer; (3) recommendationfor action by the department or division chair (if applicable);and (4) recommendation for action by the appropriate dean orprogram director. The graduate dean or designatedrepresentative will review the petition and relateddocumentation and render a decision which will becommunicated in writing to the academic dean or director, thegraduate officer, the student and the registrar.Program-Specific ExceptionsPetitions for exception to a program-specific academicregulation are handled within the academic unit’s degreeprogram. A graduate student who has petitioned for anexception to a program-specific academic regulation andwhose petition has been denied may appeal the decision to thedean of the School of Graduate Studies if all other remediesopen to the appellant have been exhausted at the departmentand college, school or program level. Appeal to the dean of theSchool of Graduate Studies must be made in writing within 14consecutive days from the date the student received the writtennotice of the petition decision. The dean of the School ofGraduate Studies will investigate the case and take appropriateaction in a timely manner. The decision of the graduate dean,as the chancellor’s designated representative, is final and willbe communicated in writing to the student, the graduate officer,the academic dean or director and the registrar.

Graduate Courses and Grading PoliciesCourse DesignationsIn general, courses numbered 500 and above are open only toregularly admitted graduate and Ph.D. students.

Courses numbered 300 to 499 are upper division junior-and senior-level courses. Graduate students who enroll in suchcourses have the option of designating them, at the time ofenrollment, as being “not for graduate credit.” If the studentchooses this option, the grade will not be included in thestudent’s graduate grade-point average and the course may notbe included on the graduate or Ph.D. program/plan of studyand will not count toward a graduate degree. In order for a300- or 400-level course to be accepted for graduate credit,students will be expected to do supplementary work (additionalreading, projects, papers and contact hours with the instructor)and to demonstrate graduate-level competency andachievement in the subject. Also, students must take the coursefor graduate credit and complete it with a grade of B- (2.7) orbetter. The total number of acceptable 300- to 400-levelcourses to be applied to requirements for a graduate degreemay not exceed 40 percent of the total number of coursesapplied to graduate or non-interdisciplinary doctoral-degreerequirements, or one-third of the total number of courses onthe approved Interdisciplinary Ph.D. plan of study.

Courses at the 100- and 200-level are not available forgraduate credit and will not be applied toward the number ofhours required for a graduate degree.

Courses numbered 580 to 589 generally are reserved forseminars, workshops and special topics. Consult individualdegree programs for possible restrictions on such offerings.The course numbers 590 to 598 usually are reserved fornon-thesis research, directed studies and readings. Coursesnumbered 599 are restricted to research leading to a thesis.Considering this numbering system, no more than 40 percentof courses numbered 590 to 599, or other courses which fall inthe categories listed above for that course number range, maybe applied to a graduate degree program of study, with theexception of I.Ph.D. study.

Courses numbered 695 to 699 are restricted to researchleading to a dissertation. Continuous Graduate Enrollment is

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numbered 899. Note: The numbering of graduate courses inthe School of Dentistry differs from the system describedabove.Course RestrictionsPolicy on Admission of Undergraduates to Graduate-LevelCourses:In addition to regularly admitted graduate students, seniorswho meet the requirements below, and who have obtained thenecessary approvals and received permission from the Schoolof Graduate Studies, may enroll in a limited number of coursesnumbered in the 500 series and above, or may enroll inappropriate 300- and 400-level courses for graduate credit.Minimum requirements:• Seniors within 12 credits of graduation who have a 3.0

GPA or better in their college work; or• Seniors within 30 credits of graduation who have a 3.5

GPA in their college work.To request permission to take a graduate-level course, thesenior must:

1. Obtain a request to take graduate-level course form and anadvising transcript from the Registrar’s Office. (Formsalso are available on-line athttp://www.umkc.edu/sgs/forms.)

2. Fill out the request to take graduate-level course form,attach a copy of the advising transcript to the form andseek written approval on the form from the courseinstructor; the dean or director of the academic unit inwhich the requested course is offered; and the student’sundergraduate adviser.

3. Once the above steps have been completed, submit theform to the School of Graduate Studies for final approval.This last step should occur no later than four weeks beforeregular registration.

This policy does not apply to 500-level courses in the BlochSchool of Business and Public Administration openexclusively to graduate students. However, Bloch Schoolseniors may begin work on the master of science in accountingdegree if pre-approved by the Division of Accountancy basedon their formal application to the master of science inaccounting program.

This procedure is intended to allow a degree of flexibilityin planning the academic programs of degree-seeking seniorswho clearly have shown academic merit and plan to pursueadvanced study after graduation. This option is not availablefor post-baccalaureate students (code 4-E).

In all cases, eligible students may enroll in no more than 6credits of graduate-level courses or courses for graduate creditthrough this procedure. In addition, first-semester seniors whoenroll in graduate-level courses are limited to a totalenrollment of no more than 15 hours for the semester.Graduate-level courses (500 and above) are to be selected fromthose courses generally offered to first-semester or first-yeargraduate students. Courses such as special topics, individualstudies and directed research designed for advanced graduatestudents are not eligible under these provisions.

Students may petition that the courses can be taken forgraduate credit or undergraduate credit. Credit may be appliedto requirements for a graduate or a bachelor’s degree, but notboth.

Requests by students who meet all the requirements statedabove will be approved by the dean of the School of GraduateStudies or designated representative. In exceptional cases,students who do not meet the requirements stated above maypresent a petition to the dean of the School of Graduate

Studies. Such petitions must be presented to the school no laterthan four weeks before the beginning of the term for whichenrollment is sought.

Students who do not meet the above criteria but whoregister for a graduate-level course will be withdrawnadministratively from the course. Fees paid for the course willbe refunded.Graduate-Credit, Continuing-Education Courses:Graduate-credit courses are offered on an irregular basis atboth off-campus and on-campus locations through the Divisionof Continuing Education, in conjunction with the variousinstructional divisions.

Students may enroll in such courses and earn graduatecredit without being regularly admitted to a graduate program.However, application of such credits toward an advanceddegree can be determined only after students have beenregularly admitted to graduate study. Such application dependsupon the acceptance of students and the course by therespective department or division offering the degree. Studentsare responsible for determining whether these credits willsatisfy the requirements of their particular educational goalsand should make such determination before registering for thecourse.Grading SystemThe following is the grading and grade-point system at UMKC:

Letter Points perGrade Description Semester HourA The highest grade 4.0A- 3.7B+ 3.3B Work of distinction 3.0B- 2.7C+ 2.3C Average work 2.0C- 1.7D+ 1.3D Passing, but 1.0

unsatisfactoryD- 0.7F Failure without 0.0

creditNR Not Reported 0.0WF Withdrew failing 0.0W Withdrew; no -

academic assessmentI Incomplete -AT Audit -CR Credit only -NC No Credit -P Passing -S Satisfactory -

In terms prior to and including 1985, any of the above gradesmight be preceded by an R indicating a repeated course. Thesegrades are not included in either total hours or the grade-pointaverage. (Examples: RC, RD, RF.) Since 1985, all grades,including those in repeated courses, are included in the GPAcalculation. For the 1993 Fall Semester, UMKC began usingthe plus/minus grading system for grades A, B, C, and D. Thegrade of A+ is valid only for students in the School of Law.Incomplete GradesAn instructor may give a grade of incomplete (I) to studentswho have been unable to complete the work of the coursebecause of illness or other valid reasons beyond their control.Students who receive an incomplete must complete the

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required work within one calendar year to avoid an F (failurewithout credit). The instructor may specify a shortercompletion period. A grade of incomplete is only appropriatewhen enough work in the course has been completed that thestudent can finish the remaining work without re-enrolling inthe course in question, or by attending additional classes. Inother instances, students should withdraw. Students cannotre-enroll in a course for which an incomplete remains on therecord.

This policy is exclusive of those courses which areconsidered directed individual studies; internships; specialtopics; practicums; research and thesis; and research anddissertation courses. Because completion of such courses willquite often span several terms, incomplete grades assigned insuch courses will not automatically lapse to an “F” grade afterone calendar year, but will adhere to the completion periodspecified by the instructor.Policy on Repeated Graduate-Credit CoursesWhenever students repeat a graduate-credit course, they mustsubmit a course repeat form to the Registration and RecordsOffice no later than the fourth week of the term. Studentsseeking graduate degrees are limited to repeating no more than20 percent of the credits applicable toward a graduate degree.If approved by the school or department or InterdisciplinaryPh.D. supervisory committee, students may repeat a courseonce to improve the grade-point average or satisfy the programrequirements. The second grade received will be used tocalculate the grade-point average that will be used in satisfyingdegree requirements.

Requirements for RetentionGraduate Probation PolicyGraduate students, regardless of classification, must maintain a3.0 (B) grade-point average in all coursework taken forgraduate credit at UMKC and must meet any additionalacademic requirements imposed by the school, department orInterdisciplinary Ph.D. discipline. Students are responsible forkeeping apprised of their academic status by referring to termgrades and their permanent academic record on file in theUMKC Registration and Records Office.

Whenever the cumulative GPA for UMKC courses takenfor graduate credit by a graduate student of any classificationfalls below 3.0, the student’s status for the next term becomes:“On Probation - See principal graduate adviser.”(Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students will be directed to consulttheir interim adviser or research adviser.) The principalgraduate adviser, interim adviser or research adviser willreview the student’s progress and provide counsel, and thefollowing conditions apply:• A graduate student on probation who is not restored to

good academic standing by the end of two successiveregular semesters following the term in which thecumulative GPA fell below 3.0 will be declared ineligibleto re-enroll.

• While on probation, a graduate student must achieve a 3.0term GPA in order to enroll for the following term.

• A graduate student on probation will not be restored togood standing until a cumulative graduate-credit GPA ofat least 3.0 is achieved.

Ineligibility for Further Graduate StudyIneligibility following academic probationIn the case of ineligibility following academic probation, thegraduate student may present a petition for re-enrollment to theprincipal graduate adviser of the student’s academic program.Petitions will be reviewed by the graduate faculty memberresponsible for the student’s degree program. That faculty

member will make a written recommendation to theappropriate administrative levels within that academic unitapproving or denying of the petition. The approval or denialaction may include:

• Approval for further graduate study in the student’scurrent field of study and in the same classification but ona restricted probation basis (as defined in writtencontract);

• Approval for further graduate study in the student’scurrent field of study in a different student classificationand on a restricted basis;

• Denial for further graduate study in the student’s currentfield but approval for undergraduate study only;

• Denial for further study, either graduate or undergraduate,in the student’s current field of study.

Ineligibility due to unsatisfactory progress or performanceWhen a department or school or Interdisciplinary Ph.D.supervisory committee, irrespective of a student’s grade-pointaverage, considers a graduate student’s performance to beunsatisfactory, that department, school or committee mayrecommend to the dean or director of the academic unit inwhich the student’s degree is housed that the student bereclassified or declared ineligible for further study. The dean ordirector reviews the recommendation and conveys a decision tothe respective faculty group and to the registrar, who thennotifies the student of the action.

Students who have been declared ineligible due tounsatisfactory progress or performance may appeal suchdecisions to the dean of the School of Graduate Studies, asdesignee of the chancellor. This appeal must be made inwriting within 14 consecutive days after receipt of theregistrar’s notification to the student of the decision. The deanof the

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