Introduction and Welcome
This catalog of studies is a comprehensive reference for your years of graduate study – a list of courses and degrees offered through The Graduate School at the University of Arkansas. It offers valuable information such as suggested and required degree plans and information about costs, scholarships and financial assistance, and campus resources. Read it with pleasure and with care.
The University of Arkansas is committed to your success. The faculty and staff are here to support you as you work to achieve your goals. Ask for help and advice whenever you need it. Take every opportunity to consult your academic adviser to ensure that you are taking advantage of courses and University resources that will help you reach your educational and career goals and graduate on time.
The University of Arkansas provides educational opportunities to all qualified students regardless of their economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, sexual orientation, disability, veteran’s status, age, marital or parental status, or national origin.
This catalog presents specific information about the University of Arkansas and the Graduate School, including admission requirements, registration fees, curricula offered, degrees granted, and courses available.
The University also publishes a Catalog of Studies, which outlines similar information for undergraduate programs offered in the individual colleges and schools on the Fayetteville campus. The School of Law Catalog describes the professional programs offered at Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences publishes catalogs for the Colleges of Nursing, Health Related Professions, Pharmacy, and Medicine, all located in Little Rock. Other graduate programs are available through UA-Monticello, UA-Pine Bluff, and UA-Little Rock.
The courses listed in this catalog have been authorized in accordance with policies approved by the academic colleges and the Graduate Council. Schedules of classes for each semester must be consulted for courses to be offered during a given semester, since the frequency of offering of each course is determined by the department as program needs dictate, with no assurance that a given course will be offered every year. The summaries of courses and prerequisites, when stated, are meant to serve as a guide to degree program planning and are subject to specific determination and consultation with program advisers.
Copies of the Catalog of Studies as well as information concerning undergraduate academic programs, fees, financial aid, or housing on the Fayetteville campus may be obtained by writing or calling the Office of Admissions, 200 Silas H. Hunt Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701. A toll-free telephone number, 1-800-377-8632 is available.
Copies of the Graduate School Catalog may be obtained by writing, calling, or by e-mailing the Graduate School, 119 Ozark Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701; 479-575-4401; http://www.uark.edu/grad/.
The Graduate School Catalog and all other catalogs from the University of Arkansas may be viewed and searched online at: http://catalogofstudies.uark.edu/.
The University of Arkansas is committed to the policy of providing educational opportunities to all qualified students regardless of their economic or social status, and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, sexual orientation, disability, veteran’s status, age, marital or parental status, or national origin. The Office of Human Resources, 222 Administration Building, has been designated to coordinate efforts to comply with the provision of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991.