Graduate Catalog
2012-2013
Page Contents
- Printed Copy of Catalog
- Online Catalog—Complete (large navigable, printable PDF file)
- Online Catalog by Sections (small PDF files)
- Online Course Descriptions
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Online Catalog—Complete
(large navigable, printable PDF file)
Online Catalog by Sections
(small PDF files)
The University
- General Admission and Transfer Credit (pages 2–8)
- Academic Calendars
- Regulations Applying to All Degree Programs
- Regulations Applying Only to PhD Programs
- General Regulations and Requirements for NonDegree Certificate Programs that Appear on the Transcript
- General Regulations and Requirements for the Master’s Degree
- General Regulations and Requirements for the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
- General Regulations and Requirements for the Doctoral Degree
- General Regulations and Requirements for Interdisciplinary Graduate Degrees
- Information for Entering Students (pages 9–23)
- New Graduate Student Information
- International Student Information
- Academic Resources
- Information Services
- Campus Resources
- College Expenses (pages 24–29)
- Tuition and Fees
- Student Refunds
- Financial Aid Assistance
- Bill Payment
- Academic Policies and Procedures (pages 30–56)
- Graduate Schools Academic Policies
- College of Professional Studies Academic Policies
- Student Records and Transcripts
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Student Right-to-Know Act
- Appeals Policies and Procedures
- General Regulations
- Students’ Bill of Academic Rights and Responsibilities
Curriculum and Graduation Requirements by Program
- College of Arts, Media and Design
- Introduction (pages 58–60)
- School of Architecture (pages 61–64)
- Art + Design (pages 65–67)
- School of Journalism (pages 68–70)
- Music (pages 71–74)
- D’Amore-McKim School of Business
- Introduction (pages 75–77)
- Master of Science (pages 78–81)
- Master of Business Administration (pages 82–86)
- Dual Degrees (pages 87–90)
- College of Computer and Information Science
- Introduction (pages 91–94)
- Computer Science (pages 95–97)
- Health Informatics (pages 98–101)
- Information Assurance (pages 102–104)
- College of Engineering
- Introduction (pages 105–107)
- Bioengineering (pages 108–110)
- Chemical Engineering (pages 111–113)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (pages 114–118)
- Computer Systems Engineering (pages 119–122)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (pages 123–126)
- Energy Systems (pages 127–129)
- Engineering Leadership (pages 130–132)
- Engineering Management (pages 133–135)
- Industrial Engineering (pages 136–138)
- Information Systems (pages 139–141)
- Mechanical Engineering (pages 142–144)
- Operations Research (pages 145–147)
- Telecommunication Systems Management (pages 148–150)
- Bouvé College of Health Sciences
- Introduction (pages 151–153)
- Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology (pages 154–160)
- Health Sciences (pages 161–163)
- School of Nursing (pages 164–172)
- School of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Sciences) (pages 173–176)
- Physical Therapy (pages 177–180)
- Physician Assistant (pages 181–183)
- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (pages 184–187)
- Interdisciplinary (pages 188–191)
- College of Professional Studies
- Introduction (pages 192–194)
- Accounting (pages 195–197)
- Applied Nutrition (pages 198–200)
- Commerce and Economic Development (pages 201–203)
- Construction Management (pages 204–206)
- Criminal Justice (pages 207–209)
- Digital Media (pages 210–214)
- Education (pages 215–230)
- Financial Markets and Institutions (pages 231–233)
- Geographic Information Systems (pages 234–237)
- Global Studies and International Affairs (pages 238–241)
- Health Management (pages 242–244)
- Human Resource Management (pages 245–247)
- Human Services (pages 248–250)
- Informatics (pages 251–253)
- Information Security (pages 254–256)
- Law and Policy (pages 257–259)
- Leadership (pages 260–264)
- Nonprofit Management (pages 265–268)
- Organizational Communication (pages 269–272)
- Physical Therapy (pages 273–276)
- Project Management (pages 277–280)
- Regulatory Affairs (pages 281–285)
- Remote Sensing (pages 286–288)
- Respiratory Care (pages 289–292)
- Technical Communication (pages 293–295)
- College of Science
- Introduction (pages 296–298)
- Biology (pages 299–302)
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology (pages 303–305)
- Mathematics (pages 306–309)
- Physics (pages 310–313)
- Psychology (pages 314–316)
- College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Introduction (pages 317–319)
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (pages 320–323)
- Economics (pages 324–326)
- English (pages 327–329)
- History (pages 330–332)
- Law and Public Policy (pages 333–335)
- Political Science (pages 336–338)
- Sociology (pages 339–341)
- Urban and Regional Policy (pages 342–344)
Appendix
- Governing Board and Officers of Northeastern (pages 346–349)
- University Leadership (pages 350–352)
- Faculty (pages 353–373)
- Code of Student Conduct (pages 374–387)
- Applicability of Code
- Applicability of Code of Conduct Off Campus
- Decision-Making Authority
- General Expectations
- Standards of Conduct
- Violations
- Sanctions
- Structure and Procedure of the Conduct Process
- Student Conduct Board Hearings
- Student Conduct Board Hearing Procedures
- Procedures for Student Appeals
- Maintenance of Disciplinary Records
- Interpretation and Revision
- Statements of Accreditation (pages 388–392)
- Accreditation
- State Licensure
- Approvals, Authorizations, and Exemptions
- Institutional Calendars and Online Resources (pages 393–395)
- Miscellaneous Information (page 396)
- Addendum: State-Specific Refund Policy
Online Course Descriptions
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