08-09 Graduate Catalog/w pics - University of Louisiana at Monroe

GENERAL INFORMATION 15
Airlines, and Northwest Airline/Northwest Airlink. Monroe city bus lines serve the
University area.
Monroe’s Civic Center, Strauss Playhouse, Masur Museum, West Monroe’s
Convention Center, and the local parks offer cultural and popular programs,
including sports events of all kinds. The beautiful Ouachita River, Bayou DeSiard,
and many nearby lakes offer opportunities for fishing, boating, skiing, swimming,
and picnicking.
ACCREDITATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
The University of Louisiana at Monroe is accredited by the Commission on
Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award
masters, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission
on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call
404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the University.
As the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools’ Principles of
Accreditation requires, the University of Louisiana at Monroe annually assesses
its programs of graduate study. The University is committed to the ongoing
development of student learning assessment plans and the analysis and use of
results.
Many of the departments and schools which offer graduate degrees are also
accredited by specialized or professional accrediting agencies, including the
following:
The teacher-preparation programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral
degree level are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education. See specific programs of study for discipline-specific accreditations. In
addition to membership in national accrediting agencies the University also holds
membership in the following professional non-accrediting agencies: American
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, American Association of Colleges
of Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Association
of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Conference
of Southern Graduate Schools, American Council for Construction Education, and
Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing of the Southern Regional Education
Board. The American Association of University Women, of which the University is
a corporate member, admits women graduates of the University of Louisiana at
Monroe to national membership.
TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES
TUITION - All students pay a general tuition based on total student credit
hours of enrollment. Undergraduate students enrolled in more than six credit
hours and graduate students enrolled in more than three credit hours and are
classified as non-Louisiana residents under the regulations of the University of
Louisiana System Board of Supervisors will pay out-of-state tuition in addition to
general tuition. Courses enrolled for audit will be charged tuition the same as
courses for academic credit.