2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

2 The University of AlabamaThe Uni ver si ty of Al a bama Grad u ate Cat a logJuly 2003The Uni ver si ty of Al a bama, Grad u ate School, 102 Rose Ad min is tra tion Build ing, Box 870118,Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0118; (205) 348-5921; e-mail usgradapply@aalan.ua.edu (U.S. stu dents)or intergradapply@aalan.ua.edu (in ter na tion al students); Web site graduate.ua.eduThis catalog is produced by the Offi ce of Mar ket ing Communications/University Relations(MC6458).Designer ................................................................................................................. Laura LineberryPhotographers ............................................................Chip Cooper, Alice Wilson, Rickey YanauraEditorial Assistance .............................................................................Tracy Sims, Jennifer TannerCatalog Coordinator ..........................................................................................Dianne C. Teague,Graduate School Publications Coordinator and Records Offi cerAlthough the publisher of this catalog has made every reasonable effort to attain factual accuracyherein, no responsibility is assumed for editorial, clerical, or printing errors or error occasioned byhonest mistake. All information contained in this catalog is subject to change by the appropriateoffi cials of The University of Alabama without prior notice. Although this catalog intends to refl ectany current policies or rules of The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama referred to orin cor po rat ed herein, users are cautioned that changes or additions to policies or rules may havebecome effective since the publication of this material. In the event of such a confl ict, the currentstatements of board policy contained in the offi cial minutes and manual of rules, bylaws, andguidelines shall prevail.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN ED U CA TION AND EMPLOYMENTThe University of Alabama com plies with applicable laws pro hib it ing discrimination, in clud ing TitlesVI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Dis crim i na tion in Employment Act, Executive Order11246, Title IX of the Education Amend ments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Re ha bil i ta tionAct of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Adjustment Assistance Act, the Age Discrimination Act of1975, and the Americans with Dis abil i ties Act of 1990, and does not discriminate on the basis ofrace, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status in ad mis sion or accessto, or treatment or em ploy ment in, its programs and services. In quir ies and concerns may bedirected to Gwendolyn Hood, University Compliance Offi cer, 171 Rose Administration Building,Box 870300, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0300, (205) 348-5855 (Voice/TDD). This no tice is available inalternative formats upon request.The University is committed to making its programs and services accessible to individuals withdisabilities and seeks to be responsive to the needs of qualifi ed students with disabilities. Studentswho may need special services or reasonable ac com mo da tions because of a disability are encouragedto contact the Offi ce of Dis abil i ty Ser vic es, 220 Research Drive, Box 870185, Tuscaloosa, AL35487-0185; tele phone (205) 348-7966; TDD (205) 348-3081.CAMPUS SECURITY REPORTEach year, The University of Alabama publishes the UA AnnualCampus Security Report. It con tains crime statistics for the threemost recent calendar years. It also details UA security pol i ciesand procedures. The report is provided in accordance with theJeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and CampusCrime Statistics Act and is available online at safety.ua.edu.The Alabama Department of Pub lic Safety, a state agency, alsoprovides an online listing of sex offenders currently reg is teredwith the state. This listing is available on the Alabama Departmentof Public Safety Web site at www.dps.state.al.us (click onthe “Al a bama Sex Of fend ers” link). For information re gard ingthe enrollment or employment of reg is tered sex offenders atThe University of Al a bama, or to request a printed copy of theCam pus Security Report, write University Police, Attention:Community Services Lieutenant, Box 870180, Tuscaloosa,AL 35487-0180.