2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

256Texas A&MHealth Science CenterAdministrative OfficersInterim President and Interim Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs................... E.J. “Jere” PedersonInterim Vice President for Academic Affairs..................................................... Vernon L. Tesh, Ph.D.Vice President for Research andDean of the School of Graduate Studies.....................................................David S. Carlson, Ph.D.Vice President for Finance and Administration................................................Barry C. Nelson, Ph.D.Vice President for Institutional Advancement......................................Russ Gibbs, D.Min., C.F.R.E.Vice President for Governmental Affairs.............................................................. Jenny E. Jones, M.A.Dean, Baylor College of Dentistry..........................................................Lawrence E. Wolinsky, D.D.S.Interim Dean, College of Medicineand Vice President for Clinical Affairs.............................................................Paul E. Ogden, M.D.Dean, College of Nursing........................................................................Sharon Wilkerson, Ph.D., R.N.Dean, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy............................................... Indra K. Reddy, Ph.D.Director, Institute of Biosciences and Technology..............................................Cheryl Walker, Ph.D.Interim Dean, School of Rural Public Health.............................................James N. Burdine, Dr.P.H.Managing Counsel, Health Affairs............................................................................................Joe GalvanAssociate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief of Staff....................... Lee Ann Ray, Ed.D.Visiting Graduate Student Program between Texas A&M University andThe Texas A&M Health Science CenterTexas A&M University and The Texas A&M Health Science Center offer an impressive variety ofoutstanding academic programs and engage in significant world-class research activities. A cooperativevisiting students program has been approved by both institutions to facilitate interested, qualifiedstudents in taking advantage of unique educational opportunities at both institutions and reduceprocedural requirements for such students. Specifically, the visiting graduate students program allowsgraduate students enrolled at either Texas A&M University or the Health Science Center to take coursesor engage in research at the other component during a regular semester or summer session.Officials at Texas A&M University and the Health Science Center have each agreed to the following:1. Accept for course credit and GPR calculation completed coursework from one another’s components;2. Waive any transfer credit restrictions such that courses from either institution will not be includedin any maximum allowable transfer credits;3. Include completed coursework for transcript designation;4. Provide timely approval of a student’s proposed visitation, contingent on space and desired coursesbeing readily available in the proposed visitation programs and, for participation in a researchlaboratory, on approval of the director or principal investigator of the laboratory;5. Maintain enrollment of the visiting student at the home institution, subject to that institution’senrollment policies.6. Send all official transcripts for visiting students in batch to the home institution’s Registrar at theend of each semester, thus eliminating the need for individual transcript requests by the student.• A visiting student will not be regularly admitted by the host institution• A visiting student should not assume s/he would be eligible for transfer to the host institution• A visiting student will not be eligible to receive financial aid from the host institution and thehome institution simultaneously.Additional details of this agreement are available through the Office of the Registrar at eitherinstitution. The application for concurrent enrollment may be found atwww.tamhsc.edu/education/registrar/forms/non-degree-tamu2.pdf. The Health Science Center Officeof the Registrar may be reached at (979) 436-0191 or via email at registrar@tamhsc.edu.