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Graduate Catalog 07-08

Office of Graduate Studies and Extended Education
McKelvie Hall, 102 W. Rosedale Avenue
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2943
fax: 610-436-2763
gradstudy@wcupa.edu

Revised March 2007

The provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and the University. West Chester University reserves the right to change any provisions or requirements at any time. Updates to this two-year catalog will be made late in the 2006 spring semester and will be posted directly to the University's Web site: www.wcupa.edu. Please check the Web site before the fall 2006 semester for any changes.

Administrative Information

These sections contain information on policies, procedures, services, structure, administration, and keys to abbreviations.

Old Library Academic Calendar

Academic Information and Regulations

Admissions
Policies and procedures associated with the admissions process.

Boards
Boards involved in the governing of the University, including the Board of Governors, the Council of Trustees, and boards of directors for the Fund for West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University Foundation, and WCU Alumni Association.

Catalog Index

Communications Directory
Useful phone numbers, accreditation information, and policies on nondiscrimination and sexual harassment.

Course Prefixes

Department Phone Numbers
Phone numbers for academic department offices.

Fees and Expenses
Information on tuition and fees, room and board, and refund policies.

Financial Aid
How to apply for financial aid, scholarships, assistantships, and grants available to graduate students.

Philips Memorial BuildingGood Standing, Academic Probation, Degree Candidacy, and Degree Requirements
Policies on maintaining good standing as a student and general policies on completing degrees.

Graduate Programs of Study
A listing of the degrees and certificate programs offered at West Chester University.

Graduate Studies at West Chester
About Graduate Studies and Extended Education as well as information about the campus and driving directions.

Honors and Awards
Listing of honors and awards, primarily awarded to faculty, but also including honorary degrees and presidential medallions awarded at Commencement exercises.

Maps
Maps of the campus, borough, and county.

Mission and Values Statements

Graduate Business Center, located at 1160 McDermott Dr.

Storm Closings
The University's policy for storm closings and snow days.

Structure of the University
Listing of departments and their colleges.

Table of Contents

University Administration
Listing of university administrative personnel, including vice presidents, deans, directors, and managers.

University Faculty
Listing of university faculty, including senior administration and adjunct faculty.

University Services and Student Living

Academic Programs

These sections contain information on individual academic departments, including degree curricula, department policies, and course descriptions.

Student discussion plays a key role in class

Accounting - see Business

Administration

Anthropology and Sociology

Applied Music

Art

Astronomy - see Geology and Astronomy

Biology

Business, M.B.A. Program

Chemistry

Students share insights with each other Communication Studies

Communicative Disorders

Computer Science

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Criminal Justice

Early Childhood and Special Education

Earth Science - see Geology and Astronomy

Economics - see Business

Recitation Hall

Educational Research - see Professional and Secondary Education

Elementary Education

English

Environmental Education - see Professional and Secondary Education

Foreign Languages

Geography and Planning

Geology and Astronomy

A professor teaches Health

History

Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Kinesiology

Leadership for Women

Linguistics

Literacy

Student works at desk

Management - see Business

Marketing, see Business

Mathematics

Music

Music, Applied

Music Education

Music History and Literature

Music Theory/Composition

Students collaborate at the computer lab. Nursing

Philosophy

Political Science

Professional and Secondary Education

Educational Research

Environmental Research

Psychology

Reading - see Literacy

Secondary Education - see Professional and Secondary Education

Social Work

Sociology - see Anthropology and Sociology

Special Education - see Early Childhood and Special Education

Teaching English as a Second Language

Theatre and Dance

Women's Studies

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