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2025-2026 Edition

  • Archived Catalogs
  • Introduction
  • Academic Programs
  • Course Offerings
    • Graduate Course Offerings
      • Accounting (ACCTNG)
      • Anesthesia (ANESTH)
      • Art (ART)
      • Art History (ART-​HIST)
      • Basic Medical Science (BMS)
      • Bassoon (BASSOON)
      • Biological Sciences (BIO-​SCI) -​ Oral &​ Craniofacial Sciences
      • Biology (BIOLOGY)
      • Cello (CELLO)
      • Chemistry (CHEM)
      • Civil Engineering (CIV-​ENGR)
      • Clarinet (CLARINET)
      • Communication Studies (COMM-​ST)
      • Computer Science &​ Electrical Engineering (CSEE)
      • Computer Science (COMP-​SCI)
      • Conservatory (CONSVTY)
      • Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education (CPCE)
      • Criminal Justice and Criminology (CJC)
      • Curriculum and Instruction (EDUC-​C&​I)
      • Decision Science and Operations Management (DSOM)
      • Dental Hygiene (DENT-​HYG)
      • Dentistry Professional (DENT)
      • Economics (ECON)
      • Education (EDUC)
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering (E&​C-​ENGR)
      • Endodontics (ENDO)
      • English Language &​ Literature (ENGLISH)
      • Entrepreneurship (ENT)
      • Environmental Sciences (ENV-​SCI)
      • Euphonium (EUPHNM)
      • Film (FILM)
      • Finance (FIN)
      • Flute (FLUTE)
      • Foreign Language (FRN-​LNG)
      • French (FRENCH)
      • General Practice (G-​PRAC)
      • Geography (GEOG)
      • Geology (GEOLOGY)
      • Guitar (GUITAR)
      • Health Administration (HLTH-​ADM)
      • Health Professions Education (HPRE)
      • History (HISTORY)
      • Horn (HORN)
      • Humanities (HMNTY)
      • Law (LAW)
      • Life Sciences (LIFE-​SCI)
      • Life Sciences -​ Cell Biology and Biophysics (LS-​CBB)
      • Life Sciences -​ Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (LS-​MBB)
      • Management (MGT)
      • Management Information Systems (MIS)
      • Marketing (MKT)
      • Mathematics (MATH)
      • Mechanical Engineering (MEC-​ENGR)
      • Medical Bioinformatics (MEDB)
      • Medicine (MEDICINE)
      • Nursing (NURSE)
      • Oboe (OBOE)
      • Oral &​ Craniofacial Sciences (OR-​BIO)
      • Orthodontics (ORTHOD)
      • Percussion (PERCSN)
      • Periodontics (PERIO)
      • Pharmacy (PHARM)
      • Philosophy (PHILOS)
      • Physical Education (PHYS-​ED)
      • Physician Assistant Program (MEDPA)
      • Physics (PHYSICS)
      • Piano (PIANO)
      • Political Science (POL-​SCI)
      • Psychology (PSYCH)
      • Public Administration (PUB-​ADM)
      • Reading (EDRD)
      • Real Estate (RL-​EST)
      • Religious Studies (RELIG-​ST)
      • Research and Psychology (EDUC-​R&​P)
      • Research Methodology -​ Dentistry (RES-​ME)
      • Saxophone (SAXOPH)
      • School of Graduate Studies (SGS)
      • Social Sciences (SOC-​SCI)
      • Social Work (SOC-​WK)
      • Sociology (SOCIOL)
      • Spanish (SPANISH)
      • Special Education (EDUC-​SP)
      • Statistics (STAT)
      • String Bass (STR-​BASS)
      • Teacher Education (TCH-​ED)
      • Theatre (THEATRE)
      • Trombone (TROMB)
      • Trumpet (TRUMPET)
      • Tuba (TUBA)
      • Urban Leadership (EDUC-​UL)
      • Urban Planning and Design (UPD)
      • Viola (VIOLA)
      • Violin (VIOLIN)
      • Voice (VOICE)
    • Undergraduate Course Offerings
      • Accounting (ACCTNG)
      • Anthropology (ANTHRO)
      • Applied Language Institute (ALI)
      • Arabic (ARABIC)
      • Architecture (ARCH)
      • Art (ART)
      • Art History (ART-​HIST)
      • Astronomy (ASTR)
      • Bassoon (BASSOON)
      • Biology (BIOLOGY)
      • Biomedical Engineering (BMD-​ENGR)
      • Cello (CELLO)
      • Chemistry (CHEM)
      • Chinese (CHINESE)
      • Civil Engineering (CIV-​ENGR)
      • Clarinet (CLARINET)
      • Classics (CLASSICS)
      • Communication Studies (COMM-​ST)
      • Computer Science (COMP-​SCI)
      • Conservatory (CONSVTY)
      • Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education (CPCE)
      • Criminal Justice and Criminology (CJC)
      • Curriculum and Instruction (EDUC-​C&​I)
      • Dance (DANCE)
      • Decision Science and Operations Management (DSOM)
      • Dental Hygiene (DENT-​HYG)
      • Economics (ECON)
      • Education (EDUC)
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering (E&​C-​ENGR)
      • English Language &​ Literature (ENGLISH)
      • Entrepreneurship (ENT)
      • Environmental Design (ENV-​DSN)
      • Environmental Sciences (ENV-​SCI)
      • Environmental Studies (ENV-​STDY)
      • Euphonium (EUPHNM)
      • Film (FILM)
      • Finance (FIN)
      • Flute (FLUTE)
      • Foreign Language (FRN-​LNG)
      • French (FRENCH)
      • General Education
      • Geography (GEOG)
      • Geology (GEOLOGY)
      • German (GERMAN)
      • Greek (GREEK)
      • Guitar (GUITAR)
      • Health Administration (HLTH-​ADM)
      • Health Sciences (HLSC)
      • History (HISTORY)
      • Honors (HONORS)
      • Horn (HORN)
      • Information Technology (INFO-​TEC)
      • Integrated Studies (INTGR)
      • Italian (ITALIAN)
      • Latin (LATIN)
      • Life Sciences (LIFE-​SCI)
      • Life Sciences -​ Anatomy (LS-​ANATO)
      • Life Sciences -​ Biochemistry (LS-​BIOC)
      • Life Sciences -​ Microbiology (LS-​MCRB)
      • Life Sciences -​ Physiology (LS-​PHYS)
      • Management (MGT)
      • Management Information Systems (MIS)
      • Marketing (MKT)
      • Mathematics (MATH)
      • Mechanical Engineering (MEC-​ENGR)
      • Military Sciences (MIL-​SCI)
      • Natural Sciences (NAT-​SCI)
      • Nursing (NURSE)
      • Oboe (OBOE)
      • Percussion (PERCSN)
      • Philosophy (PHILOS)
      • Physical Education (PHYS-​ED)
      • Physical Sciences (PHY-​SCI)
      • Physics (PHYSICS)
      • Piano (PIANO)
      • Political Science (POL-​SCI)
      • Psychology (PSYCH)
      • Public Administration (PUB-​ADM)
      • Public Health (PBHL)
      • Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies (REGS)
      • Reading (EDRD)
      • Real Estate (RL-​EST)
      • Religious Studies (RELIG-​ST)
      • Saxophone (SAXOPH)
      • Sociology (SOCIOL)
      • Spanish (SPANISH)
      • Special Education (EDUC-​SP)
      • Statistics (STAT)
      • String Bass (STR-​BASS)
      • Teacher Education (TCH-​ED)
      • Theatre (THEATRE)
      • Trombone (TROMB)
      • Trumpet (TRUMPET)
      • Tuba (TUBA)
      • University College (UNIV)
      • Urban Planning and Design (UPD)
      • Urban Studies (URBAN ST)
      • Viola (VIOLA)
      • Violin (VIOLIN)
      • Voice (VOICE)
  • Graduate Academic Regulations and Information
    • Mission and Administrative Organization of Graduate Education
    • Graduate Admission Policies and Procedures
      • Graduate Admissions Policy
      • Graduate Study Application Procedure
    • Graduate Admissions Categories -​ Degree-​Seeking Students
    • Graduate Admissions Categories -​ Non-​degree Seeking Students
    • Graduate post-​Bacclaureate, Non-​Graduate Student Classification
    • General Graduate Academic Regulations
      • Academic Load Policies
      • Graduate Enrollment Policies
        • Graduate Course Addition Policy
        • Graduate Course Withdrawal
        • Graduate Late/​Retroactive Withdrawal
        • Graduate Withdrawal for Financial Delinquency
        • Graduate Course Audit
        • Graduate Continuous Enrollment Policy
      • Graduate Course and Grading Policies
        • Graduate Course Designations
        • Graduate Credit for Continuing Education Courses
        • Graduate Course Restrictions for Undergraduates
        • Graduate Course Grading Policies
      • Graduate Requirements for Retention and Eligibility
        • Graduate Probation Policy
        • Graduate Ineligibility Policies
      • Name Change Policy for Theses and Dissertations
      • Requirements for Graduation
        • Graduate Program of Study
        • Thesis /​ Dissertation Preparation and Approval
        • Thesis /​ Dissertation Embargo Policy
        • Graduate Application for Graduation
        • Time Limit on Degree Credit for Master's and Education Specialist Degrees
      • International Graduate Academic Regulations
        • Graduate International Student Policies
        • Graduate International Student Instructor and Teaching Assistant Policy
    • Master's Degree Academic Regulations
      • Final Master's Competency Examination
      • Master's Degree Advisory /​ Supervisory Committee
      • Master's Degree Program of Study
      • Master's Degree Qualifying Examination
      • Master's Degree Transfer Credit
      • Master's Thesis Policies
    • Doctoral Degree Programs (Ed. D., PhD, DMA, DNP).
      • Doctoral Advisor /​ Supervisory Committee
      • Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations
      • Doctoral Dissertation Policies
      • Doctoral Program of Study
      • Doctoral Program Time Constraints
      • Doctoral Qualifying Examinations
      • Doctoral Residency Requirements
      • Doctoral Transfer Credit
    • Graduate Dual Degree Policy
    • Graduate Foreign Langugage Proficiency
    • Graduate Exceptions Policy
    • Licensure Disclosure
    • State Authorization-​Distance Education
    • Cooperative Doctoral Degrees
    • Federally Supported Sources of Financial Aid
    • Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships
    • Institutionally Supported Fellowship and Award Competitions
    • University of Missouri (UM) System Visiting Graduate Student Program
  • Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information
    • Academic Calendar
    • Academic Credit Hour Equivalencies Policy
    • Academic Loads, Full-​ and Part-​Time Status
    • Academic Standing
      • Academic Amnesty
      • Academic Standing and Ineligibility
      • Deans List
    • Attendance Policy
    • Catalog Year Policy
    • Classification of Students/​Student Levels
    • Course Numbering and Reuse Policy
    • Electronic Grade Change Policy
    • Final Exam Policy
    • Foreign Language Placement
    • General Education Requirements
    • Grading Options and Auditing Courses
      • Grade Appeals
      • Grade-​Point Average
      • Grading
      • Incomplete Grades
      • Repeated Courses &​ GPA Adjustment Policy
    • Graduation
      • Application for Graduation
      • Awarding Posthumous Degrees
      • Changes in Degree Requirements
      • Civics Exam Requirement
      • Constitution Requirement
      • Declaration of Major
      • Exit Examinations
      • Graduation with Latin Honors
      • Junior-​Senior Hours
      • Minimum Hours
      • Multiple Major &​ Multiple Degree Policy
      • Residence Requirements
      • Time Limit on Degree Credit
    • Leave of Absence Policy
    • Licensure Disclosure
    • Minor Policy
    • Pre-​Professional Program Eligibility
    • Privacy Rights
    • Registration
      • Additions
      • Administrative Drop Policy
      • Cancellation of Enrollment for Financial Delinquency
      • Class Waitlist
      • Concurrent Enrollment
      • Late/​Retroactive Withdrawal Policy
      • Total Withdrawals
      • Withdrawals
    • State Authorization-​Distance Education
    • Tools for Planning and Fulfilling Academic Requirements
    • Transcripts
    • Transfer and External Sources of Credit
      • Credit for Military Training
      • Credit for Prior Learning Policy
      • Transferring Within the University of Missouri System
    • Undergraduate Admission Policy &​ Procedures
      • Admission to Programs with Previous Degree
      • Application for Admission
      • Former Student Readmission
      • Freshman Admission
      • Heartland Rate
      • Kansas Rate
      • Policies on Admission of International Students
      • Policies on Regular Admission -​ Medicine
      • Required Academic Records for Applicants Policy
      • Special Admission Cases
      • Timing of Applications
      • Transfer Admission
        • Transfer Credit Policy
      • Veteran Residency
      • Visiting and Community Student Admission
  • High School College Partnerships
  • Roo Advising
  • Specialized Academic Opportunities
    • Community Engaged Learning
    • Honors Program
    • Pre-​Dental Hygiene
    • Pre-​Dentistry
    • Pre-​Med
    • Undergraduate Research
    • Writing Intensive
    • Combined Degree Options
  • Special Notices
    • Academic Honesty and Student Code of Conduct
      • School of Dentistry Honor Codes
      • School of Law Honor Codes
      • School of Medicine Honor Codes
      • School of Nursing Honor Codes
      • School of Pharmacy Honor Codes
    • Acceptable Use Policy
    • Equal Opportunity &​ Title IX
      • Minimum Standards of Progress for Veterans
    • Policy on Student Records
    • Student's Right-​To-​Know
    • Telecommunications Services for the Speech and Hearing Impaired
    • UMKC AIDS Policy Statement
    • Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018
  • Student Success Services
  • UMKC Colleges &​ Schools
    • Conservatory
      • Arts Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate
      • Integrated Performing Arts Minor
      • Performing Arts Management Graduate Certificate
      • Dance
      • Music
        • Graduate Programs
          • Doctor of Musical Arts Degrees
            • Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting
            • Doctor of Musical Arts: Music Composition
            • Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance
          • Graduate Certificates
            • Artist's Certificate
            • Performer's Certificate
          • Master of Arts Degrees
            • Master of Arts: Music
            • Master of Arts: Music Therapy Emphasis
          • Master of Music Degrees
            • Master of Music: Conducting
            • Master of Music: Music Composition
            • Master of Music: Music Theory
            • Master of Music: Musicology
            • Master of Music: Performance-​Collaborative Piano
            • Master of Music: Performance-​Keyboard
            • Master of Music: Performance-​Orchestral and Guitar
            • Master of Music: Performance-​Pedagogy
            • Master of Music: Performance-​Woodwinds
            • Master of Music: Performance-​Voice
          • Master of Music Education
        • Undergraduate Programs
          • Bachelor of Arts: Music
          • Bachelor of Arts: Music Therapy
          • Bachelor of Music Education
            • Bachelor of Music Education -​ Choral Emphasis
            • Bachelor of Music Education -​ Instrumental Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Music: Jazz Studies
          • Bachelor of Music: Music Composition
          • Bachelor of Music: Music Performance -​ Piano Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Music: Music Performance -​ Voice Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Music: Music Performance -​ Wind, Strings, Percussion
          • Bachelor of Music: Music Theory
      • Theatre
        • Bachelor of Arts: Theatre
        • Master of Fine Arts: Acting and Directing
        • Master of Fine Arts: Design and Technology
        • Minor: Theatre
    • School of Dentistry
      • Academic Standards
      • Academic/​Student Support Services
      • Advanced Education Programs
        • Advanced Education Certificate Programs
        • Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry
        • Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry: 1-​Year Track
        • Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry: 2-​Year Track
        • Certificate in Endodontics
        • Certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
        • Certificate in Periodontics
      • Dental Hygiene Program
        • Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
          • RDH to BSDH Degree Completion Program
      • Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
        • Master of Science in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
        • Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
      • Doctor of Dental Surgery Program
        • Admission Information
          • Traditional Admissions
            • Disability Services
            • Reserved Admission Program
            • Technical Standards
          • Advanced Standing Dental Program Admissions Processes
          • Oral Health Equity Recruitment Program
        • Program Requirements
      • Vision, Mission and Goal Statements
    • School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences
      • Educational Leadership, Policy, and Foundations
        • Minor: Exercise Science
        • Educational Specialist: Educational Administration
        • Master of Arts: Educational Administration
          • Higher Education Emphasis Area
          • School (Grades PK-​12) Administration Emphasis Area
        • Ed.D.: Educational Administration
      • Psychology and Counseling
        • Minor: Psychology
        • Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
        • Psychology/​Music Therapy Double Major
        • Master of Arts: Counseling
        • Master of Arts: Psychology
        • Doctor of Philosophy: Psychology -​ Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences
        • Doctor of Philosophy: Psychology -​ Clinical Psychology Option
        • Ph.D.: Counseling Psychology
      • Social Work
        • Master of Social Work
      • Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies
        • Minor: Education
        • Bachelor of Arts: Early Childhood Education
        • Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education
          • Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education-​Special Education Emphasis
        • Educational Specialist: Curriculum and Instruction
        • Educational Specialist: Language and Literacy
        • Graduate Certificate: Reading Intervention
        • Master of Arts: Curriculum and Instruction
        • Master of Arts: Language and Literacy
        • Master of Arts: Special Education
        • Master of Arts: Teaching (MAT)
          • Master of Arts in Teaching (4+1 Track)
      • Doctor of Philosophy: Education
        • Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Emphasis
        • Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations Emphasis
        • Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Music Education Emphasis
    • School of Graduate Studies
      • Mission and Administrative Organization of Graduate Education
      • Interdisciplinary Leadership Certificate in Disability Studies
      • Graduate Certificate in College Teaching &​ Career Preparation
      • Natural Sciences PhD Programs
        • Natural Sciences Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements
        • Natural Sciences Application and Admission Information
        • Biomedical and Health Informatics
        • Cell Biology and Biophysics
        • Chemistry
        • Geosciences
        • Mathematics
        • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
        • Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
        • Pharmaceutical Science
        • Pharmacology
        • Physics
      • Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program
        • Interdisciplinary PhD Participating Disciplines
          • Art History
          • Biomedical and Health Informatics
          • Cell Biology &​ Biophysics
          • Chemistry
          • Computer Networking and Communication Systems
          • Computer Science
          • Curriculum and Instruction
          • Economics
          • Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations
          • Electrical and Computer Engineering
          • Engineering
          • English
          • Entrepreneurship
          • Geosciences
          • History
          • Humanities Consortium
          • Mathematics
          • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
          • Music Education
          • Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
          • Pharmaceutical Sciences
          • Pharmacology
          • Physics
          • Public Affairs and Administration
          • Social Science Consortium
      • Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission
      • Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements
    • School of Humanities and Social Sciences
      • Departments and Programs
        • Applied Language Institute
        • Liberal Studies Program
          • Bachelor of Liberal Arts
        • Bachelor of Applied Science
        • Classical and Ancient Studies Program
          • Minor: Classical and Ancient Studies
        • Communication and Journalism
          • Minor: Communication
          • Minor: Environmental Communications
          • Minor: Professional Communication
          • Bachelor of Arts: Communication-​Professional Communication Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Arts: Communication-​Digital Journalism and Media Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Arts: Communication-​Strategic Communication Emphasis
        • Criminal Justice and Criminology
          • Bachelor of Arts: Criminal Justice and Criminology
          • Master of Science: Criminal Justice and Criminology
            • Dual BA/​MS Degree
          • Minor: Criminal Justice and Criminology
        • Digital and Public Humanities
        • Economics
          • Bachelor of Arts: Economics
          • Minor: Economics
          • Master of Arts: Economics
          • Bachelor of Arts /​ Master of Arts: Economics -​ Dual Degree Program
          • Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
        • English Language and Literature
          • Minor: Creative Writing
          • Minor: English Language and Literature
          • Minor: Manuscript, Print Culture, and Editing
          • Minor: Writing
          • Undergraduate Certificate: Writing, Editing and Publishing
          • Bachelor of Arts: English
          • Bachelor of Arts: English American Studies Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Arts: English Classical, Medieval, &​ Early Modern Literature Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Arts: English Creative Writing Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Arts: English Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis
          • Dual Degree: English BA-​MA
          • Master of Arts: English
          • Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing and Media Arts
            • Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing &​ Media Arts -​ Creative Nonfiction Emphasis
            • Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing and Media Arts -​ Fiction Emphasis
            • Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing and Media Arts -​ Playwriting Emphasis
            • Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing and Media Arts -​ Poetry Emphasis
            • Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing and Media Arts -​ Screenwriting Emphasis
          • Graduate Certificate: English Language and Literature
          • Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities: English Emphasis
        • History
          • Minor: History
          • Bachelor of Arts: History
          • Master of Arts: History
            • Accelerated BA-​MA: History
          • Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities: History Emphasis
        • Media, Art and Design
          • Master of Arts: Art History
          • Bachelor of Arts: Art History
          • Bachelor of Arts: Film and Media Arts
          • Bachelor of Arts: Media, Art and Design
          • Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
          • Minor: Art History
          • Minor: Film Studies
          • Minor: Media, Art and Design
          • Minor: Studio Art
          • Undergraduate Certificate: Museum Studies
        • Medieval and Early Modern Studies
          • Minor: Medieval and Early Modern Studies
          • Graduate Certificate: Medieval and Early Modern Studies
        • Political Science and Philosophy
          • Minor: Bioethics and Medical Humanities
          • Minor: International Studies
          • Minor: Philosophy
          • Minor: Political Science
          • Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy
          • Bachelor of Arts: Political Science
        • Race, Ethnic, and Gender Studies
          • Minor: REGS
        • Sociology and Anthropology
          • Minor: Anthropology
          • Minor: Sociology
          • Bachelor of Arts: Sociology
            • Bachelor of Arts: Sociology -​ Cultural Anthropology Emphasis
        • World Languages and Cultures
          • Minor: French, Spanish
          • Minor: German Studies
          • Bachelor of Arts: Languages and Literatures
            • Bachelor of Arts: Languages and Literatures -​ Classical Languages and Cultures Emphasis
            • Bachelor of Arts: Languages and Literatures -​ French Language and Literature Emphasis
            • Bachelor of Arts: Languages and Literatures -​ International Studies Emphasis
            • Bachelor of Arts: Languages and Literatures -​ Spanish Language and Literature Emphasis
          • Master of Arts: Romance Language and Literature
    • School of Law
      • Academic Rules and Regulations for Juris Doctor Degree Program
        • Appeal of Grades
        • Attendance
        • Credit Hour Requirements
        • Credit in Lieu of Grade Option
        • Dean's Honor List
        • Employment by Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
        • Examinations and Grades
        • Latin Honors
        • Scholastic Probation and Dismissal
        • School of Law Learning Outcomes
        • Submission of Transcripts
        • Withdrawal from Courses
      • Activities and Services
        • Fee Information
        • Financial Aid
        • Professional and Social Activities
      • General Information
        • Accreditation
        • Admission to the Bar
        • Career Services
        • Disabled Student Services
        • History
        • Leon E. Bloch Law Library
        • Nondiscrimination Policy
        • RooLaw
      • J.D./​MBA and J.D./​M.P.A. Combined-​degree Programs
      • Juris Doctor Degree
        • Academic Support and Success
        • Admission to the Juris Doctor Program
        • Assistance to Students with Financial Need
        • J.D. Degree Requirements
        • J.D. Advocacy Emphasis Area Requirements
        • J.D. Business and Entrepreneurial Emphasis Area Requirements
        • J.D. Child &​ Family Law Emphasis Area Requirements
        • J.D. Intellectual Property Emphasis Area Requirements
        • J.D. International Law Emphasis Area Requirements
        • J.D. Urban, Land Use and Environmental Law Emphasis Area Requirements
        • Scholarships
      • LL.M./​M.P.A. Combined Degree Program
      • Master of Laws Degree
        • LL.M. Academic Rules and Regulations
        • LL.M. Scholarships
        • Master of Laws
          • Master of Laws -​ Business and Entrepreneurial Law
          • Master of Laws -​ Child and Family Law
          • Master of Laws -​ Criminal Law
          • Master of Laws -​ Intellectual Property Law
          • Master of Laws -​ International Law
          • Master of Laws -​ Litigation
          • Master of Laws -​ Tax Law
          • Master of Laws -​ U.S. Law
        • Master of Laws in General Law
        • Master of Laws in Taxation
      • Master of Legal Studies
      • School of Law Administrative Rules
    • School of Management, Henry W. Bloch
      • About the Bloch School
      • Dual Degree Programs
        • Accounting (BSA-​MSA)
        • Accounting-​Business Administration (BSA-​MBA)
        • Accounting-​Entrepreneurial Real Estate (BSA-​MSERE)
        • Accounting-​Finance (BSA-​MSF)
        • Accounting-​Public Administration (BSA-​MPA)
        • Business Administration (BBA-​MBA)
        • Business Administration-​Entrepreneurial Real Estate (BBA-​MSERE)
        • Business Administration-​Finance (BBA-​MSF)
        • Business Administration-​Public Administration (BBA-​MPA)
      • Graduate Programs
        • Doctor of Philosophy
        • Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
        • Graduate Certificate in Commercial Real Estate
        • Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership
        • Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Innovation
        • Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Analysis
        • Graduate Certificate in Urban Policy and Management
        • Graduate Certificate in Technology Innovation and Management
        • Graduate Policies and Procedures
        • Master of Business Administration
        • Master of Business Administration in Business Analytics
        • Master of Public Administration
        • Master of Science in Accounting
        • Master of Science in Entrepreneurial Real Estate
        • Master of Science in Finance
        • Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
      • Special Programs and Centers
      • Student Organizations
      • Undergraduate Programs
        • Bachelor of Business Administration
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Analytics and Business Intelligence Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Finance Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Health Administration Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Human Resources Management and Leadership Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Marketing Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Nonprofit Management Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Real Estate Emphasis
          • Bachelor of Business Administration: Supply Chain Management Emphasis
        • Bachelor of Science in Accounting
        • Business Administration Minors
        • Undergraduate Certificate: Technology Innovation and Management
        • Undergraduate Policies and Procedures
    • School of Medicine
      • Graduate Programs
        • Doctor of Philosophy
        • Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research
        • Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education
        • Master of Health Professions Education
        • Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant
        • Master of Science in Anesthesia
        • Master of Science in Bioinformatics
      • Medical Degree Programs
        • B.A. /​ M.D.
        • M.D. Program
      • Medical Student Organizations, Publications and Awards
      • Philosophy
      • Requirements for Graduation in the B.A. -​ M.D. Combined Program
      • Residency &​ Subspeciality Programs
      • Student Learning Outcomes for Six Year B.A.-​M.D. Program
      • Typical Six-​Year Program of Study
    • School of Nursing &​ Health Studies
      • Academic Regulations in the School of Nursing &​ Health Studies
      • Accreditation
      • Admissions
      • Facilities
      • Financial Assistance
      • History
      • International Students
      • Organizations
      • Bachelor of Health Sciences
      • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
      • Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
      • Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
      • Minor in Health Sciences
      • Minor in Public Health
      • Nurse Educator Certificate
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