Graduate Catalog A-Z Index
A
- Absence, Leave of
 - Absences, Policy for Excused
 - Academic Affairs, Structure of
 - Academic Calendar
 - Academic Departments
 - Academic Integrity
 - Academic Policies and Procedures
 - Academic Programs Policy
 - Academic Records Information
 - Academic Services
 - Academic Standing
 - Accelerated Programs
 - Accounting, Department of
 - Accreditations
 - ACT 48
 - ADA Information
 - Adapted Physical Education, Certificate in
 - Address Change
 - Address Policy, Student Local
 - Administration, Department of (See: Public Policy and Administration, Department of)
 - Administration Information
 - Administration of Justice, Graduate Certificate in
 - Admissions, Certificate Program
 - Admissions, Degree Program
 - Admissions, Graduate
 - Admissions, International Student
 - Admissions, Non-Degree
 - Advanced Educational Leadership (Superintendent Letter of Eligibility), Graduate Certificate in
 - Advanced Public Administration, Post-Master's Certificate in
 - Americans with Disabilities Act
 - Anthropology and Sociology, Department of
 - Application for Graduation
 - Applied Mindfulness, Graduate Certificate in
 - Applied Statistics - Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Concentration, M.S. in
 - Applied Statistics - Business and Marketing Analytics Concentration, M.S. in
 - Applied Statistics, Certificate in
 - Applied Statistics - Data Science Concentration, M.S. in
 - Applied Statistics, M.S. in
 - Applied Statistics, Post-Master's Certificate of Advanced Study in
 - Applied Studies in Teaching and Learning, M.Ed. in
 - Area of Specialization Examination
 - Art Collections
 - Art + Design, Department of
 - Arts and Humanities, College of
 - Assessment
 - Athletic Training, M.S. in
 - Athletic Training - Post-Professional Concentration, M.S. in
 - Auditors
 - Auditor Status, Changing to
 - Autism (Online), Certificate in
 - Autism Program, Dub-C (D-CAP)
 - Awards, Graduate
 
B
- Biology, Department of
 - Biology, M.S. in
 - Bookstore
 - Business Administration (MBA), Master of
 - Business Administration Program, Master of
 - Business and Public Management, College of
 - Business Ethics, Certificate in
 
C
- Calendar, Academic
 - Campus, Description of
 - Campus, Philadelphia
 - Campus Recreation
 - Campus Services
 - Campus Store
 - Career Development Center
 - Catalog, Graduate
 - Catalog Year, Applicable
 - Certificate Programs, Definitions and Guidelines for
 - Certification, Admission of College Graduates Seeking
 - Certification, Requirements Common to All Areas of
 - Chemistry, Department of
 - Classification of Students
 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. in
 - Clinical Mental Health in Preparation for Counseling Licensure, Psychology Post-Master's Certificate in
 - Clinical Psychology, Psy.D. in
 - Clinic, Speech and Hearing
 - Closed Captioning Policy
 - CMHS (See: Community Mental Health Services (CMHS))
 - Communication and Media, Department of
 - Communication Directory
 - Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
 - Communication Studies, M.A. in
 - Community Mental Health Services (CMHS)
 - Community Nutrition, M.S. in
 - Commuter Services
 - Comprehensive (Area of Specialization) Examination
 - Computer Science, Department of
 - Computer Science, M.S. in
 - Computer Security (Information Assurance), Certificate in
 - Conducting - Choral Concentration, M.M. in
 - Conducting, Department of (See: Ensembles and Conducting, Department of)
 - Conducting - Instrumental Concentration, M.M. in
 - Counseling and Psychological Services
 - Counseling (School), Specialist Certificate I in
 - Counseling, Specialist Certificate I in (School)
 - Counselor Education, Department of
 - Course, Adding a
 - Course Credit by Examination
 - Course, Dropping a
 - Course Evaluation and Syllabus Requirements Policy
 - Course Numbering System, Graduate-Level
 - Course Policies
 - Course Prefix Guide
 - Course Registration Policy
 - Courses, Withdrawal from Summer Sessions
 - Credit by Examination
 - Credit Transfer
 - Criminal Convictions Policy
 - Criminal Justice, Department of
 - Criminal Justice, M.S. in
 - Culminating Field Experiences
 - Culminating Project/Thesis, Submitting a
 
D
- D-CAP (See: Dub-C Autism Program (D-CAP))
 - Degree Candidacy
 - Design, Department of (See: Art + Design, Department of)
 - Dietetic Internship, Post-Master's Certificate
 - Digital Media Marketing, Graduate Certificate in
 - Direct Graduate PLUS Loan
 - Directory Information
 - Disabilities, Services for Students with (See: Educational Accessibility, Office of)
 - Disciplinary Suspension/Dismissal Policy
 - Dismissal, Academic Probation &
 - Dismissal/Suspension Policy
 - Disruptive Classroom Behavior, Policy on
 - Dub-C Autism Program (D-CAP)
 
E
- Early and Middle Grades Education, Department of
 - Early Childhood Education, M.Ed. in
 - Earned Master's Degree GPA, Policy on
 - Earth and Space Sciences, Department of
 - Educational Accessibility, Office of
 - Educational Foundations and Policy Studies, Department of
 - Educational Leadership and Higher Education Administration, Department of
 - Educational Technology, Graduate Certificate in
 - Education and Social Work, College of
 - Education Doctorate (Policy, Planning, and Administration) - Curriculum and Instruction Concentration
 - Education Doctorate (Policy, Planning, and Administration) - Higher Education Administration Concentration
 - Education for Sustainability, Graduate Certificate in
 - Education Specialist Certification
 - Educator Preparation Programs
 - E-mail Accounts
 - Emergency Contact
 - Emergency Preparedness and Notification
 - Emeriti
 - English - Creative Writing Track, M.A. in
 - English, Department of
 - English - Literature Track, M.A. in
 - English - Writing, Teaching, and Criticism Track, M.A. in
 - Enrolling in Courses
 - Enrollment Classification
 - Enrollment Policy
 - Ensembles and Conducting, Department of
 - Equal Opportunity and Compliance
 - ESL Program Specialist Certificate
 - ESL Teaching, Certificate of Preparation in (See also: ESL Program Specialist Certificate)
 - Examination, Comprehensive (Area of Specialization)
 - Examinations, Other
 - Excused Absences Policy
 - Exercise and Sport Science - Applied Sports Performance Concentration, M.S. in
 - Exercise and Sport Science - Clinical Exercise Physiology Concentration, M.S. in
 - Exercise and Sport Science - Sport and Exercise Psychology Concentration, M.S. in
 
F
- Faculty, Honorary
 - Faculty Index
 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
 - FATE (See: Teacher Candidacy)
 - Fees and Expenses
 - FERPA
 - Financial Aid
 - Financial Aid, Withdrawal/Enrollment Change
 - Food Policy, Certificate in
 - Formal Admission to Teacher Education (FATE) (See: Teacher Candidacy)
 - Foundations of Criminal Justice, Graduate Certificate in
 - Francis Harvey Green Library
 - Frederick Douglass Institute
 
G
- Geographic Information Systems, Graduate Certificate in
 - Geography and Planning, Department of
 - Geography, M.S. in
 - Geoscience, M.S. in
 - Gerontology, Graduate Certificate in
 - Good Standing
 - GPA's of Earned Master's Degree, Policy on
 - Grade Appeals
 - Grade Change Policy
 - Grade Information
 - Grade Reports
 - Grading System
 - Graduate Assistantships
 - Graduate Assistants, Residence Hall
 - Graduate Catalog A-Z Index
 - Graduate Center
 - Graduate Courses, Undergraduate Enrollment in
 - Graduate Social Work, Department of
 - Graduate Student Association (GSA)
 - Graduation and Degree Requirements
 - GSA
 
H
- Healthcare Ethics, Certificate in
 - Health Care Management, Graduate Certificate in
 - Health Sciences, College of
 - Health Services, Student
 - Hearing and Speech Clinic
 - Herbarium
 - Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs, Graduate Certificate in
 - Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs, M.S. in
 - Historical Properties
 - History, Department of
 - History, M.A. in
 - Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Certificate in
 - Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program
 - Honorary Degrees and Awards
 - Honorary Faculty
 - Honors College (College)
 - Honors College (Department)
 - Honor Societies
 - Housing
 - Human Resource Management, Graduate Certificate in
 - Human Resource Management, M.S. in
 
I
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Certificate in
 - Information Services & Technology
 - Information Systems, Certificate in
 - In Progress, Removing Designation
 - Institute for Women
 - Institute of Race and Ethnic Studies
 - Instructional I (Provisional) Certification
 - Instrumental Music, Department of
 - Integrative Health, Graduate Certificate in
 - International Students
 - Involuntary Medical Withdrawal Policy
 
J
- Judicial Affairs, Office of (See: Student Conduct, Office of)
 
K
- Keyboard Music, Department of (See: Vocal and Keyboard Music, Department of)
 - Kinesiology, Department of
 - Kodaly Methodology, Certificate in
 
L
- Languages and Cultures, Department of
 - Languages and Cultures - French Concentration, M.A. in
 - Languages and Cultures - German Concentration, M.A. in
 - Languages and Cultures - Spanish Concentration, M.A. in
 - Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - French Concentration, M.A. in
 - Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - German Concentration, M.A. in
 - Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - Spanish Concentration, M.A. in
 - Latinx and Latin American Education Studies, Graduate Certificate in
 - Leave of Absence
 - Level II Certification, Graduates Seeking
 - Libraries
 - Library, Interlibrary Loan
 - Library, Special Collections
 - Linguistics Program
 - Literacy and Reading Specialist Certification, M.Ed. in
 - Literacy, Certificate in
 - Literacy Coaching, Endorsement in
 - Literacy, Department of
 
M
- Management, Department of
 - Marketing, Department of
 - Master of Education Degree, Additional Requirements for
 - Master's and Doctoral Thesis, Dissertation, and Culminating Projects
 - Master's Degree (Earned), Policy on GPA
 - Master's Degree, Second
 - Master's Degree, Summary of Requirements for
 - Mathematics - Applied and Computational Concentration, M.S. in
 - Mathematics, Department of
 - Mathematics - Mathematics Education Concentration, M.S. in
 - Mathematics, M.S. in
 - Matriculated Students
 - MBA (See: Business Adminitration (MBA), Master of)
 - MBA Program (See: Business Adminitration Program, Master of)
 - Middle Grades Education, Department of (See: Early and Middle Grades Education, Department of)
 - Mission, Vision, and Values Statement
 - Multicultural Affairs
 - Museum, Anthropology and Archaeology
 - Museum, Geology
 - Music Education and Music Therapy, Department of
 - Music Education, M.M. in
 - Music Education, Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification in
 - Music Information, Wells School of
 - Music Technology, Certificate in
 - Music Theory, History, and Composition, Department of
 - Music with a Concentration in History and Literature, Master of
 - Music with a Concentration in Piano Pedagogy, Master of
 - Music with a Concentration in Theory and Composition, Master of
 
N
- Name Change
 - No Grade, Removing Designation
 - Non-Degree Students
 - Nonprofit Administration, Certificate in
 - Nursing, Department of
 - Nursing (M.S.N.) - Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Track, Master of Science in
 - Nursing (M.S.N.) - Nursing Education Track, Master of Science in
 - Nursing (M.S.N.) [with Accelerated B.S.N.]
 - Nursing Practice (D.N.P.), Doctor of
 - Nutrition, Department of
 
O
P
- Pass/Fail Grades
 - Payment
 - Pennsylvania Teacher Intern Certification Program
 - Performance - Instrumental Concentration, M.M. in
 - Performance - Keyboard Concentration (Piano, Harpsichord, or Organ), M.M. in
 - Performance - Vocal Concentration, M.M. in
 - Pharmaceutical Product Development Program
 - Philadelphia Campus
 - Philosophy - Applied Ethics Concentration, M.A. in
 - Philosophy, Department of
 - Philosophy - Standard Concentration, M.A. in
 - Physician Assistant Studies, M.S. in
 - Physician Associate Education, Department of
 - Piano Pedagogy, Certificate in
 - Planetarium
 - Planning, Department of (See: Geography and Planning, Department of)
 - PLUS Loan
 - Poetry Center
 - Policies, Course
 - Policy, Planning, and Administration - Curriculum and Instruction Concentration, Ed.D. in
 - Policy, Planning, and Administration - Higher Education Administration Concentration, Ed.D. in
 - Policy Studies, Department of (See: Educational Foundations and Policy Studies, Department of)
 - Preferred Name Policy
 - Pre-Medical Program
 - Presser Music Library
 - Principal Leadership, Graduate Certificate in
 - Probation & Dismissal, Academic
 - Professional Counselor Licensure Preparation (LPC), Post-Master's Certificate in
 - Program Change
 - Program Index
 - Programming Fundamentals, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in
 - Programs, Accelerated
 - Programs, Nationally Recognized
 - Psychological and Counseling Services
 - Psychology, Department of
 - Psychology - General Psychology Concentration, M.S. in
 - Psychology - Industrial/Organizational Psychology Concentration, M.S. in
 - Psychology (Psy.D.), Doctor of (See: Clinical Psychology, Psy.D. in)
 - Public Administration, Certificate in
 - Public Administration (DPA), Doctor of
 - Public Administration (MPA), Master of
 - Public Administration (MPA) - Nonprofit Administration Concentration, Master of
 - Public Administration (MPA) - Public Management Concentration, Master of
 - Public Health (MPH) - Community Health Concentration, Master of
 - Public Health (MPH) - Environmental Health Concentration, Master of
 - Public Health (MPH) - Health Care Management Concentration, Master of
 - Public Health Sciences, Department of
 - Public Management, Graduate Certificate in
 - Public Policy and Administration, Department of
 - Public Safety
 - Publishing, Certificate in
 
R
- RAM Initiative
 - Reading Specialist Certification
 - Readmission of Former Graduate Students
 - Recording of Classroom Activities Policy
 - Recreation, Campus
 - Refunds (See: Tuition and Fee Adjustments)
 - Registration Policy
 - Registration, Vehicle
 - Repeat Policy, Course
 - Research Requirements
 - Retroactive Withdrawal Policy
 - Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
 - Rights and Responsibilities, Student
 - Robert B. Gordon Natural Area for Environmental Studies
 
S
- Scholarships, Graduate
 - School Counseling, M.Ed. in
 - School Nurse Certification
 - School Nurse Certification - Level II
 - School of Music Information, Wells
 - School Social Work Certificate
 - Sciences and Mathematics, College of the
 - Secondary Education, Department of
 - Secondary Education, M.Ed. in
 - Secondary Education - Residency Option, M.Ed. in
 - Sessions/Terms
 - Sexual Harassment Policy
 - Skills for Teacher Leaders Endorsement
 - Social Equity Information
 - Social Work, Department of (See: Graduate Social Work, Department of)
 - Social Work (M.S.W.), Master of
 - Social Work Practicum Information
 - Society, The
 - Sociology, Department of (See: Anthropology and Sociology, Department of)
 - Space Sciences, Department of (See: Earth and Space Sciences, Department of)
 - Special Education, Department of
 - Special Education, M.Ed. in
 - Special Education PreK-12, Post-Baccalaureate Certification in
 - Speech and Hearing Clinic
 - Speech-Language Pathology, M.A. in
 - Sport and Exercise Psychology, Graduate Certificate in
 - Sport Management, Graduate Certificate in
 - Sports Medicine, Department of
 - Status Change
 - Student Conduct, Office of
 - Student Health Services
 - Student Life, Graduate
 - Student Living
 - Submitting a Thesis/Doctoral Culminating Project, Submitting for
 - Superintendent Letter of Eligibility (See: Advanced Educational Leadership, Graduate Certificate in)
 - Suspension/Dismissal Policy
 - Sykes Student Union Building
 - Syllabus Requirements and Course Evaluation Policy
 
T
- Teacher Candidacy
 - Teacher Certification - Grade 4 through Grade 8, Post-Baccalaureate
 - Teacher Certification, Post-Baccalaureate
 - Teacher Certification - Pre-K through Grade 4, Post-Baccalaureate
 - Teacher Leadership Certificate
 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program
 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), M.A. in
 - Teaching Writing, Advanced Certificate in
 - Terms/Sessions
 - TESOL, M.A. in (See: Teaching English to Speakers of Others Languages, M.A. in)
 - Thesis, Dissertation, and Culminating Projects, Master's and Doctoral
 - Thesis/Doctoral Culminating Project, Submitting a
 - Transcripts
 - Transfer of Credits
 - Transformative Education and Social Change, M.S. in
 - Transportation
 - Trauma-Informed Education, Graduate Certificate in
 - Tuition and Fee Adjustments
 - Tuition Rates
 - Twardowski Career Development Center
 
U
- Uncollectible Check Policy
 - Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit
 - Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology (Online), Certificate in
 - University Services and Student Life
 - Urban and Regional Planning, Certificate in
 - Urban and Regional Planning, Master of
 - Urban Education, Graduate Certificate in
 
V
- Vehicle Registration
 - Verification Code Policy, Student
 - Veterans Affairs
 - Visa, Student
 - Vocal and Keyboard Music, Department of
 
W
- Weather Alert Notification
 - Web Technology, Certificate in
 - Wellness Information, Health and
 - Wellness Promotion
 - Wells School of Music
 - Wells School of Music Information
 - West Chester University, About
 - West Chester University, History of
 - West Chester University, Location of
 - Withdrawal from the University
 - Withdrawal, Involuntary Medical
 - Withdrawal Policy, Retroactive
 - Withdrawing from Courses
 - Women and Gender Equity (CWGE), Center for
 - Women, Institute for
 - Women's and Gender Studies, Department of
 - Workshops
 - Work Study
 



