Administrators are frequently accused
of wanting to keep everything tidy.
The charge is correct
and so are the administrators.
That is what they are there for
-- to contain natural chaos.
--Jacques Barzun
Assistantships are open to domestic and international students who hold a baccalaureate degree from any university or college of recognized standing and who are regularly enrolled students in the College of Graduate Studies.
Students in the provisional enrollment category or in the unclassified enrollment category are NOT eligible to receive assistantships.
An inquiry for a position or award should be addressed to the administrator of the department in which the applicant plans to enroll for graduate study. Appointments include a work requirement of up to 20 clock hours a week. Graduate assistants are considered students and do not pay social security if registered for 9 or more credits. Graduate assistants who conduct classroom and/or laboratory instruction under the supervision of a full-time member of the faculty are teaching assistants. Graduate assistants who provide research service, grade papers, and perform other non-teaching duties are research assistants. Those appointed to assistantships supported by the university are advised that the appointments are tenable only in the unit of the major field of study, except where prior written exceptions are made. Annual leave, sick leave, and health insurance benefits are not available for graduate assistants.
Full-time appointees (i.e., with a work requirement of up to 20 clock hours a week) may enroll for a maximum study load of 12 credits each semester (exclusive of audited courses and courses taken for zero credit), except that the administrator of the department in which the student holds the assistantship may approve an adjustment to total 24 credits during two successive academic-year semesters. Salaries for assistantships vary depending upon the department, length of graduate service, and whether they are for an academic year or for 12 months. Assistantships at the University of Idaho are competitive with those at like institutions and current salary levels will be provided by the college or department upon inquiry.
In addition, nonresident tuition will be waived for persons holding full appointments, and a pro rata portion of nonresident tuition will be waived for persons holding partial appointments. However, each person who holds a full appointment as a graduate assistant is required to pay graduate tuition and the uniform student fee charged to registered full-time students. Persons accepting part-time graduate student appointments will be required to pay graduate tuition and student fees based on the number of credit hours for which the person is registered.
Contingent upon adequate funding, the Graduate College pays summer session fees for a limited number of credits for a graduate student who held a graduate assistant appointment during the spring semester and who will be continuing on an approved graduate degree program during the summer. The credits must be applicable toward the student's degree. If the spring appointment was less than full time, the fee payment will be prorated. This privilege is not extended to the appointee's spouse.
A graduate assistant cannot use a staff or staff spouse fee waiver.
Research fellowships are awarded by various colleges. Research conducted on fellowships may or may not be used for dissertation purposes. Credit enrollment and stipends vary according to the particular fellowship. Fees and tuition are charged, but in some cases may be remitted, depending on the type of fellowship and the availability of funds. Inquiries should be addressed to the administrator of the department in which the applicant plans to enroll.
Financial aid may be available through Student Financial Aid Services to qualified students who need assistance with the normal costs of attending UI. Graduate students may receive assistance from the following programs: scholarships, State Student Incentive Grant, College Work Study, Perkins (National Direct Student) Loan, and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Interested students should consult Student Financial Aid Services to obtain the necessary application forms. To receive full consideration for aid, a completed University of Idaho Financial Aid Application (FAA) must be received by the Office of Student Financial Aid Services by the priority deadline and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be received by the processor by the priority deadline. The priority deadline is published each year in the financial aid publication. The FAFSA should be mailed in January in order for it to arrive at the processor by the priority deadline. Students not meeting the priority deadline may still apply for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
The University of Idaho participated in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program for the first time in 1994-95. Students applying for loans do not need to complete a loan application from a lender or guarantee agency used with the Federal Family Educational Loan Program. Loan funds will be provided to the student directly from the U.S. Department of Education through the University of Idaho rather than funds coming from a bank or lender. Additional information is available from Student Financial Aid Services.
A graduate student is expected to make satisfactory academic progress to receive federal or state financial aid. A graduate student whose cumulative GPA is less than 3.00 is not eligible to receive financial assistance. The student must progress toward his or her degree by completing at least 18 credits per academic year. A student who attends fall or spring semester only must complete at least nine credits during that one semester. Once a student accumulates 42 credits toward a master's degree, 72 credits toward a specialist or Master of Fine Arts degree, or 96 credits toward a doctoral degree, he or she is no longer eligible to receive financial assistance.
Students failing to make satisfactory progress will be suspended from receiving further aid until they successfully complete one semester. Students suspended from receiving aid can petition the associate dean of the College of Graduate Studies who may recommend a waiver of the above criteria in a signed memorandum to the director of student financial aid. The decision of the director of student financial aid may be appealed to the Student Financial Aid Committee with further appeal to the Administrative Hearing Board.
Graduate students who wish to enroll for fewer than nine but more than four credits may apply for Federal Direct Loans. Under this program a student must complete at least five credits each semester with a GPA of 3.00 or above to continue receiving aid.
The University of Idaho, along with all other public institutions of higher education in Idaho, is required by policy of the State Board of Education to assess student learning in general education and in the academic majors. In late 1991, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, which provides institution-wide accreditation for the university, issued similar guidelines requiring assessment.
Effective teaching and learning are essential to meeting our long-held goal of producing responsible, well-prepared citizens and leaders in their professions. Our program of student outcomes assessment has been implemented to ensure that we continually improve the teaching and learning process and the programs that support that process.
Information vital to effective assessment includes student performance as well as student opinions on the quality of university academic programs and services. To provide this information, students may be required to participate in assessment activities; these may include, but are not limited to, examinations, performance assessments, interviews, surveys, focus groups, and follow-up studies after graduation.
The rates and regulations quoted in this section were in effect for the 1995-96 academic year and are subject to change without notice.
Unless exempted, students carrying eight or more credits (or equivalent) and all graduate assistants (including faculty-staff spouses who are on assistantships) on full appointment pay the full-time student fees applicable to the particular division in which the student enrolls. Students in all divisions pay $810 a semester. Students in certain divisions pay additional amounts; see "Special Fees" below. Fees are payable in full on the schedule established by the Office of Business and Accounting Services. Also see "Deferred Payment of Fees," below.
Payment of full-time fees covers most laboratory and course charges and entitles the student to some benefits of membership in the Associated Students University of Idaho (ASUI), to a nontransferable student identification card, to the services of the Alumni Office, and to the other services and facilities maintained by the university for the benefit of the students, subject to additional charges for special services and the payment of the special fees listed below. No reduction in fees can be made for students who may not want to use any part of these services.
Graduate/Professional Fee. Students who enroll in the College of Graduate Studies pay this fee in addition to the regular student fees and, if applicable, in addition to nonresident tuition. Fees are $270 per semester for full-time students or $27 per credit for part-time students. Undergraduate and nonmatriculated students enrolling in graduate courses must also pay the appropriate graduate fee.
Nonresident Tuition (students registered before fall 1992 $1,950 per semester; fall 1992 $2,140; fall 1993 $2,350; fall 1994 $2,430; fall 1995 $2,690) and Residency Requirements. Graduate students who are classified as nonresidents of the state of Idaho pay this special fee in addition to the regular student fees and graduate tuition. For tuition purposes, a student who is a permanent resident of the U.S. may be classified as a resident of Idaho by meeting one or more of the following qualifications:
1. Any student who has one or more parent or parents or court-appointed guardians who are domiciled in the state of Idaho. Domicile, in the case of a parent or guardian, means that individual's true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where that individual intends to remain, and to which that individual expects to return when that individual leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere. To qualify under this section, the parent, parents, or guardian must have maintained a bona fide domicile in the state of Idaho for at least one year before the opening day of the term for which the student matriculates. One year is interpreted as 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the opening date of the term for which resident status is requested.
2. Any student who receives less than 50 percent of the student's support from a parent, parents, or legal guardians who are not residents of this state for voting purposes, but which student has continuously resided in the state of Idaho for 12 months next preceding the opening day of the term during which the student proposes to attend the college or university and who has in fact established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes other than educational. "Continuously resided" is interpreted as physical presence in the state for 12 consecutive months. Specified support applies to the 12-month period immediately preceding the opening date of the term for which resident status is requested.
3. Subject to the definition of "nonresident student" below, any student who is a graduate of an accredited secondary school in the state of Idaho, and who matriculates at a college or university in the state of Idaho during the term immediately following graduation regardless of the residency for the student's parent or guardian.
4. The spouse of a person who is classified, or is eligible for classification, as a resident of the state of Idaho for the purposes of attending a college or university. Request for classification under this section will require that a copy of the marriage certificate be filed, and the qualifying spouse may be required to submit proof of residency in the form of an affidavit.
5. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States, stationed in the state of Idaho on military orders. "Armed Forces" means the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Uniformed services such as Coast Guard or National Guard do not qualify for residency requirements. Armed Forces members must be stationed in Idaho on active duty. A certified copy of the military orders may be requested in support of this qualification for residency classification.
6. A student whose parent or guardian is a member of the Armed Forces and stationed in the state of Idaho on military orders and who receives 50 percent or more of support from parents or legal guardians. The student, while in continuous attendance, shall not lose that residency when the student's parent or guardian is transferred on military orders. Specified support must have been provided for the 12 months immediately preceding the opening day of the term for which resident status is requested. "Armed Forces" means the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Uniformed services such as Coast Guard or National Guard do not qualify for residency requirements. Armed Forces members must be stationed in Idaho on active duty. A certified copy of the military orders may be requested in support of this qualification for residency classification.
7. A person separated, under honorable conditions, from the United States Armed Forces after at least two years of service, who at the time of separation designates the state of Idaho as his or her intended domicile or who has Idaho as the home of record in service and enters a college or university in the state of Idaho within one year of the date of separation. "Armed Forces" means the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Uniformed services such as Coast Guard or National Guard do not qualify for residency requirements. "Two years of service" shall means two years of active duty service. Reserve duty status does not qualify for residency requirements. A certified copy of the DD-214 separation papers may be requested in support of this qualification for residency classification.
8. Any individual who has been domiciled in the state of Idaho, has qualified and would otherwise be qualified under the provisions of this statute and who is away from the state for a period of less than one calendar year and has not established legal residence elsewhere provided a 12-month period of continuous residency has been established immediately prior to departure.
Note: Any one (or more) of the characteristics described in 1 through 8 qualifies the individual as a resident for tuition purposes.
A "nonresident student" shall mean any student who does not qualify as a "resident student" under the provisions above, and shall include:
1. A student attending an institution in the state with the aid of financial assistance provided by another state or governmental unit or agency thereof, such nonresidency continuing for one year after the completion of the semester for which such assistance is last provided.
2. A person who is not a citizen of the United States of America, who does not have permanent or temporary resident status or does not hold "refugee-parolee" or "conditional entrant" status with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service or is not otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of the law and who does not also meet and comply with all applicable requirements of the definition of resident status.
For students who apply for special graduate and professional programs including, but not limited to, the WAMI (Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) Regional Medical Program, the WICHE Student Exchange Programs, Creighton University School of Dental Science, the University of Utah College of Medicine, and the Washington, Oregon, Idaho (WOI) Regional Program in Veterinary Medical Education, no applicant shall be certified or otherwise designated as a beneficiary of such special program who has not been a resident of the state of Idaho for at least one calendar year previous to the application date.
Additional information and interpretation of the residency regulations may be obtained from the Admissions Office.
Application Fee. With certain exceptions, new applications for admission must be accompanied by a $30 nonrefundable application fee ($40 for international students). This fee is not charged to those applying for nonmatriculated status.
Part-Time Fee ($81 a credit or equivalent). Students who register for seven credits or less pay this fee and any special fees applicable to specific courses in lieu of regular fees and tuition. Graduate and law students pay an additional $27 a credit.
Part-Time Nonresident Fee ($90 per credit). Students who are classified as nonresident of the state of Idaho pay this fee in addition to the regular part-time fee. This fee is not charged during summer session.
Audit or Zero-Credit Fee ($81 a credit or equivalent). Students who register as auditors or for zero credit pay this fee and any special fees applicable to specific courses unless the registration is part of a normal registration for a specific semester or other academic session for which the student has already paid the full registration fees.
Registration Service Charge ($50). Charging this fee is an incentive for students to complete their registration in a timely manner. The effective dates for this fee are listed in the registration calendar.
Late Registration Fee ($50). Students who are allowed to register after the last day to add classes or change course sections pay this fee. They also pay the $5 petition fee when applicable (see below).
Drop/Add Fee ($5). A $5 fee is charged each time a request is filed to drop or add one or more courses after the tenth day of classes.
Petition Fee ($5). A $5 fee is charged for each petition submitted to the Academic Petitions Committee or Graduate Council.
Student Health Service Fees. Payment of student registration fees entitles a student to the basic services of the Student Health Service. Additional fees are charged for medications, certain studies, and additional services according to rates maintained and available at the clinic.
Insurance. All students enrolled in academic courses for credit including fellows and visiting scholars, excluding board-appointed faculty and staff, are automatically covered by student accident insurance while attending the university. The premium for accident insurance is included in the Uniform Student Fee. Full-time students are covered on a 24-hour basis while coverage is in effect. Part-time and summer students are covered while on UI property, while participating in a UI program, or traveling as authorized by the university. Limits of coverage are $10,000 payable at 80% after a $150 deductible per accident. (Intramural and club sports accidents have a $500 deductible.) Optional student health insurance is available for students enrolled for 6 or more credit hours and their dependents upon payment of the health insurance premium. Students who do not wish to purchase optional insurance must decline coverage on their fee billing statement. If a student pays for the insurance and decides later to cancel the coverage, refunds are permitted during the first 30 days of the beginning of each school term. International students who hold nonresident alien visas must either purchase health and extended accident insurance for themselves and all accompanying dependents or document coverage by equivalent insurance as part of their obligation to establish proof of financial responsibility for expenses incurred while attending the university. Failure to obtain and maintain the required insurance may subject students to sanctions, up to and including disenrollment. The coverage will pay 80% of covered expenses up to a maximum of $50,000 after a $150 deductible per school year. Certain benefits are limited and there are exclusions. Information is available by calling (800) 475-4258 or (208) 885-7177.
Music Special Fees. All students, except music majors, enrolling in courses numbered MusA 114, 124, 134, 314, 324, 334, 514, 524, 534, and MusC 507, Individual Instruction, pay $100 for each credit or equivalent. Music majors presenting a formal recital performance in the Hampton School of Music Recital Hall are charged $35; nonmajors are charged $50. If two or more performers present a program together, the fee may be shared by the performers. A $12 fee is charged all students who are enrolled in MusH 101, 321, 322, and 323. The fee provides two tickets to the Auditorium Chamber Music Series. In addition, a $15 use fee is charged all students who are enrolled in MusA 145, 146, 245, and 246 (Piano Class) and MusC 426 (Electronic Music). All students in MusT 251, 252, 253, 254, 351, 352, 353, and 354 will be billed $20 for instrument maintenance.
Currently there is a proposal to increase these fees for 1996-97. Consult the Hampton School of Music (208/885-6231) for the current schedule of fees.
Lab and Course Fees. Special fees are charged for certain courses. Examples include the College of Art and Architecture that charges a general shop fee and/or fee for certain courses and the College of Education that charges special fees for physical education classes. Consult departmental offices for the current schedule of lab and course fees.
Advanced Standing Exam Fee ($20). Charged for each separate request or petition for extramural credit that is processed subsequent to a student's initial enrollment in the university. This fee applies without regard to the number of credits sought, requested, or granted. Examples of "extramural credit" are: credit by examination, credit for technical competence under such catalog entries as VocEd 270, 370, 470, and 480, and credit for bypassed courses.
Diploma Fee ($10). This fee is payable at the time the student applies for each degree to be awarded by the university. An additional fee of $5 is charged for a special diploma insert.
Thesis/Dissertation Binding Fee ($16). At the time the application for the degree is filed, every candidate for an advanced degree who is submitting a thesis or dissertation (including such terminal projects as musical compositions if part of a thesis option) pays this fee to have two copies of the document bound for the library.
Publication and Microfilming Fee ($50). Candidates for the Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree pay this fee for the publication of the dissertation abstract and for the microfilming of the dissertation.
Transcript Fee ($3). Every person who has established an academic record at the university (including continuing education and correspondence study) is furnished, upon request, one official copy of the academic record without charge. Additional copies, when requested, are $3 a copy.
Miscellaneous Fees.
1. For library charges, consult the University Library.
2. For costs of field trips and special equipment for certain courses, consult the instructor.
3. A greens fee is charged for the use of the Golf Course.
4. University employees and students are charged fees to park in university-owned lots.
Students who have no delinquent accounts with the university and who are assessed registration fees or tuition in excess of $200 are eligible to defer payment of part of the fees and tuition in accordance with the following regulations:
1. At least 40 percent of fees and tuition, in addition to the service charge specified below, must be paid at the time of registration.
2. Any special fees must be paid in full at the time of registration including deposits, special course fees, insurance, fines, penalties, special workshop fees, and other special charges or fees.
3. Service charges for the deferred payment plan are based upon the amount deferred, as follows:
Amount Deferred Service Charge
to $200 $10
$201-$400 $15
$401-$700 $20
$701-$1,000 $25
over $1,000 $30
This charge is nonrefundable and must be paid at the time of registration.
4. The deferred balance is payable in two equal installments which are due approximately four weeks and eight weeks into the semester.
5. Any delinquent installments are assessed an additional $10 late charge, and the registration of the student concerned is subject to cancellation. If the terms of deferral are not fulfilled, the student loses the right to defer in the future.
6. Any aid received by a student for purposes of registration (scholarships, student loans, awards, etc.) must be applied toward the registration fees. If any aid funds remain, they are available for room, board, and books.
7. For students who wish to defer their registration fees, a separate table is set up during registration. Students can check at this table to see if they can defer and, if so, a promissory note will be drawn up and signed.
8. In the event a student who owes deferred payments withdraws from school, the difference between the portion of the charges that would normally be refundable, if any, and the amount paid on the deferred plan becomes immediately due and payable in full.
Students who withdraw in accordance with the regulations governing withdrawals are entitled to the following refund of tuition and regular registration fees (except that for full-time students $17 of the registration fee is nonrefundable once registration is completed; $11 for part-time students). Refunds are based on the official date of withdrawal, which is considered to be the last day of class attendance.
1. When withdrawal is accomplished before the published date classes begin, 100 percent of the fees less $17 is refunded.
2. When withdrawal is completed after classes have begun but before the close of the third week of classes, 90 percent of the fee balance less $17 is refunded.
3. When withdrawal is completed after the close of the third week but before the close of the sixth week of classes, 70 percent of the fee balance less $17 is refunded.
4. When withdrawal is completed after the close of the six week but before the close of the ninth week of classes, 50 percent of the fee balance less $17 is refunded.
5. When withdrawal is completed after the close of the ninth week of classes, no refund is given.
Special Fees. When a student has paid special fees (laboratory fees and special course fees including music fees), he or she must contact the respective department for a refund determination.
Students may challenge UI lecture and associated laboratory courses for which they are prepared by extracurricular or private study. Necessary forms are available in the Graduate College. Refer to regulation D-4 of the General Catalog for regulations covering these examinations.
1. With the approval of the major professor concerned (or adviser in the case of an unclassified student) and the vice president for research and graduate studies, graduate students may enroll in a limited number of courses under the "pass-fail option." This procedure is separate from taking courses that are regularly graded P/F. Forms for registering under this pass/fail option are available in the Graduate College.
2. Courses that may be taken by graduate students under this regulation are: (a) any course that the student's graduate committee deems not essential to the major field, and (b) any course required to remove a deficiency or to provide background for the student's program, unless the major department stipulates that such deficiency courses must be taken on a regular-grade basis and completed with an A or B.
3. Of the minimum number of credits required for a degree, no more than three credits in a master's or specialist program or nine in a doctoral program may be taken under this "pass-fail option."
4. To have P recorded for courses taken under this regulation, graduate students must earn a C or above. A grade of D will be converted to an F on the academic records.
5. An unclassified student may enroll for courses under this option with the approval of his or her adviser (if assigned) and the vice president for research and graduate studies. If, however, at a later date an unclassified student is admitted to a degree program, the above regulations apply and no changes to regular letter grades will be permitted.
6. Students may add or drop a P/F option course in the same manner as a regular course, and they may change from P/F to regular-grade classification, or vice versa, if they do so no later than the dates specified in the academic calendar. Students may make these changes by securing the signatures of the major professor and the vice president for research and graduate studies.
7. Instructors are not notified as to which students are enrolled in courses under this P/F option. Grades are reported in the same manner as grades in courses taken on a regular-grade basis. The registrar is responsible for converting Cs or above to Ps on students' records and Ds to Fs.
Any course offered for credit may be taken for zero credit. The implications of zero credit are:
1. Registrants are expected to do the assigned work and attend class sessions. Grades are received on the same basis as if the course were taken for credit and are entered on permanent records.
2. Students enrolled in a course for zero credit may take it P/F. This is separate from the "pass-fail option" outlined above.
3. Courses taken for zero credit do not fulfill requirements.
4. Zero-credit grades have no effect on a student's grade point average. Neither do they affect academic eligibility, disqualification, or reinstatement.
5. Students enrolled for zero credit count as regular registrants for statistical purposes, such as listing course enrollments, computing instructor's loads, and determining departmental services.
6. If a course is offered for zero credit, the Graduate College counts it as zero credit on a student's registration form. If a course is offered for other than zero credit, but a student chooses the zero-credit option, the Graduate College does not count the full number of credits as part of the student's registration.
Auditing a course consists of attending without participation or credit. Only lecture classes may be audited. Audited courses are not recorded on a student's permanent record or study plan. For fee-payment purposes only, the number of credits of audited courses is included in a student's registration.
Grades of A, B, C, D, F, W, or I are awarded for graduate academic work, except as specified below.
Grades of P may be reported at the option of the department on a course-by-course basis in noncompetitive graduate courses (e.g., seminars and directed study). In those graduate courses in which Ps are to be used, the method of grading will be made known to the students at the beginning of the semester, and the grading system will be uniform for all students in the course.
A grade of incomplete is assigned only when the student has been in attendance and has done satisfactory work up to a time within three weeks of the close of the semester, or within one week of the close of the summer session. It may be assigned in the case of withdrawal from UI only if the withdrawal occurs within the last three weeks of the semester. If a final grade of "Incomplete" is recorded, the instructor specifies in writing on the class roster what the student must do to make up the deficiency. The instructor also specifies the grade that is to be entered on the student's record in the event that the incomplete work is not made up by the deadline.
Incomplete work should be made up within six weeks after the first day of classes of the following academic semester (not including summer session). A grade of "Incomplete" that is not removed before that date automatically reverts to the grade specified by the instructor on the class roster unless the student has previously filed with the registrar a "Permit for Extension of Time" card, signed by the vice president for research and graduate studies and the instructor concerned. If the "Incomplete" is not removed within the six-week period, the period may be extended once for not more than one calendar year from the date such extension is approved. If an extension is granted and the work is not made up before the expiration date, the grade automatically reverts to the grade specified by the instructor on the class roster. It is the student's responsibility to see that the incomplete work is made up before the expiration date. The instructor must submit a "Removal of Incomplete" card to the registrar within 72 hours following the expiration date. In some cases, a student's eligibility to reregister is contingent upon removal of "Incomplete" grades. In such cases, an extension of time for removal of the grades may not be granted. Moreover, if a student becomes academically disqualified when an "Incomplete" is removed, his or her registration may be cancelled.
A student cannot graduate with a grade of "Incomplete" on his or her record. At the end of the term in which the student applies for a degree, a grade of "Incomplete" in any UI course reverts to the grade that the instructor had specified on the class roster. Reverted grades that replace grades of "Incomplete" at the end of the final term are included in the computation of the student's cumulative grade point average at graduation. Nonetheless, a student who has graduated may make up the incomplete work within the usual time limit in an effort to raise the grade on the permanent record.
The grade of IP (in progress) may be used in courses 500 (Master's Research and Thesis), 599 (Research), and 600 (Doctoral Research and Dissertation). When the thesis, dissertation, or other research document is accepted, or when a student ceases to work under the faculty member who is supervising his or her research, the IP grades are to be removed (see below). Grades of IP in graduate courses are considered to represent at least grades of B or P. If, in any given semester, the faculty member supervising the student's research considers the student's progress unsatisfactory, a regular letter grade (C, D, or F) should be assigned.
Departments may use on a department-wide basis either the P/F grading system, or regular letter grades, as well as P, when removing the previously assigned IP grades (e.g., a student who enrolled for six credits in course 500 one semester, four credits another semester, and five credits an additional semester, could have 15 credits of IP grades removed with different grades for each of the blocks of credit registered for each semester, such as six credits of A, four credits of B, and five credits of P).
A candidate for an advanced degree must have a cumulative GPA, based on his or her graduate record, of at least 3.00 (A = 4.00). The relevant GPA is calculated as stated in regulation E (part 3 of the General Catalog) except that it is based only on grades received: in all courses taken at UI while the student was enrolled in the particular program (major) leading to the degree sought whether or not those courses are on the student's study plan; in courses that were taken at UI before the student enrolled in his or her current program and have been included in that program by the student's committee; and, in the case of candidates for the master's degree, in UI courses 500 and 599 for an aggregate of not more than 10 credits or the department's allowance of research credits, whichever is the lesser (grades received in these courses for credits in excess of this limitation are treated as if the courses were graded P or F). Though courses in which grades of D are received may not be counted toward the satisfaction of degree requirements, those grades are included in the GPA.
A student who wishes to withdraw from the university obtains an indefinite-leave-of-absence card from the Office of Student Advisory Services. Students enrolled in a single course are advised that if they drop that course, they are, in effect, withdrawing from the university and should follow withdrawal procedures.
Courses that are needed to provide background for the student's program may be taken for zero credit. Letter grades attained in courses taken for zero credit will appear on the student's transcript. When deficiency courses are taken for regular credit the resulting grade will be included in the computation of the grade point average.
The pertinent requirements for graduate degrees are those contained in the catalog issue that was in effect at the time of or subsequent to the candidate's entry into a specific graduate program as a degree-seeking student. In any case, the catalog issue designated must have been in effect within seven years of the commencement at which the candidate is to receive the degree.
Formal commencement exercises are held only at the close of the spring semester; however, diplomas are also issued at the close of the summer session and the fall semester to such candidates as have completed their graduation requirements at that time. All students who graduate in the summer, fall, or spring are entitled to participate in the annual commencement exercises. Candidates who DO NOT intend to participate in the formal commencement exercises must notify the vice president for research and graduate studies before the close of the academic session in which graduation requirements are completed so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Diplomas are ready about twelve weeks after the end of the academic session in which graduation requirements are completed.
If, before receiving a diploma, a student needs official verification indicating that all requirements for the degree have been completed, the registrar will issue a Certificate of Completion.
The vital center of quality graduate education and research is the library and its services. The library makes unique contributions in all three areas stressed by the university: teaching, research, and service. In teaching, it offers both group and individual instruction in the advanced techniques of bibliographic research and information retrieval. In research, it offers collections in support of areas of university emphasis, while connecting to the rapidly growing national information networks. In service, it supports university outreach and state economic and educational development. Above all, it offers to the graduate student a human connection to the world's information structure through the skills and assistance of its experienced subject librarians.
The University Library and the Law Library hold over 2 million items. The libraries receives 12,750 serial titles, and add over 100,000 items annually. The library is a regional depository for U.S. and Idaho state government documents, U.S. patents, and the Defense Mapping Agency, and is a designated Earth Science Information Center.
The library's collections emphasize the land-grant traditions of the basic sciences, agriculture, forestry, and mining and geology, while maintaining supporting collections in the humanities and social sciences. The library's Department of Archives and Special Collections includes rich holdings in Northwest Americana and regional and Idaho state history.
The library building has just undergone a $12.4 million addition and renovation, increasing storage, study, and research space, and resulting in essentially a new library facility. The building is air-conditioned, and open 112 hours a week during term.
No library can hold all items of interest to the student and researcher. The University of Idaho Library is a member of regional and national consortia and has established links and reciprocal agreements that allow ready access to the nation's library resources.
Close to home, we have full library reciprocity with Washington State University, eight miles away in Pullman, Washington. Students may use the library in person, or take advantage of convenient daily delivery of books and photocopies. The combination of the two libraries is equal in library holdings to that of many metropolitan areas.
The library operates a public access library system connected to the CARL network. The system offers library catalogs of the more than 300 CARL members, including the academic libraries of Colorado, Maryland, Wyoming, and Hawaii. Also on the system is a table-of-contents file for over 15,000 academic journal titles, and periodical indexes for a number of different subjects. The system may be accessed from terminals in the library, from computers attached to the campus network, or by modem from personal computers.
The library maintains affiliations with the three major national library networks (OCLC, RLIN, WLN), and can obtain books and articles from libraries worldwide. No charge, other than a small per-page charge for photocopies, is made for interlibrary loan services.
In addition to CARL system databases, the library subscribes to a large number of periodical and newspaper indexes on CDROM, and offers mediated bibliographic searches of online services on a cost-recovery basis.
The library operates a staffed photocopy service, which will make photocopies from library materials, as well as enlargements, reductions and copies on special paper. Self-service machines located conveniently throughout the building accept coins, debit cards, or charges to university budgets.
Full-time students who pay fees are accorded the use of the Student Health Service and admission to athletic events, as well as other privileges. Students for whom fees are waived are not eligible for these privileges; however, full-time students in this category have the option of paying the Student Health Service fee and using the services of that center.
The university offers on-campus housing arrangements for graduate students, both married and single. For information, write to the Housing Office, Wallace Complex, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843. Additional housing is available in Moscow and the surrounding area; information may be requested from the ASUI Off-Campus Housing Service in the Student Union Building on the UI campus.
All students enrolled in academic courses for credit (faculty, staff, retirees, and senior citizens excepted) are automatically covered by accident insurance during the academic sessions. The insurance does not cover illness. Full-time students are covered 24 hours a day subject to exclusions and limitations in the policy. Coverage for part-time students is limited to accidents that occur on the university campus, at the student's residence, on property leased or owned by the university wherever located, and--except as otherwise limited--to participation in official university programs and travel authorized by the university. Benefits are payable at 80 percent of usual, customary, and reasonable medical expenses due to accident, subject to exclusions and limitations in the policy. Limits of this coverage are $10,000 in benefits paid after a $150 deductible per accident ($500 deductible for Club Sports and intramural accidents). This insurance is excess of other valid and collectible insurance.
A health and extended accident insurance plan and a separate catastrophic medical insurance plan are available to University of Idaho students enrolled for academic credit and paying fees for six or more credit hours, and their spouses/children. These insurance plans are intended to supplement the services provided at the Student Health Center and the insurance protection provided by the basic accident insurance described above.
Health and extended accident insurance is designed to offset expenses resulting from a major accident or serious illness that might require medical care, hospitalization, and surgery beyond services provided at the Student Health Center or covered by basic student accident insurance. When purchased for the year, health and extended accident insurance provides coverage for a full year whereas the Student Health Service and the protection of the basic accident plan are available only during regular academic sessions. Health and extended accident insurance supplements Student Health Services by providing coverage for medical services that must be obtained elsewhere such as hospitalization or referral to a specialist.
Students who do not decline insurance when preregistering for classes will be covered by optional health and extended accident insurance providing $50,000 in coverage at 80% of UCR subject to a $150 deductible per year. Students may also elect to purchase optional catastrophic insurance extending coverage to $250,000 for a student ($100,000 for dependents), payable at 80% UCR, subject to a $50,000 deductible (the amount covered by the other optional plan). Insurance may also be purchased directly from the agent. Students who do not have other health insurance and students with dependents are especially urged to purchase health and extended accident insurance. Dependents must purchase insurance within the 30-day enrollment period following registration. International students who hold nonresident alien visas must either purchase health and extended accident insurance or document coverage by equivalent insurance for themselves and any accompanying dependents as part of their obligation to establish proof of financial responsibility for expenses incurred while attending the university. Failure to obtain and maintain the required insurance may subject nonresident students to sanctions, up to and including disenrollment.
Brochures describing the Student Health Service, the accident insurance plan, the health and accident insurance plan, and the optional catastrophic major medical plan are available from the Student Health Service, the Risk Management Office, or the agent's office and are distributed during registration.
Students employed by the university are covered by industrial accident insurance for job-related injuries.
The University of Idaho has established services for students with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1992, and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Disabled Student Services provides disability support services to students with temporary or permanent disabilities. Students requesting assistance must provide appropriate disability documentation to be kept on file with the Disabled Student Services office and must provide adequate advance notice of such requests. These services include, but are not limited to, readers, note takers, sign language interpreters, disabled parking and campus accessibility information, preregistration assistance, new student orientation, proctor and test-taking arrangements, or help with any other disability needs. The Campus Guide for People with Disabilities describes some of these typical services. The guide is available in several campus locations, including Student Advisory Services and the University Information Center. The guide can also be provided in large print, braille, or on audio cassette tape with 10 working days' notice to Disabled Student Services.
Prospective students are encouraged to visit the campus before their enrollment.
Students are asked to notify Disabled Student Services as soon as possible to discuss specific disability-related concerns and needs. (Students requiring academic assistance and learning disabled students should also contact Student Support Services.) This voluntary self-identification enables Disabled Student Services to determine appropriate and reasonable accommodations to make classes, programs, services, and activities accessible to people with disabilities. This information will be kept in strict confidence and has no effect on admission to the university. Federal law prohibits the Admissions Office from making preadmissions inquiries about disabilities. Information regarding disabilities, voluntarily given or inadvertently received, will not adversely affect any admissions decisions.
For further information or to make arrangements, contact the coordinator of Disabled Student Services in Student Advisory Services, UCC 228 (telephone 208/885-7716; TDD [for deaf users] 208/885-7471).
UI is committed to establishing and maintaining a campus environment that promotes cultural diversity. This commitment is backed by the provision of services for needs that are specific to Asian American, African American, American Indian, Hispanic/Latino American, Pacific Islander, and nontraditional students.
The multicultural student adviser as a part of the Office of Multicultural Affairs provides assistance to multicultural students in the areas of advising, scheduling, advocacy, financial aid planning, and accessing student service programs. OMA also targets and resolves issues that threaten recruitment and retention of multicultural students. This includes helping multicultural students access federal and university financial aid, especially scholarships that are targeted for multicultural students.
The multicultural student adviser also coordinates multicultural student activities and student organizations. Multicultural student associations assist the OMA in planning and carrying out campus activities of special interest to their group members. Some of the activities are the cultural heritage months, student leadership retreat, regional student meetings, and campus cultural educational activities. Multicultural student organizations serve a vital role in helping to promote cultural diversity on the UI campus. For further information contact the director, OMA, (208) 885-2958, or e-mail ljmorris@uidaho.edu.
Student Support Services is a federally funded educational assistance program that helps participating students reach their educational goals. The program offers eligible students individualized educational planning, learning and study skill development, and tutoring. In addition, specialists are available to work with students seeking to improve their skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. The program is particularly helpful for graduate students who have special needs (e.g., re-entry after time away from formal study, nontradtional preparation, a physical or learning disability, or provisional admission).
To be eligible for the program, a student must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, have an academic need for the program AND must be either low income OR a first-generation student (neither parent has earned a baccalaureate degree), OR have a physical or learning disability. For more information, stop by or call Continuing Education 106, (208) 885-6746.
To obtain information or arrange for services, students with learning disabilities are encouraged to contact the Student Support Services Office as soon as possible. Although the program offered through the Student Support Services project is not designed exclusively for students with specific learning disabilities, many of the services available are essential to academic achievement. Documentation is required, and limited on-campus assessment is available. Contact Student Support Services, Phinney Hall 302 (telephone 208/885-6746).
The purposes of the Career Services Center are to (1) assist UI students in any field of study and at any academic level in identifying and working toward their career objectives, (2) assist students and alumni in obtaining employment appropriate to their ability, education, and experience, and (3) serve the state, region, and nation by providing information on curricula and graduates to prospective employers.
A principal feature of the center is the establishment and maintenance of a placement file for each registrant seeking employment. The files contain educational and experiential data as well as recommendations in conformance with the Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Throughout the year, representatives of business, industry, government, and education come to the center to interview student and alumni registrants. The center also maintains a part-time and summer placement system, and provides weekly newsletter publications that list employment opportunities.
Research is a primary function of the University of Idaho and is closely related to teaching for both students and faculty members, especially at the graduate level. Research and teaching are intimately associated and mutually complementary. Hence, most classroom teaching faculty members are also actively engaged in research.
Research activities are many and varied, and are unique for each department and college. Certain administrative units provide an additional research function and emphasis that are, in many cases, related to the research program of the departments. Some of these units are:
Aquaculture Research Institute. The Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) promotes, supports, directs, and coordinates aquaculture research activities at the University of Idaho and throughout the state. Through the institute, UI scientists from various disciplines conduct research in both commercial and conservation aquaculture sciences and technologies such as fish culture and production efficiency, fish breeding and genetics, fish nutrition and growth physiology, fish pathology and health, fish waste management and water quality assurance, aquaculture marketing and economics, and rehabilitation of endangered species. The ARI does not offer degrees. Rather, the ARI assists academic departments in the training of graduate-level students by providing an aquaculture emphasis within their degree programs.
Bureau of Public Affairs Research. The Bureau of Public Affairs Research prepares research studies and handbooks for state and local officials; it also conducts training for state and local government employees. Graduate students assist in the research for such studies as the bureau's Idaho Capital-for-a-Day project.
Caine Veterinary Teaching Center. This facility is located at Caldwell, Idaho, and is staffed with scientists involved with research, extension, service, and instruction in the animal and veterinary science graduate program. It provides clinical training for WOI students in veterinary medicine and is also a satellite clinical laboratory specializing in the identification, study, and control of diseases of animals used for human food.
Center for Applied Thermodynamic Studies. The Center for Applied Thermodynamic Studies (CATS) was established at the University of Idaho College of Engineering in 1975. Since its inception, the primary focus of the research in CATS has been the development of standard reference quality thermodynamic property formulations for fluids of engineering interest. In addition to equation of state development, CATS research areas include linear and nonlinear regression techniques, extended corresponding states methods applied to binary and ternary mixtures, natural gas property formulations, and transport property theory. Thermal energy systems research in the area of ground-coupled heat pumps is also part of the activity in the center.
CATS is an integral part of the research program of the College of Engineering. Graduate and undergraduate students in mechanical and chemical engineering are employed as research assistants in the work of the center. Many students have participated in theses and short-term projects as a part of their acacemic programs. Research at the center has also resulted in a significant strengthening of the undergraduate and graduate courses in engineering thermodynamics at the University of Idaho.
Center for Business Development and Research. The Center for Business Development and Research is the multi-faceted research and service arm of the College of Business and Economics emphasizing applied research, management development, and publications. The center serves businesses and other organizations in Idaho, throughout the United States, and in other nations.
Center for Educational Research and Service. The Center for Educational Research and Service was established to conduct research, to facilitate research by College of Education faculty members and graduate students, and to be of assistance to local school districts and to other educational institutions.
Center for Hazardous Waste Remediation Research. The mission of the Center for Hazardous Waste Remediation Research is to develop technologies for hazardous waste cleanup and site remediation. Through the center, 35 UI faculty from microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemistry, geology, hydrology, metallurgy, plant science, and soil science direct research on the use of microbial and chemical technologies to remove toxic chemicals from industrial-process streams, soils, surface water, and groundwater. Center research focuses on three broad areas--bioremediation, geochemical remediation, and characterization of hazardous waste sites--and it funds only multidisciplinary research teams representing at least two of these areas. The center is a collaborative effort of two of the university's research units, the Institute for Molecular and Agricultural Genetic Engineering (IMAGE) and the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute.
Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station. The Forest, Wildlife and Range (FWR) Experiment Station staff includes all members of the college faculty, full-time research associates and technicians, and graduate student appointees. The program of the experiment station is closely connected with the graduate training program of the college. Most of the graduate students enrolled in the college are on assistantships associated with station projects. The station staff conducts research on a wide variety of renewable natural resource management problems in the areas of forestry, forest products, range, wildland recreation, wildlife, and fisheries.
Glaciological and Arctic Sciences Institute. Established in 1975, the Glaciological and Arctic Sciences Institute, in a cooperative summer program with the University of Alaska-Southeast and the Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Washington, promotes research opportunities and administers academic field-work on the Juneau Icefield on the Alaska-B.C.-Yukon border. The two-month field training is interdisciplinary in nature and emphasizes the environmental and resource services. It involves field geology, exploration geophysics, glaciology, Pleistocene stratigraphy, process geomorphology, glacio-hydrology, arctic geobotany, remote sensing, and allied areas of the atmospheric sciences and survey and mapping. The summer session runs for eight consecutive weeks during July and August. Upwards of 50 students participate, including undergraduate and graduate students, and a select number of high ability high school junior and senior advance placements. The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Army Research Office support a number of institute field scholarships. Opportunities for graduate thesis work are available with a faculty/student ratio of nearly one to one.
Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station. The Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station is the research arm of the College of Agriculture. Applied and fundamental research programs provide a technological base to assist the agricultural industries and rural development in the state and region. Graduate education at the M.S. and Ph.D. levels is an integral part of most research projects. Research Centers located at Aberdeen, Caldwell, Kimberly, Moscow, Parma, Sandpoint, and Tetonia provide opportunities to conduct studies in local areas where problems exist.
Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. A cooperative program involving UI, the Idaho Fish and Game Department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute in Washington, D.C., the unit conducts research to find answers to a broad spectrum of fish and wildlife resource questions and concerns. Issues addressed are of local, national, and international interest. Graduate students are trained at both the master's and doctoral levels. The unit provides in-service training for new and established conservation agency employees and provides technical assistance and information to the public.
Idaho Cooperative Park Studies Unit. The UI Cooperative Park Studies Unit in the College of FWR applies the results of sociological and biological research to the management of parks, preserves, and recreation areas. Because major funding comes from the Pacific Northwest Region of the National Park Service, the unit has a primary responsibility to Park Service areas in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The unit is also involved in several research projects of national and international scope. An important mission of the unit is extension, working directly with resource managers to help solve resource management problems.
Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Policy Analysis Group. The Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Policy Analysis Group is a research program of the Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station created by the Idaho legislature to provide timely and objective analyses of natural resource issues of importance to the citizens of Idaho. Graduate students are involved in specific short-term tasks to support policy analysis projects. Graduate students are trained at the doctoral level with funding from other sources.
Idaho Geological Survey. The Idaho Geological Survey (IGS) is a statewide research agency housed on the campus of the University of Idaho. The IGS is the lead state agency for the collection, interpretation, and dissemination of all geologic and mineral data for Idaho. Over 460 publications are available describing the agency's research efforts since 1919. Scientists employed by IGS also have appointments as adjunct research professors in the College of Mines and Earth Resources.
Idaho Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute. The Idaho Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute, an administrative unit within the College of Mines and Earth Resources at UI, coordinates and administers training and research in the fields of mining, mineral resources, mineral processing, and metallurgy in response to the interests and needs of the state, region, and nation, and with provisions for due regard to the environment. A portion of the allotment grant is used for scholarships to promote research in the mining and mineral resource field.
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. In conjunction and cooperation with the Idaho Falls Center for Higher Education, the INEL serves to provide opportunities for significant cooperative research in such areas as engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, material sciences, and most areas of energy development. Graduate students enrolled at IFCHE may carry out their research at the national laboratory under university supervision. University research personnel are increasing cooperative involvement with INEL personnel in combined research programs.
Idaho Research Foundation. The Idaho Research Foundation, Inc., is a private nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of licensing technologies that result from academic research to the private sector. The IRF identifies and protects the intellectual property developed at UI that it transfers to the private sector through licensing agreements such that the university may secure support for and further develop its academic, research, and service responsibilities. The IRF also disseminates scientific knowledge and technical information and encourages and assists researchers and inventors by providing the means by which their scientific discoveries may be patented, copyrighted, developed, and applied. The transfer of technology that is generated through UI research turns society's investment into new products and industrial processes, thus increasing the competitiveness of Idaho and the nation.
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. The Idaho Water Resources Research Institute supports and directs water and energy related research throughout the state. Research projects, often interdisciplinary in nature, deal with physical, biological, economic, social, and institutional aspects of water and energy resources. Training is an integral function as graduate students are involved in most research projects.
Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative. The Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative in the College of FWR includes all of the major commercial timber holding agencies in the Inland Northwest. The cooperative's main function is genetic improvement of six forest tree species. Substantial research opportunities are available in the delineation of genetic patterns and prediction of genetic gains in the six programs. Results of such research have the potential for immediate application in operational programs.
Institute for Materials and Advanced Processes. The Institute for Materials and Advanced Processes (IMAP), composed of scientists from a number of colleges and disciplines within UI, supports, directs, and coordinates research in the areas of materials and advanced processing. The former area encompasses work in development and evaluation of metal, polymer, and ceramic based materials, while the latter includes research on materials processing using high energy sources such as plasma, laser, and electron beam as well as processing of metal polymer, ceramic, and composite materials. Pervasive to the whole activity is judicious application of material science and engineering, and transition of the research programs to real-world applications.
Institute for Molecular and Agricultural Genetic Engineering. The Institute for Molecular and Agricultural Genetic Engineering (IMAGE) coordinates and supports agricultural and natural resource biotechnology research programs at the university. Under the IMAGE umbrella, more than 70 faculty members from five colleges direct research in basic and applied areas of molecular biology, genetic engineering, and bioprocess technology, in plant, animal, and microbial systems. IMAGE supports research by developing research proposals and providing instruments, facilities, and services such as molecular biology computing, capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry, large-scale fermentation, and preservation of microbial cultures. Since IMAGE is not an academic department, it does not offer degrees, but assists in the training of predoctoral and postdoctoral scientists by supporting the programs of departments that award graduate degrees related to biotechnology.
Institute for Pacific Northwest Studies. The Institute for Pacific Northwest Studies enhances awareness of history and life in the region comprising Oregon, Washington, Idaho, western Montana, Alaska, and western Canada. It fosters scholarly investigation as well as popular understanding of the Pacific Northwest and seeks to relate developments there to those in the rest of the United States, Canada, and the world. The institute promotes interinstitutional and interdisciplinary cooperation among investigators in such areas as anthropology, history, literature, political science, and sociology, and the dissemination of the resulting knowledge through monographs, lectures, seminars, workshops, and popular forums.
Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. The Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, with facilities on the UI campus, is a research branch of the USDA Forest Service. Frequently the station provides funding to UI graduate students, under cooperative agreement, to pursue research that may be used as the basis for the graduate thesis or dissertation.
Intermountain Forest Nutrition Cooperative. The Intermountain Forest Nutrition Cooperative in the College of FWR includes the major state, federal, and private forest management organizations throughout the Inland Northwest. The cooperative's main function is the support of research dealing with the nutrition management of forests. Results of such research have the potential for application in forest management programs.
Laboratory of Anthropology. The Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, a separate research unit within the College of Letters and Science, has as its primary goal the education of students and the public in the cultural heritage of the Pacific Northwest. It is also the sole unit within UI for the conduct of archaeological research and the maintenance of archaeological site records. Subunits include the Idaho Archaeological Survey Northern Repository, the Pacific Northwest Anthropological Archives, the Crabtree Lithic Collection, the Asian American Comparative Collection, and the publication offices for Northwest Anthropological Research Notes and University of Idaho Anthropological Research Manuscript Series. Although the laboratory is separate from the Department of Sociology/Anthropology, graduate students in anthropology are normally given first priority for the numerous employment opportunities within the laboratory.
Martin Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. The Martin Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution is dedicated to promoting research relevant to all levels of group conflict: inter-nation, intra-nation, ethnic, regional, and so forth. It also provides Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services to help resolve conflicts. In this connection, it maintains a large data archive to foster such studies and services, available to research scholars, students, and ADR specialists. The institute presently includes a director, a secretary, an ADR coordinator, seven senior fellows, seven fellows, eleven distinguished associates, and three associates.
Microelectronics Research Center. The Microelectronics Research Center (MRC) was one of five original centers established at the University of Idaho in 1983 with the mission to expand the capabilities of electronic technology by specializing in the design of high performance integrated circuits and has expanded to include other disciplines such as avionics, simulation, and virtual reality. Although MRC is primarily a research center, it is also customer focused and builds strong relationships with local and national industries as well as governmental agencies. These relationships are important in providing direction for MRC research and funding for students and play a significant role in obtaining federal research funding programs. To improve communications with its customers and the academic community, an extensive World Wide Web server was developed to provide information about MRC and links to private and public VLSI resources. This facility is recognized as the most comprehensive VLSI resource directory on the Internet, and is accessed 4100 times a week from around the globe (http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/).
National Center for Advanced Transportation Technology. The mission of the National Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (NCATT) is to work with industry, government, and research institutions to develop, evaluate, and market technologies that will improve the design and operation of transportation vehicles and systems. NCATT's primary research focus is in two areas of transportation technology: vehicle technologies (including hybrid electric vehicles, electric batteries, alternative fuels, electric locomotives, power electronics, and materials) and traffic systems technologies (including traffic control, video detection, highway design, and highway materials). Opportunities for graduate research funding are available through the NCATT Fellows Program and ongoing research projects of NCATT faculty.
Remote Sensing Research Unit. The Remote Sensing Research Unit was formed to encourage, facilitate, and coordinate, on an interdisciplinary basis, remote sensing research at UI. All remote sensing research projects undertaken have utilized graduate students as essential elements in both data acquisition and interpretation. These projects generally form the basis of either a thesis or dissertation for the students involved.
Snake River Conservation Research Center. The Snake River Conservation Research Center at Kimberly, Idaho, has been developed as a cooperative facility between UI and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA scientists specialize in research to improve soil and water management practices and to contribute to a better understanding of basic soil processes. Programs are focused on systems and practices that improve irrigation uniformity, efficiency, and crop yields; decrease costs and energy; and reduce soil erosion. Collaborative research projects between the USDA and UI specialists provide graduate students the opportunity to work closely with experts in both agencies and to utilize expanded facilities. USDA scientists hold adjunct faculty rank and may assist in directing student research projects and serve on graduate committees.
Statistics Consulting Center. The Statistics Consulting Center provides assistance in the design of experiments and sample surveys, advice on statistical analyses, and expertise on recent developments in statistical research. Proper statistical design and analysis plays a key role in producing quality research within the university. The optimal time to seek statistical consulting is during the earliest stages of the research project, and certainly before any data collection stage. Faculty members and graduate students from any discipline are welcome. The center is located in Room 400 of Brink Hall. There is no charge for these services.
USDA Hemoparasitic Disease Research Unit. The USDA Hemoparasitic Disease Research Unit is a USDA-University of Idaho cooperative research unit carrying on studies dealing with blood parasites of livestock. This is the only USDA research unit dealing with hemoparasitic diseases, which are of major importance in livestock throughout the world. USDA personnel hold graduate research appointments with UI and/or Washington State University.
U.S. Forest Service. The U.S. Forest Service, as well as other federal and state agencies and private organizations, supports research endeavors that generally involve graduate students.
U.S. Sheep Experiment Station. The U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, outside Dubois, Idaho, is linked to the College of Agriculture through affiliate faculty members. The facility provides an opportunity to investigate sheep breeding and reproductive physiology, nutrition, and range and flock management.
Wilderness Research Center. The university-wide Wilderness Research Center (WRC), created in1969, is located in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences. The center staff conduct and facilitate research by faculty, cooperators, and graduate students on wilderness and related topics. The center operates the Taylor Ranch Wilderness Field Station, the only university facility of its kind, in the middle of the Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness, where research, field classes, and student internships are conducted. WRC sponsors a Distinguished Lecture Series and staff teach several wilderness related undergraduate and graduate classes. WRC research focuses on (1) wilderness ecosystem research and monitoring and (2) use of wilderness for recreation, personal growth, therapy, education, and leadership development.
Assistance in obtaining research funds is provided by the University Research Office. The university has some funds available either to support initiatory research projects having long-range implications, or projects needing some assistance to bring them to fruition. Application for such funds is made by a faculty member and on occasion may be used to support a student or provide materials and equipment. Selections of projects for this funding support are made by the Research Council. Information on and application forms for various support programs are available in the University Research Office, located in Morrill Hall. All requests for individual grants, training, or research funds are processed through this office.
The University of Idaho Press, founded in 1972, publishes scholarly books in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. It serves the state, the scholarly community, and the university through a publishing program intended to exemplify the academic standards of the faculty and the significance of university research for society as a whole.
The Press issues seasonal catalogs of its new titles and books continuing in print. The Press publishes the work of academic and professional authors from across the U.S. and from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. University of Idaho Press titles are sold throughout the West, across the country at university and retail bookstores, and to libraries and academic audiences around the world.
Computer Services provides centralized computing resources, connectivity through a campus data communications backbone, and telephone services in support of instruction, research, and administration, and residential housing units. Its main office is located in Administration Building Room 127.
The Applications Development and Production Section aids in the maintenance, analysis, and installation of purchased database software for both academic and administrative clients, and keys data and submits maintenance/report procedures for in-house applications such as payroll, student records, and financial aid.
The Network and Systems Section maintains the campus telecommunications infrastructure and the centralized administrative and academic computer systems, provides support and direction for campus local area networks, and provides terminal service access to all servers on the campus backbone.
The Telephone Services Section provides telephone services to the Moscow campus and off-campus sites, offers advice and support for telephone issues elsewhere within the university, and works with related sections of the campus on issues pertaining to electronic communications.
The Customer Support Section provides computer self-help pamphlets, maintains a library of software manuals for checkout, provides computer consulting assistance, offers a variety of computer classes, issues user accounts, and manages the software site licenses for campus. Customer Support's Help Desk provides general system information, resolves customer computer problems, and maintains a database of computer questions, along with their answers and solutions. The Help Desk can be reached at 885-APAL.
Computer Services manages several microcomputer labs, located in various buildings around campus. These labs are equipped with both IBM and Macintosh computers, all of which are networked and connected to Internet, and are equipped with software for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, communication, and other applications.
A campus-wide facility, including both scanning and transmission electron microscopes and energy-dispersive x-ray microanalysis, is available for use in teaching, research, and service. Located in the Veterinary Science complex at the western edge of the campus, this facility is available to students and faculty members. Information concerning use of the EM Center may be secured directly from the facility or through the University Research Office.
The International Programs Office (IPO) has campus-wide responsibility for international activities and acts as a clearinghouse for exchanges, training, and research agreements. IPO serves as a resource for faculty adding an international dimension to existing courses across disciplines and provides assistance for the creation of new courses and degree programs that emphasize international culture, relations, language, and economic development in the context of a land-grant institution's curricula. IPO coordinates student and faculty exchanges and study abroad programs. IPO supports and facilitates faculty and staff opportunities to engage in international activities including teaching, research, and service. IPO provides intensive English language training through the American Language and Culture Program (ALCP) and serves as a key liaison for international events and activities for UI and area communities.
A centrally located facility for housing and maintaining small animals for use in teaching and research is available to faculty and students. Information concerning space availability, use, and services provided is available through the Graduate College or through the facility itself.
The University of Idaho Boise Center was established to serve certification and graduate program needs for persons involved in elementary, secondary, and higher education within Boise and the adjacent areas. Certification programs are available in adult, counselor, and technology education, educational administration, and special education administration.
Graduate programs in education include the master's and doctorate with an emphasis on vocational teacher education, educational administration, and adult education. Sixth year professional programs may be completed in educational administration, special education, and vocational teacher education. Graduate programs in counseling include the master's degree with an emphasis in rehabilitation counseling and a specialist program in school psychology.
The Boise Center serves as an outreach site for the Engineering Outreach Program. Persons interested in master's level engineering courses may enroll in the Engineering Outreach Program.
Persons representing a variety of University of Idaho programs are housed in the Boise Center. They include: College of Agriculture communication specialists, an agricultural education supervisor, a human nutrition specialist, the college's regional office for off-campus research and cooperative extension programs, the regional development director for Vandal Boosters, the project coordinator for ICDD, the special assistant to the president's office, the statewide staff development coordinator for Adult Basic Education, the director of the Quality Learning Project, and a professional staff development program for school administrators, the Idaho Administrators' Assistance Center.
Land-grant universities nationally were created to "bring education to the people." The University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene Center was created to bring UI programs to the people of northern Idaho. Established in 1981, the center has continued to expand services to meet the educational demands of a dynamic, growing area of the state. Currently, students can finish various degrees in education and business without ever leaving the Coeur d'Alene area.
The College of Education programs include a bachelor's degree in elementary education; graduate degree in education, educational administration, counseling and human services, vocational teacher and adult education, two specialist degrees, and a special education endorsement. The College of Education also offers a bachelor's degree in industrial technology with an emphasis in safety. Region I school districts' staff members take advantage of the center's continuing education courses for state recertification.
The College of Business and Economics reestablished its presence in northern Idaho by offering a nationally accredited marketing degree and the core business courses to complete the third year of other business majors as well.
In addition to complete programs offered live at the UI center located on the North Idaho College campus, UI also offers correspondence study and video outreach. Both of these programs have grown substantially in the past several years, confirming there is an increasing demand for services to the distance learner. The Thomas O. Bell New Century Classroom demonstrates the use of technology, math, science, and engineering education, and showcases the latest technology, curricula, and pedagogy.
The University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene Center is dedicated to the practical realities of the university's land-grant mission to serve the people of northern Idaho. Through its degree programs and technology and research centers, the center strives to meet the demands of our changing times.
The University of Idaho conducts a graduate program at Idaho Falls in cooperation with the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) near Idaho Falls. The program is administered through a resident director and provides a means of delivering graduate education to INEL employees as well as to the public in the Idaho Falls area. Qualified students can earn a master's degree in the physical sciences, interdisciplinary studies, computer science, chemistry, physics, industrial safety, mathematics, metallurgy, and engineering. Also available through the Idaho Falls program are Ph.D. degrees in several of the physical and engineering sciences.
The university participates in a number of cooperative arrangements in the state and region to extend resources and take advantage of special facilities.
Located only eight miles apart, the University of Idaho and Washington State University, in order to use unique areas of knowledge of each institution, have for some time operated many cooperative programs. Courses available on either campus are identified in departmental listings, and offerings are provided by the current Time Schedule. In addition, the two schools cooperate in special regional programs in medicine and veterinary medicine.
The university is a member of Associated Western Universities, which is a cooperative venture of certain institutions to make use of national laboratories located in the West. Financial support is available from the Energy Research and Development Administration for students and faculty to spend periods of time, up to one year, at a number of these laboratories pursuing research projects.
The University of Idaho, with Idaho State University and Boise State University, offers a cooperative graduate program leading to the M.P.A. degree to provide present and prospective public administrators with a professional education and to prepare them to understand and to adjust to a changing and challenging environment. Courses in core areas and in optional areas of emphasis, such as general public administration, administrative theory, organization and behavior, public management techniques, and administrative law, may be taken at any of the participating institutions without restriction. See the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs Research in part 3 for further information.
The Engineering Outreach Program delivers course work by videotape, satellite, computer, and interactive videoconferencing to students throughout Idaho, the United States, and the world. Participating programs lead to master's degrees in agricultural engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, geological engineering, mechanical engineering, and psychology with an emphasis in human factors. Other courses are offered through the program in chemical engineering and mathematics/statistics. In addition, the program offers a limited number of non-credit short courses.
For the majority of courses, regular on-campus classes are videotaped in special studio classrooms. Copies of these videotapes, together with the handouts provided by the instructors, are shipped to students once a week to their homes or workplaces. These courses are also available for shared viewing at the University of Idaho Resident Instructional Centers in Boise, Coeur d'Alene, and Idaho Falls.
Examinations are sent to examination proctors, typically the training directors or supervisors of the students. Students may consult with instructors through a toll-free telephone number, FAX, electronic mail, or interactive videoconferencing where available. Descriptions of courses to be offered are included in a semester schedule that may be obtained from Engineering Outreach upon request.
Requirements and policies for the courses and degrees offered through the Engineering Outreach Program are the same as for on-campus students and are explained in the free Engineering Outreach Graduate Handbook. Students should consult the academic departments for academic advising and information not covered in the handbook.
Registration Registrations Course Completion Deadline Accepted Until Deadline Fall 1996 August 16, 1996 August 23, 1996 January 3, 1997 Spring 1997 January 3, 1997 January 10, 1997 May 30, 1997 Summer 1997 May 30, 1997 June 5, 1997 August 15, 1997 Fall 1997 August 15, 1997 August 22, 1997 January 2, 1998 Spring 1998 January 2, 1998 January 9, 1998 May 29, 1998 Summer 1998 May 29, 1998 June 5, 1998 August 14, 1998
For further information contact Engineering Outreach, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-1014. Phone (208) 885-6373, FAX (208) 885-6165, e-mail outreach@uidaho.edu, or access the Engineering Outreach Web page (http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/).