16College of Graduate StudiesDonald L. Curry, DeanCope Administration Building 114Graduates of Middle Tennessee State University and ofother accredited institutions are eligible to apply foradmission to the College of Graduate Studies.All applicants for a degree program must complete anapplication, pay an application fee, provide official tran-scripts from each college or university attended (exceptMTSU), provide any required references, and meet en-trance test requirements as set forth in the GraduateCatalog.International students must submit a financial statementand a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL) (computer-based minimum score 173, paper-based minimum score of 525). Please see the GraduateCatalog for further information.Admission to the College of Graduate Studies does notimply admission to a graduate program or candidacyfor a degree.Seniors at MTSU with 98 semester hours credit will beallowed to take graduate work for a total of no morethan 12 semester hours upon approval of the under-graduate advisor, the graduate program advisor, and thegraduate dean. An application form must be obtainedfrom the Graduate Office. The Jennings A. Jones Col-lege of Business does not have such a program. Gradu-ate work (5000-, 6000-, and 7000-level courses) maynot be used toward an undergraduate degree. Not allgraduate courses are offered to undergraduates. Per-mission is not guaranteed.Graduate ProgramsGraduate degrees offered are listed on page 18. Details ofavailable graduate study, courses offered, and specific de-gree requirements may be found in the Graduate Catalog.Masters DegreesMany departments at MTSU offer graduate programs lead-ing to a masters degree. A students program of study is di-rected by the major department, subject to the approval ofthe graduate dean. Fields in which the degrees may be earnedare listed in the academic inventory beginning on page 18and in the following list of graduate majors:Accounting/Information SystemsAdministration and SupervisionAerospace EducationAviation AdministrationBiologyBusiness AdministrationBusiness EducationChemistryComputer ScienceCriminal Justice AdministrationCurriculum and InstructionEconomicsEnglishExercise Science and Health PromotionForeign LanguagesHealth, Physical Education, RecreationHistoryHuman SciencesIndustrial StudiesMass CommunicationMathematicsMusicPsychologyReadingSchool CounselingSociologySpecial EducationVocational-Technical EducationGraduate Certificate ProgramsCertificates of completion of core curricula are available inArt Education, Critical Care Nursing, Geoscience, and Ger-ontology.Specialist in Education DegreeThe Specialist in Education degree (Ed.S.) is offered in Ad-ministration and Supervision and in Curriculum and Instruc-tion.Doctor of Arts DegreeThe Doctor of Arts degree (D.A.) is offered in Chemistry, Eco-nomics, English, History, and Physical Education. An appli-cant for admission must hold a masters degree or its equiva-lent from an accredited institution.Ph.D. ConversionConversion of the D.A. programs in English, Economics, andPhysical Education to Ph.D. programs in English, Economics,and Human Performance, respectively, has been approvedby the Tennessee Board of Regents and awaits final action bythe Tennessee Higher Education