program of studies

Graduate degrees are awarded on the basis of scholarship, reasoning and investigative abilities, and evidence of proficiency in the student’s area of emphasis. Upon admission to the graduate program, the appropriate Departmental Chair will assign a Faculty Advisor to assist in developing the formal, typed Program of Study designed to meet proficiency levels, certification, and professional needs of the student.

UTB Students and Professor A Program of Study must be approved by the Faculty Advisor, Graduate Coordinator or Program Director the Chairperson of the major department, and the Dean of Graduate Studies. After signatures are secured, the Office of Graduate Studies will distribute copies to the student, the Faculty Advisor, and the Chairperson of the major department. The Office of Graduate Studies will retain the original Program of Study in the student’s file.

The Program of Study should be developed in consultation with the Faculty Advisor during the first semester of graduate work and must contain the following elements:

A brief narrative statement giving the overall objectives of the program and special certification desired.
Methods for achieving these objectives, i.e., courses listed in the degree plan, experiences, thesis and tentative research problems.
The proposed method and anticipated date of the final evaluation.

The design of each individual program is very important. Those individuals holding a graduate degree are seen by society as having an advanced state of general knowledge, as well as specific knowledge in their fields of study. Thus, it is incumbent upon the institution, the graduate faculty, and the students to ensure that those upon whom the degree is conferred are knowledgeable in their fields.

Although the minimum number of hours required for degrees is determined in accordance with the program as listed in the catalog, this should not be construed to indicate a maximum number of hours for any particular student. Each individual Program of Study may vary as to the total number of hours necessary to receive the degree. The official Program of Study may be revised upon written request of the Faculty Advisor to the Dean of Graduate Studies

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Program of Study

MBA Program of Study

MBA Online Program of Study

Graduate Faculty Advisors

Department	Name	e-mail address
School of Business
Master of Business Administration	Mr. Manuel Alcocer	manuel.alcocer@utb.edu
College of Education
M.Ed. in Counseling and Guidance	Dr. Alma Leal	alma.g.leal@utb.edu
	Dr. Olivia Rivas	olivia.rivas@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Counseling and Guidance Community Counseling	Dr. Selma Yznaga	selma.yznaga@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Early Childhood	Dr. Georgianna Duarte	georgianna.duarte@utb.edu
	Dr. Ana L. Rodriguez	ana.rodriguezgarcia@utb.edu
	Dr. John A. Sutterby	john.sutterby@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership	Dr. Andres Vallado	andres.n.vallado@utb.edu
	Dr. Michelle Abrego	michelle.abrego@utb.edu
	Dr. Janet Shefelbine	janet.shefelbine@utb.edu
	Dr. Jesus "Chuey" Abrego	chuey.abrego@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Special Education	Dr. Steve Chamberlain	steve.chamberlain@utb.edu
	Dr. Mary Curtis	mary.curtis@utb.edu
	Dr. Terry Overton	terry.overton@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Bilingual Education	Dr. Yvonne Freeman	yvonne.freeman@utb.edu
	Dr. Sandra Mercuri	sandra.mercuri@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Reading Specialist	Dr. David Freeman	david.freeman@utb.edu
M.Ed. in English as a Second Language	Dr. Graciela Rosenberg	graciela.rosenberg@utb.edu
	Dr. Elva Perez	elva.perez@utb.edu
	Dr. Alma Rodriguez	alma.rodriguez@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
Elementary Education	Dr. Jaime H. Garcia	jaime.h.garcia@utb.edu
Secondary Education	Dr. Bobbette Morgan	bobbette.morgan@utb.edu
Emphasis in Health and Human Performance	David Wittenburg	david.wittenburg@utb.edu
Emphasis in Art Education	Dr. Bret Lefler	bret.lefler@utb.edu
Emphasis in Mathematics	Dr. James Telese	james.telese@utb.edu
Emphasis in Science	Dr. Reynaldo Ramirez	reynaldo.raimrez@utb.edu
Emphasis in Elementary Math & Science	Dr. Reynaldo Ramirez	reynaldo.ramirez@utb.edu
Emphasis in Reading	Dr. Renee Rubin	renee.rubin@utb.edu
M.Ed. in Educational Technology	Dr. Michael Sullivan	michael.sullivan@utb.edu
	Dr. Cheng-Chang "Sam" Pan	sam.pan@utb.edu
	Dr. Rene Corbeil	rene.corbeil@utb.edu
	Dr. Janice Butler	janice.butler@utb.edu
School of Health Sciences
M.S. in Nursing	Dr. Eloisa Tamez	eloisa.tamez@utb.edu
	Dr. Ava Miller	amiller@utb.edu
College of Liberal Arts
M.A. in English/M.A.I.S. in English	Dr. Diana Dominguez	diana.v.dominguez@utb.edu
M.A. in History/M.A.I.S. in History	Dr. David Fisher	david.fisher@utb.edu
M.A. in Spanish/M.A.I.S. in Spanish	Dr. Dania Lopez-Garcia	dania.lopezgarcia@utb.edu
M.A.I.S. in Government	Dr. Terence Garrett	terence.garrett@utb.edu
M.A.I.S. in Sociology	Dr. Sherry McCullough	sherry.mccullough@utb.edu
MM Music/M.A.I.S. in Music	Dr. Kenneth Saxon	kenneth.saxon@utb.edu
Master of Public Policy and Management	Dr. Terence Garrett	terence.garrett@utb.edu
Diplomate in Hispanic Language and Culture	Dr. Dania Lopez-Garcia	dania.lopezgarcia@utb.edu
Diplomate in Translation Studies	Dr. Jose Davila	jose.davila@utb.edu
College of Science, Mathematics & Technology
M.S. in Biology/M.S.I.S. in Biology	Dr. David Hicks	david.hicks@utb.edu
M.S.I.S. in Computer Science / CIS	Dr. Mahmoud Quweider	mahmoud.quweider@utb.edu
M.S. in Mathematics	Dr. Jerzy Mogilski	jerzy.mogilski@utb.edu
M.S. in Physics & Astronomy	Dr. Joseph Romano	joe@phys.utb.edu