University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Overview
Established in 1871, the University of Arkansas is the state’s flagship campus. The Graduate School was established in 1927 and is now benefiting from a new $100-million endowment, part of the historic $300-million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Foundation, which was announced in April 2002. The gift supports endowed fellowships and an endowed research fund for graduate students. The campus is also graced by the unique, much-loved tradition of Senior Walk. Since the University’s founding, the names of all graduates have been etched into more than 5 miles of campus sidewalks, their names arranged by year of graduation.
In 2007-08, the University enrolled 2,796 graduate students and 410 law students. Fayetteville’s 345-acre campus is home to students from all counties in Arkansas, every state in the U.S., and more than 100 countries throughout the world. Total University enrollment for 2007-08 was16,535 students and included a diverse student population, with 892 international students representing 107 countries. The University has targeted advanced-degree enrollment to grow to 5,500 by 2010.
The Location and Community
Fayetteville is nestled in the Ozark Mountains and is accessible to major metropolitan amenities, making it an excellent place for a well-balanced college experience. The community has a population of more than 60,000. Business Week magazine ranked Fayetteville as one of the “Dazzling Dozen” small cities in the United States.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The University of Arkansas is a nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world. Recognized as the only comprehensive doctoral degree-granting institution in the state, the University is the major center in Arkansas for graduate-level instruction as well as basic and applied research. Firmly positioned as Arkansas’s premier research institution, the University of Arkansas offers more than 140 graduate degree programs leading to advanced degrees conferred within the University’s six colleges and the Graduate School.
The Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences offers doctoral programs in agronomy; animal science; crop, soil, and environmental sciences; entomology; food science; plant science; and poultry science and master’s degree programs in agricultural education, agricultural and extension education, agricultural economics, agronomy, animal science, entomology, food science, general agriculture, horticulture, plant pathology, and poultry science.
The J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences has doctoral programs in anthropology, biology, chemistry, comparative literature, computer science, English, environmental dynamics, history, mathematics, philosophy, physics, and psychology and master’s degree programs in anthropology, applied physics, art, biology, chemistry, communications, communication disorders, comparative literature, computer science, creative writing, drama, English, French, geography, geology, German, history, journalism, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, Spanish, statistics, and translation.
The Sam M. Walton College of Business offers doctoral programs in business administration and economics and master’s degree programs in accounting, business administration, economics, information systems, and transportation and logistics.
The College of Education and Health Professions has doctoral programs in adult education, counselor education, curriculum and instruction, educational administration, educational technology, elementary education, health science, higher education, kinesiology, recreation, rehabilitation, and vocational education and master’s degree programs in adult education, childhood education, counseling, health science, kinesiology, middle-level education, physical education, recreation, rehabilitation, secondary education, special education, statistics, and vocational education.
In the College of Engineering, there are doctoral programs in biological engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer systems engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering and master’s degree programs in biological engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer systems engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, operations management, and operations research.
The Graduate School offers doctoral programs in cell and molecular biology, microelectronics-photonics, and public policy.
Facilities & Resources
The University library contains nearly 1.5 million volumes, approximately 14,170 subscriptions to periodicals and journals, 3.2 million titles on microform, and more than 19,400 recordings. The University of Arkansas also provides computer labs with both IBM and Macintosh stations at locations across the campus, some open around the clock. Recent renovations in the fine arts center provide stunning gallery and theater facilities. The Center of Excellence for Poultry Science is a $22-million facility offering the finest training in the U.S. for poultry scientists. Other facilities include the Center for Sensing Technology and Research, which features a 9.4-Tesla Fourier-transform mass spectrometer (FTMS); the Chemical Hazards Research Center; the High Density Electronics Center; the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, which was recognized nationally for its data storage and retrieval warehouse, GeoStor, by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA); and other state-of-the-art science labs.
Expenses and Aid
For the 2007-08 school year, tuition was $291.20 per credit hour for Arkansas residents and $650 for out-of-state residents. Other, miscellaneous fees ranged from $67 to $287. For international students, tuition, fees, housing, health insurance, books and supplies, equipment fees, and personal expenses totaled about $20,890.
Financial Aid:
Graduate assistant positions are available for master’s and doctoral students who have been accepted into a degree program. Application is made directly to the department; appointments are awarded by the department. Several fellowships are available for graduate students. Students may apply directly to the Graduate School for the Paul Kuroda Fellowship and the Harry and Jo Leggett Chancellor’s Fellowship. The Benjamin Franklin Lever Graduate Tuition Fellowship is a tuition-only fellowship for qualified underrepresented students. Doctoral fellowships, Doctoral Academy Fellowships, and Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships are available for exceptional incoming graduate students. Nominations for fellowships are submitted by the department head/graduate coordinator; fellowships are awarded by the Graduate School..
Housing/Living Expenses:
On-campus housing is not available for graduate students. Apartments rates in Fayetteville average about $450 to $500 per month for two bedrooms.
How to Apply / Application
To earn graduate-level credit as a degree-seeking student, students must make formal application to and be officially admitted by the Graduate School. Applications for admission to the Graduate School must be accompanied by two official copies of the student’s academic record, including all courses, grades, and credits attempted and indication of degree(s) earned from each college or university that the student has previously attended, and a $40 application fee ($50 for international applicants). Applicants are encouraged to apply online at http://www.uark.edu/grad.
Who to Contact
Office of Graduate Recruitment
119 Ozark Hall
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479-575-3616
866-234-3957 (toll-free)
E-mail: gradinfo@uark.edu
Sam M. Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479-575-2851
E-mail: gsb@walton.uark.edu
School of Law
Waterman Hall 107
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479-575-5601
International Students
The International Admissions Office serves prospective students who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents at the time of application. The International Admissions Office also assists with the evaluation of credentials for academic work awarded outside the U.S.
To contact us, send your name and mailing address to:
International Admissions Office
747 W. Dickson Street, #8
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville AR 72701
USA
The Graduate Departments
DALE BUMPERS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND LIFE SCIENCES
• (http://www.uark.edu/depts/dbcafls)
• Agricultural Economics: Dr. Lucas Parsch, lparsch@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/dbcafls/aeedhp. Agricultural Education: Dr. Nolan Arthur, narthur@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/dbcafls/aeedhp. Agriculture and Extension Education: Dr. George Wardlow, wardlow@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/dbcafls/aeedhp. Animal Science: Dr. Wayne Kellog, wkellog@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/animals. Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences: Dr. James L. Barrentine, gfry@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/agronomy/index.html. Entomology: Dr. Fred Stephen, jfunk@uark.edu; http://entomology.uark.edu. Food Science: Dr. Jean-Francois Meullenet, jfmeull@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/foodsci/foodsc-home.html. General Agriculture: Dr. Nolan Arthur, narthur@uark.edu. Horticulture: Dr. J. Brad Murphy, jbmurph@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/ArkHort. Human Environmental Sciences: Dr. Mary Warnock, mwarnock@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/hesweb/ghes/general.htm. Plant Pathology: Dr. S.M. Lim, smlim@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/plntpath. Plant Science: Dr. Rose Gergerich, gergeric@uark.edu. Poultry Science: Dr. Mike Slavik, mslavik@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/posc.
J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES
• (http://www.uark.edu/~arsc)
• Anthropology: Dr. Mary Jo Schneider, maryjo@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/anthinfo. Applied Physics: Dr. Rajendra Gupta, rgupta@uark.edu. Art: Dr. Michael Peven, mpeven@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/%7Earthinfo/art.html. Biology: Dr. Ralph Henry, rahenry@uark.edu; http://biology.uark.edu/bisc. Chemistry: Dr. Bill Durham, lizwill@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/cheminfo/uarkchem. Communication Disorders: Dr. Barbara Shadden, bshadde@uark.edu. Communications: Dr. Thomas Rosteck, trosteck@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/comm. Comparative Literature: Dr. Mark Cory, mcory@uark.edu. Computer Science: Dr. Gregory Starling, starling@uark.edu. Creative Writing: Dr. Donald Hayes, dlhayes@uark.edu. Drama: D. Andrew Gibbs, dagibbs@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/drama. English: Dr. Keith Booker, kbooker@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/english. Environmental Dynamics: Dr. Stephen K. Boss, sboss@uark.edu; http://www.endy-ua.org. French: Dr. Nancy Arenberg, arenberg@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/flaninfo. Geography: Dr. David Stahle, dstahle@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/geology. Geology: Dr. Doy Zachry, dzachry@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/geology. German: Dr. Mark Cory, mcory@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/flaninfo. History: Dr. David Sloan, dsloan@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/histinfo/history. Journalism: Professor Hoyt Purvis, hpurvis@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/jourinfo/public_html. Mathematics: Dr. Mark Arnold, arnold@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/mathinfo. Music: Dr. Ronda Mains, rmains@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/uamusic. Philosophy: Dr. Thomas Senor, senor@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/philinfo. Physics: Dr. Rajendra Gupta, rgupta@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/physics. Political Science: Dr. Margaret Reid, http://plsc.uark.edu/grad; http://www.uark.edu/depts/plscinfo. Psychology: Dr. Dough Behrend, psycapp@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/psyc. Public Administration: Dr. Margaret Reid, mreid@uark.edu. Social Work: Dr. Bev Steimla, bsteimla@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/scwk. Sociology: Dr. Luis Restrepo, lrestr@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/social/gradpgm.htm. Spanish: Dr. Kay Pritchett, pritch@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/flaninfo. Statistics: Dr. Laurie Meaux, lmeaux@uark.edu. Translation: Dr. John Duval, jduval@uark.edu.
SAM M. WALTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
• (http://www.gsb.uark.edu)
• Accounting (M.Acc.): Dr. Don Finn, dfinn@uark.edu. Accounting (Ph.D.): Dr. Carolyn Callahan, cmcall@uark.edu. Economics: Dr. Andrew Horowitz, horowitz@uark.edu. Finance: Dr. Pu Liu, pliu@uark.edu. Information Systems (M.I.S.): Dr. Paul Cronan, cronan@uark.edu. Information Systems (Ph.D.): Dr. Bill Hardgrave, whardgra@uark.edu. Marketing and Logistics: Dr. Jeff Murray, jmurray@uark.edu. M.B.A.: Ms. Michelle Halsell, halsell@uark.edu. Transportation and Logistics Management: Dr. Matthew Waller, mwaller@uark.edu.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
• (http://www.uark.edu/depts/coehp)
• Adult Education: Dr. Ok D. Park, okpark@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/coehp/VAED.htm. Childhood Education: Dr. Shirley Lefever-Davis, slefever@uark.edu. Counseling: Dr. Jim Swartz, jswartz@uark.edu. Counselor Education: Dr. Jim Swartz, jswartz@uark.edu. Curriculum and Instruction: Dr. Shirley Lefever-Davis, slefever@uark.edu. Educational Administration: Dr. Jim Swartz, jswartz@uark.edu. Educational Foundations: Dr. Jim Swartz, jswartz@uark.edu. Educational Technology: Dr. Jim Swartz, jswartz@uark.edu. Elementary Education: Dr. Shirley Lefever-Davis, slefever@uark.edu. Health Science: Dr. Dean Gorman, dgorman@uark.edu. Higher Education: Dr. Jim Swartz, jswartz@uark.edu. Kinesiology: Dr. Dean Gorman, dgorman@uark.edu. Middle-Level Education: Dr. Shirley Lefever-Davis, slefever@uark.edu. Physical Education: Dr. Dean Gorman, dgorman@uark.edu. Recreation: Dr. Dean Gorman, dgorman@uark.edu. Rehabilitation: Dr. Dean Gorman, dgorman@uark.edu. Secondary Education: Dr. Shirley Lefever-Davis, slefever@uark.edu. Special Education: Dr. Shirley Lefever-Davis, slefever@uark.edu. Vocational and Adult Education: Dr. Ok D. Park, okpark@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/coehp/VAED.htm.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
• (http://www.engr.uark.edu)
• Biological Engineering: Dr. Lalit Verma, lverma@uark.edu; http://www.baeg.uark.edu. Chemical Engineering: Dr. Richard Ulrich, rulrich@uark.edu; http://www.cheg.uark.edu. Civil Engineering: Dr. Robert Elliott, rpe@uark.edu; http://www.cveg.uark.edu. Computer Engineering: Dr. Greg Starling, starling@uark.edu; http://www.csce.uark.edu. Electrical Engineering: Dr. Randy Brown, rlb02@uark.edu; http://www.eleg.uark.edu. Environmental Engineering: Dr. James Young, youngj@uark.edu. Industrial Engineering: Dr. Scott Mason, mason@uark.edu; http://ineg.uark.edu. Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Rick Couivillion, rjc@uark.edu; http://mech.uark.edu. Operations Management: Nancy Sloan, nsloan@engr.uark.edu; http://www.opssmgmt.edu.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
• Cell and Molecular Biology: Dr. John Kirby, jkirby@uark.edu; http://www.uark.edu/depts/cemb/cemb.html. Microelectronics-Photonics: Professor Ken Vickers, vickers@uark.edu; microep.uark.edu. Public Policy: Dr. Will Miller, policy@uark.edu; http://policy.uark.edu/policyphd.