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A Message from the 
President
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Graduate Studies at 
Queens College 
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Queens College Today
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Degree & Certificate 
Offerings
12
Government, Services 
& Facilities
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Admission, Retention
& Graduation
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Tuition, Fees & 
Financial Aid
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Scholastic Standards
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Regulations
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Programs of Study
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Administration
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Directory
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Campus Map
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Index
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Transportation
FALL 1996
August 30 – Friday: First Day of
Classes
September 2 – Monday: 
Labor Day—College Closed
13 – Friday: No classes or related
events scheduled
14 – Saturday: No classes or related
events scheduled
23 – Monday: No classes or related
events scheduled
25 – Wednesday: Follow Monday
schedule
October 14 – Monday: Columbus
Day—College Closed
15 – Tuesday: Follow Monday
schedule
November 28–30 – Thursday–
Saturday: Thanksgiving Recess
December 14 – Saturday: Last day
of classes
16–23 – Monday–Monday: Fif-
teenth Week, including final exams
SPRING 1997
January 29 – Wednesday: First
Day of Classes
February 12 – Wednesday: Lin-
coln’s Birthday—College Closed
17 – Monday: Presidents’ Day—
College Closed
20 – Thursday: Follow Monday
schedule
March 28 – Friday: No classes
scheduled
April 20–27 – Sunday–Sunday: 
Spring Recess
May 16 – Friday: Last Day of 
Classes
17–27 – Saturday–Tuesday: 
Fifteenth Week, including final
exams
26 – Monday: Memorial Day—
College Closed
June 4 – Wednesday: Commence-
ment
Important Notice of Possible Changes
The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York reserves the right to make changes of any nature in the academic programs
and requirements of The City University of New York and its constituent colleges. All programs, requirements and courses are subject 
to termination or change without advance notice. Tuition and fees set forth in this publication are similarly subject to change by the 
Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. 
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M
any of you are now
or soon will be decid-
ing which graduate
school is best for
you. Queens College
of the City Universi-
ty of New York, a selective public col-
lege with a long-standing commitment
to graduate education, merits your
close consideration.
The pages that follow set forth the
variety of graduate offerings available
to you at Queens. With a campus that
includes students from 120 countries
speaking 67 different native languages,
Queens College is an exciting, cos-
mopolitan place in which to pursue
your graduate education. I hope this
Bulletin will help you to make an
informed decision about graduate
study, and I wish you every success in
fulfilling your educational goals.
Founded in 1937, Queens College
became part of the City University of
New York in 1961. The University is
made up of eleven four-year colleges,
six community colleges, a law school,
and an affiliated medical school.
Queens participates extensively in the
doctoral programs of the Graduate
School and University Center, the unit
of the City University offering graduate
work at the doctoral level, and has
offered Master’s Degree and Advanced
Certificate programs since 1948. The
College is accredited by the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Sec-
ondary Schools, is a member of the
American Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education, and has chapters of
Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi.
Queens College is fortunate to have
a distinguished faculty that shares a
deep commitment to teaching. Many
faculty members are national and
international leaders in their fields,
and recipients of numerous fellowships,
awards, and research grants.
In recent years the 76-acre campus
has been given a major renovation.
New facilities include the Benjamin S.
Rosenthal Library, the centerpiece of
the new campus; the Music Building,
home to the Aaron Copland School of
Music and LeFrak Concert Hall; and
the Science Building, housing up-to-
date computer and laboratory facilities.
Currently, the campus is embarking on
a major information technology plan
that will bring the College’s computing
capacity to the state-of-the-art level.
The Queens College mission state-
ment and its motto, Discimus ut Servia-
mus – “We learn in order that we may
serve” – reflect the goals of the College:
to provide affordable access to out-
standing Master’s Degree and
Advanced Certificate programs; to
maintain a learning environment that
enriches intellectual development as it
expands career opportunities; to con-
tribute to the scholarly and scientific
research that informs progress in soci-
ety; to serve the larger community.
We invite you to review our Master’s
and Certificate offerings. Inquiries
about the Graduate Division may be
directed to the Office of Graduate
Admissions, 718-997-5200, and the
Office of Graduate Studies, 718-997-
5190. Both offices are located in Pow-
dermaker Hall, Room 100, and would
welcome your visit to the campus.
Hamid Shirvani
Vice President for Graduate Studies
and Research
Graduate Studies 
at Queens College
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