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Undergraduate Catalog
Full-Time Day Programs
2008-2009

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• The University
• Academic Programs and Curriculum Guide
• Course Descriptions
• Appendix

The University

• Admission
  • Admission Policy and Entrance Requirements (pages 2–5)
  • Merit Scholarships (page 6)
• Information for Entering Students
  • New Student Orientation (page 7)
  • Parent and Family Services (page 8)
  • Orientation for International Students (page 9)
  • Residence Life (page 10)
  • Health Requirements—University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) (page 11)
  • English Language Center (page 12)
• College Expenses
  • Introduction (page 13)
  • Financial Aid (page 14)
  • Student/Parent Loans (page 15)
  • Bill Payment (pages 16–17)
  • Tuition, Room, Board, and Fees per Semester, 2008–2009 Academic Year (pages 18–20)
• Academic Policies and Procedures
  • Introduction (page 21)
  • Academic Integrity Policy (page 22)
  • Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (page 23)
  • Attendance Requirements (page 24)
  • Class Schedules (page 25)
  • Grading System (pages 26–28)
  • Examinations (page 29)
  • Academic Progression Standards (page 30)
  • Graduation Requirements (page 31)
  • Registration Procedures (pages 32–33)
  • Personal Information (page 34)
  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (pages 35–36)
  • Student Right-to-Know Act (page 37)
  • University Withdrawal (page 38)
  • Leave of Absence (pages 39–40)

Academic Programs and Curriculum Guide

• Introduction
  • NU Core (pages 42–43)
  • Writing-Intensive Courses (page 44)
  • Experiential Learning (page 45)
  • Cooperative Education (pages 46–47)
  • Research and Creative Activity (page 48)
  • Service-Learning (page 49)
  • Global Experience (pages 50–51)
  • World Languages Center (page 52)
  • University Honors Program (page 53)
  • Premedical and Other Preprofessional Health Career Preparation (pages 54–55)
  • Prelaw Preparation (page 56)
  • ROTC, Military Officers’ Training Program (pages 57–58)
  • About Sample Curricula (page 59)
  • Undergraduate Course Numbering System (page 60)
  • Undergraduate Degrees (page 61)
  • Majors and Concentrations (pages 62–64)
  • Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs (page 65)
  • Minors (pages 66–67)
• College of Arts and Sciences
  • Introduction (pages 68–69)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (pages 70–71)
  • Interdisciplinary Minors (pages 72–81)
  • Interdisciplinary Facilities (page 82)
  • Special Programs (page 83)
  • African-American Studies (pages 84–85)
  • American Sign Language—English Interpreting (pages 86–89)
  • Architecture (pages 90–91)
  • Art + Design (pages 92–97)
  • Behavioral Neuroscience (pages 98–100)
  • Biochemistry (pages 101–105)
  • Biology (pages 106–111)
  • Chemistry and Chemical Biology (pages 112–115)
  • Cinema Studies (pages 116–121)
  • Communication Studies (pages 122–124)
  • Earth and Environmental Sciences (pages 125–134)
  • Economics (pages 135–139)
  • Education (pages 140–141)
  • English (pages 142–144)
  • General Studies Program (pages 145–147)
  • History (pages 148–152)
  • Human Services (pages 153–159)
  • International Affairs (pages 160–165)
  • Journalism (page 166)
  • Languages, Modern (pages 167–169)
  • Linguistics (pages 170–173)
  • Mathematics (pages 174–177)
  • Modern Languages—see Languages, Modern
  • Multimedia Studies (pages 178–181)
  • Music (pages 182–186)
  • Philosophy and Religion (pages 187–192)
  • Physics (pages 193–199)
  • Political Science (pages 200–205)
  • Psychology (pages 206–210)
  • Sociology and Anthropology (pages 211–214)
  • Theatre (pages 215–217)
• Bouvé College of Health Sciences
  • Introduction (pages 218–219)
  • Athletic Training (pages 220–222)
  • Health Sciences (pages 223–225)
  • Physical Therapy (pages 226–228)
  • Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (pages 229–233)
  • School of Nursing (pages 234–236)
  • School of Pharmacy (pages 237–239)
  • Toxicology (page 240)
• College of Business Administration
  • Introduction (pages 241–242)
  • Minor (page 243)
  • Core Requirements (pages 244–245)
  • Concentrations (pages 246–247)
  • Accounting (page 248)
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation (page 249)
  • Finance and Insurance (page 250)
  • Human Resources Management (page 251)
  • International Business and Strategy (pages 252–257)
  • Management (page 258)
  • Management Information Systems (page 259)
  • Marketing (page 260)
  • Supply Chain Management (page 261)
  • Additional Programs (page 262)
• College Of Computer and Information Science
  • Introduction (page 263)
  • Computer Science (pages 264–267)
  • Information Science (pages 268–269)
  • Dual Majors (pages 270–282)
• College Of Criminal Justice (pages 283–286)
• College of Engineering
  • Introduction (pages 287–288)
  • Interdisciplinary Minor (page 289)
  • Chemical Engineering (pages 290–293)
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering (pages 294–296)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (pages 297–306)
  • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (pages 307–311)
• School of Technological Entrepreneurship (page 312)

Course Descriptions

• For trhe most up-to-date course descriptions, please refer to the Course Description Registry

• ACC—Accounting (pages 314–315)
• AFR—African-American Studies (pages 316–323)
• AIR—Air Force ROTC (page 324)
• ARC—Architecture (pages 325–326)
• ARM—Army ROTC (pages 327–328)
• ART—Art + Design (pages 329–334)
• ASL—American Sign Language (pages 335–337)
• ATP—Athletic Training (pages 338–339)
• BHS—Health Sciences (pages 340–343)
• BIO—Biology (pages 344–351)
• CAP—Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology (pages 352–353)
• CBA—Business Administration (page 354)
• CES—Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Sciences (pages 355–357)
• CHE—Chemical Engineering (pages 358–360)
• CHM—Chemistry and Chemical Biolog (pages 361–367)
• CIN—Cinema Studies (pages 368–371)
• CIV—Civil and Environmental Engineering (pages 372–375)
• CJ—Criminal Justice (pages 376–380)
• CMN—Communication Studies (pages 381–386)
• COP—Cooperative Education (page 387)
• CS—Computer Science (pages 388–391)
• ECE—Electrical and Computer Engineering (pages 392–399)
• ECN—Economics (pages 400–403)
• ED—Education (pages 404–407)
• ENG—English (pages 408–417)
• ENT—Entrepreneurship and Innovation (pages 418–419)
• ENV—Earth and Environmental Sciences (pages 420–426)
• ESL—English as a Second Language (pages 427–428)
• FIN—Finance (pages 429–431)
• GAM—Game Design (page 432)
• GE—General Engineering (page 433)
• HNR—Honors Program (page 434–435)
• HRM—Human Resources Management (page 436)
• HS—Human Services (pages 437–439)
• HST—History (pages 440–456)
• IAF—International Affairs (pages 457–458)
• INB—International Business and Strategy (page 459)
• INT—Interdisciplinary Studies (pages 460–467)
• IS—Information Science (pages 468–469)
• JRN—Journalism (pages 470–472)
• LIN—Linguistics (pages 473–476)
• LNA—Languages—Arabic (pages 477–478)
• LNC—Languages—Chinese (pages 479–480)
• LNE—Languages—Greek (page 481)
• LNF—Languages—French (pages 482–484)
• LNG—Languages—German (pages 485–486)
• LNH—Languages—Hebrew (page 487)
• LNI—Languages—Italian (pages 488–490)
• LNJ—Languages—Japanese (pages 491–492)
• LNL—Languages—Linguistics (page 493)
• LNM—Languages—General (page 494)
• LNP—Languages—Portuguese (page 495)
• LNR—Languages—Russian (page 496)
• LNS—Languages—Spanish (pages 497–500)
• LNW—Languages—Swahili (pages 501)
• LPS—Law, Policy, and Society (page 502)
• MGT—Management (pages 503–504)
• MIM—Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (pages 505–512)
• MIS—Management Information Systems (pages 513–514)
• MKT—Marketing (pages 515–516)
• MLS—Medical Laboratory Science (pages 517–519)
• MMS—Multimedia Studies (pages 520–521)
• MSC—Management Science (page 522)
• MTH—Mathematics (pages 523–529)
• MUS—Music (pages 530–538)
• NAV—Navy ROTC (page 539)
• NUR—Nursing (pages 540–544)
• PHL—Philosophy (pages 545–552)
• PHY—Physics (pages 553–556)
• PMD—Doctor of Pharmacy (pages 557–563)
• POL—Political Science (pages 564–571)
• PSC—Pharmaceutical Science (pages 572–573)
• PSY—Psychology (pages 574–580)
• PTH—Physical Therapy (pages 581–585)
• SCM—Supply Chain Management (page 586)
• SLA—Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (pages 587–588)
• SOA—Anthropology (pages 589–590)
• SOC—Sociology (pages 591–597)
• TEN—Technological Entrepreneurship (page 598)
• THE—Theatre (page 599–602)
• TOX—Toxicology (page 603)

Appendix

• Faculty (pages 606–624)
• Other Information (page 626)

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