Undergraduate Catalog
Full-Time Day Programs
2008-2009
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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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