Layout 1

T

HE

O

RGANIZ

A

TION

O

F

COU

RSES

Cre

dit

f

or

c

ours

es

in

the

curri

culum

of

the

Unive

r

sit

y

is

expressed

in

terms

of

semester

hours.

Norm

all

y

,

one

se

mest

e

r

hour

repres

ents

one

hour

per

week

of

lecture

or

a

three-h

our

laboratory

p

e

riod

(

exc

e

pt

as

otherwis

e

noted).

M

ost

courses

are

schedul

ed

to

meet

three

ho

urs

each

week

and

ar

e

de

si

gnate

d

a

s

three-s

e

m

es

ter

-hour

courses.

S

tudents

should

expect

to

spe

nd

a

minimum

of

t

w

o

hours

studying

outsi

de

of

c

las

s

for

every

hour

of

clas

s

meeting.

Cour

se

N

um

be

rs

M

ost

c

ours

es

ar

e

de

signa

t

ed

by

f

ive

di

gits.

T

he

first

two

digits

denote

the

department

in

which

the

c

ourse

is

of

f

er

ed;

thir

d

and

f

ourth

digits

are

the

department’

s

numbers

for

the

course;

the

fi

ft

h

indic

ate

s

t

he

number

of

credit

hours

granted

for

the

course.

In

the

departme

nt’

s

numbers,

cours

es

fr

om

0

to

19

are

us

ed

for

intr

oductor

y

cour

ses,

and

from

20

to

89

are

reg

ular

advanced

of

fe

rings

beyond

the

i

ntroductory

level.

Courses

numbered

90

and

above

are

spe

cial

of

ferings

fo

r

a

dvanc

ed

s

tudents.

Exam

ple:

I

n

the

course

number

E

NG

10-

713-01,

the

following

inf

ormation

is

co

nveyed:

•

E

N

G

10

ind

ic

ates

the

depar

tment

(E

ngl

is

h

Department)

•

71

is

the

depa

rtment’

s

number

for

the

cour

se

(it

is

above

19,

and

ther

e

f

ore

a

n

above

int

roduc

tory

le

ve

l

c

ours

e)

•

3

indi

ca

te

s

tha

t

the

course

grants

three

semester

hours

•

01

indi

ca

tes

that

the

course

is

s

ection

num

ber

one

of

multiple

sections.

Cours

es

wi

th

la

bora

tory

requirements

s

how

i

n

the

i

r

catalog

d

escriptions

the

number

of

clock

hour

s

pe

r

w

ee

k

devoted

to

lec

tur

e

and

laboratory

,

respectively

.

For

example,

(3-3

)

following

P

HY

53-104

i

ndica

tes

that

there

are

three

le

ctur

e

hours

and

thr

ee

lab

hours

per

week

associa

ted

with

t

his

c

ours

e.

The

num

ber

ing

sys

tem

in

Applied

M

usi

c

is

as

follows:

the

first

position

is

alway

s

“8”;

the

s

ec

ond

posit

ion

is

a

lett

e

r

indicati

ng

the

i

nstr

ument

being

stud

ied;

the

third

posit

ion

is

a

zero

or

a

tw

o,

indic

at

ing

lower

or

upper

level,

r

espectively;

the

f

ourth

position

is

a

z

ero;

the

fif

th

pos

ition

i

s

the

number

of

cr

edi

t

hours

being

gr

ant

ed.

Also,

a

two-digit

suf

fix

may

be

used

to

indi

ca

te

multipl

e

s

ections

.

For

example,

the

cour

se

number

APM

8A-001-

01

indicates

that

the

cours

e

is

se

ct

ion

one

of

an

intr

oduct

ory

level

one-

hour

applied

music

piano

course.

S

PEC

IAL

C

OUR

SE

OP

TION

S

S

outhw

es

ter

n

of

f

e

r

s

a

number

of

special

course

options.

I

nd

ep

en

de

nt

S

tu

dy

In

depe

ndent

study

i

s

of

fered

to

s

tudents

af

ter

they

have

a

suf

f

icient

command

of

the

techniques

ne

ede

d

to

w

ork

i

ndependently

.

Independent

St

udy

projects

ar

e

planned

by

the

student

and

car

ef

ully

e

xam

ined

by

the

s

uper

visi

ng

professor

to

assure

that

satisfactory

schola

rship

is

invol

ved

a

nd

tha

t

the

progr

am

is

s

uited

to

the

student’

s

educational

needs.

Indep

endent

studies

ma

y

not

dupli

ca

te

cours

es

appearing

in

the

catal

og.

A

minimum

of

four

contacts

between

tea

che

r

a

nd

stude

nt

ar

e

r

equir

ed

f

or

any

independent

study

pr

oject.

A

student

ma

y

not

take

an

inde

pe

ndent

s

tudy

as

the

fi

rst

cour

se

in

a

subject

area.

See

co

urse

of

ferings

for

in

dependent

s

tudy

numbe

rs

.

An

Inde

pe

ndent

P

roject

Des

cr

iption

Form

must

be

completed

by

the

student

and

supervising

fac

ulty

me

mbe

r

giving

the

1)

T

itle,

2)

Statement

of

Purpose,

3)

Methods

and

4)

C

ontent.

This

fo

rm

s

er

ves

to

de

scribe

the

cont

ent

of

cour

se.

Completion

of

this

for

m

does

not

register

a

s

tudent

for

this

c

ourse.

Regist

ration

must

be

t

hrough

the

standard

r

egistration

process

or

an

add

car

d.

The

com

ple

ted

for

m

is

due

in

the

Registrar

’

s

Of

fice

by

the

last

day

to

add

c

ourses.

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R

e

se

ar

c

h

Cours

e

s

R

es

ea

rc

h

co

urse

s

,

available

in

certain

de

pa

r

tm

ents,

r

e

qu

ire

special

permission

of

the

instructor

a

nd

ar

e

a

vai

labl

e

only

to

thos

e

s

tudents

who

have

displayed

exceptional

competence

and

ma

tur

ity

in

t

heir

f

iel

d

of

endeavor

.

T

he

research

course

is

generally

designed

to

provide

guida

nc

e

in

t

he

me

thodology

of

r

es

earch

i

n

a

discipline

for

one

who

plans

to

pursue

the

p

a

rti

cula

r

di

s

c

ipli

ne

in

gr

a

duate

s

chool.

Regi

st

r

ation

is

made

and

credit

given

in

the

se

mester

in

w

hic

h

the

re

sea

r

ch

cours

e

is

c

om

plet

e

d.

T

ut

ori

al

Cour

se

s

O

n

ra

re

oc

ca

s

ion

s,

a

s

tudent

may

peti

tion

t

o

take

a

regularly

of

fered

course

on

an

individual

ba

sis

.

The

pet

ition

to

take

a

c

our

se

individual

ly

must

be

submitted

to

a

faculty

member

r

e

s

ponsibl

e

f

or

t

ea

c

hing

the

cours

e

on

a

regular

basis,

with

a

copy

to

the

chair

of

the

de

par

tme

nt.

If

the

petition

is

approved

by

t

he

f

aculty

member

and

the

department

c

hair

,

it

s

hould

be

f

orwarde

d

to

the

Regis

trar

’

s

O

f

fice

fo

r

final

approval

no

later

than

the

end

of

the

pre-

r

e

gis

tr

ati

on

per

iod

in

the

s

emes

ter

prior

t

o

taki

n

g

the

course.

In

the

petition,

a

stude

nt

must

pr

ovide

a

r

a

tional

e

f

or

why

the

cour

se

cannot

be

taken

in

the

semester

in

which

it

is

regularly

of

fe

re

d

and

outl

ine

a

pl

an

f

or

the

com

ple

t

i

on

of

the

course

based

on

the

existing

syllabus.

At

a

mi

nimum,

we

ek

ly

meeti

ngs

with

the

facul

ty

m

ember

are

required.

Students

will

register

for

T

ut

oria

l

c

ours

es

under

the

T

utor

ial

cour

se

num

ber

in

the

appropr

ia

te

department.

S

em

inar

s

S

emi

nar

s

a

re

provi

ded

by

s

ome

depar

tment

s

f

or

sma

ll

gr

oups

of

students

to

participate

more

dir

ec

tly

t

han

in

r

e

gular

clas

s

es

by

involvi

ng

t

hem

in

the

prepar

a

tion

and

presentation

of

reports

a

nd

pape

rs

.

Cl

ass

e

s

r

emain

under

the

general

direction

of

a

faculty

membe

r

.

S

e

minars

meet

r

e

gula

r

l

y

,

but

l

ess

frequently

than

regula

r

courses.

S

ele

c

te

d

T

opic

s

S

ele

c

ted

t

opics

a

re

of

fered

by

som

e

depa

rtm

ents.

These

special

courses

are

in

addition

to

the

de

par

tme

nt’

s

r

e

gula

r

cours

e

of

ferings

and

m

ay

be

r

e

peated

for

cr

edit

with

changed

content.

T

ypica

lly

,

the

co

urs

e

number

would

be

303

(upper

level)

or

003

(lower

level).

Hon

ors

Cour

se

s

C

er

ta

in

depa

rt

me

nts

of

fer

the

opport

unity

t

o

participate

in

the

University’

s

Departmenta

l

Honor

s

P

rogr

am

t

o

highly

qualif

ied

and

able

junior

or

senior

stu

dents.

This

progr

a

m

is

described

in

the

S

pec

ia

l

A

c

ade

m

ic

P

rograms

section

of

the

cat

alog.

A

c

ade

mic

In

te

rns

hips

A

c

ade

mic

inte

rns

hips

are

of

f

er

ed

by

a

num

ber

of

depart

ments

and

programs.

These

programs

a

llow

st

udent

s

to

a

c

quire

field

or

on-the-

j

ob

experience

and

are

str

uctur

ed

so

that

the

students

a

re

enc

oura

ged

t

o

relate

thei

r

clas

s

room

acti

vit

ies

to

their

field

experience.

Internships

for

credit

r

equir

e

s

ignif

ic

a

nt

academic

work

beyond

on-site

activities,

such

as

keeping

a

jour

nal,

wr

iting,

r

es

ea

rc

h,

cl

as

sroom

meetings

and

present

ati

ons.

A

2.5

cu

mulative

grade

point

average

at

the

ti

me

of

appl

ica

ti

on

and/

or

acceptance

is

required.

Unless

otherwise

specified,

all

inter

nships

are

gr

ade

d

on

a

P

as

s/

D/

F

basis

.

Students

s

houl

d

co

nsult

the

catalog

for

specif

ic

departmental

or

pr

ogra

mma

tic

re

quirements

regar

ding

academ

ic

internships.

Gener

al

policies

and

procedures

c

an

be

found

i

n

the

Faculty

Handbook

and

t

he

S

tudent

G

uide

to

Academic

Internships.

Students

int

er

es

ted

i

n

ac

a

dem

ic

i

nter

nships

mus

t

cont

act

the

Internship

Coordinator

in

the

Of

fice

of

C

ar

ee

r

S

er

vic

es

as

early

in

the

planning

process

as

possi

ble.

Registration

must

be

through

the

s

tanda

rd

r

egi

str

ation

proces

s

or

an

add

c

ard.

In

addition,

a

completed

internship

form

is

due

in

the

R

egis

tra

r

’

s

Of

fi

ce

by

the

las

t

day

t

o

add

courses.

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