2004-2005 CATALOG

Table of Contents Welcome Telephone Directory Academic Calendars      Year 2004/2005      Fall Semester 2004      Spring Semester 2005      Summer Semester 2005 University Mission Accreditations Degrees, Areas of Specialization, Minors Admissions After Admission Financial Assistance Student Activities Student Services and Resources Tuition and Fees Military and Veterans Information Registration and Records Academic Policies Graduation and General Degree Requirements Public Service and Research Centers College Mission Statements Undergraduate Degree Programs Master's Degree Programs Specialist Degree Programs Doctoral Degree Programs Course Numbering System Course Listings and Descriptions Administration Faculty Index

Academic Policies Academic Misconduct Academic Standing Certificate Programs Choice of Catalog Class Attendance College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) Common Program Prerequisites Foreign Language Requirement General Studies Requirements Grading System Honor Rolls Majors Minors Multicultural Requirement Nontraditional Credit Recency of Credit Residency Requirement Summer Semester 9-Hour Rule Transfer Credit Upper-Division Status Waiver and Appeals Policies Writing and Mathematics Requirements (Gordon Rule) Writing Skills Requirement

UPPER-DIVISION STATUS The following criteria must be completed to achieve upper-division status: Admission to the University; 60 semester hours of academic credits; Declaration of a major; General Studies requirements; Gordon Rule requirements; CLAST requirement; and Foreign language requirement.