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LLnivszuiij of ^uLLEt^n l9q9BzO0O »r<i»ji 1^1 c:atALog OF .'C* UN\1 Welcome to t New Ham] of Introduction 2 Special University Programs 100 InterdisciplinaryAcademicPrograms General Information 4 Preprofessional Programs The University 4 Off-CampusandStudyAbroadPrograms OtherPrograms Admissions 5 FinancialAid 7 Thompson SchoolofApplied Science . 110 University of New Hampshire Campus Life 8 ATManchester 112 Housing 8 Division ofContinuing Education .... 114 Dining 8 Memorial Union Building 9 Graduate School 116 Programsand Services for Students... 9 Summer Session 117 Health Services 13 Description ofCourses 119 Feesand Expenses 15 Trusteesand Administrative Officers 226 UniversityAcademic Requirements.... 18 Faculty 227 Degreesand Major ProgramsofStudy 23 EnrollmentStatistics 250 Program Abbreviations 25 College of LiberalArts 26 Index 251 Appendix 254 College of Engineering ANDPhysicalSciences 50 Campus Map 255 SchoolofHealthand Human Services 67 Directionsto Campus 256 . College of Life Sciences Frequently Called Numbers 256 andAgriculture 78 1999-2000 Calendar Inside Back Cover . . Whittemore Schoolof Business and Economics 94 A Community Leamers of UNHis a full-scale research town university set in the of Durham along the Oyster River. Teaching, research, and public service is the University's threefold mission as a public, land-grant institution. JIHMU- Undergraduate Students in all majors work side by side with world-renowned researchers. — '^-^ UNH's General Education Program builds a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences no matter what major. A $19-million renovation to Dimond Library gives students new settings and equipment for study and research and includes 126 computer woriistations as well as laptop computer hookups. wf^a^j'-i^m'i 'ii^- UNH YOU. There's a place at for Choosing UNH University of New Hampshire Office of Admissions ^ Grant House For more i. nformat,i.on or t,o arrange 4 Garrison Avenue NH a visit contact: Durham, 03824-3510 (603) 862-1360 http://www.unh.edu General Information were brought under the same board of jectives of general education carry The University trustees as the University. through the undergraduate subject ma- In1984, theUniversitybeganoffering jor, as students refine and apply their The University of New Hampshire is a courses to residents of the most densely skills and discover the relationships pubhc land-, sea-, and space-grant uni- populated regionofthestate through the among fields of study. At every level, versity serving an undergraduate popu- Nashua Center. In 1985, the state legis- students enjoy close contact with indi- glartaidounatoefst1u0d,e4n3t4s.sAturdiesnitnsg satanrda1m,o7n7g5 lNaetwureHaimnpcsohriproreaattedManthcehesUtneirv.erTshietycool-f vcaitdeudaltofarceusletayrcmheamnbdesrcsholwahrsohiapr;etdheisdii-s research universities, the University re- lege offers selected baccalaureate and an advantage for students, becauseactive tains the look and feel ofa New England graduate programs for commuter stu- scholarsand researchers teach bysharing liberal arts college with a faculty dedi- dents in the Merrimack Valley region as their own learning. cated to teaching. well as credit and noncredit continuing Within its seven schools andcolleges, education courses. Research. The activity of research em- the University offers 2,000 courses in braces all the arts and sciences at the more than 100 majors; special programs University: it is an integral part of both includeaparticularlystrongundergradu- Mission undergraduate and graduate programs. ate research program, the Honors Pro- UNHoffersabroadarrayofundergradu- In doctoral study, and in many master's gram, and a wide range ofopportunities ate, professional, and research andgradu- programs, thesis research is a primary for internships, study abroad, and na- ate programs.Nearly ninety percent of mode of learning. As a land-grant, sea- tional exchanUgNeHexperiences. the full-time faculty members hold doc- grant, and space-grant institution, the In 1998, completed a $19-mil- toral orterminaldegrees, andmany have UniversityofNewHampshire has aspe- lion renovation of the 207,000-square- earnednationaland international reputa- cialobligation toconductapplied research foot Dimond Library at the center of tions. in the areas of agriculture, engineering, campus. The campus also has a recently The University of New Hampshire and marine sciences, and to disseminate completedjournalism laboratory; a reno- has a threefold mission: the scholarly the findings to the state and nation. vated student union building, which in- functions ofteaching, research, andpub- cludes two theatres, a food court, and a lic service. Public Service. The University fulfills its variety of services and entertainment; special responsibility for the welfare of and a sports complex featuring a 6,000- Teaching. All undergraduateprograms of the state through UNH Cooperative Ex- seat sports arena, concert hall, and new instruction at the University arebuilton tension, through the Division of Con- recreation center. For more information abouttheUniversity, visitthe UNHWeb a program ofgeneral education. The ob- tinuingEducation, andthrough research site at http://www.unh.edu/ where you will find links to academic departments and services, student and admissions information, and a search feature. History Founded in 1866 as the New Hampshire CollegeofAgriculture andthe Mechanic Arts, the University of New Hampshire was one of the early land-grant institu- tions established to serve the sons and daughters offarming and laboring fami- lies. First situated in Hanover in connec- tion with Dartmouth College, New Hampshire Collegemoved to itsDurham campus in 1893 after Benjamin Thomp- son, a prosperous farmer, bequeathed land and money to further the develop- ment ofthe college. In 1923 the state legislature granted the college a new charter as the Univer- sityofNewHampshire, composedofthe College of Agriculture, the College of LiberalArts, and the CollegeofTechnol- ogy- In 1963, the University System of New Hampshire was created when the state colleges at Plymouth and Keene