Undergraduate catalog

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UNDERGRADUATE
CATALOG
USPS No. 065-120
Catalog at a Glance
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AdmissiontotheUniversity
Calendar _
ContinuingEcclesiasticalEndorsement »
CoursesOffered
DressandGroomingStandards °
FinancialAid *
GeneralEducation
GradingandRecords *
GraduationRequirements 6/
HonorCode '
HonorsEducation
Housing
Major,OnChoosinga 't2j5.
Majors,AlphabeticalListofUndergraduate • g
MapofCampus
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Registration
Scholarships '
ServicesAvailableonCampus 4
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TuitionandFees
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Directory HealthCenter:McDonaldHealthCenter,POBox24801,(801)
378-2771.
Pleaserefertolastpageforacampusmapandkeytobuilding HonorCodeOffice:337SWKT,POBox25533,[phone]
abbreviations.CompletethefollowingaddresseswithProvo, UT HonorsProgram:302MSRB,POBox22600,[phone].
84602-,insertingthelastfourdigitsofthePOboxafterthe Housing:100SASB,POBox21820,[phone].
hypheninthezipcode.
IndependentStudy:207HCEB,POBox21514,[phone].
Information:Campusdirectoryassistance,(801)378-INFO. InternationalStudentSupport:366SWKT,POBox25520,(801)
ADVISEMENTCENTERS:RayleneJ.Hadley,Director,B-238 378-2843.
AOSBp,enPOMaBjooxr,21125212,SW(8K0T1,)3P7O8-4B6o4x0.25521,[phone] Library:3226HBLL,POBox26878,[phone].
(SusanWilkins,Coordinator). MulticulturalPersonalCounseling:149SWKT,POBox27908,
CollegeofBiologyandAgriculture,380WIDB,POBox [phone]
25189,[phone](AudreyL.Megerian,Supervisor). Ombudsman:447ELWC,POBox27908,[phone].
CollegeofEducation,120MCKB,POBox25096,(801) PersonalCounseling:149SWKT,POBox25548,[phone].
378-3426(LuJeannePeters,Supervisor).
CollegeofEngineeringandTechnology,264CB,POBox Records:B-150ASB,POBox21114,[phone].
24101,[phone](PamelaWilliamson,Supervisor). Registration:B-130ASB,POBox21114,[phone].
CollegeofFamily,Home,andSocialSciences,2254SFLC, ScholarshipsandAwards:FinancialAid,A-41ASB,POBox
ColPlOegBeooxf2F6i7n9e7,Ar(8t0s1)an3d78C-o35m4m1un(iLacrartyiKo.nsTa,ylDo-r4,4S4upHeFrAviCs,or). 21009,[phone].
POBox26333,[phone](BrendaButterfield, ServicesforStudentswithDisabilities:151SWKT,POBox
Supervisor). 27908,[phone].
CollegeofHumanities,3078JKHB,POBox26101,(801) TrafficDivision:GreenHouse,POBox20300,[phone].
Col3l7e8g-e47o8f9N(uMrasriyngA,n5n5e1RSiWchK,TS,upPeOrvBisooxr)2.5532,(801) TransferEvaluation:B-268ASB,POBox21222,[phone]
378-4173(LindaSkeem,Supervisor). TuitionandFees:Cashiers'Office,D-155ASB,POBox21128,
CollegeofPhysicalandMathematicalSciences,1116 [phone].
TMCB,POBox26587,[phone](BettyLewis, VeteransSupport:B-150ASB,POBox21113,[phone].
Supervisor). Women'sServicesandResources:171SWKT,POBox25548,
CollegeofPhysicalEducation,205RB,POBox22117,(801) [phone]
378-3638(ShirleneHindmarsh,Supervisor). —
MarriottSchoolofManagement,460TNRB,POBox23185, StatementofNondiscrimination AdmissiontoBrigham
[phone](EldonBott,Supervisor). YoungUniversityisnondiscriminatory.Theuniversityadmits
Admission/Readmission:B-153ASB,POBox21110,(801) pgeenrdseorn,sorregdairsadblielsistyofwrhaoce,mecoeltoru,nniavteirosniatlyoarnidgidn,eprealritgmioenn,tage,
378-2507.
academicrequirementsandagreetoabidebytheuniversity's
AlumniAssociation:133ALUM,POBox22400,[phone]. standardsofconductandbehavior.
CampusVisitsandTours:GuestRelations/CampusTours,PO Theuniversitymakeseveryreasonableefforttoprovide
Box23200,[phone]. accurateinformationinthecontentsofthiscatalogbutreserves
Catalogs:ToorderacopyofeithertheBYUUndergraduate therighttomakechangesatanytimewithoutpriornotice.
CatalogortheBYUGraduateCatalog,pleasecontactMail ThiscatalogisnotacontractbetweenBrighamYoung
Services,BrighamYoungUniversity,296UPB,POBox21930, Universityandpresentorprospectivestudents.Theuniversity
Provo,UT84602-1930,telephone[phone].Withinthe reservestherighttochangeordiscontinuegraduation
UnitedStates,catalogsmailedsecondclasscost$6.50*each, requirements,departmentmajors,individualcourses,
andthosemailedfirstclasscost$10each.Thesepricesinclude instructors,andallotheraspectsofuniversityoperations.If
postageandhandling.VISA,MasterCard,check,ormoney collegesormajorsarediscontinued,orifsubstantialchangesin
orderisacceptedinpayment.Oncampus,bothcatalogscan requirementsfordegreesaremade,theuniversitywillendeavor
bepurchasedattheBYUBookstorefor$5each. toallowstudentsdisadvantagedbythechangetocontinue
*Subjecttochange. underexistingprogramsandrequirements.
Theuniversitymayplaceaholdonastudent'sregistration
AcademicSupport:151SWKT,POBox25548,[phone] privilegesifthestudentneglectsacademicworkormakes
DiscontinuanceOffice:B-150ASB,POBox21114,(801) unsatisfactoryprogresstowardgraduation.
378-7705. Volume93,Number3March15,1996Provo,Utah84601
EmployeeRelationsOffice:A-293ASB,POBox21220,(801) BRIGHAMYOUNGUNIVERSITYBULLETIN(USPS#065-120).
378-4486 PublishedbyBrighamYoungUniversity,Provo,Utah84602,
EmploymentOffice:C-40ASB,POBox21004,[phone]. ninetimesayear:monthlyduringJanuary,April,August,and
EqualOpportunityOffice:A-289ASB,POBox21220,(801) DSeeccoenmdb-ecrl;astshpreoesttaigmeespadiudriantgPrMoavroc,h;Utaanhd8t4w6i0c5e,iannSdeapdtdeimtbieorn.al
378-6878 offices.POSTMASTER:SendaddresscorrectiontoBRIGHAM
EveningClasses:120HCEB,POBox21513,[phone]. YOUNGUNIVERSITY,Provo,UT84602-1930.
FinancialAid:A-41ASB,POBox21009,[phone]. CoverphotographybyJohnSnyder.
GeneralEducation:302MSRB,POBox22600,[phone]. ©BrighamYoungUniversity,1996
GraduateStudies,Officeof:B-356ASB,POBox21341,
Gr(a8d0u1a)t3i7o8n-4E0v9a1l.uation:B-268ASB,POBox21222,(801) 3B-Y96UPub9l6i-c8a0t2i/o1n8s4&19Grap2h1iMcs/BYUPrintServices/LibertyPress
378-3641.
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Contents
UsingThisCatalog vi CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering 126
UniversityCalendar viii ClothingandTextiles 131
TheMissionofBrighamYoungUniversity xii Communications 135
BrighamYoungUniversity:AUniqueEnvironment 1 ComputerScience 142
ReligiousEnvironment 1 Dance 146
AcademicEnvironment 1 Economics • 153
CulturalEnvironment 4 EducationalLeadership . . : 157
RecreationalEnvironment 5 EducationalPsychology 158
BrighamYoungUniversityHonorCode 6 ElectricalandComputerEngineering . 163
GeneralHonorCodeStatement 6 ElementaryEducation . 169
AcademicHonesty 6 EngineeringandTechnologyEducation 173
DressandGroomingStandards 8 English 174
ResidentialLivingStandards 8 FamilySciences 181
ContinuingEcclesiasticalEndorsement 8 FineArts 187
Admissions 10 FoodScienceandNutrition 188
TuitionandFees 15 FrenchandItalian 193
FinancialAidandScholarships 18 Geography 198
Housing 23 Geology 202
OnChoosingaMajor 25 GermanicandSlavicLanguages 206
AlphabeticalListofUndergraduateMajorsat HealthSciences 216
BrighamYoungUniversity 26 History 220
Registration 30 NativeAmericanStudies 225
AcademicStandards 32 CharlesReddCenterforWesternStudies 227
GradingandRecords 33 Humanities,Classics,andComparativeLiterature .... 228
DiscontinuanceandStudentAcademicRecord InstructionalScience 236
AppealsCommittee 36 JerusalemCenterforNearEasternStudies 237
Graduation 37 KennedyCenterforInternationalStudies,DavidM. . . . 239
GraduationInformation 37 AmericanStudies 240
ScholasticRecognition 37 AsianStudies 241
GraduationRequirements 37 CanadianStudies 242
ReligiousEducation 40 EuropeanStudies 243
GeneralEducation 42 InternationalDevelopment 244
UniversityHonorsEducation 46 InternationalRelations 245
Colleges LatinAmericanStudies 245
CollegeofBiologyandAgriculture 52 NearEasternStudies 246
CollegeofEducation 54 Linguistics 249
CollegeofEngineeringandTechnology 56 MarriottSchoolofManagement,J.WillardandAliceS. . . 254
CollegeofFamily,Home,andSocialSciences 59 InstituteofBusinessManagement 258
CollegeofFineArtsandCommunications 61 InstituteofRetailManagement 260
CollegeofHumanities 62 ManagementCommunication 260
CollegeofNursing 64 ManagerialEconomics 261
CollegeofPhysicalandMathematicalSciences 65 InstituteofPublicManagement 262
CollegeofPhysicalEducation 66 OrganizationalBehavior 263
StudentLife 67 ManufacturingEngineeringandEngineeringTechnology 265
ReubenClarkLawSchool 68 ElectronicsEngineeringTechnology 266
JJG..rWaidlulaatrdeaStnuddiAelsiceS.MarriottSchoolofManagement ... 6790 ManMuafnaucftaucrtiunrginPgroEgnrgaimnse:ering(MFE)and
AcademicDepartments,Degrees,andCourses 71 ManufacturingEngineeringTechnology(MET) .... 268
AccountancyandInformationSystems,Schoolof 71 Mathematics 273
AerospaceStudies(AirForceROTC) 75 MechanicalEngineering 278
AgronomyandHorticulture 77 Microbiology 283
AmericanHeritage 83 MilitaryScience(ArmyROTC) 288
AnimalScience 84 Music 291
Anthropology 89 Nursing 305
AsianandNearEasternLanguages 94 Philosophy 309
Biology 103 PhysicalEducation 312
BotanyandRangeScience 105 PhysicalScience 320
ChemicalEngineering 115 PhysicsandAstronomy 321
ChemistryandBiochemistry 119 PoliticalScience 326
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Psychology
RecreationManagementandYouthLeadership 333383 CCoommppuutteerrsSupport 4^2
ReligiousEducation 412
CAnhcuirecnhtHSicsrtioprtyuraendDoctrine , .333444322 ICEoqDuuCnaeslnetOlepirpnogratunndiDteyvOeflfiocpementCenter ' 44^132
SSSooeccciioaonlldoWagoryrykE,dSucchaotoilonof ' 335^1 MMuclDtoicnualltudraHleaPlrtohgCreanmtser 44411^433
SSSttpauatdniseitnsithcsDaenvdePloorptmuegnutese ' 3?355„04 RSPeirresvpkircMoefasensfasogiroeSnmianelgnPlteroaPganrrdeanSmtassfety ] [ 444111554
TTheecahtnroeloagnydEFdiulcmationandConstructionManagement 337712 SSttuuddeennttUEnmipolno:yEmrennesttSLe.rvWiicleksinsonCenter ' [ 441165
VisualArts 378 TelecommunicationServices 415
ZWooomleong'ysResearchInstitute 339g64 VUentievrearnssitSyuPpoploicret,Traffic,andSecurity .... . . . . .' .' .' ^4y16j
HSDeairvrvioislcideosBn.AovLfaeiCeloaLnbitlbiernaourniynCPgeaErmdspuoucnasnteilon '444310991957 AAcdCcmhriuenrdiicsthtartBaiotoainrodannodfEAdffuiclaitaitoinonasndBYUBoardofTrustees 444221338
AcademicSupportOffice .411 OfficeoftheChurchCommissionerofEducation ....... 423
ABoloukmsntiorAessociation ] ' 1\\ CUhnaivierrssaintydAPdrmoifneissstorrsahtiipvseOfficers . . . 442253
CampusVisits 411 MaeserProfessorshipsandAlcuinFellows ...... 426
411 FacultyIndex
CCaormeperrePhleancseimveenCtlSienrivcices 441112 MInadpexofCampus ....'.'.'. ! i '.'.'.." 443297
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BYU1996-97UndergraduateCatalog v
Using This Catalog
SemesterSystem WhenCoursesAreOffered
CoursesofstudyatBrighamYoungUniversityareoffered,and Thefollowingabbreviationsareusedfollowingthecredithour
creditforsatisfactorycompletionisgranted,onasemesterbasis. designationoneachcoursetoindicatewhenthecourseisoffered:
FW Fallsemester
Course Numbering System Wintersemester
Sp Springterm
Acourse'slevelofinstructionisshownbythenumberassignedtoit: Su Summerterm
Course Alt.sem. Alternatesemester
Number TypeofCourse Alt.term Alternateterm
lto99 Preparatoryandremedial Alt.yr. Alternateyear
Evenyr. Evenyear
100to299 L(noownecrr-eddiivti)sion Oddyr. Oddyear
lstblk. Firstblock
300to499 Upper-division
2dblk. Secondblock
500to599 Advancedundergraduate Ondem. Ondemand
orgraduate
600to799 Graduate
Departments
Credit-HourDesignations AerospaceStudies Aeros
AgronomyandHorticulture AgHrt
Onesemesterhourofcreditrepresentsaminimumofonehour AmericanHeritage AHtg
ofinstructionperweekinasemesterortwohoursofinstruction AmericanSignLanguage ASL
perweekinaterm(e.g.,athree-hourclasswillmeetatleast AnimalScience AnSc
threehoursperweek).Thethree-numbercodethatappearsin Anthropology Anthr
parenthesesimmediatelyaftereachcoursetitlehasthe Biology Biol
followingsignificance: BotanyandRangeScience Botny,Range
Firstnumber Semesterhoursofcredit BusinessManagement BusM
Secondnumber Cmleaestsihnogupresrowfeleeckture,recitation,orseminar CChheemmiisctarlyEangnidnBeieorcihnegmistry CChhEenm
Thirdnumber Laboratoryhoursrequiredperweekor CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering CEEn
hoursoffieldstudyorindividualresearch CCloomtmhuinnigcaantdiToenxstiles CCIoTmxms
pseercownedekn,umbebyeorndthehoursshowninthe ComputerScience CS
Dance Dance
Economics Econ
Abbreviationsand Symbols EducationalLeadership ELdr
EducationalPsychology EPsy
CourseListings ElementaryEducation ElEd
Thefollowingabbreviationsandsymbolsareusedinthecourse ElectricalandComputerEngineering ECEn
EngineeringandTechnologyEducation EngT
listings:
English Engl
Arr. Credit,class,orlaboratoryhoursarranged FamilySciences FamSc
eHMa. CDreesdiigtn-ahtoeusradneHsoignnoartsiocnouarpspelitehsattocaerarcihesreGgEisctrreadtiiton FFionoedASrctisenceandNutrition FFnSANrt
DesignatesanHonorscoursethatdoesnotcarryGE Geography Geog
credit Geology Geol
R Designatesacoursethatmayberepeatedforcredit. Health/PhysicalEducation HEPE
TwoRcourseswiththesamenumberonatranscriptare HealthSciences Hlth
treatedastwoindependentcourses.IfanRcourseis History Hist
repeatedtoraisethegradereceived,thegradewillbe HonorsProgram HonP
averaged,becauseitisassumedthatthesubjectmatter Humanities Hum
+ vCarroisess-rferfoemretnicmeedtcootuirmsee.—onethatoriginatesinone CCllaassssiiccaslCivilization CClIsCcvs
— departmentbutmaycountforcreditinanother. ComparativeLiterature CLit
(19 ) Datefacultymemberwashired InstructionalScience IS
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UsingThis Catalog
InternationalStudies, ManagerialEconomics ManEc
DavidM.KennedyCenterfor: ManufacturingEngineering
AmericanStudies AmSt andEngineeringTechnology:
AsianStudies Asian ElectronicsEngineeringTechnology EET
CanadianStudies Canad ManufacturingEngineering MFE
EuropeanStudies Europ ManufacturingEngineeringTechnology MET
InternationalandAreaStudies IAS ManufacturingEngineeringand
InternationalRelations IntR EngineeringTechnology MFET
LatinAmericanStudies LtAm Mathematics Math
NearEasternStudies NES MechanicalEngineering MeEn
Languages: Microbiology Mcbio
Afrikaans Afrik MilitaryScience MilS
Arabic Arab Music Music
Bulgarian Bulgn NativeAmericanStudies NAS
Cantonese Cant Nursing Nurs
Chinese Chin OrganizationalBehavior OrgB
Czech Czech Philosophy Phil
Danish Dansh PhysicalEducation PE
Dutch Dutch PhysicalScience PhyS
Estonian Eston PhysicsandAstronomy Phscs
Finnish Finn Psychology Psych
French Fren PoliticalScience PISc
German Germ PublicManagement,Instituteof PMgt
Greek Greek RecreationManagementandYouthLeadership RMYL
GreekModern GrkM ReligiousInstruction:
Hebrew Heb AncientScripture RelA
Hindi Hindi ChurchHistoryandDoctrine RelC
Hungarian Hung SecondaryEducation ScEd
,
Icelandic kind SchoolofAccountancyandInformationSystems:
Italian Ital Accounting Ace
Japanese Japan InformationSystems ISys
Korean Korea SocialWork SocW
Latin Latin Sociology Soc.
Latvian Latvi Statistics Stat
Lithuanian Lithu StudentDevelopment StDev
Norwegian Norwe TechnologyEducationand
Polish Polsh ConstructionManagement CM,TecE
Portuguese Port TheatreandFilm ThF
Russian Russ VisualArts:
Scandinavian Scand VisualArtsCore VACor
Serbo-Croatian SrbCr VisualArtsDesign VADes
Spanish Span VisualArtsEducation VAEdu
Swedish Swed VisualArtsHistory VAHis
Thai Thai VisualArtsStudio VAStu
Ukrainian Ukrai Women'sStudies WS
Vietnamese Viet Zoology Zool
LawSchool Law
Linguistics: Ling Interdisciplinary Courses
AmericanSignLanguage ASL
AustrondsianLanguages AstLg Interdisciplinarycoursesaretaughtinseveralareas.
North,Central,andSouthAmerican
IndianLanguages AmILg 500-Level Graduate Courses
TeachingEnglishasaSecondLanguage ESL
MaWnealsghemen-tCommunication WMeCloshm Availabletoadvancedundergraduates.
BYU1996-97UndergraduateCatalog vii
University Calendar
TheannualcalendaratBYUincludestwosemestersandtwoterms.Fallsemester1996beginsthedayfollowingLaborDayandendsbefore
theChristmasholidays.WintersemesterisfromearlyJanuarytolateApril.SpringandsummertermsbegininlateAprilandlateJune,
respectively.Registeringforspringandsummertermsallowsstudentstoacceleratetheirprogressinmanydegreeprograms.
FallSemester1996
M Jan15,1996 Lastdaynewfreshmen(includinginternationalstudents)maysubmitapplicationsfortheGordon
B.riinckley/TrusteesScholarships
M
Jan15 Departmentalapplicationdeadlinesforfallsemester1996entrytograduatestudymaybeasearly
asJanuary15.Forspecificprogramanddepartmentdeadlinesandrequirements,refertothe
departmentlistinginthe1996-97BYUGraduateCatalogorcheckwiththedepartment.
Th Feb15 Lastdaynewfreshmen(includinginternationalstudents)maysubmitundergraduateapplications
forsummerterm1996andfallsemester1996admission
Th Feb15 Lastdaynewfreshmenmaysubmitapplicationsforacademicscholarshipsandforperformance
andtalentawards
F Marl Lastdaycontinuingundergraduatestudentsmayapplyforscholarshipsforfallsemester1996and
wintersemester1997
F Mar15 LastdaytransferandformerBYUstudents(includinginternationalstudents)maysubmit
undergraduateadmission/scholarshipapplicationsforsummerterm1996andfallsemester
1996admission
M
Aprl Lastdaytosubmitecclesiasticalendorsementwithoutalatefee
Sa Junl FinancialaidpriorityprocessingdateforPellGrants,StaffordLoans,andBYUloansforfall
semester1996,wintersemester1997,springterm1997,andsummerterm1997
Su Jul14 LastdaytoapplyforBYUshort-termloanstopayfallsemester1996tuitionbythedeadline
Th Aug15 Tuitionpaymentdeadlineforfallsemester1996toavoidlatefee($50,August16-30;$90,September
3-16)
Th Aug22 Firstdaysummerterm1996gradesareavailableviaTouch-tonetelephonesystemandAIM
MTW Aug26-28 AnnualUniversityConference
ThFSa Aug29-31 Orientation
FM Aug30 Lastdaytopaytuitionwith$50latefee(increasedto$90afterthisdate)
Sep2 LaborDayholiday
T Sep3 Classesbegin
TW Sep3 Lateregistrationbeginsforallstudentswhodidnotusetheadvanceregistrationsystem
M Sep4 Lastdaytodropclasseswithoutafeeperclass
M Sep16 Lastdaytolateregisteroraddclasses
M Sep16 Lastdaytopaylatetuition W
Sep16 Lastdaytodropaclasswithouta (officialwithdrawal)appearingonthetranscript
Th Sep19 Lastdaytodropafirstblockclassforacademicreasons
F Sep20 LastdayforgraduatesandundergraduatestoapplyandpayfeeforDecember1996graduation
T Octl Lastdaynewfreshman,transfer,andformerBYUstudents(includinginternationalstudents)may
submitundergraduateadmission/scholarshipapplicationsforwintersemester1997
M
M Oct7 Lastdaytoofficiallydiscontinuefromfirstblockclassesfornonacademicemergencies
Oct7 Lastdaytodropasemesterclassforacademicreasons
M
Oct7 Lastdaytoofficiallydiscontinuefromtheuniversitywithoutbeinggraded
TW Oct22 Lastdayoffirstblockclasses
W Oct23 Secondblockclassesbegin
W Oct30 Lastdaytoaddsecondblockclasses W
Oct30 Lastdaytodropasecondblockclasswithouta (officialwithdrawal)appearingonthetranscript
F Nov8 Lastdaygraduatestudentsindissertation,thesis,orselectedprojectprogramsmayscheduleafinal
oralexamination(defenseoftheirwork)andsubmitonecopyoftheirworktotheReserve
LibraryforDecember1996graduation
F Nov8 Lastdaytodropasecondblockclassforacademicreasons
F Nov15 FullpaymentdueonBYUshort-termloansforfallsemester1996
F Nov15 LastdaytoapplyforBYUshort-termloanstopaywintersemester1997tuitionbythedeadline
F Nov22 Lastdaygraduatestudentsindissertation,thesis,orselectedprojectprogramsmayhaveafinaloral
examination(defenseoftheirwork)forDecember1996graduation
Nov22 LastdayundergraduatesmaysubmittotheRecordsOfficeallincompletes,Tgrades,specialexams,
GEchallenges,militarycredit,officialtranscriptsofworkcompletedatotherschools,andany
otherinformationpertainingtoDecember1996graduation
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