Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania undergraduate catalog. 1999-2001

276 Pages·1999·11.5 MB·English

by  Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

BlOOlBllG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
THE
IDERGRADIATE
CATALOG
1999-2001
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
400 E. Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301
[phone]
http://www.bloomu.edu
Important Notices
Thecontentofthiscatalogisforinformationalpurposesonly
andnottoberegardedasanirrevocablecontractbetweenthe
universityandthestudent.BloomsburgUniversityreserves
therighttoamendanyacademic,administrativeordisciplinary
policyorregulationorfeedescribedherewithoutpriornoticeto
personsaffected.
Requirementsforgraduation,aswellascurriculafordegree
programs,suchasthoserequiringprofessionalcertification/
licensure,maychangethroughoutthestudent'smatriculation.
Suchchangeswillnotberetroactivelyrequired;however,the
studentwillhavetheoptiontochoosethenewprogramor
requirement,ifdesired.
Exceptionsmaybenecessarywhenchangesinprofessional
certificationorlicensurestandardmandatechangesin
academicrequirementsorinuniversityprograms.
BloomsburgUniversityisaccreditedbytheMiddleStates
AssociationofCollegesandSchools,theNationalCouncilfor
theAccreditationofTeacherEducation,theNationalLeaguefor
Nursing;theCouncilonEducationoftheDeafandtheCouncil
onSocialWorkEducation.Programsofstudyhavebeen
approvedbythePennsylvaniaStateBoardofEducationand
theStateBoardofNursing.Inaddition,thebachelorofscience
programinchemistryisapprovedbytheAmericanChemical
Society.
BloomsburgUniversityofPennsylvaniaiscommittedto
providingequaleducationalandemploymentopportunitiesfor
allpersonswithoutregardtorace,religion,gender,age,
nationalorigin,sexualorientation,disabilities,Vietnamera
veteranstatusorunionmembership.Theuniversityis
additionallycommittedtoaffirmativeactionandwilltake
positivestepstoprovidesucheducationalandemployment
opportunities.
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Contents©1999BloomsburgUniversityofPennsylvania,all
rightsreserved.
The Undergraduate Catalog
1999-2001
Contents
TheUniversity 7
HarveyA. Andruss Library 12
Campus Directory 14
College ofArts and Sciences 17
Anthropology 19
Allied Health Preparatory Programs 22
Art History, Art Studio 24
Biology 27
Chemistry,ClinicalChemistry 32
Communication Studies 36
Computer Science 39
CriminalJustice 41
Earth Science 43
Economics, Business Economics, Political Economics 45
Engineeringand LiberalArts 47
English 50
ExerciseScience 52
Geography 54
Geology 57
HealthPhysics 59
History 61
Languagesand Cultures 63
Mass Communications 68
Mathematics 71
MedicalImaging 74
Medical Technology 76
Music 78
Philosophy 81
Physics 83
Political Science 85
Psychology 87
Social Welfare 89
Sociology 91
Theatre Arts 93
CollegeofBusiness 95
Accounting 97
BusinessAdministrationandEconomics 99
Business Education 101
Computer Information Systems 103
Finance 105
Management 106
Management Information Systems 108
Marketing 110
Office Information Systems 112
College ofProfessional Studies 114
Audiology and Speech Pathology 115
School ofEducation 117
EarlyChildhood Education 121
Elementary Education 123
Elementaryand EarlyChildhood Education (Dual Certification) ..125
Secondary Education 127
Special Education 135
Interpreting for the Deaf/Hard ofHearing 139
Nursing 141
NursingPolicies 144
UniversityPrograms
InterdisciplinaryStudies 149
Honors Program 153
Developmental Instruction 155
AirForce ROTC 158
Army ROTC 161
Course Descriptions 163
Admissions 233
Academic Support Services 238
Academic Policies 242
General Educadon Requirements 255
Academic Calendars 260
TuitionandFees 261
Index 265
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Page7
The University
Bloomsburg University, a member of Location
Pennsylvania'sStateSystemofHigherEducation,is The Town of Bloomsburg, located in the
a four-year coeducational public university Susquehanna River Valley, has a population of
founded 1839. Through the stages ofits develop- about12,000people.Thecentralbusinessdistrictis
mentfromanormalschool toateacherscollege to justthreeblockssouthwestofcampusandincludes
amultipurposestatecollegeandfinallytoauniver- more than 80 retail stores, restaurants, a theater
sityin 1983,theinstitutionhadretaineditsemphasis and the Bloomsburg Fair in September. More
on liberal and career education. stores, restaurantsandtheaterscan befoundalong
Bloomsburgisrecognizedasoneofthebest100 nearbyRoute 11 and at the Columbia Mall, north-
publicuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Excellence, west oftown.
rangingfrom its seven NCAAchampionships to its The university is within a one-hour drive from
international reputation in a number of its aca- such cities as Hazleton, Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre
demic programs, is an attitude found throughout andScranton; 1.5hoursfromHarrisburg;2.5hours
the facultyand staff. from Philadelphia;3hoursfromNewYorkCityand
Total enrollment is over 7,300, with an average Baltimore; and four hours from Pittsburgh and
incomingSATof1070 and class rank in the upper Washington, D. C.
25 percent; Bloomsburgadmitsone in seven appli- Ifyouare comingfrom...
cants and has a four-year retention rate signifi- East ofBloomsburg: Use 1-80 west to Exit 35A
cantlyhigherthan the nationalaverage. Morethan
south.
80percentarefull-timestudents.About65percent West of Bloomsburg: Use 1-80 east to Exit 35
are women. About 90 percent of Bloomsburg
south.
graduatesare quicklyplaced in theirchosen fields. South ofBloomsburg: From Central Pennsylva-
About 90 percent of Bloomsburg's students nia, take Routes 11 and 15 north; from southeast
come from throughout Pennsylvania, creating a Pennsylvania, take Northeast Extension of the
diversemixofculturesandideas. It'saplacewhere Pennsylvania Turnpike (1-476) to 1-80 west to Exit
friend—shipsthatlastalifetimebegin.Andit'sabusy 35Asouth.
place with more than 150studentorganizations North of Bloomsburg: From the Scranton/
and activities, NCAA Division II athletic programs Wilkes-Barrearea,take1-81 soudito1-80westtoExit
and a popular recreation center. 35Asouth. From the Williamsport area, take 1-180
About 70 percent ofall students receive some south to 1-80eastto Exit35 south.
form of financial aid; average amount of aid is From Exit 35 south, take Route 487 south and
$4,782peryear. followsigns to campus, approximatelyone mile.
Theuniversity'sDivision ofContinuingandDis-
tance Education serves students through Faculty andStaff
nondegree credit courses, noncredit minicourses, With a total of about 1,000 employees,
off-campus classes, credit for life experience and BloomsburgUniversityhas378 full-time faculty, 73
distance learningcourseson public television. percentofwhomholddoctoraldegreesand72per-
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cent ofwhom are tenured. The staffis organized SutliffHall, which houses the College ofBusiness
into four divisions: Academic Affairs, Administra- andincludesaspecializedcomputerlabcapableof
tion, Student Life and University Advancement. runninga medium-sized corporation; OldScience
Governanceis through the State System'sBoardof Hall, with studios, classrooms and offices for the
Governors and through the university's Council of department ofanthropology, art history and lan-
Trustees. guages and cultures and the McCormick Center
for Human Services, equipped with a satellite re-
AcademicFacilities
ceiving dish and containing School ofEducation
The new HarveyA. Andruss Library opened in and nursing instructional facilities, television and
May, 1998withmorethan400,000volumesandgov- radio studios, the audiovisual resources center, ex-
ernmentdocuments, 1,700currentperiodicals, 1.9 perimental laboratories, Institute for Instructional
million units ofmicrotext and other audiovisual Technology, the UniversityForum, classrooms and
material and equipment, as well as 32 newspapers faculty offices.
and on-line bibliographies andfull-textdatabases-
DegreePrograms
provides resource supportfor the university's aca-
demic programs. Andruss Library is also home to Bloomsburg University offers 64 programs of
the university'sgraduatestudiesandgrantsoffices. studyintheCollegesofArtsandSciences,Business
ComputingFacilities:Theuniversityhasastrong and Professional Studies and 19 degree programs
commitmentto technologywith current machines and 11 supervisory certificate programs in the
and software throughout the campus. Nearly all School ofGraduate Studies.
computers are networked and connect to the BachelorofArts:Anthropology, Art History, Art
Internet. All faculty have personal computers and Studio, Biology, Chemistry, Communication Stud-
e-mailaccounts. Networkuptime is nearly 100 per- ies, CriminalJustice, Economics, English, French,
centand all computers are supported by technical Geography, German, History, Humanities, Mass
staff from Academic Computing and Computer Communications,Mathematics,Music,Philosophy,
Services. Student computing facilities are located Physics, Political Economics, Political Science, Psy-
throughout the campus. There are over 500 com- chology, Social Sciences, SocialWelfare, Sociology,
putersandover25laserprintersinlabs,classrooms Spanish, TheatreArts
and general-accessworkareas. SuperIMPand INP Bachelor ofScience: Accounting, Exercise Sci-
stations are available for lectures. ence, Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Com-
The Francis B. Haas Center for the Arts in- puterand Information Science, Computerand In-
cludes an art gallery and a 2,000-seat auditorium formation Systems, Earth Science, Geology, Health
with facilities for musical and dramatic produc- Physics, Interpreting, Mathematics, Medical Imag-
tions, aswell as classroom instruction. ing, Medical Technology, Natural Sciences and
Nelson Field House, located on Bloomsburg Mathematics, Office Information Systems, Physics,
University's upper campus, has classrooms and of- Speech Pathology and Audiology
fices for use by the health/physical education and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration:
athleticstaffs. Italsoservesashomeformostofthe Accounting, Business Economics, Finance, Man-
university'sindoorathleticevents.Thefacilityhasa agement, Management Information Systems,
3,000-seat arena for all home basketball and wres- Marketing
tling events, an indoortrack, indoor tennis courts, BachelorofSciencein Education:Business Educa-
anOlympic-sizeswimmingpool,handball/racquet- tion, EarlyChildhood Education, Elementary Edu-
ballcourts,aswellastraining,conditioningandfit- cation, Secondary Education, Special Education
nessfacilities. BachelorofScience inNursing
Instructionalbuildings include: MasterofArts:ArtHistory,ArtStudio,Communi-
Bakeless Center for the Humanities, housing cation
classrooms and offices for liberal arts programs; MasterofEducation:Biology,BusinessEducation,
NavyHall, with classrooms, clinics and offices for Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Educa-
thedepartmentsofExceptionalitiesandAudiology; tion, Reading
Hartline Science Center, with laboratories, class- MasterofScience:Accounting, Audiology, Biol-
rooms and offices for the science departments; ogy, Early Childhood Education, Education ofthe