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NORTHWESTERNSTATEUNIVERSITY 00636399 1? iU )7 m1rSlrsl[fI> DIRECTORY Telephone: email: AcademicColleges/Departments CollegeofBusiness -510 "^cn ciz:i [email protected] CollegeofEducation 318-357-6273 [email protected] CollegeofLiberalArts 318-357-4330 [email protected] Mrs.H.D.Dear,Sr.andAliceEstelle DearSchoolofCreativeandPerformingArts 318-357-4522 [email protected] Journalism 318-357-4425 [email protected] LanguageandCommunication 318-357-0272 [email protected] Psychology 318-357-6594 [email protected] SchoolofSocialSciences 318-35/-6195 [email protected] SocialWork 318-35/-54y3 [email protected] CollegeofNursing Cenla 318-484-2184 Natchitoches 318-357-6776 Shreveport 318-677-3100 [email protected] CollegeofScienceandTechnology 318-357-6699 [email protected] BiologicalScience 318-357-5323 [email protected] ChemistryandPhysics 310-35/-55U1 [email protected] EngmeermgTechnology Jlo jjf uz.yo [email protected] FamilyandConsumerSciences 318-357-5587 [email protected] HealthandHumanPerformance 318-357-5126 [email protected] Mathematics 318-357-4308 [email protected] MilitaryScience 318-357-5157 [email protected] LouisianaScholars'College 318-357-4577 [email protected] UniversityCollege 318-357-5000 [email protected] ElectronicandContinuingEducation 318-357-6355 [email protected] Admissions,AcademicRecords,Registration,Transcripts,andVeteransAffairs UniversityRegistrarandAdmissionsOffice 318-357-6171 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Recruiting OfficeofUniversityRecruiting 318-357-4503 [email protected] FinancialAid Natchitoches 318-357-5961 [email protected] Shreveport 318-677-3010 CenlaCampusatEnglandAirPark 318-484-2184 [email protected] FortPolkCenter 337-392-3100 [email protected] GraduateSchool 318-357-5851 [email protected] HealthServices 318-357-5351 [email protected] Housing 318-357-6703 [email protected] Information(Telephone) 318-357-6361 Police(University) 318-357-5431 [email protected] ShreveportCampus 318-677-3100 [email protected] SmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter 318-357-5611 [email protected] StudentActivitiesandOrganizations 318-357-6511 [email protected] StudentLife 318-357-5286 [email protected] StudentSupportServices 318-357-5901 [email protected] Testing 318-357-5246 [email protected] TuitionandFees(Admissions) 318-357-4503 [email protected] AllwrittencommunicationsshouldbedirectedtotheproperUniversityofficeandshouldbeaddressedto: NorthwesternStateUniversity Natchitoches,LA71497-0002 ADMISSIONSINFORMATION 1-800-807-8849 RECRUITINGINFORMATION 1-800-327-1903 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AMemberoftheUniversityofLouisianaSystem NATCHITOCHES,LOUISIANA71497-0002 http://www.nsula.edu UNIVERSITY CATALOG Vol.LXXXXI 2006-2007 PublishedbytheUniversityRegistrarandAdmissionsOfficeofNorthwesternStateUniversity,UniversityParkway,Natchitoches,Louisiana 71497-0002.EnteredasperiodicalsatthepostofficeinNatchitoches,Louisiana71497-0002,undertheActofJuly16,1904. 1 ThisUniversityCatalogpresentsthecurrentcurricula,educationalplans,courseofferings,requirementsandpoliciesofthisUniversity. Theprovisionsdescribed in this Catalog do notconstitute anofferforacontractwhich may beacceptedby students through registrationandenrollmentintheUniversity.TheUniversityreservestherighttochangeanycurriculum,plan,course,requirement andpolicyandanyotherprovisionatanytimeduringthestudent'speriodofstudyattheUniversity. 2 CONTENTS AcademicCalendar,2006-2007 4 Glossary 7 TheUniversity 8 AdmissiontotheUniversity 12 FinancialAid 16 AcademicInformation 19 AcademicRegulations 25 StudentLife 37 AcademicColleges,Departments,andCurricula CollegeofBusiness 42 CollegeofEducation 45 CollegeofLiberalArts 57 Mrs.H.D.Dear,Sr.andAliceEstelleDearSchoolofCreativeandPerformingArts 58 Journalism 65 LanguageandCommunication 66 Psychology 69 SchoolofSocialSciences 72 SocialWork 77 CollegeofNursing 78 RadiologicTechnology 83 CollegeofScienceandTechnology 86 BiologicalSciences 87 ChemistryandPhysics 91 EngineeringTechnology 93 FamilyandConsumerSciences 95 HealthandHumanPerformance 98 Mathematics 100 MilitaryScience 101 LouisianaScholars'College 103 UniversityCollege 117 GeneralStudies 117 ElectronicandContinuingEducation 120 GraduateStudies 121 CoursesofInstruction 146 TheLouisianaBoardofRegents 227 UniversityofLouisianaBoardofSupervisors 228 AdministrationoftheUniversity 229 Faculty 231 Index 245 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2006-2007 FALL2006 AUGUST 15 Tuesday semesterbegins/facultyoncall 15 Tuesday facultyinstitute 15-22 Tuesday-Tuesday registrationInternet 15 Tuesday advising/registrationENGLANDAIRPARK/CENLA 16 Wednesday advising/registrationFT.POLK 17 Thursday advising/registrationSHREVEPORT 20 Sunday residencehallsopen 21-22 Monday-Tuesday advising/registrationNATCHITOCHES 23 Wednesday firstdayofclassesALLCAMPUSES 23-31 Wednesday-Thursday lateregistration(feeapplies) 31 Thursday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,ormakesectionchanges SEPTEMBER 4 Monday LaborDayHoliday 5 Tuesday finaldaytoremove"I"gradewithapproved60-daywaiverfromspring2006 8 Friday finaldayforundergraduatestudentstoapplyforspring2007graduation 8 Friday finaldayforgraduatestudentstoapplyforfall2006graduation OCTOBER 6 Friday finaldayforremovalof"I"gradesfromsummer2006 20 Friday mid-termgradestobeenteredviaWebforFacultySystem 27 Friday finaldaytoresign,dropcourseswithagradeof"W"orchangefromcredit toauditin16-weekcourses NOVEMBER 17 Friday finaldaytoresignwithw-Hmid-termgrades 20-25 Monday-Saturday FallBreak/ThanksgivingHoliday 27 Monday classesresume(8a.m.) DECEMBER 6 Wednesday lastdayofclasses 6-13 Wednesdayevening-Wednesday finalexaminations 8 Friday candidategradesduetobeenteredby 10:00a.m.viaWebforFacultySystem 14 Thursday allgradesduetobeenteredbynoonviaWebforFacultySystem residencehallscloseatnoon 15 Friday 10:00a.m.and3:00p.m.commencementexercises/semesterends NOVEMBER S M T W12T F S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2006-2007 SPRING2007 JANUARY 2 Tuesday semesterbegins/facultyoncall TBA facultyinstitute 2 Tuesday advising/registrationENGLANDAIRPARK/CENLA 2 Tuesday advising/registrationFT.POLK 3 Wednesday residencehallsopen(1 p.m.) 3 Wednesday advising/registrationSHREVEPORT 4-5 Thursday-Friday advising/registrationNATCHITOCHES 8 Monday firstdayofclassesALLCAMPUSES 8-17 Monday-Wednesday lateregistration(feeapplies) 15 Monday MartinLutherKingHoliday 17 Wednesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,ormakesectionchanges 19 Friday finaldayforundergraduatestudentstoapplyforsummer/fall2007graduation 19 Friday finaldayforgraduatestudentstoapplyforspring2007graduation FEBRUARY 13 Tuesday finaldayforremovalof"I"gradesfromfall2006 19-21 Monday-Wednesday MardiGrasHolidays MARCH 5 Monday mid-termgradesduetobeenteredviaWebforFacultySystem 9 Friday finaldaytoresign,dropcourseswithagradeofW,orchangefromcredit toauditin 16-weekcourses APRIL 2-7 Monday-Saturday SpringBreak/EasterHolidays 9 Monday classesresume(8a.m.) 16 Monday Finaldaytoremove"I"gradewithapproved60-daywaiverfromfall2006 20 Friday finaldaytoresignwithw-t-mid-termgrades 27 Friday...lastdayofclasses,candidategradesduetobeenteredby 10:00a.m.viaWebforFacultySystem 27-May4 Fridayevening-Friday finalexaminations MAY 4 Friday 10:00a.m.and3:00p.m.commencementexercises 5 Saturday residencehallsclose 7 Monday allgradesduetobeenteredviaWebforFacultySystembynoon/semesterends FEBRUARY S M T W T F s S M T W T F S 4 5 6 7 81 29 130 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 5 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2006-2007 SUMMER2007 MAY 10 Thursday residencehallsopen 11 Friday advising/registration 14 Monday sessiononebegins 15 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,makeschedulechangesforsessionone 28 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithgradeofW,changefromcredittoauditforsessionone JUNE 1 Friday sessiononeends,advising/registrationforsessiontwo 4 Monday sessiontwobegins 5 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,makeschedulechangesforsessiontwo 18 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW,changefromcredittoauditforsessiontwo 22 Friday sessiontwoends,advising/registrationforsessionthree 25 Monday sessionthreebegins 26 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,makeschedulechangesforsessionthree JULY 4 Wednesday IndependenceDayHoliday 6 Friday finaldayforremovalof"I"gradesfromspring2007 9 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW,changefromcredittoauditforsessionthree 13 Friday sessionthreeends,advising/registrationforsessionfour 16 Monday sessionfourbegins 17 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,makeschedulechangesforsessionfour 30 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW.changefromcredittoauditforsessionfour AUGUST 3 Friday sessionfourends,residencehallsclose 6 Monday allgradesareduetobeenteredbynoonviaWebforFacultySystem/semesterends s M T w T W T F s S12M TJUWLYT F S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 6 GLOSSARY — Academic(Scholastic)load thetotalsofsemesterhoursofcourseworkforwhichastudentisregisteredinasemesterorsummer session. — AcademicCatalogYear catalogsareineffectbeginningwiththefallsemesterandremainineffectforthefollowingspringand summersemesters. — Admission writtenpermission,grantedbytheUniversityRegistrar,toregisterforcourseworkatNSU. — Auditor on—ewhopaysfeesandregistersforaclassorclassesasanobserveronlyandreceivesnocreditforit. Cancellation —aprocesswhereallcoursesareremovedfromastudent'sacademicrecord. Concentratio—n analternativetrackofcourseswithinaMajororOption,accountforatleast30%oftheMajorrequirements. Corequisite concurrentrequirement;usuallyacourseorsomeotherconditionthatmustbetakenormetatthesametimeas anothercourse. — Curriculum anofficiallyapprovedcombinationofcourses,satisfactorycompletionofwhichmayleadtoadegreeorothergoal. — Degree thetitleoftheawardconferredon studentsuponcompletionofaunifiedprogramofstudy (e.g..AssociateofArts, BachelorofArts). — DegreeDesignation eachauthorizedprogramatpublicinstitutionsofhighereducationislistedintheBoardofRegents'Inventory ofDegreeandCerti—ficateProgramsunderthecategory"DegreeDesignation"(e.g..BachelorofScience,BachelorofArts). Degree Program grouping ofcampus-approved courses and requirements (e.g., minimum CPA required, comprehensive examinations,EnglishandMathproficiency)which,whensatisfactorilycompletedbyastudentwillentitlehimorhertoadegree. — DegreeSubjectArea aprimarydisciplinewhichconstitutesthefocusofaDegreeProgram.Whenastudentsatisfactorilycompletes aDegreeProg—ram,thestudentwillbeentitledtoadegreeintheappropriatesubjectarea(e.g..Biology,History,Nursing). DegreeTitle thecompletelabelofaDegreeProgram,consistingofaDegreeDesignation(e.g..AssociateofArts)andtheDegree SubjectAre—a(e.g.CriminalJustice). Dismissal finalterminadon,byproperUniversityauthority,ofastudent'senrollmentintheUniversity. — Elective acourserequiredinacurriculumwithoutspecificidentification;thestudent"elects"thecoursetobetaken.Theareain whichtheelecfiv—emustbechosenissometimesspecified. GoodStanding t—hestatusofastudentwhoiseligibletoconfinueinorreturntotheUniversity. GraduateStudent astudentwhohasreceivedabaccalaureatedegreeandhasbeenofficiallyadmittedtoGraduateStudies. — Major thatpartofaDegreeProgramwhichconsistsofaspecifiedgroupofcoursesinaparticulardiscipline(s)orfield(s).The nameoftheMajorisusuallyconsistentwiththeDegreeSubjectArea.AMajorusuallyconsistsof25percentormoreoftotalhours requiredinanundergraduatecurriculum. — Minor thatpartofaDegreeProgramwhichconsistsofaspecifiedgroupofcoursesinaparticulardiscipline(s)orfield(s), consistingusuallyof15percentormoreoft—otalhoursrequiredinanundergraduatecurriculum. OverallCumulativeGradePointAverage obtainedbydividingthetotalnumberofqualitypointsbythetotalnumberofquality hours. — Prerequisite —arequirementthatmustbesadsfied,oftenregistrationinanothercourse,beforeastudentcantakeacourse. QualityHours thecredithourvalueofthecourse. — QualityPoint anumericalvalueassignedtoeachofthelettergradesAthroughF.ThegradeofAisvaluedatfourqualitypoints foreachsemesterhourofcreditinthecourse.Bisthreepointsperhour,Cistwo,andDisone.AgradeofFhasaqualitypointvalue ofzero.Thesevaluesareusedincalculatingastudent's"gradepointaverage"andacademicstanding. — Registrar theUniversityofficialresponsibleforcompilingandkeepingsecuretheofficialrecordsofeachstudent'sscholastic achievement.Theoffice,inRoyHall,isaprincipalsourceofinformationandadvisementonmatterssuchasregistration,scheduling, andacademicstanding. — ResidenceRequirement arequirementthatstudentspursuingundergraduateorgraduatedegreesatNSUmustearnaspecified numberofsemesterhoursinregularly scheduledcoursework. Forthebaccalaureate degree, students mustalsoearnatleast 12 semesterhour—sinthemajorfieldinupper-levelcourses(numbered3000orabove)inresidenceatNSU. Resignation astudent'svoluntaryterminationofenrollmentinallclasseswhichiscarriedoutinaccordancewithUniversity procedures. — Scholasticprobati—on statusofastudentwhoisnotdoingsadsfactoryworkinclassesasspecifiedelsewhereinthiscatalog. SemesterAverage astudent'sgrade-pointaveragebasedonthetotalnumberofqualitypointsearneddividedbytotalnumberof qualityhoursinagivensemester. — Semesterhour thenumericalvalueofacourseusuallybasedonthenumberofhoursspentintheclassperweekinaregular session.Acreditorsemesterhourgenerallyrepresentsonehourofclassworkaweek. — Suspension tem—porarydenialtoastudent,byproperUniversityauthority,ofpermissiontoregisterforclassesatNSU. 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Northwestern State University is aresponsive, student- In 1980theoldcampusquadrangle wherethecolumns oriented institution that is committed to the creation, standwasenteredintotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces dissemination,andacquisitionofknowledgethroughteaching, underthetitle"NormalHillHistoricDistrict." research,andservice.TheUniversitymaintainsasitshighest In 1984, Northwestern State University celebrated its priorityexcellenceinteachingingraduateandundergraduate Centennial with lectures, concerts, social events, and an programs. effective fund-raising effortthatestablishedtheCentennial Northwestern State University prepares its students to Development Fund. In addition to the main campus in become productive members of society and promotes Natchitoches, the University maintains full-service campus economic developmentand improvements in the qualityof centers in Shreveport, Leesville, andAlexandriaandoffers lifeofthecitizensinitsregion. instructionateightcontinuingeducationsitesinthecentral andnorthwestareasoftheState. VISION LOCATION Northwestern State University strives foreducational qualitythroughexcellenceinteachingandresearch,innovative ThemainUniversitycampuscoversanareaofsome916 useoftechnology,andexceptionalservicetostudentsandother acresimmediatelywestofNatchitoches,Louisiana.Thecity constituencies. isinthenorthwesternpartofthestateabout50milesnorthwest TheUniversityseekstoattractanddevelopoutstanding ofAlexandria and 75 miles southeast of Shreveport, studentsandfacultyandtoprovidethemwiththeresources Louisiana'sthirdlargestcity. neededtopromoteoptimallearningandservice. Thecampus,encompassingrollingpinehillsandrichriver By maintaining a student-oriented environment, bottomland,isoneofthemostspaciousandattractiveinthe Northwesternwillofferchallengingandrewardingacademic South.Thenaturalbeautyofthesitedrewpeopletoitevenin experiencesaugmentedandenriched withopportunitiesfor prehistorictimes.LongthehomeofamajorIndiantribefor cultural,social,athletic,andotherextracurricularactivities. whichitwasnamed,NatchitocheswasfortifiedbytheFrench Theessenceofthisstudent-orientedenvironmentwillbethe in1714asanoutpostoftheirNewWorldempirefacingSpanish University'scommitmenttocreateacooperativeatmosphere 8