UndeRgRadUaTe annOUncemenTs 2 0 1 4

287 Pages·2014·3.04 MB·English

U n d e R g R a d U a T e
a n n O U n c e m e n T s
2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5
2013-2014 Record
One Hundred Twenty First Year
Volume 89
Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634
1
nOTIFIcaTIOn OF RIgHTs UndeR THe FamILY edUcaTIOnaL RIgHTs
and PRIVacY acT (FeRPa)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights include:
1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access.
A student should submit to the registrar, dean, head of the academic department, or other appropriate official, a written request that identifies the record(s)
the student wishes to inspect. The University official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may
be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the University official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the
correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
(2) The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation
of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.
A student who wishes to ask the University to amend a record should write the University official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the
record the student wants changed, and specify why it should be changed.
5
If the University decides not to amend the record as requested, the University will notify the student in writing of the decision and the student’s right to
a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified
of the right to a hearing.
1
Note: The challenge of a student under this paragraph is limited to information which relates directly to the student and which the student asserts is
inaccurate or misleading. With regard to a student’s grade, this right does not permit the student to contest a grade on the grounds that a higher grade is
-
deserved, but only to show that the grade has been inaccurately recorded.
4
(3) The right to provide written consent before the University discloses personally identifiable information from the student’s education records, except to
the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
The University discloses education records without a student’s prio1r written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with
legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or sup-
port staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); contractors, consultants, volunteers and other outside parties to whom the
institution has outsourced institutional services or functio0ns instead of using University employees or officials (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection
agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting
another school official in performing his or her tasks.
2
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsi-
bilities for the University.
Upon request, the University also discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.
(4) The right to refuse to permit the designation of any or all of the following categories of personally-identifiable information as directory information,
which is not subject to the above restrictions on disclosure: student’s full name, permanent address and telephone number, local address and telephone
number, e-mail address, Clemson identification number (the number that begins with a C on the student ID card and is also referred to as a student's XID),
username, state of residence, date and place of birth, marital status, academic class, class schedule and class roster, name of advisor, major field of study,
including the college, division, department or program in which the student is enrolled, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight
and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance and graduation, degrees and honors and awards received including selection to a dean’s list
or honorary organization and the grade point average of students selected, and the most previous educational institution attended. Photographic, video,
or electronic images of students taken and maintained by the University are also considered directory information.
Directory information may be disclosed by the University for any purpose, at its discretion. Any student wishing to exercise his/her right to refuse to permit
the designation of any or all of the above categories as directory information must give written notification to the Registration Services Office (E-206 Martin
Hall) by the last day to register for the enrollment period concerned as published in the Clemson University calendar.
(5) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the University to comply with the requirements of
FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-5901.
2
dIscLOsURe OF edUcaTIOn RecORds In
HeaLTH and saFeTY emeRgencIes
If the University determines that there is an articulable and significant threat to the health or safety of a student or other individuals, FERPA allows
disclosure of information from education records to appropriate parties whose knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health and
safety of the student or other individuals. 1
• “Articulable and significant threat” means that if a school official can explain why, based on all the information then available, he or she reasonably
believes that a student poses a significant threat, such as a threat of substantial bodily harm, to any person, including the student, the University
may disclose education records to any person whose knowledge of information from those records will assist in protecting a person from that
threat.
• “Appropriate parties” include parents of the student; parents may be notified when there is a health or safety emergency involving their son or
daughter.
In making a determination to disclose information, the University may take into account the totality of the circumstances pertaining to a threat to the safety
or health of the student or other individuals. An emergency can be related to the threat of an actual, impending, or imminent emergency, such as a terrorist
attack, a natural disaster, a campus shooting, or the outbreak of an epidemic such as e-coli. An emergency can also be a situation in which a student gives
sufficient, cumulative warning signs that lead the school official to believe the student may harm himself at any moment.
5
The FERPA recordkeeping requirements require the University to record 1) the articulable and significant threat that formed the basis for the disclosure
and 2) the parties to whom the information was disclosed. This record will demonstrate what circumstances led to the determination that a health or safety
1
emergency existed and how the disclosure was justified. The record must be made within a reasonable period of time after the disclosure was made. The record
must be maintained with the education records of the student for as long as the student’s education records are maintained. after disclosing information
under the FeRPa health and safety exception, employee(s) must document the following information and forward the records to the dean of students.
-
• Student’s name
• Name(s) of person(s) to whom the student posed a significant health4 or safety threat
• Description of the significant threat to health or safety
• Description of the circumstances and the information available (including relevant dates)
• Description of all the information that was disclosed 1
• Names(s) of person(s) to whom the information was disclosed (person(s) whose knowledge of the information would have assisted in protecting
a person or persons from the threat; or student’s parents)
• Date(s) disclosure was made
0
• Name(s) of CU employee(s) who determined a health and safety emergency existed
• Name(s) of CU employee(s) who disclosed the information
• Date the record of disclosure was made
2
1Note: The FERPA health and safety requirements do not apply to disclosures to a Clemson University employee with a legitimate educational interest
in the information. Information from education records may be disclosed to University employee if the information is necessary for that employee to
perform work appropriate to his or her position.
3
Table of Contents 2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements 2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements Academic Calendar
CoNTENTS Microbiology
Packaging Science
Plant and Environmental Sciences
Preprofessional Health Studies
Academic Calendar............................................................................................5
Turfgrass
Administration...................................................................................................8
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
General Information ..........................................................................................9
College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities...............................................64
Purpose of Catalog
School of Design and Building and School of the Arts
Student Responsibility
School of Humanities
Vision Statement
Architecture
Mission Statement
Communication Studies
University Description
Construction Science and Management
History
English
The Campus
History
Accreditation
Landscape Architecture
Advising Policy
Language and International Health
Libraries
Language and International Trade
Computing Resources
Modern Languages
Calhoun Honors College
Pan African Studies
Cooperative Education Program
Philosophy
Study and Work Abroad Programs
Production Studies in Performing Arts
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Religious Studies
Honor Organizations
Sports Communication
Clemson University Experiment Station 5
Visual Arts
Clemson University Foundation
Women’s Leadership
Clemson Alumni Association
College of Business and Behavioral Science ...................................................81
Campus Visits and Tours
Business and Professional Programs
Admission ........................................................................................................13 1
Behavioral and Social Science Programs
Application Information
ROTC Programs
Freshmen
Accounting
Transfer Students
General Information An-thropology
Economics
General Educational Development (GED)
Financial Management
Admission Deposit 4 Graphic Communications
Housing
Management
Orientation Programs
Marketing
International Undergraduates
Political Science
Special Student Status 1
Psychology
Readmission of Former Undergraduates
Sociology
Illegal Immigration Reform Act Process
College of Engineering and Science ...............................................................93
Financial Information ......................................................................................17
Engineering Programs
Tuition and Fees 0
Bioengineering
Resident Tuition and Fees
Biosystems Engineering
Dining
Chemical Engineering
TigerStripe Account
Civil Engineering
Financial Aid 2
Computer Engineering
Student Services ...............................................................................................24
Electrical Engineering
Housing
Environmental Engineering
Redfern Health Center
Industrial Engineering
Academic Success Center
Materials Science and Engineering
Career Center
Mechanical Engineering
Disability Services
Science Programs
Academic Regulations ....................................................................................26
Chemistry
Credit System
Computer Information Systems
Grading System
Computer Science
Classwork
Geology
Graduation Requirements
Mathematical Sciences
Academic Records
Physics
Undergraduate Academic Integrity
College of Health, Education and Human Development ............................113
Academic Grievance Policy
Eugene T. Moore School of Education
Academic Misconduct by Former Students
Athletic Leadership Certificate
Revocation of Academic Degrees
Agricultural Education
General Education ...........................................................................................37
Early Childhood Education
Mission Statement
Elementary Education
Requirements
Mathematics Teaching
Minors .............................................................................................................39
Science Teaching
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences ........................................43
Secondary Education
Agribusiness
Special Education
Agricultural Education
Health Science
Agricultural Mechanization and Business
Language and International Health
Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Nursing
Biochemistry
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Biological Sciences
Courses of Instruction ...................................................................................128
Environmental and Natural Resources
Faculty ...........................................................................................................255
Food Science
Faculty Emeriti ...............................................................................................276
Forest Resource Management
Appendix .......................................................................................................282
Genetics
Index .............................................................................................................284
Horticulture
4
Table of Contents 2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements 2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements Academic Calendar
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014-2015
summer 2014 summer minimester a 2014
May 13, Tu Late enrollment May 13, Tu Late enrollment
May 14, W Classes begin May 14, W Classes begin
May 15, Th Last day to register or add a class May 14, W Last day to register or add a class
May 21, W Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the May 15, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
University without a W grade University without a W grade
Jun 3, Tu Last day to order diploma for August graduation May 21, W Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Jun 16-20, M-F Long summer break May 23, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Jul 1, Tu Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations University without final grades
Jul 4, F July 4th holiday May 30, F Last day of classes
Jul 8, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Jun 2, M Examinations
University without final grades Jun 3, Tu Last day to order diploma for August graduation
Jul 30, W Last day of classes Jun 4, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
Jul 31, Th Study day
Aug 1 & 4, F & M Examinations summer minimester B 2014
Aug 5, Tu 2:00 p.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Jun 3, Tu Late enrollment
Aug 6, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades 5
Jun 3, Tu Classes begin
Aug 7, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
Jun 3, Tu Last day to register or add a class
Aug 8, F Graduation
Jun 3, Tu Last day to order diploma for August graduation
Jun 4, W 1Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the

University without a W grade
First summer 2014
Jun 10, Tu Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
May 13, Tu Late enrollment Jun 1-2, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
May 14, W Classes begin University without final grades
May 15, Th Last day to register or add a class 4Jun 19, Th Last day of classes
May 19, M Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Jun 20, F Study day
University without a W grade Jun 23, M Examinations
May 30, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations Jun 25, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
1
Jun 3, Tu Last day to order diploma for August graduation
Jun 5, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the summer minimester c 2014
University without final grades
Jun 24, Tu Late enrollment
Jun 17, Tu Last day of classes 0
Jun 24, Tu Classes begin
Jun 18, W Study day
Jun 24, Tu Last day to register or add a class
Jun 19-20, Th-F Examinations
Jun 25, W Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Jun 25, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
2 University without a W grade

Jul 1, Tu Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
second summer 2014
Jul 3, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Jun 23, M Orientation University without final grades
Jun 24, Tu Late enrollment Jul 4, F July 4th holiday
Jun 25, W Classes begin Jul 11, F Last day of classes
Jun 26, Th Last day to register or add a class Jul 14, M Examinations
Jun 30, M Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Jul 16, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
University without a W grade
Jul 4, F July 4th holiday summer minimester d 2014
Jul 14, M Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Jul 16, W Late enrollment
Jul 18, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Jul 16, W Classes begin
University without final grades
Jul 16, W Last day to register or add a class
Jul 30, W Last day of classes
Jul 17, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Jul 31, Th Study day
University without a W grade
Aug 1 & 4, F & M Examinations
Jul 23, W Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Aug 5, Tu 2:00 p.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Jul 25, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Aug 6, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
University without final grades
Aug 7, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
Aug 1, F Last day of classes
Aug 8, F Graduation
Aug 4, M Examinations

Aug 5, Tu 2:00 p.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Aug 6, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
Aug 7, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
Aug 8, F Graduation
5
Academic Calendar 2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements
Fall semester 2014 Fall minimester a 2014
Aug 18-19, M-Tu Late enrollment Aug 18-19, M-Tu Late enrollment
Aug 19, Tu University Convocation Aug 20, W Classes begin
Aug 20, W Classes begin Aug 20, W Last day to register or add a class
Aug 26, Tu Last day to register or add a class Aug 21, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Sep 2, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade
University without a W grade Aug 29, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Sep 9, Tu Last day to order diploma for December graduation Sep 2, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Oct 10, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations University without final grades
Oct 24, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Sep 9, Tu Last day of classes
University without final grades Sep 9, Tu Last day to order diploma for December graduation
Nov 3-4, M-Tu Fall break Sep 10, W Study day
Nov 5, W Registration for spring and summer terms begins Sep 11, Th Examinations
Nov 26-28, W-F Thanksgiving holidays Sep 15, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
Dec 4-5, Th-F Classes meet; exams permitted in labs only
Dec 8-12, M-F Examinations Fall minimester B 2014
Dec 15, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Sep 16, Tu Late enrollment
Dec 17, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
Sep 17, W Classes begin
Dec 17, W Candidates for graduation may access grades
Sep 17, W Last d5ay to register or add a class
Dec 18, Th Graduation
Sep 18, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the

University without a W grade
First Fall 2014
Sep 26, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
1
Aug 18, M Late enrollment Sep 30, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Aug 18, M Classes begin University without final grades
Aug 25, M Last day to register or add a class Oct 7, Tu Last day of classes
Aug 29, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Oct 8-, W Study day
University without a W grade Oct 9, Th Examinations
Sep 9, Tu Last day to order diploma for December graduation 4Oct 15, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
Sep 12, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Sep 19, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Fall minimester c 2014
University without final grades 1 Oct 13, M Late enrollment
Oct 3, F Last day of classes
Oct 13, M Classes begin
Oct 6-10, M-F Examinations
Oct 13, M Last day to register or add a class
Oct 15, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
0 Oct 14, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the

University without a W grade
second Fall 2014
Oct 22, W Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Oct 13, M Late enrollment Oct 24, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
2
Oct 13, M Classes begin University without final grades
Oct 20, M Last day to register or add a class Oct 31, F Last day of classes
Oct 24, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Nov 3-4, M-Tu Fall break
University without a W grade Nov 5, W Examinations
Nov 3-4, M-Tu Fall break Nov 7, F 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
Nov 5, W Registration for spring and summer terms begins
Nov 11, Tu Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations Fall minimester d 2014
Nov 18, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Nov 11, Tu Late enrollment
University without final grades
Nov 12, W Classes begin
Nov 26-28, W-F Thanksgiving holidays
Nov 12, W Last day to register or add a class
Dec 5, F Last day of classes
Nov 13, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Dec 8-12, M-F Examinations
University without a W grade
Dec 15, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Nov 21, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Dec 17, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
Nov 26-28, W-F Thanksgiving holidays
Dec 17, W Candidates for graduation may access grades
Nov 25, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Dec 18, Th Graduation
University without final grades

Dec 5, F Last day of classes
Dec 8, M Examinations
Dec 15, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Dec 17, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
Dec 17, W Candidates for graduation may access grades
Dec 18, Th Graduation
6
2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements Academic Calendar
spring semester 2015 spring minimester a 2015
Jan 5, M Orientation Jan 5-6, M-Tu Late enrollment
Jan 5-6, M-Tu Late enrollment Jan 7, W Classes begin
Jan 7, W Classes begin Jan 7, W Last day to register or add a class
Jan 13, Tu Last day to register or add a class Jan 8, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Jan 19, M Martin Luther King Jr. holiday University without a W grade
Jan 21, W Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Jan 19, M Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
University without a W grade Jan 19, M Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Jan 28, W Last day to order diploma for May commencement Jan 21, W Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Feb 27, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations University without final grades
Mar 13, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Jan 28, W Last day of classes
University without final grades Jan 28, W Last day to order diploma for May commencement
Mar 16-20, M-F Spring break Jan 29, Th Study day
Mar 30, M Registration for fall term begins Jan 30, F Examinations
Apr 4-11, Sa-Sa Honors and Awards Week Feb 2, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
Apr 23-24, Th-F Classes meet; exams permitted in labs only
Apr 27-May 1, M-F Examinations spring minimester B 2015
May 5, Tu 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Feb 2, M Late enrollment
May 6, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
Feb 2, M Class5es begin
May 7, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
Feb 2, M Last day to register or add a class
May 8, F Commencement
Feb 3, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the

University without a W grade
First spring 2015 1
Feb 11, W Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Jan 5, M Late enrollment Feb 13, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Jan 5, M Classes begin University without final grades
Jan 12, M Last day to register or add a class Feb 2-0, F Last day of classes
Jan 19, M Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Feb 23, M Examinations
Jan 20, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the 4Mar 2, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
University without a W grade
Jan 28, W Last day to order diploma for May commencement spring minimester c 2015
Feb 2, M Last day for instructors to issue midterm evalua1tions Mar 2, M Late enrollment
Feb 9, M Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Mar 2, M Classes begin
University without final grades
Mar 2, M Last day to register or add a class
Feb 23, M Last day of classes
0 Mar 3, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Feb 24-27, Tu-F Examinations
University without a W grade
Mar 2, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
Mar 11, W Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations

Mar 13, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
second spring 2015 2
University without final grades
Mar 2, M Late enrollment Mar 16-20, M-F Spring break
Mar 2, M Classes begin Mar 27, F Last day of classes
Mar 9, M Last day to register or add a class Mar 30, M Registration for fall term begins
Mar 13, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the Mar 30, M Examinations
University without a W grade Apr 6, M 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit grades
Mar 16-20, M-F Spring break
Mar 30, M Registration for fall term begins spring minimester d 2015
Apr 3, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
Apr 6, M Late enrollment
Apr 10, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Apr 6, M Classes begin
University without final grades
Apr 6, M Last day to register or add a class
Apr 24, F Last day of classes
Apr 7, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
Apr 27-May 1, M-F Examinations
University without a W grade
May 5, Tu 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
Apr 15, W Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
May 6, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
Apr 17, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the
May 7, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
University without final grades
May 8, F Commencement
Apr 24, F Last day of classes

Apr 27, M Examinations
May 5, Tu 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
May 6, W 9:00 a.m.–Deadline to submit other grades
May 7, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
May 8, F Commencement

Note: Dates on this calendar were accurate at the time of printing. Dates, however, may change as conditions warrant. Current information is available at
www.registrar.clemson.edu/html/Acad_Cal.htm.
7
Administration 2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements
ADMINISTRATIoN PResIdenT cOLLegIaTe deans
James P. Clements, PhD Thomas R. Scott, PhD, Dean, College of Agriculture,
Forestry and Life Sciences
UnIVeRsITY gOVeRnance VIce PResIdenTs Richard E. Goodstein, PhD, Dean, College of
and admInIsTRaTIOn Nadim Aziz, PhD, Interim Vice President for Architecture, Arts and Humanities
The University is governed by a board of 13 members, Academic Affairs and Provost and Associate Provost Charles K. Watt, PhD, Interim Dean, College of
six selected by the state Legislature and seven self- for Faculty Development Business and Behavioral Science
perpetuating life members, in accord with the will A. Neill Cameron Jr., MBA, Vice President for Anand Gramopadhye, PhD, Dean, College of
of Thomas Green Clemson. The Board of Trustees Advancement Engineering and Science
is primarily responsible for adopting the long-range John M. Ballato, PhD, Vice President for Economic Lawrence R. Allen, PhD, Dean, College of Health,
objectives of the University and the basic policies Development Education and Human Development
for achieving them; providing policy instruction for
Gail DiSabatino, EdD, Vice President for Student 2014 BOaRd OF VIsITORs
long-range planning; adopting the statutes of the
Affairs
University; electing the president of the University; William L. Abercrombie, Jr., Greenville
employing the secretary of the board; maintaining R. Larry Dooley, PhD, Interim Vice President for M. Wade Allen, Mount Pleasant
ownership of University assets; and overseeing the Research Raymond H. Anderson, Jr., North Charleston
evaluation of the University. Brett A. Dalton, MA, Vice President for Finance and Sims T. Ballew, Columbia
Operations George W. Boozer III, Simpsonville
The president is the chief executive officer of the George R. Askew, PhD, Vice President for Public Celeste D. Boykin, Brandywine, Maryland
University, providing leadership to all phases of Service and Agriculture William P. Bradley, Johns Island
University planning, coordinating the operations of John J. Britton, Jr., Charleston
all units of the University, carrying out major Univer- 5Julie Godshall Brown, Greenville
sity public relations functions, evaluating the results geneRaL cOUnseL Jenni T. Bryson, Greenville
of University plans, and appointing personnel who W.C. Hood Jr., JD James A. Bull, Chapin
report to the president. The day-to-day operations of Richard T. Caldwell II, Aiken
the University are administered by the president and dIRecTOR OF aTHLeTIcs 1 Lori Anne Carr, Ridge Spring
executive officers for advancement, public service Archie H. Chandler III, Greenville
Daniel Radakovich Jr., MBA
and agriculture, student affairs, and research and Caroline Chappell, Greenwood
economic development. Paul S. Coombs, Rock Hill
academIc aFFaIRs -
The provost and vice president for academic affairs Frank J. Cox, Clemson
is the chief academic officer of the University. The Nadim Aziz, PhD, Interim Vice President for James P. Creel, Jr., Myrtle Beach
provost is responsible directly to the president for all Academic Affairs and Pro4vost and Associate Provost Franklin L. Davis, Washington, DC
academic matters and has administrative jurisdiction for Faculty Development Michael R. Davis, Hopkins
over teaching and computing services. Vice provosts Debra B. Jackson, PhD, Vice Provost and Assistant to Richard E. Davis, Greenville
assist in administering and performing duties in the President 1 Denetria N. Dawkins, Charleston
Samuel L. Dozier, Elgin
coordinating graduate and undergraduate curricula; Sharon Nagy, PhD, Interim Vice Provost for Global
Mark C. Dukes, Columbia
supervising computer information services, the librar- Engangement
Frederick S. Gilmer III, Greenville
ies, scholarship and award programs; and other duties Janice W. Murdoch, PhD, Vice Provost and Dean of
Asa A. Godbold, Florence
assigned by the provost. U0ndergraduate Studies
Anthony L. Harbin, Anderson
Academic deans are the chief administrative officers Karen J.L. Burg, PhD, Interim Dean of Graduate William C. Hudson, Jr., Mt. Pleasant
of their individual colleges and report directly to the School Daniel F. Kassis, Charleston
provost. They provide leadership in formulating an2d Jerome V. Reel Jr., PhD, University Historian James A. Kimbrell, III, Anderson
carrying out educational policy; review and make Kay L. Wall, MLS, Dean of Libraries Ronald D. Lee, Aiken
recommendations on personnel matters; and carry James R. Bottum, MS, Vice Provost for Computing Adrienne N. Lynn, Alpharetta, GA
out and administer the academic and financial affairs and Information Technology and Chief Information Thomas W. McGee, Columbia
of their colleges. Officer Gordon Keith McLeod, Jr., Columbia
R. Larry Dooley, PhD, Interim Vice President for Thomas W. Moran, Charleston
BOaRd OF TRUsTees Gregg F. Morton, Clemson
Research
David H. Wilkins, Greenville, SC, Chair Robert M. Muldrow, North Myrtle Beach
John N. McCarter Jr., Columbia, SC, Vice Chair Steven D. Odom, Columbia
sTUdenT aFFaIRs
David E. Dukes, Columbia, SC James H. Owen, Jr., Clover
Leon J. Hendrix Jr., Kiawah Island, SC Gail A. DiSabatino, EdD, Vice President for Student Joseph M. Pazdan,II, Greenville
Dr. Ronald D. Lee, Aiken, SC Affairs Boone S. Peeler, Gaffney
Louis B. Lynn, Columbia, SC Shannon Finning, PhD, Associate Vice President for Marion Lee Powell IV, Greer
Patricia H. McAbee, Greenville, SC Student Affairs and Dean of Students Gerald Keith Price, Columbia
E. Smyth McKissick III, Greenville, SC George N. Smith, PhD, Associate Vice President for Jason J. Puhlasky, Columbia
Robert L. Peeler, Lexington, SC Student Affairs and Dean of Campus Life F. Richard Redden, III, Charleston
Mark S. Richardson, Charlotte, NC Peter E. Sampson, Aiken
Douglas A. Hallenbeck, PhD, Associate Vice
William C. Smith Jr., Columbia, SC Melissa K. Schumpert, Prosperity
President for Student Affairs and Executive Director
Joseph D. Swann, Greenville, SC Larry Todd Sease, Lexington
for University Housing and Dining
Kim Wilkerson, Cayce, SC R. K. Darla Steele, Ridge Spring
Chief Johnson W. Link, Associate Vice President and J. David Sudduth, Greenville
Angie Leidinger, Executive Secretary Executive Director for Campus Safety James L. Sutherland, Atlanta, Georgia
Stephen A. Robbins, MBA, Associate Vice President Theodore J. Swann, Clemson
TRUsTees emeRITI
for Student Affairs and Chief Operations Officer Catherine E. Taylor, Columbia
Louis P. Batson Jr., Greenville, SC Charlie W. Timmerman, Aiken
John J. Britton, Sumter, SC J. Roger Troutman, Rock Hill
Fletcher C. Derrick Jr., Charleston, SC Steven K. Watt, Kennesaw, Georgia
Harold D. Kingsmore, Clemson, SC Jonathan P. Weitz, Folly Beach
Thomas B. McTeer Jr., Columbia, SC David W. Wells, Columbia
D. Leslie Tindal, Pinewood, SC John A. Wells, Jr., Columbia
Allen P. Wood, Florence, SC Martha D. Wieters, Charleston
Lydia D. Yon, Ridge Spring
8
2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements General Information
GENERAL UnIVeRsITY descRIPTIOn When he died on April 6, 1888, a series of events
began that marked the start of a new era in higher
INFoRMATIoN Clemson University is a selective, public, research education in the state of South Carolina, especially in
university in a college-town setting. Clemson’s desire
the study of science, agriculture, and engineering. Mr.
is to attract a capable, dedicated and diverse student
Clemson’s passing set the stage for the founding of
body of approximately 20,000 undergraduate and
PURPOse OF caTaLOg the university that bears his name—the beginning of
graduate students, with priority to students from
a true “people’s university,” which opened the doors
This catalog gives a general description of Clemson South Carolina. The University offers a wide array
of higher education to all South Carolinians, rich and
University and provides prospective students with de- of high quality baccalaureate programs built around
poor alike. In his will, which he signed November 6,
tailed information regarding the various colleges and a distinctive core curriculum. Graduate, continuing
1886, Mr. Clemson bequeathed the Fort Hill planta-
departments within the University and curricula of- education, doctoral and research programs contrib-
tion and a considerable sum from his personal assets
fered by the University. Inasmuch as the educational ute to the state of knowledge and to the economic
for the establishment of an educational institution of
process necessitates change, the information and future of the state, nation and world. The University
the kind he envisioned. He left a cash endowment of
educational requirements in this catalog represent provides bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in
approximately $80,000, as well as the 814-acre Fort
a flexible program that may be altered where such more that 100 majors through five academic colleges:
Hill estate, to South Carolina for such a college. The
alterations are thought to be in the mutual interest the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences;
biggest obstacle in the creation of an agricultural
of the University and its students. the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities;
college—the initial expense—was removed by Mr.
the College of Business and Behavioral Science; the
The provisions of this catalog do not constitute a Clemson’s bequest.
College of Engineering and Science; and the College
contract that may be accepted by students through
registration and enrollment in the University. The of Health, Education and Human Development. on November 27, 1889, Governor John Richardson
University reserves the right to change without no- Clemson combines the benefits of a major research signed the bill accepting Thomas Clemson’s gift.
tice any fee, provision, offering, or requirement in university with a strong commitment to under- 5Soon after, a measure was introduced to establish
this catalog and to determine whether a student has graduate teaching and individual student success. the Clemson Agricultural College, with its trustees
satisfactorily met its requirements for admission or Students, both undergraduate and graduate, have becoming custodians of Morrill Act and Hatch Act
graduation. The University further reserves the right opportunities for unique educational experiences funds made available for agricultural education and
to require a student to withdraw from the University throughout South Carolina, as well as in1 other research by federal legislative acts. The founding of
for cause at any time. countries. Experiential learning is a valued compo- Clemson Agricultural College supplanted the South
Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanics in
Each curriculum shall be governed by the require- nent of the Clemson experience, and students are
Columbia, which had been designated in 1880.
ments in effect on the date of enrollment. If a student encouraged through Creative Inquiry, internships,
-
withdraws from the University and subsequently and study abroad, to apply their learning beyond Thomas Green Clemson came to South Carolina
returns or does not remain continuously enrolled the classroom. Electronic delivery of courses and when he married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter
(summers excluded), the requirements in effect at degree programs also prov4ide a variety of learning of South Carolina’s famous statesman John C.
the time of return will normally prevail. opportunities. Clemson’s extended campus includes Calhoun. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Clemson was
teaching sites in Greenville and Charleston, five educated at schools both in the United States and
sTUdenT ResPOnsIBILITY research campuses, and five public service centers France, where he attended lectures at the Royal
1
All colleges and departments establish certain throughout the state of South Carolina, as well as School of Mines, studied with prominent scientists
academic requirements that must be met before a four international sites. in the private laboratories of the Sorbonne Royal
degree is granted. Advisors, department chairs, and College of France, and received his diploma as an
The University is committed to exemplary teaching,
deans are available to help the student understand resear0ch and public service in the context of general assayer from the Royal Mint in Paris. Mr. Clemson,
and meet these requirements; but the student is then in his mid-20s, returned to America greatly
education, student engagement and development,
responsible for fulfilling them. If, at the end of influenced by his European studies. He became a
and continuing education. In all areas, the goal is to
a student’s course of study, the requirements for great advocate of the natural sciences, achieving a
develop students’ communication and critical-think-
graduation have not been satisfied, the degree wi2ll considerable reputation as a mining engineer and
ing skills, ethical judgment, global awareness, and
not be granted. For this reason, it is important for a theorist in agricultural chemistry. He also was a
scientific and technological knowledge. The distinc-
students to acquaint themselves with all academic gifted writer whose articles were published in the
tive character of Cemson is reflected in the culture of
requirements throughout their college careers and to leading scientific journals of his day, an artist and
collegiality and collaboration among faculty, students,
be responsible for completing all requirements within a diplomat who represented the U.S. government
staff, the administration, and the university board.
prescribed deadlines and time limits. as chargé d’affaires to Belgium for almost seven years.
HIsTORY
VIsIOn sTaTemenT Mr. Clemson had a lifelong interest in farming and
When one man of wisdom and foresight can look be- agricultural affairs. He served as the nation’s first
Clemson University will be one of the nation’s top-20
yond the despair of troubled times and imagine what superintendent of agricultural affairs (predecessor
public universities.
could be, great things can happen. That is what the to the present secretary of agriculture position) and
mIssIOn sTaTemenT University’s founder, Thomas Green Clemson, was actively promoted the establishment and endowment
able to do in the post-Civil War days. He looked upon of the Maryland Agricultural College in the 1850s.
Clemson University was established to fulfill our a South that lay in economic ruin, once remarking Though remembered today for these accomplish-
founder’s vision of a “high seminary of learning” that “conditions are wretched in the extreme” and ments, Thomas Clemson made his greatest historical
to develop “the material resources of the State” for that “people are quitting the land.” Still, among the contribution when, as a champion of formal scien-
the people of South Carolina. Nurtured by an abid- ashes he saw hope. Joined by his wife, Anna Calhoun tific education, his life became intertwined with the
ing land grant commitment, Clemson has emerged Clemson, Mr. Clemson envisioned what could be destiny of educational and economic development
as a research university with a global vision. Our possible if the South’s youth were given an opportu- in South Carolina. Although he never lived to see it,
primary purpose is educating undergraduate and nity to receive instruction in scientific agriculture and his dedicated efforts culminated in the founding of
graduate students to think deeply about and engage the mechanical arts. He once wrote, “The only hope Clemson Agricultural College.
in social, scientific, economic, and professional chal- we have for the advancement of agriculture (in the
lenges of our times. The foundation of this mission U.S.) is through the sciences, and yet there is not one At the time of his death, Mr. Clemson was living at
is the generation, preservation, communication, single institution on this continent where a proper the Fort Hill homeplace, which today is a national
and application of knowledge. The University also is scientific education can be obtained.” When he was historic landmark and provides a historic centerpiece
committed to the personal growth of the individual president of the Pendleton Farmers Society in 1866, for the Clemson University campus. He had inher-
and promotes an environment of good decision mak- Mr. Clemson served on a committee whose purpose ited the house and plantation lands upon the death
ing, healthy and ethical lifestyles, and tolerance and was to promote the idea of founding an institution of Mrs. Clemson in 1875.
respect for others. Our distinctive character is shaped for “educating the people in the sciences” and “which
by a legacy of service, collaboration, and fellowship will in time secure permanent prosperity.”
forged from and renewed by the spirit of Thomas
Green Clemson’s covenant.
9
General Information 2014-2015 Undergraduate Announcements
Clemson College formally opened in July 1893, Greenville is the Clemson University International The Libraries’ services include circulation, reference,
with an enrollment of 446. From the beginning, the Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), a 250- interlibrary loan, class instruction, and tours. Cooper
college was an all-male military school. It remained acre advanced-technology research campus where Library houses a computer lab (maintained by CCIT),
this way until 1955, when the change was made to university, industry and government organizations Java City Cyber Café, Snax & Stax convenience store,
“civilian” status for students and Clemson became collaborate. and a popular reading and audiobooks collection.
a coeducational institution. In 1964, the college was Equipment available includes photocopiers, scan-
renamed Clemson University as the state legislature accRedITaTIOn ners, fax machines, and wireless laptops in Cooper
and the state courts formally recognized the school’s Clemson University is accredited by the Southern Library and a color laser printer, engineering plot-
expanded academic offerings, Ph.D. granting status Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on ter, and large-format photocopier in the Gunnin
Colleges to award bachelor’s, master’s, education spe- Architecture Library.
and research pursuits. on November 27, 1989, the
cialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission
University observed the 100th anniversary of the The Clemson University Libraries consist of a main
on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia
state’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of Mr. library and two branches. R.M. Cooper Library,
30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about
Clemson’s bequest. Clemson’s main library, is a six-floor building
the accreditation of Clemson University.
located at the center of campus. Most of the books
The enrollment of Clemson has grown from 446
Curricula are accredited by the Association to and journals are located there, as well as government
students at the opening of the University to 21,303
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), publications, microforms, and media. The Gunnin
for the first semester 2013-2014. Since the opening of
Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology Architecture Library in Lee Hall contains collections
the University, 122,726 students have been awarded
(ABET), American Council for Construction that focus on architecture, city and regional planning,
bachelor’s degrees. During this same period, 426
Education, Accreditation Council for Education construction science, landscape architecture, and
associate degrees, 34,124 master’s, 415 education
in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), American visual arts. Special Collections, on the lower level of
specialist, and 4,136 doctor’s degrees have been
Society of Landscape Architects, Commission on the Strom Thurmond Institute, houses the rare book
awarded, a total of 161,827 degrees. 5
Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Council for collection, University Archives, and many manuscript
Today, more than a century later, the University Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education collections, including the papers of John C. Calhoun
is much more than its founder ever could have Programs (CACREP), National Architectural and Thomas Green Clemson.
imagined. With its diverse learning and research Accrediting Board (NAAB), National Asso1ciation Total holdings for the library system include more
facilities, the University provides an educational op- of Schools of Art and Design, National Council
than 1.8 million items, including books, periodicals,
portunity not only for the people of the state, as Mr. for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE),
electronic resources, government publications and
Clemson dreamed, but for thousands of young men National Recreation and Park Association Council on
patents, musical recordings, DVDs and videos,
and women throughout the country and the world. Accreditation (NRPA), Planning Ac-creditation Board,
audiobooks, maps, and microforms.
and Society of American Foresters. Documentation of
THe camPUs accreditation is available in 4the college deans’ offices. cOmPUTIng ResOURces
The 1,400-acre Clemson University campus is sited
adVIsIng POLIcY Clemson Computing and Information Technology
on the former homestead of statesman John C.
(CCIT) provides comprehensive services to students
Calhoun. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Academic advising is an on-going educational process
and employees, including laptop support, training,
Mountains and adjacent to Lake Hartwell, the cam- that connects the1 student to the University. Academic
printing and plotting, computer repair, software
pus commands an excellent view of the mountains to advising supports the University’s mission of prepar-
licenses, wireless access points, network and informa-
the north and west, some of which attain an altitude ing the student for learning beyond the confines
tion security, course management system and more.
of over 5,000 feet above mean sea level. of the academy. Academic advisors represent and
0
interpret University policies and procedures to the Public access computer labs across campus contain
The Norfolk and Southern Railway and U.S. high- student and help the student navigate the academic high-end Windows PCs or Macs, and black and white
ways 76 and 123 provide easy access to the city of and organizational paths of the institution. laser printing equipment. Students receive a specified
Clemson and to the University. Oconee County
Airport is four miles from the library. Both Atlant2a To ensure that students receive both personal and quota of pages and plots per semester in these labs.
Any printing and plotting beyond the limit is charged
and Charlotte are two hours driving time away. professional assistance in navigating through cur-
to the student. Lab computers provide the same access
ricula and University requirements toward degree
Campus architecture is a pleasing blend of tradi- completion and graduation, each student is assigned as personal student laptops using the Clemson soft-
tional and modern facilities enhanced by a beautiful to an academic advisor (either professional or faculty ware image. Software and access available in the labs
landscape of towering trees, grassy expanses, and advisor). Advisors are available to assist students with include Internet, e-mail, Google Apps for Education,
flowering plants. Academic, administrative, and issues related to degree planning, course selection, and the Microsoft Office Suite with Word, Excel,
student service buildings on campus represent an withdrawals, degree requirements, academic policies, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint applications, as
insured value of $627 million. Clemson University’s academic difficulty, campus resources, internships/ well as other software. Clemson provides site licenses
real estate holdings include more than 32,000 acres of practicum opportunities, and career/graduate school for several software packages, including Trend Micro
forestry and agricultural lands throughout the state, planning. Students are responsible for adhering to virus protection, Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative
the majority of which are dedicated to Clemson’s academic policies, preparing for advising meetings and Cloud. Visit the CCIT Web site for more details
research and public-service missions. taking ownership for their educational experience. before purchasing expensive software that may be
provided for all students.
Students receive their academic advising materials
Fort Hill, the former home of John C. Calhoun in-
herited by Thomas Clemson, and the Hanover House and number from their advisors during their pre- getting Help
are both listed on the National Register of Historic registration advising meetings. Students uncertain The Customer Support Center, located on the second
Places and are open to the public. The campus also of their assigned advisor are encouraged to seek as- floor of Cooper Library, serves as a central point
has two recognized historic districts. sistance from the departmental office/advising center of contact for general computing assistance, laptop
for their major. For more information, visit http:// support and repair, and consulting services. Students
The Strom Thurmond Institute houses the institute www.clemson.edu/academics/advising/. may call [phone], e-mail ITHELP@clemson.
offices, Senator Thurmond’s papers and memo- edu, or walk in during hours of operation (check the
rabilia, and the special collections of the Cooper LIBRaRIes CCIT Web site at http://www.clemson. edu/ccit). CCIT
Library, including papers of John C. Calhoun and The Libraries’ Web site at www.clemson.edu/library help is also available in the Cooper Library Learning
James Byrnes, two of the most important South provides access to a multitude of information re- Commons on Level 4.
Carolinians since 1787. The institute is a part of sources, including the library catalog, hundreds of
an instructional and public-service district that databases, more than 40,000 electronic journals, and e-mail and accessing Your account
includes the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts information regarding library services. Each student’s e-mail address is username@clemson.
and the Madren Center for Continuing Education. edu. CCIT automatically creates a Google Apps for
Clemson offers limited graduate and undergradu- Education account at http://g.clemson.edu for all
ate coursework in Greenville, SC. Also located in incoming students. Google Apps offers full e-mail
functionality and large data storage, plus Google
10