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Purposes of this Catalogue Thiscatalogue istheofficialsourceof Notice of Nondiscrimination Statementon Sexual Harassment informationaboutthe University's under- graduateacademicprogramsand associated It isthe policyof UMD nottodiscriminate Universityof MassachusettsDartmouthasan policiesand procedures. Itspurposeisto againstanyapplicantforadmissionor educational institutionandan employeris guidestudentsinplanninga courseofstudy employment, oragainstanyemployee, orin committed tothe maintenanceofstandards and in meeting program, department, and anyeducationalprograms,on thebasisof ofconductthatwill treat individualswith University requirements; andtoprovide race, color, religion, nationalorigin, age, dignityand respect. 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Ourgoal is thecontroloftheUniversity. an institution inwhichall maystudy, live, and worksecurelyandproductively inan The information inthispublication isprovided atmosphere characterizedby civilityand solelyfortheconvenienceofthe reader, and opennesstothe pursuitofacademic the Universityexpressly disclaimsany liability excellence inthefinesttraditionofacademia. which mayotherwisebe incurred.This publication is neithera contractnoran Universityof MassachusettsDartmouth is offerto makea contract. opposedtoand condemnsracism. Actsof harassment, intimidation, orinvasionof Accreditation privacywhich interferewiththe rightsofan individualorgroup toparticipate in the Universityof MassachusettsDartmouth is activitiesof theacademiccommunityshall be accreditedbythe NewEngland Association of considered tobe inviolationofthispolicyand SchoolsandColleges,which accreditsschools maybe dealtwithappropriately under andcollegesinthesix New Englandstates. applicable Universitycodesand as regulated Membership intheAssociation indicatesthat bystatute. the institution hasbeen carefullyevaluated andfound to meetstandardsagreed upon by We recognizetheaffirmativeobligationofthe qualified educators. Manyspecificprograms Universitytofosteradiverseand integrated arealsoaccreditedbyprofessionalor learning environment.Tothisend, the educational associations,asstated inthe University hasa responsibilitytovigorously collegeand departmentalsectionsofthis pursueeffortstoattract minorities,women, publication. and membersofotherhistoricallydisadvan- taged groupsasstudents,faculty members, andstaffin sufficientnumberstoalleviate isolation andtoensure real integrationand diversity inacademiclife. Wealso recognize ourobligation to nurture community-wide appreciation of culturaldiversityandwill dedicateappropriate resourcestomeetthis commitmentonanon-goingbasis. Universityof Massachusetts Dartmouth General Catalogue 1991—1992 Undergraduate Programs and University Policies and Procedures ForAdmissions Information DirectorofAdmissions UniversityofMassachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth Massachusetts02747-2300 508999-8605 8 1 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Collegeof 185 totheUniversity Businessand Industry Accounting and Finance 189 ListsofUndergraduate 4, 5 Managementand 194 and GraduatePrograms Human Resources Marketingand 199 Academic 5 BusinessInformation Systems Calendar TextileSciences 204 Admission 6 Collegeof 213 tothe University Engineering Civil Engineering 216 Expensesand 14 Electrical and ComputerEngineering 221 StudentFinancial Services Electrical Engineering Technology 235 Mechanical Engineering/ 240 TheCampus Experience: 20 Mechanical EngineeringTechnology Servicesand Support Collegeof 253 Academic Regulations 32 Nursing and Procedures Communityand Institutional Nursing 255 Special Learning 43 CollegeofVisual 265 Opportunities and Performing Arts ArtEducation 268 UniversityAdvancementand 46 ArtHistory 271 Outreach Programs Design 276 Fine Arts 286 Program Requirements 50 Music 290 and Courses Interdisciplinary 305 Collegeof 53 Programs Artsand Sciences Africanand 306 Biology 56 African-American StudiesMinor Chemistry 65 Gerontology Minorand 309 Computerand Information Science 78 Certificate Progam Economics 84 International Marketing/ 313 Education 88 French Certificate Program English 97 JudaicStudiesMinor 314 Foreign Literatureand Languages 109 LaborStudiesMinor 316 History 119 Pre-LawAdvisory Program 31 Humanitiesand Social Sciences 129 Pre-MedicalAdvisory Program 319 Mathematics 130 University Honors Program 320 Medical LaboratoryScience 137 Women'sStudiesMinor 32 Multidisciplinary Studies 145 Philosophy 147 DivisionofContinuing Studies 326 Physics 154 and Special Programs Political Science 162 Psychology 169 Trustees, Officers. 328 Sociologyand Anthropology 173 and Faculty Index 345 Directionsfor inside Correspondence backcover The Once and Future University: SMU becomes UMD History We havechanged ourname, butwe University of Massachusetts Dartmouth The university'soriginscan betraced to have notchanged whatweare! remains a publicly-supported, coeduca- 1895, when both the Bradford Durfee tional institution of higher learning with Textile School in Fall Riverand the New Southeastern Massachusetts both a long historyand a sense offresh Bedford Textile School wereestablished University is nowthe Universityof beginnings. to serve the textile industry. They Massachusetts Dartmouth.The offered a three-yearcourse in general changewasapproved bythestate The university provideseducational cotton manufacturing and two-year legislature in Julyand iseffective programs, research, extension, and courses in designing and weaving and August31, 1991. Atthattimea new continuing education services in the in chemistryand dyeing. Evening universitystructurewilljoin SMU, liberal and creative artsand sciences courses, often tailored closelytothe theUniversityof Lowell, University and in the professions. Itoffersa broad various milljobs, were sometimesa of Massachusetts atAmherst, rangeof baccalaureate and master's requirement foremployment. In the UniversityofMassachusetts at degreesvital tothe economicand '40sand '50sthe two institutions Boston,andthe Universityof cultural well-being ofthe region and the becamecollegesoftechnology, adding Massachusetts Medical School at Commonwealth. While dedicated to areasof study in business, engineering, Worcester intoa restructured teaching atall levels, the university art, and some liberal arts disciplines. Universityof Massachusetts. placessignificantemphasison graduate education and a major emphasis upon Legislation in 1960 united the two The legislation mergesthegover- research and academiccreativityon the colleges as Southeastern Massachusetts nanceofthefivecampuses undera partof facultyand students. Technological Institute. In 1964 ground singleboard oftrustees, butleaves was broken ata 710-acre site in North thecampusesandtheir programs The universitychampionsthevaluesof Dartmouth, partway between thetwo intact.Whatthis means isthatwe knowledge and learning while fostering cities. Thistractof rolling farmland areeverythingthatwewere before the notion that intellectual liberation lies placesthe university 60 milesfrom and more. in thinking and knowing how tothink Boston, 45 miles from Hyannisor ratherthan in possessing anyspecific Newport, and 30 milesfrom Providence, opinionsor ideology. The university Rl. Adramatic newcampus, designed by seeksto contribute toour understand- architect Paul Rudolph, then Deanof ing oftheworld and ofourselves, to Yale's School ofArtand Architecture, conserveand subjectto informed saw itsfirstclasses in 1966. critique human historyand traditions, to protectand promote free inquiryand In 1969, in recognition ofan intensive expression, and to preserve collegial, program of development in the liberal consultative governance. artsand sciences, the institution officially became Southeastern Massa- Universityof Massachusetts Dartmouth chusetts University. The university has hasover 300 faculty, approximately continued to growthrough the 1970s 85% ofwhom have doctoral degreesor when its residence hallswerefinished Asthiscataloguegoes terminal qualificationsfortheir fields and through the '80sas research and tothe printerJuly8, and whocome from throughoutthe studiofacilitiescame into being. In we havechanged countryand around theworld. With 1988 the Dion Science and Engineering the namewherever relevant. an average of 5,600 students, it isthe Building wasopened, and the sameyear In several instances smallestofthe public universities in the saw the completion ofthe Cedar Dell wechanged the Commonwealth. Asa comparatively Townhouse Complex, bringing toabove namesoforganizations, young university, Universityof Massa- 2,000 the numberof residentstudents suchasthe chusetts Dartmouth isstill building its atthe university. Also in 1988, the "SMU Alumni Association" traditions. The newand untried are Swain School of Design merged with inanticipationthat considered an opportunity, nota threat SMU'sCollege ofVisual and Performing inthecomingweeks toexisting order. Whilethe university is Arts, bringing tothe institution some thosechangeswill be made. grounded firmly in the region's past, its newvisual design and artisanry pro- boldand modern architecture symbol- gramsaswell asa campus in downtown izes itsorientation toward the future. NewBedford forthe studioarts. In 1991 SMU became the Universityof Massa- chusetts Dartmouth. 3 List of Undergraduate Programs Listedare majorswith thedegree offered andanyformaloptionswithin majors. Approved minorsarealsoshown. Collegeof Collegeof CollegeofVisualand Artsand Sciences Business and Industry Performing Arts Biology BS Accounting BS ArtEducation BFA biology Business Information Systems BS Art HistoryBA marine biology Finance BS Music BMus ChemistryBS Human Resources Management BS Painting BFA chemistry ManagementBS Printmaking BFA biochemistry Marketing BS Sculpture BFA pre-medical Textile Chemistry BS Textile Design BFA BS-MSoption TextileTechnology BS textile design ComputerScience BS textile technology handweaving Economics BA dying and finishing Visual Design BFA English BA structural sciences visual design literature ceramics writing/communication Minor in BusinessAdministration illustration French BA metals German BA wood History BA photography Humanitiesand Social SciencesBA typography MathematicsBSorBA MinorsinArtHistory, Music mathematics computer-oriented mathematics Medical LaboratoryScience BS clinical laboratoryscience cytotechnology Collegeof Collegeof MultidisciplinaryStudies BAorBS Engineering Nursing PhilosophyBA PhysicsBS Civil Engineering BS Nursing BS physics Computer Engineering BS generic program materialsscience Electrical Engineering BS RN program Political Science BS Mechanical Engineering BS Portuguese BA Electrical EngineeringTechnology BS Psychology BA Mechanical EngineeringTechnology BS SociologyBA sociology anthropology criminaljustice social services Interdisciplinary Minors Spanish BA Africanand African-American Studies Gerontology Minorsin Anthropology, Computer Judaic Studies Science, Economics, English, French, LaborStudies German, History, Philosophy, Physics, Women'sStudies Political Science, Portuguese, Russian, Sociology, Spanish Students maymeetstateteaching accreditation standardsthrough a programofcoursework inthe Depart- mentof Education. 4 1 57711 Ustof Academic Graduate Programs Calendar 1991—1992 Graduate programsare describedand FirstSemester courses listed ina separate publication SundaySeptember 1, 1991 Academicyearcommences availablefrom theOfficeofGraduate MondaySeptember2 LaborDay, noclasses Programs. TuesdaySeptember3 Fall classesbegin Monday October 14 ColumbusDay, noclasses Artisanry MFA TuesdayOctober 1 FollowMonday' sclassschedule Art Education MAE ThursdayOctober 1 Mid-Semester Biology/Marine BiologyMS Monday November 1 Veterans' Day, noclasses BusinessAdministration MBA Wednesday November27 Thanksgiving recess begins Chemistry MS (after lastclassorlab) ComputerScience MS Monday December2 Classesresume, 8:00a.m. Electrical Engineering MS ThursdayDecember 12 Fall classesend Nursing MS Friday December 13 Studyday PhysicsMS Saturday December 14 Examinationsbegin ProfessionalWriting MA SaturdayDecember21 Examinationsend MA Psychology TextileChemistry MS Saturday, December21, through ', January 12, Mid-YearVacation TextileTechnology MS Visual Design MFA Second Semester MondayJanuary 13, 1992 Springclassesbegin MondayJanuary20 Martin Luther KingJr.'sBirthday, noclasses Monday February 1 Presidents' Day, noclasses WednesdayMarch Mid-Semester 1 Friday March 13 SpringVacation begins (after lastclassorlab) Monday March 23 Classesresume, 8:00a.m. MondayApril 20 Patriots' Day, noclasses TuesdayApril 21 FollowMonday'sclassschedule WednesdayApril 22 HonorsConvocation Friday May 1 Spring classesend Monday May4 Examinationsbegin Monday May 1 Examinationsend Monday May25 Memorial Day, universityclosed Sunday May31 Commencement 5 Admission to the University Phone: 508-999-8605 General Application Procedures Admission tothe university isselective, The universityrequiresfromeach Application/Processing Fees based onacademic performanceand applicantthe record of priorschooling Reasonable non-refundablefeesare promise.Theuniversityisinterested in and in manycasesstandardized test charged foreach admissionsapplication, applicantswhosescholastic performance, scores. Other information maybe asannounced in the next section ofthis aptitude, interests, character, and study requested, andall information submitted Catalogue. habitsgive promiseofsuccess inthe will beconsidered. Everyyear, the academicsubjectsthattheywill study. university'sAdmissionsBulletingivesfull Theapplication feescan bewaived upon informationand instructions, identifying demonstrationofsignificantfinancial UMD admitsapplicantsbythe "rolling the specific recordsand other informa- hardship. Secondaryschool studentswho admission" plan.Thismeansthat tion that mustbe submitted. TheBulletin areeligibleforthe College Board qualifiedcandidateswill beaccepted up alsocontainsourapplicationform.Those AdmissionsTesting Program'sfeewaiver until thetimewhen the university's interested are invited tocall torequesta should havetheirschool counselors capacityhasbeen reached inthe copy. attacha copyofthatwaiverformtothe programofchoice. UMDapplication.Transferand "adult" Newfreshman applicantsshould applicantsshould supporta written fee UMDadmits itsapplicantsintoa specific complete theirapplicationsas soon as waiverrequestwitha letterfroma social curriculum, which iseitheracertain possible aftertheconclusionofthefirst worker, financial aid officer, or member majororaclusterofmajors. Applicants marking periodofthe senioryear, oftheclergy. are evaluated both by general standards preferablybefore theendof December ofqualificationtodo universityworkand andatthe latestbyMarch. Transfer byspecial standardsforadmission into applicantsshouldapplyassoon asthey the specificacademicareasthatthey canaftertheirfall semestergradesare request. Accessto programs is limited by available. constraintsofspace and financing.The university'sadmissionsstandardsfollow Assoon asa sufficientnumberof thosesetbythe Board ofRegents. qualifiedcandidatesfortheavailable — space in each program andforon- Eachapplicant'soverall record isassessed campushousing—have been admitted, forboth strengthsand weaknessesas admissionsintothatprogramwill be indicated bysuch recordsasthe closed. After March, evenwell-qualified candidate'ssecondary school class candidates may be deniedentranceto standing; subjectscompleted, curricular the universityortotheirfirst-choice levels, and grades received; SATscores; program, ortocampushousing.The college-level recordsfortransferappli- general lawsofsupplyand demand have cants; andotherappropriate indicators. a significanteffecton theadmissions Thisapproach givesattention toeach process. Asthe interestsofstudents applicantasan individual. We donot changefromtimetotime, enrollment make admissionsdecisions basedon pressuresin differentfieldsofstudy quotasorformulas. either increaseordiminish. Interviewsand CampusVisits UMD doesnotrequire interviewsof its candidates. However, we inviteappli- cantsandfamily memberstovisitthe campusand become acquaintedwiththe university. Several timeseachweek from OctobertoApril, theAdmissionsOffice schedulesinformation sessionsand campustours. Toursarealsoavailable during thesummeraccording to demand. Individual tourscanalso be arranged. Those interestedare invitedto call. 6 ApplicantTypes Two MainTypes: Freshman AlternativeAdmission Studentsadmittedtothese programsare andTransferApplicants forAcademically Disadvantaged viewed ashaving receivedconditional Applicantswho, priortoentrance, will New Freshmen admission tothe university.To remainat have secondary school orequivalency The universityrealizesitscommitmentto the universityaftera stipulated trial diplomasandwho have neverattended equal accessthrough alternative period, theymustsatisfyconditionsfor degree-granting post-secondaryeduca- admission programs. Althoughtheymay academic performanceand progressthat tional institutionsareeligibleforconsid- not have metentrance standardsin prior are stated clearly in the offerofadmis- eration forfreshman admission. schoolingorasexpressed in performance sion. on standardized tests, studentsin these Allwho haveattended degree-granting programsdoachieve levelsofacademic EarlyAdmissionforNew Freshmen post-secondaryeducational institutions accomplishmentcomparabletothose of Superiorsecondaryschool students are classified astransferapplicants. otherstudentsatthe university.The sometimesexhaustthecurricular universityiscommitted tothe recruiting, offeringsoftheirschoolsbytheendof Whetherapplying forfreshmanor counseling, and specialacademic services thejunioryear.Thesestudentsmayseek transferadmission, thosewhocompleted which have proveneffective inenabling admissionto UMDwithouta secondary secondaryschool atleastthreeyearsprior thesestudentstoachieve theirfull school diploma. Theirhigh school records toentering the university, called adult potential. and SATscoresmust both be superior. applicants, are not required tosubmit Theymustalsoobtain froman official of standardized testscoresforadmission. Academicallydisadvantaged students theirsecondaryschool a writtenagree- Theterm "Returning Students" isalso whohave theability, desire, and mentthata secondary-level diplomawill commonlyused. Approximatelyone motivationto benefitfromthe be granted upon satisfactorycompletion quarterofourentering studentsare in university's programs, butwholack ofoneortwosemestersofcollegework. thiscategory, and theAdmissionsstaffis qualificationsforadmission, can applyto availableto helpwith anyspecial enterUMDthrough thealternative circumstanceswhich mayarise. Returning admissionsprogram, called College Studentapplicantswhowould liketo Now. Applicantsmust meetatleastone discusstheireducational plansare ofthe followingeligibilitycriteria: low encouraged totelephonetoarrangean income, limited English background, appointment. ethnic minority. TheAdmissionsBulletin givesdetailed instructions, andthe Freshman Applicants programisdescribed elsewhere inthis forEarly Decision Catalogue. Thosefreshman applicantswhose secondaryschool freshmanthrough Applicantsunsurewhethertoapplyfor junioryeargradesand SATscoresare College Nowor regularadmissionare strong, andwhohave decidedthat UMD assured thatthe universitywill identify istheirfirstchoicefora university, may internallyanyapplicantstoeither applyfor Early Decisionadmission. They programwho mightbeserved better by benefitbyreceivinganearlydecision admission totheother program. beforethe numberofavailable spaces Applicants'and school counselors' beginstodecline; in return, once inquiriesarewelcomeaswell. accepted they mustsubmita non- refundable depositandwithdrawall Some applicants interested in a scientific applicationstoothercollegesoruniversi- ortechnical majorwho lackthesecond- ties. For Early Decision consideration, the ary-level preparation may beoffered completeapplication, including thefilled- participation inthe Start Program outapplication form, school records ("StepsToward Abstract Reasoningand throughthe end ofthejunioryear, and Thinking"). Women and minorities,as official SATscores(taken before the groupstraditionally under-represented in senioryear), mustbe received by the scientific and technical fields, are November 15; decisionswill be mailed by eligibleforthisfreshman-year programof December 15. special courses. Thosewho indicatea first-choice major ina scienceorengi- neering fieldare considered. 7 Admission Freshman Admission tothe University: QualificationsforAdmission Secondary-Level Preparation: include 2 unitsofalgebra; and 2 unitsof numberis3786. Forfalladmission, delay College-Preparatory Units natural laboratoryscience. Physicsis beyondtheJanuarytestseriesshould be Itisexpectedthatthe successful strongly recommended forall engineer- avoided.TheAdmissionsBulletin gives applicant'ssecondaryschool recordwill ing technologyapplicantsandchemistry full information abouthowtoarrangeto includeatleast 16 unitsofcollege forall nursingapplicants. takethistestandtohavescore reports preparatorycourses: • sent. • Businessrequires3 unitsofcollege- 4 unitsin English preparatorymathematics, which must College Board AchievementTestsare not • include2 unitsofalgebra. required foradmission. However, the 2 unitsinsocial science includingone in • universityurgesnon-adultapplicantsto U.S. history HumanitiesandSocialSciences majors submitthese test resultsinappropriate • receivethedegreeofBachelorofArts. subject matterareas. The achievement 3 unitsin mathematics Thisdegree requiresthatstudentssatisfy testshave significantpredictivevalue, a foreign language requirement. especiallyin thesciences, andcan bea 2 unitsin the same foreign language Therefore, wespecificallyconsiderthe valuable sourceofdata in the decision performanceofour humanitiesand social process. 2 unitsina natural laboratoryscience sciencesapplicants in their secondary schoolforeign languagecourses. Exceptionstothe SATRequirement 3 unitsofelectives. • College Board ScholasticAptitude Asdefinedabove, adultapplicantsare Oneor moreofthese requirementsmay Test(SAT) Results notrequired tosubmitSATscores. bewaivedforapplicantswhopresent The universityappliesthefollowing • alternative indicationsofacademic admissionseligibilityindex: Massachusettsresidentswhohave been potential. diagnosed ashaving a learning disabil- ClassRank Minimum Combined ityasdetermined byChapter766or Secondary-Level Preparation: SATScore Chapter344maysubmit, insteadofthe Program-Specific SAT, an Individualized Education Plan Certain programswithinthe university FirstQuintile (top 20%) 550 (IEP)ortheequivalentfromthe second- requirespecificcourse backgroundsin Second Quintile(21% to40%) 750 aryschool. % addition tothe general secondary-level Third Quintile(41 to60%) 950 requirementsstatedabove. On theother Fourth Quintile (61% to80%) 1150 Applicantsfroma hand, theAdmissionsOfficewill consider Fifth Quintile(bottom 20%) 1200 Second-Language Background personsofextraordinary promiseand Sensitiveto its location in anareaof talentforadmission intoa programeven The universitymayadmit up to 10% of ethnicdiversity, the university recognizes thoughtheydo notmeetall ofitsprior- itsstudentswithwaiversofsome portion the barrierwhich theculturaland course requirements. oftheabove criteria, butdoessoonly linguisticassumptionsofstandardized • rarely. Applicantswhodonot meetthese testsplace betweentalented studentsfor Chemistry, ComputerScience, Engineer- requirements becausetheireducational whomEnglish isa second languageand ing, Mathematics, Physics, andTextile achievementshave been adversely accesstoacademic programsfromwhich Chemistryrequire 3 and one-halfunitsin affected bysocial, cultural, and economic theycan benefit. Wewill exempt college-preparatory mathematicswhich factors beyond theircontrol mayapply studentsforwhom English isa second mustincludeatleast2 unitsinalgebra foradmission tothe universitythrough languagefromthose portionsofour andone-halfunit in trigonometry; and an alternativeadmission program, as admissionsstandardswhich placethem either(a) physicsand chemistry, oneof described above. ata disadvantage. which mustbea laboratorycourse, or(b) 3 unitsin natural science, oneofwhich Applicantsare responsibletohave their mustbea laboratorycourse in physicsor scoresreportedtothe universitydirectly chemistry. Physics isstrongly recom- by College Entrance Examination Board mended forall engineering applicants. headquarters; UMD'sdata-processing • system usesthe magnetic tape reports Biology, Engineering Technology, Medical thatonlytheCEEB supplies. UMD'scode Technology, Nursing, andTextile Technologyrequire 3 unitsofcollege- preparatorymathematics, which must 8