University of Massachusetts Lowell Undegraduate Catalog 2000-2002

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Undergraduate Catalog
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Lowell, Massachusetts
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The administration of
Massachusetts Lowell reserves the right
waive, at its discretion, any of the rules and reg-
ulations, stated herein and to change any of the
subjects or curricula, or portions thereof, with-
ut prior notice—
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Undergraduate Catalog '00 -'02
University Profile 3 AcademicHonors 39 Psychology 192
MissionoftheUniversity 4 GradingPolicies 39 RegionalEconomicand 197
SocialDevelopment
AccreditationandProfessionalMembership4 withdrawalfromCourses 41
Sociology 201
UniversityOrganizationsandGovernance 5 WithdrawalfromtheUniversity 41
InterdisciplinaryPrograms 205
AcademicServices 7 AdministrativeDismissal 42
Faculty 212
CareerServices 9 AcademicDishonesty,Cheating,Plagiarism42
James B. Francis
Admissions Policies 12 AcademicStanding 45
College of Engineering 221
GeneralPolicies 13 Registration&CourseEnrollment 47
Objectives 222
ProgramSelection 14 RepeatedCoursework/CourseDeletions 48
UndergraduateDegreePrograms 223
ChangeofProgramAfterApplication 14 Off-CampusStudy 49
GeneralCollegeRequirements 224
RecentHighSchoolGraduates 14 StudentComplaints 50
Chemical&NuclearEngineering 227
InternationalStudents 15 CourseRequirements 51
Civil&EnvironmentalEngineering 238
Non-GraduatesofHighSchools 16 AttendancePolicies 51
ElectricalEngineering 243
Non-TraditionalStudents 16 RightofAccesstoStudentRecords 51
MechanicalEngineering 256
TransferStudents 16 CourseDescriptions 52
PlasticsEngineering 268
CommonwealthTransferCompact 17 HonoraryandProfessionalSocieties 53
WorkEnvironment 268
AdditionalBaccalaureateDegree 18 Aerospace Studies 54
Faculty 271
ProgramRequirements 55
Non-MatriculatingStudents1 9
College ofHealth Professions 274
AerospaceFaculty 56
DualEnrollmentforHighSchoolSeniors 19
BaccalaureateDegree 275
College ofArts and Sciences 57
VisitingStudents 19 GeneralDegreeRequirements 61 Health&ClinicalSciences 278
ReadmissionProcedures 20
DeclaringandChangingMajors 62 PhysicalTherapy 289
AdvancedPlacementPolicies 21
AmericanStudies 64 Nursing 291
ServicesforLearningand
Art 66 Faculty 294
PhysicallyDisabledStudents 22
ArtHistory 72 College of Management 297
EqualOpportunityandTitleLX 22
BiologicalSciences 75 GeneralCollegeRequirements 298
HealthCertificationRequirements 23
Chemistry 84 Accounting 301
Financial Information 24
ComputerScience 91 Management/Finance&Marketing 303
UniversityExpenses 25
CriminalJustice 97 Manufacturing/Management
Payment,Refund,&WaiverPolicies 27
Environmental,Earth& 101 InformationSystem 307
VeteransBenefits 28
AtmosphericSciences Faculty 309
RulesGoverningMassachusettsResidency 28
Economics 111 University Directory 311
NewEnglandRegionalProgram 30
English 116 GoverningBoards 311
FinancialAid 30
History 124 UniversityAdministration 311
Scholarships 31
Languages 130 Where to Write 314
Academic Policies 32 for Further Information
LegalStudies 139
BaccalaureateDegrees 33
LiberalArts 143
Statement of Responsibility 315
GeneralDegreeRequirements 33
MathematicalSciences 143
MajorFieldRequirements 34 Index 316
Music 153
LanguageRequirement 36
Philosophy 167
UndergraduateClassification 36 Physics&AppliesPhysics 173
CourseEquivalencyExaminations 37
PoliticalScience 187
UniversityCommencement 38
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- Undergraduate Catalog '00 - '02 UNIVERSITY
ji
On July 11, 1991, in a ceremony on thefront steps ofCumnock
Hall, Governor William Weldsigned into law a new Universityof
Massachusetts. The UniversityofLowellbecametheUniversityof
Massachusetts Lowell. The University of Massachusetts, with
campuses at Lowell,
Worcester, Amherst,
Dartmouth, and
Boston, is governed
by the Board of
Trustees through the
II
Office of the
^0 III \0
President, which is
based in Boston.
Leadership of the
Lowell campus is vested in the Office of the Chancellor. The
University ofLowell was established by Chapter 1175, Acts of
1973, General Law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
throughamergerofLowellStateCollegeandLowell Technological
Institute. Chapter 1175 directs the University to "provide, with-
out discrimination, educational programs, research, extension,
andcontinuingeducationservicesandintheliberalarts, inengi-
neeringand thesciences, andin theprofessions." Italso author-
izestheUniversitytooffer'theadulteducationservicesoftheuni-
versity extension program" and it confers "general authority to
award any earned doctoral degrees" with the approval of
MassachusettsBoardofHigherEducation.
UNIVERSITY PROFILE Mission of the University
University Profile resourcesaremanifestlygreaterthan allyseeksmoreeffectivemethodsof
thosepossessedbythepreviousinstitu- impartingknowledgeandunderstanding.
LowellState College andLowell
tions.
TechnologicalInstitutewere establishedin
thelastdecadeofthe 19thcenturyassin-
Recognizingitsroleasapublicinstitution,
gle-purposeinstitutionschargedwithpro-
TheUniversityoccupies43buildingson theUniversityiscommittedtoactive
vidinginstructioninthosetheoriesand threecampuses(north, south, andwest) involvementincommunityservicethrough
practicalartsmostsuitabletotheteaching
andpresentlyhasafacultyinexcessof instruction, research, consulting, cultural
professionandthetextileindustry. Lowell
400andastudentenrollmentofnearly events, andcontinuingeducation. Finally,
StateCollegewascharteredbythe
13,000. ThecurriculaoftheUniversity theUniversityrecognizesitsresponsibility
GeneralCourtoftheCommonwealthon
encompassthecustomarydisciplinesof forimplementingtheprinciplesofequal
January6, 1894, asateacher-traininginsti- theliberalartsandsciencesaswellasa opportunityandaffirmativeactionandis
tutionandwasassignedtheresponsibility
widerangeofprofessions. committedtoensuringthatallstudents
forproviding"themostthoroughknowl- andemployees,particularlythoseinpro-
edgeofthebranchesoflearningandright
tecteddesignations, areguaranteedtrie
mentaltraining." In 1932theinstitution Mission of the University benefitsofajustandequitablesystem
wasmadeafour-yearcollegeandwas
grantedtherighttoconferbaccalaureate TheUniversityofMassachusettsLowell,
mdeuglrteie-sp.urIpnos1e96i0n,sttihteutcioolnlbeygeinbieticaatmineganon- lMoacsastaecdhuisnetthtes,noirstphuebalsitclsyecstuipopnoroftedby Accreditation and Professional
teachingprogramsintheliberalarts. theCommonwealthofMassachusettsand Memberships
Duringthenextdecadeandahalf,thecol- inoneoffivecampusesoftheUMasssys- TheUniversityofMassachusettsLowellis
legecontinuouslyextendeditsmission tem. Asaninstitutionofhighereducation anaccreditedmemberoftheNewEngland
andcurriculumofferingsatboththegrad- havinglegislativemandatesinareasof AssociationofSchoolsandColleges
uateandundergraduatelevelsandwas research,teaching, andpublicservice, the (NEASC). Inordertoprovidereliable
authorizedtoofferdegreeprogramsin Universityseekstodiscover, integrate, assuranceofthequalityoftheeducational
education, healthprofessions,theliberal andtransmitknowledgeforthebenefitof preparationofitsstudents, theUniversity
artsandsciences, andmusic. theCommonwealthandthegoodofsocie- ofMassachusettsLowelldesiresapplica-
ty. UMassLowellhastheadditional,spe- tionsfromindividualswhohavegraduated
cializedmissionofregionalindustrial fromschoolswhichhavebeenaccredited
Fromthetime ofitsoriginin 1895asa developmentthroughtheresearchand byNEASC orotherregionalaccrediting
proprietarytextileschool, Lowell educationinpartnershipwithindustry. associationsandaccordinglysupportsthe
TechnologicalInstitutehasprovidededu- TheUniversityoffersdegreeprogramsat effortsofsecondaryschoolofficialsand
cationalprogramsofanappliedandprac- alldegreelevelsthroughthedoctorate. governingbodiestohavetheirschools
ticalnature. "Scienceandartwillbe Althoughundergraduateprogramempha- achieveregionalaccreditationstatus.
taught,"theoriginalprospectuspointed sisisuponprofessionalareasinbusiness,
out, "withaviewtoindustrialandcom- engineering,finearts, health, andscience, Professionalprograms, asdesignated
mercialapplications"andfor"thepurpose theUniversitystronglybelievesinthe below, alsohavebeenaccreditedby
ofimprovinganyspecialtradeorofintro- valueofaliberalartseducationbothfor
appropriatenationalassociations.
ducingnewbranchesofindustry." The itsownsakeandasamajorcomponentof
AccreditationindicatesthattheUniversity
controloftheschoolwastransferredto professionalpreparation. Graduatepro- isrecognizedandapprovedbyregional
thestatein 1918, andin 1928itwasgrant- gramemphasisisinareaswherethereisa andnationalassociationsconcernedwith
edcollegiatestatus. In 1953, itbecamea strongregionalneedorwherethe thequalityofhighereducationandit
multi-purposetechnologicalinstitute. Universitypossessessuperiorresources. assuresthatstudyundertakenherehas
PriortoitsmergerwithLowellState TheUniversityalsoprovidesmaximum transfervaluetootheraccreditedinstitu-
College, theInstitutephasedoutitstextile opportunityforlife-longlearningthrough tionsofhighereducation.
curricula; itextendeditscurricularoffer- awidevarietyofcreditandnon-credit
ingsinengineering, technology, science, continuingeducationcourses.
businessadnunistrationandindustrial ProfessionalAccreditation
management; anditreceivedauthorization AccreditationBoardforEngineeringand
toofferdegreesthroughthedoctorate. TheUniversityiscommittedtothepromo- Technology
tionofscholarlyresearchandcreative,
artisticachievement. Itseekstocreate (Baccalaureatedegreeprogramsincivil,
ThemergingofLowellState Collegeand newknowledgeinthebeliefthatan chemical, electrical, mechanical, nuclear,
LowellTechnologicalInstitutebrought atmosphereoforiginalinquirysupports andplasticsengineering; electronic,
togethertwomulti-purposeinstitutionsof boththeinstructionalandpublicservice mechanical, andcivilengineeringtechnol-
differingcharacterandorientationand goaloftheUniversity. Itacknowledgesits ogyprograms; andMaster'sdegreepro-
madepossiblethecreationofacompre- specialobligationtoprovidequalityteach- gramsinWorkEnvironment)
hensiveuniversitywhosestrengthsand inginallacademicprogramsandcontinu-
University Organizations and Governance UNIVERSITY PROFILE
AmericanAssemblyofCollegiateSchools CollegeEntrance ExaminationBoard TheViceChancellorforUniversity
ofBusiness (BaccalaureateandMastersin RelationsandDevelopmentoverseesthe
CouncilofCollegesofArtsandSciences
BusinessAdnunistrationandMastersof officesof: AlumniRelations, University
ManagementScienceinManufacturing MassachusettsAssociationofCollegesof Advancement, Communicationsand
degreeprograms) Nursing Marketing, andEconomicDevelopment.
AmericanPhysicalTherapyAssociation NationalAssociationofSummerSessions
(Master'sdegreeprograminphysicalther-
NationalAssociationofStateDirectorsof InstructionalunitsoftheUniversity
apy)
TeacherEducationandCertification includefive colleges, agraduateschool,
ComputingScienceAccreditationBoard andthedivisionofcorporateeducation
NationalLeagueforNursing
andcontinuingstudies.
(Baccalaureatedegreeprogramincomput-
NationalUniversityContinuingEducation
erscience)
Association
NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtand NewEnglandBoardofHigherEducation College ofArts and Sciences
Design TheOfficeoftheDeanoftheCollegeof
(Baccalaureatedegreeprograminart, fine UNnoirvtehrsEiatsitesCionnsMaosrstaicuhmuosfetCtosllegesand AlrotcsataenddinScOilennecyesH,alDlivoinsiNoonrotfhSCcaiemnpcuess,, is
arts, andgraphicdesign)
andtheOfficeoftheDeanoftheCollege
NationalAccreditingAgencyforClinical ofArtsandSciences, DivisionofFine
LaboratorySciences University Organization and Arts, Humanities, andSocialSciencesisin
(Baccalaureatedegreeprograminhealth Governance DurginHallonSouthCampus. Theoffice
andclinicalsciences: medicaltechnology AllUniversityagencies, units, anddepart- offacultyanddepartmentchairpersons
option) mentsreportdirectlyorindirectlytothe arelocatedinthefollowingbuildings:
Chancellor. Reportingdirectlytothe
NationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusic
Chancellorarethevicechancellorsand
(BaccalaureateandMaster'sdegreepro- thespecialassistanttotheChancellorfor BiologySciences Olsen, North
gramsinmusic) affirmativeaction.
NationalCouncilfortheAccreditationof Chemistry Olney, North
TeacherEducation
TheUniversityisorganizedintothree
(Baccalaureateprograminmusiceduca- serviceareas, eachofwhichisunderthe
ComputerScience Olsen, North
tion; graduateprogramsineducation) supervisionofavicechancellor.
NationalLeagueforNursing
CriminalJustice Mahoney, South
(BaccalaureateandMaster'sdegreepro- Thefollowingofficersreporttothe
gramsinnursing) ProvostandViceChancellorforAcademic
Affairs: theAssociateProvost,the
Professional Memberships AssistantViceChancellorforEnrollment EarthSciences Olney, North
TheUniversityisamemberofthefollow- Management,theDeanoftheGraduate
ingassociationsofhighereducation: School,thedeansoftheseveralcolleges, Economics Falmouth, North
AmericanAssemblyofCollegiateSchools theRegistrarandtheDirectorofLibraries.
ofBusiness Thefollowingoperationsareunderthe
jurisdictionoftheProvost:theUniversity's English O'Leary.South
AmericanAssociationofCollegesfor interdisciplinaryresearchcenters, the
TeacherEducation ResearchFoundation, andtheacademic Falmouth, North
AmericanAssociationofCollegesof computingservices.
Nursing
History Coburn, South
AmericanCouncilonEducation TheViceChancellorforAclnunistration
AmericanSocietyofAlliedHealth andFinanceexercisesjurisdictionover
Languages Coburn, South
Professions thefollowingoffices: technicalservices,
accountspayable, accountsreceivable, the
AssociationforGerontologyinHigher comptroller, duplicatingservices, financial
Education LegalStudies Falmouth, North
aid, generalaccounting, mailservices,
AssociationforStateCollegesand humanresourcesl,thephysicalplant,pur- Mathematics Olsen, North
Universities chasing, security, thestockroom, telecom-
municationsandnetworking, andthe
AssociationofUniversityProgramsin
treasurer.
HealthAo!ministration
UNIVERSITY PROFILE Academic Services
Philosophy Obey, North televisionnetworkandrecruitsundergrad- inbasicandadvancednursingskills.
uatestoserveasvolunteersinK-12 LaboratoriesoftheExercisePhysiology
schools; the DemonstrationSchool, apart- majoraresuppliedwithstate-of-the-art
Physics Olney, North nershipwiththeLowellPublicSchools, equipment. Computerlaboratories, con-
whichfostersbilinguallanguagedevelop- tainingmicrocomputersandseveraltermi-
mentforchildrenbeginningatagethree nalswhichareconnectedtothe
PoliticalScience Coburn, South years;theTsongasIndustrialHistory University'smainframecomputers, are
Center,whichoffershands-onlearningof availableforassistedinstructionandsimu-
history, scienceandtechnologyandis lationforeachdepartmentinthecollege.
Psychology Mahoney, South operatedincollaborationwiththeLowell Themajorityofclinicalexperiencesfor
NationalHistoric ParkattheBootMills; medicaltechnology, healtheducation,
andtheEconomicEducationCenter nursing, andexercisephysiologyprograms
Sociology Coburn, South
whichprovidesresourcetoteachersin areconductedinpublicschools, health
ordertopromoteanunderstandingofeco- agencies, andcorporationsandhospitals
nomicsintheelementaryandsecondary oftheregion.
Facilitiesofthecollegeincludeexperi-
schools.
mentallaboratoriesforanimalandhuman
learning, amicrocomputerlaboratory, a College ofManagement
criminalisticslaboratoryandlanguagelab- James B. Francis College of TheCollegeofManagementislocatedin
oratoryfacilities. Practicumexperiences Engineering theNorthCampusquadrangleinPasteur,
forthevariouscurriculaareconductedin TheCollegeofEngineeringishousedin FalmouthandSouthwickHalls. The
socialandgovernmentalagenciesandin thefollowingfacilitiesontheNorth aclministrativeofficesoftheCollegeare
businessfirmsoftheGreaterLowelland Campus: BallHall, EngineeringBuilding, locatedonthethirdfloorofPasteurHall.
MerrimackValleyareas. FalmouthHall, KitsonHall, PasteurHall, TheCollege'sstudentmicrocomputerslab,
andSouthwickHall. Theofficesofthe equippedwiththelatesttechnology, isin
DepartmentsofElectrical, Mechanicaland Pasteur205. Departmentofficesarelocat-
Modernfacilitiesandequipmentinthe Energy, andPlasticsEngineeringarelocat- edinPasteur213(Accounting), Southwick
Olsen,Olney, andWannalancitbuildings
edinBallHall. TheDepartmentof 301 (ManagementandPolicyandPlanning
andinMahoneyHallincludeteachinglab-
ChemicalEngineeringislocatedinthe Department) andFalmouth205
oratories; moderncomputerequipment;
EngineeringBuilding. CivilEngineeringis (Manufacturing/ManagementInformation
undergraduateandgraduateresearch
inFalmouthHall. Theofficesofthedean SystemsDepartment).
facilities; officeresearchmodules;service
areinKitsonHall.
areassuchasanimalquarters; roomsfor
instrumentation,preparation,temperature Corporate Education and Continuing
andhumiditycontrol; andX-ray, electron College ofHealth Professions Studies
microscope (transmissionandscanning), TheCollegeofHealthProfessionsislocat- TheDivisionofCorporateEducationand
greenhouseandlibraryfacilities. edinWeedHall(SouthCampus), which ContinuingStudies, withover20,000cred-
housestheofficesofthedeanandthe itcourseenrollmentsannuallyinavariety
chairsoftheDepartmentofHealthand ofeducationalprograms, offersdegree
Graduate School ofEducation
ClinicalSciences,theDepartmentof programsatboththeassociateandbac-
The GraduateSchoolofEducationoffers
Nursing, andtheDepartmentofPhysical calaureatelevels, certificateprograms,
graduateprogramsonly. Theofficesof
Therapy. Specialclassrooms,laboratory andcreditcoursesforpart-time, non-
thedeanandthefacultyoftheGraduate
facilitiesandastudentloungearealso matriculatingstudents. Undergraduate
SchoolofEducation, aswellasalleduca- locatedinWeedHall. coursesareofferednotonlyintheFall
tionclasses, arelocatedontheWest andSpringsemesters, butduringaninten-
Campus. TheGraduateSchoolof sivethreeweekWinterIntersessionas
Educationofferselementaryandsecond- Facilitiesinthecollegeincludeavariety wellastwosix-weekSummerterms(both
aryteachercertificationinconjunction offullyequippedstate-of-the-artlaborato- dayandevening). The Divisionalsooffers
withmasterofeducationdegreepro- ries, anaudiovisuallaboratory, acomputer SummerGraduatecoursesandaSummer
grams. Certificateofadvancedgraduate laboratory,aninteractivevideolaband WritingProgram.
studyanddoctorofeducationdegreepro- anatomyandphysiologylaboratories.
gramsarealsooffered. Studentswhoare Simulatedhealthandclinicalscienceslab-
interestedinteachingorothercareersin oratoriesareavailableintheareasof Inaddition,theDivisionsponsors
educationshouldaddresstheirinquiries chemistryhematology, microbiology, and CommunityEducationofferingswhich
directlytotheofficeofthedean. The immunohematology. Thedepartmentof includecoursesforadultswhoseinterests
Schoolincludes: theCenterforField Nursingprovidesthreesimulatedlaborato- rangefrompersonalenrichmenttoprofes-
ServiceandStudies, whichdevelopscol- rieswiththemostmodernnursingandlife sionaladvancement.
laborativeprogramswithelementaryand supportequipment. Itsaudiovisuallabora- The ProfessionalInstitutesProgram
secondaryschools, operatesatwo-way toryisequippedforself-pacedinstruction designedforpeopleseekingrecertification
Academic Services UNIVERSITY PROFILE
orcareerupdatingfeaturessuchspecial- pletedonapart-timebasis. Officesofthe Academic Services
izedofferingsas: PCUserInstitute, GraduateSchoolarelocatedinFalmouth AcademicservicesincludetheAcademic
MultimediaUserInstitute, 311. ComputerCenter,theCentersforLearning
EntrepreneurshipInstitute, HealthCare andAcademicSupportServices(CLASS),
Institute,TeacherRecertification, and theHonorsProgram, theCollege
Executive Developmentseminars. Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree ConsortiumforInternationalStudies, the
TheUMassLowellGraduateSchooloffers Universitylibraries, andtheResearch
auniqueopportunitytocombineabache- Foundation.
TheOfficeofSpecialProgramsmanages lor'sdegreewithagraduateprogramand
over 150professionaldevelopmentsemi- obtainamaster'sdegreeafteroneaddi-
narsandconferences,frequentlyshowcas- tionalyearofstudy. Upongraduation Academic ComputerCenter
ingUniversityofMassachusettsLowell fromtheuniversity, studentswiththe TheUniversityofMassachusettsLowell
facultyanddepartments. combinedbachelor's/master'sdegree providesalarge, sophisticatedcomputer
oftenfindtheyhaveadistinctadvantage networkinwhich2500terminals, micro-
inthecompetitivejobmarket. Highlights computersandworkstationsarelinkedto
Atpresent, ContinuingStudiescoursesare oftheprograminclude: 1)studentswitha morethan 150multi-usercomputersys-
offeredonthemaincampusinLowell,the 3.0orgreatergradepointaverageareeli- temsviaacampus-widecommunications
MoganCenter,theWoodsHole gibletoapply; 2)anapplicationmustbe networkbasedonbothEthernetand
OceanographicInstitute, andvariouson- submittedinthejunioryear; 3)no FDDI, supportingallthemajorprotocols.
sitebusinesslocations. Brochureslisting GraduateRecordExam (GRE)is Anintegratedvoice/dataswitchallows
allcreditcourseofferingsareavailable required; 4)upto 12creditsofgraduate substantialexpansionofthisdatacapacity
approximatelysixweekspriortoeach workabovetheuniversityminimumof120 toallsegmentsoftheuniversitypopula-
semester'sopeningdate. Theadministra- creditrequirementcanbeusedforboth tion. ItisthepolicyoftheUniversityto
tiveofficesoftheDivisionofContinuing thebachelor'sandmaster'sdegree; 5) issuecomputeraccountstoallUniversity
EducationarelocatedinSouthwick307. afterstudentsearnthebachelor'sdegree, students. Publicaccessclustersoftermi-
theyareeligibleforteachingorresearch nals,microcomputersandworkstations
assistantshipstohelppayforthecostof aredistributedaroundthecampus.
Graduate School graduateeducation.
TheGraduateSchooloffersextensivepro-
fessionalandresearchprogramsatboth Wemaintainlargeseparate centralfacul-
master'sanddoctorallevels. Master'spro- Departmentsparticipatinginthe tiesforgeneral-purposeacademicand
gramsareofferedin53areas. Combined Bachelor's/Master'sprogram: Biological adirunistrativeoperations. Thesesystems
B.A/M.A andB.S./M.S. degreeprograms Sciences, Chemical&EnergyEngineering, consistofclustersofDECVAX6420s,
arealsoavailabletooutstandingunder- CivilEngineering, ClinicalLaboratory 8700sand8800'sruimingtheVMSoperat-
graduatestudentsinbiologicalsciences, Sciences, ComputerScience, Criminal ingsystemandsupportover600concur-
chemicalandenergyengineering, civil Justice, ElectricalEngineering, rentterminalsessions. Thesystemspro-
engineering, criminaljustice, electrical Psychology,Mathematics, Mechanical videaccesstoacomprehensiveselection
engineering, industrialtechnology/work Engineering, PlasticsEngineering, ofmoderncompilers, editors, database
environment,mathematics, mechanical RadiologicalSciences, WorkEnvironment. systems, libraries(SPSS, IMSL, NAG, etc.),
engineering, plasticsengineering,psychol- TheBachelor's/Master'sinEducation*is softwaredevelopmenttoolsandcommer-
ogy, andradiologicalsciences. The offeredintheseareas: BiologicalSciences, cialgradeapplicationpackages (SDRC
CollegeofEducationoffersMaster'spro- Chemistry, English, EarthScience, History, IDEASpackages, DECsoftwarelibrary,
gramsineducationaladministration, cur- Mathematics, Physics. [*TheGraduate SPICE, ANSYS, FEAP, MOLD-FLOW, etc.).
riculumandinstructionwithoptionsin SchoolofEducationhasadditionalstan- Theuniversitylibrarysystemisfullycom-
BilingualandESLeducation, andreading dardizedtestrequirements.] puterizedandaccessibleviathecampus
andlanguage(M.Ed.)Doctoralprograms networks.
Torequestanapplication:
areofferedinscienceandmathematics «
1-800-656-GRAD, or Thesecentralsystemsalsosupportuniver-
education, leadershipinschooling, and :
978-934-2380, or sity-wideelectronicmail, electroniccon-
languageartsandliteracy(Ed.D.), electri-
978-934-2381 ferencingandvideotextcapabilities;
cal, mechanical, andplasticsengineering
(Eng.D.); incomputerscienceandwork fax: [phone] accesstohighspeed,highqualitylaser
environment(Sc.D.); andinchemistryand e-mail: [email protected] outputisalsoavailableviathiscluster.
Web: hHp.7wwwuml.edu/grad, orstopby TheUniversityhasrecentlyundertaken
physics(Ph.D.). TheCertificateof
AdvancedGraduateStudyisofferedin theGraduateSchoolOfficeatFalmouth thereplacementofitswordprocessing
readingandlanguage, curriculumand 311. ThecompleteGraduateSchoolcata- systemswithmicrocomputersthatare
logwithdetaileddegreeprogramdescrip- linkedtotheacademicclusterfordocu-
instruction, andeducationaladministra-
tion,planningandpolicy. Manycourses tionsislocatedonthewebsite. mentexchangeandfilestorage.
areofferedinthelateafternoonand Dedicatedcomputingfacultiesarealso
evening, andmostprogramscanbe com- distributedthroughoutthecollegesand
UNIVERSITY PROFILE Academic Services
academic departments. Theheaviestcon- Educational Computing gramsandrequirements. Anadvising
centrationsofdedicatedterminals, work- The EducationalComputingprogram handbook,whichfeaturesup-to-dateinfor-
stationsandsuperminicomputersystems hostsfourcomputerlabsthatprovideeasy mationonmajorandminorrequirements
areinstalledintheEngineeringand accesstousersandfeatureawidevariety andUniversitypoliciesandprocedures, is
ComputerScienceareas. Engineering ofMS-DOS, VAXandMacintoshcomput- availableforstudentsandfaculty.
resourcesinclude: fileandcomputeserv- ersandamultimediaworkstation. Drop- Financialplanninginformationandstudy
icesprovidedbyaVAXcluster(6310and inusersconsultwithtechnicalassistants skillsworkshopsarealsoavailable
6510systems), DS5100ULTRIXserver, tolearnaboutthelatestinnovationsin throughthisoffice.
severalmicroVaxsandaDataGeneral hardwareandsoftwareapplications.
AViiONsupportingover 150graphicster- Studentscanobtainassistanceindevelop-
minalsandworkstations. Specialpurpose ingpapersandprojectsforcourses. The The FreshmanYearProgram
systemsinclude: anHP 1000forreal-time facultyworkwithstafftodevelopapplica- ThegoaloftheFreshmanYearProgramis
structuralanalysis,VAX8530and tionsofcomputertechnologyforinstruc- toenhancethefreshmanexperienceby
VaxstationsforVLSIandsemiconductor tionalpurposes. Thelabsmaintainan facilitatingthesuccessfultransitionfrom
design,ALLIANTFX/80andFX8forcom- extensivelibraryofsoftwarethatincludes highschooltocollege. Toaccomplish
putationalfluiddynamicsandseveral progranuningandstatisticalpackages, this,theprogramworkscloselywiththe
Concurrentsystemsforrealtimeapplica- graphicsanddesktoppublishing,word facultyandstafftoprovideon-goingorien-
tions. processingandahostoftutorialsoftware. tationregardinginnovativelearningstrate-
gies. Therearetwocomponentstothis
SupportfortheComputerScience
program: StrategiesforSuccessand
Department'sresearchandacademicpro-
The Tutoring Program ProjectRestart.
gmircarmosVianxcsl)u,deDsa:taDEGeCneVrAaXlsM(V857508,0083a5n0ds, TheTutoringProgramstrivestopromote
academicsuccessbyhavinghighlyquali-
AViiONRISCsystems, SequentBalance
fiedundergraduatestutortheirpeers. StrategiesforSuccess
21000, IntelHypercube, DEC RISCsys- Tutorsworkwithstudentscollaboratively Aseriesofinnovativeorientationpro-
temsandanumberofspecialpurpose inbothsmallgroupandindividualses- gramsandpublicationstargetedtofresh-
smallersystems. Allmajorsystemsand sionstoenhancestudentperformancein mansurvival, thepurposeistoprovide
some90workstationsareinterconnected overthirtysubjects. Studentswhofeel freshmenwithtimelyandmeaningful
byseveralLANsandtheUniversitybroad-
thattheyarenotadequatelypreparedfor informationaboutsurvivalskills, learning
bandnetwork.
theircoursesorwhoarehavingdifficulty strategies, andUniversitypoliciesandpro-
EachoftheotherCollegeshavetheirown understandingparticularconceptsmay cedures.
dedicatedfacilitiestosupplementthecen- drop-intoworkwithatutorinthatsub-
tralcomputercenter. Wehaveexperi- ject. Tutorsworkwithstudentstodeepen
encedexplosivegrowthinthedemandfor theirunderstandingofcoursematerialby The Honors Program
andaccesstomicrocomputers(count reviewingproblemsandconceptsandby TheHonorsProgramhasbeenestablished
exceeds 1500). Anetworkofover300 allowingthestudenttoproceedathis/her toprovideenrichedacademicopportuni-
workstations(DEC, HP/Apollo, SUN, DG ownpace. Somestudentscheckinwith tiestomeettheeducationalneedsof
andIBM)supportdesign, softwaredevel- tutorstoclarifyasmallquestion, while exceptionallytalentedstudentsandtofos-
opmentandanalysisneeds. Veryhighper- othersworkwiththetutorsonanon- terthepursuitofscholarlyexcellencein
formancegraphicsminisuper-computers goingbasis. Tutoringisavailableinmany undergraduatehighereducation. Byfos-
fromStardent,ApolloandPIXARare requiredfreshmanandsophomoresub- teringinteractionsamongoutstanding,
availableasdistributedresourcesforlarge jectssuchasCollegeWriting, mathematics motivatedstudentsandoutstanding, dedi-
computeandgraphicsintensivetasks. andsciences, andmanagement. Students catedfaculty, theHonorsProgramis
hiredastutorsarerecommendedbyfacul- directedtowardtherecruitment, develop-
Centers forLearning andAcademic ty, completeanorientationprogramand ment, guidance, retentionandprofessional
participateinmonthlystafftraining. growthofgiftedstudentsinactivities
Support Services
Tutoringschedulesareavailableeach designedtoenhancetheircritical, cogni-
Thepurposeofthisdepartmentistopro- semester. tiveandcreativepotential. TheProgram
videsupportservicestostudentstoopti- isconductedthrougha20-memberHonors
mizetheiracademicperformanceandto Council, composedofadministration,fac-
fosterthedevelopmentofinnovative EducationalPlanning Office ultyandstaffrepresentatives. The
instructionalstrategies. Servicesarepro- ThegoaloftheEducationalPlanning Universityrequiresthatfreshmanhonors
videdthroughtheCentersforLearning Officeistoenablestudentstoassesstheir studentsmeettwooutoffourconditions:
aannddAarceadceommiprciSsuepdpoofrtthSreerevipcreosg(rCaLmAcSoSm)- ownabilitiesandtalentswhileexploring 1)TheymusthaveacombinedSATscore
ponents: EducationalComputing,Tutoring tatheUnfiulvlerrsaintgyeooffMeadsuscaacthiuosnaelttosppLoorwteulnli.tiAes of1200orbetter(orACTscoreof26or
and EducationalPlanning, andthe better);
drop-incenterhasbeenestablishedwhere
FreshmanYearProgram. studentscanaccessinformationregarding 2)Theymusthavegraduatedinthetop 15
careergoalsandrelatedacademicpro- percentoftheirhighschoolclass;