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Massachusetts University of Lowell at Undergraduate Catalogue 1991 1995 - Massachusetts University of Lowell at Undergraduate Catalogue 1991 1995 - University Avenue 1 Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 1 36 f Catalogue of Undergraduate Studies 323 fyot cr? «/yg t/r7 Table of Contents Table of Contents MinorArea Requirements 42 CollegeofHealth Professions 287 Cooperative Education 42 BaccalaureateDegreePrograms ...287 CourseEquivalency GeneralCollegeRequirements .287 .. UniversityProfile 1 Examinations 43 InstructionalUnitsandPrograms ...290 ConferringofDegrees 44 FacultyoftheCollege 311 AdmissionPolicies 9 AcademicHonors 45 ProgramSelection 9 GradingPolicies 45 CollegeofManagement 313 ChangeofProgramDeclaration WithdrawalfromCourses 47 GeneralCollegeRequirements ...31 AfterApplication 10 Withdrawalfromthe InstructionalUnitsandPrograms ...31 RecentHighSchoolGraduates ...1 University 47 FacultyoftheCollege 335 InternationalStudents 14 AdministrativeDismissal 48 StudentswithHighSchool Penalties& ProceduresGoverning UniversityDirectory 337 Equivalency 14 AcademicDishonesty 48 GoverningBoards 337 Non-TraditionalStudents 14 AdjudicationofStudent UniversityAdministration 338 EducationalOpportunities Complaints 50 Program 14 AcademicStanding(Retention, WheretoWriteforFurther EncoreProgram 17 Warning,Suspension) 51 Information 341 TransferStudents 18 RegistrationandCourseEnrollment CommonwealthTransfer Policies 53 StatementofResponsibility 342 CompactforCommunity Part-timeEnrollment 54 CollegeStudents 19 RepeatedCoursework 55 Index 343 AdditionalBaccalaureate Off-CampusStudy 56 Degree 21 ChangesofCourseEnrollment ...56 Non-MatriculatingStudents 21 AcademicAdvisorySystem 57 TalentedHighSchoolSeniors ...21 CourseRequirements 57 VisitingStudents 21 StudentComplaints 57 ReadmissionPolicies 22 AttendancePolicies 58 RegularReinstatement 22 StudentRightofAccessto ProbationaryReadmission 23 PersonalRecords 59 AdvancedPlacementPolicies ...23 CourseDescriptions 59 LearningDisabledand HonoraryandProfessional HandicappedStudentsServices...25 Societies 60 EqualOpportunityandTitleIX...25 HealthCertification Aerospace Studies Requirements 25 (AirForceROTC) 61 Financial Information 27 CollegeofArtsand Sciences 65 UniversityExpenses 27 BaccalaureateDegreePrograms...66 Payment,Refund,& GeneralCollegeRequirements .67 .. WaiverPolicies 29 InstructionalUnitsandPrograms ...72 SeniorCitizens 30 FacultyoftheCollege 187 VeteransBenefits 30 RulesGoverningMassachusetts JamesB. Francis Residency 31 CollegeofEngineering 193 NewEnglandRegionalStudent BaccalaureateDegreePrograms. .195 . Program 32 GeneralCollegeRequirements...196 FinancialAid 32 InstructionalUnitsandPrograms...199 Scholarships 33 FacultyoftheCollege 244 UniversityAcademicPolicies 37 CollegeofFineArts 249 BaccalaureateDegreePolicies .37 BaccalaureateDegreePrograms .249 .. .. CoreRequirements 38 GeneralCollegeRequirements...251 ResidencyRequirements 39 InstructionalUnitsandPrograms...253 MajorFieldRequirements 40 FacultyoftheCollege 284 Hi University Profile Mission of the University University Profile theinstitutionwasmadeafour-yearcollege Mission ofthe University and was granted the right to confer On July 11, 1991, in a ceremony that took baccalaureatedegrees. In 1960, thecollege TheUniversityofMassachusettsatLowell, place on the front steps ofCumnock Hall, became a multi-purpose institution by located in the northeast section of Governor William Weld signed HB 5809, initiating non-teaching programs in the Massachusetts, is publicly supported by which became Chapter 142 of the Acts of liberal arts. During the next decade and a the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As 1991,creatinganewfive-campusUniversity half, thecollegecontinuouslyextended its an institution of higher education having ofMassachusetts. AsofSeptember1, 1991, mission and curriculum offerings at both legislative mandates in areas of research, the University of Lowell became the thegraduateandundergraduatelevelsand teaching,andpublicservice,theUniversity University of Massachusetts at Lowell. wasauthorizedtoofferdegreeprogramsin seeks to discover, integrate, and transmit Alongwiththeotherfourcampusesofthe education, health professions, the liberal knowledge for the benefit of the University of Massachusetts (Amherst, artsand sciences,andmusic. Commonwealth and the good of society. Boston, Dartmouth, and Worcester), the The University offers degree programs at University of Massachusetts at Lowell is From the time of its origin in 1895 as a all degree levels through the doctorate. governed by the Board of Trustees of the proprietary textile school, Lowell Although undergraduate program University through the Office of the Technological Institute has provided emphasis is upon professional areas in President, based in Boston. Leadership of educational programs of an applied and business,engineering,finearts,health,and theLowellcampusisvestedintheOfficeof practical nature. "Science and art will be science,theUniversitystronglybelievesin theChancellor. taught," the original prospectus pointed the values of a liberal arts education both out, "with a view to industrial and foritsownsakeandasamajorcomponent The University of Lowell was established commercial applications" and for "the of professional preparation. Graduate byChapter1175,Actsof1973,GeneralLaws purposeofimprovinganyspecialtradeor programemphasisisinareaswherethereis of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ofintroducingnewbranchesofindustry." a strong regional need or where the through a merger of Lowell State College Thecontroloftheschoolwastransferredto University possesses superior resources. andLowellTechnologicalInstitute.Chapter thestatein1918,andin1928itwasgranted The University also provides maximum 1175 directs the University to "provide, collegiatestatus.In1953,itbecameamulti- opportunityforlife-longlearningthrough without discrimination, educational purposetechnologicalinstitute.Priortoits a wide variety of credit and non-credit programs, research, extension, and merger with Lowell State College, the continuingeducationcourses. continuingeducationservicesintheliberal Institute phased out its textile curricula; it arts,inengineeringandthesciences,andin extended its curricular offerings in The University is committed to the the professions." It also authorizes the engineering, technology, science,business promotion of scholarly research and University to "offer the adult education administrationandindustrialmanagement; creative, artistic achievement. It seeks to services of the university extension anditreceivedauthorizationtoofferdegrees createnewknowledgeinthebeliefthatan program"anditconfers"generalauthority throughthedoctorate. atmosphere of original inquiry supports both the instructional and public service toawardanyearneddoctoraldegrees"with goalsoftheUniversity.Itacknowledgesas the approval ofthe Massachusetts Higher The merging of Lowell State College and aspecialobligationtheprovidingofquality EducationCoordinatingCouncil. Lowell Technological Institute brought teaching in all academic programs and togethertwomulti-purposeinstitutionsof continually seeks more effective methods Lowell State College and Lowell differing character and orientation and ofimpartingknowledgeandunderstanding. TechnologicalInstitutewereestablishedin made possible the creation of a Recognizingitsroleasapublicinstitution, thelastdecadeofthe19thcenturyassingle comprehensiveuniversitywhosestrengths the University is committed to active purposeinstitutionsandwerechargedwith and resources are manifestly greater than involvementincommunityservicethrough providinginstructioninthosetheoriesand thosepossessedbythepreviousinstitutions. instruction, research, consulting, cultural practical arts which were most suitable to events, andcontinuingeducation. the teaching profession and the textile The University occupies 35 buildings on industry.LowellStateCollegewaschartered three campuses (north, south, and west) Finally, the University recognizes its responsibility for implementing the bytheGeneralCourtoftheCommonwealth andpresentlyhasafacultyinexcessof500 principles of equal opportunity and on January 6, 1894 as a teacher-training and a student enrollment of more than affirmative action and is committed to institution and was assigned the 14,000. The curricula of the University ensuring that all students and employees, responsibility for providing "the most encompassthecustomarydisciplinesofthe particularlythoseinprotecteddesignations, thorough knowledge of the branches of liberal arts and sciences as well as a wide are guaranteed the benefits of a just and learningandrightmentaltraining."In1932 rangeofprofessions. equitablesystem. I University Profile Accreditation and Professional Memberships Accreditation and Professional ComputerScienceAccreditationBoard Professional Memberships Memberships (Baccalaureate degree program in computerscience) TheUniversityisamemberofthefollowing TheUniversityofMassachusettsatLowell associationsofhighereducation: isanaccreditedmemberoftheNewEngland NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtand Association of Schools and Colleges Design AmericanAssemblyofCollegiateSchools (NEASC). In order to provide reliable (Baccalaureatedegreeprograminart,fine ofBusiness assuranceofthequalityoftheeducational arts,andgraphicdesign AmericanAssociationofCollegesfor ) preparationofits students, the University TeacherEducation of Massachusetts at Lowell desires National Accrediting Agency for Clinical AmericanAssociationofCollegesof applications from individuals who have LaboratorySciences Nursing graduated from schools which have been (Baccalaureatedegreeprograminclinical AmericanCouncilonEducation accredited by NEASC or other regional laboratory sciences: medical technology AmericanSocietyofAllied Health accrediting associations and accordingly option) Professions supports the efforts of secondary school AssociationforGerontologyinHigher officialsandgoverningbodiestohavetheir National Association for Industrial Education schools achieve regional accreditation Technology AssociationforStateCollegesand status. (Baccalaureate degree program in Universities industrialtechnology) AssociationofUniversityProgramsin Professionalprograms,asdesignatedbelow, HealthAdministration also have been accredited by appropriate NationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusic CollegeEntranceExaminationBoard national associations. Accreditation (Baccalaureate and master's degree CouncilofCollegesofArtsandSciences indicatesthattheUniversityisrecognized programsinmusic) MassachusettsAssociationofCollegesof and approved by regional and national Nursing associationsconcernedwiththe qualityof National Council for the Accreditation of NationalAssociationofSummerSessions highereducationand itassures thatstudy TeacherEducation NationalAssociationofStateDirectorsof undertakenherehastransfervaluetoother (Baccalaureate program in music TeacherEducationandCertification accreditedinstitutionsofhighereducation. education; graduate programs in NationalUniversityContinuingEducation education) Association Professional Accreditation NewEnglandBoard ofHigherEducation NationalLeagueforNursing Accreditation Board for Engineering and (Baccalaureate and masters degree Technology programsinnursing) (Baccalaureatedegreeprogramsincivil, chemical,electrical,mechanical,nuclear, Professional Certification and plastics engineering; electronic, mechanical, and civil engineering Specificprogramsalsohavebeenreviewed technology) for compliance with established professional criteria by the following American Assembly ofCollegiate Schools associationsandprofessionalbodies: ofBusiness (Baccalaureate degree programs in AmericanChemicalSociety business administration and industrial (Baccalaureatechemistryprograms) management) InterstateCertificationCompact AmericanPhysicalTherapyAssociation (Health, music, and elementary (Master's degree program in physical education;reading;secondaryeducation: therapy) art, behavioral sciences, biology, chemistry,earthscience,English,French, Committee on Allied Health Education history, mathematics, and Spanish; Accreditation administration and supervision: school (Baccalaureatedegreeprograminmedical principal,supervisor-director) technology) University Profile University Organization University Organization and Instructional Units College of Education Governance InstructionalunitsoftheUniversityinclude The College of Education offers graduate All University agencies, units, and six colleges, a graduate school, and the programsonly.Theofficesofthedeanand departmentsreportdirectlyorindirectlyto continuingeducationand summerschool. the faculty of the College of Education, as the Chancellor. Reporting directly to the wellasalleducationclasses,arelocatedon Chancellorarethevicechancellorsandthe College ofArts and Sciences theWestCampus.TheCollegeofEducation special assistant to the Chancellor for offers elementary and secondary teacher affirmativeaction. Faculty offices and offices of department certification in conjunction with masterof chairpersons are located in the following education degree programs. Certificate of University Organization buildings: advanced graduate study and doctor of educationdegreeprogramsarealsooffered. TheUniversityisorganizedintofiveservice Art CoburnHall,South Studentswhoareinterestedinteachingor areas,eachofwhichisunderthesupervision BiologicalSciences OlsenHall,North other careers ineducation should address ofavice-chancellor. Chemistry OlneyHall,North their inquiries directly to the office of the ComputerScience PinanskiHall,North dean. TheCollegeincludes: theCenter for The following officers report to the Vice CriminalJustice CoburnHall,South FieldServicesandStudies,whichdevelops Chancellor for Academic Affairs: the EarthSciences OlneyHall,North collaborative programs with elementary Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic English O'LearyLibrary,South andsecondaryschools,operatesatwo-way Affairs, the Associate Vice Chancellor for FalmouthHall,North television network and recruits Instruction,theDeanoftheGraduateSchool, History CoburnHall,South undergraduatestoserveasvolunteersinK- thedeansoftheseveralcolleges,theDirector Languages CoburnHall,South 12 schools; the Demonstration School, a of Academic Services, the Director of LegalStudies Falmouth,North partnershipwiththeLowellPublicSchools, Admissions, the DirectoroftheCenterfor Mathematics OlsenHall,North which fosters bilingual language the Arts, the Director of the Division of Philosophy MahoneyHall,South developmentforchildrenbeginningatage Continuing Education, the Director of Physics OlneyHall,North threeyears;theTsongasIndustrialHistory Libraries,and theRegistrar. PoliticalScience CoburnHall,South Center, which offers hands-on learning of Psychology MahoneyHall,South history, science and technology and is TheViceChancellorforAdministrationand Sociology CoburnHall,South operated in collaboration with the Lowell FiscalAffairsexercisesjurisdictionoverthe National Historic Park at the Boot Mills; following: the offices ofaccountspayable, Facilitiesofthecollegeincludeexperimental andtheEconomicEducationCenterwhich accounts receivable, the comptroller, laboratoriesforanimalandhumanlearning, provides resources to teachers in order to financial aid, general accounting, payroll, amicrocomputerlaboratory,acriminalistics promoteanunderstandingofeconomicsin personnel, the physical plant office, laboratory, language laboratory facilities, theelementaryandsecondaryschools. purchasing, security, the stockroom, and theatre arts workshops, and a performing thetreasurer. theatre. Practicum experiences for the James B. Francis College of various curricula are conducted in social Engineering ReportingtotheAssociateViceChancellor andgovernmentalagenciesandinbusiness forUniversityLifearethefollowingoffices: firmsoftheGreaterLowellandMerrimack TheCollegeofEngineeringishousedinthe intramuralrecreationalsports,counseling, Valleyareas. following facilities on the North Campus: health services, placement, residence life, BallHall, EngineeringBuilding, Falmouth and student activities, and the Office of Modern facilities and equipment in the Hall, Kitson Hall, Pasteur Hall, and UniversityLife. Olsen, Olney, and Pinanskibuildings and Southwick Hall. The offices of the in Mahoney Hall include teaching DepartmentsofElectrical,Mechanicaland The following operations are under the laboratories;moderncomputerequipment; Energy,andPlasticsEngineeringarelocated jurisdiction of the Vice Chancellor for undergraduate and graduate research in Ball Hall. The Department ofChemical Research and Technology: the Center for facilities; office research modules; service Engineering is located in the Engineering Productivity Enhancement, computing areas such as animal quarters; rooms for Building.CivilEngineeringisinFalmouth services,duplicatingservices,mailservices, instrumentation,preparation,temperature Hall.Officesofthedeanandassistantdean the Photovoltaic Research Center, the and humidity control; and X-ray, electron areinKitsonHall. Research Foundation, and department of microscope (transmission and scanning), telecommunications. greenhouseand libraryfacilities. 3 University Profile University Organization College ofFine Arts College of Management Atpresent, Continuing Educationcourses areofferedoncampus,attheMoganCenter, The College of Fine Arts is located on the The College of Management is located in attheWoodsHoleOceanographicInstitute, South Campus. Art instruction is housed the NorthCampusquadranglein Pasteur, andaton-sitebusinesslocations.Brochures within Coburn Hall, Dugan Hal\ and the Falmouth and Southwick Halls. The listing all credit course offerings are availableapproximatelysixweekspriorto McGauvran Student Center. Exhibition administrativeofficesoftheCollegeandits the semester opening date. The spaces include Gallery 410 in McGauvran Center for Industrial Competitiveness are administrative offices of the Division of Centerandagalleryforstudentexhibition located on the third floor of Pasteur Hall. Continuing Education are located in islocatedonthelowerfloorofDuganHall. The College's student microcomputer lab, CumnockHall (NorthCampus). AllmusicinstructionishousedwithinCyrus equipped with the latest technology, is in DurginHallwhichfeaturesDurginConcert Pasteur 205. Departmental offices are Graduate School Hall, Fisher Recital Hall, sound recording located in Pasteur 213 (Accounting, and technologystudios,acomputerlaboratory, Policy and Planning Departments), The Graduate School offers extensive rehearsal halls, classrooms, practice Southwick 301 (Managementand Finance professionalandresearchprogramsatboth facilities,and studior.. Department)andFalmouth205(Marketing master's and doctoral levels. Master's and Operations Management/ programsareofferedin53areas.Combined College ofHealth Professions Management Information Systems BA./MA.andB.S./M.S.degreeprograms Department). are also available to outstanding TheCollegeofHealthProfessionsislocated undergraduate students in biological inWeedHall(SouthCampus),whichhouses DivisionofContinuingEducationand sciences,chemicalandenergyengineering, offices of the dean, the Department of Summer School civilengineering,criminaljustice,electrical Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the engineering, industrial technology/work Department of Health, the Department of The Division of Continuing Education at environment, mathematics, mechanical Nursing, and the Department of Physical theUniversityofMassachusettsatLowell, engineering, plastics engineering, Therapy.Specialclassroomandlaboratory withover20,000creditcourseenrollments psychology,andradiologicalsciences. The facilitiesarealsolocatedinWeed Hall. each year in a variety of educational College of Education offers Master's programs, offers twenty-nine degree programs in educational administration, programs at both the associate and Facilitiesinthecollegeincludeavarietyof baccalaureatelevels;agrowingnumberof curriculumandinstructionwithoptionsin fullyequippedlaboratories,anaudiovisual certificateprograms;andcreditcoursesfor Bilingual and ESL education, and reading laboratory, a computer laboratory and an part-time, non-matriculating students. and language (M.Ed.) Doctoral programs interactive video lab. Simulated clinical Undergraduate courses are offered in the are offered in science and mathematics laboratories are available in the areas of fall and spring semesters, during an education, leadership in schooling, and chemistry,hematology,microbiology,and intensive three-week Winter Intersession, languageartsandliteracy(Ed.D.),electrical, immunohematology. The Department of andduringtwosix-weeksummersessions mechanical, and plastics engineering Nursing provides three simulated (both day and evening). The Division of (Eng.D.); in computer science and work ContinuingEducationalsooffersgraduate laboratorieswiththemostmodernnursing coursesinthesummeraswellastheSummer environment(Sc.D.);andinchemistryand andlifesupportequipment.Itsaudiovisual Writing Program, the Theater and Film physics(Ph.D.).TheCertificateofAdvanced laboratory is equipped for self-paced Institute, and the Institute for Family and Graduate Study is offered in reading and instructioninbasic and advancednursing Community Studies. In addition, the language,curriculumandinstruction,and skills. Laboratories of the Exercise DivisionalsooffersavigorousCommunity educational administration, planning and Physiology major are supplied with state- Education Program which includes a PC policy.Manycoursesareofferedinthelate of-the-art equipment. A computer UserInstitute,aCenterforEntrepreneurship afternoonandevening,andmostprograms laboratory,containingmicrocomputersand and Management, an English as a Second can be completed on a part-time basis. Language Program, a Learning in several terminals which are connected to Retirement Association (LIRA), and a OfficesoftheGraduateSchool arelocated the University's mainframe computer, is numberofcoursesforadultswhoseinterests inFalmouth311. available for assisted instruction and range from personal enrichment to simulation for each department in the professional advancement. The Office of college.Themajorityofclinicalexperiences Special Programs manages over 150 for medical technology, health education, professional development seminars and nursing,andexercisephysiologyprograms conferences, frequently showcasing are conducted in public schools, health University of Massachusetts at Lowell facultyand departments. agencies,corporationsandhospitalsofthe GreaterLowellandMerrimackValleyareas. 4