URI Course Catalog 1994-1995, Vol. 90, No. 2

106 Pages·1994·6.6 MB·English

by  University of Rhode Island

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BULLETIN OF
THE UNIVERSITY
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U~DERGRADUATE
STUDIES
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881-0,807
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4 The University
9 Programsa nd Requirements
19 Admissiona nd Registration
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23 Expensesa nd Student Aid
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28 Student Lifea nd Services
32 UniversityC ollege
33 · Collegeo f Arts and Science~
53 Collegeo f BusinessA dministration
57 Collegeo f Continuing Ectucation
60 Collegeo f Engineering-
71 Collegeo f Human Sciencea nd Services
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78 Collegeo f Nursing
80 Collegeo f Pharmacy
83 Collegeo f ResourceD evefopment
90 Courseso f Instruction .
171 Dlrectories
20:S Appendix
221 Campus.Map
222 Index
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Vo_lum9e 0, Number 2
August 1994
Bulletin of the Universityo f Rhode Island
(USPS0 77-740).P ublished four times a year
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FirstS emester·· December 15, 17,-18 March 7,.T uesday
Readingd ays, Kingston'C ampus · Midsemester •
August ZS-September7 ·
Final day to drop cour·sesa nd to ,
Registrationp eriod, Coll~geo f
December 16, 19-23 - change from P-F0 ptioI1t o grade
,Continuing Education (CCE)
· Final examinations, Kingston Campus .
Mai:ch1 3, Monday
August 29-September2 ~eceniber 21, Wedn~sday. Spring recessb egins, 8 a.m.
Registrationp eriod, Kingston, Campus
CCE classes,e xaminations end
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September5 , Monday '
December2 7, Tuesday Classesr esume, ·8 a.m.
Holiday, Labor Day -
Final grades due in the Office'of
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the· Registrar,4 p.m, . _ .May3 , Wednesday . ' ·
September7 , Wednesday
Classes, end, Kingston'C ampus
Orientation and academic advising _ .
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for new Kingston students
May 4, 6-7
-Ja~uary9 -,17 Readingd ays, Kingst~nC ampus ·
· Septemper8 , Thursday Registrationp eriod, CCE
Classesb egi11K, ingston Campµs
and CCE,8 ,a.m. Janu~ 9-i3 _ MFianyal 5 e,x 8a-m1i2n•a tio.n Is ; Kingston ,.
University FacultyM eetipg, 3:30 p:m. ·Registrationp eriod, Kingston Campus Campus
September1 9, Monday. 1January1 6, Monday May 10, Wednesday·
Final day to i:iropc ourses designated Holiday, Martin Luther King's Birthday CCE' classes,e xaminations end ..
"early drop" ·
January1 7,'Tuesciay May 15, Monday
September2 1, Wednesday Orientation and academic advising for Final grades due in the Qfficeo f
. Final day tci add courses and to new_Kingston~ ~dents the Registrar,4 -p.m.
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Feesw illn ot_ bea djustedd ownwarfdo r
January 18, Wednesday May 21, Sunday
Kingston-Campcuosu rseds ropprd'·
Classesb egin; Kingston Campus . Undergraduate Commencement
aftert hisd ate. · - • and CCE,8 a:m. ·
SummerS ession 1995
October 10, Monday : January2 7, Friday ..
Holiday, Coluqibus·oay Final day to d~op course; de~ignated May 20;-June2 1
"early drop" • First five-weeks ession
. October2 5, Tuesday
Midsemester January3 l, Tuesday June 24-July 26
Final day to drop courses and to Final-dayt o add courses and to Second five-w~eks ession .
change from P-Fo ption _tog rade. add P-Fo ption-. ·
Feesw ill not be adjustedd ownwarfdo r Cha~ges in the academi'Cc alendar ..
N0~ember2 { Th;ursday KingstonC ampusc ourseds ropped due to major storms·,l abor unrest, or
• Thanksgivin~r ecessb egins, 8 a.~. · , aftert hisd ate. other circumstancesm ay be made
~!)en it.is in the best interests of the .-
November 28, Monday February2 0, Monday institution, and without pri,orn oti1=e
Classes_ resume8, a.m. Classesw iHn ot meet to.the students.· · · · · ..
December 1~, Wednesday . February2 2, Wednesday
Classese nd, Kingston Campus· . Monday classesm eet
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• · At the heart.of-thisU niversity,· likei ts History.T he Universityw as chartered as . '
counterpai:tsa crosst he nation, there is a the state's agriculturals chool in 1888.T he ·
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strong tore of traditional academic.disci Oliver,Watsonf arm was purchased as a site ·
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plines, such as history, physics,a rid eco forthe school, and the old farmhouse,
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nomics. These.aren ot'Qnlyp rincipal sub now restored,s till stands on-the campus.
jects-of teac)1inga nd re~~archt;h ey also. The school became the Rhode:I sland Col
provide the foundation for all specialized,' 'lege'o f Agriculturea ncl·. tvefd ianic Arts in
professional,a nd applied areas of study. 1892,a nd the first classo f 17 merl!.berws as·
· One component of the University's ' graduated two years later.
approach to higher learning is the close The MorrillA ct of 1862 provided for
student-teacherr elationship and the con- the sale of public"lands.I neome from these.
. sequent con.cernf or the individual person. salesw as to be used _toc reate at ieast one .
• A low student-to:facultyrati0 enhances ·-.· college'in each state with the principal
the successo f this tjtal component of the purpose of teaching agriculturea nd me
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University'sm ission. chanic ai.ts.F rom this grant of lana comes
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Becauseo f its commitment to provide the term "land grant," which applied to
• accessf or academical\yq ~alifie_adn d .the national system of state colleges.I n a
• motivated students of all ages,t he Univer -la,tera daptation of the concept, federal
·sity maintains a variety of both tfaditional funds given to colleges~ orm arine research
and nontraditional learning environ and exten~iona re called "sea_grants11.
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pients. Students who are either part time, In 1909 the name of the collegew as
disabled,· memberso f a minority group, changed to Rhqde Island State College,' ,
workingw hile pur~uinga. n educati,on,o r · and the program of study was i:eviseda nd
'• somewhat older than traditional students expanded. In 1951 the collegeb ecame the
are served through a wide range of facili- Universityo f Rhode Island by an act of the
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• , ties in.K ingston,a s w_elal s extensivea ca GeneraJ.Asse~blyT. he Boardo f Governors
• demic arid student servi~esa t the Univer-.·. for Higher Educationa ppointed by the
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sity's Collegeo .fC ontinuing Educationi n governor became t.heg overnip.gb ody of
he Upiversityo f Rhoqe Island is
Provjdence. the Universi_tiyn 1981. A historicalo utline
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• . he southern part of RhodeI sland. Campuses:T he Universityh_a s a spacious
• . n the villageo f Kingst~n.I n part rural campus 30 miles south of Providence
• becauseo f-itsu nique lo.cationn ear-the in the northeastern metropolitan corridor Programso f Study
: oceqn and sixm· iles from _NarragariseBtt ay,
between New York-andB oston.T he center Unde,rgraduatSe tudy. All programsa im
•. the Universityh as developeds trong ma-· bf campus is a quadrangle of Ii.andsome, at a balance of studies of the natural and
• rine ·programsa nd has been designated . old granite buildings surrounded by newer ·
_sociasl. cien~est,h _eh umanities, and profes-
• one of the national Sea' Gr~nt colleges.. academicb uilding-s,s tude.n t residence , • 1 -sional suojects.T he coursesa nd programs
• · The Universitye nrolls ab9ut_ll,S00
halls, and fraternity and sorority houses. of study have-beena pprqved by national
• ur:1dergrad1,1aanted 3,.600g raduate stu- On the plain below Kingsron Hill are gym- , accreditinga genciesa nd are accepted fcir
• dents, ciridh as a fu~-Nmet eachLr:fiagc ulty
• nasiums, athletic fields,t ennis courts, a . ·. credit by other approved institutions of·
of approximately7 2Q.
freshwaterp ond, and agriculturalf ields. · · higher education (see "·Programas nd Re~
• Mission St~tement.T he lJnivetsity of II1a ddition to the Kingst-onC ampus, quiretnents"). • . . . . .
• Rhode Island 1sr ooted firmly iri the tradi-· the Universityh as three other campuses.. U. nd!.;. !.r graduatset udents can earn the I
• tion of America'su nique land-grant insti- The 165-a'creN cfiragansetBt ayC arripus,· followingd egrees:
• tutions-universities that exist to expand six miles to the_e ast overlookingt he West
• and transmit knowledge,a nd to foster its _Passagoef NarragansettB ay,i s the site of. . Bacheloro f Arts
• . a'pplicati0ni n the daily life of the nation. the Graduate Schoolo f Oceanography. · Bacheloro f Science
• As the state's flagshipi nstitution of The Collegeo f Continuing Educationh as Bacheloro f Fine Arts
: higher learning, the:!)niversityh qs three · a 'buildingi n downtown Providence.I n Bacheloro f Landscape.Architecture
• major responsibilities:t o provide tradi- · the western section of the state, 20 miles Bacheloro f Music i
. • tional as well as innovative opportunities from Kingston,i s the W. AltonJ ones Bachelor~ f GeneralS tudies
•· for education at the undergraduatea nd Campus. Its 2,300 acres of woods, fields, (Collegeo f Continuing Educationo nly)
• · gI"adUaltee' velst7o pursu·er esearcha nd streams,a nd pon~s is the site of environ 1, Al' •l• fre,J. shm; en-whoe n.t er the U. niversity
• other schola~iya nd creativea ctivities;a nd mental education, research,a nd confer to earn a bachelor's degreea re first'en
• to serve the unique needs of the people of ence facilities.· rolled in UniversityC ollege1 seep age 32).
. :· Rhode Island·b y making knowledgea· nd UndergraduatesI i.avea wide choice of pro
• information readily availablet o individual grams from which to choose a rpajor, and
• citizens,·tqc· ommunity groups; to scJ:iool _ the advisingp rogrami n UniversityC ollege
• and educational agencies,a nd to business, providesh elp in· making this decisiona ncj ·
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• industry.,l abor, and governm~nt. '. in choosing~ ppropiiatec ollrse.s
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,_UndergraduateD egrees
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College of Arts,and Sciences Collegeo f Human Sciencea nd Services Economics-MarineR esourcesP: h.D.
Anthropology:B .A. CommunicativeD isorders:B .S. · · Education:M .A. •
AppliedQ uantitativeE conomics:B .S.' ConsumerA ffairs:B .s: · • Adult Education •
AppliedS ociologyB: .S. ~ Dental Hygiene:B .S. • EducationR esearch:
Art: B.A.,B .F.A·. Education( Elementarya qd Secondary)B: .S. • ,ElementaryE ducation •
Biology:B. .A. Home Economics:B .S. · • ReadingE ducation •
Botany:B .S. Human Developmenta nd FamilyS tudies:B .S.· ScienceE ducation •
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Chemistry:B .A.,B .S. Human Sciencea·n d ServicesB: .S. • SecondaryE ducation
Chemistrya nd ChemicalO ceanographyB: ,S. Physical: £duc.ationB: ,S. ElectricalE ngineeringM: .S.,P h.D.
ClassicalS tudies:B .A. Textiles,F ashionM erc~andisinga, nd English:M .A.,P h.D. •
ClinicalL aboratoryS cience:B .S. · Design:B .S. Entomology:M :S.
CommunicationS tudies:B .A. TextileM arketing:B .S. FisheriesA, nimal-andV eterinaryS cience:M .S.. •
ComparativeL iterature:B .A. FoodS ciencea nd Nutrition: U.S.
ComputerS cience:B .S. College of Nursing French:M .A.
Economics:B .A. · Nursing:B .S. Geology:M .S. ' •
English:,B.A. History:M .A. • .
French:B .A. (:ollege of Pharmacy Human Developmenta nd FamilyS tudies:
Geology:B' .A.,B .S. Pharmacy:B .S.( fivey ears) M.S.
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. Geologya nd Geologica\O ceanographyB: .S. Pharm.D.( six years) ·• Human Developmenta nd FamilyS tudies
German:B .A. · • Marriagea nd FamilyT l\erapy
History:B .A. College of ResourceD evelopment · • CollegeS tudent Personnel .·•
Italian: B.A. . AnimalS ciencea nd Technology:B .S. Labora nd fndustrial Relations:M .S.
Journalism:B .A. Aquaculturea nd FisheryT echnology:B .S. . Librarya nd InformationS tudies:M .L.l.S-.
Latin AmericanS tudies:B .A. Dietetics:B .S. · ManufacturingE ngineeringM: .S.
Lingui~ticsB_.:A . EnvironinentalM anagement:B .S. MarineA ffairs:M .A.,M .M.A.
MarineA ffairs:B .A.• Food Sciencea nd Nutrition: B.S. Mathematis:sM: .S.,P h.D. ,
Mathematics:B· .A.,B .S. LandscapeA rchitecture:B .L.A. MechanicalE ngineeringa nd Applied
, MicrobiologyB: .S. Plant Science:B :S. Mechanics:M .S.,P h.'D.
Music:B .A.,B .Mus. ResourceE conomicsa nd Commerce:B .S. MedicinalC hemistry:M .S.
Philosophy:B .A. Soila nd Water ResourcesB: .S. MicrobiologyM: .S.,P h.D.
Physics:B .A.,B .S. , Urban Affairs:·B.S.'- · ' 1 Music:M .M.
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Physicsa nd PhysicalO ceanography:B .S. Urban Horticulturea nd Turfgrass Natural ResourcesM: .S. •
PoliticalS cience:B .A. Management:B .S.. · . Nursing:M .S.,P h.D. '.
PsychologyB: .A: WildlifeB iologya nd Manag7ment: B.S. OceanE ngineeringM: .S.,P h.D.
Russian:'B .A. ·oceanog~aphyM: .S.,P h.D.
Sociology:B .A. Graduate Degrees PharmaceuticaSl ciences:P h.D.
Spanish: ~.A. • MedicinalC hemistry
StatisticalS cience:B .S.· • Pharmaceutics ..
· Accounting:M .S. •
Theatre:B .A.,B .F.A. _•P harmacognosy
AppliedM athematicalS ciences:P h.D: .
Urban Affairs:B .A. • Pharmaco)ogya nd Toxicology
Women's Studies:B .A. · • AppliedM athematics · · PharmaceuticsM: .S. '
. • Applied. Probability
· Zoology:B .S. . PharmacognosyM: .S.
• ComputerS cience
Pharmacologya nd ToxicologyM: .S.
• OperationsR esearch
College of BusinessA dministration _ PharmacyA dministration:M .S.
Accounting:B .S. • Statistics Philosophy;M .A. •
AudiologyM: .A.,M .S.
Finance:• B.S. PhysicalE ducation:M .S. •
Biochemistrya nd'BiophysicsM: .S.
GeneralB usinessA dministration:B .S.· PhysicalT herapy:M .S.
BiologicaSl ciences:P h.D.
Management:B .S. Physics:M .S.,P h.D.
• Biochemistrya nd Biophysics
ManageinentS ciencea nd information Plant Science:M .S.
• Botany ·
· Systems:B .S. ' · PoliticalS cience:M .A.
• FisheriesA, nimala nd VeterinaryS cience
Marketing:B .S. Psychology( School):M :S.,
• Food Sciencea m! Nutrition
• Microbiology Psyc_hologPy;h .D. •
CBoiollmegeed oicfa ElE nlegcintreoenriicnsgE ngineering:B .S.* • Natur,alR esources ·. •• CExlipneicriaml e_ntal •.
ChemicalE ngineering:B .S. . of Plant Pathology • School
Chemicala nd Ocean Engineering:B .S. • Plant Science PublicA dministration:M .P.A. ,
•Zoology-. •
Civil Engineering:B .S. ResourceE conomics:M .S.
Botany:-M.S. ..
Computer Engineering:B .S. Spanish:M .A.,
BusinessA dministration·:M .B.A'P.,h .D.
ElectricalE ngineering:B .S. Speech-LanguagPea thology:M .A.-M, .S.
ChemicalE ngineeringM: .S.,P h.D.
Industrial Engineering:B .S. Statistics:M .S.· . . '
Chemistry:M .S.,P h.D. .
MaterialsE ngineering:B .S. Textiles,F ashionM erchandisinga, nd
Civil and EnvironmentalE ngineering:
MechanicalE n'gineeringB: .S. Design:M .S.
M.S.,P h.D.
Ocean Engineering:B .S. Zoology:M .S.
ClinicalL aboratory·Sc-iencM~:. S.
CommunityP lanning:M .C.P.
<;:ollegeo f Continuing Education *A dmissions-s_uspended,
ComparativeL iterature:M .A:
Bacheloro f Gen~ralS tudies:B _.G.S.
· ComputerS cience:M .S.
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• GraduateS tudy. Study at the graduate January admission.F or U.S.a pplicants,t he Academic Services
• level leads to the master's degreei ri 56 usual deadlinesa re April1 5 for surrimer.
:. areas of study.a nd the degreeo f Doctor of admission;J uly 15 for fall admission,a nd UniversityL ibraries'T. he libiacyc ollec
• Philosophyi n 32. Studentsr hay earn .the November1 5 for spring admission.S eet he · tion of 1,040,000b c;mndv olumes and
• following. degrees:. GraduatBe ulleti,f;o1r those ·Programst hat 1,360,000m icrofor-miss housed in the
• have earliera pplicationd eadlines. . UniversityL ibraryi n Kingston,a t the Col
• Master of Arts lege of Continuing Education. in Provi
• Master of Scjence , The (lraduateS choool f Librarya ndI nforma
dence, and in the Pell Marine.Science.
• · Master of BusinessA dministration . , .tionS tudieso n the main campus offers
Libraryo n the Narragansett! :layC ampus.
• Mastero f Community Planning study leading to the Master.ofL ibrarya nd
The latter was designatedt he National Sea
• , Mastero f Librarya nd Inf9rmation Studie's Information Studiesd egree.S tudentsi n
Grant Depositoryi n 197].. ,
• · Mastero f Marine Affairs •. undergraduatea nd other graduate pro- ·
The UniversityL jbrary,w hich holds the
• ·Mastero f Music grams may, with the approvalo f their ad
• bulk of the collection,h as open stackst hat
• Mastero f PublicA dministration• visor and .the GSLISfa. culty,e nroll, in Ii- · provide direct accesst o books, periodicals,
• Doctor of Philosophy brary coursest hat relate t9 their studies.
.. dbcuments, maps, mitroforms, and audio-·
GraduatSec hoolS. tudentsW itha bachelor's · The GraduatSec hoool f Oceanograpohny the· visualm aterials.T he SpecialC ollections
• degreef rom this-Universityo r from an- NarragansettB ayC ampus offerss tudy Department'c ollectsa nd maintains rare . •
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• ·other with equivalent requirementsa nd leading the Mastero f Sciencea nd Doc · books, manuscripts,t _heU niversity
• accreditatjonm ay be admitted for graduate tor of Philosophyd egreesf n the areaso f archives,c !_nad v ariety of speciali nterest
.•. · study( providingt oat their credentials . biological,c hemical,g eological,a nd physi mat(lrialsS. erviceh ours at the other librar
• meet the standards set by the Graduate cal oceanography.I nterestedu ndergradu- ies vary, but the UniversityL ibraryp ro
• . Sch_ooaln d by,t he department in which ·. ates may take a 400-leve'gl eneral survey vides full refere.nceb, ibliographic,a rid cir
• .t hey wish to study, and that facilitiesf or courseq ualifyi~gf or General Education culation servicesd uring most of the 90
• ' study are availablei n their field of interest. credits as well as'certain 500-levelc our,ses · hours a week it is open. The libraryi s a
• .' Among the standards required for adrriis-, in the oceanographyc ore curriculum.I n member of the HELlNC ons-ortiumw, hich
'• · sion are ana pproximate. undergraduate addition, qualifiedu ndergraduatesa re eli consistso f five Rhode Island academic
• averageo f B or better and, where required, ,giblef or a 100-or 400-level,s emester-long, libraries;b esidesU RI,i t incluoest he Com
• satisfactorysc oreso n a nationallya dminis- full-timep rogram of laboratorya nd field munity Collegeo f Rhode Island, Provi
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• tered examination. · researchw orkingw ith faculty memberso f dence College,R hode Island College,a· nd
• Graduated egreesa re listed in the rel .the GraduateS choolo f Oceanography.I n• RogerW illiamsU niversity.T he librarie~
• evant college'sc hapter within this bulle- sofar as possible,t he program is tailored to share an on-line public accessc ataloga nd
• · tin. For complete information on graduate the-interestso f the stuqent and can range offer reciproca_sle rvices.·
• study, consult the GraduatBe ulletinT. he from deep-seag eology-toc oastalz .one
Academic· computer Center.T he Aca
: . GraduatBe ulletina nd a self-manageda ppli planning. There are also three undergradu-•
demic Compti~erC enter (ACC)p rovides
• cation packet are availa);>flero m: Dean of ate programsi n oceanographya t the Uni
computationalr esourcesn eeded by the
• · the GraduateS chool,U niversityo f Rhode versity.O ne leads·toa bachelor'sd egreei n
Universityc ommunity for instruction and
• Island, Quinn Hall, Kingston,R I 02881~· physicsa nd physicalo ceanography,a n
research.L ocatedi,n Tyler Hall on the
• 0809. Further information can be obtained other to a bachelor'sd egreei n.c hemistry
KingstonC ampus,. the A.CCm aintains cen
• from the.c hairpersono f the appropriate. , and chemicalo ceanography,a nd a third to·
tral computing facilities,s tudent'm icro-.
• department. The completed application. · . a bachelor'sd egreei n geologya· nd geologi-
computing resotircesa, nd .the campus
: packagem ust be mailed to the departme~t cal oceanography. · ·
high-speedn etwork.T he ACC.provi\ieas
• or program to which ~dmissioni s.sought, The NarragansettB ay Campus has
variety' of servicest o support.t hese facilities
• and must be.accompaniedb y a nonreftind- about 4,000 feet of.s horefront and docking
and assistst he campus community in their·
• able application fee of$30 (for in-state faciliti.efso r its fleet of researchv essels,t he
use. The computer network a_ndr elated
· • -residents)o r $45. (foro ut-of-state largesto f which is a 185-footo ceangoing
servicesh av~ been expanding steadily
• residents). , researchs hip,· Endeavor.
since the center opened in 1959,a nd now
·: · Applicantsf rom foreignc ;ountriesm ust More than 20 permanent buildings
.a majority of the students, faculty,a nd
• complete the Test of Englisha s a Foreign· house offices,l c,tbora,torieasn,d specials ci
staff use these resources.A lls tudents are
.•. · Language( TOEFLw) ith a minimum score entific facilitieso n the .~ayC ampu.sT. hey entitled to a computer account which
• of 550. All inquiries.fromi nternational stu include- the Pell Marine ScienceL ibrary,a
enables them to use ACCf acilities,i ncluq
•• dents concerningc qst of living, housing, 12,000-square-foorte searcha quarium, a
ing accesst o Worldwidee lectronicm ~il
· • . etc., should be dir~ctedt o the Officeo f In towing test tank, and a unique facility
services. . ,
/ · ternational Students and Scholars. that permits controlled ecosystemse xperi
• The center has a:nI BME S/9000M odel
• The usual deadlinesfor receipt of com- ments. The two-megawattr esearchr eactor
210 VFm ainframec omputer running the
• pleted applic;ationsfr om international's tu- of the Rhode Island NuclearS cienceC enter
VM/CMSo perating system to provide
• dents are Februaryi for Septemb~ra nd is also' located there.
co~puting support for interactive,b atch,
• SJ.1mineSre ssiona dmission,a nd July 15 for and client-serverp rocessoim: dd~s.A full
complement of programmingl anguages
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and packagesj s available.I n addition, Writing Center. The Writing Center pro Researcha nd Extension •
an IBMR ISCS ystem/6000P owerS erver vides assistancet o .ariyonei n -the Univer •
560 running AIX3 .2.5 is availablef or sity community who needs help with any. .. Within the state system of higher •.
GeographicI nformation Systema nd · phase .ofw riting a paper. The Writing education, the Universityh as the major
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computer-intensivea ppli<;ationsE. xtensive Center is staffedb y Department of English .· responsibilityfo r graduate education,
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facilitiesf or computer graphics are also CollegeW riting Pro'gramfacultya nd De which is interdependent with a strong pro. •
offeredu sing both video display facilities partment of'Englishg raduate students. The gram of researi;:hT. here are activer esearch •
and0a CalComp 58136 color electrostatic · Writing Center also servesa s a practicum programsi n aUd epartments of the Univer- •.
plotter for visualization.S everalh undred facilityf or WRT/EDC4 35 students. TtJtor . sity. Support comes from foundations,
· personal computers,w ork~tations,a nd ter ing,Jsp rovided by appointment on an in commercialf irms, federala nd state agen •.
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minals are.locatedi n public work areas and dividual basis, but walk-ia appointments cies; and the University.I n 1~93,t he. · '
private offices.T hese devicesa. re connected . are·s ometimesa vailable. University. accepteda wardst btaling •
to the UniversityE thernet network, which The cen~erh elps students.becomeb et-· $44,911,011t o support speciffcr esearc:h, •
providesa ccesst o the ACCs yst~msa nd ter writersa nd providesa n environment in . teaching, and servicep rojects. •
.
remote independent computers. Also which writersc an write with paper and · Applicationsf or researchg rants are ap •
availablea re extensived ial-up facilitiesa s pencil or on one of the center's Macintosh proved by the University'sv ice provost for.
•.
well as external:networka ccesst o the computers.S tudents can use an array of research,w ho is the liaisoq officerf or the
INTERNETB,I TNETa,n d the Rhode island software.i,n cluding word-processings oft- - president, the provost;t he business man •.
State Network.U RIi s also a Smart.N ode· ware, to produce their work with support ager, the.a cademicd eans, the Research
member of the Cornell National Super from center staff. The computers and soft Commi,ttee,a nd the faculty in matters per •.
computer Facility,w ith both research ware in the Writing Center are compatible taining to research.T he University1Rs e- I
-~mde dueational accesst o supercomputer with those in other laboratoriesc ampus- .s earch Officep rovides. assistancet o the • •
facilities: . wide. . Universityr esearchc ommunity in air as- •..
The ACCp rotjdes facilitiesm anage The center is open approximately4 0 . - pects of researcha nd in the P,Ieparationo f
ment servicesf or campus microcomputer hours per week,'i ncluding daytime and proposals. . . ✓
laboraforiesf eaturing IBMP S/Zs,A pple · evening hours. Appointmentsf or tutoring In addition to researchc onducted'in
Macintoshes,a nd UNIXw orkstations.N u-, .can be made·by calliIJ.g.401-792-469o0r, ·the various departments, the University •
merous softwarea pplication packagesa re .by visitingt he center in Room 313, Inde has establisheda number of research,e x •
available., Them krocomputer laboratories pendence Iiall. tension, and technology transfer programs •.
are availablef or faculty research,t ea,ching, in speciallyd efined areas;t hese are-de ...
and general student use. Eight computer scribedi n d_etaiiln the Appendix.
classroomsa re available. •
8 • ·. TheU niversity
•
• The Universityd istributest he results of era! grants, and auxiliarye nterprisesa nd of Hl)man ResourceA dministration,t he
• its researchi n publicationsa vailablet o the other miscellaneouss ources.T he University front desk at Health Servicesa, nd the Dis
• public.T hesei ncludep l;Jblicationfrso m of RhodeI slandF o~ndatioenn couragesa nd abled Student ServicesO ffice in the
•
• the Rhode Island·S ea Grant CollegeP ro- administersg ifts from private sourcest o MemorialU nion.
• gram, CooperativeE xtension,a i;i.dth e build a substantiale ndowment for con Inq~iriesc oncerning compliancew ith
• AgriculturalE xperimentS t~tion. . tinuing support of the University.I t is antidiscrimipationl aws should be ad
• The Universitya lso publishes through concerned with the support of University dressedt o the AffirmativeA ction Officer,
• the UniversityP resso f New England,o f activitiesf 9r which adequate provision is Carlotti AdministrationB uilding;o r to the
• which it is a member. Manuscriptso rigi- not ordinarilym ade by appropriatiot'ls Director,O fficef or Civil Rights,D epart
•
• nating on the seven member campuses · · from public funds. ment of Epucation,R egionI . Questionsr e
• . and elsewherea re published as dete~ned garding provisionsf or the disableds hould
AffirmativeA ction and Nondiscrimina
• by the director and editorial board of the be directed to DisabledS tudent Servicesi n .
tion. The Universityo f Rhode Island pro
• Universit7P ress. the Officeo f StudenrLife,3 32 Memorial
hibits discriminationo n the basis of race,
Union. Phone: [phone]'10L
sex, religion,a ge, color,· creed,n ational ori
The Universit;y CoIIimunity
• gin, disability,o· r sexual orientation, and
• discriminationa gainst disableda nd Viet
• In addition to the s.tudentb ody, tbe
nam era veterans in the recruitment, ad
• Universityc ommunity is made up offac-
mission, or treatment of students, the re
• ulty, administration, staff, and alumni.
cruitment, hiring, qr treatment of faculty
• The FacultyS enater epresentst he faculty • I
and staff, and the operation of its activities
• and was authorized in 1960 by the general
and programs.T his is in compliancew ith
. •. ·facultyt o conduct the businessa ssignedt o
• state and federall aws,i ncluding TitlesV I
• the faculty by law or by the Boardo f Gov-
and VIIo f the Civil RightsA ct of 1964, as
• erno~sf or Higher Education.T he Graduate
amended, Title IX of the 1972-Education
• Coundli s the representativeb ody for the
Amendmentst o the Higher EducationA ct,
• graduate faculty and determines the aca-
ExecutiveO rder 11246,a s amended, Sec
• demic policiesf or graduate study. The .
tions 503/504 of the RehabilitationA ct of
· • office of UniversitOy mbudi°n vestigates
1973, as amended, Section4 02 of the Viet
• complaintsf rom s:tudentsf,a cultym em-
• nam Era ReadjustmentA ssistanceA ct of
• bei:s,a nd administrativep ersonnel that
1974, and the Americansv yithD isabilities
• they pave been unfairly dealt with in the
_Acto f 1990.
• normal channels of th~ administrativep ro-
With regard to scholarshipsa nd cdm
• cess.T he ombud is a tenured or ~meritus
missioningi nto the armedf orces, the
• member of the facultya ppointed by the
ROTCp rogram, in accordancew ith De- ·
• FacultyS enate and is assistedb y a student
• par.tmento f Defens_peo licy, does not com. .
• appointed by the President.
ply with the University'sp olicy on nbndis
• · The InstructionaDl evelopmenPtr ogram.
crimination based on sexual orientation.
• (IDP)e xists fo help faculty members in
Most buildings on campus are architec
•· their teaching responsibilitiesF. aculty'
turally availablet o the disabled,a nd provi
• membersw ho want to increaset heir teach
sion is .madet o ensure that.no student is
: . ing effectivertesbs y improving their skills
prevented from pursuing a courseo f study ·
• or developingn ew ones may work in.di-
becauseo f restricteda ccesst o buildings.
• vidually with IDP staff and participate in -
. • · various workshops,c olloquiums,a nd semi · AIDSi s on,eo f the most tragic, life
threatening epidemicso f modern times.
; .• 'nars on teaching.
Students,f aculty,a nd staff at the Univer
•· The.voiceo f the alumni is heard
sity of Rhode Island must provide the com
• through the AlumniA ssodation.,w hic_ihn
passion, understanding, arid support nec
• · eludesa ll those who have attendedt he
essaryt o help individualsw ith AIDSa nd
.: Universityf or twos' emestersm : more and
HIV_intectionA. s part of this responsibil
• whose classh as graduated.T he organiza-
ity, the Universityw ill vigorouslye nforce
• tion, with ~bqut 70,000 members,) 1lro-
individual rights df confidentialitya nd
• motes the interests of the Universitya nd
freedom from discrimination.T he rights of
· • maintains the ti~s of alumni with their
individualsw ith AIDSa re coveredu nder
: alma·mater through programs,s ervices,
three ·universityp oliciesb ased on Section
• and_the,publicationo fa·magazine. An
504 of the RehabilitationA ct of 1973:
• annual fund drive provides· scholarshp
"ReasonableA ccommodationf or Handi
• and other Universitya id.
capped Employees,"" Life-ThreateningIl l
• The.U nivers\tyr eceivesl ess than half.
ness," and "HandicappedP olicy."C opies
• ' of its support from the state. The balance
of these policiesa re availablea t the Office
• comes from student fees.a pd tuition, fed-
•
I •
Programas· ncRt equirements • 9
•
programso f study. While every effort is caf Society,t he AmericanC o_uncioIn Phar- · :
made to keep this bulletin current, not all maceuticalE ducation,t he· AmericanD en
•
. - coursesa nd programso f study listed may _ tal Associatiol)( Councilo n Dental fpuca
be availablea t the 'time of the student's tion), the AmericanD ieteticA ssociation,
matriculation.S imilarly,c ourse and pro the American° PsychologicaAl ssociation,
gr;im requirementsm ay be changed from the AmericanS ocietyo f LandscapeA rchi-
· time to time. Iri all cases,e very effort will tects, the EngineeringA ccreditationC om
be made to· accommodatei ndividuals tu mission of the AccreditationB oardf or En •
•
dents whose exceptionalc ircumstances gineering and Technology,t he National
may make it difficulto r impossiblet a Associationo f Schoolso f Music,t he
· meet the changed requirements.C hanges Natioaal Associationo f State Directorso f
in the academicc alendar may also be TeacherE ducationa nd Certification,t he
made when deemed to be in the best National Council for Accr~ditationf or
interests of the institution. TeacherE ducation,a nd the National
Leaguef or Nursing. .
AccreditationT. he Un1versityo f Rhode.
. The Universityi s also an approved
, Isl.andi s accreditedb y the New England
membef institution of the AmericanA sso
Associationo f Schoolsa nd Colleges,· Inc.
ciation of UniversityW omen, the Associa
In addition, certain coursesa nd programs
tion-for Continuing Higher Education,t he
of study have been approvedb y national
Council of GraduateS choolsi n the United •
accreditinga gencies.
States,t he North AmericanA ssociationo f
. The New EnglandA ssociationo f · ,
Su~mer Sessions,a nd the National Uni
Schoolsa nd Collegesi s a nongovernmen •
tal, nation;illyr ecognizedo rganization versity Sontinuing"E ducationA ssoci~tion. •
whose affiliatedi nstitutions include ele
General Educa~on Requirements •
mentary schools through collegiatei nsti-
tutions offeringp ostgraduatei nstruction. These requireinen,ts apply to entering •
Accreditation.ofa n institution by the freshmen beginning in the fall of 1981, :
Con sistent with its policy of
New EnglandA ssociationi ndicates that it and students transferring beginning in
· allowing_ theg reatest latitude
meets or exceedsc riteriaf or the assessment the fall of 1981 with fewer.t hap 16
possiblei nc ourse sel_ection,._the
· of institutional quality periodicallya pplied transferable credits. Students who en-
Universityo ffers a wide ch01ce
through a pe~r group reviewp rocess:A n tered prior to fall 1981 ~ust follow the
to fill its General Education requirements
accrediteds chool or collegei s one that has General Education requirements out-
' and encouragess tudents to select free ele~-
availablet he necessaryr esourcest o achjeve lined in the UndergraduateB ulletin for :
. tives that cross departmental and ·college
its stated purposes through•appropriate -1980-81 or the·year in which they •
lines. This section deals with acade~i~
educational programs. is substantially matriculated at theU niversity. Studen~ •
requirements,r egulations!a nd opportuni
doing so, and gives reasonablee vidence retuming after an absence of more than •
ties that are University-wider ather than .
that it will continue to do so in the fore- eight years must follow the cuµent Gen- •
college-related. •
seeablef uture. Institutional integrity is also eral Educationr equirements. •
The Universitya ttempts to.provide the
addressedt hrough accredit.ation.. The Universityo f Rhode Island b~lieves• •
successfuls tudent with a range of knowl
Accreditatjonb y the New England that all undergraduate stud~nts, regardless :
·edgea nd skillsw hich can, with appropri
Association.isn ot partial, but applies to of their degree programs,n eed experience •
ate motivation and initiative, be used in a
the Universitya s a whole. As such, it is not ~ the study of fundamerftalst hat builds •
variety of ways after graduation. Study
· a guarantee of the quality of _everyc ourse • on the student's previouse ducation and •
options va_ryfr om the traditional liberal
or program offered,o r of the competence - continues through the undergraduate · •
education to prograqist hat 11reh eavily
of individual graduates.R ather,i t provides . years and beyond. 1:hus,a ll bachelor's •
vocationallyo riented. Successfulc omple
reasonablea ssurancea bout the quality of degree students followt he same Univer- :
tion of any course of study at the Univer
~pportunitiesa vailablet o st1.1dentws ho sity-wideG eneral Educationr equirements. •
sity, howe-verd, oes not guarantee that the
attend the University. , General Educationi s that part of the · ••
student \A/ilfl ind either a specifick ind or
.. Inquiries regardingt µe status of an I undergraduatec urriculum iri which stu- •
level of employmei'lt.
institution's accreditationb y the New ·· dents explore a broad spe~trumo f iµtellec-
Students interested in the career oppor
England Associations hould be directed ~o tual subjects,a pproaches,a· nd perspectives. •
·tunities related to particular programs of
the administratives taff of the school or The General Educationc omponent of the •
study are encouragedt o consult University
college.I ndividualsm ay also contact the curriculuma ims to help accomplisht hree
Collegea dvisors,t he appropriate depart
associationa t 209 BurlingtonR oad, goals: 1) to develop further the essentiaf
ment chairperson,o r the Officeo f C~reer
Bedford,M A0 1730. Phone: [phone]. Englishc omrriunicationa bilitieso n which !
Services.F or students who are uncertain .
· The national accreditinga genciest hat- advanced studies depend; 2) to offer expe-
about their career choices, the Counseling
ha~e approved the quality of certain rience in five broad subject areas: fine arts
Center also offersh elp. ·
course offeringsa nd programso f study in- and literature, letters, mathematics, natu-
The.U niversitya dministration may
clude the American Assemblyo f Collegiate ral scien~es,a nd ·socials ciences;a nd_3 ) to •
alter, abridge,o r eliminate courses_ and Schoolso f B1,1sinesths,e AmericanC hemi-