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- Academic Environment
- Academic Standards
- Academic Warning. See Academic Standards
- Academic Status - Probation
- Academic Status - Suspension
- Academic Status - Dismissal
- Academic Progress. See Academic Standards.
- Academic Support Office
- Accreditation and Affiliations
- School of Accountancy
- BS in Accounting
- Accounting (Acc) Courses
- Admissions
- Social Security Number
- Admissions Status and Academic Standing
- Official Notice of Admissions Committee Action
- Admission Deadlines
- New Freshman Applicants—U.S.
- High School Preparation
- ACT. See American College Test
- Early Admission
- Home School Applicants
- Concurrent Enrollment at BYU
- Concurrent Credit Transfer Policy
- Transfer Applicants—U.S.
- Evaluation of Transfer College Credit
- Former Student Applicants.
- Admissions Deferment.
- International Student Applicants.
- Post-Baccalaureate Studies (PBS) Applicants
- Second Degree (Second Major/Additional Major)
- Spring/Summer Visiting Student Program
- Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
- American College Test (ACT)
- AP Credit
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit (see Admissions)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit
- CLEP Credit
- Entrance Requirements. See Admissions.
- Application Fee. See Admissions.
- Advanced Degrees. See Graduate Studies
- Administration
- Church Board of Education
- BYU Board of Trustees
- Office of the Church Commissioner of Education
- University Administrative Officers
- Deans of Academic Units
- Deans and Directors of Academic Support Services
- Chairs, Directors, or Coordinators of Instructional Units
- Chairs or Directors of Professional Institutes and Programs
- Coordinators or Directors of Academic Areas
- Advisement Center Personnel (see Administration)
- Research Centers and Institutes
- Other Areas of Service (see Administration)
- Maeser Professorships
- Alcuin Fellows
- Advisement Resources
- Choosing a Major
- Choosing a Minor
- Academic Advisement
- AIM (see Academic Advisement)
- MyMAP (see Academic Advisement)
- Progress Reports (see Academic Advisement)
- MAP (see Academic Advisement)
- College Advisement Centers
- University Advisement Center
- Honors Advisement Center
- Preprofessional Advisement Center
- Veterinary Medicine (see Preprofessional Advisement Center
- Counseling and Career Center
- Academic Support (see Counseling and Career Center)
- Workshops (see Counseling and Career Center)
- Courses for Credit (see Counseling and Career Center
- Career Counseling (see Counseling and Career Center)
- Career and Learning Information Center (see Counseling and Career Center)
- Testing Services (see Counseling and Career Center)
- Career Services (see Counseling and Career Center)
- Undergraduate Majors (List)
- Undergraduate Minors (List)
- Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC) Department
- Minor in Aerospace Studies
- Aerospace Studies (Aeros) Courses
- The Aims of a BYU Education
- Spiritually Strengthening (see The Aims of a BYU Education)
- Intellectually Enlarging (see The Aims of a BYU Education)
- Character Building (see The Aims of a BYU Education)
- Lifelong Learning and Service (see The Aims of a BYU Education)
- American Heritage (A Htg) Courses
- American Studies Program
- BA in American Studies
- Minor in Western American Studies
- American Studies (Am St) Courses
- Anthropological Collections. See Museum of Peoples and Cultures.
- Anthropology Department
- BA in Anthropology: Archaeology Emphasis
- BA in Anthropology: Sociocultural Emphasis
- BA in Anthropology (Sociocultural Double Major)
- Minor in African Studies
- Minor in Anthropology
- Anthropology (Anthr) Courses
- Asian and Near Eastern Languages Department
- Minor in Arabic
- Arabic (Arab) Courses
- BA in Chinese
- Minor in Chinese
- Minor in Chinese Teaching
- Chinese—Mandarin (Chin) Courses
- Chinese—Cantonese (Cant) Courses
- Minor in Hebrew
- Hebrew (Heb) Courses
- BA in Japanese
- Minor in Japanese
- Minor in Japanese Teaching
- Japanese (Japan) Courses
- BA in Korean
- Minor in Korean
- Korean (Korea) Courses
- Near Eastern Languages (Ne Lg) Courses
- Athletics. See Recreational Environment
- Biology Department
- BS in Bioinformatics
- BS in Biological Science Education
- BS in Biology
- Preveterinary Medicine (see BS in Biology)
- BS in Conservation Biology
- Biology (Bio) Courses
- Botanical Collection. See M. L. Bean Life Science Museum
- Business Management Department
- Business (see Marriott School of Management)
- Business Management (Bus M) Courses
- Management Economics (ManEc) Courses
- University Calendar
- Fall Semester 2009 Calendar
- Winter Semester 2010 Calendar
- Spring Term 2010 Calendar
- Summer Term 2010 Calendar
- Chemical Engineering Department
- BS in Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering (Ch En) Courses
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
- BA in Chemistry
- BS in Biochemistry
- BS in Chemistry
- BS in Chemistry Education
- Minor in Chemistry
- Minor in Chemistry Education
- Chemistry and Biochemistry (Chem) Courses
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- BS in Civil Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (CE En) Courses
- Communication Disorders Department
- BS in Communication Disorders
- Minor in Communication Disorders
- Communication Disorders (ComD) Courses
- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. See Communication Disorders
- Communications Department
- BA in Communications: Advertising Emphasis
- BA in Communications: Broadcast Journalism Emphasis
- Broadcasting. See Communications
- BA in Communications: Communications Studies Emphasis
- BA in Communications: Print Journalism Emphasis
- BA in Communications: Public Relations Emphasis
- Minor in Communications
- Communications (Comms) Courses
- Computer Science Department
- BS in Computer Science
- BS in Computer Science: Animation Emphasis
- BS in Computer Science: Bioinformatics Emphasis
- Minor in Computer Science
- Minor in Computer Science Teaching
- Computer Science (C S) Courses
- Computers and the Humanities Program
- Minor in Humanities Computing
- Division of Continuing Education
- Evening Classes
- Independent Study
- Correspondence Courses. See Independent Study
- Conferences and Workshops
- BYU Conference Center
- BYU Religious Continuing Education Programs
- Especially for Youth Programs
- BYU Salt Lake Center
- Counseling Psychology and Special Education Department
- BS in SpecialEducation: Mild/Moderate Disabilities Emphasis
- BS in Special Education: Severe Disabilities Emphasis
- Counseling Psychology and Special Education (CPSE) Courses
- Dance Department
- BA in Dance
- BA in Dance Education
- Minor in Ballroom Dance
- Minor in Contemporary Dance
- Modern Dance (see Contemporary Dance)
- Minor in World Dance
- Folk Dance (see World Dance)
- Dance (Dance) Courses
- Ballet. See Dance
- Discontinuance Office
- Discontinuing from the University
- Terminating from the University
- Dropping all classes in a term/semester
- Economics Department
- BA in Economics
- BS in Economics
- Minor in Economics
- Economics (Econ) Courses
- David O. McKay School of Education (College)
- McKay School Student Services
- Field Services Office. See David O. McKay School of Education.
- Application for Licensure [Teaching]
- Career Placement Office—Education
- Certification. See Application for Licensure [Teaching]
- Education Internships. See David O. McKay School of Education
- Preparation of Teachers. See David O. McKay School of Education
- Fingerprint and Background Check. See David O. McKay School of Education
- Educational Leadership and Foundations Department
- Educational Leadership and Foundations (EdLF) Courses
- Higher Education. See Educational Leadership and Foundations.
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- BS in Computer Engineering
- BS in Electrical Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (EC En) Courses
- Engineering and Technology Education (Eng T) Courses
- Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology (College)
- Engineering/Technology Management Degree Programs
- English Department
- BA in English
- BA in English Teaching
- Minor in English
- Minor in English Teaching
- English (Engl) Courses
- Composition. See English
- Literature. See English
- Exercise Sciences Department
- BS in Athletic Training
- BS in Exercise and Wellness
- BS in Exercise Science
- Exercise Sciences (ExSc) Courses
- Physical Education (see Exercise Sciences)
- Fitness. See Exercise Sciences.
- Family, Home, and Social Sciences (College)
- Family Studies Center
- School of Family Life
- BS in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- BS in Family Life: Home and Family Living Emphasis
- BS in Family Life: Human Development Emphasis
- BS in Family Life: Marriage and Family Studies Emphasis
- Minor in Family Life
- Minor in Gerontology
- School of Family Life (SFL) Courses
- Home Economics Education (see Family and Consumer Sciences Education)
- Child Development. See Family Life: Human Development Emphasis
- Family Sciences. See School of Family Life.
- Finance Department
- Financial Aid and Scholarships
- Eligibility Requirements (for Scholarships/Financial Aid)
- Academic Scholarships
- Alumni Association Scholarships
- Athletic Scholarships
- College & Departmental Scholarships
- International Scholarships
- International Study Programs Scholarships
- Jerusalem Center Scholarships
- Need-Based Scholarships
- Research Scholarships
- ROTC Scholarships
- Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
- Talent Awards
- General University Scholarship Policies
- Short-Term Loan
- Federal Financial Aid Programs
- Federal Pell Grant
- ACG and SMART Grants
- Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACGs)
- Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan
- Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
- Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (for loans and grants)
- Important Tax Information
- Exception to University Financial Aid Policy
- Estimated College Expenses
- Fine Arts and Communications (College)
- Fine Arts (FnArt) Course
- French and Italian Department
- BA in French (2nd Major Program)
- BA in French Studies
- BA in French Teaching
- Minor in French
- Minor in French Teaching
- BA in Italian
- Minor in Italian
- French (Fren) Courses
- Italian (Ital) Courses
- Romanian (Rom) Courses
- Bachelor of General Studies Program (BGS)
- BGS in General Studies: American Studies Emphasis
- BGS in General Studies: English and American Literature Emphasis
- BGS in General Studies: Family History Emphasis
- BGS in General Studies: Family Life Emphasis
- BGS in General Studies: History Emphasis
- BGS in General Studies: Management Emphasis
- BGS in General Studies: Psychology Emphasis
- BGS in General Studies: Writing Emphasis
- Bachelor of Independent Studies. See Bachelor of General Studies Program (BGS)
- Degrees by Independent Study. See Bachelor of General Studies Program (BGS)
- Geography Department
- BS in Geography: Environmental Studies Emphasis
- BS in Geography: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Emphasis
- BS in Geography: Geospatial Intelligence Emphasis
- BS in Geography: Global Studies Emphasis
- BS in Geography: Tourism Studies Emphasis
- BS in Geography: Urban and Environmental Planning Emphasis
- Minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Minor in Geography
- Minor in Geography Teaching
- Minor in Travel and Tourism Studies
- Minor in Urban and Environmental Planning
- Geography (Geog) Courses
- Cartography. See Geography
- Geological Sciences Department
- BS in Earth and Space Science Education
- BS in Geology
- BS in Geology: Environmental Geology Emphasis
- Minor in Geology
- Minor in Geology Teaching
- Geological Sciences (Geol) Courses
- Germanic and Slavic Languages Department
- BA in German: Linguistics Emphasis
- BA in German: Literature Emphasis
- BA in German Studies (a second major program)
- BA in German Teaching
- Minor in German
- Minor in German Teaching
- German (Germ) Courses
- BA in Russian
- Minor in Russian
- Minor in Russian Teaching
- Russian (Russ) Courses
- Afrikaans (Afrik) Courses
- Dutch (Dutch) Courses
- Grading
- Letter Grade Values
- Incomplete Grades
- Grade Changes
- Numeric Grade Values (Law School)
- Student Academic Grievance Policy
- Scholastic Recognition (each semester)
- Grades
- Records (academic)
- Classification of Students
- Class Standing
- Academic Status
- Access to Education Records—FERPA
- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Transcript Record Holds
- Earning Credits
- Transfer Work Credit
- Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit (see Records Office)
- Military Credit (see Records Office)
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit (see Records Office)
- Challenge Examination Credit
- Exemption Examinations Credit for GE Requirements
- Earning BYU Credit While on Suspension
- Repeating Classes
- Graduation
- Adherence to University Standards (for Graduation)
- Application for Graduation
- Attendance at Commencement
- Graduation Deadlines for Transfer, Correspondence, and Incomplete Credit
- Earning Lower Degree After Receiving Higher Degree
- Adding a Program to a Completed Degree
- Independent Study Credit for Graduation
- Scholastic Recognition (for Graduation)
- Graduating with University Honors
- Academic Honors. See Scholastic Recognition
- Academic Recognition. See Scholastic Recognition
- Latin Scholastic Distinctions
- Summa Cum Laude
- Magna Cum Laude
- Cum Laude
- Graduation Requirements
- Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
- GPA. See Grade Point Average Requirement for Graduation.
- Honor Code Requirement for Graduation
- D Credit (Graduation Requirements)
- Double Major
- Changes of (Major) Requirements
- "Old" Graduation Requirements and Credit, Policy on
- Advisement (Graduation Requirements)
- Adherence to University Standards for Graduation
- MyMAP
- Health and Human Performance (College)
- Health Science Department
- BS in Public Health
- BS in School Health Education
- Minor in Driver Safety Education
- Minor in Health Education
- Health Science (Hlth) Courses
- Community Health Education. See Health Science
- HEPE Courses
- History Department
- BA in Family History—Genealogy
- Minor in Family History—Genealogy
- Certificate in Family History—Genealogy
- BA in History
- BA in History Teaching
- Minor in History
- Minor in History Teaching
- Minor in Native American Studies
- History (Hist) Courses
- Church Educational System Honor Code
- Good Honor Code Standing
- Academic Honesty Policy
- Plagiarism
- Fabrication or Falsification
- Cheating
- Academic Misconduct
- Procedures for Handling Incidents of Academic Dishonesty or Other Academic Misconduct
- Applicable Actions (for Academic Misconduct)
- Honor Code Office Invovement (in Academic Misconduct)
- Faculty Academic Integrity
- Conduct
- Homosexual Behavior or Advocacy
- Dress and Grooming Standards
- Residential Living Standards
- Campus (Residence) Visiting Hours
- Continuing Student Ecclesiastical Endorsement
- Withdrawn Ecclesiastical Endorsement
- Honors Program
- Honors (Honrs) Courses
- Housing
- Campus Accommodations Office
- Campus Housing
- On-Campus Housing
- Residence Halls
- Foreign Language Student Residence
- Applications/Agreements for On-Campus Housing
- Off-Campus Housing
- Chartered Housing
- BYU Housing Referral Service
- Apartment Living for Men and Women
- Residences for Families
- Helaman Halls. See Housing.
- Heritage Halls. See Housing.
- University-Contracted Housing
- Humanities College (HColl) Courses
- Humanities (College)
- English Language Center
- Language Credit by Examination
- Foreign Language Student Residence. See Humanities.
- Humanities Technology Research Support Center
- Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature Department
- BA in Humanities: Art History Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: Classical Studies Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: Comparative Literature Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: English Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: Foreign Literature Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: History Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: Media Arts (Film) Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: Philosophy Emphasis
- BA in Humanities: Theatre Emphasis
- Minor in Humanities
- Humanities (Hum) Courses
- BA in Classical Studies: Classical Civilization Emphasis
- BA in Classical Studies: Classics Emphasis
- BA in Classical Studies: Greek Emphasis
- BA in Classical Studies: Latin Emphasis
- BA in Latin Teaching
- Minor in Classical Studies (Greek option)
- Minor in Classical Studies (Latin option)
- Minor in Latin Teaching
- Classical Civilization (Cl Cv) Courses
- Classical Greek (Greek) Courses
- Classical Latin (Latin) Courses
- Classics (Clscs) Courses
- BA in Comparative Literature
- Comparative Literature (CmLit) Courses
- Minor in Scandinavian Studies
- Scandinavian (Scand) Courses
- Danish (Dansh) Courses
- Finnish (Finn) Courses
- Icelandic (Iclnd) Courses
- Norwegian (Norwe) Courses
- Swedish (Swed) Courses
- Classical Languages. See Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature
- Information Systems Department
- BS in Information Systems
- Information Systems (I Sys) Courses
- Instructional Psychology and Technology Department
- Instructional Psychology and Technology (IP&T) Courses
- David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. See International and Area Studies
- International and Area Studies
- Field Studies. See International Study Programs.
- Foreign Relations. See International Study Programs.
- International and Area Studies (IAS) Courses
- Asian Studies
- BA in Asian Studies
- Minor in Asian Studies
- Asian Studies (Asian) Courses
- European Studies
- BA in European Studies
- European Studies (Europ) Courses
- International Development
- Minor in International Development
- International Relations
- BA in International Relations
- International Relations (IR) Courses
- Latin American Studies
- BA in Latin American Studies
- Minor in Latin American Studies
- Latin American Studies (Lt Am) Courses
- BA in Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- BA in Middle East Studies/Arabic
- Minor in Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- Minor in Middle East Studies
- Ancient Near Eastern Studies (ANES) Courses
- Middle East Studies/Arabic (MESA) Courses
- Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies
- Courses offered through the Jerusalem Center
- Center for Language Studies
- American Sign Language (ASL) Courses
- Bulgarian (Bulgn) Courses
- Czech (Czech) Courses
- Foreign Language (FLang) Courses
- Hungarian (Hung) Courses
- Latvian(Latvi) Courses
- Lithuanian (Lithu) Courses
- Polish (Polsh) Courses
- Serbo-Croatian (SrbCr) Courses
- Slovenian (Sln) Courses
- Ukrainian (Ukrai) Courses
- Welsh (Welsh) Courses
- Akan. See Center for Language Studies
- Albanian. See Center for Language Studies
- Armenian. See Center for Language Studies
- Aymara. See Center for Language Studies
- Basque. See Center for Language Studies
- Bicolano. See Center for Language Studies
- Burmese. See Center for Language Studies
- Cakchiquel. See Center for Language Studies
- Cambodian. See Center for Language Studies
- Catalan. See Center for Language Studies
- Cebuano. See Center for Language Studies
- Croatian. See Center for Language Studies
- Estonian. See Center for Language Studies
- Farsi. See Center for Language Studies
- Fijian. See Center for Language Studies
- Ga. See Center for Language Studies
- Guarani. See Center for Language Studies
- Haitian Creole. See Center for Language Studies
- Hawaiian. See Center for Language Studies
- Hindi. See Center for Language Studies
- Hmong. See Center for Language Studies
- Ilangot. See Center for Language Studies
- Ilocano. See Center for Language Studies
- Ilonggo. See Center for Language Studies
- Indonesian. See Center for Language Studies
- Javanese. See Center for Language Studies
- Kazakh. See Center for Language Studies
- Laotian. See Center for Language Studies
- Malagasy. See Center for Language Studies
- Malay. See Center for Language Studies
- Maori. See Center for Language Studies
- Marshallese. See Center for Language Studies
- Maya. See Center for Language Studies
- Mongolian. See Center for Language Studies
- Navajo. See Center for Language Studies
- Niuean. See Center for Language Studies
- Quechua. See Center for Language Studies
- Quiche. See Center for Language Studies
- Rarotongan. See Center for Language Studies
- Samoan. See Center for Language Studies
- Swahili. See Center for Language Studies
- Tagalog. See Center for Language Studies
- Tahitian. See Center for Language Studies
- Taiwanese. See Center for Language Studies
- Thai. See Center for Language Studies
- Tongan. See Center for Language Studies
- Trukese. See Center for Language Studies
- Turkish. See Center for Language Studies
- Urdu. See Center for Language Studies
- Vanuatau. See Center for Language Studies
- Waray-Waray. See Center for Language Studies
- J. Reuben Clark Law School (College)
- Life Sciences (College)
- Life Sciences Student Services
- Life Sciences Preparation (Premajor Program)
- Life Sciences (LfSci) Courses
- Linguistics and English Language Department
- BA in English Language
- BA in Linguistics
- Minor in Editing
- Minor in Linguistics
- Minor in Linguistic Computing
- Computers and the Humanities (CHum) Courses
- English Language (ELang) Courses
- Linguistics (Ling) Courses
- Linguistics Computing (LingC) Courses
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Minor in TESOL
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses
- Marriott School of Management (College)
- Business Administration. See Marriott School of Management
- BS in Management: General Business Emphasis
- BS in Management: Entrepreneurship Emphasis
- BS in Management: Finance Emphasis
- BS in Management: Global Supply Chain Management Emphasis
- BS in Management: Marketing Management Emphasis
- BS in Management: Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management Emphasis
- BS in Management: Strategy Emphasis
- Minor in Management
- Minor in Strategy
- Certificate in Global Management
- Mathematics Department
- BS in Mathematics
- Minor in Mathematics
- Mathematics (Math) Courses
- Mathematics Education Department
- BS in Mathematics Education
- Minor in Mathematics Education
- Mathematics Education (MthEd) Courses
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (Me En) Courses
- Manufacturing (see Mechanical Engineering Department)
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Department
- BS in Clinical Laboratory Science
- BS in Microbiology
- BS in Molecular Biology
- Minor in Microbiology
- Minor in Molecular Biology
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology (MMBio) Courses
- Military Science (Army ROTC)
- Minor in Military Science
- Military Science (Army ROTC) (Mil S) Courses
- The Mission of BYU
- School of Music
- BA in Music
- BM in Jazz Studies
- BM in Media Music Studies
- BM in Music Composition
- BM in Music Education: K-12 Choral Emphasis
- BM in Music Education: K-12 Instrumental Emphasis
- BM in Music Education: Elementary Music Specialist Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: Brass Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: Combined Piano and Organ Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: Organ Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: Percussion Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: Piano Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: String Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: Vocal Emphasis
- BM in Music Performance: Woodwind Emphasis
- BM in Sound Recording Technology
- Minor in Music
- Music (Music) Courses
- Conducting. See School of Music
- Music Dance Theatre Program
- BFA in Music Dance Theatre
- Neuroscience Center
- BS in Neuroscience
- Neuroscience (Neuro) Courses
- Nursing (College)
- Nursing Program
- BS in Nursing
- Nursing (Nurs) Courses
- Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Department
- BS in Dietetics
- BS in Food Science
- BS in Nutritional Science
- Minor in Nutrition
- Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science (NDFS) Courses
- Organizatonal Leadership and Strategy Department
- Management Communication (M Com) Courses
- Organizational Behavior (Org B) Courses
- Philosophy Department
- BA in Philosophy
- Minor in Philosophy
- Minor in Logic
- Philosophy (Phil) Courses
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences (College)
- Physical Science Program
- BS in Teaching Physical Science
- Physical Science (Phy S) Courses
- Physics and Astronomy Department
- BS in Applied Physics
- BS in Physics
- BS in Physics-Astronomy
- BS in Physics Teaching
- Minor in Astronomy
- Minor in Physics
- Minor in Physics Teaching
- Physics and Astronomy (Phscs) Courses
- Physiology and Developmental Biology Department
- BS in Biophysics
- BS in Physiology and Developmental Biology
- Physiology and Developmental Biology (PDBio) Courses
- Plant and Wildlife Sciences Department
- BS in Environmental Science
- BS in Genetics and Biotechnology
- BS in Landscape Management
- BS in Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation
- Minor in Environmental Science
- Minor in Landscape Management
- Plant and Wildlife Sciences (PWS) Courses
- Agronomy. See Plant and Wildlife Sciences.
- Horticulture. See Plant and Wildlife Sciences.
- Political Science Department
- BA in Political Science
- Minor in Political Science
- Minor in Political Science Teaching
- Political Science (Pl Sc) Courses
- Government. See Political Science
- Psychology Department
- BS in Psychology
- Minor in Psychology
- Minor in Psychology Teaching
- Psychology (Psych) Courses
- Romney Institute of Public Management
- Public Management (P Mgt) Courses
- Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Department
- BS in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership: Leisure Services Management Emphasis
- BS in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership: Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis
- Minor in Nonprofit Management
- Recreation Management and Youth Leadership (RMYL) Courses
- Registration
- Who May Register?
- Eligibility (for Registration)
- The Registration Process
- Adding and Dropping Classes
- Changes in Registration. See Adding and Dropping Classes.
- Full-, Three-Quarter-, or Part-Time Status
- Verification of Full-Time Status for Graduate Students
- Withdrawal from Classes
- Auditing Classes
- Class Preparation Time
- Maximum Hours per Semester/Term
- Final Examinations
- Registration Holds
- Religious Education (College)
- Ancient Scripture Department
- Ancient Scripture (Rel A) Courses
- Church History and Doctrine Department
- Church History and Doctrine (Rel C) Courses
- Reservation of Right to Change Courses
- School of Social Work
- Social Work (Soc W) Courses
- Sociology Department
- BS in Sociology
- Minor in Sociology (General)
- Sociology (Soc) Courses
- Spanish and Portuguese Department
- BA in Portuguese
- Minor in Portuguese
- Portuguese (Port) Courses
- BA in Spanish
- BA in Spanish Teaching
- BA in Spanish Translation
- Minor in Spanish
- Minor in Spanish Teaching
- Spanish (Span) Courses
- Statement of Nondiscrimination
- Statistics Department
- BS in Actuarial Science
- BS in Statistics: Applied Statistics and Analytics Emphasis
- BS in Statistics: Biostatistics Emphasis
- BS in Statistics: Quality Science Emphasis
- BS in Statistics: Statistical Science Emphasis
- Minor in Actuarial Science
- Minor in Statistics
- Statistics (Stat) Courses
- Student Academic Record Appeals Process
- Petition
- Student Development
- Student Development (StDev) Courses
- Teacher Education Department
- Early Childhood Education Program
- BS in Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Courses
- Elementary Education Program
- BS in Elementary Education
- BS in Elementary Education: Early Childhood Education Emphasis
- Elementary Education (El Ed) Courses
- Secondary Education Programs
- BS in Teaching Social Science
- Secondary Education (Sc Ed) Courses
- BS in Physical Education Teaching/Coaching (K–12)
- Minor in Coaching and Teaching Physical Education
- Teaching English Language Learners Program
- Minor in TESOL K–12
- Minor in TESOL / Bilingual K-12 - Spanish
- Teaching English Language Learners (TELL) Courses
- School of Technology
- Construction Management Program
- Architecture. See Construction Management
- Building. See Construction Management
- BS in Construction Management
- Construction Management (CM) Courses
- Facility and Property Management Program
- BS in Facility and Property Management
- Facility and Property Management (FPM) Courses
- Industrial Design Program
- BFA in Industrial Design
- Industrial Design (InDes) Courses
- Information Technology Program
- BS in Information Technology
- Minor in Information Technology
- Information Technology (IT) Courses
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program
- BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- Minor in Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Mfg) Courses
- Technology and Engineering Education Program
- BS in Technology and Engineering Education
- Technology and Engineering Education (TEE) Courses
- Drafting. See School of Technology.
- Theatre and Media Arts Department
- BA in Media Arts Studies
- BA in Theatre Arts Education K-12
- BA in Theatre Arts Studies
- BFA in Acting
- Minor in Media Arts Studies
- Minor in Theatre Arts Education
- Minor in Theatre Arts Studies
- Theatre and Media Arts (TMA) Courses
- Cinema. See Theatre and Media Arts
- Costume Design and Construction. See Theatre and Media Arts
- Directing. See Theatre and Media Arts
- Dramatic Arts. See Theatre and Media Arts.
- Film. See Theatre and Media Arts.
- Tuition and Fees
- Tuition Rates
- NonCredit Course Fees
- Audited Course Fees
- Student Status for Tuition Assessment Purposes
- Payment of Tuition and Fees
- Short-Term Loans
- Pro-Rata Charges for Dropped Classes
- Collection of Unpaid Tuition and Fees
- Payments for Tuition and Fees
- University Fees
- Class Fees
- Materials/Service Fees
- Student Teaching/Practicum Fees
- Fingerprint Fee
- Licensure Fee
- Miscellaneous Fees and Fines
- Health Insurance Requirement
- Tuition and/or Fee Appeals
- Undergraduate Education (College)
- General Education Office
- Honors Program (see Undergraduate Education)
- University Writing
- First-Year Experience
- Freshman Academy
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BA in Philosophy (43 hours*)
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- Complete the following sources and methods courses:
PHIL 201 : History of Philosophy 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 201 : History of Philosophy 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W, Sp on demand, Su on demand; Honors also. DESCRIPTION: Western civilization from Greek antiquity to Renaissance, primarily from perspective of philosophy; exploring fundamental questions in human experience; examining formative events in history; understanding value of important texts. PHIL 202 : History of Philosophy 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 202 : History of Philosophy 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W, Sp on demand, Su on demand; Honors also. PREREQUISITE: Phil 201. DESCRIPTION: Western civilization from Renaissance to present, primarily from perspective of philosophy; exploring fundamental questions in human experience; examining formative events in history; understanding value of important texts. PHIL 205 : Deductive Logic. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 205 : Deductive Logic. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W, Sp on demand. DESCRIPTION: History and use of syllogistic and propositional logic; evaluating arguments with Venn diagrams, truth tables, and Copi-style proofs and proof strategies. PHIL 300 : Philosophical Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 300 : Philosophical Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W; Honors also. PREREQUISITE: Phil 150, 205; or equivalents. DESCRIPTION: Writing philosophical papers about philosophical texts or problems. Research methods in philosophy. Library research paper. NOTE: Fulfills GE Advanced Writing requirement. No course challenges accepted. PHIL 305 : Predicate Logic. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 305 : Predicate Logic. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W, Sp on demand. PREREQUISITE: Phil 205. DESCRIPTION: History and use of predicate logic; evaluating arguments with counterexamples and proofs; informal mathematical proofs. NOTE: Fulfills GE Languages of Learning requirement. - Complete two of the following historical periods courses (should not be in the same period):
PHIL 320R : Studies in Ancient Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 320R : Studies in Ancient Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W PREREQUISITE: Phil 201. DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.
: Topics in Greek Philosophy.
: Pre-Socratics.
: Socrates.
: Plato.
: Aristotle.
: Neo-Platonism.
: Plotinus.
: Stoicism.
: Greek Ethics.
: Greek Science.
: Greek Metaphysics.
: Greek Logic.
: Greek Political Theory.
: Greek Epistemology.
: Greek Philosophy of Religion.
: Helenistic Philosophy.
: Church Fathers.
: Chinese Philosophy.
: Hindu Philosophy.
: Buddhism.PHIL 330R : Studies in Medieval Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 330R : Studies in Medieval Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W PREREQUISITE: Phil 201. DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.
: Topics in Medieval Philosophy.
: Augustine.
: Anselm.
: Averroes.
: Bonaventure.
: Maimonides.
: Aquinas.
: Duns Scotus.
: William of Ockham.
: Boethius.
: Medieval Jewish Philosophers.
: Medieval Arabic Philosophers.
: Medieval Ethics.
: Medieval Science.
: Medieval Epistemology.
: Medieval Metaphysics.
: Medieval Logic.
: Medieval Political Theory.
: Medieval Philosophy and Religion.
: Meister Eckhart.PHIL 340R : Studies in Modern Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 340R : Studies in Modern Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W PREREQUISITE: Phil 202. DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.
: Topics in Modern Philosophy.
: Continental Rationalism.
: Descartes.
: Spinoza.
: Leibniz.
: British Empiricism.
: Hobbes.
: Locke.
: Descartes and Locke.
: Berkeley.
: Hume.
: Kant.
: Hegel.
: Schopenhauer.
: German Idealism.
: Nietzsche.
: Nietzsche and Freud.
: Kierkegaard.
: Utilitarianism.
: Modern Political Theory.
: Bentham.
: J. S. Mill.
: Pragmatism.
: Peirce.
: William James.
: Dewey.
: Bergson.
: Alexander.
: Bradley.
: Bosanquet.
: British Idealism.PHIL 350R : Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 350R : Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.
: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy.
: Philosophy of Social Science.
: Philosophy of Mind.
: Philosophy of History.
: Philosophy of Psychology.
: Philosophy of Theology.
: Philosophy and Film.
: Philosophy and Literature.
: Philosophy of Architecture.
: Contemporary Analytical Philosophy.
: Contemporary Political Theory.
: Russell.
: Moore.
: Frege.
: Truth.
: Wittgenstein.
: Whitehead.
: Ordinary Language of Philosophy.
: Logical Positivism.
: Continental Philosophy.
: Existentialism.
: Hermeneutics.
: Phenomenology.
: Philosophy of Cognitive Science.
: Ricoeur.
: Husserl.
: Heidegger.
: Sartre.
: Levinas.
: Merleau-Ponty.
: Gadamer.
: Dufrenne.
: Derrida.
: Leotard.
: Foucault.
: Marion.
: Contemporary French Philosophy.
: Oakeshott. - Complete one of the following values and conduct courses:
PHIL 213 : Introduction to Ethics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 213 : Introduction to Ethics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W, Su on demand. DESCRIPTION: Nature and justification of moral standards, beliefs, and decisions. PHIL 214 : Introduction to the Philosophy of Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 214 : Introduction to the Philosophy of Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W DESCRIPTION: The experience of beauty in nature, in literature, and in the arts. PHIL 215 : Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 215 : Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W DESCRIPTION: Existence and nature of God, God's foreknowledge and man's free will, faith, immortality, and religious experience and language. PHIL 218 : Science and Religion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 218 : Science and Religion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: Irregularly (check with department). PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Epistemological and metaphysical similarities and differences undergirding historical problems in science and religion. Nature and effects of past reconciliations; possibility and desirability of current reconciliations. PHIL 413 : Ethics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 413 : Ethics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, Su on demand. PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or problems. PHIL 414R : Philosophy of Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 414R : Philosophy of Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F PREREQUISITE: one philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics in aesthetics. PHIL 416 : Philosophy of Law. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 416 : Philosophy of Law. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: The relation between natural and enacted law; theories of punishment; utilitarian and nonutilitarian theories of law; liberty. - Complete two of the following knowledge and reality courses:
PHIL 405 : Metalogic. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 405 : Metalogic. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F PREREQUISITE: Phil 305. DESCRIPTION: Completeness and undecidability of predicate logic; incompleteness of arithmetic and set theory; treatment of related philosophical topics and of nonclassical topics as time permits. PHIL 415 : Philosophy of Religion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 415 : Philosophy of Religion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or problems. PHIL 420 : Philosophy of Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 420 : Philosophy of Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W, Sp on demand. PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Meaning and reference, synonymy, metaphor, exemplification, translation; linguistic, artistic, and perceptual symbol systems. PHIL 421 : Metaphysics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 421 : Metaphysics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, Sp on demand. PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Basic categories of being: appearance and reality, law, causality, space, time, eternity, deity. PHIL 422 : Epistemology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 422 : Epistemology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: W, Su on demand. PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course. DESCRIPTION: Meaning, limits, and justification of knowledge. PHIL 423 : (Phil 423--Physcs 314) History and Philosophy of Science. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 423 : (Phil 423--Physcs 314) History and Philosophy of Science. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W; Honors also. PREREQUISITE: Phy S 100 or instructor's consent. DESCRIPTION: Scientific explanation, concepts, and models. Philosophical assumptions and criteria for theory selection, as exemplified by historical development of basic ideas in science. - Complete 12 additional hours (excluding 499R) (with no more than three hours of 449R). Students must have a total of 27 credit hours of upper-division course work (300-level or above) in the major.
- Complete the following seminar:
PHIL 490 : Senior Seminar. (1:1.0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
PHIL 490 : Senior Seminar. (1:1.0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)OFFERED: F, W PREREQUISITE: Senior status. DESCRIPTION: Review of philosophical principles and advanced writing experiences culminating in a publishable paper.
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