Contents

1 james madison university 2017 - 2018 undergraduate catalog 1 Contents Letter from the President .. 3 university Calendar .. 4 About the university .. 6 Mission 6 History .. 6 Administration .. 6 Graduate and undergraduate Degrees .. 8 Organization .. 8 JMU Alumni .. 8 JMU Foundation .. 8 Accreditation .. 9 Admissions .. 10 Visiting the university .. 10 First Year Student 10 Transfer Student 11 Advanced Placement .. 11 International Admission .. 13 International Examinations Credit .. 13 Special Admission Requirements .. 16 Credit for Military Service.

2 16 Academic Policies and Procedures .. 17 Academic Standing and Continued Enrollment .. 17 Adding a Course, Changing Sections or Changing Credit Options17 Attendance .. 18 19 catalog of 19 Classification .. 19 Course 19 Confidentiality of Educational Records (FERPA) .. 19 Credit Hours .. 20 Credit Opportunities .. 21 Final Examinations .. 21 Grade Review Procedure .. 21 Graduation .. 23 Grievance Procedure for Students .. 24 Harassment .. 25 Honor System .. 25 Inclement Weather or Emergency .. 25 Major Information .. 25 Military Service.

3 26 Misconduct in Research and Other Scholarly Work .. 28 Non -returning Students and Leave of Absence .. 29 Prerequisite and Eligibility Requirements .. 29 Re- entry to the university .. 29 Registration .. 30 Student Assessment .. 30 Semester Honors Lists .. 30 Student Teaching .. 30 Transcript .. 30 Transfer Equivalent Policy for Readmitted Students .. 30 Transfer of Credit from Other Institutions .. 31 undergraduate Grading System .. 31 Withdrawal from the university .. 32 undergraduate Degrees .. 33 undergraduate Majors and Minors.

4 34 Degree Requirements .. 36 Academic Terms and Definitions .. 37 Student Services and Learning Resources .. 38 Academic Affairs Mission Statement .. 38 Administration and Finance Mission Statement .. 38 Student Affairs and university Planning Mission Statement .. 38 Business Services .. 38 Career and Academic Planning .. 39 Center for Global Engagement .. 40 Center for Multicultural Student Services .. 41 Community Service-Learning .. 41 Counseling Center .. 41 Office of the Dean of Students .. 42 Office of Disability Services and Learning Strategies.

5 42 Office of Equal Opportunity .. 43 Honorary Societies .. 43 JMU Learning Centers .. 43 JMU Libraries .. 44 Orientation Office .. 44 Pre -Professional Health Advising and Minors .. 44 Public Safety .. 48 Office of the Registrar .. 48 Residence Life .. 48 Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices .. 48 Student Government Association .. 48 Student Handbook .. 18 Student Success Center .. 48 Title 49 university Advising .. 49 university Health Center .. 49 university Recreation .. 50 university Unions .. 50 Withdrawal from the university .

6 51 university and Post-Graduate Resources .. 52 The Graduate School .. 52 Outreach & Engagement .. 53 Tuition and 54 Billing and Registration .. 54 Payment of Tuition and Fees .. 54 Collection of Past Due Accounts .. 55 Setoff Debt Collection Act .. 55 Eligibility for In-state Tuition .. 56 Restriction on In-state Tuition .. 56 Dependent Students .. 56 Independent Students .. 56 Room and 56 Refunds .. 56 Room and Tuition Deposits .. 57 Financial Aid, Scholarships and Student Employment .. 58 Scholarships, Grants and Loans .. 58 Satisfactory Academic Progress.

7 59 Grants .. 59 Student Loans .. 60 JMU Scholarships .. 60 Private Off-campus Scholarships .. 60 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependent Education Program (VMSDEP) .. 60 Virginia Line of Duty .. 60 Student Employment .. 61 2 james madison university 2017 - 2018 undergraduate catalog Colleges of the university .. 62 College of Arts and Letters .. 63 College of Business .. 66 College of Education .. 70 College of Health and Behavioral Studies .. 76 College of Integrated Science and Engineering .. 78 College of Science and Mathematics.

8 80 College of Visual and Performing Arts .. 83 General Education: The Human 86 Cluster One: Skills for the 21st Century .. 87 Clu ster Two: Arts and Humanities .. 89 Clu ster Three: The Natural World .. 91 Cluster Four: Social and Cultural Processes .. 92 Cluster Five: Individuals in the Human Community .. 93 Cross Disciplinary Minors .. 94 Africana Studies .. 94 American Studies .. 94 Asian Studies .. 95 Biochemistry and Molecular 96 Book 96 British Communication and Media .. 96 Chronic Illness .. 96 Classical Studies .. 97 Creative Writing.

9 97 Criminal Justice .. 98 Disability Studies .. 98 Entrepreneurship .. 98 Environmental Humanities .. 99 Environmental Information Systems .. 100 Environmental Management .. 100 Environmental Science .. 101 Environmental Studies .. 102 Family Studies .. 103 Film Studies .. 103 Gerontology .. 104 Historical Archaeology .. 104 Humanitarian Affairs .. 104 Inte rdisciplinary Social Science .. 105 Latin and Caribbean Studies .. 106 Logic and Reasoning .. 106 Medical Humanities .. 107 Medieval and Renaissance Studies .. 107 Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations.

10 108 Modern European Studies .. 109 Music and Human 109 Non -Profit 110 Political Communication .. 110 Pre -Professional Health Minors .. 110 Robotics .. 110 Russian Studies .. 111 Science, Technology and Society .. 111 Sport Communication .. 112 Substance Abuse Prevention .. 112 Telecommunications .. 113 Urban and Regional 113 Women's and Gender Studies .. 114 World Literature .. 114 Centers and Institutes Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps .. 116 Center for Materials Science .. 118 Environmental Programs .. 119 Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services.