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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 .. 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).

2 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 .. 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 .. 34 Degree Requirements.

3 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 .. 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.

4 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 .. 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 .. 59 Grants .. 59 Student Loans.

5 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 .. 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.

6 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 .. 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 .. 108 Modern European Studies .. 109 Music and Human 109 Non -Profit 110 Political Communication.

7 110 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 .. 121 Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence .. 124 Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs .. 125 Academic 126 School of Accounting .. 127 Adult Degree Program .. 130 School of Art, Design and Art History .. 132 Department of Biology .. 143 Biotechnology Program .. 148 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry .. 150 Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

8 154 School of Communication Studies .. 157 Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics .. 165 Department of Computer Science .. 169 Department of Early, Elementary and Reading Education .. 171 Department of Economics .. 174 Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities .. 178 Department of Engineering .. 183 Department of English .. 186 Department of Finance and Business Law .. 190 Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures .. 194 Department of Geology and Environmental Science .. 200 Department of Health Professions .. 204 Department of Health Sciences .. 208 Department of History .. 212 Hospitality Management .. 215 Independent Scholars Program .. 217 Department of Integrated Science and Technology .. 218 Geographic Science .. 218 Integrated Science and Technology .. 221 Intelligence Analysis.

9 224 Department of Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies .. 226 International Affairs Program .. 228 Department of International Business .. 233 Department of Justice Studies .. 236 Department of Kinesiology .. 239 Department of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education .. 243 Department of Management .. 244 Department of Marketing .. 246 Department of Mathematics and Statistics .. 249 School of Media Arts and Design .. 253 Department of Middle, Secondary and Mathematics Education .. 259 Department of Military Science .. 262 School of Music .. 264 School of Nursing .. 272 Department of Philosophy and Religion .. 276 Department of Physics and Astronomy .. 281 Department of Political Science .. 287 Department of Psychology .. 291 Department of Social Work .. 295 Department of Sociology and Anthropology .. 298 Sociology Program.

10 298 Anthropology 301 Sport and Recreation Management .. 304 School of Theatre and Dance .. 306 School of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication .. 312 Course Descriptions .. 317 Faculty Listings .. 455 james madison university 2017 -2018 Undergraduate catalog 3 Dear Student,As a james madison university student, you have many opportunities to make choices that will affect your success at JMU and your future life. Some of them will be made in organizational or social settings outside the classroom. Many of these choices, however, are important ones concerning your academic preparation at JMU. This document, the james madison university 2017 -2018 Undergraduate catalog , is an important reference for you (whether you use the printed version or the online version). This catalog offers a comprehensive view of academic life at JMU and the thousands of different courses available to you as you craft your learning care in choosing your classes.