NDSU:Bulletin 2002-2004
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Bulletin 2002-2004 Contents North Dakota State University NDSU Overview Administration and Faculty 2 Mission 176 Administration 2 NDSU in Perspective 176 Faculty 3 NDSU Today References 3 General Services Outside back cover, Academic Calendar 4 Centers and Institutes 190 Appendix: General Education 5 General Policies Requirements 7 Areas of Study 196 Campus Map 9 Majors and Degrees Available 192 Index Admission University Telephone Numbers 10 Campus Visits Area Code 701 10 Admission Policies Admission 231-8643 12 Selective Admission Programs Business Office 231-7320 12 Limited Enrollment Programs Counseling and Disability Services 231-7671 12 Recommended Preparation Financial Aid 231-7533 International Programs 231-7895 Financial Information Multicultural Student Services 231-1029 13 Tuition and Fees Orientation and Student Success 231-8379 13 Residency and Tuition Reciprocity Registration and Records 231-7981 15 Residence Life Residence Life (Housing) 231-7557 16 Financial Aid Student Affairs 231-7701 University Switchboard 231-8011 Student Life Information in this booklet will be made available in 17 Student Services alternate formats upon request. Please place your 19 Student Activities request by calling 701-231-7198. Special Programs Reservation of Rights 20 University Honors (Scholars) Program Every effort has been made to provide accurate and 20 Cooperative Education Program current information; however, the right is reserved 20 Global Studies to change any of the rules and regulations of the 20 International Studies Major University at any time, including those relating to 21 Study Abroad admission, instruction, and graduation. The right 21 ROTC Program to withdraw curricula and specific courses, change 21 Project 65 or discontinue programs, alter course content, change 21 Summer Session the calendar, and to impose or increase fees similarly 22 Continuing Education is reserved. In some cases, requirements for programs 22 Tri-College University and prerequisites for courses offered are effective even if they are not listed in this bulletin. All such changes Academic Policies are effective at such times as the proper authorities 24 Baccalaureate Degree Requirements determine, and may apply not only to prospective 27 Academic Planning and Enrollment students but also to those who already are enrolled 28 Academic Regulations in the University. The Colleges Disclaimer 35 Agriculture The State Board of Higher Education requires that Volume 92, No. 3 July 2002 46 Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences the following announcement be published in all Published Quarterly, USPS 070-840, 56 Business Administration catalogs and bulletins of information issued by the Periodicals Postage Paid at Fargo, ND 59 Engineering and Architecture state educational institutions of North Dakota: 72 Human Development and Education “Catalogs and bulletins of educational institutions are NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 85 Pharmacy usually prepared by faculty committees or administra- of Agriculture and Applied Science 88 Science and Mathematics tive officers for the purpose of furnishing prospective 1301 12th Ave. N. 103 University Studies students and other interested persons with informa- Fargo, North Dakota 58105 104 Graduate School tion about the institutions that issue the same. Announcements contained in such printed materials Postmaster send address changes to Course Descriptions are subject to change without notice, and may not be North Dakota State University 107 Course Descriptions (listed regarded in the nature of binding obligations on the Office of Registration and Records alphabetically by units providing institutions and the State. In times of changing P.O. Box 5196 course work) conditions, it is especially necessary to have this Fargo, ND 58105 definitely understood.” 2 NDSU Overview NDSU Overview Mission A university where people of all cultures and increased investment, faculty and staff salaries nations feel welcome and can participate fully in will be increased to the mid-range of professional North Dakota State University affirms its university life. peers. NDSU can continue its progress toward heritage as North Dakota’s land-grant institution. being at the midpoint of our peer institutions by Through its colleges, station and extension, being creative in funding its salary pools. Sources NDSU, as a member of North Dakota University NDSU in Perspective of new money will be invested in people through System, provides instruction, research and public A Bit of History graduate and undergraduate enrollment growth service. NDSU educates and serves the people of NDSU celebrated its 100th birthday in 1990. and growth in research activities. North Dakota, the region, the nation and the North Dakota had been a state a little less than a international community by discovering, year when Governor John Miller signed a bill on Students are Paramount communicating, applying and preserving March 8, 1890, designating a square mile knowledge. The university fosters the personal NDSU will increase student enrollment to of land adjoining Fargo as the site of the new 12,000 students, including increasing graduate growth of individuals by creating an environment campus and demonstration farm under the which nurtures intellectual, social and cultural student enrollment to 15 percent of total student name, North Dakota Agricultural College enrollment. development. It offers academic and professional (NDAC). A commitment to the federal programs, which lead to degrees from the government was honored by establishing a baccalaureate through the doctorate. NDSU While NDSU exists to serve multiple stake- college of agriculture and mechanic arts under holders, service to students is paramount. This is assumes a coordinating role in the North Dakota the Morrill Act of 1862. The course of studies University System for academic computing and accomplished by providing a superior learning was to be a “harmonious blend of technical environment in and out of the classroom at a economic development. The university provides and academic subjects.” Known as a “people’s information systems necessary to accomplish its cost, which is a true value to students and all college,” NDSU was part of a bold new citizens of North Dakota. mission. experiment to provide access to a college education for the common person. That was how Leveraging Support Core Values it started. NDSU, as described in the report of The People Roundtable for the North Dakota Legislative Our university derives its strength from the The Land-Grant Heritage Council Interim Committee on Higher vitality and industry of the people of North The University is a publicly supported Education, will take increasing responsibility for Dakota. We treat individuals with respect; comprehensive land-grant institution with securing the financial resources needed to provide care about the welfare of our students, faculty principal responsibility in North Dakota for service and education for the people of North and staff; and recognize the contributions performing agricultural research. Extension Dakota. NDSU plans to accomplish this by of diverse cultures. Service offices are located in 52 of 53 North leveraging its resources through strategic Dakota counties. To assist with its state-wide partnerships with North Dakota, national and Scholarship mission, the University occupies more than global businesses. 18,000 acres state-wide, including the North Our university acknowledges and pursues Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station scholarships in all of its forms—discovery, Programs (NDAES) Main Research Station in Fargo teaching, integration and application. NDSU is an investment by the people of and the following: North Dakota in individual and collective The Idea of a University economic well being and quality of life. For Agronomy Seed Farm at Casselton this reason, the university will aggressively engage Our university establishes an environment Carrington Research Extension Center in statewide collaborative efforts with North of ideas and excellence, where academic freedom is Central Grasslands Research Center at Streeter Dakota businesses and with member institutions protected; where collegiality is practiced; and where Dickinson Research Extension Center of the North Dakota University System. regional, national and international concerns are Hettinger Research Extension Center addressed. Langdon Research Extension Center NDSU will use emerging technologies to expand North Central Research Extension capabilities to meet student demand in the The Land-grant Ideal Center, Minot university’s traditional areas of focus including Our university promotes liberal and professional Williston Research Extension Center agriculture, engineering, applied sciences and education. Accessible, responsive and accountable to extension, as well as expansion into new the people of the state, North Dakota State NDSU, the state’s land-grant institution with a academic areas and professional fields. University fosters their economic prosperity and sound foundation in agriculture and applied contributes to their overall quality of life. science, is particularly well positioned for NDSU will emphasize increasing the university’s preparing graduates for the emerging global and international focus to enhance North Dakota’s Vision technologically oriented economy. Through its competitiveness in the global economy. state-wide network of agricultural experiment We Envision: station research and extension centers and Status A university that