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ESU UGC Final.qxd 7/11/2003 11:50 AM Page 1 2003–2004 Undergraduate Catalog 105th Edition East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301-2999 A Member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Office of Admission 570-422-3542 Office of Admission (electronic toll-free) 877-230-5547 Office of Admission (fax) 570-422-3933 ESU Main Number (voice mail) 570-422-3211 Website www.esu.edu ESU UGC Final.qxd 7/11/2003 11:50 AM Page 2 2 Table of Contents Calendar ...........................................................................................4 Mission and Objectives ...................................................................6 General Information........................................................................7 Admission .......................................................................................10 Academic Regulations...................................................................15 Fees and Deposits...........................................................................21 Financial Aid ..................................................................................27 Student Life....................................................................................33 Degrees Offered .............................................................................42 University Requirements...............................................................45 General Education Requirements................................................48 Special Academic Programs..........................................................51 Program Offerings.........................................................................55 Academic Programs and Course Descriptions ...........................65 Art..................................................................................................65 Athletic Training (see Movement Studies and Exercise Science) Biochemistry .................................................................................69 Biological Sciences .......................................................................69 Biotechnology/Chemical ...............................................................94 Business Management and Economics .........................................94 Chemistry ......................................................................................97 Communication Studies ..............................................................104 Computer Science .......................................................................110 Computer Security.......................................................................110 Criminal Justice Administration..................................................116 Dance...........................................................................................116 Early Childhood Education .........................................................117 Earth and Space Science .............................................................120 Economics (see Business Management and Economics) Elementary Education .................................................................121 Engineering Transfer Program ....................................................128 English.........................................................................................128 Environmental Studies.................................................................138 Exercise Science..........................................................................138 FIT Program ................................................................................138 Foreign Languages ......................................................................143 General Science...........................................................................155 Geography ...................................................................................155 Gerontology Certificate Program................................................159 ESU UGC Final.qxd 7/11/2003 11:50 AM Page 3 3 Health ..........................................................................................159 Health and Physical Education Teacher Certification Program ...............................................................165 Health Services Administration (see Health) History.........................................................................................167 Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management..............................172 Industrial Physics (see Physics) ..................................................176 Interdisciplinary Studies..............................................................176 International Studies....................................................................177 Management ................................................................................177 Marine Science (see Biological Sciences) ..................................181 Mathematics ................................................................................181 Media Communication and Technology......................................186 Media Paraprofessional Program ................................................190 Medical Technology (see Biological Sciences)...........................190 Movement Studies and Exercise Science....................................190 Music...........................................................................................213 Nursing ........................................................................................217 Philosophy and Religious Studies...............................................227 Physical Education ......................................................................230 Physical Science ..........................................................................230 Physics.........................................................................................231 Political Science ..........................................................................237 Pre-Pharmacy Program (see Chemistry).....................................244 Professional and Secondary Education.......................................244 Psychology ..................................................................................250 Public Health Administration (see Health) .................................258 Reading........................................................................................258 Recreation and Leisure Services Management...........................260 Rehabilitative Services................................................................264 Social Studies ..............................................................................265 Social Work .................................................................................266 Sociology.....................................................................................266 Sociology and Spanish ................................................................272 Spanish (see Foreign Languages) Special Education and Rehabilitation .........................................272 Speech Pathology and Audiology................................................275 Sport/Fitness Management..........................................................278 Theatre.........................................................................................278 Women’s Studies..........................................................................282 Personnel.......................................................................................283 Index..............................................................................................308 East Stroudsburg University Affiliations...................................311 ESU UGC Final.qxd 7/11/2003 11:50 AM Page 4 4 Calendar Summer Sessions 2003 Pre Session Classes begin 8:00 a.m. Tuesday May 27 Pre Session ends 10:00 p.m. Friday June 13 Main Session Classes begin 8:00 a.m. Monday June 16 Independence Day, no classes Friday July 4 Main Session ends 10:00 p.m. Friday July 25 Post Session Classes begin 8:00 a.m. Monday July 28 Post Session ends 10:00 p.m. Friday August Academic Year 2003–2004 Fall 2003 Classes begin 8:00 a.m. Monday August 25 Last day to drop a class for no “N” grade Friday August 29 Labor Day, no classes Monday September 1 Last day to add a class without Dean’s approval Monday September 8 Columbus Day, no classes Monday October 13 Second Quarter begins Tuesday October 14 SWITCH DAY (classes run on a Monday schedule) Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of “W” Friday October 31 Thanksgiving break begins, no classes Wednesday November 26 Classes resume Monday December 1 Fifteenth Week begins Monday December 8 ESU UGC Final.qxd 7/11/2003 11:50 AM Page 5 5 Classes end 10:00 p.m. Friday December 12 Commencement 10:00 a.m. Saturday December 13 Spring 2004* Classes begin 8:00 a.m. Monday January 12 Last day to drop a class for no “N” grade Friday January 16 Martin Luther King Day, no classes Monday January 19 Last day to add a class without Dean’s approval Friday January 23 President’s Weekend, no classes Monday–Tuesday February 16–17 SWITCH DAY (classes run on a Monday schedule Wednesday February 18 Spring Break Monday–Friday March 8–12 Classes resume Monday March 15 Fourth Quarter begins Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of “W” Friday April 2 Spring Holiday, extended weekend Thrusday–Friday April 8–9 Fifteenth Week begins Monday May 3 Semester ends 10:00 p.m. Friday May 7 Commencement 10:00 a.m. Saturday May 8 Summer Sessions 2004 Pre Session Classes begin