2019-2020 UNIVERSITY CATALOG
About the University ...... 1 2019-2020 Board of Governors ...... 2 Administration ...... 3 President’s Cabinet ...... 3 Associate & Assistant Vice Presidents ...... 3 Academic Deans ...... 3 Directors ...... 3 Affirmative Action Statement ...... 5 Vision ...... 5 Mission ...... 5 Mission Statement ...... 5 General Information ...... 6 Accreditation ...... 6 History ...... 7 Presidents of West Virginia State University ...... 8 Major University Buildings ...... 8 Other Facilities ...... 11 Admissions ...... 12 General Information ...... 13 First-Time Freshmen General Admission Documents ...... 13 Eligibility for Regular Admission ...... 13 Conditional Admission ...... 14 Admission Policy ...... 14 Eligibility for College-Level Courses ...... 14 Transfer Students ...... 14 Transient Students ...... 15 Early Admission of High School Students ...... 15 Admission of Gifted Students ...... 15 Admission of Post-Graduates ...... 15 Admission of International First-time Freshmen or Transfer Students ...... 15 Procedures for Readmission ...... 16 Transfer Arrangements ...... 16 Financial Information & Scholarships ...... 19 Financial Information & Services ...... 20 Payment of Fees ...... 20 University Fees ...... 20 Refunds ...... 20 Refund Policy for Students Who Withdraw ...... 20 Financial Services ...... 21 Delinquent Accounts ...... 21 Student Financial Assistance ...... 21 Financial Aid ...... 21 Federal Direct Loans ...... 22 Employment ...... 23 Grants ...... 23 Other Forms of Financial Aid ...... 24 How Need is Determined ...... 24 Rights and Responsibilities of Aid Recipients ...... 24 Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements ...... 25 Refund & Repayment Policies ...... 28 Application Procedures ...... 29 Student Employment Procedures ...... 30 Student Employment Suspension & Appeal Process...... 30 Scholarships ...... 32 Academic Procedures ...... 33 Attendance ...... 34 University Approved Activities ...... 34 NCAA Regulations Regarding Missed Class Time ...... 34 Classification ...... 34 Course Numbering System...... 34 Credit ...... 34 Registration Procedures...... 36 Retroactive Adjustments to Class Registrations...... 38 Grades & Grading Systems ...... 38 Appeals of Final Grades ...... 41 Recognition of Scholarship ...... 43 Degree Requirements & Graduation ...... 43 Requirements for Graduation ...... 43 Application for a Degree ...... 44 Graduation Participation ...... 44 Residence Requirements for a Degree ...... 44 Awarding of Posthumous Degrees ...... 45 Probation & Suspension ...... 45 Appeal of Academic Suspension or Dismissal ...... 45 Academic Honesty Policy for Graduate and Undergraduate Studies ...... 45 Appeal of a Grade Penalty for Academic Dishonesty ...... 49 Misbehavior in an Academic Setting ...... 50 Student Complaint Process...... 51 General Academic Information ...... 53 Areas of Study ...... 65 Advisors ...... 67 Catalog ...... 67 Bachelor’s Degrees ...... 67 Pre-Professional Programs ...... 68 Colleges & Departments ...... 69 Honors Program ...... 69 How to Apply for the Honors Program ...... 70 Study Abroad ...... 71 Academic Programs ...... 72 General Education Component ...... 73 For Bachelor Degree Programs Outline of Core Curriculum ...... 73 Interdisciplinary Minors ...... 75 Minor in African & African-American Studies ...... 75 Minor in Appalachian Studies ...... 75 Minor in International Studies ...... 75 Minor in Women’s Studies ...... 76 Certificate in Human Diversity ...... 77 Certificate in Leadership ...... 77 International Studies ...... 79 International Studies Foreign Language Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 82 International Studies International Business Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 83 International Studies International Relations Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 84 International Studies Africana Studies Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 85 International Studies Communications Concentration Suggested Source Sequence ...... 86 International Studies Course Descriptions ...... 87 College of Arts & Humanities...... 88 Mission Statement ...... 89 Honor Societies ...... 89 College Structure ...... 91 Student Organizations ...... 92 Art ...... 94 Art Suggested Course Sequence ...... 96 Art Course Descriptions ...... 97 Art Faculty ...... 101 Communications ...... 102 Communications Suggested Course Sequence ...... 104 Communications Course Descriptions ...... 105 Communications Faculty ...... 110 English ...... 111 English - Literature Option Suggested Course Sequence ...... 113 English - Professional Writing Option Suggested Course Sequence ...... 114 English - Technical Writing Option Suggested Course Sequence ...... 115 English - Technical Writing Option Suggested Course Sequence – Online Degree Program ...... 116 English Course Descriptions ...... 117 English Faculty ...... 124 Modern Foreign Languages ...... 125 French or Spanish International Studies: Foreign Language Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 126 Modern Foreign Languages Course Descriptions ...... 127 Modern Foreign Languages Faculty ...... 130 Music ...... 131 Music Education Suggested Course Sequence ...... 132 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Performance Suggested Course Sequence ...... 134 Music Education Course Descriptions ...... 135 Music Faculty ...... 139 Master of Arts in Media Studies...... 140 Media Studies Course Descriptions ...... 142 Media Studies Graduate Faculty ...... 144 Regents Bachelor of Arts ...... 146 Regents Bachelor of Arts Course Descriptions ...... 149 College of Business & Social Sciences ...... 151 Mission ...... 152 College Honor Societies ...... 153 College Structure ...... 154 Business Administration & Economics ...... 155 Accounting Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 157 Finance Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 158 International Business Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 159 Management Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 160 Management Information Systems Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 161 Marketing Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 162 Business Administration Course Descriptions ...... 163 Economics ...... 171 Business Economics Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 172 Social Science Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 173 Economics Course Descriptions ...... 174 Business & Economics Faculty ...... 177 Behavioral & Social Sciences ...... 178 History ...... 178 Program Goals: ...... 178 History Course Descriptions ...... 181 History Faculty ...... 185 Political Science ...... 186 General Political Science Suggested Course Sequence ...... 189 Pre-Law Concentration Suggested Course Sequence ...... 190 Public Administration & Policy Concentration ...... 191 Political Science Course Descriptions ...... 192 Political Science Faculty ...... 195 Psychology ...... 196 Psychology Suggested Course Sequence ...... 197 Psychology Course Descriptions ...... 198 Psychology Faculty ...... 201 Sociology/Philosophy ...... 202 Sociology ...... 202 Philosophy ...... 203 Sociology/Philosophy Suggested Course Sequence ...... 204 Sociology/Philosophy Course Descriptions...... 205 Sociology/Philosophy Faculty ...... 208 Master of Public Administration ...... 209 Master of Public Administration Course Descriptions ...... 210 Master of Public Administration Graduate Faculty ...... 213 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics ...... 215 Mission Statement ...... 216 Baccalaureate Programs ...... 216 Graduate Programs ...... 216 College Staff ...... 217 Student Organizations ...... 218 Biotechnology ...... 219 Admission Requirements ...... 219 Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology ...... 220 Biotechnology Course Descriptions ...... 221 Biotechnology Graduate Faculty ...... 223 Biotechnology Graduate Affiliate Faculty ...... 223 Biology ...... 225 Minor in Biology ...... 225 Biology General Option Suggested Course Sequence ...... 227 Biology Pre-Med and Biomedical Sciences Option Suggested Course Sequence...... 228 Biology Course Descriptions ...... 229 Biology Graduate Course Descriptions ...... 233 Biology Faculty ...... 235 Chemistry ...... 237 Chemistry Option A Suggested Course Sequence ...... 239 Chemistry Option B Suggested Course Sequence ...... 240 Chemistry Option C Suggested Course Sequence ...... 241 Chemistry Course Descriptions ...... 242 Chemistry Graduate Course Descriptions...... 245 Chemistry Faculty ...... 247 A. Thesis option ...... 248 B. Non-thesis option ...... 248 Mathematics & Computer Science ...... 249 Mathematics Classical Option Suggested Course Sequence ...... 251 Mathematics Applied Option Suggested Course Sequence ...... 252 Mathematics - Computational Science Suggested Course Sequence ...... 253 Computer Science Suggested Course Sequence ...... 254 Computer Science Course Descriptions ...... 255 Mathematics Course Descriptions ...... 260 Engineering ...... 264 Chemical Engineering Suggested Course Sequence...... 265 Civil Engineering Suggested Course Sequence ...... 266 Engineering Course Descriptions ...... 267 Math & Computer Science Faculty ...... 270 Physics ...... 271 Physics Course Descriptions ...... 272 Physics Faculty ...... 275 College of Professional Studies ...... 277 College Mission Statement...... 278 College Structure ...... 279 Student Organizations ...... 280 Criminal Justice ...... 282 CJ- Suggested Course Sequence ...... 286 CJ- Forensic Science Suggested Course Sequence ...... 287 Online-Criminal Justice Suggested Course Sequence ...... 288 Criminal Justice Faculty ...... 294 Education ...... 295 Art Education Pre-K-Adult Suggested Course Sequence ...... 301 Elementary Education Suggested Course Sequence ...... 302 Secondary Education – Biology (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence ...... 303 Secondary Education – Business Education (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence ...... 304 Secondary Education – Chemistry (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence ...... 305 Secondary Education – English (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence ...... 306 Secondary Education – General Sciences (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence ...... 307 Secondary Education – Mathematics (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence ...... 308 Secondary Education – Social Studies (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence ...... 309 Music Education Pre-K-Adult Suggested Course Sequence ...... 310 Wellness Education Pre-K-Adult Suggested Course Sequence ...... 312 Education Course Descriptions...... 313 Education Faculty Members ...... 317 Health & Human Performance ...... 318 Health Sciences Suggested Course Sequence ...... 319 Sport Studies Suggested Course Sequence ...... 320 Sport Studies Pre-Professional Track Suggested Course Sequence ...... 321 Health & Human Performance Course Descriptions ...... 322 Health & Human Performance Faculty ...... 327 Military Science ...... 328 Military Science Suggested Course Sequence ...... 330 Military Science Course Descriptions ...... 331 Military Science Faculty ...... 335 Social Work ...... 336 Social Work Suggested Course Sequence ...... 338 Social Work Course Descriptions ...... 339 Social Work Faculty ...... 341 Graduate Education ...... 343 Graduate Programs ...... 344 Master of Arts in Media Studies...... 348 Media Studies Course Descriptions ...... 350 Media Studies Graduate Faculty ...... 353 Master of Education in Instructional Leadership ...... 354 Master of Public Administration ...... 358 Master of Public Administration Course Descriptions ...... 359 Master of Public Administration Graduate Faculty ...... 361 Biotechnology ...... 362 Admission Requirements ...... 362 Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology ...... 363 Biotechnology Graduate Course Descriptions ...... 365 Biotechnology Graduate Faculty ...... 367 Biotechnology Graduate Affiliate Faculty ...... 367 Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration ...... 370 Master of Science in Sport Studies...... 374 Master of Sport Studies Course Descriptions ...... 377 Enrollment Management & Student Affairs ...... 380 Enrollment Management & Student Affairs Information ...... 381 Career Services ...... 381 Counseling & Academic Support Services ...... 382 Military Student Services ...... 383 Thomas Care Clinic ...... 384 Campus Organizations ...... 384 Student Life and Engagement ...... 384 Student Government Association ...... 385 Academic Organizations...... 385 Fraternities & Sororities ...... 385 Service Organizations ...... 385 Academic Honor Societies ...... 385 James C. Wilson University Union ...... 386 Residence Life & Services ...... 386 Dining Service ...... 386 Other University Resources ...... 388 Academic Common Market ...... 389 Bookstore ...... 389 Center for Online Learning ...... 389 Lifelong Learning through Continuing Education ...... 389 Computer Facilities ...... 390 Convocations ...... 390 Cultural Activities ...... 391 Intercollegiate Athletics ...... 391 Instructional Materials Center ...... 391 University Library ...... 391 Medical Emergencies ...... 392 New Student Programs ...... 392 Public Safety ...... 393 Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) ...... 393 Shelter-in-Place Drills & Other Emergency Drills ...... 393 Student Support Services ...... 394 University Information Technology ...... 394 Upward Bound ...... 394 Upward Bound Math-Science ...... 394 Veterans Affairs ...... 395 Directory ...... 396 2019-2020 University Faculty ...... 397 2019-2020 Administrators & Professional Non-Faculty ...... 402
About the University
2017–2018 University Catalog 1 About the University
2019-2020 Board of Governors Mr. Charles E. Jones, Jr., Chair Mr. Mark W. Kelley, Vice-Chair Ms. Katherine L. Dooley, Secretary Ms. E. Gail Pitchford Dr. Frank Vaughn, Faculty Representative Ms. Grazielle Preterotto, Student Representative Mr. James Buchanan, Classified Staff Representative Mr. Gary L. Swingle, CPA/PFS Dr. Ann Brothers-Smith Mr. Mark D. Davis Mr. James Payne Mr. Kenneth D. Gray
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Administration Associate & Assistant Vice Directors Presidents President’s Cabinet James Taylor, M.A., Director Scott E. Woodard, D.M.A., for Academic Education Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D. Associate Provost and Outreach President Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Jameelah Means, M.A., Deneia Thomas, PhD., Chief Director for Admissions of Staff Jack Bailey, B.S., Assistant Vice President for University Trina Sweeney, M.S., Crystal A. Walker, A.A.S., Communications and Director for Adult and Executive Assistant to the Marketing Commuter Student Services President and Campus Events Coordinator Justin Cherry, M.S., Belinda K. Fuller, B.S., Assistant Vice President of Director for Alumni Relations R. Charles Byers, Ph.D., Business and Human Interim Provost and Vice Resources Nate Burton, B.A., Director President for Academic Affairs for Athletics Joseph Oden, Jr., M.S., Orlando F. McMeans, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Sandy Maharaj, Ed.S., Vice President for Research Enrollment Management and Director for Career Services and Public Service Student Affairs and Cooperative Education
Yvette Underdue Murph, M. Sue Woodward, B.A., Ryan Kendrick, M.P.A. D.P.A. , Vice President for Assistant Vice President for Director of Registration and Enrollment Management and University Advancement Records Student Affairs Thomas Kiddie, Ph.D., Academic Deans Kristi R. Williams. B.A., Director for Center for Online CPA, Interim Vice President Robert Wallace, Ph.D., Learning for Business and Finance College of Arts and Humanities Thomas F. Guetzloff, Ph.D., Patricia J. Schumann, M.A., Director for First Year Vice President for University Deborah Williams, M.B.A., Academic Advising Center Advancement, College of Business and Social Communications and Sciences (Interim) Matthew Browning, M.S., Marketing Director for Communications, Naveed Zaman, Ph.D., Gus R. Douglass Institute Mrs. Amanda Fellure, College of Natural Sciences Executive Assistant for and Mathematics Kellie Toledo, M.A., Director University Communications for Counseling and Academic and Marketing J. Paige Carney, Ed.D., Support Services College of Professional Studies Mr. Nate Burton, Athletic Willette Stinson, Ph.D., Director Director for Drain-Jordan Library
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Lan Wang, Ph.D., Director Gwen Bausley, Interim for English as a Second Jim Hale, A.A.S., Director for Director for Student Financial Language Printing Services Assistance
Alan Skidmore, B.S., Director Joseph Saunders, M.S., Krystal Tolliver, M.A., for Information Technology Director for Public Safety Director for Upward Bound and Student Support Services LTC Joshua D. Germann, Ryan Kendrick, Director for Director for Military Science Registration and Records Mary Sizemore, D.N.P., Director of the Nursing Todd Griffith, Director for Derrien Williams M.S., Program Photographic Services Interim Director for Residence Life Dayton Wilson, Interim Director for Physical Facilities
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Affirmative Action Statement The University provides master’s degrees and other opportunities for graduate education. West Virginia State University is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action institution and West Virginia State University offers flexible does not discriminate against any person because course schedules in traditional classrooms, in of race, sex, age, color, religion, disability, or nontraditional settings, and online. With the goal national or ethnic origin. of improving the quality of our students’ lives, as well as the quality of life for West Virginia’s This policy extends to all West Virginia State citizens, the University forges mutually beneficial University activities related to the management of relationships with other educational institutions, its educational, financial and business affairs. It businesses, cultural organizations, governmental affects all employment practices including but not agencies, and agricultural and extension partners. limited to recruitment, hiring, transfer, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, layoff and The following values guide our decisions and termination. behavior:
Vision academic excellence; West Virginia State University will become the academic freedom; most student-centered, research and teaching, advancement of knowledge through teaching, land-grant university in the State of West Virginia research, scholarship, creative endeavor and and beyond. community service; a core of student learning that includes Mission effective communication, understanding and analysis of the interconnections of knowledge, West Virginia State University will meet the and responsibility for one’s own learning; higher education and economic development lifelong growth, development and achievement needs of the state and region through innovative of our students; teaching and applied research. development of human capacities for integrity,
compassion and citizenship; Mission Statement our rich and diverse heritage; Founded in 1891, West Virginia State University personal and professional development of our is a public, land-grant, historically black faculty and staff; university, which has evolved into a fully accountability through shared responsibility accessible, racially integrated, and multi- and continuous improvement. generational institution. The University, “a living laboratory of human relations,” is a community of West Virginia State University is a vibrant students, staff, and faculty committed to academic community in which those who work, teach, live, growth, service, and preservation of the racial and and learn do so in an environment that reflects the cultural diversity of the institution. Its mission is diversity of America. Our comprehensive campus to meet higher education and economic provides vast opportunities for our students. We development needs of the state and region through take great pride in our accomplishments and innovative teaching and applied research. envision building upon our baccalaureate and graduate programs and our excellence in teaching, The undergraduate education at the University research, and service. offers comprehensive and distinguished baccalaureate programs in business, liberal arts, Approved by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy professional studies, sciences and social sciences. Commission -September 21, 2001. Modified by the West Virginia State University Board of Governors-December 9, 2004; September 10, 2009; September 23, 2010. 2019-2020 University Catalog 5 About the University
General Information The University holds institutional membership in the following national associations: West Virginia State University is a state-supported institution of higher education located in Institute, Accreditation Council for Business Schools W.Va.-a suburb of Charleston, the State Capital of and Programs West Virginia. Just off Interstate 64, Institute is American Association of Colleges for Teacher eight miles from downtown Charleston and 40 Education miles from Huntington. Commuter buses serving Charleston and other suburban communities serve American Association of Collegiate Registrars the campus at frequent intervals throughout day. and Admissions Officers American Association of State Colleges and With a 100-acre campus, 25 major buildings and Universities 16 faculty/staff homes, the University is located in American Association of University Women the beautiful Appalachian foothills. It is part of American Chemical Society West Virginia’s largest metropolitan area. For American College Personnel Association nearly 125 years, the University has been an active American Council on Education participant in the intellectual and cultural American Political Science Association development of Charleston and the Kanawha Association of American Colleges Valley. Association of College and University Community Arts Administrators While serving a large commuter population, the Association of Departments of Foreign University also maintains several residence halls Language and active residential life. A student body, Committee on Allied Health Education and comprised of approximately 2,800 individuals, Accreditation of the American Medical comes from the Kanawha Valley, across West Association Virginia, many other states and a number of Cooperative Education Administration foreign countries. Council for Advancement and Support of Education Accreditation Council on Social Work Education West Virginia State University is accredited by the National Association of Student Personnel Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Administrators Association of Colleges and Schools. The Teacher National Association of College Admission Education program is accredited by the National Counseling Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Association of Student Financial Aid by the West Virginia State Department of Administrators Education, and by the West Virginia Higher National Collegiate Athletic Association Education Policy Commission. The bachelor’s National Commission for Cooperative degree in Social Work is accredited by the Council Education on Social Work Education. Option A of the National Council for the Accreditation of bachelor’s degree in Chemistry is certified by the Teacher Education American Chemical Society. The bachelor of National HBCUs Business Deans Roundtable science degree program in the Department of Higher Learning Commission of the North Business Administration and the bachelor of arts Central Association of Colleges and Schools degree in Economics are accredited by the The College Board Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
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History In 1929, the legislature changed the name of the institution to West Virginia State College Founded in 1891, West Virginia State University (WVSC). Throughout the decades, the institution (WVSU) has entered its second century of service. has grown under the dynamic leadership of A historically black institution, WVSU has its talented administrators and faculty, and from the origins with federal legislation known as the 1920’s onward, it has been recognized nationally Second Morrill Act passed by the U.S. Congress as one of the premier institutions in the education in 1890. The Act provided that no land-grant of black students. institution of higher education could enjoy the In 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown benefits of federal funds provided by the Act vs. Board of Education ruled that segregated unless adequate provision was made for the schools were unconstitutional, WVSC had an education of black and white students. At the time, enrollment of 837 students. Within the next few West Virginia University (WVU), a land-grant years, the enrollment increased dramatically and institution, had been in existence for more than WVSC was transformed into a racially integrated two decades. Therefore, to ensure federal funds institution. It gained nationwide recognition as a for WVU, the West Virginia Legislature enacted “living laboratory of human relations.” Today, as legislation to create a new land-grant institution in a university, WVSU maintains its reputation for Kanawha County for black students. Governor academic excellence, and its racially and Fleming signed the Legislation on March 17, generationally diverse student body continues to 1891. March 17 is recognized annually on campus be a model for human relations. as Founder’s Day. In 1978, the Community College Division was added to administer a variety of associate degrees The new institution was known initially as the and Continuing Education and Community West Virginia Colored Institute. Land was Service programs. Priority continues to be given to purchased by the state, and the first building planning and cooperating with business, industrial, erected of red brick and stone was a three-story governmental, labor union, educational and structure costing $9,456. During its first year, the professional leadership. In fall 2004, the West primary purpose of the institute was to teach Virginia State Community & Technical College agriculture, horticulture, mechanical arts and (WVSCTC) became an independently accredited domestic science. Teacher training was added the institution, administratively linked to WVSU, and second year and has remained an important in 2010, the former WVSCTC was renamed emphasis throughout the school’s history. In the Kanawha Valley Community and Technical early years, students came to school by train or by College; currently, it is an institution completely boat on the Kanawha River and were primarily separate from the University and was renamed, residential students. now known as BridgeValley Community and Technical College. In 1915, the name was changed to the West Virginia Collegiate Institute. While training was The college achieved a significant milestone in offered in subjects such as agriculture, 2003 when it received approval from the Higher blacksmithing, brick-laying and plastering, dress Learning Commission of the North Central making and millinery, there was an increased Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools to emphasis on music, military instruction, offer graduate programs for the first time. mathematics, literary subjects and science. The Master’s level programs in Biotechnology and first college degrees were awarded in 1919. The Media Studies were implemented in 2003. On institution was first accredited by the North April 7, 2004, Governor Bob Wise signed Senate Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Bill 448, which changed the institution name to Schools in 1927 and has remained accredited to West Virginia State University. The West Virginia the present. Higher Education Policy Commission had
2019-2020 University Catalog 7 About the University conferred on West Virginia State College Major University Buildings university status on December 5, 2003. Canty House-Erected as a private home by James Throughout the University’s history, WVSU M. Canty who was principal of the former alumni have held positions of leadership and Institute High School, and purchased by the public trust in West Virginia, most other states, University, the Canty House houses the and some foreign countries. Future graduates will University’s Sports Hall of Fame. join alumni well-grounded in the liberal arts, skilled in their chosen occupations or professions, Campbell Conference Center-Erected in 1927, and sensitive to and appreciative of people of all the Campbell Conference Center was the former races and ethnic backgrounds. home economics cottage named for J. Edwin Campbell who was President of the West Virginia Presidents of West Virginia State University Colored Institute from 1892-1894.
Including West Virginia Colored Institute, West Thomas W. Cole, Jr. Complex-Erected in 1982, Virginia Collegiate Institute, West Virginia State Cole Complex is the location for the educational College, and West Virginia State University, the technology center, radio and television production following individuals have served as President of studio and film lab. It houses faculty offices for the institution: faculty members in the Business Administration and Communications Departments and the J. Edwin Campbell 1892-1894 University business functions. John H. Hill 1894-1898 J. McHenry Jones 1898-1909 Davis Fine Arts Center-Erected in 1966, and Byrd Prillerman 1909-1919 named for Dr. John W. Davis who served as John W. Davis 1919-1953 president from 1919-1953, the Davis Fine Arts William J. L. 1953-1973 Building houses the office of the College of Arts Wallace & Humanities. The Davis Fine Arts Building Harold M. McNeill 1973-1981 serves as the home of the Fannin S. Belcher Thomas W. Cole, 1982-1986 Theater, named for a Professor of Drama, 1930- Jr. 1967, and the Della Brown Taylor Hardman Art Hazo W. Carter, 1987-2012 Gallery, named in honor of a Professor of Art, Jr. 1960-1986. The Davis Fine Arts Building houses Brian O. Hemphill 2012-2016 classrooms, studios and faculty offices for the Art Anthony L. Jenkins 2016-Present and Music Departments.
Dawson Hall-Erected in 1918, renovated in 1976 and again in 1999, Dawson Hall was named for William M. O. Dawson, Governor of West Virginia, 1905-09. Dawson Hall serves as a residence hall.
Drain-Jordan Library-Erected in 1951 and renovated in 1983, the Drain-Jordan Library was named for Leaonead Drain, University librarian, 1927-1956, and Lawrence V. Jordan, Professor of Education, 1934-1968.
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East Hall-Erected in 1895, East Hall served as the became a university facility. It now houses president’s residence until 1973. University printing services and sculpture studios. Advancement now occupies East Hall. Judge Damon J. Keith Scholars Hall-Erected in Ferguson-Lincoln Building-Erected in 1974, and 2014 and named in honor of distinguished West named after Professors Daniel L. Ferguson and Virginia State alumnus, the Honorable Judge Daniel P. Lincoln who taught military education Damon J. Keith, who serves as a judge on the U.S. and gave pre-induction training during World War Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the II. The Ferguson-Lincoln Building houses the residence hall features suite-style living with two, University’s historic Army Reserve Officer three and four-bedroom options. Community Training Corps (ROTC). amenities include a multi-purpose room, a café, study lounge and game room. Ferrell Hall-Erected in 1925 and renovated 1980, Ferrell Hall was named for Dr. Harrison H. Ferrell Gregory V. Monroe Athletic Complex-Erected who was Academic Dean, 1936-1965. Also known in 2015, the Gregory V. Monroe Athletic Complex as the administration building, Ferrell Hall is the was named in honor of Gregory V. Monroe, Sr., a location of the Office of the President, all graduate of West Virginia State, Class of 1980, university vice presidents, and various and former football player for the Yellow Jackets. administrative offices as well as the P. Ahmed Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium’s end-zone Williams auditorium and some classrooms. facility features meeting rooms, a weight room, training room and a locker room. It provides Fleming Hall-Erected in 1941 and named for meeting and training space for all student-athletes Arthur B. Fleming, Governor of West Virginia, and serves as home to Yellow Jacket football. 1890-1893, Fleming Hall houses Athletic Department offices and offices for the Health and Sullivan Hall-Erected in 1970, and named for Dr. Human Performance Department. Leon H. Sullivan, West Virginia State College class of 1943, a nationally known clergyman, Hamblin Hall-Erected in 1953 and renovated in founder of Opportunities Industrialization Centers, 1989, Hamblin Hall was named for Adolph P. civil rights leader and conscience of American Hamblin, Professor of Biology, 1921-1966. industry concerning apartheid in South Africa. Hamblin Hall houses the College of Natural Once used as a residence hall, Sullivan Hall Sciences and Mathematics, faculty offices for currently houses counselling and academic Chemistry, Biology, and Physics Departments and support services, and the University TRiO staff offices for Information Technology. Programs.
Hill Hall-Erected in 1936 and renovated in 1979, D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Hill Hall was named for John H. Hill, President, Center-The D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker 1894-98. Hill Hall originally served as a residence Convocation Center officially opened in early hall for women, but the building now houses the 2014 featuring state-of-the-art academic and College of Business and Social Sciences and athletic space and amenities for University faculty offices for faculty members in Business students, faculty and staff, as well as the Administration, Economics, English, History, community. The facility features a statue of Modern Foreign Languages, Political Science, alumnus Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to Psychology and Sociology. play in the NBA, in the Earl Lloyd Lobby. The Convocation Center is home to a 1,300 seat arena, Jones Hall-Named for J. McHenry Jones, including the Lester Raines Court, where the President, 1898-1909, Jones Hall was a grade men’s and women’s basketball teams and the school building for black children before it volleyball team play, as well as a ticket booth,
2019-2020 University Catalog 9 About the University concession stand, West Virginia State University store, locker and training rooms, classrooms, laboratories and offices. The Convocation Center provides valuable, state-of-the-art classroom space for academia, including two classrooms for the University’s Health Sciences, Sport Studies, and other academic programs, as well as a Computer Lab and a Physiology Lab to support academic programs and research. Offices house faculty members, the men’s and women’s basketball coaches, volleyball coach and most other members of the athletic staff.
Wallace Hall-Erected in 1971 and named for Dr. William J. L. Wallace, President of the College, 1933-1968. Wallace Hall is home to the College of Professional Studies and houses faculty offices for the Criminal Justice, Education, and Social Work Departments. Wallace Hall also houses faculty offices for the College of Natural Science and Mathematics including Mathematics and Computer Science faculty. While primarily a classroom building, Wallace Hall also houses Career Services, the Center for Online Learning and the National Center for Human Relations.
James C. Wilson University Union-Erected in 1961 and renovated in 2003, the James C. Wilson University Union was named for James C. Wilson, West Virginia State College class of 1947, who was Associate Professor of Physical Education, 1948-1967. The Wilson University Union includes a student lounge, game room, cyber café, meeting rooms, food court and offices for student activities and student government. It also houses the Gwendolyn C. Goldston Cafeteria that was erected in 1970 and named for Gwendolyn C. Goldston, Professor of Home Economics and Food Services Director, 1939-1970. The Goldston Cafeteria houses the cafeteria, a banquet and faculty dining room.
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Other Facilities Faculty Homes-A number of university-owned homes for faculty and staff are located at the Kanawha River end of the campus. John C. Norman, a licensed architect and Instructor of Building Construction, designed the older homes erected by students in the building construction and related programs.
Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium-The stadium, erected in 1970 and field for football, track and other field sports, is located near the river. The field is named for James S. Lakin, a West Virginia political leader and member of the State Board of Control from 1909-1933. Mr. Lakin was deeply involved in college financing in the early decades prior to his death in 1934.
Water Tower-Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was part of the water distribution system on campus. While no longer functional as a water tower, it is a college landmark. Lighted at night, it is visible from Interstate 64 and State Route 25. While modes of travel have changed, the following description from the 1941-42 Catalog is true today, “The Tower Tank adorned with a college logo, rises majestically above the campus of West Virginia State. A landmark for travelers by auto and train, by boat and plane, it is a symbol of the mission of the College in leading youth to acquire vision for service.”
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12 West Virginia State University Admissions
General Information West Virginia State University Admissions Office); and Persons seeking admission to bachelor’s degree 3. ACT/SAT scores. This requirement is waived programs should contact the Admissions Office. for applicants who have graduated from high Persons seeking readmission should contact the school or completed GED requirements more Registration and Records Office located in 127 than five years prior to seeking admission. Ferrell Hall. The Admissions Office will assist prospective students with campus visits, admission Eligibility for Regular Admission policies and procedures, and initial financial aid questions. For more information, please contact Bachelor’s degrees applicants must meet certain Admissions using the following information: requirements to be eligible for regular admission to a baccalaureate degree program at West West Virginia State University Admissions Virginia State University: 124 Ferrell Hall PO Box 1000 Effective August 2008, students must successfully Institute, WV 25213 complete the following minimum academic core [email protected] unit requirements in addition to a 3.00 GPA or a (304) 204-4345 or (800) 987-2122 2.00 GPA and an ACT composite score of 18 (SAT of 870) prior to admission: The Admissions Office should receive the admission application and related documents at Four English including courses in grammar, least 30 days prior to the start of a semester. composition and literature; Prospective students should initiate the application Social Studies including U.S. History; for admission process at least six months prior to Mathematics (three units must be Algebra 1 the start of the semester in which the student and higher); and wishes to begin classes. Three Science (i.e., two of the three units must be laboratory science. At least two units from Acceptance for admission to the University does Coordinated and Thematic Science 10, not necessarily mean admission to a particular Biology, Chemistry, Physics and other courses academic program. with a strong laboratory science orientation).
The University reserves the right to suspend or Strongly Recommended Units expel students who do not reveal previous college records and/or who misrepresent the truth on any Two Foreign Language Elective Units; admissions document. Remaining Units-we recommend that the remaining elective units be chosen from the First-Time Freshmen General Admission academic core (i.e., English/language arts, Documents mathematics, science, or social studies), or Students must submit the following documents subjects such as computer science, fine arts, prior to admission to West Virginia State humanities, and keyboarding; University: Graduate of an accredited secondary school; Holder of General Education Certificates 1. West Virginia State University application for (GED) with a minimum score of 45 on each of admission form; the five parts, or an average score of 55. The 2. Official high school transcript or GED applicant must submit ACT/SAT scores also if certificate, all college transcripts (must be taken within five years of the term the student mailed by other institutions directly to the is seeking admission.
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Conditional Admission removed and be admitted in good standing if they do any of the following; A student applying as a first-time freshman who does not meet the requirements for regular pass a three hour non-activity college course admission may petition for conditional admission. during the summer prior to admission with a C If a student receives conditional admission, the grade or better; student will enter the University on academic retake the ACT/SAT during the summer term probation and be subject to the following under national testing conditions; conditions: take additional high school courses prior to 1. Enrollment is limited to four classes (i.e., a 12- initial fulltime enrollment; or 14 hour class load). Enroll full-time during a fall or spring term 2. The student must attain a good academic and earn a 2.00 GPA in 12 or more hours. standing minimum of (2.0 GPA) by the end of the first semester, or we may dismiss the NCAA Division II and Mountain East Conference conditionally admitted student from the Bylaws require a student-athlete to be admitted in institution. good standing to participate in outside competition. Public colleges and universities in West Virginia must limit the number of freshmen awarded Eligibility for College-Level Courses conditional admission to no more than 10 percent Students admitted who are not eligible for college- of the total number of first-time freshmen each fall level courses in English and/or mathematics will semester. be advised, following admission, of the options by which they can attain eligibility for college-level Admission Policy courses in these areas. A student must submit all official records to the Admissions Office by October 1 for a student Transfer Students entering in Fall Semester and March 1 for a Transfer applicants must be eligible to return to student entering in Spring Semester. Financial Aid the last institution attended to be admissible to cannot be released until all final/official West Virginia State University. documentation has been received. If the University does not receive the official Prior to admission, the University must receive records within the designated deadline, the student official transcripts of all previously attempted will be administratively withdrawn from the college-level work. Transfer applicants with fewer University as of the deadline date. Academic and than 30 earned semester hours of college credit financial consequences of withdrawal as of that also must submit an official high school transcript date will be applied. or GED and an ACT or SAT score.
When the records arrive, if they indicate the Note: If English 101 and 102 or their equivalents student does not meet regular admission have not been completed in the first 60 credit requirements, the student will be administratively hours, the student must enroll in English 101/102 withdrawn from the University as of the deadline the first semester of enrollment at West Virginia date. Academic and financial consequences of State University. Not more than 72 credit hours withdrawal as of that date will be applied. may be accepted and applied toward graduation from any combination of community and junior A student admitted through the West Virginia college credit hours. Higher Education Policy Commission Series 23 conditional admission standard could have that 14 West Virginia State University Admissions
Transfer students who do not have a C average college when the student graduates from high may be admitted if they are eligible to return to school. their former institution, are deficient no more than 17 quality points, and accept the following Admission of Gifted Students provisions of a probation agreement: Students (i.e., elementary and/or secondary) 1. Must make progress toward a C average each identified as gifted by the coordinator of a county semester; gifted program may enroll in courses at West 2. Must enroll for no more than 12 hours each Virginia State University. Such students must semester while on academic probation; and have the permission of the coordinator of the 3. Must achieve a C average by the end of the gifted program, the principal of the school and third semester at West Virginia State their parents. Courses passed under the gifted University. admission classification may be applied to a degree or transferred to another college when the To receive a degree from West Virginia State student graduates from high school. University, baccalaureate transfer students must complete 30 hours at West Virginia State Admission of Post-Graduates University. Individuals who earned a bachelor’s degree may take additional undergraduate courses at West Transient Students Virginia State University. Post-graduates must Students enrolled at another college or university submit an application for admission and official may take courses at West Virginia State transcripts of all college courses taken at other University and have credits for approved classes institutions. Post-graduates wishing to receive transferred to their home institutions. financial aid must be degree seeking. Documentation needed for admission of transient students includes: Admission of International First-time Freshmen or Transfer Students Transient approval from the chief academic 1. Application for Admission; officer or registrar of the home institution; 2. Official transcript(s) of all academic records Application for admission to West Virginia submitted directly to the Admissions Office State University; and from all schools previously attended. All List of courses for which approval has been foreign documents must be accompanied with granted. an English translation by an approved foreign credential evaluation service. If a national Note: Students who have been academically examination is required upon the completion suspended from their home institutions are not of schooling in the country of origin, official eligible to enroll at West Virginia State University results of the examination must be submitted during their period of suspension. to West Virginia State University. Students from countries with a General Certificate of Early Admission of High School Students Education (GCE) examination system must receive a grade of six or higher in at least five High school students who completed at least 12 academic subjects, one of which must be units with a B average and have the written English; recommendation of the high school principal may 3. Standardized Tests enroll for classes during the senior year. Courses All students for whom English is not their passed under early admission classification may native language must take either the Test of be applied to a degree or transferred to another English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or
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the IELTS Exam. On the TOEFL, a minimum Students not in good academic standing (i.e., of score 500 (paper-based exam), 173 students on academic probation, or returning from (computer-based), or a 61 (Internet-based) is academic suspension) must make application for required. On the IELTS, a minimum score of a readmission at least one month prior to the session 5.5 is required. These students may choose to for which readmission is sought. submit the TOEFL or IELTS exam. Students for whom English is their first language must Applications for readmission by students who are take and submit the SAT or ACT. A student not in good standing must be approved by the who is unable to take the ACT examination Academic Affairs Office. Readmitted students before arriving to West Virginia State who are not in good academic standing may not University must do so at the first available take more than four courses (i.e., 12-14 semester testing date or the registration will be voided; hours) and must achieve at least a 2.25 average on 4. Financial Affidavit courses attempted every semester until good As an international student coming to the standing is achieved. United States, you will need to secure an F-1 student visa. The F-1 student visa permits an Failure to achieve these minimal standards may individual to enter the United States for full- result in academic suspension at the end of the time study at an authorized institution in the term in which the standards are not met. United States. To obtain F-1 status, it is necessary to submit the following forms: Transfer Arrangements Affidavit of Support with required Credits earned at another regionally accredited documentation; and institution of higher education usually transfer to Application for Form I-20. West Virginia State University. By West Virginia
Higher Education Policy Commission policy, at Note: International students transferring to West least 64 and no more than 72 credit hours Virginia State University from another United completed at community colleges are transferrable States college must apply for immigration to bachelor’s degree programs. Also by West approval (Form I-538) and the F-1 Transfer Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Clearance Form prior to making the transfer. policy, credits taken in general education for an
associate degree will count toward the general Procedures for Readmission education requirements at the bachelor’s degree All applications for readmission must go through institution. An exception may exist if the general the Registration and Records Office located at 128 education courses are substantially different. Ferrell Hall. The Registration and Records Office then provides copies of the student’s transcript. The Core Coursework Transfer Agreement is The student’s readmission status determines his or available on the West Virginia Higher Education her next steps. Policy Commission’s website, and the agreement has specific information about the transferability For students in good academic standing, of general education courses among West Virginia readmission is a routine process. The Registration institutions of higher education. and Records Office will direct the student with a To give students more assurance in advance that copy of his/her transcript to the appropriate faculty credits will not only transfer, but also will meet member, department chair or dean. The University degree requirements, the University has transfer accepts applications for readmission for those in arrangements with the following institutions: good academic standing at any point prior to the close of the regular registration period. BridgeValley Community and Technical College
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Marshall University West Virginia Northern Community and New River Community and Technical College Technical College Southern West Virginia Community and West Virginia University System Technical College
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Financial Information & Services if payment arrangements have not been completed by the payment date. Payment of Fees Students should be prepared to pay all tuition and University Fees fees through direct payment, financial aid, or other The West Virginia Higher Education Policy resources to complete registration or pre- Commission approves tuition and fees annually. registration unless they opt for the 60/40 plan (i.e., Students should obtain a current Schedule of Fees 60 percent paid at registration and 40 percent paid sheet from the Cashier’s Office located at 117 before the end of six weeks at two percent interest Ferrell Hall. This document includes the current per month), or the monthly payment plan offered tuition, mandatory fees, room, board and any through Tuition Management Systems special instructional fees. Books, supplies and (www.wvstateu.afford.com). Direct payment may examination expenses are paid separate from be made by cash, certified/cashier’s check, money university tuition and fees. Students should order or credit card. Please make payments at the consult their academic department for an estimate Cashier’s Office located in 117 Ferrell Hall or at of these costs. online at mystate.wvstateu.edu. Refunds
Certified/cashier’s checks or money orders should West Virginia State University has contracted be made payable to West Virginia State Huntington Bank to process and mail refund University. All payments sent by mail should checks. All payments must be reflected on a include the student’s name and student ID number. student’s account before a refund can be processed. Refund inquiries should be addressed A student who has an amount in excess of his/her to the Cashiers’ Office. The processing may take obligation (i.e., Title IV financial aid, including one to two weeks. Pell Grant, SEOG Grant, & Federal Stafford Loans) can expect to receive the difference within Students who have a credit balance because of 10 working days from the date of disbursement. financial aid do not need to request a refund. These refunds will be processed automatically. Payments for books and supplies are separate from tuition and fees. Each student should be prepared Students are responsible for notifying the to purchase textbooks and necessary supplies at University of an address change. This may be the beginning of each semester. The average cost done directly by the student online at of books for a full-time student ranges from under mystate.wvstateu.edu or at the Registration and $100 to more than $200 per class, depending upon Records Office located at 128 Ferrell Hall. the course of study. The University cannot advance or lend money to students for textbook Refund Policy for Students Who Withdraw purchases. A student who officially withdraws from the University (i.e., drops all classes) through the All students are advised that the first payments Registration and Records Office or is received by the University will be applied to their administratively withdrawn from the University accounts. Refunds will be processed only after prior to completing 50 percent of a semester is obligations to the University have been satisfied. entitled to a partial refund of tuition and fees for that semester. The last payment date for each semester is published in the University Calendar that appears The date of withdrawal is the actual date the in this catalog. Students registered prior to the student notifies the Registration and Records payment date risk having their schedules dropped Office of withdrawal or the midpoint (i.e., 50
20 West Virginia State University Financial Information & Scholarships percent) of the semester for a student who leaves Financial Services without notifying the institution. The Cashier’s Office is located at 117 Ferrell Hall.
The hours of operation are Monday-Friday from The institutional refund schedule is as follows: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the fall and spring,
and Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A student is entitled to a 100 percent refund of during the summer. the charges up to the extended add/drop date
specified on the academic calendar. A student who begins a term and withdraws Delinquent Accounts after completing up to 10 percent of the term is The University will not issue a degree, transcript entitled to a refund of 90 percent of the or a grade report to any student who has a charges. delinquent account. A student who has a A student who withdraws after completing 10 delinquent account will not be readmitted to the percent through 25 percent of the term is University until all balances due are paid. West entitled to a refund of 50 percent of the Virginia State University reserves the right to turn charges. over delinquent accounts to a collection agency A student who withdraws after completing for collection. more than 50 percent of the term is not entitled to a refund. Student Financial Assistance This refund policy applies to all charges including tuition and fees. The mission of the Student Financial Assistance Office is to provide financial aid services to Any student who withdraws at any point during qualified students who desire to pursue and the semester must consult with the Cashier’s complete an education at West Virginia State Office to determine whether there is a balance University. The Financial Aid staff are committed owed or a refund due. to accessibility, sensitivity to individual student needs, and effectiveness in enabling students to Note: Once classes begin, there is no refund for a bridge the gap between family resources and reduced schedule. The refund policy applies only educational expenses. The delivery of services when a student officially withdraws from all will be characterized by timeliness, accuracy, classes. clarity and will be accomplished through the simplest procedures consistent with fiscal For a student receiving federal financial aid who responsibility, governmental and institutional withdraws before completion of 60 percent of the regulations. semester, the amount of federal financial aid earned will be calculated to the day according to Financial Aid the federal financial aid refund guidelines. To be successful in securing funds to pay for an Unearned financial aid must be returned. When education, students should complete the Free aid is returned, the student may owe a balance to Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as the University, to the U.S. Department of soon after January 1 as possible. The Student Education, or to both. Any student receiving Financial Assistance Office’s official form of federal financial assistance should contact the communication is electronic mail. To stay Student Financial Assistance Office before informed, students should check their campus withdrawing from college or reducing the number email address multiple times per day. Financial of hours enrolled to determine the impact of these Aid primarily comes in four basic types: actions on his or her financial aid status. Grants: Funds awarded based on financial need that students do not have to pay back. 2019-2020 University Catalog 21 Financial Information & Scholarships
College Employment: Money students can thoroughly understands all the rights and earn through a job during college. responsibilities relative to the loan. Loans: Funds that must be paid back at low interest rates, usually after the student finishes Federal Direct Parent/Grad Plus Loans college. The Federal Direct Parent Plus loan program Scholarships: Gift aid based on academic enables parents with good credit history to borrow performance, or talent in a specific category, to pay the educational expenses of each child who with many programs also having need is a dependent undergraduate student enrolled at requirements. least part-time. Repayment of the principal amount of the loan begins within 60 days after the The financial aid awarded to you is based on your final loan disbursement. individual financial need and eligibility and may include a combination of various types of aid Graduate students may defer repayment on Grad mentioned above. This is your financial aid PLUS loans while they are in school. There is, package, which is intended to provide assistance however, no six-month grace period as there is in paying tuition, fees, books, supplies, room, with the Stafford Loan program. board, transportation and personal expenses. Parents have the option of deferring repayment on The Student Financial Assistance Office Federal Direct Parent Plus loans while the administers aid programs to assist you if you are undergraduate student on whose behalf they unable to meet college expenses from your borrowed the PLUS loan is in school and for a six- personal resources. The Director of Student month grace period after the student graduates or Financial Assistance coordinates the various drops below full-time enrollment. This change is components of the aid programs so that they are effective for Federal Direct Parent Plus loans first utilized to your best advantage. Students who wish disbursed on or after July 1, 2008. to apply for financial aid must complete the Free Private Loans Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in If a student does not qualify for other financial aid accordance with the specific instructions programs and needs additional funds, the student indicated. If financial assistance is needed for may want to apply for a private loan. Private more than one year, a student must submit the lenders offer private education loans, also known FASFA annually. as alternative education loans, and there are no federal forms to complete. Eligibility for private Federal Direct Loans student loans often depends on the student’s credit score. Federal Direct Loans available at West Virginia State University: Private education loans tend to cost more than the education loans offered by the federal government Subsidized Direct Loan; but are less expensive than credit card debt. The Unsubsidized Direct Loan; federal education loans offer fixed interest rates Parent Plus Loan; and that are lower than the variable rates offered by Grad Plus Loan. most private student loans. Federal education loans also offer better repayment and forgiveness A loan is money borrowed that you must repay at options. Since federal education loans are less a specific time in the future, under the terms expensive than private loans and offer better specified in the promissory note that a student terms, students should exhaust their eligibility for must sign before receiving the first loan federal student loans before resorting to private disbursement. Before signing the promissory note, student loans. the student should be certain that he or she
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The federal government sets the maximum amount Wallace Hall assists students seeking off-campus that an undergraduate student can borrow; employment opportunities. however, the amount in any year may not exceed educational costs as certified by the Student Grants Financial Assistance Office, less other financial The Federal Pell Grant is a federal program under aid received. which awards may be granted to eligible students.
Maximum or minimum awards will depend on Loan repayment begins six months after a student congressional action and approval annually. terminates education or ceases to enroll part-time.
Repayment must be completed within 10 years Federal Pell Grants under the standard repayment plan. The Student This program provides annual grants to students. Financial Assistance Office will provide Only undergraduate students are eligible for information concerning other repayment and consideration. You may apply for this grant by deferment options. using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA). You should receive a student aid report Employment (SAR) within 14 days if you file the FAFSA via Federal College Work-Study Programs (FCWS) the internet. The Pell award is determined, in part, College work-study is another form of federally by the costs of attendance and appropriate scale as funded financial aid that provides paid work determined at each institution. Congress experience as part of a financial aid package. The determines the maximum amount one can receive FCWS is designed to stimulate and promote part- each year. Financial need is the major determinant time employment to help defray college expenses. of eligibility for this grant. Participating students must meet government guidelines. Like other aid programs, financial need Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity determines eligibility for FCWS. Students in this Grant (FSEOG) program may work on campus up to 20 hours This program provides annual grants to weekly while attending classes full-time. These undergraduate students with financial need. jobs may be in maintenance and clerical positions FSEOG may range from $300 to $4,000 annually. as well as laboratory and library assistants. The Student Financial Assistance Office determines West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program the current rate of pay. This program is sponsored by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and pays up Student Employment to 70 percent of the cost of tuition and fees at Student employment positions are available to West Virginia State University for those West students to help meet college costs. To participate Virginia residents who qualify. The program in this program, students must enroll in six hours requires that you demonstrate both financial need or more per semester and have financial need and academic ability. established by completing the FAFSA. Students cannot work more than 20 hours a week. Students Several other states have scholarship or grant may inquire about employment opportunities with programs available to students who plan to attend various campus departments. an out-of-state school. If you are a nonresidential student, check with your guidance counselor or Off-Campus Employment state agency. A number of part-time jobs are available for West Virginia State University students in the greater Senior citizens 65 years of age and older are Charleston area. The Career Services and eligible for half-price tuition. Inquiries must be Cooperative Education Office located at 216 made at the cashier’s office.
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Other Forms of Financial Aid Private Agencies GI Bill Educational Training Many private agencies sponsor scholarships and Veterans who served 180 days on active duty, any loan programs. Information is available through part of which occurred after January 1, 1955, but high school guidance offices, the respective before January 1, 1977, and who (a) were released agencies involved, or by contacting the West under conditions other than dishonorable; (b) were Virginia State University Student Financial discharged for a service-connected disability; or Assistance Office for additional information. (c) continue on active duty, are eligible under the
Veterans Readjustment Act of 1966, as amended. How Need is Determined Also eligible are those individuals who contracted with the Armed Forces and were enlisted in or The University awards financial aid to an eligible assigned to a reserve unit before January 1, 1977, student once the process of completing and and who as a result of this enlistment or submitting the necessary application forms has assignment, served on active duty for more than been concluded. For most programs, determining 180 days, any part of which began within 12 eligibility also means determining who has months after January 1, 1977, and who were financial need. discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable. A uniform, national needs analysis system is used by West Virginia State University to determine Contributory Educational Assistance Program eligibility and probable amount of need, based on Veterans who served, and persons currently information which the student (and parents or serving, who (a) first entered active duty after spouse, if applicable) provide on the Free December 31, 1976, and (b) were released under Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). conditions other than dishonorable or continue on The family’s financial strength (i.e., income, active duty, but have completed their first number of dependents, etc.) is considered when obligated period of service (or six years of active determining the potential family contribution. duty, whichever comes first), and (c) have satisfactorily contributed to the program are Students should not rely on unofficial comments eligible for assistance. (Satisfactory contributions that certain income levels automatically exclude a consist of the monthly deduction of $50 to $75 person from all aid consideration. While grant from military pay, up to a maximum of $2,700, for programs have the most stringent need deposit in the special training fund.) The requirements, loan programs may be available to contributory plan permits the service person to students at higher income levels. Some of these voluntarily participate in a plan for future loans may be used to replace the expected family education or training in which the participant’s contribution for many students without altering savings are administered and augmented by the their need factor for other programs. government. At the time, the eligible participant elects to use the benefits to pursue an approved Rights and Responsibilities of Aid Recipients course of education or training, the U.S. Rights and Obligations Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) will match As a consumer of a commodity (financial aid for the contribution at the rate of $2 for every $1 higher education), you have certain rights to which made by the participant. you are entitled and certain obligations for which
you are responsible. You have the right to know: Vocational Rehabilitation
If you are physically challenged, you may be 1. What financial assistance is available, eligible for vocational rehabilitation benefits. including information on federal, state and Please contact a local vocational rehabilitation institutional financial aid programs? office for information and an application. 24 West Virginia State University Financial Information & Scholarships
2. The deadlines for submitting applications for subject to penalties under the U.S. Criminal the financial aid programs available at the Code. University. 4. Return all additional documentation, 3. The cost of attending the University, and the verification, corrections and/or new refund policy of the institution. information requested by the Student Financial 4. The criteria used by the University to select Assistance Office. financial aid recipients. 5. Read all forms that you are asked to sign and 5. How the University determines your financial keep copies of them. need. 6. Accept responsibility for all agreements you 6. What resources (e.g., parental contribution, sign. other financial aid, your assets, etc.) does the 7. Notify the Student Financial Assistance Office University consider when calculating your of changes in your name, address, or needs? enrollment status. (This also applies to loan 7. How much of your financial need, as recipients after they leave the University.) determined by the University, has been met? 8. Perform the work that is agreed upon in 8. The policy governing inclusion or exclusion of accepting a University Work-Study award. programs comprising your financial aid 9. Know and comply with the deadlines for package. If you believe you have been treated application or reapplication for aid. unfairly, you may request reconsideration of 10. Know and comply with the refund procedures the award that was made to you. of the University. 9. What portion of the financial aid you received 11. Notify the Student Financial Assistance Office is loan aid and what portion is grant aid. If the in advance when your course load at the aid is a loan, you have the right to know what University may be less than full time. Failure the interest rate is; the total amount that must to do so will cause a delay in the receipt of be repaid; the repayment procedures; the your funds. length of time you have to repay the loan; and 12. Notify the Student Financial Assistance Office when repayment is to begin. of any changes in financial status. Failure to 10. How the University determines whether you do so can result in the termination of financial are making satisfactory progress and what assistance. happens if you are not making progress based 13. Students must exhibit satisfactory academic upon the academic progress requirements in progress while enrolled. Withdrawal from the this catalog. University or never attending classes will result in termination of financial aid and may Consumer Responsibilities of Aid Recipients result in partial or full repayment of aid It is your responsibility to: disbursed for the semester involved.
1. Review and consider all information about the Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements University before you enroll. A student’s satisfactory academic progress (i.e., 2. Complete all application forms accurately and SAP) towards a determined educational goal is the submit them on time to the right place. basis for continued receipt of financial aid funds. 3. Pay special attention to and accurately West Virginia State University has adopted the complete your application for student financial following standards by which it monitors financial aid. Errors can result in long delays in your aid recipients’ academic progress. These standards receiving financial aid. Intentional ensure the proper distribution of financial misreporting of information on application assistance to eligible students. Students who forms for federal financial aid is a violation of demonstrate a financial need and are enrolled and law and is considered a criminal offense, making continuous progress in a program leading
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GPA Component Transfer Students Students who have earned 0 – 59 credit hours are The number of transfer hours accepted at the point required to have at least a 1.75 GPA at the end of of admission will be used to calculate the students each semester of enrollment. Students who have remaining eligibility under the 150 percent earned 60-plus credit hours are required to have at calculation and will be included in the number least a 2.0 GPA at the end of each semester of attempted/number completed. Transfer students enrollment. will also be reviewed for GPA and Pace of Completion under the SAP Policy. Graduate Degree Students Graduate students must maintain a minimum Graduate Students cumulative grade point average of 3.0 by the end Graduate students must maintain a cumulative of each payment. GPA of 3.0 or greater to meet SAP. Total credit hours of aid will be monitored in the same manner Pace of Completion Component as is done for undergraduate students. To monitor student progress pace toward completion with the maximum time frame Second Bachelor’s Degree allowed, each student is required to complete 67 Students who are pursuing a second degree may percent of attempted credit hours each semester. be considered for financial aid. A second At the end of each semester, a student’s undergraduate degree must be obtained within 75 pace/completion rate will be measured by enrolled credit hours. The enrolled hours limit for comparing the number of attempted credit hours a second degree is measured from the point at with the credit hours earned. This includes any which the student earned the initial degree. course for which the student has remained enrolled past the Add/Drop period. Financial Aid Warning Students who fail to make SAP at the end of a Maximum Timeframe 150 Percent Rule payment period will be placed on Financial Aid In addition to the GPA Component and Pace of Warning (FAW) at the end of a payment period Completion Component, the University is also unless they are currently under an appeal prior to required to establish the maximum number of the revision of this policy. Students placed on terms a student may receive aid based upon the Financial Aid Warning will be able to receive advertised length of any individual program. financial aid for one semester subsequent to the Students may not exceed 150 percent of the semester they were given the status of FAW. If the published length of his or her program. All credits student did not make SAP during the Warning earned, regardless of where those credits were semester, student will be placed on Financial Aid earned, are to be taken into consideration when Probation. reviewing this component. Undergraduates who earned their first bachelor degree within the Financial Aid Probation maximum time frame and decide to work on a Students who were previously placed on Financial second bachelor will be granted an additional 75 Aid Warning and did not meet the standards of credit hours of financial aid towards the second academic progress are not eligible to receive bachelor. Graduate students may have program financial aid; however, they may file an appeal. length reset if he or she seeks a subsequent graduate degree. Please note that when counting Students on Appeals (prior to the revision of this credit hours toward the 150 percent length of policy) who did not meet the standards of
26 West Virginia State University Financial Information & Scholarships academic progress are not eligible to receive student’s financial aid will be terminated until financial aid. they regain eligibility. See Regaining Eligibility.
Termination of Aid Appeal Denied Students who are placed on probation and do not If the appeal is not approved, the student will not file an appeal or if the appeal is not approved or receive financial aid until they meet the on an appeal prior to the revision of this policy requirements to regain eligibility. The student will and did not meet the standards of academic remain on Financial Aid Probation without progress will have their aid eligibility terminated. financial aid. Financial Aid will not disburse aid to any student who fails to comply with any special arrangements Regaining Eligibility made as the result of an appeal or academic An undergraduate student must do the following advisor intervention. to regain eligibility: a) Complete one full-time semester (12 credit hours) or its equivalent at Financial Aid Appeal WVSU without financial aid or complete the same Students placed on probation may appeal this credit hour requirement at another institution; b) status by completing the Financial Aid Probation Achieve the appropriate GPA for the amount of Appeal Form and appropriate documentation. credit hours attempted; (c) Complete 100 percent Students who file an appeal must demonstrate an of attempted credit hours for the semester/term. A unusual circumstance and provide supporting student may be reinstated if he/she complies with documentation, and provide an academic the conditions for readmission to the University evaluation approved by their academic advisor. with the intervention of an academic advisor. The Incomplete appeal forms will be returned to the credit hours need not be taken in consecutive student. semesters. With the approval of an academic advisor, the credits may be taken at another post- Appeal Review secondary institution. Graduate students must The SAP Committee will review the appeal for meet with their academic advisor to devise a plan reinstatement of aid. The committee will review for degree completion within federally prescribed the individual situation, assessing the current and timelines that will meet all other program previous academic performance as well as any requirements. A copy of this plan must be documentation submitted to determine whether presented to the OFA or Appeals Committee. This there is significant justification to warrant an is the only manner in which a graduate student exception to the existing SAP Policy for the may obtain reinstatement. student’s individual circumstance. Not all circumstances will warrant an exception to the Impact of Grades on SAP Eligibility SAP policy. The Director of Student Financial A, B, C and D grades are acceptable in Assistance will be the final point of appeal. determining a completion rate. An F grade is considered a completed class for purposes of Appeal Approval determining a completion rate of 67 percent or If the appeal is approved, the student will be sent a more and is calculated as a 0.00 in the cumulative letter indicating the approval status with grade point average calculation and 0 credits conditions and must meet SAP by the end of each earned. Grades of I or W are used when term to retain eligibility. The student will remain calculating completion rate as hours attempted. on Financial Aid Probation with Academic Plan and eligible to receive financial aid as long as they Impact of Full Withdrawal on SAP Eligibility are making SAP and following the conditions Any student who withdraws from all classes prior outlined in the notification. If the conditions of the to the 60 percent enrollment period will have his Appeal at the end of the term(s) are not met, the or her aid for the enrollment period calculated
2019-2020 University Catalog 27 Financial Information & Scholarships under Return to Title IV (R2T4) regulations. Any notified of termination of eligibility will also student who fails to achieve a 67 percent receive a paper letter notification. completion rate due to withdrawal from a class(es) will be placed on Warning, Probation or Aid Receiving the Money Terminated depending on their current SAP status. If you are awarded assistance, funds representing grants, scholarships and loans will usually be Impact of Repeated or Not for Credit Classes on available at or soon after the start of each SAP Eligibility semester. Repeats due to Non-Passing Grade – a student may repeat, without penalty (may receive financial Work-study checks are disbursed by the Payroll aid), coursework in which he or she previously Office, on a bi-weekly basis, usually on the 16th of received a failing grade. There is no limit on the following month. Awards are made to the repeated coursework taken to remedy a failing student in writing by the Student Financial grade. Repeats taken to Improve a Passing Grade Assistance Office. The award notification from the – a student may receive financial aid for repeat Student Financial Assistance Office specifies the coursework in which he or she previously received program(s) and the amount of the award as well as a grade of W or a passing grade a maximum of the periods during which a student will receive two times. In other words, a student may attempt a assistance. course a total of two times before losing eligibility for aid for that specific course. Repeated Repaying a Loan Coursework and Completion Rate – repeated In general, the details of repayment are included in classes will not result in additional credit hours the loan description. Most repayment schedules which will not improve the student’s completion begin six months after the borrower ceases to be at rate. least a part-time student. The terms of the loan will be explained to you when you sign the Impact of All Failing Grades on SAP Eligibility promise (i.e., promissory note) to repay. In While this particular review is actually a function addition, before leaving school, for whatever of reason, an exit interview will be required. Contact R2T4 regulation, further detail about this the Student Financial Assistance Office for details. procedure is written in the policy and procedure manual. Reports are run after grades are posted for If you have additional questions or need help with each term to locate any student who achieved all the application process, contact the Student failing courses for that specific enrollment period. Financial Assistance Office located at 125 Ferrell Students are placed in a “termination of aid” Hall. category until the attendance for that enrollment period is established. Any student documenting Refund & Repayment Policies full attendance and “earned” failing grades will be Refund Policy subject to normal SAP review as outlined above The refund policy for students withdrawing from and will be placed back into aid eligibility until all classes is outlined in the West Virginia State the annual review occurs. Students who document University Catalog. The amount of the refund is unofficial withdrawal during the period of prorated based on the date of withdrawal through enrollment will be subject to the R2T4 calculation 60 percent of the semester. A refund date based upon last date of documented attendance. specifying the final date for a prorated refund is
posted on the academic calendar for each Notification semester. There is no refund for a total withdrawal Each student on the SAP Report will receive email after the posted date. notification of his/her SAP status after final grades If a student receives financial aid, the student will are posted after each term. Students who are not receive a refund until funds representing 28 West Virginia State University Financial Information & Scholarships financial aid awards have been returned to the respective program accounts. Normally the Apply for admission and complete the refunds will be returned to programs on a prorated financial aid application section; basis and according to the components of a Take the ACT program examination and financial aid package. request a copy of the report be sent to West Virginia State University (code number 4538); Financial aid is considered to be used first for and direct educational costs-tuition and fees and room Apply for Federal Aid by completing the Free and board if a student is living in University Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) housing. If a student, therefore, withdraws and is at www.fafsa.gov. scheduled to receive a refund of tuition and fees, all or part of this refund will be used to reimburse Enrolled Students and Prospective Transfer the financial aid program(s) from which you Applicants received funds. Aid applications are available online early January for the following academic year. The school code If a student received financial aid in excess of for West Virginia State University students direct costs, a percentage of this aid may be applying for financial aid is 003826. required to be repaid, the amount depending upon how many days you were enrolled and the amount There are two basic requirements: of aid received. Complete a Free Application for Federal Repayment Policy Student Aid (FAFSA) if you are applying for Some programs have specific repayment aid; and provisions for students who withdraw. If the Submit all required paperwork by the refund is insufficient to cover the required published deadline dates. repayment, you must make the necessary payment. Deadline and Priority Dates If you owe a repayment to any federally- It is recommended that a student’s inquiry sponsored student aid program, you cannot receive concerning possible assistance be initiated about any type of federally-sponsored student aid 12 months before the date you will want to receive disbursement for future enrollment periods unless aid. This will be well in advance of many you make repayment arrangements with the deadlines. It is better to be too early than too late Cashier’s Office. in order to receive maximum consideration.
Application Procedures The West Virginia State University Student Applying Financial Assistance Office follows the following In seeking financial assistance, the student is deadline dates: responsible for certain steps. Completion of each part of the procedure on a timely basis will assure For Fall Awards maximum consideration. Entering Freshman Scholarships Entering Freshman Need- June 30 Entering Freshmen Based Aid The application for financial assistance is part of Enrolled Students, All June 30 the freshman admission application. Complete the Programs admissions application as soon as you are eligible For Summer Awards to apply in your senior year of high school. All Students April 30 Detailed instructions are included on the form. For Spring Awards There are three basic requirements: All Students Nov. 30 2019-2020 University Catalog 29 Financial Information & Scholarships
Employers are required to interview each referred Meeting the deadline dates means the Student student. If the student is offered employment, the Financial Assistance Office received all of the employer should complete Part I of the required forms. Because of the number of people Introduction Sheet as well as the other attached applying for financial aid and the average forms. The student should then be instructed to processing time required to complete each hand-carry completed forms back to the Student application, the University cannot guarantee the Financial Assistance Office. If the student is not completion of any application submitted after June offered employment, the interviewer should 15 by the fall semester start date and November 15 complete only part II of the introduction sheet. by the spring semester start date. Students failing The student should then be instructed to return to to meet the above deadlines should be prepared to the Student Financial Assistance Office with cover all University expenses from their own his/her forms to secure another referral. resources until their application is complete and the financial aid awarded. Student Employment Suspension & Appeal Process Applications will be accepted at any time Immediate Suspension or Dismissal throughout the year. All applications received by A student employee may not be immediately the deadlines will receive written notification of suspended or dismissed without proper action taken via electronic mail only in the event justification for such action. A university an award can be made. employer may initiate such action in the event of
the following occurrences: Student Employment Procedures
For Student Employment Reporting for work while under the influence Student employment positions are available to of drugs and/or alcohol or partaking of drugs students to help meet college costs. To participate and/or alcohol while on duty. in this program, students must enroll six hours or Theft or dishonesty. more per semester. Students cannot work more Flagrant violation of reasonable standards of than 20 hours in any week. Students may inquire conduct. about employment opportunities with various Willful destruction, defacement, or campus departments. mishandling of University property or that of its employees, students, or visitors. For College Work-Study Students (CWS) Federal College Work-Study (CWS) is a campus- Suspension or Dismissal Due To Absences from based program that provides student employment Work for undergraduate students. Interested students The student employee and his/her supervisor must demonstrate eligibility for financial should attempt to develop a mutually agreeable assistance. The Student Financial Assistance work schedule at the beginning of each semester. Office located at 125 Ferrell Hall can provided The employer must consider class schedules and additional information about this program. meal times if the student is on a boarding plan in setting the work hours. Consideration of any other Each student who receives CWS must report to the factors is at the discretion of the employer. Career Services and Cooperative Education Office Student employees unable to report for their located at 216 Wallace Hall. Each student must scheduled work hours are responsible for complete required forms such as the W-4 and I-9 requesting permission to be absent from their before beginning a work assignment. The Career supervisor in advance of the absence. An Services and Cooperative Education Office makes employer has the right to deny the request after all work assignments. considering all factors.
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this point be notified of the employer’s intent to A student employee must receive written terminate employment. If student work notification of the employer’s absence policy upon performance improves during the probationary initiation of employment. Student employees may period but later returns to an unsatisfactory be suspended or dismissed for failure to adhere to condition, the employer may proceed with the departmental policy in this regard. Such action suspension or termination action depending on the can only take place after the employer warns the actions of the student employee. student in writing with a copy to the Student Financial Assistance Office of his/her deviation Appeal Process from the absence policy of the respective The student employee shall have the right to department. appeal any action of suspension or dismissal. The appeal process must begin within two working Should a student employee be terminated for this days of the suspension or dismissal action. The reason, the Student Financial Assistance Office appeal process is as follows: must be notified in writing of the implemented action. The written notification must include a 1. The student employee should discuss the copy of the department policy in this regard and concerns with his/her supervisor within two either the specific dates the student is suspended working days from the date of formal or the date the student’s dismissal. disciplinary action. 2. If the appeal cannot be resolved at this level, Unsatisfactory Work Performance or Conduct the student employee should notify the Student Student employees must conduct themselves in the Financial Assistance Office in writing of same manner as all employees of the University. his/her desire to appeal the implemented Unsatisfactory performance or conduct that disciplinary action. Such written notification interferes with the successful operation of a must be provided within three working days department may result in the suspension or following the completion of step one of this dismissal of a student employee. process. A staff member of the Student Financial Assistance Office will then attempt The student employee and his/her employer must to resolve the matter to the satisfaction of both first attempt to resolve differences prior to any concerned parties. formal disciplinary action. If differences cannot be 3. If there is no resolution at this level, a satisfactorily resolved, the student employee must committee of five individuals will evaluate the be given one two-week probationary period prior position of each party. The committee will be to the employer’s initiation of any formal comprised of the Chief Justice of the Student disciplinary action. The probationary period may Court or his/her designee, the Affirmative not begin until the student employee receives Action Officer, the Ombudsman, and two written notification with a copy to the Student appointed staff/ faculty members. A Financial Financial Assistance Office of the supervisor’s Assistance Counselor will chair the committee concerns. The student employee must receive meeting, but not have voting rights on this notification of the expectations of the employer committee. The committee will conduct a during the probationary period. hearing at an agreeable time for both parties involved in the matter. The committee will The student employee’s work performance must make its recommendation as to the appropriate be evaluated after the two-week probationary resolution of the matter to the Director of period. This evaluation must be in writing with a Student Financial Assistance Office. Students copy to the Student Financial Assistance Office. If may appeal the final decision of the Director work performance has not satisfactorily improved of the Student Financial Assistance Office to during the period, the student employee should at
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the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.
Scholarships There is a variety of scholarship funds available to students. Scholarship awards are based on high academic performance in high school and/or college, financial need, or a combination of need and academic performance. Each scholarship is awarded based on the specific criteria established. All applicants who minimally meet the requirements for that scholarship will be considered for the award: all relevant factors are taken into consideration and awards do not automatically go to the applicants with the highest cumulative GPA. Please visit the Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Office at 130 Ferrell Hall to obtain information about available scholarships.
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Attendance or postgame activities) conducted during the non- championship segment. Punctual, regular attendance in all classes is required. Should an absence occur it is the Classification student’s responsibility to contact the professor. Individual faculty members may have additional Classes are designated as freshman, sophomore, specific policies regarding class attendance, junior and senior classes. A student is considered a missed assignments and missed examinations. member of these classes when he/she has These specific policies will be presented to completed the following credit hours: students with the syllabus at the beginning of the semester and will be on file in department offices. Freshman 0-29 Poor attendance may adversely impact grades. Sophomore 30-59 Junior 60-89 University Approved Activities Senior 90 and above Students representing the University in approved activities may be excused from classes. Prior Course Numbering System approval for these activities must be obtained through the Academic Affairs Office or Courses are numbered to correspond Enrollment Management and Student Affairs approximately to the freshman, sophomore, junior Office or their respective designee. Students are and senior years as follows: responsible for notifying their instructors in advance and arranging to complete all work or Freshmen 100- assignments they may miss while representing the Courses 199 University. Sophomore 200- Courses 299 NCAA Regulations Regarding Missed Class Junior Courses 300- Time 399 Student-athletes are permitted to miss class to Senior Courses 400- participate in home or away athletic contests 499 during the championship segment of their sport. Graduate Courses 500- No class time shall be missed for practice 699 activities except when a team is traveling to an Unless otherwise stated, students of any rank who away-from-home contest and the practice is in conjunction with the contest. have had the necessary prerequisites are eligible for admission to the courses of any group. Except Student-athletes from the team representing the for applied music, courses numbered below 100 are developmental in nature and usually do not University at a conference or NCAA Championship shall be permitted to miss class count toward a degree. Continuation courses (i.e., time to attend practice activities in conjunction FREN 101-102, ENG 101-102, etc.) should be with the event. This applies when teams compete taken in consecutive semesters or summer session. in Mountain East Conference (MEC) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Credit Championship events. Credit is recorded in semester hours. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended In team sports, no class time shall be missed for learning outcomes and verified by evidence of competition including activities associated with student achievement that is an institutionally such competition (e.g., travel and other pregame
34 West Virginia State University Academic Procedures established equivalency that reasonably ways. Either the student registers for a test-out approximates not less than: section during registration or the student completes test-out permission forms when (1) One hour of classroom or direct faculty registering for the course. A grade of P will be instruction and a minimum of two hours of out of awarded for earning a grade of C or better on the class student work each week for approximately tests. P credits do not count toward residency 15 weeks for one semester hour of credit, or the requirements. If the student does not earn a grade equivalent amount of work over a different of C or better, the student may: (a) immediately amount of time; or and officially withdraw from the course with a (2) At least an equivalent amount of work as grade of W; (b) remain in the course if it is not a required in section (1) of this definition for other test-out section; or (c) withdraw from the test-out academic activities as established by the section and register for the appropriate section institution including laboratory work, internships, prior to the deadline for adding a class. practice, studio work and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours. For instance, Credit by College Level Examination Program under some circumstances credit may be earned in (CLEP): Credit by examination will be granted to ways other than attending classes as outlined students who present acceptable scores on general below: and/or subject examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). An acceptable Credit for Military Service: Students presenting score is equal to or above that which is evidence of at least one year of active duty or recommended by the model policy of the College completion of basic military training in any branch Board Council on College Level Examinations. In of the armed forces of the United States will be all cases, the score recommended at the time the awarded four hours of elective credit in health and examinations are taken will be used. Credit earned physical education. The General Education will be indicated by a grade of K on the transcript. requirement of two hours of Lifetime Health and Applications for CLEP tests are available from the Fitness will be waived. Service members may Career Services and Cooperative Education request copies of their Joint Services Transcripts Office. K credits do not count toward residency (JST) by visiting jst.doded.mil. requirements.
Credit for Co-Curricular Activities: Certain co- Credit by Advanced Placement: Credit is curricular activities, such as choir, band and glee granted to outstanding high school students who club, carry a course number. Only four such credit make appropriate scores on Advanced Placement hours may be earned in any one subject. Examinations of the College Board. Appropriate scores refer to the national criteria recommended Credits Taken Elsewhere: Regular students in for college credit by the College Entrance good academic standing may, with prior approval Examination Board. AP credits must come of the department chair of the major and the directly from the testing board and will not be college dean, take courses as transient students at applied from the high school. other accredited institutions to apply to degree requirements. The Registrar must confirm that the Credit for Validated Programs of External student is in good academic standing. A maximum Agencies: Credit will be awarded for certain of 15 such hours may be accepted in fulfillment of educational programs conducted by business, degree requirements. Credits taken without prior industry, government, organized professions and permission will not be accepted. other legitimate agencies. Awarding of such credit must meet standards determined by the faculty and Credit by Special Examination: Credit may be administration of the University. earned by special examinations in one of two
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Credit by Correspondence Courses: Up to 15 Registration Procedures credit hours completed by correspondence in courses other than laboratory, studio or field General Regulations: No student may register for experience will be accepted by the University the first time without having received a letter of when such work is given by regionally accredited acceptance from the Director of Admissions. colleges or universities, provided, however, that Continuing and readmitted students may register those institutions accept that work for credit online for the following semester during assigned toward their own degrees and that their residence periods using a PIN number obtained from their credit is accepted by West Virginia State academic advisors. Two weeks of assigned University. Currently, enrolled students who wish registration times begins early in November for to take credit by correspondence courses must spring semester and early in April for the summer receive prior approval from the department chair session and fall semester. Continuing and and college dean by applying for transient student readmitted students are urged to meet with their status. The University will accept credit by advisors and register during their assigned times to correspondence courses only if the grades, credit be assured of the best selection of courses. All and course designation are forwarded to the seniors are allowed to register for classes, along Registration and Records Office at West Virginia with Veteran/Service member students, then all State University by the registrar of the other juniors, then all sophomores, then all freshman. institution. Open registration begins each semester following the two weeks of assigned times. First-time Credit for Experiential Learning through college students and transfer students enrolling for Portfolio Review: Academic credit may be the fall semester may register through the Summer granted through portfolio review for work or life New and Transfer Student Orientation Program. experiences that are equivalent to coursework that Two days of in-person registration on campus also meets the requirements for the degree program in are scheduled just before the start of classes each which a student is enrolled. Credit earned in this semester for new and transfer students who did not manner cannot exceed 12 hours and does not register through the summer program. Transient count toward residency requirements. Request for students may register in person from the beginning portfolio review may be made only after of open registration each semester upon successful completion of 12 credit hours of presentation of an appropriate transient form from college-level work at West Virginia State the home institution. Registration after classes University. A list of courses that can be begin is subject to a late registration fee of $33. challenged through portfolio review is on file in No credit is given for a course in which a student the Academic Affairs Office. Students interested is not duly registered. in receiving credit in this manner should complete a preliminary application form and submit it to the Exceptions to registration requirements including chair of the department in which the course is academic load, schedule changes and withdrawals offered. If the initial request is approved, students may be made only with the approval of the dean of submit a portfolio, prepared in accordance with the college of the student’s major. the portfolio preparation and guidelines to the appropriate department chair. A per credit hour fee Academic Load: A full-time student may enroll is charged for the evaluation of each portfolio for 12 to 19 credit hours per semester. With submitted. If the portfolio is approved for credit, permission of the Provost and Vice President for students receive a special grade that denotes Academic Affairs, students may take up to 21 equivalency credit on their transcripts. hours if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or make the dean’s list two successive semesters. Students on academic probation are limited to a maximum of four courses (i.e., 12-14 hours) per semester. 36 West Virginia State University Academic Procedures
receive a grade of P, the student must have earned During summer session, a full-time student may a grade of D or above in the course. Courses taken enroll for 9-10 credit hours. Students on academic on a pass-fail basis will not satisfy requirements probation are limited to a maximum of two for major or cognate courses except for courses courses (i.e., 6-8 hours) during summer session. that are offered only on a pass-fail basis.
During the summer session, the normal load Courses by Special Arrangement: Students of permitted is one class during a four-week session superior scholarship may enroll in certain courses and two classes during an eight-week session. without the formality of class attendance. Such Students on academic probation may carry only registration is subject to the following policy one class at a time during summer session. Six guidelines: hours is considered full-time for a summer session. 1. The student must have senior standing or have completed 90 credit hours. Schedule Changes and Withdrawals: Students 2. The student must have a 3.0 quality grade may change their schedules (e.g., add courses, point average in all courses taken. drop courses, change sections of courses) within a 3. The student must read the regular assignments, specified period each term. Changes made through take all examinations, write all papers, meet the second day of the second week of classes each with the instructor on a regular basis and meet semester are ordinarily made online at other requirements normally expected of mystate.wvstateu.edu although students can make students in the course. such changes in person by submitting the 4. The student must register for the course by appropriate form to the Registration and Records arrangement. Record of such arrangements Office. should be kept in the office of the department chair. Schedule changes cannot be made electronically 5. The course must be one required for the after the extended add/drop period. When student’s degree. Electives cannot be taken by withdrawing from class or withdrawing from the arrangement. university after the extended add/drop period, a 6. There should be no opportunity to enroll student is responsible for securing the proper form normally in the course before graduation. at the Registration and Records Office and filing 7. No more than one course can be taken by the completed form. Filing this completed form arrangement in one semester, and no more with the Registration and Records Office is the than two should be taken by arrangement in only official procedure for changing a student the senior year. schedule after the extended add/drop period. 8. The instructor must be willing to offer the course by arrangement and must be one who W is a grade given when a student has properly has taught, or is scheduled to teach, the course. withdrawn between the seventh day of classes and the end of the 10th week of the semester. At the time of registration, a special form must be completed and signed by the instructor, the Pass-Fail Option: Students in good standing may department chair and the college dean. One copy choose to take one elective course per semester on of the form must be submitted to the Registration a pass-fail basis. A maximum of four such courses and Records Office. may be credited toward graduation. Once a student has started a course under the pass-fail option, Auditing Courses: The purpose of auditing a he/she may not request a letter grade. Pass-fail course is to gain knowledge in a particular area of option forms must be filed with the Registration interest without receiving a grade for the course. and Records Office at the time of registration. To
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Persons wishing to audit classes may do so under through MyState or by contacting the Registration the following conditions: and Records Office located at 128 Ferrell Hall. Students must monitor their MyState accounts and An audited course carries no credit. It will be be responsible for knowing the status of their recorded on the transcript with an AUD. information in the University database. Therefore, In laboratory courses or courses with once a term is complete, students significant hands on components, priority for registration will be given to students to be will not be able to drop a class or withdraw enrolled for credit. from all classes for that term; Courses in the student’s major or minor areas will not be able to have registration reinstated may not be audited. if canceled for non-payment; and, If the auditor is a part-time student, full fees will continue to be expected to pay for all must be paid for the audited course. classes for which they were officially If the auditor is a full-time student, no registered, regardless of attendance. additional fees will be charged for the audited hours; however, after the first 12 hours of Students are advised to monitor their official regular credited courses, the audited hours will registration information as posted on MyState on a be counted as part of the student’s maximum regular basis. Students are encouraged to review permissible semester course load. this information after they register for classes, at Audited courses do not count toward the time of financial aid disbursement, and graduation. following the posting of final grades. Students Students choosing to audit courses may change who have been dropped for non-payment with to a graded enrollment status, or from a graded have exactly one business week (5 business enrollment status to audit status, only during days) in which to clear financial obligations for the registration and drop/add periods. reinstatement. Questions regarding registration The auditor has all the privileges of a student status may be directed to the Registration and taking a course for credit. He/she may do Records Office in 128 Ferrell Hall at any time, but regularly assigned readings, participate in should be raised no later than 30 days following discussions and submit papers. The instructor the last day of classes for the term in question. may allow the auditor to take examinations; however, no grades will be submitted to the Grades & Grading Systems Registrar. Using the guidelines and policies contained in this After auditing a course, if a student finds the section of the catalog, the professor for each course is needed for graduation he/she may course establishes how grades will be calculated. request permission of the college dean to The syllabus for each course will explain the enroll in or test out of the course. method of arriving at the grade for that course. After having audited a course, a student may Students should anticipate variations in method as not test out of or enroll in any lower-level they take classes from different faculty members. course covering similar subject matter. Grading System: The West Virginia Higher Retroactive Adjustments to Class Registrations Education Policy Commission has approved and Once a semester or summer session has been adopted the following uniform grading system for completed and final grades have been entered into all state colleges and for certification purposes for the University database, a student’s registration all teacher preparation institutions: record for that term and billing based on that registration record, are considered complete and A Superior AUD Audit final. Registration records are available to students B Good I Incomplete 38 West Virginia State University Academic Procedures
C Average Q No grade Submitted college in which the course resides must approve D Below W Withdrawal this form. The completed form must indicate the Average reason for the Incomplete, the amount of work F Failure K or Credit by CLEP or already completed and the grade earned to date, P Pass P other approved the work to be finished, the deadline for examination completion, and the grade that will automatically Grades Issued for Developmental Courses: be entered if the work is not completed by the Enrollment in college-level courses in English and specified date. The deadline for completion of mathematics requires demonstration of a certain coursework is set by the instructor and cannot minimum level of proficiency as indicated by extend beyond the end of the following semester. scores on ACT or SAT examinations, or scores on The student is expected to complete the one of several placement instruments approved by coursework with a minimum of further assistance the West Virginia Higher Education Policy from the instructor. A grade of Incomplete cannot Commission, or by a minimum grade of C in a be made up by retaking a course. developmental course taken at an institution which offers these courses. The University records A grade of Incomplete is not automatically grades in developmental courses on the student’s granted. Approval will be based on significant transcript to create an official record of the work having been completed at a passing level and student’s eligibility for college-level English and valid reasons for inability to complete coursework mathematics courses at West Virginia State by the end of the semester. Since students may University. withdraw without a grade penalty through the 10th week of the semester, a grade of Incomplete is Institutions, including West Virginia State ordinarily appropriate only for circumstances University, that offer developmental courses in arising after the end of the official withdrawal English and mathematics commonly designate period. An instructor’s determination that a grade these courses by course numbers beginning with 0 of Incomplete is not appropriate cannot be (e.g., MATH 020; ENGL 020, ENGL 099). appealed. If the instructor determines that a grade Developmental grades are now among those of Incomplete is not appropriate, the student may identified with an E, which means excluded on the seek approval for a late withdrawal from a course transcript. As the E indicates, developmental from the dean of the college of his or her major. grades and credit hours are not included in Approval for such a late withdrawal is the determining official semester or cumulative grade exception and is limited to extraordinary point averages and credit hours earned in circumstances over which the student has little developmental courses are not included as degree control. credit. Final Examinations: In addition to examinations Guidelines for Request of Grade of Incomplete: given during the semester, final examinations in A grade of Incomplete (I) extends the deadline for all subjects are to be given in the final completion of coursework for a specified time examination period at the end of each semester. beyond the end of the semester when circumstances such as serious illness or other Grade Reports: At the end of the seventh week circumstances beyond the normal control of the of each semester, faculty submit advisory grades student prevent the completion of all course using MyState for students receiving grades of D requirements. A request for an Incomplete must be or F. Grades of C or higher are not reported to the initiated by the student to the instructor. If the Registration and Records Office at this time. instructor determines that a grade of Incomplete is Faculty report final grades to the Registration and appropriate, the instructor should fill out an Records Office via MyState. Midterm and final Incomplete Grade Request Form. The dean of the grades are available to the student online through
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MyState and may be obtained in person by the 3.1. If a student earns a grade of “D” or student at Registration and Records Office. Final “F” (including failures due to regular grades are posted in a timely manner at the and/or irregular withdrawal) on a course conclusion of the semester. taken prior to the receipt of a baccalaureate degree, and if that student repeats this Grade Point Average: The grade point average is course prior to the receipt of the computed on all work for which the student has baccalaureate degree, the original grade registered except for developmental courses and shall be disregarded and the grade or courses with grades of P, W, K, or AUD and is grades earned when the course is repeated based on the following quality point values for shall be used in determining the grade each semester hour of credit: point average. The original grade shall not be deleted from the student’s record. In A = 4 upper division courses, a student may B = 3 formally repeat up to eight credit hours, of C = 2 a grade of “C”, with the written permission D = 1 of the appropriate head of the academic F = 0 unit where the student’s major is housed. The privilege of the “D” and “F” repeat is To calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) for capped at 21 credit hours including any the current semester, multiply the quality point request for a “C” repeat in an upper value for each grade received by the number of division course. credits for that course. Determine the GPA by dividing the total credits attempted into the total Discretionary Academic Forgiveness: quality points. Consistent with the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Title 133 To calculate the cumulative GPA, multiply the Procedural Rule, Series 22 Sections 4 and 5, West quality points for the grade in every course taken Virginia State University will extend academic by the number of credits in each course. forgiveness related to grade-point averages Determine the GPA by dividing the quality points required for graduation to students under the by the total credits. following listed conditions. This policy pertains only to graduation requirements and not to such Students with a GPA of less than 2.0 will have a requirements for professional certification, which quality point deficiency. To calculate the extent of may be within the province of licensing boards, the deficiency, multiply the total number of credits external agencies, or the West Virginia Board of attempted by two. That total is the number of Education. A student who has grades of F and/or quality points required to have a 2.0 GPA. Then D may petition the Registration and Records subtract the quality points actually earned from the Office to disregard the grades for the purpose of total required to have a C average. This difference computation of the cumulative grade point average is the quality point deficiency. under the following conditions:
Repeating and Replacing Grades: The following Only F and/or D grades from courses taken at is taken from Series 22, Grade Point Average for least five years prior to the request may be Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees of the WV disregarded for grade-point computation. A Higher Education Policy Commission. Revisions student must choose to keep all D grades or to Section 3.1 of the Series caps course repeats at have all eligible D grades forgiven. 21 credit hours: When F and/or D grades are disregarded for grade point average computation, these grades
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will not be deleted from the student’s official by the grading procedure outlined on the class transcript. syllabus, he/she may wish to appeal the final Once a D grade is disregarded for purposes of grade. Prior to an official appeal of the grade, grade point average computation, the credit however, it is advisable for the student to ask the earned is also disregarded. instructor to review his or her record of The student requesting academic forgiveness performance to determine whether the grade was must not have been enrolled in any college or accurately assigned. If it is determined that an university on a full-time basis (i.e., 12 or more error has occurred, the instructor can have the credit hours) during any semester or term in grade corrected by completing and processing a the previous five years. If the student has Special Grade Report for submission to the enrolled on a part-time basis (i.e., less than 12 Registration and Records Office. Oral discussions credit hours) during the specified years, the regarding possible errors often resolve the student must have earned at least a grade point student’s questions and are not considered official average of C in all coursework attempted. appeals of final grades. If the student still believes To apply for academic forgiveness, a student the final grade is in error after an informal review must be currently enrolled and must complete, of the record, an official appeal of the final grade sign and submit the appropriate form to the may be initiated. The student should monitor the Registration and Records Office. The student appeal process at all stages, taking careful note of must certify that he/she has not been enrolled all deadlines as the appeal moves forward. as a full-time student at any college or university for five consecutive years prior to I. A student initiates an official appeal of a the request. final grade by obtaining a Final Grade Once the student applicant has completed 12 Appeal Form from the office of the college credit hours of required courses at West dean, completing and signing the form, and Virginia State University (not including submitting it to the instructor through the developmental courses) with no grade lower office of the department in which the grade than a C and has submitted the appropriate was awarded. The instructor will sign the form, the Registrar will calculate the student’s form, and a copy will be retained in the GPA. The Registrar will then grant the department office for the record while the academic forgiveness for the F grades as well first stage of the appeal is proceeding. This as for the D grades if the student so requests, appeal must be initiated within the first 30 which the student earned at least five years days after the first day of classes of the earlier. next regularly scheduled semester. For grades assigned for a fall semester, it is no Note: Students who receive discretionary later than 30 days into the following spring academic forgiveness may be eligible for semester; for grades assigned for spring graduation with honors if all other requisites for semester or summer session, no later than graduating with honors have been met. In 30 days into the following fall semester. determining the cumulative grade point average for honors, however, all grades on the academic The instructor must respond to the Final Grade record will be used, including those grades that Appeal Form with a decision within five business have been forgiven. days of receiving it.
Appeals of Final Grades A. If the appeal is granted: 1. The instructor indicates the reason(s) for A student who believes that the final grade as the change on the Final Grade Appeal posted for a particular class does not accurately Form, signs and submits the form to the reflect the student’s performance, as determined department office.
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2. The instructor initiates a Special Grade Academic Appeals Committee (AAC) to Report to complete the official change of hear the case and submit an advisory grade in the student’s record. opinion on the appeal. B. If the appeal is not granted: 6. If the case is referred to the AAC for an 1. The instructor indicates the reasons(s) for advisory opinion, the college dean must denying the appeal on the Final Grade refer the case to the committee within five Appeal Form and submits the form to the business days after receiving the appeal. student as well as the department office. At The AAC in turn must convene to hear the this point, the student’s reason(s) for case within five business days after appeal and the instructor’s reason(s) for receiving appeal from the college dean. agreement or denial have been stated on a. The instructor and the student have the Final Grade Appeal Form. No new the opportunity to present their written material may be added by either reasoning at a hearing before the the student or the instructor beyond this committee. point except at the request of those hearing b. Each party may be accompanied by an appeal. an advisor of choice from the 2. The student may appeal the instructor’s institution. Such an advisor may decision by forwarding the Final Grade consult with but may not speak on Appeal Form to the department chair no behalf of the student or faculty later than five business days following member or otherwise participate in receipt of the Final Grade Appeal Form the proceedings, unless given with the instructor’s decision. specific permission to do so by the 3. Upon receiving the Final Grade Appeal AAC Chair. Form, the department chair should attempt c. Within five business days after the to resolve the matter. The department chair hearing, the AAC must convey its may base the decision on the advisory opinion on the Final documentation provided on the Final Grade Appeal Form to the college Grade Appeal Form or he/she may choose dean. to gather additional information from the 7. Within five business days of receiving the student, the instructor, or other relevant appeal from the student or if the appeal is sources. The Final Grade Appeal Form referred to the AAC within five days of with the chair’s decision should be receiving the advisory opinion from the returned to the student within five business AAC, the college dean will forward the days after the form has been submitted by determination of the dean or the AAC, as the student to the department chair. A copy the case may be, to the Provost and Vice will be retained in the department office. President for Academic Affairs on the 4. If there is not a satisfactory resolution of Final Grade Appeal Form. the matter at the department chair level, the 8. Within five business days of receiving the student may forward the Final Grade Final Grade Appeal Form, the Provost and Appeal Form with the chair’s decision to Vice President for Academic Affairs will the college dean no later than five business either affirm or deny the determination as days after receiving the chair’s decision. sent, record the reason(s) for his/her 5. The college dean may (a) decide the case decision on the Final Grade Appeal Form, directly based on the documentation and return the form to the college dean. provided on the Final Grade Appeal Form, The Final Grade Appeal Form will (b) choose to gather additional information constitute a full record of the action on the from the student, the instructor, or other student’s appeal. relevant sources, or (c) request the
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9. If the appeal is granted, the college dean grade point average in 12 or more graded hours initiates a Special Grade Report to change for that semester. Developmental courses and the grade officially in the student’s record. courses with grades of P or K do not count toward 10. The college dean distributes copies of the the 12 graded hours required for eligibility for the Final Grade Appeal Form to all parties. Deans’ List. 11. The decision of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is final. Graduation with Honors: Students who complete the requirements for a baccalaureate II. In cases involving a faculty member who degree and earn at least 60 resident hours of credit has left the University, either permanently in the West Virginia Higher Education Policy or for an extended leave of absence, the Commission system are eligible for graduation procedure is the following: with honors as follows: a. It is the responsibility of the student to submit the Final Grade Appeal Form to Honors Cumulative the department chair within 30 days Distinction GPA after having received the final grade. cum laude 3.25-3.49 b. The department chair will base his/her magna cum 3.50-3.74 decision on all relevant documentation laude available, including grade books and summa cum 3.75-4.00 syllabi, and may consult with any laude parties who may be able to supply additional information. Students graduating with a second baccalaureate c. Within ten business days after degree will graduate with distinction if they receiving the appeal, the department complete a minimum of 30 resident hours of credit chair must inform the student, in beyond the initial baccalaureate degree at West writing, of the decision reached. Virginia State University with a cumulative grade d. If there is not a satisfactory resolution point average of 3.50 or greater. of the issue at this stage, the student should follow the procedures stated Degree Requirements & Graduation earlier, beginning with B-4. Student Responsibility for Graduation Finality of Grades: The awarding of a degree is Requirements based on grades of record at the time the degree is Students are responsible for knowing and fulfilling awarded. Once a student, therefore, has been requirements for graduation. Accordingly, they awarded a baccalaureate or master’s degree by the should carefully read the catalog and curriculum University, all grades used to award the degree are requirements. The University cannot assume final and may no longer be appealed or changed. responsibility for failure of students to fulfill catalog and curriculum requirements. If questions Recognition of Scholarship arise about requirements, students should consult with the appropriate department chair, college The University wishes to encourage and recognize dean or the Registrar several semesters prior to students who demonstrate achievement of high graduation. With reasonable notice, the University academic standards. The possibility of may modify degree requirements. membership in academic honorary societies is mentioned elsewhere in this catalog. Other forms Requirements for Graduation of recognition include:
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exception of developmental courses and 4. The student must have an overall grade point courses with grades of P, K, W, and AUD. average at or above the level required for their 2. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in major or the ability to obtain this level during major and minor (if applicable) courses. The the semester that the student applies for department will identify the courses that count graduation. toward the major and the major cumulative grade point average. If the registrar and college dean certify that the 3. Completion of the total number of hours applicant meets each of the four criteria, the required in the curriculum elected. student can participate in commencement. 4. The necessary residence requirement for a Students will receive a letter indicating whether degree. the University will allow them to participate in 5. Payment of all outstanding financial commencement during the semester in which they obligations to the University. applied; however, participation in commencement 6. All grades of I and Q must be satisfied before does not indicate degree completion. graduation. Students who fail to complete their academic Application for a Degree responsibilities during the final semester must complete all degree requirements before the Every student must file an application for degree University confers a degree. with the Registrar within the prescribed period as outlined in the Academic Calendar. The Registrar Residence Requirements for a Degree provides application forms. Candidates for graduation with a bachelor’s Graduation Participation degree are normally required to complete the last 30 hours at this University. Students in good Students who wish to graduate from West Virginia standing who have earned a minimum of 64 hours State University must apply for graduation by in this University may take up to half of their last completing an Application for Graduation in the 30 hours at another institution with prior Registration and Records Office located at 128 permission of the college dean and the chair of the Ferrell Hall. Once a student applies for graduation, major department. A transient student form is to the registrar and college dean will evaluate the be processed. transcript of the applicant. Both must certify that A student completing at least 90 credit hours of a the student has met the following criteria going pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-law or pre-veterinary into the semester in which the student plans to medicine course of study at this University may graduate: become a candidate for the bachelor’s degree upon
graduation from an approved medical, dental, law, 1. The student must have all general education pharmacy, or veterinary college. requirements completed except those
scheduled during the semester that the student Second Degrees: Students holding a degree may applies for graduation. want to broaden their educational background by 2. The student must have all required major earning a second bachelor’s degree at West courses completed except those scheduled Virginia State University. Students holding a during the semester that the student applies for bachelor’s degree from West Virginia State graduation. University or any other accredited college or 3. The student must have an overall grade point university may qualify for a second bachelor’s average of 2.0 or above in major and minor (if degree by completing the following at this applicable) courses or the ability to obtain this University: level during the semester that the student
applies for graduation.
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a minimum of 30 semester hours after the Dean of the College in which his/her major resides initial degree and within 10 days after grades have been posted or the specific requirements for the major and the notifications of other actions have been cognate areas of the additional degree mailed. 1. The request should set forth the reasons why Awarding of Posthumous Degrees the student believes that the suspension or dismissal should be set aside. West Virginia State University may grant a degree 2. The Academic Dean or designee will speak to undergraduate and graduate students with the student within five days of receiving posthumously if the Provost and Vice President of the appeal. At this time, the Dean or designee Academic Affairs deems that the student has may request additional information from the completed sufficient coursework to earn a degree student and may request that the student obtain upon the recommendation of the dean of the a recommendation regarding the appeal from college. This honor is in recognition of the other appropriate persons (e.g., departmental academic achievement of the student prior to his advisor or chair, student services staff person, or her death, and it is a way of recognizing this etc.). accomplishment. If approved, the Provost and 3. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Vice President of Academic Affairs will instruct Affairs or designee will assemble the the Director of Registration and Records to award Academic Probation/Suspension Appeal the degree posthumously during the appropriate Committee, which is comprised of a broad commencement exercise. spectrum of campus constituents. A plan of action will be implemented for each student Probation & Suspension referred to the committee. The office of 1. A student whose cumulative scholastic record Academic Affairs will inform the student of shows a deficit of 12 or more quality points is the decision regarding the appeal within ten automatically placed on academic probation. working days of receiving all requested 2. A probationary student who becomes deficient information. 18 or more quality points may be suspended 4. If a satisfactory resolution to the issue is not for at least one semester. reached through this stage, the student may 3. A student on probation is expected to reduce appeal in writing to the President of the his/her deficiency each session enrolled. University, whose decision is final. 4. A student on academic probation may not enroll in more than four courses (i.e., 12-14 Academic Honesty Policy for Graduate and credit hours) per semester. Undergraduate Studies 5. The University will not accept coursework Academic honesty and integrity lie at the heart of taken at another institution while on academic any educational enterprise. West Virginia State suspension from the West Virginia State University (WVSU) is committed to the values of University. academic honesty and integrity, and the ensuring 6. A third suspension for poor scholarship may that these values are reflected in behaviors of the result in permanent dismissal from the students, faculty, and staff. University. WVSU is committed to the prevention of academic dishonesty. To reinforce that commitment, Appeal of Academic Suspension or Dismissal information, including definitions and examples of A student who wishes to appeal academic academic dishonesty, will be published in the suspension or dismissal from the institution for WVSU Student Handbook and the university academic reasons may do so by addressing a catalog. The intention of this information is to request in writing or by email to the Academic prevent acts of academic dishonesty. Prevention is
2019-2020 University Catalog 45 Academic Procedures the primary goal of the University in general and 1. Falsification is unacceptable. Falsification the Office of Academic Affairs in particular. includes but is not limited to Academic dishonesty is any attempt by a student to: a. creating false records of academic 1) submit work completed by another person achievement; without proper citation or 2) give improper aid to b. altering or forging records; another student in the completion of an assignment, c. misusing, altering, forging, such as plagiarism. No student may intentionally or falsifying, or transferring to another knowingly give or receive aid on any test or person, without proper examination, or on any academic exercise that authorization, any academic record; requires independent work. This includes, but is d. conspiring or inducing others to not limited to using technology (i.e., instant forge or alter academic records. messaging, text messaging, or using a camera 2. Cheating is also unacceptable. Cheating includes phone) or any other unauthorized materials of any but is not limited to sort, or giving or receiving aid on a test or a. giving answers to others in a test examination without the express permission of the situation without permission of the instructor. tester; When there is evidence that a student has b. taking or receiving answers from disregarded the University’s Academic Dishonesty others in a test situation without Policy, that student will be subject to review and permission of the tester; possible sanctions. Students are expected to do their c. having possession of test own work and neither to give nor to receive materials without permission; assistance during quizzes, examinations, or other d. taking, giving, or receiving test class exercises. materials prior to tests without One form of academic dishonesty is plagiarism. permission; Plagiarism is intellectual larceny: the theft of ideas e. having someone else take a test or or their manner of expression. Students are urged to complete one’s assignment; consult individual faculty members when in doubt. f. submitting as one’s own work, Because faculty and students take academic work done by someone else; honesty seriously, penalties for violation may be g. permitting someone else to severe, depending upon the offense, as viewed by submit one’s work under that the committee selected by the appropriate Dean to person's name; review such matters. The minimum sanction for h. falsifying research data or other cases of proven cheating is left to the instructor. research material; Instructors will explain procedures for taking tests, i. copying, with or without writing papers, and completing other course permission, any works, (e.g., essays, requirements so that students may understand fully short stories, poems, etc.), from a their instructor's expectations. computer hard drive or discs and One of the objectives of WVSU is to promote the presenting them as one’s own. This highest standards of professionalism among its is to include internet sources, as students. The integrity of work performed is the well. cornerstone of professionalism. Acts of 3. Plagiarism as a form of cheating is also falsification, cheating, and plagiarism are acts of unacceptable. Plagiarism is the act of presenting as academic dishonesty, which show a failure of one’s own creation works actually created by integrity and a violation of our educational others. Plagiarism consists of objectives; these acts will not be accepted or a. taking ideas from a source tolerated. The following definitions and guidelines without clearly giving proper should be followed: reference that identifies the original
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source of the ideas and distinguishes The University reserves the right to impose more them from one’s own; severe disciplinary action against a student who is b. indirectly quoting or paraphrasing a repeat offender or who has previously been found material taken from a source guilty of egregious incidents of cheating. without clearly giving proper reference that identifies the original 3. At the initial meeting the student will be given source and distinguishes the the complete and detailed charges in writing, and paraphrased material from one’s an opportunity to respond to the faculty member own compositions; regarding the charges. c. directly quoting or exactly copying material from a source 4. If the student wishes, he/she may submit a without giving proper reference or written response to the charges. This response must otherwise presenting the copied be delivered to the aforementioned faculty member material as one’s own creation. within five calendar days of the initial meeting. Acts of falsification, cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of 5. If the student admits to the charge of academic academic dishonesty are grounds dishonesty, and the offense is his/her first offense, for failure of a course. The he/she will be asked to sign a statement consenting University reserves the right to to the punishment imposed. Consent statements impose more severe penalties for will be filed with the appropriate records in the any of these forms of academic Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. dishonesty. The penalties may For first offenses, the punishment will be at the include, but are not limited to, discretion of the instructor. If the student refuses to suspension from the University, sign the consent form, the faculty member will probation, community service, proceed to the next step in the process. expulsion from the University, or other disciplinary action the 6. The faculty member will notify the student reviewers believe to be appropriate. whether or not the matter will be taken to the next step in the process within five calendar days of ACADEMIC DISHONESTY PROCEDURES receiving from the student a written response to the Students accused of plagiarism and other forms of charges. The student shall file his/her written academic dishonesty will be given due process. response with the Office of the Vice President for When an instructor believes that a student has Academic Affairs. committed plagiarism or other acts of academic dishonesty, the following steps will be taken: 7. If the student does not respond within the time indicated, the faculty member must proceed to the 1. A faculty member who has sufficient reason to next step in the process. If, upon receiving the believe that a student is guilty of academic written response, the faculty member does not dishonesty will notify and subsequently meet with accept the student’s explanation, the faculty the student within five calendar days from the time member is required to send the matter forward to the alleged academic dishonesty is discovered. the next level of review. a. If the case is a repeat offense, the 2. Prior to the initial meeting of the faculty member faculty member is also required to and the accused student, the faculty member should send the matter forward to the next check the files on academic dishonesty kept in the level of review. office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs b. If the case is not a repeat offense to determine whether the student has been and, upon receiving the written previously disciplined for academic dishonesty. response the faculty member does
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not accept the student’s explanation, 11. A faculty member who has brought or is in the the faculty member is required to process of bringing charges against a student send the matter forward to the next for academic dishonesty in the current level of review. academic year will not be eligible to serve on the committee. The Dean will appoint a 7. Once the student has been duly notified of the replacement. charges, he/she will not be permitted to drop the course, but will continue as a student, 12. The committee will meet to review cases and to completing and submitting all work required hear any testimony it considers relevant to the throughout the remainder of the semester. matter on dates requested by the Dean. At the meeting, the student will be allowed the 8. The faculty member will notify the department opportunity to appear and respond to the chair and the Dean of his/her findings, and charges and answer any additional questions within five calendar days of the notification of from the committee. All proceedings will be the student, forward to the Dean a written electronically recorded, and the recording will explanation of the circumstances, along with be entered into the academic dishonesty records copies of any pertinent evidence. maintained in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. In the event of academic 9. The Dean will review the explanation and any dishonesty allegedly occurring during summer supporting evidence, and may at his or her sessions or during final work at the conclusion discretion, interview the accused student and/or of a semester, the alleged dishonesty charge the faculty member for purposes of clarification will be reviewed during the committee’s first and adherence to the University’s Academic meeting in the ensuing semester (fall or spring). Dishonesty Policy. If the matter cannot be In the interim, the student will receive a grade resolved at that level to the satisfaction of the of “I.” faculty member bringing the charges, within five calendar days it will then be forwarded to 13. The committee review shall be informal, with the College’s Academic Dishonesty neither party represented by an advocate. Committee. Witnesses may be asked and/or permitted to make a statement to the committee if the 10. A five-member committee on academic committee is informed prior to the meeting. The dishonesty will be appointed by the respective meeting shall not be open to the public. If the Dean of each school at the beginning of the student wishes, he or she may have an associate academic year. It will be comprised of three present for consultation purposes only. full-time tenured faculty, one exempt employee Lawyers, parents, or any form of professional of the University, and one junior or senior level advocate may not serve as an associate. student. In the event that the alleged dishonesty occurred on the graduate level, the student 14. The committee shall meet privately at the close member will be a graduate student. The Dean of the meeting to decide whether a majority will appoint the chair of the committee. In order believes a preponderance of evidence supports for its actions to be official, at least three the allegation of falsification, cheating, or members of the committee must be present plagiarism. when decisions are made. The verdict will be decided by the majority, in this case two votes 15. If the allegation is sustained, the committee will of three. If four or more members are present, also determine whether the standard minimum the majority shall be three or more votes. penalty of failure in the course shall be accompanied by an additional penalty or penalties. If the allegation is not sustained, the
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student is not guilty of violating the Academic November 1st - Students who have been out Dishonesty Policy. one or more semesters and want to return for the Spring Semester. 16. The records of the proceedings, both written January 5th - Current semester students on and electronically recorded, are to be kept in the dismissal at the end of the Fall Semester and files on academic dishonesty maintained in want to return for the Spring Semester. Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Applications received after the deadlines indicated above will be considered for the next session. 17. The committee shall notify, in writing, the Applications may be obtained online at student, the instructor, and the Dean within five http://www.wvstateu.edu/wvsu/media/Research/re calendar days of having reached its decision. admission_application.pdf, or by writing to the The decisions of the committee may be Office of the Registrar, West Virginia State appealed on procedural grounds only. All University, P.O. Box 1000, Institute, WV, 25112. appeals should be made to the Vice President A student wishing to transfer to another program at for Academic Affairs, who will then have the WVSU must wait until reinstatement has been following options: granted before applying for admission to that a. affirm the decision and the program. WVSU will not normally grant penalty imposed by the committee; reinstatement until at least one semester has elapsed b. affirm the decision, but amend the from the time of the student's dismissal. penalty; or A student who is reinstated after academic c. vacate the decision and order a dismissal will be on academic probation. The same new hearing with a different conditions of probation may be imposed on any committee. After a careful review of student who seeks admission by transfer from the record of the proceedings, the another university or college and whose record at Vice President for Academic the previous school warrants this action. Affairs will render the final decision Any appeal concerning the regulation governing of the University. academic probation or academic dismissal shall be directed to the Office of the Provost and Vice ACADEMIC DISMISSAL AND President for Academic Affairs, which is REINSTATEMENT empowered to grant relief in unusual cases if the When a student is academically dismissed from circumstances warrant such action. WVSU, he/she is not eligible to register with any No student on academic probation is permitted to campus or program of the University. To become register for more than twelve (12) semester hours. eligible for registration once again, he/she must The student on academic probation should carry complete the Application for Readmission prior to twelve (12) academic semester hours in order to the desired date of reinstatement. Applications for absolve academic probation in one semester. Readmission must be filed by the following Students on probation are urged to work with a deadlines: faculty advisor before registering in order to take Fall Semester full advantage of the exceptions and special April 1st - Students who have been out one provisions. or more semesters and want to return for the Fall Semester. Appeal of a Grade Penalty for Academic June 15th - Current semester students on Dishonesty dismissal at the end of the Spring Semester and want to return for the Fall Semester. 1. A student wishing to appeal a sanction for Spring Semester academic dishonesty should submit the appeal in writing to the chair of the instructor’s
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department within 48 hours of receiving the d. a declaration of the charges and the statement of punishment. sanction that has been 2. Upon receipt of the written appeal, the recommended. department chair shall immediately notify the 7. The decision of the Academic Appeals college dean and call a meeting with the Committee will be communicated directly to faculty member and the student to review the the instructor and the student involved within matter. A written record of this meeting shall five days after the case has been received from be filed with the dean. the provost. 3. If the student admits guilt in writing, and if the 8. If the student is not satisfied with the decision, department chair and college dean agree that the student may appeal in writing to the the instructor’s recommended sanction(s) is President of the University, whose decision is commensurate with the offense, the issue may final. be resolved at this level. The dean should be informed of the action taken. Misbehavior in an Academic Setting 4. If the student denies guilt, or if the department chair, college dean, or student believes that the An academic setting should be conducive to sanction recommended by the instructor is not successful completion of academic activities and commensurate with the offense, and thus no free of behavior that impairs their completion. The agreement can be reached, the case shall be instructor assigned to a class is responsible for the immediately forwarded in writing to the class setting and has authority to take action when Provost and Vice President for Academic misbehavior occurs within that setting. When Affairs. misbehavior occurs in an academic setting, it will 5. The case may be resolved at the Provost’s be the goal of the University to repair the breach level, or, if the student requests it or the this behavior has caused in the academic Provost believes it is warranted, the case may community for the benefit of all concerned. When be forwarded to the Academic Appeals the breach cannot be repaired, or the misbehavior Committee within 24 hours. is sufficiently serious, the University may find it a. The student and the faculty necessary to exclude the student from further member shall each have the right to participation in the class/academic activity or remove one person from the exclude the student from the University. Academic Appeals Committee. b. During the hearing process, the 1. An academic setting is defined as any sanction may be held in temporary classroom, laboratory, studio, workshop, field inactivity and the student permitted placement, or other site where instruction or to remain in the classroom pending hands-on learning experiences are taking the outcome of the Committee’s place. deliberations. 2. Misbehavior is defined as instances that defy 6. Within 48 hours of having received the case, ordinary means of classroom control and the Academic Appeals Committee shall includes, but is not limited to, those listed present to the instructor and student a written below: statement noting; a. Disorderly conduct: fights, assaults or a. that a hearing will be held; battery, public disturbances including b. the time, date, and place of the verbal abuse and/or profanity. hearing; b. Destruction of institutional or c. the names of the persons on the placement agency property. Academic Appeals Committee who c. Disruption-interference with any will hear the case; and, institutional activity; interference with the rights of any member of the institutional community; injury or 50 West Virginia State University Academic Procedures
threats of injury to any member of the commensurate with the misbehavior, the issue institutional community. may be resolved at this level, and the provost 3. An instructor who encounters student should receive information related to the misbehavior in an academic setting and who action taken. has a clear perception of danger emanating 6. If the student denies guilt, or if the department from this misbehavior should take steps to chair, college dean, or student believe that the protect this and other students by calling the sanction recommended by the instructor is not Public Safety Office to have the disorderly commensurate with the offense, the case shall person removed. be immediately forwarded in writing to the a. If the person accused of misbehavior provost who will request through the Vice represents a clear and present danger in President for Enrollment Management and the academic setting, he/she should not Student Affairs that the Student Court be be allowed to return to the class or the assembled to hear the case. field experience and may be barred 7. From this point the case, including appeals, from campus, if necessary, until a will be adjudicated in accordance with the determination of appropriate action has procedures of the Student Court. been made. b. If the student accused of misbehavior Student Complaint Process does not represent a clear and present danger in the academic setting, he/she When a student encounters a problem on campus may be allowed to return to the class or that he/she does not know how to resolve, he/she field experience until there has been a should always try to work the problem out by first determination of an appropriate discussing it with those involved. Dealing with response to the misbehavior. concerns in the most direct and honest fashion 4. The penalty imposed for misbehavior in an should always be the first step toward resolution. academic setting should be determined by the Many problems are resolved when a student degree of seriousness of the episode and the makes an appointment with a faculty or staff circumstances that existed at the time. A member and calmly and honestly communicates determination of an appropriate response shall their concerns. Please visit be made by the instructor in consultation with http://wvstateu.edu/Current-Students/Student- his/her department chair and college dean. Complaint.aspxto learn more about the student a. Within 24 hours after the incident has complaint process. occurred, the instructor shall submit to his/her department chair a complete written statement describing the event, the circumstances surrounding it, and the response that is recommended. b. Upon receipt of the written document, the department chair shall immediately notify the college dean and call a meeting with the faculty member and the student to review the matter. A written record of this meeting shall be filed with the dean. 5. If the student admits to the misbehavior in writing, and if the department chair and college dean agree that the response recommended by the instructor is
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Fall 2019 Academic Calendar
Monday, August 19 Fall semester classes begin – 16-week Fall semester classes begin - 1st 8-week terms
Monday, August 19 – Tuesday, August 20 Late registration ($39 late fee) – 16-week term Late registration ($39 late fee) - 1st 8-week 100% online term
Tuesday, August 20 Last day to drop/add 1st 8 week terms End of 100 percent withdrawal refund period –1st 8-week term
Friday, August 23 Last day to drop/add 16-week terms
Friday, August 23 End of 100 percent withdrawal refund period for 16-week term First Administrative Drop for non-payment for 1st 8-week term
Wednesday, August 28 First financial aid disbursement
Friday, August 30 Faculty Referral
Monday, September 2 Labor Day – no classes
Friday, September 13 Deadline for all students, including RBA graduates, to apply for December graduation End of prorated withdrawal refund period – 1st 8-week term Faculty Referral
Wednesday, September 18 First-time loan borrowers financial aid disbursement
Friday, September 20 Final deadline for all official documents for provisionally admitted students Last day to withdraw with “W” for 100% online 1st 8-week term
Friday, September 27 Faculty Referral Student Spring/Summer Advising PINS being generated and distributed to respective colleges
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Friday, October 4 Advisory grades (i.e., Ds and Fs) are due to the Registrar (Last date attended and hours attended are mandatory information to be entered) Deadline to submit completed RBA portfolios for December graduation Final 40 percent of tuition/fees due on installment plan
Monday, October 7 Advising for spring semester and summer sessions begins
Monday, October 7 – Saturday, October 12 Finals week for 1st 8-week term Mid-term examinations for 16-week courses Homecoming 2018
Wednesday, October 9 Second financial aid loan disbursement (fall students only)
Friday, October 11 First half of fall semester classes end 1st 8-week 100% online term ends Faculty Referral
Monday, October 14 End of prorated refund period for total withdrawal – no refunds after this date Second half of fall semester classes begin Second 8-week 100% online term starts
Monday, October 14 – Tuesday, October 15 Late registration for 2nd 8-week 100% online term ($39 late fee) Last day to drop/add 2nd 8-week term End of 100 percent withdrawal refund period –2nd 8-week term
Wednesday, October 16 Final grades for 1st 8-week term are due by noon
Thursday, October 17 Final grades will be available to students for 1st 8-week term
Friday, October 18 Second 8-week administrative drop for non-payment
Monday, October 21 Registration for spring semester and summer sessions begins for current students
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Friday, October 25 “W” period ends – last day to drop classes or withdraw from school for students in 16-week term Last day to submit senior evaluations (with supporting documentation) for prospective December graduates Faculty Referral
Tuesday, October 29 Open registration for spring semester and summer sessions begins
Friday, November 8 End of prorated withdrawal period for students in 2nd 8-week 100% online term
Friday, November 15 Last day to withdraw with “W” for students in 2nd 8-week 100% online term Faculty Referral
Saturday, November 16 Graduate student deadline for completion of the application process for the spring semester for full consideration for international students
Sunday, November 24 – Sunday, December 1 Thanksgiving Break – no classes
Friday, November 29 Faculty Referral Deadline for completed financial aid applications and supporting documents/priority processing for students beginning in the spring 2020 semester
Saturday, December 7 Last day of classes (Final exams for Saturday classes occur on this date)
Monday, December 9 – Thursday, December 12 Final examinations for 16-week and 2nd 8-week terms
Friday, December 13 Deadline for clearance by Business & Finance for returning students for the upcoming spring semester
Saturday, December 14 Commencement 10 a.m. at the D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center
Wednesday, December 18 Final grades for 16-week term are due by noon Final grades for 2nd 8-week term are due by noon
Thursday, December 19 Grades will be available to students
Friday, December 20 Students’ academic standing will be posted to student records
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Notification by USPS letter to students on academic probation and academic suspension
Spring 2020 Academic Calendar
Friday, January 3 Deadline for completion of admission process for new and transfer undergraduate students Deadline for completion of admission process for graduate students Deadline for completed readmission applications Payment deadline for early registered students
Monday, January 6 Resident assistants arrive
Tuesday, January 7 Spring semester opening faculty meeting starts at 9 a.m.
Friday, January 10 – Wednesday, January 15 Online schedule adjustments for all registered students
Friday, January 10 Dining and residence halls open for new resident students Final registration for all students through departmental offices 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, January 11 Final academic orientation, advising and registration for fully admitted new and transfer students Dining and residence halls open for returning students
Monday, January 13 Spring semester classes begin – 16-week semester Spring semester classes begin – 1st 8-week term
Monday, January 13 – Wednesday, January 15 Late registration ($39 late fee) – 16-week term Late registration 1st 8-week 100% online term
Tuesday, January 14 Last day to drop/add 1st 8-week term End of 100 percent withdrawal refund period –1st 8-week term
Friday, January 17 Last day to drop/add 16-week term End of 100 percent withdrawal refund period – 16-week term First administrative drop for non-payment for 1st 8-week term
Monday, January 20 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – no classes
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Wednesday, January 22 First financial aid disbursement
Friday, January 31 Faculty Referral
Friday, February 7 Deadline for all students, including RBA graduates, to apply for May graduation End of prorated withdrawal refund period – 1st 8-week term
Wednesday, February 12 First time loan borrowers financial aid disbursement
Friday, February 14 Last day to withdraw with “W” for 100% online 1st 8-week term Faculty Referral Advisory Grades (Ds and Fs) for 1st 8-week classes are due to the Registrar (Last date attended and hours attended are mandatory information to be entered)
Friday, February 21 Final 40 percent of tuition/fees due for students on the installment plan Final deadline for all official documents for provisionally admitted students
Monday, March 2 Advising for summer sessions and fall semester begins
Wednesday, March 4 Second financial aid loan disbursement (spring students only)
Friday, March 6 Final exams for 1st 8-week term at discretion of instructor Deadline to submit completed RBA portfolios for May graduation Faculty Referral Advisory grades (i.e., Ds and Fs) are due to the Registrar (Last date attended and hours attended are mandatory information to be entered)
Monday, March 2 – Friday, March 6 Finals week for 1st 8-week term Mid-term examinations for 16-week courses
Friday, March 6 First half of spring semester classes end 1 st 8-week 100% online term ends
Monday, March 9 End of prorated refund period for total withdrawal – no refunds after this date for 16-week courses Second half of spring semester classes begin Second 8-week 100% online term begins
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Monday, March 9 – Tuesday, March 10 Late registration for 2nd 8-week 100% online term ($39 late fee)
Tuesday, March 10 Last day to drop/add 2nd 8-week term End of 100 percent withdrawal refund period –2nd 8-week term
Wednesday, March 11 Final grades for 1st 8-week term are due by noon
Thursday, March 12 Final grades will be available to students for 1st 8-week term
Friday, March 13 Faculty Referral Second 8-week administrative drop for non-payment
Sunday, March 15 – Sunday, March 22 Spring break – no main campus classes
Monday, March 16 Registration for summer sessions and fall semester begins for continuing students
Friday, March 27 “W” period ends – last day to drop classes or withdraw from school for students in 16-week term Last day to submit senior evaluations (with supporting documentation) for prospective May graduates Faculty Referral
Tuesday, March 31 Open registration for fall semester begins
Friday, April 10 Faculty Referral End of prorated withdrawal period for students in 2nd 8-weeks100% online term
Friday, April 17 Last day to withdraw with “W” for students in 2nd 8-week 100% online term
Friday, April 24 Faculty Referral
Tuesday, April 28 Deadline for completed financial aid applications/priority processing for students beginning in the summer 2020 sessions Deadline for summer 2020 applications to be submitted for returning students enrolling in the summer semester
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Saturday, May 2 Last day of classes (Final exams for Saturday classes occur on this date)
Monday, May 4 – Thursday, May 7 Final examinations for 16-week and 2nd 8-week terms
Saturday, May 9 Commencement 10 a.m. at the D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center
Wednesday, May 13 Final grades for 16-week classes are due by noon Final grades for 2nd 8-week term are due by noon
Thursday, May 14 Grades will be available to students
Monday, May 18 First day of summer session Students’ academic standing will be posted to student records Notification by USPS letter to students on academic probation and academic suspension
Summer 2020 Academic Calendar
(2020) Thursday, April 30* Deadline for completed financial aid applications for summer 2020 sessions
Friday, May 8* Tuition due for early registered students
Upon Registration* Tuition due for students registering after May 11
Monday, June 8 Graduate student deadline for completion of the application process for the spring semester for full consideration for international students
Tuesday, June 9* Deadline to apply for August graduation
Wednesday, June 17 Summer financial aid disbursement
Wednesday, June 24 Second summer financial aid disbursement (summer only students)
Tuesday, June 30
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Deadline for completed financial aid applications and supporting documentation/priority processing for students beginning in the Fall 2020 semester
Monday, August 3* August graduation date
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Summer Session I May 18 – July 10, 2020 8 – Week Classes
Sunday, May 17 Residence halls open
Monday, May 18 First day of classes Late registration ($39 late fee)
Tuesday, May 19 Last day to add/drop classes
Friday, May 22 Administrative drop for Summer terms
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day – no classes
Friday, June 12 End of prorated withdrawal refund period for summer 8-week session
Friday, June 19 Last day to withdraw with “W”
Friday, July 3 Independence Day – no classes
Friday, July 10 Last day of class Final examinations
Wednesday, July 15 Final grades for 8-week term are due by noon
Thursday, July 16 Grades will be available to students
Friday, July 17 Graduate student deadline for completion of the admissions process for the spring semester
Monday, August 3* August graduation date
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Summer Session II May 18 – June 12, 2020 4 – Week Classes
Sunday, May 17 Residence halls open
Monday, May 18 First day of classes Late registration ($39 late fee)
Tuesday, May 19 Last day to add/drop classes
Friday, May 22 Administrative drop for non-payment
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day – no classes
Friday, May 29 End of prorated withdrawal refund period Last day to withdraw with “W”
Friday, June 12 Last day of classes Final examinations
Wednesday, June 17 Final grades for 1st 4-week term are due by noon
Thursday, June 18 Grades will be available to students
Monday, August 3* August graduation date
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Summer Session III June 15 – July 10, 2020 4 – Week Classes
Monday, June 15 First day of classes Late registration ($39 late fee)
Tuesday, June 16 Last day to add/drop classes
Friday, June 19 Administrative drop for non-payment
Friday, June 26 End of prorated withdrawal refund period Last day to withdraw with “W”
Friday, July 10 Last day of class Final examinations
Wednesday, July 15 Final grades for 2nd 4-week term are due by noon
Thursday, July 16 Grades will be available to students
Monday, August 3* August graduation date
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Areas of Study Undergraduate Programs Interpersonal and Technical Writing* Group* World Literature* Art, Bachelor of Arts Journalism/Writing Art History* Public Relations* Health Sciences, Bachelor of Digital Photography* Theatre* Science Drawing* Visual Media Graphic Design* History, Bachelor of Arts Painting* Computer Science, Bachelor Photography* of Science International Studies, Printmaking* Bachelor of Arts Sculpture* Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Africana Studies Science Communications Biology, Bachelor of Science Corrections* Foreign Language General Generalist Certificate* International Business Pre-medical and Investigation* International Relations Biomedical Law Enforcement* Sciences Mathematics, Bachelor of Pre-Nursing* Economics, Bachelor of Arts Science Organismal and Business Economics Applied Environmental Social Sciences Classical
Business Administration, Education, Bachelor of Music Performance, Bachelor Bachelor of Science Science of Fine Arts Accounting ^ Elementary Education Finance K-6 Political Science, Bachelor of International Business 5-Adult Arts
Management o Business Psychology, Bachelor of Arts Management Information o English
Systems o General Science Regents Bachelor of Arts o Journalism Marketing o Mathematics Social Work, Bachelor of Chemistry, Bachelor of o Social Studies 9-Adult Science Science American Chemical o Biology o Chemistry Sociology, Bachelor of Arts Society Certified Applied Chemistry Pre-K-Adult o Art Sport Studies, Bachelor of Pre-medical/Pre-Pharmacy Science Sciences o Music o Wellness Graduate Programs Communications, Bachelor of English, Bachelor of Arts Science Biotechnology, ^ Master of Creative Writing* Broadcasting* Arts/Master of Science Diversity Literature* Communications* Organismal/Environme Literature Digital Media* ntal Literary Studies* Film* Molecular/Microbial Professional Writing 2019-2020 University Catalog 65 General Academic Information
Master of Science, Criminal Justice Administration
Master of Educational Instruction and Leadership
Master of Public Administration
Master of Science, Sport Studies
Media Studies, Master of Arts Digital Media Media Theory & Criticism
*Certificate offered ^Post graduate certificate
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Advisors require 120 to 128 credit hours for graduation. The hours are divided among the following categories: Following admission to the University and prior to registering for classes for the first time, a student General Education: The general education is assigned a faculty advisor. Usually the advisor curriculum seeks to provide a common learning is a faculty member who teaches courses in the experience for all graduates of bachelor’s degrees student’s chosen degree field. If the student is curricula. General education courses (i.e., 35-41 required to take a number of developmental credit hours) listed later in this chapter are courses, the advisor may be a faculty member who required. teaches developmental courses. If the student is undecided about a degree program, the advisor Transfer students who have not completed an will be someone generally knowledgeable about equivalent four-year degree general studies either bachelor’s or master’s degrees. program must take the additional courses needed for the general studies component at West Students must periodically schedule conferences Virginia State University. Courses similar to those with their advisors prior to registration. Advisors at West Virginia State University may be assist students with many University-related substituted. Students transferring from another matters, such as schedule planning, questions state college or university in West Virginia will be concerning degree programs, and academic governed by the Core Coursework Transfer procedures. Students can use MyDegree@State, Agreement approved by the West Virginia Higher the degree auditing system at the University, to Education Policy Commission. prepare for the advising session. Major: The major is the sequence of courses Catalog taken by a student seeking a bachelor’s degree that To graduate, students must fulfill all degree gives appreciable knowledge and skill in the requirements in the catalog in effect at the time of chosen field. The normal requirement for a major their initial enrollment. However, if students is in the range of 34-48 credit hours. Some courses interrupt their studies at West Virginia State are required, but others are selected by the student University for two semesters or more, they shall from the courses offered in the department. be bound by the requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of their re-enrollment. It is the General Studies students seeking a degree (those responsibility of students to know and meet all who are undecided on a major) must declare a th requirements in the appropriate catalog. major by the 60 credit hour earned at the institution. Students admitted under a given catalog may request permission of the college dean through the Minor: All non-teacher education baccalaureate department chair to make a total change to new students whose programs permit them to do so degree requirements (e.g., general studies, major, may elect one or more minor fields in addition to minor and cognates) reflected in a new catalog. the major. A minor consists of approximately six courses designated by the department. Minors may Bachelor’s Degrees be completed in the following areas:
Bachelor’s or baccalaureate degrees ordinarily African & African-American Studies take a full-time student four academic years to Appalachian Studies complete. Graduation may lead directly to Art employment or to further study in professional or Art History; Studio Art graduate school. Bachelor’s degrees typically Biology Business Administration 2019-2020 University Catalog 67 General Academic Information
Chemistry Students must demonstrate competencies in Communications – Film; Theatre; general education, specifically the Eight Common Broadcasting Learning Experiences that form the foundation of Computer Science the general education curriculum. As a Criminal Justice culminating experience, baccalaureate programs at Economics West Virginia State University require that English – Writing; Literature; Technical graduating students complete a senior capstone Writing course in which students are expected to demonstrate their competencies in both program- French and institutional-level academic goals and German objectives through a variety of methods
History appropriate to the given discipline (e.g. portfolios, Information Systems standardized exams, surveys, senior projects). The International Studies results of this ongoing assessment help improve Mathematics the quality of student learning and of academic Military Science programs. Music Philosophy Pre-Professional Programs Political Science Students who eventually intend to go to Psychology professional schools will find that they are able to Physics take courses at West Virginia State University in Safety Management the following fields: Sociology Spanish Pre-dentistry Women’s Studies Pre-engineering Pre-law Cognates: Cognates are closely related courses Pre-medical that give support to the major. Pre-nursing
Electives: Electives are the courses that students Pre-occupational choose for the remaining hours needed for therapy graduation. Unless the curriculum designates a Pre-optometry choice of certain courses, electives may be taken Pre-pharmacy in any field of study. With written permission of Pre-physician’s the college dean, students can take up to four assistant elective courses on a pass-fail basis. Pre-physical therapy Pre-veterinary Assessment of Student Learning: At West Virginia State University, assessment of student Students need to become acquainted with the entry learning is an integral part of learning and requirements of the professional school they wish teaching effectiveness. Students are major to attend. Often students will find that the participants in the assessment process and should requirements for a West Virginia State University actively contribute to West Virginia State degree and for entrance into the professional University’s comprehensive assessment program school are similar. If so, they are encouraged to at the classroom, program and institutional levels. earn a degree while taking the courses required for Student involvement in assessment activities admission to the professional school. For example, begins upon initial enrollment and systematically pre-law students might earn a bachelor’s degree in continues through the student’s graduation. political science or history. Alternatively, pre- 68 West Virginia State University General Academic Information medicine or pre-dental students might earn a Honors Program bachelor’s degree in biology or chemistry. Mission Advisors are available to assist students The Honors program at West Virginia State concerning a choice of an undergraduate University offers enriched academic opportunities curriculum that will equip them for entry into a for students with high academic achievements. professional school. This program shall identify and recruit students in order to offer them academic challenges that Colleges & Departments enhance their skills and creativity. The Program will enable students to continue their pursuit of Bachelor’s degree programs are administered in excellence. academic departments presided over by department chairs. The department chair assigns Admission various faculty members within the department to To qualify for acceptance to the Honors Program: be advisors for students. For administrative purposes, the University Prospective students or first-time freshmen: clusters departments in colleges coordinated by a 3.5 GPA, 24+ composite ACT. dean. The divisions and departments within each Existing and transfer students: 12-30 credit are as follows: hours with 3.5 GPA.
College of Arts and Humanities Advising Art The Honors Program Director advises all the Communications students participating in the Honors Program English about the Honors Program requirements. In Media Studies addition, all Honors Program students have Modern Foreign Languages academic advisors in their majors and are eligible Music for early registration each semester. Regents Bachelor of Arts College of Business Administration and Social Academic Requirements Sciences To graduate with the Honors Program designation, Business Administration and Economics students must complete the following Public Administration requirements: Social and Behavioral Sciences (i.e., Economics, History, Political Science, Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 Psychology, Sociology) Complete Honors Core Courses (HON 101, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 200, 201, 301) Biology Complete at least 9 credits of General Chemistry Education Honors courses OR at least 6 credits Engineering of General Education Honors courses and at Mathematics and Computer Science least 3 credits of course work approved for Physics Honors by the Director of the Honors Program College of Professional Studies Complete Honors Project or Thesis Criminal Justice Complete three approved professional and/or Education cultural activities each semester Health and Human Performance
Military Science Outline of Core Curriculum Social Work Students in the Honors Program must complete
the required coursework as listed and complete an
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Honors Project or Thesis. Some prerequisite and gender), human thought, society and requirements are listed in the course schedule technology. Investigation will take place across while others are listed at the end of the course disciplines and through various modes of descriptions. The courses listed are three credit knowledge. Prerequisite ENGL 101 placement. hour courses except where otherwise noted. GED 101H Freshman Experience (three credit Honors Core Courses hours) HON 101 Honors Seminar (1 credit hour) ART 101H Studio 1 - Introduction to Art (three Introductory seminar for Honors students. credit hours) Readings and activities related to participation in BIOL 101H Principles of Biology (four credit the WVSU Honors Program. hours) CHEM 100H Consumer Chemistry (three credit HON 200 Scholarship: Research and Creative hours) Activity COMM 140H Film Appreciation (three (1 credit hour) credit hours) Designed for students that participate in the ENGL 101H Writing and Communication I Honors program at WVSU. The course is an (three credit hours) overview of research across disciplines. It outlines ENGL 102H Writing and Communication II the different types of research and compares and (three credit hours) analyzes research papers from different disciplines ENGL 150H Introduction to Literature (three and their components. The course also reviews the credit hours) requirements of the Honors Research (HON 490). HHP 157H Healthy Living (two credit hours) HIST 201H World History (three credit hours) HON 201 Selected Readings (1 credit hour) POSC 101H American National Government A course designed to develop students’ critical (three credit hours) reading, thinking, and writing skills in the context of the Honors curriculum. Readings will address Other Honors Courses diverse topics and may be thematically HON 299 Special Topics for Honors Students (1-3 selected/organized. credit hours) HON 491 Honors Capstone Workshop (1 credit This is a special topics course designed for hour) students in the Honors Program at WVSU. In the capstone, students will evaluate, clarify, and Courses will be designed and taught by WVSU frame their departmental senior project using faculty. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Honors perspectives and scholarship from their major field Program or permission of the Honors Program and at least one other relevant discipline. This Director. course is a seminar in which classes take the form of a writers’ workshop. NSM 490H Honors Research (3-9 credit hours)
Honors General Education Courses How to Apply for the Honors Program GE 160H Foundations of Inquiry (3 credit hours) Complete the online application available at An interdisciplinary, team-taught course within http://www.wvstateu.edu/Forms/Honors-Program- the “core of the core” of common learning Application.aspx experiences in the General Education curriculum.
The course focuses on the large “human For further details and information, please contact: questions” by identifying how they relate to Dr. Tim Ruhnke perception, reason and structure. Focusing on Director, WVSU Honors Program multi-cultural issues of humanity (including race 135 Hamblin Hall 70 West Virginia State University General Academic Information
(304)766-3210 A foreign university as a special student; [email protected] An accredited U.S. institution abroad or a program sponsored by an organization other Study Abroad than a college or university with West Virginia State University’s approval. In keeping with a desire to provide more direct student enrichment programs in international Students will be required to obtain prior consent education, West Virginia State University from their academic unit before registering for provides study abroad opportunities to students study abroad programs. Although such enrolled in a formal degree or certificate program. international experience is not required in all Students may receive collegiate academic credit programs, study abroad is strongly recommended for study and experience occurring outside the for students not only in the field of foreign United States by enrollment in any of the languages but in other fields as well (e.g., following: humanities, social sciences, business, art, etc.).
Resident study abroad programs or travel study
International Student Exchange Program at programs will be integrated with traditional www.isep.org; academic courses offered at West Virginia State University of Calabria in Cosenza, Italy; University and will become part of the regular Travel-study programs sponsored by WVSU; institutional curriculum. Study abroad is an A resident study abroad or travel-study important component of a comprehensive studies program sponsored by the West Virginia program that can contribute to the development Consortium for Faculty and Course and growth of the individual student and prepare Development in International Studies the student to function more effectively in a global (FACDIS); society. Participants in such programs will A program directed by faculty members from enhance their preparation for further graduate or other West Virginia institutions; professional studies and employment while A program sponsored by a U.S. college, deriving countless other benefits. For additional university, or consortium with institutional information, please contact Dr. James Natsis at approval; [email protected].
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General Education Component ENGL 101H Writing and Communication I (Honors) For Bachelor Degree Programs Outline of Core Curriculum C. Written Communication II (3 credit hours) Students in bachelor degree programs must One of the following: complete the minimum number of hours indicated ENGL 102 Writing and Communication II in each of the following components for a total of ENGL 102H Writing and Communication II 35-41 credit hours. Your major field curriculum (Honors) will specify courses or course categories that you ENGL 112 Technical Writing must complete. However, where you have choices of courses that you may select, those choices are D. Oral Communication (3 credit hours) specified in the lists that follow. For descriptions One of the following: of these courses, consult the online West Virginia COMM 100 Speech Communication State University Catalog. Some prerequisite ENGL 201 Advanced Effective requirements are listed in the course schedule; Communication others are at the end of the course descriptions. Be sure you meet the prerequisites for a particular E. Mathematics (3 credit hours) course before enrolling in the course. The courses Courses approved for mathematics general listed are three credit hour courses except where education credit and designated by major. noted otherwise. F. Scientific Reasoning (3-4 credit hours) For students transferring from other state of West One of the following*: Virginia colleges and universities, the West BIOL 101 Principles of Biology (4 credits) Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission BIOL 101H Principles of Biology (Honors) (4 provides a Core Coursework Transfer Agreement, credits) available on its webpage, listing general education BIOL 108 Environmental Biology (4 credits) courses at each institution that are transferable to BIOL 110 Economic Biology (4 credits) all other state of West Virginia higher education BIOL 120 Fundamentals of Biology (4 institutions for general education purposes. credits) CHEM 100 Consumer Chemistry (3 credits) Tier I (18-19 credits) CHEM 100H Consumer Chemistry (Honors) (3 A. First Year Experience (3 credits) credits) This course is designed to assist the first-year CHEM 132 Introductory Environmental student in developing skills and abilities necessary Chemistry for academic success. All first-year students must (3 credits) complete this course within the first two semesters PHYS 101 Physical Science Survey I (3 of college work. Students who transfer into credits) WVSU with more than 30 hours will not be PHYS 102 Physical Science Survey II (4 required to take a first year experience course. credits) PHYS 103 Elements of Physical Science (3 G ED 101 Freshman Experience credits) GED 101H Honors Freshman Experience PHYS 106 Intro. to Physical Geology (4 credits) B. Written Communication I (3 credit hours) PHYS 107 Historical Geology (4 credits) One of the following: PHYS 110 Weather and Climate (4 credits) ENGL 101 Writing and Communication I PHYS 111 Energy and the Environment (4 ENGL 101E Writing and Communication I credits) (Enhanced) PHYS 120 Astronomy (3 credits)
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PHYS 121 Astronomy Lab (1 credit) HIST 201 World History HIST 201H World History (Honors) Tier II (17-21 credit) HIST 202 World History A. Arts (3 credit hours) HIST 207 American History to 1865 One of the following: HIST 208 American History from 1865 ART 101 Studio I - Introduction to Art ART 101H Studio I – Introduction to Art E. Natural Science* (3-4 credit hours) (Honors) One of the following: COMM 170 The Art of the Theater BIOL 101 Principles of Biology (4 credits) MUSIC 107 Appreciation of Music BIOL 101H Principles of Biology (Honors) (4 credits) B. Humanities (3 credit hours) BIOL 108 Environmental Biology (4 credits) One of the following: BIOL 110 Economic Biology (4 credits) ART 100 Art Appreciation BIOL 120 Fundamentals of Biology (4 COMM 140 Film Appreciation credits) COMM 140H Film Appreciation (Honors) CHEM 100 Consumer Chemistry (3 credits) ENGL 150 Introduction to Literature CHEM 100H Consumer Chemistry (Honors) (3 ENGL 150H Introduction to Literature (Honors) credits) MUSC 104 American Music A Panorama CHEM 132 Introductory Environmental Chemistry C. International Perspectives (3 credits) (3 credits) One of the following: PHYS 101 Physical Science Survey I (3 COMM 446 International Cinema credits) INTS 210 Introduction to International PHYS 102 Physical Science Survey II (4 Perspectives credits) INTS 250 Diversity in Africana Studies PHYS 103 Elements of Physical Science (3 ECON 109 Introduction to World Economy credits) ENGL 350 World Literature Classical Era PHYS 106 Intro. to Physical Geology (4 ENGL 351 World Literature Modern Era credits) ENGL 440 Interpreting the Holocaust PHYS 107 Historical Geology (4 credits) FREN 101 Beginning French PHYS 110 Weather and Climate (4 credits) FREN 102 Elementary French PHYS 111 Energy and the Environment (4 FREN 205 A View of Changing Culture credits) FREN 443 West African Culture PHYS 120 Astronomy (3 credits) GERM 101 Beginning German PHYS 121 Astronomy Lab (1 credit) GERM 102 Elementary German SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish F. Social Science (3 credit hours) SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish One of the following: SPAN 205 Spain and its Culture BA 210 Business Law POSC 210 International Relations BA 312 Personal Finance POSC 415 Arab Middle East ECON 101 American Economy PHIL 308 World Religions POSC 100 Introduction to Government and EDUC 319 Content Area Literacy Politics EDUC 321 Teaching Writing in the POSC 101 American National Government Elementary School POSC 101H American National Government (Honors) D. History (3 credit hours) PYSC 151 General Psychology One of the following: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
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SOC 305 Birth, Death, and Migration as a discipline and field of knowledge in the EDUC 201 Human Growth and Development academy.
G. Wellness (2 credit hours) Arts and Humanities: HHP 122 Fitness for Living ENGL 337 The Black Writer in America HHP 157 Healthy Living ENGL 338 Black Novelists in America HHP 157H Healthy Living (Honors) ENGL 339 Black Poets in America HHP 242 Team Sports II ENGL 340 Readings in African Literature
* Courses taken for Scientific Reasoning (Tier I) Social Sciences: and Natural Science (Tier II) MUST be different HIST 311 African-American History courses. HIST 444 Sub-Saharan Africa POSC 420 The Politics of Race Interdisciplinary Minors
West Virginia State University offers interdisciplinary minors in African and African- American Studies, International Studies and Women’s Studies. Each minor is designed to provide students with a course of study in an area of current importance and interest that crosses the Minor in Appalachian Studies traditional lines among disciplines. Each minor (15 credit hours) begins with an introductory course that provides an overview of its field of study. The breadth and G ED205/SOC205Introduction to Appalachian focus of the introduction is then further developed Studies through a number of relevant courses in this field drawn from departmental offerings. Choose Two: HIST 209 West Virginia and the Appalachian Minor in African & African-American Studies Region (18 credit hours) SOC 444 Appalachian Culture and Social Core Course: G ED 150 Introduction to African Change and African-American Studies. Electives: 15 ENG 325 Adolescent Literature credit hours from the following list of courses HIST 416 The Civil War Era approved for the minor, including at least two arts SWK 200 Theories of Poverty and humanities courses and two social science SWK 202 Cultural Aspects courses (this list may be expanded). Choose One: G ED 150 Introduction to African/African- ENG 343 Appalachian Literature and Culture American Studies (3 credit hours) or This course explores the lived experiences of ART 319 Appalachian Arts and Crafts African-Americans from Africa to the new world. It examines themes and issues that have affected Choose One: the lives of African-Americans in the diaspora BIOL 108 Environmental Biology historically and presently. While the course ENG 154 Mythology and Folklore focuses on African-descended North Americans, it ENG 324 Literature for Children provides some discussion of the global African experience. This course also traces the Minor in International Studies development of African/African-American studies (18 credit hours) 2019-2020 University Catalog 75 Academic Programs
Core Courses: Introduction to International Studies (INTS 210); three credit hours in a Minor in Women’s Studies language at the 300 level or foreign language (15 credit hours) proficiency as tested by the Modern Foreign Core course: G ED 250 Introduction to Women’s Language Department. Electives: nine credit hours Studies. Electives: 12 hours from the following list from the following list of courses approved for the of courses approved for the minor (this list may be minor (this list may be expanded). expanded).
G ED 250. Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 ART 202 Non-Western Art credit hours) ART 317 African and Afro-American Art Women’s Studies is interdisciplinary scholarship ART 320 African Art focused on women and gender. This introductory ART 350 African-American Artist course presents students with the history of the BA 460 International Business women’s movement and analyses of women’s COMM 446 International Cinema psychology, gender roles and life cycle as they ECON 310 Economic Development affect and are affected by economics, law, ECON 406 Comparative Economic Systems religion, business, politics and the arts. The ECON 410 International Economics methodologies of feminist research and feminist ENGL 340 Readings in African Literature theory are introduced. Women’s similarities as ENGL 350 World Literature: Classical Era well as differences based on age, ability, sexual ENGL 351 World Literature: Modern Era orientation, socioeconomic class and race and ENGL 440 Interpreting the Holocaust ethnicity are explored and analyzed within this FREN 205 France: A View of Changing framework. Culture
FREN 443 West African Culture G ED 300. Feminist Theory (3 credit hours) FREN 444 Caribbean: Crossroads of Culture This course introduces the students to the history HIST 421 History of the Far East of cross-disciplinary scholarship in the humanities HIST 304 History of Russia and social sciences, as well as the concepts and HIST 444 Sub-Saharan Africa conceptual frameworks that ground the PHIL 308 World Religions scholarship. Students will engage with the POSC 210 International Relations varieties of feminism and theories pertaining to POSC 302 American Foreign Policy the study of women and gender through course POSC 304 Comparative Politics readings and practice doing theory through POSC 410 Politics of the Third World discussion and writing. Required for students POSC 415 Arab Middle East taking a minor in Women’s Studies. SOC 305 Birth, Death, and Migration
SPAN 205 Spain and Its Culture ART 451 Women Artists
COMM 345 Film Theory: Genre and Select A or B Directors A. Field Study with an international agency in the ENGL 342 Women Writers U.S. or abroad for 3 hours PSYC 245 Sex Roles B. Special topics course for 3 hours SOC 320 Women, Change, and Society
S WK 200 Theories of Poverty In addition, study abroad for one to six credit hours, internship or field study with an Note: Courses used to fulfill general education or international agency in the U.S. or abroad for three major requirements may also be used to fulfill credit hours, and appropriate special topics requirements for interdisciplinary minors. courses may be used as electives if approved by the International Studies Minor Committee.
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Certificate in Human Diversity Subtotal: 6 hours
Purpose Race Relations The Certificate in Human Diversity is designed for SOC 208/Minorities in American 3 hours students who are interested in acquiring Society knowledge about culturally, religiously and GE 200/Race, Gender, & Human 3 hours racially diverse groups of people. Identity
Program Description Subtotal: 6 hours The Certificate in Human Diversity is offered Total: 18 jointly by the National Center for Human hours Relations (NCHR) and the general education program at West Virginia State University. In Note: Enrolling for some of these courses may accordance with the Mission Statement of the require meeting prerequisites. Consult the current NCHR, the goal of the Certificate Program is to catalog or Program Director for details or prepare students to build bridges of understanding questions. in all areas of human relations with a special emphasis on interfaith relations, domestic violence Workshops Conducted by the NCHR and race relations. Introduction to the Study of Human Diversity Introduction to Human Diversity and the Law Who Should Consider a Certificate in Human Introduction to Cross-Cultural Diversity Communications Individuals who are interested in entering the Introduction to Conflict Resolution field of human diversity conflict resolution. Students who are interested in learning more The Certificate in Human Diversity is co- about human diversity. sponsored by the West Virginia State University Students who plan to work with diverse general education program and the NCHR. populations. Information Requirements for the Certificate in Human For further information about the interdisciplinary Diversity minors and the Certificate in Human Diversity, Admission to West Virginia State University; contact Dr. Jeffrey Pietruszynski, Coordinator of General Education, at (304) 766-3075 or Successfully complete 18 hours of earned [email protected]. credit in human relations courses; and
Attend and complete four two-hour training Certificate in Leadership workshops. Through an interdisciplinary curriculum, the West Curriculum/Suggested Sequence Virginia State University Certificate in Leadership Program will provide each student with the Interfaith Relations opportunity to develop core knowledge about PHIL 308/World Religions 3 hours leadership within the larger context of social action SOC 307/Sociology of Religion 3 hours and social change and to demonstrate leadership Subtotal: 6 hours through written, oral and field-based experiences.
Domestic Violence The West Virginia State University Certificate in GE 210/Introduction to Women’s 3 hours Leadership Program is a high quality, Studies interdisciplinary, multidimensional, experiential CJ 304/Crimes and the Family 3 hours and multi/intercultural program that exposes
2019-2020 University Catalog 77 Academic Programs undergraduates to and prepares them for real life For more information, please contact Dr. Paige leadership experiences. Students will explore Carney at [email protected]. issues of leadership, citizenship and social change within the context of an inquiry, experiential and competency-based instructional design.
Curriculum/Suggested Sequence CPS 215 Leadership Theories and Development CPS 315 Organizational Leadership and Change CPS 415 Practicum in Leadership Service MSC 401 The Army Officer or MSC 402 Company Grade Leadership
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International Studies Spanish 15 hours (if the student’s major is International Studies— Dr. James Natsis French) Coordinator 218 Hill Hall Graduates of the International Studies program (304) 766-4249 will be able to: [email protected]
Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is an to the traditions, values, aspirations and interdisciplinary degree program designed to concerns of people throughout the world. prepare students for the multicultural global Demonstrate competency in a world village in which we live. In a modern world of language (e.g., Spanish or French) that will increasing interdependence and rapid change, the broaden communication capabilities and need is critical. Knowledge of the world broadens offer insight into other cultures attainable the mind, challenges prior biases and limitations, only through the study of a language. and fosters an appreciation of diverse societies and cultures. Acquire a foundation for careers in government, non-governmental The interdisciplinary degree consists of six organizations, and businesses with concentration areas: Africana Studies; international interests and programs. Communication; International Business; International Relations; Spanish and French. The demand for the skills acquired in an non- Students in each concentration will follow General government International Studies degree is Education (35 - 41 hours) and Core Requirements increasing in the private sector and in government. (18-36 hours) and will be required to participate in Job opportunities include international, a Study Abroad experience. government , foreign trade, diplomacy, international law, marketing, foreign affairs, Students who fulfill the requirements of the defense, intelligence, foreign aid, humanitarian International Relations, International Business, services, politics, education, language services and Communications, or Africana Studies journalism. concentration areas will also earn a minor in either Spanish or French, as these concentrations require Bachelor of Arts in International Studies a minimum 15 credit hours of one of the two 120 hours required for graduation in all aforementioned languages. Students in the Foreign concentrations. Language concentration will be required to take additional classes in one of the following areas. General Education 35-41 Hours, Major 33-36 This will result in a minor in one of the selected Hours, Core Requirements 18-30 Hours areas: Areas of Concentration (Select One) Accounting 18 hours Finance 18 hours Option A-Spanish Management 18 hours SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202, 305, Marketing 15 hours 306, 307, 311, 312, 401, 402. Optional: SPAN Political Science 15 hours 303, 399. French 15 hours (if the student’s major is International Studies— Option B-French Spanish) FREN 101, 102, 201, 202, 305, 306, 307, 311, 312, 401, 402. Optional: FREN 399 2019-2020 University Catalog 79 Academic Programs
Option C-International Business All concentrations select nine hours from the BA 209, 215, 216, 301, 305, 310, 313, 416, 465; following: ENGL 350 or 351; FREN 205; GEOG ECON 201, 201; HIST 403; PHIL 308; POSC 302; SOC 270 202, 410 or 305; SWK 202; SPAN 205; SPAN/FREN 300-400 Option D-International Relations Required: POSC 100, 101, 210. Select 24 hours International Experience from the Students will do a study abroad experience, or an following: CJ 370; HIST 403, 421, 444; FREN equivalent. 205; POSC 302, 304, 311, 399, 402, 410, 415; PSY Minor in Business Administration-Accounting- 200; 18 Hours SOC 270, 305; SPAN 205 BA 210, 215, 216, 308, 314, 315
Option E-Africana Studies Minor in Business Administration-Finance-18 Required: BSS 101; HIST 311, 444: INTS 250; Hours SOC 270, BA 209, 210, 215, 216, 313, 414 311. Select 18 hours from the following (two courses Minor in Business Administration- must be 300-400 level): BA 115, 416,425, 460, Management-18 Hours 465; ECON 201/301, 202/302, 310, 330, 406, 410; BA 210, 215, 301, 305, 310, 320 ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340; GEOG 201, 306; HIST 301, 312, Minor in Business Administration-Marketing- 313, 316, 317, 318, 403, POSC 210, 302, 402, 15 Hours 410, BA 210, 301, 305, 335, 405 420; SOC 208, 212, 305, 406; SWK 200, 205 Note: Some of these courses require MATH 101, Option F-Communications ECON 201, and ECON 202 as prerequisites. Required: COMM 101; COMM 162; COMM 205; COMM Minor in Political Science-15 Hours 241, COMM 261; COMM 307; COMM 400; POSC 100; 101; 204 or 210; and six hours from COMM 446; any 300-or 400-level political science course. Select 12 hours from the following (one must be an Minor in Modern Foreign Language-15 Hours upper-level course, COMM 341, 360, 362, 405, or SPAN/FREN 101, 102, 201, 202, and three hours 470, from any 300-or 400-level Spanish/French course. and all prerequisites must be met); COMM 170; COMM 240; COMM 285; COMM 305; COMM 341; COMM 343; COMM 345; COMM 360; COMM 362; COMM 382; COMM 299 or 399; COMM 405; COMM 470 Cognates-24 Hours All concentrations: INTS 210, INTS 400, and a minor in a foreign language (or several other options).
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Minor in International Studies-18 Hours Core Courses: INTS 210 Introduction to International Studies; three credit hours in a language at the 300 level or foreign language Select A or B proficiency as tested by the Modern Foreign A. Field Study with an international agency in the Language Department. Electives: nine credit hours U.S. or abroad for three credit hours from the following list of courses approved for the minor (this list may be expanded): B. Special topics course or study abroad for three credit hours ART 202, 317, 320, 350; BA 460; COMM 446; ECON 310, 406, 410; ENGL 340, 350, 351, 440; FREN 205, 443, 444; HIST 421, 304, 444; PHIL 308; POSC 210, 302, 304, 410, 415; SOC 305; SPAN 205.
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International Studies Foreign Language Concentration Suggested Course Sequence
Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Elective towards Minor ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 305 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 311 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 101 ...... 3 Study Abroad ...... 3-6 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-18
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 INTS 210 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 306 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 SPAN or FREN 312 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 SPAN or FREN 102 ...... 3 Elective towards Minor ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 17-18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester SPAN or FREN 201 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 401 ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective towards Minor ...... 3 Elective towards Minor ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 307 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester SPAN or FREN 202 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 402 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 INTS 400 ...... 3 Elective towards Minor ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15
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International Studies International Business Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 201 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 Study Abroad ...... 3-6 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-18
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 202 ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 BA 313 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 INTS 210 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 ECON 410 ...... 3 ECON 202 ...... 3 BA 305 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 17-18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester SPAN or FREN 101 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 300 level (except 306) ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 BA 465 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Elective ...... 3 BA 209 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester SPAN or FREN 102 ...... 3 BA 416 ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 BA 216 ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 INTS 400 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15
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International Studies International Relations Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 300 level (except 306) ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 101 ...... 3 Study Abroad ...... 3-6 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-18
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 INTS 210 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 POSC 100 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 102 ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 17-18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester SPAN or FREN 201 ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 POSC 101 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester POSC 210 ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 INTS 400 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 202 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15-16
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International Studies Africana Studies Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 300 level (except 306) ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 101 ...... 3 Study Abroad ...... 3-6 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-18
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 INTS 210 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 HIST 311 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 INTS 250 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 102 ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 17-18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester SPAN or FREN 201 ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 HIST 444 ...... 3 Elective towards Concentration ...... 3 SOC 311 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester SOC 270 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 INTS 400 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 202 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15-16
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International Studies Communications Concentration Suggested Source Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 COMM 446 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 COMM 241 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 101 ...... 3 Study Abroad ...... 3-6 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-18
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 INTS 210 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 300 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 COMM 205 ...... 3 COMM 140 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 SPAN or FREN 102 ...... 3 COMM 307 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 17-18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester Elective ...... 3 COMM 400 ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 201 ...... 3 COMM Elective ...... 3 COMM 162 ...... 3 COMM Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester SPAN or FREN 202 ...... 3 INTS 400 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 COMM Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 COMM Elective ...... 3 COMM 261 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15
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SOC 300. Social Inequality course has a multidisciplinary perspective. This course will address the complicated and Prerequisite SOC 101 or permission of the complex issues of wealth and power differences, department chairperson and the instructor. which are linked in inextricable ways with class, gender and race/ethnicity. The course will focus International Studies Course Descriptions on how these attributes when associated together create and reinforce inequalities in society. The INTS 210 Introduction to International Studies (3 credit hours) INST 400 International Studies Senior Seminar The course draws from history, communications, (3 credit hours). political science, sociology and literature. It INST 400 is the International Studies’ senior focuses on ways of looking at the world, an capstone experience designed to complete the investigation of issues that arise as we try to study requirements for a B.A. in International Studies at the world from an international perspective. It is WVSU. International Studies majors from all largely a course on who we are as individuals; specialization areas are required to take the course. how we fit into the global society as individuals, All majors must successfully complete the course, institutions, groups of peoples, communities, normally taken in the final semester of networks and nations; what are our most important coursework. Prerequisite(s): Students must be concerns; and who defines and controls all of this. senior International Studies majors in order to take INST 400, or obtain permission of the instructor. INTS 250 Diversity in Africana Studies (3 credit hours) This course explores the lived experiences of groups connected to the African diaspora in a complex changing world. It examines how the African presence has impacted life, culture and history in our multicultural world. While the course focuses on persons of African descent in the Americas and other parts of the world, it provides some discussion of various groups of non-African descent and how they have had to come to terms with the Africana presence. This course examines historical and contemporary issues. Students may substitute this course for G ED 200.
INTS 399 Special Topics in International Studies (3 credit hours) Whether as a special topic course on campus, an experience abroad, or an independent study, this course will use readings, lectures, group activities, travel and hands-on experiences that will move the student along a journey that views subject matter from a global perspective. Thus stated, the course seeks to enable a student to develop a better understanding of various areas of study, e.g. culture, identity, language, economics, communication, as seen through a global prism.
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Mission Statement Bachelor of Science in Education, PreK-Adult Content Specialization Areas The College of Arts and Humanities defines its Art mission as follows: (1) to provide General Music Education courses which develop communication and language skills, explore the nature of Theater creativity and the aesthetic experience, and promote awareness of international contexts; (2) to Bachelor of Science in Education, 5-9 Content promote global awareness through curricular, co- Specialization Areas curricular and international opportunities; (3) to English contribute to the scholarship of the fine, performing and media arts, language and Bachelor of Science in Education, 5-Adult literature; and (4) to ensure that graduates of the Content Specialization Areas College have gained an understanding and English appreciation of human culture through the Journalism examination of the historical, political, Regents Bachelor of Arts philosophical and social dimensions of the human condition and mankind’s perception of the world Master of Arts in Media Studies as it is expressed through the fine, performing and Digital Video media arts, language and literature. Media Theory
Academic Programs English as a Second Language (Non-degree Program) Bachelor of Arts in Art Studio Art Honor Societies Art History Alpha Epsilon Rho Alpha Epsilon Rho is the honorary society for Bachelor of Arts in English Communications majors. Meetings are held the Literature first and third Tuesdays of every month on the Professional Writing second floor of Wilson Student Union. Faculty Technical Writing advisor: Prof. Kim Cobb
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Performance Alpha Mu Gamma, National Foreign Language Vocal Honor Society Instrumental The goals of AMG are to encourage interest in the Bachelor in International Studies study of world languages, literatures and civilizations, to stimulate a desire for linguistic Bachelor of Science in Communications attainment and to foster sympathetic Broadcasting understanding of other peoples. Film Journalism/Writing Alpha Psi Omega Public Relations Alpha Psi Omega is the National Honor Society in Theatre Dramatic Arts. Students interested in theatre are encouraged to become members of this Visual Media organization. Faculty advisor: TBD
Education Specializations
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Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Tau Delta is the International English Honor Society. Its central purpose is to confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. West Virginia State University students can become members of the University’s chapter of this honors organization. Faculty advisor: Dr. Anne McConnell.
Lambda Iota Tau Lambda Iota Tau is the National Literature Honor Society. Its purpose is to recognize and promote excellence in the study of literature of all languages. West Virginia State University students can become members of the University’s chapter of this honors organization. Faculty advisor: Dr. Anne McConnell.
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College Structure
Dr. Robert Wallace Prof. Steve Gilliland Dr. Miguel Zapata Dean Chair Chair 201 Davis Fine Arts Building Department of Department of Modern Foreign (304) 766-3190 Communications & Media Languages [email protected] Studies 229 Hill Hall 207B Cole Complex (304) 766-3068 Ms. Brittany Fletcher (304) 766-3197 [email protected] Administrative Secretary Sr. [email protected] College of Arts and Dr. Dirk Johnson, Chair Humanities and the Dr. Robin Broughton Department of Music Departments of Art and Music Coordinator 301 Davis Fine Arts Building 201 Davis Fine Arts Building Media Studies Graduate (304) 766-3342 (304) 766-3196 Program [email protected] 207 Cole Complex Dr. Michael Harris, II 304-766-3274 Coordinator Mr. Joshua Martin [email protected] Regents Bachelors of Arts Chair 120 Cole Complex Department of Art Dr. Jeff Pietruczynski (304) 766-3127 207 Davis Fine Arts Building Chair (304) 766-3198 Department of English [email protected] 233 Hill Hall (304) 766-3075 [email protected]
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Student Organizations the school year. Faculty advisor: Dr. Scott Woodard. Cercle Français Cercle Français is a student organization that National Broadcasting Society meets every Wednesday to practice speaking The National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon French and learning about francophone Rho Chapter is active on campus and in the civilizations. Faculty advisor: Prof. Carol Susman. community. NBS-AERho serves primarily A218, 12:30 PM Communications majors interested in broadcasting and electronic and digital media, but is open to The English Club any University student interested in media. The English Club is made up of English majors, Faculty advisor: Professor Kim Cobb English minors and any student interested in writing and literature. The club organizes various Public Relations Student Society of America social and academic activities and engages in The R. C. Byrd Chapter of the Public Relations service projects with the English honors societies. Student Society of America (PRSSA) is an Faculty advisor: Dr. Anne McConnell. organization designed to help students gain exposure and experience in the field of public La Mesa Española relations and integrated marketing La Mesa Española holds weekly meetings in A218 communication. It further aims to foster students’ on Tuesdays 12:30 PM for students or community understanding of modern theories and procedures, members interested in Spanish. There are instill in them a professional attitude, and meetings for both advanced students and encourage them to adhere to the highest ideals of beginners. Faculty advisors: Dr. Miguel Zapata the practice of public relations. It is a combination and Dr. James Natsis. of academics, real-world work in its student-run firm, and volunteer service. Faculty advisor: Dr. Motivational Organization for New Artists Ali Ziyati. MONA (Motivational Organization of New Artists) organizes, promotes, informs, supports, Extracurricular Activities educates, enhances and empowers fine arts students of the Art Department of West Virginia Box Five Theatre Troupe State University. Its goals include: (1) to organize Box Five Theatre Troupe is an organization for all and empower the fine arts students of West West Virginia State University students with a Virginia State University; (2) to offer passion for theatre - whether in design, technical, opportunities to further the education and success costuming, makeup, publicity, acting or audience of fine arts students; (3) to collect and disseminate member. Box Five is proud to be a West Virginia information regarding collegiate and artistic State University Yellow Jacket S.T.I.N.G.: resources; and (4) to enhance and promote the Student Theatre Inspiring the Next Generation The image of West Virginia State University Art group supports all West Virginia State University Department. Faculty advisor: Prof. Josh Martin. productions, will produce its own productions, holds fundraisers and travels to theatre Music Educators Student Organization conferences and local theatre productions. It also The National Association for Music Education offers the opportunity to join Alpha Psi Omega, Collegiate Chapter #442 prepares students for the national theatre honor society. Faculty advisor: careers in the field of music education. The group TBD participates in the annual spring conference of the West Virginia Music Educators Association. Kanawha Review Additionally, the students of Chapter #442 support West Virginia State University’s literary magazine the Music Department through the sponsorship of is published annually and features poetry, short various workshops and performances throughout 92 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities stories and essays written by West Virginia State auditioned choir that sings choral music from a University students. Faculty advisor: Dr. Rob broad spectrum of time periods and in a variety of Wallace. styles, including classical, folk, jazz and pop music. State Singers is an auditioned chamber Yellow Jacket choir of ten to sixteen skilled singers who perform West Virginia State University’s Yellow Jacket music well-suited for a small vocal ensemble, campus newspaper is a student-run publication. focusing on Renaissance music, vocal jazz and The Yellow Jacket provides news, features and arrangements of popular music. Director: Dr. Dirk editorials for its readership, which primarily Johnson. consists of West Virginia State University students, faculty and staff. Faculty advisor: Mr. Band Joe Long. The West Virginia State University Band Department consists of the Marching Band, Jazz Radio Station Ensemble and Wind Ensemble. These musical Campus Radio, a student-operated radio station, groups are made up of students from all majors serves the faculty, staff, students and alumni of and fields of endeavor. Auditions are required for West Virginia State University. Student participation in the Jazz Ensemble, while broadcasters provide play-by-play coverage of participation in the Marching Band and Wind football, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s Ensemble is open to all West Virginia State basketball and volleyball teams. Student shows University students. Director: TBD cover modern music, oldies, gospel and new age music. Orchestra The University/Community orchestra is open to all Student-produced talk shows are designed by students and meets on Tuesdays from 7-9:00 p.m. students to engage in conversation on topics This ensemble consists of all orchestral ranging from films to politics. Original instruments and performs works from throughout programming is available on-campus at 106.7 FM. the history of Western music. Director: Dr. Scott Faculty advisor: Prof. Kim Cobb. Woodard.
Music Ensembles The Music Department at West Virginia State University offers students an array of performance opportunities through a wide variety of musical ensembles. Open to both music majors and students majoring in other academic areas, these performing groups provide students with musical enrichment and cultural development. Performing ensembles include Band, Symphonic, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Choir, State Singers (chamber choir), Percussion Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble and Guitar Ensemble.
Choir West Virginia State University is a great place for students who like to sing. The Music Department has two choirs that perform twice a semester and tour regularly. Concert Choir is a large, non-
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Art and three hours from Communications (COMM 241or 343) Mr. Joshua Martin Chairperson Electives 207 Davis Fine Arts Building To bring total to 120 hours (304) 766-3198 [email protected] Minor in Art History 15 hours The purpose of the Department of Art is to ART 204 and 205; choose three courses from the provide the student with undergraduate following: ART 202, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, competencies in the theoretical and applied forms 319, 320, and processes of visual art. 350, 411, 450 and 451
Catering to both fine art majors and art education Minor in Studio Art majors, the Department of Art emphasizes the 15 hours importance of critical thinking, problem solving ART 103 and 201; 204 or 205; choose one course and the development of self-motivation. Studio from the following: ART 214, 217 or 252; choose courses enable students to develop technical skills one course from the following: ART 203, 206, and aesthetic judgment in the fine and commercial 207, 208 and 209 arts. *May also satisfy General Education Art history courses provide students with socio- requirements. historical knowledge and understanding of the art of the past, of Non-Western art, as well as Certificates of Completion in Art contemporary critical art forms and issues. Certificate in Art History - 15 Hours Bachelor of Arts in Art ART 204; 205; 9 HOURS FROM: ART 202; 316; 120 hours required for graduation 318; 319; 320; 350; 411; 450; 451. Special Topics courses in Art History, ART 399 or 499, may be General Education – 35-40 Hours used. Math Requirement: MATH 111 Certificate in Digital Photography - 15 Hours Major - 46 Hours ART 103; 217; 252; 352; 452 Art 103, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 217, 410 and 475. Six additional hours in art history Certificate in Drawing - 15 Hours from ART 202, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, ART 103; 201; 214; 305; 402 350, 411, 450, 451 One course from ART 209, 214, or 252. Certificate in Graphic Design - 15 Hours ART 103; 217; 230; 313; 413 Two courses from area of specialization: art history, ceramics, digital photography, drawing, Certificate in Painting - 15 Hours graphic design, painting, photography or ART 103; 201; 203; 306; 403 printmaking. (Specializations are not listed on the transcript.) Certificate in Photography - 15 Hours ART 103; 201; 209; 310; 407 Cognates* - 12 Hours Six sequential hours of the same modern foreign Certificate in Printmaking - 15 Hours language, three hours of philosophy (PHIL 201) ART 103; 201; 206; 303; 405
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RBA Areas of Emphasis in Art Area of Emphasis in Art History 24 hours from ART 314, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 411, 450, 451, 399* or 499* (*IF ART HISTORY TOPIC)
Area of Emphasis in Studio Art 24 HOURS FROM ART 301, 303, 305, 306, 310, 313, 352, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 413, 452
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Art Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 ART 209, 230 or 214 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 ART 206...... 3 ART 103 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 ART 100 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 18
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Social Science ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 PHIL 201 ...... 3 100 Level Foreign Language ...... 3 ART 207...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 ART 208...... 3 G ED International Perspectives...... 3 ART History Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester ART 201 ...... 3 ART 410...... 3 ART 204* ...... 3 ART History Elective ...... 3 HIST 201* or HIST 202** or elective ...... 3 ART Specialization ...... 3 G ED 200 ...... 3 COMM 241 or 343...... 3 ART 217 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED American Traditions ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 ART 205* ...... 3 ART Specialization ...... 3 200 Level Foreign Language ...... 3 ART 475...... 1 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Elective ...... 3 ART 203 ...... 3 Electives ...... 3-5 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 12-14
*Due to their compatible content we recommend combining History 201 with Art 204, or History 202 with Art 205 **If History 201 has already been taken
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Art Course Descriptions ART 204. WESTERN ART I A survey of the origins and character of the visual Note: All courses are three credit hours unless arts from the prehistoric to the Renaissance. noted otherwise. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and 102.
ART 100. Art Appreciation ART 205. WESTERN ART II This is a lecture/discussion/creating course that A survey of the origins and character of the visual starts with objects of art in the student’s arts from Renaissance to the contemporary art environment and proceeds from the comfortable world. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and 102. and familiar to the internationally accepted aesthetic. Periods of art history and cultures of the ART 206. Printmaking I world will be examined. The student will be A studio course that provides the student with exposed to the basic concepts of art through the experiences in various basic printmaking study of painting, sculpture, architecture, processes. Collograph, monoprint, intaglio and industrial art, fibers and film. relief printmaking are utilized as media for visual
communication. Students will focus on using these
techniques for artistic ends rather than simply ART 101. Studio I - Introduction to Art focusing on mastering the techniques as ends in A combined lecture and studio course in which themselves. Six class hours per week. Prerequisite: specific works from the past and present will be ART 101 with B or better, or ART 103 with C or studied, analyzed and used as motivation for better. projects and discussion.
ART 207. Sculpture I ART 103. Design Additive and subtractive techniques using clay, An introductory studio course for art majors in plaster, wood, metal and stone. Six class hours per which the student will develop projects in two- week. Prerequisite(s): ART 201 with a grade of C and three-dimensional design. A prerequisite for or better. courses in ceramics and sculpture and qualifying for all courses that stipulate ART 101 as a ART 208. Ceramics I prerequisite. An introduction to using clay in hand-built forms.
Proper use of studio equipment, glaze formulation ART 201. Drawing I and kiln firing will also be taught. Six class hours A studio course in which the student draws in per week. Prerequisite(s): ART 101 with B or several media and considers drawings as a fine art. better, or ART 103 with a grade of C or better. It is designed for art students, students interested in teaching, and students who want to become ART 209. Photography I more proficient in drawing and its appreciation. A An introduction to traditional photography, how to prerequisite for painting, figure drawing and use a 35 mm camera, develop black and white printmaking. Six class hours per week. negatives, make enlargements and mount prints. Prerequisite(s): ART 101 with B or better, or ART Emphasis will be placed on artistic rather than 103 with a grade of C or better. purely technical consideration. Six class hours per
week. Prerequisite(s): ART 101 with B or better, ART 203. Painting I or ART 103 with a grade of C or better. The techniques, historical and contemporary, involved in painting with watercolors, oils or ART 214. Figure Drawing acrylics. Six class hours per week. Prerequisite: A course in the study of the human figure using a ART 201 with “C” or better. variety of media; gesture, contour, foreshortening,
proportions, portraiture and individual expression.
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Six class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): ART with B or better, or ART 103 with a grade of C or 201 with a grade of C or better. better.
ART 217. Computer Graphics ART 299. Special Topics in Art This class is an introduction to the technical This is a sophomore-level course designed for a aspects addressed in a college-level computer topic of special interest, including televised graphics course. All artwork is designed in a courses. digital lab using current computer software. Students will be taught computer basics such as ART 301. Advanced Sculpture Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, as well as Further exploration of the construction of forms in utilizing equipment such as scanners and digital wood, marble and steel. Six class hours per week. cameras. An emphasis is placed on craft skills in Prerequisite(s): ART 207 with a grade of C or the class. Lab instruction will be integrated with better. graphic design projects. There is a concentration on software understanding as well as conceptual ART 303. Advanced Printmaking thinking and communication. Students will be The development of intaglio, etching and encouraged to see technology as another medium engraving techniques, as well as the creation of in effectively communicating their ideas and images on a metal plate in traditional and philosophies of art and communication. Emphasis experimental manners. Use of the intaglio press. will be placed on creativity and experimentation Six class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): ART with a variety of digital media. Material will be 206 with a grade of C or better. taught to prepare them for upper-level graphic ART 306. Advanced Painting design and other art courses. Six class hours per Advanced painting is designed for students who week. Prerequisite(s): ART 101 with B or better, wish to continue to devote themselves to painting or ART 103 with a grade of C or better. as a form of expression and to develop their technical skills. This course will account for the ART 230. Graphic Design I total range of aesthetic judgment as a means to This class teaches strategies and processes for transform subject matter, communicate ideas, developing and utilizing images with text. expressions and points of view. Six class hours per Knowledge of current software is essential for week. Prerequisite(s): ART 203 with a grade of C experimentation and advanced work in Graphic or better. Design. The designer’s relationship to agencies, clients, printers and other professionals will be ART 307. Figure Painting introduced. Six class hours per week. Painting in various media with emphasis upon Prerequisite(s): ART 217 with a grade of C or individual problems toward the development of a better. personal style. The human figure is the basis of inspiration. Six class hours per week. ART 252. Digital Photography I Prerequisite(s): ART 203 and 214 with a grade of This course provides an introduction to digital C or better. photography and digital manipulation and enhancement of images. Topics include manual- ART 308. Art Education mode operation of the camera, composition, A course to prepare prospective art education camera controls, exposure and the use of state-of- teachers in the theory and practice of teaching art. the-art software to make basic image adjustments This course stresses the study of the past and for creative use. Camera emphasis is placed on present philosophies of art education and the understanding and using aperture, shutter control, developmental stages of youth as they relate to ISO and white balance. Prerequisite(s): ART 101 their art making. Laboratory projects will correlate studio skills and field experiences to classroom
98 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities teaching. Completion of a 40-hour field ART 318. American Indian Art experience in an appropriate school setting is A survey of ancient art, modern art, and culture of required. Four class hours per week. the American Indian, covering pre-Columbian, Prerequisite(s): Classification as a junior, EDUC historical and contemporary art. 316. ART 319. Appalachian Arts and Crafts ART 310. Advanced Photography A survey of the cultural uniqueness of Designed to expand upon the techniques and Appalachian art with an appreciation of the aesthetics dealt with in Art 209. Students will use techniques and aesthetics of Appalachian arts and medium format cameras, fiber base paper, toning crafts. and alternative processes. Six class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): ART 209 with a grade of C ART 320. African Art or better. A survey of the visual arts and cultural traditions of some of the indigenous peoples of sub-Saharan ART 312. Advanced Ceramics Africa. In addition to strengthening techniques in hand- built construction, tile making and mixed media ART 350. African-American Artists will be taught. Reduction, pit and raku firing will A historical, stylistic and biographical survey of be the methods for finishing forms. Six class hours African-American artists, from 1750 until the per week. present. Prerequisite(s): ART 208 with a grade of C or better. ART 352. Advanced Digital Photography This course is designed to expand upon the ART 313. Advanced Graphic Design techniques and aesthetics dealt with in the Advanced work in preparation of art for beginning level of digital photography. You will reproduction in black and white, and color. work with one chosen topic or subject throughout Specializations in air brush, silk screen, photo silk the semester, and manipulate and alter imagery screen, computer graphics or illustration. Six class using the camera, controlled lighting and hours per week. Prerequisite(s): ART 213. computer software. Having achieved a level of technical proficiency, you will critically examine ART 314. Renaissance, Baroque and Early 19th cultural, political, aesthetic and ethical questions Century Art related to digital image making. Finally, you will A survey of art from Giotto to the Post- work to develop an individual style of imagery, Impressionists. and progress toward a professional portfolio. Prerequisite(s): ART 252 with a grade of C or ART 315. Modern Art better. A survey of the developments in the visual arts from the mid-19th century through the present ART 399. Special Topics in Art time. This is a junior-level course designed for a topic of special current interest, including televised ART 316. American Art courses. Prerequisite(s): Completion of sophomore A survey of American art from the limner of core courses and/ or consent of the instructor. Colonial days to the contemporary artists. ART 400-level. Advanced Studio Skills (1 to 9 ART 317. African and Afro-American Art cr. hours) A survey of the ancient and modern art of Africa, Designed for the student who has completed two the art of Haiti, and works by persons of African semesters in a studio discipline to encourage descent in the Americas. continued experimentation and problem solving in
2019-2020 University Catalog 99 College of Arts & Humanities the selected area of concentration. Two class hours within mixed media pieces are emphasized. Class per week per credit. may be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 310 with a grade of C ART 402. Advanced Studio Skills - Drawing or better. Students design their own course under a stringent set of guidelines. A professional portfolio and ART 410. Arts Management Seminar alternative processes are emphasized. Class may The theory and practice of selling art, business be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours. practices, grants, proposal writing, portfolios, Prerequisite(s): ART 305 with a grade of C or health considerations, taxes, bookkeeping, studio better. management, storage, preservation and the photographing of art. Required of all art majors as ART 403. Advanced Studio Skills - Painting a capstone course. Prerequisite(s): Junior status or Students design their own course under a stringent permission of the instructor. set of guidelines. A professional portfolio and alternative processes are emphasized. Class may ART 411. Art History Seminar be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours. The impact of modern technology on the theories Prerequisite(s): ART 306 with C or better. and practice of art, art history aesthetics and art criticism. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 and ART ART 404. Advanced Studio Skills - Ceramics 205. Students design their own course under a stringent set of guidelines. Exploration of a personal style in Art 413. Advanced Studio Skills - Graphic clay form will be emphasized. A related and Design (1-9 Credit Hours) concise body of work should result from taking Students design their own course under a stringent this course. Class may be repeated for a maximum set of guidelines. A professional portfolio, of nine credit hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 312 alternative processes and the use of graphic design with a grade of C or better. with mixed media pieces are emphasized. Six class hours per week. Class may be repeated for a ART 405. Advanced Studio Skills - Printmaking maximum of nine credit hours. Prerequisite(s): Students design their own course under a stringent ART 313 with a grade of C or better. set of guidelines. Special problems, printmaking ART 414. Teaching Art editions, a professional portfolio and alternative A course to prepare prospective art teachers in the processes are emphasized. Class may be repeated theory and practice of teaching art on the middle, for a maximum of nine credit hours. junior high and high school levels. This course Prerequisite(s): ART 303 with a grade of C or addresses both current trends and philosophies in better. the theory and practice of art education with emphasis on the secondary level. Coursework will ART 406. Advanced Studio Skills - Sculpture coordinate arranged weekly seminars with 45 Students design their own course under a stringent hours of field experience in appropriate school set of guidelines. Special problems, a professional settings. Prerequisite(s): Classification as a senior, portfolio and alternative processes are EDUC 316. emphasized. Class may be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 416. Visual Arts and the Elementary ART 301 with a grade of C or better. Curriculum A course designed to introduce teacher education ART 407. Advanced Studio Skills - Photography candidates to the visual arts, its tools and media Students design their own course under a stringent appropriate for children in elementary classrooms. set of guidelines. A professional portfolio, The course will cover the developmental art alternative processes and the use of photographs making stages, drawing and emergent literacy, and
100 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities art integration with science, math, social studies ART 450. Contemporary Artists and language arts. The teacher education A survey of artists, styles, movements and ideas candidates will have the opportunity to develop which have influenced the international art world and reflect on their own art making abilities during the last few decades. Contemporary critical through the studio format of the class. Four class methodologies and vocabulary of contemporary hours per week. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 202,316. theory will be employed, and the significance of anyone’s personal perspective when framing art ART 445. Travel (4 credit hours) works within ideational and socio-cultural A travel-study course to provide students an contexts will be emphasized. Prerequisite(s): ART opportunity to pursue an advanced studio 205. discipline or a research study in a foreign country. ART 451. Women Artists ART 475. Senior Exhibit (1 credit hour) A survey of women artists and their expressions Required of all art majors during the final from the Middle Ages to the contemporary art semester of their senior year. Allows art majors to world, this course is also an exploration of the create and present representative work in their conditions and dominant ideologies which major field for a formal gallery exhibition. Artist procured these women’s position as outsiders in a statement and slides or digital images are to be male profession. retained in the Art Department’s archives. To be taken in conjunction with Advanced Studio Skills ART 452. Advanced Studio Skills - Digital class within area of concentration. Arranged. Photography Prerequisite(s): ART 410. You will design your own course under a stringent set of guidelines. In addition to producing a ART 499. Special Topics in Art professional portfolio, you are required to utilize This is a senior-level course designed for a topic alternative processes and mixed media. The focus of special current interest, including televised is the development of your digital portfolio courses. as an artist. Prerequisite(s): ART 352 with a grade of C or better.
Art Faculty Øvrebø, Reidun (1992), Professor of Art. Cand. Erlandson, Molly S. (1989), Professor of Art. Mag. University of Trondheim; Ph.D. Ohio B.F.A. Michigan State University; M.F.A. University, 1993. Areas of research: Art History, Michigan State University, 1989. Areas of Interdisciplinary Arts. research: Ceramics, Photography.
Fitchner, Zach (2015), Assistant Professor of Art, B.F.A. University of Northern Florida; M.F.A. University of Arizon, 2013. Areas of research; Printmaking, Drawing, Painting.
Martin, Josh Douglas (2012), Assistant Professor and Chair of the Art Department. B.A. West Virginia State University; M.F.A., Full Sail University, 2010. Area of research: Graphic Design.
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Communications Major - 34 Hours COMM 101, 103, 140, 162, 170, 205, 241, 261, Professor Steve Gilliland 400, 461; and 307 B221 (304) 766-3197 Math Requirement [email protected] MATH 111
Selected as one of West Virginia State Area of Emphasis - 18 Hours University’s Peaks of Excellence and awarded the Choose 18 credit hours from one option; one distinction of being a Program of Excellence by course must be 300 or 400 level the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, the Communications program is Journalism/Writing designed to provide the undergraduate student COMM 195, 225, 227, 326, 340, 348, 462; ENGL with competencies in such areas as mass 303, 304, 429 communications, digital media, web design, radio and television broadcasting, film and video Visual Media production, theatre, journalism and public ART 101, 209, 217, 252, 310, 352, 452; COMM relations. Graduate students in the Media Studies 227, 285, 340, 343, 348, 382, 446 master’s program support undergraduate students as lab assistants and collaborators on projects. Theatre COMM 106, 171, 175, 206, 270, 340, 348, 370, Eligible majors participate in a capstone internship 470, 475; ENGL 315, 415 intended to give them the opportunity to apply theories and skills in a professional Broadcasting communications setting. Communications and COMM 106, 111, 262, 270, 340, 343, 348, 360, Media Studies graduates should be able to think 362, 382, 462 critically; listen with a comprehending ear; write and speak with clarity, style and a personal voice; Film and make connections that go beyond the COMM 145, 175, 240, 245, 270, 340, 341, 343, classroom experience. 345, 348, 370, 382; ENGL 346
Graduates are employed as video artists, web page Public Relations designers, animators, filmmakers, video ART 217 (required), 252; COMM 105, 225, 227, producers, television directors, production 305, 340, 348, 370, 405; ENGL 429; PSYC 151 assistants, curators, educators, sound engineers, project managers, production designers, Restricted Electives - 9 Hours artistic/creative directors of arts organizations, Any three additional courses from the previous radio broadcasters, photographers, teachers and area of emphasis list. lecturers, digital imaging specialists and as creative consultants to the many industries Free Electives serviced by the media arts. To bring total to 120 hours
Bachelor of Science in Communications Minors 120 hours required for graduation Communications: Broadcasting/Film - 15 Hours General Education – 35-40 Hours COMM 101, 140; 162 or 241 or 261; 307 or 348; 145 or 240 or 245
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Regents Bachelor of Arts Areas of Emphasis Communications: Journalism/Public Relations - 15 Hours COMM 101, 205; 225 or 307; 405 or 227 or 326; ENGL 429
Certificates of Completion in Communications
Broadcasting - 18 Hours COMM 106, 162; 261; 307; 360; 462
Digital Media - 18 Hours COMM 285; 340; 382; 461; 409; ART 217
Film - 18 Hours COMM 140; 241; 341; 345; 348; 382
Interpersonal and Group Communications - 15 Hours COMM 100; 106; 270; 301; 409
Theatre - 15 Hours COMM 170; 175; 270; 370; 470
Public Relations - 18 Hours COMM 205; 305; 307; 405; ART 217; ENGL 429
Broadcasting - 15 Hours COMM 307; 343; 360; 362; 382; 462
Film - 15 Hours COMM 341; 343; 345; 370; 382; ENGL 346
Journalism/Writing - 15 Hours COMM ENGL 303; 304; 326 (or COMM 326); 419; COMM 462
Public Relations - 15 Hours COMM 305; 405; ART 217; BA 301; 405; ENGL 429
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Communications Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 COMM 270 or 370...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 COMM 225 ...... 3 COMM 140 ...... 3 Restricted Elective ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Emphasis ...... 6 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15 COMM 101 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 COMM 461 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 Restricted elective ...... 3 COMM 103 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 COMM 170 ...... 3 Emphasis ...... 3 COMM 446 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Social Science ...... 3 COMM 400 ...... 3 COMM 241 ...... 3 300 or 400 COMM Course ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Restricted elective ...... 3 COMM 205 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 COMM 162 ...... 3 Emphasis ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester COMM 307 ...... 3 Emphasis ...... 3 COMM 261 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Restricted Elective ...... 3 Emphasis ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
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Communications Course Descriptions credits may be earned. (Course may be taken up to 3 times for area of emphasis and 3 times as Note: All courses are three credit hours unless restricted electives.) noted otherwise.
COMM 140. Film Appreciation COMM 100. Speech Communication An introduction to the basic technical and A practical humanistic approach to interpersonal, aesthetic elements of the art of film. The class will small group and public communications. Focus is examine the nature of cinema and its relation to on the communicative event and its context with our culture and our lives through analysis of its special emphasis on communication principles and many components. skills.
COMM 145. Horror and Fantasy Films COMM 101. Introduction to Mass Survey of the history and development of the Communications horror/ fantasy and science fiction film genres. A survey course in mass communications with an Trends in narrative and visual elements will be emphasis on print and broadcast media and their studied with regard to the genre. roles, responsibilities and effects upon American society. COMM 161. Survey of Broadcasting
Survey of the corporate, regulatory, technical, COMM 103. Introduction to Digital Editing economic and audience foundations inherent in This course is designed as an introduction to American commercial and non-commercial digital editing. In class sessions will focus on broadcasting. The course shall include a study of hands-on techniques and procedures used in the interrelationships of these foundations and creating a variety of digital media formats. their subsequent influence on the continuing Students will be introduced to various editing evolution of modern communications systems. software including Adobe and Final Cut.
COMM 162. Television Production/Direction COMM 105. Public Relations Lab (1 credit hour) The principles and methods of producing and The Public Relations lab is designed to introduce directing for television. Students will be given the students to the creative and technical aspects of opportunity to create, produce and direct a planning and executing a PR campaign plan. minimum of one television program during the Students will benefit from the experiential nature period of the course. of the lab by applying skills and knowledge learned to servicing clients of Tower COMM 163. Television Laboratory (1 credit Communication, a student-run firm. A maximum hour) of eight credits may be earned. An introduction to television production and news
casting. Credit is earned by serving as a reporter, COMM 106. Voice and Diction editor, videographer, anchor, or production team A study of the vocal mechanism and production to member on student television productions. A enable the student to improve the speaking voice maximum of eight credits may be earned. and command of general American English.
COMM 170. Theatre Appreciation COMM 111. Radio Laboratory (1 credit hour) An introduction to the art of the theatre through An introduction to radio station management and the study of its component parts: acting, directing, daily operations at a student station. Credit is design, literature and history. The class will earned by serving as a music format producer, the examine the nature of theatre and its relation to music director, promotions director, news director, culture, society and other art forms. production director, training assistant, sports director, or traffic director. A maximum of eight 2019-2020 University Catalog 105 College of Arts & Humanities
COMM 171. Theatre Laboratory (1 credit hour) publication in the University newspaper. An introduction to technical theatre, its tools, Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or consent of construction methods and other phases of offstage instructor. activities. Credit is earned by working in technical areas on West Virginia State University and COMM 227. Copy Editing Charleston Stage Company productions. A A combination laboratory-discussion course in maximum of eight credits may be earned. editing copy, writing headlines and designing pages for various types of news publications. COMM 175. Elements of Design for Stage and Prerequisite(s): COMM 225 or ENGL 225. Screen An exploration of the elements of scenic and COMM 240. Film History: The Narrative lighting design and how they are employed by Tradition stage and film artists to create the “mise en scéne” Survey of American and continental cinema from (setting or surroundings) for a theatrical or 1900 to the present, emphasizing humanity’s cinematic production. changing concept of self as mirrored in film. Prerequisite(s): COMM 140. COMM 195. Journalism Laboratory (1 credit hour) COMM 241. Filmmaking Students electing this course assist in the An introduction to the fundamental concepts of production of the student newspaper. They are single-camera media production. Students will expected to attend weekly staff meetings and work develop their understanding of the filmmaking a minimum of three hours per week. A maximum process by writing, photographing and editing of eight credits may be earned. several projects using digital video and non-linear editing systems. Prerequisite(s): COMM 140. COMM 205. Public Relations The basic concepts of public relations and its COMM 245. Film History: The Documentary relationship to mass communication, media, and Tradition advertising. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL A survey of American and foreign documentary, 101E. ethnographic and experimental film representative of major styles, movements and directors in the COMM 206. Introduction to Theatre Production development of the cinema. Prerequisite(s): Course provides introduction to theatrical COMM 140. production skills through work on the University’s theatre productions. Students take on introductory COMM 261. Introduction to Audio Production positions such as small acting roles; assistants to The technical and individual performance aspects stage manager, technical director, costume or set of professional radio and television announcing. designer; or serve on running crews. The course emphasizes acquisition of individual Prerequisite(s): COMM 170 or 175 or permission competence in all phases of audio production, of instructor. May be taken a maximum of 6 including voice, style, copywriting and production hours. methods found in the radio and television broadcast station. COMM 225. Journalism I A combination lecture-laboratory course which COMM 262. Broadcast Management and emphasizes the functions of newspapers in Operations society, standards of good newspaper practice, A study of radio/TV station management, newspaper layout, the principles of gathering news operations and structure, including on-air and the composition of various types of news operations, programming and local network stories. Students will prepare some assign ents for interrelationships.
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of media networks aimed at both internal and COMM 270. Principles and Theories of Acting external audiences. Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 and A study of the elements of acting, acting COMM 101. techniques, role analysis, group performance and improvisations. COMM 326. Journalism II This course is a continuation of Journalism I and COMM 285. Web Design and Digital Media is designed to provide the student practical An introduction to the strategies and techniques of experiences in the many areas of newspaper website design, development, and management for writing and production. Activities in the course the World Wide Web/Internet, the newest, most include staff organization, the writing of news important and pervasive mass medium. Site design stories, editorials, drama and musical reviews, and management as well as digital image personality profiles, headlines, interviews and production and manipulation will be studied and copy makeup. practiced. COMM 340. New Media COMM 299. Special Topics in Communications Conventional mass media are rapidly converging (1-3 credit hours) with the Internet to create new media forms that A sophomore-level course designed for a topic of accentuate technological advances. This course special current interest, including televised will teach students how to analyze new media and courses. Prerequisite(s): COMM 101, 170, 241 or culture within a deliberative, informed context. consent of instructor. May be repeated for a Prerequisite(s): COMM 101. maximum of six credit hours. COMM 341. Advanced Filmmaking COMM 301. Persuasion: Principles and A series of advanced experiences with an Practices emphasis on the directional role in the pre- An advanced theoretical and applied course with production, production and post-production phases emphasis on messages used in public relations, in film and video image making. Prerequisite(s): advertising and politics. The course includes COMM 241. critical analyses, discussion of ethics, propaganda and subliminal persuasive methods used in mass COMM 343. Animation Production communications. Each student will be required to This class consists of screenings, lectures and a apply principles learned to an original work aimed series of projects (ranging from flipbooks to at one of the mass mediums of print, radio, or TV. computer graphics) that will introduce the student Prerequisite(s): COMM 100, 101 and 205. to animation production for film and video. The course focuses on the concepts, techniques and COMM 305. Communications Research processes of producing an image. The course also Applied and theoretical approaches to mass media surveys the history of the art form, international research. This course will examine the decision- trends and recent developments in the industry. making process of mass media organizations and Prerequisite(s): COMM 241. involve students in the planning, executing and assessing of communication activities with various COMM 345. Film Theory, Genres and Directors publics and audiences. Prerequisite(s): COMM Detailed analysis of selected contemporary 101 and 205. problems in film theory as exemplified through the study of specific film genres and/or the works COMM 307. Writing for the Media of specific film directors and authors. This course is designed to improve student skills Prerequisite(s): COMM 140. and techniques in writing, preparing and distributing public relations material to a variety
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COMM 348. Scriptwriting for Film COMM 399. Special Topics in Communications The procedures involved in writing scripts for the (1-3 credit hours) factual and for the narrative film. Students will A junior-level course designed for a topic of study exemplary film in script through the several special current interest, including televised stages of the scriptwriting process. Prerequisite(s): courses. ENGL 101 and 102. Prerequisite(s): COMM 101, 170, 241 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of COMM 360. Advanced Television Production/ six credit hours. Direction I An advanced theoretical and applied course with COMM 400. Communications Field Experience emphasis on individual mastery of production and (1-4 credit hours) program management methods. Instructional units Normally taken during senior year, this is a include: advanced field and studio video, audio, capstone experience for communication majors editing, lighting and graphics, program planning, demonstrating skills and knowledge in advanced budget development and pre- and post-production communication theories, principles and practices. management. Each student will be required to For students with a 2.75 GPA or higher, emphasis produce a minimum of two original works will be placement of qualified B.S. degree incorporating these advanced elements. All works students in radio, television, film and theatre and will be presented for public viewing and/or use. related media agencies with the purpose of Prerequisite(s): COMM 162, 241, 261. providing supervised work experience in the student’s chosen area of emphasis. For students COMM 362. Advanced Audio Production below the 2.75 GPA, emphasis will be on the Principles and methods of developing, producing development of media related project relevant to and directing representative types of radio the student’s area of emphasis in programs found in American broadcasting today. journalism/writing, broadcasting, film, public The course includes audio production methods for relations, visual media and theatre. All Students program and non-program matter and direction of will develop, submit, and present a portfolio. program activities. Prerequisite(s): COMM 261. COMM 405. Advanced Public Relations COMM 370. Principles and Theories of Theatre This course emphasizes research/analysis and Direction planning of public relations campaigns. It is Choosing, analyzing and interpreting the script, intended for students seriously considering careers producing and play directing through the in the public relations field as members of firms, preparation of scenes under rehearsal conditions. staff, and/ or aspiring to the role of counselor. Prerequisite(s): COMM 170. Prerequisite(s): COMM 205.
COMM 382. Video Postproduction COMM 409. Senior Project in Communications An introduction to the theory and practice of This course is designed to provide a context in digital video post-production. The class will which a senior, along with the assistance of a consist of screenings, lectures and hands-on video faculty member, may develop a project based on projects designed to provide an overview of film his/her previous coursework in communications and video editing history, practices and aesthetics. and indicative of his/ her personal interest. In-class exercises will introduce students to Prerequisite(s): Senior standing (92 credit hours) various software packages for editing, titling, with at least 18 credit hours in Communications, image processing, audio processing, 2D animation of which 12 credit hours must include 101, 162, and compositing and 3D animation. 170, 241 and consent of instructor. Prerequisite(s): COMM 140 and COMM 241.
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COMM 445. Communications Study Abroad (1-3 MS 645. Film Theory credit hours) This course will examine and compare several Study and travel course. An intercultural theoretical approaches to the interpretation of experience in travel and learning intended to films and their makers, variously in artistic, provide students the opportunities to study and narrative, cultural, historical, industrial, political, enjoy communication experiences abroad. Travel social, and technological contexts. Theories will will include tours of various countries and media be research, compared, and applied, regarding systems. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the their relative value in the making and instructor. interpretation of films. Prerequisite(s): 3 core courses or instructor’s permission. COMM 446. International Cinema This course examines, from a cultural and MS 655. Film History historical perspective, a variety of international Motion picture films have a history of more than narrative film styles produced outside the 125 years. This course will focus on research Hollywood system. Many of the post-WWII major pertaining to the development of several historical national cinemas will be explored, including those periods of films, their makes, and movements, in of West and East Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and international contexts. Prerequisite(s): 3 core some developing countries. Prerequisite(s): courses or instructor’s permission. COMM 140. COMM 470. Advanced Theatre Studies COMM 460. Broadcast Seminar In-depth study of advanced theory, practical A terminal course of the graduating senior whose application and written analysis of advanced skills concentration is in radio-television. Emphasis will in acting, directing and/or dramatic literature. be placed upon studies and research of Prerequisite(s): COMM 170 and 270 or 370. contemporary themes and problems in American broadcasting. Prerequisite(s): COMM 111, 162, COMM 475. Advanced Theatre Production ENGL 225 or permission of instructor. An intensive co-curricular course providing for the applications of specific theatre-related skills COMM 461. Media Law and Regulations (acting, management, publicity, scene design, A study of the laws that guarantee and protect stagecraft, etc.) through practical work with the privileges and define the responsibilities of the college’s theatre productions. A maximum of nine mass media. Addresses issues and areas such as credits may be earned. Prerequisite(s): COMM constitutional law, libel, privacy and governmental 170 or 175, 206 and COMM 270 or 370. regulations. Prerequisite(s): COMM 101.
COMM 462. Advanced Television Production/ Direction II A production course allowing students to make practical application of the skills learned in COMM 162, 241, 261 and 360. The focus of the course is on producing the cable program, Campus Connection. Prerequisite(s): COMM 360. (A maximum of 9 hours may be earned; 3 hours for area of emphasis and 6 hours in restricted electives.)
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Communications Faculty Broughton, Robin (1991), Professor of Communications. B.S. Ohio University; M.A. Ohio University, Ph.D. Ohio University, 1999. Areas of research: Mass Media, Media Law, Media Theory and Criticism, New Media.
Cobb, Kimberly (2012), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A. Marshall University; M.A. Marshall University, 1991. Areas of research: Radio and TV Production.
Ford-Ahmed, Trevella (1998), Professor of Communications Emeritus. B.F.A. Art Institute of Chicago; M.A. New York University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1995. Areas of research: Public Relations, Writing for the Media.
Gilliland, Steven A. (1986), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A. University of Arkansas; M.A. University of Arkansas, 1981. Areas of research: Filmmaking, Animation.
Porter, Marc (1998), Professor of Communications. B.A. Indiana University; M.F.A. Columbia University; Ph.D. Indiana University, 1986. Areas of research: Film Appreciation, Filmmaking.
Ziyati, Ali (2011), Professor of Communications. D.I.P.L. Higher Institute of Journalism; M.A. Ohio University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1995. Areas of research: Public Relations, Mass Communications.
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English catalog sections for the Bachelor of Science in Education. Dr. Jeffrey Pietruszynski Chairperson Bachelor of Arts in English 233 Hill Hall 120 hours required for graduation (304) 766-3075 [email protected] General Education – 35-40 Hours
The purpose of instruction in the Department of Math Requirement English is to develop graduates who are proficient Must take MATH 111 or higher. in analytical thinking, in critical reading of literary and non-fictional texts, and in a variety of writing Major modes. All graduates should be able to Option A: Literature - 42 hours demonstrate their knowledge of features of Core Courses: ENGL 230, 250, 303, 315, 334, language, interpretive approaches to literature in 401, 477 English from several periods, and the process of Select one from ENGL 320, 321, 350, or 351 composing. (for students starting fall 2006)
Select one from ENGL 316, 317, 408 Courses offered by the department prepare Select one from ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, students for reading and writing throughout the 342, 343, 369 college curriculum, for communication in business Select five (5) additional Literature courses and professions, for the advanced study and from 300/400 level (four (4) additional teaching of English, and for careers in professional Literature courses from 300/400 level for writing, publishing, and related fields. The students starting Fall 2006 or later) Bachelor of Arts in English has a common core of courses in language, writing, literature, and critical Option B: Professional Writing - 45 hours theory. Students may choose to pursue the more Core Courses: ENGL 112, 204, 225, 228, 250, traditional Literature Option, which prepares them 303, 304, for graduate study and professional school, the 315, 334, 477 Professional Writing Option, which prepares Select one from ENGL 230, 255, 306, 401 students for a variety of careers as writers, or the Select one from ENGL 316, 317, 408 Technical Writing Option, which prepares them Select one from ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, for careers as technical writers in diverse 342, 343, 369 businesses and industries. Select one from ENGL 227, 430, 431, 432
Select one from ENGL 310, 326, 429 To strengthen the program and enable students to measure their own progress, student learning is assessed through portfolios of work from several Option C: Technical Writing - 42 hours stages of student development, interviews, and Core Courses: ENGL 112, 160, 204, 228, 310, surveys. Material collected from these sources is 311, 410, used to measure student progress, advise students 412, 422. more effectively, and determine whether the Select one from ENGL 317, 325, 345, 360 curriculum allows students to achieve the Select one from ENGL 337, 339, 340, 342, competencies listed above, and to meet their own 343, 369. objectives. Cognates - 9 Hours (Option A), 15 Hours For specific requirements for a teaching in the (Option B), field of English, see the Professional Studies or 12 Hours (Option C) Option A: Literature 2019-2020 University Catalog 111 College of Arts & Humanities
Six hours in the same foreign language at the 200-level or above, excluding courses on Electives foreign cultures taught in English. Three hours To bring total hours to 120 from among British, American, or World History (can be cross-listed with General Minor in Literature - 15 Hours Education Core). ENGL 250 and 334; three courses in literature from the 300/400 level Option B: Professional Writing Six hours in the same foreign language at the Minor in Technical Writing - 15 Hours 200-level or above, excluding courses on ENGL 112, 160, 310, 311, and 202 or 204. foreign culture taught in English. Nine hour (Designed for students in technical or business area study in a single discipline or a set of fields) related disciplines, to be designed with and approved by the student’s advisor (12 hour Minor in Writing - 15 Hours area study for those who entered before Fall ENGL 303; one course from ENGL 230, 255, 401; 2003). three courses from ENGL 225, 227, 304, 310, 326, 429, 430, Option C: Technical Writing 431 Twelve-hour area study in a single discipline or a set of related disciplines, to be designed with and approved by the student’s advisor.
Certificates of Completion in English
Creative Writing - 15 Hours ENGL 255; 304; 429; 6 hours from ENGL 430; 431; 432
Technical Writing - 18 Hours ENGL 112; 160; 204; 310; 311; 410 or 412
Literary Studies - 15 Hours ENGL 250; 334; 9 HOURS FROM ANY 300- or 400-level literature courses in the department
Diversity Literature - 18 Hours ENGL 250; 342; 343; 347; 440; 337 or 338
World Literature - 18 Hours ENGL 154; 250; 320; 321; 350; 351
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English - Literature Option Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 ENGL 303 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, or 343...... 3 Elective ...... 3 HIST 201 or 202 ...... 3 Foreign Language at the 100 level** ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 ENGL 315 ...... 3 ENG 150* ...... 3 Literature course, 300/400 Level ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Foreign Language at the 100 level** ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester ENGL 250*** ...... 3 ENGL 320, 321, 350 or 351...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 ENGL 401 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Literature course, 300/400 Level ...... 3 Foreign Language at the 200 level ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester ENGL 230 ...... 3 ENGL 334 or 342...... 3 ENGL 316, 317, or 408 ...... 3 ENGL 477 ...... 3 Foreign Language at the 200 level ...... 3 Literature course, 300/400 Level ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
*Prerequisite for all 300-400 level literature courses. **First-year foreign language courses may count as G ED credit. ***Prerequisite for most 300-400 level literature courses.
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English - Professional Writing Option Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 ENGL 225 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, 342 or 343...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Foreign Language at the 100 level** ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 ENGL 315 ...... 3 ENG 150* ...... 3 ENGL 303 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Foreign Language at the 100 level** ...... 3 Electives ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Area study ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester ENGL 250*** ...... 3 ENGL 334 or 442...... 3 ENG 112 ...... 3 ENGL 304 ...... 3 ENGL 230, 255, 306, or 401 ...... 3 ENGL 227, 430, 431, or 432...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Area study ...... 3 Foreign Language at the 200 level ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester ENGL 204 ...... 3 ENGL 310 or 429...... 3 ENGL 316, 317, or 408 ...... 3 ENGL 477 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Area study ...... 3 Foreign Language at the 200 level ...... 3 Writing course ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
*Prerequisite for all 300-400 level literature courses. **First-year foreign language courses may count as G ED credit. ***Prerequisite for most 300-400 level literature courses.
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English - Technical Writing Option Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year ***Prerequisite for most 300-400 level literature First Semester courses. G ED 101 ...... 3 Junior Year G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 First Semester G ED Mathematics ...... 3 ENGL 316, 317 or 408...... 3 Foreign Language at the 100 level** ...... 3 ENGL 310 or 311...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Area Study ...... 3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 15 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 ENG 150* ...... 3 Second Semester Elective ...... 3 COMM 285 ...... 3 Foreign Language at the 100 level** ...... 3 ENGL 410 or 412...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3 ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, 342 or 343...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Elective ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Area study ...... 3 Sophomore Year Semester Total ...... 17 First Semester ENGL 160 ...... 3 Senior Year ENG 204 ...... 3 First Semester G ED Arts ...... 3 ENGL 310 or 311...... 3 Foreign Language at the 200 level ...... 3 ENGL 320, 321, 350 or 351...... 3 ENGL 250*** ...... 3 Area Study ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED History ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 15 ENGL 112 ...... 3 ENGL 228 ...... 3 Second Semester G ED Humanities ...... 3 ENGL 410 or 412...... 3 Foreign Language at the 200 level ...... 3 ENGL 477 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Area study ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 *Prerequisite for all 300-400 level literature Semester Total ...... 15 courses. **First-year foreign language courses may count as G ED credit. .
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English - Technical Writing Option Suggested Course Sequence – Online Degree Program First Year Third Year First Semester First Semester First 8-Weeks First 8-Weeks G ED 101 ...... …..3 G ED Mathematics………………………………3 G ED Written Communication I ...... …..3 ENGL 317,325,345,360…………………………3 G ED Oral Communications ...... …..3 Elective……………………...…………………...3
Second 8-Weeks Second 8-Weeks G ED Written Communication II ...... …..3 G ED Social Science…………………………….3 G ED Arts ...... …..3 Area Study………………………………….……3 Semester Total ...... ….15 Elective…………………………………….…….3 Semester Total………………………………….18 Second Semester First 8-Weeks Second Semester ENGL 112 ...... …..3 First 8-Weeks ENG 160 ...... …..3 ENGL 337, 339, 342, 343, 369……………...…..3 G ED Wellness ...... …..2 Area Study…………………………………...…..3 Elective…………………………………..………3 Second 8-Weeks ENGL 150 ...... …...3 Second 8-Weeks G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... …3-4 G ED History……………………………………3 Semester Total ...... 14-15 Elective………………………………………….3 Semester Total……………..…………………..15 Second Year First Semester Fourth Year First 8-Weeks First Semester G ED Natural First 8-Weeks Science………………………………..………3-4 ENGL 412 ...... …..3 ENGL 204 ...... …..3 Area Study ...... …..3 Elective ...... …..3 Elective ...... …..3
Second 8-Weeks Second 8-Weeks ENGL 310…………….………………..………..3 Elective ...... …..3 G ED International………………………………3 Elective ...... …..3 Semester Total…………………….....……...15-16 Semester Total ...... ….15
Second Semester Second Semester First 8-Weeks First 8-Weeks ENGL 228……….…………………..…………..3 ENGL 410 ...... …..3 ENGL 311……………………………...………..3 ENGL 422 ...... …..3 Elective…………………………………………..3 Elective ...... …..3 Second 8-Weeks Second 8-Weeks Elective…………………………………………..3 Area Study……………………………………….3 Elective…………………………………………..3 Elective…………………………………………..3 Semester Total……………………..…………...15 Semester Total…...……………………………..15
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English Course Descriptions ENGL 150. Introduction to Literature A study of poetry, fiction and drama. The course Note: All courses are three credit hours unless stresses basic themes and formal elements found noted otherwise. in literature. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
placement. ENGL 101E. English Composition I Enhanced
This course emphasizes writing and reading as ENGL 154. Mythology and Folklore elements of active learning and critical thinking. Investigates the basic myths which permeate ENGL 101E is required for students with an ACT literature and explores their contemporary score of 17 or below (or SAT equivalent score of significance. Myths and folktales are the primary 470 or below), but can be taken by students who reading matter, but students will also read literary achieve scores above this mark. Those who are not works which build on these basic forms of eligible for regular English 101 section must fulfill literature. required Writing Center hours while enrolled in this course. Prerequisite(s): Must be completed ENGL 160. Practical English Grammar and within the first 60 hours of college credit. Usage
An elective course opens to all students who want ENGL 101. English Composition I to improve their writing by reviewing the rules of This course emphasizes writing and reading as grammar, usage and mechanics. Systematic elements of active learning and critical thinking. attention will be given to sentence construction, Prerequisite(s): ACT English score of 18 or above punctuation, spelling, vocabulary development (or SAT equivalent score) or a grade of C in a and self-help through effective use of the developmental writing course. Must be completed dictionary. Emphasis will be placed on the use of within the first 60 hours of college credit. such skills in practical, everyday communication.
(Cannot be substituted for ENGL 101 or 102.) ENGL 102. English Composition II ENGL 201. Advanced Effective Communication This course primarily focuses on the research Key communication skills-reading, writing, writing process for a broad academic community. speaking and listening-practiced in a critical and It covers basic research inquiry, use of the library reflective way. Attention is also given to research with electronic and non-electronic sources and skills, communication technology and workplace techniques of formal writing. Attention is given to language issues. Readings, discussions, written argumentation and critical thinking skills. assignments and oral presentations. Prerequisite(s): ENGL101. Must be completed Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102. within the first 60 hours of college credit.
ENGL 202. Writing for the Sciences ENGL 112. Technical Writing The study and application of written conventions An introductory course, with emphasis on the of the sciences for academic, scientific and general process of preparing various technical documents audiences is the primary focus of this course. (correspondence and reports) as well as methods Students will study and complete a number of of research, especially in the library. written exercises typical of scientists, including Prerequisite(s): ENGL101. May substitute for abstracts, laboratory reports, research reports and ENGL 102 for majors in the College of Natural research proposals. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or Sciences and Mathematics. ENGL 102; previous or concurrent enrollment in
at least one laboratory course.
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ENGL 204. Writing for Business and Other ENGL 250. Introduction to English Literature Professions This course focuses on the major periods in The study and applications of formats, style and English literature and introduces students to organizational patterns essential in various representative works from each period. professions, with particular emphasis on Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150. correspondence, reports, research and audience analysis. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102. ENGL 255. The Power of Language This course is a survey of some of the basic uses ENGL 225. Journalism I of language with particular attention to A combination lecture-laboratory course which manipulation and exploitative language. The emphasizes the functions of newspapers in our course focuses on a number of topics or themes, society, standards of good newspaper practice, each of which is allotted approximately one week newspaper makeup, the principles of gathering of discussion/ lecture time. Topics to be explored news and writing various types of news stories. include nonverbal communication, the history of Students will prepare some assignments for the language and dialects, correctness in language, publication in the University newspaper. racial and sexual prejudices, language and Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or permission of the advertising, language and the fine arts, language instructor. and technology, and the process of writing. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102. ENGL 227. Copy Editing A combination laboratory-discussion course in ENGL 303. Expository Writing editing copy, writing headlines and designing An advanced writing course which focuses on pages for various types of news publications. structure, style and point of view in contemporary Prerequisite(s): ENGL 225. non-fiction writing. Assignments involve the skills of observing, investigating, reporting, interpreting, ENGL 228. Introduction to Desktop Publishing and persuading. Examples of writing from various This course will focus on the basic principles of disciplines are analyzed. Prerequisite(s): ENGL effective document design and the tools for 102. desktop publishing (DTP). The course will cover the basics of layout and design and how those ENGL 304. Introduction to Creative Writing principles are applied to various types of This course will stimulate the writing of poetry documents, as well as integrating rhetorical and fiction through various workshop techniques concepts, particularly the canon of delivery, with as well as through the reading and discussion of the modern technology of desktop publishing. literature, both traditional and contemporary. Prerequisite(s): ART 101 and ENGL 102 or Students’ manuscripts will be discussed in class ENGL 112, with a final grade of a grade of C or and in consultation with the instructor. higher. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or permission of the instructor. ENGL 230. Introduction to General Linguistics The fundamental principles of language and the ENGL 305. The Theory and Practice of Writing processes by which it is acquired. Illustrations Students will study the process and pedagogy of from English and from a broad spectrum of other writing; write responses, evaluations and essays; languages, with slides, tapes and other materials. and learn and apply techniques for helping writers. Some attention will be given to the major themes They will use acquired computer skills for word in Linguistics, such as Phonetics, Phonology, processing, online research, and grammar and Morphology and Semantics. Prerequisite(s): usage programs. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 + 45 ENGL 102 or permission of the instructor. hours.
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ENGL 306. Principles of Grammar ENGL 316. American Literature to 1860 Introduction to the three major linguistic theories A study of American literary tradition from the of grammar: traditional, structural and Colonial Period through the Civil War. transformational. Discussion and practice of Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission grammatical analysis in light of the three theories. of the instructor. Attention to how meaning is patterned and presented in language and how languages differ ENGL 317. American Literature, 1860-1940 syntactically to convey meaning. Prerequisite(s): A study of Realism, Naturalism and Symbolism, ENGL 102 or permission of instructor. with emphasis on those writers who have contributed most to modern American literature. ENGL 310. Technical and Report Writing Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission A course for students who have already passed the of the instructor . basic technical writing course, the business English course, or have demonstrated proficiency ENGL 320. Literature of the Western World, at that level. Emphasis is on a functional approach Part I to business and technical reports, both informal A study of Western literature of the classical, and formal, with additional concentration upon medieval and Renaissance periods. Introduces style, audience analysis, illustration of data and students to great works of the European literary process, and the writing of proposals. tradition outside the English-speaking world. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 and 112 or permission (Works are read in English translation.) of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission of the instructor . ENGL 311. Editing for Technical Writers This course aims to prepare students ENGL 321. Literature of the Western World, comprehensively for editing tasks in technical and Part II other professional environments by engaging A study of Western literature from the students in various technical tasks including copy neoclassical through the modern periods. editing, compilation, document design and Introduces students to great works of the European reorganization, and management and production literary tradition outside the English-speaking of client projects. The course will cover methods world. (Works are read in English translation.) for working in both a paper and in an electronic Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission environment. This course assumes that the student of the instructor. has the foundations of technical or report writing, as taught in ENGL 112, Technical Writing and ENGL 322. Teaching Writing and Grammar 5- ENGL 204, Writing for Business and other Adult Professions. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or 204 or The course will evaluate writing theories, the role permission of the instructor. of grammar instruction in writing, the components of the writing process, and methods of evaluation. ENGL 315. Shakespeare The course will also review the rules of grammar, A study of William Shakespeare’s plays and non- usage, and punctuation with an emphasis on how dramatic verse, including a selection of tragedies, to teach grammar in a classroom setting. comedies, romances and history plays. This Prerequisite(s): junior classification. intensive course analyzes the author’s context and influence, examining the evolving critical views ENGL 324. Literature for Children and the canonical status of the works. Comprehensive survey of the field, past and Prerequisite(s): ENGL 250 present, with emphasis on types and uses, including evaluation of books and the art of
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storytelling. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or 150 or and periods. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission of the instructor. permission of the instructor.
ENGL 325. Young Adult Literature ENGL 340. Readings in African Literature A survey of literature for the young adult based on Comparative study and analysis of basic literary wide reading in the field. Prerequisite(s): ENGL writings of Africans in Africa, the United States 102 or 150 or permission of instructor. and the Caribbean. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission of the instructor. ENGL 326. Journalism II This course is a continuation of Journalism I and ENGL 342. Women Writers is designed to provide the student practical This course is a study of literature by women experiences in the many areas of newspaper writers within the context of their times; historical writing and production. Activities in the course periods, genres and themes may vary. include staff organization, the writing of news Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102 or permission stories, editorials, drama and musical reviews, of instructor. personality profiles, headlines, interviews and copy makeup. Prerequisite(s): ENGL225. ENGL 343. Appalachian Literature and Culture Through study of selected fiction and poetry by ENGL 334. Principles of Literary Criticism Appalachian writers, we will examine This course introduces the fundamental questions characteristics and views of Southern Appalachian of criticism: What is literature? What is culture. We will attempt to dissect some interpretation? How is literature produced and for stereotypical images of the region, as well as to whom? What are the effects of literature on build understandings distinct from such readers? What is the value of literature? Readings stereotypes. The course will emphasize both the will emphasize modern and contemporary critical social background and literature of Appalachia. texts. Concepts and methodologies of Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission contemporary literary theory will be introduced. of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 250. ENGL 345. Popular Literatures ENGL 337. The Black Writer in America A study of the conventions of a selected literary Major literary works of the Black writer in genre (e.g., Gothic literature, science fiction, America from the Colonial Period to the present. detective fiction) through reading and analysis of Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission classic examples. The course focus will be of the instructor. announced each time it is offered. In addition to an overview of the definition and history of the ENGL 338. Black Novelists in America genre, the course will examine the conventions Study, discussion and analysis of the major Black (e.g., setting, types of characters and dramatic novels of the 20th century, with special attention to conflicts, acceptable resolutions) that identify this the social, economic and intellectual background body of literature and how they compare to our of the period. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, expectations of high literature. Larger cultural or permission of the instructor. conflicts often reflected in these works, such as Gothic literature’s treatment of exotic materials ENGL 339. Black Poets in America related to colonialism or science fiction’s Students in the class will study and analyze reflections of anxieties about progress, will be African- American poetry in its cultural and explored. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or historical context. This course may be taught as a permission of the instructor. survey class or focus on specific writers, themes,
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ENGL 346. Literature and Film difference, translation across cultures, This course will examine literary works and films ethnocentrism, canon construction, colonization, based on them. Students will compare the literature and politics, and literature as a way of narrative and descriptive strategies of the two seeing the world. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or media with an eye toward choices by literary 102, or permission of the instructor. writers and filmmakers and the limits of each mode of expression. The class will read a range of ENGL 360. Studies in a Major Author literature, view a film or films based on each This course will examine a single literary author work, and discuss the relationships between the and her or his major works. After situating the two modes of expression and the various separate specific author in her or his literary period, the but distinct texts created over time to explore a class will read a range of literature written by the specific narration. Readings will also include specified author. (In some cases, the study of an selected writings on film and narrative theory. author may be supplemented by reading other Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission closely related authors.) Intensive study of a single of the instructor. author will allow the students to study historical, cultural and literary influences and to use that ENGL 347. The Immigrant Experience in information to enjoy and analyze a single author’s America body of work and impact on readers and writers. Immigrant experiences in America as depicted in Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission poetry, short stories, novels and essays. of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission of the instructor. ENGL 369. Gay & Lesbian Literature This course is a survey of 20th and 21st-century ENGL 348. History as Literature literature from Western Europe and the Americas This course examines primary sources, such as that focuses on same-sex themes. The course will essays, memoirs and other narratives of a examine notions of masculinity and femininity, historical period and/or theme as literature, in historical and cultural traditions, politics, and order to come to an understanding of how ideas, sexuality from the perspective of gay and lesbian written words and experiences made specific authors or their protagonists. While the readings historical events and/or transformations possible. will focus primarily on novels and short stories, Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 250. the course will also include excerpts from theoretical/critical works and some films and ENGL 350. World Literature: Classical Era documentaries. Pre-requisite: ENGL 102. An exploration of the diversity of the world’s literature, with emphasis on works outside the ENGL 390. Internship Experience Western canon. Using a comparative approach, the Normally taken during the junior or senior year, course will examine issues such as cultural this is an internship experience for English majors difference, translation across cultures, demonstrating skills and knowledge in advanced ethnocentrism, canon construction, colonization, writing principles and practices. For students with literature and politics, and literature as a way of a 3.25 GPA or higher in the major and a 3.0 GPA seeing the world. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or or higher overall, emphasis will be placement of 102, or permission of the instructor. qualified B.A. English majors in positions in fields such as advertising, public relations, legal or ENGL 351. World Literature: Modern Era business writing and print journalism with the An exploration of the diversity of the world’s purpose of providing supervised work experience literature, with emphasis on works outside the in the student’s chosen area of interest. All Western canon. Using a comparative approach, the students will develop, submit and present a course will examine issues such as cultural
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portfolio. The course is three hours and may be repeated once for a total of six credit hours. ENGL 408. American Literature, 1940-Present A comparative and analytical study of the major ENGL 399. Special Topics in English works and trends in recent American Literature. A course designed for a topic of special current Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 102, or permission interest, including televised courses. of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Literature or writing courses as determined by the professor. See current schedule. ENGL 409. Modern British Literature An examination of those works since 1900, which ENGL 401. History of the English Language have been most influential in British Literature The history and development of the language from with an analysis of current trends in fiction, poetry Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Prerequisite(s): and drama. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 250. ENGL 102; 230 recommended. ENGL 410. Digital Literacies ENGL 402. Early English Literature through the This class will examine the meaning of literacy in Fifteenth Century the digital age by examining, through the lens of The Old English background, selections from the technical communication, various modes of works of Chaucer, medieval romance, the composition. Through readings and online Arthurian matter and the ballad. Prerequisite(s): discussions, the course will explore theories of ENGL 150 or 250. cultural convergence and how we produce and consume information. As students discover new ENGL 403. The English Renaissance, 1500- technologies such as blogs, social media, Twitter, 1660 YouTube, wikis, podcasts and others as they A literary, political and social analysis of England emerge, they will learn how to transform theory from 1500 through the Interregnum with an into practical application using the various media. emphasis on the works of Spenser, Sidney, the While students are developing these functional Sonneteers, Donne and Milton. Prerequisite(s): literacies, they will also examine the technologies ENGL 150 or 250. critically and rhetorically, learning not only how to use a technology- why and when. ENGL 405. Literature of the Restoration and the Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112. 18th Century A literary and social analysis of the years 1660 to ENGL 412. Information Design I 1800 in England and with particular emphasis on This class will teach a rhetorical approach to the Restoration Drama and the rise of the literature information design. Using the rhetorical principles of irony. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 250. of audience, purpose and context, the course will analyze the layout of documents and discuss ENGL 406. English Romanticism effective layout and design. The course will The work of Blake, Byron, Coleridge, Keats, include discussions of theories and principles of Wordsworth and Shelley along with an analysis of information design, but the course will be mainly the Gothic and the sentimental in English prose activities-based, in which students will work on and poetry and the ballad. Prerequisite(s): ENGL their own projects applying the knowledge 150 or 250. acquired through readings and lecture. The course assumes that students already have a good ENGL 407. The Victorian Period understanding of computers. It is strongly English literature from 1832 to 1900, with recommended that students take ENGL 228 emphasis on the works of Tennyson, Browning, Introduction to Desktop Publishing, or the Rossetti, Arnold, Swinburne, Carlyle, Ruskin and equivalent, prior to enrolling in the course. Mill. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 250. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112.
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and to receive support and feedback from a group ENGL 413. Development of the Novel of fellow writers. Discussions will also emphasize Traces the evolution of the novel as a literary revision and publication possibilities. Students genre from Defoe to the great Realists of the 19th will be required to read traditional and century. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 250. contemporary poetry to nourish their own writing. Prerequisite(s): ENGL (304) or permission of ENGL 414. The Modern Novel instructor. Focuses on the revolutionary experiments in style and form by novelists in the 20th century. ENGL 431. Fiction Writing Workshop Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 or 250. A small seminar-type setting which allows students to share their short stories and novel ENGL 415. The Modern Drama excerpts in an atmosphere of constructive Study, discussion and analysis of the modern criticism, followed by guided revision. In addition drama from Ibsen to present. Prerequisite(s): to creating their own body of work, students will ENGL 150 or 250. gain experience in critical reading and identifying the building blocks of creative writing. ENGL 421. Teaching English in Secondary Prerequisite(s): ENGL (304) or permission of School instructor. Background, principles and techniques of teaching English in the secondary school, emphasizing the ENGL 432. Creative Non-Fiction Workshop study of literature in print and non-print forms, the This course is a workshop in writing nonfiction study of the English language, and the study of from a personal perspective. Developed with oral and written composition. Prerequisite(s): examples from experience and research and using EDUC 316, senior standing and permission of a literary style, the form encourages writers to instructor. discover not only intellectual but emotional and ENGL 422. Information Design II aesthetic insights. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 303 or This class is a continuation of Information Design (304) or permission of instructor. I. Applying the theories and principles of Information Design I, students will work on a ENGL 440. Interpreting the Holocaust client-directed project. Student will also learn A study of the Holocaust - the attempted about theories and principles of website design destruction of the Jews by Nazi Germany from and practice creating and managing websites. 1939-45 - through selected writings of historic, Prerequisite: ENGL 412 interpretive and literary importance. This course partially fulfills the International Perspectives ENGL 429. Writing for Publication requirement of the General Education core A course primarily for the writer of articles curriculum. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150 and 60 intended for periodicals. Emphasis is on surveying hours or permission of the instructor. the market, topic research, style and organization, preparing the manuscript and editing proofs. ENGL 441. Contemporary Critical Theory Additional attention is paid to the differing This course engages with the contemporary requirements of local and national publications, critical perspectives and strategies of general circulation, business, industrial or public structuralism, post-structuralism, deconstruction, relations magazines. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or feminist theory, new historicism and 112 or permission of the instructor. postmodernism. Prerequisite(s): 75 credit hours.
ENGL 430. Poetry Writing Workshop ENGL 477. Senior Seminar This course offers the student an opportunity to Designed as a capstone experience for seniors in write poetry, to present it in a workshop format, the Professional Writing, Literature, Technical
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Writing and English Education options, this University; Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1987. Areas course requires students to complete their of research: Technical Writing, Literature, departmental assessment portfolio, complete German. several short assignments, and present a major project in writing and orally. The course also Ladner, Barbara (1991), Professor of English. provides students with information about graduate B.A. Rice University; M.Phil. Yale University; school, career choice and professional portfolios. Ph.D. Yale University, 1987. Areas of research: Students are required to participate in the Appalachian Literature. departmental assessment and the University’s graduate exit survey. A grade of a grade of C or McConnell, Anne (2007), Associate Professor of better is required to pass/graduate. Prerequisite(s): English. B.A. Illinois Wesleyan University; M.A. 90 credit hours. University of Colorado; Ph.D. University of Colorado, 2006. Areas of research: World ENGL 499. Special Topics in English Literature, Literary and Art Critical Theory. A course designed for a topic of special current interest, including televised courses. Pietryszynski, Jeffrey (2005), Associate Professor Prerequisite(s): Literature or writing courses as of English; Director of General Education. B.A. determined by the professor. See current schedule. University of Wisconsin, 1992; M.A. Eastern Illinois University, 1999; Ph.D. Illinois State English Faculty University, 2006. Areas of research: Shakespeare, Renaissance Literature, Composition. Anderson, Karen (2002), Instructor of English.
B.A. University of Iowa, M.L.S., University of Taylor-Johnson, Carol (1996), Associate Professor California: Los Angeles; M.A. Marshall of English. B.S. Langston University; M.A. The University, 2003. Areas of research: Composition, Ohio State University; Ph.D. The Ohio State Introductory Literature. University, 1986. Areas of research: African
American Literature, Children’s and Young Adult Barnes-Pietruszynski, Jessica (2008), Associate Literature, Composition. Professor of English. B.A. Drake University; M.A.
Western Illinois University; Ph.D. Illinois State Wallace, Robert (2005) Professor of English. B.A. University, 2009. Areas of research: Victorian Pfeiffer College, 1987; M.F.A. University of Literature. Arkansas, 1992; Ph.D. Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 2004. Areas of research: Creative Bonnett, Renae (2015), Instructor. B.A. West Writing, Composition, Introductory Literature. Virginia State University; M.A.T. Marshall
University, 2015. Areas of research: Composition,
English Education.
Hartstein, Arnold M. (1975), Emeritus Professor of English. B.A. Brooklyn College; M.A. The
Ohio State University; Ph.D. The Ohio State
University, 1981. Areas of research: 19th Century
Literature, Composition.
Kiddie, Thomas J., Jr. (2007), Associate Professor of English; Director, Center for Online Learning
B.A. Rutgers University; M.A. Rutgers
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Modern Foreign Languages student must enroll in the course to receive credit. Students may enroll in the next course in sequence Dr. Miguel Zapata once they have passed the test Chairperson 229 Hill Hall The exam schedule will be posted on the door of 304-766-3068 the Foreign Language Lab, 218 Ferrell Hall [email protected] Students who have taken three or more years of The Department of Modern Foreign Languages French, German, or Spanish should see Dr. Miguel offers several degree options: in International Zapata in 229 Hill Hall. Studies-Foreign Language (i.e., French or Spanish). There are also two certificate options Minors in Foreign Language available and open to students and the community as a whole: Certificate of Proficiency in Spanish, French - 15 Hours and Certificate of Proficiency in French. There FREN 101; 102; 201; 202; one from FREN 305; also are minors offered in French, German and 311; Spanish. Lower-level language courses fulfill 312 general education International Perspectives requirements. German - 15 Hours German 101; 102; 201; 202; 399 French, German and Spanish courses and activities provide opportunities to learn about Spanish - 15 Hours world cultures, develop communication skills, SPAN 101; 102; 201; 202; one from SPAN 305; perceive connections among disciplines, compare 311; institutions and languages, analyze literary texts, 312 utilize technology, and recognize the role of culture in shaping identities. Certificates of Proficiency in Foreign Language
Placement Procedures French - 18 Hours If students have taken two years of high school FREN 101; 102; 201; 202; 305; one from FREN French, German, or Spanish they may take a test 306; to receive P credit for French, German, or Spanish 307; 311; 312; 401; 402 101. The P credit awards three hours of credit toward graduation, but does not contribute quality Spanish - 18 Hours points toward the GPA. A student earning P credit SPAN 101; 102; 201; 202; 305; one from SPAN for French, German, or Spanish 101 is eligible to 303; enter French, German, or Spanish 102. The test- 306; 307; 311; 312; 401; 402 out exam is offered the first week of classes in the Foreign Language Lab, 218 Ferrell Hall, and the
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French or Spanish International Studies: Foreign Language Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Elective towards minor ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 305 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 311 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 101 ...... 3 Study Abroad ...... 3-6 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15-18
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 INTS 210 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 306 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 SPAN or FREN 312 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 102 ...... 3 Elective towards minor ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 17-18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester SPAN or FREN 201 ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 401 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 FREN 307……………………………………..3 G ED 200 ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Free elective ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Elective towards minor ...... 3 Elective towards minor ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Free elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Second Semester SPAN or FREN 202 ...... 3 Second Semester Free elective ...... 3 SPAN or FREN 402 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Cognate ...... 3 HIST 201 or 202 ...... 3 Free elective ...... 3 Elective towards minor ...... 3 Free elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Free elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15
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Modern Foreign Languages Course FREN 202. Intermediate French II Descriptions Continued development of functional communication skills. Further emphasis on oral Note: All courses are three credit hours unless proficiency. Cultural and literary readings. noted otherwise. Language laboratory assignments should be
expected. Prerequisite(s): FREN 201. Chinese
FREN 205. France: A View of Changing Culture CHIN 101. Beginning Chinese A study of France, a nation whose culture is linked Designed to develop basic fundamentals of with that of the U.S. Analysis and discussion of communication. Introduction to Chinese culture. political, historical, economic, educational and Reading and writing basic Chinese in Chinese social developments in contemporary France, and pinyin. areas of French cultural influence in the Third
World and America. Taught in English. CHIN 102. Elementary Chinese
Continuation of the communication activities of FREN 305. Oral and Written Proficiency Chinese 101 and further study of Chinese customs, Intensive oral and written practice in French. religions, government, society and education. Emphasis on correct intonation, articulation and Prerequisite(s): CHIN 101. pronunciation and composition. Demonstrate
proficiency requirements. Prerequisite(s): FREN French 202.
FREN 101. Beginning French FREN 306. Phonetics Designed to develop the fundamentals of Application of phonetics: intonation, communication, listening comprehension, pronunciation, special difficulties. Prerequisite(s): speaking, writing and reading French. Introduction FREN 202. to the culture of France and Francophone areas.
Language laboratory assignments should be FREN 307. Advanced Grammar and expected. Composition
A systematic review and fine-tuning of grammar FREN 102. Elementary French principles taught in context. Introduction of Continuing communication activities of French grammatical and stylistic subtleties. Skill 101. Special attention to developing oral development in idiomatic writing style. Some proficiency. Expanded knowledge of culture of translation exercises. Written critical analyses of France and Francophone areas. Language short specialized readings. Prerequisite(s): FREN laboratory assignments should be expected. 305 or permission of instructor. Prerequisite(s): FREN 101, one year high school
French, or equivalent. FREN 311. French Civilization and Culture
Developing understanding and appreciation of the FREN 201. Intermediate French I culture of France, history, traditions, contributions Emphasis on reading French for comprehension, to world civilization. Prerequisite(s): FREN 202. writing, vocabulary enrichment and structure.
Continued development of oral proficiency. FREN 312. Francophone Civilization and Language laboratory assignments should be Cultures expected. Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 or two years Developing understanding and appreciation of the of high school French, or equivalent. history, traditions, contributions and cultures of
Francophone areas of Africa, the Caribbean and Canada. Prerequisite(s): FREN 202.
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FREN 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) FREN 445. Gateway Travel (1-6 credit hours) An upper-division course designed for a topic of Study and travel seminar. Open to non-majors. special current interest, including televised Elective credit for minor and teaching field courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. students. An intercultural experience in travel and learning designed to investigate the cultures of FREN 401. Introduction to French Literature areas where French is spoken. and Culture Readings in prose and poetry by outstanding 17th- German and 18th-century French authors. Prerequisite(s): FREN 305. GERM 101. Elementary German I Beginning work in four basic skills: FREN 402. Advanced French Literature and understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Culture Introduction to customs and culture. Language Studies in 19th- and 20th-century literary laboratory assignments should be expected. development. Productions of major French and Francophone writers. Prerequisite(s): FREN 305. GERM 102. Elementary German II A continuation of GERM 101. Language FREN 407. The Teaching of Modern Foreign laboratory assignments should be expected. Languages Prerequisite(s): GERM 101 or equivalent. Current methodologies, classroom procedures, materials, technology in the teaching of foreign GERM 201. Intermediate German I languages from Pre-K through adult levels. Emphasis on reading and vocabulary enrichment. (Concurrent with SPAN 407 Teaching of Modern Additional practice in comprehension, speaking, Foreign Languages.) Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316 writing and grammatical structures. Language and 18 hours of French. laboratory assignments should be expected. Prerequisite(s): GERM 102 or equivalent. FREN 443. West African Culture Investigation of contemporary West African GERM 202. Intermediate German II lifestyles and their social and cultural development A continuation of GERM 201. Language based on the African heritage. The class will laboratory assignments should be expected. examine articles, essays, short stories, novel Prerequisite(s): GERM 201 or equivalent. excerpts by modern African authors who give accurate descriptions of their own culture. Accent GERM 399. Special Topics is on modern life and adaptation to changing An upper division course designed for a topic of conditions. (In English.) Prerequisite(s): 75 credit special current interest in German language hours. studies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. FREN 444. Caribbean: Crossroads of Cultures A study of representative general Caribbean GERM 445. Gateway Travel (1-6 credit hours) culture as presented in works (in English Study and travel seminar. An intercultural translation) by major writers from the area. experience in travel and learning designed to Examination of three groups of islands reveals the investigate the cultures of areas where German is impact of English, French and Spanish influence spoken. on a population of basically African heritage. The new Caribbean culture which has resulted offers a model of racial harmony and cultural pluralism. Prerequisite(s): 75 credit hours.
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during a two-week immersion course. Students Spanish will live with a Spanish-speaking family, attend four hours of daily intensive Spanish classes, and SPAN 101. Beginning Spanish participate in out-of-class cultural activities. Designed to develop the fundamentals of Prerequisite(s): SPAN 201. communication: listening comprehension, speaking, writing and reading Spanish. SPAN 305. Oral and Written Proficiency Introduction to the culture of Spain and Hispanic Intensive oral and written practice in Spanish. areas. Laboratory assignments should be expected Emphasis on correct intonation, articulation, and are web-based by accessing the internet site pronunciation and composition. Demonstrate for the textbook. proficiency requirements. Prerequisite(s): SPAN SPAN 102. Elementary Spanish 202. Continuing communication activities of SPAN 101. Special attention to developing oral SPAN 306. Phonetics proficiency. Expanded knowledge of culture of Application of phonetics, intonation, Spain and Hispanic areas. Language laboratory pronunciation, special difficulties. Prerequisite(s): assignments should be expected and are web- SPAN 202. based by accessing the internet site for the textbook. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 101, two years of SPAN 307. Advanced Grammar and high school Spanish or equivalent. Composition A systematic review and fine-tuning of grammar SPAN 201. Intermediate Spanish I principles taught in context. Introduction of Emphasis on reading Spanish for comprehension, grammatical and stylistic subtleties. Skill writing, vocabulary enrichment and structure. development in idiomatic writing style. Some Continued development of oral proficiency. translation exercises. Written critical analyses of Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102, or three years of high short specialized readings. Prerequisite(s): SPAN school Spanish or equivalent. Language laboratory 305 or permission of instructor. assignments should be expected. SPAN 311. Spanish Civilization and Culture SPAN 202. Intermediate Spanish II Developing understanding and appreciation of the Continued development of functional history, traditions, contributions and culture of communication skills. Further emphasis on oral Spain. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202. proficiency. Cultural and literary readings. Language laboratory assignments should be SPAN 312. Hispanic Civilization and Culture expected. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 201. Developing understanding and appreciation of the history, traditions, contributions and cultures of SPAN 205. Spain and its Culture Spanish-speaking areas in the new world. The Spanish way of life has left its imprint on Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202. many parts of the United States and all of Latin America. Spain’s unique contributions in the areas SPAN 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) of music, arts, politics, literature, customs and An upper-division course designed for a topic of cuisine will be explored. Taught in English. special current interest, including televised courses. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor. SPAN 303. Intensive Spanish Communication Continued practice in the development of SPAN 401. Spanish Literature linguistic competence in Spanish at the Readings in prose and poetry by outstanding intermediate level with a focus on oral and written Spanish authors. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305. communication in a Spanish-speaking country
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SPAN 402. Spanish-American Literature Susman, Carol (2015), Instructor. B.A. Indiana Readings in prose and poetry by outstanding University Purdue University at Indianapolis; MA, Spanish- American authors. Prerequisite(s): SPAN Marshall University, 2016. Area of research: 305. Education.
SPAN 407. The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages Current methodologies, classroom procedures, materials, technology, in the teaching of foreign languages from Pre-K through adult levels. (Concurrent with FREN 407 Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages.) Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316 and 18 hours of Spanish.
SPAN 444. Latin America A study of the values and lifestyles of Latin Americans in the 20th century guides the seminar in its examination of this diverse culture. Topics receiving particular attention are: family life, personal relationships, religion, political and economic structures. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): 75 credit hours.
SPAN 445. Gateway Travel (1-6 credit hours) Study and travel seminar. Open to non-majors. (Elective credit for minor and teaching field students.) An intercultural experience in travel and learning designed to investigate the cultures of areas where Spanish is spoken.
Modern Foreign Languages Faculty Natsis, James J. (1998), Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages. B.S. University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.S. Ohio University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1998. Areas of research: International Studies.
Zapata, Miguel (2005), Associate Professor of Spanish. B.S. Universidad del Atlántico (Columbia), 1986; M.A. (Spanish) University of Arkansas, 1995; M.A. (English) University of Arkansas, 1999; Ph.D. University of Arkansas, 2002. Areas of research: Spanish language, civilization and literature.
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Music their performance area every semester except the one in which they are student teaching. Dr. Dirk Johnson Attendance at specified Artist Series events, Chairperson recitals, concerts, and meetings or workshops 303 Davis Fine Arts sponsored by the department is required of all (304) 766-3342 music students each semester. The department [email protected] suggests that courses be taken in sequence whenever possible (refer to the suggested course The purpose of the Department of Music is to sequences provided in subsequent pages). prepare and develop performers and teachers of Additional policies and procedures are outlined in music on both the elementary and high school the Department of Music Student Handbook. levels - teachers who are sound musicians and cultured individuals whose personalities are suited Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Performance to the profession, and performers who will enrich Vocal the global community through musical offerings. Instrumental
The music department offers courses in theory, General Education – 38-41 Hours history, appreciation, conducting, technology and various ensembles (including choir, band, jazz, Major – 82 Hours percussion, brass and woodwind). Music majors, Core Courses (32 hours): MUS 101, 115, 102, as well as students in other programs, have the 116, 201, 215, 202, 216, 405, 303, 304, 320, 110, opportunities of musical enrichment and cultural 111, 210, 211 development. Area of Concentration (select one) The Music Education or Music Performance Instrumental: MUS 191, 192, 291, 292, 391, student must declare a music performance area 392, 491, 492, 160,161, 190, 307, 399 (Senior (e.g., piano, voice, trumpet, and clarinet). A Recital) 399, Survey of Literature), electives. minimum of six public performances in student Vocal: MUS 191, 192, 291, 292, 391, 392, solo recitals is to be made prior to the second 491, 492, 130, 150, 199 (Diction for Singers), semester of the senior year. A student having 207, 399 (Senior Recital), 499 (Vocal special qualities as a performer, with the advice Pedagogy), electives. and consent of his instructor and the music faculty, may be accorded the privilege of Math Requirement presenting a solo recital in the senior year. Must take MATH 111 or higher. Students in Music Performance are required to perform a solo recital in both the junior and senior Major – 80-85 Hours years.
Minor in Music - 16 Hours Upon the completion of Music 211, students MUS 115, 101, 107, 110, 191 pursuing the music education and music Choose one course from MUS 150, 160, or 161 performance degrees must pass the piano Choose one course from MUS 307 or 207 proficiency examination given during the Choose one course from MUS 305, 306, 313, 314, sophomore or junior year. All music majors 405 registered as full-time students are required to participate in a major ensemble consistent with
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Music Education Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 MUS 150 or 160...... 1 MUS 101 ...... 3 MUS 303 ...... 3 MUS 110 ...... 1 MUS 305 ...... 3 MUS 115 ...... 1 MUS 307 ...... 3 MUS 150 or 160 ...... 1 MUS 391 ...... 2 MUS 191 ...... 1 EDUC 316 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16
Second Semester Second Semester MUS 102 ...... 3 MUS 150 or 161...... 1 MUS 111 ...... 1 MUS 304 ...... 3 MUS 116 ...... 1 MUS 306 ...... 3 MUS 150 or 161 ...... 1 MUS 392 ...... 2 MUS 192 ...... 1 EDUC 319 ...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED Wellness ...... 2 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 18 Sophomore Year First Semester MUS 123 ...... 1 Senior Year MUS 150 or 160 ...... 1 First Semester MUS 201 ...... 3 MUS 150 or 160...... 1 MUS 207 ...... 3 MUS 313 ...... 3 MUS 210 ...... 1 MUS 405 ...... 3 MUS 215 ...... 1 EDUC 331 ...... 3 MUS 291 ...... 1 G ED History ...... 3 EDUC 202 ...... 3 MUS 491 ...... 2 EDUC 227 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 17
Second Semester MUS 124 ...... 1 Second Semester MUS 150/161 ...... 1 EDUC 426 ...... 3 MUS 202 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 MUS 211 ...... 1 MUS 314 ...... 3 MUS 216 ...... 1 MUS 150 or 161...... 1 MUS 292 ...... 1 MUS 492 ...... 2 MUS 320 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12-13 ENGL 150 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Semester Total ...... 17-18 132 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities
Senior Year – Part II First Semester EDUC 480 ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Performance Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year MUS 130/170/199 ...... 1 First Semester Semester Total ...... 17-18 G ED 101 ...... 3 MUS 101 ...... 3 Junior Year MUS 110 ...... 1 First Semester MUS 115 ...... 1 MUS 320 ...... 3 MUS 150/160/161 ...... 1 MUS 391* ...... 2 MUS 191* ...... 1 MUS 150/160/161 ...... 1 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 MUS 303 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 MUS 130/170/199 ...... 1 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester MUS 102 ...... 3 MUS 307 or 207...... 3 MUS 111 ...... 1 Vocal Dictation/Elective ...... 3 MUS 150/161 ...... 1 MUS 392* ...... 2 MUS 192* ...... 1 MUS 150/161 ...... 1 MUS 116 ...... 1 MUS 304 ...... 3 MUS 130/170/199 ...... 1 Elective ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED Wellness ...... 2 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Senior Year Semester Total ...... 16 First Semester Elective ...... 3 Sophomore Year Elective ...... 3 First Semester MUS 405 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 MUS 491* ...... 2 G ED Arts ...... 3 MUS 150/160/161 ...... 1 MUS 291* ...... 1 MUS 499 Vocal Pedagogy/Instrumental Literature MUS 150/160/161 ...... 1 ...... 3 MUS 201 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 MUS 210 ...... 1 MUS 215 ...... 1 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Second Semester MUS 170/130/199 ...... 1 MUS 399 Senior Recital ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17 Elective ...... 3 MUS 150/161 ...... 1 Second Semester Elective ...... 3 MUS 292* ...... 1 MUS 492* ...... 2 MUS 150/161 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 12 MUS 202 ...... 3 MUS 216 ...... 1 *Students enrolled in Applied Music (i.e., MUS 191-492) G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 must be enrolled in a major ensemble each semester of applied study Students must further enroll in chamber MUS 211 ...... 1 ensembles (College Singers for vocal majors) in four G ED Humanities ...... 3 semesters over the course of their studies. Elective ...... 3 134 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities
Music Education Course Descriptions baton techniques and development of musical interpretation. The practical aspects of conducting Note: All courses are three credit hours unless a rehearsal and performance through the media of noted otherwise. the Marching/Concert Band and instrumental ensembles comprised of class participants. Music Education Prerequisite(s): MUS 101 and 207.
MUS 105. Music Skills for Classroom Teachers MUS 308. Electronic Music Production The basic principles of music theory as applied to The course is designed to familiarize students with elementary school teaching: notation, sight- the basics of electronic music. Focus is on singing, key signatures, meter signatures, scale commercial music production and the creation of resources and simple harmonic structures. pieces of radio/TV commercials, short Introduction of recorders and piano for simple documentary films and entertainment. Instruction song accompaniment. Increased emphasis will be in computer-based composition, sequencing, score placed on materials and procedures as applied to preparation and recording through the use of the music teaching on the elementary school level. current software. Arranged lab hours are required. Projects include rote songs, part songs, rhythmic Prerequisite(s): MUS 101 or 105 and CS 106 or games and dances, and preparing a music resource permission of instructor. unit. Utilization of classroom instruments such as recorder, piano, melody bells, autoharp and MUS 313. Teaching Music in the Elementary percussion. and Middle Schools Materials, techniques and procedures for teaching MUS 207. Choral Conducting vocal and instrumental music in the elementary Introduction to basic conducting techniques. and middle schools. Familiarization with Kodaly, Choral conducting techniques and problems: Dalcroze and Orff-Schulwerk approaches and rehearsal and procedures, development of stylistic utilization of classroom instruments such as interpretation, score reading and analysis. recorder, piano, melody bells, autoharp, guitar and Practical application through the media of the percussion. Prerequisite(s): EDUC316. Concert Choir and a vocal ensemble comprised of class participants. Prerequisite(s): MUS 101. Take MUS 314. Teaching Music in the Middle and with MUS 150. Secondary Schools A unified and balanced approach to the study of MUS 305. Woodwinds and Strings: Class music instruction at the middle and high school Instruction levels. Phases and problems of the choral and A study of correct tone production, technical instrumental program, as well as the area of music procedures, care of the various instruments and an education directed and influenced by the introduction to the appropriate literature for philosophy that music is a significant and integral different grade levels. part of intellectual and aesthetic growth. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316. MUS 306. Brass and Percussion Instruments: Class Instruction MUS 320. Music Technology A study of correct tone production, technical This course is an introduction to music procedures, care of the various instruments and an technology. introduction to the appropriate literature for Students will become proficient in hardware and different grade levels. software associated with music, including CAI (computer-assisted instruction), synthesizers/ MUS 307. Instrumental Conducting samplers, composition/arranging, multi-media Study of instrumental conducting techniques and software and MIDI (musical instrument digital problems: rehearsal and performance procedures, 2019-2020 University Catalog 135 College of Arts & Humanities interface). The course offers the aspiring musician MUS 115. Elementary Aural Theory I (1 credit many useful resources that will increase the hour) mastery of basic musicianship, inspire and assist Material of easy to moderately easy tonal and the creative process, and save valuable time in the rhythmic content: sight singing, rhythm reading, execution of musical as well as non-musical tasks. melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, internal and chord identification, chord progressions and Music Theory, History and Literature related activities. Meets two hours weekly.
MUS 101. Elementary Theory I MUS 116. Elementary Aural Theory II (1 credit A beginning course in music theory that includes hour) the comprehensive study of the components of Material of easy to moderately easy tonal and music: notation, scales and tonality, key and rhythmic content: sight singing, rhythmic reading, modes, intervals and transposition, chords, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, interval cadences and nonharmonic tones, melodic and chord identification, chord progressions and organization, texture. The ability to read music related activities. Meets two hours weekly. and play an instrument or sing is required. Prerequisite(s): MUS 115.
MUS 102. Elementary Theory II MUS 201. Advanced Theory III A continuation of the development of writing and A continuation and expansion of the elementary analytical skills. This course includes the study of theory background by focusing on musical styles music structures and forms, binary and ternary, from the Renaissance to the 18th century. Includes through style analysis; the specific language of more complex chords and analysis of musical dominant seventh chords; other seventh chords, procedures found in polyphonic compositions secondary dominant chords, altered tones and from the Renaissance and Baroque, and modulation. Prerequisite(s): MUS 101. procedures such as theme and variation, rondo and sonata form found in homophonic compositions MUS 104. American Music: A Panorama from the classical era. Analytical, historical and American music in the 20th century is notable in compositional perspectives are stressed for its diversity. Composers, performers and students’ added insight into performance of their consumers are attracted to many media and many own musical repertoire. Prerequisite(s): MUS 102, styles. This broad panorama or spectrum includes 116. orchestral music, chamber music, jazz music, rock music, church music and varying types of folk MUS 202. Advanced Theory IV music. The many faces of American Music will be A continuation and expansion of MUS 201 by heard, analyzed and discussed. studying musical styles of the Romantic, Post- Romantic, Impressionistic and Contemporary eras, MUS 107. Appreciation of Music focusing on harmonic devices which increase An introduction to music for the non-major dissonance and chromaticism and lead ultimately through historical survey and the development of to the end of tonality. Analytical, historical and listening skills. The individuals in the class will be compositional perspectives continue to be stressed expected to understand the basic elements of to increase the musical maturity and well- music in order to develop competence in the aural roundedness of the student. Prerequisite(s): MUS analysis of music. The development of music will 201, 215. be examined in the light of historical events, and will be integrated with developments in the other MUS 303. History and Literature of Music I: arts, literature and the humanities. Antiquity to Baroque Survey of music history and literature from antiquity through the Baroque. Emphasis is placed
136 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities on the origin of the theories of music, the distinct progressions and related activities. Meets two role of the church, the development of forms, and hours weekly. Prerequisite(s): MUS 116. the musicians responsible for the major developments in Western musical style. MUS 216. Advanced Aural Theory II (1 credit Prerequisite(s): MUS 202 and MUS 216 or hour) permission of instructor Material of moderately difficult to difficult tonal and rhythmic content: sight singing, rhythmic MUS 304. History and Literature of Music II: reading, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic Classical to Modern dictation, interval and chord identification, chord A continuation of the survey of music history and progressions and related activities. Meets two literature spanning the periods referred to as hours weekly. Prerequisite(s): MUS 215. Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic and Modern. A study of the larger forms and genres: sonata, MUS 221. Sacred Vocal-Choral Literature concerto, symphony, song cycle and opera, as they An overview of music literature for the church, relate to their origin, historical development and with particular attention given to the more performance practices. Research projects may be accessible literature of the last several centuries. required in order to gain better insight into the Study of both solo and ensemble works and their great works of musical literature, past and present. historical functions in the worship service. Also Prerequisite(s): MUS 102, 203. involves some basic aspects of choral arranging and editing for performance. MUS 205. Jazz Improvisation and Arranging The functions of this course will be two-fold: (1) MUS 405. Orchestration and Arranging the exploration of various procedures and Technical and scoring aspects of the various band techniques in rhythmic and melodic improvisation and orchestra instruments, as they are employed in as applied to the voice and other instruments; (2) chamber and large ensembles. Special effects the study of chord inversions, voice leading and peculiar to each instrumental family will be instrumental color in composing and arranging for discussed; and the special problems in transcribing the large and small jazz ensemble. from one medium to another will be analyzed. Projects will be performed by students in the class MUS 215. Advanced Aural Theory I (1 credit and other ensembles in the department. hour) Prerequisite(s): MUS 202 and MUS 216, or Material of moderate to moderately difficult tonal permission of instructor. and rhythmic content: sight singing, rhythm reading, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic Organizations and Ensembles dictation, internal and chord identification, chord and to study representative choral literature from MUS 130. College Singers (1 credit hour) all music periods. Some semesters will include Select vocal ensemble of 14-20 voices. Repertoire work on a major choral work (cantata, oratorio, ranges from Renaissance madrigals through etc.). Open to all college students. Three class contemporary popular music, thus providing hours. programs of great variety wherever the group appears. Three class hours. Prerequisite(s): MUS 160. Marching Band/Fall Semester (1 Audition required, concurrent enrollment in a credit hour) major ensemble. Open to all students at the University, music majors and non-music majors alike, in the Fall MUS 150. Concert Choir (1 credit hour) Semester to enhance the football program. The This organization offers the student the band program offers the student an opportunity to opportunity to learn concepts of ensemble singing perform and study music in a variety of styles for
2019-2020 University Catalog 137 College of Arts & Humanities performance at all home football games and at MUS 110. Elementary Piano Class (1 credit special invitational events and parades. Students hour) may participate by playing musical instruments. Course designed for persons with little or no Six class hours. previous musical background. All major scales, simple melodies in all major keys, and simple MUS 161. Concert Band/Spring Semester (1 chord structures are studied. Two class hours. credit hour) Open to all students at the University, music MUS 111. PIANO CLASS (1 credit hour) majors and non-music majors alike, in the Spring A continuation of the beginning piano class, which Semester. The band program offers the student an introduces the student to minor keys and chords, opportunity to perform and study music in a use of the sostenuto pedal, rhythmic and variety of styles through the medium of a large coordination techniques. Two class hours. wind band, including the standard repertoire for Prerequisite(s): MUS 110. band and popular selections of the 20th century. Six class hours. MUS 210. Advanced Piano Class I (2 credit hours) MUS 170. Jazz Ensemble (1 credit hour) Introduces the student to the piano literature in The performance of varying jazz styles, including classics to moderns, harmonization and inversion swing, Latin, rock, popular and other hybrid of chords to fit melodies, and simple transposition forms. An additional emphasis on stimulating procedures. Prerequisite(s): MUS 111. creative improvisation and ensemble playing. Three class hours. Prerequisite(s): Audition MUS 211: Advanced Piano Class II required, concurrent enrollment in a major A continuation into the piano literature from ensemble. classics to moderns, more advanced harmonization and chording of melodies, and more advanced Applied Music procedures of transposition and modulation. Final examination is a piano proficiency examination. MUS 191, 192, 291, 292. Applied Music (1 credit Prerequisite(s): MUS 210. hour) Weekly arranged lessons with a specialist on the Secondary Voice instrument that the student has chosen as a major or minor interest. Literature studies and MUS 123. Voice Class (1 credit hour) performance requirements are assigned according Basic instruction in proper vocal production, to the degree of proficiency of the student. including breathing, phonation, resonance and Prerequisite(s): Audition required. diction; knowledge of physiology of the voice; and development of a basic repertoire. Designed MUS 391, 392, 491, 492. Advanced Applied for non-music and non-vocal music majors who Music (2 credit hours) read music. Prerequisite(s): Ability to read music. Weekly arranged lessons in advanced applied music for students entering their junior and senior MUS 124. Voice Class (1 credit hour) years. Literature studies and performance A continuation of Music 123; further instruction in requirements are assigned by the instructor with vocal techniques including expansion of range and the appropriate level of difficulty for the degree of dynamic capabilities; and expansion of repertoire. proficiency of the student. Prerequisite(s): MUS Prerequisite(s): MUS 123 or demonstrated 292. equivalent.
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Music Faculty Clark, Christopher (2012), Instructor of Music. B.F.A. Marshall University; M.M. University of Louisville, 2012. Areas of research: Jazz Studies, Composition, Woodwind Studies.
Johnson, Dirk (2009), Associate Professor of Music. B. Music Brigham Young University; M. Music Brigham Young University; D. Music Arts University of Cincinnati, 2009. Areas of research: Conducting, Music Education, Choir, Voice.
Norman, Mary Beth (2018), Instructor of Music, B.A. Music West Virginia Institute of Technology, M.A. Music, Marshall University,
Vanderford, Brenda (1966), Associate Professor of Music. B.M. Oberlin College; M.M. Northwestern University, 1965.
Woodard, Scott E. (2006), Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Music. B.A., Marshall University; M.A., Marshall University; D.M.A., Boston University, 2014. Areas of research: Instrumental Conducting, Music History; Russian Music History.
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Master of Arts in Media Studies Conditional admission may be granted during the Dr. Robin Broughton last semester of a student’s baccalaureate program. Coordinator While it is preferred that applicants hold a 201 Cole Complex baccalaureate degree in the humanities, the fine (304) 766-3274 arts, or social sciences (preferably with some [email protected] coursework in communications, film, The Master of Arts in Media Studies is an videography, computer science, or Media Studies), integrated, interdisciplinary program intended for applications are sought from graduates in any students with a traditional undergraduate discipline who can demonstrate a serious and education and some experience in committed approach to the subject. Some communications and digital media. undergraduate remediation may be necessary for students with minimal computer literacy and/or no Students graduating with this degree, unique in previous coursework or experience in such areas West Virginia, are ideally suited to take advantage as filmmaking, video production and mass media of the expanding job possibilities in graphic theory. design, digital video production, interactive media If a student in the Media Studies Program receives and multimedia production, electronic publishing a final grade of C in two courses in the program and online information services. Media Studies (either media courses or other courses in his/her graduates are prepared for careers as plan of study), that student will receive a letter of communication experts in such venues as warning. If a student receives a third C in such commerce and industry, education and courses, he/she will be dismissed from the entertainment, and government and the not-for- program. A final grade of F in a course is grounds profit sector. Graduates are also prepared to for dismissal from the program. continue working toward a doctoral degree. Students will graduate with design, technical and Academic Warning, Probation or Dismissal critical skills and will be well-equipped to address Students may appeal final grades as described (for the many challenges faced by corporations, small undergraduate students) in the University Catalog. businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions as they The Media Studies Program does not tolerate venture into the digital millennium. academic/professional misconduct. Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, Admission Requirements cheating, vandalism, etc. Should anyone be found Students admitted to the Media Studies program to have engaged in such behavior, he/she will must have: immediately be removed from the program, and the infraction will remain on file as part of that A bachelor’s degree from a regionally student’s permanent academic record. accredited college or university Overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4 point Master of Arts in Media Studies scale 36 hours required for graduation Three letters of recommendation addressing applicant’s academic competencies Foundation Core Requirements Minimum TOEFL score of 550 for students Nine hours. MS 500 (Digital Storytelling), MS whose native language is not English (The Test 503 (Mass Communication Theory), MS 502 for Spoken English will also be required) (Graduate Research and Writing) Applicants who do not meet the above requirements may be granted conditional admission 500-word essay 140 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities
Advanced Core Requirements as well as a detailed written evaluative report Six hours. Choose 1 (one) three-hour course at the demonstrating its relevance to the program. 600 level from each of the two program concentrations (Digital Media, Media Theory & Criticism)
Concentration Nine hours. Students choose three courses in one approved area of concentration. Six hours can be independent studies courses.
Electives Three hours. Any 500- or 600-level course.
Thesis/Project Requirement Six hours. The thesis or project requirement requires students to conduct and complete independent research that is relevant to the theoretical issues and topics covered in the M.A. program and demonstrate familiarity with, and skill in, applying appropriate research methods. Alternatively, students can choose to complete a comprehensive media project, which may, for example, be relevant to their employment (e.g. as videographers, teachers, media specialists) as well as a detailed written evaluative report demonstrating its relevance to the program.
Concentration Options: Digital Media Choose three courses from MS 510, 541, 543, 548, 560, 565, 600, 610, 630, 640 or 660.
Media Theory & Criticism Choose three courses from MS 505, 515, 561, 635, 645 or 655.
Thesis/Project Requirement Six hours. The thesis or project requires students to conduct and complete independent research to the theoretical issues and topics covered in the M.A. program and demonstrates familiarity with, and skill in, applying appropriate research methods. Alternately, students can choose to complete a comprehensive media project, which may, for example, be relevant to their employment (e.g. as videographers, teachers, media specialists)
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Media Studies Course Descriptions Admission to the Media Studies Graduate program or permission of the instructor. MS 500. Digital Storytelling
A foundation course in the study and application MS 510. Digital Graphic Design of media aesthetic principles to visual media, This course is designed to provide students with a utilizing digital imaging and manipulation comprehensive understanding of visual expression technologies and software. Students will analyze as a means of communicating information, and the and develop digital presentations containing technical skills to digitally translate information graphics and text based on the principles of into visual communication. Emphasis is placed on effective visual design for several screen formats. the development of strong conceptual design Theory will be integrated into practice through skills, understanding the history and development several guided projects, culminating in a major of creative applications of technology, and the media design project published to CD, DVD and mastery of technical information to facilitate the web. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media effective messages. Prerequisite(s): MS 500 or Studies graduate program or permission of the permission of the instructor. (Note: Students are instructor. expected to have a working knowledge of basic
design principles and to be familiar with the Mac MS 502. Graduate Research and Writing platform.) An entry-level graduate course designed to familiarize students with the basic tools and MS 515. Public Relations Theory and Practice techniques to do acceptable graduate work. This course will examine the application of Emphasis will be given to critical methods of communication, social and behavioral science research, study, and writing. Required in the first theory and research techniques in the overall year of graduate work in the Media Studies planning, programming, implementation, analysis program. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media and evaluation of public relations programs and Studies graduate program or permission of the campaigns. Emphasis will be placed on the instructor. identification and analysis of strategies as they are
used and affect profit as well as non-profit MS 503. Mass Communications Theory organizations. Prerequisite(s): MS 505. Students will learn about the structure, content, process and effects of communication, the MS 541. Digital Video Production contributions of other disciplines and barriers to This course will focus on narrative project effective communication. Students will explore conceptualization, scripting, storyboarding, the vibrant relationship between theory building, production and postproduction utilizing digital research and knowledge. Students will examine video strategies, technology and software. key theories in detail, considering their Students, through individual projects, will apply relationships with other theories and the insight narrative and media aesthetic principles in the they provide into human communication. production of a series of structured digital Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies projects, culminating in a major narrative project. graduate program or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): MS 500 or permission of the
instructor. MS 505. Media Research
Introduction to quantitative and qualitative MS 543. Animation Production research procedures used in the social sciences This class consists of screenings, lectures and a and communications studies. Methods include series of projects that will introduce the student to experimental design, surveying, sampling, content animation production for film and video. The and narrative analysis, as well as focus groups and course focuses on the concepts, techniques and interviewing techniques. Prerequisite(s): processes of producing an image, as well as
142 West Virginia State University College of Arts & Humanities surveying the history of the art form, international fashion, professional and political posture and trends and recent developments in the industry. interaction, visual communication is rooted in Prerequisite(s): MS 541. basic principles of perception and visual interpretation. Exploring various theories about MS 548. Screenwriting the structures and uses of visual communication, This course is designed as a theoretical as well as students will also investigate how the social world practical approach to learning the art and craft of is constructed, represented and contested in visual screenwriting. Students will study exemplary film discourse. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media through existing screenplays (on reserve), watch Studies graduate program or permission of the and analyze appropriate film works and find the instructor. commonalities of traditional writing styles/techniques as they relate to screenwriting MS 600. 3D Design while learning the specific technical aspects of This class is a workshop in 3D computer writing for the screen. Prerequisite(s): Admission animation production. The class will consist of to the Media Studies graduate program or screenings, lectures and hands-on projects permission of the instructor. designed to provide an overview of the history, practices and aesthetics of computer-generated MS 561. Media Law and Regulation images (CGI). While the primary focus of the Students will learn the legal structure of radio, course is 3D computer animation; the course will television, cable, satellite, Internet and other new also introduce students to a variety of software media forms. Issues to be addressed include packages for editing, titling, image processing, intellectual property laws, copyright, Internet audio processing, 2D animation and compositing. regulations, First Amendment legislation and FCC Prerequisite(s): MS 500. law. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies Graduate program or permission of the MS 601. Critical Approaches to Media Studies instructor. In this critical studies course, students will learn how to apply quantitative and qualitative MS 565. Producer’s Seminar analytical tools to mass-mediated texts as they A theoretical and practical study of the art and look for embedded cultural and political meaning craft of the film/video producer. The student will within our media. Students will learn critical become familiar with the role of the producer and theory and apply that theory as they deconstruct what function he/she performs in the various the media products they confront on a daily basis. visual, audio, and multimedia production formats. Students will uncover embedded messages in Lectures, readings, guest visits, and assignments broadcast news and advertising, print articles and will address the producer’s role in feature and advertising, film, television shows and websites. short narrative, documentary, commercial, Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies industrial, educational and art film and video graduate program or permission of the instructor. making. Radio (commercial and public) as well as music production will also be included. MS 635. Race, Gender and Media Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies This course will examine and analyze the role graduate program or permission of the instructor. played by the U.S. mass media (newspapers, magazines, film, radio and television) in MS 570. Theories of Visual Communication establishing, facilitating and confronting the social This course is a critical, philosophical and constructs of race, gender and ethnicity. The historical exploration of images as the objects of primary focus of the course is on contemporary visual communication. Broadly defined to include media; however, they will be examined within still and moving images, graphic design, their historical context. Prerequisite(s): MS 501 or typography and also visual phenomena such as permission of the instructor.
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administration and evaluation. Prerequisite(s): MS 640. Interactive Media Completion of 15 credits in Media Studies M.A. This course will focus on the theory and practice Program. of designing, recording and editing still and MS 696. Independent Study motion images and text in interactive/nonlinear Students may not take this class more than two formats. Students will read and report on pertinent times. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. theory and apply it in the production of interactive media exercises, culminating in a major digital MS 698. Media Studies Thesis I 1-3 Hours interactive media project. Theory will be put into Prerequisite(s): Permission of graduate advisor. practice utilizing digital technology and software. Prerequisite(s): MS 500 or permission of the MS 699. Media Studies Thesis II 1-3 Hours instructor. Prerequisite(s): Permission of graduate advisor.
MS 645. Film Theory
This course will examine and compare several Media Studies Graduate Faculty theoretical approaches to the interpretation of films and their makers, variously in artistic, Broughton, Robin (1991), Professor of narrative, cultural, historical, industrial, political, Communications. B.S. Ohio University; M.A. social, and technological contexts. Theories will Ohio University, Ph.D. Ohio University, 1999. be research, compared, and applied, regarding Areas of research: Mass Media, Media Law, their relative value in the making and Media Theory and Criticism, New Media. interpretation of films. Prerequisite(s): 3 core courses or instructor’s permission. Cobb, Kimberly (2012), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A. Marshall University; M.A. MS 655. Film History Marshall University, 1991. Areas of research: Motion picture films have a history of more than Radio and TV Production. 125 years. This course will focus on research pertaining to the development of several historical Gilliland, Steven A. (1986), Assistant Professor of periods of films, their makes, and movements, in Communications. B.A. University of Arkansas; international contexts. Prerequisite(s): 3 core M.A. University of Arkansas, 1981. Areas of courses or instructor’s permission. research: Filmmaking, Animation.
MS 670. Seminar in Media Studies Ladner, Barbara (1991), Professor of English. Areas of study not normally covered in other B.A. Rice University; M.Phil. Yale University; courses. Topics vary from semester to semester. Ph.D. Yale University, 1987. Areas of research: Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. Appalachian Literature.
MS 695. Integrated Media Management Øvrebø, Reidun (1992), Professor of Art. Cand. This course applies management principles and Mag. University of Trondheim; Ph.D. Ohio practices to the effective organization of different University, 1993. Areas of research: Art History, media agencies, firms and/or systems, including Interdisciplinary Arts. broadcast stations, cable systems, public relations agencies, etc. Current research and models in Porter, Marc (1998), Professor of telecommunications administration, economic Communications. B.A. Indiana University; M.F.A. planning and control, merchandising and Columbia University; Ph.D. Indiana University, positioning, sales and advertising will be 1986. Areas of research: Film Appreciation, reviewed, as well as case studies and current Filmmaking. problems in research, planning, operations,
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Ziyati, Ali (2011), Professor of Communications. D.I.P.L. Higher Institute of Journalism; M.A. Ohio University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1995. Areas of research: Public Relations, Mass Communications.
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Regents Bachelor of Arts 3. All passing grades at accredited colleges will be accepted. All grades of F received four or Dr. Michael Harris, III more years before admission to the program Program Director are disregarded. 120 Cole Complex 4. Credit may be awarded for passing scores on (304) 766-3127 the CLEP and other college level tests. 5. Credit may be awarded for work and life Non-Traditional Degree Program experiences that are equivalent to college level The Regents Bachelor of Arts (RBA) degree is the course work. (A fee of $300 plus $10 per University’s non-traditional degree program credit hour will be charged for each intended primarily for adults. The program is of assessment regardless of the credit awarded.) special value to those with two or more years of Note: Fee is payable when a portfolio is prior college work and those who have completed submitted. non-collegiate professional training programs. 6. Twenty-four semester hours must be earned in the state funded colleges and universities of Mission Statement West Virginia. At least three hours must be The mission of the Regents Bachelor of Arts completed at West Virginia State University. Program (RBA) is to prepare adults to excel in the 7. Continuation in the program is contingent professional workplace and to meet their upon a candidate’s making visible progress educational needs through innovative approaches toward the degree. to learning. 8. Candidates once terminated may be readmitted to the program, subject to all policies in effect Program Learning Outcomes at the time of reapplication. Under no The student will demonstrate: circumstances is readmission to result in any additional waiver of failing grades. 1. The application of strategies to promote success by developing, reviewing and revising Regents Bachelor of Arts personal and career goals. 120 hours required for graduation. 2. The application of critical thinking skills to solve problems in real world settings. General Education - 36 Hours 3. Appropriate technology skills to complete Communications six hours work-related projects. Humanities six hours 4. Correct written communication skills. Natural Science six hours 5. Correct oral communications skills. Mathematics/Computer Science three hours Social Science six hours Requirements for Admission to the Program Electives in General Education nine hours Admission to the Regents Bachelor of Arts degree is not identical with general admission to the Major college. It is a formal procedure requiring an No major field required; student must complete 39 interview and an application. hours of upper division (300-400 level) courses.
1. Students are not eligible for admission until Electives - 45 Hours four years after the date of graduation from high school. Regents Bachelor of Arts Areas of Emphasis 2. Students must not have previously earned a Although RBA students do not earn subject area bachelor’s degree. They may not be enrolled majors, they may complete any of the minors simultaneously in this program and another offered throughout the University curriculum. baccalaureate degree program. They may also choose to complete an Area of
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Emphasis, a specified group of courses in a Any other 300/400 level BA course for which particular area (together with any required the student has the prerequisite. prerequisites for those courses) which is similar to a minor. Areas of Emphasis are presently offered Criminal Justice in Art History, Studio Art, Business, Criminal CJ 307 Criminal Law Justice, American History, Journalism/ Writing, CJ 308 Ethics in Criminal Justice Travel and Tourism, Broadcasting, Film, PR, CJ 313 Race, Gender and Crime Sociology, and Technical Writing. These courses CJ 315 Methodology require prerequisites as listed in this catalog. A CJ 322 Criminology minimum grade of C is required in each course in CJ 380 Criminal Procedure the Area of Emphasis. Additional Areas of
Emphasis are under consideration. Film
COMM 341 Advance Filmmaking Art History
Choose six art history courses from the following COMM 343 Animation Production options as they are offered: COMM 345 Film Theory, Genres and Directors Art 314 Renaissance, Baroque and Early 19th Century Art COMM 370 Principles and Theories of Theatre Direction Art 315 Modern Art
Art 317 African and Afro-American Art COMM 382 Video Postproduction
Art 318 American Indian Art ENGL 346 Literature and Film
Art 319 Appalachian Arts and Crafts Journalism/Writing Art 320 African Art ENGL 303 Expository Writing Art 411 African-American Artists ENGL 304 Introduction to Creative Art 450 Contemporary Artists Writing
Art 451 Contemporary Artists COMM/ENGL 326 Journalism II Art 399 Any Special Topics Art History ENGL 419 Writing for Publication course on the 300 level COMM 462 Advanced TV II Art 499 Any special Topics Art History course on the 400 level Public Relations
COMM 305 Communications Research Broadcasting COMM 405 Advanced Public Relations COMM 307 Writing for the Media ART 217 Computer Graphics COMM 343 Animation Production ENGL 429 Writing for Publication COMM 360 Advanced Television Production/ Direction I BA 301 Organization and Management
COMM 362 Advanced Audio BA 405 Integrated Marketing Production Communications
COMM 382 Video Postproduction COMM 462 Advanced Television Production/ Direction II
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Sociology SOC 208 Race and Ethnic Relations in American Society SOC 303 Sociology of Family SOC 310 Sociological Theory SOC 320 Sociology of Gender SOC 321 Sociology of Health and Medicine SOC 406 Social Inequality
Studio Art Choose six studio art courses from the following options as they are offered: Ceramics Art 312, 404 Drawing Art 305, 402 Graphic Design Art 313, 413 Painting Art 306, 403 Photography Art 310, 407 Printmaking Art 303, 405 Sculpture Art 301, 406 Digital Photography Art 352, 452
Technical Writing ENG 310 Technical and Report Writing ENG 311 Editing for Technical Writers ENG 410 Digital Literacies ENG 412 Information Design ENG 429 Writing for Publication or COMM 307 Writing for the Media
U.S. American History HIST 301 American Urban History HIST 310 The Presidency HIST 312 Age of Jim Crow HIST 403 American Diplomatic History HIST 416 Civil War Era
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Regents Bachelor of Arts Course Descriptions UNIV 300. RBA Portfolio Development (1 credit hour) A detailed approach to portfolio development for the Regents Bachelor of Arts degree through the assessment of work and life experience. Students will learn to select, categorize and document various forms of personal and professional achievement and experiences. The course is required for anyone interested in pursuing the portfolio option in a specified academic content area.
UNIV 305. RBA Transitions (1 credit hour) A course designed to prepare adult learners for the transition back into academic study. In addition to strengthening career and life goal development, students will acquire management skills, appreciate support systems, and develop a plan of study.
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Mission Core Values Excellence in teaching The College of Business and Social Sciences Continuous improvement in curriculum consists of two departments – the Department of Business Administration and Economics, and the An orientation toward analytical and creative Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, thinking which includes disciplines in History, Political Ethical academic and business behavior Science, Psychology and Sociology/Philosophy. Commitment to professional placement of Each of these disciplines draws from its respective graduates members and society at large, as well as Active participation in the broader academic organizations and industries that continue to refine community through scholarly endeavors how we view and interact with the world. Each academic concentration provides a historical The College of Business and Social Sciences also foundation of how peers, society and industry serves students in the Department of Education work, enabling students to have a deeper through courses that prepare them for their understanding of current issues affecting our teaching fields. We offer minor areas of study to world. As new discoveries and social shifts occur, students who major in other academic fields. Our these are independently evaluated for inclusion Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees into the pedagogy and existing knowledge base so prepare students for employment in business, non- that our students may continue to form their own profit entities, government, social service agencies hypotheses and discoveries. and prepares them to pursue graduate studies.
Mission Possessing the highest degrees in their respective The College of Business and Social Sciences disciplines, our faculty aim to provide students offers a challenging, high quality and with a course of study that extends beyond transformational student- centered undergraduate textbook concepts to include proper application of education. The College serves a diverse concepts, theories and discussions within their community to prepare students for success in a own lives, creating a ripple-effect within their own dynamic global marketplace, primarily through communities. In addition to accreditation by our teaching, research and service, while also regional accrediting body, the North Central addressing the needs of the region. Association of Colleges and Schools, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and the Goals Bachelor of Arts in Economics programs are Our goal is to serve students by providing a accredited by the Accreditation Council for variety of requirements, including general Business Schools and Programs. education credits, minor concentrations, related cognates and toward the final completion of a The College of Business and Social Science baccalaureate degree. Specifically, graduates: believes in a firm foundation of mutual collaboration and cooperation. Only through the will be able to communicate effectively proper exchange of ideas and open communication will be able to think critically can we foster an environment of growth and will demonstrate ethical and social progress in our respective fields of study. For this responsibility reason, we have developed collaborative opportunities which include, but are not limited to: will demonstrate technology proficiencies
will demonstrate proficiency in their chosen Coordinating field placements in Industrial disciplines and Organizational psychology to include
Management and Marketing students
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Fostering the minors of Business Administration and of Economics among the other departments in the College Fostering a connection between Political Science, Psychology, Sociology/ Philosophy, History, Economics and Business Administration Examining curricular design with modifications in cognates and general education requirements
College Honor Societies Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business Administration
Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics
Phi Alpha Theta International Honor Society in History
Phi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society in Political Science
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology
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College Structure Mrs. Amanda McDonald Dr. Charles Perdue Secretary Senior Program Coordinator Ms. Deborah Williams Business Administration & Psychology Interim Dean Economics 123 Hill Hall 110 Hill Hall 302 Cole Complex (304) 766-3271 (304) 766-3025 (304) 766-3129 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
du Ms. Patty Goff Brenda Parsons Academic Program Associate Dr. Ginta Palubinskas Administrative Secretary 112 Hill Hall Chairperson Senior (304) 766-3065 Social & Behavioral Sciences English, Modern Foreign [email protected] 104 Hill Hall Languages, Social &
(304) 766-3045 Behavioral Sciences Mr. Matthew Carroll [email protected] 118 Hill Hall Interim Chairperson (304) 766-3180 Business Administration & Dr. Michael Workman [email protected] Economics Program Coordinator 313C Cole Complex History Dr. Manashi Ray (304) 766-3093 116 Hill Hall Program Coordinator [email protected] (304) 766-3053 Sociology
[email protected] 124 Hill Hall Dr. Frehot Hailou (304)766-3054 Program Coordinator TBA [email protected] Economics Program Coordinator 105 Hill Hall Political Science (304) 766-3057 Social & Behavioral Sciences [email protected]
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Business Administration & Economics management, management information systems and marketing. Mr. Matthew Carroll Interim Chairperson West Virginia State University Business and Business Administration & Economics Economics Degree programs are accredited by the 313C Cole Complex Accreditation Council for Business Schools and (304) 766-3093 Programs to offer the Bachelor of Science Degree [email protected] in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. The purpose of the Business & Economics Department is to provide a structure and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration environment in which the student can develop 120 hours required for graduation basic skills, acquire knowledge of the discipline, expand the ability to understand complex business General Education – 35-40 Hours situations, and achieve a level of overall maturity and sophistication expected of a business Major – 54-60 Hours professional. Core Courses (33 hours): BA 115, 203, 209, 210, 215, 216, 301, 305, 310, 313, 420. Our programs focus on fundamental theories and concepts in the field of Business Administration Area of Concentration (select one) and the tools and information skills needed for Accounting: BA 314, 315, 325, 363, 364, 365, problem solving and decision making. They are 403, 418. designed to enable graduates to: Finance: BA 316, 414, 416, 421; ECON 308;
any two courses from BA 317, 319, or 363. Communicate effectively and articulately in International Business: BA 320, 347, 416, 442, written, oral and electronic form as appropriate 460, 465; ECON 410; SPAN 201 or FREN for business functions 201, SPAN 202 or FREN 202. Think critically about business issues, theory Management: BA 314, 320, 346, 347, 440, and application 465, 475. Use effective human relationship skills to Management Information Systems: BA 345, work in a diverse culture and function 480; CS 101, 102, 230, 240, 410. positively in a team environment Marketing: BA 335, 405, 424, 436; any three Apply critical thinking skills to identify what courses from BA 306, 309, 311, 347, 370, 411, information is needed and how to obtain this 413, 433, or 442. information through appropriate technology,
evaluating the quality and relevance of the Cognates – Nine hours sources and using the information effectively ECON 201, 202, and ENGL 204. and ethically
Evaluate business problems, gather, Math Requirement – MATH 118, 118E, or 120 manipulate and interpret data, analyze
alternatives, decide on most effective solution, Electives – To Bring Total to 120 Hours implement solution and monitor results for Up to 12 credit hours of Cooperative Education continuous improvement may be used for electives.
Students must choose one of the six areas of To be eligible to graduate students must maintain concentration reflecting their particular interests: a minimum of a 2.0 GPA overall and a GPA in the accounting, finance, international business, major (i.e., Business Administration courses) of 2.0 or better. 2019-2020 University Catalog 155 College of Business & Social Sciences
Certificate in Asset Management Students Wishing To Take The Certified Public This certificate is open to all currently enrolled Accountant (CPA) Exam undergraduate students at West Virginia State Individuals sitting for the CPA exam may be University who seek a credential in asset subject to additional college coursework management. The certificate program is also open requirements to be eligible to take the exam. to post-baccalaureate and post-associate degree Several models exist for acquiring those additional holders who wish to seek professional hours specified by the West Virginia Board of development or additional credentials in the area Accountancy. See one of the Accounting advisors of business, specifically specialized financial for discussion of your options and knowledge of and management of real estate, recommendations for the model that best fits your investments and basic insurance. situation.
For those who have met the prerequisites for the Minors in Business Administration required courses the certificate will include the (These minors are designed for non-business following courses: BA 313, 317, 319 and 414. majors.)
Post-Graduate Program in Accounting – 33 Minor in Business Administration Accounting - 18 Hours Hours This program is designed to facilitate career BA 210, 215, 216, 308, 314, 315 changes and/or advancement for business and non- business baccalaureate degree holders. All Minor in Business Administration Finance - 18 coursework required in the program must carry a Hours grade of C or better to count toward fulfillment of BA 209, 210, 215, 216, 313, 414 the requirements. Minor in Business Administration Management - Test-out credit in required courses is not 18 Hours permitted, and at least 21 credits of required BA 210, 215, 301, 305, 310, 320 courses must have been completed at West Virginia State University after completion of a Minor in Business Administration Marketing - 15 bachelor’s degree. Based upon an undergraduate Hours transcript evaluation, a faculty advisor may BA 210, 301, 305, 335, 405 require applicants for admission to the program to complete those cognate courses necessary for Note: Some of these courses require MATH 118, success in the required certificate courses. For 118E, or 120, ECON 201, and ECON 202 as those who have met the prerequisites for the prerequisites. required courses, the certificate program will include the following courses: BA 210, 215, 216, 314, 315, 325, 363, 364, 365, 403 and 418.
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Accounting Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 BA 363 ...... 3 ENGL 101 ...... 3 BA 314 ...... 3 MATH 118 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3 BA 313 ...... 3 COMM 100 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 115 ...... 3 BA 364 ...... 3 ENGL 102 ...... 3 BA 315 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 BA 305………………………………………3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BA 209 ...... 3 BA 365 ...... 3 BA 210 ...... 3 BA 325 ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 BA 418 ...... 3 ENGL 204 ...... 3 Free Elective………………………………...3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 203 ...... 3 BA 403 ...... 3 BA 216 ...... 3 Free elective ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 BA 420 ...... 3 ECON 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 1 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 13 Semester Total ...... 17
TOTAL HOURS: 120
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Finance Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 BA 316 ...... 3 ENGL 101 ...... 3 BA 363 ...... 3 MATH 118 ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3 COMM 100 ...... 3 BA 319 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 115 ...... 3 BA 421 ...... 3 ENGL 102 ...... 3 BA 305 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BA 209 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 BA 210 ...... 3 BA 416 ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 ECON 308 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 ENGL 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 203 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 BA 216 ...... 3 BA 420 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 BA 414 ...... 1 BA 313 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 ECON 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 13 Semester Total ...... 17
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International Business Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 BA 347 ...... 3 ENGL 101 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3 MATH 118 ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 Elementary Foreign Language 101 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3 COMM 100 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 115 ...... 3 BA 313 ...... 3 ENGL 102 ...... 3 BA 305 ...... 3 Elementary Foreign Language 102 ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 BA 320 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BA 209 ...... 3 BA 416 ...... 3 BA 210 ...... 3 BA 465 ...... 3 Intermediate Foreign Language 201 ...... 3 BA 442 ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 ECON 410 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 Free Elective………………………………...3 ENGL 204 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 18 Second Semester Second Semester Free Elective ...... 3 BA 203 ...... 3 BA 420 ...... 3 BA 216 ...... 3 Free Elective………………………….……..3 Intermediate Foreign Language 202 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 ECON 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 1 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15
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Management Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 ENGL 101 ...... 3 BA 305 ...... 3 MATH 118 ...... 3 BA 346 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3 BA 313 ...... 3 COMM 100 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 115 ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 ENGL 102 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 BA 314 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 BA 440 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 BA 347 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BA 209 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 BA 210 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 BA 475 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 BA 465 ...... 3 ENGL 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 203 ...... 3 BA 320 ...... 3 BA 216 ...... 3 BA 420 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Free Elective ...... 3 ECON 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 1 G ED Natural Science ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 13 Semester Total ...... 17
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Management Information Systems Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 CS 230 ...... 3 ENGL 101 ...... 3 CS 240 ...... 3 MATH 118 ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 COMM 100 ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 115 ...... 3 BA 305 ...... 3 ENGL 102 ...... 3 BA 216 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 BA 313 ...... 3 CS 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BA 209 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 CS 102 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 BA 210 ...... 3 BA 345 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 ENGL 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BA 203 ...... 3 CS 410 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 BA 480 ...... 3 ECON 202 ...... 3 BA 420 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 1 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 13 Semester Total ...... 17
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Marketing Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 ENGL 101 ...... 3 BA 203 ...... 3 MATH 118 ...... 3 BA 335 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 COMM 100 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 BA 306 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17 Second Semester BA 115 ...... 3 Second Semester ENGL 102 ...... 3 BA 313 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 BA 370 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 BA 413 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Sophomore Year First Semester Senior Year BA 209 ...... 3 First Semester BA 210 ...... 3 BA 405 ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 BA 442 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 BA 347 ...... 3 ENGL 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Second Semester G ED Natural Science ...... 3 Second Semester BA 216 ...... 3 BA 436 ...... 3 BA 305 ...... 3 BA 420 ...... 3 ECON 202 ...... 3 BA 424 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 13
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Business Administration Course Descriptions written contracts. Analysis of the essential elements of a valid and enforceable contract. Note: All courses are three credit hours unless Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENGL 101. (This noted otherwise. course fulfills the General Education requirement in Social Sciences) BA 115. Business Information Skills The course provides an introduction to the BA 215. First Year Accounting I functional disciplines of Business Administration: An introduction to the financial accounting cycle Accounting, Finance, Management and from analyzing economic events to financial Marketing. The course provides a survey of the statement preparation and use. The course also disciplines and will assist a student in choosing an includes a basic study of the accounting for area of concentrated studies leading to a degree in corporate assets, liabilities, and equities, as well as Business Administration. The course will begin to financial statement analyses. Prerequisite(s): build the skills necessary for a successful career in ENGL 101 and MATH 118, 118E or 120. business. BA 216. First Year Accounting II BA 199. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) The continuation of an introduction to accounting A freshman-level course designed for a topic of with major emphasis on managerial accounting special current interest, including televised and decision making. The economic ideas courses. Generally designed for pre-business and underlying managerial planning and decisions, non-business majors. accounting for the various manufacturing Prerequisite(s): As stated for each offering. environments, basic budgeting, short-term decision-making, and capital allocation represent BA 203. Business Statistics the topical coverage. Prerequisite(s): Grade C or An introduction to various statistical measures, better in BA 215. including central tendency, variation and skewness. Emphasis is also placed on concepts BA 299. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) and functions of probability theory, such as the A sophomore-level course designed for a topic of use of binomial and normal distributions. Students special current interest, including televised will use computer applications to demonstrate courses. Generally designed for business majors. their understanding of various concepts. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each offering. Prerequisite(s): MATH 118, 118E or 120. BA 300. Statistical Sampling BA 209. Mathematical Analysis for Business Explores various types of sampling methods, Decisions including simple random, stratified random, Mathematical concepts relevant to the application cluster and systematic, with emphasis on of quantitative techniques in business. Course estimating means and proportions and covers the basic concepts of finite mathematics determination of sample size. Many of the topics and mathematics of finance. Prerequisite(s): discussed will involve computer applications. MATH 118, 118E or 120. Prerequisite(s): BA 203.
BA 210. Business Law I BA 301. Organization and Management Introduction, definitions, social forces, This course is an introduction to the management classifications and sources of civil law. functions performed in business organizations. It Fundamental principles of commercial law which focuses on the theory and fundamental concepts of relate to common business transactions and management including planning, organization, occurrences based upon contractual agreements. leadership and control. An in-depth review of the Theoretical and practical emphasis on the rights, evolution of management thought, purpose and duties, powers and privileges incident to oral and 2019-2020 University Catalog 163 College of Business & Social Sciences practice will be undertaken in the context of current market approaches and emerging BA 308. Business Law II theoretical concepts. Prerequisite(s): BA 115 and Rights, duties, powers and privileges pertaining to ENGL 102. principal-agent-third party relationships, together with a detailed analysis of the employer-employee BA 302. Oil and Gas Accounting relationship and comparison of the independent An introduction to basic oil and gas accounting. contractor with the employee’s legal status. Topics include financial accounting, reporting and Additional emphasis is placed upon business auditing issues in the upstream, midstream, organizations including the corporate entity. marketing and trading, downstream and oilfield Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENGL 101. services sectors of the energy industry. Prerequisite(s): BA 216 with a grade of C or BA 309. Retailing higher. Factors in the economy that have affected retail merchandising and its institutions, customer BA 304. Statistical Analysis motivation, customer buying habits and store An exploration of various analytical procedures, policy, the problems involved in establishing a including hypothesis testing, t-tests, chi-square, retail store. Prerequisite(s): BA 305. ANOVA, correlation, regression and selected non- parametric statistics. Many of the topics discussed BA 310. Human Resource Management will involve computer applications. The study of effectively selecting, utilizing, Prerequisite(s): BA 203. assessing and developing managers as well as the role of the Human Resource Department in BA 305. Principles of Marketing administering human resources in a changing and Study of the tasks involved in the marketing of demanding environment. Experience in goods and services by both for-profit and developing and utilizing behavioral science nonprofit enterprises. Provides an overview of research methods to assess effectiveness. marketing mix decision requirements within a Prerequisite(s): BA 301. framework of contemporary economic, social, technological, competitive and regulatory BA 311. Professional Selling influences. Prerequisite(s): ECON 202. Focuses on the role of personal selling within the context of the promotional mix of the firm. Topics BA 306. Branding include customer need analysis, buying motives, This course will focus on the basic building blocks persuasion principles, steps of the selling process of growing and managing a brand, as well as and customer service. Learning tools include advanced and special topics of brand management participant interaction, role plays, work groups that will provide a well-rounded look at issues in and case studies. Prerequisite(s): BA 305. integrating the brand into overall marketing and company activities. Prerequisite(s): BA 305. BA 312. Personal Finance An overview of personal and family financial BA 307. Property Abstracting planning with an emphasis on financial record- This course focuses on basic legal terminology, keeping, planning your spending, tax planning, theory and process of property transfer, consumer credit, making buying decisions, courthouse research and abstracting. The course purchasing insurance, selecting investments, and will result in the creation of an abstract using retirement and estate planning. Prerequisite(s): actual property records. ENGL 101 and eligibility for MATH 111. Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENGL101
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BA 313. Business Finance BA 318. Oil and Gas Law This course embraces the conceptual and practical An introduction to basic legal rules and principles problems associated with the financial governing the ownership and development of oil management of the non-financial corporation. and gas. It covers analysis of the rights of mineral Topics covered, in brief, are an analysis of fund ownership, transfers of interest and the doctrine of commitments to current assets, short-term correlative rights. Interpretation, operation and financing, evaluation and choice of capital assets, drafting of oil and gas leases will be covered the principle issues of debt/equity mix, investment extensively. Prerequisite(s): BA 308 Business Law policy and divided policy as they influence the II with a grade of C or higher or permission of the market value of corporate claims. Prerequisite(s): instructor. BA 216 and 209. (Note: BA 216 may be taken concurrently with permission of instructor.) BA 319. Risk Management & Insurance The course provides an introduction to the BA 314. Cost Accounting concepts of risk and its management for A study of cost and managerial accounting individuals and organizations, the financial procedures and concepts as applied to service and operations of insurance organizations, legal manufacturing enterprises. Prerequisite(s): BA aspects of insurance and the managerial aspects of 216. risk mitigation, underwriting and policy pricing in BA 315. Personal Income Tax Procedure the global business environment. Prerequisite(s): An introduction to federal taxation of individuals. BA 313. A conceptual approach is emphasized. Prerequisite(s): BA 216. BA 320. Organizational Behavior The purpose of this course is to familiarize the BA 316. Financial Management student with the behavior of employees at the This course considers problems arising in the individual, group and organizational levels. financial management of operations within non- Emphasis will be placed on the integration of financial firms. Coverage includes the application and theory. Topics to be covered management of operating cash flow integrated include: motivation, team building, perception, with the firm’s current asset and current liability attitudes, communication, conflict, stress and position, capital budgeting procedures, lease/buy leadership. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in decisions and the formulation of dividend policy. BA 301; ENGL 102 and either PSYC 151 or SOC Method of instruction is case analysis and lecture. 101. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in BA 313. BA 323. Financial Institutions BA 317. Real Estate A study of the financial management of The course provides an introduction to the commercial banks, life and property/casualty concepts of real estate finance that is based on insurance companies, savings and loans, credit sound economic and finance principles. A unions, mutual funds and mortgage companies. foundation of theory will allow the students to Emphasis is placed on maximizing the constraints understand the structure of the real estate finance of the fund markets, maintaining solvency, and market as it changes throughout their lifetime. The satisfying appropriate regulatory authorities. goals is to apply the theoretical aspects of Prerequisite(s): BA 313. financial economics to explain how real estate financial institutions and markets have evolved to BA 325. Business Tax Topics their present state, and why they take the form An introduction to taxation for entities other than they do. Prerequisite(s): BA 313. individuals, such as corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, state taxes and payroll taxes. A
2019-2020 University Catalog 165 College of Business & Social Sciences conceptual approach is emphasized. Prerequisite(s): BA 216. BA 345. Fundamentals of E-Commerce BA 326. Governmental Accounting The course introduces concepts related to the A study of the objectives and practice of development and delivery of the e-commerce governmental and not-for-profit accounting. component of a business enterprise. Many of the General state and local governmental accounting topics discussed will involve computer practices will be covered including types of fund applications and practical examples. entities, budgetary practices of self-sustaining Prerequisite(s): BA 216, 301, 305; CS 106 or funds, and comprehensive annual financial permission of instructor. reports. The accounting practices of not-for-profit organizations, health care entities, and higher BA 346. Project Management education institutions will be addressed as well. This course is intended to be an introduction to the Prerequisite(s): BA 216. field of project management. It examines project management roles and environments, the project BA 327. Principles of Health Care life cycle and various techniques of work A systematic overview of the U.S. health services planning, process controls and evaluations so as to system designed to explore the various achieve planned objectives. The role of a project mechanisms through which health care services manager throughout the live primary processes of are delivered. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102. managing projects will also be presented. Prerequisite(s): BA 203 and 209. BA 330. Accounting Information Systems BA 347. Entrepreneurship An introduction to accounting information The purpose of this course is to explore the many systems from an applications approach of how to dimensions of new venture creation and growth build and/or use one (using current software) and and to foster innovation and new business from a conceptual approach of internal controls formations in independent and corporate settings. necessary for their optimal use for a business We will be concerned with content and process enterprise. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in questions as well as with formulation and BA 216. implementation issues that relate to conceptualizing, developing and managing BA 335. Consumer Behavior successful new ventures. Prerequisite(s): BA 301. Examines the consumer purchase decision process, within a framework of underlying BA 351. Mathematical Analysis for Business psychological, sociological and anthropological Decisions II concepts. Consideration of social and cultural Emphasis on differential and integral calculus and influences, perception and learning, emotional and the application of these techniques to the analysis practical needs, and impact of promotional stimuli, of problems in the functional areas of business with attention to ethical and strategic implications. administration. Prerequisite(s): BA 209. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in BA 305. BA 363. Intermediate Accounting I BA 340. Management Science The first in a three-course sequence providing This course provides a foundation in the areas of students with a foundation in theory and a review quantitative modeling utilized in the managerial of the accounting cycle, including preparing time- decision-making process. Emphasis is placed on value-money calculations and financial the development, application and analysis of the statements. The course includes an in-depth study following quantitative techniques: linear of generally accepted accounting principles as programming, transportation, forecasting, project they apply to cash, receivables and inventories. management and decision theory. Prerequisite(s): Comparisons with International Financial BA 203 & 209. Reporting Standards will be introduced as
166 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences appropriate. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better BA 399. Special Topics (1-3 Credit Hours) in BA 216. An upper-level course for a topic of special current interest, including televised courses. BA 364. Intermediate Accounting II Prerequisite(s): As stated for each offering. The second course in a three-course sequence designed to provide the student with a foundation BA 401. Labor-Management Relations in the theoretical concepts underlying the A study of unionism and collective bargaining preparation of financial statements. The course since 1933, including legislative and includes an in-depth study of generally accepted administrative efforts by the federal government to accounting principles as they apply to selected cope with the problems of industrial relations. technical areas. Comparisons with International Students will negotiate a simulated labor contract. Financial Reporting Standards will be introduced Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in BA 301 or as appropriate. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or related experience. better in BA 363. BA 403. Auditing BA 365. Intermediate Accounting III An introduction to Generally Accepted Auditing The third course in a three-course sequence Standards as they relate to profit-oriented designed to provide the student with a foundation enterprises. Students use a computer practice set to in the theoretical concepts underlying the demonstrate the techniques of examining and preparation of financial statements. The course documenting revenue, and acquisition, conversion, includes an in-depth study of generally accepted investing and financial cycle reviews. Professional accounting principles as they apply to selected ethics and legal liability are emphasized. technical areas. Comparisons with International Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in BA 363 Financial Reporting Standards will be introduced and BA 364 or BA 365. as appropriate. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in BA 363. BA 405. Integrated Marketing Communications This course examines the coordination and BA 370. E-Marketing integration of marketing communication Examines the Internet and emerging information components for the purpose of conveying a technologies as they are used in marketing goods strategic, unified and customer-focused brand and services. Topics include, but are not limited message. Topics include the communication to, strategic use of digital media to shape customer process, advertising, personal selling, public experience, determinants of competitive advantage relations, sales promotion, electronic media and in the digital marketplace, relevant public policy anticipated customer response. Prerequisite(s): issues, and use of social media in marketing Grade of C or better in BA 305. communications. Prerequisite(s): BA 335; grade of C or better in BA 305. BA 407. Insurance Consideration of the various types of insurance BA 375. Business Ethics policies and companies, personal and business An examination of ethical issues in business. uses of life insurance, rates, reserves, surrender Interrelationships of ethics with religions, value, health and accident insurance. governments, both domestic and foreign, and the law will be covered. All major business disciplines BA 408. Risk and Insurance will be covered. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102. The study of business risk and insurance includes property, product and personal liability, employee dishonesty, health and accident insurance, and other related topics. Prerequisite(s): BA 313.
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BA 409. Teaching Business Subjects in and financial decision making by the multinational Secondary Schools firms in an international context. This course Teaching skill and basic business, utilization of meets the requirements of ECON 416. personal and professional resources in general and Prerequisite(s): ECON 201, 202 and BA 313 or specific areas of business activity, application of ECON 410. the principles to bring about desired learning at the secondary level. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316. BA 418. Advanced Accounting I A study of accounting topics including business BA 411. Sales Management combinations consolidated financial statements, Overview of the sales organization, as well as partnerships and international accounting. A roles and responsibilities of sales executives. comparison of generally accepted accounting Managerial issues to be examined include strategic principles with International Financial Reporting sales planning, selection and training of Standards as they apply to selected technical areas salespeople, territory management, sales employee will be covered as appropriate. Prerequisite(s): motivation, sales profitability analysis, Grade of C or better in BA 364. administration of selling expenses and budgets, and sales-specific aspects of supervision. BA 420. Senior Business Seminar Prerequisite(s): Completion of 90 semester hours; An integrative capstone course focusing on the grade of C or better in BA 305. nature, formulation and implementation of strategy/policy from the context of entire firms BA 413. Service Marketing and their industries. The emphasis is on integrated The role and scope of marketing in service and organizational activities, encompassing top, nonprofit organizations. Explanation of the divisional, functional and operational levels, and distinctive characteristics of services and the including perspectives from marketing, implications of these characteristics for strategic accounting, human resources and other functional marketing planning and execution. Issues to be areas of management. Computer simulations, case examined include the role of customer analysis and participation in class will develop expectation, behavior, and perception in students’ skills in critical decision-making, satisfaction, customer relationship management by collaborative efforts and formal oral and written service organizations, service delivery through reports. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 90 intermediaries, gap analysis and service-specific semester hours and all other core courses. marketing mix considerations. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 90 semester hours; BA 335; grade BA 421. Problems in Corporate Finance of C or better in Research techniques will be utilized in the study BA 305. of advanced theoretical financial problems. These theories will then be applied to practical strategic BA 414. Investments and operating decisions faced by managers in An introduction to different types of securities, investment companies, financial institutions and markets, transaction costs, security regulations and non-financial firms. This is a 100 percent case taxes. From the viewpoint of an individual analysis course. Prerequisite(s): BA 316. investor, students investigate stocks, bonds, money markets, instruments, options, futures and BA 424. Marketing Management mutual funds, with detailed analysis of risk/return, Integrates the content of other marketing courses pricing, and value. Prerequisite(s): BA 313. for analysis of strategic decision options from the perspective of an organization’s senior marketing BA 416. International Finance decision makers. Case analysis includes both This course studies practical framework for historic and contemporary decision scenarios that understanding and conducting effective business encompass a wide range of variables and
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BA 425. Computer Applications in Business BA 442. Global Marketing Attention is focused on uses of computers in Focuses on opportunities and challenges presented various business applications. Hands-on use of to marketing managers when marketing goods and systems, utilizing packaged programs in major services across national boundaries. Emphasis on application areas - accounting, finance, the impact of diverse cultural, ideological, management and marketing. Prerequisite(s): CS linguistic, monetary and infrastructural factors 106 and completion of basic BA core courses. upon marketing strategy alternatives and outcomes. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 90 BA 433. Marketing Channels Management semester hours; C or better in BA 305. Roles of institutions and agencies that participate in perpetuating the flow of goods and services BA 449. Small Business Institute from producers to end-user markets. Supply-chain Student teams use an analytical approach in management perspective is applied to the analysis solving practical problems of real life small of conflict and cooperation among channel business clients. All functional areas of the members, as well as to strategic alliances and business program are used to best meet the needs channel integration. Strategic marketing decision of the client and give the student counselor the areas to be addressed also include distribution best possible experience. Prerequisite(s): 90 intensity, legal and contractual considerations, semester hours, 3.25 GPA, and permission of physical transportation/logistics and utilization of instructor. distribution-related information technology. Prerequisite(s): BA 209; grade of C or better in BA 460. International Business BA 305. A study of world trade, strategies and investment, including various social, cultural, political and BA 436. Marketing Research legal environments. The course familiarizes A study of the role of marketing research in students with international practices in accounting, marketing management and the methods by which management, marketing and communications. it provides the necessary data to assess demand, Case studies and other assignments enhance basic understand buyers’ wants and needs, anticipate concepts. Prerequisite(s): BA 301 and 305. market response to marketing actions, and analyze market performance. Prerequisite(s): Completion BA 465. International Management of 90 semester hours; BA 203; Grade of C or This course recognizes the importance of better in BA 305. understanding the dynamics of diversity in modern organizations around the world in terms of BA 440. Operations Management clientele, human resources and ownership. To A state-of-the-art study of the operations function. equip managers for the challenges of global The main objective is to develop operations demands, emphasis is on strategic, socio-cultural, management abilities, focusing on strategic, global behavioral, legal-political and ethical issues as and service operations. Prerequisite(s): BA 209 well as on the functional aspects of international and BA 301. management. Prerequisite(s): BA 310.
BA 441. Business Forecasting and Fluctuations BA 466. Business Internship Advanced (1-6 Explores various types of forecasts, including credit hours) regression and time series analysis, exponential Placement of business students in various smoothing and simulation. Many of the topics businesses and industries in the community for the purpose of gaining on-the-job training and
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BA 475. Change Management The course introduces change management as a framework that has evolved from a focus on process improvement using statistical tools to a comprehensive framework for managing a sustainable business. The course also surveys the analytic tools and techniques which are useful in the design and operation of sustainable systems from supply networks to distribution channels. The material is taught from a managerial perspective, with an emphasis on where and how specific tools can be used to improve the overall performance, reduce the total cost, while increasing the sustainability of the firm’s value chain. Prerequisite(s): BA 301 and ENGL 204.
BA 480. Management Information Systems This course introduces the fundamental concepts and analytical tools that are used in the field of management information systems (MIS). Attention is directed toward MIS applications common to business environments. The primary objectives are to provide the student with a broad overview of the field of MIS and to enable development of competence in MIS decision- making. Students learn about many core issues in MIS including types of information, human- computer interaction, supply chain systems, business intelligence, and the e-commerce implications in information systems. Prerequisite(s): BA 216, 301, and 305.
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Economics Business Economics Concentration: Take one 300/400-level course from each of the following Dr. Frehot Hailou concentrations: Accounting, Management, Program Coordinator Marketing and Finance (excluding BA 313). Economics 105 Hill Hall Social Sciences Concentration: Take any four (304) 766-3057 300/400-level Economics courses other than those [email protected] excluded in the Economics core (from ECON 305, 310, 320, 330, 340, 351, 399, 401, 406, 411, 415, Economics is the study of choices people make in 416). allocating scarce resources among competing needs. It is the study of human behavior in the Cognates - 18 Hours face of competing alternatives. (Three hours of MATH 118, 118E or 120 satisfies G ED quantitative skills requirement) The Bachelor of Arts in the Economics program is designed to provide the opportunity and structure MATH 118, 118E or 120, BA 209 or MATH 206, for students to acquire the knowledge and BA 203, BA 210 proficiency necessary for success as economics Plus one of the two options below: professionals when they go on to work for business, government and international 1. Three courses from any one of the following organizations. The program offers two disciplines: Political Science, Psychology, or concentrations - Business Economics, and Social Sociology. Science. Both concentrations share the same core 2. BA 215, 216, and either 313 or 363. (313 if requirements, while the course requirements vary concentration is Business Economics) at the concentration level. The cognate requirements for the two concentrations may be G ED MATH Requirement – MATH 118, 118E different or similar depending on the student’s or 120 particular concentration. Free Electives There are many career options available to 26-31 hours of college-level courses to bring total graduates of the Economics Program. These range to 120 hours. (Up to 12 hours of Co-op Education from pursuing a professional career in may be taken for electives.) government, business, finance, industry, or international organization, to pursuing graduate or Minor in Economics - 15 Hours professional education in economics, business, ECON 201, 202, plus any three 300/400-level law, or public health administration. Economics courses.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics 120 hours required for graduation
General Education – 35-40 Hours
Major - 30 Hours Core - 18 hours: ECON 201, 202, 301, 302, 410, 420.
Plus - 12 hours of concentration-level courses:
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Business Economics Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 ECON 301...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 300/400 level Economics ...... 3 MATH 118 or 120 ...... 3 Cognate (BA-215)...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 300/400 level Management ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 ECON 302...... 3 BA 209/MATH 206 ...... 3-4 300/400 level Marketing ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 300/400 level Economics ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Restricted Elective ...... 3 G ED Social Sciences ...... 3 Cognate (BA-216)...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-17 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester ECON 201 ...... 3 ECON 410...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 300/400 level Accounting ...... 3 BA 210 ...... 3 Cognate (BA 313) ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester ECON 202 ...... 3 ECON 420...... 3 BA 203 (cognate) ...... 3 Free elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 300/400 level Finance* ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Sciences ...... 3-4 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
*Excludes BA 313
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Social Science Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 ECON 301...... 3 MATH 118 or 120 (cognate) ...... 3 ECON 300/400 level ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 ECON 300/400 level ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 ECON 302...... 3 BA 209/MATH 206 (cognate) ...... 3-4 ECON 300/400 level ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Social Sciences ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-17 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester ECON 201 ...... 3 ECON 410...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 ECON (300/400 level) ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 BA 210 (cognate) ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester ECON 202 ...... 3 ECON 420...... 3 BA 203 (cognate) ...... 3 ECON (300/400 level) ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 ECON (300/400 level) ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
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Economics Course Descriptions graphical, algebraic and written analysis. Also, the effects of the various policy views of each theory Note: All courses are three credit hours unless are considered, and each view’s relation to the noted otherwise. economy we observe is analyzed. Prerequisite(s):
ECON 201 and 202. ECON 101. American Economy
A course designed to introduce students to the ECON 302. Intermediate Microeconomics fundamentals of how a free-market economy The course analyzes how consumers, firms, works as individuals make microeconomic government, or any other economic units may decisions of their own based on cost-benefit make optimal decisions under various market principle. Discussions of the cyclical nature of conditions. Microeconomic theory is utilized to GDP production, joblessness, cost of living, evaluate selected economic policies and practices interest rates, public debt and deficits will be of business firms and the government. Conditions included. for overall efficiency are also developed.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202. ECON 109. Introduction to World Economy
This introductory level course is designed to ECON 305. Econometrics promote student interest and curiosity regarding This course develops skills to estimate economic the relationship of America with other countries, relationships grounded in economic theory. the forces that drive them, and what the Students will use statistical software for government can or cannot do to resolve particular estimation. Basic concepts of statistics will be issues. An average college student should know used. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202; BA the evolving issues of international economic 203. significance and the historical perspective of international business and commercial connections ECON 306. Public Finance, Taxation and Fiscal between America and the rest of the world. Policy
Analysis of taxation and government expenditures. ECON 201. Principles of Macroeconomics The impact of various levels of government on the An introductory course concerned with the local, state and national economies. Historical and working of the economy as a whole. Development current analysis of the role of fiscal policy on of the theories of consumption, investment and business cycles. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and equilibrium income; application of the theory to 202. current macroeconomic problems; monetary and fiscal policy and its influence on economic ECON 308. Money, Banking and Monetary activity. Theory
A survey of historical development of American ECON 202. Principles of Microeconomics monetary and banking institutions; analysis of An introductory course concerned primarily with contemporary monetary theory and policy and a the functioning of specific parts of the economy. critique of monetary problems and their alternative The theory of consumer behavior and firm solutions; a review of the international monetary behavior under varying degrees of competition; structure. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202. the determination of price in both product and resource markets. Application of the theory to ECON 309. The Economics of Criminal Justice current microeconomic problems. The economics of criminal justice is a multi-
disciplinary course that uses economics to deal ECON 301. Intermediate Macroeconomics with core issues of criminal justice and social The course is a survey of the current and past work. The course touches on a variety of issues theories of the macro-economy and how stable it ranging from criminal law to law enforcement and is. These theories could be explained using 174 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences incarcerations while also considering the social will be discussed and analysis will be developed to benefit of rehabilitation. Also covered are issues explain why cities are taller than the surrounding of relationships between crime and countryside. In addition to these location aspects unemployment, special cases of victimless crimes of cities, such urban problems as poverty, crime, and white-collar crime. education, transportation, public finance and optimal city size will be examined in detail. ECON 310. Economic Development Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202. Problems of economic development facing the low-income countries of the world. Topics include ECON 340. Contemporary Economic Issues international trade, foreign aid, capital formation Reports and discussion of leading economic and the role of government in the industrialization problems and issues. Emphasis will be placed on process. Selected areas of the U.S. such as the relationship of economics to real-world Appalachia will also be considered. problems. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202. ECON 351. Economics of Energy Exploration ECON 315. Behavioral Economics Energy economics draws on microeconomic An introductory course related with relatively new foundations to introduce students to the and fast-expanding field of behavioral economics, production, pricing and distribution of energy which analyses evidence of psychology in sources such as oil, gas and coal. The primary economic theory. Human beings behave in focus of the course is to explain the allocative and different ways than standard rational economic productive efficiency as the rationale that drives theory predicts. We will explore the intersection of the technical and political forces of global energy psychology in standard notions of economic industries and markets. Prerequisite(s): ECON theory. 202.
ECON 318. Financial Economics ECON 399. Special Topics in Economics (1-3 An introductory course about the dynamics of credit hours) financial markets. It also provides the theoretical A junior-level course designed for a topic of foundation of finance. The course provides in- special current interest, including televised depth financial analysis and their application in courses. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202 or markets. We will learn about the investment consent of instructor. May be repeated for a decisions, portfolio and risk management, security maximum of six credit hours. analysis and derivative market. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202 ECON 401. History of Economic Thought Survey of economic theory covering major schools of economic thought and the economic ECON 320. Labor Economics environment which produced them. Analysis of the theoretical and historical Prerequisite(s): ECON 201and 202. development of the American labor movement; collective bargaining, wage theory and the impact ECON 406. Comparative Economic Systems of union wage policy upon current economic and A comparative study of the philosophical and social problems. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and ideological foundations of these systems ranging 202. from capitalism to communism. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202. ECON 330. Urban Economics This course focuses on urban areas as unique ECON 409. Mathematical Economics places of production and consumption. The role of Application of selected mathematical principles to transportation costs in determining city location economics. Differential and integral calculus,
2019-2020 University Catalog 175 College of Business & Social Sciences matrix algebra, input-output analysis and linear programming will be applied to economic theory. ECON 420. Senior Seminar Static, comparative static and dynamic analysis This course is the capstone of the undergraduate will be considered. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201, economics experience and it integrates the 202 and MATH 120. economics core. The student will select a research topic, construct a model or literary framework, ECON 410. International Economics and apply it to the problem. A baccalaureate test Factors affecting the flow of trade and balance of of the knowledge and proficiency in the payments; international economic theory and economics core will be administered as part of application; trade controls and their influence on student assessment. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201, international economics. Prerequisite(s): ECON 202, 301, 302, 305, 306, and 308. 201 and 202.
ECON 411. Contemporary Economic Thought This course compares neoclassical economics with a selection of heterodox economic schools of thought. Economic methodology and sociology of economic science are emphasized. The methodological framework is applied to the social systems of capitalism and socialism. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202.
ECON 415. Managerial Economics Application of microeconomic theory and techniques of analysis to make managerial decisions. This class provides a practical knowledge of demand estimation, linear programming, game, theory, pricing and capital budgeting. Course includes learning and use of appropriate software. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202.
ECON 416. International Finance This course studies practical framework for understanding and conducting effective business and financial decision making by the multinational firms in an international context. This course meets the requirements for BA 416. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201, 202 and BA 313 or ECON 410.
ECON 417. Health Economics Economic analysis of the dynamics of health care provision and consumption in the U.S. Discussion of health care costs, access, legislation and international comparison of health care systems. Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and 202.
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Business & Economics Faculty Aleseyed, Cyrus M. (2002), Associate Professor Lewis, Michael D. (1989), Associate Professor of of Business Administration. B.S.B.A. Gilan Business Administration. B.B.A. Marshall College of Lahijan; M.B.A. Eastern New Mexico University; M.B.A. Marshall University, 1989. University; M.S. West Virginia University; Ph.D. Areas of research: Information Systems. West Virginia University, 1995. Mitiku, Abainesh (1992), Professor of Business Bejou, Azam (2013), Associate Professor of Administration. DBA United States International Business Administration. B.S. Virginia State University (now Alliant International University), University; MBA Strayer University; Ed.D. 1992; MBA University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1982; Virginia State University. BSc University of Colorado, 1969. Areas of research: Alignment of Strategy, Structure and Carroll, Matthew (2014), Assistant Professor of Organizational Capability; International Business and Interim Chairperson of Business and Developing Nations; Issues of Sustainability Administration and Economics: B.S. West as it Relates to Business. Virginia State University; M.B.A.., Strayer University, CFE, CGMA, CPA. Tillquist, Alan (2011), Professor of Business Administration. B.S. Hannibal-LaGrange College, Goldberg, Edward C. (1969), Associate Professor 1984; MBA Missouri State University, 1986; of Business Administration. B.S. University of DBA Nova Southeastern University, 2002. Areas Connecticut; J.D. West Virginia University, 1967. of research: Health Insurance and Life Styles; Employee Performance Appraisal; Classroom Hailou, Frehot (2009), Associate Professor of Technology Economics. B.A. York University; M.A. York University; M.A. Howard University; Ph. D. Toledo, Ulises J. (2000), Assistant Professor of Howard University, 2007. Areas of research: Business Administration. B.S. Universidad International Trade, Game Theory. Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico; M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. University of Islam, Mahmoodul (1987), Professor of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001. Economics. B.A. University of Dacca; M.A. McMaster University; M.A. University of Dacca; Williams, Deborah (2005), Assistant Professor Ph.D. Wayne State University, 1985. Areas of and Chairperson of Business Administration. research: Macroeconomic Issues, Monetary B.S.B.A. West Virginia University; M.P.A. West Policy, Monetary Economics. Virginia University, 1982, CPA.
Wilson, Mark L. (2018), Associate Professor of Economics. B.A. University of Colorado; M.A. Pennsylvania State University; D.A. Middle Tennessee State University, 1998.
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Behavioral & Social Sciences interconnect knowledge and apply concepts and skills from one area to another, two semesters of a Dr. Ginta Palubinskas modern foreign language, 15 hours of approved Chairperson cognates (restricted electives), and eight upper- Social & Behavioral Sciences level History courses emphasizing research and 104 Hill Hall writing skills. The required senior capstone course (304) 766-3045 permits students to select either a research- [email protected] intensive senior thesis or a public history-related field experience internship. The following disciplines comprise the Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences: Program Goals: History Students will develop a general knowledge of Political Science human history. Psychology Students will read perceptively, think critically Sociology/Philosophy and write clearly. Students will use the library and computer History technology to locate and interpret primary and Dr. Michael Workman secondary sources. Coordinator Students will be able to work independently 116 Hill Hall and effectively to synthesize historical. (304) 766-3053 [email protected] Program-Level Outcomes Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts in History from The History Program at West Virginia State West Virginia State University should be able to: University focuses on students and promotes their academic success. Faculty members are deeply demonstrate understanding of the natural and committed to creating a student-oriented culture cultural environment in which humans have that places a high priority on individual student developed and lived over time and space; needs. This is demonstrated through our demonstrate evidence of the historical and personalized academic advising sessions, flexible geographical processes by which societies, course scheduling and quality instruction. cultures and institutions change over time and space; Through rigorous study, extensive reading and demonstrate understanding of the racial and judicious analysis, students gain an understanding cultural diversity of the human experience as of, and appreciation for, the past. They learn how influenced by geography, culture, race, to frame historical problems, analyze and interpret ethnicity, gender and class; historical evidence, and write compelling demonstrate skills of historical research and historical arguments. This prepares them for critical analysis using a variety of sources; professions in education, law and public history, demonstrate effective research, writing and and provides a solid foundation for graduate-level oral communication skills in order to present course work in the humanities or social sciences. an historical thesis in a logical and organized In addition, the analytical and communication manner; skills that history students pick up along the way demonstrate understanding of the career search are useful in business. in appropriate educational and professional markets. History majors will complete a General Education requirement designed to promote the ability to 178 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in History Math Requirement 120 hours required for graduation MATH 111 or MATH 120
General Education - 38-40 Hours Electives Major Free electives to bring total to 120 hours HIST 201*, HIST 202*, HIST 207*, HIST 208* - 12 hours Minor Requirements HIST 201*, HIST 202*, HIST 207*, HIST 208* - Eight HIST courses 300/400 level (including 12 hours HIST 260 and HIST 400) - 24 hours Two HIST courses 300/400 level - 6 hours *May count for General Education Cognates Six hours in the same modern foreign language; 15 cognate hours approved through the History Program.
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History Suggested Course Sequence
Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 HIST 260...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 HIST 300/400 ...... 3 G ED 100 ...... 3 Cognates...... 3 MATH 120 or 111 ...... 3 Free Electives ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Free Electives ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14-15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 HIST 300/400 ...... 3 COMM 100 ...... 3 HIST 300/400 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Cognates...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Electives ...... 6 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester ENGL 150 ...... 3 HIST 300/400 ...... 3 HIST 207 ...... 3 HIST 300/400 ...... 3 HIST 201 ...... 3 Free Electives ...... 9 Foreign Language ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 HIST 400...... 3 HIST 208 ...... 3 Cognates...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Free Electives ...... 8 Foreign Language ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 HIST 202 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16
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History Course Descriptions HIST 207. American History to 1865 Note: All courses are three credit hours unless This course will examine Native America, the noted otherwise. European conquest, cultural encounters between
Africans, Europeans and Native Americans; the HIST 201. World History colonial era, slavery, revolutionary and Early This course surveys the major achievements of National periods; westward expansion, human history from its origins to around 1715, nationalism, industrialization and sectional strife centered on the links and interactions between through the Civil War and Reconstruction, civilizations which have transformed the world. centering on issues of race, class, society, politics Particular attention is given to the social, political and power. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. and cultural developments of these societies, how they have persisted or changed over time, and how HIST 208. American History from 1865 their cultures have shaped human behavior and This course focuses on the economic and political human relations in different civilizations. maturation of the United States from Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. Reconstruction through the present. The influence
of industrialization and increased government HIST 201H. World History - Honors activity on the increasingly diverse American This course surveys the major achievements of people and foreign powers is studied in the human history from its origins to around 1715, context of world-wide imperialism, the Gilded centered on the links and interactions between Age, Progressivism, World Wars and the Civil civilizations which have transformed the world. Rights movement in the American Century. Particular attention is given to the social, political, Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. and cultural developments of these societies, how they have persisted or changed over time, and how HIST 209. West Virginia and the Appalachian their cultures have shaped human behavior and Region human relations in different civilizations. The A survey of West Virginia’s unique contribution Honors section will follow this general outline to the historical, geographical, governmental, with additional depth and extension. The political and social development of the extension may include, but not be limited to, Appalachian region. additional reading, writing and/or research.
Honors students will have the opportunity in this HIST 260. Introduction to Research Methods course to engage more deeply and be challenged A study of the methods of historical research and to read, analyze and interpret the topic of world annotation; and an introduction for history. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 and historicography and theory as it relates to the acceptance into Honors Program. interpretation of historical texts. ENGL 102;
required for history majors and open to all HIST 202. World History students who have attained Junior level. This course will provide students with the main themes and developments of world history from HIST 299. Selected Topics in History (1-4 credit around 1500 to the present. Special emphasis will hours) be placed upon the cultural diversity of the Regular courses or seminars on special topics of nonwestern world, non-aligned nations, less historical interest will be provided for majors and developed regions and the common experiences of non-majors, as determined by need and ordinary people over time. Major attention will be availability of faculty. placed upon the various factors which have facilitated growth or decline at different speeds in different parts of the world. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. 2019-2020 University Catalog 181 College of Business & Social Sciences
HIST 300. History of Science and Technology HIST 309. Roman History This introduction to the history of technology will A study of the social, economic, cultural and examine fundamental relationships between political developments of Rome to 500 A.D. science, technology and society. HIST 310. The Presidency HIST 301. American Urban History Factors and forces that deal with the constitutional The role cities and the process of urbanization duties, responsibilities, domestic and foreign have played in American History. The urban policies of the executive office. experience of classes and ethnic groups, the development of urban institutions, and the impact HIST 311. African-American History of city life on the national character. A brief survey of the African and Caribbean heritage followed by a more extensive study of the HIST 302. Introduction to Historic Preservation African in American History from 1619 to date. This course will explore various facets of historic Appreciable emphasis will be placed on social, preservation in the U.S. We will examine the economic and political developments since 1954. general history of the preservation movement, its present structure and composition, and related HIST 312. The Age of Jim Crow topics. A study of what gave rise to this period, the injustices that Blacks suffered, and how they HIST 303. History of Russia responded to these inequities by endeavoring to Political, social, economic and cultural establish their own organizations in an effort to developments of Russia from its beginning. promote self-help and racial uplift. Prerequisite(s): HIST 208. HIST 305. History of England To 1688 A comprehensive treatment of the foundations of HIST 313. Black Images in American History English institutions, parliamentary or This course examines the various racial representative government and common law, stereotypes of Blacks that have been ingrained in noting their influence on Europe and America. American society for both men and women. The Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Angevin, Tudor and Stuart focus will primarily center on why these contributions. stereotypes have persisted and what impact they have had on African-Americans. HIST 306. History of England Since 1688 Prerequisite(s): HIST 207 or HIST 208. The Glorious Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism, the Commonwealth and HIST 314. European History to 1815 the development of the Welfare State. Background development of modern civilization. Renaissance, Reformation, 17th and 18th century HIST 307. The Renaissance and Reformation movements of cultural, political, social and A detailed study of the Renaissance and economic importance. Reformation and their effect upon the social and religious order. Special attention given to the HIST 315. European History Since 1815 intellectual, artistic and theological expressions of From the French Revolution to the present, the period. including nationalism, spread of democracy and other ideologies, the Industrial Revolution, height HIST 308. Ancient History of European Civilization, the world wars and A study of the social, economic, cultural and international affairs since 1945. political developments of the Near East and Greece to 146 B.C.
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HIST 316. The Civil Rights Movement has developed as a modern nation-state since the An examination of the origins of the protests, mid-nineteenth century. which sparked a Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Discussion will include major ideas HIST 323. History of Korea of the Movement, how they changed over time, This course explores Korea’s history from its and determine to what extent it reached its goals antiquity to the present, with particular focuses on and what impact it had on American society. the distinctive aspects of Korean Culture. The Prerequisite(s): HIST 208. course will also discuss how the North and South Koreas took different courses of development HIST 317. Slavery in the United States after World War II. A study in identifying the various African contributions made to American society, HIST 324. History of Southeast Asia understanding that Blacks did not passively accept This course offers a historical survey of Southeast their plight but engaged in various forms of Asia, a region of eleven modern states today. This physical and psychological resistance, and course will discuss how Southeast Asia’s recognizing that various American attitudes and traditions were formed before modern times and behavioral patterns held today have their roots in how the separate modern states of Southeast Asia American slavery. Prerequisite(s): HIST 207. emerged after their colonial experiences.
HIST 318. Harlem Renaissance HIST 325. Military History of the United States This course focuses on the cultural, intellectual, The origins and development of military artistic and political achievements of African- institutions, traditions and practices of the United Americans that contributed to the Harlem States, 1775 to present. The broader aspects of Renaissance movement in the United States. major American wars will be included. (Mandatory course for Military Science 300 and HIST 319. History of Nazi Germany 400 students. Open to other students with Junior In this course, students will analyze the processes standing.) and influences that gave the world Adolph Hitler, HIST 326. History of the Modern Middle East with a chronological overview of Nazi Germany. A historical study of the Middle East since the 18th century, focusing on the political, economic, HIST 320. History of Medieval Europe social and cultural developments in the Middle The meaning of the institutions of the Middle East to the present. Ages and their contributions to European civilization. HIST 399. Selected Topics in History (1-3 credit hours) HIST 321. History of China Courses under this number will be televised This course examines the 3,000-year history of courses or other courses designed for special Chinese civilization from its antiquity. The main occasions. topics include the ancient roots of Chinese culture, Confucianism, China’s imperial systems, the HIST 400. Senior Seminar/Internship Opium Wars and the Chinese Communist This senior capstone course completes the Revolution. requirements for graduation with a BA degree in history. All majors must satisfactorily pass the HIST 322. History of Japan course, normally in the final semester. HIST 400 This course offers a comprehensive historical offer students two options: a major research survey of Japan. While covering Japan’s unique project based upon primary sources for students traditions such as the emperorship and the bakufu, planning to enter graduate or professional school, this course will particularly focus on how Japan or a public history internship/field study for
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students preparing to enter the workforce. United States history are used to supplement the Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and permission of survey and upper-division courses. Prerequisite(s): instructor. HIST 207 and permission of the instructor.
HIST 403. American Diplomatic History HIST 418. Selected Topics in American History A study of American foreign relations from the Selected topics in United States history from the earliest days of the U.S. republic to the present. mid- nineteenth century to the present. Directed America’s important foreign policies and foreign reading in American history as supplement to the relations are examined historically. survey and upper-division courses. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): HIST 207 and HIST 208 or HIST 208 and permission of the instructor. permission of instructor. HIST 420. History of the Far East I HIST 412. American Constitutional History Developments of major political, cultural, social A historical background of the constitutional and and economic achievements in China, Japan and legal reasoning behind most of the fundamental Korea from prehistory to the 1800’s. concepts of the operation of the American government. HIST 421. History of the Far East II Political, cultural, social and economic HIST 413. The Caribbean developments in China, Japan and Korea from This course explores the ever-changing region about 1800 to the present. known as the Caribbean. Emphasis will be placed upon the geographical, geological, cultural, HIST 423. History of Latin America I economic and political changes of the region. The Emphasizes social, political, economic and impact of colonialism, migration, linguistic and intellectual factors. Course includes pre-conquest independence movements will be examined from Indian cultures, Spanish-Portuguese conquests and a variety of perspectives. A special focus will be the colonial period to 1810. placed on the Caribbean’s influence on the world economy, past and present. Prerequisite(s): HIST HIST 424. History of Latin America II 201. Emphasizes social, political, economic and intellectual factors. Course includes wars of HIST 415. Public History independence to present. This course familiarizes the student with terminology and resources for the study of public HIST 425. Women’s History history in order to understand and analyze how This course reviews problems and issues that have public versions of the past are created, plagued women from historical, sociological, commemorated, institutionalized and interpreted, psychological and economic perspectives and and explores the various disciplines associated women’s efforts to overcome these barriers to with these presentations of the past. equality. Further emphasis is placed on the Prerequisite(s): One course from HIST 201, 202, examination and treatment of women in 207, or 208. economically depressed and third- world/nonwestern nations. Prerequisite(s): HIST HIST 416. The Civil War Era 207 or HIST 208. The critical and turbulent years, 1846-1876, which ushered in modern America. HIST 444. Sub-Saharan Africa A study of major cultural and political changes in HIST 417. Selected Topics in American History Africa from the Sahara to the Cape of Good Hope. Primarily through the directed reading approach, Emphasis is placed upon historical, social, selected topics in colonial and early 19th century political, anthropological and aesthetic changes to
184 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences a number of traditional African cultures in the Peyton, Billy Joe (2002), Professor of History. aftermath of European colonialism. Cultural B.A. West Virginia University; M.A. West responses to western ideologies and technical Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia influences will be viewed in depth. University, 1999. Areas of research: Local and Regional History, Early U.S. History. Geography Workman, Michael E. (2011), Associate Professor GEO 200. Introduction to Geography of History. B.A. West Virginia University; M.A. The natural environment and its processes and the West Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia relationships of humankind to its habitat. Focus University, 1995. Areas of research: U.S. History, will be on the essentials of physical geography Labor & Industrial History, History of and upon some basic concepts of cultural Technology. geography.
GEO 201. World Regional Geography The major geographical concepts as studied through a regional perspective, the several culture realms of the world, and the human issues faced in each.
GEO 202. Introduction to Cultural Geography A systematic approach to cultural geography relating the discipline to the other social sciences for a better understanding of the complex nature of cultural diversity, cultural interaction, and the different levels of societal development.
GEO 303. Urban Geography (4 Credit Hours) A study of the site, situation, historical development, structure, and function of cities. The central business districts, industrial districts, residential areas and transportation systems are studied and questioned from the perspective of effectiveness, interrelation, and future utilization.
GEO 306. Economic Geography Major primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities in their local and relative geographic settings. Emphasis upon commodity production, utilization, trade patterns and their significance.
History Faculty Park, Tae Jin (2006), Associate Professor of History. B.A., Kyonggi University; M.A. State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2003. Areas of research: U.S. Diplomacy and East Asian History.
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Political Science organizations, Political Science majors are often active in other campus organizations and TBA frequently serve as the officers of the University's Program Coordinator Student Government Association and other 118 Hill Hall campus student organizations. (304) 766-3180 Pi Sigma Alpha, a Political Science honor society, Political Science investigates the relationship is open to students who excel in the study of between government and society. At West politics and government. The campus chapter Virginia State University, students take part in a inducts new members each spring. rigorous and writing-intensive program of study. Advanced classes have a low student-to-professor About the Program ratio that allows professors to mentor and work The Political Science Program offers three options closely with students on academic projects. for Political Science majors including general political science. For those students seeking a WVSU's Political Science Program is geared more specialized course of study, the program toward helping students to connect theory with offers both a Pre-Law as well as a Public practice. Learning outside of the classroom is a Administration and Policy Concentration. feature of study in the Political Science Program. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in General Political Science Major internships and/or fieldwork. The program The General Political Science curriculum provides manages three internship programs with the State basic, thorough coverage of the major areas of of West Virginia – the Judith A. Herndon study within the discipline of Political Science. Fellowship, the Frasure-Singleton Internship, the These include American government and political Higher Education Policy Commission, and the institutions, public law and judicial politics, Governor’s Internship Program, as well as various comparative politics, international politics, public internships in both the private and public sector. policy, political thought, methodology and research and public administration. Courses also The program provides opportunities to volunteer examine the intersection of politics with other with political campaigns, political parties and social institutions such as religion, social groups civic groups. and media.
Mission of the Program The general degree in Political Science prepares A Political Science degree from West Virginia students for a variety of careers, including public State University provides a strong, broadly-based policy and administration at local, national and liberal arts education that prepares students for a international levels. Graduates from our program wide variety of careers. Students develop critical presently hold elective office, work in state and thinking skills, including the ability to analyze local government as well as non-profit complex social problems, evaluate concepts of organizations, and conduct academic research. political thought, collect and evaluate information Many others work in areas of law, business and about political phenomenon, and apply this the media. Some are political consultants on information in the context of local, regional, campaigns. national and international politics.
Student Organizations Pre-Law Concentration The Political Science Program currently sponsors The Pre-Law Concentration provides a rigorous two student organizations - the Political Science curriculum focusing on the law and legal studies Society and the Pre-Law Association. In addition in order to prepare highly qualified students to to actively participating in these two 186 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences pursue a number of careers after college. Most of HIST 207or 208 the graduates will pursue either law school or ENGL 112, 201, or 204 graduate school for legal studies. Many students, however, continue their studies in public Core Courses (All Political Science Majors) - 24 administration, criminal justice administration or Hours public policy. POSC 100, 101, 204, 205, 210, 225, 311 and either POSC 400 or 497 An undergraduate curriculum, taken in preparation for law school, should encompass courses that Completion of one of the categories below: emphasize analytical thinking, cogent writing and confident verbal skills. Moreover, a student should General Political Science Major – 18 Hours have a profound understanding of the socio- 18 credit hours of 300 or 400 level Political political, historical and economic contexts in Sciences courses (with faculty approval) which laws are made, broken and interpreted. The program’s Pre-Law concentration provides such a Pre-Law Concentration - 18 Hours curriculum. POSC 305, 325, 330 Choose one course from each of the following two Public Administration and Policy Concentration groups plus one additional course from either The Public Administration and Policy group: Concentration integrates a traditional Group A: POSC 304, 402, 408, 410 and management-oriented approach with an analytical, 415 problem-solving emphasis to produce a solid Group B: POSC 306, 403 and 405 foundation that links theory with practice. This hybrid, innovative concentration uniquely Public Administration and Policy Concentration prepares students with the skills necessary to - 27 Hours address the challenges administrators face in the POSC 306, 307 and 405 public arena. BA 115, 301, 310 and 320 Six additional credit hours of 300 or 400 level To prepare highly qualified students to pursue Political Sciences courses (with faculty approval) many different careers after college, this curriculum cultivates skills that enable individuals Electives - to bring total credit hours to 120 to manage and govern the public’s resources effectively, efficiently and ethically; the program Up to six hours in Cooperative Education may be is designed to teach students the business of earned in major-related work. government. Most of the graduates will pursue either graduate school in public administration or Up to 9 credit hours of the following courses may research and policy analysis. be double-counted as General Education courses:
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science POSC 100; Introduction to Government and 120 hours required for graduation. Politics (three hours) to satisfy the requirement for Social Science General Education - 35-40 Hours POSC 101: American Government (three hours) to satisfy the requirement for Social Cognates (All Political Science Majors) - 19 Science Hours G ED courses in approved Modern Foreign PSYC 200 – Statistics for the Social Sciences Languages (six hours) Six hours of the same Modern Foreign Language ECON 201 or 202
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Minor in Political Science - 15 Credit Hours POSC 100; 101; 204 or 210; and six hours from any 300 or 400 level political science course.
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General Political Science Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 POSC 311 ...... 3 POSC 100 ...... 3 POSC 300/400 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 HIST 207 or 208 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 POSC 300/400 ...... 3 MATH 111 or Math 120 ...... 3 POSC 210 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 POSC 300/400 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Free Elective ...... 3 POSC 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 POSC 210 ...... 3 POSC 300/400 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 POSC 300/400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Art ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 POSC 204 ...... 3 G ED Social Sciences ...... 3 POSC 205 ...... 2 G ED Wellness...... 2 Foreign Language ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 ECON 201 or 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 14
Second Semester Second Semester POSC 225 ...... 3 POSC 400 ...... 3 PSYC 200 ...... 4 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 ENGL 112 or 201 or 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Foreign Language ...... 3 POSC 300/400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15
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Pre-Law Concentration Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 POSC 311 ...... 3 POSC 100 ...... 3 POSC 305 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 HIST 207 or 208 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 POSC 319 ...... 3 MATH 111 or Math 120 ...... 3 POSC 210 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 POSC 320 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Free Elective ...... 3 POSC 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Pre-Law Group A...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Pre-Law Group B ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Art ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 POSC 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 POSC 205 ...... 2 G ED Wellness...... 2 Foreign Language ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 ECON 201 or 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 14
Second Semester Second Semester POSC 225 ...... 3 POSC 400 or 497 ...... 3 PSYC 200 ...... 4 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 ENGL 112 or 201 or 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Foreign Language ...... 3 Pre-Law Group A or B...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15
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Public Administration & Policy Concentration Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 POSC 311 ...... 3 POSC 100 ...... 3 POSC 306 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 HIST 207 or 208 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 POSC 307 ...... 3 MATH 111 or Math 120 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 POSC 405 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 BA 301 ...... 3 POSC 101 ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Social Structures ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Arts ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 POSC 204 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 POSC 205 ...... 2 G ED Wellness...... 2 Foreign Language ...... 3 G ED Wellness...... 3 ECON 201 or 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 14
Second Semester Second Semester POSC 225 ...... 3 POSC 400 or 497 ...... 3 PSYC 200 ...... 4 Free Elective ...... 3 PSYC 151 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 ENGL 112 or 201 or 204 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Foreign Language ...... 3 BA 320 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15
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Political Science Course Descriptions or to students who are unsure as of what to do. The course will begin with addressing the Note: All courses are three credit hours unless literature that discusses such decisions and the noted otherwise. consequences and ramifications of either choice.
We will then address the tools that facilitate in a POSC 100. Introduction to Government and student’s decision to attend graduate school or Politics enter the workforce. These topics include resume Examination of the fundamental political and legal and cover-letter preparation, interview skills and systems of national and international graduate school application procedures and communities. Prerequisite(s): Eligible for English practices as well as how to handle graduate school 101. once the student is there. Prerequisite(s): Faculty
approval. POSC 101. American Government
The organization and nature of the federal political POSC 210. International Relations system, with special emphasis placed on the U.S. An introduction to international politics in the late Constitution. The role of non-governmental actors 20th century. The course covers historical (political parties, interest groups and the media) is developments altering power relationships among also analyzed. Prerequisite(s): Eligible for English nation-states in foreign policy, the interaction of 101. developed and non-developed nations and
problems confronting international organizations POSC 101H. American National Government - and transnational actors. Prerequisite(s): Pass Honors ENGL 102 with C. The organization and nature of the federal political POSC 225. Strategic Decision making in the system, with special emphasis placed on the U.S. Social Sciences Constitution. The role of non-governmental actors This course is an introduction to formal and (political parties, interest groups and the media) is informal models of decision-making and logic, also analyzed. A 15-page research paper is with an emphasis on evaluating multiple courses required, in addition to traditional requirements of action and the consideration of possible for this course, for honors students. outcomes. The analysis and application of Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors decision-making are addressed through an Program and eligibility for ENGL 101. examination of decision theory and game theory.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 with a C or better and POSC 204. State and Local Politics either POSC 100 or POSC 101 Politics and policy at the state and local level in the American political system. Areas for study POSC 302. American Foreign Policy include constitutional, cultural and financial This course investigates the ideological and constraints on state and local politics; community institutional setting of American foreign policy power structures; state legislatures; governors and through a series of selected case studies. Emphasis other elected executives; and judicial institutions. is given to concepts and resources that enable Prerequisite(s): Pass ENGL 102 with C. students to understand foreign policy issues.
Prerequisite(s): POSC 101 or 210. POSC 205. Political Science as a Profession (2 credits) POSC 304. Comparative Politics This course is designed to help political science A comparative analysis of the political culture, students navigate through the process of after- ideologies, processes and institutions of the college decisions. This includes the difficult Russian Federation, Britain, France, Germany, decision of whether to go onto graduate school or Japan and China. This course should familiarize to enter the workforce. The course will provide the student with the predominant influences on guidance to students who are pursuing either goal 192 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences these particular political systems, and further data. Emphasis will be on developing good develop the student’s ability to assess the writing skills and using computers for basic significance of the roles played by these major statistical evaluation. This course meets the nation-states. Prerequisite(s): POSC 100 or 101 or requirements of CJ 315 and SOC 311. 210. Prerequisite(s): Junior classification and a grade of C in ENGL 102 and contemporaneous enrollment POSC 305. The American Congress in PSYC 200 or completion of PSYC 200 with a An examination of the origin, organizations, grade of C. operation and political characteristics of Congress; focusing on problems of representation, POSC 325. Constitutional Law leadership, relations with interest groups and other This study begins with an introduction to branches of government, and public policy principles of constitutional interpretation, then formation. Prerequisite(s): POSC 101. examines the politics of both the development and the impact of constitutional law addressing civil POSC 306. The American Presidency rights and civil liberties. Moreover, the course will An examination of the institution of the address the powers and structure of government presidency, its functions, formal and informal and the impact of the developments on political, relationships with other branches of government. economic, and social life. Prerequisite(s): POSC The course also examines recurrent problems and 101 and a grade of C in ENGL 102. limitations of the office. Emphasis is on the dynamics of the office: on the influence exerted POSC 330. Judicial Systems and Policy-Making by certain presidents, and on the impact of public This course will analyze the political nature of the opinion and the media. Prerequisite(s): POSC 101. American Judicial System. It will examine the organization, procedures of the federal court POSC 307. Introduction to Public system, and the politics of judicial selection as Administration well as the implementation and impact of judicial This course provides the student with an policymaking in a political and social context. understanding of the major public administration Prerequisite(s): POSC 101 and ENGL 102 with a theories influencing the discipline, the role of the C. public bureaucracy in American society, and the interplay of politics and administration at the POSC 335. Politics and Religion in America national, state, and local levels. Prerequisite(s): This course address the intersection of religion POSC 101. and politics in American political affairs and policy development. Students will study the civil POSC 308. International Political Economy liberties that protect religious freedom from This course analyzes the interplay between states government interference and review the and markets in the global arena, with emphasis developments in constitutional law based on those upon economic tools employed by modern states liberties. The course will also consider religious to address issues arising from international trade, organizations and individuals that act as interest monetary relations and other foreign policy goals. groups and evaluate their influence on public Prerequisite(s): POSC 210 or permission of the policy. Prerequisite(s): POSC 101 and ENGL 102 instructor. with a C.
POSC 311. Methodology and Research POSC 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) Introduction to the concepts and methods of social Independent work on a special topic or problem science research: the role of theory in research, area with guidance from a member of the political forming hypotheses and questions, identifying science faculty. Prerequisite(s): POSC 100 or variables and gathering and analyzing statistical POSC 101.
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and Africa. Prerequisite(s): POSC 100, 101 or POSC 400. Senior Capstone Experience 210. In this senior capstone experience, students will apply the knowledge and skills developed through POSC 415. Comparative Politics: Arab Middle previous coursework. In conjunction with a East member of the Political Science faculty, each An analysis of Arab politics and culture in Egypt, student will select a project and complete either Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. basic research, applied research, fieldwork, or a Emphasis is given to the region’s historical service-learning project. The experience will development and its implications for the region’s culminate with the completion of a written work democratic development. Prerequisite(s): POSC and, if appropriate, a presentation. 100, 101 or 210.
POSC 402. Modern Political Thinkers POSC 420. Politics of Race in America A critical analysis and tracing of influences of the Analysis of racial politics in the United States, major political theorists from Hobbes, Locke or with special attention given to historical shaping Rousseau through Lenin. Cross-listed with of the political culture, the civil rights movement, Philosophy 402. electoral college and current controversies over Prerequisite(s): POSC 100 and ENGL 102 with a racial elements implicit in public policies. C. Prerequisite(s): POSC 100, 101 or 210 with grade of C. POSC 403. Electoral Politics Organization, functions and practices of political POSC 430. Empirical Analysis parties in the United States, electoral problems, practical impact of the media, pressure groups and The course will expose the student to an advanced current electoral legislation. Prerequisite(s): POSC role of theory in research, forming hypotheses and 101. research questions, identifying variables, and gathering and analyzing statistical data. Students POSC 405. Politics and Public Policy will undertake a practical opportunity to apply An analysis of the policymaking process with basic research methods to a problem or question in emphasis on the various factors influencing the the field of political science by synthesizing all of content and consequences of public policy and an their coursework and extant academic preparation examination of specific issues. Prerequisite(s): into a final research project. The student will POSC 101. utilize theory and the statistical methodology as well as policy analysis, ethics and writing skills to POSC 408. American Political Thought produce a piece of original research. This course introduces students to the multitude of Prerequisite(s): Faculty Approval. ideas that serve as the basis for political discourse in the United States today, with emphasis upon the POSC 497. Internship (3-12 credit hours) variety of political perspectives that have obtained For political science majors and students in other significance in different historical periods and majors who qualify to participate in one of the their relevance for contemporary political thought. various internship opportunities offered through Prerequisite(s): POSC 101, 402, or permission of the university. It may be taken for a maximum of the instructor. three credit hours, unless it is the Judith Herndon Fellowship or the Higher Education Fellowship POSC 410. Comparative Politics: Latin America for 12 credit hours or some comparably and Africa competitive and demanding fellowship for a An examination of the political institutions and maximum of six credit hours. Only six earned processes of selected countries in Latin America internship credits can be applied towards upper-
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Political Science Faculty Palubinskas, Ginta T. (2013) Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A. Loyola Marymount University; M.A., George Washington University; Ph.D., George Mason University, 2003. Areas of research: Democracy and energy security, economic and societal transformation, interaction of political and cultural change and democratization.
Pennington, Michael. (2015), MPA Program Director and Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., West Virginia State University; 1997. M.P.A., West Virginia University, 1998; Ph.D. Texas A&M, 2008. Areas of research: Human resources management, regulatory policy and economic development.
Vaughan, Frank D. (2006), (2008), Professor. B.A, Emory and Henry College; M. A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2006. Areas of research: The Resolution of Civil Wars and American political development.
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Psychology dedicated, accessible faculty. Classes are conveniently scheduled to accommodate the wide Dr. Charles Perdue variety of students that our program attracts. The Program Coordinator West Virginia State University psychology 123 Hill Hall program will continue its efforts to provide proper (304) 766-3271 instruction, on all levels, to those who seek our [email protected] knowledge, advice, and guidance.
The Psychology Program of West Virginia State Bachelor of Arts in Psychology University serves varied purposes for its diverse 120 hours required for graduation clientele. For those students seeking training for professions in the field, we strive to present the General Education – 39-41 Hours Major - 45 necessary information, skills and experience to Hours prepare them for graduate school, careers, or both. For those students in our service courses, our Core Courses goals are to present a balanced, comprehensive PSYC 151, 175, 200, 315, 390, 412 view of psychology as a legitimate area of science, while likewise emphasizing the practical Major Electives importance of the subject matter in their daily Two courses from: PSYC 303, 306, 309, 310, lives. 320, 325, 330 Two courses from: PSYC 245, 304, 300, 307, In addition to scholarship, the program continues 308, 312, 330, 404 to maintain an active research profile, a referral Two courses from: PSYC 207, 302, 301, 330, service for those students in need of counseling, 335, 340, 398, 400, 401 advising to all students interested in careers in the Three additional courses from any of the field, recognition of academic excellence through above groups. the departmental honor society, and an active voice in community service through off-campus Electives classes and public speaking engagements. To bring total to 120 hours
As psychology is an ever more technical field, the Minor in Psychology - 15-16 Hours program strives to expand computer facilities and PSYC 151; Take the remaining 12 hours from any increase opportunities for students to gain two of the three following groups. necessary experience in this area. Courses will Group One: 303, 306, 309, 310, 320, 325, 330, continue to be updated to reflect new information, 200 particularly in the biological areas of the Group Two: 245, 290, 300, 307, 308*, 312, 330, discipline. Other areas, including those in the 200 social sciences, social work, and nursing, will Group Three: 207, 302, 301*, 335, 340, 398, 401, continue to profit from the expertise of 330, psychology as it relates to their disciplines. 200.
Our program continues to attract quality students *If Statistics for the Social Sciences (PSYC 200) through its qualified instructors, challenging is a pre- requisite for any of the above listed courses and modern facilities. Our small faculty- courses, the student must take PSYC 200 first. to-student ratio contributes to an intimate learning atmosphere that is furthered by a group of
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Psychology Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 PSYC 151 (also fulfills G ED Social Science) One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15 Second Semester Second Semester One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 One class from any PSYC group ...... 3 PSYC 315 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 PSYC 175 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 PSYC 200 or 300 Level ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Senior Year Sophomore Year First Semester First Semester PSYC 412 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Elective ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 One class from any Psych group ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 PSYC 200 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 16-17 Second Semester Second Semester Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 PSYC 390 ...... 4 Elective ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 16-17
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Psychology Course Descriptions PSYC 304. Lifespan Developmental Psychology Note: All courses are three credit hours unless An examination of the major theories, research noted otherwise. and methods of lifespan developmental
psychology. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. (Formerly PSYC 151. General Psychology PSYC 411) A general survey of principles, theories and fields of psychology with emphasis on application. PSYC 300. Social Psychology (Course is designed for the student who wishes to Survey of theories and evidence regarding social gain a greater understanding of human behavior, influences on behavior. Prerequisite(s): PSYC both adaptive and non-adaptive.) Prerequisite(s): 151. eligibility for ENGL 101.
PSYC 301. Tests and Measurements PSYC 175. Psychology as a Profession (1 credit Theory of psychological testing: emphasis on hour) statistics of test construction, reliability and An overview of psychology as an undergraduate validity. Includes a critical evaluation of the more major, as well as an introduction to post- common intelligence, achievement, aptitude, baccalaureate educational and career opportunities interest and personality tests. Prerequisite(s): in the field. PSYC 151 & 200. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151, eligibility for ENG
101. PSYC 302. Community Psychology
Community Psychology examines theory and PSYC 200. Statistics for the Behavioral and research related to the psychology of group and Social Sciences (4 credit hours) individual well-being and functioning, presenting A basic course designed to teach the major models of problem prevention, solution, and statistical concepts, procedures, techniques and empowerment. Community Psychology interpretations to beginning students in the emphasizes social action in a diversity of social behavioral sciences. settings and institutions whose missions are Emphasis is on application rather than theory. related to well-being, including but not limited to Prerequisite(s): Completion of MATH 120,111 or mental health, nutrition, health, economic security, 119. legal, political, social, and educational
considerations. An optional non-clinical PSYC 207. Psychological Adjustment community service course is available as an Dynamics, development and problems of human opportunity to earn part of course credit for adjustment with emphasis on the normal experiential learning. personality. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. PSYC 303. Physiological Psychology PSYC 245. Sex Roles A study of the physiological and neuroanatomical This course examines sex roles from a gender and mechanisms underlying human behavior. psycho-social perspective. The major impact of Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. sex roles and sex role expectations upon major areas of psycho-social functioning will be PSYC 305. Intermediate Behavioral Statistics examined. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. Data analysis procedures and multivariate research design. Topics include analysis of variance, PSYC 302. Community Mental Health multiple regression analysis, simple discriminant Introduction to the concepts of the mental health function, factor analysis and computer application. and primary prevention with emphasis on the Prerequisite(s): PSYC 200 and permission of the effect of social systems on mental health and instructor. performance. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. 198 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences
PSYC 312. Industrial and Organizational PSYC 306. Health Psychology Psychology This course is designed to introduce students to This course involves the application of the field of health psychology and behavioral psychological principles, particularly of systems medicine; to outline the basic activities of clinical and organizations, to behavior in industrial, health psychologists; and to provide an business and managerial environments. understanding of the topography of disease and Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. illness in the twenty-first century. The leading causes of death worldwide and in the United PSYC 315. History and Systems of Psychology States will be examined, as well as risk factors for A review of the history of psychology, including a these illnesses. Students will also have the survey of the philosophical and scientific opportunity to explore their individual health antecedents of contemporary psychology. status and embark on the journey to a healthier Prerequisite: PSYC 151. lifestyle. Prerequisite: PSYC 151. PSYC 320. Sensation and Perception PSYC 307. Forensic Psychology This course includes an examination of the This course will provide students with an structure and function of the major sensory overview of the role psychologists play in the systems and their relationship to basic and criminal justice system. Course topics will include complex perceptual processes. Prerequisite(s): psychological factors in civil and criminal trials, PSYC 151. criminal profiling, interrogation, competence to stand trial, the insanity defense, risk assessment, PSYC 321-322. Special Problems in Psychology and the reliability of eyewitness testimony. (1-3 Credit Hours) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. Independent work on a special problem with any member of the psychology faculty. For majors PSYC 308. Psychology of Human Differences only. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in The study of age, sex and environmental psychology and permission of the instructor and influences on individual differences. The course chairperson of the department. (Maximum of six will also cover research and theory dealing with hours may be earned.) the interactions of genes and environment in the development of individual differences. PSYC 325. Comparative Behavior Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151 and 200. A review of the various effects of evolution, structure and physiology on both innate and PSYC 309. Motivation and Emotions learned aspects of animal and human behavior. Classical and contemporary theories of motivation Prerequisite: PSYC 151. and emotion. Includes investigation of basic human biological, social and affiliative motives PSYC 330. Special Topic Seminar (1-3 Credit and the relationship of those motives to emotional Hours) states. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. Seminars on special topics of psychological interest will be provided for majors and non- PSYC 310. Learning and Memory majors, as determined by need and availability of This course involves an examination of the basic staff. Prerequisite: PSYC 151. principles of learning theory and the nature, structure and processes of human memory. PSYC 335. Abnormal Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151. This course is a study of the etiology, classification and treatments of abnormal behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 151.
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PSYC 335H. Abnormal Psychology Honors PSYC 400. Childhood Psychopathology This course is designed to introduce students to This course is a study of the etiology, the distinction between normal and abnormal classification and treatments of abnormal behavior behavior, the current classification system for in childhood and adolescence. Prerequisite: psychopathology, principles of assessment, and PSYC151. behavioral characteristics of the most common psychological disorders. Students will also PSYC 401. Psychology of Personality conduct a literature review on an approved topic The study of classical and contemporary theories and submit a paper written in American of personality including relevant research. Psychological Association (APA) style. Prerequisite: Prerequisite(s): Psychology 151, permission of PSYC 151. instructor and admission to and participation in the Honors Program. PSYC 404. Aging and Adulthood The psychological study of the aging process, PSYC 340. Clinical Psychology covering the social, emotional, cognitive, and Course is designed to introduce the students to the biological changes that occur throughout concepts, methods, and profession of Clinical adulthood and later stages in life. Prerequisite: Psychology. Focus is on professional issues, PSYC 151. assessment and diagnostic techniques and methods of therapeutic intervention. Prerequisite: PSYC PSYC 412. Senior Seminar 151. A capstone course designed to prepare psychology majors for employment and/or graduate training in PSYC 390. Research Methods (4 credit hours) the discipline. Emphasis is on the skills that are This course includes an intensive study of the use essential to the practice of psychology, such as of research methods in psychology. Additional written and verbal communication, library topics include ethics, effective library utilization, utilization and expansion of knowledge base. professional writing and oral presentations. Assignments include completion of a written Students devise individual research projects to senior thesis, oral defense of same and a develop necessary skills in these areas. comprehensive exam based on courses already Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151, 175, 200 or permission completed. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151, 175, 200, of instructor. 315, 390 and senior standing.
PSYC 398. Clinical Field Experience in PSYC 412H. Senior Seminar Honors Psychology A capstone course designed to prepare psychology Placement of qualified upper-level students in majors for employment and/or graduate training in local mental health agencies/hospitals for the the discipline. Emphasis is on the skills that are purpose of supervised observation and clinical essential to the practice of psychology, such as service delivery commensurate with the student’s written and verbal communication, library educational level. Students will incorporate and utilization, and expansion of knowledge base. integrate knowledge and skills obtained in Assignments include completion of a written coursework into applied situations. May be senior thesis, oral defense of same and a repeated to a maximum of six credit hours. comprehensive exam based on courses already Prerequisite(s): 30 hours earned, with a minimum completed. Senior Seminar Honors requires honor of 9 credit hours in Psychology; PSYC 335 or students to engage in a creative collaborative 340; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75; or mentorship with the designated faculty for the permission of instructor. completion of all parts of the senior thesis. This creative component can involve various professional aspects of psychology such as the
200 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences production of research. This added honors course requirement will require an additional 20 percent more coursework than Psychology 412 to satisfy the honors requirements of this course. Prerequisite(s): Psychology 151, 175, 200, 315, 390, senior standing and admission to and participation in the Honors Program.
Psychology Faculty Francis, Rebecca S. (1979), Professor of Psychology. B.S. University of Dayton; M.S. University of Bridgeport; Ph.D. University of Tennessee, 1979. Areas of research: Cognitive Predictors of Pro-environmental Behaviors.
McCoy, Paula M. (2001), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A. West Virginia University; M.A. Marshall University; Ph.D. University of North Texas, 2001. Areas of research: Stress, health and coping; Psychotherapy outcomes.
Perdue, Charles W. (1987), Professor and Program Coordinator of Psychology. B.A. Denison University; M.A. Princeton University; Ph.D. Princeton University, 1983. Areas of research: Health-related quality of life (e.g., the impact of obesity and other chronic health problems).
Seyedmonir, Mehdi (2007), Professor of Psychology. B.A. West Virginia State University; M.A. West Virginia University; Ed.D. West Virginia University, 2000. Areas of research: Conceptual change; self-directed learning and behavioral change; learning strategies and problem solving; and efficacy of technology- enhanced learning and instructional approaches.
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Sociology/Philosophy Goals: Dr. Manashi Ray The Sociology curriculum is designed to equip Program Coordinator students with the skills to achieve the following 124 Hill Hall five student-oriented goals: (304) 766-3054 [email protected] Students will identify the structure of a
sociological argument Sociology Students will master the key concepts and Sociology is the scientific study of social life, theories in sociology social change and the social causes and Students will develop critical thinking and will consequences of human behavior. Sociologists be able to evaluate theoretical investigate the structure of groups, organizations concepts/perspectives and societies, and how people interact within these Students will learn to assess the role of social contexts. Since human behavior is shaped by context in determining the social location of an social factors, the subject matter of sociology individual ranges from the intimate family to the hostile Students will design and implement an mob; from organized crime to religious cults; from independent research project the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture; and from the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology sociology of work to the sociology of sports. In 120 hours required for graduation fact, few fields have such broad scope and relevance for research, theory, and applications of General Education – 35-40 Hours knowledge. Major - 18 hours
Sociology provides many distinctive perspectives Core Courses on the world, generating new ideas and critiquing SOC 101, 208, 310, 311, 320, 420. the old. The field also offers a range of research techniques that can be applied to virtually any Major Electives – 21 hours aspect of social life, such as street crime and Choose any seven sociology courses from the delinquency, corporate downsizing, how people catalog. The student must choose four (i.e., 12 express emotions, welfare or education reform, hours) courses from 300 level or above. how families differ and flourish, or problems of peace and war. Because sociology addresses the Core Cognates - 19 Hours most challenging issues of our time, it is a rapidly PSYC 200, POSC 101, ECON 101, HIST 207 or expanding field whose potential is increasingly 208, ENGL 112 or ENGL 201 or ENGL 204, tapped by those who construct policies and create Modern Foreign Language (three hours) social programs. Students with an interest in understanding how society influences people's Math Requirement behavior would find sociology stimulating and MATH 118 or Math 111 rewarding. Sociology prepares students for graduate school and is an excellent background for (Six credit hours of Internship may be used for those who desire careers in the areas of social elective hours.) services (e.g., youth services), family counseling, law, ministry, government services, teaching, Free Electives policymaking, population research, personnel To bring total to 120 hours. management, industrial policies, marketing, criminal justice, etc. 202 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences
Minor in Sociology - 15 Hours PHIL 203 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy of SOC 101, 310, 311 and two SOC electives. the West PHIL 204 Modern Philosophy Philosophy PHIL 205 Existentialism PHIL 220 Philosophy of Science The Philosophy minor offers special interest PHIL 303 Contemporary Philosophy courses. Philosophy courses are administered by PHIL 316 Independent Study in Philosophy the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
The following courses offered in the Political Minor in Philosophy - 15 Hours Science Department also are approved as Elective Students enrolled in other degree programs at courses: West Virginia State University can enhance their degree by adding a Minor in Philosophy. POSC 402 Modern Political Thinkers Requirements for a Philosophy Minor are 15 credit hours in Philosophy including: Students should consult the coordinator of
Sociology and Philosophy for information. PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 202 Ethics
PHIL 310 Logic
Two elective courses in Philosophy from the following are required:
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Sociology/Philosophy Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 SOC 311 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 SOC 310 ...... 3 SOC 101 ...... 3 G ED Wellness...... 2 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 SOC 300 or 400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 14
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 SOC 300 level ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Cognate ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 ENGL 150 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Humanities ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 HIST 201 or 202 ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 Foreign Language ...... 3 SOC 300 or 400 ...... 3 SOC 200 level ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Social Sciences ...... 3 Cognate ...... 3 SOC 420 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 SOC 400 level ...... 3 SOC 200 level ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 PSYC 200 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15
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Sociology/Philosophy Course Descriptions world. This course is well-suited to students of any major since we are all consumers of popular Note: All courses are three credit hours unless culture and are impacted by it. noted otherwise.
SOC 270. Cultural Anthropology Sociology A comparative study of world cultures from the
anthropological perspective including an emphasis SOC 101. Introduction to Sociology on economic systems (from traditional to modern), A general survey of the discipline, its methods, social stratifications, gender roles, kinship basic concepts and area of study. The course relations, political organization and religious and examines human organization and institutional cultural values. life, the social process of socialization, conflict and its resolution and social change. SOC 300. Social Inequality
This course will address the complicated and SOC 206. Social Problems complex issues of wealth and power differences, Nature and meaning of social problems; the which are linked in inextricable ways with class, incidence and characteristics of selected social gender and race/ethnicity. The course will focus problems of major public interest; analysis of on how these attributes when associated together proposed solutions. create and reinforce inequalities in society. The
course has a multidisciplinary perspective. SOC 208. Race and Ethnic Relations in Prerequisite SOC 101 or permission of the American Society department chairperson and the instructor. A study of race and ethnic relations from a comparative perspective. The course includes a SOC 303. Sociology of Family strong American component with emphasis on the The main focus of the course is to analyze family experiences of such minorities as African- as a social system. It will involve studying the Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian family life cycle stages, tasks and difficulties that Americans. families may experience as they move through
their developmental stages. The course content SOC 212. Urban Sociology will involve defining problems, questioning A study of urban structure and ecology, assumptions, recognizing biases and forming particularly in light of the planning movement and reasonable solutions to problems about families. urban populations, and the growth and Prerequisite SOC 101 or by permission. development of urban communities. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual frame of reference for SOC 304. Social Gerontology the study of cities, types of social behavior in The course introduces students to the social cities, influences of city life on personality, as processes and social aspects (e.g. family well as urbanization from a world perspective. dynamics, health care, finances, work and
retirement, widowhood, elder abuse, social SOC 220. Popular Culture and Society isolation, minimization, care of the frail elderly, Explores, among other things, the politics of death and dying, etc.) associated with aging and popular culture; its ideological effects; the role of the field of social gerontology. It creates class, gender, history, media and mainstream opportunities for analysis, across disciplines, of culture in producing and perpetuating popular processes inherent to aging and encourages culture. Students will analyze how all of these consideration of how these processes shape the factors, individually and collectively, offer insight needs and experiences of the elderly. It offers into how popular culture becomes commodified, insight into social parameters for providing care, and why it is often considered the cause of social autonomy, and dignity for the elderly. problems in the U.S. and in other parts of the 2019-2020 University Catalog 205 College of Business & Social Sciences
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or permission of Independent work on a special sociological instructor. program. May be taken for a maximum of eight hours. Prerequisite(s): Sociology major of junior SOC 305. Birth-Death-Migration: A Cross- standing and permission of the chairperson of the Cultural Study of Population department and the instructor involved. Birth, Death and Migration is a cross-cultural study of the world’s population and those factors SOC 320. Sociology of Gender (social and biological) which create population This course is designed to explore how gender is growth and change over time. Prerequisite(s): constructed and how the pervasiveness of gender SOC 101. is a way of structuring social life. Sociology of gender involves both the study of femininities and SOC 308. World Religions masculinities, the cultural meaning associated An overview of the world’s major religions, with being women and men in our society, how including: Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, gender influences interactions between people, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, as well as African how the structures of our societal institutions, such and Native American religions. The foundation of as organization of work, and education create this course examines religious practices, historical gendered meanings, and how the meaning of developments, doctrines and world views. gender changes overtime. Emphasis is placed upon human problems, community and ethical issues in relation to other SOC 321. Sociology of Health and Medicine religions and world affairs. Cross-listed with An introduction to the sociology of health and PHIL 308. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102. medicine. Emphasis is on the relationships between social factors and health. The course will SOC 310. Sociological Theory survey both the theory and practice of medicine in The sociological theories of the 19th and 20th its social setting. Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or centuries are presented in their chronological permission of instructor. order in regard to the schools and important thinkers. Attention is given to contemporary SOC 322. Criminology concepts, micro/macro perspectives, the leading This course focuses on the theories of crime. theories of functionalism, conflict theory and These theories come from several fields, including social-psychological theories (from behaviorism biology, criminal justice, psychology and to ethnomethodology) and theory structuring in sociology. The theories will be examined from a light of new empirical findings. Prerequisite(s): historical perspective beginning with the Classical SOC 101 School in the 1700’s and progressing to the SOC 311. Methodology and Research newest integrated theories. The types and extent of Introduction to the concepts and methods of social crime in the United States and other countries will science research: the role of theory in research, also be explored. Prerequisite(s): Junior forming hypotheses and questions, identifying classification and a C grade in ENGL 102 and variables and gathering and analyzing statistical PSYC 200. data. Emphasis will be on developing good writing skills and using computers for basic SOC 323. Sociology of Globalization statistical evaluation. This course meets the This course is designed to explain how the process requirements of CJ 315 and POSC 311. of globalization is shaping our personal and Prerequisite(s): Junior classification and a C grade professional lives in the 21st century. With that in in ENGL 102 and PSYC 200. mind, the course will cover theories of globalism, global culture and ideology, transnational SOC 316. Independent Studies in Sociology (2-4 migration and the new labor market, and local and credit hours) global linkages and resistance to globalization.
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The course will be taught from an interdisciplinary Philosophy perspective. The course will be an eye opener for those who are willing to think critically from any PHIL 201. Introduction to Philosophy Social Science discipline. Study of living issues in the field of philosophy. SOC 399. Special Topics (1-4 credit hours) Regular courses or seminars on special topics of PHIL 202. Ethics sociological interest for majors and non-majors as A study of the principles of value and moral determined by need. obligation.
SOC 410. Sociology Field Experience (3-6 credit PHIL 203. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy of hours) the West Placement of sociology students in various Historical consideration of ancient and medieval community agencies for the purpose of helping thinkers with special emphasis in Greek them to integrate and test theories advanced in the philosophy. classroom. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, approval of the department chairperson and PHIL 204. Modern Philosophy supervising instructor, and nine hours in Representative thinkers of the modern period from sociology, including SOC 101. (May be taken for Descartes to Kant. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 203. a maximum of six hours.) PHIL 205. Existentialism SOC 420. Senior Seminar Existentialism in philosophy and literature and its A systematic survey of sociological theory and a meaning for contemporary society. summary and analysis of sociology and its related fields with emphasis on their interrelationships. PHIL 220. Philosophy of Science (Should be taken in the last semester of A survey of the major traditional and coursework.) Prerequisite(s): 15 credit hours of contemporary topics of science, its paradigms, elective sociology and six hours of required assumptions, theories, laws, explanation, sociology courses including SOC 101. prediction, measurement, causality and limits, viewed from the perspectives of epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours.
PHIL 303. Contemporary Philosophy Types and problems of contemporary philosophy with special reference to idealism, realism, logical empiricism and Marxism.
PHIL 308. World Religions An overview of the world’s major religions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and African and Native American. An examination of religious practices, historical development, doctrines, and world view. Emphasis is placed upon human problems, community and ethical issues, and relations to other religions and world affairs. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.
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PHIL 310. Logic A study of the methods and principles of valid reasoning.
PHIL 316. Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 credit hours) Independent study on special topics in Philosophy as determined by need and faculty availability. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 201, 202 and 310.
PHIL 401. Classical Political Thinkers A critical analysis and tracing of influences of major political theorists from earliest time to the early modern period: from Plato through Hobbes. Cross-listed with Political Science 401. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 201 and ENGL 102.
PHIL 402. Modern Political Thinkers A critical analysis and tracing of influences of the major political theorists from Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau through Lenin. Cross-listed with Political Science 402. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 201 and ENGL 102.
Sociology/Philosophy Faculty Ray, Manashi (2011), Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A. University of Poona, India; M.A. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India; Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2010. Areas of research: Globalization, International Migration and Transnationalism, Race and Ethnic Relations, Gender.
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Master of Public Administration Admission Requirements Students admitted to the program must have: Dr. Michael Pennington Program Director A completed application 102 Hill Hall A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.70 (304) 766-3044 Standardized test scores from exams (GRE, [email protected] GMAT, LSAT or MAT) completed no more than seven years prior to the application The Political Science Program in the College of submission to the program Business and Social Sciences offers a Master of The candidates who earned a bachelor’s degree Public Administration (MPA) degree for those from an accredited college or university and interested in public management and service. The achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher are MPA curriculum prepares students for careers in eligible to waive the standardized test the public sector and offers those already in public requirement service the opportunity to enhance and hone their Candidates who have experience working as a competencies. manager or an administrator of a company or government agency can request to waive the Utilizing a cohort model, this MPA is specifically standardized test requirement geared towards busy professionals. Potential A current resume or curriculum vitae students include public service professionals Two recommendation letters interested in enhancing their credentials, those Demonstrate knowledge of American seeking a career change and recent college Government graduates. At least one course in statistics or research methodology Students with relevant professional experience All candidates for whom English is not their will complete the Program in 36 credit hours, native language must take either the Test of while pre-professional students will be required to English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the take an additional six credit hours of internship for IELTS Exam. On the TOEFL, a minimum of 42 credit hours. To graduate with the degree in score 500 (paper-based exam), 173 (computer- Public Administration from WVSU, every student based), or a 61 (Internet-based) is required. On must complete all coursework with a cumulative the IELTS, a minimum score of a 6 is required. grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students These candidates may choose to submit the who accumulate more than two “C” grades will be TOEFL or IELTS exam. Graduates of English dismissed from the WVSU MPA. speaking universities will have TOEFL requirements waived Program Objectives Applicants can be granted conditional The objective of the MPA program at WVSU is to admission develop public administrators and policy analysts to become visionary leaders in public service. Curriculum Graduates will be able to: The MPA curriculum is divided between core courses, which are required for all students Formulate and analyze policy initiatives. graduating with an MPA, and elective courses. Apply appropriate business management Students will be able to choose between the practices to the public and non-profit sector. elective courses offered to better structure the Analyze competing policy proposals by program of study to suit individual needs. The utilizing evidenced-based decision-making. core courses are designated based upon National Evaluate the quality of public policy proposals. Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs (NASPAA) standards for accreditation
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of public administration programs. The WVSU intergovernmental relations impact local program MPA curriculum is designed to be in line with management and administration. The major areas NASPAA standards. The courses are also divided covered are historical and constitutional aspects of between two areas of concentration. The federalism, intergovernmental relations, public administration and management courses focus on policy making in a federal system, regulation in the executive side of public administration while the intergovernmental context, and ethical the policy and research courses focus on decision-making within the public realm. Students measuring the impact of public policy. Graduates will become familiar with the legal, ethical and will have a mastery of the skills necessary to serve political foundations of the discipline and the in leadership positions in the public sector as well current theories regarding its practice. as the analytical policy skills necessary to develop, implement and evaluate the impact of MPA 605. Public Policy Process & Analysis (3 public policies. credit hours) An analysis of the policy making process with Core Courses: emphasis on the various factors that influence the MPA 600 Introduction to Public content and consequences of public policy. A Administration discussion of intergovernmental relations, private MPA 605 Public Policy Process and Analysis and public interactions, and how an understanding MPA 610 Human Resource Management in the of each shapes policy is necessary. The course will Public Sector highlight specific issues that are crucial to the MPA 615 Research Methods for Public Affairs practice of public administration. MPA 620 Public Accounting, Budgeting and Financial Management MPA 610. Human Resource Management in the MPA 625 Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs Public Sector (3 credit hours) MPA 630 Organizational Theory and Behavior This course will examine the traditional and MPA 655 Capstone Research Experience contemporary human resource management apparatuses for the public and non-profit sector. Elective Courses: The course explores these systems in relation to MPA 612 Administrative Law the institutions and individuals involved. The MPA 614 Community and Organizations course discusses the complexities of the five MPA 632 Advanced Public Management categories of the human resource systems, namely MPA 634 Project and Contract Management political appointees, professional careerists, MPA 636 Strategic Planning general civil service, unionized workers and MPA 640 Economic Analysis for Public contractual employees. Emphasis will be placed Administrators upon the inherent value to the role each one plays MPA 644 Behavioral Economics and Public within the functions of government. Policy MPA 645 Contemporary Issues in Public Policy MPA 612. Administrative Law MPA 650 Contemporary Issues in Public Seminar (3 Credit Hours) Administration The purpose of this course is to provide the students with an in-depth look at administrative Master of Public Administration Course law, and most specifically how administrative law Descriptions decisions affect the measures of control available to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches MPA 600. Introduction to Public Administration in terms of dealing with bureaucratic (3 credit hours) organizations. Secondarily, the focus will lie on This course will introduce the student to the field administrative agencies, and the role that they play of public administration. It is an exploration of the foundations of the system. It begins with how 210 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences in blending, as opposed to separating, executive, MPA 625. Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs legislative, and judicial powers. (3 credit hours) Building upon what the students learned in 615, MPA 614. Community and Organizations (3 students will undertake a practical opportunity to Credit Hours) apply quantitative analysis to a problem or The course explores the presence of community question facing the field of public administration. organization in order to understand the emergence, The students will execute a semester-long research persistence and change in the forms and practices project and produce a professional quality report of social inequality. The course examines various on said project. ‘mechanisms’ and processes for generating inequality within the public realm, using an asset MPA 630. Organizational Theory and based rather than a need based perspective. The Management (3 credit hours) course, therefore focuses on organizational This course introduces students to the principles practices, organizational gatekeepers, networks, and practices of organization theory and legal environment and forms. The course is a management relevant to the public administrator. seminar, which means the emphasis will be on It will address organizations as complex systems class discussions and students are expected to and emphasize the management of organizational have done the readings before class. structure, processes and change in the public and non-profit sector. Leadership, planning, MPA 615. Research Methods for Public Affairs organizing and controlling complex organizations (3 credit hours) will be emphasized. This course is an introduction to the concepts and methods relating to public administration and affairs research. The course will expose the student to the role of theory in research, forming MPA 632. Advanced Public Management hypotheses and research questions, identifying Seminar (3 Credit Hours) variables, and gathering and analyzing statistical The course will introduce students to advanced data. Emphasis will be placed upon developing concepts of public management through a three good writing skills, gathering and operationalizing dimensional approach. The idea is that students data, using computers for basic statistical will learn how each of the three dimensions: evaluation. structural, cultural, and craft, along with the concept of public management and its relationship MPA 620. Public Accounting, Budgeting & to the rule of law affect the management of public Financial Management (3 credit hours) organizations. Being aware of, and being able to This course will examine the standard practices of manage organizations within the arrangement of accounting, budgeting and financial management these three dimensions, is critical for success in in the public and non-profit sector. Topics to be public management. As is the case with all of addressed include revenue streams, expenditures, courses in the MPA curriculum, the main focus for operating budgets, short- and long-term budgetary the students will be to learn to use some tools that decision-making, capital budgeting, the will aid them as public managers to create and preparation and interpretation of budgetary foster more effective public organizations. reports, and the analysis of budgetary forecasts. Special emphasis will be placed on the utilization MPA 634. Project and Contract Management of best practices in accounting and financial Seminar (3 Credit Hours) decision-making, the analysis of budget cycles, Governing and providing services in the modern and the ability to produce budgets in standard world usually requires the cooperation of various formats. actors—public sector agencies, private business and organizations, non-profit agencies—to
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provide goods and services, and to implement MPA 640. Economic Analysis for Public programs designed to improve the lives of the Administrators (3 credit hours) citizenry. Given the proliferation of these various This course will introduce the student to the “public-private partnerships” and “governance theories and concepts of economics as related to networks”, the role of public manager has changed public administration and public policy analysis. in recent times. One of the additional While viewing economic considerations as both a responsibilities of public managers, and one that tool of public administration and an input into the they are often poorly trained to deal with, is the public policy making process, this course will role of project and contract manager. The purpose examine the importance of scarcity and resource of this course is to introduce the student to the allocation in the public realm, the use of both cost- concept and best practices of managing contracts benefit analysis and statistical tools of economic and projects, given the new realities associated analysis in assessing the relative value of with providing governmental goods and services competing policy proposals, as well as the in the age of privatization and contracting out. economics of monopolies, oligopolies and competitive firms in the marketplace. MPA 635. Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement (3 credit hours) MPA 644. Behavioral Economics and Public The course introduces the student to the basics of Policy (3 Credit Hours) program evaluation and performance In this course, we will examine a behavioral measurement in public administration and affairs. approach to public policy, which integrates The student will learn the foundations of economics and psychology to enables students to professional judgment when assessing programs. think critically about the types of solutions that Special emphasis will be placed upon the will best address policy problems. The goal of the organizational and methodological skills involved course is to review how an understanding of in program evaluation and performance behavioral economics has been used to design measurement in public administration based on better education, savings, health care, tax policies, the analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data. use of energy, social welfare programs and as well as many other improvements in the area of public MPA 636. Strategic Planning policy relevant domains. Seminar (3 Credit Hours) The course is a study of strategic management as a MPA 645. Contemporary Issues in Public Policy function of leadership. The three primary (3 credit hours) components of strategic management, which are This course will introduce the student to the most strategic planning, strategy formulation, and pertinent topics and literature regarding public strategy implementation, are analyzed. Students policy, particularly the policy that is critically will be introduced to a model of effective strategic connected to public administration. The course planning, which will provide them with not only a will consider notions of policy intentions and framework to organize strategic planning projects, outcomes. The relevant policy topics will be but also with an ability to analyze and “trouble- presented using practical examples and case shoot” common mistakes made in the strategic studies. This approach will require the student to planning process. A case-study approach is used critically engage the policy through standard to examine applications in for-profit, non-profit, approaches of analysis and problem solving. and public organizations. MPA 650. Contemporary Issues in Public Administration Seminar (3 credit hours) This course will introduce the student to an examination of the most important and topical issues in public administration, paying particular
212 West Virginia State University College of Business & Social Sciences attention to the newest trends in public Master of Public Administration Graduate management theory and practice as well as ethical Faculty considerations related to the field. The course is Pennington, Michael (2015), MPA Program designed to integrate and synthesize the Director and Associate Professor of Political information and knowledge gained throughout the Science. B.A., West Virginia State University; students’ time in the MPA program. 1997. M.P.A., West Virginia University, 1998;
Ph.D. Texas A&M, 2008. Areas of research: MPA 655. Capstone Research Experience (3 Human resources management, regulatory policy credit hours) and economic development. This course will connect and synthesize all of the
MPA coursework and extant academic preparation Vaughan, Frank D. (2006), (2008), Professor of to the student’s professional career. The student Political Science. B.A, Emory and Henry will utilize the theories, the critical thinking skills, College; M. A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., and the statistical methodologies as well as the West Virginia University, 2006. Areas of policy analysis, ethics, and managerial skills to research: The Resolution of Civil Wars and engender an understanding of their role and American Political Development. approach to public administration.
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Mission Statement Computational Science Option
The West Virginia State University College of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Natural Sciences and Mathematics exists, first to Chemical Engineering educate students so that they can understand, utilize and improve upon scientific and Civil Engineering mathematical principles and relate such principles to the rest of human knowledge; second, to Education Specializations promote scientific and mathematical literacy on Bachelor of Science in Education, Content the part of students of other colleges of the Specialization in General Science (Grade 5- University; and third, to utilize the expertise of its Adult) faculty in service to the state and to the people and Bachelor of Science in Education, Content institutions of the surrounding area. Specialization in Mathematics (Grades 5-9; Grade 5-Adult) By instruction and mentoring, the College will Bachelor of Science in Education, Content promote students’ motivation as well as Specialization in Biology (Grades 9-Adult) knowledge and skills, and through research, the Bachelor of Science in Education, Content faculty will set an example to the students, making Specialization in Chemistry (Grades 9-Adult) it clear that knowledge is not just to be learned, but also to be created and advanced, by humankind’s efforts. Graduate Programs Its graduates are expected to have broad Master of Arts in Biotechnology familiarity with the many fields of knowledge that Organismal/Environmental have been promoted by humankind’s intellectual Molecular/Microbial and creative skills, as well as a deep understanding of at least one of the areas of natural science or Master of Science in Biotechnology mathematics, along with a set of skills for probing Organismal/Environmental such areas as to develop new knowledge, solve problems and enjoy the satisfaction of the Molecular/Microbial intellectual adventure. Computer Science
Baccalaureate Programs Bachelor of Science in Biology General Option Premedical and Biomedical Sciences Option
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry American Chemical Society Certified Option Applied Chemistry Option Pre-medical/Pharmacy Sciences Option
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Classical Option Applied Option 216 West Virginia State University College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
College Staff Dr. Naveed Zaman Dr. Michael Anderson Dean Chairperson 101 Hamblin Hall Department of Mathematics & Computer Science (304) 766-4248 817 Wallace Hall [email protected] (304) 766-3393 [email protected] Dr. Richard Ford Coordinator Ms. Glenna Curry Biotechnology Graduate Program Administrative Secretary, Senior 101D Hamblin Hall 101 Hamblin Hall (304) 766-5742 (304) 766-3102 [email protected] [email protected]
Dr. Katherine L. Harper Ms. Jeannie D. Starr Chairperson Administrative Secretary, Senior Department of Biology Wallace Hall 816 211 Hamblin Hall (304)766-3267 (304) 766-3142 [email protected] [email protected] Ms. Brenda Parsons Dr. Micheal Fultz Academic Program Associate Chairperson (304) 766-5778 Department of Chemistry 101 Hamblin Hall 217 Hamblin Hall [email protected] (304) 766-3106 [email protected]
Dr. John R. “Jack” Magan Chairperson Department of Physics 315 Hamblin Hall (304) 766-3036 [email protected]
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Student Organizations our department, university and community. Faculty advisor: Dr. Tim Ruhnke. Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society
West Virginia State University is home to the Beta Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Chapter of Beta Kappa Chi (BKX). This national Society scientific honorary encourages advancement of The Student Affiliates of the American Chemical scientific education through original investigation Society is a diverse group of students who want to and promotes scholarship in the pure and applied advance science and education in the area. Any sciences. To be eligible for membership, student who is interested in science can participate undergraduate students must have completed at in community outreach, career development and least 17 semester hours in one of the five subjects research. Outreach activities include recognized by BKX (i.e., Biology, Chemistry, supplementing local science teaching at area Mathematics, Physics, or Psychology) with at schools (K-12) and community service. Career least a 3.0 average and have completed at least 64 development opportunities consist of speakers semester hours with an overall 3.0 average. through the local ACS chapter, meetings and Graduate students are eligible if they have industrial visits. Research opportunities involve completed at least 15 semester hours in one of the working with faculty in the laboratories to prepare sciences recognized by the Society with a GPA of students for continuing their education after 4.0 in at least 1/3 of the hours and at least a 3.0 in graduation. Faculty advisor: Dr. Micheal Fultz. the remaining 2/3 semester hours. Faculty advisor:
Dr. Tim Ruhnke. The Math Club
The Math Club is a student organization open to Delta Nu Alpha any student who wishes to do creative The DNA Club is an active part of the West mathematical work. In the past, students tutored Virginia State University Biology Department. high school students and worked open house day. DNA is student-run and thoroughly inclusive, Faculty advisor: Dr. Xiaohong Zhang. thriving on the participation of all sectors of the
West Virginia State University community, which SPACE (Student Partnership for the include undergraduate and graduate students of all Advancement of Cosmic Exploration) Club majors, staff, faculty, alumni, friends and family The purposes of this organization are the members. exploration of space-related topics and the
enrichment of members on academic and research DNA blends the educational with the social and areas. Faculty advisor: Dr. Marek Krasnansky. recreational. Typical activities include camping, hiking, challenge bowling and softball matches, and purely social get-togethers. In recent years, fundraising events have included sales of homemade chili, DNA Club tee shirts and greenhouse plants. One-third of all funds raised are set aside for philanthropic donations (e.g., Toys for Tots). DNA continues to cooperate with and support the Biology Department through such activities as an ongoing recycling effort and A Taste of Hamblin evening in support of the A.P. Hamblin Scholarship.
The DNA Club continues to welcome new members, new ideas and new plans for service to
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Biotechnology Admission by the Biotechnology Graduate Committee. Dr. Richard Ford Coordinator Specific Master of Science and Master of Arts Biotechnology Graduate Program Program Requirements 101D Hamblin Hall Biotechnology Program Core Classes for both (304) 766-5742 Master of Science and Master of Arts Degrees [email protected] 12 credits of core classes:
The goal of the Master’s Degree in Biotechnology BT 511 Biotechnology Seminar (two credits is to provide instruction in the broad field of total): One credit for each of two semesters biotechnology, as well as specialized training in BT 555 Biostatistics (three credits) the current concepts and technological advances BT 567 Current Concepts in Biotechnology of a sub-discipline of biotechnology. The Master (three credits) of Science Degree in Biotechnology prepares BT 571, BT 572 Techniques in Biotechnology students for careers in the biotechnology, (four credits total): Two credits for each of pharmaceutical, health care and agricultural two semesters industries. The Master of Arts Degree in Biotechnology is also suitable for students who do Master of Science Degree Requirements not need a research-based degree. The program 30 total credit hours: 12 credit hours of core is a two-semester sequence emphasizing biotechnology program core courses, 12 current concepts and techniques in biotechnology. credits elective classes in one of two areas of The remainder of the program consists of free concentration, and six credit hours of graduate electives chosen by the student. The program is research BT 695 Master’s Thesis Research interdisciplinary and allows students the flexibility Thesis project must be approved by the to create a plan of study focused on their career Biotechnology graduate faculty goals and personal interests. Research advisor must be a member of West Virginia State University Biotechnology Admission Requirements faculty General Master of Science and Master of Arts Thesis committee composed of at least three Admission Requirements Biotechnology faculty (one may be an Undergraduate degree from an accredited external examiner) college or university with a strong background The advisor and the student’s thesis in biological sciences and physical sciences committee will assist the student in Overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4- developing the plan of study for the Master of point scale Science degree and thesis proposal. The Overall Natural Science GPA of 3.0 on a 4- student’s thesis committee must accept both point scale Two sections of graduate teaching experience Minimum GRE General Test scores of 150 minimum quantitative and 140 verbal Oral defense of thesis and public presentation TOEFL score of 80 IBT for students whose of thesis research native language is not English Three letters of recommendation that address Master of Arts Degree Requirements the applicant’s academic competencies 36 total credit hours: 12 credit hours of biotechnology program core courses; and 24 Applicants who do not meet the above credits elective classes in one of two areas of requirements may be granted Conditional concentration No thesis required
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Two sections of graduate teaching experience minimum Entrance requirements are: an undergraduate Written and/or oral comprehensive degree in a related field, an undergraduate GPA of examination over the core graduate at least 3.0 on a four-point scale, TOEFL scores coursework where appropriate of at least 550 (or at least 70 on the computer test), and approval of the Performance Standards Biotechnology Graduate Faculty. The A normal course load is nine credit hours for full- Biotechnology Graduate Faculty may, under time graduate students. General requirements for special circumstances, waive any of the other graduation vary depending on the option chosen. entrance requirements including course All students must complete coursework with a prerequisites. It is understood that students cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students must complete entering the Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology all requirements within a period of five years program must have a current knowledge of the following the date of admission to the program. fields of Cell Biology/Physiology, Genetics The Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and (Classical and Molecular) and Chemistry (at least Mathematics may extend these limits upon three semesters of college-level Chemistry). recommendation of appropriate program faculty and approval of the Biotechnology Graduate Course transfers and course substitutions are to be Committee. decided by the Biotechnology Graduate Faculty, with the certificate candidate being responsible for providing any supporting documentation. No more Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology than four credits may be transferred from another institution. The Certificate in Biotechnology has an intended audience of persons with undergraduate degrees Students may apply these courses (with acceptable seeking to improve upon their skills and final grades) taken in previous semesters to knowledge base, but who do not have the time certificates to be awarded in fall 2011 or later. It is commitment required of a graduate degree understood that students earning the Master of program. Public high school science teachers and Science or Master of Arts degree in Biotechnology persons with science backgrounds wishing to may not also earn the Certificate in retrain or enter the growing biotech workforce in Biotechnology. All courses to be applied to the West Virginia are expected candidates. Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology must be
completed within five years of the semester in The certificate is earned by completing and which a student starts the program. passing the following courses (12 credits total):
BT 511 Biotechnology Seminar (taken twice), one credit each BT 555 Biostatistics, three credits BT 567 Current Concepts in Biotechnology, three credits BT 571 Techniques in Biotechnology I, two credits BT 572 Techniques in Biotechnology II, two credits
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Biotechnology Course Descriptions Lecture/discussion format. Three class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program. BT 501. Seminar for Teaching Assistants (1 credit hour) BT 571. Techniques in Biotechnology I (2 credit This elective course will introduce graduate hours) students to the teaching profession. The course The first in a two-semester laboratory series, this focuses on the structural organization of the course includes a broad scope of protein, RNA academic institution, selected techniques in and DNA protocols providing experience in the teaching, issues in the classroom, and current manipulation of macromolecules and literature in higher education. There will be transformation of microbes. Emphasis is on selected readings, exercises and guest speakers. building the skills and intellectual framework Class meets one hour per week. A maximum of necessary to work in the biotechnology field. Six one credit of the course may be applied toward the class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Admission course requirements of the Biotechnology Master to graduate program. of Science or M.A. degrees. Prerequisite(s):
Admission to graduate program or permission of BT 572. Techniques in Biotechnology II (2 credit instructor. hours)
This is the second course in a two-semester BT 511. Biotechnology Seminar (1 credit hour) laboratory series. This course includes numerous This is a graduate-level seminar course involving organism-specific techniques of culture, a literature search and written and oral propagation, maintenance and study. These presentations of biotechnology research. Includes exercises provide training in bioinformatics, plant evaluation of presentations by off-campus and animal genetic engineering, bioreactors and professionals, faculty and peers. Two class hours fermentation, research microscopy and per week. Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate cytogenetics, aquaculture, immunology and program. molecular diagnostics. Six class hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): BT571 or equivalent; admission to BT 555. Biostatistics (3 credit hours) the program. An introduction to statistics emphasizing its application in biological investigation. Topics BT 590. Graduate Research (1-4 credit hours) include central tendencies, dispersion, normality, An independent research topic designed by the confidence intervals, probability, parametric and student with the assistance of a graduate faculty non-parametric tests of hypothesis (including tests advisor who supervises the project. The topic of independence and goodness of it, correlation, should be acceptable to the advisor and the chair. regression, t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA and Limited to specific problems in the biotechnology planned and unplanned comparisons), the field. A maximum of four credits of BT 590 may relationships between effect size, power and be counted toward a Master’s in Biotechnology. sample size, and fundamentals of experimental Variable contact hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission design. Two lecture and two lab hours per week. to Biotechnology Graduate Program and Prerequisite(s): Math 101 or Math 121; admission permission of instructor. to the program.
BT 591. Graduate Independent Study or BT 567. Current Concepts in Biotechnology (3 Research (1-4 credit hours) credit hours) An independent research topic designed by the Recent developments in animal, plant, student with the assistance of a graduate faculty environmental and microbial biotechnology, advisor who supervises the project. The topic including the engineering of biological processes should be acceptable to the advisor and the chair. from molecular to ecosystem-level scales. Limited to specific problems in the biotechnology
2019-2020 University Catalog 221 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics field. Available after fulfilling four credit hours of BT 590. Variable contact hours. Course is graded pass/fail only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Biotechnology Graduate Program and permission of instructor.
BT 592. Graduate Library Research (2 credit hours) Extensive library research techniques in a particular biological area. Staff assigns a topic and supervises the project. A maximum of two credits of BT 592 may be counted toward a Master’s in Biotechnology. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Biotechnology Graduate Program and permission of instructor.
BT 598. Industry Internship in Biotechnology (1- 3 credit hours) Experience in the biotechnology industry through work at an industrial site or government agency. Arrangement determined by industry/government partner in conjunction with the student’s graduate committee. Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program; approval of graduate committee.
BT 599. Special Topics in Biotechnology (1-4 credit hours) An in-depth study of special topics proposed by members of the Biotechnology graduate faculty. Open to graduate students. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status.
BT 695. Master’s Thesis Research (1-9 credit hours) An independent research project designed by the student with assistance from the Thesis advisor and acceptable to the Thesis committee. Variable contact hours. Course is graded pass/fail only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Biotechnology Graduate Program and approval of graduate committee.
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Biotechnology Graduate Faculty Liedl, Barbara E. (2001), Associate Professor of Chatfield, Mark (1993), Professor of Biology. B.S. Biology. B.S. Purdue University; M.S. University Marshall University; M.S. Marshall University; of Minnesota; Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Oregon State University, 1986. Areas of 1989. Areas of Research: Breeding Tomatoes for research: Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants. Greenhouse and High Tunnel Production with
Improved Pest Resistance and Investigating Collins, Sean A. (2005), Assistant Professor of Reproductive Barriers between Species. Biology. B.S. St. Lawrence University; M.S.
University of Illinois; Ph.D. University of Illinois Nimmakayala, Padma (2004). Associate Research (2003). Areas of research: Molecular Biology and Professor Gus R. Douglass Institute. B.S. in Genomics of Vespid Wasps. Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agriculture
University, India; M.S. in Plant Breeding and Eya, Jonathan C. (1999), Professor of Biology. Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, B.S. University of Nigeria, Msukka; M.S. India; Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Nigeria, Msukka; Ph.D. Auburn University of Agriculture Sciences, India, 1993. University, 1997. Areas of research: Areas of research: Genomics of Crop Plants. Nutrigenomics of Food Fishes.
Reddy, Umeh K. (2004), Associate Professor of Ford, Richard (2001), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S. Meerut University, India; M.S. Biology. B.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, India; Ph.D. B.S. Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.S. Osmania University, India, 1997. Areas of Miami University (Ohio); Ph.D. Miami University research: Genomics of Crop Plants and (Ohio), 1993. Arabidopsis.
Hankins, Gerald (2005), Associate Professor of Ruhnke, Timothy R. (1995), Professor of Biology. Biology. B.S. Florida State University; M.A. Biotechnology Program Coordinator. B.S. George Washington University; Ph.D. University University of Nebraska; M.S. University of of Virginia, 1991. Areas of research: Molecular Nebraska; Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1993. Genetics of Tumors and Screening of Natural Areas of research: Morphology and Molecular Products for Anticancer Activity. Systems of Marine Tapeworms.
Harper, Katherine L. (1987), Professor of Biology. Sanjaya, Sanju (2014), Assistant Professor of B.S. West Virginia University; M.S. West Biology. B.S. University of Mysore, India; M.S. Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia University of Mysore, India; Ph.D. University of University, 1986. Areas of research: Molecular Mysore, India, 2003.Areas of research: Genetics of Tumors. Biochemistry And Molecular Biology of Primary
Metabolism in Plant, Carbon Partitioning Into Harris, Robert T. (1995), Professor of Biology. Industrial Products, Engineering Photosynthetic B.S. Marshall University; M.S. Ohio University; Organisms for the Production Bioenergy and Ph.D. Ohio University, 1992. Areas of research: Environmental Biotechnology. Molecular Biology of Smooth Muscle Cell
Contraction. Biotechnology Graduate Affiliate Faculty
Huber, David H. (1999), Professor of Biology. Denvir, James Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Home B.S. Central Michigan University; M.S. Michigan Institution: Marshall University School of State University; Ph.D. Michigan State University, Medicine. 1996. Areas of research: Microbial Ecology of Anaerobic Digesters. 2019-2020 University Catalog 223 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Fultz, Micheal Ph.D. Associate Professor. Home Institution: WVSU Department of Chemistry.
Georgel, Philippe, Ph. D. Professor, Home Institution: Marshall University Department of Biology
Malkaram, Sridihar, Ph.D. Bioinformatics, Home Institution: WVSU.
Perera, Dayan, Ph.D. Research Associate, Home Institution: WVSU.
Perla, Venu, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist, Home Institution: WVSU R+D Corporation
Reyda, Florian, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Home Institution: SUNY Oneonta Department of Biology
Salisbury, Travis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Home Institution: Marshall University School of Medicine.
Saminathan, Thangasamy, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist, Home Institution: WVSU.
Santanam, Nalini, Ph.D. Professor, Home Institution: Marshall University School of Medicine.
Snyder, John, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Home Institution: University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture.
Tomason, Yan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Home Institution: Dnipropetrovsk University, Ukraine.
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Biology Choose one option area: Dr. Katherine L. Harper A. General Chairperson This option is designed for students who are Department of Biology interested in the sub-disciplines of Biology 211 Hamblin Hall that focus on life at the level of the whole (304) 766-3142 organism and how individual organisms [email protected] function within populations and their environments, and provides excellent The Bachelor of Science in Biology is for students foundation in the areas of biotechnology that who wish to enter directly into the workforce in emphasizes the understanding of life at the positions with state and federal agencies, or cellular and molecular level. Students electing research and analytical laboratories in the private these courses are especially well suited for environmental or pharmaceutical sector, to attend jobs in departments of environmental/natural graduate school, or to prepare for admission to a resources, laboratory settings or working with school of medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, animals and plants. It is also ideal for students veterinary medicine, optometry, etc. In addition to who intend to pursue graduate studies in core and cognate courses that all Biology majors Biology or closely related fields. take, each student chooses an option that best fit his or her career goals: Option B: Pre-medical and Biomedical Sciences Bachelor of Science in Biology This option is especially designed to meet all 120 hours required for graduation requirements needed to enter allopathic or osteopathic medical school. This option also General Education provides coursework necessary for students to 32-33 hours. The major course Biol 120 satisfies enter veterinary, dental, pharmacy and other the GED scientific reasoning requirement. professional schools. It is also ideal for students who intend to pursue graduate studies Biology Major in medical or bio-molecular fields. Biology Core Courses, 21 hours: BIOL 120, 121, 250, 270, 385 and 411. Biology Additional Courses Option A: General Biology Elective Courses, 18 hours of upper Choose 18 credits of upper division electives division electives (300 or 400 level) approved by approved by the Department of Biology. the department. Option B: Pre-Medical and Biomedical Biology Cognate Courses, 33-34 hours: Sciences CHEM 105, 106, 107, 108, 205, 206, 207, 208; Biol 331, Biol 332, Biol 341 and at least 6 PHYS 201, 202, 203, 204; Math 206 or 222. additional hours of upper division electives approved by the Department of Biology. A student may take a Biology major’s course (Biology Core, Elective, or Cognate) for credit no Free Electives more than three times. Enough to bring total hours to 120
A student must earn a final grade of 2.0 “C” or Minor in Biology better in all courses required for the Biology major (Biology Core, Elective, or Cognate). Students may earn a Minor in Biology by completing the following courses with a final The Options: grade of “C” or better: 2019-2020 University Catalog 225 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
and three more upper-division Biology Fundamentals of Biology (BIOL 120), four courses approved by the Department Chair. credits; Biological Diversity (BIOL 121), four credits;
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Biology General Option Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester BIOL 120 ...... 4 BIOL Elective ...... 4 CHEM 105 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 CHEM 107 ...... 2 MATH 206 or 222 ...... 3-4 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 PHYS 201 ...... 4 G ED 101 ...... 3 PHYS 203 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester BIOL 121 ...... 4 BIOL Elective ...... 4 CHEM 106 ...... 3 BIOL 385 ...... 4 CHEM 108 ...... 2 G ED Social Science ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 PHYS 202 ...... 4 G ED Arts ...... 3 PHYS 204 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 16
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BIOL 250 or 270 ...... 4 BIOL Elective ...... 4 CHEM 205 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 CHEM 207 ...... 2 Free Elective ...... 8 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BIOL 250 or 270 ...... 4 BIOL 411 ...... 1 CHEM 206 ...... 3 BIOL Elective ...... 4 CHEM 208 ...... 2 BIOL Elective ...... 4 G ED Wellness ...... 2 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 1-2 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 13-14
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Biology Pre-Med and Biomedical Sciences Option Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester BIOL 120 ...... 4 BIOL 331 ...... 4 CHEM 105 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 CHEM 107 ...... 2 MATH 206 or 222 ...... 3-4 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 PHYS 201 ...... 4 G ED 101 ...... 3 PHYS 203 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester BIOL 121 ...... 4 BIOL 332 ...... 4 CHEM 106 ...... 3 BIOL 385 ...... 4 CHEM 108 ...... 2 G ED Social Science ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 PHYS 202 ...... 4 G ED Arts ...... 3 PHYS 204 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 16
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BIOL 250 or 270 ...... 4 BIOL 341 ...... 4 CHEM 205 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 CHEM 207 ...... 2 Free Elective ...... 8 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BIOL 250 or 270 ...... 4 BIOL 411 ...... 1 CHEM 206 ...... 3 BIOL Electives ...... 8 CHEM 208 ...... 2 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Free Elective ...... 1-2 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 13-14 Semester Total ...... 14
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Biology Course Descriptions BIOL 120. Fundamentals of Biology (4 credit hours) BIOL 101. Principles of Biology (4 credit hours) An in-depth introductory study of the biological An introduction to the nature of science through a sciences for science majors, emphasizing major study of selected principles which characterize the principles of biology and the nature of scientific nature of life. Does not count toward a major in research. Students will conduct an original Biology. Three lecture and two laboratory hours research experiment during the semester. Counts per week. as General Education Natural Science requirement
and General Education Computer Skills unit. BIOL 101H. Principles of Biology (for Honors Three lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Students) (4 credit hours)
An introduction to the nature of science through a BIOL 121. Biological Diversity (4 credit hours) study of selected principles which characterize the An introduction to the branches of the tree of life nature of life. The honors class has added learning for science majors. An emphasis on study of the objectives associated with extra reading, writing identification, structure and function of living and laboratory assignments. Does not count organisms. Three lecture hours and three toward a major in Biology. Three lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL laboratory hours per week. 120.
BIOL 108. Environmental Biology (4 credit hours) BIOL 199. Special Topics (1-4 credit hours) A comprehensive, issues-based examination of the A freshman-level course designed for a topic of earth’s environment, humanity’s impact on it, and special or current interest, including televised how species respond to environmental changes courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each course. through evolution. Students will complete a group project on a topic in environmental biology; have BIOL 210. Basic Anatomy and Physiology (4 a laboratory experience consisting of a series of credit hours) independent problems in environmental biology; A basic systemic approach to the study of human and keep a journal, in addition to mastering anatomy and physiology. Laboratory experiences standard lecture material. The course will include integrated with lecture enable students to examine guest speakers. Local field trips may also be anatomical and physiological phenomena of the required. Does not count toward a major in human body. Does not count toward a major in Biology. Three lecture hours and two lab hours Biology. per week.
BIOL 241. Introduction to Microbiology (4 credit BIOL 110. Economic Biology (4 credit hours) hours) Economic Biology will describe how numerous An introduction to microbial diversity, medical organisms have influenced our past and will and applied microbiology and immunology. The change our future. It will cover the basic laboratory includes basic techniques for handling principles of biology while emphasizing the and identifying microbes such as those required by economic and social aspects of selected plants, health care professionals. Does not count toward a microbes, fungi and animals. A special recitation major in Biology. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101 or session devoted to studying science will be 120. scheduled to support those who may have science phobias. This course fulfills the General Education BIOL 250. General Ecology (4 credit hours) Natural Sciences requirement but not a Biology General Ecology covers the full spectrum of major’s core requirement. Five contact hours per relationships between organisms and their biotic week. and abiotic environments, emphasizing the
2019-2020 University Catalog 229 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics principles of natural selection, adaptation and conservation and restoration are reviewed. Three evolution. Lab component comprises field and class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 250 or laboratory experiments demonstrating permission of the instructor. fundamental concepts of ecology from the level of the individual to the ecosystem. Six class hours BIOL 320. Entomology (4 credit hours) per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 120 and 121; The taxonomy, anatomy, life history and measures eligibility for MATH 120. of control of some of the common insects. Emphasis is placed on field studies. Six class BIOL 270. Genetics (4 credit hours) hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 250. The nature, biosynthesis and regulation of the genetic material in prokaryotic and eukaryotic BIOL 321. Animal Parasitism (4 credit hours) organisms. This course details the ecological concept of Mendelian principles, an introduction to parasitism, utilizing the prominent parasitic population and quantitative genetics, and an species of animals and man. The laboratory introduction to recombinant DNA and genomics component of the course concerns the will be included. Laboratory investigation of identification of species and structures of the selected phenomena. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 120 important parasites of animals and man. Lab and and 121; CHEM 106 and 108. field projects dealing with natural and host- parasite systems will also be undertaken. Six class BIOL 299. Special Topics (1-4 credit hours) hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 121. A sophomore-level course designed for a topic of special or current interest, including televised BIOL 325. Invertebrate Zoology (4 credit hours) courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each course. The taxonomy, anatomy and life history of selected invertebrate groups. Six class hours per BIOL 303. Nutrition (3 credit hours) week, including laboratory. Prerequisite(s): BIOL Consideration of nutrient classification and 121. functions and the relationship of nutritional status to health. Application of nutritional requirements BIOL 326. Vertebrate Zoology (4 credit hours) to food patterns. Does not count toward a major in A study of vertebrate animals, with emphasis on Biology. their evolution, systematics, ecology and behavior. Six class hours per week, including laboratory. BIOL 306. General Zoology (4 Credit Hours) Prerequisite(s): BIOL 121. This course examines major concepts of zoology at the organismal and organ function levels, and BIOL 330. Vertebrate Histology (4 credit hours) provides the student with an introduction to recent Microscopical study in detail of the structures, advances in zoology in the areas of animal tissues and organs of vertebrate animals and a anatomy, physiology, systematics, reproduction, correlation of these structures with function. Six development, animal diversity, animal ecology class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 121. and evolution of major taxa of the animal kingdom. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 121. BIOL 331. Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credit hours) BIOL 310. Conservation Ecology (3 credit hours) An in-depth systemic approach to the study of the This course reviews the evolutionary and human body emphasizing organizational structure, ecological bases for the earth’s biodiversity and its osteology, myology, lymphology and the importance to ecosystem function and human cardiovascular system. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101 welfare. The causes, rates and patterns of loss of or BIOL 120. biodiversity throughout the world, and the concepts and techniques used in ecological
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BIOL 332. Human Anatomy and Physiology II BIOL 363. Crop Evolution and Biodiversity (4 (4 credit hours) credit hours) An in-depth systemic approach to the study of the This course is a research-based introduction to the human body emphasizing the nervous, endocrine, diversity, domestication and evolution of crop respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive plants. Concepts such as evolution of crop plants, systems. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 331. germplasm management and crop genome BIOL 341. Microbiology (4 credit hours) analysis will be presented. Laboratory will An introduction to the morphology, cultivation, emphasize genomics-based methods. Six class physiology, growth and control of hours per week including laboratory. microorganisms, with emphasis on laboratory Prerequisite(s): BIOL 270 or equivalent. techniques of culture and identification of bacteria. Six class hours per week, including BIOL 365. The Biology of Fishes (4 credit hours) laboratory. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 121, CHEM 105 This is an introductory course that examines the and 107. evolution, morphology, anatomy, physiology and ecology of fishes. The course will relate the above BIOL 345. General Virology (3 credit hours) subject areas to aquaculture principles and A consideration of selected prokaryote and practices. Six class hours per week. eukaryote viruses, their structure, replication and Prerequisite(s): BIOL 121. interaction with host cells. Attention will be given to the contributions virology has made to the BIOL 370. Pharmacology (4 credit hours) understanding of molecular mechanisms in An introduction to the basic pharmacological biology. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 270. principles of drug administration, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. The BIOL 347. Immunology (4 credit hours) therapeutic application of clinically useful drugs is The basic mechanisms of resistance in host- emphasized including appropriate drug selection, parasite interactions with emphasis on the toxicities, drug interactions and side effects. molecular basis of immune system functions. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101 or BIOL 120, CHEM Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. 101 or CHEM 105, or permission of the instructor.
BIOL 350. Evolution (3 credit hours) BIOL 373. Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics A course covering the concepts and theories of (4 credit hours) modern evolutionary biology, including the A study of genome structure, organization and mechanisms of genetic change in populations, function of model organisms with special speciation patterns, and geologic change through reference to Arabidopsis and other higher time. Three class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): eukaryotes; theory and methodology of genetic BIOL 250 and 270. and physical mapping, comparative genomics, sequencing, sequence analysis and annotation; BIOL 361. Microbial Genetics (4 credit hours) emphasis on the function of complex genomes, Genetic mechanisms of bacteria, including their genome-wide expression analysis, genetic and viruses, plasmids and transposons. Integration of epigenetic mechanisms, gene silencing, genetic principles and genetic/molecular tools for transposons, genome duplication and evolution. understanding biological questions. Select topics Prerequisite(s): BIOL 270. in eukaryotic microbial genetics will be included. Six class hours per week including laboratory. BIOL 375. Principles of Aquaculture (4 credit Prerequisite(s): BIOL 341 and BIOL 270. CHEM hours) 105 and 106. An in-depth, step-by-step study of the principles and practices underlying commercial aquaculture production, aquatic productivity and the levels of
2019-2020 University Catalog 231 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics aquaculture management. Practices in the United week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 250 or permission of States will be the primary focus with attention to instructor. the world in general. Six class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 250. BIOL 442. Plant Geography (3 credit hours) Descriptive and interpretative plant geology, BIOL 385. Cell Biology (4 credit hours) including a survey of the present distributions of The cellular basis for the functional attributes of major vegetational formations, discussion of the living systems, laboratory investigation of selected history, development, evolution and significance physiological phenomena. Six class hours per of their patterns, climatic regions and composition week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 270, CHEM 206 and of the major plant formations. Prerequisite(s): 208. BIOL 250 or permission of instructor.
BIOL 395. Practicum in Biology (1 credit hour) BIOL 443. Plant Tissue Culture (4 credit hours) Experience in the preparation of materials and The principles and techniques of culturing plant equipment for biology laboratory investigations tissues in vitro for research and horticultural and experience in practical instruction in the applications. biology laboratory. Open only to Biology majors. Six class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL May be repeated for a maximum of four hours 250 or permission of instructor. credit. (Counts only as a free elective toward a major in the Department of Biology.) Four class BIOL 444. Plant Physiology (4 credit hours) hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing This course includes an analysis of the cell and permission of the instructor and the biology, biochemistry, metabolism, ecological department chair. physiology and development of plants. Lecture topics include water relations, respiration, BIOL 399. Special Topics (1-4 credit hours) photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, mineral A junior-level course designed for a topic of nutrition, plant hormones, plant molecular special or current interest, including televised biology, genetic engineering, the role of courses. environmental signals in plant development and Prerequisite(s): As stated for each course. the environmental physiology of Mid-Atlantic, mixed mesophytic and deciduous forests. Lectures BIOL 411. Senior Seminar (1 credit hour) will be supplemented with reading in research A research experience involving literature search, journals. Laboratory exercises are designed to experimental design and written and oral demonstrate basic research techniques, as well as presentation of project. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 385. the principles covered in lecture. Six contact hours per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 120; CHEM 106 BIOL 435. Comparative Vertebrate Morphology and 108. (4 credit hours) A comparative study of the basic architectural BIOL 460. Environmental Microbiology (4 credit plans of the vertebrate body, emphasizing the hours) function and evolution of major organ systems. Microbial functions, interactions and diversity in Six class hours per week, including laboratory. natural and man-made environments. Applications Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. of microbial activities in bioremediation, biodegradation, agriculture, health and BIOL 440. Field Botany (4 credit hours) environmental biotechnology. Six class hours per An integrated laboratory study of the taxonomy, week, including laboratory. Prerequisite(s): BIOL ecology and geography of plants with emphasis on 341; CHEM 106 and 108 or permission of the flora of West Virginia. Six class hours per instructor.
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BIOL 466. Cancer Biology (3 credit hours) Biology Graduate Course Descriptions This course will introduce the student to the BIOL 510. Conservation Ecology (3 credit hours) biology of tumors. Emphasis will be placed on the This course reviews the evolutionary and cellular and molecular events that lead to tumor ecological bases for the earth’s biodiversity and its formation and progression to cancer. The course importance to ecosystem function and human format will be a combination of traditional lecture welfare. The causes, rates and patterns of loss of and seminar. Three class hours per week. biodiversity throughout the world, and the Prerequisite(s): BIOL 385 or permission of concepts and techniques used in ecological instructor. conservation and restoration are reviewed. Three
class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Graduate BIOL 490. Directed Student Research (1-4 credit status and permission of instructor. hours)
An independent research project designed by the BIOL 521. Animal Parasitism (4 credit hours) student with assistance from the instructor, and This course details the ecological concept of acceptable to the instructor and chair. parasitism, utilizing the prominent parasitic Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of Biology plus species of animals and man. The laboratory permission of the chair and instructor. component of the course concerns the
identification of species and structures of the BIOL 491. Undergraduate Independent Study or important parasites of animals and man. Lab and Research (1-4 credit hours) field projects dealing with natural and host- A continuing independent research topic designed parasite systems will also be undertaken. Six class by the student with the assistance of the instructor, hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and acceptable to the instructor and the chair. and permission of instructor. Available after fulfilling four credit hours of BIOL
490. Course is graded pass/fail only. BIOL 550. Evolution (3 credit hours) Prerequisite(s): Permission of chair and instructor. A course covering the concepts and theories of
modern evolutionary biology, including the BIOL 492. Undergraduate Library Research (1-2 mechanisms of genetic change in populations, credit hours) speciation patterns and geologic change through An introduction to library research techniques and time. Three class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): to the biological literature. Staff assigns a topic Graduate status and permission of instructor. and supervises the project. A maximum of two credits of BIOL 492 may be counted toward a BIOL 561. Microbial Genetics (4 credit hours) Biology major. Prerequisite(s): Permission of Genetic mechanisms of bacteria, including their chair and instructor. viruses, plasmids and transposons. Integration of
genetic principles and genetic/molecular tools for BIOL 499. Special Topics in Biology (1-4 credit understanding biological questions. Select topics hours) in eukaryotic microbial genetics will be included. An in-depth study of special topics proposed by Six class hours per week including laboratory. members of the biology faculty. May be repeated Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and permission of for a maximum of eight credit hours. Counts only instructor. as a free elective toward a major in the
Department of Biology. Variable contact hours. BIOL 564. Plant Biotechnology Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and permission of the instructor and the department chairperson. BIOL 565. The Biology of Fishes (4 credit hours)
This is an introductory course that examines the evolution, morphology, anatomy, physiology and ecology of fishes. The course will relate the above 2019-2020 University Catalog 233 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics subject areas to aquaculture principles and management, conservation and reclamation. In practices. Six class hours per week. laboratory, these concepts will be explored using Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and permission of field and laboratory experiments. Six class hours instructor. per week. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and permission of instructor. BIOL 573. Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics (4 credit hours) BIOL 635. Animal Physiology (4 credit hours) A study of genome structure, organization and This course is designed as an introduction to the function of model organisms with special mechanisms and principles involved in life reference to Arabidopsis and other higher processes. A general and comparative approach is eukaryotes; theory and methodology of genetic used to develop an understanding, in biophysical and physical mapping, comparative genomics, and biochemical terms, of how animals function in sequencing, sequence analysis and annotation; order to produce an integrated functioning of the emphasis on the function of complex genomes, organ systems. While all levels of organization are genome-wide expression analysis, genetic and considered, particular emphasis is placed on the epigenetic mechanisms, gene silencing, whole animal and its dynamic organ systems. The transposons, genome duplication and evolution. course also emphasizes physiological responses to Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and permission of environmental stresses. Six class hours per week instructor. including laboratory. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and permission of instructor. BIOL 575. Principles of Aquaculture (4 credit hours) BIOL 640. Field Botany (4 credit hours) An in-depth step-by-step study of the principles An integrated laboratory study of the taxonomy, and practices underlying commercial aquaculture ecology and geography of plants with emphasis on production, aquatic productivity and the levels of the flora of West Virginia. Six class hours per aquaculture management. Practices in the United week. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status or States will be the primary focus with attention to permission of instructor. the world in general. Six class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and permission of BIOL 660. Environmental Microbiology (4 credit instructor. hours) Microbial functions, interactions and diversity in BIOL 599. Special Topics in Biology (1-4 credit natural and man-made environments. Applications hours) of microbial activities in bioremediation, An in-depth study of special topics proposed by biodegradation, agriculture, health and members of the biology faculty. Open to graduate environmental biotechnology. Six class hours per students. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and week including laboratory. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor. Graduate status and permission of instructor.
BIOL 605. Advanced Ecology (4 credit hours) BIOL 644. Plant Physiology (4 credit hours) This course explores the topics at the forefront of This course includes an analysis of the cell basic and applied ecology through current and biology, biochemistry, metabolism, ecological seminal primary and review literature. Topics physiology and development of plants. Lecture include plant adaptations to stress and topics include water relations, respiration, environmental heterogeneity, ecosystem nutrient photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, mineral and energy dynamics, processes that generate and nutrition, plant hormones, plant molecular regulate biodiversity, the importance of biology, genetic engineering, the role of biodiversity to ecosystem function, and the environmental signals in plant development and application of this information towards the environmental physiology of Mid-Atlantic,
234 West Virginia State University College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics mixed mesophytic, deciduous forests. Lectures Eya, Jonathan C. (1999), Professor of Biology. will be supplemented with reading in research B.S. University of Nigeria, Msukka; M.S. journals. Laboratory exercises are designed to University of Nigeria, Msukka; Ph.D. Auburn demonstrate basic research techniques as well as University, 1997. Areas of research: the principles covered in lecture. Six contact hours Nutrigenomics of Food Fishes. per week Prerequisite(s): Graduate status or permission of instructor. Ford, Richard (2001), Associate Professor of Biology. BIOL 666. Cancer Biology (3 credit hours) B.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania; B.S. This course will introduce the student to the Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.S. Miami biology of tumors. Emphasis will be placed on the University (Ohio); Ph.D. Miami University cellular and molecular events that lead to tumor (Ohio), 1993. formation and progression to cancer. The course format will be a combination of traditional lecture Hankins, Gerald (2005), Associate Professor of and seminar. Three class hours per week. Biology. B.S. Florida State University; M.A. Prerequisite(s): Entry into the Biotechnology George Washington University; Ph.D. University Graduate Program or BIOL 385 or permission of of Virginia, 1991. Areas of research: Molecular instructor. Genetics of Tumors and Screening of Natural Products for Anticancer Activity. BIOL 671. Advanced Environmental Microbiology (2 credit hours) Harper, Katherine L. (1987), Professor of Biology. Discussion of current and classical research B.S. West Virginia University; M.S. West literature in environmental microbiology, Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia including microbial ecology and evolution, and University, 1986. Areas of research: Molecular the interface with plant, animal and medical Genetics of Tumors. microbiology. Two class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status and permission of Harris, Robert T. (1995), Professor of Biology. instructor. B.S. Marshall University; M.S. Ohio University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1992. Areas of research: Biology Faculty Molecular Biology of Smooth Muscle Cell Contraction. Chatfield, Jonathan Mark (1993), Professor of
Biology. B.S. Marshall University; M.S. Marshall Hass, Amir (2014), Assistant Professor of University; Ph.D. Oregon State University, 1986. Biology. B.S. The Hebrew University of Areas of research: Biochemistry and Physiology Jerusalem; M.S. The Hebrew University of of Plants. Jerusalem; Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 2005.
Areas of research: Natural Resources Management Collins, Sean A. (2005), Associate Professor of with Emphasis on Environmental Soil Chemistry. Biology. B.S. St. Lawrence University; M.S.
University of Illinois; Ph.D. University of Illinois Huber, David H. (1999), Professor of Biology. (2003). Areas of research: Molecular Biology and B.S. Central Michigan University; M.S. Michigan Genomics of Vespid Wasps. State University; Ph.D. Michigan State University,
1996. Areas of research: Microbial Ecology of Dianellos, Vasilios (2016), Instructor of Biology. Anaerobic Digesters. B.S. West Virginia State University, M.S.
(Biotechnology) West Virginia State University. Liedl, Barbara E. (2001), Associate Professor of Areas of research: Transcriptome analysis of Biology. B.S. Purdue University; M.S. University watermelon trichomes. of Minnesota; Ph.D. University of Minnesota,
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1989. Areas of Research: Breeding Tomatoes for Greenhouse and High Tunnel Production with Improved Pest Resistance and Investigating Reproductive Barriers between Species.
McMeans, Orlando F. (1998), Professor of Biology. B.S. Alabama A&M; M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. in Horticulture, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 1997. Areas of research: Plant Tissue Culture, Plant Molecular Biology, Fruit Crop Improvement Via Somaclonal Variation, Fruit Crop Breeding, Plant Pigment Biochemistry and Horticulture.
Nimmakayala, Padma (2004). Associate Research Professor Gus R. Douglass Institute. B.S. in Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University, India; M.S. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, India; Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agriculture Sciences, India, 1993. Areas of research: Genomics of Crop Plants.
Reddy, Umesh K. (2004), Professor of Biology. B.S. Meerut University, India; M.S. Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, India; Ph.D. Osmania University, India, 1997. Areas of research: Genomics of Crop Plants and Arabidopsis.
Ruhnke, Timothy R. (1995), Professor of Biology. Biotechnology Program Coordinator. B.S. University of Nebraska; M.S. University of Nebraska; Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1993. Areas of research: Morphology and Molecular Systems of Marine Tapeworms.
Sanjaya, Sanju (2014), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. University of Mysore, India; M.S. University of Mysore, India; Ph.D. University of Mysore, India, 2003. Areas of research: Biochemistry And Molecular Biology of Primary Metabolism in Plant, Carbon Partitioning Into Industrial Products, Engineering Photosynthetic Organisms for the Production Bioenergy and Environmental Biotechnology.
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Chemistry Department of Chemistry offers courses in all major areas of chemistry - analytical chemistry, Dr. Micheal Fultz biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic Chairperson chemistry and physical chemistry. The degree Department of Chemistry programs are designed to create an atmosphere 217 Hamblin Hall where each student can develop an inquiring mind (304) 766-3106 capable of continuing to learn throughout a [email protected] lifetime; the ability to think critically and objectively; and the skills needed to seek new Chemistry is an experimental science that studies knowledge through independent research. As part the properties of matter and its transformations. It of our assessment process, our graduating seniors is a central science due to its significant take an exit exam given in Senior Seminar, CHEM connections and overlaps with other sciences. If a 450. scientific discipline involves matter, chances are that chemistry is playing an important role in that Bachelor of Science in Chemistry discipline. The development of specialized drugs 120-123 hours required for graduation to cure diseases and a deep understanding of biological and geological systems would be General Education unimaginable but for the contributions from 39-41 hours. The cognate class MATH 206 chemistry. Chemistry is a dynamic science satisfies four credit hours of the G ED because new discoveries are being made every Mathematics requirement. The cognate class day. Knowledge of chemistry is essential in BIOL 120 satisfies four credit hours of the G ED today’s society since it affects almost every aspect Natural Science requirement. of our lives.
The purpose of the program offered by the Chemistry Major Department of Chemistry is to prepare students for Chemistry Core Courses (44 hours): CHEM 105, careers in chemistry-related industries, 106, 107, 108, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 211, 301, government, health care and chemical education 303, 350, 411, 416, 418, 429, 450. as well as the pursuit of advanced degrees in graduate schools in chemistry, or professional The Options schools in pharmacy or medicine. The Department Choose one option area: also offers general education courses to acquaint all University students with the basic ideas of A. American Chemical Society Certified chemistry and its important role in the world This option is designed to prepare students to today. enter graduate schools to seek advanced degrees in chemistry or related sciences. The program in the Department of Chemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society. To B. Applied Chemistry prepare students for a variety of careers, the This option affords the student the opportunity Department of Chemistry offers three options in to obtain positions not only in the Bachelor of Science degree program: industrial/environmental/governmental American Chemical Society Certified, Applied laboratories, but also in chemical sales/service Chemistry and Pre-Medical/Pre-Pharmacy sectors. Special emphasis will be given to Sciences. chemical practices which are environmentally benign. The department also provides the courses for a teaching field in chemistry for students pursuing C. Pre-Medical/Pre-Pharmacy Sciences the Bachelor of Science in Education degree. The 2019-2020 University Catalog 237 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
This option prepares students to meet all the Option C, 26 hours: requirements for entrance into medical, dental, MATH 206, BIOL 120, 331; PHYS 203, 204 veterinary, or pharmacy schools. It also and affords the student the opportunity to find PHYS 231, 232 or PHYS 201, 202 employment in the industrial, governmental, or and corporate sectors. This option has an increased Choose one of the following: BIOL 332, 341 or emphasis on biological content. 385
Chemistry Additional Courses Free Electives Option A: American Chemical Society Certified Enough to bring the total hours to 120 20 hours: CHEM 302, 304, 305, 331, 413, 462, and one Minor in Chemistry course from 425, 462. 16-17 hours CHEM 205, 206, 207, 208 and two courses from Option B: Applied Chemistry 21 hours: CHEM 211, 301, 331, 462. CHEM 305, 331, 333, 462, and three courses from 312, 356, 357, 425.
Option C: Pre-Medical/Pre-Pharmacy Sciences 8 hours: CHEM 331, 333 and 462.
Chemistry Cognate Courses Option A, 26 hours: BIOL 120; MATH 206, 207, 208; PHYS 203, 204, and PHYS 231, 232, or PHYS 201, 202.
Option B, 18 hours: BIOL 120; MATH 206; PHYS 203, 204, and PHYS 231, 232 or PHYS 201, 202.
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Chemistry Option A Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester CHEM 105 ...... 3 CHEM 211 ...... 4 CHEM 107 ...... 2 CHEM 301 ...... 3 MATH 206 ...... 4 CHEM 303 ...... 2 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 CHEM 305 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 BIOL 120...... 4 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 16
Second Semester Second Semester CHEM 106 ...... 3 CHEM 302 ...... 3 CHEM 108 ...... 2 CHEM 304 ...... 2 MATH 207 ...... 4 CHEM 331 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 CHEM 350 ...... 1 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 CHEM 462 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Arts ...... 3 CHEM 411 ...... 3 CHEM 205 ...... 3 CHEM 413 ...... 2 CHEM 207 ...... 2 CHEM 425 or 462...... 3 MATH 208 ...... 4 G ED Social Science ...... 3 PHYS 201 or 231 ...... 4 G ED History ...... 3 PHYS 203 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 17
Second Semester Second Semester CHEM 206 ...... 3 CHEM 416 ...... 3 CHEM 208 ...... 2 CHEM 418 ...... 2 CHEM 202 ...... 2 CHEM 429 ...... 3 PHYS 202 or 232 ...... 4 CHEM 450 ...... 1 PHYS 204 ...... 1 G ED Wellness...... 2 G ED Humanities ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 14-15
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Chemistry Option B Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester CHEM 105 ...... 3 CHEM 211 ...... 4 CHEM 107 ...... 2 CHEM 301 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 CHEM 303 ...... 2 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 CHEM 305 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 BIOL 120 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 16
Second Semester Second Semester CHEM 106 ...... 3 CHEM Additional Course* ...... 3 CHEM 108 ...... 2 CHEM 331 ...... 3 MATH 206 ...... 4 CHEM 333 ...... 2 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 CHEM 350 ...... 1 G ED Arts ...... 3 CHEM 460 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED History ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Humanities ...... 3 CHEM Additional Course* ...... 3 CHEM 205 ...... 3 CHEM 411 ...... 3 CHEM 207 ...... 2 CHEM Additional Course* ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 CHEM 461 ...... 2 PHYS 201 or 231 ...... 4 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 PHYS 203 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 14-15 Semester Total ...... 16
Second Semester Second Semester CHEM 206 ...... 3 CHEM 416 ...... 3 CHEM 208 ...... 2 CHEM 418 ...... 2 CHEM 202 ...... 2 CHEM 429 ...... 3 PHYS 202 or 232 ...... 4 CHEM 450 ...... 1 PHYS 204 ...... 1 G ED Social Science ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 2-3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 14-15
*Choose three from CHEM 312, 356, 357, 425
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Chemistry Option C Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester CHEM 105 ...... 3 CHEM 211 ...... 4 CHEM 107 ...... 2 CHEM 301 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 CHEM 303 ...... 2 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 BIOL 331 ...... 4 G ED 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 16
Second Semester Second Semester CHEM 106 ...... 3 CHEM 331 ...... 3 CHEM 108 ...... 2 CHEM 333 ...... 2 MATH 206 ...... 4 BIOL 332 or 341 or 385 ...... 4 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 CHEM 350 ...... 1 G ED Arts ...... 3 G Ed International Perspectives ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED Wellness...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Social Science ...... 3 CHEM 411 ...... 3 CHEM 205 ...... 3 CHEM 462 ...... 3 CHEM 207 ...... 2 G ED History ...... 3 BIOL 120 ...... 4 G ED Humanities ...... 3 PHYS 201 or 231 ...... 4 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 PHYS 203 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 17
Second Semester Second Semester CHEM 206 ...... 3 CHEM 416 ...... 3 CHEM 208 ...... 2 CHEM 418 ...... 2 CHEM 202 ...... 2 CHEM 429 ...... 3 PHYS 202 or 232 ...... 4 CHEM 450 ...... 1 PHYS 204 ...... 1 Free Elective ...... 3-4 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12-13 Semester Total ...... 15
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Chemistry Course Descriptions structure of atoms, chemical bonding, oxidation- reduction reactions and descriptive chemistry. CHEM 100. Consumer Chemistry (3 credit Three hours lecture and one recitation hour per hours) week. Prerequisite(s): C in CHEM 105; C in A study of the basic rules of elements and their MATH 120 or Math ACT 23+. compounds is enough for an appreciation of the beauty of consumer chemistry. The course will CHEM 107. General Chemistry Laboratory I (2 involve a close look into the food we eat, the fuel credit hours) we burn and the products we use as health and An introduction to the principles of beauty aids. Includes laboratory work. experimentation and laboratory techniques as
applied to the experimental science of chemistry. CHEM 100H. Consumer Chemistry (for Honors Three hours per week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 105 Students) or current enrollment in CHEM 105. (3 credit hours)
An accelerated study of the basic rules of elements CHEM 108. General Chemistry Laboratory II (2 and their compounds is enough for an appreciation credit hours) of the beauty of consumer chemistry. The course A continuation of CHEM 107. Three hours per will involve a close look into the food we eat, the week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 105, 106 and 107 fuel we burn and the products we use as health (enrollment in CHEM 106 may be concurrent). and beauty aids. Includes laboratory work. CHEM 132. Introductory Environmental
Chemistry (3 credit hours) CHEM 101. Health Science General Chemistry Environmental chemistry is the study and (4 credit hours) appreciation of the phenomena in the This course provides an introduction to general environment. In this course we look at various chemistry with an emphasis on health relevance environmental issues from the viewpoint of the and applications. A three-hour laboratory is chemist and look at the political implications as included each week to help with hands-on well. The study of various environmental factors exposure to the concepts covered in the lecture and pollutants in our water, soil and air and their portion of the courses. Prerequisite(s): Eligible for effects on the planet. Includes laboratory work. MATH 120.
CHEM 201. Elementary Organic Chemistry and CHEM 105. General Chemistry I (3 credit hours) Biochemistry (4 credit hours) Designed for students desiring further studies in A continuation of CHEM 101, which covers natural sciences, medicine and engineering. organic chemistry and biochemistry with an Contents include pertinent mathematics, emphasis on health relevance and applications. periodicity of elements, stoichiometry, gas laws, The laboratory experience of two hours each week energy changes, solutions, equilibria, acid-base will help illustrate the principles and techniques theories and descriptive chemistry. (High school used in organic chemistry and biochemistry. chemistry is desirable and high school or college Prerequisite(s): C in CHEM 101 or CHEM 105. algebra is necessary for an understanding of the material covered in this course.) Three hours CHEM 202. Computer Chemistry (2 credit lecture and one recitation hour per week. hours) Prerequisite(s): Concurrent MATH 120 or Math This course is designed to provide exposure to the ACT of 23+. use of selected computer programs that are often
used by modern chemists. These include programs CHEM 106. General Chemistry II (3 credit for drawing chemical structures, programs for hours) molecular mechanics calculations, spreadsheet A continuation of Chemistry 105. Contents programs for doing various types of repetitive include chemical equilibria, atomic and electronic 242 West Virginia State University College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics chemical calculations, spectral simulation CHEM 106, 108 and MATH 120; concurrent programs, and programs for technical computing enrollment in MATH 102 or MATH 121. and higher-level math. CHEM 301. Physical Chemistry I (3 credit Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106; CHEM 205 or hours) concurrent. Fundamental principles and laws of chemistry, including thermodynamics, statistical mechanics CHEM 205. Organic Chemistry I (3 credit and chemical kinetics. Prerequisite(s): CHEM hours) 106, 202, 206, The study of aliphatic compounds with special 208, MATH 206, and PHYS 201 or 231. emphasis on the mechanism of their reactions. Modern nomenclature and use of spectroscopic CHEM 302. Physical Chemistry II (3 credit methods in organic chemistry are discussed hours) throughout the course. Designed for science Statistical mechanics, electrochemistry, quantum majors. Three hour lecture and one recitation hour mechanics, molecular structure and spectroscopy. per week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 301, MATH 207 and PHYS 202 or 232. CHEM 206. Organic Chemistry II (3 credit hours) CHEM 303. Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (2 A continuation of Chemistry 205. The chemistry credit hours) of aromatic compounds and many modern Three class hours per week, the course emphasizes methods of chemical synthesis are covered. The both the experimental techniques and the major classes of biological chemical compounds theoretical concepts behind the experiments. The are discussed. Three hours lecture and one experiments include those involving the principles recitation hour per week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM of chemical thermodynamics, introductory 205. statistical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Both wet and dry experiments will be performed. CHEM 207. Organic Chemistry Laboratory I The latter help explain important concepts such as (2 credit hours) probability, entropy and free energy, and make use An introduction to the fundamental laboratory of Excel and Mathematics. Prerequisite(s): CHEM techniques used in organic chemistry. Four hours 301 or concurrently. per week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 108 and CHEM 205 (enrollment in CHEM 205 may be CHEM 304. Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (2 concurrent). credit hours) Three class hours per week the course emphasizes CHEM 208. Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2 both the experimental techniques and the credit hours) theoretical concepts behind the experiments. The A continuation of CHEM 207 with an emphasis experiments include those involving the principles on learning the basic methods used in preparing of quantum chemistry and spectroscopy. Both wet organic compounds and an introduction to and dry experiments will be performed. The latter qualitative organic chemistry. Four hours per help explain important concepts such as week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 205, 206 and 207 observables, precise and average value properties, (enrollment in CHEM 206 may be concurrent). wave functions and eigenvalues and make use of CHEM 211. Introductory Analytical Chemistry mathematics and Excel. Prerequisite(s): CHEM (4 credit hours) 302 or concurrent. Volumetric, gravimetric, spectrophotometric and electrochemical methods of analysis. Two hours lecture and four hours lab. Prerequisite(s): C in
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CHEM 305. Introduction to Polymer Science (3 chromatography (HPLC) and spectrometry. Three credit hours) class hours per week. Pre or co-requisite: CHEM Polymer science is one of the most applicable 331. fields to society. Very few consumer goods are brought to the market without the help of CHEM 350. Junior Seminar (1 credit hour) polymers at some point. This is an introduction to An introduction to chemical literature, including polymer science. It provides an overview of the how to search topics and prepare presentations synthesis, structure, and characterization of based on those searches. Both written and oral polymers. Three hours lecture lab per week. communication skills will be developed. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206, 208. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206.
CHEM 356. Environmental Toxicology (3 credit CHEM 312. Environmental Chemistry (3 credit hours) hours) This course is designed with the future industrial Environmental chemistry is the study of the chemist in mind. The main focus is the discovery chemical phenomena in the environment. In this of how the chemicals we make today affect our course, the environmental problems are discussed health tomorrow. Topics to be discussed include from the viewpoint of the chemist. The study of the history of toxicology, absorption, distribution the various environmental factors and pollutants in and excretion of toxicants, and nonorganic- our water, soil and air and their effects on life and directed toxicity and target organ toxicity. the environment are investigated. Available Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206. solutions for control and reduction of these pollutants are discussed. Three class hours per CHEM 357. Green Chemistry (3 credit hours) week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206 or permission Green chemistry or environmentally benign of instructor. chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and CHEM 331. Biochemistry (3 credit hours) generation of hazardous substances. The course The goal of this course is to teach the principles of will cover the history of science and its effect on chemical reactions in biological systems. Topics the environment and the global population. include: protein chemistry, enzymology, genetic Concepts and applications of green chemistry will diseases, bioenergetics/respiration, metabolism be discussed and compared to other traditional and nucleic acid chemistry. Wherever possible methods. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206 applications of biochemistry to health and environment will be emphasized. It is CHEM 411. Inorganic Chemistry (3 credit recommended that CHEM 333 be taken hours) concurrently. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206 and A systematic study of the principles of structure BIOL 120. and reactivity of the chemical elements and their compounds. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 301 or CHEM 333. Biochemistry Laboratory (2 credit concurrent. hours) The purpose of this course is to teach the CHEM 413. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (2 principles and techniques used in modern credit hours) biochemistry. The synthesis and characterizations of inorganic Protein isolation and characterization, enzyme compounds. Three hours per week. Take kinetics, carbohydrate chemistry and nucleic acid concurrently with CHEM 411. chemistry will be covered. Experimental methods include electrophoresis, gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry, high performance liquid
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CHEM 416. Instrumental Analysis (3 credit implement an inquiry/research project and hours) communicate the results. Prerequisite(s): Theoretical aspects of instrumental methods of Permission of the department chair. chemical and structural analysis. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 and CHEM 301. CHEM 460. Directed Student Research (1 credit hour) CHEM 418. Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (2 Designed for the chemistry student who desires to credit hours) do research on a special chemical project in Characterization and analysis of materials using his/her junior or senior year. Prerequisite(s): infrared, atomic absorption, UV-visible and Permission of the department chair. nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; gas and high-performance liquid chromatography; and CHEM 461. Directed Student Research (2 credit electroanalytical chemistry. Three class hours per hours) week. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in Designed for the chemistry student who desires to CHEM 416. do research on a special chemical project in CHEM 420. Undergraduate Library Research (1 his/her junior or senior year. Prerequisite(s): credit hour) Permission of the department chair. An introduction to library research techniques and the chemistry literature. Staff assigns a topic and CHEM 462. Directed Student Research (3 credit supervises the project. Prerequisite(s): Permission hours) of chair and instructor. Designed for the chemistry student who desires to do research on a special chemical project in CHEM 425. Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 his/her junior or senior year. Prerequisite(s): credit hours) Permission of the department chair. A study of organic reactions applied to organic synthesis. This course reviews functional groups, Chemistry Graduate Course Descriptions methods for forming carbon-carbon bonds, and CHEM 512. Environmental Chemistry (3 credit surveys the more important reagents for functional hours) grout transformations. Three class hours per week. Environmental chemistry is the study of the Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206 and 301. chemical phenomena in the environment. In this
course, the environmental problems are discussed CHEM 429. Spectroscopic Methods (3 credit from the viewpoint of the chemist. The study of hours) the various environmental factors and pollutants in The use of UV, IR, NMR and mass spectroscopy our water, soil and air and their effects on life and for investigating molecular structures. the environment are investigated. Available Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206 and CHEM 301. solutions for control and reduction of these
pollutants are discussed. Three class hours per CHEM 450. Senior Seminar (1 credit hour) week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206 or permission Oral presentation of topics of current chemical of instructor; graduate status. interest, including the presentation of students’ research results. This course should be taken in the CHEM 525. Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 senior year. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 350 and credit hours) permission of the department chair. A study of organic reactions applied to organic
synthesis. This course reviews functional groups, CHEM 459. Inquiry-Based Research for methods for forming carbon-carbon bonds and Education Majors (1 credit hour) surveys the more important reagents for functional In this individualized, lab-based course, teacher group transformations. Three class hours per education candidates will investigate, design and
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CHEM 531. Biochemistry (3 credit hours) The goal of this course is to teach the principles of chemical reactions in biological systems. Topics include: protein chemistry, enzymology, genetic diseases, bioenergetics/respiration, metabolism and nucleic acid chemistry. Wherever possible, applications of biochemistry to health and environment will be emphasized. It is recommended that Chemistry 533 be taken concurrently. Three class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 206.
CHEM 533. Biochemistry Laboratory (2 credit hours) The purpose of this course is to teach the principles and techniques used in modern biochemistry. Protein isolation and characterization, enzyme kinetics, carbohydrate chemistry and nucleic acid chemistry will be covered. Experimental methods include electrophoresis, gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and spectrometry. Three class hours per week. Pre or co-requisite: CHEM 531.
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Chemistry Faculty Bitting, Katie J. (2018), Assistant Professor of chemistry. B.S. sweet Briar College; Ph.D. Duke University, 2018. Areas of research: Development of Organic reaction methods for the functionalization of C-H bonds.
Fultz, Micheal (2009), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B. S. University of Tennessee, Martin; Ph.D. Indiana University, 2009. Areas of Research: Organic Synthesis of biologically active molecules.
Guetzloff, Thomas F. (2000), Professor of Chemistry. B.S. St. Norbert College; Ph.D. South Dakota State University, 1996. Areas of Research: Analytical Chemistry, Water Quality and Organic Synthesis.
Molnar, Sharon (1998), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.A. College of St. Catherine’s; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1996. Areas of Research: Metallic complexes used in artificial photosynthesis schemes.
Naga, Sundar (1992), Professor of Chemistry. B.S. Madurai University; M.S. Madurai University; Ph.D. University of Maine, 1987. Areas of Research: Quantum mechanical calculations, synthesis of nanocompounds and chemical education.
Sekabunga, Ernest J. (1998), Associate Professor of Chemistry and Department Chairperson, B.S. Makerere University; M.S. University of Manchester; Ph.D. Auburn University, 1997. Areas of Research: Transition-metal phosphine coordination chemistry and water remediation.
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Master of Science in Computer Science Twelve hours of core computer science core courses – CS TBA 510, CS 515, CS 605; CS 610. Eighteen hours of computer science elective courses – CS Program Coordinator 505, CS 530, CS 540, CS 597, CS 599, CS 609, CS 611, CS 817 Wallace Hall 612, CS 613, CS 615, CS 645, CS 697. (304) 766-3267 Six hours of graduate research – CS 699
The goal of the Master of Science in Computer B. Non-thesis option Science is to provide students with a advanced 36 hours required for graduation. Twelve hours of core computer science core courses – CS understanding of those concepts of computer 510, CS 515, CS 605; CS 610. science which will enable them to adapt to and Twenty-four hours of computer science elective courses – function in any current computing environment. CS 505, CS 530, CS 540, CS 597, CS 599, CS 609, CS 611, The program will further students’ understanding CS 612, CS 613, CS 615, CS 645, CS 697 in algorithm analysis, computer architecture and the theory of computing; teach students parallel Performance Standards and distributed computing theory and application; A normal course load is nine credit hours for full- explore modern areas of computing, such as time graduate students. All students must machine learning and data science; and provide complete coursework with a cumulative GPA of opportunities for research in computer science. 3.0. Students must complete all requirements within a period of five years following the date of We expect this degree program will allow students admission to the program. The Dean of the with a WVSU Bachelor’s degree in computer College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics may science to easily continue their studies to obtain a extend these limits upon recommendation of Master's degree, and allow area IT and computer appropriate program faculty and approval of the science professionals to obtain advanced training Computer Science Graduate Committee. in the discipline.
Admission Requirements To be admitted to this program, the student must satisfy these requirements: 1. Have an undergraduate degree in computer science or a closely related discipline; 2. Submit scores for the GRE General Test totaling at least 295 for the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, with at least a score of 149 on the Quantitative Reasoning section; 3. For international students for whom English is not their primary language, a minimum TOEFL score of 60 or a minimum IELTS score of 5.0; 4. Two letters of recommendation;
5. Approval of the Computer Science Graduate Committee. Students lacking some of the above requirements may be granted Conditional Admission by the Computer Science Graduate Committee.
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Mathematics & Computer Science Mathematics Cognate Courses, 11-13 hours: CS 101and BIOL 120*, 121 or CHEM 105, 106, 107, Dr. Michael Anderson 108 or PHYS 231, 232 Chairperson 817 Wallace Hall Option C Cognates – 25-26 hours CS 101, 102, (304) 766-3393 230, 250, 336, 355, 455; BIO 120**or CHEM 105 [email protected] AND 107 or PHY 231 AND 203.
The Department of Mathematics and Computer The Options Science offers the Bachelor of Science Degree in Choose one option area: Mathematics the Bachelor of Science Degree in A. Classical Emphasis Computer Science, the Department endeavors to MATH 205, 206, 207, 208, 222, 307, 308, give students a sound background for a basic 402, understanding of science; to give prospective 408, plus 12 elective hours in upper-division teachers a professional attitude, a strong subject mathematics courses. matter foundation and adequate skills and techniques in the application and the teaching of B. Applied Emphasis the material; and, to show students that MATH 205, 206, 207, 208, 222, 307, 402, mathematics is a living and vital discipline by 404, 408, plus 12 elective hours in upper- seeing it applied in the classroom and in the division mathematics courses. various fields of industry. C. Computational Science MATH 205, 206, 207, The Computer Science program will teach 208, 222, 251, 307, 355, 403, 404, 406, 408, students about object-oriented and procedural 415, 435 programming techniques, data structures and database management, operating systems and Free Electives distributed computing in order to provide them Enough to bring total hours to 120 with a fundamental understanding of those concepts of computer science that will enable Minor in Mathematics (17 Hours) them to adapt to and function in any current MATH 207, 208, 222 and any two of the computing environment. following: MATH 307, 308, 402, 403, 404, 406, 409 The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science provides the courses for education Bachelor of Science in Computer Science students with mathematics as the teaching field. 120 hours required for graduation See the Bachelor of Science in Education for specific requirements. General Education 38-40 hours Bachelor of Science in Mathematics 120 hours required for graduation Computer Science Major 41 hours: CS 101, 102, 210, 230, 240, 250, 309, General Education 311, 336, 405 and 408. Plus select 9 hours from 38-40 hours upper-division computer science courses and MATH 404. Mathematics Major 41 hours
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Computer Science Cognate Courses, 21- 22 hours: Minor in Computer Science (17 Hours) MATH 205, 206, 207, 222, 307 CS 101, 102, 210, 230, 240, and one upper-level And BIOL 120* or CHEM 105 and 107 or PHYS (300- 231 400) CS course
Free Electives * May be cross-listed for general education Enough to bring total hours to 120
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Mathematics Classical Option Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 MATH 206* ...... 4 MATH 307 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 Science Cognate** ...... 4-5 G ED Wellness ...... 2 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 16-17
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 MATH 308 ...... 3 MATH 207 ...... 4 MATH 300/400...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 Science Cognate ...... 4-5 CS 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 2-3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15-17
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester MATH 208 ...... 4 MATH Elective 300/400 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 MATH Elective 300/400 ...... 3 MATH 205...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester MATH 222 ...... 3 MATH Elective 300/400 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 MATH 408 ...... 2 MATH 402 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12-13 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 *Some students may need to complete MATH 121 or both MATH 120 and MATH 102 before taking MATH 206. **Students selecting BIOL 120 will need only one other General Education Natural Science course.
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Mathematics Applied Option Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 MATH 206* ...... 4 MATH 205 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Science Cognate** ...... 4-5 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 MATH Elective 300-400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 16-17
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 MATH 207 ...... 4 Science Cognate ...... 4–5 G ED Social Science ...... 3 MATH Elective 300/400 ...... 3 CS 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 2-3 G ED Arts ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15– 17 Sophomore Year First Semester Senior Year MATH 208 ...... 4 First Semester MATH 307 ...... 3 MATH 404 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 MATH Elective 300/400 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 MATH 408 ...... 2 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Semester Total ...... 16 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14-15 Second Semester MATH 222 ...... 3 Second Semester G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 MATH 300/400...... 3 MATH 402 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12– Free Elective ...... 3 13 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15
*Some students may need to complete MATH 121 or both MATH 120 and MATH 102 before taking MATH 206. **Students selecting BIOL 120 will need only one other General Education Natural Science course.
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Mathematics - Computational Science Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 MATH 403 ...... 3 CS 101 ...... 3 MATH 307 ...... 3 MATH 206* ...... 4 CS 355...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 G ED 101 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester CS 102 ...... 3 MATH 406 ...... 3 G ED Social Science ...... 3 MATH 355 ...... 3 MATH 207 ...... 4 G ED Natural Science ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 G ED G ED Wellness ...... 2 Arts……………………………………………..3 Semester Total ...... 15 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Sophomore Year First Semester Senior Year CS 230 ...... 3 First Semester MATH 208 ...... 3 MATH 435 ...... 3 MATH 205 ...... 4 MATH 404 ...... 3 MATH 251 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Science Cognate ...... 4-5 Semester Total ...... 16-17 Second Semester CS 336 ...... 3 Second Semester CS 250 ...... 3 CS 445...... 2 MATH 415 ...... 4 MATH 408 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Elective ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 16 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 *Some students may need to complete MATH 121 or both MATH 120 and MATH 102 before taking MATH 206.
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Computer Science Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year **Students selecting BIOL 120 will need only one First Semester other General Education Natural Science course. G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 CS 101 ...... 3 Junior Year MATH 206* ...... 4 First Semester G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 CS 311...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 MATH 307 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 CS Elective 300/400 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Second Semester G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 MATH 207 ...... 4 G ED Social Science...... 3 Second Semester CS 102 ...... 3 CS 336...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 CS Elective 300/400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Science Cognate** ...... 4-5 G ED Wellness...... 2 Sophomore Year Free Elective ...... 3 First Semester Semester Total ...... 15-16 CS 230 ...... 3 CS 240 ...... 3 Senior Year MATH 205 ...... 3 First Semester G ED Humanities ...... 3 CS 405...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 CS Elective 300/400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Second Semester Free Elective ...... 3 CS 210 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 CS 250 ...... 3 MATH 222 ...... 3 Second Semester G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 CS 408...... 2 Free Elective ...... 3 CS Elective 300/400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Free Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 4 *Some students may need to complete MATH 121 Free Elective ...... 3 or both MATH 120 and MATH 102 before taking Semester Total ...... 1 MATH 206.
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Computer Science Course Descriptions operations available through efficient use of operating systems. Prerequisite(s): CS 102 CS 100. Introduction to Computers and their Applications CS 214. Introduction to Visual Basic (3 credit (3 credit hours) hours) Computer history, application and ethics, This course introduces students to the standard operating systems, word processing, spread visual basic forms, controls and event sheets, databases, and integrating applications, procedures. Sequential and random access file data communications and the internet computer handling, database access and general language security and privacy. Prerequisite(s): 19 or structure will be explored. Prerequisite(s): CS above in Math ACT. 101.
CS 101. Programming Fundamentals (3 credit CS 230. Database Management Systems (3 hours) credit hours) The fundamental concepts of programming This course presents the history of database using management systems, the logical and physical C. Historical and social context of computing structures of several current models, and deals and an overview of computer science as a in a practical, experiential way with the design discipline. Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for MATH of databases and the management systems that 120. control them. Prerequisite(s): CS 102.
CS 102. The Object-Oriented Paradigm (3 CS 236. Introduction to PASCAL (3 credit credit hours) hours) The fundamental concepts of object-oriented The basic concepts and skills, including general programming using language such as C++, problem-solving techniques, files and text JAVA, or another object-oriented programming processing and abstract data structures. language of the instructor’s choice. Prerequisite(s): CS 101. Prerequisite(s): C or better in CS 101. CS 240. Data Communications and CS 202. FORTRAN Programming I (3 credit Networking (3 credit hours) hours) An introduction to the theories, terminology, Structured FORTRAN with documentation, equipment and distribution media associated input- output, loops and logic statements. with data communications and networking. Prerequisite(s): MATH 120, CS 101. Prerequisite(s): CS 102.
CS 204. Introduction to COBOL Programming CS 250. Data Structures and Algorithms (3 (3 credit hours) credit hours) Provides the basic elements of the computer An introduction to the implementation and use language necessary to run programs with an of abstract data types including dynamic arrays, emphasis on business applications. linked lists, stack, queues, three hash tables and Prerequisite(s): CS 101. heaps as well as algorithms that operate on these structures with a preliminary study of CS 210. Fundamentals of Operating Systems algorithmic complexity. Prerequisite(s): CS 102 (3 credit hours) and Math 205. An introduction to the organization of computer operating systems and the range of computer
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CS 266. Introduction to JAVA (3 credit hours) CS 336. Scripting Languages (3 credit hours) This course introduces students to the JAVA Shell scripts and batch files, programming using programming language. This object-oriented interpreted languages such as PERL, Python, language is gaining popularity for developing PHP, JavaScript or VBScript for automation of secure, platform-independent applications and is system administration tasks and web often the language of choice for internet programming. Prerequisite(s): CS 102 applications. Prerequisite(s): CS 102. CS 355. Big Data Analytics (3 credit hours) Introduction to distributed computing and CS 299. Special Topics (1-4 credit hours) architecture, mapreduce fundamentals, big data A sophomore-level course designed for a topic ingestion and warehousing. Prerequisite(s): CS of special current interest. Prerequisite(s): As 230 or CS 250 stated by the offering. CS 365. GUI Programming (3 credit hours) CS 309. Software Engineering (3 credit hours) Graphical user interface design and Application of the tools, methods and implementation using visual programming tools disciplines of computer science to solving real- and libraries. Prerequisite(s): CS 250. world problems. Topics include: the software process, software life-cycle models, software CS 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) teams, quality assurance, project duration and A junior-level course designed for a topic of cost estimation. Prerequisite(s): CS 250. special current interest, including televised courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each CS 310. Computer Architecture and Assembly offering. Language (3 credit hours) An introduction to the design and organization CS 405. Algorithms (3 credit hours) of computer systems. Introduction to tradeoff Design and analysis of algorithms and data evaluation based on Amdahl’s Law and structures, asymptotic analysis, recurrence discussion of fundamental building blocks of relations, probabilistic analysis, divide and computer systems including the arithmetic logic conquer, searching, sorting and graph unit (ALU), floating point unit (FPU), memory processing algorithms. Prerequisite(s): CS 250. hierarchy and input-output (I/O) system. Study includes the instruction set architecture (ISA), a CS 408. Senior Seminar (2 credit hours) companion of RISC and CISC architecture. Integrates the work completed in the various Prerequisite(s): CS 102 and MATH 205. courses. Reading and research oriented. (To be taken in one of the last two semesters prior to CS 311. Object-Oriented Programming (3 graduation.) credit hours) Object-oriented programming using languages CS 410. Systems Administration (3 credit such as C++, Java, Smalltalk, Delphi. hours) Prerequisite(s): CS 250. Maintenance of a multi-user computer system, managing services, managing users, managing CS 335. Introduction to Systems Analysis (3 data, file systems, networking and security. credit hours) Prerequisite(s): CS 240 and CS 336. Life cycle of business information study, design, development, and operating phases, feasibility, CS 415. Theory of Computing (3 credit hours) project control. Prerequisite(s): CS 250. Formal grammars and languages, Chomsky Normal Form, Greibach Normal Form, finite
256 West Virginia State University College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics automata, pushdown automata, turing machines, Finite automata theory, including determinism computability. Prerequisite(s): CS 250 and CS vs. nondeterminism, regular expressions, non- 311. regular languages, and algorithms for finite automata. Context free languages including CS 425. Compiler Design (3 credit hours) grammars, parsing, and properties. Turing Introduces the theory and practice of machines and their functions. Undecidability. programming language translation. Topics Computational complexity, including the classes include compiler design, lexical analysis, P and NP. parsing, symbol tables, declaration and storage management, code generation and optimization CS 530. Advanced Database Management techniques. Prerequisite(s): CS 250 and CS 310. Systems (3 credit hours)Transaction management; query processing and CS 445. Embedded Systems (3 credit hours) optimization; organization of database systems, An introduction to embedded system design and advanced indexing, multi-dimensional data, implementation, including specifications and similarity-based analysis, performance modeling of embedded systems, evaluation, new database applications hardware/software co-design, development methodologies and system verification and CS 540. Network Programming (3 credit implementation with CAD tools. Prerequisite(s): hours) CS 310 or equivalent. Socket and client-server programming, remote procedure calls, data compression standards and CS 455. Applied Data Mining (3 credit hours) techniques, real-time protocols (e.g: chat, etc, Data transformations, pattern discovery, cluster web-related programming (CGI, Java/Java analysis, data mining and analytics, machine Script, HTTP, etc.,) network management earning algorithms. Prerequisite(s): MATH 355 (SNMP-based management, dynamic/CORBA- based management). CS 505. Library research (2 credit hours) Extensive library research techniques in a CS 597. Internship (1-3 credit hours) particular Computer Science area. Staff assigns Participation in private corporations, public a topic and supervises the project. A maximum agencies, or non-profit institutions. Students of two credits of CS 505 may be counted toward will be required to have a faculty coordinator as a Master’s in Computer Science. well as a contact in the outside organization, to participate with them in regular consultations on CS 510. Advanced Operating Systems (3 credit the project, and to submit a final report to both. hours) Advanced topics in operating systems, On completion of internship, the outside contact such as: multi-tasking, synchronization should provide the faculty coordinator with a mechanisms, distributed system architecture, letter evaluating student's performance during client-server models, distributed mutual the internship period. At most 3 credits can be exclusion and concurrency control, agreement accepted towards the M.S. degree. protocols, load balancing, failure recovery, fault tolerance, cryptography, multiprocessor CS 599. Special Topics (1-4 credit hours) An operating systems. in-depth study of special topics proposed by members of the Computer Science graduate CS 515. (3 credit hours) Theory of faculty. Open to graduate students. Computation
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CS 605. Analysis of Algorithms (3 credit CS 613. Computer Graphics (3 credit hours) hours) Graphics hardware; graphics primitives; two- Techniques for designing efficient algorithms, dimensional and three-dimensional viewing; including choice of data structures, recursion, basic modeling, input and display devices, data branch and bound, divide and conquer, and structures, architectures, primitives, and dynamic programming. Complexity analysis of geometrical transformations appropriate to searching, sorting, matrix multiplication, and computer graphics graph algorithms. Standard NP-complete problems and polynomial transformation CS 615. Machine Learning and Data Mining techniques. (3 credit hours) Fundamentals of machine learning including rote learning, learning from CS 609. Advanced Software Engineering (3 examples, learning from observations, and credit hours) Advanced design methods learning by analogy; knowledge acquisition for including formal methods, component-based expert systems. Information processing design, design with patterns and frameworks, techniques and mathematical tools to assemble, and architectural-based designs. Modern access, and analyze data for decision support software processes such as Extreme and knowledge discovery. Programming and Cleanroom software development. Issues and problems associated CS 645. Real-Time Embedded Systems (3 with large-scale software project failures and credit hours) An overview of the unique techniques for preventing them concepts and techniques needed to design and implement computer systems having real-time CS 610. Advanced Computer Architecture (3 response requirements in an embedded credit hours) Design methodology; processor environment. It contrasts the concepts and design; computer arithmetic: algorithms for techniques of real time and embedded systems addition, multiplication, floating point with those of more traditional computer arithmetic; microprogrammed control; memory systems. Topics include: Basic concepts of real organization; introduction to parallel time and embedded systems, hardware features, architectures. programming languages, real time operating systems, synchronization techniques, CS 611. Computer Security (3 credit hours) performance optimization and current trends in Principles and practice of Computer Network real time and embedded systems such as Security. Cryptography, authentication incorporating internet connectivity. protocols, public key infrastructures, IP/www/E- commerce security, firewalls, VPN, and CS 697. Directed Student Research (1-3 credit intrusion detection. hours) An independent research topic designed by the student with the assistance of a graduate CS 612. Parallel and Distributed Computing (3 faculty advisor who supervises the project. The credit hours) General concepts in the design topic should be acceptable to the advisor and the and implementation of parallel and distributed chair. Limited to specific problems in the systems, covering all the major branches such as Computer Science field. A maximum of three Cloud Computing, Grid Computing, Cluster credits of CS 697 may be counted toward a Computing, Supercomputing, and Many-core Master’s in Computer Science. Variable contact Computing. hours.
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CS 699. Thesis Preparation (1-9 credit hours) Variable contact hours. Course is graded An independent research project designed by the pass/fail only. student with assistance from the Thesis advisor and acceptable to the Thesis committee.
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Mathematics Course Descriptions MATH 111E. Mathematics for Liberal Arts (3 credit hours) MATH 102. Plane Trigonometry (3 credit Problem solving, number systems, logic, hours) consumer math, basic algebra and geometry, Trigonometry functions and graphs, identities basic probability and statistics. Prerequisite(s): and equations, solving triangles, vectors, polar In addition, students must fulfill the associated coordinates, De Moivre’s Theorem. lab component requirements. Prerequisite(s): MATH 120 or Math Enhanced ACT score of 23 or above or permission of MATH 118. College Algebra with Business instructor. Applications (3 credit hours) Linear and quadratic equations; radical MATH 103. Problem Solving and Number expressions; polynomial, rational, exponential Sense (3 credit hours) and logarithmic functions; systems of linear Estimation, problem solving, sets, whole and equation; matrices; linear programming; rational number operations and properties, the input/output models; applications to business set of integers, elementary number theory. and economics. Prerequisite(s): ACT MATH Prerequisite(s): ACT MATH 19+ or equivalent. 19+ or equivalent.
MATH 103E. Problem Solving and Number MATH 118E. College Algebra with Business Sense (3 credit hours) Applications (3 credit hours) Estimation, problem solving, sets, whole and Linear and quadratic equations; radical rational number operations and properties, the expressions; polynomial, rational, exponential set of integers, elementary number theory. and logarithmic functions; systems of linear Prerequisite(s): In addition, students must fulfill equation; matrices; linear programming; the associated lab component requirements. input/output models; applications to business and economics. Prerequisite(s): In addition, MATH 104. Algebra, Statistics, and students must fulfill the associated lab Probability (3 credit hours) component requirements. Rational numbers, percent, probability, statistics, algebraic methods and problem MATH 119. Algebraic Methods (3 credit solving, with reference to the NCTM standards. hours) Prerequisite(s): MATH 103. Quadratic equations, radical expressions, complex numbers, systems of linear equations, MATH 105. Geometry and Measurement (3 graphs of functions, exponentials and credit hours) logarithms. Prerequisite(s): ACT MATH 19+ or Geometry, measurement, transformations, equivalent. coordinates, with reference to the NCTM standards. Prerequisite(s): MATH 103. MATH 119E. Algebraic Methods (3 credit hours) MATH 111. Mathematics for Liberal Arts (3 Quadratic equations, radical expressions, credit hours) complex numbers, systems of linear equations, Problem solving, number systems, logic, graphs of functions, exponentials and consumer math, basic algebra and geometry, logarithms. Prerequisite(s): In addition, students basic probability and statistics. Prerequisite(s): must fulfill the associated lab component ACT MATH 19+ or equivalent. requirements.
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MATH 120. College Algebra (3 credit hours) polar coordinates, conic sections. Equations and inequalities, functions, systems Prerequisite(s): MATH 206. of equations and inequalities, graphing, rational expressions, radical expressions, and MATH 208. Analytic Geometry and Calculus applications of the above. Prerequisite(s): III (4 credit hours) MATH 119 or ACT MATH 21+ or equivalent. Vectors, lines and planes in space, quadric surfaces, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, MATH 121. Pre-Calculus (4 credit hours) vector calculus, multivariable functions, partial Properties and applications of algebraic and differentiation and gradients, constrained and transcendental functions, angles, trigonometric unconstrained optimization, double and triple ratios and identities, conic sections, polar integrals, volume, centroids, moments of inertia, coordinates, systems of equations, matrices. line integrals. Prerequisite(s): MATH 207. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in MATH 120, or ACT MATH 23+ or equivalent. MATH 222. Elementary Statistics for Math and Natural Science (3 credit hours) MATH 150. Introduction to LaTeX (1 credit Descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hour) experiment design and sampling, confidence Typesetting scientific and technical documents. intervals, hypothesis testing. Statistical software Prerequisite(s): MATH 206, or concurrent packages will be used. Prerequisite(s): C or enrollment in MATH 206, or permission of the better in MATH 120 or ACT MATH 23+ or instructor. equivalent, or permission of instructor.
MATH 205. Discrete Mathematics (3 credit MATH 251. Introduction to Computational hours) Science (3 credit hours) The basic non-calculus mathematics for The modeling process, simple dynamic models, computer science in the areas of algebra, logic, models with interactions, computational error, combinations and graph theory. Prerequisite(s): simulation techniques, aggregate and agent- MATH 120 and CS 101. based models. Prerequisite(s): MATH 207
MATH 206. Analytic Geometry and Calculus I MATH 299. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) (4 credit hours) Televised courses or other courses designed for One- and two-dimensional analytic geometry, special purposes. functions, limits, continuity, the derivative and its applications, maxima and minima, concavity, MATH 300. Introduction to College Geometry Newton’s Method, integration, area, (3 credit hours) Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, numerical Advanced topics in the geometry of triangles, integration, transcendental functions. transformations (dilatations, similitude and Prerequisite(s): MATH 120 and 102 or MATH inversion), foundations of geometry, theorems 121. of Ceva and Menelaus, Desargues’ configuration and duality. Prerequisite(s): MATH 207. Analytic Geometry and Calculus MATH 207. II (4 credit hours) Applications of integration, techniques of MATH 307. Linear Algebra (3 credit hours) integration, improper integrals, sequences and Vector spaces, linear transformations, inner series, Taylor’s series, parametric equations, products, orthonomality, eigenvalue problems, system of linear equations, matrices,
2019-2020 University Catalog 261 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics determinants; application. Prerequisite(s): Data manipulation, visualization, classification, MATH 207. clustering; regression techniques; decision trees. Prerequisite(s): CS 336 MATH 308. Introduction to Modern Abstract Algebra (3 credit hours) MATH 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) Axiomatic development of rings, integral A junior-level course designed for a topic of domains, fields, polynomials, complex numbers, special current interest, including televised group theory, isomorphism. Prerequisite(s): courses. MATH 208. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each offering.
MATH 309. Introduction to the History of MATH 401. Introduction to Vector Analysis (3 Mathematics (3 credit hours) credit hours) The history of mathematics from the earliest Vector algebra, derivatives, space curves, line times until the 18th century, as developed in and surface integrals, transformation of Egypt, India, China, Greece and Europe. coordinates, directional derivative, divergence Prerequisite(s): MATH 205 and 207. and Stokes’ theorem; applications. Prerequisite(s): MATH 208. MATH 310. Elementary Number Theory (3 credit hours) MATH 402. Differential Equations I (3 credit Induction, well-ordering principle, Euclidean hours) Algorithm, Chinese Remainder Theorem, The types and solutions of differential equations Fermat’s and Wilson’s Theorems, prime of the first and second order. Solutions of numbers, multiplicative functions, quadratic differential equations and the application of reciprocity, sum of squares, Diophantine physics and mechanics. Prerequisite(s): MATH Equations, Fermat’s Last Theorem, cryptology. 208. Prerequisite(s): MATH 205 and MATH 207. MATH 403. Introduction to Probability (3 MATH 315. Introduction to Complex credit hours) Variables (3 credit hours) Discrete and continuous probability models, Limits, continuity and differentiation of random variables, estimation of parameters, complex functions, analytic functions, Cauchy moments, conditional probability, Riemann Equations, integration, contours, independence, central limit theorem, sampling Cauchy’s Integral Formula, Taylor series and distributions. Prerequisite(s): MATH 208 and Cauchy’s Residue Theorem. Prerequisite(s): 222. MATH 208. MATH 404. Numerical Analysis (3 credit MATH 317. Mathematics for Teaching (3 hours) credit hours) Numerical solution of linear and non-linear Materials and methods for teaching mathematics algebraic equations and eigenvalue problems, in elementary school. Prerequisite(s): EDUC curve fitting, interpolation theory, numerical 316 and MATH 104 and 105. integration, differentiation and solution of differential equations, algorithms and computer MATH 355. Fundamentals of Data Science (3 programming. Prerequisite(s): MATH 208 and credit hours) one programming language.
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MATH 405. Differential Equations II (3 credit hours) MATH 410. Advanced Calculus II (3 credit Laplace transform series solutions, Bessel and hours) Legendre equations, systems of equations, Convergence of infinite series, uniform existence theorems and numerical methods. convergence, Taylor’s series, Fourier series, Prerequisite(s): MATH 402. ordinary and partial differential equations; functions of a complex variable including MATH 406. Mathematics Statistics (3 credit integrals, power series, residues and poles, hours) conformal mapping. Prerequisite(s): MATH Decision theory, confidence intervals, 409. hypothesis testing, multiple linear regression, correlations, analysis of variance, covariance, MATH 411. Teaching of Mathematics in goodness of fit tests, non-parametric tests. Secondary and Middle Schools (3 credit hours) Prerequisite(s): MATH 403. Review of the fundamental operations as applied to integers, fractions, and decimals; MATH 407. Introduction to Topology (3 credit objective, methods, and materials of instruction hours) of mathematics, lesson and unit planning, Set theory, cardinal numbers, orderings, classroom procedure in teaching mathematics, continuity, homeomorphisms, convergence, and use of mathematics laboratory. separation, compactness, connectedness, Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316, MATH 205, and completeness; topological, metric, regular, MATH 300. normal and Hansdorff spaces. Prerequisite(s): MATH 208. MATH 415. Differential Equations for Science and Engineering (4 credit hours) MATH 408. Senior Mathematics Seminar (2 Ordinary differential equations, series solutions, credit hours) Laplace transforms, systems of differential Integrates the work completed in the various equations, Fourier series, partial differential courses. Reading and research oriented. To be equations, applications. Prerequisite(s): MATH taken in one of the last two semesters prior to 208. graduation. MATH 435. Applied Regression and Time MATH 409. Advanced Calculus I (3 credit Series (3 credit hours) hours) Simple and multiple linear regression, Functions of several variables, vector functions, elementary time-series models, auto-regressive gradient, partial differentiation, directional and moving –average models, fitting models to derivative, multiple integrals, maxima and data, evaluating models and interpreting results. minima, improper integrals, line and surface Prerequisite(s): MATH 406 integrals, divergences and Stokes’ theorem. Prerequisite(s): MATH 208.
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Engineering Chemical Engineering Core Courses, 48 hours: ENGR 101, ENGR 102, ENGR 210, ENGR The Department of Mathematics and Computer 241, ENGR 242, ENGR 243, ENGR 301, Science offers the Bachelor of Science in ENGR 311, ENGR 479, ChE 206, ChE 304, Engineering with a major in Chemical ChE 311, ChE 305, ChE 405, ChE 315, ChE Engineering and Bachelor of Science in 415, ChE 402 Engineering with a major in Civil Engineering. Chemical engineers apply the principles of * May be cross-listed for general education science and mathematics to solve problems that involve the production or use of chemicals, fuel, Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a drugs, food and many other products. They major in Civil Engineering design processes and equipment for large-scale 133 hours required for graduation manufacturing, plan and test production methods and byproducts treatment and direct General Education facility operations. 40-41 hours. The cognate class MATH 206 satisfies four credit hours of G ED Mathematics Civil engineers conceive, design, build, requirement. The cognate class BIOL 120 supervise, operate, construct and maintain satisfies four credit hours of the G ED Scientific infrastructure projects and systems in the public Reasoning requirement. and private sector, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for Civil Engineering Major water supply and sewage treatment. Many civil Civil Engineering Cognate Courses, 41 hours: engineers work in planning, design, MATH 206*, CHEM 105, CHEM 107, MATH construction, research, and education. 207, PHYS 231, PHYS 203, MATH 208, MATH 415, PHYS 232, PHYS 204, MATH Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a 222, BIOL 120*, ECON 202 major in Chemical Engineering 135 hours required for graduation Civil Engineering Core Courses, 60 hours: ENGR 101, ENGR 102, ENGR 210, ENGR General Education 241, ENGR 242, ENGR 243, ENGR 301, 39-41 hours. The cognate class MATH 206 ENGR 311, ENGR 479, CE 201, CE 301, CE satisfies four credit hours of G ED Mathematics 302, CE 303, CE 306, CE 308, 1CE 4xx, 1CE requirement. 4xx, , 2CE 4xx, 2CE 4xx
Chemical Engineering Major * May be cross-listed for general education Chemical Engineering Cognate Courses, 52 hours: 1CE Design Electives (pick two): CE 403, CE MATH 206*, CHEM 105, CHEM 107, MATH 409, CE 410, Or Approved by Department 207, PHYS 231, PHYS 203, MATH 208, Coordinator/Chair MATH 415, PHYS 232, PHYS 204, MATH 222, CHEM 106, CHEM 108, CHEM 205, 2CE Open Elective (pick two): CE 403, CE 409, CHEM 207, CHEM 206, CHEM 208, ECON CE 410, CE 411, CE 412, Or Approved by 202 Department Coordinator/Chair
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Chemical Engineering Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester MATH 206*------4 CHEM 206/208------5 ENGR 101------2 MATH 222------3 G ED 101------3 ENGR 311------3 CHEM 105/107------5 ChE 206------3 G ED Written Communication I------3 ChE 304------3 Semester Total------17 Semester Total------17
Second Semester Second Semester MATH 207------4 ChE 305------2 ENGR 102------3 ECON 202------3 ENGR 210------2 ENGR 242------3 PHYS 231/203------5 ChE 311------3 G ED Written Communication II------3 G ED Natural Science------3-4 Semester Total------17 G ED Scientific Reasoning------3-4 Semester Total------17 to 19 Sophomore Year First Semester Senior Year MATH 208------4 First Semester ENGR 241------3 ChE 315------3 PHYS 232/204------5 G ED History------3 CHEM 106/108------5 G ED Wellness------2 Semester Total------17 G ED Arts------3 G ED Social Science------3 Second Semester G ED Oral Communication------3 MATH 415------4 Semester Total------17 ENGR 243------3 ENGR 301------4 Second Semester CHEM 205/207------5 ChE 402------3 Semester Total------16 ChE 405------3 ChE 415------3 ENGR 479------3 G ED Humanities------3 G ED International Perspectives------3 Semester Total------18
* MATH 206 satisfies four credit hours of G ED Mathematics
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Civil Engineering Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester MATH 206*------4 CE 301------4 ENGR 101------2 MATH 222------3 G ED 101------3 ENGR 311------3 CHEM 105/107------5 CE 303------4 G ED Written Communication I------3 CE 306------4 Semester Total------17 Semester Total------18
Second Semester Second Semester MATH 207------4 CE 308------4 ENGR 102------3 ENGR 242------3 ENGR 210------2 1CE Design Elective------3 PHYS 231/203------5 1CE Design Elective------3 G ED Written Communication II------3 G ED Natural Science------3-4 Semester Total------17 Semester Total------16 to 17
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester MATH 208------4 2CE Open Elective------3 ENGR 241------3 2CE Open Elective------3 PHYS 232/204------5 ECON 202------3 BIOL 120*------5 G ED Wellness------2 Semester Total------16 G ED Social Science------3 G ED Oral Communication------3 Second Semester Semester Total------17 MATH 415------4 ENGR 243------3 Second Semester ENGR 301------4 ENGR 479------3 CE 201------3 G ED Arts------3 CE 302------3 G ED History------3 Semester Total------17 G ED Humanities------3 G ED International Perspectives------3 Semester Total------15 * MATH 206 satisfies four credit hours of G ED Mathematics * BIOL 120 satisfies four credit hours of G ED Scientific Reasoning 1CE Design Electives (pick two): CE 403, CE 409, CE 410, Or Approved by Department Coordinator/Chair 2CE Open Elective (pick two): CE 403, CE 409, CE 410, CE 411, CE 412, Or Approved by Department Coordinator/Chair
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Engineering Course Descriptions ENGR 242. Dynamics (3 credit hours) ENGR 101. Intro to Problem Solving I (2 credit Newtonian dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. hours) Engineering applications of equations of motion, This course provides the skills needed for work and energy, conservative forces, impulse and beginning engineering students to succeed momentum, impulsive forces, acceleration, academically and professionally. This project- relative motion, instantaneous centers, and plane based course prepares students for an engineering motion. PREREQUISITES: ENGR 241, MATH career by providing opportunities to apply 207 mathematics to solve engineering problems, acquire team working skills, practice written and ENGR 243. Mechanics of Materials (3 credit verbal communication skills, enhance problem hours) solving and design skills, and use a computer as a This course examines both the theory and tool for analysis, design and communication. application of the fundamental principles of Prerequisite(s): MATH 121 or MATH 102 and mechanics of materials. Understanding of the Concurrent Enrollment in MATH 206. mechanics of materials comes from examining the physical behavior of materials under load, ENGR 102. Intro to Problem Solving II (3 credit formulating a physical explanation for this hours) behavior; and mathematically modeling the This course is the second part of a two-course behavior. The ultimate goal is a comprehensive sequence that provides the skills needed for theory of mechanical behavior under load. beginning engineering students to succeed Prerequisite(s): ENGR 241 and MATH 207 with a academically and professionally. The objective of grade of C or better. this project-based course is to prepare students for an engineering career by providing opportunities ENGR 301. Fluid Mechanics (4 credit hours) to apply mathematics to solve engineering Fluid properties, statics, and kinematics. problems, to acquire teamwork skills, to practice Conservation laws for mass, momentum, and written and verbal communication, and to use a mechanical energy; Similitude and dimensional computer as a tool for analysis, modeling, and analysis; Laminar and turbulent flow; Viscous design. Students will learn to use MATLAB® for effects. Flow in pressure conduits. programming. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 101 and PREREQUISITES: ENGR 241 and MATH 207 MATH 206 with C or better. ENGR 311. Thermodynamics (3 credit hours) ENGR 210. Engineering Graphics/CAD (2 credit Fundamental concepts of energy analysis hours) including thermodynamic property tables, First Fundamentals of drafting through the use of Law, Second Law, pressure, temperature, volume, sketching and computer graphics as applied to enthalpy, and entropy. Design of some simple orthographic views, sectional views, isometric thermal systems. PREREQUISITES: MATH 207, views; threads and fasteners. PHYS 231
ENGR 241. Statics (3 credit hours) ENGR 479. Senior Seminar (3 credit hours) In this class, students apply the concept of force Capstone integration of the engineering equilibrium to problems in engineering. Topics curriculum by comprehensive design experience covered are vector operations, couples and to professional standards. PREREQUISITES: moments, resultants, centers of gravity and permission from the program coordinator pressure, static friction, free-body diagrams, beam theory, trusses and frames. Prerequisite(s): MATH ChE 206. Material and Energy Balances (3 206 and PHYS 231with a grade of C or better for credit hours) both Courses. 2019-2020 University Catalog 267 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Application of multicomponent material and ChE 415. Chemical Equipment & Process energy balances to chemical processes involving Design II (3 credit hours) phase changes and chemical reactions. Transient behavior of chemical process flow PREREQUISITES: MATH 206, CHEM 10 systems, linearization and stability. Process control system design including frequency ChE 304. Transport Phenomena (3 credit hours) response analysis. Instrumentation and hardware. Fundamental relationships for momentum, heat PREREQUISITES: ChE 315 and mass transfer for flow systems to include chemical reactions, interphase transport, transient CE 201. Surveying (3 credit hours) phenomena, microscopic and macroscopic balance Principles of the level, theodolite, electronic equations. PREREQUISITES: ENGR 301 distance measurement (EDM), total station, taping, note keeping, coordinate geometry, control ChE 305. Chemical Engineering Lab I (2 credit surveys, triangulation, trilateration, plane hours) coordinate systems, azimuth and topographic Laboratory study of fluid phenomena, heat mapping. Laboratory includes use of level, transfer processes and equipment, and theodolite, EDM, total station, traverse closure, evaporation. PREREQUISITES: ChE 304, ChE level net closure, topographic mapping, measuring 206, CHEM 108. distances and heights using coordinate geometry calculations. PREREQUISITES: MATH 102 or, ChE 311. Phase and Reaction Equilibrium (3 MATH 121 credit hours) Thermodynamics of phase and chemical reaction CE 301. Structural Analysis I (4 credit hours) equilibria including non-ideal thermodynamics Stability, determinacy, and equilibrium of and multicomponent applications. structures; shear and bending moment diagrams of PREREQUISITES: ENGR 311, ChE 206. determinate and indeterminate beams and frames; analysis of trusses; displacement of planar ChE 315. Chemical Equipment & Process structures. PREREQUISITES: ENGR 243; Co- Design I (3 credit hours) Req: MATH 415 Design procedures for equipment and processes involving heat transfer. Application of design CE 302. Civil Engineering Materials (3 credit procedures for equipment and processes involving hours) evaporation, distillation, leaching, extraction, gas Introduction to engineering properties of common absorption and desorption. PREREQUISITES: civil engineering materials including metals, soils, ChE 311 aggregates, Portland cement concrete, asphalt concrete, wood, and masonry. Laboratory involves ChE 402. Chemical Reaction Engineering (3 performance of standard tests on aggregates, credit hours) concretes, wood; emphasizing data analysis and Application of material balances, energy balances, application of test results to design specifications. chemical equilibrium relations, and chemical PREREQUISITES: ENGR 243 kinetic expressions to the design of chemical reactors. PREREQUISITES: ChE 304, ChE 315 CE 303. Intro to Geotechnical Engineering (4 credit hours) ChE 405. Chemical Engineering Lab II (2 credit Introduction to geotechnical engineering, hours) fundamental soil properties, classification of soils, Laboratory study in reactor design and mass soil compaction, permeability, compressibility, transfer operations. Pre-req: ChE 305, Co- and consolidation of soils, shear strength, bearing requisite: ChE 402 capacity, lateral earth pressures. PREREQUISITES: ENGR 243
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takeoff, construction equipment and equipment selection, CE 306. Intro to Environmental Engineering (4 productivity improvement, construction methods and practice, wood/concrete/steel construction, and management credit hours) of constructed facilities. PREREQUISITES: The course covers introduction to environmental Permission from dept Coordinator engineering. Topics include a review of a role of the United States Environmental Protection CE 412. Construction Method (3 credit hours) Agency (EPA) in environmental protection, mass Introduction to the fundamental knowledge required for balance, rainfall and runoff analysis, basic surface construction project management. Lecture water and groundwater hydrology, water quality specifically focuses on the topics which include project management, municipal solid waste and hazardous scheduling and various scheduling methods, control of waste management, and air pollution control. project cash flows, project financing, and earned value PREREQUISITES: CHEM 105, CHEM 107 analysis. PREREQUISITES: Permission from dept. Coordinator CE 308. Intro to Transportation Engineering (4 credit hours) The course introduces fundamental engineering principles used in design and analysis of functioning of transportation systems and their components. The course emphasizes the technological and social aspects of transportation. The course material covers: design and analysis of highway elements, traffic flow theory, traffic signal design, system level planning and forecasting. PREREQUISITES: CE 201, CE 302
CE 403. Foundation Engineering (3 credit hours) Subsurface investigations and synthesis of soil parameters for geotechnical design and analysis, concepts of shallow and deep foundation design, geotechnical design of conventional retaining walls, computerized analysis and design of soil/foundation interaction; case histories. PREREQUISITES: CE 303
CE 409. Reinforced Concrete Design (3 credit hours) Course covers characteristics of concrete materials; introduction to ACI Building Code requirements for reinforced concrete; strength design of slabs, beams, columns and footings. PREREQUISITES: CE 301
CE 410. Steel Design (3 credit hours) Course includes characteristics of structural steel; Introduction to AISC Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specifications; design of tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, and connections.
PREREQUISITES: CE 301
CE 411. Construction Engineering (3 credit hours) Introduction to the construction processes. Construction site layout, earthmoving materials and operations, quantity
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Math & Computer Science Faculty Malkaram, Sridhar (2019), Assistnat Professor of Mathematics. B.S. Acharya N.G. Rnaga Anderson, Michael (1995), Professor of Agricultural Univerity, India; M.S. Univeristy of Mathematics. B.S. Michigan State University; Agricultural Sciences, Banglore, India; Ph.D. M.S. Michigan State University; Ph.D. The Ohio Manipal Univeristy, India, 2018. Research State University, 1993. Areas of research: interests: Biofomatics, Data Analytics. Representation Theory and database design and implementation. Niu, Linwei (2013), Associate Professor of
Computer Science. B.S. Peking University Armstrong, Sonya (1999), Professor of (Beijing); M.S. Mathematics. B.A. Bernard Baruch College, City State University of New York at Stony Brook; University of New York; M.S. Johns Hopkins Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 2006. Areas University; M.A. University of Rochester; Ph.D. of research: Real-time embedded systems and University of Rochester, 1997. Areas of research: energy efficient computing. Statistical modeling.
Siddique, Mohammad (2019), Professor of Baker, Ronald D. (1994), Professor of Mathematics, M.S. Western Illinois University; Mathematics Emeritus. B.S. Central State Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 2002. University; Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Research interests: Numerical analysis, Scientific 1975. Areas of research: Combinatorics. computing.
Bhuiyan, Mohammad (2015), Associate Professor Smith, Vincent (2019), Instructor of Mathematics, of Civil Engineering. B.Sc. Bangladesh University B.S. Wes Virginia State University; M.S. Marshall of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh; University 2916. M.Sc. Universiti Joseph Fourier, France and
ROSE School, Italy; Ph.D. ROSE School, Italy Wu, Heng (2019) Assistant Professor of Computer with joint program at Georgia Institute of Science, B.S. and M.S. National University of Technology, 2011. Areas of research: Tall Defense Technology; Ph.D. Texas Tech Buildings, Earthquake Engineering, Wind University 2017. Areas of research: Parallel Engineering, Soil-Structure Interaction, computing, Data Intensive computing, Deep Performance-based Design and Bridge learning, APPS development. Engineering.
Zaman, Naveed (2000), Professor of Mathematics. Kail, Karen A. (2015), Instructor of Mathematics. B.S. Punjab University (Pakistan); M.S. and B.S. The Ohio State University; M.A. Marshall M.Phil. Quaid-i-Azam University (Pakistan); University, 2004. Areas of research: K-12 Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2000. Areas of mathematics education and developmental research: Homological algebra. mathematics.
Zhang, Xiaohong (1996), Associate Professor of Karunathilake, Upali (2008), Associate Professor Mathematics. B.S. Sichuan University; M.S. West of Mathematics. B.S. University of Minnesota; Virginia University; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic M.S. University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka; Ph.D. Institute and State University, 1993. Areas of University of Minnesota, 2007. Areas of research: research: Differential equations. Partial differential equations and functional analysis. Zhao, Xi (2016), Assistant Professor of
Engineering. B.S. University of Hong Kong, M.S
and Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Areas
of research: Structural analysis.
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Physics
Dr. John R. “Jack” Magan Chairperson 315 Hamblin Hall (304) 766-3036 [email protected]
The Department of Physics provides support courses for various degree programs and provides students general education courses. The department also provides a background in physics, with a strong academic foundation for students entering careers or going to professional schools requiring such preparation. The Physics Department offers student research opportunities in a project studying meteorite impact sites.
Minor in Physics (19 Hours) PHYS 203, 204, 231, 232, 234, CHEM 301, 302
Minor in Physical Science (18-19 Hours) PHYS 106, 107, 111, 350, and one course from: PHYS 101, 103, 120, 134, 201, 231, or CHEM 100, 105
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Physics Course Descriptions PHYS 106. Introduction to Physical Geology (4 credit hours) PHYS 101. Physical Science Survey I (4 credit A survey of the geological sciences with emphasis hours) on the interrelationship between the Theory of This course is designed to meet the West Virginia Plate Tectonics and volcanos, earthquakes, natural State University general education requirements resources, etc. This class meets the General and is well suited to those going into elementary Education Natural Science requirement. Three education. In the beginning of the 20th century, hours of lecture, one two-hour laboratory, plus scientists came to accept the existence of atoms, short field trips. Prerequisite(s): score of 17 or even though they could not directly observe them. above on Enhanced-ACT Math test, or by This acceptance was the result of a fruitful placement test when appropriate. interaction of ideas in physics and chemistry.
Students will come to understand this PHYS 107. Historical Geology (4 credit hours) development through lecture and hands-on Historical Geology studies the history of the earth, activities (labs). Class meets three times per week which includes its lithosphere, atmosphere, for one hour and 15 minutes. Prerequisite(s): cryosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. The Eligibility to take MATH 120 or 19 on Math approach taken is to view the Earth as a system ACT. where these spheres interact. Studying the history
of life (biosphere) means, we will examine the PHYS 102. Physical Science Survey II (4 credit geological evidence for evolution. This class is hours) part of the Bachelor of Business Administration in This course is designed to meet the West Virginia Energy Management curriculum and meets State University general education requirements WVSU’s general education requirements. Lecture and is well suited to those going into elementary meets three hours a week and there is a two-hour education with plenty of hands-on activities. This lab. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 106: Introduction to is the second semester of a yearlong Physical Physical Geology or BIOL 121: Biological Science class. Students are encouraged to take Diversity PHYS 101 before enrolling in this class. The second semester of Physical Science covers the PHYS 110. Weather and Climate (4credit hours) earth/space sciences. The earth science portion of An introductory course examining the physical this class focuses on the theory of plate tectonics properties of the atmosphere, radiation heating and and how it explains the planetary distribution of cooling, precipitation, clouds, weather rocks, volcanos, earthquakes, etc. The space disturbances climate controls, map reading and science portion examines our solar system using aviation weather. The class covers smog, acid Earth as reference and the history of ideas about rain, depletion of the ozone layer and climate the solar system. Class meets twice a week for one change. The class is three hours of lecture and two hour and 15 minutes and once a week for lab for hours of lab per week for four credit hours. one hour and 50 minutes. Prerequisite(s):
Eligibility to take MATH 120 or 19 on Math PHYS 111. Energy and the Environment (4 ACT. credit hours)
In the coming decades, one of the most important PHYS 103. Elements of Physical Science (3 problems Facing humankind is “How will we credit hours) meet our energy needs?” In the immediate future This General Education course in the Natural fossil fuels will meet most energy needs, but Sciences focuses on the question, what is science? politics, pollution and the finite size of these It uses laboratory work in topics chosen from resources will force changes. The goal of this physics and chemistry to deal with science and course is to give students the scientific scientific information; 4.5 class hours per week. background to make informed choices. Our
272 West Virginia State University College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics starting point is the physics of energy resources. PHYS 199. Special Problems in Physics (1-3 Amongst the topics covered are residential and credit hours) commercial heating and cooling, fossil fuels, Independent work on a special problem with any biomass, electricity generation, solar, wind, hydro, member of the physics faculty. Prerequisite(s): nuclear and geothermal. This class is part of the PHYS 204 or permission of the instructor and the curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Business Dean of the College. Administration with a concentration in Energy Management, and meets the general education PHYS 201. General Physics I (4 credit hours) requirements. Three hours lecture, two hours Mechanics and properties of matter, heat, wave laboratory and recitation. Prerequisite(s): motion and sound. Prerequisite(s): MATH 120 eligibility to take MATH 120. and 102 or permission of the instructor.
PHYS 120. Astronomy (3 credit hours) PHYS 202. General Physics II (4 credit hours) An overview of the development of astronomy. Electricity and magnetism, optics and modern Material covers the earth, moon, planets, sun and physics. other stars. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 201 or permission of the Opportunities for celestial and solar observations instructor. are provided. PHYS 203. General Physics Laboratory I (1 PHYS 121. Astronomy Laboratory (1 credit credit hour) hour) Quantitative work in the laboratory to accompany Observation, computer simulation and other PHYS 201 and PHYS 231. Two class hours each activities that illustrate the concepts covered in week. Prerequisite(s): Students must have Physics 120, Introduction to Astronomy. Students completed or be registered for PHYS 191 or must have access to a computer, email and fax. PHYS 201 or PHYS 231. Prerequisite(s): Must have completed or be enrolled in Physics 120, Astronomy. PHYS 204. General Physics Laboratory II (1 credit hour) PHYS 134. Introduction to Modern Physics (3 Quantitative work in the laboratory to accompany credit hours) PHYS 202 and PHYS 232. Two class hours each An elementary introduction to concepts behind week. Prerequisite(s): Students must have modern physics theories, including relativity, completed or be registered for PHYS 192 or quantum mechanics, nuclear and particle physics. PHYS 202 or PHYS 232.
PHYS 191. Technical Physics (3 credit hours) PHYS 209. Elementary Radiation Physics (3 Mechanics and properties of matter, heat, wave credit hours) motion and sound. Topics are directly related to A study of fundamental modern physics applied technology. Prerequisite(s): MATH 120 emphasizing radioactivity, ionizing radiation and and 102 or permission of instructor. the interaction of radiation with matter. PHYS 192. Technical Physics (3 credit hours) Prerequisite(s): PHYS 202 or permission of Electricity and magnetism, optics and modern instructor. physics. Topics are directly related to applied technology. PHYS 217. Electronics and Microcontrollers Prerequisite(s): PHYS 191 or permission of Laboratories (2 credit hours) instructor. The course offers an introduction and hands-on experience with microcontrollers and electric circuits. Students will learn how to use microcontrollers, connect and design simple
2019-2020 University Catalog 273 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics electric circuits to control a variety of sensors with PHYS 299. Special Problems in Physics (1-3 a microcontroller. Prerequisite: Permission of the credit hours) instructor. Independent work on a special problem with any member of the physics faculty. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 225. Rocket Payload Design I (2 credit Permission of instructor and Dean of the College. hours) Students will learn and get experience in PHYS 311. AC/DC Measurements (3 credit designing and building a rocket payload. The goal hours) of the class is to build a functional payload. Such Experience in measuring AC/DC voltages, current projects typically last one year. This class covers power and capacitance. Introduction to and use the first half, focused on designing and will be made of photomultipliers, electronic prototyping a payload. Prerequisite: Permission of counting devices, flip-flops, single amplifiers, the instructor. photosensitive cells and oscilloscopes. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 201 and 202. PHYS 226. Rocket Payload Design II (2 credit hours) PHYS 332. Biophysics (3 credit hours) Students will learn and get experience in A study of sensory systems, nerves, physical designing and building a rocket payload. The goal microbiology, molecular biology and the of the class is to build a functional payload. Such thermodynamics of transport systems from the projects typically last one year. This class covers physical principles involved. Prerequisite(s): the second half, focused on testing a prototype, PHYS 201, 202, CHEM 331, and MATH 206. and building and testing the final version of payload. Prerequisite: Permission of the PHYS 350. Petroleum Geology (3 credit hours) instructor. This class provides a geological understanding of petroleum, including its origin, its migration, the PHYS 231. Physics for Scientists and Engineers reservoir rocks in which it is found, the I (4 credit hours) mechanisms by which it is trapped in the A calculus-based study of mechanics, sound, heat subsurface, the techniques by which it is found and thermodynamics. Must be taken concurrently and extracted, and its geochemical and physical with PHYS 203. Prerequisite(s): MATH 206 or properties. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 107: Historical permission of instructor. Geology.
PHYS 232. Physics for Scientists and Engineers PHYS 351. Pipelines for Business Majors (3 II (4 credit hours) credit hours) A calculus-based study of electricity and This course is designed to facilitate magnetism, light, optics and modern physics. communication between workers in finance and Must be taken concurrently with PHYS 204. accounting with those in engineering. The course Prerequisite(s): PHYS 231 or permission of examines the processes, techniques, equipment instructor. and facilities used to transport liquids such as refined products, crude oil, natural gas and natural PHYS 234. Modern Physics (4 credit hours) gas liquids through cross-country pipelines. A calculus-based introduction to relativity, Topics include the importance of the pipeline quantum mechanics, nuclear and particle physics. infrastructure; planning, designing, constructing, Four contact hours a week. Prerequisite(s): PHYS operating and maintaining pipelines; safety issues; 231 and PHYS 232 or permission of the instructor. regulatory requirements; and the challenges for the future. This class meets for two class hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 111: Energy and the Environment.
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PHYS 352 . Introduction to Geopgraphical Information Systems (3 credit hours) This course introduces students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), specifically Esri Physics Faculty ArcGIS™. The course creates a foundation for using GIS in a variety of settings focusing on spatial analysis, cartography and data Krasnansky, Marek (2007), Associate Professor of management. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore Physics. Mgr. (M.S. equivalent) Comenius standing. University (Slovakia); Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2007. Areas of research: Theoretical PHYS 370. Advanced Laboratory (2 credit hours) particle physics is focused on quantum Scientific concepts relevant to photographic chromodynamics in the spatial axial gauge and processes including direct positive color and high effective action of quantum particles in a classical contrast are explored and formulated into usable background field. information. Experience is then provided in microphotographic applications. Prerequisite(s): Magan, John R. (1967-69, 1984), Associate PHYS 170 or permission of instructor. Professor and Chairperson of Physics. B.S. Muhlenberg College; M.S. Lehigh University; PHYS 399. Special Problems in Physics (1-3 Ph.D. Lehigh University, 1965. credit hours) Independent work on a special problem with any Schedl, Andrew (2006), Assistant Professor of member of the physics faculty. Prerequisite(s): Physics. B.A. Pomona College; M.S. University of Permission of instructor and of Dean of the Iowa; Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1986. Areas College. of research: Meteorite impact processes and the building of the Appalachian Mountains. PHYS 410. Advanced Laboratory (2 credit hours) Basic experimental techniques are developed and expanded through the performance and evaluation of several laboratory experiments drawn from optics, electricity and magnetism and atomic and nuclear physics. Prerequisite(s): MATH 206 or the permission of instructor.
PHYS 499. Special Problems in Physics (1-3 credit hours) Independent work on a special problem with any member of the physics faculty. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Dean of the College.
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College Mission Statement graduates seek licensure, certification, and/or employment. To prepare qualified professionals to serve and Demonstrate moral character as measured by lead in a global society. drug testing and criminal background checks
required prior to and as a condition of Core Values Overview employment. The College of Professional Studies prepares graduates for service and leadership roles in the To Serve and Lead, graduates must: professions of law enforcement, corrections, teaching, health sciences, sport studies, military Exhibit habits of attendance and punctuality science and social work. There are societal prior to and during all internships to support expectations that are applied to College of the requirements of their respective Professional graduates that require them to professions. demonstrate standards of conduct, academic attainment and professional performance to be Show the ability to communicate appropriately successful in the work force. Therefore, each and effectively with the people they serve. department in the College has established mission Collaborate as a member of a team to achieve statements, and the entire College has established goals, problem solve, and think critically. the following core values, aligned with the College of Professional Studies’ Mission, to assist In a Global Society, graduates must: graduates in meeting these societal needs and public trust. Indicate the ability to relate to the diverse groups they serve. To Prepare Qualified Professionals, graduates Display an awareness of the international, must: national, state, regional, and local trends that will impact their professional practice. Establish an adherence to the Codes of Ethics Illustrate the ability to use personal and of their respective professions occupational technology to be successful in the Attain academic achievement that is consistent workplace. with the demands of the professions in which
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College Structure Dr. J. Paige Carney Dr. Aaron Settle Dean Chairperson 520 Wallace Hall Department of Health & Human Performance (304) 766-3313 N158 Fleming Hall [email protected] (304) 766-3367 [email protected] Ms. Gloria Massey Academic Program Associate Ms. Terri Sherrod 520 Wallace Hall Program Assistant I (304) 766-3081 Department of Health & Human Performance [email protected] N157 Fleming Hall (304) 766-3164 Ms. LeighAnn Davidson [email protected] Chairperson Department of Criminal Justice Ltc. Joshua Germann 525 Wallace Hall Chairperson (304) 766-5721 Department of Military Science [email protected] 102 Ferguson-Lincoln (304) 766-3291 Ms. Sonja McClung [email protected] Administrative Secretary, Senior Department of Criminal Justice Dr. Kerri Steele 520 Wallace Hall Chairperson (304) 766-3254 Department of Social Work [email protected] 916 Wallace Hall (304) 766-3282 Ms. Patricia Wilson [email protected] Chairperson Department of Education Ms. Sonja McClung 627 Wallace Hall Administrative Secretary, Senior (304) 766-3381 Department of Social Work [email protected] 917 Wallace Hall (304) 766-3307 Ms. Adele Thumm [email protected] Administrative Secretary, Senior Department of Education 626 Wallace Hall (304) 766-3253 [email protected]
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Student Organizations membership exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards and promise in teaching and Criminal Justice allied professions held by the Society. An
invitation is extended to undergraduates in the Criminal Justice Club department of education who have obtained an The West Virginia State University Criminal overall grade point average of 3.0 or above, and Justice Club is the Alpha Tau Delta Chapter of the who will have completed 45 hours in the college American Criminal Justice Association, Lambda curriculum by the end of the semester. Upon Alpha Epsilon. The purpose of this organization is joining this organization an individual remains a to promote unity among the criminal justice member for life with his/her name recorded majors at West Virginia State University through permanently in the Society Headquarters files. educational, social and off-campus activities. Active membership is maintained through Membership is open to any student that has a payment of annual dues and participation in criminal justice major or minor, has a minimum service activities. Active membership allows the GPA of 2.0 and pays the yearly dues of $5. The individual to attend meetings of the Chapter and to first club meeting is held within the first three be recognized at an initiation ceremony, as well as weeks of the semester and future meeting dates are graduation ceremonies. There are a total of four set then. The Club’s advisors are Mr. Mark general chapter meetings each semester. For more Addesa and Dr. Michael Kane. information, contact chapter Counselor Prof.
Barbara Korn, or Associate Counselor Dr. Emily Alpha Phi Sigma Waugh. Alpha Phi Sigma, established in 1942, is the West Virginia Student Education Association national honor society for students enrolled in The West Virginia Student Education Association criminal justice. It is recognized by Academy of (WVSEA) consists of college students who are Criminal Justice Sciences as the official National pursuing or considering careers as educators. Honor Society for Criminal Justice, and is a WVSEA prospective educators develop an member of the Association of College Honor understanding of the profession and assist in their Societies. The requirements for membership are at transition from the campus to the classroom. The least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, the WVSEA is open to any undergraduate or graduate completion of at least 12 credits of criminal justice student taking courses or enrolled in an education classes, and a grade point average of at least 3.2 in program who currently is not employed as an criminal justice courses. Here at West Virginia educator or substitute. WVSEA is an affiliate of State University, our Beta Beta Chapter has the West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) attended the annual meeting in Boston, Mass., and the National Education Association (NEA). where the membership was recognized in a For more information contact Counselor Patricia national undergraduate writing competition, Wilson or Associate Counselor Dr. Daton Dean. adding to other honors the Chapter has received through the years. The honor society’s advisors Health & Human Performance are Dr. Cassandra Whyte and Professor Leighann
J. Davidson. Health & Human Performance Majors Club
The purpose of the Health and Human Education Performance Majors Club is to increase
professional understanding and involvement Kappa Delta Pi through stimulating participation in health, Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in physical education, recreation and sport sciences Education, is organized to recognize excellence in and concerns outside the confines of the the teaching field. The West Virginia State classroom. Any student, regardless of sex, ethnic University Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi is the origin, religious affiliation or race, is welcome to Lambda Zeta Chapter Those individuals elected to 280 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies join. Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average in order to be eligible for membership. The current Faculty advisor is Ms. Lindsey Good.
Social Work
Social Work Student Organization The Social Work Student Organization (i.e., the Club) is open for membership to all social work majors. The Club offers opportunities to socialize with like- minded students, to provide volunteer services to our community through special group projects, and to gain additional information about the social work field. Examples of Club activities include participating in state professional meetings; organizing events for children in low- income housing; fundraising for and implementing community awareness projects, participating in the West Virginia State University Multicultural Festival; and arranging for guest speakers and field trips. The Club typically meets once each month on Tuesdays at noon. The faculty sponsor is Dr. Raphael Mutepa.
Alpha Delta Mu Alpha Delta Mu is the national Social Work Honorary, which recognizes academic achievement. Membership criteria include the completion of 60 credit hours; achievement of an overall 3.0 GPA; and, a B or better in each social work course undertaken. The West Virginia State University Chapter works closely with the Social Work Student Organization to sponsor special learning opportunities and service learning projects. The faculty sponsor is Ms. Rita Brown.
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Criminal Justice CJ 314 Statistics for Professional Studies CJ 315 Research Methods Criminal Justice CJ 320 Comm. for Criminal Justice Professionals I Leighann J. Davidson CJ 330 Comm. for Criminal Justice Professionals Chairperson II 518 Wallace Hall (304) 766-3307 Option Areas: (Courts/Legal Studies, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Forensic The Department of Criminal Justice offers a Investigations) curriculum that will provide students with a thorough understanding of the criminal justice Courts/Legal Option system and its interrelationship with society. The The Courts/Legal Studies Option area is open to courses will offer students an in-depth knowledge all currently enrolled students in the Criminal about crime problems in society, perpetrators of Justice Department. This highly focused option crime, and theoretical causes of crime. This offers students the opportunity to explore the foundation will prepare students for successful various roles, functions and responsibilities of the careers in law enforcement, corrections, numerous positions in the legal system. This probation/parole, day report centers, juvenile program will provide students with an justice, investigative services, and social services, understanding of the legal processes, sentencing as well as graduate school and law/professional alternatives, substance use interventions, advocacy school. Completion of the program will also services, victim support and other areas that enhance opportunities for career advancement for support the criminal justice system. those already in criminal justice careers. Required Courses (Select Five): The Department of Criminal Justice is committed CJ 299 Special Topics to providing students with knowledge of and CJ 301 Introduction to Forensic Science sensitivity to multicultural, racial and gender CJ 304 Crimes in the Family issues within the criminal justice system, and the CJ 311 Drugs & Society larger society. CJ 316 Firearms & Ballistics CJ 323 Therapeutic Interviewing and Counseling All Criminal Justice majors must earn a grade of CJ 370 International Terrorism “C” or better in all courses required in the major. CJ 399 Special Topics CJ 408 Correctional Law Baccalaureate Degree Required Courses CJ 413 Internship in Criminal Justice CJ 101 Introductions to CJ CJ 418 Correctional Counseling CJ 204 Juvenile Justice CJ 420 Law and Social Control CJ 223 Police and Society CJ 435 Criminal Evidence CJ 224 Punishment and Corrections CJ 455 Interviewing & Interrogation CJ 225 Victimology CJ 465 Sex Crimes CJ 226 Court Systems in the U.S. CJ 499 Special Topics CJ 307 Criminal Law CJ 308 Ethics in Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Option CJ 313 Race and Gender Issues The Law Enforcement Option area focuses on the CJ 322 Criminology demands, functions, goals and career positions CJ 380 Criminal Procedure within law enforcement agencies. This option CJ 415 Management in CJ explores issues within policing, various CJ 425 Senior Seminars in CJ specializations in law enforcement, crime analysis and the demands and responsibilities placed upon Criminal Justice Cognates Required 282 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies officers and staff. This program will provide CJ 312 Community Corrections students with a thorough understanding of the CJ 316 Firearms & Ballistics various roles law enforcement officers, CJ 323 Therapeutic Interviewing and Counseling interviewing techniques, legal processes, security CJ 329 Private Security capacities, and areas that support law enforcement CJ 331 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems and the criminal justice system. CJ 350 Correctional Institutions CJ 370 International Terrorism Required Courses (Select Five): CJ 399 Special Topics CJ 299 Special Topics CJ 408 Correctional Law CJ 301 Introduction to Forensic Science CJ 413 Internship in Criminal Justice CJ 304 Crimes in the Family CJ 418 Correctional Counseling CJ 311 Drugs & Society CJ 455 Interviewing & Interrogation CJ 316 Firearms & Ballistics CJ 499 Special Topics CJ 329 Private Security CJ 362 Contemporary Issues in Policing Forensic Investigations Option CJ 370 International Terrorism The Forensic Investigations Option area focuses CJ 385 Criminal Investigation on the methods and techniques of criminal and CJ 399 Special Topics homicide investigations. Students will learn about CJ 413 Internship in Criminal Justice the history and scope of forensic sciences, as well CJ 418 Correctional Counseling as the collection and management of criminal CJ 435 Criminal Evidence evidence. This program will provide students with CJ 445 Crime Scene Investigation the necessary knowledge and skills required in CJ 455 Interviewing & Interrogation criminal investigations as well as investigating CJ 465 Sex Crimes techniques and the criminal justice system. CJ 475 Homicide Evidence CJ 499 Special Topics Required Courses (Select Five): CJ 299 Special Topics Corrections Option CJ 301 Introduction to Forensic Science The Corrections Option area is open to all CJ 304 Crimes in the Family currently enrolled students in the Criminal Justice CJ 311 Drugs & Society Department. This highly focused option explores CJ 316 Firearms & Ballistics current issues in corrections, including evidence- CJ 362 Contemporary Issues in Policing based programs and practices for counseling CJ 370 International Terrorism offenders in correctional institutions and the CJ 385 Criminal Investigation community. Students will gain a foundation in the CJ 399 Special Topics policies, procedures, laws and regulations CJ 409 Advances Forensic Science in Laboratory governing the correctional and rehabilitation CJ 413 Internship in Criminal Justice systems. Throughout the criminal justice and CJ 435 Criminal Evidence corrections program, students will learn from CJ 445 Crime Scene Investigation experienced instructors with first-hand knowledge CJ 455 Interviewing & Interrogation that will prepare them with the skills needed to CJ 465 Sex Crimes advance in the CJ field. CJ 475 Homicide Evidence CJ 499 Special Topics Required Courses (Select Five): CJ 299 Special Topics Forensic Science Option CJ 301 Introduction to Forensic Science The Department of Criminal Justice also offers a CJ 304 Crimes in the Family Forensic Science Option area focusing on CJ 311 Drugs & Society gathering, processing, and reporting evidence
2019-2020 University Catalog 283 College of Professional Studies associated with criminal and homicide Regents Bachelor of Arts investigations. Students will learn about the Emphasis in Criminal Justice history and scope of forensic sciences, as well as An Area of Emphasis in Criminal Justice in the the collection and analysis of criminal evidence Regents Bachelor of Arts degree shall consist of a through laboratory examination. This program group of courses representative of the will provide students with the necessary concentrations in Criminal Justice. A minimum knowledge and skills required during a criminal grade of C is required in each CJ course in the investigations as well as scientific techniques Area of Emphasis. essential to working in a crime lab as part of the criminal justice system. Area of Emphasis Courses Are: CJ 307 Criminal Law All Criminal Justice majors must earn a grade of CJ 308 Ethics in Criminal Justice “C” or better in all courses required in the CJ 313 Race, Gender and Crime major. The requirements for this degree are as CJ 315 Methodology follows. CJ 322 Criminology CJ 380 Criminal Procedure Baccalaureate Degree Required Courses CJ 101 Introductions to CJ Minor in Criminal Justice - 15 Hours CJ 223 Police and Society CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice CJ 224 Punishment and Corrections Any two courses from the 200/300 level: CJ 225 Victimology Any two courses from the 300/400 level: CJ 226 Court Systems in the U.S. CJ 301 Introduction to Forensic Science CJ 307 Criminal Law Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice CJ 308 Ethics in Criminal Justice (Online) CJ 314 Statistics for Professional Studies The online Bachelor of Science in Criminal CJ 315 Research Methods Justice program is designed to provide students CJ 322 Criminology with a thorough understanding of the criminal CJ 409 Advances Forensic Science Laboratory justice system and its interrelationship with CJ 425 Senior Seminars in CJ society. Coursework gives students an in-depth knowledge about the crime problem in this Forensic/Natural Science Courses Required society, the perpetrators of crime and the causes of BIO 120 Fundamentals of Bio. crime, from both a theoretical and practical BIO 121 Biological Diversity framework. Students graduate with a knowledge BIO 210Anatomy&Physiology of and sensitivity to multicultural, racial and BIO 270 Genetics gender issues within the criminal justice system, CHEM 105 Gen. Chemistry I and the larger society, and are prepared for roles CHEM 107 Gen. Chem. Lab I as knowledgeable citizens and responsible CHEM 106 Gen. Chemistry II criminal justice professionals. CHEM 108 Gen. Chem. Lab II CHEM 205 Org. Chemistry I Baccalaureate Degree Required Courses CHEM 207 Org. Chem. Lab I CJ 101 Introductions to CJ CHEM 206 Org. Chemistry II CJ 204 Juvenile Justice CHEM 208 Org. Chem. Lab II CJ 223 Police and Society CHEM 211 Analytical Chem. CJ 224 Punishment and Corrections MATH 120 College Algebra CJ 225 Victimology CJ 226 Court Systems in the U.S. CJ 307 Criminal Law
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CJ 308 Ethics in Criminal Justice CJ 313 Race and Gender Issues CJ 322 Criminology
CJ 380 Criminal Procedure CJ 415 Management in CJ CJ 425 Senior Seminars in CJ
Criminal Justice Cognates Required
CJ 314 Statistics for Professional Studies CJ 315 Research Methods CJ 320 Comm. for Criminal Justice Professionals I CJ 330 Comm. for Criminal Justice Professionals II
Students can select the same option areas described before in Courts/Legal Studies, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Forensic Investigations based on their selected 15 hours of electives in Criminal Justice.
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CJ- Suggested Course Sequence
Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester CJ 101...... 3 CJ308...... 3 G ED 101 (First Year Experience)...... 3 CJ314...... 3 G ED Written Communication I (Eng 101)...... 3 CJ Elective …………...... 3 CJ223...... 3 G ED Natural Science...... 3-4 G ED Arts...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Oral Communication...... 3 CJ322...... 3 G ED Written Communication II (Eng 102)...... 3 CJ415...... 3 G ED Mathematics (Math 103, 111, 120 or BA 312, CJ Elective ……………...... 3 103E, 111 E)...... 3 G ED International Perspectives...... 3 CJ 204 ...... 3 G ED Social Science...... 3 CJ 224 ...... 3 Semester Total...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15 Senior Year Sophomore Year First Semester First Semester CJ315...... 3 CJ 225 ...... 3 CJ409...... 3 CJ 226 ...... 3 BIO270...... 4 G ED Humanities...... 3 CHEM206...... 3 CJ Elective ...... 3 CHEM208...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Semester Total...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Second Semester Second Semester CJ CJ 307 ...... 3 425...... 3 CJ 313 ...... 3 CJ Elective………...... 3 CJ Elective ...... 3 Free Elective……………...... 3 G ED Wellness (HHP 122/157)...... 2 Free Elective……………...... 3 G ED History (201, 202, 207 or 208)...... 3 Free Elective ……………...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total...... 15
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CJ- Forensic Science Suggested Course Sequence
Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester CJ101...... 3 CJ 308...... 3 G ED 101 (First Year Experience)...... 3 CJ 314...... 3 G ED Written Communication I (Eng 101)...... 3 G ED History (201, 202, 207 or 208)...... 3 CJ223...... 3 CHEM 205...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning (BIO 120)...... 4 CHEM 207……………...... 2 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total...... 14
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Oral Communication...... 3 CJ 322...... 3 G ED Written Communication II (Eng 102)...... 3 CHEM 206...... 3 G ED Mathematics (Math 120)...... 3 CHEM 208...... 3 CJ 224 ...... 3 G ED Humanities...... 3 G ED Arts...... 3 G ED Social Science...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester CJ 225 ...... 3 CJ 315...... 3 CJ 226 ...... 3 CJ 409...... 3 CHEM 105...... 3 CHEM 211………………………..……………...3 CHEM 107...... 2 G ED Natural Science...... 3-4 BIO 121………………………………………… 4 G ED International Perspectives...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester CJ 301……...... 3 CJ 425...... 3 CJ 307 ...... 3 BIO 270...... 4 CHEM 106…………...... 3 G ED Wellness (HHP 122/157)...... 2 CHEM 108………….…………………………...2 Free Elective ………………...... 3 BIO 210…………………………………………4 Free Elective ………………...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total...... 15
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Online-Criminal Justice Suggested Course Sequence
Junior Year Freshman Year
First Semester First Semester CJ 313...... 3 CJ 101...... 3 CJ 314...... 3 G ED 101 (First Year Experience)...... 3 CJ Elective …………...... 3 G ED Written Communication I (Eng 101)...... 3 G ED Natural Science...... 3-4 CJ 204...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Arts...... 3 Semester Total...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester CJ 315...... 3 G ED Oral Communication...... 3 CJ 320...... 3 G ED Written Communication II (Eng 102)...... 3 CJ Elective ……………...... 3 G ED Mathematics (Math 103, 111, 120 or BA 312, G ED International Perspectives...... 3 103E, 111 E)...... 3 G ED Social Science...... 3 CJ 223 ...... 3 Semester Total...... 15 CJ 225 ...... 3
Semester Total ...... 15 Senior Year
Sophomore Year First Semester
CJ 322...... 3 First Semester CJ 330...... 3 CJ 224 ...... 3 CJ 380...... 3 CJ 307 ...... 3 CJ 415...... 3 G ED Humanities...... 3 Elective ...... 3 CJ Elective ...... 3 Semester Total...... 15 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4
Semester Total ...... 15-16 Second Semester
CJ 425...... 3 Second Semester CJ Elective …………...... 3 CJ 226 ...... 3 Free Elective ………………...... 3 CJ 308 ...... 3 Free Elective ………………...... 3 CJ Elective ...... 3 Free Elective ………………...... 3 G ED Wellness (HHP 122/157)...... 2 Semester Total...... 15 G ED History (201, 202, 207 or 208)...... 3
Semester Total ...... 14
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Criminal Justice Course Descriptions corrections alternatives, including probation, parole, jail, prison and community corrections. Note: All courses are three credit hours unless Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. noted otherwise.
CJ 101. Introduction to Criminal Justice CJ 225. Victimology A survey of the history, organization and function This course will examine the multifaceted problem of the various components of the criminal justice of crime victimization. Focuses on the incidence system; police, courts and corrections. Analysis of of criminal victimization, social characteristics of the decisions made in the process whereby citizens crime victims, the treatment of the victim in the become suspects; suspects become defendants; criminal justice system and efforts designed to some defendants are convicted; and in turn alleviate the consequences of criminal become probationers, inmates and parolees. victimization and provide support for the victim. Successful completion of this course with a grade Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. of C or better is required before a student can continue to take any other criminal justice courses. CJ 226. Court Systems in the United States This course will provide students with a working CJ 199. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) knowledge of the major structures and basic legal A lower-division course designed for a topic of concepts that underlie the criminal courts. The current interest, including televised courses. structure of the courts, the nature of the criminal Prerequisite(s): As stated for each offering. law they apply and the procedures followed by them will be examined along with the history of CJ 204. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency how they developed and the goals they seek to A study of the law of juvenile delinquency and the achieve. The state and federal court systems will administration of the juvenile justice system. be examined. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. Examines the historical development of the concept of delinquency, the special status of CJ 299. Selected Topics in Criminal Justice juveniles before the law. Surveys the major A lower-level course designed for a topic of theories of delinquency. Considers the legal special current interest, including satellite courses. processing of abuse, neglect and dependency Prerequisite(s): As stated for each offering. cases. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. CJ 301. Introduction to Forensic Science This course is designed to make the student aware CJ 223. Police and Society of the services of a crime laboratory and the A study of the various levels, roles and functions proper utilization of these services. The course of law enforcement in America. The nature and will concentrate on the significance of physical responsibilities of law enforcement are discussed evidence and the examination of this evidence in and evaluated, including police accountability and the crime laboratory. Students will be taught the civil liability. Examines the racial, ethnic and proper recognition, collection and preservation of gender issues in law enforcement. physical evidence at the crime scene. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101.
CJ 224. Punishment and Corrections CJ 304. Crimes in the Family A review of the history of criminal punishment This course focuses on crimes committed within and analysis of major changes and causes. families, such as domestic violence, incest, child Examines the dominant justifications used for abuse and homicide. Laws, punishments and punishing offenders, such as deterrence, treatments for offenders are covered in the course. retribution and rehabilitation. Survey of
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The effects of these crimes on family members status and criminality and the interaction of and society are discussed. minorities with criminal justice organizations will Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. be analyzed. Characteristics of female offenders are surveyed and offender classification systems CJ 307. Criminal Law are reviewed for their relevance to understanding The course covers the history and development of motivational and behavioral patterns of female criminal law, elements of a crime, parties to a offenders. This course will explore the response of crime and types of offenses. The general police and court officials to women as victims of principles of substantive criminal law are studied crimes and will examine employment through the analysis of judicial opinions and text. opportunities for women and minorities in the The scope, purpose and definition of criminal criminal justice system. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. offenses are examined. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. CJ 314. Statistics for Professional Studies This course is designed to instruct students in CJ 308. Ethics in Criminal Justice basic statistical concepts and statistical analysis. This course offers an examination of the ethical This course includes instruction on the quandaries and moral dilemmas that face criminal computation, comprehension and interpretation of justice practitioners; a critical review of the ethical inferential statistics relating to Criminal Justice standards used to define appropriate conduct by and other service professionals. criminal justice officials; and explores sanctions and laws governing inappropriate conduct. CJ 315. Methodology Prerequisite(s): CJ 101, 223, 224, 225, 226 & Introduction to the concepts and methods of social junior standing science research: the role of theory in research, forming hypotheses and questions, identifying CJ 311. Drugs and Society variables and gathering and analyzing statistical This course is designed to deal with the use and data. Emphasis will be on developing good writing abuse of drugs and alcohol, both legal and illegal. skills, and using computers for basic statistical The etiology, social phenomena, psychological evaluation. This course meets the requirements of and physiological effects and current modes of POSC 311 and SOC311. Prerequisite(s): junior treatment within the criminal justice setting will classification and a grade of C in ENGL 102 and be examined. PSYC 200 or CJ 314. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. CJ 316. Firearms/Ballistics CJ 312. Community Corrections This course addresses forensic issues relating to This course will focus on probation, parole and the chemical aspects of firearms and intermediate sanctions. Community corrections ammunition. It introduces the history and programs such as restitution, community service development of firearms and ammunition and community-based drug treatment will be including advances in chemical analysis. Several discussed. The course will examine the goals and new techniques address evidence collection and importance of community corrections. testing methods including forensic firearms Administration and staffing of these programs will casework with particular emphasis on the also be explored. detection of gunshot residues (GSR), firearm Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. discharge residues (FDR), and cartridge discharge residues (CDR) on a suspect’s skin and clothing CJ 313. Race, Gender and Crime surfaces. This course also examines unusual The study of the dynamics of racial prejudice in firearms cases and summarizes the dangers of the United States and how it affects the criminal incorrect forensic evidence and the increased need justice system. The relationship between minority for careful training of forensic scientists.
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Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. CJ 329 Private Security This course examines the nongovernmental, CJ 320. Communication for CJ Professionals I private-sector practice of protecting people, This course is designed to cover the issues related property, and information, conducting to the development of appropriate professional investigations, and otherwise safeguarding an research techniques, document development, organization’s assets, which may be performed for written and oral communications in the criminal an organization by an internal department justice system, law enforcement, courts and (proprietary security) or by an external, hired firm corrections. Students will concentrate on the or individual (contract security). development of proper research skills involving professional and peer reviewed resources in CJ 330. Communication for CJ Professionals II various formats. The students will engage in a This course is a continuation of CJ 320 and is variety of criminal justice writing styles, including designed to cover the issues related to the creation policy analysis, regulation creation, legislation of written documentation in the three major development and case studies. They will refine components of the criminal justice system: law their utilization of a criminal justice style sheet. In enforcement, courts and corrections. Students will addition to writing skills, attention will be given to be introduced to the various formats, styles and the development of effective professional oral organizational patterns commonly utilized in communication techniques in the areas of criminal justice reports and research. Students will conversation, interviewing, sworn depositions, become aware of the writing recommendations, evidence and expository speaking. guidelines and accrediting requirements of Prerequisite(s): CJ 223, 224, 226; also ENG 102 criminal justice professional organizations. and COMM 100 Emphasis is also placed upon professional oral and writing skills; including report structure and CJ 322. Criminology construction, mechanics, grammar and specific This course focuses on the theories of crime. criminal justice vocabulary and usage. These theories come from several fields, including Prerequisite(s): CJ 320 biology, criminal justice, psychology and sociology. The theories will be examined from a CJ 331 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems historical perspective beginning with the Classical This course is designed to effectively explain the School in the 1700’s and progressing to the newest complexities of criminal justice systems around integrated theories. The types and extent of crime the world. Using an accessible, easy-to- in the United States and other countries will also understand comparative approach, it helps be explored. students recognize the growing importance of an Prerequisite(s): CJ 101 or SOC 101 international perspective. Students gain a realistic understanding of the many ways policing, CJ 323 Therapeutic Interviewing & Counseling adjudication, and corrections systems can be This course offers the foundational strategies, organized and operated. This course covers more skills, and tools of therapeutic interviewing along than 30 countries, offering insights into such with an understanding of the formats and settings issues as Islamic legal tradition and the Eastern in which they will be working. It will also cover Asia legal tradition. general principles of effective interviewing and provide students with the skills and techniques for CJ 350. Correctional Institutions achieving various interview goals, with an This course will focus on jails and prisons. emphasis on counseling interviews and the Students will be provided with information on the establishment of helping relationships. history of incarceration, as well as theories behind this type of punishment. The course will cover the current conditions of prison life and will provide
2019-2020 University Catalog 291 College of Professional Studies students with the viewpoints of those who live and probation and intermediate sanctions. The course work in prisons and jails. Also, management of emphasizes United States Supreme Court cases prisons and jails will be discussed. and major lower court cases that have affected Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. corrections. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101 and 224 CJ 362. Contemporary Issues in Policing The course covers contemporary issues in policing CJ 409 Advances Criminalistics & Forensic such as community policing, management Science procedures and technology. This course is designed for practical applications Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. of forensic evidence in both the field and in the services of a crime laboratory. The course will CJ 370. International Terrorism concentrate on the significance of physical This course focuses on the phenomenon of evidence and the examination of this evidence in modern terrorism since WWII around the world. the legal environment. Students will demonstrate This course includes a review of nations, the proper recognition, collection and preservation movements and individuals who engage in of physical evidence at the crime scene or will terrorist violence. The effects of terrorism in terms demonstrate appropriate analysis of physical of individuals, countries and the world are also evidence in a laboratory setting. This course is discussed. primarily structured in field and laboratory exercises with supporting lecture and instruction. CJ 380. Criminal Procedure A study of the historical development of the CJ 413. Internship in Criminal Justice Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The course This course will provide students the opportunity will focus on Supreme Court interpretations of the to go into the criminal justice field and observe the Bill of Rights as they apply to arrests, searches actual operation of the system. Students will be and seizures. The emphasis will be placed on the able to compare theory and concepts gained from 4th, 5th and 14th amendments to the U. S. courses to the actual criminal justice process they Constitution. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101, 223, 224, have experienced. Students may choose an 225, 226 and junior standing. internship in law enforcement, the courts, corrections or juvenile justice. CJ 385. Criminal Investigation Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of CJ courses and Students will learn about the process of criminal minimum GPA of 2.5 investigation for property and violent crimes. This will include crime scene assessment, deductions CJ 415. Management of CJ Organizations from modus operandi, interviews, interrogation This course examines organizational and and modern instruments of investigation. management theories as they apply to criminal Prerequisite(s): CJ 101, 223 and 380 justice agencies and organizations. Different management styles, practices and problems are CJ 399. Selected Topics in Criminal Justice discussed. Also covered are the structure, purpose An upper-level course designed for a topic of and process of the criminal justice system and special current interest, including televised policy making in justice administration. courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each Prerequisite(s): CJ 101, 223, 224, 225, 226, 307, offering. 308, 313, 315, 322, 380 and senior standing.
CJ 408. Correctional Law CJ 418. Correctional Counseling This course covers the laws that govern the The course focuses on treatment and rehabilitative sentencing process, prisoners’ rights and the rights programs for offenders, examines the treatment of released offenders, and offenders sentenced to methods that are the bases of these programs, and
292 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies assesses the efficacy of the programs. CJ 445. Crime Scene Investigation Prerequisite(s): CJ 101 and 224 This course is a study of the techniques and methodologies used in crime scene investigations CJ 420. Law and Social Control and the modem forensic laboratory. Topics will This course is designed to cover issues concerning include crime scene documentation (photography, the interrelationships between law and society. sketching, note-taking, etc.), processing for Included are the historical developments of social evidence (biological evidence, fingerprints, control and law and the role of law in society, its impression evidence, trace evidence, etc.), the social construction, interpretation and functions of the forensic laboratory and rules of enforcement. Major theoretical perspectives evidence in the criminal court system. related to how social status and social structure Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. affect crime levels and societal sanctions are discussed. Also examined are new policies in CJ 455. Interviewing and Interrogation criminal justice that relate to and attempt to affect This course is a study of the techniques and the levels of crime in the United States. methodologies used in interviewing and Prerequisite(s): CJ 101 and 307 interrogations, specifically in criminal investigations. Topics include the processes of CJ 425. Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice interviewing and interrogation as well as the legal This course is designed as a capstone experience aspects of both. for all seniors in the criminal justice major. The Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. course content will vary slightly with each offering. The course will basically cover in-depth CJ 465. Sex Crimes analyses of problems and issues in the criminal This course is a study of the topic of sex crimes, justice system. The course also will provide paraphilias, the investigation of sex crimes, the students with information about opportunities for methodology of sex crimes and the relations of sex employment in the criminal justice field and crimes to other deviant and criminal activity. graduate school. The course will use up-to-date Topics will focus on violent sexual offenders texts and articles from professional journals. including typical typologies of such offenders and Students will be required to complete a major theories related to sex crimes. research paper on a topic chosen by the student Prerequisite(s): CJ 101. and approved by the instructor. Successful completion of the course with a grade of C or CJ 499. Special Topics in Criminal Justice better is required for graduation. Prerequisite(s): An upper-level course designed for a topic of CJ 101, 204, 223, 224, 225, 226, 307, 308, 313, special current interest, including televised 315, 322, 380 and senior standing. courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each offering. CJ 435. Fingerprinting This course is a study of the field of friction ridge skin analysis. Topics will include the structure of friction ridge skin, the history of friction ridge skin identification, fingerprint classification, the taking of inked impressions, latent prints and the crime scene, latent print development methods, latent print identification, automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS), fingerprints and the law and expert witness testimony. Prerequisite(s): CJ 101.
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Criminal Justice Faculty Addesa, Mark J. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice B.S Niagara University M.S. Eastern Kentucky University, 1978 Areas of Research: Private Security and Domestic Violence
Davidson, Leighann Justice Chair of Criminal Justice B.S. West Virginia State University M.S. West Virginia State University, 2013 Areas of Research: Offender Education and Policies, Drug/Alcohol Abuse, and Domestic Violence
Kane, Michael Professor of Criminal Justice B.A. Pfeiffer University M.S.F.S National University Ph.D. Union Institute and University, 2001 Areas of Research: Rural Policing, Forensic Investigations and ethical philosophy
Stroupe, Walter Professor of Criminal Justice. B.S. West Virginia State University M.S. Marshall University Ed.D Marshall University, 2003 Areas of Research: Law enforcement and Sex crimes Whyte, Cassandra B. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A. Fairmont State University. M.A. West Virginia University. Ed.D West Virginia University, 1975 Areas of Research: Internal/External Locus of Control; Felon Treatment Modalities; Curriculum Development & Design
Whyte, William R. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice B.S. Springfield College. M.Ed. Springfield College, 1970 Areas of Research: Prison Design and Management, Felon sentencing options, Personal and Public Asset Safety & Security Design
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Education complementary sequence of related general education courses, and a professional sequence of Mrs. Patricia Wilson education courses that contain at least 800 clock Chairperson hours of field placements and student teaching. 627 Wallace Hall (304) 766-3381 The graduates of the education program will be [email protected] able to:
Bachelor of Science in Education 1. Know their chosen content field(s). A college student who plans for a career as a 2. Teach units and lessons aligned with national teacher must pursue a curriculum in teacher and state standards that address and assess the education, which leads to a Bachelor Science in learning needs of all students. Education degree and meets the academic 3. Integrate technology in teaching and learning. requirements for a license to teach in the public 4. Exhibit behaviors of a professional teacher schools of West Virginia. All options described in congruent with the Teacher as a Human the following pages have been organized in such a Developer Conceptual Framework. way that teacher education candidates completing 5. Develop and maintain effective learning this Council for the Accreditation of Education communities that value diversity. Preparation (CAEP) and West Virginia Board of 6. Communicate effectively with parents and Education approved program may seek and have other community members to promote student granted a West Virginia teaching license. If learning. candidates desire to teach in a state other than West Virginia, the CAEP approved program These outcomes are addressed in course content, completed at West Virginia State University may with relevant class assignments, field experiences, qualify the candidates for a comparable initial student assessments and program evaluation certificate in the state of their choice. To be components and are articulated by the theme for certain, the candidates should obtain the the West Virginia State University teacher requirements of other states by contacting the preparation program: Teacher as HUMAN appropriate state certification agency and use this Developer. The theme serves as a unifying information in planning their program of studies concept or framework for the entire program and with their advisers. conveys the essence of the philosophy regarding good teaching. Outcomes for program completers Mission and Purpose will be measured by multi-modal methods, For more than 120 years, the Department of including SCOPE review, grade point Education has prepared teachers as human requirements, portfolios, performance developers who love to teach. The Department assessments, evaluations in field experiences by nurtures future teachers through a formation qualified supervisors, speaking opportunities, process to become exemplary teachers in the exams, projects and state and national assessments region, state and nation. Graduates of the program required by the West Virginia Board of Education. must firmly believe that all public school students Additional information is available in the Teacher can learn. This program requires candidates to Education Handbook located on the department’s demonstrate that (1) they are focused on public website. The West Virginia State University school student achievement and success, (2) they program is fully accredited with CAEP through are role models for public school students, and (3) 2021. The West Virginia State Department of they have the potential to be a member of the Education also approves it. Candidates from West teaching profession. Candidates must demonstrate Virginia State University’s Department of these three dispositions throughout the program Education achieved a pass rate in the 90th that requires the completion of a rigorous academic content specialization, combined with a 2019-2020 University Catalog 295 College of Professional Studies percentile for its program completers based on Requirements above and should come to Wallace Federal Title II-Teacher Quality Guidelines. Hall 626 or 627 for admission assessment.
Admission To Teacher Education To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, Acceptance and enrollment at West Virginia State a candidate must: University does not automatically make one a candidate in the Teacher Education Program. In 1. Meet or be exempted from the Selectivity accordance with West Virginia Board of Requirements as specified above. Education Policies, national accrediting bodies, 2. Achieve passing scores on the Mathematics, and the University and the Department of Reading and Writing sub-tests of the Core Education, candidates must be formally screened. Academic Skills for Educators (CORE), All candidates must formally apply for Admission formerly called Pre-professional Skills Test to the Education Program before taking Education (PPST) before enrolling in Education 316. 316. 3. Demonstrate proficiency in speaking and listening skills by completing English 201 or Selectivity Requirements Communications 100 with a minimum grade The Education Program at WVSU is accredited by of C. CAEP, and the program agrees with the CAEP 4. Demonstrate proficiency in basic computer Mission, which is to transform educator access skills by earning a grade of C or better preparation so that graduates can help improve P- in English 102. Education 300 is required for 12 student learning. Therefore, the program has Senior Capstone Admission. initiated CAEP selectivity requirements starting in 5. Have a minimum overall G.P.A. of 3.0 in all fall 2016. Beginning in Fall 2016, all candidates content specialization courses, general for admission to the program (all candidates education courses and professional planning to enroll in Education 316), must show education courses to be admitted to the that they have attained a 3.0 GPA overall in their Teacher Education Program and to college courses and show that their overall scores graduate with a degree in Education. on either the ACT or SAT are at the 50th percentile 6. Earn a grade of C or better in all general or above. Candidates who do not meet these education, content specialization and criteria may apply for an exemption on or before professional education courses. the last day of the semester that precedes the 7. Successfully complete and file personal semester in which they plan to register for evaluation documents for all required field Education 316. The Application for Exemption experiences with a recommendation for from Selectivity Requirements is on the WVSU candidacy given by supervisor(s). Students Department of Education website. must plan their schedules to permit completion of fieldwork during the school day.
The Selectivity Requirements change in the When an application has been completed, it will following years: be jointly reviewed by the chair and/or a Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, departmental committee and forwarded to the the GPA requirement is 3.0 and the ACT/SAT Teacher Education Committee for action. The requirement is the 60th percentile. committee will make one of the following rulings Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, and notify the candidate. the GPA requirement is 3.0 and the ACT/SAT requirement is the 67th percentile. Approved: Candidate meets all expectations. Provisionally Approved: Pending removal of Transfers, returning students and post-graduates minor deficiencies. are required to the meet the Selectivity
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Disapproved: Candidate does not meet criteria 8. A 3.0 GPA in content specialization and is advised to pursue other options. requirements and a minimum of C in each course. A candidate may lose an approved status for 9. A 3.0 GPA in general education courses and several reasons, e.g., loss of academic a minimum of C in each course. qualification. The Department of Education may 10. A 3.0 grade point average overall. recommend reevaluation of the status of any 11. Completion of the Senior Capstone Oral previously approved candidate at any point in the Professional E Portfolio (SCOPE) assessment program where evidence exists that the person the semester prior to student teaching. may be a threat or danger to the well-being of 12. Removal of any and all deficiencies the public school students. Candidates have certain semester prior to student teaching placement, appeal privileges in these and other cases. per application deadlines. 13. Completion of an academic capstone Admission to Student Teaching experience in content specializations. The following minimum academic criteria must be 14. Because of the intensity of the student met before admission to student teaching: teaching experience (i.e., 600 clock hours in 15 weeks), candidates are discouraged from 1. Satisfactory completion of 96 semester hours enrolling in any other classes during the of appropriate college credit. semester when they student teach. The 2. Satisfactory completion of at least 3/4 of the Education Department Chair must approve any coursework required in chosen teaching exceptions. specializations, plus all special methods 15. Student teaching placements will be based on courses. Elementary Education majors must current West Virginia Policy 5100 guidelines. complete Education 318, 320, 321, 324, 325, 16. Completion of ancillary requirements from the 423 and 426 prior to student teaching. county of placement. 3. Successfully complete state-required 17. Apply, have approved and be issued a West standardized proficiency test(s) in each content Virginia Student Teacher Permit before specialization for which certification is sought, student teaching. This permit requires being e.g., Elementary Education, Mathematics, fingerprinted and passing an FBI criminal Social Studies. These assessments will background check. normally occur during the senior year or near the time that specialization requirements are Graduation/Certification Requirements completed. Students are obligated for testing 1. Successfully complete an appropriate teaching costs. Passing scores required by the West specialization with a minimum of 120 Virginia Board of Education must be semester hours. Students must successfully documented prior to student teaching. complete all courses and other requirements 4. Satisfactory completion of required checked on their senior evaluation to qualify professional education core courses. for graduation. Earn a minimum grade of C in 5. Completion of Education 426 at West Virginia all classes and have a 3.0 cumulative grade State before student teaching with a minimum point average. grade of C. 2. Successfully complete a state-required 6. Approval of admission to the Senior Capstone standardized proficiency test in professional Phase of the Teacher Education Program by education (Principles of Learning and the Teacher Education Committee the Teaching - PLT) before student teaching. semester before student teaching. 3. Successfully complete a supervised student 7. A 3.0 GPA in professional education teaching experience at the programmatic levels requirements and a minimum grade of C in and in each content specialization for which each course. certification is being sought. All candidates
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will complete 600 clock hours of student institution) more than five years ago must retake teaching over 15 weeks and register for a total the course(s). This is to ensure current information of 15 semester hours of credits, numbered and skills with respect to planning, teaching, and from Education 480-487. Candidates will be technology integration. assessed by both the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor to verify the When West Virginia certification regulations achievement of teaching skills. These skills change, all candidates will be expected to meet have to be satisfactorily demonstrated and these regulations at the time they are verified to meet certification and graduation recommended for a teaching certificate, regardless requirements. of when they started the program. 4. Students must file an application for graduation in the Registrar’s Office. Bachelor of Science in Education 5. After graduation, candidates complete the 120 or more hours required for graduation application process for West Virginia licensure, which includes being fingerprinted General Education 38-40 Hours for an FBI Criminal Background Check. G ED 101 Freshman Experience – 3 Credits G ED Written Communication I – 3 Credits Please note: All 50 states, the District of Columbia G ED Written Communication II – 3 Credits and U.S. Territories require the FBI criminal G ED Oral Communication – 3 Credits background check as a condition for issuance of G ED Mathematics – 3 Credits license. Candidates who have criminal histories G ED Scientific Reasoning – 3-4 Credits that would make them ineligible to be around G ED Arts – 3 Credits public school students may be denied a teaching ENGL 150 – 3 Credits fulfills G ED license. Humanities Requirement (Required for
Elementary Education and English Content Teacher Education Programs Description majors.) Each curriculum, leading to teaching certificate, contains three groups of courses, as required by EDUC 319 or EDUC 321 – 3 Credits fulfills G ED International Perspectives the certification laws of West Virginia: content specialization, professional education and general G ED History – 3 Credits education core. In every case, curricula followed G ED Natural Science – 3-4 Credits at West Virginia State University will equal or EDUC 201 – 3 Credits fulfills G ED Social exceed the minimum requirements established by Science state laws and regulations. Please note that HHP 122 or 157 – 2 Credits fulfills G ED completion of an approved program in teacher Wellness education in West Virginia does not necessarily qualify a person for a teacher certification in other Professional Education-43 Hours states. In addition, all candidates for a teaching All candidates in teacher education will complete certificate in West Virginia must be fingerprinted, the following professional education course and the results will be sent to the Federal Bureau currently required for a West Virginia Teaching of Investigation for a criminal background check License: in accordance with state law. Based on the results EDUC 200-Foundations of Education of this criminal background check, a certificate EDUC 201-Human Growth and Development- may or may not be issued. EDUC 202-Educational Psychology and Learning; Any transfer or any readmitted student who EDUC 227 Exceptionalities and Human completed Education 300 and/or Education 316 Diversity (not required for Wellness majors) (or equivalent courses at another higher education EDUC 300-Educational Technology;
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EDUC 316-Integrated Methods; Adult. Candidates are prepared to teach in middle EDUC 319 Content Area Literacy or EDUC and secondary settings. Current requirements for 320 - Teaching Reading in the Elementary this content specialization, including the academic Schools I capstone experience, are contained on the EDUC 331-Curriculum for Special Education; Department Homepage. Additional teaching fields EDUC 426-Creating, Planning and Assessing are not required for these options. Public School Learning Communities; and Business Education - Grades 5-Adult EDUC 480-487-Student teaching to total 15 English - Grades 5-Adult semester hours. General Science - Grades 5-Adult Mathematics - Grades 5-Adult Elementary Education (Grades K-6) Social Studies - Grades 5-Adult All majors in elementary education complete a Reading Education (K-6 Or 5-Adult) block of courses and an academic capstone These two content specializations require experience designed to prepare them for self- candidates seeking K-6 licensure in Reading to contained classroom settings in West Virginia, complete the licensure requirements for grades K-6. Current requirements for this content elementary education K-6 or for 5-Adult in specialization are contained on the Department Reading to complete English 5-Adult. Current Homepage. requirements for these two content specializations, Middle School Childhood Education (Grades 5- including the academic capstone experience, are 9) contained on the Department Homepage. The following subject options are designed to prepare candidates to teach in middle childhood Pre-Kindergarten-Adult (Grades PreK-Adult) settings, grades 5-9. Current requirements for this These options prepare a candidate to teach a content specialization, including the academic subject specialty in school settings. They do not capstone experience, are contained on the require additional teaching fields or Department Homepage. Students opting for these specializations. Current requirements for these must complete another program at the Adolescent content specializations, including the academic level (grades 5 or 9-Adult), Elementary (Grades capstone experience, are contained on the K-6), or PreK- Adult. Department Homepage.
English - Grades 5-9 Art - Grades PreK-Adult Mathematics - Grades 5-9 Music - Grades PreK-Adult Social Studies - Grades 5-9 Wellness Education – Grades PreK - Adult
Adolescent Education Programs (Grades 9-Adult) Special Education (Grades K-6 or 5-Adult) Candidates opting for adolescent education will In addition to the special education endorsement, select programs that prepare them to teach in candidates who seek licensure as a special secondary school settings, grades 9-Adult. Current education teacher must complete one of the requirements for these content specializations, following content specializations: Elementary including the academic capstone experience, are Education K-6, or Biology, Chemistry, English, contained on the departmental website. General Science and Mathematics, or Social Studies 5-Adult. The special education Biology - Grades 9-Adult endorsement is restricted to the grade levels on the Chemistry - Grades 9-Adult initial license.
Middle-Adolescent Programs (Grades 5-Adult) Multi-Categorical (E/BD excluding autism, The options allow a candidate to select a single MI, SLD)- Grades K-6 or 5-Adult. field across two levels of certification, 5-9 and 9- 2019-2020 University Catalog 299 College of Professional Studies
Professional Education Courses All candidates in teacher education will complete *Candidates enrolled in Wellness Education will the professional education core: EDUC 200, 201, not be required to take EDUC 227 202, 227*, 300, 316, 319/320, 331, 426 and 480- 487.
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Art Education Pre-K-Adult Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 319 or 321 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 G ED Art ...... 3 ART 101 ...... 3 ART 206...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 ART 207...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 ART 208...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 ART 209...... 3 ART 103 ...... 3 ART 217...... 3 ART 201 ...... 3 ART History...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 G ED Natural G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 Science…………………………………3 Semester Total ...... 17-19 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year First Semester EDUC 202 ...... 3 Senior Year G ED Humanities ...... 3 First Semester EDUC 227 ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 ART 230...... 3 ART 204 ...... 3 Advanced Studios ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 ART 414...... 3 ART 308...... 3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 15 EDUC 300 ...... 3 EDUC 316 ...... 4 Second Semester ART 203 ...... 3 EDUC 480 ...... 15 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 ART 205 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16
Total Hours: 123-125 (N.B.: One science class MUST be a four-credit class.)
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Elementary Education Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester EDUC 200...... 3 EDUC 320...... 3 ENGL 101 ...... 3 EDUC 321...... 3 MATH 103 ...... 3 ENGL 324...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 Science 2 (PHYS 102, 106, 110, 0r Science 1 (PHYS 101, 103, 134, or CHEM 120)...... 3-4 100...... 3-4 GEN ED Fine TOTAL ...... 15-16 Arts………………………………………3 TOTAL ...... 15- 16 Second Semester EDUC 201...... 3 ENGL 102 ...... 3 MATH 104...... 3 Second Semester MUS 105...... 3 Art 416 ...... 3 SCIENTIFIC REASONING (BIOL EDUC 331...... 3 101)...... 4 HIST 209...... 3 TOTAL ...... 16 HHP 431………………………………………………... 3 EDUC 318...... 3 Sophomore Year TOTAL ...... 15 First Semester EDUC 202...... 3 ENGL 201 or COMM 100...... 3 Senior Year MATH 105...... 3 First Semester HIST 207 or 208...... 3 EDUC HHP 122, 157 or 324………………………………………………3 242……………………………………2 EDUC 325...... 3 GEOG 200 or 201...... 3 EDUC 423...... 3 TOTAL ...... 17 EDUC 426...... 3 EDUC 436...... 3 TOTAL ...... 15 Second Semester EDUC 300...... 3 EDUC 316 ...... 4 Second Semester HIST 201 or 202 ...... 3 EDUC 480 ...... 15 HUMANITIES (ENGL 150) ...... 3 EDUC 227...... 3 TOTAL…………………………………………… ……16
TOTAL HOURS: 124-126
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Secondary Education – Biology (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics (Math 120 or 206) ...... 3-4 EDUC 411 ...... 3 BIOL 120 ...... 4 CHEM 106 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 CHEM 108 ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 16-17 Semester Total ...... 14
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 BIOL 250 ...... 4 EDUC 201 ...... 3 BIOL 270 ...... 4 BIOL 121 ...... 4 Elective ...... 3-4 MATH 222 or 206 ...... 3-4 CHEM 201 ...... 4 G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15-17
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester EDUC 202 ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 BIOL 341 ...... 4 EDUC 227 ...... 3 BIOL 490 ...... 1 G ED History ...... 3 BIOL 385 ...... 4 BIOL 210 ...... 4 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester EDUC 300 ...... 3 EDUC 480 ...... 15 EDUC 316 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 15 CHEM 105 ...... 3 CHEM 107 ...... 2 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 G ED Arts……………………………………………..3 Semester Total ...... 18
TOTAL HOURS: 124-128
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Secondary Education – Business Education (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 MATH 111 or 120 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 BA 209 ...... 3 G ED101 ...... 3 BA 210 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 BA 215 ...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 BA 301 ...... 3 ENGL 160 ...... 3 BA 313 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 ECON 202 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 BA 409 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester EDUC 202 ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 BA 216 ...... 3 EDUC 227 ...... 3 BA 305 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 BA 310 ...... 3 ENGL 204 ...... 3 BA 420 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 18-19
Second Semester Second Semester EDUC 300 ...... 3 EDUC 480 ...... 15 EDUC 316 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 15 BA 115 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 BA 203 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16
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Secondary Education – Chemistry (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 MATH 120 ...... 3 CHEM 206 ...... 3 BIOL 120 ...... 4 CHEM 208 ...... 2 G ED 101 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Elective…………………………………………… …...1-3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 15-17 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 Second Semester CHEM 105 ...... 3 CHEM 211 ...... 4 CHEM 107 ...... 2 MATH 206 ...... 4 MATH 102 ...... 3 PHYS 201 ...... 4 G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 Elective…………………………………………… Semester Total ...... 16-17 …...3 Semester Total ...... 15 Sophomore Year First Semester EDUC 202 ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 EDUC 227 ...... 3 Senior Year G ED Arts ...... 3 First Semester CHEM 106 ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 CHEM 108 ...... 2 CHEM 459 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 17 EDUC 411 ...... 3 CHEM 301 or 331 ...... 3 Second Semester Elective…………………………………………… EDUC 300 ...... 3 ……3 EDUC 316 ...... 4 Elective…………………………………………… MATH 222 ...... 3 ……3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 CHEM 205 ...... 3 CHEM 207 ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 18 Second Semester EDUC 480 ...... 15 TOTAL HOURS: 128-131 Semester Total ...... 15
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Secondary Education – English (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 ENGL 322 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 ENGL 325 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 ENGL 334 ...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 ENGL 320, 321, 350 or 351...... 3 ENGL 150 ...... 3 ENGL 401 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 ENGL 402, 403, 405, 406, 407 or 409...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 ENGL 337, 338, 339, 342 or 343...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14-15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester EDUC 202 ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 ENGL 250 ...... 3 ENGL 316, 317, or 408 (select two) ...... 6 EDUC 227 ...... 3 ENGL 421 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 ENGL 477 ...... 3 ENGL 255 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Second Semester Second Semester EDUC 480 ...... 15 EDUC 300 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 EDUC 316 ...... 4 ENGL 303 ...... 3 ENGL 315 ...... 3 ENGL 230 or 306 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning…………………………3-4 Semester Total………………………………………19-20
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Secondary Education – General Sciences (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year First Semester First Semester EDUC 319 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 CHEM 106 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics (MATH 120 or 206) ...... 3-4 CHEM 108 ...... 2 BIOL 120 ...... 4 MATH 102 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 MATH Semester Total ...... 16-17 222…………………………………………….3 Semester Total ...... 17 Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 Second Semester EDUC 201 ...... 3 EDUC 411 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 PHYS 106 ...... 4 G ED Arts ...... 3 PHYS 201 ...... 4 BIOL 121 ...... 4 PHYS 203 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Sophomore Year First Semester Senior Year EDUC 202 ...... 3 First Semester G ED Humanities ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 EDUC 227 ...... 3 PHYS 202 ...... 4 G ED History ...... 3 PHYS 204 ...... 1 BIOL 250 ...... 4 PHYS 120 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 SENIOR CAPSTONE 299, 460 or 490 ...... 1 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Second Semester EDUC 300 ...... 3 Second Semester EDUC 316 ...... 4 EDUC 480 ...... 15 CHEM 105 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 CHEM 107 ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15 Junior Year
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Secondary Education – Mathematics (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 MATH 208 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 MATH 120 or 121 ...... 3-4 G ED Humanities ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Semester Total ...... 15-17 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 MATH 222 ...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 MATH 408 ...... 2 MATH 102 or Elective ...... 3 MATH 308 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 MATH Elective ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 MATH Elective ...... 3 MATH Semester Total ...... 14 103…………………………………………….3 Semester Total ...... 18-19 Senior Year First Semester Sophomore Year EDUC 300 ...... 3 First Semester MATH 307 ...... 3 EDUC 202 ...... 3 MATH 411 ...... 3 EDUC 227 ...... 3 MATH 309 ...... 3 C S 101 ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 MATH 206 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 15 MATH 205 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Second Semester EDUC 480 ...... 15 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 15 EDUC 300 ...... 3 EDUC 316 ...... 4 MATH 207 ...... 4 G ED Oral Communications (or ENGL 201) ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17
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Secondary Education – Social Studies (5-Adult) – Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 ECON 202 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 HIST 208 ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 GEOG 201 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 POSC 101...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 HIST 209 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 POSC 210...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 SOC 270 ...... 3 SOC 101 ...... 3 300 or 400 Level HIST Course ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 17-18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester EDUC 202 ...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 GEOG 200 ...... 3 HIST 300-400 ...... 3 EDUC 227 ...... 3 HIST 300-400 ...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 HIST 300-400 ...... 3 ECON 201 ...... 3 EDUC 405 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 18-19
Second Semester Second Semester EDUC 300 ...... 3 EDUC 480 ...... 15 EDUC 316 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 15 HIST 202 ...... 3 HIST 207 ...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16
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Music Education Pre-K-Adult Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year G ED Humanities ...... 3 First Semester G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 G ED 101 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17-18 MUS 101 ...... 3 MUS 110 ...... 1 Junior Year MUS 115 ...... 1 First Semester MUS 150 or 160 ...... 1 MUS 150 or 160...... 1 MUS 191 ...... 1 MUS 303 ...... 3 EDUC 200 ...... 3 MUS 305 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 MUS 307 ...... 3 G ED MUS 391 ...... 2 Math……………………………………………3 EDUC 316 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 19 G ED Arts……………………………………………..3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 19 MUS 102 ...... 3 MUS 111 ...... 1 Second Semester MUS 116 ...... 1 MUS 150 or 161...... 1 MUS 150 or 161 ...... 1 MUS 304 ...... 3 MUS 192 ...... 1 MUS 306 ...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 MUS 392 ...... 2 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2-3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester MUS 123 ...... 1 MUS 150 or 160...... 1 MUS 150 or 160 ...... 1 MUS 313 ...... 3 MUS 201 ...... 3 MUS 491 ...... 2 MUS 207 ...... 3 EDUC 331 ...... 3 MUS 210 ...... 1 G ED History ...... 3 MUS 215 ...... 1 MUS 405 ...... 3 MUS 291 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15 EDUC 202 ...... 3 EDUC 227 ...... 3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 17 EDUC 426 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 Second Semester MUS 314 ...... 3 MUS 124 ...... 1 MUS 150 or 161...... 1 MUS 150/161 ...... 1 MUS 492 ...... 2 MUS 202 ...... 3 Elective………………………………………3 MUS 211 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 15-16 MUS 216 ...... 1 MUS 292 ...... 1 MUS 320 (or EDUC 300) ...... 3 310 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies
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Wellness Education Pre-K-Adult Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 First Semester EDUC 200 ...... 3 EDUC 319 ...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning (BIOL 101) ...... 3-4 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 HHP 150 ...... 3 HHP 329...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 HHP 238...... 2 Semester Total ...... 16 BIOL 340………………………………………………3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 14-15 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 EDUC 201 ...... 3 Second Semester BIOL 210 ...... 4 HHP 352...... 3 HHP 242 ...... 3 HHP 359...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 HHP 331...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 G ED Math ...... 3 HHP 456...... 3 Sophomore Year Semester Total ...... 15 First Semester G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 Senior Year EDUC 202 ...... 3 First Semester G ED Humanities ...... 3 HHP 458...... 3 HHP 225 ...... 3 HHP 341...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 HHP 446...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 HHP 251...... 3 EDUC 426 ...... 3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 15 HHP 327 ...... 3 HHP 252 ...... 2 Second Semester EDUC 316 ...... 4 EDUC 480 ...... 15 EDUC 300 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 HHP 400 ...... 3 HHP 135 ...... 2 TOTAL HOURS: 123-124 Semester Total ...... 17
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Education Course Descriptions Note: All courses are three credit hours unless noted otherwise. EDUC 212. Praxis CORE Prep - Writing. Study course to reinforce skills necessary to pass the EDUC 200. Foundations of Education Praxis I Writing Test. A course designed to introduce candidates to the teaching profession; to give students a first formal EDUC 227. Exceptionalities and Human Diversity experience in the formal study of the dispositions Course emphasis will be placed on recognition and involved in education and help students assess their special needs of students labeled exceptional pre-professional readiness. Virtual field experience according to state and federal regulations. Effective of 10 hours is required. Prerequisite(s): Eligible for instructional strategies for teaching populations ENGL 101 such as gifted, and students at risk for school failure, visually impaired, physically challenged, EDUC 201. Human Growth and Development speech/language handicaps and behavior disorders Study of developmental characteristics of the will be studied. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 202 with a individual through adulthood. Required of all “C” or better or concurrent with EDUC 202. candidates in teacher education programs. An additional 15 hours of field work in an appropriate EDUC 290. Advanced Foundations (1 credit hour) public school setting required. Prerequisite(s): Required of all transfer students and returning ENGL 101 and EDUC 200 with a C or better students, declaring education as a major during the Students in social work and recreation who are first semester of enrolling in the program. This required to complete EDUC 201 as part of their course provides an overview of the Conceptual degree requirements do not need to take EDUC 200 Framework and the Four Phases of the teacher before enrolling in the course. Fulfills the G ED education program at West Virginia State requirements in Social Structures University.
EDUC 202. Educational Psychology and Learning EDUC 299. Special Topics in Education (1-3 Survey of educational psychology and related credit hours) concepts for classroom application. Major emphasis A lower-division course designed for a topic of on learning teacher expectation and motivation, special current interest, including televised courses. educational measurement and classroom Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor or management concepts. Completion of a 25-hour department chair. field experience in an appropriate K-12 public school setting required. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 201 EDUC 300. Educational Technology with a “C” or better. Examines current concepts and practices in educational computing and instructional EDUC 210. Praxis CORE Prep - Math. Study technology, uses of microcomputers, distance course to reinforce skills necessary to pass the learning and media resources. Practice in assessing Praxis I Math Test. hardware and evaluating instructional hardware. Assignments/ practice required in computer lab EDUC 211. Praxis CORE Prep - Reading. Study setting for two hours per week above and beyond course to reinforce skills necessary to pass the the regular contact hours for the course. Virtual Praxis I Reading Test. field experience of 10 hours is required. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent with EDUC 316 or completion of EDUC 316 with a “C” or better.
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EDUC 316. Integrated Methods EDUC 321. Teaching Writing in the Elementary Materials of instruction, commonalities in the School learning process and developing requisite Essentials of instruction in the language arts in the techniques of instruction in all programmatic levels. elementary and middle school with an emphasis on Emphasis is placed on skills in planning and national and state standards. Specific emphasis organizing instruction. Required of all students in placed on the writing process and how this process teacher education curricula. Completion of 40-hour increases student achievement in reading, integrated field experience and the teaching of three handwriting, speaking, viewing, spelling and lessons in a public school is required. listening. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316 with a “C” or Prerequisite(s): Full admission to the Teacher better. Education Program. EDUC 324. Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School EDUC 318. Teaching Science in Elementary and Teacher candidates will explore important Middle Schools mathematical ideas and their development with a A study of the national and state standards and focus on the essentials of instruction in the objectives, organization and instructional elementary and middle school and an emphasis on techniques in the sciences appropriate to the national and state standards. Specific emphasis is elementary and middle school programs. placed on developmentally appropriate materials Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316 and all K-6 Science and methods to be used in the teaching of requirements with a C or better. mathematics. Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of EDUC 316, MATH 104 and MATH EDUC 319. Content Area Literacy 105 with a grade of “C” or better. Studied by teacher education candidates to increase their skills to deliver the reading, writing, speaking, EDUC 325. Teaching Social Sciences in the listening and viewing skills of public school Elementary School students studying specific content subject matter. In Emphasis on the national and state content addition, national and state standards, assessment, standards in organizing of subject matter and career and international education issues related to selection of methods and materials involved in the the content area are discussed. A field experience of teaching of social studies in elementary and middle 30 clock hours is required. Prerequisite(s): schools. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 300, 316, and all Concurrent with EDUC 316 or completion of social studies content requirements. EDUC 316 with a C or better. EDUC 328. Field Experience in Exceptional EDUC 320. Teaching Reading in the Elementary Settings School I A supervised field experience where candidates Current methods of teaching developmental reading become involved with selected exceptionalities in grades K-6 with an emphasis on the use of studied in the survey course. Limited and guided national and state content standards and objectives participation is expected and participants will meet to deliver and assess reading instruction. A field periodically in seminar. Requires 60 clock hours of experience of 30 clock hours is required. field experiences in special settings. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Concurrent with EDUC 316 or EDUC 227 co-requisite or completion of EDUC completion of EDUC 316 with a “C” or better. 227 with a “C” or better.
EDUC 330. Assessing the Exceptional Learner Principles and Practices of assessment for students with learning difficulties or mild/moderate
314 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies exceptionalities. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 227 with a EDUC 320 with a “C” or better. Requires 20 clock “C” or better. hours of field experience.
EDUC 331. Curriculum for Special Education EDUC 426. Creating, Managing and Assessing Curriculum development in areas which reinforce Learning Communities content, social and vocational learning for the MI, Education 426 is an introduction to the legal, SLD and Multi-Categorical. Prerequisite(s): EDUC theoretical, developmental and best practices that 316 and either HHP 329 or EDUC 227 with a “C” will enable a beginning teacher to develop a or better. A field experience of 30-clock hours is management, organization and assessment system required. that promotes student learning and ensures student safety in all public school learning environments. EDUC 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) Requires 40 clock hours of field experiences. An upper-division course designed for a topic of Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316 completed with a “C” or current interest, including televised courses. better taken the semester before student teaching. Prerequisite(s): as stated for each offering. Credit for this course must be earned at West Virginia State University. EDUC 405. Teaching Social Studies Emphasis on the national and state content EDUC 436. Capstone Experience for Elementary standards in organizing of subject matter and Teachers selection of methods and materials involved in the Normally taken during the senior year, this is a teaching of social studies in middle and secondary capstone experience for elementary education schools. Prerequisite(s): A “C” or better in EDUC majors. Advanced theories, principles and practices 316, and all social studies content specialization for working with elementary students. Emphasis on requirements earned prior to enrolling in this establishing course. a safe and healthy learning environment; program management; appropriate guidance techniques; family involvement; building a positive student self- EDUC 411. Teaching Science concept; promoting a student’s physical, cognitive, Emphasis on the national and state content social and creative growth by providing appropriate standards in organizing of subject matter and materials and activities. Prerequisite(s): Senior selection of methods and materials involved in the status and concurrent with Education 426. teaching of sciences in middle and secondary schools. Prerequisite(s): A C or better in EDUC EDUC 450. Behavior, Social and Life Skills 316, and all science content specialization Curriculum requirements earned prior to enrolling in this A study of selected Social Skills, Life Skills, course. Transition and Conflict Resolution curricula for students with mild disabilities and both individual EDUC 423. Teaching Reading in the Elementary and group behavior management skills for teachers School II of students with mild disabilities. Requires 10 hours An introductory course in diagnostic-prescriptive of field experiences in a special education setting. teaching strategies to work with school children Prerequisite(s): EDUC 227 with a “C” or better. experiencing reading difficulties. Practical experience in test administration, interpretation, instructional intervention strategies and evaluative follow-up. Practicum required. Prerequisite(s):
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Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor or department chair. EDUC 460. Characteristics of Individuals with Mild Disabilities EDUC 599. Special Topics in Education Historical and contemporary practices and trends in A graduate level course designed for a topic of the education of individuals with mild disabilities. special current interest, including televised courses. Course includes characteristics of individuals with Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor or mild disabilities, roles of family and community, department chair. cultural issues, the varied roles of the professional special education educator and legal issues including placement decision-making and service delivery. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 227 with a “C” or better.
EDUC 480-487. Student Teaching (3-18 credit hours) Designed to provide teacher education candidates with the necessary student teaching experiences to fulfill the certification requirements for the respective endorsements for which they seek West Virginia Licensure. Prerequisite(s): Full admission to Teacher Education, and EDUC 426 with a “C” or better.
EDUC 494. Directed Observation and
Participation in Elementary Education (3-6 credit hours) An optional additional student teaching and/or educational experience for students who have completed or will complete regular student teaching. Approved supervised programs of activities in institutions or agencies will be utilized. (Open only to eligible candidates.)
EDUC 498. Directed Observation and
Participation in Secondary Education (3-6 credit hours) An optional additional student teaching and/or educational experience for students who have completed or will complete regular student teaching. Approved supervised programs of activities in institutions or agencies will be utilized. (Open only to eligible candidates.) EDUC 499. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) An upper division course designed for a topic of special current interest, including televised courses.
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Education Faculty Members Literacy, Reading Strategies and Professional Development. Blackwell, James M. (2014), Assistant Professor of
Education. B.A. West Virginia State University; Waugh, Emily H. (2006), Associate Professor of M.A. West Virginia College of Graduate Studies; Education. B.S. West Virginia University; M.A. Ed.D. Marshall University, 2007. Areas of research: Marshall University; Ed.D. Marshall University, Educational Leadership, Program Design, 2005. Areas of research: Professional Development, Educational Technology, Public School Curriculum Teacher Effectiveness and Assessment of Student and Literacy. Learning.
Burdette, Stephanie. A. (2019), Assistant Professor Wilson, Brenda (2000), Professor of Education, of Education/Assessment Coordinator. B.A. West B.A. The Catholic University of America; M.Ed. Virginia State University; M.A. Marshall Marshall University Graduate College; Ed.D. West University; EdD. Marshall University, 2018. Areas Virginia University, 2000. Areas of research: of research: Educational Leadership, Literacy Professional Development of Paraprofessionals, Education, and Curriculum and Instruction. Efficacy of Teacher Preparation Strategies.
Carney, J. Paige (1996-2003, 2011), Professor of Wilson, Patricia (2001), Associate Professor and Education. B.A. University of South Carolina; Chairperson of Education, B.S. West Virginia State M.Ed. Georgetown College; Ed.D. University of University; M.A. Marshall University. Areas of Kentucky 1995. Areas of research: School research: Leadership Styles of Administrators, Community Outreach Initiatives, Educational Educational Success of Children; Efficacy of Class Leadership and Innovative Instructional Strategies. Strategies.
Lewis, Elisha M. (2019), Assistant Professor of Ledbetter, Charles, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Education. B.A. University of New Orleans; M.A. Education. B.A. Lincoln University; M.P.A. Golden Capella University; Ph.D. Capella University, 2018. Gate University; Ph.D. Kent State University, 1991. Areas of research: Educational Leadership, Dr. Ledbetter retired in 2007. Educational Technology, The Effects of Parental
Drug Abuse on Student Success. Reed, Terry L. (2019), Assistant Professor of
Education. B.A. in Accounting, The University of Hauser, Billie (2015), Assistant Professor of Findlay (1991); Transition to Teaching, West Education. B.A. Marshall University; M.A. Virginia University (2013); MA in Special Marshall University, 1990. Areas of research: Education, Walden University (2015); Ed.D., The Leadership, Professional Development and University of Findlay (2018); Educational Strategic Planning. Leadership, Salem University (2019). Areas of
Research: Educational Technology, Formative Hensley, Gary Daniel (2017), Department of Feedback, Special Education, Educational Education. B.S. Regents, 2014, WVU Tech; M.E. Leadership, and School Culture. Special Education, 2015. Areas of research: Special
Education and Policies, Autism and the effects of Scott, Harry V., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of drug abuse by parents. Education. B.A. SUNY-Albany; M.A. SUNY -
Albany; Ed.D., Columbia University, 1966. Dr. Korn, Barbara (2012), Assistant Professor of Scott retired in 1995. Education. B.S. Davis & Elkins College; M.A. West
Virginia University, 1978. Areas of research:
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Health & Human Performance 498, BA 115, BIOL 210, HHP 340, CJ 314, EDUC 201, ENGL 204, PSYC 306. Dr. Aaron Settle Free Electives – 14 Hours Chairperson N-158 Fleming Hall 2+2 Leadership in Allied Health Emphasis. (304) 766-3367 General Education Approx. 17 hours (must meet [email protected] all requirements) Required for the Major – 26-27 Hours: HHP 354, The purpose of the Department of Health and HHP 451, HHP 454, HHP 350, HHP 455, HHP Human Performance at West Virginia State 457, HHP 461, HHP 340, PSYC 200 or CJ 314. University is to prepare students and health Free Electives – 15-16 Hours professionals with the knowledge and skills to assume positions in delivering health services, Bachelor of Science Sport Studies wellness education, exercise science sport programs (120 hours required for graduation) and services to communities, schools, agencies and businesses. The Department also promotes the General Track. General Education 37-38 hours concept of lifelong healthy living through positive Required for the Major—71 Hours: HHP 150, HHP health, wellness and fitness practices among the 126, HHP 140, HHP 220, HHP 225, HHP 238, faculty, staff, students and community. HHP 242, HHP 252, HHP 327, HHP 331, HHP 333, HHP 340, HHP 341, HHP 350, HHP 400, Consistent with this focus, the Department offers HHP 420, HHP 428, HHP 430, HHP 437, HHP several different fields of study and courses in the 440, HHP 450, BIOL 210. health, human performance and leisure areas. The Free Electives – 12-18 Hours Bachelor of Science degree is available in Health Sciences, and Sports Studies. The content courses Sport Studies Pre-Professional Track. General for teaching specializations in Wellness Education Education 39 hours are also delivered for the Education Department. (127-128 hours required for graduation) Required for the Major – 89 Hours: HHP 150, HHP Bachelor of Science in Health Science 225, HHP 252, HHP 327, HHP 331, HHP 333, 120 hours required for graduation HHP 340, PSYC 200 or CJ 314, HHP 400, HHP 420, HHP 430, HHP 437, HHP 450, BIOL 121, Community Health Education Emphasis. BIOL 331, BIOL 332, PHYS 201, PHYS 202, General Education: PHYS 203, PHYS 204, CHEM 105, CHEM 106, 39 hours CHEM 107, CHEM 108, MATH 102, PSYC 200, Required for the Major: PSYC 304. 67 Hours Free Electives – 0 Hours HHP 150, HHP 251, HHP 354, HHP 352, HHP 453, HHP 451, HHP 457, HHP 454, HHP 456, HHP 458, HHP 461, HHP 350, HHP 455, HHP
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Health Sciences Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Arts ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 Elective…………………………………………… HHP 150 ...... 3 …...2 G ED Mathematics (MATH 120) ...... 3 HHP 340...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 HHP 354...... 3 HHP 454...... 3 Second Semester Semester Total ...... 17 G ED Social Science (PSYC 151) ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 Second Semester G ED Scientific Reasoning (BIOL 120) ...... 4 HHP 352...... 3 G ED Humanities (ENGL 150) ...... 3 HHP 451...... 3 BA 115 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 HHP 453...... 3 HHP 457...... 3 Sophomore Year Semester Total ...... 15 First Semester ENGL Senior Year 204……………………………………………..3 First Semester BIOL 210 ...... 4 HHP 455...... 3 G ED History ...... 3 HHP 456...... 3 HHP 251 ...... 3 HHP 350...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Second Semester EDUC 201 ...... 3 G ED Communications ...... 3 Second Semester G ED Natural Science (CHEM 100) ...... 3 HHP 458...... 3 PSYC 306 ...... 3 HHP 461...... 3 CJ 314 ...... 3 HHP 498 Internship ...... 6 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 12
TOTAL HOURS: 120
N.B. Twelve elective hours can be used to obtain a leadership certificate through the College of Professional Studies.
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Sport Studies Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 HHP 238...... 2 G ED Natural Science (BIOL 101) ...... 4 HHP 331...... 3 HHP 126 ...... 3 HHP 341...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 HHP 437...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 17
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 HHP 333...... 3 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 HHP 340...... 3 HHP 150 ...... 3 HHP 350...... 3 HHP 252 ...... 2 HHP 420...... 3 BIOL 210 ...... 4 HHP 428...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year First Semester HHP 140 ...... 2 Senior Year HHP 220 ...... 2 First Semester HHP 225 ...... 3 HHP 430...... 3 HHP 242 ...... 3 Elective ...... 3 G ED Social Sciences ...... 3 HHP 440...... 2 G ED Scientific Reasoning (CHEM 100) ..... 3 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16 Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 14 Second Semester G ED History ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 HHP 327 ...... 3 Second Semester HHP 400 ...... 3 HHP 450...... 12 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 12
TOTAL HOURS: 120
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Sport Studies Pre-Professional Track Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED 101 ...... 3 CHEM 105 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 CHEM 107 ...... 2 G ED Mathematics (MATH 120) ...... 3 HHP 331...... 3 G ED Natural Science (BIOL 120) ...... 4 HHP 437...... 3 HHP 150 ...... 3 PHYS 203 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 16 PHYS 201 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 16
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Arts ...... 3 CHEM 106 ...... 3 G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 CHEM 108 ...... 2 G ED Oral Communication ...... 3 HHP 333...... 3 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 HHP 340...... 3 G ED Wellness (HHP 122 or HHP 157) ...... 2 HHP 420...... 3 HHP 252 ...... 2 PSYC 200 or CJ 314 ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 16-17 Semester Total ...... 18
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester BIOL 121 ...... 4 G ED History ...... 3 BIOL 331 ...... 4 HHP 430...... 3 HHP 225 ...... 3 PSYC 304...... 3 G ED Social Science (PSYC 151) ...... 3 PHYS 202 ...... 4 MATH 102 ...... 3 PHYS 204 ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 17 Semester Total ...... 15
Second Semester Second Semester BIOL 332 ...... 4 HHP 450...... 12 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 12 G ED Humanities ...... 3 HHP 327 ...... 3 HHP 400 ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 16
TOTAL HOURS: 126-127
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Health & Human Performance Course Descriptions HHP 135. Dance Methods (2 credit hours) This course is designed to prepare the pre-service Note: All courses are three credit hours unless teacher to organize, plan, select, instruct and noted otherwise. evaluate a variety of dance activities for
elementary and middle school students. HHP 102. Beginning Tennis (1 credit hour)
This course is designed for anyone interested in HHP 140. Sports History (2 credit hours) learning proper technique, scorekeeping and This course will examine the development of fitness through the activity of tennis. competition in the human condition from its
inception, into organized forms of sport, to the HHP 103. Beginning Bowling (1 credit hour) highly developed enterprise that has emerged in This course is designed for anyone interested in contemporary times. Observations of the influence learning proper technique, scorekeeping and of culture and history on this development are fitness through the activity of bowling. central to the presentation and content of this
course. HHP 106. Beginning Weight Training and Body
Conditioning (1 credit hour) HHP 150. Introduction to Health and Human This course is designed for anyone interested in Performance learning proper technique, risk management An introduction to the historical, philosophical protocol and workout design through the activity and sociological perspectives of school health of weightlifting. education, physical education and sport studies.
This course will also look at career development, HHP 111. Beginning Basketball – Softball (1 and job opportunities in each of the fields and the credit hour) new world of the technological workplace. This course is designed for anyone interested in learning proper technique, skill building, game HHP 157. Healthy Living (2 credit hours) rules, scorekeeping and fitness through the Designed to inform, interest and motivate students activities of basketball and softball. toward good health as it relates to effective,
productive and satisfying living. We will look at HHP 122. Fitness for Living (2 credit hours) health as a dynamic, ever-changing process of HHP 122 Fitness for Living (2 credit hours) This trying to achieve individual potential in the course is designed to provide students the physical, mental, social, emotional, spiritual and knowledge to assess their own wellness/health and environmental dimensions. fitness interests, and provides learning experiences as well as physical practices to promote lifelong HHP 220. Coaching Methodology l (2 credit health. hours)
This course provides an introductory examination. HHP 126. Foundations of Physical Education Learning and practice of the coaching profession A study of the historical and philosophical including philosophy development, practice background that contributes to the development of planning, communication and safety concerns. the psychological, sociological and physiological This course serves as an entry level coaching foundations that are the basis of contemporary course and is an additional required course in physical education. several states for individuals to coach at the high
school level. Upon successful completion of this HHP 130. NCAA Life Skills (1 credit hour) course, the student will be certified by the NFHS. This course provides strategies that make smart This course is not sufficient alone to coach sports choices about use or non-use of alcohol and other at the middle school or high school level in the drugs, both short-term and long-term. 322 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies state of West Virginia. Prerequisite(s): HHP 140 HHP 325. Substance Abuse (2 credit hours) and PSYC 151, or SOC 101 with a C or better in This course provides information and each course. understanding of substance abuse, drugs and ways to prevent the individual from using drugs. HHP 225. Biomechanics The course is designed to build a basic foundation HHP 327. Exercise Physiology of anatomy and kinesiology as it pertains to The course is designed to implement knowledge movement in physical education. Prerequisite(s): of the physiological function of the body during BIOL 210 with a C or better. exercise. Prerequisite(s): HHP 225 with a “C” or better. HHP 238. Methods of Gymnastics/Aerobics (2 credit hours) HHP 329. Adapted Physical Education and This course is designed to prepare the pre-service Recreation teacher to organize, plan, select and instruct Emphasis on the physical and health status of gymnastics and aerobics activities that are typical and atypical students and physical developmentally appropriate for elementary activities for maximum development. students. HHP 331. Athletic Training I HHP 242. Team Sports II The course is designed to give the student initial This course is designed to prepare the prospective instruction in the many facets of sports medicine teacher in knowledge of rules, boundaries, and the role and responsibilities of the athletic instructional strategies and psychomotor skills trainer. Prerequisite(s): HHP 327 with a “C” or characteristic of sport forms. These sport forms better. are analyzed and applied to softball, track and field and basketball. MAJORS ONLY or HHP 333. Athletic Training II PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. The course is designed to give the student advanced instruction above that offered in HHP HHP 251. Consumer Health 331 into many facets of sports medicine and the A study of science-based health facts and roles and responsibilities of the athletic trainer. guidelines to enable consumers to intelligently select health products and services. The course HHP 340. Energy Source and Body Composition will emphasize the economic aspects of health and This course examines the metabolic requirements the social and psychological factors that influence needed for a variety of physical activity, as well as consumer choices. the impact that physical activity, training and scientifically directed nutrition can have on one’s HHP 252. Emergency Health Care (2 credit body composition and human performance. hours) Prerequisite(s): BIOL 210 and HHP 327 (HHP A course that will equip students with the ability 327 and 340 can be taken concurrently). to recognize health emergencies, evaluate the situation and administer appropriate care. HHP 341. Individual And Dual Sports I This course is designed to prepare the prospective HHP 299. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) teacher in rules, boundaries, instructional A lower-division course designed for a topic of strategies and psychomotor skills in tennis, special current interest, including televised bowling, archery and badminton, as well as courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each develop and apply skills to tennis, bowling, offering. archery and badminton.
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HHP 350. Research in Physical Activity HHP 369. Elementary and Middle School Safety This course is designed to be an introductory Programs (2 credit hours) experience for the research consumer, as well as This course is designed to prepare the teacher the research producer in the health sciences. This candidate to receive certification in Adult/Child/ course emphasizes developing conceptual Infant CPR and First Aid upon successful understanding of using the scientific method as a completion of the course. This course will means of problem solving, both as a critical emphasize updated information strategies you can customer and as an entry-level researcher. employ in your classroom to protect yourself and Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. your students.
HHP 352. Community Health HHP 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) An examination of the broad and challenging An upper-division course designed for a topic of profession of community health education with an special current interest, including televised emphasis on communities and their health status. courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each The course will also address the social/political offering. reasons why many community health problems continue to exist. HHP 400. Exercise Testing This is a lab experience course taken concurrently HHP 354. Contemporary Issues in Health or after HHP 327 and 430. Labs will be designed This course will examine the current thinking on a to reinforce knowledge/skills taught in HHP 327 variety of health issues. Timely articles that and 430 courses. Students will be given the provide students with a variety of points of view opportunity to practice coach/athlete trainer/client regarding health and the complexity of the issues interaction during the course. Prerequisite(s): HHP involved will be used. Emphasis will be placed on 327 or currently enrolled in HHP 430. the development of skills in critical thinking, reasoning, and effective argument. HHP 420. Sports Law and Ethics HHP 355. Marketing, Budgeting and Quality Ethical theories along with negligence law, Principles contract law and constitutional law as they apply This course is designed to provide health science to sport and sport governance will be discussed. majors with the knowledge and skills needed to As a result of completion of this course, the guide them in collecting, analyzing and student will be aware of their individual articulating data for marketing, budgeting and obligation, responsibilities and legal rights in quality principles in the current health care terms of coaching and training decision-making environment. The student’s gain in knowledge and and ethical moral judgment. Prerequisite(s): personal growth are the goals of the course; the ENGL 102 and junior standing. individual’s participation and perception become the processes through which the goal is attained. HHP 428. Administration of Physical Education and Sport HHP 359. Methods of Teaching Health This course is a series of discussions, lectures and Education case studies that assist students in application of Designed to prepare the prospective elementary the administrative theories, concepts, principles and middle school teacher to function effectively and decision-making skills necessary for a in the school health program including school successful career in exercise-related professions. health environment, school health services and special emphasis on school health instruction. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316.
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HHP 430. Developing and Implementing course, students will be eligible to coach middle Strength and Conditioning Programs school and/or high school athletics in the state of Key concepts developed in this course include the West Virginia. All students in this course are components of physical fitness, and how to subject to background checks if they apply for analyze and creatively design fitness programs coaching positions upon completion. that apply neuromuscular and cardio respiratory Prerequisite(s): HHP 140, HHP 220, 327, 331; physiological knowledge in the administration of PSY 151; SOC 101 with a “C” or better in each pre-season, in-season and off-season programs for course. a variety of athletic teams at different levels of competition. In addition, creative program design HHP 446. Methods of Elementary/Middle School will be conducted addressing concerns with Physical Education adolescents, elderly populations and individuals Designed to meet state requirements for suffering from chronic disease such as certification of elementary/middle school teachers. cardiovascular disease, diabetes, COPD, and This is a sequentially developed program that will cancer. include the development of knowledge, physical Prerequisite(s): BIOL 210 and HHP 327 with a skills and methods for teaching physical “C” or better in each course. education. It provides selected activities appropriate to the elementary students. In addition, HHP 431 Health and Physical Education for this class requires 8-10 hours of selected practical Elementary Classroom Teachers experience. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 316. Equip the teacher education candidate with essential knowledge and skills needed to integrate HHP 450. Internship in Sports Studies (12 credit health and physical education into the elementary hours) school curriculum. All content is correlated with This course serves as a capstone opportunity for the National Health Education Standards and the the senior level Sports Studies student to apply National Standards for k-12 Physical cognitive, psychomotor and affective Education. 10 clock hours filed experience is competencies learned throughout their studies required. Pre-requisite: Education 316 with a "C" within the Sports Studies Program. Each student or better. will work and learn with an existing sports business, sports education/instructional program or sports team in the surrounding community (480 HHP 437.Certification in Sports Officiating (1-4 clock hours). Prerequisite(s): Student must have credit hours) completed all course work within the designed Methods and techniques of officiating selected Sports Studies Curriculum with grades of “C” or sports. West Virginia Secondary Activities better in all courses. With special permission, the Commission guidelines will be followed. student may be taking no more than two courses to Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. complete their degree while completing their internship. HHP 440. Coaching Methodology II (2 credit hours) HHP 451. Issues in Rural Health This course serves as the capstone course for the This course examines social issues and challenges Bronze Level Coaching Education Program, in in rural health with emphasis on morbidity and place nationally, by the American Sport Education mortality status among rural populations, health Program. Upon successful completion of this disparities, health hazards, health care, course, the student will be a certified Bronze environmental health and food insecurity. Level (highest level); this coaching achievement is Prerequisite(s): HHP 354. set forth by the American Sport Education Program. Furthermore, at the completion of this
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HHP 453. Applied Nutrition in Health leading within the healthcare environment. This course reviews dietary principles and Prerequisite(s): HHP 454. behavior modification in overall health, as well as how to develop nutrition education interventions HHP 498. Internship in Health Sciences (6 within community health programming. hours) Prerequisite(s): BIO 303. This course serves as a capstone opportunity for the senior level Health Science student to apply HHP 454. Theory in Health Education cognitive, psychomotor and affective This course is an introductory study of the various competencies learned throughout their studies theories used in health education and health within the Health Science Program. Each student promotion, and their applicability to health will work and learn with an existing Community programming. Health setting in the surrounding community (240 clock hours). Prerequisite(s): Student must have HHP 455. Epidemiology in Health completed all coursework other than HHP 458 and This course reviews basic principles in HHP 461. epidemiology and designs of study for health research. Prerequisite(s): Math 111 or 120. HHP 499. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) An upper division course designed for a topic of HHP 456. Methods and Strategies in Health special current interest, including televised Education and Health Promotion courses. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each Designed to acquaint the prospective teacher with offering. the curriculum, process of concepts, goals, objectives, content, methodology and evaluation development necessary to achieve desired health knowledge, attitudes and practices in students. Prerequisite: EDUC 316 or permission of instructor or HHP 150.
HHP 457. Comprehensive Health Assessment A detailed examination of the Needs and Capacity assessment strategies for Health Education and Health Promotion, focusing on the collection of primary data.
HHP 458. Planning/Implementing/Evaluating Interventions in HHP This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion in a variety of settings. Emphasis will be placed on conducting needs assessments, data collection, intervention theories and models, implementation strategies, evaluation models, reporting. Prerequisite(s): HHP 456.
HHP 461. Health Leadership This course addresses the full scope of leadership and its challenges with special emphasis on
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Health & Human Performance Faculty Anderson-Conliffe, Debra (1977), Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. West Virginia State College; M.S. University of Tennessee, 1979. Area of research: Pedagogy.
Banks, Oree (1977), Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. Kansas State University; M.S. Kansas State University, 1960. Areas of research: Substance Abuse.
Bradley, Matthew (2015), Instructor of Sport
Studies. B.S. University of Charleston; MAT Marshall University, 2004. Areas of research: Youth Strength Training and Baseball Specific Training.
Canterbury, Jay (2017), Instructor of Sports Studies and General Education. B.S. University of Charleston; M.S. Radford University, 1997. Areas of research: Standard Ankle Taping vs. Heavy Ankle Taping and How It Affected Athletic
Performance.
Good, Lindsey (2015), Program Coordinator and Instructor of Health Science. B.S. University of Charleston; M.S. California University of
Pennsylvania, 2004. Areas of research: Body Image and Nutrition for Women.
King, Patricia (1996), Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. West
Virginia State College; M.Ed. University of Central Oklahoma, 1989. Areas of research: Family and Community Health, Tobacco Prevention and Healthy Play Environments.
Settle, Aaron (2005), Professor and Chairperson of Health and Human Performance. B.S. University of Charleston; M.S. Marshall University; D.S.M. United States Sports Academy, 2005. Areas of research: Metabolism and Energy Source,
Anaerobic Activities and Heart Disease Prevention and Weight Room Risk Management.
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Military Science along with the requisite physical training and field training exercises. Students will learn basic LTC Joshua Germann military skills, the fundamentals of leadership and Chairperson start the groundwork toward becoming an Army 102 Ferguson Lincoln leader. Students can take Army ROTC Basic (304) 766-3291 Courses without a military commitment. [email protected] Freshman Year: Introduction to the Army Military Science, also known as Army ROTC, Profession gives students valuable real-world tools and Topics covered include: leadership skills that will not only benefit their professional career but personal life as well. Army Introduction to Army Leadership ROTC is an elective curriculum students take Army Customs and Traditions along with the required college classes for their respective major. It prepares students with the Military Operations and Tactics tools, training and experiences that will help them Critical Thinking succeed in any competitive environment. Time Management Goal Setting and Accomplishment Along with great leadership training, Army ROTC Health and Physical Fitness can also aid in paying for college tuition. Students will have normal college experiences, but upon Sophomore Year: The Role of an Officer graduation they will receive a commission as a Topics covered include: Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. As an officer in the U.S. Army, one is a leader, a counselor, a Applied Leadership Theory strategist and a motivator. It is similar to being a Communications vital manager in a corporation. As an officer, one Principles of War will lead other soldiers in all situations and adjust Military Operations and Tactics in environments that are always changing. Mission Command Officers are driven to achieve success with their team whether in the Army or the corporate world. The Advanced Course takes place during the last two years in college as elective courses. It Army ROTC is a one-of-a-kind experience. The normally includes one elective class and lab each challenges one faces and the obstacles one will semester in addition to the required physical overcome will prepare the person for future training and field training exercises, plus a success. Army ROTC is one of the nation’s top summer leadership camp. Students will learn leadership programs, with many benefits to advanced military tactics and gain experience in joining. Through Army ROTC, students can: team organization, planning and decision-making. To benefit from the leadership training in the Compete for an Army ROTC scholarship Advanced Course, all cadets must have completed Gain experience one cannot find anywhere either the Basic Course or have attended the else Leader’s Training Course. Entering the Advanced Gain the respect of one’s peers and future Course requires a commitment to serve as an employers Officer in the U.S. Army after they graduate. Train to become a leader and manager Junior Year: Leading Small Tactical Units The Basic Course takes place during the first two Topics covered include: years in college as elective courses. It normally involves one elective class and lab each semester Command and Staff Functions
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Law of War Post and Installation Support Weapons Military Operations and Tactics Team Dynamics and Peer Leadership Military Operations and Tactics Advanced course students receive a $420 per month for each month they are in school, for up to Senior Year: Transition to Becoming an Officer 20 months and also incur a service obligation to Topics covered include: the Army upon completion of the two-year advanced course. A student must maintain a Training the Force minimum overall GPA of “C” (i.e., 2.00) in all Military Justice classes including military courses in order to be Ethical Decision Making considered for commission. Personnel Management Cultural Awareness
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Military Science Suggested Course Sequence Junior Year Freshman Year First Semester First Semester MSC 301 ...... 2 MSC 101 ...... 1 MSC 303 ...... 1 MSC 103 ...... 1 MSC 350 ...... 1 MSC 150 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 4
Second Semester Second Semester MSC 302 ...... 2 MSC 102 ...... 1 MSC 304 ...... 1 MSC 104 ...... 1 MSC 351 ...... 1 MSC 151 ...... 1 ADVANCE CAMP ...... 6 Semester Total ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 10
Senior Year Sophomore Year First Semester First Semester MSC 401 ...... 2 MSC 201 ...... 1 MSC 403 ...... 1 MSC 203 ...... 1 MSC 450 ...... 1 MSC 250 ...... 1 MSC 490 (or an approved U.S. History course) Semester Total ...... 4 ...... 3
Semester Total ...... 7
Second Semester Second Semester MSC 202 ...... 1 MSC 402 ...... 2 MSC 204 ...... 1 MSC 404 ...... 1 MSC 251 ...... 1 MSC 451 ...... 1 Semester Total ...... 4 Semester Total ...... 4
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Military Science Course Descriptions the appropriate fitness class, (i.e. MSC 150 or 250). Cadets are required to attend the Battalion MSC 101. Introduction to the Army and Critical Mini-Exercise (normally a two-day event from Thinking (1 credit hours) Friday-Saturday). MSC 101 introduces Cadets to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for MSC 150 and 151. Basic Physical Fitness and effective leadership. Cadets learn how the Conditioning I and II (1 credit hour) personal development of life skills such as critical Open to all students, but required of all contracted thinking, time management, goal setting, stress MSC-100 cadets or students. Students participate management, and comprehensive fitness relate to in and learn to lead a physical fitness program. leadership, and the Army profession. The focus is Emphasis is on the development of an individual on developing basic knowledge and fitness program and the role of exercise and fitness comprehension of Army leadership dimensions in one’s life. Leadership positions are tailored while gaining a big picture of understanding the based on the student’s academic alignment. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Courses are mandatory for all MSC-100 level, program, its purpose in the Army, and its four-year scholarship cadets advantages for the student.
MSC 201. Leadership and Decision Making (1 MSC 102. Introduction to the Profession of Arms credit hours) (1 credit hours) This is an academically challenging course were MSC 102 introduces Cadets to the personal you will study, practice, and apply the challenges and competencies that are critical for fundamentals of Army Leadership, Officership, adaptive leadership. Cadets learn the basics of the Army Values and Ethics, Personal Development, communications process and the importance for and small unit tactics at the platoon level. You leaders to develop the essential skills to effectively will be required to demonstrate writing skills and communicate in the Army. Students will examine present information briefings as preparation for the Army Profession and what it means to be a development in becoming a successful future professional in the U.S. Army. The overall focus officer. This course includes reading assignments, is on developing basic knowledge and homework assignments, small group assignments, comprehension of Army leadership while gaining briefings, case studies, and practical exercises, a a big picture of understanding the Reserve mid-term exam, and final exam. Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the MSC 202. Army Doctrine and Team student. Development (1 credit hours)
MSL 202 begins the journey to understand and MSC 103 and 104. Practicum in Military demonstrate Cross-Cultural Competencies as they Training Management Laboratories I and II (1 relate to Army doctrine and how they apply in a credit hour) combatant commander’s planning process. This laboratory section is designed to offer the Discuss Army Values, Teamwork, and Warrior student an opportunity for integration and Ethos and explain their relationship to the Law of application of training management and leadership Land Warfare, and philosophy of military service techniques. Team members and leadership are also stressed. Students are then required to positions are tailored based on the student’s apply their knowledge outside the classroom in a academic alignment. The course includes hands-on performance-oriented environment exercises such as rappelling, group presentations, during Leadership LABs and team building basic marksmanship, drill and ceremony, field exercises. The hands-on exercises are the student’s training, etc. Co-requisite: The appropriate opportunity to utilize the knowledge gained military science course, MSC 101 or 102. Contracted MSC-100s and 200s; must also take 2019-2020 University Catalog 331 College of Professional Studies throughout the course and demonstrate an one’s life. Leadership positions are tailored based understanding of the Course Outcomes. on the student’s academic and military science alignment. Course is mandatory for all MSC MSC 203 and 204. Practicum in Military 100/200 level scholarship cadets. Training Management Laboratories III and IV (1 credit hour) MSC 301. Training Management and the This laboratory section is designed to offer the Warfighting Functions (2 credit hours) student an opportunity for integration and This is an academically challenging course were application of training management and leadership you will study, practice, and apply the techniques. Team members and leadership fundamentals of Army Leadership, Officership, positions are tailored based on the student’s Army Values and Ethics, Personal Development, academic alignment. The course includes and small unit tactics at the platoon level. At the exercises such as group presentations, basic conclusion of this course, you will be capable of marksmanship, drill and ceremony, field training, planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating and etc. Co-requisite: The appropriate military science leading a squad and platoon in the execution of a course, MSC-101 or 201. Contracted MSC 100s mission during a classroom PE, a Leadership Lab, and 200s must also take the appropriate fitness or during a Leader Training Exercise (LTX). You class, i.e. MSC 150 or 250. Cadets are required to will be required to write peer evaluations and attend the Battalion Mini- Exercise (normally a receive feedback on your abilities as a leader and two-day event from Friday-Saturday). how to improve those leader skills that can further develop you in to a successful officer. This course MSC 210. Leader’s Training Course (LTC) (6 includes reading assignments, homework credit hours) assignments, small group assignments, briefings, A six-week summer camp conducted at an Army case studies, and practical exercises, a mid-term post. The student receives pay. Travel cost, exam, and a final exam. You will receive lodging and meals are defrayed by the Army. The systematic and specific feedback on your leader environment is rigorous and is similar to Army attributes, values, and core leader competencies Basic Training. No military obligation is incurred. from your instructor, other ROTC cadre, and MSL Open only to students who have not taken the IV Cadets who will evaluate you using the Cadet sequence of MSC 101, 102, 201, 202, 103, 104, Officer Evaluation System (OES). Successful 203, 204, 250, or 251. Entry also requires students completion of this course will help prepare you for to pass a physical examination (paid for by the ROTC Cadet Leader Course (CLC), which you ROTC). Completion of MSC 210 qualifies a will attend in the summer at Fort Knox, KY. student for entry into the Advanced Course. Seven Prerequisite(s): MSC 201 and MSC 202 or different training cycles are normally offered permission of Professor of Military Science. during the summer, but spaces are limited based on the needs of the U.S. Army. Candidates can MSC 302. Training Management and the apply for a space anytime during the academic Warfighting Functions (2 credit hours) year prior to the summer of intended participation. This is an academically challenging course were Qualifying students are also eligible to compete you will study, practice, and apply the for ROTC scholarships during the summer camp. fundamentals of Army Leadership, Officership, Army Values and Ethics, Personal Development, MSC 250 and 251. Basic Physical Fitness and and small unit tactics at the platoon level. At the Conditioning III and IV (1 credit hour) conclusion of this course, you will be capable of Open to all students. Students participate in and planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating and learn to lead a physical fitness program. Emphasis leading a squad and platoon in the execution of a is on the development of an individual fitness mission during a classroom PE, a Leadership Lab, program and the role of exercise and fitness in or during a Leader Training Exercise (LTX). You
332 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies will be required to write peer evaluations and U.S. Army. The ADVANCE CAMP environment receive feedback on your abilities as a leader and is highly structured and demanding, stressing how to improve those leader skills that can further leadership at small unit levels under varying, develop you in to a successful officer. This course challenging conditions. Individual leadership and includes reading assignments, homework basic skills performances are evaluated throughout assignments, small group assignments, briefings, the camp. The leadership and skills evaluations at case studies, and practical exercises, a mid-term ADVANCE CAMP weigh heavily in the exam, and a final exam. You will receive subsequent selection process that determines the systematic and specific feedback on your leader type of commission and job opportunities given to attributes, values, and core leader competencies the student upon graduating from college, the from your instructor, other ROTC cadre, and MSL ROTC program and subsequently their IV Cadets who will evaluate you using the Cadet commissioning. Officer Evaluation System (OES). Successful completion of this course will help prepare you for MSC 350 and 351. Advanced Physical Fitness the ROTC Cadet Leader Course (CLC), which you Training and Conditioning I and II (1 credit will attend in the summer at Fort Knox, KY. hour) Prerequisite(s): MSC 201 and MSC 202 or Students will participate in and learn to plan and permission of Professor of Military Science. lead physical fitness programs. Develops the physical fitness required of an officer in the U.S. MSC 303 and 304. Advanced Course Leadership Army. Unless otherwise approved by the Laboratories I and II (1 credit hour) Professor of Military Science (PMS), open only Open only to students in the associated Military to, and required of students in MSC 301, 302. Science (MSC) lecture course. Different leadership roles are designed for students at MSC 401. The Army Officer (2 credit hours) different levels of the program. The course This is an academically challenging course were involves leadership responsibilities for the you will study, practice, develop, and apply planning, coordination, execution and evaluation critical thinking skills pertaining to Army of various training and activities with basic course leadership, officer skills, Army Values and ethics, students and for the Reserve Officers’ Training personal development, and small unit tactics at Corps (ROTC) program as a whole. Students platoon level. This course includes reading develop, practice and refine leadership skills by assignments, homework assignments, small group serving and being evaluated in a variety of assignments, briefings, case studies, practical responsible positions. Cadets bound for the exercises, a mid-term exam, and final exam. You ADVANCE CAMP (Leadership Development and will be assessed on the execution of missions Assessment Camp) will attend the Battalion Field during classroom PE, Leadership Lab, or during a Training Exercise (FTX) / Mini-Exercise (Mini- Leader Training Exercise (LTX). You will EX) and the Brigade Joint Field Training Exercise. receive systematic and specific feedback on your . Unless otherwise approved by the Professor of leader attributes, values, and core leader Military Science (PMS), open only to, and competencies from your cadre, PMS and other required of students in MSC 301, 302. MSL IV Cadets who will evaluate you using the Cadet Officer Evaluation Report (COER). You MSC 310. ROTC National Advanced Leadership will be required to write peer evaluations and Camp (6 credit hours) receive feedback on your abilities as a leader and A 32-day camp conducted at an Army post. how to improve those leader skills. At the Required of all students seeking a commission conclusion of this course, you will be able to plan, who have completed MSC-301, 303, 350, 302, coordinate, navigate, motivate and lead a platoon 304 and 351. The student receives pay, travel, in future operational environments. Successful lodging and most meal costs are defrayed by the completion of this course will assist in preparing
2019-2020 University Catalog 333 College of Professional Studies you for your BOLC B course and is a mandatory of various training and activities with basic course requirement for commissioning. Prerequisite(s): students and for the ROTC program as a whole. MSC 301 and MSC 302. Students develop, practice, and refine leadership skills by serving and being evaluated in a variety MSC 402. Company Grade Leadership (2 credit of responsible positions. Co-requisite: The hours) appropriate military science lecture course, MSC- This is an academically challenging course were 401, MSC-402, and an advanced conditioning you will study, practice, develop, and apply class MSC-450 or 451. critical thinking skills pertaining to Army leadership, officer skills, Army Values and ethics, MSC 450 and 451. Advanced Physical Fitness personal development, and small unit tactics at Training and Conditioning III and IV (1 credit platoon level. This course includes reading hour) assignments, homework assignments, small group Students will participate in a physical fitness assignments, briefings, case studies, practical program to learn techniques for developing a exercises, mid-term exam, and a Capstone fitness program and lead physical fitness. Exercise in place of the final exam. For the Develops the physical fitness required of an Capstone Exercise, you will be required to officer in the U.S. Army. Open only to, and complete an Oral Practicum that you will be required of students in MSC-401, 402. evaluated on your knowledge of the 20 Army Warfighting Challenges (AWFC) covered MSC 490. Military History of the United States throughout MSL401 and 402 coursework. In (3 credit hours) addition, you could be assessed on leadership Study and application of military history through abilities during classroom PE, Leadership Labs, or classroom instruction, directed readings, oral and Leader Training Exercises (LTX). You will written presentations. This class will incorporate receive systematic and specific feedback on your multiple presentations on leadership examples leader attributes, values, and core leader throughout history, battle analysis, a closer look at competencies from your cadre, PMS and other Operations Orders and their use as a leadership MSL IV Cadets who will evaluate you using the tool, and/or a Military Staff Ride to a local Cadet Officer Evaluation Report (COER). You battlefield. The seminar will include classes, will be required to write peer evaluations and directed readings, and both oral and written receive feedback on your abilities as a leader and presentations on such topics as national security, how to improve those leader skills. At the logistic management, military law, ethics and conclusion of this course, you will be able to plan, analytical models for decision-making. coordinate, navigate, motivate and lead a platoon Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior ROTC standing, in future operational environments. Successful pursuant of an academic minor in Military completion of this course will assist in preparing Science, or special permission from the Professor you for your BOLC B course and is a mandatory of Military Science. requirement for commissioning. Prerequisite(s): MSC 301 and 302.
MSC 403 and 404. Advanced Course Leadership Laboratories III and IV (1 credit hour) Open only to students in the associated Military Science (MSC) lecture course. Different leadership roles are assigned to students at different levels of the program. The course involves leadership responsibilities for the planning, coordination, execution, and evaluation
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Military Science Faculty Germann, Joshua (2017), Professor of Military Science. B.S. Louisiana State University, (1998); M.S. Administration Central Michigan University, (2013).
Kinsey, Bill (2013), Recruiting Officer. B.A. University of Tennessee; M.A. Marshall University, 1999. Areas of research: Human Resources, Fitness Training and Conditioning and
Organizational Dynamics.
Hodge, William (2019), Assistant Professor of Military Science. B.S. United States Military Academy, (2016).
Kirkendall, Aaron (2018), Military Science Instructor
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Social Work comprehensive liberal arts foundation to enhance the student’s understanding of the individual in Dr. Kerri Steele reciprocal interaction with the environment; and Chairperson includes courses in humanities, biological 916 Wallace Hall sciences, social and behavioral sciences and (304) 766-3282 communication. Academic credit for life [email protected] experience and previous work experience will not be given, in whole or in part, in lieu of the field Social Work is one of the oldest human service practicum, or in lieu of courses in the professional professions. It uses the social and behavioral foundation areas. sciences to understand and help individuals, families, groups and communities realize their full Admission to the Social Work Program potential. Students in the Social Work program Students may declare Social Work as their major learn professional values, master a broad range of at any time during their collegiate careers. knowledge about individuals, social systems, However, all Social Work candidates must human diversity, social policy and generalist formally apply to the Department of Social Work practice theory; and develop skills related to for admission to the program. Students are then analysis and problem solving, communication, selectively admitted to the program, and only research and generalist practice. The program those formally admitted can enroll in the practice helps students to integrate theoretical material and field instruction courses. from the classroom with the practical supervised field experience of working directly with To be formally admitted a student must meet the individuals, families, groups and communities, following standards and procedures: and organizations.
Completion of 45 hours of college credit with The Social Work program at West Virginia State an overall GPA of 2.30 University is fully accredited by the Council on Submission of the formal program application Social Work Education and leads to the Bachelor after successfully completing 45 hours of Science degree in Social Work. Graduates are eligible to take the social work licensure A grade of C or better in English 101 and 102 examination in West Virginia and other states, A grade of C or better in the required depending on individual state laws. The program introductory course (S WK 131) prepares students for beginning generalist A satisfactory rating in the S WK 131 field professional social work practice. experience A grade of C or better in any social work Graduates of the program find employment in course taken various human service settings such as hospitals, community mental health centers, nursing care Bachelor of Science in Social Work facilities, children and family service agencies in 120 hours required for graduation both the public and private sectors, hospice and group homes, courts and probation, victim service General Education - 35-37 Hours programs and public welfare agencies. The (Math Requirement: MATH 103, 111 or 120 or program also provides a sound educational base BA 312) for those who wish to pursue graduate education. Major - 48 Hours The course of study focuses on basic assumptions, Core Courses: S WK 131, 200, 202, 245, 316, values, principles and skills which underlie 342, 400, 403, 404, 405, 406. intervention with individuals, groups, families, communities and organizations; provides a 336 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies
Select nine hours from S WK 205, 210, 298, permitted to register for the following field and/or 310**, 330, 350, practice instruction courses (S WK 316, 403, 404, 410, Sp. Top. 199, 299, 399 or 499. 405, 406).
Cognates - 15-16 Hours Note: Students majoring in Social Work are EDUC 201; POSC 204; PSYC 151*, PSYC 200 or required to achieve at least a minimum grade of C CJ 314; SOC 101*. in all Social Work courses. To graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, the student Electives must have an overall GPA of 2.3. To bring total hours to 120 *May be counted toward G ED Social Sciences Information on formal admission to the program is requirement. available in the office of the Department of Social **May be counted toward G ED International Work. Students who have not been formally Perspectives requirement admitted to the Social Work program cannot be
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Social Work Suggested Course Sequence Freshman Year Junior Year First Semester First Semester G ED Written Communication I ...... 3 PSYC 200 or CJ 314 ...... 3-4 G ED Oral Communications ...... 3 S WK 245 ...... 3 G ED International Perspectives ...... 3 S WK Elective...... 3 S WK 131 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 15-16
Second Semester Second Semester G ED Written Communication II ...... 3 S WK 316 ...... 3 G ED Arts ...... 3 S WK 342 ...... 3 G ED Mathematics ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 SOC 101 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 S WK Elective ...... 3 POSC 204...... 3 Semester Total ...... 15-16 Semester Total ...... 15
Sophomore Year Senior Year First Semester First Semester G ED History ...... 3 S WK 403 ...... 3 G ED Natural Science ...... 3-4 S WK 404 ...... 6 S WK 200 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 S WK 202 ...... 3 Free Elective ...... 3 G ED Wellness ...... 2 Semester Total ...... 15 Semester Total ...... 14-15
Second Semester Second Semester EDUC 201 ...... 3 S WK 400 ...... 3 PSYC 151 ...... 3 S WK 405 ...... 3 S WK Elective ...... 3 S WK 406 ...... 6 G ED Scientific Reasoning ...... 3-4 Free Elective (if needed) ...... 1-3 G ED Humanities ...... 3 Semester Total ...... 13-15 Semester Total ...... 15-16
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Social Work Course Descriptions S WK 210. Children and Family Services A study of the historical, theoretical, political and Note: All courses are three credit hours unless practical issues involved in the provision of noted otherwise. services to children and their families. Course
focuses on services and methods used to promote S WK 131. Introduction to Social Work the positive development of children, as well as A study of the profession of social work: its confront problems experienced by families. history and role in the institution of social welfare. Assessment of child abuse, foster care placement, Examines the wide variety of problems social adoption services and parenting are explored. workers confront, the diverse clients they serve, Open to non-majors. the places they work, the knowledge and skills they use, the social programs they carry out and S WK 245. Human Behavior and the Social the philosophy and values they hold. Career Environment opportunities in the profession are explored. A study of the social, cultural, ethnic, biological Course entails volunteer experience in a social and emotional aspects of adult growth and service agency. Open to non-majors. development. Family life cycles, group influences,
gender issues and lifestyles are examined. S WK 199. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, PSYC 151, EDUC 201 A lower division course designed for a topic of or permission of instructor. current interest. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each S WK 298. Current Issues in Human Services offering. A study of current issues affecting the social work
profession and the delivery of social services. S WK 200. Theories of Poverty Issues are determined by the interests of the A study of factors and theories associated with students. Open to non-majors. poverty in America. Presents a historical survey of responses to poverty issues and problems, S WK 299. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) including the institution of public welfare. A lower division course designed for a topic of Examines preconceived beliefs about poverty and current interest. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each presents alternative ways of considering poverty offering. and designing interventions. Open to non- majors.
S WK 310. Professional Practice in a Global S WK 202. Cultural Aspects Society A study of the impact of cultural and ethnic This course discusses the ways that families, diversity on human development and functioning communities, societies, and international in society. Presents models and theoretical organizations enhance well-being in the evolving frameworks useful for engaging, assessing and global era. It draws on a variety of theoretical providing social services to members of varied perspectives that inform social welfare thinking cultures in a multicultural environment. Open to and discusses the policies and practices that have non-majors. evolved in different countries over the years to
promote people’s well-being. Prerequisites: Eng S WK 205. Community Services 102. A study of public and private community agencies, their functions, policies, eligibility S WK 316. Social Work Practice I requirements and services. Students will learn A study of the knowledge and skills needed for the about community resources and the rules and development of effective helping relationships. regulations that govern the provision of services, Students will examine their own values as they with an emphasis on the referral process and care learn interviewing and other intervention management. Open to non- majors. techniques used in social work practice.
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Prerequisite(s): admission to social work program, groups. Field instruction. To be taken concurrently S WK 202 and 245, or permission of instructor. with S WK 404. Prerequisite(s): S WK 316.
S WK 330. Social Work Values and Ethics S WK 404. Field Instruction (6 credit hours) A study of the values and ethics of the social work This course integrates classroom theory and profession. The course uses the Code of Ethics of practice by placing students for 240 hours in an the National Association of Social Workers in approved social service agency where they studying ethical dilemmas faced by social work provide direct social work services under the practitioners. Prerequisite(s): supervision of a qualified field instructor to S WK 131. individuals, families and groups. Participation in a weekly seminar and concurrent enrollment in S S WK 342. Social Policy and Legislation WK 403 required. Grading is Pass/Fail. A study of the historical, philosophical, judicial Prerequisite(s): S WK 316. and practical issues involved in the development and enactment of social welfare policies. S WK 405. Social Work Practice III Introduces analytical methods for evaluating A study of the impact of the organization and social welfare policies. The course explores the community on social work practice both as the role of the legislative process in the enactment of context and focus of change. The knowledge and social policies. Open to non-majors. skills needed by the generalist practitioner in working with and within organizations and S WK 350. Aging: Process and Services communities are explored. To prepare for A study of the physiological, psychological and beginning practice the student will also explore sociological changes that occur as people age. The issues facing the new practitioner. To be taken course explores common myths and stereotypes concurrently with S WK 406. Prerequisite(s): S surrounding aging and highlights national and WK 403. local services to the elderly. Open to non-majors. S WK 406. Advanced Field Instruction (6 credit S WK 399. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) hours) An upper division course for a topic of special Students enrolled in this course are placed in an current interest. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each approved social service agency for 240 hours offering. under the supervision of a qualified field instructor. The student will have increased S WK 400. Methods of Social Work Research responsibility for providing services. Emphasis A study of the research principles and will be upon service activities such as policy methodologies used in social work. Students learn making, program development, networking, public to evaluate research studies useful for social work relations, research and other indirect service practice and to evaluate the effectiveness of their provision. Participation in a weekly seminar and own practice interventions. Prerequisite or co- concurrent enrollment in S WK 405 are required. requisite: PSYC 200 or CJ 314. Grading is Pass/Fail. Prerequisite(s): S WK 404.
S WK 403. Social Work Practice II S WK 410. Services to Veterans and Military A study of the principles of practice which guide Families the social worker in identifying problems, This course explores a wide range of issues assessing situations, contracting with clients, affecting services to military personnel, veterans planning interventions, evaluating outcomes and and their families. It provides students with a terminating services. The course helps students comprehensive overview of military culture and develop the analytical and interactional skills the military deployment cycle. The course needed in working with individuals, families and considers the needs of active duty service
340 West Virginia State University College of Professional Studies members and veterans at different developmental S WK 499. Special Topics (1-3 credit hours) phases of the military life course. The ways that An upper-division course for a topic of special these individuals cope with a range of physical current interest. Prerequisite(s): As stated for each health, mental health and psychosocial issues are offering. examined with special attention given to stress reactions, including Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), Social Work Faculty Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and co- Brown, Rita M. (1996), Associate Professor of occurring disorders such as depression, substance Social Work. B.S.S.W. West Virginia State abuse and intimate partner violence. Additional College; M.A. Marshall University; M.S.W. West topics include family resilience, grief and loss, Virginia University, 1995. Areas of research: child and adolescent adaptation, caregiving, and Child Welfare, Social Work Licensing and Social associated policy issues. Psychological and social Work Practice Methods. barriers to care are explored. Open to non-majors.
Lee, Yvonne (2018) faculty Instructor of social work, B.A/BSW West Virginia State University; MSW West Virginia University: PhD candidate Walden University 2017. Areas of research: The Relationships between Stress, Family Support, Family Resources among Custodial Grandparents in Appalachia.
Mutepa, Raphael M. (2003), Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A. Universite Nationale du Zaire; M.A. Franciscan University; Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003. Areas of research: HIV/AIDS, Social Work Research Methods and Children and Families.
Steele, Kerri (2013), Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A. Concord College; MSW Tulane University; Ph.D. University of Georgia, 2013. Areas of research: Behavioral Health Indicators and Early Warning Systems, Substance Abuse, Poverty and Homelessness.
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Graduate Programs Academic Disqualification A graduate student may be disqualified from The following information is general for all continuing in the graduate program for a variety of graduate programs offered at West Virginia State reasons. The most common is failure to maintain University. For specific guidelines and policies, the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.0) please refer to the individual graduate program for required to remain in good standing (note that more specific requirements. some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of Grading examinations, lack of progress toward the degree, The following grades are issued for graduate poor performance in core courses, etc. programs with the following GPA value: Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.0) are subject to A 4 Outstanding dismissal upon recommendation of the graduate B 3 Satisfactory program coordinator. C 2 Unsatisfactory/Passing D 1 Unsatisfactory/Below Academic Warning, Probation, Dismissal Average Conditions for incurring academic warning, F 0 Unsatisfactory/Failing probation or dismissal and procedures for appealing dismissal are specified within the Other grades include: University Catalog. Incomplete Grades S Satisfactory The grade of Incomplete (i.e., I) is awarded at the U Unsatisfactory discretion of the instructor upon the request of the IP In Progress student for coursework not completed because of a serious interruption not caused by the student’s In courses applicable to graduate degrees, only the own negligence. Faculty members reserve the grades A, B and S represent satisfactory right not to award an Incomplete. An incomplete scholarship. grade is not to be assigned to thesis credits to indicate that the coursework is in progress. The A student is considered in probationary status and instructor sets conditions for completing the subject to dismissal if the cumulative scholarship coursework and having a grade assigned. The in any work attempted in graduate status falls coursework must be completed by the date below a B average (3.0). The graduate program decided by the instructor, but no later than the end coordinator determines a student’s eligibility to of two semesters immediately following the continue graduate study. If allowed to continue in semester in which the Incomplete was awarded. A probationary status, the student is required to student with two or more grades of I is not make expeditious progress toward improvement in permitted to register until the coursework has been scholarship. completed and the grade assigned.
Grade Point Average (GPA) Audit Grade (AUD) To remain in good standing, students must A student wishing an audit grade in a course must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0. Only courses officially register for the course. The student must required by the graduate program will be counted also submit a written request to the instructor by in the GPA. Undergraduate prerequisites or the fourth week of class. The instructor’s decision remedial courses taken after the bachelor’s degree will be final and will be transmitted to the student will not count toward the graduate GPA. in writing. A student may re-register for the course at a later date and receive a grade and academic credit.
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Each graduate program must establish procedures Thesis/Project Work to ensure that students in the program maintain In Progress (i.e., IP), Satisfactory (i.e., S) or satisfactory academic progress toward both the Unsatisfactory (i.e., U) or letter grades may be required grade point average and completion of assigned each semester for project and thesis degree requirements. Graduate students must be work, since these grades do not imply approval of informed of these procedures at the time they are the thesis itself. admitted. The graduate program coordinator is responsible for monitoring program compliance IP grades may be assigned in some graduate with this requirement. programs to signify adequate progress on theses and projects in which continuous registration is Leave of Absence required. All IP grades will automatically be A student who finds it necessary to be excused changed to S grades by the registrar upon from registration in a graduate degree program for notification from the department of final three or more consecutive semesters must formally acceptance of the thesis or project and completion request a leave of absence from the graduate of all degree requirements. program. The appropriate academic dean must approve leave time. Leave will be granted only Repeat Courses under exceptional circumstances. Recipients of Except for courses specifically designated as student loans should note that leave of absence repeatable, for credit or requiring continuous constitutes a break in their program of study, registration (such as ongoing thesis research and resulting in loss of their loan repayment grace writing), graduate students may repeat no more period and/or eligibility for student deferment. than two courses with no course being repeated International students on F1 and J1 visas normally more than once. The original grade will remain fall out-of-status during the period of a leave and posted on the student’s permanent record, and must return to their home country during the both grades will be used to determine the student’s leave. GPA. When a student returns from a leave of absence, Active Status the student’s supervisory committee and the Active status entitles students to utilize the student will mutually agree upon decisions University resources. Master’s programs require a concerning previous or current program of studies. minimum of one credit hour enrolled per semester to maintain active status in the program. Graduation The student is responsible for making certain that Lapses in enrollment for three or more all requirements have been met and that every consecutive semesters require that the student deadline is observed. apply for readmission subject to the admission procedures, criteria and policies in effect at the Each student who plans to graduate is required to time the reapplication is made. submit to the Registration and Records Office an Application for Graduation. This form must be Thesis/Project Enrollment Requirement submitted before the end of the third week of Once enrollment in thesis/project credit is classes of the academic semester in which initiated, continuous registration for at least one graduation is expected. A graduation fee must be credit hour each semester (including the summer paid at the time of application. A student turning term) is required until the thesis/project in the application for graduation after the deadline requirement is fulfilled. will not graduate until the following semester. A student who does not graduate at the end of the semester applied for must reapply for the semester
2019-2020 University Catalog 345 Graduate Education of graduation. The graduation fee will be refunded coursework is relevant to the degree and if or carried over as requested by the student. The approved by the graduate program coordinator. academic advisor must sign the application for graduation form prior to being submitted to the Transfer Credit Registration and Records Office. Students may apply for transfer of a maximum of six graduate credits to be used toward the A student denied graduation must complete the requirements of the degree*. Ordinarily, these requirements for graduation and reapply for transfer credits will satisfy elective requirements graduation. A student must be registered for the only. Transfer credit must be based on graduate semester in which the degree is received. work completed within the five-year period immediately preceding matriculation. A Petition The University will confer the master’s degree for Transfer Credit Form should be filled out by when the following conditions have been met: the student and deposited with a transcript at the Submission of the required application for graduate program coordinator’s office. graduation form; Prospective graduate transfer students should meet Certification by the academic dean that all with the graduate program coordinator or faculty requirements of the degree being sought have advisor at the point of matriculation in their West been completed; Virginia State University graduate program to Achievement of the grade requirements as determine how credits previously earned might defined in the University Catalog; transfer into that program. Achievement of the grade requirements established by the appropriate school or Students requesting a transfer of credit are program for major and core courses, course obligated to make the case for the courses in sequences, and concentration; and question. If the requested transfer is for a Satisfactory completion of a thesis or project. graduate-level course equivalent to one of our own courses, this is usually not an issue and the No student shall be approved for graduation transfer petition can be handled routinely. If the before the dean of the college offering the degree requested transfer is for a graduate-level course has certified to the registrar that all academic not equivalent to a West Virginia State University requirements have been met. The registrar must graduate course or from a field different than that promptly notify the candidate and the school if of their graduate program (e.g., a Psychology or graduation is not approved for any reason. Computer Science course which might fit into the Media Studies program), the student should Time Limitations provide the graduate program coordinator with: Graduate students must complete their degrees within five years from the date of matriculation. (1) a copy of the syllabus of the course in question; Transfer credit must be based on graduate work and completed within the five-year period immediately (2) a written rationale for how the course makes an preceding matriculation*. Applicants for essential contribution to their program of study. readmission whose last enrollment in the program Other information may be requested as needed. was five or more years prior must have their transcripts re-evaluated by the graduate program * An exception may be made for students who coordinator and an academic advisor. Some have previous media studies coursework at courses may need to be repeated or some Marshall University taught by West Virginia State additional coursework required. University faculty. These students may transfer up to 18 hours if approved by the graduate program * Students may apply to revalidate credit taken coordinator. more than five years prior to matriculation, if
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Master of Arts in Media Studies Applicants who do not meet the above requirements may be granted conditional Mr. Roger Echols admission Coordinator 212 Cole Complex Conditional admission may be granted during the (304) 766-3028 last semester of a student’s baccalaureate program. [email protected] While it is preferred that applicants hold a baccalaureate degree in the humanities, the fine The Master of Arts in Media Studies is an arts, or social sciences (preferably with some integrated, interdisciplinary program intended for coursework in communications, film, students with a traditional undergraduate videography, computer science, or Media Studies), education and some experience in applications are sought from graduates in any communications and digital media. discipline who can demonstrate a serious and committed approach to the subject. Some Students graduating with this degree, unique in undergraduate remediation may be necessary for West Virginia, are ideally suited to take advantage students with minimal computer literacy and/or no of the expanding job possibilities in graphic previous coursework or experience in such areas design, digital video production, interactive media as filmmaking, video production and mass media and multimedia production, electronic publishing theory. and online information services. Media Studies graduates are prepared for careers as If a student in the Media Studies Program receives communication experts in such venues as a final grade of C in two courses in the program commerce and industry, education and (either media courses or other courses in his/her entertainment, and government and the not-for- plan of study), that student will receive a letter of profit sector. Graduates are also prepared to warning. If a student receives a third C in such continue work toward a doctoral degree. Students courses, he/she will be dismissed from the will graduate with design, technical and critical program. A final grade of F in a course is grounds skills and will be well equipped to address the for dismissal from the program. many challenges faced by corporations, small businesses, government agencies, non-profit Academic Warning, Probation or Dismissal organizations and educational institutions as they Students may appeal final grades as described (for venture into the digital millennium. undergraduate students) in the University Catalog.
Admission Requirements The Media Studies Program does not tolerate Students admitted to the Media Studies program academic/professional misconduct. Unacceptable must have: behavior includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, vandalism, etc. Should anyone be found A bachelor’s degree from a regionally to have engaged in such behavior, he/she will accredited college or university immediately be removed from the program, and Overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4 point the infraction will remain on file as part of that scale student’s permanent academic record. Minimum score of 950 on Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Master of Arts in Media Studies Three letters of recommendation addressing 36 hours required for graduation applicant’s academic competencies Minimum TOEFL score of 550 for students whose native language is not English (The Test for Spoken English will also be required)
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Foundation Core Requirements methods. Alternately, students can choose to Nine hours. MS 500 (Digital Storytelling), MS complete a comprehensive media project, which 503 (Mass Communication Theory), MS 502 may, for example, be relevant to their employment (Graduate Research and Writing) (e.g. as videographers, teachers, media specialists)
Advanced Core Requirements as well as a detailed written evaluative report Six hours. Choose 1 (one) three-hour course at the demonstrating its relevance to the program. 600 level from each of the two program concentrations (Digital Media, Media Theory & Criticism)
Concentration Nine hours. Students choose three courses in one approved area of concentration. Six hours can be independent studies courses.
Electives – Three hours. Any 500- or 600-level course.
Thesis/Project Requirement Six hours. The thesis or project requirement requires students to conduct and complete independent research that is relevant to the theoretical issues and topics covered in the M.A. program and demonstrate familiarity with, and skill in, applying appropriate research methods. Alternatively, students can choose to complete a comprehensive media project, which may, for example, be relevant to their employment (e.g. as videographers, teachers, media specialists) as well as a detailed written evaluative report demonstrating its relevance to the program.
Concentration Options: Digital Media Choose three courses from MS 510, 541, 543, 548, 560, 565, 600, 610, 630, 640 or 660.
Media Theory & Criticism Choose three courses from MS 505, 515, 561, 635, 645 or 655.
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Media Studies Course Descriptions Admission to the Media Studies Graduate program or permission of the instructor. MS 500. Digital Storytelling
A foundation course in the study and application MS 510. Digital Graphic Design of media aesthetic principles to visual media, This course is designed to provide students with a utilizing digital imaging and manipulation comprehensive understanding of visual expression technologies and software. Students will analyze as a means of communicating information, and the and develop digital presentations containing technical skills to digitally translate information graphics and text based on the principles of into visual communication. Emphasis is placed on effective visual design for several screen formats. the development of strong conceptual design Theory will be integrated into practice through skills, understanding the history and development several guided projects, culminating in a major of creative applications of technology, and the media design project published to CD, DVD and mastery of technical information to facilitate the web. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media effective messages. Prerequisite(s): MS 500 or Studies graduate program or permission of the permission of the instructor. (Note: Students are instructor. expected to have a working knowledge of basic
design principles and to be familiar with the Mac MS 502. Graduate Research and Writing platform.) An entry-level graduate course designed to familiarize students with the basic tools and MS 515. Public Relations Theory and Practice techniques to do acceptable graduate work. This course will examine the application of Emphasis will be given to critical methods of communication, social and behavioral science research, study, and writing. Required in the first theory and research techniques in the overall year of graduate work in the Media Studies planning, programming, implementation, analysis program. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media and evaluation of public relations programs and Studies graduate program or permission of the campaigns. Emphasis will be placed on the instructor. identification and analysis of strategies as they are
used and affect profit as well as non-profit MS 503. Mass Communications Theory organizations. Prerequisite(s): MS 505. Students will learn about the structure, content, process and effects of communication, the MS 541. Digital Video Production contributions of other disciplines and barriers to This course will focus on narrative project effective communication. Students will explore conceptualization, scripting, storyboarding, the vibrant relationship between theory building, production and postproduction utilizing digital research and knowledge. Students will examine video strategies, technology and software. key theories in detail, considering their Students, through individual projects, will apply relationships with other theories and the insight narrative and media aesthetic principles in the they provide into human communication. production of a series of structured digital Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies projects, culminating in a major narrative project. graduate program or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): MS 500 or permission of the
instructor. MS 505. Media Research
Introduction to quantitative and qualitative MS 543. Animation Production research procedures used in the social sciences This class consists of screenings, lectures and a and communications studies. Methods include series of projects that will introduce the student to experimental design, surveying, sampling, content animation production for film and video. The and narrative analysis, as well as focus groups and course focuses on the concepts, techniques and interviewing techniques. Prerequisite(s): processes of producing an image, as well as
350 West Virginia State University Graduate Education surveying the history of the art form, international fashion, professional and political posture and trends and recent developments in the industry. interaction, visual communication is rooted in Prerequisite(s): MS 541. basic principles of perception and visual interpretation. Exploring various theories about MS 548. Screenwriting the structures and uses of visual communication, This course is designed as a theoretical as well as students will also investigate how the social world practical approach to learning the art and craft of is constructed, represented and contested in visual screenwriting. Students will study exemplary film discourse. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media through existing screenplays (on reserve), watch Studies graduate program or permission of the and analyze appropriate film works and find the instructor. commonalities of traditional writing styles/techniques as they relate to screenwriting MS 600. 3D Design while learning the specific technical aspects of This class is a workshop in 3D computer writing for the screen. Prerequisite(s): Admission animation production. The class will consist of to the Media Studies graduate program or screenings, lectures and hands-on projects permission of the instructor. designed to provide an overview of the history, practices and aesthetics of computer-generated MS 561. Media Law and Regulation images (CGI). While the primary focus of the Students will learn the legal structure of radio, course is 3D computer animation; the course will television, cable, satellite, Internet and other new also introduce students to a variety of software media forms. Issues to be addressed include packages for editing, titling, image processing, intellectual property laws, copyright, Internet audio processing, 2D animation and compositing. regulations, First Amendment legislation and FCC Prerequisite(s): MS 500. law. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies Graduate program or permission of the MS 601. Critical Approaches to Media Studies instructor. In this critical studies course, students will learn how to apply quantitative and qualitative MS 565. Producer’s Seminar analytical tools to mass-mediated texts as they A theoretical and practical study of the art and look for embedded cultural and political meaning craft of the film/video producer. The student will within our media. Students will learn critical become familiar with the role of the producer and theory and apply that theory as they deconstruct what function he/she performs in the various the media products they confront on a daily basis. visual, audio, and multimedia production formats. Students will uncover embedded messages in Lectures, readings, guest visits, and assignments broadcast news and advertising, print articles and will address the producer’s role in feature and advertising, film, television shows and websites. short narrative, documentary, commercial, Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies industrial, educational and art film and video graduate program or permission of the instructor. making. Radio (commercial and public) as well as music production will also be included. MS 635. Race, Gender and Media Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Media Studies This course will examine and analyze the role graduate program or permission of the instructor. played by the U.S. mass media (newspapers, magazines, film, radio and television) in MS 570. Theories of Visual Communication establishing, facilitating and confronting the social This course is a critical, philosophical and constructs of race, gender and ethnicity. The historical exploration of images as the objects of primary focus of the course is on contemporary visual communication. Broadly defined to include media; however, they will be examined within still and moving images, graphic design, their historical context. Prerequisite(s): MS 501 or typography and also visual phenomena such as permission of the instructor.
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- the culmination of each one’s Master’s degree. MS 640. Interactive Media Instruction and learning will be accomplished This course will focus on the theory and practice through the screening and discussion of films, and of designing, recording and editing still and the reading and discussion of published articles motion images and text in interactive/nonlinear and portions of books. A few selected films will formats. Students will read and report on pertinent be screened in class, with the majority of them theory and apply it in the production of interactive screened out of class via whatever source media media exercises, culminating in a major digital the students decide to access. This out-of-course interactive media project. Theory will be put into access is the responsibility of the students. practice utilizing digital technology and software. Prerequisite(s): MS 500, MS 501, and MS 502; or Prerequisite(s): MS 500 or permission of the permission of the instructor and graduate program instructor. coordinator. MS 645. Film Theory This course will examine various theoretical MS 670. Seminar in Media Studies approaches to viewing, analyzing, producing and Areas of study not normally covered in other writing about film. Students will read and discuss courses. Topics vary from semester to semester. theories about the language of film; narrative, Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. dramatic and descriptive strategies; the representation of a reality; the medium of film - MS 695. Integrated Media Management image and sound in motion; film artists; genres This course applies management principles and and conventions, especially in relation to practices to the effective organization of different postmodernism; the psychology of the spectator; media agencies, firms and/or systems, including economic and industrial factors in film production; broadcast stations, cable systems, public relations social and ideological subtexts; and nonlinear agencies, etc. Current research and models in approaches to narrative and filmmaking, such as telecommunications administration, economic hypertext. Readings will include a range of planning and control, merchandising and primary texts on film and narrative theory. In-class positioning, sales and advertising will be screenings will allow students to apply various reviewed, as well as case studies and current theories to a variety of films. Prerequisite(s): problems in research, planning, operations, Admission to the Media Studies graduate program administration and evaluation. Prerequisite(s): or permission of the instructor. Completion of 15 credits in Media Studies M.A. Program. MS 655. Film History MS 696. Independent Study Motion picture films have a history of Students may not take this class more than two approximately 115 years. We may divide the films times. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. produced in this time frame into three types: narrative, nonfiction - including documentary - MS 698. Media Studies Thesis I 1-3 Hours and experimental. This course will provide an Prerequisite(s): Permission of graduate advisor. examination of exemplary films, directors, styles, genres, movements, studios, national cinemas, MS 699. Media Studies Thesis II 1-3 Hours technologies as well as historical, cultural, Prerequisite(s): Permission of graduate advisor. economic and political contexts of the films studied. This course is designed to provide Media Studies graduate students with an adequate foundation in narrative, documentary and experimental film history, directors, styles, etc. This foundation will prepare them to successfully research, plan, and implement their theses/projects
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Media Studies Graduate Faculty Boyd, Daniel N. (1983), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A. West Virginia University; M.A. University of Arkansas, 1981. Areas of research: Scriptwriting, International Cinema.
Broughton, Robin (1991), Professor of Communications. B.S. Ohio University; M.A. Ohio University, Ph.D. Ohio University, 1999. Areas of research: Mass Media, Media Law, Media Theory and Criticism, New Media.
Ford-Ahmed, Trevella (1998), Professor of Communications. B.F.A. Art Institute of Chicago; M.A. New York University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1995. Areas of research: Public Relations, Writing for the Media.
Gilliland, Steven A. (1986), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A. University of Arkansas; M.A. University of Arkansas, 1981. Areas of research: Filmmaking, Animation.
Ladner, Barbara (1991), Professor of English. B.A. Rice University; M.Phil. Yale University; Ph.D. Yale University, 1987. Areas of research: Appalachian Literature.
Øvrebø, Reidun (1992), Professor of Art. Cand. Mag. University of Trondheim; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1993. Areas of research: Art History, Interdisciplinary Arts.
Porter, Marc (1998), Professor of Communications. B.A. Indiana University; M.F.A. Columbia University; Ph.D. Indiana University, 1986. Areas of research: Film Appreciation, Filmmaking..
Ziyati, Ali (2011), Professor of Communications. D.I.P.L. Higher Institute of Journalism; M.A. Ohio University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1995. Areas of research: Public Relations, Mass Communications.
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opportunity for administrative licensure upon Master of Education in Instructional successful completion of requirements of the West Leadership Virginia Department of Education (WVDE). To increase student achievement in the public schools of the region, state, and nation, the proposed Dr. Mickey Blackwell program will develop the professional knowledge Program Director skills and dispositions of Instructional Leadership 619 Wallace Hall candidates so that they may demonstrate their (304) 766-5108 ability: [email protected]
To expand the knowledge base and practices of The Master of Education in Instructional potential educational leaders, maintaining an Leadership prepares candidates to serve as school emphasis on social justice, fairness, and equity administrators, curriculum supervisors, and central while identifying and implementing office officials. The program has an emphasis on components of change leadership for student social justice, fairness, and equity for all public achievement, professional development and school students and staff. This program is community relations. designed to prepare graduate students to develop To provide a positive, action-based series of the critical thinking and problem-solving skills learning opportunities for the completion of a needed to improve teaching and learning in school master degree and/or licensure for positions of settings. In developing the skills necessary to instructional leadership. facilitate in the administration of schools and school districts, the MEIL will provide graduates Integrate historical, legal, developmental, and with a curriculum that will enable them to function sociological research with an emphasis on as effective and visionary instructional leaders social justice, fairness, and equity to meet the with enhanced knowledge and skills to serve instructional needs of all student populations. traditionally underserved communities. Below is a Design, develop, conduct and share findings selected list of the potential career paths a MEIL from action research projects that address graduate could pursue in educational settings: meeting the needs of diverse students, staff 1. School Administrators-Principals or and communities. Assistant Principals Through study of evidence-based practice and 2. Curriculum Specialists-School or current trends, identify, develop and integrate District Level educational technology to increase student 3. Career and Technical School Leaders achievement. 4. County Administrators- Directors, Increase instructional leadership skills in Assistant Superintendents communication, evaluation, and networking to 5. State Administrators- Directors, be responsive to the needs of a variety of Coordinators public school audiences. To identify and explore diverse student Program Objectives populations, their unique needs, and methods to ensure development of their personal goals The primary objective for the creation of this and academic success. program is to create opportunities for potential school administrators to explore and apply new Admission Requirements techniques and concepts in instructional An undergraduate degree in Education or a leadership. This program will allow instructional related field leaders to create pathways for the successful GPA – a minimum overall GPA of 2.7 on a 4 achievement of educational goals for students and point scale for all undergraduate work from staff members. This program will provide an 354 West Virginia State University Graduate Education
accredited institution(s) with an MAT score of The licensure strand focuses on organizational 380 (GRE Verbal Reasoning Score of 144) or issues necessary for implementation of GPA of 2.6 and MAT score of 385 (GRE administrative actions: Principles of Educational Verbal Reasoning Score of 146) or Leadership, Educational Policy and Law, Change, GPA of 2.5 and MAT score of 390 (GRE Innovation and Professional Development in Verbal Reasoning Score of 148) or Education, Financial and Human Resource Exceptional expertise in the field of Management of Schools, and Data-Based Decision Education as demonstrated through an Making for School Improvement. The interview with the Graduate Studies requirements in this strand total 18 credit hours. Committee. The degree strand builds on the concepts from the Successful TOEFL scores for those whose native licensure strand to include topics of social justice, language is not English. diversity and equity. Experiences with action Professional Educator License from a State research are also included in the degree strand. Department of Education. Courses include Addressing Diversity through Resume/CV documenting successful Educational Leadership, Ethical Leadership for professional experiences, commitment to Social Justice, Technology for Educational community service and professional Leadership, Leadership in Diverse Communities, development. Action Research I, and Action Research II. The requirements for a degree include the 18 hours for A personal statement indicating the applicant’s aspirations and reasons for pursuing the licensure as well as the 18 hours in the degree MEIL at WVSU. strand for a total of 36 hours.
Three letters of recommendation attesting to the Instructional Leadership Courses candidate’s professional and/or personal Eighteen Credit Hours for Principal Certification qualities. (Educators holding a Master’s Degree):
EDUC 600. Principles of Educational Curriculum The MEIL coursework is conceptually divided Leadership into two strands: a licensure strand and a degree EDUC 610. Educational Policy and Law strand. The courses in licensure are for candidates EDUC 620. Change, Innovation and who are entering the program holding a Master’s Professional Development in Education degree from an accredited program and are EDUC 630. Financial and Human seeking administrative licensure only. The degree Resource Management of Schools strand includes additional courses for candidates EDUC 640. Data-Based Decision Making who are seeking a Master’s degree as required for for School Improvement an administrative license. Each strand begins EDUC 650. Internship conceptually with foundational courses and progresses to more advanced courses. Early Eighteen Credit Hours to add to Principal courses are intended to give graduate students the Certification for M.Ed. Degree: knowledge and skills needed for success in later EDUC 605. Addressing Diversity through courses. Each of the strands also ends with a Educational Leadership culminating experience. For the licensure strand, EDUC 615. Ethical Leadership for Social that experience will be an Administrative Justice Internship (EDUC 650, three credits, a fieldwork EDUC 625. Technology for Educational requirement), and for degree candidates, two Leadership Action Research courses (EDUC 645 and EDUC EDUC 635. Leadership in Diverse 655, six credit hours) provide the culminating Communities experience. EDUC 645. Action Research in Educational Leadership I 2019-2020 University Catalog 355 Graduate Education
EDUC 655. Action Research in learning, including improving the achievement of Educational Leadership II identified low achieving groups.
Master of Education in Instructional Leadership EDUC 650. Internship Licensure Strand This course serves as a culminating experience for EDUC 600. Principles of Educational the certification program for school principalship. Leadership This field-based practicum will allow candidates This course serves as an overview of educational to apply knowledge of educational leadership, leadership theories and their application. This is an educational law and policy, change, innovation, introductory course for principal certification. professional development, financial and human Focus will be on the principalship, particularly the resource management, and data-based decision principal’s role in the learning process within the making for school improvement. Prerequisites: greater learning community. EDUC 600, 610, 620, 630 and 640.
EDUC 610. Education Policy and Law Degree Strand This course serves as an introduction to state and federal law and policy governing education EDUC 605. Addressing Diversity through systems. The course will explore historical and Educational Leadership contemporary legal issues and their impact on This course prepares prospective educational student achievement and development of effective leaders to administer various school programs for school practices, with particular focus on the role diverse student populations. Emphasis will be of the school principal. given to basic concepts, issues, regulations, court decisions, problems and procedures in the EDUC 620. Change, Innovation & Professional management of regular, special, career, technical Development in Education and compensatory education. This course explores change theory and its application in the school. Students will identify EDUC 615. Ethical Leadership for Social Justice and explore merging trends and issues in change An exploration of historical and current issues process with emphasis on sustaining innovation related to educational leadership, with an through supervision and professional emphasis on legal and ethical issues including development. social justice, human rights, fairness and equity. Students apply principles of leadership, ethics, and EDUC 630. Financial and Human Resource critical thinking while examining approaches to Management in Education conceptualizing, interpreting, and making This course focuses on applying information on operational social justice. school needs as well as knowledge of local, state, and national policy to effective management EDUC 625. Technology for Educational practices. Students will learn how to legally and Leadership effectively manage school operations, including This course explores standard and emergent management of financial and human resources and technologies related to effective instruction and how to schedule for the effective use of time and administrative operations within a school. This physical resources. course will provide students with both the theoretical and the practical considerations for EDUC 640. Data-Based Decision Making for planning and implementing technology in public School Improvement education settings, focusing on the role of This course focuses on using national, state, instructional leaders. district and school data to improve teaching and EDUC 635. Leadership in Diverse Communities
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The goal of this course is to prepare and equip Blackwell, James M. (2014), Assistant Professor educational leaders with the ability to examine of critical issues related to providing leadership for Education. B.A. West Virginia State University; diverse student populations. Educational leaders M.A. West Virginia College of Graduate Studies; will understand what it means to be culturally Ed.D. Marshall University, 2007. Areas of responsive and learn strategies to rectify current research: Educational Leadership, Program race, class, and gender inequities that exist Design, Educational Technology, Public School throughout educational systems. Curriculum and Literacy.
EDUC 645. Action Research in Educational Carney, J. Paige (1996-2003, 2011), Professor of Leadership I Education. B.A. University of South Carolina; An introduction to research methods in M.Ed. Georgetown College; Ed.D. University of educational settings. This course will allow Kentucky 1995. Areas of research: School students to determine how data can be used to Community Outreach Initiatives, Educational make instructional decisions at the classroom, Leadership and Innovative Instructional building, and district level Prerequisite: All Strategies. previous courses Waugh, Emily H. (2006), Associate Professor of EDUC 655. Action Research in Educational Education. B.S. West Virginia University; M.A. Leadership II Marshall University; Ed.D. Marshall University, This is an applied course in action research. 2005. Areas of research: Professional Students will conduct an action research project Development, Teacher Effectiveness and based on an identified need in a public school Assessment of Student Learning. setting and present it to their peers. Prerequisite EDUC 645. Wilson, Brenda (2000), Professor of Education, B.A. The Catholic University of America; M.Ed. Marshall University Graduate College; Ed.D. West Virginia University, 2000. Areas of research: Professional Development of Paraprofessionals, Efficacy of Teacher Preparation Strategies.
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Master of Public Administration Admission Requirements Students admitted to the program must have: Dr. Michael Pennington Program Director A completed application 102 Hill Hall A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.70 (304) 766-3044 Standardized test scores from exams (GRE, [email protected] GMAT, LSAT or MAT) completed no more than seven years prior to the application The Political Science Program in the College of submission to the program Business and Social Sciences offers a Master of The candidates who earned a bachelor’s degree Public Administration (MPA) degree for those from an accredited college or university and interested in public management and service. The achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher are MPA curriculum prepares students for careers in eligible to waive the standardized test the public sector and offers those already in public requirement service the opportunity to enhance and hone their Candidates who have experience working as a competencies. manager or an administrator of a company or government agency can request to waive the Utilizing a cohort model, this MPA is specifically standardized test requirement geared towards busy professionals. Potential A current resume or curriculum vitae students include public service professionals Two recommendation letters interested in enhancing their credentials, those Demonstrate knowledge of American seeking a career change and recent college Government graduates. At least one course in statistics or research methodology Students with relevant professional experience All candidates for whom English is not their will complete the Program in 36 credit hours, native language must take either the Test of while pre-professional students will be required to English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the take an additional six credit hours of internship for IELTS Exam. On the TOEFL, a minimum of 42 credit hours. To graduate with the degree in score 500 (paper-based exam), 173 (computer- Public Administration from WVSU, every student based), or a 61 (Internet-based) is required. On must complete all coursework with a cumulative the IELTS, a minimum score of a 6 is required. grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students These candidates may choose to submit the who accumulate more than two “C” grades will be TOEFL or IELTS exam. Graduates of English dismissed from the WVSU MPA. speaking universities will have TOEFL requirements waived Program Objectives Applicants can be granted conditional The objective of the MPA program at WVSU is to admission develop public administrators and policy analysts to become visionary leaders in public service. Curriculum Graduates will be able to: The MPA curriculum is divided between core courses, which are required for all students Formulate and analyze policy initiatives. graduating with an MPA, and elective courses. Apply appropriate business management Students will be able to choose between the practices to the public and non-profit sector. elective courses offered to better structure the Analyze competing policy proposals by program of study to suit individual needs. The utilizing evidenced-based decision-making. core courses are designated based upon National Evaluate the quality of public policy proposals. Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs (NASPAA) standards for accreditation
358 West Virginia State University Graduate Education of public administration programs. The WVSU policy making in a federal system, regulation in MPA curriculum is designed to be in line with the intergovernmental context, and ethical NASPAA standards. The courses are also divided decision-making within the public realm. Students between two areas of concentration. The will become familiar with the legal, ethical and administration and management courses focus on political foundations of the discipline and the the executive side of public administration while current theories regarding its practice. the policy and research courses focus on measuring the impact of public policy. Graduates MPA 605. Public Policy Process & Analysis (3 will have a mastery of the skills necessary to serve credit hours) in leadership positions in the public sector as well An analysis of the policy making process with as the analytical policy skills necessary to develop, emphasis on the various factors that influence the implement and evaluate the impact of public content and consequences of public policy. A policies. discussion of intergovernmental relations, private and public interactions, and how an understanding Core Courses: of each shapes policy is necessary. The course will MPA 600 Introduction to Public Administration highlight specific issues that are crucial to the MPA 605 Public Policy Process and Analysis practice of public administration. MPA 610 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector MPA 610. Human Resource Management in the MPA 615 Research Methods for Public Affairs Public Sector (3 credit hours) MPA 620 Public Accounting, Budgeting and This course will examine the traditional and Financial Management contemporary human resource management MPA 625 Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs apparatuses for the public and non-profit sector. MPA 630 Organizational Theory and Behavior The course explores these systems in relation to MPA 655 Capstone Research Experience the institutions and individuals involved. The course discusses the complexities of the five Elective Courses: categories of the human resource systems, namely MPA 612 Administrative Law political appointees, professional careerists, MPA 632 Advanced Public Management general civil service, unionized workers and MPA 634 Project and Contract Management contractual employees. Emphasis will be placed MPA 636 Strategic Planning upon the inherent value to the role each one plays MPA 640 Economic Analysis for Public within the functions of government. Administrators MPA 645 Contemporary Issues in Public Policy MPA 612. Administrative Law MPA 650 Contemporary Issues in Public Seminar (3 Credit Hours) Administration The purpose of this course is to provide the students with an in-depth look at administrative Master of Public Administration Course law, and most specifically how administrative law Descriptions decisions affect the measures of control available to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches MPA 600. Introduction to Public Administration in terms of dealing with bureaucratic (3 credit hours) organizations. Secondarily, the focus will lie on This course will introduce the student to the field administrative agencies, and the role that they play of public administration. It is an exploration of the in blending, as opposed to separating, executive, foundations of the system. It begins with how legislative, and judicial powers. intergovernmental relations impact local program management and administration. The major areas covered are historical and constitutional aspects of federalism, intergovernmental relations, public 2019-2020 University Catalog 359 Graduate Education
MPA 615. Research Methods for Public Affairs organizing and controlling complex organizations (3 credit hours) will be emphasized. This course is an introduction to the concepts and methods relating to public administration and MPA 632. Advanced Public Management affairs research. The course will expose the Seminar (3 Credit Hours) student to the role of theory in research, forming The course will introduce students to advanced hypotheses and research questions, identifying concepts of public management through a three variables, and gathering and analyzing statistical dimensional approach. The idea is that students data. Emphasis will be placed upon developing will learn how each of the three dimensions: good writing skills, gathering and operationalizing structural, cultural, and craft, along with the data, using computers for basic statistical concept of public management and its relationship evaluation. to the rule of law affect the management of public organizations. Being aware of, and being able to MPA 620. Public Accounting, Budgeting & manage organizations within the arrangement of Financial Management (3 credit hours) these three dimensions, is critical for success in This course will examine the standard practices of public management. As is the case with all of accounting, budgeting and financial management courses in the MPA curriculum, the main focus for in the public and non-profit sector. Topics to be the students will be to learn to use some tools that addressed include revenue streams, expenditures, will aid them as public managers to create and operating budgets, short- and long-term budgetary foster more effective public organizations. decision-making, capital budgeting, the preparation and interpretation of budgetary MPA 634. Project and Contract Management reports, and the analysis of budgetary forecasts. Seminar (3 Credit Hours) Special emphasis will be placed on the utilization Governing and providing services in the modern of best practices in accounting and financial world usually requires the cooperation of various decision-making, the analysis of budget cycles, actors—public sector agencies, private business and the ability to produce budgets in standard and organizations, non-profit agencies—to formats. provide goods and services, and to implement programs designed to improve the lives of the MPA 625. Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs citizenry. Given the proliferation of these various (3 credit hours) “public-private partnerships” and “governance Building upon what the students learned in 615, networks”, the role of public manager has changed students will undertake a practical opportunity to in recent times. One of the additional apply quantitative analysis to a problem or responsibilities of public managers, and one that question facing the field of public administration. they are often poorly trained to deal with, is the The students will execute a semester-long research role of project and contract manager. The purpose project and produce a professional quality report of this course is to introduce the student to the on said project. concept and best practices of managing contracts and projects, given the new realities associated MPA 630. Organizational Theory and with providing governmental goods and services Management (3 credit hours) in the age of privatization and contracting out. This course introduces students to the principles and practices of organization theory and MPA 635. Program Evaluation and Performance management relevant to the public administrator. Measurement (3 credit hours) It will address organizations as complex systems The course introduces the student to the basics of and emphasize the management of organizational program evaluation and performance measurement structure, processes and change in the public and in public administration and affairs. The student non-profit sector. Leadership, planning, will learn the foundations of professional
360 West Virginia State University Graduate Education judgment when assessing programs. Special studies. This approach will require the student to emphasis will be placed upon the organizational critically engage the policy through standard and methodological skills involved in program approaches of analysis and problem solving. evaluation and performance measurement in public administration based on the analysis of MPA 650. Contemporary Issues in Public quantitative and/or qualitative data. Administration Seminar (3 credit hours) This course will introduce the student to an MPA 636. Strategic Planning examination of the most important and topical Seminar (3 Credit Hours) issues in public administration, paying particular The course is a study of strategic management as a attention to the newest trends in public function of leadership. The three primary management theory and practice as well as ethical components of strategic management, which are considerations related to the field. The course is strategic planning, strategy formulation, and designed to integrate and synthesize the strategy implementation, are analyzed. Students information and knowledge gained throughout the will be introduced to a model of effective strategic students’ time in the MPA program. planning, which will provide them with not only a framework to organize strategic planning projects, MPA 655. Capstone Research Experience (3 but also with an ability to analyze and “trouble- credit hours) shoot” common mistakes made in the strategic This course will connect and synthesize all of the planning process. A case-study approach is used MPA coursework and extant academic preparation to examine applications in for-profit, non-profit, to the student’s professional career. The student and public organizations. will utilize the theories, the critical thinking skills, and the statistical methodologies as well as the MPA 640. Economic Analysis for Public policy analysis, ethics, and managerial skills to Administrators (3 credit hours) engender an understanding of their role and This course will introduce the student to the approach to public administration. theories and concepts of economics as related to public administration and public policy analysis. Master of Public Administration Graduate While viewing economic considerations as both a Faculty tool of public administration and an input into the Pennington, Michael (2015), MPA Program public policy making process, this course will Director and Associate Professor of Political examine the importance of scarcity and resource Science. B.A., West Virginia State University; allocation in the public realm, the use of both cost- 1997. M.P.A., West Virginia University, 1998; benefit analysis and statistical tools of economic Ph.D. Texas A&M, 2008. Areas of research: analysis in assessing the relative value of Human resources management, regulatory policy competing policy proposals, as well as the and economic development. economics of monopolies, oligopolies and competitive firms in the marketplace. Vaughan, Frank D. (2006), (2008), Chair,
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, MPA 645. Contemporary Issues in Public Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Administration (3 credit hours) Political Science. B.A, Emory and Henry College; This course will introduce the student to the most M. A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., West pertinent topics and literature regarding public Virginia University, 2006. Areas of research: The policy, particularly the policy that is critically Resolution of Civil Wars and American Political connected to public administration. The course Development. will consider notions of policy intentions and outcomes. The relevant policy topics will be presented using practical examples and case
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Applicants who do not meet the above requirements may be granted Conditional Biotechnology Admission by the Biotechnology Graduate Dr. Richard Ford Committee. Coordinator Biotechnology Graduate Program Specific Master of Science and Master of Arts 101D Hamblin Hall Program Requirements (304) 766-5742 Biotechnology Program Core Classes for both [email protected] Master of Science and Master of Arts Degrees 12 credits of core classes: The goal of the Master’s Degree in Biotechnology is to provide instruction in the broad field of BT 511 Biotechnology Seminar (two credits biotechnology, as well as specialized training in total): One credit for each of two semesters the current concepts and technological advances of BT 555 Biostatistics (three credits) a sub-discipline of biotechnology. The Master of BT 567 Current Concepts in Biotechnology Science Degree in Biotechnology prepares (three credits) students for careers in the biotechnology, BT 571, BT 572 Techniques in Biotechnology pharmaceutical, health care and agricultural (four credits total): Two credits for each of industries. The Master of Arts Degree in two semesters Biotechnology is also suitable for students who do not need a research-based degree. The program Master of Science Degree Requirements core is a two-semester sequence emphasizing 30 total credit hours: 12 credit hours of current concepts and techniques in biotechnology. biotechnology program core courses, 12 The remainder of the program consists of two credits elective classes in one of two areas of curriculum tracks: organismal/environmental concentration, and six credit hours of graduate biotechnology and molecular/microbial research BT 695 Master’s Thesis Research biotechnology. The program is interdisciplinary Thesis project must be approved by the and allows students the flexibility to create a plan Biotechnology graduate faculty of study focused on their career goals and personal Research advisor must be a member of West interests. Virginia State University Biotechnology faculty Admission Requirements Thesis committee composed of at least three Biotechnology faculty (one may be an external General Master of Science and Master of Arts examiner) Admission Requirements The advisor and the student’s thesis committee Undergraduate degree from an accredited will assist the student in developing the plan college or university with a strong background of study for the Master of Science degree and in biological sciences and physical sciences thesis proposal. The student’s thesis Overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4 committee must accept both point scale Two sections of graduate teaching experience Overall Natural Science GPA of 3.0 on a 4 minimum point scale Oral defense of thesis and public presentation Minimum GRE General Test scores of 150 of thesis research quantitative and 140 verbal TOEFL score of 80 IBT for students whose Master of Arts Degree Requirements native language is not English 36 total credit hours: 12 credit hours of Three letters of recommendation that address biotechnology program core courses; and 24 the applicant’s academic competencies
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credits elective classes in one of two areas of retrain or enter the growing biotech workforce in concentration West Virginia are expected candidates. No thesis required Two sections of graduate teaching experience The certificate is earned by completing and minimum passing the following courses (12 credits total): Written and/or oral comprehensive examination over the core graduate BT 511 Biotechnology Seminar (taken twice), coursework one credit each BT 555 Biostatistics, three credits Performance Standards BT 567 Current Concepts in Biotechnology, A normal course load is nine credit hours for full- three credits time graduate students. General requirements for BT 571 Techniques in Biotechnology I, two graduation vary depending on the option chosen. credits All students must complete coursework with a BT 572 Techniques in Biotechnology II, two cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students must complete credits all requirements within a period of five years following the date of admission to the program. A student may count no more than two final The Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and grades of C toward the certificate, and must have a Mathematics may extend these limits upon GPA of 2.5 or better in these 12 credits. recommendation of appropriate program faculty and approval of the Biotechnology Graduate Entrance requirements are: an undergraduate Committee. degree in a related field, an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale, TOEFL scores Biotechnology Program Areas of Concentration where appropriate of at least 550 (or at least 70 on Organismal/Environmental the computer test), and approval of the Choose elective classes from: BIOL 510, BIOL Biotechnology Graduate Faculty. The 521, BIOL 550, BIOL 565, BIOL 575, BIOL 599, Biotechnology Graduate Faculty may, under BIOL 605, BIOL 635, BIOL 640, BIOL 644, special circumstances, waive any of the other BIOL 660, BIOL 671, BT 501, BT 590, BT 591, entrance requirements including course BT 592, BT 598, BT 599, BT 695, CHEM prerequisites. It is understood that students 512 entering the Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology program must have a current knowledge of the Molecular/Microbial fields of Cell Biology/Physiology, Genetics Choose elective classes from: BIOL 550, BIOL (Classical and Molecular) and Chemistry (at least 561, BIOL 573, BIOL 599, BIOL 635, BIOL 644, three semesters of college-level Chemistry). BIOL 660, BIOL 666, BIOL 671, BT 501, BT 590, BT 591, BT 592, BT 598, BT 599, BT 695, Course transfers and course substitutions are to be CHEM 512, CHEM 525, CHEM 531, CHEM 533 decided by the Biotechnology Graduate Faculty, with the certificate candidate being responsible for Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology providing any supporting documentation. No more than four credits may be transferred from another The Certificate in Biotechnology has an intended institution. audience of persons with undergraduate degrees seeking to improve upon their skills and Students may apply these courses (with acceptable knowledge base, but who do not have the time final grades) taken in previous semesters to commitment required of a graduate degree certificates to be awarded in fall 2011 or later. It is program. Public high school science teachers and understood that students earning the Master of persons with science backgrounds wishing to Science or Master of Arts degree in Biotechnology
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Biotechnology Graduate Course Descriptions Lecture/discussion format. Three class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program. BT 501. Seminar for Teaching Assistants (1 credit hour) BT 571. Techniques in Biotechnology I (2 credit This elective course will introduce graduate hours) students to the teaching profession. The course The first in a two-semester laboratory series, this focuses on the structural organization of the course includes a broad scope of protein, RNA academic institution, selected techniques in and DNA protocols providing experience in the teaching, issues in the classroom, and current manipulation of macromolecules and literature in higher education. There will be transformation of microbes. Emphasis is on selected readings, exercises and guest speakers. building the skills and intellectual framework Class meets one hour per week. A maximum of necessary to work in the biotechnology field. Six one credit of the course may be applied toward the class hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Admission course requirements of the Biotechnology Master to graduate program. of Science or M.A. degrees. Prerequisite(s):
Admission to graduate program or permission of BT 572. Techniques in Biotechnology II (2 credit instructor. hours)
This is the second course in a two-semester BT 511. Biotechnology Seminar (1 credit hour) laboratory series. This course includes numerous This is a graduate-level seminar course involving organism-specific techniques of culture, a literature search and written and oral propagation, maintenance and study. These presentations of biotechnology research. Includes exercises provide training in bioinformatics, plant evaluation of presentations by off-campus and animal genetic engineering, bioreactors and professionals, faculty and peers. Two class hours fermentation, research microscopy and per week. Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate cytogenetics, aquaculture, immunology and program. molecular diagnostics. Six class hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): BT571 or equivalent; admission to BT 555. Biostatistics (3 credit hours) the program. An introduction to statistics emphasizing its application in biological investigation. Topics BT 590. Graduate Research (1-4 credit hours) include central tendencies, dispersion, normality, An independent research topic designed by the confidence intervals, probability, parametric and student with the assistance of a graduate faculty non-parametric tests of hypothesis (including tests advisor who supervises the project. The topic of independence and goodness of it, correlation, should be acceptable to the advisor and the chair. regression, t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA and Limited to specific problems in the biotechnology planned and unplanned comparisons), the field. A maximum of four credits of BT 590 may relationships between effect size, power and be counted toward a Master’s in Biotechnology. sample size, and fundamentals of experimental Variable contact hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission design. Two lecture and two lab hours per week. to Biotechnology Graduate Program and Prerequisite(s): Math 101 or Math 121; admission permission of instructor. to the program.
BT 591. Graduate Independent Study or BT 567. Current Concepts in Biotechnology (3 Research (1-4 credit hours) credit hours) An independent research topic designed by the Recent developments in animal, plant, student with the assistance of a graduate faculty environmental and microbial biotechnology, advisor who supervises the project. The topic including the engineering of biological processes should be acceptable to the advisor and the chair. from molecular to ecosystem-level scales. Limited to specific problems in the biotechnology
2019-2020 University Catalog 365 Graduate Education field. Available after fulfilling four credit hours of BT 590. Variable contact hours. Course is graded pass/fail only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Biotechnology Graduate Program and permission of instructor.
BT 592. Graduate Library Research (2 credit hours) Extensive library research techniques in a particular biological area. Staff assigns a topic and supervises the project. A maximum of two credits of BT 592 may be counted toward a Master’s in Biotechnology. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Biotechnology Graduate Program and permission of instructor.
BT 598. Industry Internship in Biotechnology (1- 3 credit hours) Experience in the biotechnology industry through work at an industrial site or government agency. Arrangement determined by industry/government partner in conjunction with the student’s graduate committee. Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program; approval of graduate committee.
BT 599. Special Topics in Biotechnology (1-4 credit hours) An in-depth study of special topics proposed by members of the Biotechnology graduate faculty. Open to graduate students. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status.
BT 695. Master’s Thesis Research (1-9 credit hours) An independent research project designed by the student with assistance from the Thesis advisor and acceptable to the Thesis committee. Variable contact hours. Course is graded pass/fail only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Biotechnology Graduate Program and approval of graduate committee.
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Biotechnology Graduate Faculty Liedl, Barbara E. (2001), Associate Professor of Chatfield, Mark (1993), Professor of Biology. B.S. Biology. B.S. Purdue University; M.S. University Marshall University; M.S. Marshall University; of Minnesota; Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Oregon State University, 1986. Areas of 1989. Areas of Research: Breeding Tomatoes for research: Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants. Greenhouse and High Tunnel Production with
Improved Pest Resistance and Investigating Collins, Sean A. (2005), Associate Professor of Reproductive Barriers between Species. Biology. B.S. St. Lawrence University; M.S.
University of Illinois; Ph.D. University of Illinois Nimmakayala, Padma (2004), Associate Research (2003). Areas of research: Molecular Biology and Professor Gus R. Douglass Institute. B.S. in Genomics of Vespid Wasps. Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agriculture
University, India; M.S. in Plant Breeding and Eya, Jonathan C. (1999), Professor of Biology. Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, B.S. University of Nigeria, Msukka; M.S. India; Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Nigeria, Msukka; Ph.D. Auburn University of Agriculture Sciences, India, 1993. University, 1997. Areas of research: Areas of research: Genomics of Crop Plants. Nutrigenomics of Food Fishes.
Reddy, Umesh K. (2004), Professor of Biology. Ford, Richard (2001), Associate Professor of B.S. Meerut University, India; M.S. Tamil Nadu Biology. B.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Agriculture University, India; Ph.D. Osmania B.S. Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.S. University, India, 1997. Areas of research: Miami University (Ohio); Ph.D. Miami University Genomics of Crop Plants and Arabidopsis. (Ohio), 1993.
Ruhnke, Timothy R. (1995), Professor of Biology. Hankins, Gerald (2005), Associate Professor of Biotechnology Program Coordinator. B.S. Biology. B.S. Florida State University; M.A. University of Nebraska; M.S. University of George Washington University; Ph.D. University Nebraska; Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1993. of Virginia, 1991. Areas of research: Molecular Areas of research: Morphology and Molecular Genetics of Tumors and Screening of Natural Systems of Marine Tapeworms. Products for Anticancer Activity.
Sanjaya, Sanju (2014), Assistant Professor of Harper, Katherine L. (1987), Professor of Biology. Biology. B.S. University of Mysore, India; M.S. B.S. West Virginia University; M.S. West University of Mysore, India; Ph.D. University of Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia Mysore, India, 2003. University, 1986. Areas of research: Molecular
Genetics of Tumors. Schedl, Andrew (2006), Assistant Professor of
Physics. B.A., Pomona College; M.S., University Harris, Robert T. (1995), Professor of Biology. of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1986. B.S. Marshall University; M.S. Ohio University;
Ph.D. Ohio University, 1992. Areas of research: Biotechnology Graduate Affiliate Faculty Molecular Biology of Smooth Muscle Cell Contraction. Denvir, James Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Home Institution: Marshall University School of Huber, David H. (1999), Professor of Biology. Medicine. B.S. Central Michigan University; M.S. Michigan State University; Ph.D. Michigan State University, Fultz, Micheal Ph.D. Associate Professor. Home 1996. Areas of research: Microbial Ecology of Institution: WVSU Department of Chemistry. Anaerobic Digesters. 2019-2020 University Catalog 367 Graduate Education
Georgel, Philippe, Ph. D. Professor, Home Institution: Marshall University Department of Biology
Malkaram, Sridihar, Ph.D. Bioinformatics, Home Institution: WVSU.
Perera, Dayan, Ph.D. Research Associate, Home Institution: WVSU.
Perla, Venu, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist, Home Institution: WVSU R+D Corporation
Reyda, Florian, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Home Institution: SUNY Oneonta Department of Biology
Salisbury, Travis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Home Institution: Marshall University School of Medicine.
Saminathan, Thangasamy, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist, Home Institution: WVSU.
Santanam, Nalini, Ph.D. Professor, Home Institution: Marshall University School of Medicine.
Snyder, John, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Home Institution: University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture.
Tomason, Yan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Home Institution: Dnipropetrovsk University, Ukraine.
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice Satisfactory performance on Preadmission Administration Interview.
Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program Requirements Administration Students are responsible for knowing and fulfilling requirements for graduation. The University Leighann J. Davidson cannot assume responsibility for failure of Chairperson students to fulfill catalog and curriculum 518 Wallace Hall requirements. If questions arise about (304) 766-5721 requirements, students should consult with the appropriate department chairperson, college dean The Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice or the registrar several semesters prior to Administration prepares students for careers in the graduation. Participation in the commencement field of criminal justice, and will enhance the exercise is required. careers of those already in the field. The program is designed to be completed within six semesters Performance Standards and includes a comprehensive final. There are 12 Universally, a normal course load for most required courses for a total of 36 hours. Students graduate programs is nine credit hours for full- will be required to take two courses per semester time graduate student status. However, for this for six consecutive semesters. These courses focus cohort program approach, students will take six on administration, management, policymaking, semester hours each semester and go year-round. law and ethics. All students must complete coursework with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale. Admission Requirements Students who accumulate more than two “C” An undergraduate degree from an accredited grades will be dismissed from the program. college or university in a criminal justice, law Students must also complete all requirements enforcement or related field. within a period of seven years following the date Satisfactory completion of an undergraduate or of admission to the program. The Dean of the graduate course in research methods and/or College of Professional Studies may extend these statistics prior to admission to the program. limits upon recommendation of the Criminal Students who have an undergraduate GPA of Justice Department Chairperson and approval of 3.0 or better will be exempt from the Miller the Criminal Justice Department Graduate Analogies Test. Committee. A minimum overall GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 point scale with a MAT score of 380 or: Curriculum - 36 Hours Required GPA of 2.6 and MAT score of 385 CJ 520 Introduction to Criminal Justice GPA of 2.5 and MAT score of 390 Administration GPA under 2.5 and MAT score of 400 CJ 530 Technology Applications for Criminal who demonstrate exceptional Justice circumstances with approval of three of CJ 540 Ethical Practices in Administration the graduate faculty CJ 550 Law Enforcement and the Community GRE General Test Scores and/or Miller’s CJ 600 Research Methods & Statistics in CJ Analogies Test score at the 50th percentile. CJ 610 Human Resource Management TOEFL Scores for students whose native CJ 620 Leadership Psychology language is not English. CJ 630 Planning Organizational Staff Three letters of recommendation that address Development the applicant’s academic competencies, work CJ 640 Strategic Planning and Policy Formulation performance and fitness to pursue this CJ 650 Legal Aspects of CJ Administration graduate degree. 370 West Virginia State University Graduate Education
CJ 660 Crisis Management, Homeland Security Two written comprehensive examinations in and Critical Incident which students will choose from four CJ 680 Graduate Capstone Course for Criminal comprehensive exam areas - research, law, Justice administration and leadership. The examinations will be graded independently by two faculty Course Sequence (tentative) members, and the grade will be given as distinction, pass, or fail. If a student fails a Fall comprehensive exam, the student can take it one CJ 520 Introduction to Criminal Justice more time. Once a student chooses the Administration comprehensive exam areas, he/she cannot change CJ 540 Ethical Practices in Administration the area after failing an exam.
Spring To be recommended for graduation, a student CJ 530 Technology Applications for Criminal must satisfy all of the pertinent requirements Justice stated in this handbook, including the following: CJ 550 Criminal Justice and the Community 1. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on all Summer work attempted. CJ 600 Research Methods and Statistics in CJ 2. Completion of the 36 hours required in the CJ 610 Human Resource Management curriculum, including the comprehensive exams. 3. The necessary residence requirement for a Fall degree. CJ 620 Leadership Psychology 4. Payment of all outstanding financial obligations CJ 630 Planning and Organizational Staff to the Development University. 5. Participation in Commencement. Spring CJ 640 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation Application for Degree CJ 650 Legal Aspects of CJ Administration Every student must file an application for degree with the Registrar by the end of the fourth week of the semester in which the degree is to be Summer conferred. The Registrar provides application CJ 660 Crisis Management, Homeland Security forms. and Criminal Justice Administration Graduate Critical Incident Course Descriptions CJ 680 Graduate Capstone Course for Criminal Justice Note: All courses are three credit hours.
Requirements for Graduation CJ 520. Introduction to Criminal Justice CJ 680, Graduate Capstone Course for Criminal Administration Justice This course is designed to give students the This course is an introduction to Criminal Justice chance to apply the knowledge they have acquired administration focusing on the procedures, politics throughout their education to real-world situations and human relations issues that criminal justice and to encapsulate all the learning objectives of administrators must understand in order to the program. In addition, students will prepare to succeed. Topics include administration theory, take the final comprehensive examination. theories of motivation, organizational behavior, politics and police as components of the community, including the political, social and
2019-2020 University Catalog 371 Graduate Education economic networks that compose police administration. Concepts and terminology of CJ 610. Human Resource Management administration are covered as well as legal issues This course focuses on managing resources in involving police administrators. criminal justice agencies. Resources include personnel and funding. Topics on human CJ 530. Technology Applications for Criminal resources will include human resource flow, Justice reward systems and work systems. Topics on This course focuses on techniques of data funding will include budgeting, grants and the processing emphasizing applications to criminal impact of policies. justice. Students will increase their technical skills through hands on experiences, such as analyzing CJ 620. Leadership Psychology data. They will become more aware of the This course focuses on the leadership and importance of SPSS in relation to criminal justice management principles as applied to criminal and research. justice agencies. Also emphasized are the important psychological processes that are CJ 540. Ethical Practices in Administration involved in dealing with others. Understanding the The course will examine ethical decision making importance of key psychological influences in at the administrative level. Three major ethical human interactions is inextricably linked to perspectives: virtue, formalism and utilitarianism success as an effective leader and manager. will be presented, analyzed and discussed as it relates to administration. Ethics as it relates to law, CJ 630. Planning Organizational Staff police, courts and corrections, and liability in Development general will be analyzed and examined, as well as This course focuses on developing training within the future development of ethics. Critical thinking organizations and aligning training needs with and ethical decision making in administration will organizational strategy. Topics covered will be emphasized. include learning, motivation and performance. This course will include training design and CJ 550. Criminal Justice and the Community training methods including computer based This course focuses on the criminal justice system training methods. Students will learn the as a component of the community, including the importance of the development and political, social and economic networks that make implementation of staff training. up communities. Topics include the interrelations between law enforcement, mental health agencies, CJ 640. Strategic Planning and Policy juvenile justice and the educational systems. High- Formulation crime communities are studied, particularly in This course focuses on strategic planning and the terms of the impact on citizens, those who are process of policy formulation. The strategic victimized and others who are not, but are afraid planning and policy formulation as applied to of their safety. The process of community change Criminal Justice agencies must emphasize the is addressed in terms of the prevention of crime. importance of these processes being correctly implemented. The success of Criminal Justice CJ 600. Research Methods and Statistics in administrators and agencies depend on these key Criminal concepts of administration being fully understood Justice and implemented. This course provides an introduction to methods of research in criminal justice. Topics include CJ 650. Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement research development based on hypotheses and Administration theories, data collection and analysis, This course focuses on the aspects of law that are interpretation of results and evaluation of studies. relevant to Criminal Justice administration.
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Specifically reviewed are the laws that control Areas of Research: Law enforcement and Sex police practices, court procedures, sentencing and crimes corrections. The course will also examine regulatory state and federal laws regarding Whyte, Cassandra B. employment, discrimination, termination, equal Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. opportunity, and wage and law issues. B.A. Fairmont State University. M.A. West Virginia University. CJ 660. Crisis Management, Homeland Security Ed.D West Virginia University, 1975 and Areas of Research: Internal/External Locus of Critical Incident Control; Felon Treatment Modalities; Curriculum This course provides an overview of domestic and Development & Design international terrorism. Philosophies, tactics and targets are discussed. The role of the Criminal Justice system in the prevention and response to terrorism is covered. CJ 680. Graduate Capstone Course for Criminal Justice This course is designed to give students the chance to apply the knowledge they have acquired throughout their education to real-world situations and to encapsulate all the learning objectives of the program. In addition, students will prepare to take the final comprehensive examination.
Criminal Justice Administration Graduate Faculty
Davidson, Leighann Justice Chair of Criminal Justice B.S. West Virginia State University M.S. West Virginia State University, 2013 Areas of Research: Offender Education and Policies, Drug/Alcohol Abuse, and Domestic Violence
Kane, Michael Professor of Criminal Justice B.A. Pfeiffer University M.S.F.S National University Ph.D. Union Institute and University, 2001 Areas of Research: Rural Policing, Forensic Investigations and ethical philosophy
Stroupe, Walter Professor of Criminal Justice. B.S. West Virginia State University M.S. Marshall University Ed.D Marshall University, 2003
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practice of Sport Philosophy, law, ethics, teaching Master of Science in Sport Studies and proper writing and accurate oral communication skills. Dr. Aaron A. Settle, ATC, CSCS – Program Director 2. Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and N-148 Fleming Hall development from birth - death, kinesthetic 304-766-3367 learning theories and tactics and current coaching [email protected] and training trends by planning physiologically
and biomechanically correct practice and The main objective of this program is to provide conditioning sessions that allow for proper students with a Masters-level education in Sports progression of skill and that are safe and minimize Studies with an emphasis in General Health and the risk of injury. Wellness. West Virginia State University will provide students with the cognitive and 3. Demonstrate knowledge and skill for psychomotor skills necessary to achieve self- understanding diverse athletic population and actualization while extending what they have accommodating different learning styles and learned in the “living laboratory of human physical skill by planning, coaching and relations” well beyond the lawns of the university evaluating athletic performance and progression campus. that include modifications that address these
issues. Additionally, the Master of Science in Sports
Studies Program will afford students opportunity to actively engage in applied research and to study 4. Exhibit knowledge of and abilities to create innovative coaching, training, managing, teaching responsible and effective communities of sport and safety education. This will lead the students learning and understanding by developing towards a life of productive and meaningful work, leadership and management frameworks that lifelong learning, and economical contribution to include criteria with specific attention to respect their surrounding communities and state. Under for other athletes, respect for the sport game, the graduate program, West Virginia State appreciation of diverse cultures, rules, abilities and University will produce graduates well prepared to talents, and awareness of the need for continue or gain state and national certification communication. through athletic coaching credentialing agencies, sports science credentialing agencies and sport 5. Demonstrate knowledge of and the safety credentialing agencies. Graduates will have psychomotor skill needed to perform proper the knowledge and skills to be poised and ready fitness testing and assessment data analysis to for advancement into management and leadership afford the fitness community the optimal results roles in their current respective fields. In addition based on their desired fitness goals. to moving forward in their current career, the graduates from a Master of Science in Sport 6. Demonstrate the appropriate use of technology Studies will be attractive to public and private required in the discipline of exercise science and school systems, university systems, wellness athletic coaching facilities, and general fitness companies as employees. These highly educated and 7. Exhibit knowledge of what it means to be a knowledgeable graduates will continue to serve member of the coaching/Athletic profession by our surrounding communities. demonstrating ethical practice within the profession, demonstrating proper oral and written Program Objectives communication skills, engaging in research within 1. Demonstrate coaches as a role model to athletes the profession, following professional of all ages and diversities through study and performance regulations and participating in 374 West Virginia State University Graduate Education continual education to uphold the commitment to life-long learning 3. A personal statement indicating the applicant’s aspirations and reasons Admission Requirements for pursuing the Master of Science in The applicants will be evaluated by a submitted Sport Studies at WVSU. portfolio containing the following criteria: 4. Three letters of recommendation 1. Academic Record attesting to the candidate’s professional a. An undergraduate degree in and/or personal qualities. Education or a related field Curriculum b. GPA – a minimum The coursework can be divided conceptually into overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4 point three phases: a core phase , an advanced phase scale for all undergraduate work and an internship phase. The courses in the core from accredited institution(s) with phase are for all candidates who are entering the an MAT score of 350 or program and are seeking the Master of Science Degree. The advanced phase includes additional i. GPA of 2.4 and MAT score courses for candidates who are seeking the of 360 or Master of Science Degree. The advanced phase will have six course options the student may ii. GPA of 2.3 and MAT score choose from. Three courses for a total of 9 credit of 370 or hours must be taken. The core phase begins conceptually with foundational courses and iii. Excep progresses to more advanced courses (advanced tional expertise in the phase). When all course work is completed, the field of student will enter the final phase of the program, coaching/fitness/health/ the internship phase. Early core courses are strength and intended to give graduate students the conditioning as knowledge and skills needed for success in later demonstrated through advanced phase courses. an interview with the Graduate Studies The core phase focuses on general sport studies Committee. issues necessary for general understanding in the areas of sport, health, coaching and fitness: c. Successful TOEFL scores Research methods, Sports Nutrition, Sports for those whose native language is Psychology, Advanced Exercise Testing, not English. Advanced Exercise Physiology, Risk Management and Athletic Injury Prevention, d. Licensure testing scores and WV Sport History. The requirements in from a state department, school this phase total 21 credit hours. district or university. (If national certified by the NSCA and/or The advanced phase builds on the concepts from licensed to teach in any U.S. State) the core phase to include topics of sport leadership, technology, teaching and coaching 2. Resume/CV documenting successful methods, professional certification. Experiences professional experiences, with action research are also included in the commitment to community service advanced phase. Courses include: Advanced and professional development. Strength and Conditioning, Essentials of Personal
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Training, Tactical Strength and Conditioning, Principals of Educational Leadership, Advanced Methods in Wellness, Technology for
Educational Leaders.
The internship phase is a capstone internship experience designed to afford the student an opportunity to utilize their new knowledge and skills in the professional setting. A capstone action research project will also be completed while engaged in the internship experienced. The total number of hours from the 6 hour internship phase, plus the 9 hours from the advanced phase and the 21 hours from the core phase, total 36 hours to complete the Masters of Science in Sport Studies.
Core Phase Courses for the MS in Sport Studies Degree Program
HHP 500. Advanced Exercise Testing HHP 510. Sport Psychology HHP 533. Risk Management and Injury Prevention HHP 537. Advanced Exercise Physiology HHP 540. Sports Nutrition HHP 550. Research Methods and Statistics in Physical Activity HHP 560. West Virginia Sport History
Advanced Phase for the MS
in Sport Studies Degree Program: HHP 640. Tactical Strength and Conditioning HHP 600. Essentials of Personal Training HHP 630. Strength and Conditioning
Internship Phase for the MS in Sport Studies Degree Program HHP 650 Graduate Internship in Sport Studies (6 Credit Hours)
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Master of Sport Studies Course Descriptions exercise as they apply to athletic performance, fitness and extreme environments. Particular HHP 500. Advanced Exercise Testing (3 credit attention will be placed upon an understanding of hours) muscle bioenergetics and metabolism as well as the This course is designed to provide students with the cardiopulmonary responses to both acute and ability and knowledge to prescribe both anaerobic chronic exercise. Special topics to be addressed and aerobic exercise programs for the general include exercise-induced oxidative stress, population and with the emphasis on sport mechanisms of inactivity-induced muscle atrophy, performance. This course will prepare students performance at altitude, and hydration during with skills and knowledge for building complete exercise. Finally, this course will incorporate a exercise programs for unique clients through the problem-based learning approach and will ability to perform pre exercise assessments. This emphasize the importance of critical thinking skills course will also focus on interpretation of exercise in exercise physiology. assessments and aid in proper safe exercise prescription and techniques for athletes, special populations, and overall general population in HHP 540. Sports Nutrition (3 credit hours) This course provides a foundation in science of mind. sport and exercise nutrition and the correlation of
nutritional practices and optimal human physical HHP 510. Sport Psychology (3 credit hours) performance. The course will also teach students to The psychology of sport is the study of the learn how to facilitate and educate clients and interaction between psychological variables and athletes about general nutritional values and performance in athletic and physical activity. The recommendations to maintain a healthy lifestyle, overall purpose of this course is to introduce alter body composition, and improve overall students to psychological theory and practical skills performance. It will cover chemical structure and that influence sport performance. biochemical metabolic functions of essential and HHP 533. Risk Management and Injury nonessential nutrients, nutritional ergogenic aids, Prevention (3 credit hours) eating disorders, fluid intake and balance, This course is designed to provide students the thermoregulation, and body composition will be foundational risk management and injury discussed. prevention knowledge and methods that are pertinent for students preparing to enter the athletic HHP 550. Research Methods and Statistics for coaching, strength and conditioning, or general Physical Activity (3 credit hours) wellness industries. Prevention, risk management This course is designed to be an introductory strategies, recognition and care of athletic injuries, experience for the research consumer as well as the including environmental considerations will be research producer in sport studies. This course introduced. Emphasis is placed on orthopedic emphasizes developing conceptual understanding injury description, prevention, treatment, and of using the scientific method as a means of recovery. problem solving, both as a critical consumer and as an entry-level researcher. HHP 537. Advanced Exercise Physiology (3 credit HHP 560. West Virginia Sport History (3 credit hours) This is an advanced exercise physiology course hours) This course will examine the development of sports aimed at graduate students that possess a basic and competition in the State of West Virginia. From understanding of human exercise physiology. The its inception, into organized forms of sport, to the primary goal of this class is to acquaint the students highly developed enterprise that has emerged in with knowledge, understanding, and value of the contemporary times. Observations of the influence relationship of contributing metabolic factors, of Appalachian culture and history on this temperature regulation, and fatigue to physical 2019-2020 University Catalog 377 Graduate Education development as well as significant sport figures and implement exercise drills, techniques and from WV are central to the presentation and content specific needs of the tactical athlete not limited to of this course. flexibility, mobility, speed, agility, power, and aerobic and anaerobic conditioning. HHP 600. Essentials of Personal Training (3 credit hours) HHP 650. Internship in Sport Studies (6 credit This course is designed to prepare the student with hours) the personal training knowledge, skills, and This course serves as a capstone opportunity for the abilities set forth by the NSCA. Emphasis on Graduate Level Sports Studies student to apply course content will be in nutrition and the role of cognitive, psychomotor and affective competencies personal trainer, latest guidelines for client learned throughout their studies within the Sports assessment , flexibility training, cardiovascular Studies Program. Each student will work and learn exercise prescription, stability ball training, and with an existing wellness program, sports business, periodization training. The course will also address sports education/instructional program or sports exercise prescription with special populations, team in the surrounding community (240 clock aerobic and anaerobic exercise techniques, and hours) resistance training load. The course will also familiarize and enable the student to be able to instructor in the NSCA standards of exercise and fitness protocols standards and protocols set forth by the department of education in its physical fitness component.
HHP 630. Essentials of Strength and Conditioning (3 credit hours) This course provides students with information to complement and illustrate material taught in undergraduate level Strength and Conditioning (HHP 430). Emphasis will placed on the theory and methodology of training and preparing athletes for competition. Students in this course will be given the practical knowledge of design, implementation, modification, and assessment of strength and conditioning programs for athletes. Emphasis will be placed on modifying the strength and conditioning program to meet the coaches, team, and individual athlete’s needs.
HHP 640. Tactical Strength and Conditioning (3 credit hours) This is course is designed to address the physical demands of tactical professionals in the military, law enforcement, and fire and rescue workers in conditioning and to aid in the decrease risk of injury. Covered areas in the course will include nutrition, supplements, injury treatment and rehabilitation, and assessment evaluations for tactical professionals. Students will also discuss
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Enrollment Management & Student Affairs Career Planning: Career planning assists students Information with academic and career decisions through self- evaluation, career exploration and research, and Enrollment Management and Student Affairs the development of personal and professional exists to enhance the academic mission of the goals. The following services are included in institution by providing academic support career planning: individualized career counseling, services, co-curricular involvement opportunities, career inventories, personality assessments, productive living environments, necessary computerized career guidance systems and an financial assistance, meaningful career guidance online career library. A career counselor is and much more. The Enrollment Management and available for individual appointments, and all Student Affairs staff works diligently to ensure services are confidential. student success through a variety of specialized departments: Admissions, Career Services and Job Search Assistance: Staff assists students Cooperative Education, Counseling and Academic seeking employment through referrals, job fairs Support Services, Dining Services, Student and access to hundreds of employers with jobs and Financial Assistance, Health Services, Leadership, internships. To access these opportunities students Mentoring, Judicial Affairs, New Student will need to log into Jobweb from their MyState Programs, Adult and Commuter Student Services, account. A career counselor is available, by Military Student Services, Residence Life, Student appointment, for individual assistance with résumé Life and Engagement. development, interviewing skills and job search strategies. In addition, instructional publications All students are encouraged to become familiar and handouts are available in 216 Wallace Hall. with these departments and become involved in Office personnel assist students in applying for the campus community. The West Virginia State admissions to graduate and professional schools. University Student Handbook, “The Buzz,” provides additional information about Student Testing Program: The office administers the Test Affairs’ resources and campus for Credit Program. Students with strong academic policies/procedures. The Enrollment Management backgrounds (e.g., ACT score 25+) and/or those and Student Affairs office is located in 130 Ferrell interested in self-study may want to accelerate Hall. The telephone number is (304) 766-4101. their academic program by taking national standardized tests. West Virginia State University Career Services through the College Level Examination Program Career Services and Cooperative Education (CLEP) and DSST program offers more than 50 Office standardized tests for which eligible students who The Career Services and Cooperative Education receive certain minimum scores can receive Office strives to provide services that support the academic credit. intellectual, personal and social development of students. The services prepare students to achieve Information and administration of the ACT is satisfying careers by offering programs to assist in available through this office. Information about the career development process and to facilitate the Praxis Series examinations and graduate and experiential learning, thus enabling students to professional school tests is also available. negotiate the dynamics of the global job market. Federal College Work-Study Program: The work- The office offers services in the areas of career study program gives students the opportunity to planning, job search assistance, testing and job work on campus or at an off-campus community placement for the Federal College Work-Study service site for above minimum wage. Most of the Program and the Cooperative Education program. assignments involve working in an office doing computer work, answering telephones and making
2019-2020 University Catalog 381 Enrollment Management and Student Affairs referrals to other services and offices on campus. The Disability Services Office: It is the policy and The off-campus experiences range from working practice of West Virginia State University to with after-school programs, serving as a teacher’s comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, aide, to assisting at a community daycare center. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and state In order to participate in this program, a student and local requirements regarding individuals with must be awarded college work-study funds as part disabilities. No qualified individual with a of their financial aid package. disability shall be denied access to, or participation in, services, programs and activities Cooperative Education Program: Cooperative of West Virginia State University. The office is Education is an academic program designed to located at 123 Sullivan Hall, East. integrate classroom learning with professional applications and experience under the supervision Guidelines: Verification and of professional practitioners. Further, the program Documentation of Disabilities - the is designed to enhance education and the local Disability Services Office provides economy by providing students with opportunities individualized services for students with for practical experience at a work site and documented disabilities. Students shall be providing businesses, agencies and industries with provided appropriate services and skilled employees. accommodations based on the recommendations made by a licensed The Career Services and Cooperative Education health care professional who is qualified to Office is located in 216 Wallace Hall. For more diagnose the impairment. A student with a information contact (304) 766-3250 or visit the physical, sensory, psychiatric or health- office website. related disability must provide documentation verifying a disabling Counseling & Academic Support Services condition which impacts the function of a major life activity by a licensed health care Counseling and Academic Support Services professional who is qualified in the (CASS) is a multi-office unit within Enrollment diagnosis of the disability and is currently Management and Student Affairs that provides a or recently (i.e., not older than five years) variety of services and programs intended to assist associated with the student prior to students as they pursue their academic goals. Any receiving accommodations. West Virginia State University student, whether enrolled full- or part-time, is eligible to request The cost of obtaining the professional services from this unit. These services are verification or any additional provided in a confidential manner and at no documentation is the responsibility of the charge. The unit is located on the first floor of student. If the initial verification is Sullivan Hall, East. Specific offices include: incomplete or inadequate to determine the Mental Health Services: CASS provides present extent of the disability and/or counseling for personal concerns, including reasonable accommodations, the Disability anxiety, adjustment to college, depression, stress, Services Office staff may request misuse or abuse of alcohol or other drugs and supplementary documentation or an other issues is available to all registered students assessment of the disability. at no charge. Referrals to area agencies and practitioners are made for those who need more Procedure: Newly admitted students with specialized or long-term care. We help students disabilities that anticipate seeking address and resolve personal issues so that they accommodations are requested to complete can make the most of their educational an Application for Services upon opportunities at West Virginia State University. admission to the University. The form is
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Virginia State University through campus Thomas Care Clinic organizations that broaden and enrich the college The Thomas Care Clinic at WVSU is located on experience. Organizations provide an opportunity the basement level of the Wilson University for students to explore special interests and Student Union in room 004. The Thomas Care develop skills in interpersonal relationships. They Clinic at WVSU is staffed Monday through also provide for the development of leadership and Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with nurse service in the community. Learning possibilities practitioners and physician assistants in are available for students who desire or need such consultation with physicians. experiences outside the formal classroom.
The clinic operates to enhance the learning and West Virginia State University has more than 50 living experience of the WVSU community. The recognized organizations that are academic, honor, Thomas Care Clinic at WVSU endeavors to service and social in nature. Meeting times and promote optimal health and wellness so that the activities vary. Some provide learning student can attain/maintain a healthy lifestyle, opportunities; some are just for fun. thereby promoting success during their matriculation at West Virginia State University. Students are encouraged to become involved in The Thomas Care Clinic affords WVSU an the numerous extracurricular organizations at opportunity to better meet the State family’s needs West Virginia State University. For additional while also strengthening our commitment to information regarding campus organizations, serving our local community through walk-in contact the Student Activities Office, 106 Wilson services for our friends and neighbors. University Union or call (304) 766-3288.
Staff in the clinic can provide information about Student Life and Engagement services, eligibility information, general health The Student Life and Engagement Office is tips, privacy and patient responsibilities. Persons located in room 103 of the James C. Wilson requiring immediate medical attention who may University Union. Through programs, services and be unable to physically to report to the clinic facilities it is the focal point of campus where should call 911 and then (304) 759-6050. students, faculty, administration, staff, alumni and
guests develop an enduring connection to the Services available at the Thomas Care Clinic will University. The Office assists in the development include treatment for minor abrasions, bronchitis, and retention of students, while allowing for asthma treatment and therapy, as well as wellness understanding and appreciation of cultural visits, health screenings, immunizations, pluralism and ethnic diversity. As a bridge vaccination and comprehensive physicals. between formal learning and life experience, co-
curricular activities, programs and services offered No appointments are necessary. Walk-ins are through the Student Life and Engagement Office, welcome. serve as a training ground for the development of
future leaders while enhancing an appreciation for
responsibility.
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Majors Club and Student National Education The Student Life and Engagement Office provides Association. a variety of cultural, social, educational and recreational activities, which create an Fraternities & Sororities environment conducive to personal growth and Fraternities and sororities contribute to social life development. Activities also provide students with on campus and their members often form lifelong employment and leadership opportunities that friendships. The Greek letter organizations include promote interaction as well as relaxation, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha entertainment and social opportunities. Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Some of the student organizations and Beta Sigma Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. opportunities for engagement available to WVSU students include: Service Organizations
Student Government Association In the category of service organizations are such groups as the Intervarsity and NAACP . The Student Government Association (SGA) offers students the opportunity for self-governance Academic Honor Societies and ensures them an active part in considering issues involving students. The SGA holds Recognition of scholastic accomplishment comes elections annually during the spring semester. to students whose academic performance is of high enough quality to be eligible for membership The SGA has three components: The Executive in one of the following honor societies: Council, the Senate and the Judiciary. The Executive Council, presided over by the SGA Alpha Delta Mu-National Social Work Honor President, implements legislation approved by the Society Senate, establishes budgetary limits, confirms Alpha Epsilon Rho-National Broadcasting nominations by the President for submission to the Honor Society Senate and assists the President in managing the Alpha Kappa Delta-National Sociology Honor day-to-day operation of the association. The Society Student Court assumes jurisdiction over Alpha Kappa Mu-Junior and Senior National disciplinary matters involving students charged Honor Society with infractions of the Student Code of Conduct. Alpha Mu Gamma-National Foreign Language Honor Society In addition to SGA, the freshman, sophomore, Alpha Phi Sigma-National Honor Society in junior and senior classes have systems for electing Criminal Justice officers and holding activities. Alpha Psi Omega-National Honor Society in Dramatic Arts Academic Organizations Beta Kappa Chi-Scientific Honor Society Delta Mu Delta-International Honor Society in The following organizations are of particular Business Administration interest to persons in certain majors: American Kappa Delta Pi-International Honor Society in Chemical Society Student Affiliates Chapter, Education American Society for Personnel Administration, Lambda Iota Tau-National Literary Honor DNA Science Club, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Society Music Education National Conference, National Omicron Delta Epsilon-International Honor Broadcasting Society, Phi Beta Lambda, Public Society in Economics Relations Student Society of America, Recreation Omicron Delta Kappa-National Honor Society
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Phi Alpha Theta-International Honor Society and services available to them through the in History University Union. Phi Eta Sigma-Freshman National Honor Society Residence Life & Services Phi Sigma Alpha-National Honor Society in West Virginia State University strongly believes Political Science living on campus contributes to the academic and Psi Chi-National Honor Society in Psychology personal development of the student. To provide Rho Phi Lambda-National Honor Society in for the residence life experience, the University Recreation, Park, and Leisure Services operates two residence halls-Dawson Hall and the Sigma Tau Delta-International English Honor Judge Damon J. Keith Scholars Hall. Society
Housing Requirements James C. Wilson University Union 1. All unmarried freshmen and sophomores who The James C. Wilson University Union provides a do not commute from the permanent legal food services area consisting of a cafeteria, food residence of a parent, guardian, or grandparent court and banquet rooms. The student union is within a 50-mile radius of the campus are home to the University Bookstore; game room and required to live in a residence hall. This fitness center; university union and student requirement is waived if the student: government administrative offices; campus health a. has served two or more years in the center; campus radio station; student newspaper U.S. Armed Forces or has completed office; computer labs; meeting/committee rooms; the reserve obligation. and a large multi-purpose area. b. has lived in a college residence hall for six semesters. As the primary meeting place on campus for c. has a physical disability that makes the students and their organizations, the Union’s University residence halls impractical. physical facilities are designed to provide a d. is married, or a single parent or at least comfortable and relaxing environment that 25 years of age prior to admission. facilitates the delivery of services important to the e. Part-time students will be allowed to University community. contract for rooms in the residence hall on a space availability basis, but Student employees and volunteers are an integral preference will be given to full-time part of the University Union’s operation. Their students. work experience is an important facet of their educational journey as well as a source of income Dining Service and financial aid. A thorough training program is The dining hall and food court are located in the provided for part-time student employees and James C. Wilson University Union and The Dr. volunteers. Depending on their assignment, duties William F. Pickard café is located in the Judge may include leadership development, facilitating Damon J. Keith Scholars Hall. All facilities are group activities, honing communication skills and open to all students, faculty, staff and their guests. gaining direct career- related work experience. Residence hall students are required to participate
in a dining plan. Beginning with the 2013-2014 Every member of the University is a potential academic year, first-time freshmen and new patron of the University Union programs, service transfer students who enroll as commuter students and various operations. It is the goal of the are required to participate in the commuter meal University Union to meet the diverse needs of the plan. University and community, to be receptive to and responsive to changing needs and to encourage the University and community to utilize the programs 386 West Virginia State University Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
The food service operation also includes a dining room and a banquet room used for special events. Catering services are available for parties and other occasions when meals or refreshments are to be served. Additional information regarding our food services operation along with a copy of the daily menu can be accessed via the University website.
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Academic Common Market Center for Online Learning West Virginia residents who wish to pursue The mission of the Center for Online Learning degree programs not available in the state may (COL) at West Virginia State University is to wish to investigate the Academic Common Market assist faculty members in the use of educational and contract programs. Both programs provide for technologies that support their teaching and West Virginians to enter out-of-state institutions at enhance the learning and retention of their reduced tuition rates. West Virginia State students. The strategic functions and key University alumni may find the arrangements operational focus of the center, derived from its attractive when they are planning for graduate mission, include the following four primary focus study. Contract programs have been established areas: for study in veterinary medicine, optometry and podiatry. The Academic Common Market 1. Administering and managing the University provides access to numerous graduate programs. learning management system, West Virginia Further information may be obtained through the State University Online, and providing West Virginia Higher Education Policy technical training and support to both faculty Commission. and students; 2. Providing instructional design support to Bookstore faculty as well as training in the effective design and delivery of online courses; The bookstore, located on the first floor of the 3. Promoting and facilitating the implementation James C. Wilson University Union, sells of quality standards for online courses at the textbooks, supplies, electronics, West Virginia University and assisting the faculty in State University clothing, gifts and snacks. Books, conducting self-reviews of online courses; and clothing and gift items may be purchased in the 4. Reviewing and reporting on developments in store or online at bookstore.wvstateu.edu. educational technology. Textbook rental is also available in the bookstore and a credit card is required for rentals. The list of Students who have questions about how to rental books and important dates are on our succeed in an online course or who require website or Facebook page at technical support for West Virginia State www.facebook.com/wvsubookstore. University Online should contact the Center for Online Learning. Financial aid can be used to purchase textbooks, supplies and electronics during designated periods How to Contact Us at the beginning of each semester. The bookstore Online Helpdesk: col.zendesk.com accepts credit cards, checks and cash. Students Wallace 222 purchasing books with Financial Aid must bring a Phone: (304) 766-3300 picture ID, preferably their West Virginia State Email: [email protected] University student ID, and their schedule. During the fall and spring semesters, the bookstore is Lifelong Learning through Continuing open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday Education and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday. During the summer, the bookstore is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Lifelong Learning through Continuing Monday through Friday. The bookstore can be Education Program at West Virginia State reached via phone at (304) 766-3351 or email at University has the following objectives: [email protected]. 1. To provide adults with opportunities for personal enrichment and satisfaction through
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the stimulation of intellectual and cultural adult learner decide to matriculate. These classes growth; are available year-round, depending on the need 2. to provide adults with the skills, knowledge and the enrollment of a sufficient number of and insights required to update and improve interested learners. Extension classes typically their vocational and professional performance; meet once or twice per week during the semester 3. to provide adults with information and and include the same number of instructional understanding needed to fulfill their contact hours and academic content as courses responsibilities as citizens in society; and presented on campus. 4. to be responsive to the needs of communities in the West Virginia State University area and Continuing Education Courses are of two major the organizations and agencies (i.e., public and varieties. Some are training courses requested by private) that are located in these communities. businesses to train their employees in areas that instructors of West Virginia State University have West Virginia State University appreciates the experience. Other courses are for vocational or potential of continuing, lifelong education. It recreational purposes as students seek personal responds to the variety of reasons that will make enrichment. Continuing Education courses may increasing numbers of American adults enroll in meet in the daytime, evenings or weekends five to continuing education programs. 10 weeks for one to two hours a week. The schedule design is compact, or intensive, to meet Continuing Education designs programs, services the needs of learners. Continuing Education and delivery systems to present comprehensive courses may be scheduled on request at any time educational opportunities for adults associated throughout the year. with business, industrial, labor union, governmental, educational and voluntary Computer Facilities organizations and agencies in the greater Charleston area. The principal programs, services As all degree programs at West Virginia State and delivery systems are as follows: University involve students utilizing learning computer applications related to their major and Conferences, Institutes and Workshops are all graduates must satisfy a general education intensive, focused educational experiences that requirement in information skills, computerized frequently extend over two or more days. The laboratories are no longer limited to areas such as purpose of these programs is to create a learning mathematics, the natural sciences, writing and activity away from the learners’ day-to-day business, but are now integrated into course obligations. Conferences are offered year-round offerings in communications, media studies, art, on-and off-campus as determined by the needs and music, the social sciences and professional studies interests of the learning group. as well. To address these needs, all classrooms have either direct internet connections or wireless Off Campus Classes are West Virginia State network access. In addition to discipline-specific University credit courses offered for adult learners computer facilities for students, there are general- at convenient community locations such as purpose computer facilities in classroom buildings training centers at work sites, local high schools and in the Drain-Jordan Library, as well as a and other accessible community meeting facilities cybercafé in the James C. Wilson University suitable for instruction. These off-campus classes Union and one in the Judge Damon J. Keith are taught by both full-time and adjunct faculty. Scholars Hall. Credits earned for University credit classes taught at off-campus locations can be applied to West Convocations Virginia State University degree requirements in Several times throughout the academic year, an the same manner as on-campus classes should an assembly for students, faculty and staff is held. 390 West Virginia State University Other University Resources
The State of the University convocation is held textbooks, juvenile literature (including the each fall so that the University family may hear collection of Caldecott, Newbery and Coretta about the status of University plans and projects. Scott King Award Winning Books), magazines, Other convocations are sponsored by one or more puppets and teaching kits. Patrons may use the of the University’s colleges, often in connection Ellison Die Cut machines to produce perfectly cut with a particular event or date. Convocations often shapes and letters for various projects. There is a feature speakers of regional or national Binding System using a comb-style binder for prominence and are held at various times during reports and laminating services are available. the day and the evening in order to reach the When laminating is dropped off, it is usually maximum number of students. Classes are available for pickup within 24 hours. There is a frequently asked to attend convocations. fee for the comb-binder and the laminating to cover the cost of the materials. Local educators Cultural Activities and others involved in the process of teaching or curriculum development are also invited to utilize Each semester the West Virginia State University the Center. Cultural Activities Committee selects an exciting schedule of cultural activities based on The IMC serves students and faculty in the submissions by students, faculty, staff and Education Department as well as students and members of the WVSU community. The schedule faculty in other disciplines. The IMC is open includes lectures, workshops, concerts, exhibits during regular library hours. and plays. Guest lecturers and performers are often people of national reputation. University Library
Most programs are open to the University The Drain-Jordan Library has been the center of community and are free for WVSU students. educational activities of West Virginia State Students are encouraged to bring their families University since 1951. Its mission is to support the and friends. Participation provides rich and in- information, curriculum and research needs of all depth learning and cultural experience. students and faculty by providing excellent library resources. The West Virginia State University Please visit wvstateu.edu/cultural activities for a Library works to adhere to the ACRL Distance list of current events. Learning Guidelines in providing library services to students and faculty participating in WVSU Intercollegiate Athletics distance learning programs. These services are designed to assist those affiliates who receive all The University is a member of the National of their courses off campus. For more information Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the about the services, please visit Mountain East Conference varsity competition in www.wvstateu.edu/Academics/Information- 10 sports. Men’s teams are offered in football, Services-for-Distance-Learning.aspx. The library basketball, baseball, tennis and golf. Women’s offers a wide variety of materials and services. It teams compete in volleyball, basketball, softball, has an excellent collection of books, e-books, tennis and cross-country. government documents, newspapers and periodicals. Instructional Materials Center The Instructional Materials Center (IMC), located The collection consists of over 200,000 books, on the second floor of the Drain-Jordan Library, 698 periodicals, and more than 74,000 items in offers a variety of teaching materials and microforms. The library offers over 34,000 resources that are useful in grades K-12 periodical titles covering more than 50 subject classrooms. The collections include a variety of areas, through online databases, print and microform subscriptions. The library has been a 2019-2020 University Catalog 391 Other University Resources selective depository for United States government for West Virginia State University and other documents since 1907 and at present receives 33 researchers. As part of this Viz-Wall percent of the published material from the Federal supercomputer group conference area of the Government through the Government Printing library, a bank of nine side-by-side monitors are Office. Special areas in the library include the displayed across a library wall to demonstrate Archives, the Instructional Materials Center complicated concepts to students. (IMC), the Gus R. Douglass Collection and the Benin Collection. The Archives Department is The library is a member of Online Computer located on the ground floor of the library and Library Center (OCLC), a global computerized houses materials concerning the history of the network of more than 43,000 academic, public and University, its alumni and staff. It also contains special libraries from 86 countries. This database, information on African-Americans in West which shares cataloging and interlibrary loan Virginia, the history of African-American higher information, provides access to more than education, and the history of the 20th and 21st 56,000,000 book records in 458 languages. The centuries. library is also a member of Lyrasis, a consortium that allows the faculty and students to have access The Gus R. Douglass Collection on the main floor to many library resources via Interlibrary Loans. of the library contains the partial book collection Materials not available in the Drain-Jordan of Gus R. Douglass, a former West Virginia Library can be borrowed through OCLC and Commissioner of Agriculture who served 44 Lyrasis. All users should inquire at the Reference years. The Benin Collection is housed on the main Desk about this and other library services. floor and has books, journals, artifacts, maps, video cassettes and CDs on Benin, West Africa. More information about the library can be found on the library’s webpage at library.wvstateu.edu. Approximately 60 desktop computers and 28 laptops are available for student use on the main Medical Emergencies floor of the library. These computers have office software and access to the library collections and In cases of an immediate medical emergency databases. Twenty-five of the computers are requiring ambulance service, call 911 and follow located at the back of the main floor in the Library up with a call to Public Safety. When calling from Learning Center (LLC). These computers are also West Virginia State University phones, dial 9 for used for library instruction that is presented to outside access and then 911. students enrolled at West Virginia State University. The FACET room located on the New Student Programs ground floor of the library is also available for The New Student Programs Office provides the class instruction. The FACET room has nine following services for students: computers and a Smart Board for presentations. Teaching a first-year experience class; A professional librarian is always on duty at the Coordinating the Thurgood Marshall College reference desk when classes are in session to Fund Program; and provide help for students, faculty, staff and the Providing other first-year college experiences. public on a one-on-one basis. Librarians work closely with faculty to develop collections and For further information, contact Ms. Sharon Smith provide instruction about library resources and Banks in 416 Wallace Hall or via phone at (304) research methodology. 766-3078.
The library houses the Viz-Wall, a supercomputer, that is capable of processing vast amounts of data
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Public Safety only in one of the two Reserve Components. WVSU ROTC Students are also afforded the West Virginia State University has 24-hour police opportunity to attend Military Professional coverage provided by a staff of trained police training each year. Some of the possible training officers. Public Safety may be contacted by calling opportunities available are Airborne School, Air (304) 766-3353 or (304) 766-3181. Assault School, Mountain Warfare and cold weather training. Summer internship opportunities Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) are also available under the Cultural Military training began on campus in 1891. The Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) school took on a military atmosphere in 1899 that that allows ROTC students to travel to a foreign also enabled up to 60 young men to receive free country and study their military, society and tuition, board, uniforms and books. In 1940, the language. WVSU has sent students to Thailand institution took part in the national Civilian Pilot and Scandinavia under the CULP program. Other Training Program to prepare men for military summer internships include Cadet Troop Leader aviation. Both ground school courses and flying Training (CTLT), which provides Cadets the lessons were given at Wertz Field, which was opportunity to experience leadership in the Army located adjacent to the college. An Artillery Table of Organization and Equipment over a three Branch ROTC was established at the college in to four week period. Cadets serve in lieutenant- 1942, and at that time was the only one in the level leadership positions in active-duty units. country approved by the War Department for a Assignments include units that are located in the historically black college. During World War II, United States and foreign countries. Another West Virginia State College was one of 131 training opportunity is Cadet Initial Entry Training colleges and universities nationally that took part (CIET), which is typically done the summer in the V-12 Navy College Training Program between a student’s sophomore and junior year which offered students a path to a Navy where they receive a month long introduction to commission. the U.S. Army. Students are required to attend the Cadet Leaders Course (CLC) the summer between Cadets who earn at least a bachelor’s degree and their junior and senior year. CLC enhances and meet all other pre-commissioning requirements assesses their basic Soldier, leadership, and critical may be commissioned in any of the Army’s 17 thinking skills as they prepare for their basic branches as a Second Lieutenant. The West commission as a Second Lieutenant. Virginia State University (WVSU) Army ROTC Yellow Jacket Battalion has produced more than To contact WVSU Army ROTC, please call or e- 900 officers, including 15 General Officers. Over mail Mr. Bill Kinsey at [email protected] at 100 alumni achieving the rank of Lieutenant (304) 766-3295. Please feel free to stop by Army Colonel or higher are recognized in the ROTC ROTC located at the Ferguson-Lincoln Building. Hall of Fame. Students completing all requirements of the ROTC Program may be Shelter-in-Place Drills & Other Emergency commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the Active Drills Army or the Reserve Components that include the West Virginia State University is well recognized United States Army Reserve and the Army for emergency preparedness. The University has National Guard. an Emergency Response Guide, which is distributed to new students and employees, Eligible students can compete for Army ROTC illustrating specific procedures for emergencies. four-year National Scholarships or three and two- The plan was developed in conjunction with the year on campus scholarships. Students also have Kanawha Valley Emergency Preparedness the option for Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty Council. If a siren sounds one continuous tone for (GRFD) scholarships that will allow them to serve 2019-2020 University Catalog 393 Other University Resources three minutes, that is the signal to go to an Department provides support for campus wide assembly area to shelter. academic computing including programming, functional, technical and end user support. Communications equipment is located in the Information Technology maintains computer assembly area of various buildings to inform equipment, software and peripherals across occupants of what is occurring. Usually the siren campus and instructional computer laboratories is signaling that a practice drill is taking place; both on campus and in several remote extension however, the siren should never be disregarded. locations. Other duties include, but are not limited to, telephone and networking installation Student Support Services maintenance and support and assistance with audio-visual equipment. The University IT Student Support Services is a federally-funded Department provides support to students program designed to provide opportunities for experiencing issues connecting to the University’s academic development, assist with basic college network, to their WVSU email account, or to requirements and motivate students toward the MyState, but IT will not work on a student’s successful completion of postsecondary education. personal computer or other personal equipment. The goal of this TRiO program is to increase the college retention and graduation rates of its Upward Bound participants. The program provides academic tutoring in all major subjects; advice and One of the first TRiO programs funded by the assistance in postsecondary course selection; U.S. Department of Education, Upward Bound has assistance with information on the full range of been in existence at West Virginia State student financial aid programs, benefits and University since 1966. A college preparatory resources for locating public and private program for first-generation high school students, scholarships; assistance in completing financial Upward Bound is designed to develop the skills aid applications as well as grant aid scholarships. and motivation needed to not only attend college Services that are also offered to program but to graduate from college. This year-round participants include education on financial and program affords participants the opportunities to economic literacy and assistance in applying for get an academic jumpstart in their educational admission to graduate and professional programs. pursuits through classes ranging from pre-algebra to calculus, biology, chemistry, anatomy, Spanish, Various workshops on study skills, career French, research writing, literature and history. development, preparing for job interviews, finding Rigorous curricula play a crucial role in preparing money for college and preparing for graduate students to compete in a global society. Students school are available for program participants. reside on the campus for six weeks as part of an Students participate in cultural enrichment intensive summer program and attend classes experiences that explore the global community. twice a month during the academic school year. Student Support Services provides computer labs Cultural enrichment experiences such as college and free printing. All tutorial support is provided tours and out-of-state travel serve to expose by academic specialists who have completed students to the endless possibilities available with baccalaureate studies. Student Support Services a college degree. The program serves students has been an integral part of West Virginia State from all of the major high schools in Kanawha and University since 1977 and has played a vital role Logan counties. in the retention and graduation of its students. Upward Bound Math-Science University Information Technology The West Virginia State University Upward Located on the first floor of Hamblin Hall, Bound Math-Science program (UBMS) is a University Information Technology (IT) federally funded TRiO program designed to 394 West Virginia State University Other University Resources enhance the academic skills of talented high school students who have an interest in pursuing a major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). UBMS is a stepping-stone for today’s high school student to become tomorrow’s university student.
UBMS provides year-round academic enrichment services to first-generation and low-income students enrolled in high schools in Kanawha and Logan counties. Advantages offered through UBMS include academic tutoring, career counseling, cultural experiences and college preparation.
Once students apply and are selected to become UBMS students, they continue in the program until high school graduation. There are two components of UBMS where students participate in activities during the school year and as part of a summer academy. While on the campus of West Virginia State University, students have the opportunity to use first-class labs and technology while engaging with faculty and graduate students. This model encourages collaboration with academic researchers and offers expanded opportunities for program participants to prepare for study in the STEM fields at the post-secondary level.
Veterans Affairs West Virginia State University welcomes members of all Armed Forces to attend college using benefits they have earned while in the services.
All individuals initiating the use of their GI education benefits should contact the School Certifying Official (SCO) for Veterans Education Benefits, Coston Davis, Jr., in 309 Sullivan Hall after completing the online application found at www.gibill.gov to apply for benefits. Veterans must participate in the monthly Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) online verification in order to receive compensation.
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2019-2020 University Faculty Bejou, Azam (2013), Associate Professor of Business Administration. B.S. Virginia State Note: The date in parentheses immediately University; M.B.A. Strayer University; Ed.D. following the name indicates first year of Virginia State University, 2010. employment at West Virginia State University. The second date indicates the year in which the highest Bhuiyan, Mohammad (2015), Assistant Professor degree was earned. of Civil Engineering. B.Sc. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh; Addesa, Mark J. (1978), Assistant Professor of M.Sc. Universiti Joseph Fourier, France and Criminal Justice. B.S. Niagara University; M.S. ROSE School, Italy; Ph.D. ROSE School, Italy Eastern Kentucky University, 1978. with joint program at Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. Aleseyed, Cyrus M. (2002), Associate Professor of Business Administration. B.S.B.A. Gilan Blackwell, James M. (2014), Assistant Professor College of Lahijan; M.B.A. Eastern New Mexico of Education. B.A. West Virginia State University; M.S. West Virginia University; Ph.D. University; M.A. West Virginia College of West Virginia University, 1995. Graduate Studies; Ed.D. Marshall University, 2007. Anderson-Conliffe, Debra M. (1997), Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. Bradley, Matthew (2015), Instructor of Sport West Virginia State College; M.S. University of Studies. B.S. University of Charleston; MAT Tennessee, 1979. Marshall University, 2004.
Anderson, Karen (2002), Instructor of English. Broughton, Robin (1991), Professor of B.A. University of Iowa, M.L.S., University of Communications. B.S. Ohio University; M.A. California: Los Angeles; M.A. Marshall Ohio University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1999. University, 2003. Brown, Rita (1996), Associate Professor of Social Anderson, Michael (1995), Professor of Work. B.S.W. West Virginia State College; M.A. Mathematics. B.S. Michigan State University; West Virginia College of Graduate Studies; M.S. Michigan State University; Ph.D. The Ohio M.S.W. West Virginia University, 1995. State University, 1993. Burdette, Stephanie. A. (2019), Assistant Armstrong, Sonya (1999), Professor of Professor of Education/Assessment Coordinator. Mathematics. B.A. Bernard Baruch College, City B.A. West Virginia State University; M.A. University of New York; M.S. Johns Hopkins Marshall University; EdD. Marshall University, University; M.A. University of Rochester; Ph.D. 2018. University of Rochester, 1997. Byers, R. Charles (1972), Interim Provost and Banks, Oree (1977), Associate Professor of Health Vice President for Academic Affairs. B.S. West and Human Performance. B.S. Kansas State Virginia State University; M.F.A. The Ohio State University; M.S. Kansas State University, 1960. University, Ph.D. Kent State University, 1992.
Barnes-Pietruszynski, Jessica (2008), Associate Canterbury, Jay (2017), Instructor of Health and Professor of English. B.A. Drake University; M.A. Human Performance. B.S. University of Western Illinois University; Ph.D. Illinois State Charleston; M.S. Radford University, 1997. University, 2009.
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Carney, J. Paige (1996-2003, 2011), Professor of Francis, Rebecca S. (1979), Professor of Education. B.A. University of South Carolina; Psychology. B.S. University of Dayton; M.S. M.Ed. Georgetown College; Ed.D. University of University of Bridgeport; Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 1995. Tennessee, 1979. Carroll, Matthew (2014), Assistant Professor of Fultz, Micheal (2009), Assistant Professor of Business Administration. B.A. West Virginia State Chemistry. B.S. Univ ersity of Tennessee, Martin; University; M.B.A. Strayer University, 2014. Ph.D. Indiana University, 2009.
Chatfield, Jonathan Mark (1993), Professor of Germann, Joshua (2017), Professor of Military Biology. B.S. Marshall University; M.S. Marshall Science. B.S. Louisiana State University, (1998); University; Ph.D. Oregon State University, 1986. M.S. Administration Central Michigan University, Clark, Christopher (2012), Instructor of Music, (2013). B.F.A. Marshall University; M.M. University of Louisville, 2012. Gilliland, Steven A. (1986), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A. University of Arkansas; Cobb, Kimberly (2012), Assistant Professor of M.A. University of Arkansas, 1981. Communications. B.A. Marshall University; M.A. Marshall University, 1991. Goldberg, Edward C. (1969), Associate Professor of Business Administration. B.S. University of Collins, Sean A. (2005), Assistant Professor of Connecticut; J.D. West Virginia University, 1967. Biology. B.S. St. Lawrence University; M.S. University of Illinois; Ph.D. University of Illinois, Good, Lindsey (2015), Instructor of Health 2003. Science. B.S. University of Charleston; M.S. California University of Pennsylvania, 2004. Davidson, Leighann Justice (2016), Department of Criminal Justice. B.S. Criminal Justice, 2011, Guetzloff, Thomas F. (2000), Professor of WVSU; M.S. Criminal Justice & Administration, Chemistry. B.S. St. Norbert College; Ph.D. South WVSU, 2013. Dakota State University, 1996. Dean-Leonard, Daton (2007), Associate Professor of Education. B.A. West Virginia State Hailou, Frehot (2009), Assistant Professor of University; M.A. Marshall University Graduate Economics. B.A. York University; M.A. York College; Ed.D. West Virginia University, 2012. University; Ph.D. Howard University, 2007.
Erlandson, Molly S. (1989-2007, 2008), Professor Hankins, Gerald (2005), Associate Professor of of Art. B.F.A. Michigan State University; M.F.A. Biotechnology. B.S. Florida State University; Michigan State University, 1989. M.A. George Washington University; Ph.D. University of Virginia, 1991. Eya, Jonathan C. (1999), Professor of Biology. B.Sc. University of Nigeria, Msukka; M.Sc. Harper, Katherine L. (1987), Professor of Biology. University of Nigeria, Msukka; Ph.D. Auburn B.S. West Virginia University; M.S. West University, 1997. Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia University, 1986. Ford, Richard (2001), Associate Professor of Biology. B.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Harris, Robert T. (1995), Professor of Biology. B.S. Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.S. B.S. Marshall University; M.S. Ohio University; Miami University (Ohio); Ph.D. Miami University Ph.D. Ohio University, 1992. (Ohio), 1993.
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Hass, Amir (2014), Assistant Professor of Kiddie, Thomas J., Jr. (2007), Associate Professor Biology. B.S. The Hebrew University of of English. B.A. Rutgers University; M.A. Rutgers Jerusalem; M.S. The Hebrew University of University; Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1987. Jerusalem; Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 2005. King, Cheryl D. (2017), Assistant Professor B.S. Hauser, Billie (2015), Instructor of Education. West Virginia State University; M.A. West B.A. Marshall University; M.A. Marshall Virginia University, 2000. University, 1990. King, Patricia R. (1996), Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. West Hodge, William (2019), Assistant Professor of Virginia State College; M.Ed. University of Military Science. B.S. United States Military Central Oklahoma, 1989. Academy, (2016). Korn, Barbara (2013), Assistant Professor of Horn, Mary (2002), Associate Librarian. B.A. Education. A.A. Monroe Community College; Marshall University; M.L.S. University of B.A. Davis and Elkins College; M.A. West Tennessee, 1984. Virginia University, 1981.
Huber, David H. (1999), Professor of Biology. Krasnansky, Marek (2007), Associate Professor of B.S. Central Michigan University; M.S. Michigan Physics. Mgr. (M.S. equivalent) Comenius State University; Ph.D. Michigan State University, University (Slovakia); Ph.D. University of 1996. Connecticut, 2007.
Islam, Mahmoodul (1987), Associate Professor of Ladner, Barbara (1991), Professor of English. Economics. B.A. University of Dacca; M.A. B.A. Rice University; M.Phil. Yale University; McMaster University; M.A. University of Dacca; Ph.D. Yale University, 1987 Ph.D. Wayne State University, 1985. Lamb, Larry (2010), Instructor of Mathematics. Johnson, Dirk (2009), Associate Professor of B.A. Glenville State College; M.A., University of Music. B. Music Brigham Young University; M. Louisville, 1984. Music Brigham Young University; D. Music Arts University of Cincinnati, 2009. Lee, Yvonne (2018), Instructor of Social Work. B.A/BSW West Virginia State University; MSW Kail, Karen A. (2015), Instructor of Mathematics. West Virginia University; PhD candidate Walden B.S. The Ohio State University; M.A. Marshall University 2017. University, 2004. Lewis, Elisha M. (2019), Assistant Professor of Karunathilake, Upali (2008), Associate Professor Education. B.A. University of New Orleans; M.A. of Mathematics. B.S. University of Kelnaniya, Sri Capella University; Ph.D. Capella University, Lanka; M.S. University of Minnesota; Ph.D. 2018. University of Minnesota, 2007. Lewis, Michael D. (1989), Associate Professor of Kane, Michael (2010), Associate Professor of Business Administration. B.B.A. Marshall Criminal Justice. B.A. Pfeiffer University; University; M.B.A. Marshall University, 1989. M.S.F.S. National University; Ph.D. Union Institute and University, 2001. Liedl, Barbara E. (2001), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S. Purdue University; M.S. University of Minnesota; Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1989.
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Magan, John R. (1984), Associate Professor of Nimmakayala, Padma (2004), Associate Research Physics. B.S. Muhlenberg College; M.S. Lehigh Professor of Biology. B.S. Andhra Pradesh University; Ph.D. Lehigh University, 1965. Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India; M.S. . Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Martin, Josh D. (2012), Assistant Professor of Art. India; Ph.D. University of Agricultural Sciences, B.A. West Virginia State University; M.F.A. Full Bangalore, India 1993. Sail University, 2010. Area of research: Graphic Design Ngenge, Mbu’ulih T. (1986), Associate Professor of English. B.A. Wesleyan University; M.A. McConnell, Anne (2007), Associate Professor of University of Nevada; Ph.D. University of Texas, English. B.A. Illinois Wesleyan University; M.A. 1986. University of Colorado; Ph.D. University of Colorado, 2006. Niu, Linwei (2013), Associate Professor of McCoy, Paula M. (2001), Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.S. Peking University; M.S. Psychology. B.A. West Virginia University; M.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook; Marshall University; Ph.D. University of North Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 2006. Texas, 2001. Øvrebø, Reidun (1992), Professor of Art. Cand. Mag. University of Trondheim; Ph.D. Ohio McMeans, Orlando F. (1998), Professor of University, 1993. Biology. B.S. Alabama A&M; M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. in Park, Tae Jin (2006), Associate Professor of Horticulture, University of Illinois at Urbana- History. B.A., Kyonggi University, M.A. State Champaign, 1997. University of New York at Albany; Ph.D. West Virginia University, 2003. Mitiku, Abainesh (1992), Professor of Business Administration. B.S. University of Colorado; Palubinskas, Ginta T. (2013), Professor of M.B.A. University of Nairobi; D.B.A. U.S. Political Science. B.A. Loyola Marymount International University, 1992. University; M.P.A. The George Washington University; Ph.D. George Mason University, 2003 Molnar, Sharon (1998), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.A. College of St. Catherine’s; Ph.D. Pennington, Michael. (2015), MPA Program Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Director and Associate Professor of Political University, 1996. Science. B.A., West Virginia State University; M.P.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D. Texas Mutepa, Raphael M. (2002), Associate Professor A&M, 2008. of Social Work. B.A. National University of Zaire; M.A. Franciscan University of Steubenville; Ph.D. Perdue, Charles W. (1987), Professor of Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003. Psychology. B.A. Denison University; M.A. Princeton University; Ph.D. Princeton University, Naga, Sundar (1992), Professor of Chemistry. B.S. 1983. Madurai University; M.S. Madurai University; Ph.D. University of Maine, 1987. Peyton, Billy Joe (2002), Professor of History. B.A. West Virginia University; M.A. West Natsis, James J. (1998), Assistant Professor of Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia Modern Foreign Languages. B.S. University of University, 1999. Missouri-St. Louis; M.S. Ohio University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1998.
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Pietryszynski, Jeffrey (2005), Associate Professor University of Manchester; Ph.D. Auburn of English. B.A. University of Wisconsin; M.A. University, 1997. Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D. Illinois State University, 2006. Settle, Aaron (2005), Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. University of Porter, Marc (1998), Professor of Charleston; B.S. University of Charleston; M.S. Communications. B.A. Indiana University; M.F.A. Marshall University; D.S.M. United States Sports Columbia University; Ph.D. Indiana University, Academy, 2005. 1986. Seyedmonir, Mehdi (2007), Professor of Ray, Manashi (2011), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A. West Virginia State University; Sociology/Philosophy. B.A. University of Poona; M.A. West Virginia University; Ed.D. West M.A. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; Virginia University, 2000. Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2010. Steele, Kerri (2013), Assistant Professor of Social Reddy, Umesh K. (2004), Associate Professor of Work. B.A. Concord College; MSW Tulane Biology. B.S. Meerut University (India); M.S. University; Ph.D. University of Georgia, 2013. Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (India); Ph.D. Osmania University (India), 1997. Stroupe, Walter (2006), Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. B.S., West Virginia State Reed, Terry L. (2019), Assistant Professor of University; M.S., Marshall University; Ed.D. Education. B.A. in Accounting, The University of Marshall University, 2003. Findlay (1991); Transition to Teaching, West Virginia University (2013); MA in Special Taylor-Johnson, Carol (1996), Associate Professor Education, Walden University (2015); Ed.D., The of English. B.S. Langston University; M.A. The University of Findlay (2018); Educational Ohio State University; Ph.D. The Ohio State Leadership, Salem University (2019). University, 1986.
Ressmeyer, Ellen H. (1994), Associate Librarian. Tillquist, Alan (1998-2004; 2011), Professor of B.A. American University; M.L.S., University of Business Administration. B.S. Hannibal-LaGrange Texas, 1974. College; M.B.A. Missouri State University; D.B.A. Nova Southeastern University, 2002. Ruhnke, Timothy R. (1995), Professor of Biology. B.S. University of Nebraska; M.S. University of Vanderford, Brenda (1966), Associate Professor Nebraska; Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1993. of Music. B.M. Oberlin College; M.M. Northwestern University, 1965. Sanjaya (2014), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. University of Mysore, India; M.S. University Vaughan, Frank D. (2006), (2008), Professor of of Mysore, India; Ph.D. University of Mysore, Political Science. B. A, Emory and Henry College; India, 2003. M.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia University, 2006. Schedl, Andrew (2006), Assistant Professor of Physics. B.A., Pomona College; M.S., University Wallace, Robert (2005), Associate Professor of of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1986. English. B.A. Pfeiffer College; M.F.A. University of Arkansas; Ph.D. Indiana University of Sekabunga, Ernest J. (1998), Associate Professor Pennsylvania, 2004. of Chemistry. B.S. Makerere University; M.S.
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Wang, Lan (2015), Assistant Professor of English. West Virginia University; Ph.D. West Virginia B.A. Hebei University, B.A. China University of University, 1995. Political Science and Law; M.A. Georgia State University; Ph.D. Indiana University of Zaman, Naveed (2000), Associate Professor of Pennsylvania, 2012. Mathematics. B.S. Punjab University (Pakistan); M.S. and M.Phil. Quad-I-Azam University Waugh, Emily (2006), Associate Professor of (Pakistan); Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2000. Education. B.S., West Virginia University; M.A., Marshall University Graduate College; Ed.S., Zapata, Miguel (2005), Associate Professor of Marshall University Graduate College; Ed.D., Spanish. B.S. Universidad del Atlántico Marshall University Graduate College, 2005. (Columbia); M.A. (Spanish) University of Arkansas; M.A. (English) University of Arkansas; Ph.D. University of Arkansas, 2002.
Wells, Deborah J. (1986), Associate Librarian. Zhang, Xiaohong (1996), Associate Professor of B.A. Marshall University; M.A. Marshall Mathematics. B.S. Sichuan University; M.S. West University; M.S.L.S. University of Kentucky, Virginia University; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic 1984. Institute and State University, 1993.
Whyte, Cassandra B. (1982), Associate Professor Ziyati, Ali (2011), Professor of Communications. of Criminal Justice. B.A. Fairmont State D.I.P.L. Higher Institute of Journalism; M.A. Ohio University; M.A. West Virginia University; Ed. D. University; Ph.D. Ohio University, 1995. West Virginia University, 1975.
Whyte, William R. (2006), Instructor of Criminal 2019-2020 Administrators & Professional Non- Justice. B.S. Springfield College; M. Ed. Faculty Springfield College, 1970. Note: The date in parentheses immediately Williams, Deborah (2005), Assistant Professor of following the name indicates first year of Business Administration. B.S.B.A. West Virginia employment at West Virginia State University. The University; M.P.A. West Virginia University, second date indicates year in which highest 1982. degree was earned.
B.A. University of Colorado, M.A. Pennsylvania Banks, Sharon (1990), Director, New Student State University, D.A. Middle Tennessee State Programs. B.S. Tennessee State University; M.A. University, 1998. Salem-Teikyo University, 1994.
Wilson, Patricia P. (2003), Associate Professor of Bailey, Jack (2012), Director, Public Relations. Education. B.S. West Virginia State University; B.A. Marshall University, 1992. M.A. Marshall University, 1972. Bennett, Janis (1985), Director, Purchasing. B.S. Woodard, Scott E. (2006), Professor of Music. West Virginia State University, 1979. B.A., Marshall University; M.A., Marshall University; D.M.A., Boston University, 2014. Browning, Matthew (2002), Director, Communications, Gus R. Douglass Land-Grant Workman, Michael E. (2010), Assistant Professor Institute. B.S. West Virginia State University; of History. B.A. West Virginia University; M.A. M.S. West Virginia University, 2009.
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Burton, Nate (2014), Interim Director, Athletics. Oden, Joe Jr. (1991), Assistant Vice President for B.S. Washington Jefferson College; M.S. Marshall Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. B.S. University, 2011. West Virginia State University; M.A. Marshall University, 1999. Byers, R. Charles (1972), Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. B.S. West Saunders, Joseph (1994), Director, Public Safety. Virginia State University; M.F.A. The Ohio State A.A. Vincinnes College; B.S. West Virginia State University, Ph.D. Kent State University, 1992. University; M.A. Marshall University, 2001.
Cherry, Justin (2017), Assistant Vice President of Schumann, Patricia (2012), Vice President for Business and Human Resources. B.A. West University Advancement and President of the Virginia State University; M.S. Marshall West Virginia State University Foundation, Inc. University, 2014. B.A. University of Dayton; M.A. University of Dayton, 1983. Fuller, Belinda (1993), Director, Alumni Relations. A.S. West Virginia State University; Sizemore, Mary E. (2019), Director of Nursing. B.S. West Virginia State University, 2006. B.S. Glenville State College/West Virginia University (1996); M.S. Marshall University Griffith, Todd (1986), Director, Photographic (2007); DNP, West Virginia University (2014). Services. Certification in Photography, Woodland School of Photography, 1985. Skidmore, Alan (2013), Director, Information Technology. A.S. West Virginia Institute of Hale, Jim (2013), Director, Printing Services. Technology; B.S., West Virginia Institute of A.A.S in Printing and Design, Franklin Technical Technology, 1983. School, 1976. Stinson, Willette F. (2013), Library Director. Jenkins, Anthony L. (2016), President. B.S. B.A./B.A. Saint Vincent College; M.L.S. Fayetteville State University; M.S. North Carolina University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D. Florida State Central University; Ph.D. Virginia Tech University (1998). University, 2007. Sweeney, Trina (2005), Director, Adult and Kendrick, R. Ryan (2019), Director of Commuter Student Services; B.A. West Virginia Registration and Records. B.A. University of State University; M.S. Mountain State University, Kentucky, M.P.A. University of Kentucky, 2014. 2010.
Maharaj, Sandhya (1991), Director, Career Taylor, James (2011), Director, Academic Services and Cooperative Education. B.S. Educational Outreach. B.S. West Virginia State Appalachian State University; M.A. Appalachian University; M.A.. West Virginia State University, State University; Ed.S. Appalachian State 2017. University, 1992. Toledo, Kellie (1993), Director, Counseling and McMeans, Orlando (1998), Vice President for Academic Support Services. B.A. Marshall Research and Public Service. B.S. Alabama A&M University; M.A. Marshall University, 1993. University; M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.
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Toledo, Ulises J. (2000), Associate Dean and Director, Business and Finance, Gus R. Douglass Land-Grant Institute. B.S. Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico; M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 2001.
Woodard, Scott E. (2006), Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Music. B.A., Marshall University; M.A., Marshall University; D.M.A., Boston University, 2014.
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