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Volume LXXXII January 2007 Number 1 BULLETIN of THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL BULLETIN 2007-2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SPRING 2007 - SPRING 2008 This Bulletin presents information which, at the time of preparation for printing, most accurately described the courses, curricula, degrees, poli- cies, procedures, regulations and requirements of the University. No contractual relationships, however, can be established between students and the University upon the information contained herein. The University reserves the right to delete, substitute for, change, or supplement any statement in this Bulletin without prior notice. The “Bulletin of the Mississippi State University” (USPS 072-760) is published four times a year (February, July; Semi-Monthly in April) by the Mississippi State University Registrar’s Offi ce P.O. Box 5268 Mississippi State, MS 39762-5268 Periodical postage paid at Mississippi State, Mississippi POSTMASTER: Send address changes to “Bulletin of the Mississippi State University” P.O. Box 5268 Mississippi State, MS 39762-5268 Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, group affi liation, or veteran status. Cover design and photograph by University Relations TABLE of CONTENTS Offi cers of the University 3 Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning 3 UNIVERSITY Introduction 5 Admission to the University 6 Degrees, Core Requirements, Academic Records, Graduation 15 Student Housing 24 Services 24 Student and Campus Life 28 Tuition and Required Fees 30 Student Financial Aid 32 Scholarships, Memorials, and Loans 35 Conduct and Discipline; Traffi c and Parking 36 Associated Agencies 36 Equal Opportunity Statement 36 COLLEGES AND ACADEMIC OFFICES College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 37 College of Architecture, Art, and Design 59 College of Arts and Sciences 64 College of Business and Industry 95 College of Education 107 The James Worth Bagley College of Engineering 123 College of Forest Resources 139 College of Veterinary Medicine 146 Offi ce of Academic Affairs 148 Offi ce of the Graduate School 150 Academic Outreach & Continuing Education 152 Meridian Campus 154 Reserve Offi cers’ Training Corps 159 DESCRIPTION of COURSES Index of Course Descriptions 161 Course Numbering System 162 Course Descriptions 162 FACULTY, EMERITI and STAFF Faculty 257 Emeriti Faculty 273 Administrative and Professional Staff 276 Emeriti Administrative Faculty 297 OTHER DIVISIONS, UNITS and AGENCIES Major Divisions and Staffs 298 Internal Service Units 300 Research Units 301 Service Units 308 Enrollment Data and Disclosure Statement 311 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 3 OFFICERS of THE UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. FOGLESONG, Ph.D. President of the University JIMMY W. ABRAHAM Interim Vice President for External Affairs WILLIAM L. KIBLER, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs MICHAEL J. MCGREEVY Chief of Staff PETER W. RABIDEAU, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs COLIN G. SCANES, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies VANCE H. WATSON, Ph.D. Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine W. DANIEL BRYANT, M.B.A. Chief Budget and Financial Offi cer ACADEMIC DEANS RICHARD L. BLACKBOURN, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Education FRANCES N. COLEMAN, M.L.S. Dean of Libraries KENT H. HOBLET, D.V.M. Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine DANNY P. HOLLINGSWORTH, Ph.D. Interim Dean of the College of Business and Industry GEORGE M. HOPPER, Ph.D Dean of the College of Forest Resources HAROLD J. NICHOLS, Ph.D. Dean of the MSU Meridian Campus PHILIP B. OLDHAM, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences KIRK H. SCHULZ, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Engineering VANCE H. WATSON, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences JAMES L. WEST, M.Arch. Dean of the College of Architecture BOARD of TRUSTEES of STATE INSTITUTIONS of HIGHER LEARNING STATE of MISSISSIPPI Offi cers of the Board D. E. MAGEE, JR. President TOM MEREDITH Commissioner of Higher Education Members with terms expiring May 2015 ED BLAKESLEE BOB OWENS AUBREY PATTERSON ROBIN ROBINSON Members with terms expiring May 2012 L. STACY DAVIDSON, JR. BETTYE HENDERSON NEELY SCOTT ROSS AMY WHITTEN Members with terms expiring May 2008 THOMAS W. COLBERT ROY ESTESS D. E. MAGEE, JR. VIRGINIA SHANTEAU NEWTON The Board maintains offi ces at 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, Mississippi. Introduction 5 THE UNIVERSITY I. INTRODUCTION Mississippi State University is a comprehensive, doctoral degree granting, land-grant university. It forms part of a cohesive community with the growing town of Starkville, population 23,000. Located in the eastern part of north-central Mississippi, the university is 125 miles northeast of Jackson, 165 miles southeast of Memphis, and 150 miles west of Birmingham. It is served by U.S. Highway 82, state highways 12 and 25, and by commercial air service through Golden Triangle Regional Airport, 14 miles east of campus. Mississippi State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone (404) 679-4501) to award baccalaureate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees. Mississippi State University is comprised of the following academic units: the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, including the school of Human Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art, and Design; the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Business and Industry, including the School of Accountancy; the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, including the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering; the College of Forest Resources; the College of Veterinary Medicine; the College of Education; the Offi ce of the Graduate School; and the Division of Academic Outreach and Continuing Education. Four regional research and extension centers representing both the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Sta- tion (MAFES) and the Mississippi State University Extension Service are located in different parts of the state. MAFES operates 10 branch stations throughout the state. The Mississippi State University Extension Service offers programs and services in all 82 counties of Mississippi. Supporting the academic and educational programs of the total university are the Mitchell Memorial Library and branch libraries. Mississippi State University operates an off-campus, degree-granting center in Meridian, where both undergraduate and graduate programs are offered, and a program center at the Stennis Space Center. In cooperation with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, the Bagley College of Engineering offers the Master of Science degree in Vicksburg. At the request of the U.S. Navy, the College of Education offers the Master of Science degree in Counseling at the U.S. Naval Base in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Several university-level centers and institutes perform specialized teaching, research, or service activities. Among these are the Center for Educa- tional Training and Technology, the Center for Safety and Health, the Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology; the Cobb Institute of Archaeol- ogy; the Institute for Clean Energy Technology; the Electron Microscope Center; the Engineering Research Center; the Forest and Wildlife Research Center; the High Voltage Laboratory; the Institute for Neuroscience and Technology; the Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory; the National Center for Intermodal Transportation; the National Warmwater Aquaculture Center; the Raspet Flight Research Laboratory; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision; the Research and Curriculum Unit; the Social Science Research Center; the Stennis Institute of Govern- ment; and the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability. The grounds of the University are comprised of about 4,200 acres, including farms, pastures, and woodlands. The net investment in buildings and grounds is approximately $450 million. The university began as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi, one of the national land-grant colleges established after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfi ll the mission of offering training in “agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts . without excluding other scientifi c and classical studies, including military tactics.” The College received its fi rst students in the fall of 1880 in the presidency of General Stephen D. Lee. In 1887, Congress passed the Hatch Act, which provided for the establishment of the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1888. Two other pieces of federal legislation provided funds for extending the mission of the College: in 1914, the Smith-Lever Act called for “instruction in practical agriculture and home economics to persons not attendant or resident,” thus creating the state-wide effort which led to Extension offi ces in every county in the State; and, in 1917, the Smith-Hughes Act provided for the training of teachers in vocational education. By 1932, when the Legislature renamed the College as Mississippi State College, it consisted of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1887), the College of Engineering (1902), the College of Agriculture (1903), the School of Industrial Pedagogy (1909), the School of General Science (1911), the College of Business and Industry (1915), the Mississippi Agricultural Extension