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Geophysics ............................................................................ 133 Table of Contents Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences .................................. 140 Colorado School of Mines Catalog ......................................................... 2 Mining Engineering ................................................................ 159 Undergraduate ........................................................................................ 3 Petroleum Engineering .......................................................... 166 Academic Calendar ................................................................................ 4 College of Applied Science and Engineering ............................... 174 Welcome ................................................................................................. 5 Chemical and Biological Engineering .................................... 175 Student Life ............................................................................................ 7 Chemistry .............................................................................. 188 International Student Services ....................................................... 10 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering ................................ 197 Multicultural Engineering Program ................................................. 10 Physics .................................................................................. 206 Office of International Programs/Study Abroad/International Additional Programs ..................................................................... 213 Fellowships ..................................................................................... 11 Aerospace Studies ................................................................ 214 Office of Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (WISEM) Military Science ..................................................................... 216 ......................................................................................................... 11 Physical Education & Athletics .............................................. 219 Tuition, Fees, Financial Assistance, Housing ....................................... 13 Interdisciplinary Minors ....................................................................... 224 College Opportunity Fund .............................................................. 15 Advanced Manufacturing .............................................................. 225 Financial Aid and Scholarships ...................................................... 16 Biology .......................................................................................... 226 State of Colorado Residency Qualifications ................................... 18 Energy .......................................................................................... 227 Residence Halls ............................................................................. 18 Guy T. McBride, Jr. Honors Program in Public Affairs ................. 230 Housing & Dining .................................................................................. 20 Operations Research ................................................................... 234 Undergraduate Information ................................................................... 21 Space and Planetary Science and Engineering ........................... 235 Academic Regulations ................................................................... 24 Underground Construction & Tunneling ....................................... 236 Admissions Procedures ................................................................. 28 Special Programs ............................................................................... 237 Combined Bachelor's / Master's Programs .................................... 30 Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) Writing Center ............. 237 Core Requirements ........................................................................ 32 Skills Building Courses ................................................................ 237 General Information ....................................................................... 35 Study Abroad ............................................................................... 237 Course Change Crosswalk ............................................................ 38 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) .......................................... 237 Good Standing, Honor Roll & Dean's List, Graduation Awards, Probation & Suspension ................................................................ 41 Policies and Procedures ..................................................................... 238 Grading System, Grade-Point Average (GPA), and Grade Appeals Directory of the School ....................................................................... 245 ......................................................................................................... 43 Emeriti .......................................................................................... 245 Minor Programs / Areas of Special Interest (ASI) .......................... 46 Professors .................................................................................... 250 Undergraduate Degree Requirements ........................................... 48 Associate Professors ................................................................... 253 Undergraduate Programs and Departments ......................................... 50 Assistant Professors .................................................................... 255 College of Engineering & Computational Sciences ........................ 51 Professor of Practice .................................................................... 257 Applied Mathematics & Statistics ............................................ 52 Teaching Professors .................................................................... 258 Civil & Environmental Engineering .......................................... 61 Teaching Associate Professor ..................................................... 259 Computer Science ................................................................... 73 Teaching Assistant Professors ..................................................... 261 Electrical Engineering .............................................................. 85 Coaches/Athletics Faculty ............................................................ 262 Engineering, Design, and Society ........................................... 93 Index ................................................................................................... 263 Mechanical Engineering ........................................................ 105 College of Earth Resource Sciences and Engineering ................. 116 Economics and Business ...................................................... 117 Geology and Geological Engineering .................................... 124 2 Colorado School of Mines Catalog collaborative environments, passion to achieve goals, and an Colorado School of enhanced sense of responsibility to promote positive change in the world. Mines Catalog • Mines is committed to providing a quality experience for students, faculty, and staff through student programs, excellence in pedagogy Mission, Vision and Values and research, and an engaged and supportive campus community. • Mines actively promotes ethical and responsible behaviors as a part Colorado statues define the role of the Colorado School of Mines as: of all aspects of campus life. The Colorado School of Mines shall be a specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards. The (Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees, 2013) Colorado School of Mines shall have a unique mission in energy, mineral, and materials science and engineering and associated engineering and science fields. The school shall be the primary institution of higher education offering energy, mineral and materials science and mineral engineering degrees at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. (Colorado revised Statutes: Section 23-41-105). The Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines has elaborated on this statutory role with the following statement of the School's mission, vision and values. Mission Education and research in engineering and science to solve the world's challenges related to the earth, energy and the environment • Colorado School of Mines educates students and creates knowledge to address the needs and aspirations of the world's growing population. • Mines embraces engineering, the sciences, and associated fields related to the discovery and recovery of the Earth's resources, the conversion of resources to materials and energy, development of advanced processes and products, fundamental knowledge and technologies that support the physical and biological sciences, and the economic, social and environmental systems necessary for a sustainable global society. • Mines empowers, and holds accountable, its faculty, students, and staff to achieve excellence in its academic programs, its research, and in its application of knowledge for the development of technology. Vision Mines will be the premier institution, based on the impact of its graduates and research programs, in engineering and science relating to the earth, energy and the environment • Colorado School of Mines is a world-renowned institution that continually enhances its leadership in educational and research programs