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2015-16-Undergraduate.Pdf Department of Biological Sciences ................................................ 72 Table of Contents Department of Chemistry ............................................................... 75 Introduction ............................................................................................. 3 Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures ...... 78 Admissions Information ........................................................................... 6 Department of Communication ...................................................... 82 Recruiting ......................................................................................... 6 Department of English ................................................................... 84 Applications ...................................................................................... 6 Department of Geosciences ........................................................... 87 Entrance Requirements ................................................................... 6 Department of History .................................................................... 91 Freshman .................................................................................. 6 Department of Mathematics and Statistics ..................................... 92 Special Non-Degree Classification ............................................ 8 Department of Philosophy and Religion ......................................... 94 Admission of Transfer Students ................................................ 8 Department of Physics and Astronomy .......................................... 96 Admission of International Students .......................................... 9 Department of Political Science and Public Administration ............ 97 Admission to Teacher Education ............................................. 10 Department of Psychology ............................................................. 99 Graduate Admissions .............................................................. 10 Department of Sociology .............................................................. 100 Legal Resident Status .................................................................... 10 Economics .................................................................................... 104 Tuition and Fees ............................................................................ 11 Gender Studies Minor .................................................................. 105 Student Account Management ....................................................... 13 General Liberal Arts ..................................................................... 106 General Information ................................................................. 13 General Science ........................................................................... 106 Payments ................................................................................. 13 Interdisciplinary Studies ............................................................... 107 Refunds ................................................................................... 14 Music ............................................................................................ 108 Financial Aid .................................................................................. 14 Occupational Therapy Curriculum ................................................ 109 How to Apply ........................................................................... 17 Physical Therapy Curriculum ....................................................... 109 Policies .................................................................................... 17 Pre-Professional Programs .......................................................... 109 Colleges and Degree Programs ........................................................... 20 College of Business ............................................................................ 111 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences .............................................. 21 Business Administration Major ..................................................... 113 Department of Agricultural Economics ........................................... 23 Department of Finance and Economics ....................................... 114 Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering .................. 26 Department of Management and Information Systems ................ 117 Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences .................................... 28 Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law ....................................................................................................... 119 Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology .............................................................................. 30 International Business Program ................................................... 121 Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion ....... 35 Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy .............................. 123 Department of Landscape Architecture .......................................... 41 College of Education .......................................................................... 127 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences ......................................... 44 Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology .............. 130 Department of Poultry Science ...................................................... 50 Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education ..... 132 School of Human Sciences ............................................................ 51 Department of Instructional Systems and Workforce Development ....................................................................................................... 139 College of Architecture, Art, and Design .............................................. 58 Department of Kinesiology ........................................................... 143 Building Construction Science ....................................................... 58 Department of Leadership and Foundations ................................ 146 Department of Art .......................................................................... 59 Department of Music .................................................................... 147 Interior Design ................................................................................ 62 The James Worth Bagley College of Engineering .............................. 150 School of Architecture .................................................................... 63 Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering ........................ 159 College of Arts & Sciences ................................................................... 67 Department of Aerospace Engineering ........................................ 161 African American Studies ............................................................... 71 Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering ................ 162 Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures ............ 71 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering .................... 164 Withdrawal .................................................................................... 225 Department of Computer Science and Engineering ..................... 166 Classification of Students ............................................................. 225 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ................... 168 Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses ......................... 225 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ..................... 171 Recognition of Academic Achievement ........................................ 225 Department of Mechanical Engineering ....................................... 172 Graduation and Commencement ................................................. 225 College of Forest Resources .............................................................. 174 Conduct and Discipline ................................................................ 226 Department of Sustainable Bioproducts ....................................... 175 Student Life ......................................................................................... 227 Department of Forestry ................................................................ 176 Student Housing ........................................................................... 227 Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture ...................... 180 Services ........................................................................................ 227 Shackouls Honors College ................................................................. 185 Libraries ................................................................................. 227 College of Veterinary Medicine ........................................................... 187 Books and Supplies .............................................................. 228 Office of Academic Affairs .................................................................. 192 University Dining Services ..................................................... 228 Office of the Graduate School ............................................................ 195 John C. Longest Student Health Center ................................ 228 Center for Distance Education ............................................................ 198 International Services
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