2003-2005 1 Iowa State University Courses and Programs Catalog 2003 - 2005 The Iowa State University Catalog The Iowa State University Catalog is a two-year publication which lists all academic policies, and procedures. In addition, it includes information for fees, curriculum requirements and first-year courses of study for over 100 undergraduate majors, course descriptions for nearly 5000 undergraduate and graduate courses, and a listing of faculty members at Iowa State University. New courses developed and offered since catalog publication can be found on the Web at www.iastate.edu/~catalog/exp/. Every effort has been made to make the catalog accurate as of the date of publication, however, all policies, procedures, fees, and charges are subject to change at any time by appropriate action of the faculty, the university administration, or the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Table of Contents 2 Academic Calendar 51 Colleges and Curricula 3 The University 55 College of Agriculture 6 Administration of Iowa State University 68 College of Business 7 Admissions and Records 71 College of Design 13 Extended and Continuing Education 77 College of Education 16 Fees and Expenses 83 College of Engineering 19 Student Financial Aid 92 College of Family and Consumer Sciences 22 Student Housing and Dining 100 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 23 Student Services 105 College of Veterinary Medicine 28 Student Life 108 Graduate College 31 Research Organizations 119 Courses and Programs 34 Academic Life 341 The Faculty 50 Designators 373 Index All photographs © 2003 Iowa State University. 2 2003-2005 Academic Calendar 2003 - 2005 Fall Semester 2003 Fall Semester 2004 Classwork begins Classwork begins Monday, August 25 Monday, August 23 University holiday, offices closed University holiday, offices closed Monday, September 1 Monday, September 6 Thanksgiving break, classes recessed, Thanksgiving break , classes recessed Monday through Friday, November 24-28 Monday through Friday, November 22-26 University holidays, offices closed University holidays, offices closed Thursday and Friday, November 27-28 Thursday and Friday, November 25-26 Classes resume Classes resume Monday, December 1 Monday, November 29 Commencement Commencement Friday and Saturday, December 19-20 Friday and Saturday, December 17-18 University holidays, offices closed University holidays, offices closed Thursday and Friday, December 25-26 Thursday and Friday, December 23-24 Spring Semester 2004 Spring Semester 2005 University holiday, offices closed University holiday, offices closed Thursday, January 1 Friday, December 31 Classwork begins Classwork begins Monday, January 12 Monday, January 10 University holiday, offices closed University holiday, offices closed Monday, January 19 Monday, January 17 Spring break, classes recessed Spring break, classes recessed Monday through Friday, March 15-19 Monday through Friday, March 14-18 Classes resume Classes resume Monday, March 22 Monday, March 21 Commencement Commencement Friday and Saturday, May 7-8 Friday and Saturday, May 6-7 Summer Session 2004 Summer Session 2005 Classwork begins Session I Classwork begins Session I Monday, May 17 Monday, May 16 University holiday, offices closed University holiday, offices closed Monday, May 31 Monday, May 30 Classwork begins Session II Classwork begins Session II Monday, June 14 Monday, June 13 University holiday, offices closed University holiday, offices closed Monday, July 5 Monday, July 4 Commencement Commencement Saturday, August 7 Saturday, August 6 Approved by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa 2003-2005 3 The University Iowa State University is one of the most concerns. Consonant with its role as a Role Statement respected land-grant universities in the nation. teaching and research institution, Iowa State The role of Iowa State University is defined by Created by the Iowa General Assembly in 1858, University has a strong commitment to the institution’s status as the state of Iowa’s the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm graduate education that, at both the master’s land-grant university and by its relationship to was designated the first land-grant college and doctoral levels, emphasizes the develop- the other institutions of higher education when Iowa became the first state to accept the ment of professional,research, and scholarship within Iowa. terms of the federal Morrill Act in 1864. skills. · Iowa State University must strive to develop The act allowed Iowa to sell federal land to As an integral part of the learning process, and maintain learning, discovery, and finance a new college open to all, regardless of Iowa State University fosters the discovery engagement programs that fulfill the responsi- wealth, race or gender; offering a practical and dissemination of new knowledge by bilities of a major land-grant institution. education in engineering, agriculture and supporting research, scholarship, and creative military science as well as classical studies; activity. The University also uses existing · Iowa State University shares with the and sharing research knowledge with all knowledge to address problems and issues of other public institutions of higher education Iowans. Iowa State University officially opened concern to the state of Iowa in particular, as within Iowa the joint responsibility of providing in 1869 and was the first coeducational land- well as to the national and global community. a full range of high quality educational grant school. The University’s endeavors in discovery and opportunities. Coordination among these innovation are supported by public and private institutions with respect to programs, clientele, In 1903, the nation’s first cooperative agricul- resources and are conducted in an environ- and geographic areas is necessary to ensure tural extension program was launched when ment of open scientific inquiry and academic that the priority needs of all Iowans are Iowa State professors worked with farmers and freedom. addressed and to avoid unnecessary duplication. county governments to establish demonstra- tion farms and institutes. Engagement through extension, professional · Iowa State has a statewide system for service, and continuing education activities is extension education and information dissemi- It is our institutional commitment to the achieved through innovative and effective nation. founding land-grant principles that has outreach programs that provide the people of produced alumni who are leaders in their Iowa, and beyond, with practical knowledge · Iowa State continues to be a leading higher professions, research that has forever changed and information derived from leading discovery, education institution with institutional our society and knowledge-based information innovation, and learning/instructional efforts at emphasis on science and technology. that has assisted the citizens of our state, Iowa State University and elsewhere. Through nation and world community. engagement, the University stimulates and · Consistent with its historic role, Iowa State encourages progressive change. University contributes to the economic Mission, Role and development of the state of Iowa by attracting Iowa State University enrolls academically public and private organizations seeking Scope Statement qualified students who represent diverse age proximity to leading authorities in particular (Approved by the Board of Regents, State of groups, socioeconomic levels, racial ances- fields, by participating in technology transfer, Iowa, November 1989); also see tries, ethnic heritages, and international and by assisting efforts to strengthen and www.iastate.edu/~president/2005/plan/ cultures, and who provide a gender balance. diversify the economic base of Iowa. mission.html Through the use of a variety of educational opportunities, advanced instructional technolo- · Iowa State University assumes responsibility Mission Statement gies, and student services, the University for helping to protect, maintain and improve Iowa State University of Science and Technol- supports the development of both traditional Iowa’s natural resources through the discovery ogy is a public land-grant institution serving the and nontraditional students, preparing them for and diffusion of knowledge and technology. people of Iowa, the nation, and the world citizenship and lifelong learning in a rapidly through its interrelated programs of instruction, changing world. Scope Statement research, extension, and professional service. Consistent with the University’s role and With an institutional emphasis upon areas Finally, Iowa State University participates in mission statements, the current scope of Iowa related to science and technology, the international efforts to alleviate world hunger State University is described below. University carries out its traditional mission of and poverty, to prepare students and faculty to discovering, developing, disseminating, and be productive and responsible citizens of the · Iowa State University of Science and preserving knowledge. world, and to contribute to increased cultural, Technology, a broad-based university with an educational, economic, scientific, and socio- orientation towards science and technology, Iowa State University provides high quality political interchange and understanding has sufficient scope and depth in its learning, undergraduate programs across a broad range between and among Iowans and other discovery, and engagement functions to of disciplines, as befits the institution’s stature members of the world