Appalachian State University Undergraduate Bulletin
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UNDERGRADUATE BULLETIN 2005-2007 APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY Academic Calendar for 2005-2006, 2006-2007 FALL SEMESTER, 2005 Aug. 19 Registration FALL SEMESTER, 2006 Aug. 23 First day of classes Aug. 18 Registration Sept. 5 Labor Day holiday Aug. 22 First day of classes Sept. 8 Convocation Sept. 4 Labor Day holiday Oct. 10-11 Fall break Sept. 7 Convocation Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving holidays Oct. 19-20 Fall break Dec. 6 Last day of formal class meeting pattern Nov. 22-24 Thanksgiving holidays Dec. 7 Reading day Dec. 5 Last day of formal class meeting pattern Dec. 8-14 Final examination period (excluding Dec. 6 Reading day Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11) Dec. 7-13 Final examination period (excluding Dec. 10 Commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10) Dec. 10 Commencement ceremonies SPRING SEMESTER, 2006 Jan. 5 Registration SPRING SEMESTER, 2007 Jan. 9 First day of classes Jan. 4 Registration Jan. 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday Jan. 8 First day of classes March 13-19 Spring break Jan. 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday April 17-18 Easter holidays March 12-16 Spring break April 26 Last day of formal class meeting pattern April 9-10 Easter holidays April 27 Reading day April 25 Last day of formal class meeting pattern April 28-May 3 Final examination period (excluding April 26 Reading day Sunday, April 30) April 27-May 2 Final examination period (excluding May 6 & 7 Commencement ceremonies Sunday, April 29) May 5 & 6 Commencement ceremonies First Summer Session, 2006 May 22 Registration First Summer Session, 2007 May 23 First day of classes May 21 Registration June 23 Last day of classes May 22 First day of classes June 22 Last day of classes First Graduate/Teacher Term, 2006 June 5 Registration/first day of classes First Graduate/Teacher Term, 2007 June 30 Last day of classes June 4 Registration/first day of classes June 29 Last day of classes Second Summer Session, 2006 July 3 Registration Second Summer Session, 2007 July 4 Independence Day holiday July 2 Registration/first day of classes July 5 First day of classes July 3 First day of classes Aug. 4 Last day of classes July 4 Independence Day holiday Second Graduate/Teacher Term, 2006 Second Graduate/Teacher Term, 2007 July 3 Registration/first day of classes July 2 Registration/first day of classes July 4 Independence Day holiday July 4 Independence Day holiday July 28 Last day of classes July 27 Last day of classes Academic Calendar Web Site: www.registrar.appstate.edu/calendar/ac.html 1 Undergraduate Bulletin Announcements for 2005-2006, 2006-2007 Vol. LXXXXIII Appalachian State University is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students or employees on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation. Appalachian also actively promotes diversity among students and employees. The Appalachian State University Undergraduate Bulletin is intended for information purposes only and does not constitute a contract between the University and the student. While this catalog presents policies and programs as accurately as possible at the time of publication, the University reserves the right to revise any section or part without notice or obligation. We would like to know if you receive more copies than you need. If you want to be removed from the Undergraduate Bulletin mail- ing list, or if you receive more than one copy, please let us know by writing to the Office of Admissions, Appalachian State Uni- versity, ASU Box 32004, Boone, North Carolina 28608-2004. 40,000 copies of this publication were printed at a cost of $50,258, or $1.26 per copy. 2 Table of Contents Appalachian State University’s Mission Statement ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Appalachian’s Expansion of the Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................ 3 Appalachian State University - A History of Service to Students................................................................................................... 4 Accreditation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 History of the University of North Carolina ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Student Assessment .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Special Service Programs for the Region .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Academic Affairs............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Student Life ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Student Financial Aid.................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Expenses......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Enrollment Services ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Admissions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Registrar ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 General Studies .................................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Academic Regulations .................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 The Undergraduate Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................................ 55 The College of Arts and Sciences.............................................................................................................................................................. 83 Anthropology; Appalachian Studies; Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; English; Foreign Languages and Literatures; Geography and Planning; Geology; History; Interdisciplinary Studies; Mathematical Sciences; Philosophy and Religion; Physics and Astronomy; Political Science/Criminal Justice; Psychology; Sociology and Social Work The Walker College of Business ................................................................................................................................................................ 188 Accounting; Computer Information Systems; Economics; Finance, Banking and Insurance; Management; Marketing The Reich College of Education ................................................................................................................................................................ 219 Curriculum and Instruction; Human Development and Psychological Counseling; Language, Reading and Exceptionalities; Leadership and Educational Studies The College of Fine and Applied Arts ..................................................................................................................................................... 247 Art; Communication; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health, Leisure and Exercise Science; Military Science and Leadership; Technology; Theatre and Dance The Hayes School of Music ....................................................................................................................................................................... 302 The Faculty Register .................................................................................................................................................................................... 317 The University 3 Appalachian’s Mission Appalachian State University is a public comprehensive university, offering a wide variety of degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, and intermediate levels as well as the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. With a distinctively residential campus and a faculty and staff characterized by high quality and broad diversity of professional skills, Appalachian takes as its mission the practice and propagation of scholarship. This is accomplished particularly through instruction, but also through the research, creative, and service activities of the University community. Appalachian is committed