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Download PDF of the Entire Undergraduate Catalog Mississippi State University 2014-2015 UNDERGRADUATE BULLETIN Mississippi State University presents this catalog to its students, to prospective students, and to other interested persons as a means of informing them about admissions, costs, course requirements, degrees, regulations, and other pertinent information. Should additional information be required, inquiries may be addressed to the Director, Offi ce of Admissions and Scholarships, 200 Montgomery Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Early Childhood Institute 2014-2015 Discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status is a violation of federal and state law and MSU policy and will not be tolerated. Discrimination based upon sexual orientation or group affi liation is a violation of MSU policy and will not be tolerated. Table of Contents Undergraduate Catalog ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Admission Information ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Recruiting ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Applications ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Entrance Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Freshman ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Special Non-Degree Classification ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Admission of Transfer Students ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Admission of International Students .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Admission to Teacher Education ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Graduate Admissions ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Legal Resident Status ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Tuition & Fees ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Student Account Management .................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 General Information .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Payments .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Refunds ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Financial Aid ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Cost of Attendance ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Sources ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 How to Apply ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Policies .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Colleges and Degree Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Agriculture & Life Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Department of Agricultural Economics (AEC) ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) ................................................................................................................................... 27 Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences (ADS) ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology (BCH, EPP) ............................................................................... 31 Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion (FSNH) ..................................................................................................................... 36 Department of Landscape Architecture (LA) .............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences (PSS) ........................................................................................................................................................... 44 Department of Poultry Science (PO) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 50 School of Human Sciences (HS) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Architecture, Art & Design ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59 Building Construction Science (BCS) ......................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Department of Art (ART) ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 60 Interior Design (ID) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 School of Architecture (ARC) ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 Arts & Sciences ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 68 African American Studies Minor (AAS) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Anthropology
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