COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES CATALOG AND POLICIES 2016–2017 Information contained in this catalog is current as of the date of printing. Table of Contents College of Arts and Sciences ................................................................................................................................... 6 The University ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 6 About the University .................................................................................................................................... 6 Accreditations and Approvals ........................................................................................................................ 12 Administration (University) .......................................................................................................................... 12 About the College ........................................................................................................................................... 18 General Information ................................................................................................................................... 18 Academic Calendar ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Administration (College) ............................................................................................................................. 19 Faculty .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Degrees ........................................................................................................................................................ 35 Degree Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 35 General Education Requirements .................................................................................................................. 35 Majors .................................................................................................................................................... 38 Minors and Certificates of Curricular Study ..................................................................................................... 39 Second Degrees, Majors, and Minors ............................................................................................................. 39 Degrees with Honors, Valedictorian, and Salutatorian ........................................................................................ 39 Departments and Interdisciplinary Programs ......................................................................................................... 40 American Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Anthropology ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Arabic ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 Archaeology .............................................................................................................................................. 49.1 Art, Art History, and Visual Studies............................................................................................................... 49.3 Art Major ........................................................................................................................................... 49.3 Art Minor .......................................................................................................................................... 49.4 Art History Major ................................................................................................................................ 49.5 Art History Minor ................................................................................................................................ 49.6 Film Studies Minor .............................................................................................................................. 49.7 Asian Studies ............................................................................................................................................ 50 Biochemistry ............................................................................................................................................ 53 Biology .................................................................................................................................................... 55 Biology Major ....................................................................................................................................... 56 Biology Minor ...................................................................................................................................... 56 Business .................................................................................................................................................. 56 Chemistry ................................................................................................................................................ 58 Chinese .................................................................................................................................................. 60 Classics .................................................................................................................................................... 60.1 Classical Languages Major ....................................................................................................................... 60.2 Classical Languages Minor ....................................................................................................................... 60.3 Greek Major ........................................................................................................................................ 60.4 Greek Minor ........................................................................................................................................ 60.4 Latin Major .......................................................................................................................................... 60.5 Latin Minor ......................................................................................................................................... 60.5 Earth and Environmental Systems .................................................................................................................. 60.6 Environment and Sustainability Major ....................................................................................................... 60.7 Forestry Major and Minor ....................................................................................................................... 60.8 Geology Major and Minor ....................................................................................................................... 60.10 Natural Resources and the Environment Major ..............................................................................................60.12 Environmental Studies Minor .................................................................................................................. 60.13 Certificate in Watershed Science ................................................................................................................ 60.15 Economics ................................................................................................................................................ 61 Education ................................................................................................................................................ 63 English ................................................................................................................................................... 64 Environmental Studies ................................................................................................................................ 66 Environmental Arts and Humanities .......................................................................................................... 67 Religion and the Environment Minor ........................................................................................................ 69 European Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 72 First-Year Program ..................................................................................................................................... 73 French and French Studies ........................................................................................................................... 74 German ................................................................................................................................................... 77 History ...................................................................................................................................................