66 PROGRAMS Programs (HEGIS 002732) minimum of 15 of these 30 credits must be in the new Bachelor’s major feld of concentration; Programs 6. a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0 must be earned in the courses taken at Hofstra for the second Hofstra University offers the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, degree. Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Engi- neering, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Education. DEGREES AND MAJOR FIELDS Students who have not decided on a feld of specializa- Programs are listed under the major department or area. tion (major) when they enter as freshmen will be advised For information on all teaching felds (e.g., elementary or on programming by the University Advisement Offce. secondary), see page 111. Students will choose their feld of specialization, usually by the end of either the freshman or sophomore year, and Bachelor of Arts apply to the chairperson of the department of specializa- Africana Studies tion for permission and aid in planning a course of study American Studies for the junior and senior years. Anthropology For students interested in teaching in elementary and Art History secondary schools, see Undergraduate Preprofessional Asian Studies Programs, page 110. Students who think they may wish to Audio/Video/Film pursue a preprofessional program other than education Biology (premedical, prelaw, etc.) should consult with the prepro- Chemistry fessional adviser in the University Advisement Offce early Classics in their college career. Comparative Literature Evening students will normally choose their major feld Computer Science after completing 12 semester hours. They will be given an Dance appointment with a divisional adviser at the University Drama Advisement Offce. Economics Elementary Education* DUAL MAJORS AND DUAL DEGREES Engineering Science It may be possible for a student to complete two majors as English part of one degree, and in rare instances it may be Fine Arts possible for a student to complete two undergraduate French degrees simultaneously. Students interested in either of Geography these options must register with the University Advise- Geology ment Offce where they will be advised and given specifc German information on dual major or dual degree requirements. Greek Hebrew SECOND BACHELOR’S DEGREE History Students who already hold a bachelor’s degree may earn Ibero-American Studies a second one by satisfying the following requirements: Italian 1. The student must apply and be accepted in a program Jewish Studies of study toward a second degree by the Offce of Journalism and Mass Media Studies Admissions; Labor Studies 2. the work for a second degree must be completed in a Latin major or program distinctly different from the one in Latin American and Caribbean Studies the frst degree; Liberal Arts 3. the work in the major area of concentration must be Mathematics completed in accordance with the requirements listed Music in the applicable General Bulletin; Philosophy 4. all university and degree requirements not met on Physics admission must be completed; 5. at least 30 credits over and above any used to satisfy the frst bachelor’s degree must be completed at Hofstra. A *Dual enrollment is required. PROGRAMS 67 Political Science mentation of a new system, however, will not occur for Psychology approximately one year after the change has been made Russian and the students have been offcially notifed. The revised Secondary Education** system, when printed in the General Bulletin, applies uni- Sociology formly to all students regardless of their initial date of Spanish entry. Alphabetical grades are further divided into plus Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies and minus levels. These letter grades, which include plus Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences and minus where applicable, are explained below. Final Bachelor of Engineering grades are reported only from the Offce of Academic Engineering Science Records. Bachelor of Fine Arts A—Indicates that the student’s academic performance in Theater Arts achieving the objectives of the course was of honors level. Bachelor of Science B—Indicates that the student’s academic performance in Applied Physics achieving the objectives of the course was distinctly Athletic Training above that required by the course. Audio/Video/Film C—Indicates that the student’s academic performance Biochemistry achieved the objectives of the course. Biology D—Indicates that the student’s academic performance on Business Economics the objectives of the course was less than required by Chemistry the course but was still suffcient to permit the student Community Health to receive full credit. This grade is not acceptable for Computer Engineering major or minor credit unless approved by the chair- Computer Science person of the major department. The course may be Computer Science and Mathematics repeated for a higher grade but semester hour credit Electrical Engineering is given only once. Environmental Resources P—Passing, not counted in determining cumulative Exercise Specialist grade-point average. Courses passed with a P grade are Fine Arts counted, however, in the total number of credits Geology accumulated for graduation. P is equivalent to C– or Industrial Engineering better (except at New College where P is equal to C or Mathematics better). If in the opinion of the instructor the stu- Mechanical Engineering dent’s work has not earned a C–,thenaDoranFwill Music be awarded. Physician’s Assistant Studies The P grade will be assigned for passing work in courses Professional Studies which are graded only on a Pass/D/D/Fail basis and to School and Community Health Education courses taken under the Pass/D/D/Fail option. (See School Health Education Pass/D/D/Fail Option.) Bachelor of Business Administration Accounting (leading to CPA certifcation) Pr—Progress. Used normally to report the frst semester’s Business Computer Information Systems satisfactory work in two-semester individually super- Entrepreneurship vised courses, normally for seniors. This grade may be Finance assigned only in courses previously approved for this International Business purpose by the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Management Committee. Course credit toward graduation is Marketing granted. Bachelor of Science in Education NOTE: UWW courses and CHEM 151 may use the Pr grade. Art Education F—Indicates that the student’s overall academic perfor- Music Education mance failed to satisfy the objectives of the course. No Physical Education semester hour credit is received for courses with an F For the programs of New College, see page 85. grade. Students will not be given credit for full-year courses unless both semesters of such courses are Undergraduate satisfactorily completed. Passing the frst semester of a year course but failing the second, the student need Grades repeat only the second semester. Hofstra uses an alphabetical system of grades to describe INC and NCr: a student unable to complete a course the quality of the student’s work. The University reserves the right to change this system at any time. The imple- **Dual major available. 68 PROGRAMS may, with the permission of the instructor, receive one during the frst fve weeks of the semester under the of the following grades: following conditions: inc—The instructor will permit the student to com- English 1-2, core courses, courses taken in fulfll- plete and submit the missing work no later than ment of any language requirement and those courses the third week of the following semester. Degree required in the major feld and any other course candidates, see Application for Graduation, specifed by course title or number as required for page 73, for degree requirements completion the major may not be taken Pass/D/D/Fail. (This deadlines. does not apply to courses given only on this basis.) All All undergraduate students may accumulate other courses may be taken on a Pass/D/D/Fail up to nine credits of INC grades without pen- basis. alty. Past this nine-credit limit, all subsequent The Pass/D/D/Fail option is not available for INC grades not made up convert to F’satthe core courses, except for courses given only on that end of the semester following the one in which basis. However, upon completion of all core courses they were assigned. INC’s that are made up are required for their degree, students may seek the not counted against the nine-credit limit. permission of the dean of their college to enroll in NA—If the column for a student’s grade on the roster is core courses on a Pass/D/D/Fail basis. (Core left blank by the instructor because that student has courses are those designated on pages 82 and 83 of not attended the class, and if “has not attended” is this Bulletin.) written in the “comments” section of the roster, the Departments and/or degrees that are restricted by student will be assigned a grade of “NA” by the professional accreditation may, as required, exempt Offce of Academic Records. That grade will have no additional courses from the Pass/D/D/Fail option. numerical value and will not be fgured into the In no case may the total number of Pass/D/D/Fail student’s grade point average. credits exceed 30 semester hours, nor may any credit NC—The student’s course performance is such that no for Pass/D/D/Fail courses be used toward an credit is granted, and the instructor’s evaluation will academic minor, except for those courses given only not allow the student to take an INC. NC can only on this basis. be awarded after at least 60% of the course work has In HCLAS, and in the School of Communication, the been presented to the student. Pass/D/D/Fail option is restricted to 15 credits. NCr—New College only: if the instructor’s evaluation will Students on academic probation may not elect an not allow the student to take an INC because of optional P/D/D/Fail grade.