UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CATALOG 2003-2004 Published by University of Illinois at Springfield One University Plaza Springfield, IL 62703-5407 Campus information desk • (217) 206-6600 Toll free (admissions)• (888) 977-4847 www.uis.edu VOLUME 32 • FEBRUARY 2003 It should be understood that information concerning programs, procedures, requirements, standards, and fees is subject to change without notice. The information in this catalog is not to be considered final, nor does it constitute a contract between the student and UIS. The commitment of the University of Illinois to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity requires that decisions involving students and employees be based on individual merit and be free from invidious discrimination in all its forms. It is the policy of the University of Illinois not to engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era and to comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action laws, orders, and regulations. This non-discrimination policy applies to admissions, employment, access to and treatment in programs and activities. Complaints of invidious discrimination prohibited by university policy are to be resolved within existing university procedures. A Message from the Chancellor Welcome to the University of Innovative teaching methods and the latest Illinois at Springfield! We are technology are celebrated at UIS but take no higher delighted that you are exploring priority than imparting the basic and transferable skills our campus as a place to begin your of inquiry, analysis, and communication. As a result, academic career or to finish what UIS students are prepared for the challenges of a global you started. Whatever your personal economy, regardless of their field of study. reasons, we invite you to consider Let this catalog be one of your guides to enrolling us your academic partner. at UIS. We are happy to answer more detailed questions UIS is proud to be a small, about a particular program or discuss any issues unique premier liberal arts institution to your enrollment. You’ll find our phone and web site whose hallmark is teaching and where lessons of civic information in this publication. Better yet, we would and global understanding, ethical behavior, and the love to have you visit. great traditions of democracy are an integral part of the We look forward to welcoming you into the UIS curriculum. Learning flourishes here as students of all community. ages are recognized as individuals. They interact with professors in small classes and have enviable access to practical internship experience. TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information . .5-13 Child Care Center . .20 General Education Requirements/Online Background . .7 Counseling Center . .20 Courses/International Students Mission Statement . .7 Dean of Students . .20 Alternative Admission . .33 Vision Statement . .7 Disability Services . .21 Senior Learners . .34 History and Philosophy . .7 Food Service . .21 Non-degree Seeking Students . .34 Governance and Accreditation . .8 Housing . .21 International Students . .34 Campus Policies . .8-9 ID Cards . .22 English Language Proficiency . .35 Affirmative Action/Religious Observances/ Inter-Club Council Board . .22 Immunization Requirement . .35 Sexual Harassment/Drug and Alcohol/ International Affairs . .22 Community College Articulation and Transfer . .36 Possession of Weapons Minority Student Affairs . .23 Illinois Articulation Initiative . .36 The Learning Environment . .9 Parking . .23 Two-Plus-Two . .37 The Campus . .9 Petition Process . .24 Joint Admission . .37 Springfield as Campus . .9 Recreation . .24 Bachelor’s Degree General Information . .37 Distance Learning . .10 Student Activities Committee . .24 Undergraduate Degree Programs and Public Affairs at UIS . .11 Student Government Association . .24 Areas of Study . .37-39 Public Affairs Colloquia . .11 Student Grievances . .25 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Center for Student Health Insurance . .25 Liberal Studies/Minors/Teacher Education Governmental Studies . .11-13 Student Life . .26 Thematic Activities/Modern Languages/ Student Life . .15-27 Student Records Policy . .26 University Courses/Tutorials Athletics . .17 Technology-Enhanced Learning . .26 Course Numbering . .39 Bookstore . .17 Transportation . .26 Undergraduate Assessment Requirement . .40 Brookens Library . .17 Women’s Center . .26 Baccalaureate Skills/Assessment in the Bursar’s Office . .18 Undergraduate Education . .29-55 Major Campus Health Service . .18 Statement of Purpose . .31 Academic Advising . .40-41 Campus Police Department . .19 Undergraduate Admission . .31 Transfer Students/Capital Scholars Career Services . .19 Capital Scholars . .31-32 General Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree . .41 Center for Teaching and Learning . .19 Transfer Students . .32-33 Campus Residency/Catalog Requirements UIS Requirement . .41-42 Auditing Courses . .50 Graduation Contract . .64 Liberal Studies Colloquia/Public Affairs Transcripts . .50 Second Master’s Degree . .64 Colloquia/Applied Study Term Financial Assistance . .50-55 Graduate Internships/Experiential Credit for Prior Learning . .42 Veterans/Federal-State Programs/Institutional Learning . .64 Use of Lower-Division Courses for Programs/Private Scholarships/Application Research at UIS . .64 Degree Credit . .43 Procedures/Critical Dates/Consequences of Academic Standards . .64 Graduation Contract . .43 Withdrawal/Repeating Classes/Conditional Academic Load . .64 Requirements for a Double Major . .43 Admission/Satisfactory Academic Progress/ Graduation Grade-Point Average . .65 Second Bachelor’s Degree . .43 Probation/Cancellation/Appeal Grades Acceptable toward Academic Standards . .43-46 Graduate Education – Master’s . .57-68 Graduate Degrees . .65 Academic Load . .43 Statement of Purpose . .59 Academic Probation/Suspension . .65 Grades/Grading . .44-45 Graduate Admission – Master’s . .59 Repeating Courses . .65 Credit/No Credit Option/Incompletes/ Admission to a Specific Program . .60 Registration Procedures . .65 Grade-Point Average International Students . .60 Financial Assistance . .66-68 Undergraduate Honors . .45 English Language Proficiency . .61 General Graduate Assistantships/Illinois Academic Probation and Suspension . .46 Non-degree Seeking Students . .61 Legislative Staff Internships/Graduate Repeating Courses . .46 Academic Advising . .61 Public Service Internships/Whitney M. Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Master’s Degree General Information . .61-62 Young Fellowships/Public Affairs Courses . .46 Master’s Degree Programs and Areas of Study Reporting Scholarships Undergraduate/Graduate Concurrent Individual Option/Graduate Graduate Education – Doctoral . .69-72 Enrollment . .46 Certificates and Professional Statement of Purpose . .69 Plagiarism . .46 Development Sequences Minimum Admission Requirements . .69 Registration Procedures . .47-50 Course Numbering System . .62 General Requirements . .69 Tuition/Fees . .47-48 General Requirements – Master’s Degree . .62 Transfer Credit . .70 U of I Residency Status . .48 Transfer Credit at the Graduate Level . .63 Time Limitation . .70 Refunds/Changes in Amount of Residency/Time Limit Academic Advising . .70 Tuition and Fees . .49 Time Limitation . .63 Closure Requirement . .70 Withdrawals . ..