INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND 2003 - 2005 BULLETIN
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Miriam J. Shillingsburg, Dean
Office: Wiekamp Hall, 3300
Telephone: (574) 237-4290
Internet Address:
www.iusb.edu/~lasi/
Associate Dean: Williams
Director of Advance College Program: Dimitrakopoulos
Coordinator of Student Services: LaMar-Clark
Director of Advising: Lewis
General Information
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the nucleus of IUSB. Through studies with the faculties of the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, mathematics and natural sciences departments, students have the opportunity to broaden their awareness and knowledge of the major areas of human activity.
By selecting an area of study in one of the traditional disciplines, students acquire in-depth understanding of a single field of investigation. Through their academic experiences, students also sharpen critical thinking skills, develop an appreciation for the arts, learn to communicate more effectively, enhance their self knowledge, and increase their tolerance for differences. Consequently, they graduate prepared for a lifetime of learning and are better able to cope with and enjoy the rapidly changing world in which we live.
Faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences advise all students with a declared major in the college, as well as those who are undecided but leaning toward a traditional arts and sciences major. In addition, faculty have accepted the responsibility of advising and welcome all incoming freshmen students who are undecided about their major. Regular advising sessions are during summer orientation and by appointment throughout the year in Wiekamp Hall, 3300B. The advising telephone number for undecided students is (574) 237-4537.
The college offers programs of study that lead to certificates, the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Science, or Master’s degrees. Minors are available in a large number of disciplines as well as several interdisciplinary programs. Courses are also offered in a variety of areas in which degrees are not presently offered.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences also shelters the general studies degree programs, both associate and bachelor’s. Granted by the School of Continuing Studies, local governance is by a committee of the IUSB Faculty Senate. General Studies information is available by calling (574) 237-4260.
Along with the programs leading to the associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees, the college offers courses that are the general education component of all IUSB undergraduate degrees.
The Student’s Responsibility
All colleges establish certain academic requirements that must be met before a degree is granted. These regulations concern such things as curricula and courses, the requirements for majors and minors, and university procedures. Advisors, directors, and deans are available to advise students on how to meet these requirements, but each student is individually responsible for fulfilling them. If requirements have not been satisfied, the degree will be withheld pending adequate fulfillment. For this reason, it is important for each student to be well acquainted with all requirements described in this Campus Bulletin.
Academic Regulations
All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) should familiarize themselves with the Academic Regulations and Policies of the University in the front section of this Campus Bulletin. A number of specialized regulations apply to the college.
Occasional changes in the graduation requirements for liberal arts and sciences majors may lead to uncertainty as to which bulletin is applicable for a given graduating student. For the general education requirements and other academic matters, the student may choose either the bulletin in effect at the time of matriculation to IUSB or the bulletin in effect at the time of graduation. For meeting requirements of the major, the choice is between the bulletin in effect when the student certifies into the college and the bulletin in effect when the student graduates.
Academic Probation
A College of Liberal Arts and Sciences student who has attempted 12 or more credit hours will be placed on probation if the cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0, and will remain on probation until it reaches or exceeds 2.0. If a student who is on probation fails to achieve a 2.0 in any regular fall or spring semester, the student will be automatically suspended from the university for one regular semester and readmitted for a subsequent term. If that readmitted student fails to achieve a 2.0 in any one semester or combined summer sessions of enrollment, he/she will be subject to dismissal from the university for longer periods of time at the discretion of the probation committee.
Academic forgiveness for prior Indiana University course work may be requested by students who did not register for courses at any Indiana University campus for at least three consecutive calendar years after the period for which academic forgiveness is requested. Contact a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences advisor for more information.
Bachelor’s Degrees
Academic Advising Requirements
Academic advising by a faculty member from the student’s major area(s) is required at least once each year and in some departments prior to each semester’s enrollment.
Academic advising for each student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is available prior to each semester’s enrollment by a faculty member from the student’s major area(s) or from an advisor in the college’s advising center. Although academic advising is intended to provide effective guidance and every student is required to seek the advice of a faculty advisor, students individually are responsible for planning their own programs and for meeting the degree requirements by the time they expect to be graduated.
Grades
Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and complete all requirements in the major or minor departments with a C– or better. (A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required in the student’s major and minor departments.) Any course in which the student receives a grade of F does not count in the credit hours accumulated for graduation. Any course in which a letter grade of D is received will not count in a student’s major or minor.
Credit Hour Requirements
A candidate for a bachelor’s degree in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 122 credit hours in
courses offered by the college or by other academic programs of the university
offering bachelor’s degree programs.
Transfer Credits
Ordinarily, the maximum number of transfer credit hours that may be counted toward graduation in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is 96, including credit earned at other campuses of Indiana University. Not more than 60 credit hours earned in accredited junior colleges may be credited toward a degree.
Upper-Level Course Work
A minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed in 300- or 400-level (junior-senior) courses.
Residency Requirement
At least 26 credit hours of the work taken as a senior and at least 10 credit hours above the first-level courses in the major subject (not necessarily during the senior year) normally must be completed while in residence at IUSB. The 10 credit hours in the major subject must be taken in courses approved by the major department.
Correspondence and Special Credit
By special permission of the dean, a maximum of 12 credit hours may be earned toward a degree through correspondence study or by special credit examination. Ordinarily students in residence in the college are permitted to enroll concurrently in courses offered through the Indiana University School of Continuing Studies Independent Study Program (correspondence courses). Any correspondence courses in the student’s major must also have the approval of the departmental chairperson. (MATH M110 Excursions in Mathematics and SPCH S121 Public Speaking may not be taken by correspondence.)
Time Limit for Completion of Requirements
A student is expected to complete the work for a degree within 10 years. Failure to do so may require passing of comprehensive examinations on the subjects in the area(s) of concentration and fulfilling the requirements in the current Campus Bulletin.
Graduation Deadlines
An application for a degree must be filed in the office of the coordinator of student services, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, not later than October 1 for May graduation, or March 1 for August and December graduation. All credit hours of candidates for degrees, except those of the current semester, must be on record at least six weeks prior to the conferring of degrees. Credit hours by correspondence must be on record at least three weeks prior to the conferring of degrees.
Bachelor of Arts
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at IUSB offers instruction leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in the following majors:
Biological Sciences Philosophy
Chemistry Physics
Economics Political Science
English Psychology
French Sociology
German Spanish
History Women’s Studies
Mathematics
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts degree is designed to give students a broad acquaintance with the various ways scholars study and interpret the world in which we live. It is also intended to enable students to understand, and to communicate their understanding of, the richly varied and changing contexts of our lives. Within this general educational framework students choose one or more areas for in-depth study.
The requirements for bachelor’s degrees must be completed, as must the following general education and concentration requirements.
Summary of General Education Requirements
Any course used to meet major requirements may also be used to meet one but not more than one of the general distribution requirements. Other courses, including those in the minor, may be used in two, but not more than two, of the general distribution requirement sections I, II, or III. No course may be used to meet more than one requirement in a single section.
I. Ways of Thinking and Acting
• Arts and Humanities - Four courses
• Social and Behavioral Sciences - Four courses
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Five courses
(includes one course on science and culture)
II. Language and Communication
• Writing - Two courses
(includes one second-level writing course)
• Speech - One course
• Languages of Quantity - One course
• Computer Proficiency - One course
• Foreign Languages - Four courses
III. Variety of Cultures
• American Culture - Two courses
• Western Culture - Two courses
• World Culture - One course
Specific Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degrees
I. Ways of Thinking and Acting
(All courses are 3 cr.
hours unless otherwise designated.)
Arts and Humanities
One course from each of three of the following four areas, plus a fourth course from any of these areas. WOST W200 Women in Society: Introduction to Women’s Studies may be used as this fourth course if not used as a social and behavioral science course.
Area A: Fine Arts, Journalism, Speech (except SPCH S160 Speech Correction for Classroom Teaching), Telecommunications, Theatre, MUS M174 Music for the Listener I
Area B: English (except ENG W031 Pre-Composition, ENG W130 Principles of Composition, or ENG W131 Elementary Composition), Foreign Languages (except first- and second-year and grammar courses)
Area C: History
Area D: Philosophy, Religious Studies
Social and Behavioral Sciences
One course from each of three of the following four areas, plus a fourth course from any of the areas. WOST W200 Women in Society: Introduction to Women’s Studies may be used as this fourth course if not used as an arts and humanities course.
Area A: Economics, Geography
Area B: Political Science
Area C: Psychology
Area D: Sociology, Anthropology
Natural Science and Mathematics
One course from each of the following five areas; at least one of the five courses must include a laboratory component. No more than two of the courses from areas A-D may be taken in either the life sciences or in any one physical science (astronomy, chemistry, geology, physics).
Area A: Life Science (Anatomy, Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Physiology, Plant Science, Zoology)
Area B: Chemistry, Physics
Area C: Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, Life Science, Physics
Area D: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science (except CSCI A106 Introduction to Computing or CSCI A107 Programming Within Applications), Geology, Life Science, Mathematics (except 0-level courses, MATH M107 College Algebra, MATH M115 Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry, MATH M125 Pre-Calculus Mathematics, or MATH M126 Trigonometric Functions), Physics
Area E: Science and Culture, one of the following:
ANTH A105 Human Origins and Prehistory
AST A200 Introduction to Cosmology
BIOL L350 Environmental Biology
BIOL L369 Heredity, Evolution, and Society
HIST H213 The Black Death
HPSC X100 Human Perspectives on Science
HPSC X200 Scientific Reasoning
HPSC X201 Nature of Scientific Inquiry
HPSC X220 Historical and Philosophical
Perspectives on Science
HPSC X303 Introduction to Philosophy of Science
HPSC X336 Religion and Science
PHIL P200 Problems of Philosophy (1-3 cr.)
PHIL P214 Modern Philosophy
PHIL P311 Metaphysics of Physical Nature
PHIL P358 American Philosophy
PHYS P105 Basic Physics of Sound
PHYS P120 Energy and Technology
PSY P459 History and Systems of Psychology
SOC S319 Sociology of Science
SOC S405 Selected Social Institutions: Science,
Technology, and Society
SOC S441 Topics in Social Theory: The
Environment and Society
II. Language and Communication
(All courses are 3 cr.
hours unless otherwise designated.)
Writing
Every student must demonstrate an ability to write accurate, clear, effective English. This requirement must be met at both the first and second levels.
—First-level writing: Students should complete this requirement before they complete the first 26 credit hours of college credit. It may be met by completing with a grade of C or higher one of the following:
ENG L141 Introduction to Writing and the Study
of Literature 1 (4 cr.) and
ENG L142 Introduction to Writing and the Study
of Literature 2 (4 cr.)
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
ENG W140 Elementary Composition-Honors
Prerequisite: A passing score on the English placement examination or a grade of C in ENG W130 Principles of Composition. May not be used to meet any other requirement.
—Second-level writing: This requirement must be met only after
students have completed 56 credit hours. It may be met by completing with a
grade of C or higher one of the following courses or any course approved as a
second-level writing course and so designated in the Schedule of Classes:
ECON E490 Advanced Undergraduate Seminar in Economics (4 cr.)
ENG L202 Literary Interpretation
ENG L450 Seminar: British and American Authors
ENG L460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and
Theme
ENG W231 Professional Writing Skills
ENG W234 Technical Report Writing
ENG W250 Writing in Context
ENG W260 Film Criticism
ENG W350 Advanced Expository Writing
FINA A320 Art of the Medieval World
FINA A321 Early Medieval Art
FINA A490 Topics in Art History
HIST C386 Greek History
HIST C388 Roman History
HIST J495 Proseminar for History Majors
HPSC X201 Nature of Scientific Inquiry
JOUR J200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing
PHIL P310 Topics in Metaphysics
PHIL P312 Topics in Theory of Knowledge
PHIL P325 Social Philosophy: Personal Relationships
PHIL P495 Senior Proseminar in Philosophy
PSY P420 Laboratory in Community Psychology
PSY P421 Laboratory in Social Psychology
PSY P429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
PSY P435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition
SOC S349 Topics in Contemporary Social Theory
THTR T470 History of the Theatre I
THTR T471 History of the Theatre II
Speech
Every student should demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practice of communication by the spoken word. This requirement may be met by completing one of the following courses or any course approved as a speech course and designated in the Schedule of Classes:
SPCH S121 Public Speaking
SPCH S223 Business and Professional Speaking
SPCH S324 Persuasion
Languages of Quantity
Every student must demonstrate the ability to apply languages of quantity (for example, algebra, statistics, calculus, geometry, or trigonometry) to the real world. This requirement may be met by completing any course approved as a languages of quantity course and so designated in the Schedule of Classes, including the following:
MATH M110 Excursions in Mathematics
MATH M115 Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry (5 cr.)
MATH M118 Finite Mathematics
MATH M119 Brief Survey of Calculus I
MATH M120 Brief Survey of Calculus II
MATH M125 Pre-Calculus Mathematics and
MATH M126 Trigonometric Functions (2 cr.)
MATH M215 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
(5 cr.)
MATH M216 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
(5 cr.)
SOC S351 Social Statistics
Every student must demonstrate basic knowledge of how computers work, how computers are used in our society, and how to use several common software tools. Certain departments have specified exactly which computer related courses can be used by students majoring in those fields to complete the computer proficiency requirement. Students have the responsibility of checking with their major departments in this matter. For students whose departments require no special computer proficiency courses, the requirement can be met in either of the following ways:
• By passing an examination administered by the Computer and Information Science department.
• By passing one or more courses (totaling at least 3 credit hours) designated by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as meeting the computer proficiency requirement, including the following or any course so designated in the Schedule of Classes:
BUS K201 The Computer in Business
CSCI A106 Introduction to Computing
CSCI A107 Programming Within Applications (4 cr.)
CSCI A201 Introduction to Programming I (4 cr.)
CSCI C101 Computer Programming I (4 cr.)
CSCI C201 Computer Programming II (4 cr.)
INFO I101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.)
INFO I210 Information Infrastructure I (4 cr.)
INFO I211 Information Infrastructure II (4 cr.)
PHIL P250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
SOC S351 Social Statistics
Foreign Language
Every student should attain a degree of understanding of a foreign language. Students for whom the B.A. is not a terminal degree should recognize that foreign language proficiency is required by most graduate schools in the United States, often for admission and usually for the master’s and doctor’s degrees, particularly in the humanities. Students are strongly advised to begin their foreign language studies during their freshman year.
This requirement must be met by completing four courses, of 3 credit hours each, in one foreign language. (Some of these courses may be replaced with satisfactory performance on the IUSB Foreign Language Placement Examination or in other examinations approved by Foreign Languages, with credit granted as appropriate.)
Students who have completed three or more years of one foreign language in high school, with a minimum average grade of C, will be exempt (without credit) from the first 6 credit hours of the foreign language requirement in that language.
Language Examinations
Students who have studied one or two years of a foreign language in high school should normally register for the second semester of the first-year language course. Students with three years of previous foreign language study should normally register for the first semester of the second-year language course. Students with three or more years of foreign language study also may qualify to register for upper-level courses in the department. To determine placement in language courses, students should arrange to take a department placement examination by contacting the department at (574) 237-4332.
Students may earn credit for first-year language courses on the basis of scores on the department placement examination. Six additional credit hours at the 200-level may be earned if students place into and complete a 300-level language course.
Foreign Students
Foreign students may substitute demonstrated proficiency in their native language.
III. Variety of Cultures
(All courses are 3 cr.
hours unless otherwise designated.)
Students should demonstrate an awareness of American culture, the Western cultural tradition, and at least some aspects of non-Western cultures.
American Culture
This requirement must be met by completing each of the following:
• One course emphasizing pre-1865 America, designated American Culture 1 in the Schedule of Classes.
• One further course on any aspect of American culture, designated American Culture 1 or 2 in the Schedule of Classes.
The following courses have been certified as meeting the American culture requirement, but only when they are so designated in the Schedule of Classes. Other courses may be used to meet the American culture requirement if they are so designated in the Schedule of Classes.
American Culture 1
ENG L207 Women and Literature
ENG L351 American Literature 1800-1865
HIST A301 American Colonial History
HIST A302 The American Revolution
HIST A303 The Early National Period
HIST A304 The United States from the War of 1812 to the Civil War
HIST A348 Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST A355 Afro-American History to the 1890’s
HIST A371 History of Indiana to the Civil War
HIST H105 American History I
HIST S105 American History Honors Survey I
REL R335 Religion in Early America
American Culture 2
AFRO A150 Afro-American History
CMLT C390 Film and American Society
ENG L150 Representative American Writers
ENG L207 Women and Literature: The North
American Experience
ENG L354 American Literature Since 1914
ENG L358 Twentieth Century American Fiction
HIST A305 United States, 1865-1900
HIST A314 The United States 1929-1945
HIST A315 The United States, 1945 to the Present
HIST A351 The United States in World War II
HIST A356 Afro-American History, 1890’s to Present
HIST A372 History of Indiana Since the Civil War
HIST H106 American History II
HIST H260 History of American Women
HIST S106 American History Honors Survey II
PHIL P358 American Philosophy
POLS Y100 American Political Controversies
POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics
POLS Y301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
POLS Y316 Public Opinion and Political Participation
POLS Y317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
POLS Y318 The American Presidency
POLS Y327 Gender Politics in the United States
POLS Y380 Selected Topics of Democratic
Government: Racial and Ethnic Politics
in the United States
REL R336 Religion in Modern America
SOC S164 Marital Relations and Sexuality
SOC S306 Urban Society
SOC S313 Religion and Society
SOC S316 Sociology of the Family
SOC S317 Social Inequality
SOC S335 Racial and Ethnic Relations
WOST W200 Women in Society: Introduction to Women’s Studies
Western Culture
This requirement must be met by completing each of the following:
• One course emphasizing aspects of Western culture from antiquity to the Middle Ages, and designated Western Culture 1 in the Schedule of Classes.
• One course emphasizing aspects of Western culture from the Renaissance to modern times, and designated Western Culture 2 in the Schedule of Classes.
The following courses have been certified as meeting the Western culture requirement, but only when they are so designated in the Schedule of Classes. Other courses may be used to meet the Western culture requirement if they are so designated in the Schedule of Classes.
Western Culture 1
ENG L101 Western World Masterpieces I
FINA A101 Ancient and Medieval Art
HIST C386 Greek History
HIST C388 Roman History
HIST H113 Western Culture I
HIST H205 Ancient Civilization
PHIL P201 Ancient Greek Philosophy
PHIL P202 Medieval to Modern Philosophy
PHIL P340 Classics in Ethics
POLS Y381 History of Political Theory 1
REL R152 Religions of the West
SPCH S321 Rhetoric and Modern Discourse
THTR T470 History of the Theatre I
Western Culture 2
ENG E303 Literatures in English 1800-1900 and
ENG E304 Literatures in English 1900-Present
ENG L102 Western World Masterpieces II
ENG L141 Introduction to Writing and the Study
of Literature 1(4 cr.)
ENG L142 Introduction to Writing and the Study
of Literature 2 (4 cr.)
ENG L207 Women and Literature: England and the Continent
FINA A102 Renaissance Through Modern Art
HIST B260 Women, Men, and Society in Modern
Europe
HIST B355 Europe: Louis XIV to French Revolution
HIST B360 Europe from Napoleon to First World War
HIST B361 Europe in the Twentieth Century I
HIST B362 Europe in the Twentieth Century II
HIST H104 Europe from Napoleon to the Present
HIST H114 Western Culture II
HIST H309 Tudor England
PHIL P214 Modern Philosophy
PHIL P303 The British Empiricists and Kant
PHIL P344 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy 2
POLS Y382 History of Political Theory 2
POLS Y388 Marxist Theory
SOC S348 Introduction to Sociological Theory
THTR T471 History of the Theatre II
World Culture
The following courses have been certified as meeting the World culture requirement, but only when they are so designated in the Schedule of Classes. Other courses may be used to meet the World culture requirement if they are so designated in the Schedule of Classes. Courses must deal with aspects of world culture other than American or Western.
ANTH A250 Anthropology in the Modern World
ANTH E105 Culture and Society
ANTH E365 Women and Power
ANTH E397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
ANTH E402 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
FOLK F111 World Music and Culture
GEOG G201 World Regional Geography
HIST D308 The Empire of the Tsars
HIST D410 Russian Revolutions and the Soviet Regime
HIST H101 The World in the Twentieth Century
HIST H201 History of Russia I
HIST H202 History of Russia II
HIST H219 Origins and History of the Second World
War
HIST H234 Exploration and Discoveries
HIST H235 Discoveries and Settlements
HIST H250 The Holocaust and Genocide in the
Modern World
PHIL P283 Non-Western Philosophy
PHIL P374 Early Chinese Philosophy
POLS Y107 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS Y109 Introduction to International Relations
POLS Y324 Women and World Politics
POLS Y330 Central American Politics
POLS Y337 Latin American Politics
POLS Y376 International Political Economy
REL R153 Religions of the East
SOC S362 World Societies and Cultures
SOC S410 Topics in Social Organization
Testing out of Requirements
Students may test out of any of the general education requirements in sections I, II, or III above, by passing appropriate proficiency examinations. However, every student must take a minimum of four courses in arts and humanities, four courses in social and behavioral sciences, and five courses in natural science and mathematics, regardless of the number of proficiency examinations passed. For details see the college’s student services coordinator.
Concentration Requirement
Many concentrations require careful planning starting with the freshman year. Students are advised to consult early in their college career with the departmental advisor for any department in which they may wish to concentrate.
Single Major Area of Concentration
The following are minimum requirements for the concentration requirement. Additional and/or detailed requirements are to be found in the departmental statements in this Campus Bulletin. The specific departmental requirements that must be fulfilled are those published in the bulletin that is current at the time the student certifies into the college (but not longer than 10 years), or those in the bulletin current at the time of graduation. The following rules pertain to the concentration group:
• At least 25 credit hours must be taken in the major subject area. This is a minimum. See specific departmental requirements.
• Any course in which the student receives a letter grade below C– may not be used to fulfill the concentration area requirement. However, courses in which the student receives a D or higher will count toward the 122 credit hour total.
• A GPA of 2.0 is required in the student’s major department(s).
A student may major in more than one discipline. A double major requires that the major requirements in both departments be fully met, as well as general education and other general requirements of the college. The student should consult regularly with advisors from both departments if this option is chosen.
Bachelor of Science
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science degree in the following majors:
Actuarial Science Computer Science
Applied Mathematics Economics
Biological Sciences Physics
Chemistry
(See economics degree requirements in the School of Business and Economics section in this Campus Bulletin.)
Every student who registers in a curriculum leading to the degree Bachelor of Science must complete the requirements for bachelor’s degrees and the general education requirements as specified under the respective departmental listing in this Campus Bulletin.
Students may choose to earn minors in conjunction with a bachelor’s degree, but are not required to do so. A minor shall consist of at least 15 credit hours, with a grade of C– or better, in one department or in an approved interdepartmental program (a minimum of two courses, totaling at least 6 credit hours, must be taken while in residence at IUSB).
A GPA of 2.0 is required in the student’s minor department(s). Foreign language majors may minor in second languages; others must choose minors outside of their major departments. Each minor program must be approved by an advisor in the department or interdepartmental committee offering the minor and must be filed with the coordinator of student services.
For the minor requirements of specific departments and interdepartmental programs, consult those sections of this Campus Bulletin.
Minor in Management Skills and Outside Minor in Business
Administration
Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may combine formal study in business administration with the liberal arts and sciences major. For details see the Special Programs section at the end of liberal arts and sciences in this Campus Bulletin, or Outside Minor in the School of Business and Economics.
Requirements for a Second Bachelor’s Degree
Normally the holder of a bachelor’s degree who wishes to pursue a further educational goal is encouraged to become qualified for admission to a graduate degree program. In certain cases, however, the dean may admit a bachelor’s degree holder to candidacy for a second bachelor’s degree. When such admission is granted, the candidate must declare a major, earn at least 26 additional credit hours in residence, and meet the requirements of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and of the major department.
Associate Degrees
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at IUSB offers instruction leading to Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. An associate degree can serve a student in two ways. First, it is an intellectually coherent degree that provides a student with a valuable background in critical thinking and the communication skills necessary in the work place. Second, these degrees lay the groundwork for a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree for those students who eventually wish to continue their undergraduate studies.
The educational objectives of the associate degree programs are that students will demonstrate the following:
• critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• the ability to write accurate, clear, effective English.
• knowledge of important principles and findings associated with the application of quantitative methods to society.
• ability in basic learning skills.
• an appreciation of elements of the world’s cultures.
• basic computer proficiency.
Requirements for Associate Degrees
• A minimum of 60 credit hours is required.
• At least 15 credit hours must be completed while in residence at IUSB.
• A minimum of two courses in the area of concentration, totaling at least 6 credit hours, must be taken at IUSB.
• At least 15 credit hours must be taken in the discipline of concentration exclusive of courses used to meet the basic requirements for the degree.
• No more than 3 credit hours in the discipline of concentration may be counted toward a general education requirement.
• Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a minimum concentration grade point average of 2.0, with no course below C– counting in the concentration.
• An application for a degree must be filed in the office of the student services coordinator, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, not later than October l for May graduation, or March l for August and December graduation.
• A student may not be awarded an associate degree and a bachelor’s degree in the same field in the same academic year.
• A student need not be registered through liberal arts and sciences to earn an associate degree.
Associate of Arts
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at IUSB offers instruction leading to the Associate of Arts degree with the following concentrations:
American Studies Philosophy
Economics Political Science
English Psychology
Film Studies Religious Studies
French Sociology
German Spanish
History Women’s Studies
Mathematics
Basic Requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree (35 cr.)
(All courses are 3 cr.
hours unless otherwise designated.)
No course may be used to meet more than one general education requirement.
ENG W131 Elementary Composition with a grade of C or higher (3 cr.)
Arts and Humanities (6 cr.)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 cr.)
Natural Sciences (8 cr. including a course with a laboratory component)
Mathematics (3 cr. at 100-level or above, excluding MATH M107 College Algebra)
Computer Proficiency (3 cr.)
Foreign Languages (6 cr. or equivalent in one language)
Concentration Requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree (15-18 cr.)
See the specific department of concentration section in this Campus Bulletin.
Associate of Science
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at IUSB offers instruction leading to the Associate of Science in the following fields:
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Basic Requirements for the Associate of Science Degree (35-37 cr.)
(All courses are 3 cr.
hours unless otherwise designated.)
The basic requirements for the Associate of Science degree are similar to those for the Associate of Arts degree. For the Associate of Science degree the mathematics course must be MATH M119 Brief Survey of Calculus I or MATH M215 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I, and there are some restrictions on the courses used to fulfill the natural sciences requirement. In addition, the total required for graduation is 61-62 credit hours. See the specific departmental sections of this Campus Bulletin for details.
Concentration Requirements for the Associate of Science Degree
(17-21 cr.)
See the specific department of concentration section in this Campus Bulletin.
Certificates
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at IUSB offers instruction leading to certificates in Computer Programming, Advanced Computer Programming, Social and Cultural Diversity, and Technology Administration. See the departmental sections of this Campus Bulletin.
