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earlier than the one in force at the time of re-enrollment.
4. Approval of all electives by the College of Sciences.
The College of Sciences assists the student in monitoring degree
progress by the completion of a preliminary graduation check-out,
prepared when the student has completed at least 75 hours towards
the degree, and an official graduation check-out prepared the semester
before the student is expected to graduate. It is the student’s responsibility
to verify these check-outs with the department of his or her
major and discuss any problems with the undergraduate coordinator
and the college counselor. This process assures that the student’s final
transcript meets all the requirements for the baccalaureate degree in
his or her major.
Transfer Students
A transfer student is expected to meet all admission and degree
requirements listed above. He or she should consult with a College of
Sciences counselor and the undergraduate coordinator of the major
department as soon as possible in order to make maximum use of the
transfer credit. General science courses are not acceptable as transfer
credit. A student may request a reevaluation of a course for which
credit is denied if the subject matter covered seems to warrant this
action. Acceptance of credit by the University does not mean that this
credit may always be applied by the student in the chosen curriculum.
The college may decline to accept transfer credits in any course in
which a grade lower than C has been received.
A transfer student must meet all the quality point averages (overall,
college, department, and last 60 hours) listed in the general degree
requirements of the University. These requirements are applied to all
college work wherever attempted. The transfer student must also have
a 2.0 in each of these averages on work attempted at UNO. In addition,
a student transferring from another university is required to earn a
minimum of 15 hours in his/her major in the College of Sciences at
UNO.
Program Planning
The student should follow the curriculum established by the department
as closely as possible. The curricula for the different departments
in the college are presented on the following pages. Each student is
responsible for the attainment of personal, career, and intellectual
objectives. Planning is required if maximum benefit is to be received
from the college years; students must examine their own goals and
consult an advisor early in order to take full advantage of free electives,
science electives, and courses offered to fulfill general degree
requirements. For alternative paths to remain available, it is frequently
necessary that certain electives be taken during the sophomore year.
The departmental advisor or college counselor should be consulted
before the end of the freshman year and regularly thereafter.
A normal semester course load is 15 to 16 credit hours. Students
who are weak academically must plan either to attend summer school
or to extend their program to more than four years. No student may
register for more than 19 hours without consent of the dean and no
student on probation may register for more than 13 hours. Students in
the College should use discretion in registering for more than 17 hours
as this would be above the normal load. New freshmen are advised
not to register for more than 16 hours unless they have received
advanced math placement. Students employed off campus for more
than 15 hours a week should consider their academic potential before
attempting normal academic loads.
Electives
Free electives and science electives should be chosen with great
care so that they complement the major program in a positive way.
Duplication of subject matter is to be avoided. Credit will not be given
for courses that cover subject matter similar to that in a course for
which the student has previously earned credit. Specific examples of
overlapping subject matter are found among statistics and computeroriented
courses offered by different departments and among some
physics, mathematics, and engineering courses. Care should be taken
when electing courses from these areas, and an advisor should be
consulted.
All free electives, science electives, and courses submitted to fulfill
the general degree requirements must be approved by the student’s
major department and by the College of Sciences. A wide variety of
courses is available to meet these requirements. However, the student
should be aware that different departments have different regulations
as to what is and what is not acceptable for a degree.
No student in the College of Sciences may use Physics 1001, 1002,
1003, 1004, Chemistry 1012, 1020 or any mathematics course below the
2000 level as an elective, unless otherwise stated in a particular curriculum.
Courses in certain areas such as academic orientation, chorus,
band, health and physical education, military science, engineering
drawing, nursing, religion, home economics, agriculture, paralegal
studies, office administration, and books and libraries may be accepted
as unrestricted electives up to a total of six hours degree credit. If a
student feels that more than six hours from any one or a combination
of these areas are justifiable within the program, then he or she may
present the case to the College for review. In presenting the case the
student must demonstrate that the courses are relevant to his or her
educational goals. The request to take additional hours in these areas
should be made as early as possible in the student’s academic career
and must be made before registration for the last 30 hours.
If a student’s curriculum does not specify the level of required
science electives, they must be chosen from courses numbered above
2000. An advisor should be consulted to clarify the conditions existing
in different departments.
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is an
organization of the public universities in the state (including the University
of New Orleans). LUMCON was chartered in 1979 to develop
coordinated marine research and education within the state university
system and provide coastal facilities for these programs.
LUMCON’s principal facility is the Universities Marine Center at
Cocodrie. The Center consists of a 50,000 square foot laboratory-dormitory
complex, 95 foot and 55 foot research vessels, numerous small
vessels and collecting equipment, and docking and service facilities for
all the vessels. Satellite facilities with laboratories, accommodations,
and small boats are operational at Port Fourchon and at Fearman
Bayou. The Port Fourchon Laboratory provides ready access to salt
and brackish marshes, the bays and bayous of the Timbalier and Barataria
Bay systems, beaches, and the Gulf of Mexico, while the Fearman
Bayou Laboratory provides access to a wildlife refuge on Vermillion
Bay, brackish and fresh water marshes, and coastal cheniers.
College courses in the marine sciences offered at all three facilities
emphasize extensive field experience and studies of living organisms
in their natural habitat and in the laboratory. Enrollment in
each course may be limited by space and accommodations available
at a particular laboratory, but applicants from member institutions of
LUMCON will be given priority. Students enrolled at UNO will register
for LUMCON courses through UNO and will pay tuition based on the
UNO fee schedule. Credit for such courses will be awarded by UNO
and will be recorded on student transcripts. For details of marine science
courses to be offered at LUMCON facilities, see course offerings
in Biological Sciences and consult the Chairs of the Departments of
Biological Sciences and Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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