Statements of Policy - UMUC Europe

More documents

Recommendations

Info

UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees General Education Requirements (GER) (41 s.h.) A. Communications (12 s.h.) • ENGL 101 or ENGL 101X (3 s.h.) Must be completed within first 15 s.h. with UMUC. Placement test required. May not be earned through credit by examination. • Another writing course (3 s.h.) All 3-credit COMM courses (except COMM 300, 380, 400, 486A, 486B, and 493); ENGL 102, 278F, 291, 294, 303, 391, 391X, 480, 482, 483, 485, and 493; and JOUR 201 apply. • A third course in writing or a course in speech communication (3 s.h.) All COMM and SPCH courses (except COMM 486A and COMM 486B and SPCH 486A and SPCH 486B); ENGL 102, 278F, 281, 281X, 291, 294, 303, 384, 391, 391X, 480, 482, 483, 485, and 493; and JOUR 201 apply. • An upper-level intensive writing course (3 s.h.) ENGL 303, 391, and 391X; COMM 390, 393, 393X, 394, and 394X; and LGST 401 apply. May not be earned through credit by examination. No more than 3 semester hours of writing credit may be earned through credit by examination. B. Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) One course each in two of the following disciplines: ARTH, ARTT, HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature, or foreign language. C. Behavioral and Social Sciences (6 s.h.) One course each in two of the following disciplines: ANTH, BEHS, CCJS, ECON, GEOG, GERO (except GERO 341, 342, 351, and 353), GVPT, PSYC, or SOCY. Not all CCJS courses apply; eligible courses are CCJS 105, 330, 350, 360, 432, 451, 452, 453, 454, and 461. D. Biological and Physical Sciences (7 s.h.) • A science lecture course (3 s.h.) with related laboratory course (1 s.h.) or A science course combining lecture and laboratory (4 s.h.) • Any other science course (3 s.h.) Courses from the following disciplines satisfy both requirements: ASTR, BIOL, BSCI, CHEM, GEOL, NSCI, PHYS, biotechnology, botany, entomology, general science, and zoology. E. Mathematics (3 s.h.) MATH 105, MATH 107, or a course at or above the level of college algebra. Must be completed within first 15 s.h. with UMUC. Placement test required. 36 NOTE: MATH 107 or any higher-level mathematics course is required for majors in all computing areas and most businessrelated areas. Students should refer to the specific major for requirements or recommendations. F. Interdisciplinary or Emerging Issues (7 s.h.) • For all students: One course in information literacy and research methods (1 s.h.), LIBS 150. Must be completed within first 15 s.h. with UMUC. • For computing majors: One course satisfying the cross-curricular international perspective requirement and one course satisfying the civic responsibility perspective requirement (for a total of 6 s.h.). Applicable courses are listed later in this Catalog. • For noncomputing majors: Computing courses (6 s.h.): 1. IFSM 201 (3 s.h.). 2. An additional 3-credit computing course appropriate to the academic major. Students should refer to the specific major for recommended or required choices for this second course. Unless otherwise specified, lower-level or upperlevel courses in CMIS, CMIT, CMSC, CMST, and IFSM; ACCT 326; LGST 360 and 363A apply. Note: IFSM 300 or ACCT 326 is required for businessrelated majors. Cross-Curricular Perspective Requirements (9 s.h.) Unless otherwise specified, these requirements may be satisfied anywhere in the degree (within General Education Requirements, major, minor, or elective courses). Students may apply a given course to only one of the cross-curricular requirements, even though it may appear on more than one list. • Civic Responsibility Perspective One course that offers a perspective on civic responsibility (3 s.h.) A list of approved civic responsibility perspective courses is found in this Catalog. Computing majors must satisfy this requirement within the GER. • Historical Perspective One course that offers a historical perspective (3 s.h.) A list of approved historical perspective courses is found in this Catalog. • International Perspective One course that offers an international perspective (3 s.h.) The international perspective requirement may be met by 3 semester hours of a foreign language. A list of other approved international perspective courses is found in this Catalog. Computing majors must satisfy this requirement within the GER. Total General Education and Cross-Curricular Perspective Requirements 41–50 s.h. 2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog
Major, Minor, and Elective Requirements A. Academic Major (30–38 s.h.) The number of semester hours required to complete an academic major varies according to academic program. At least half the semester hours earned within the major must be upper-level credit. At least half the required number of semester hours in the major must be earned through UMUC. At least half the required number of semester hours in the major must be earned through graded coursework. No grade may be lower than C. Specific coursework is prescribed for each major and is described in the following section. Students may receive a dual major on completion of all requirements for both majors, including the required minimum number of semester hours for each major. However, the same course may not be used to fulfill requirements for more than one major. B. Academic Minor (15–19 s.h.) Students are strongly encouraged to select a minor. Completion of an academic minor is optional except for accounting majors. Students may not take a major and minor in the same area. The number of semester hours required to complete an academic minor varies according to academic program. At least half the semester hours earned within the minor must be upper-level credit. In addition, at least half the required number of semester hours in the minor must be earned through UMUC. At least half the required number of semester hours in the minor must also be earned through graded coursework. No grade may be lower than C. Specific coursework is prescribed for each minor and is described in the following section. Notes: No more than half the credits for a major or minor program may be earned through Course-Challenge Examinations, credit by examination, or EXCEL. A maximum of six 1-semester-hour courses may be applied toward a major and a maximum of six 1-semester-hour courses toward a minor. See major and minor listings for specific requirements. C. Electives (15–49 s.h.) Electives may be taken in any academic discipline. No more than 21 semester hours may consist of vocational or technical credit. Such credit is applicable only to the BS and not toward the BA. Pass/fail credit may be used for electives only, up to a maximum of 18 s.h. UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees General Bachelor’s Degree Requirements In addition to the general education and cross-curricular requirements and the major, minor, and elective requirements listed above, the overall requirements listed here pertain to all bachelor’s degrees: 1. Students must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours of credit. 2. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.00 (C) overall, and a minimum grade of C (2.00) for any course to be applied to the academic major or minor. 3. Within the 120 semester hours required, the following coursework must be taken through UMUC: • 30 semester hours (normally the final 30) • Half of the semester hours within the major • Half of the semester hours within the minor • 15 semester hours at the upper level, preferably within the major or minor 4. At least 45 semester hours must be upper-level credit (i.e., credit earned in courses numbered 300 to 499) and include: • At least one-half the semester hours required for the major • At least one-half the semester hours required for the minor • 3 semester hours in intensive writing The remaining upper-level semester hours may be earned in any part of the curriculum. 5. At least half the required number of semester hours for any academic major or minor must be earned through graded coursework, including at least one course taken through UMUC. Credit through portfolio assessment, examination, internship/Cooperative Education, or non-collegiate training does not count as graded coursework. Total Degree Requirements 120 s.h. Summary of Bachelor’s Degree Requirements 1. General Education Requirements ....................... 41 s.h. 2. Cross-Curricular Requirements .............................. 9 s.h. 3. Academic Major .................................................. 30–38 s.h. 4. Academic Minor (optional) ............................ 15–19 s.h. 5. Electives ................................................................. 15–49 s.h. Total ............................................................................. 120 s.h. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (C). Minimum 45 s.h. of upper-level credit. A minimum of 30 s.h. at UMUC, including at least half the semester hours earned for the major and at least half for the minor, and at least 15 semester hours of upper-level credit. 2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog 37
Page 2 and 3: Statements of Policy This publicati
Page 4 and 5: Introduction to UMUC Introduction t
Page 6 and 7: Contents Contents Introduction to U
Page 8 and 9: Contents UMUC General Course Inform
Page 10 and 11: Admission High School Students —
Page 12 and 13: Fees Fees Fees charged to UMUC-Euro
Page 14 and 15: Financial Aid census date that clas
Page 16 and 17: Financial Aid Financial Aid Academi
Page 18 and 19: Veterans Educational Benefits Stude
Page 20 and 21: Establishing Credit Students intere
Page 22 and 23: Establishing Credit requirements. T
Page 24 and 25: Establishing Credit hours each for
Page 26 and 27: Academic Advisement Servicemembers
Page 28 and 29: Grades and Records Change of Grade
Page 30 and 31: Grades and Records Transcripts Tran
Page 32 and 33: Policy Statements Policy Statements
Page 34 and 35: Policy Statements Graduation Credit
Page 36 and 37: UMUC Certificates UMUC Certificates
Page 38 and 39: UMUC Associate Degrees UMUC Associa
Page 40 and 41: UMUC Associate Degrees Computer Stu
Page 42 and 43: UMUC Associate Degrees Second Assoc
Page 46 and 47: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Second Ba
Page 48 and 49: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees HUMN 103
Page 50 and 51: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Accountin
Page 52 and 53: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Related C
Page 54 and 55: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Communica
Page 56 and 57: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Technical
Page 58 and 59: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees • Desig
Page 60 and 61: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees CCJS 350
Page 62 and 63: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees English C
Page 64 and 65: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Requireme
Page 66 and 67: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Supplemen
Page 68 and 69: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Supplemen
Page 70 and 71: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Additiona
Page 72 and 73: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Minor in
Page 74 and 75: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Applied M
Page 76 and 77: UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees Social Sc
Page 78 and 79: UMUC General Course Information UMU
Page 80 and 81: ACCT 220 through ACCT 410 — UMUC
Page 82 and 83: BIOL 102 through BMGT 365 — UMUC
Page 84 and 85: CHEM 113 through COMM 394 — UMUC
Page 86 and 87: CMIS 370 through CMIT 350 — UMUC
Page 88 and 89: CMST 100J through CMST 310 — UMUC
Page 90 and 91: DTCH 111 through ECON 440 — UMUC
Page 92 and 93: ENGL 101 through ENGL 241 — UMUC
Page 94 and 95:
EXCL 301 through GEOL 120 — UMUC
Page 96 and 97:
GVPT 100 through GVPT 488 — UMUC
Page 98 and 99:
HRMN 300 through IFSM 201 — UMUC
Page 100 and 101:
IFSM 455 through ITAL 334 — UMUC
Page 102 and 103:
MRKT 310 through MATH 130 — UMUC
Page 104 and 105:
MUSC 130 through PHIL 320 — UMUC
Page 106 and 107:
PSYC 305 through PSYC 441 — UMUC
Page 108 and 109:
SOCY 464 through SPAN 334 — UMUC
Page 110 and 111:
UMUC Course Descriptions — TURK 1
Page 112 and 113:
Directory — UMUC-Europe Offices H
Page 114 and 115:
Directory — UMUC-Asia UMUC-Asia 1
Page 116 and 117:
Directory — UMUC and the Universi
Page 118 and 119:
Faculty Bouchie, James S., Collegia
Page 120 and 121:
Faculty Dullmaier, Therese M., Coll
Page 122 and 123:
Faculty Hull, Bruce W., Collegiate
Page 124 and 125:
Faculty Meinke, John G., Collegiate
Page 126 and 127:
Faculty Schiopu, Simona G., Collegi
Page 128 and 129:
Faculty Wiley, Stefania G., Adjunct
Page 130 and 131:
Appendices 122 allel courses, excep
Page 132 and 133:
Appendices 124 A. Transfer to Anoth
Page 134 and 135:
Appendices volved in an appeal. 2.
Page 136 and 137:
Appendices enforcement unit. 2. Emp
Page 138 and 139:
Appendices except for: 1. Disclosur
Page 140 and 141:
Appendices of a literary plot, poem
Page 142 and 143:
Appendices 134 tioning, either in p
Page 144 and 145:
Appendices UMUC-Asia is the respect
Page 146 and 147:
Appendices The legal sanctions unde
Page 148 and 149:
Index F Faculty, 109 Family Educati
Page 150 and 151:
Index 142 Chemistry, 75 Communicati
show all

Statements of Policy - UMUC Europe

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?