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EUGENE P. WATSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY NATCHITOCHES. LA. ThisGeneralCatalogpresentsthecurrentcurricula,educationalplans,courseofferings,requirements andpoliciesofthisUniversity.TheprovisionsdescribedinthisCatalogdonotconstituteanofferfor acontractwhichmaybeacceptedbystudentsthroughregistrationandenrollmentintheUniversity. TheUniversityreservestherighttochangeanycurriculum,plan,course,requirementandpolicyand anyotherprovisionatanytimeduringthestudent'speriodofstudyattheUniversity. Lb """""" ' CONTENTS ^J53AcademicCalendar,1998-1999 4 /f^/^Glossary 7 TheUniversity 8 AdmissiontotheUniversity 14 FinancialAid 17 AcademicInformation 21 StudentLife 38 AcademicColleges,Departments,andCurricula CollegeofBusiness 43 CollegeofEducation 47 GeneralCollege 64 GeneralStudies 64 CollegeofLiberalArts 67 CreativeandPerformingArts 68 Journalism 73 LanguageandCommunication 74 Psychology 76 SocialSciences 77 CollegeofNursing 84 CollegeofScienceandTechnology 95 BiologicalSciences 96 ChemistryandPhysics 100 FamilyandConsumerSciences 102 HealthandHumanPerformance 106 IndustrialandEngineeringTechnology 108 Mathematics 110 MilitaryScience Ill LouisianaScholars'College 113 GraduateStudies 132 CoursesofInstruction 140 TheLouisianaBoardofRegents 251 UniversityofLouisianaBoardofTrustees 252 AdministrationoftheUniversity 253 Faculty 254 Index 267 4 Calendar ACADEMIC CALENDAR1998-1999 FALL1998 AUGUST 17 Monday semesterbegins/facultyoncall TBA facultyinstitute 17 Monday advising/registrationCENLA 17-18 Monday-Tuesday advising/registrationFT.POLK 18-19 Tuesday-Wednesday advising/registrationSHREVEPORT 19 Wednesday residencehallsopen 20-21 Thursday-Friday advising/registrationNATCHITOCHES 24 Monday firstdayofclassesALLCAMPUSES 24 Monday lateregistrationfeeapplies 27 Thursday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,ormakesectionchanges 28 Friday finaldaytoapplyforspring/summer1999graduation SEPTEMBER 7 Monday LaborDayHoliday OCTOBER 13 Tuesday finaldayforremovalof"I"grades fromprevioussemester 16 Friday mid-termgradesdueintheRegistrar'sOffice 19-20 Monday-Tuesday fallbreak 30 Friday finaldaytoresignanddropcourses withagradeof"W"orchangefromcredittoaudit NOVEMBER 20 Friday finaldaytoresignwithmid-termgrades 25 Wednesday ThanksgivingHolidaybeginsat12noon(classesend) 26-27 Thursday-Friday ThanksgivingHolidays DECEMBER 4 Friday lastdayofclasses 4 Friday candidategradesdueby4p.m. 7-11 Monday-Friday finalexaminations 11 Friday commencementexercises/semesterends 12 Saturday residencehallscloseatnoon 14 Monday allgradesduebynoon 1998 AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5 M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9101112 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 91011 121314 6 7 8 91011 12 91011 12131415 13141516171819 11121314151617 15161718192021 13141516171819 16171819202122 20212223242526 18192021222324 22232425262728 20212223242526 23242526272829 27282830 25262728293031 2930 2728293031 3031 Calendar 5 ACADEMICCALENDAR1998-1999 SPRING 1999 JANUARY 4 Monday semesterbegins/facultyoncall TBA facultyinstitute 4 Monday advising/registrationCENLA 4-5 Monday-Tuesday advising/registration/FT.POLK 5-6 Tuesday-Wednesday advising/registration/SHREVEPORT 6 Wednesday residencehallsopen 7-8 Thursday-Friday advising/registrationNATCHITOCHES 11 Monday firstdayofclassesALLCAMPUSES 11 Monday lateregistrationfeeapplies 14 Thursday finaldaytoregister,addcourses, ormakesectionchanges 15 Friday finaldaytoapplyfor summer/fall1999graduation 18 Monday MartinLutherKingHoliday FEBRUARY 16 Tuesday finaldayforremovalof"I"grades fromprevioussemester 15-17 Monday-Wednesday MardiGrasHoliday MARCH 12 Friday mid-termgradesdueintheRegistrar'sOffice 26 Friday finaldaytoresign,dropcourseswith agradeofW,orchangefromcredittoaudit 29-April2 Monday-Friday •. EasterHolidays APRIL 5 Monday classesresume(8a.m.) 23 Friday finaldaytore.signwithmid-termgrades MAY 1 Friday lastdayofclasses 1 Friday candidategradesdueby4p.m. 3-7 Monday-Friday finalexaminations 7 Friday commencementexercises/semesterends 8 Saturday residencehallscloseatnoon 10 Monday allgradesduebynoon 1999 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 91011 1213 7 8 91011 1213 4 5 6 7 8 910 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1011 1213141516 14151617181920 14151617181920 11121314151617 91011 12131415 17181920212223 21222324252627 21222324252627 18192021222324 16171819202122 24252627282930 28 28292031 252627282930 23242526272829 31 3031 6 Calendar ACADEMICCALENDAR 1998-1999 SUMMER 1999 MAY 13 Thursday residencehallsopen 14 Friday advising/registration 17 Monday sessiononebegins 18 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses, makeschedulechangesforsessionone 31 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithgradeofW, changefromcredittoaudit JUNE 4 Friday sessiononeends,advising/registration 7 Monday sessiontwobegins 8 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,make schedulechangesforsessiontwo 21 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW, changefromcredittoaudit 25 Friday sessiontwoends,advising/registration 28 Monday sessionthreebegins 29 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,make schedulechangesforsessionthree JULY 12 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW orchangefromcredittoaudit 16 Friday sessionthreeends,advising/registration 19 Monday sessionfourbegins 20 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,make schedulechangesforsessionfour AUGUST 2 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW, changefromcredittoaudit 6 Friday sessionfourends,residencehallsclose/semesterends 9 Monday allgradesareduebynoon 1999 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 12345 123 1234567 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9101112 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 91011121314 91011 12131415 13141516171819 11121314151617 15161718192021 16171819202122 20212223242526 18192021222324 22232425262728 23242526272829 27282930 25262728293031 293031 3031 Glossary 7 GLOSSARY — Academic(Scholastic)load thetotalofsemesterhoursofcourseworkforwhichastudentis registeredinasemesterorsummersession. — Admission writtenpermission,grantedbytheRegistrar,toregisterforcourseworkatNSU. — Auditor onewhopaysfeesandregistersforaclassorclassesasanobserveronlyandseeksno creditforit. — Curriculum anofficiallyapprovedcombinationofcourses,satisfactorycompletionofwhich mayleadtoadegreeorothergoal. — Dismissal final termination, by properUniversity authority, ofastudent'senrollment inthe University. — Elective acoursecalledforinacurriculumwithoutspecificidentification;thestudent"elects" thecourset—obetaken.Theareainwhichtheelectivemustbechosenissometimesspecified. Major astudent'sprincipalareaofstudy,suchasEnglishornursing. — Minor astudent'ssecondaryareaofstudy.Somecurriculadonotrequirethecompletionofa minor. — Prerequisite arequirementthatmustbesatisfied,oftenanothercourse,beforeastudentcantake acourse. QualityPoint—anumericalvalueassignedeachofthelettergradesAthroughF.ThegradeofA isvaluedatfourqualitypointsforeachsemesterhourofcreditinthecourse.Bisthreepointsperhour, Cistwo,andDisone.AgradeofFhasaqualitypointvalueofzero.Thesevaluesareusedincalculating astudent's"gradepointaverage"andacademicstanding. — Registrar theUniversityofficialresponsibleforcompilingandkeepingsecuretheofficialrecords ofeachstudent'sscholasticachievement.TheofficeinRoyHallisaprincipalsourceofinformation andadvisementonmatterssuchasregistration,scheduling,andacademicstanding. — ResidenceRequirement arequirementthatstudentspursuingundergraduateorgraduatedegrees atNSUmustearnaspecifiednumberofsemesterhoursinregularlyscheduledcoursework.Forthe baccalaureatedegree,studentsmustalsoearnatleast12semesterhoursinthemajorfieldinupper-level courses(numbered3000orabove)inresidenceatNSU. — Resignation astudent'svoluntaryterminationofenrollmentinallclassescarriedoutinaccordance withUniversityprocedures. — Scholasticprobation statusofastudentwhoisnotdoingsatisfactoryworkinclassesasspecified elsewhereinthisCatalog. — Semesterhour thenumericalvalueofacourseusuallybasedonthenumberofhoursspentin theclassperweekinaregularsession. — Suspension temporarydenial toastudent, by properUniversity authority, ofpermission to registerforclassesatNSU. — Transferstudent onewhohasattendedanothercollegeoruniversitypriortoenteringNSU. 8 TheUniversity THEUNIVERSITY HISTORY NorthwesternStateUniversityofLouisianastandsongroundthathasbeendedicatedtolearning forwelloverahundredyears.PriortotheCivilWaraportionofthepresentcampuswastheproperty oftheBullardfamilyofNatchitoches.Asearlyas 1856theBullardmansionwasinuseasaconvent bytheReligiousoftheSocietyoftheSacredHeart.Thefollowingyearaschoolbuildingwaserected attheconvent,andin1884thepropertywaspurchasedbythetownandparishofNatchitoches.Three ofthefourgreatwhitecolumnsthatoncesupportedtheeastgableoftheBullardmansionstillstand on"TheHill"andoftenserveastheunofficialsymboloftheUniversity. ofteTahcheerSst.atAeLmeegimsblaetruroefbtyheAcLteg5i1sloaftu1r8e8,4LceroeaptoelddaCLaosupiasriia,noafSftearteedNtohremcaolnvSecnhtooslitfeorasthaepcraemppaurastifoonr theSchoolwiththeanticipatedapprovalofthecitizensofNatchitoches.Theofferwasaccepted,and from1885to1918theNormalSchoolofferedtwoyearsofstudyforthetrainingofteachers.Baccalaureate programsweretheninaugurated,andtheStateConstitutionadoptedin1921changedthenameofthe schooltoLouisianaStateNormalCollege. Theresourcesandcurriculaof"Normal"grewsteadilytomeettheincreasinglydiverserequirements ofLouisiana'sexpandingpopulation.In1944theinstitution'sexcellent.serviceinitsbroaderrolewas accordedformalrecognitioninAct326oftheLegislature,whichchangeditsnametoNorthwestern StateCollegeofLouisiana. Northwesternmaintainedandstrengtheneditslongtraditionofleadershipinpublicserviceand academicendeavorandbecame,in1954,thefirstcollegeunderthejurisdictionoftheLouisianaState BoardofEducationtooffertheMaster'sdegree.TheSpecialistinEducationdegreewasfirstoffered in1966. OnJune 18, 1970,GovernorJohnJ.McKeithensignedthelegislativeactwhichbroughttheold schoolitsgreatestdistinctionbychangingitstitletoNorthwesternStateUniversityofLouisiana. In1980theoldcampusquadranglewherethecolumnsstandwasenteredintotheNationalRegister ofHistoricPlacesunderthetitle"NormalHillHistoricDistrict." In1984NorthwesternStateUniversitycelebrateditsCentennialwithlectures,concerts,socialevents, andaneffectivefundraisingeffortthatestablishedtheCentennialDevelopmentFund.Inadditionto themaincampusinNatchitoches,thepresentUniversityhaspermanentfacilitieslocatedinLeesviile andShreveportandoffersinstructionatothercentersincentralLouisiana. LOCATION ThemainUniversitycampuscoversanareaofsome916acresimmediatelywestofNatchitoches, Louisiana.Thecityisinthenorthwesternpartofthestateabout50milesnorthwestofAlexandriaand 75milessoutheastofShreveport,Louisiana'sthirdlargestcity. Thecampus,encompassingrollingpinehillsandrichriverbottomland,isoneofthemostspacious andattractiveintheSouth.Thenaturalbeautyofthesitedrewpeopletoiteveninprehistorictimes. LongthehomeofamajorIndiantribeforwhichitwasnamed,NatchitocheswasfortifiedbytheFrench in1714asanoutpostoftheirNewWorldempirefacingSpanishTexastothewest.Thecitytodaytakes prideinitsstandingastheoldestpermanentsettlementintheentireLouisianaPurchaseTerritory.Although thefiresofCivilWarscarredtheCaneRiverCountry,Natchitochesescapedrelativelyunharmed,and manytracesofitscolonialandantebellumheritagesremain. Nowacityofabout25,000,Natchitocheshasanexcellentsystemofpublicschools,numerous churches,alargemodemhospital,andaprogressivemunicipalgovernment.Situatedonthebanksof thebeautifulCaneRiver,Chaplin's,andSibleylakes,andlyingintheheartofLouisiana'slakeand forestcountry,thecityrightlymaybedescribedascolorfulandunique. TheNursingEducationCenterinShreveportat 1800LineAve.istheresidentialcampusforthe DepartmentsofUndergraduateStudiesinNursingandGraduateStudiesandResearchinNursing.The NursingEducationCenteriscomposed ofinstitutional facilities including instructional areas and