aUNIVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS OF B O S T O M UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS UMass Boston ^ TThhfe^UMassRBno^sttnonnrc;a9mmpnu^s;«, \wAi/itthh " • the»r/ti/'cct-i/Z/neac;ahtTttri^rfrnn Catalog and Application 2007-2009 An undergraduate application form and instructions can be found at the back of this catalog. For further information, contact Enrollment Information Services at 617.287.6000, or visit the university's www.umb.edu. website at Undergraduate Programs (^UMass Boston Catalog and Application 2007-2009 2 Undergraduate Catalog2007-2009 Fall, 2007 The Universityof Massachusetts Boston is accredited This publication is published bythe Universityof bythe New England Association of Schools and Massachusetts Boston to provide information about Colleges, Inc., a non-governmental, nationally recog- the universityto persons who work and studyatthe nized organization whose affiliated institutions include university, to personswho may be interested in apply- elementaryschoolsthrough collegiate institutions ing foradmission, and to parents, teachers, coun- offering postgraduate instruction. sNeElIorTsH,EaRnAd tChOeNgTeRneArCaTl pNuOblRicA.NTHOISFFPEURBLTIOCAMTAIKOEN AIS Accreditation bythe New England Association indi- cates thatthe institution meets orexceedscriteria for CONTRACT. 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Education. 4 UMass Boston at a Glance 6 introduction 14 Academic Calendar 15 Trustees of the University 15 Administrative Officers ofthe University 16 Admission 19 Tuition, Fees, and Payments 25 Financial Aid 32 Academic Resources Beyond the Classroom 37 Student Life and Services 43 Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Education 45 Enriching the UMass Boston Experience: University-Wide Programs and Curricula Undergraduate Studies Academic Support Programs University Honors Program Teacher Education Program 61 Overview and Graduation Requirements College of Liberal Arts College of Science and Mathematics 71 College of Liberal Arts Introduction Departments, Programs, and Courses Administration and Faculty 226 College of Science and Mathematics Introduction Departments, Programs, and Courses Administration and Faculty 273 College of Management Introduction Departments, Programs, and Courses Administration and Faculty 291 College of Nursing and Health Sciences Introduction Nursing: Program and Courses Exercise and Health Sciences: Program and Courses Administration and Faculty 305 College of Public and Community Service Introduction Majors and Concentrations Administration and Faculty 318 University of Massachusetts Boston Faculty 328 Standards, Regulations, and Procedures 343 Maps and Directions 343 Campus Map 344 Telephone Directory of Departments and Offices 347 Index 4 Undergraduate Catalog2007-2009 UMass Profile UMass Boston is a co-educational, public universityofthe Commonwealth of Massachusetts offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, certificate programs, and corporate, continuing, and distance education. History The Universityof Massachusetts Boston isthe second largestcam- pus in the five campus Universityof Massachusetts System. The Universitywas founded bythe Morrill Land GrantAct of 1863. The Universityof Massachusetts Boston was founded bythe State Legislature in 1964, and merged with the former Boston State College in 1982. Location The university is located in Boston, Massachusettsjustthree miles south ofthe cityon a peninsula in Boston Harbor covering 177 acres. Our neighbors arethe John F. Kennedy Libraryand Museum and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives and Museum. Enrollment for Fall 2006 12,362 Students 9,246 Undergraduates 3,116 Graduate students 40% Male 60% Female Faculty 815 Members % 96 Hold the highest degree in theirfields 15:1 Studentto Faculty Ratio ) I UMassBoston ata Glance 5 I Undergraduate Academic Programs Financial Aid (see inside back coverfor listings) In 2005-2006, morethan 78% ofourfinancial aid applicantswere determined to havefinancial need. In total theywere awarded Five Undergraduate Colleges financial aid exceeding $60 million. The universityalso awarded Liberal Arts over $8 million in the form of meritscholarships and loans. Management School Colors and Athletic Teams Nursing and Health Sciences Blue &White The Beacons Publicand Community Service NCAA Division Sports III Science and Mathematics Men's Baseball n Men's and Women's Basketball Morethan 100 majors, minors, and programs ofstudy Men's and Women's Cross Country New Matriculating Undergraduate Students Men'sand Women's Ice Hockey n Men's Lacrosse for Fall 2006 Men'sand Women's Soccer n Women's Softball SATScores; First-time Freshmen: Men's and Women'sTennis n Women'sVolleyball Math 537 average Intramurals Verbal 521 average Median age; First-time: 20 yearsold Badminton Basketball Floor Hockey Horseshoes Racquetball Transfers; 20 yearsold Sailing Soccer Squash Tennis Ultimate Frisbee Wallyball Enrollment: First-time freshmen: 974 Student Life Transfers (new): 1,503 Morethan 100studentorganizations, student leadership program, a Calendar studentnewspaper, yearbook, literarymagazine, studentartsand Fall and Spring Semesters eventscouncil, student-run artgallery, academicand honorsocieties Optional Winter & Summer Sessions Accreditation Degrees awarded by UMass Boston The Universityof Massachusetts is accredited bythe New England Association of Schoolsand Colleges, Inc., a non-governmental, BachelorofArts Bachelorof Science Master ofArts Master nationally-recognized organization whose affiliated institutions of BusinessAdministration Masterof Education Masterof Fine range from elementaryschoolsthrough college institutions offering Arts Masterof Science Dortorof Education Doctorof post-graduate instruction. The College of Management is accredit- Philosophy Certificate ofAdvanced Graduate Study ed bytheAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Undergraduate & Graduate Certificates (AACSB). The College of Nursing and Health Sciences holds accredi- Accelerated Degree Programs tation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Graduate College of Education's professional prepara- The Five Year BachelorofArts/MBA Degree tion programs are certified bythe National Council forthe The Combined BS/MS Degree in Chemistry Accreditation ofTeacher Education (NCATE). The Combined BA/MA Degree in Applied Sociology TheAccelerated RN-to-MS Degree in Nursing 6 Introduction to UMass Boston Introduction to UMassBoston 7 THE UNIVERSITY A Community of Scholars Academic Excellence The Universityof Massachusetts Boston is a communityofscholars UMass Boston could neither growas a universitycenter norsustain that prides itselfon academic excellence, diversity, and service. A the excellence of its undergraduate programswithout relying on commuter institution, it is a universityserving not only itsstudents, theenergy, commitment, and intellectual strength ofa superiorfac- butalso the greater Boston community, through scholarship and ulty. While the lists offaculty members and theircredentials in this research in manyareas ofvital importanceto urban life. A public catalogue showthe distinction oftheteaching staff'sacademic university, UMass Boston wasfounded in 1964to providethe training, these listscan onlysuggestthe faculty's deep involvement opportunityforsuperior undergraduate and graduate education at in research and scholarship, the extentoftheirexpertise, and the moderate costto the people ofthe Commonwealth and particularly care and innovation they bring to the development ofthe curricu- ofthe greater Boston area. Today it continuesto honorthatcom- lum. Their ranks includeAmerican Academyforthe Advancement mitment, offering programs responsive to the particular needs and of Science Fellows, Guggenheim Fellows, Danforth Associates, and circumstances of its urban constituency. It is a lively place, where a Pulitzer Prizewinner. daytime and evening classes go on year round, and where studies Program and course descriptions offer a fullersense ofthe universi- in a wide range ofdisciplines are conducted bya trulydistinguished ty's resources. Undergraduates at UMass Boston can choose from faculty. morethan one hundred areas of study, ranging from accounting to At UMass Boston, the second-largest campus in the Universityof ancient Greek, computerscience to creativewriting, gerontologyto Massachusetts system, over 13,000 students studyatthe under- women'sstudies. There are such traditional disciplines as English, graduate and graduate levels, and in its Division of Corporate, history, mathematics, and physics. There are programs that—examine Continuing, and Distance Education. With campuses atAmherst, single areasfrom the perspectives of a varietyofdisciplines such Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and Worcester, the Universityof programsas those in communication, Latin American studies, and Massachusetts sen/es 60,000 studentsand isthe largest university thestudyof religion. Some programs, such asthose in biology and system in New England. medical technology, community planning, exercise physiology, and Five academic units grant bachelor's degrees at UMass Boston. The accounting, offerspecific preparation foradvanced professional College of Liberal Arts offersstudents opportunities to prepare training orcareers. Undergraduates majoring in a numberof differ- themselvesfor all areas of human endeavorand behavioraswell as ent areas mayalso applyforadmission to UMass Boston's University careers in such fields as education, law, medicine, and government. Honors Program, which offers an enriched curriculum and other The College of Science and Mathematics helps students prepare for servicesto its students. This program was among the first in the careers in multiple areas of human endeavor dealing with nature state to receive the coveted designation of "Commonwealth and the relationship of natureto life and non-life communities; Honors Program." The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education these areas include the environment, cell biology, biotechnology, confersthis title only on those honors programs that meet the green chemistry, computational physics, bioinformatics, computer Board's rigorous academic standardsfor university-level honors programs. science, mathematics, and scientific research in general. The College of Managementoffers academic preparation for profes- It has become increasingly important in the contemporaryworld to sional managerial careers in commerce, industry, governmentagen- understand othercultures and nations, and to speak their lan- cies, and other institutions. The undergraduatecurriculum ofthe guages. The university is taking several stepsto enrich itsofferings College of Nursing and Health Sciences leadsto the B5 degree in in fields related to international study, particularly by building nursing and entry into professional practice; the College's stronger relationships between language studyand the social sci- Department of Exercise and Health Sciencesoffers students prepa- ences, and also by increasing opportunitiesforstudyabroad. ration forcareers in health care, and exercise physiology. The At a fine university, scholarship and research are respected, and so Collegeof Public and Community Service preparesstudentsfor is the artofteaching. UMass Boston'sfaculty members are commit- careers in the social services. In cooperation with these five Colleges ted and accomplished teachers: students and their instructors meet and underthe auspices ofthe university's Graduate College of in an atmosphere of academic friendship and concern for individual Education, theTeacher Education Program worksto provide under- progress. The university's educational programs invite students to graduateswith the opportunityto begin the pursuitoftheircareers join in the excitementof intellectual exploration and to achieve the in education. satisfactions of personal and pr—ofessional growth. Academicwork Despite differences in perspective, the educational programsofall at UMass Boston isdemanding and rewarding. trheequaicreamdeenmtisc.uAnllitUsMoafstsheBounsitvoenrsuitnydearrgersaidmuilaatresinmpursintciapclheiseavendcom- An Accessible University petence in expositorywriting and critical thinking. All become The university believesthat a good education should be availableto familiarwith traditional academic disciplines and explore waysof anyone who hasthe desire and potential foracademic achieve- applying those disciplines totheir own lives and totheworld at ment. The cost ofattending UMass Boston is moderate, and the large. All preparethemselves, through intensive study in particular university makes everyeffort, through financial aid and part-time fieldsof learning, forcareers orforgraduate education. Graduate employment programs, to bring its offeringswithin reach ofstu- education at UMass Boston has been an area of dramatic growth dents in need. Most UMass Boston students mus—tscheduletheir overthe last decade. The university awardsthe PhD, the EdD, the courseworkwith diverse responsibilities in mind some students CaenrdtiMfiScatdeegorfeeAsd,vaanncdesdevGerraaldugartaeduSattuedyc,ertthieficMaAte,s.MIBtAo,ffeMrEsdg,raMdFuA-, sftourdey,cohnodludctjosbsc,laassnedsrbaeistewefaemnil8i:es30allamataonndce.10T:h0e0upnmi,verasnidtymtahkerees- ate programs in thirtydifferentfields, including the central liberal no distinction between daytime and evening courses: the same fac- arts disciplines, businessadministration, clinical psychology, educa- ultyteaches both. The universityalso enables matriculated students tion, nursing, and such newor developing areas ofstudy as com- to carry part-time course loadsand to switch easily between full- puterscience, environmental sciences, gerontology, green chem- and part-time study. The off-campus program ofthe Division of istry, and public policy. Further information aboutthese programs Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Education extends classes out- may befound in the university's GraduateStudiesBulletin. ward into the community byoffering courses at a varietyofoff- campus sites in Boston and thesuburbs. — 8 Undergraduate Catalog2007-2009 IntroductiontoUMassBoston The University To help students get the most from their education at UMass Boston, the university provides a wide spectrum ofservices, includ- ing orientation and placementtesting for newstudents, academic advising, tutorial assistance in specific courses, and career planning. The UniversityAdvising Center offers servicesforall undergradu- ates, while each College also provides forthe needs of its own stu- dents. UMass Boston'sfacultyand staff are committed to helping individual students live upto their academic potential. Students need not pursue degreesto take advantage of UMass Boston's offerings. Non-degree students can enroll in individual courses where space is available, or earn certificates as "certificate students" by completing one- ortwo-year sequences of course work in a number offieldsthrough a program ofstudyora career certificate program. High school students can sample university life, while still in high school, bytaking introductorycourses at UMass Boston through such programsas Dual Enrollment, Urban Scholars, and Upward Bound. Many UMass Boston students havefamilies, jobs, or both. The Universityoperates a fully certified Early Learning Center, with sepa- ratetoddlerand preschool programs, to care foryoung children while their parents attend classes. Manyveteransare students at UMass Boston. Through the William Joiner Centerforthe Studyof Warand Social Consequences, the university providesa widearrayof The changing demographicsofthe US population suggestthatto services responsiveto their needs. Theseservices include helpwith betrulyeducated and function effectively in a changing world, each of usshould be able to understand a widevarietyof people educational benefitsthrough the Office ofVeteransAffairs, academic and personal counseling, and tutorial and advocacyservices. and theircultures. The university believesthatthe explicitstudyof the diversity oftheworld's peoples isan essential componentofan The university is committed to providing equal access and auxiliary undergraduate education. UMass Boston hastherefore required all aids and reasonable accommodationsto personswith physical and undergraduatestotake one or morecourses thataddress human learning disabilities. Forthe manystudentswith disabilities, the diversityasa majortheme. Lillian Semper Ross Centerfor Disability Services, the University Advising Center, and theAdaptive Computer Lab work togetherto The studyof cultural and social groups previously marginalized or provide the accommodationsand auxiliaryaids students may need ignored in the curriculum is ofgreatvalueto all students. It to have equal accessto education at UMass Boston. strengthenstheiracademicpreparation byexposingthemtoa rich bodyofscholarshipfrom awide rangeofdisciplines. Such studyalso The universitywas built as a totally accessible campus, and renova- helpsthemacquiretheanalyticaltoolsand knowledgetheyneedto tions and remodeling efforts have always been in full compliance understand human diversityin a complexand changing world. with the Americanswith Disabilities Act (ADA). The Ross Center providesstudentswith sign language interpreting services and The university's broad definition ofdiversity includes race, gender, assisted listening devices; testing modifications; and a varietyof culture(national origin, ethnicity, religion), social class, age, sexual study aids according to their individual needs. The Center also orientation, and disability. houses peersupport clubs and the Council for Students with Campus Interchange Learning Disabilities. As a memberofthefive-campus Universityof Massachusetts sys- IBnofsotromna,tiaonndalthaedmOifsfsiiceonosfsAedmmiinsasrisonarseroefgfuelarreldywseeenkdlsysattaffUMmaesmsbers tuenmd,erUgMraadsusatBeosctaomnppuasretsic—ipaatteAsmihnerisntt,erDchaarntgmeosutwhi,thatnhdeLootwheelrl throughout metropolitan Boston to discuss educational opportuni- which enable studentsto transferfreelyfrom one campusto tieswith parents and students. The Admissions Office provides anotheron a temporary or permanent basis asappropriate totheir thoughtful counseling, useful information, and prompt admissions academic needs. And undera restructured President's Office, the decisionsto all students Interested in attending the university. university isexploring additional kinds ofcollaboration thatwill Connecting with Other Cultures make resourcesand programswithin the system available to stu- dentson everycampus. Accordingly, undergraduates at UMass Because Boston has a truly international population, the university Boston can expect newopportunitiesforconnectionswith their conducts a program in English as a Second Languageto help those peersthroughoutthe Universityof Massachusettssystem. who are native speakers ofsuch languages as Spanish, Greek, Chinese, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Commuting andHousing the languages ofAfrica to progress smoothlythrough the course UMass Boston is a commuterschool. Parking space is availablefor work ofan American university. Special counselorsare availableto moderate cost at the campus in outdoor lots. Both the MBTA Red serve the needs of Spanish-speaking students and Vietnamese- Line and the Old Colony lines ofthe commuter rail stop atthe speaking students. In addition, the division of Corporate, JFKAJMass MBTA station. Free shuttle buses run between thesta- Continuing, and Distance Education offers ESL in Boston, which tion and the campus. entitlesthe studentto an educational visa status(1-20)while enrolled. The universitywants studentsto be at home at UMass Boston. Manystudents commute from their home communities, while oth- ers utilizethefree computerized Housing Referral Service forassis- tancewith finding rental propertyand/or roommates.