1992-93 BULLETOINF THEU NIVERSITY OFR HODIES LAND J UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES UndergraduateA dmissionsO ffice Universityo f RhodeI sland GreenH all Kingston,R I 02881-0807 401-792-1000 4 The University 8 Programsa nd Requirements 17 Admission-andR egistration 21 Expensesa nd Student Aid 26 Student Lifea nd Services 29 UniversityC ollege 30 Collegeo f Arts and Sciences 48 Collegeo f BusinessA dministration 52 Collegeo f Continuing Education 55 Collegeo f Engineering 65 Collegeo f Human Sciencea nd Services 72 Collegeo f Nursing 74 Collegeo f Phannacy 76 Collegeo f ResourceD evelopment 83 Courseso f Instruction 158 Directories 194 Appendix 206 Index Volume8 8, Number 2 August 1992 Bulletino f the Universityo f Rhode Island (USPS0 77-740).P ublishedf our times a year in April,A ugust,S eptember,a nd Octoberb y the Universityo f Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881.S econd-dassp ostagep aid at Wakefield,R I 02880. a\ The text pageso f this bulletin are ~ printed on recycledp aper. 8/92/27MP roducedb y the URIP ublicationsO ffice,D ivisiono f UniversityR elations. 3 November1 1, Wednesday February5 , Friday Holiday,V eteransD ay Final day to add CCEc oursesa nd to add P-Fo ption November1 2, Thursday FirstS emester UniversityF acultyM eeting,3 :30 p.m. February1 5, Monday Classesw ill not meet August2 4-September1 1 November2 5, Wednesday Registrationp eriod, Collegeo f Thanksgivingr ecessb egins, 10 p.m. February1 6, Tuesday Continuing Education (CCE) Monday classesm eet November3 0, Monday August3 1-September4 Classesr esume, 8 a.m. February2 3, Tuesday Registrationp eriod, KingstonC ampus Final day to drop Kingstonc ourses and to December1 5, Tuesday change from P-Fo ption to grade September7 , Monday Classese nd, KingstonC ampus Holiday,L aborD ay February2 6, Friday December1 6-20 Final day to drop CCEc ourses and to change September8 , Tuesday Readingd ays, KingstonC ampus from P-Fo ption to grade · Orientation and academica dvisingf or new Kingstons tudents December1 7-19, 21-23 March9 , Tuesday Final examinations, KingstonC ampus Midsemester,K ingstonC ampus September9 , Wednesday Classesb egin, KingstonC ampus, 8 a.m. December1 9, Saturday March1 2, Friday UniversityF acultyM eeting, 3:30 p.m. CCEc lasses,e xaminations end Midsemester,C CE September 14, Monday December2 5, Friday March1 5, Monday Classesb egin, CCE Holiday,C hristmas Day Springr ecessb egins, 8 a.m. September1 8, Friday December2 8, Monday March2 2, Monday Final day to drop Kingston" early drop" Final grades due in the Officeo f the Registrar, Classesr esume, 8 a.m. courses 4p.m. April 5, Monday September2 2, Tuesday SecondS emester Earlyr egistrationb egins for fall semester, Final day to add Kingstonc oursesa nd to add KingstonC ampus only P-Fo ption January1 , Friday KingstonC ampusfe esw illn ot be adjusted May 4, Tuesday Holiday,N ew Year'sD ay downwardfo rc ourseds roppeda frert his date Classese nd, KingstonC ampus UniversityF acultyM eeting,3 :30 p.m. January1 1-15 September2 3, Wednesday Registrationp eriod, KingstonC ampus Final day to drop CCEc oursesd esignated May5---{i "early drop" January1 1-22 Readingd ays, KingstonC ampus Registrationp eriod, Collegeo f Continuing September2 5, Friday Education (CCE) May 7, 10-14 Final day to add CCEc oursesa nd to add Final examinations, KingstonC ampus P-Fo ption January1 8, Monday May 15, Saturday Holiday,M artin Luther King'sB irthday October1 2, Monday CCEc lasses,e xaminations end Holiday,C olumbus Day January1 9, Tuesday May 17, Monday Classesb egin, KingstonC ampus, 8 a.m. October1 4, Wednesday Final grades due in the Officeo f the Final day to drop Kingstonc oursesa nd to January2 0, Wednesday Registrar,4 p.m. change from P-Fo ption to grade UniversityF acultyM eeting,3 :30 p.m. May 23, Sunday October1 6, Friday January2 5, Monday UndergraduateC ommencement Final day to drop CCEc oursesa nd to change Classesb egin, CCE from P-Fo ption to grade Summer Session1 993 January2 8, Thursday October2 3, Friday Final day to drop Kingston "early drop" courses May 24-June 25 Midsemester,K ingstonC ampus First five-weeks ession February1 , Monday October2 6, Monday Final day to add Kingstonc oursesa nd to add June 28-July 30 Earlyr egistrationb egins for spring semester, P-Fo ption Second five-weeks ession KingstonC ampus only KingstonC ampusfe esw ill not be adjustedd own wardf or courseds roppeda frert his date Changes in the academicc alendar due to October3 0, Friday major storms, labor unrest, or other circum Midsemester,C CE February3 , Wednesday stances, may be made when it is in the best Final day to drop CCE" early drop" courses interest of the institution, and without prior November3 , Tuesday notice to the students. Holiday,E lectionD ay 4 communityg roups,t o schoola nd educa for the school,a nd the old farmhousen, ow tional agenciesa, nd to businessi,n dustry, restored,s till standso n the campus.T he labor,a nd government. schoolb ecamet he RhodeI slandC ollegeo f At the heart of this Universityl,i kei ts Agriculturaen d MechanicA rtsi n 1892,a nd counterpartsa crosst he nation, there is a the firstc lasso f 17 membersw asg raduated strongc oreo f traditionala cademicd isci two yearsl ater. plines,s uch as history,p hysics,a nd eco The MorrillA cto f 1862p rovidedf or the nomics.T hesea re not only principal saleo f publicl ands.I ncomef romt hese sales subjectso f teachinga nd researchb, ut also wast o be usedt o createa t leasto ne college providet he foundationf or all specialized, in each statew ith the principalp urpose·of professionala,n d applieda reaso f study. teachinga griculturea nd mechanica rts. One componento f the University's Fromt his grant of land comest he term approacht o higherl earningi s the dose land-grantw, hicha ppliedt o the national student-teacherre lationshipa nd the conse systemo f state collegesI.n a latera daptation quent concernf or the individualp erson. of the concept,f ederalf undsg ivent o col A low student-to-facultrya tio enhancest he legesf or mariner esearcha nd extensiona re successo f this vital componento f the calleds ea grants. University'ms ission. In 1909t he name of the collegew as Becauseo f its commitmentt o provide changedt o RhodeI slandS tateC ollegea, nd accessf or academicallqyu alifieda nd moti the programo f studyw asr eviseda nd ex vateds tudentso f all ages,t he University panded.I n 1951t he collegeb ecamet he Uni maintainsa varietyo f both traditionala nd versityo f RhodeI slandb y an act of the Gen nontraditionall earninge nvironmentsS. tu eralA ssemblyT. he Boardo f Governorsfo r dents who are eitherp art time,d isabled, HigherE ducationa ppointedb y the governor · memberso f a minorityg roup,w orking becamet he governingb ody for the Univer whilep ursuinga n educationo, r somewhat sity in 1981.A historicalo utlinem ayb e T oldert han traditionals tudents,a re served found in the Appendix. he Universityo f RhodeI slandi s a througha wider angeo f facilitiesin medium-sizedst ate universityi n the Kingstona, s wella s extensivea cademica nd Programosf Study southernp art of RhodeI slandi n the students ervicesa t the University'Cs ollege villageo f KingstonI. n part becauseo f of ContinuingE ducationin Providence. UndergraduatSet udy.A llp rogramsa im at its uniquel ocationn ear the oceana nd six a balanceo f studieso f the naturala nd social milesf romN arragansetBt ay,t he University CampusesT. he Universityh as a spacious sciencest,h e humanities,a nd professional has developeds trongm arinep rogramsa nd countryc ampus3 0 miless outh of Provi subjectsT. he coursesa nd programso f study has been designatedo ne of the nationalS ea dencei n the northeasternm etropolitanc or have been approvedb y nationala ccrediting Grant colleges. ridorb etweenN ewY orka nd BostonT. he agenciesa nd are acceptedf or creditb y other The Universitye nrollsa bout 13,000s tu centero f campusi s a quadrangleo f hand approvedi nstitutionso f highere ducation dents on its KingstonC ampusa nd another some,o ld graniteb uildingss urroundedb y (see" Programas nd Requirements~). 2,900i n creditc oursest hroughoutt he state. other newera cademicb uildingss, tudent Undergraduatset udentsm ay earn the Abouth alf of the 13,000u ndergraduateasr e residenceh alls,a nd fraternitya nd sorority followingd egrees: residents tudents;t here are about 3,500 houses.O n the plain belowK ingstonH ill are graduates tudents,a nd a full-timet eaching gymnasiumsa, thleticf ields,t ennis courts,a Bacheloor f Arts facultyo f about 720. freshwatepr ond, and agriculturafli elds. Bacheloro f Science In additiont o the KingstonC ampust, he Bacheloro f FineA rts MissionS tatementT. he Universityo f Universityh as three other campusesT. he Bacheloro f LandscapeA rchitecture RhodeI slandi s rootedf irmlyi n the tradi 165-acreN arragansetBt ayC ampus,s ix miles Bacheloor f Music tion of America'su niquel and-granti nstitu to the easto verlookingth e WestP assageo f Associatien Sciencein DentalH ygiene tions-universitiest hat existt o expanda nd NarragansetBt ay,i s the site of the Graduate (two-yeapr rogram) transmitk nowledgea, nd to fosteri ts appli Schoolo f OceanographyT. he Collegeo f Bacheloor f GeneralS tudies cationi n the dailyl ifeo f the nation. ContinuingE ducationh as a buildingi n (Collegeo f ContinuingE ducationo nly) Ast he state'sf lagshipi nstitutiono f downtownP rovidenceI.n the western higherl earning,t he Universityh as three Allf reshmenw ho enter the Universityto sectiono f the state,2 0 milesf romK ingston, major responsibilitietso: providet raditional earn a bachelor'sd egreea re firste nrolledi n is the W. AltonJ onesC ampus.I ts 2,300 as wella s innovativeo pportunitiesf or edu UniversityC ollege( seep age2 9).U nder acreso f woods,f ields,s treams,a nd ponds cationa t the undergraduat·ea ndg raduate graduatesh avea widec hoiceo f programs is the site of environmentael ducation, levels;t o pursuer esearcha nd other scholarly fromw hicht o choosea major,a nd the ad research,a nd conferencef acilities. and creativea ctivitiesa; nd to servet he visingp rogrami n UniversityC ollegep ro uniquen eedso f the peopleo f RhodeI sland History.T he Universityw asc hartereda s the videsh elp in makingt his decisiona nd in by makingk nowledgea nd information state'sa griculturaslc hooli n 1888.T he choosinga ppropriatec ourses. readilya vailableto individualc itizenst, o OliverW atsonf armw asp urchaseda s a site The University 5 UndergraduatDe egrees College of Artsa nd Sciences College of Human Science and Services Economics-MarineR esources:P h.D. Anthropology:B .A. Co=unicative Disorders:B .S. Education:M .A. Applied Quantitative Economics:B .S. Consumer Affairs:B .S. • Education Research AppliedS ociology:B .S. Dental Hygiene:( four years) B.S.,( two years) • ElementaryE ducation Art: B.A.,B .F.A. A.S. .• ReadingE ducation JJiology:B .A. Education:( elementary and secondary)B .S. • ScienceE ducation Botany: B.S. Home Economics:B .S. • SecondaryE ducation Chemistry: B.A.,B .S. Human Development and FamilyS tudies:B .S. • Adult Education Chemistry and Chemical Oceanography:B .S. Human Sciencea nd Services:B .S. ElectricalE ngineering:M .S.,P h.D. ClassicalS tudies:B .A. PhysicalE ducation:B .S. • BiomedicalE ngineering Comparative LiteratureS tudies:B .A. Textiles,F ashion Merchandising,a nd Design: English:M .A.,P h.D. Computer Science:B .S. B.S. Fisheries,A quaculture,a nd Pathology:M .S. Economics:B .A.,B .S. Textile Marketing:B .S. Food Sciencea nd Nutrition: M.S. English:B .A. French: M.A. French: B.A. College of Nursing Geology:M .S. Geology:B .A.,B .S. Nursing: B.S. History:M .A. Geologya nd GeologicalO ceanography:B .S. Home EconomicsE ducation:M .S. German: B.A. College of Pharmacy Human Development,C ounseling, and History: B.A. Pharmacy:( five years) B.S. FamilyS tudies:M .S. Italian: B.A. • Human Development and FamilyS tudies Journalism: B.A. College of ResourceD evelopment • Counseling Latin AmericanS tudies:B .A. Animal Sciencea nd Technology:B .S. • Marriagea nd FamilyT herapy Linguistics:B .A. Aquaculturea nd FisheryT echnology:B .S. • CollegeS tudent Personnel Marine Affairs:B .A. Dietetics:B .S. Labor and Industrial Relations:M .S. Mathematics: B.A.,B .S. Environmental Management: B.S. Librarya nd Information Studies:M .L.l.S. MedicalT echnology:B .S. Food Sciencea nd Nutrition: B.S. ManufacturingE ngineering:M .S. Microbiology:B .S. LandscapeA rchitecture:B .L.A. Marine Affairs:M .A.,M .M.A. Music:B .A.,B .Mus. Plant Science:B .S. Mathematics:M .S.,P h.D. Philosophy: B.A. ResourceE conomicsa nd Commerce:B .S. MechanicalE ngineeringa nd Applied Physics:B .A.,B .S. Soil and Water Resources:B .S. Mechanics:M .S.,P h.D. Physicsa nd PhysicalO ceanography:B .S. Urban Affairs:B .S. MedicinalC hemistry:M .S. Political Science:B .A. Urban Horticulture and Turfgrass Microbiology:M .S. Psychology:B .A. Management: B.S. Music:M .M. Russian:B .A. Wildlife Biologya nd Management: B.S. Natural Resources:M .S. Sociology:B .A.,B .S. Nursing: M.S.,P h.D. Spanish: B.A. Ocean Engineering:M .S.,P h.D. GraduateD egrees Speech Co=unication: B.A. Oceanography:M .S.,P h.D. StatisticalS cience:B .S. PharmaceuticalS ciences:P h.D. Accounting: M.S. Theatre: B.A.,B .F.A. • MedicinalC hemistry AppliedM athematical Sciences:P h.D. Urban Affairs:B .A. • Pharmaceutics • AppliedM athematics Women's Studies:B .A. • Pharmacognosy • Computer Science Zoology:B .S. • Pharmacologya nd Toxicology • Operations Research Pharmaceutics:M .S. • Statistics College of BusinessA dministration Pharmacognosy:M .S. • AppliedP robability Accounting:B .S. Pharmacologya nd Toxicology:M .S. Audiology:M .A.,M .S. Finance: B.S. PharmacyA dministration:M .S. Biochemistrya nd Biophysics:M .S. General BusinessA dministration:B .S. Philosophy:M .A. BiologicalS ciences:P h.D. Management: B.S. PhysicalE ducation:M .S. • Biochemistrya nd Biophysics Management Information Systems:B .S. PhysicalT herapy: M.S. • Botany Management Science:B .S*. Physics:M .S.,P h.D. • Fisheries,A quaculture,a nd Pathology Marketing:B .S. _ Plant Pathology-Entomology:M .S. • Food Sciencea nd Nutrition Production and Operations Management: Plant Science:M .S. • Microbiology B.S.* PoliticalS cience:M .A. • Natural Resources • International Relations • Plant Pathology College of Engineering Psychology( School):M .S. • Plant Science BiomedicalE lectronicsE ngineering:B .S*. Psychology:P h.D. • Zoology Chemical Engineering:B .S. • Clinical Botany:M .S. Chemical and Ocean Engineering:B .S. • General Experimental BusinessA dministration:M .B.A.,P h.D. Civil Engineering:B .S. • School Chemical Engineering:M .S.,P h.D. Computer Engineering:B .S. Public Administration:M .P.A. Chemistry: M.S.,P h.D. ElectricalE ngineering:B .S. ResourceE conomics:M .S. Civil and Environmental Engineering: M.S., Industrial Engineering:B .S. Spanish: M.A. Ph.D. MaterialsE ngineering:B .S. Speech-LanguageP athology:M .A.,M .S. Clinical LaboratoryS cience:M .S. MechanicalE ngineering:B .S. Statistics:M .S. Co=unity Planning: M.C.P. Ocean Engineering,B .S. Textiles,C lothing, and RelatedA rt: M.S. Comparative Literature:M .A. Zoology:M .S. Computer Science:M .S. College of Continuing Education Doctor of Pharmacy:P harm.D. Bacheloro f General Studies:B .G.S. *A dmissionss uspended. Economics:M .A. 6 The University GraduateS tudy.S tudya t the graduatel evel sciences tudents.A lli nquiriesf romi nterna RhodeI slandN uclearS cienceC enteri s also leadst o the master'sd egreei n over6 0 areas tional studentsc oncerningc ost of living, locatedt here. of studya nd the degreeo f Doctoro f Philoso housing,e tc., shouldb e directedt o the phy in 32. Studentsm ay earn the following Officeo f InternationaSl tudentS ervices. AcademicS ervices degrees: The usuald eadlinesf or receipto f com pleteda pplicationsfr omi nternationals tu UniversityL ibrariesT. he libraryc ollection Mastero f Arts dents are March1 for Septembear nd Sum of 980,000b ound volumesa nd 1,250,000 Mastero f Science mer Sessiona dmissiona, nd November1 microformiss housedi n the University Mastero f BusinesAs dministration forJ anuarya dmissionF. orU .S.a pplicants, Libraryin Kingstona, t the Collegeo f Con Mastero f CommunityP lanning the usuald eadlinesa re April1 5 and Novem tinuing Educationin Providencea,n d in the Mastero f Librarya nd InformationS tudies ber 15.S eet he GraduatBeu lletinfo r those ClaiborneP ellM arineS cienceL ibraryo n the Mastero f MarineA ffairs programsw hich have earliera pplication NarragansetBt ayC ampus.T he latterw as Mastero f Music deadlines. designatedth e NationalS eaG rantD eposi Mastero f PublicA dministration tory in 1971. Doctoro f Pharmacy TheG raduatSec hoool f Libraray ndI nformation The UniversityL ibraryw, hichh olds the Doctoro f Philosophy Studieos n the main campuso fferss tudy bulk of the collectionh, as open stacksw hich leadingt o the Mastero f Librarya nd Infor GraduatSec hoolS. tudentsw ith a bachelor's provided irecta ccesst o books,p eriodicals, mationS tudiesd egree.S tudentsi n under degreef rom this Universityo r from another documents,m aps,m icroformsa, nd audiovi graduatea nd other graduatep rogramsm ay, with equivalentr equirementsm ay be admit sualm aterialsT. he SpecialC ollectionsD e with the approvalo f their advisorse, nrolli n ted for graduates tudy,p rovidingt hat their partmentc ollectsa nd maintainsr areb ooks, libraryc oursest hat relatet o their studies. credentialsm eet the standardss et by the manuscriptst,h e Universitya rchivesa, nd a GraduateS choola nd by the departmenti n TheG raduatSec hoool f Oceanograpohny t he varietyo f speciali nterestm aterialsS. ervice which they wisht o study,a nd that facilities NarragansetBt ayC ampus,s ix milesf rom hoursa t the other librariesv ary,b ut the Uni for studya re availablein their fieldo f inter Kingstono, fferss tudyl eadingt o the Master versityL ibraryp rovidesf ull referenceb, iqlio est. Amongt he standardsr equiredf or admis of Sciencea nd Doctoro f Philosophyd egrees graphic,a nd circulations ervicesd uringm ost sion are an approximateu ndergraduate in the areaso f biologicalc, hemicalg, eologi of the 90 hoursa weeki t is open.T erminals averageo f B or better and, wherer equired, cal, and physicalo ceanographyI.n terested linkedt o the AcademicC omputerC entera re satisfactorysc oreso n a nationallya dminis undergraduatems ay take a 400-levegl eneral availablein the libraryd uringt he hours tered examination. surveyc ourseq ualifyingf or GeneralE duca both facilitiesa re open. Withine ach college'sc hapteri n this bul tion creditsa s wella s certain5 00-level AcademicC omputerC enter.T he Academic letin, the relatedg raduated egreesa re listed. coursesi n the oceanographyco rec urricu ComputerC enter( ACCp) rovidesc omputa: A GraduatBeu lletinc, ontainingc ompletei n lum. In addition,q ualifiedu ndergraduates tional resourcesn eededb y the University formationo n graduates tudya nd applica are eligiblef or a 400-levels,e mester-long, communityf or instructiona nd research. tion forms,i s availablef romt he dean of full-timep rogramo f laboratorya nd fieldr e Located.i n TylerH allo n the KingstonC am the GraduateS chool,U piversityo f Rhode searchw orkingw ith facultym emberso f the pus, the ACCm aintainsc entralc omputing Island,Q uinn Hall,K ingstonR, I0 2881- GraduateS choolo f OceanographyI.n sofar facilitiess, upportsm icrocomputingac tivi 0809.F urtheri nformationm ay be requested as possiblet,h e programi s tailoredt o the ties,p rovidesf acilitiesm anagementa nd data from the chairpersono f the appropriated e interestso f the studenta nd can rangef rom communicationass sistanceto departmental partment.A pplicationasr e returnedt o the deep-seag eologyt o coastalz one planning. systemsa, nd offersa widev arietyo f support \ dean of the GraduateS chool. Therea re alsot hree undergraduatep rograms servicesin thesea reas.T he computern et Eacha pplicantm ust submit:1 ) com in oceanographyat the UniversityO. ne leads worka nd relateds ervicesh aveb een expand pleteda pplicationf ormsi n duplicatew ith a to a bachelor'sd egreei n physicsa nd physi ing steadilys incet he centero penedi n 1959, $30 nonrefundablea pplicationf ee (checko r cal oceanographya,n othert o a bachelor's and now a majorityo f the students,f aculty moneyo rderp ayablet o the Universityo f degreei n chemistrya nd chemicalo ceanog membersa, nd staffu se the facilities. RhodeI sland);2 ) three letterso f recommen raphy,a nd a third to a bachelor'sd egreei n The centerh as an IBME S/9000-210VF dation fromi ndividualsfa miliarw ith the geologya nd geologicaol ceanography. mainframec omputerr unningt he VM/CMS applicant'sw ork,p referablyin the fieldf or The 165-acreN arragansetBt ayC ampus operatings ystemt o providec omputings up which he or she is applying;3 ) two copieso f has about 4,000f eet of shorefronta nd dock port in both interactivea nd batch-process an officiatlr anscripts ent directlyf rome ach ing facilitiesfo r its fleeto f researchv essels, ing modes.A full complemento f program collegeo r universitya ttended;a nd 4) scores the largesto f whichi s a 177-fooot cean ming languagesa nd packagesis available. from the GraduateR ecordE xamination goingr esearchs hip,E ndeavor. Extensivec omputerg raphicsf acilitiesa re (GREa) ptitudet ests.S eet he GraduatBeu lle Moret han 20 permanentb uildings also offeredu singb oth videod isplayf acili tin for those programsw hich requiret he houseo fficesl, aboratoriesa,n d specials cien ties and a CalComp5 8436c olore lectrostatic GREs ubjectt estso r whichr equirea differ tificf acilitieso n the BayC ampusT. heyi n plotterf or visualizationS. elf-servicper inters ent nationalt est. cludet he PellM arineS cienceL ibrarya, are availablea t remotel ocations.S everal Applicantfsr om foreignc ountriesm ust 12,000-square-foroets earcha quarium,a hundred personalc omputersw, orkstations, completet he Testo f Englisha s a Foreign towingt est tank, and a uniquef acilityw hich and terminalsa re locatedi n publicw ork language( TOEFLw)i th minimums coreso f permitsc ontrollede cosystemes xperiments. areasa nd privateo fficesT. hesed evicesa re 500 for sciences tudentsa nd 550 for non- The two-megawatrte searchr eactoro f the connectedt o a MICOMd ata switcho r the TheU niversity 7 UniversityE thernetn etwork,w hich provides president,t he businessm anager,t he aca alumniw ith their alma mater throughp ro accesst o the ACCs ystemsa nd remote demicd eans,t he ResearchC ommitteea, nd grams,s ervicesa, nd the publicationo f a independentc omputers.A lsoa vailablea re the facultyi n mattersp ertainingt o research. magazineA. n annual fund drivep rovides extensived ial-upf acilitiesa s wella s external In additiont o researchc onductedi n the scholarshipa nd other Universitya id. networka ccesst o the NationalS cience variousd epartmentst, he Universityh as es The Universityre ceivesle sst han half of FoundationN etworka nd BITNETth, e inter tablisheda numbero f researcha nd exten its supportf rom the state.T he balance national networkf or educationalc enters. sion programsi n speciallyd efineda reas; comesf rom studentf eesa nd tuition, federal URIi s also a SmartN odem embero f the these are describedin detaili n the grants,a nd auxiliarye nterprisesa nd other CornellN ationalS upercomputeFr acility Appendix. miscellaneousso urces.T he Universiotyf with both researcha nd educationala ccesst o The Universityd istributesth e resultso f RhodeIs landF oundatioenn couragesa nd ad supercomputerf acilities. its researchi n publicationsa vailableto the · ministersg ifts from privates ourcest o build The ACCp rovidesf acilitiesm anagement public.T hesei ncludea serieso f marineb ul a substantiale ndowmentf or continuing servicesf or campusm icrocomputelra borato letins,t echnicalr eports,a nd CooperativeE x supporto f the UniversityI.t is concerned ries featuringI BMP S/2s,A ppleM acintoshes, tension and AgriculturaEl xperimenSt tation with the supporto f Universitya ctivitiesf or and UNIXw orkstationsN. umerousa pplica bulletins. which adequatep rovisioni s not ordinarily tions softwarep ackagesa re availableT. he The Universitya lso publishest hrough madeb y appropriationsfr om publicf unds. microcomputelra boratoriesa re availablef or the UniversiPtyr esso f NewE nglando,f which AffinnativeA ctiona nd Nondiscrimina facultyr esearcht, eaching,a nd student it is a member.M anuscriptos riginatingo n tion. The Universityo f RhodeI slandp rohib coursew ork.E ightc omputerc lassroomsa re the sevenm emberc ampusesa nd elsewhere its discriminationo n the basiso f race,s ex, available. are publisheda s determinedb y the director religion,a ge, color,c reed,n ationalo rigin, and the editorialb oard on which the Uni Writing CenterT. he WritingC enterp ro handicaP.o, r sexualo rientation,a nd dis versityi s represented. videsa ssistanceto anyone in the University criminationa gainstd isableda nd Vietnam communityw ho needsh elp with any phase era veteransi n the recruitmenta, dmission, The UniversityC ommunity of writinga paper.T he WritingC enteri s or treatmento f students,t he recruitment, staffedb y the Departmento f EnglishC ollege hiring,o r treatmento f facultya nd staff,a nd In additiont o the studentb ody,t he Uni WritingP rogramf aculty,D epartmento f the operationo f its activitiesa nd programs. versityc ommunityi s made up of faculty,a d Englishg raduates tudents,a nd undergradu Thisi s in compliancew ith state and federal ministration,s taff,a nd alumni.T heF aculty ate peer tutors.T utoringi s providedb y laws,i ncludingT itlesV I and VIIo f the Civil Senatere presentst he facultya nd was autho appointmento n an individualb asis. EightsA cto f 1964,a s amended,T itleI X of rizedi n 1960b y the generalf acultyt o con The centerh elps studentsb ecomeb etter the 1972E ducationA mendmentsto the duct the businessa ssignedt o the facultyb y writersa nd providesa n environmenti n HigherE ducationA ct,E xecutiveO rder law or by the Boardo f Governorsfo r Higher whichw ritersc an writew ith papera nd pen 11246,a s amended,S ections5 03/504o f the EducationT. heG raduatCe ounciils the repre cil, or on one of the center'sM acintoshc om RehabilitationA cto f 1973,a nd Section4 02 sentativeb ody for the graduatef acultya nd puters.S tudentsm ay use an arrayo f soft of the VietnamE raR eadjustmenAt ssistance determinest he academicp oliciesf or gradu ware,i ncludingw ord processings oftwaret, o Acto f 1974. ate study.T he officeo f UniversiOtym budin producet heir workw ith supportf rom center With regardt o scholarshipas nd commis vestigatesc omplaintsf rom students,f aculty staff.T he computersa nd softwarei n the sioningi nto the armedf orces,t he ROTC members,a nd administrativep ersonnelt hat WritingC entera re compatiblew ith those in program,i n accordancew ith Departmento f they have been unfairlyd ealtw ith in the other labs campus-wide. Defensep olicy,d oesn ot complyw ith the normalc hannelso f the administrativep ro The WritingC enteri s open approxi University'ps olicyo n nondiscrimination cess.T he ombudsmani s a tenuredo r emeri mately4 0 hours per week,i ncludingd ay basedo n sexualo rientation. tus membero f the facultya ppointedb y the time and eveningh ours.A ppointmentsf or Mostb uildingso n campusa re architec FacultyS enatea nd assistedb y a studenta p tutoringm ay be made by calling4 01-792- turallya vailableto the disabled,a.n d provi pointedb y the president. 4690,o r by visitingt he centeri n Room3 13, sion is made to ensuret hat no studenti s The InstructionDale velopmePntr ogram IndependenceH all. preventedf rom pursuinga courseo f study (IDP)e xistst o help facultym emb~~isn their becauseo f restricteda ccesst o buildings. teachingr esponsibilitiesF.a cultym embers Researcha nd Extension who want to increaset heir teachinge ffec AIDSis one of the most tragic,l ife-threat ening epidemicso f modem times.S tudents, tivenessb y improvtngt heir skillso r develop Within the state systemo f highere duca faculty,a nd staffa t the Universityo f Rhode ing new ones may worki ndividuallyw ith tion, the Universityh as the major respon Islandm ust providet he compassionu, nder IDPs taffa nd participatei n variousw ork sibilityf or graduatee ducationw hich is standing,a nd supportn ecessaryto help in shops,c olloquiumsa, nd seminarso n interdependentw ith a strongp rogramo f dividualsw ith AIDSa nd HIVi nfection.A s teaching. researchT. herea re activer esearchp rograms part of this responsibilityt,h e Universityw ill The voiceo f the alumnii s heard through in all departmentso f the UniversityS. upport vigorouslye nforcei ndividualr ightso f confi the AlumniA ssociatiownh ichi ncludesa ll comesf rom foundations,c ommerciafli rms, dentialitya nd freedomf rom discrimination. those who have attendedt he Universityfo r federala nd state governmentsa, nd the Uni The rightso f individualsw ith AIDSa re cov two semesterso r more and whosec lassh as versity.A pplicationfso r researchg rantsa re ered under three Universityp oliciesb ased graduated.T he organizationw, ith about signedb y the University'vs icep rovostf or on Section5 04 of the RehabilitationA cto f 70,000m embers,p romotest he interestso f researchw ho is the liaisono fficerf or the 1973:" ReasonablAe ccommodatiofno r the Universitya nd maintainst he ties of 8 HandicappedE mployees,""L ife-threatening gramso f studyl istedm ay be availablea t the Illness,"a nd HandicappedP olicy."C opieso f time of the student'sm atriculationS. imi thesep oliciesa re availablea t the Officeo f larly,c oursea nd programr equirementsm ay HumanR esourceA dministrationth, e front be changedf romt ime to time.I n all cases deska t HealthS ervicesa,n d the Disabled everye ffortw ill be made to accommodate StudentS erviceOs fficei n the Memorial individuals tudentsw hosee xceptionacl ir Union. cumstancems ay makei t difficulto r impos Inquiriesc oncerningc ompliancew ith siblet o meet the changedr equirements. antidiscriminatioJna wss houldb e addressed Changesi n the academicc alendarm ay also to the affirmativea ctiono fficer,8 0 Lower be madew hen deemedt o be in the best in CollegeR oad,a t 401-792-2442o;r to the teresto f the institution. director,O fficef or CivilR ightsD, epartment AccreditationT. he Universityo f RhodeI s of EducationR, egionI . Questionsr egarding land is accreditedb y the NewE nglandA sso provisionsf or the disableds houldb e di ciationo f Schoolsa nd CollegesI,n c. In addi rectedt o DisabledS tudentS erviceisn the tion, certainc oursesa nd programso f study Officeo f StudentL ife,3 32 MemoriaUl nion. haveb een approvedb y nationala ccrediting phone: 401-792-2101. agencies. The NewE nglandA ssociatioonf Schools and CollegesI,n c.,i s a nongovernmental, nationallyr ecognizedo rganizationw hose affiliatedin stitutionsi ndude elementary schoolst hrough collegiatein stitutionso ffer ing postgraduatein struction. Accreditatioonf an institutionb y the NewE nglandA ssociatioinn dicatest hat it meetso r exceedsc riteriaf or the assessment of institutionalq ualityp eriodicallya pplied C onsistentw ith its policyo f allowing througha peerg roupr eviewp rocessA. n ac the greatestl atitudep ossiblei n crediteds choolo r collegei s one whichh as courses electiont, he University availableth e necessaryre sourcesto achieve offersa widec hoicet o fill its its statedp urposest hrougha ppropriatee du GeneralE ducationr equirementsa nd en cationalp rogramsi,s substantiallyd oings o, couragess tudentst o selectf reee lectivesth at and givesr easonablee videncet hat it will crossd epartmentaal nd collegel ines.T his continuet o do so in the foreseeablfeu ture. sectiond ealsw ith academicr equirements, Institutionailn tegrityi s also addressed regulationsa, nd opportunitiesth at are Uni through accreditation. versity-widrea ther than college-related. Accreditatiobny the NewE ngland The Universitya ttemptst o providet he Associatioins not partial,b ut appliest o the successfuslt udentw ith a rangeo f knowl Universitya s a whole.A ss uch,i t is not a edgea nd skills.w hichc an, with appropriate guaranteeo f the qualityo f everyc ourseo r motivationa nd initiativeb, e usedi n a vari programo fferedo, r of the competenceo f in ety of waysa fterg raduationS. tudyo ptions dividualg raduatesR. ather,i t providesr ea varyf romt he traditionall iberale ducationt o sonablea ssurancea boutt he qualityo f op programsw hicha re heavilyv ocationallyo ri portunitiesa vailableto studentsw ho attend ented.S uccessfuclo mpletiono f any course the University. of studya t the Universityh, oweverd, oesn ot Inquiriesr egardingth e statuso f an guaranteet hat the studentw ill find eithera institution'sa ccreditationb y the New specifick ind or levelo f employment. EnglandA ssociatiosnh ouldb e directedt o Studentsi nterestedi n the careero pportu the administrativset affo f the schoolo r col nitiesr elatedt o particularp rogramso f study lege.I ndividualsm ay alsoc ontactt he Asso are encouragedto consultU niversityC ollege ciationo f the SanbornH ouse,1 5 High advisorst,h e appropriated epartmentc hair Street,W inchesterM, A0 1890.P hone:6 17- person,o r the Officeo f CareerS ervicesF. or 729-6762. studentsw ho are uncertaina boutt heir The nationala ccreditinga genciesw hich careerc hoices,t he CounselingC entera lso have approvedt he qualityo f certainc ourse offersh elp. offeringsa nd programso f studyi ndude the The Universitya dministrationm ay alter, AccreditatioBn oardf or Engineeringan d abridge,o r eliminatec oursesa nd programs Technologyt,h e AmericanA ssemblyo f Col of study.W hilee verye fforti s madet o keep legiateS choolso f Businesst,h e American this bulletinc urrent,n ot all coursesa nd pro- Programsa nd Requirements g ChemicalS ociety,t he AmericanC ouncilo n Correspondingw ith these goals,t he Gen 131 and 103; 103 and 104;3 01 and 302); PharmaceuticaEl ducation,t he American eral Educationp rogrami s dividedi nto the 2) demonstrationo f competencet hrough Dental Association( Councilo n Dental Edu followingc omponents: the intermediatel evelb y a proficiencye x cation),t he AmericanD ieteticA ssociation, arnination1o r by successfullyc ompleting English Communication. Sixc reditisn the AmericanP sychologicaAl ssociationt,h e the 104 leveli n a livingl anguageo r the Englishc ommunication,a t least three of EngineeringA ccreditationC ommissiono f 302 level in a dassicall anguage;3 ) course which must be in a coursed esigneds pecifi the AccreditationB oardf or Engineeringa nd work in a languagen ot previouslys tudied cally to improvew ritten communication Technology,t he National Associationo f (or studiedf or lesst han two yearsi n high skills; Schoolso f Music,t he NationalA ssociation school)t hrough the beginningl evel;4 ) study of State Directorso f TeacherE ducationa nd FineA rtsa nd LiteratureS.i xc reditisn abroad in an approveda cademicp rogram Certificationt,h e National Councilf or coursesr elated to historicala nd critical for one semester;5 ) majoringi n a foreign Accreditationf or TeacherE ducation( School study of the arts and literaturea s well as language;6 ) coursew ork selectedf rom one PsychologyP rogram),a nd the National creativea ctivity; foreign culture duster taken, if possible,i n Leaguef or Nursing. the same or successives emestersf rom the Foreign Language or Culture. Sixc reditosr The Universityi s also an approvedm em followingl ist:A fricaA, AF2 50,A PG2 50,3 13, the equivalenti n a foreignl anguageo r ber institution of the AmericanA ssociation HIS3 88, PSC4 08;A mericaInn dianA, PG3 03, foreignc ulture; of UniversityW omen, the Associationf or 311, HIS3 44;A ndentG reecaen dR ome, Continuing HigherE ducation,t he Council LettersS. ixc reditisn coursesw hich address ARH3 54, CLA3 91, 395, 396, 397, ENG3 66, of GraduateS choolsi n the United States,t he fundamentalq uestionsa bout the human GRK1 09, 110, HIS1 11, PHL3 21;E astA sia, North AmericanA ssociationo f SummerS es condition,h uman values,a nd wayso f com HIS1 71,3 74, 375, PHL3 31, RLS1 31;F rance, sions, and the National UniversityC ontinu municatingt hese values; ARH2 65, FRN3 92, 393, HIS3 30; Germany, ing EducationA ssociation. GER3 92, HIS1 25, 326, 327;I relandA, PG MathematicsT. hreec reditisn a course 325, IRE3 91, 392, WMS3 33;I sraelH, IS3 78, specificallyd esignedt o providet raining in GeneralE ducationR equirements PSC3 21;L atinA mericaA, PG3 15, HIS1 80, college-leveql uantitatives killsa nd their 381, 382, 383, 384, SPA3 93;M edievaElu rope, application; Theser equirementasp plyt o entering ARH3 56, HIS1 12, 304, ITL3 95, PHL3 22; freshmenb eginningi n the fall of 1981, NaturalS ciencesS. ixc reditisn coursesi n MiddleE ast,H IS1 76, 177, 376, 377, PSC3 21; and transfers tudentsw ho enteredi n the physical,c hemical,o r biologicals ciences; ModemC ivilizatioEnN, G2 52, HIS1 23;M od fall of 1981 with fewert han 16 transfer ernE urop(eE arlyA), RH3 59, HIS1 13,3 06, SocialS ciencesS. ixc reditisn coursesr elated rablec redits.S tudentsw ho enteredp rior 307, 314, PHL3 23;M oderEn uropeA, RH3 63, to the study of the individual( development to fall 1981 mustf ollow the General HIS1 14, 310, 311, 315, PSC4 01;R enaissance and behavior)a nd society. Educationr equirementosu tlinedi n the in EuropeA, RH3 65, HIS3 05, 1TL3 91, SPA UndergraduatBeu lletinf or 1980-81o r the Spedficc oursews hichm ayb e usedt o meett hese 391;R ussiaa ndt heS ovieUt nionH, IS1 32, year in which they matriculateda t the requiremenatrse l istedi n thef ollowinggr oups: 332, 333, RUS3 91, 392, PSC4 07; URIi n UniversityS. tudentsr eturninga ftera n EnglandE,N G3 97, HIS3 97. Formallrye gis English Communication: Writing(C w) absenceo f moret han eight yearsm ust teredin ternationsatul dentas nds tudentws itha BGS1 00;C MS1 01;E NG1 03;W RT1 01, 103, follow the currentG eneralE ducation recognizeimd migranstta tuss hallb ee xempt 112, 122, 123, 201, 227, 301, and 333. requirements. fromt hef oreignla nguagoer f oreigcnu lture Genera(Cl )-CMS 101;P HL1 01;S PE1 01 The Universityo f RhodeI slandb elieves requirement. and 103. that all undergraduates tudents, regardlesso f Letters(L ): APG3 27; BGS3 92; CLS2 35; HIS their degreep rogram,n eed experiencei n the Fine Arts and Literature (A):A RH1 20,251, 105, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 123, study of fundamentalsw hich builds on the 252, 265, 284, 285, 359, 364, 374; ART1 01, 125,132,141,142,143,145,150,171,176, student's previouse ducation and continues 103, 203, 207, 215, 231, 233; CLA3 91, 395, 177,180,304,305,306,307,309,310,311, through the undergraduatey earsa nd be 396, 397; CLS1 60,2 50, 335; ENG1 60, 241, 315,321,323,324,327,332,333,340,341, yond. Thus, all bachelor'sd egrees tudents 242,243,247,248,251,252,260,263,264, 342,346,353,354,372,376,377,381,382, followt he same University-widGe eneral 265, 280; FRN3 27, 328, 391, 392, 393; GER 384, 398;H PR1 04, 203;J OR1 10;L AR2 02; Educationr equirements. 325, 326, 392; HPR1 01;I TL3 25, 326, 391, LET1 51,3 51; NES2 00;N UR3 60; PHL1 03, GeneralE ducationi s that part of the un 392, 395; LAR2 01; MUS1 01, 106, 111;P LS 235, 204, 210, 212, 217, 314, 318, 319, 321, dergraduatec urriculumi n which students 233; RUS3 25, 326, 391, 392;S PA3 05, 306, 322,323,324,325,328,331,346,355; PSC explorea broad spectrumo f intellectuals ub 307, 308, 325, 391, 392, 393;S PE2 31;T HE 240, 341, 342; PSY3 10;R LS1 11, 125, 126, jects, approaches,a nd perspectivesT. he 100,181,351,352,381,382,383. 131;S PE2 00, 205, 210;W MS3 33. GeneralE ducationc omponent of the cur Foreign Language or Culture (F): This re riculuma ims to help accomplisht hese three Mathematics (M): CSC2 01; EST2 20;M TH quirements hall be fulfilledi n one of the fol goals:1 ) to developf urther the essentialE n 107, 108, 111, 131, 132, 141, 142;Q BA1 01, lowingw ays:1 ) a two-courses equencei n a glish communicationa bilitieso n which ad 102. languagep reviouslys tudiedf or two or more vanced studiesd epend; 2) to offere xperi yearsi n high schoolt hrough at least the 103 ence in fiveb road subjecta reas:f ine arts and leveli n a livingl anguageo r 301 in a dassical 1 Studentsw ho fulfill this requirement through an ex literature,l etters,m athematics,n atural sci amination cannot earn coursec redit for graduation. languagea ppropriatet o a student's levelo f ences,a nd socials ciences;a nd 3) to expose Studentsw ho earn less than six credits in fulfulling competence( e.g.,1 02 and i03, 102 and 301; the requiremenfs hould apply credits to the elective the student to a foreignl anguageo r culture. or major areas.