THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
2010–2012 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction- Administration of The University of Alabama
- Academic Divisions of the University
- Chancellor
- Officers of the University
- Trustees, by Congressional District
- About the University
- History of the University
- Admissions
- General Undergraduate Admission Requirements
- Freshman Admission
- Home-Schooled Students
- Special Programs
- Undergraduate Transfer Admission
- Transfers within The University
- Admission of Special Category Students
- Admission of International Students
- Academic Second Opportunity
- Readmission of Former Students
- Credit for Examination Performance and Experience
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- Transfer Credit for Service Experiences
- Credit for Prior Learning
- Foreign Language Credit
- High-School Services
- Academic Common Market of the Southern Regional Education Board
- Academic Records and General Academic Policies
- Office of The University Registrar
- Student Responsibility
- Registration
- Classification of Students
- Transfers within The University
- Transfer Credit
- Academic Bankruptcy
- Honors
- Examinations and Reports
- Transcripts
- Records Policy for Students With Uncleared Financial Obligations
- Code of Academic Conduct
- Academic Warning and Academic Suspension
- Student-Athlete Satisfactory Progress
- Absence from Class and Failure To Complete Class Work
- Withdrawal
- Core Curriculum/General Education Requirements
- UA System Cooperative Exchange Program
- Graduation
- Second Baccalaureate Degree
- Tuition and Other Expenses
- Costs
- Payment/Confirmation Policies and Deadlines
- Schedule Payment/Confirmation
- Automatic Schedule Confirmation/Not Attending Cancellation
- Allowing Others To Conduct Business for the Student – Parent/Guest Accounts
- Bama Plan Installment Payment Option
- Deferment Plan Option
- Other Financial Payment Policies
- Miscellaneous Expenses and Payment
- Delinquent Accounts
- Offset of Funds
- Use of Federal Financial Aid To Pay Prior Year Charges
- Withdrawal from The University
- Student Financial Aid
- Types of Financial Aid
- Applying for Financial Aid
- Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirement for Federal Financial Aid Recipients
- Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Support Programs and Services for Students
- Action Card
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Disability Services
- International Services
- Student Affairs
- Career Center
- Counseling Center
- Dean of Students
- University Union
- New Student Programs
- Parent Programs
- Student Involvement and Leadership
- Student Media
- University Recreation
- Women’s Resource Center
- Transportation Services/Parking
- University of Alabama Police Department
- University of Alabama Student Health Center
- University of Alabama Writing Center
- Code of Student Conduct
- Preamble
- Article I
- Jurisdiction of The University
- Violation of Law and University Discipline
- Operation of the Judicial System
- Article II
- Article III
- Offenses Against The University Community
- Offenses Against Persons
- Offenses Against Property
- Offenses Disrupting Order or Disregarding Health and Safety
- Abuse of the Judicial System
- Article IV
- Article V
- Military Programs
- Army Reserve
- Officers’ Training Corps Studies
- Two-Year or Four-Year Program
- Basic Course
- Advanced Course
- Army ROTC Scholarship Program
- Army ROTC Stipend
- Degree Credit Toward Minor
- Military Science (MIL) Course Descriptions
- Faculty
- Air Force Studies (Air Force ROTC)
- College of Continuing Studies
- Honors at Alabama
- Honors College
- University Honors Program
- Computer-Based Honors Program
- International Honors Program
- University Fellows Experience
- Other Honors Opportunities
- Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration Business Honors Program
- Departmental Honors Programs
- Biological Sciences
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
- English
- Geological Sciences
- History
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Psychology
- Special Programs
- Special Academic Programs
- Special Academic Programs
- Capstone International
- Academic Programs
- Community and Corporate Outreach
- International Services
- English Language Institute (ELI)
- Cooperative Education Program
- Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility
- National Student Exchange
- University Scholars Program
- McNair Scholars Program
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Special Emphases
- Learner-Centered College
- Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
- Blount Undergraduate Initiative
- Interdisciplinary Study
- Learning Communities
- International Education
- Academic Exploration
- Pre-Professional Preparation
- Undergraduate Degree Programs
- Degree Requirements
- I. General Education Requirement
- II. Major
- III. Minor or Second Major
- IV. Electives
- V. Additional Expectations
- VI. Second Bachelor Degree
- Academic and Pre-Professional Advising
- Major and Minor Advising
- Certification of Acceptance for Major and Minor Programs of Study
- College Advising
- Academic Exploration
- Pre-Professional Advising
- Progress To Degree
- Expected Progress
- Student Responsibility
- Admission and Retention
- Course Placement
- Changes in Student Course Schedules
- Course Repeat
- Audit
- Pass/Fail Option
- Prerequisite Policy
- Graduation
- Academic Departments, Major and Minor Programs of Study
- The African American Studies Program (AAST)
- African American Studies Minor
- The Department of American Studies (AMS)
- American Studies Major (BA)
- American Studies Minor
- The Department of Anthropology (ANT)
- Anthropology Major (BA)
- Anthropology Minor
- The Department of Art and Art History (ART, ARH)
- Art (Studio) Major (BA)
- Art (Studio) Major (BFA)
- Art (Studio) Minor
- Art History Major (BA)
- Art History Minor
- Arts Administration Concentration
- Asian Studies Minor
- Astronomy Minor
- The Department of Biological Sciences (BSC)
- Biology Major (BS)
- Biology Minor
- Blount Liberal Arts Minor
- The Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Major (BCh)
- Chemistry Major (BS)
- Chemistry Minor
- Chinese Minor
- Civic Engagement and Leadership Minor
- The Department of Communicative Disorders (CD)
- Communicative Disorders Major (BA)
- Communicative Disorders Minor
- Comparative World Literature Minor
- Computer-Based Honors Minor
- Creative Writing Minor
- The Department of Criminal Justice (CJ, SOC)
- Criminal Justice Major (BA)
- Criminal Justice Minor
- Critical Languages Program
- Dance Major (BA)
- The Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies (EC)
- Economics Major (BA)
- Economics Minor
- The Department of English (EN)
- English Major (BA)
- English Minor
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Science Major (BS)
- External Degree Program (EXD)
- Foreign Languages and Literature Major (BA)
- French Minor
- The Department of Gender and Race Studies (AAST, WS)
- General Business (BA OR BS)
- The Department of Geography (GY)
- Geography Major (BA)
- Geography Major (BS)
- Geographic Information Systems Minor (GIS)
- Geography Minor
- The Department of Geological Sciences
- Geology Major (BA)
- Geology Major (BS)
- Geology Major (BSG)
- Geology Minor
- German Minor
- Greek Minor
- Health Professional Degree Option
- The Department of History (HY)
- History Major (BA)
- History Minor
- Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Minor
- International Studies Major (BA)
- International Studies Minor
- Italian Minor
- Japanese Minor
- Judaic Studies Minor
- Latin Minor
- Marine Science Program
- Marine Science/Biology Major (BS)
- Marine Science/Chemistry Major (BS)
- Marine Science/Geology Major (BS)
- Marine Science Minor
- The Department of Mathematics (MATH)
- Mathematics Major (BS)
- Mathematics Minor
- Mathematical Statistics Minor
- Mathematics Education Minor
- Microbiology Major (BMB)
- Microbiology Minor
- The Department of Modern Languages and Classics
- The School of Music
- Bachelor of Music
- Music Performance Major (BM)
- Music Composition (BM)
- Music Theory Major (BM)
- Music Therapy Major (BM)
- Music Major (BA)
- Music Major With Arts Administration Concentration (BA)
- Music Minor
- Natural Resources Minor
- New College (NEW)
- The Department of Philosophy (PHL)
- Philosophy Major (BA)
- Philosophy Minor
- The Department of Physics and Astronomy (PH, AY)
- Physics Major (BS)
- Physics Major for College of Engineering Students
- Physics Minor
- The Department of Political Science (PSC)
- Political Science Major (BA)
- Political Science Minor
- The Department of Psychology (PY)
- Psychology Major (BA)
- Psychology Major (BS)
- Psychology Minor
- The Department of Religious Studies (REL)
- Religious Studies Major (BA)
- Religious Studies Minor
- Russian Minor
- Sociology Minor
- Spanish Major (BA)
- Spanish Minor
- Student-Designed Minor
- The Department of Theatre and Dance (TH, DN)
- Theatre Major (BA)
- Theatre Major—Musical Theatre Track (BA)
- Theatre Minor
- Women’s Studies Minor
- Minors Outside of the College of Arts & Sciences
- Advertising Minor
- Communication Studies Minor
- Computer Science Minor
- Computing Technology and Applications Minor
- Consumer Sciences Minor
- Engineering Minor
- Entrepreneurship Minor
- Food and Nutrition Minor
- General Business Minor
- Human Development and Family Studies Minor
- Journalism Minor
- Management Minor
- Mathematics Education Minor
- Public Relations Minor
- Social Welfare Minor
- Telecommunication and Film Minor
- World Business Minor
- Administrative Officers
- Administrative and Professional Staff
- Faculty
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art and Art History
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Communicative Disorders
- Criminal Justice
- English
- Geography
- Geological Sciences
- Gender and Race Studies
- History
- Mathematics
- Modern Languages and Classics
- Music
- New College
- Philosophy
- Physics and Astronomy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Theatre and Dance
- Emeriti
- Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration
- History and Objectives
- Degree and Programs Offered
- Admission Requirements
- Admission as a Freshman Student
- Admission as a Transfer Student
- Admission to the College’s Upper Division
- Applying for Admission to the Upper Division
- Non-Business Majors in Upper-Level C&BA Courses
- General Degree Requirements and Academic Policies
- Student Responsibilities
- Maximum Class Hour Load Per Semester
- Auditing Courses
- Online Courses
- Pass/Fail Option
- Policy on Repeating Courses
- Policy on Mathematics Courses
- Selecting a Major
- Minors in Business for Non-Business Majors
- Graduation Requirements
- Department and Program Requirements
- Suggested Courses for Freshman and Sophomore Years
- Majors and Specializations in Business
- Curriculum VII — For College Graduates
- Certificate in Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Certificate in Business Analytical Excellence
- Minor in Natural Resources Management
- Administrative Officers
- Faculty
- College of Communication and Information Sciences
- History and Objectives
- Advertising and Public Relations
- Communication Studies
- School of Library and Information Studies
- Journalism
- Telecommunication and Film
- Admission and Retention Requirements
- Essential Communication Functions
- Lower Division and Upper Division
- Declaring a Major and Minor
- University Honors Program
- Special Services and Programs
- General Degree Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Hours and Grade Points
- Grade Requirements for Courses in the Major
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements For APR, JN, and TCF Majors
- Residency Requirements
- Independent Study by Correspondence
- Absences
- Policy on Prerequisites and Corequisites
- Policy on Auditing Courses
- Policy on Repeating Courses
- Waiver of Courses
- Further Requirements for Majors and Minors
- Hours in the Major
- Hours in the Minor
- Double Majors
- Transfer Students
- Courses Outside the Major and Minor
- Discipline-Specific Minors in Business for Non-Business Majors
- Military Science Minor
- Specialized Minor in Other Divisions
- Department and Program Requirements
- Department of Advertising and Public Relations (APR)
- Requirements for Advertising and Public Relations Majors
- Minors for Students Majoring in Advertising and Public Relations
- Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements
- Special Department Requirements
- Requirements for the Minor in Advertising or Public Relations
- Sample Curriculum for the Major in Advertising
- Sample Curriculum for the Major in Public Relations
- Department of Communication Studies (COM)
- Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements
- Requirements for the Major in Communication Studies
- Requirements for the Minor in Communication Studies
- Sample Curriculum for the Major in Communication Studies
- Department of Journalism (JN)
- School of Library and Information Studies
- Department of Telecommunication and Film (TCF)
- Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements
- Additional Requirements for the Major Sequences
- Minors for Telecommunication and Film Majors
- Requirements for A Minor in Telecommunication and Film
- Sample Curriculum for the Major in Telecommunication and Film
- Administrative Officers
- Faculty
- College of Community Health Sciences
- Objectives
- Certificate of Rural Community Health
- CCHS Courses for University of Alabama Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Administrative Officers
- Faculty
- Emeriti
- College of Education
- History and Objectives
- Professional Licensure (Certification)
- Degrees and Programs Offered
- Admission and Retention Requirements
- General Degree Requirements
- Upper and Lower Divisions
- Admission To A Teacher Education Program (TEP)
- Retention in the College of Education (Certification Programs)
- Examinations
- Clinical Placements
- Professional Liability
- Internship Requirements
- Policy on Internship Placements
- Internship Assignments
- Application for Licensure
- Required General Studies Courses
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Kinesiology (P–12)
- Music Education (P–12) (MUE)
- Special Education and Multiple Abilities (SPE)
- Other Undergraduate Programs Offered
- College of Education Support Programs
- Administrative Officers
- Faculty
- College of Engineering
- History and Objectives
- Degrees and Programs Offered
- Admission and Retention Requirements
- General Degree Requirements
- Student Responsibilities
- Application for Degree
- Auditing Courses
- Common Freshman Year
- Course Substitution
- Double/Second Majors
- Engineering Alternative to the Statewide General Studies Curriculum
- Free Electives
- Graduation Standards
- Mathematics
- Minors in Engineering for Non-Engineering Majors
- Online Courses
- Pass/Fail Option
- Prerequisites
- Registration
- Department and Program Requirements
- Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHE) (CHBE)
- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CE)
- Department of Computer Science (CS)
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MTE)
- Administrative Officers and Faculty
- Administrative Officers
- Administrative and Professional Staff
- Faculty
- Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Freshman Engineering Program
- Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Graphics
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Eric and Sarah Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering
- Emeriti
- College of Human Environmental Sciences
- History and Objectives
- Admission and Retention Requirements
- General Degree Requirements
- Department and Program Requirements
- Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design (CTD)
- Interior Design (INTD)
- Department of Consumer Sciences (CSM)
- Department of Health Science
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS)
- Early Childhood Education (ECHS)
- Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS)
- Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management (NHM)
- Human Environmental Sciences (HES)
- Administrative Officers
- Faculty
- Emeriti
- Capstone College of Nursing
- Degree Offered
- Licensure
- Admission and Promotion Requirements
- Special Services, Programs, and Educational Opportunities
- General Degree Requirements
- Standards of Conduct
- Essential Skills and Behaviors
- Hours and Grade Points
- CPR Certification
- Verification of Health Status
- Prerequisites
- Policies Governing Progression and Graduation
- Academic Probation and Suspension
- Readmission of Academically Suspended Students
- Readmission Following Withdrawal
- Maximum Hours
- Policy on Repeating Courses
- Pass/Fail Option
- Administrative Withdrawal from Clinical Nursing Courses
- Auditing Courses
- Clinical Nursing Expenses
- Late Registration
- Time Limit
- Exit Exams
- Review Course
- BSN Degree
- Minors
- Application for Degree
- RN Mobility
- Administrative Officers
- Administrative and Professional Staff
- Faculty
- Emeriti
- School of Social Work
- History and Objectives
- Degrees Offered
- Admission and Retention Requirements
- General Degree Requirements
- Program Requirements
- Minor in Social Welfare
- Administrative Officers
- Faculty
- Emeriti
- Interim Program
- English Language Institute (ELI)
- Course Listings
- Descriptions of Courses Offered
- Culverhouse School of Accountancy (AC)
- Advertising and Public Relations (APR)
- Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM)
- African American Studies (AAST)
- American Studies (AMS)
- Anthropology (ANT)
- Arabic (ARB)
- Art History (ARH)
- Art, Studio (ART)
- Arts and Sciences (AS)
- Astronomy (AY)
- Athletic Training (HAT)
- Biological Sciences (BSC)
- Blount Undergraduate Initiative (BUI)
- Book Arts (BA)
- Capstone International Programs (CIP)
- Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHE) (CHBE)
- Chemistry (CH)
- Chinese (CHI)
- Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CE)
- Classics (CL)
- Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design (CTD)
- Communication Studies (COM)
- Communicative Disorders (CD)
- Community Health Sciences (CHS)
- Computer-Based Honors (CBH)
- Computer Science (CS)
- Computers and Applied Technology (CAT)
- Consumer Sciences (CSM)
- Counselor Education (BCE)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Croatian (CROA)
- Curriculum and Instruction (CIE)
- Czech (CZE)
- Dance (DN)
- Dutch (DUT)
- Economics (EC)
- Education (EDU)
- Educational Psychology (BEP)
- Educational Research (BER)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
- Elementary Education Programs (CEE)
- English (EN)
- External Degree Program (EXD)
- Farsi (FRS)
- Finance (FI)
- Fine Arts (FA)
- Finnish (FIN)
- French (FR)
- Freshman Learning Community
- General Business Administration (GBA)
- General Engineering (ENGR)
- General Studies (GS)
- Geography (GY)
- Geological Sciences (GEO)
- German (GN)
- Global Studies Certificate Programs (GSC)
- Greek (GR)
- Health Care Management (HCM)
- Health Studies (HHE)
- Hebrew (HEB)
- Hindi (HIN)
- History (HY)
- History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Education (BEF)
- Human Development and Family Studies (HD)
- Human Environmental Sciences (HES)
- Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management (NHM)
- Indonesian (INDO)
- Information Sciences (IS)
- International Business Administration (IBA)
- International Honors Program (IHP)
- Italian (IT)
- Japanese (JA)
- Journalism (JN)
- Kinesiology—Coaching (KIN)
- Kinesiology (KIN)
- Kinesiology—Leisure Activities (KIN)
- Korean (KOR)
- Latin (LA)
- Legal Studies (LGS)
- Library and Information Studies (LS)
- Management (MGT)
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Marine Science (MS)
- Marketing (MKT)
- Mass Communication (MC)
- Mathematics (MATH)
- Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MTE)
- Modern Greek (MDGR)
- Multiple Abilities Program (MAP)
- Music Academics (MUS)
- Music, Applied (MUA)
- Music Education (MUE)
- Natural Science (NS)
- New College (NEW)
- Norwegian (NOR)
- Nursing (NUR)
- Operations Management (OM)
- Philosophy (PHL)
- Physics (PH)
- Polish (POL)
- Political Science (PSC)
- Portuguese (POR)
- Psychology (PY)
- Reading Education (CRD)
- Religious Studies (REL)
- Restaurant, Hotel, and Meetings Management (RHM)
- Russian (RUS)
- Sanskrit (SAN)
- Secondary Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning (CSE)
- Social Sciences (SS)
- Social Work (SW)
- Sociology (SOC)
- Spanish (SP)
- Special Education and Multiple Abilities (SPE)
- Statistics (ST)
- Swahili (SWA)
- Swedish (SWED)
- Telecommunication and Film (TCF)
- Thai (THAI)
- Theatre (TH)
- Turkish (TURK)
- University (UA)
- Urdu (URDU)
- Vietnamese (VIET)
- Women’s Studies (WS)
- World Literature (WL)
- Department, Program and Course Alpha Symbols