Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 
    
    Apr 15, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


  

 

Accounting

  
  • ACCT 2190 - Selected Issues in Accounting

    1 hr
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ACCT 2290 - Selected Issues in Accounting

    2 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ACCT 2311 - Principles of Accounting I

    3 hrs
    Basic concepts, principles and procedures of accounting, including elementary principles of proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. (TCCN: ACCT 2301).
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Fall, Summer.
  
  • ACCT 2312 - Principles of Accounting II

    3 hrs
    Financial statement preparation and interpretations; internal managerial uses of quantitative data, including planning (budgeting), controlling and decision making. (TCCN: ACCT 2302).
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2311 .
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Spring, Summer.
  
  • ACCT 2390 - Selected Issues in Accounting

    3 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ACCT 2490 - Selected Issues in Accounting

    4 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ACCT 2590 - Selected Issues in Accounting

    5 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ACCT 2690 - Selected Issues in Accounting

    6 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ACCT 3311 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I

    3 hrs
    Theoretical foundation, concepts and principles underlying financial statements; present value analysis, current assets, current liabilities; property, plant and equipment; intangible assets.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 .
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Spring, Fall.
  
  • ACCT 3312 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II

    3 hrs
    Continuation of concepts and principles underlying financial statements, investments, bonds, pensions, leases, long-term liabilities, corporate capital and analysis of financial statements.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 .
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ACCT 3313 - Cost Accounting

    3 hrs
    Manufacturing cost systems and internal control, including process, job order, and activity-based costing. Other topics include standard costing, joint products, budgeting, international issues, strategic and environmental cost management, and just-in-time inventory management.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 .
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ACCT 3315 - Individual Income Taxation

    3 hrs
    An introduction to the federal tax system primarily as it applies to individuals, concentrating on the determination of gross income, gain and loss, deductions, tax credits and other current facets of calculating tax liability, as well as practical exposure to various types of tax planning problems.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311  and upper division standing.
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ACCT 3316 - Business Income Taxation

    3 hrs
    An advanced examination of federal income taxation as it impacts corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates, including accounting methods, donative transfers, consolidations, audit procedures, tax planning and research.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3315 .
    Fee: $15.
  
  • ACCT 3319 - Financial and Administrative Information Systems

    3 hrs
    Accounting information systems of organizations; analysis and design of financial systems; modeling business transactions; e-business, including business-to-business transactions; use of database management systems and control-linking transaction systems to organization-wide information systems. Topics include selected e-business concepts, fundamentals of accounting information systems analysis, design, implementation and control.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , CISS 1310 
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ACCT 3325 - Managerial Concepts for Accounting and Finance

    3 hrs
    This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of financial theory and practices in accounting and finance. It will provide an overview of financial/managerial accounting principles and finance concepts for managerial use and provide an emphasis on practical applications for decision making purposes. This course may not be taken for academic credit for accounting or business majors within the School of Business and Leadership.
    Fee: $30.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ACCT 4313 - Government and Nonprofit Organization Accounting

    3 hrs
    Budgeting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting principles and practices for government and other nonprofit entities.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3312 .
    Fee: $15.
  
  • ACCT 4314 - Auditing and Assurance

    3 hrs
    Professional auditing practice standards and procedures; development of audit programs; statistical sampling and risk management and assessment; accumulation of audit evidence; control systems, control design and control evaluation; audit reports; ethical and social responsibility and the legal liability of auditors.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3312 , ACCT 3319  and statistics.
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ACCT 4315 - Advanced Financial Accounting I

    3 hrs
    Accounting problems with respect to multiple ownership including business combinations, consolidated financial statements, partnerships and other current accounting issues.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3312 .
    Fee: $15.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ACCT 4316 - Advanced Financial Accounting II

    3 hrs
    Accounting problems and issues associated with branches, foreign currency transactions, SEC reporting, segment reporting, accounting for estates, trusts, nonprofit entities and other current accounting issues.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3312 , ACCT 4315 .
    Fee: $15.
  
  • ACCT 4317 - Accounting and Auditing Systems for E-Business

    3 hrs
    Conceptual foundations and practice of auditing emphasized, with a special emphasis on e-business auditing. Included will be a study of the audit function within an organization as it pertains to e-business; the computer control framework that should exist in an organization at the management and applications systems level; the extent and scope of testing (including techniques of evidence collection as well as usage of generalized audit software); and how the evidence collected can be evaluated.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , CISS 1310 , ACCT 3319 , ACCT 4314 .
    Fee: $15.
  
  • ACCT 4318 - Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Reporting

    3 hrs
    An examination and analysis of the current issues and trends associated in the field of accounting. Included will be analysis of current trends in the areas of financial accounting and reporting, governmental accounting and managerial accounting. Also included will be recently adopted, as well as proposed, accounting standards related to the accounting profession.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3312  and discipline approval. This course is required of all students seeking to meet the prerequisites for sitting for the CPA examination.
    Fee: $15.
  
  • ACCT 4319 - Issues in Accounting

    3 hrs
    A course consisting of a concentration centered on a specific area(s) in accounting. Included will be analysis, concentration and presentation in such areas as taxation, auditing, international, legal and ethical issues facing the accounting profession. The course will also include recently adopted regulations impacting the specific area(s) under study.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3312  and discipline approval. This course is required of all students seeking to meet the prerequisite for sitting for the CPA examination.
    Fee: $15.
  
  • ACCT 4320 - Professional Ethics for Accountants

    3 hrs
    Ethical reasoning, integrity, objectivity, independence, CPA core values and professional issues in accounting. Students will apply the concepts and theories to accounting cases.
    Prerequisite: Advanced standing.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ACCT 4391 - Accounting Internship

    3 hrs
    A practice-based learning opportunity with a business, governmental, or non-profit employer supervised by a sponsoring faculty member. Research and written reports required.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , ACCT 3311 , ACCT 3312 , MGMT 3350  and faculty approval and completion of an approved Academic Internship Learning Plan.
  
  • ACCT 4393 - Special Studies in Accounting

    3 hrs
    In-depth study of specialized topic chosen by instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2311 , ACCT 2312 , ECON 2301 , ECON 2302 , CISS 1310 .

Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology

    3 hrs
    Cross-cultural overview of the ways human societies organize themselves. Socialization, kinship, gender and family relations, community structures and general lifestyle are compared. Examination of diverse societies to clarify commonalities and dissimilarities of human experience. (TCCN).
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
    (GE)
  
  • ANTH 2352 - Introduction to Archaeology

    3 hrs
    This course examines the history, methods, and theory within modern archaeology, including data collection, analysis, dating techniques, and interpretation. Topics include stone tools, sites, and excavation.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ANTH 2353 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology

    3 hrs
    A scientific evaluation of human origins and human biological diversity. Topics include genetics, primate evolution from living and fossil evidence, evolutionary theory, and human variation and adaptability.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
    (GE)
  
  • ANTH 3190 - Selected Topics

    1 hr
    Introduction to specialized topic or topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • ANTH 3290 - Selected Topics

    2 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic or topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • ANTH 3310 - Forensic Anthropology

    3 hrs


    This course is designed to introduce students to forensic anthropology; an applied field of anthropology. Students will gain a firm foundation in the various aspects of forensic anthropology, include cause of death, management of the death scene, chain of evidence, and proper storage and handling of human skeletal remains. Same as FORS 3310  CRIJ 3310 .

     
    Offered: Spring.

  
  • ANTH 3318 - Archaeology of Mexico

    3 hrs
    Archaeological and ethno historic survey of the civilizations of ancient Mexico from prehistory to the period of European conquest.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ANTH 3330 - Magic Ritual and the Occult

    3 hrs
    An examination of magic and ritual in cultures of the world. The study of private and public rituals which relate society to the supernatural; magical beliefs and practices; symbols and witchcraft.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ANTH 3340 - Bioarchaeology

    3 hrs
    This course will emphasize the analysis of human remains in an archaeological perspective. Topics include diet, disease, demography, and genetic relationships of past human populations.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ANTH 3346 - Medical Anthropology

    3 hrs


    This course examines a variety of issues related to health, illness, patterns of disease and healthcare from an anthropological perspective. It explores how cultures from around the world comprehend and manage illness, disease, pregnancy, healing, and stress.

     
    Offered: Spring.

  
  • ANTH 3390 - Selected Topics

    3 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic or topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • ANTH 4310 - Human Osteology

    3 hrs
    An in-depth study of the human skeleton. Topics include developmental biology, morphology, and skeletal identification. Determination of sex, age, and ethnicity will be covered.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ANTH 5190 - Selected Topics

    1 hr
    In-depth study of specialized topic chosen by instructor. Offered: As needed May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • ANTH 5290 - Selected Topics

    2 hrs
    In-depth study of specialized topic chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • ANTH 5390 - Selected Topics

    3 hrs
    In-depth study of specialized topic chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Offered: As Needed.

Art

  
  • ARTS 1301 - Drawing I

    3 hrs
    Variety of drawing techniques using various media. Emphasis on sharpening skills of perception and developing sensitivity to materials and techniques as they apply to varied drawing media. Studio course with outside assignments. (TCCN: ARTS 1316).
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
  
  • ARTS 1313 - Design I 2D

    3 hrs
    Introduction to two-dimensional design. Students propose and implement projects to develop ideas, problem-solving skills, craftsmanship, presentation skills and understanding of design concepts. Studio course with outside assignments. (TCCN: ARTS 1311).
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
  
  • ARTS 1361 - Art Appreciation

    3 hrs
    Introduction exploring the elements of visual language, their nature, functions and principles for use in painting, sculpture, architecture and other forms of visual art. Includes development and application of critical thinking skills. (TCCN: ARTS 1301  ).
    Fee: $25.
    (GE)
  
  • ARTS 2190 - Selected Issues in Art

    1 hr
    Introduction to specialized topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 2290 - Selected Issues in Art

    2 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 2301 - Drawing II

    3 hrs
    Continuation of ARTS 1301 , with emphasis on sharpening skills of perception and developing sensitivity to materials and techniques as they apply to varied drawing media.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 1301  or equivalent.
    Fee: $35.
  
  • ARTS 2313 - Design II-Color Theory

    3 hrs
    In-depth examination, analysis and application of color theories, color uses and practices for the arts professional. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 2314 - Ceramics I

    3 hrs
    Introduction to a variety of ceramic building processes. Explores glazing, firing and finishing techniques. Examines some of the elements and principles of three-dimensional design. (TCCN ARTS 2346).
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ARTS 2315 - Digital Imaging I

    3 hrs
    Introduction to digital imaging: techniques to capture, manipulate and produce digital images as a form of artistic expression. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Prerequisite: CISS 1310  or equivalent.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 2322 - Watercolor

    3 hrs
    Introduction to various watercolor mediums and techniques. Studio course with assignments.
    Fee: $35.
  
  • ARTS 2350 - Digital Photography I

    3 hrs
    Introduction to digital photography, including techniques to photograph and produce digital images as a form of artistic expression. A 35mm SLR camera or equivalency (approved by instructor) is required. Studio course with outside assignments. Lecture hours and three arranged studio hours per week. (TCCN ARTS 2356).
    Fee: $45.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ARTS 2360 - History of Women in Art

    3 hrs
    Examination of women’s contributions in the visual arts, within various world cultures and throughout history. Emphasis on 19th, 20th and 21st century artistic developments.
    Fee: $25.
    Offered: Spring of Odd Years.
  
  • ARTS 2361 - History of Art

    3 hrs
    The arts as expression of social, religious, economic, philosophical and political dimensions of various cultures and periods. Recommended for students in all disciplines. (TCCN: ARTS 1303).
    Fee: $25.
    Offered: Fall.
    (GE)
  
  • ARTS 2390 - Selected Issues in Art

    3 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 2490 - Selected Issues in Art

    4 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 2590 - Selected Issues in Art

    5 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 2690 - Selected Issues in Art

    6 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topics chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 3301 - Drawing III

    3 hrs
    In-depth examination of the drawing media, principles and practices for the arts professional regarding 20th and 21st century approaches to works on paper. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Prerequisites: ARTS 1301 , ARTS 2301 .
    Fee: $35.
  
  • ARTS 3313 - Design III 3-D

    3 hrs
    In-depth examination of three-dimensional design theories, elements, principles and practices for the arts professional. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ARTS 3314 - Ceramics II

    3 hrs
    Continuation of ARTS 2314 , with emphasis on developing personal expression in a selected ceramics technique.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 2314  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ARTS 3315 - Digital Imaging II

    3 hrs
    Further investigation of selected digital imaging techniques necessary to produce advanced digital images. Practical methods to develop artistic expression. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 2315  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 3322 - Painting I

    3 hrs
    Introduction to oil painting techniques. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 3331 - Sculpture I

    3 hrs
    Three dimensional form in selected media. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 3341 - Graphics

    3 hrs
    Study of the typography, layout and production process used in print and multimedia.
    Prerequisites: ARTS 1301 , ARTS 2315  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 3350 - Digital Photography II

    3 hrs
    Advanced exploration of black and white alternative digital photography. A 35mm SLR camera or equivalency (approved by instructor) required. Lecture and arranged studio hours.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 2350 , CISS 1310  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 3351 - Printmaking I

    3 hrs
    Basic techniques in the major printmaking processes. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 3356 - Barrio Art and Popular Culture

    3 hrs
    Introduction to the study of folklore and popular culture through a broad sampling of Mexican and Mexican American verbal and nonverbal expressive forms including visual and performing arts, music, ritual traditions, and film from the US-Mexico borderlands.
    Fee: $35.
  
  • ARTS 3361 - Mexican American Visual Art

    3 hrs
    Foundations of Mexican American art with emphasis on the Chicano art movement and the influences of other political and cultural factors.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ARTS 3365 - Narrative and Sequential Art

    3 hrs
    Studio and lecture course examining cutting-edge theories, and technologies in narrative and sequential art. Introduces Adobe Photoshop and other technologies for the production of the art.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 1301 , CISS 1310  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ARTS 3370 - Self-Portrait 21st Century New Media

    3 hrs
    Advanced new media studio and lecture course examining cutting-edge theories, technologies and practices as they are applied to the tradition of the artist’s self-portrait.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 2315 .
    Fee: $45.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 3383 - Teaching Art

    3 hrs
    Art activities and methods which will provide potential teachers with creative and aesthetic experiences for elementary and secondary level students. Studio course with practicum.
    Fee: $35.
  
  • ARTS 4170 - Selected Issues in Art

    1 hr
    Advanced studio and lecture course examining cutting-edge theories, technologies and practices in the professional art world. Topics chosen by the instructor. Course content may utilize new media. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 1301 , ARTS 1313 , ARTS 2315  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
  
  • ARTS 4270 - Selected Issues in Art

    2 hrs
    Advanced studio and lecture course examining cutting-edge theories, technologies and practices in the professional art world. Topics chosen by the instructor. Course content may utilize new media. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 1301 , ARTS 1313 , ARTS 2315  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
  
  • ARTS 4301 - Drawing IV

    3 hrs
    Continuation of in-depth examination of the drawing media, principles and practices for the arts professional regarding 20th and 21st century approaches to works on paper as begun in ARTS 3301 . Studio course with outside assignments.
    Prerequisites: ARTS 1301 , ARTS 2301  and ARTS 3301 .
    Fee: $35.
  
  • ARTS 4322 - Painting II

    3 hrs
    Continuation of ARTS 3322 . In-depth examination of what painting means in the 21st century. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 3322  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 4331 - Sculpture II

    3 hrs
    Continuation of ARTS 3331 , with emphasis on developing personal expression in selected medium. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 3331  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 4351 - Printmaking II

    3 hrs
    Exploration of techniques in selected printmaking processes. Studio course with outside assignments.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 3351  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $35.
  
  • ARTS 4361 - History of Modern Art

    3 hrs
    Major trends in the visual arts from the 19th century to the present. Recommended for students in all disciplines.
    Fee: $25.
    Offered: Spring.
  
  • ARTS 4370 - Selected Issues in Art

    3 hrs
    Advanced studio and lecture course examining cutting-edge theories, technologies and practices in the professional art world. Topics chosen by the instructor. Course content may utilize new media. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: ARTS 1301 , ARTS 1313 , ARTS 2315  or consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
  
  • ARTS 5171 - Problems in Art

    1 hr
    Independent study of course work in any area within the art program. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45, if taken as a studio course.
  
  • ARTS 5271 - Problems in Art

    2 hrs
    Independent study of course work in any area within the art program. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45, if taken as a studio course.
  
  • ARTS 5318 - Ancient Mexican and African Art: The Third Root of Mexico

    3 hrs
    The art of ancient Mexico and an observation of the African imprint on these cultures. Compares and contrasts the art of varying cultures within ancient Mexico and Africa, and how these magnificent spiritualties manifests in contemporary art and Catholicism.
    Fee: $35.
    Offered: Fall.
  
  • ARTS 5335 - Professional Exhibition Practicum

    3 hrs
    Student will implement, coordinate, present, and complete the documentation they planned in the Senior Exhibition Seminar course. In addition, they will complete an 80-hour practicum, which will require identifying a project based on the student’s focus with an organization or institution that requires the work of an artist. Optimally this practicum will take place with a community nonprofit organization. Completed in the final semester with consent of Visual Arts advisor.
    Fee: $75.
  
  • ARTS 5370 - Senior Exhibition Seminar

    3 hrs
    A capstone course to produce a professional art portfolio, artwork documentation, and an academically sound paper and presentation addressing contemporary art-making practices regarding the work for the senior exhibition. Must be taken the semester before the senior exhibition with consent of the Visual Art advisor.
    Fee: $45.
  
  • ARTS 5371 - Problems in Art

    3 hrs
    Independent study of course work in any area within the art program. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45, if taken as a studio course.
  
  • ARTS 5471 - Problems in Art

    4 hrs
    Independent study of course work in any area within the art program. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45, if taken as a studio course.
  
  • ARTS 5571 - Problems in Art

    5 hrs
    Independent study of course work in any area within the art program. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45, if taken as a studio course.
  
  • ARTS 5671 - Problems in Art

    6 hrs
    Independent study of course work in any area within the art program. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Fee: $45, if taken as a studio course.

Biology

  
  • BIOL 1400 - Introduction to Life Sciences

    4 hrs
    Life processes, principles and forms, emphasizing application to everyday things; laboratory exercises stressing investigative techniques. Credit for this course and BIOL 1401  and/or BIOL 1402  may not both be counted.
    Prerequisite: Completion of college level Mathematics and English requirement.
    Fee: $30.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
    (GE)
  
  • BIOL 1401 - General Biology I

    4 hrs
    Life processes as they occur in all living organisms, concentrating on the chemical and cellular basis of life. Includes metabolic activities, molecular and cellular principles of inheritance and microevolution. This course is accepted as partial fulfillment of the General Education Science requirement. Six lecture or laboratory hours per week.
    Consent of instructor required for non-science majors or minors. Completion of algebra and English requirements or satisfactory score on admission or placement assessment.
    $30.
    Spring.
  
  • BIOL 1402 - General Biology II

    4 hrs
    Life processes as they occur in all living organisms, concentrating on macroevolution, organisms, and ecology. Includes systematics of living organisms, emphasizing the evolutionary basis of structural and functional adaptations. Interactions between organisms and the environment are stressed. Six lecture or laboratory hours per week. This course is accepted as partial fulfillment of the General Education Science requirement. Six lecture or laboratory hours per week.
    Prerequisites: Students with SAT Math scores below 520 (ACT below 22) must have completed MATH 1304 with a C or better. Students with SAT verbal scores below 500 (ACT English below 18) must have completed ENGL 1313 with a C or better.
    Fee: $30.
    Offered: Fall.
    (GE)
  
  • BIOL 1410 - Environmental Science

    4 hrs
    Interdisciplinary study of interactions between humans and the environment, emphasizing scientific principles as the basis for understanding environmental issues involving living organisms, air, land, and water; includes ecology of populations and ecosystems, impacts of agricultural and urban development, use of natural resources and energy, and issues of sustainability pollution, and global climate change. This course does not count toward biology major or minor. Six lecture or laboratory hours per week.
    Prerequisites: Completion of college level Mathematics and English requirement.
    Fee: $30.
    Offered: Spring.
    (GE)
  
  • BIOL 1421 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology I

    4 hrs
    Fundamental life processes at the elementary level as they occur in the human being. This course does not count toward biology major or minor. Six lecture or laboratory hours per week. (TCCN: BIOL 2401).
    Fee: $30.
    Offered: Fall.
    (GE)
  
  • BIOL 1422 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology II

    4 hrs
    A continuation of BIOL 1421. Six lecture or laboratory hours per week. (TCCN: BIOL 2402).
    Fee: $30.
    Offered: Spring.
    (GE)
  
  • BIOL 2190 - Selected Issues in Biology

    1 hr
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee $40 (when applicable).
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • BIOL 2290 - Selected Issues in Biology

    2 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee $40 (when applicable).
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • BIOL 2300 - Introduction to Evolution

    3 hrs
    Introduction to the theory of natural selection and its consequences for microevolution and macroevolution. Topics covered include co-evolution, sexual selection, group selection. There is extensive discussion of differences between creationism/intelligent design and theories about evolution, with an emphasis on the definition and characteristics of science.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
  
  • BIOL 2390 - Selected Issues in Biology

    3 hrs
    Introduction to specialized topic(s) chosen by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Fee $40 (when applicable).
    Offered: As Needed.
  
  • BIOL 2400 - Invertebrate Zoology

    4 hrs
    Survey of invertebrate animals, focusing on the major adaptations that have led to the diverse phyla found among species. Particular emphasis will be placed on the relationship between form and function. Six lecture or laboratory hours per week.
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1401 , BIOL 1402  or equivalents.
    Fee: $40.
    Offered: Spring of Odd Years
  
  • BIOL 2430 - Molecular Cellular Biology

    4 hrs
    An overview of cellular biology and molecular biology and an introduction to molecular genetics (with focus on the molecular basis of the relationship between genotype and phenotype). Laboratory exercises will use biotechnological methods and will require an inquiry-based approaches, troubleshooting, and analyzing experimental data.
    Prerequisites:BIOL 1401 , CHEM 1401 , MATH 1304 .
    Fee: $40.
    Offered: Fall.
 

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