General Academic Requirements

GeneralAcademic

Requirements

NAU and the Arizona Board of Regents haveestablished certain general academic requirementsthat you must meet to earn an undergraduate degreeYour adviser and others in your department areavailable to help you understand and meet theserequirements, but ultimately you are responsible forfulfilling them.

If you do not meet all requirements for graduation,your degree will not be awarded. Therefore, youshould acquaint yourself with all relevant universityregulations, remain informed throughout youracademic career, and assume responsibility forcompleting all degree requirements.

In doing so, you should read this catalog carefully.Although it does not establish a contractualrelationship, it summarizes the requirements youmust meet to qualify for a faculty recommendation tothe Arizona Board of Regents to award you a degree.This chapter and the next one are particularly criticalto understanding the requirements you must meet.

This chapter provides information about generalacademic requirements, including:• registration

• placement exams• class attendance

• reading week and final exam policies

• grading

• academic continuation policy

• academic integrity

• academic appeals

• course loads

• course changes

• withdrawing from NAU

• degree requirements (including liberal studies)

• credit by exam

• supplemental exams• international baccalaureate diploma/certificate

credit• credit for military service

• graduation requirements

• records hold• transcripts

• academic recognition

• commencement

For more information about the requirementsdescribed in this chapter, contact the Registrar'sOffice, NAU, PO Box 4103, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4103(520-523-2108).

The next chapter, titled Academic Programs, providesinformation about the specific requirements for yourparticular degree program.

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registration dates, procedures, deadlines, and whetheror not approval signatures are required.

Before you can participate in classroom instruction,use university facilities, or make use of theprofessional time of faculty members, you must beofficially registered for courses. To participate inspecific classroom activities, you must also beregistered for that particular course.

Please be aware that you are not considered officiallyregistered until you have met all admissionrequirements and have paid your tuition and fees orhave had arrangements for such payments approvedby the Office of Student Business Affairs.

New Students

We offer early registration activities to new studentsto assist you in obtaining appropriate courses.

If you are a new student enrolling for the fallsemester, you will benefit from participating in thesummer Previews program, which offers you theearliest opportunity for academic advising, fall courseregistration, and general orientation to university lifeand activities. The Office of UndergraduateAdmissions mails information about Previews andregistration procedures to you after you've beennotified of your admission to NAU.

We offer additional registration periods for newstudents for the fall, spring, and summer semesters.See the current Class Schedule, available in the Officeof Undergraduate Admissions, for publishedregistration dates.

Continuing Students

If you are currently enrolled at NAU or if you havepreviously attended and have not been absent for twoor more consecutive semesters (excluding summersessions), NAU considers you a continuing student forregistration purposes. This means you need not applyfor readmission to the university. As a continuingstudent, you may register during any of the publishedregistration periods. See the current semester's ClassSchedule for published registration dates.

To be considered in attendance for any semester, youmust have:• been enrolled in at least one credit-bearing course

on the twenty-first day of instruction

• and paid all tuition and fees for that semester orhad arrangements for such payments approved bythe Office of Student Business Affairs

However, if you have received all grades of W(withdrawal) and/or AU (audit) for two consecutivesemesters, you are not considered a continuingstudent. Therefore, you must be readmitted to NAU.(See the section titled Readmission, which is in theAdmissions chapter of this catalog, for moreinformation.)

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RegistrationRegistration is the process by which you enroll inacademic courses. If you are new to NAU, you mustbe formally admitted to the university before you canregister for courses.

We offer three formal registration periods for eachsemester:• preregistration

• early on-line registration• regular on-line registration

In addition, we have a special registration period,called Previews, for new first-year and transferstudents. It is held during the summer months beforethe start of each academic year. Contact the Office ofUndergraduate Admissions for more informationabout the Previews registration process.

We conduct preregistration, which is open to allcontinuing students, in the middle of each fall andspring semester for the subsequent semester. You cansimply submit your course requests to the Registrar'sOffice, and our computerized system schedules yourcourses based on availability and priority. If you are acontinuing student, this is the preferred time toregister because it is your earliest opportunity and themost courses are available then. In addition, it allowsyou to obtain courses according to your class leveland other selected priorities.

We conduct early on-line registration toward the endof each semester, after preregistration is complete. Atthe end of fell semester, early on-line registration isopen to all new and continuing students. At the end ofspring semester, it is open only to continuing students.If you didn't take advantage of preregistration, you canuse early on-line registration to register for courses. Ifyou did participate in preregistration, you can nowadjust your schedule by adding or dropping courses ifneeded

We conduct regular on-line registration just beforethe start of each semester. It is open to all new,readmitted, and continuing students. Regular on-lineregistration takes place at various locations on theFlagstaff campus, including the University Fieldhouse(in Conjunction with other university services that aretemporarily centralized here for this event); theUniversity Advisement Center in the UniversityUnion; and many of the college and schooladvisement centers. Regular on-line registrationprovides another opportunity for you to adjust yourschedule by adding or dropping courses or to registerfor the first time.

At early on-line and regular on-line registration, youregister with the assistance of trained staff memberswho tell you whether the courses you want are openor closed Both early and regular on-line registrationare available on a first-come, first-served basis. See

the current semester's Class Schedule for published

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If you attend NAU only during summer sessions, youare considered a continuing student if you attend atleast one session of each successive (annual) summersession from your point of admission.

Late Registration

If you register on or after the first day of instructionduring a regular semester or summer session, youmust pay a late registration fee. See the currentsemester's Class Schedule for information about thisdate.

Student Identification Numbers

It is university practice to use Social Security numbersas student identification numbers for generalrecordkeeping purposes. However, NAU is notrequired to use Social Security numbers for thesepurposes; instead, we can assign a unique nine-digitnumber if you prefer. (Please note, however, thatfederal law requires that your Social Security numberbe supplied on any federal financial aid application.)

If you are a new undergraduate student, you mayrequest an identification number through the Officeof Undergraduate Admissions. If you are a currentlyenrolled student, you may make this request throughthe Registrar's Office.

Student Identification Card

When you first register, you must get a permanentidentification card that will assist in identifying you asan enrolled student. For security reasons, you shouldcarry your student ID card with you at all times andkeep it secure so mis-identification and fraudulentuse can't occur. Refer to the current StudentHandbook for more information about student IDcards.

Placement Exams

If you are a new first-year or transfer student, wemust review your ACT or SAT scores before we canplace you for math and English composition. (Thesescores must have been sent directly to NAU's Office ofUndergraduate Admissions before you can register forcourses.)

When you begin your undergraduate work, yourcollege or department may also require that you takea placement or proficiency exam coveringintroductory or basic areas in its academic disciplineto determine the course level at which you will bepermitted to enroll. No credit is awarded for yourperformance on these placement exams.

Your college or department decides how to determineplacement levels for its courses. Its exams may includenationally normed standardized exams such as ACTor SAT, exams designed and graded by the individual

Class Attendance

You are responsible for regularly attending all coursesfor which you are registered.

Should an absence from class be unavoidable, you areresponsible for reporting the reason to yourinstructors. (Be aware that Fronske Health Centerdoes not provide documentation of your healthproblems.) In addition, you are responsible formaking up any work you miss. Your instructors areunder no obligation to make special arrangements foryou if you are absent.

You should know that Arizona Board of Regents'policy forbids discrimination because of yourreligious beliefs or practices or any absences resultingfrom them. In addition, you cannot be discriminatedagainst for seeking a religious accommodationpursuant to this policy.

Reading Week andFinal Exam Policies

The following policies are intended to establish thebest possible climate for scholastic performance andto foster fairness for both students and faculty.

Reading Week Policies

Reading week is defined as the week preceding finalexams. The following policies apply to reading week.• Student groups and organizations are not to

schedule concerts, major social events, or anyactivity that might conflict with academic studies,except on weekends.

• Athletic events are not be scheduled duringreading week, except on weekends.

• Faculty are not to schedule field trips or majorexams. Exception are quizzes, lab exams, andindividualized instruction courses, such atmat 105-112, which are self-paced and allowstudents to elect when to take the final exam.

• Major research papers should be assigned as earlyas practical in the semester, and students areencouraged to submit such papers before readingweek.

college or department, prior coursework, orcombinations of these three. You may be charged anominal fee to cover the cost of producing theplacement exam. Please refer to the Class Schedule foradditional details about placement exams.

In some departments, you may be permitted to usesupplemental exams to challenge the placement levelinitially assigned to you. There is a charge for suchchallenges. (See the section titled SupplementalExams later in this chapter.)

I • Take-home final exams are due at the timescheduled for the final exam.

« Under no circumstances may a final exam bemoved to reading week, with or without theconsent of the students in the course, except in theindividualized instruction courses as previouslyexplained.

Final Exam Policies

Final exams must be held in all courses and must bescheduled at the time that conforms with the finalexam schedule published in that semester's ClassSchedule. Exceptions require prior approval of thedean of the college or school.

In cases where it is difficult to fit various courses intothe published schedule, the instructor must choosethe starting time of the closest exam period. A poll ofthe class should determine whether there would be anactual conflict. If insurmountable problems areencountered, the instructor must contact thedepartment head or, if necessary, the dean.

For courses that meet daily, four days a week, or oncea week, the exam may be held at the first scheduledperiod for the hour. The final exams for all eveningcourses (those meeting at 5PM or later) must bescheduled for the first regular meeting time duringexam week.

NAU's policy is that no student should be forced totake more than two final exams within a twenty-four-hour period. If you are scheduled for three or moreexams in one day, you should discuss the matter withthe department chair at least three weeks before thescheduled exam conflicts. The department chair (ordean, in a college or school without departments)must discuss the matter with the appropriate facultymember to schedule a make-up exam.

While the course objectives provide for a type of finalevaluation that differs from the ordinary, a differenttype of exam or evaluation may be provided, withprior approval by the dean of the college by midterm.

Grading

At the .end of each semester, your instructors do afinal evaluation of your work and turn in a lettergrade to the Registrar's Office to indicate how wellyou have met the course objectives. (Be aware thateach instructor must also evaluate you and convey toyou a dear understanding of your progress in thecourse before the deadline for withdrawing from thecourse, which is usually the end of the eighth week.See the current semester's Class Schedule for exactdates.)

After the close of each semester, the Registrar'sOffice mails the complete report of your final

Shades to your permanent address. (Please beaware that we also make your grades available to

your adviser and NAU's Dean of Students as well asto the Arizona high school and/or communitycollege you previously attended, if applicable.)

In our grading system, you can receive any of thefollowing grades:

A — highest grade

B — above average

C — average

D — lowest passing grade

F — failure

P — credit

I — incomplete

W — withdrawal

AU — audit

IP thesis or research in progress

Please note that some courses have mandatory pass/fail grading.

We assign grade points to letter grades as follows:

A — 4 points for each credit hour

B — 3 points

C — 2 points

D — 1 point

F — 0 points

We determine your grade point average (GPA) bydividing the total number of grade points you haveearned by the number of credit hours you haveattempted. In determining your GPA, we don'tinclude courses for which you have grades of AU, P,IP, I, and W. The following paragraphs describe someof these special grading options.

Please note that the Arizona Board of Regents definesa unit of credit as the equivalent of 50 minutes of classtime per week for one semester, often called a contacthour; 60 minutes is required for one unit ofindependent study credit. Over the course of thesemester, this translates into a minimum of 45 hoursof work for each unit of credit given, which includesat least 15 contact hours of classroom work and atleast 30 hours of work you do outside the classroom.

Audit Policy

If you wish to gain exposure to a course withoutearning credit in it, you may choose to audit thatcourse. Permission of the instructor is required beforeyou can do so.

After obtaining the instructor's approval signature,you must register for the course and indicate that thecourse is to be audited. You must also pay allapplicable tuition and fees.


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You are responsible for attending dass regularly andparticipating in a satisfactory manner, but you aren'trequired to complete written assignments or exams.You are responsible for consulting with the instructorto determine acceptable satisfactory performance.

You receive a grade of AU (audit) for satisfactoryattendance and classroom participation. However, beaware that this grade does not count in GPAcalculations, toward graduation, or in meetingprofessional requirements. If, in the instructor'sjudgment, you have not conscientiously participated,the course will be expunged from your record. Also beaware that you must contact the Office of ResidenceLife to see if audited hours will count in yoursemester total for determining full-time status andhousing eligibility. Audits are not used in credit-hourtotals for determining financial aid eligibility.

With your instructor's permission, you may changeyour registration in a course from audit to creditbearing or from credit bearing to audit—as long asthe changes in registration occur before the publisheddeadline for adding courses. See the currentsemester's Class Schedule for this deadline.

After you complete a course as an audit, the AU onyour permanent record may not be changed to acredit-earning grade; however, you may take apreviously audited course for credit.

"A"/Pass/Fail Policy

The "A"/pass/fail option may make it easier for you totake undergraduate courses outside your major fieldbecause it does not affect your overall grade pointaverage, except when you earn a grade of A or F. Inother words, if you enroll in an "A"/pass/fail course,you receive an A when you earn that grade; grades B,C, and D appear on your transcript as a P; and youreceive an F when you earn that grade.

You may use this option if you have a cumulativegrade point average of at least 2.5 or have a 3.0 for 12or more credit hours from the preceding semester. Touse this option, you must make a request through theRegistrar's Office and get your adviser's approval.

You can use up to 12 hours of "A"/pass/failcoursework for your baccalaureate degree, includingno more than two courses in a single field. You maynot use the "A"/pass/fail option for professionalcourses in teacher education, courses in your majoror minor field, university course lines, repeatedcourses, or honors courses. You may also not use"A"/pass/fail courses to satisfy liberal studiesrequirements.

You may change from the "A"/pass/fail option toregular grading or vice versa during the first fiveweeks of a regular semester, the first two weeks ofa regular summer session, and a proportionatetime period for a course of less than five weeks'duration. If you register for a course under the

"A"/pass/fail option and receive a grade of P, youmay not request a change to a fetter grade.

"In Progress" Grade

Normally, a grade of IP is not used for undergraduatecourses. Instead, undergraduate research that isn'tfinished at the end of a semester more typically earnsa grade of incomplete. (See the following section formore information about incompletes.)

The IP grade is used for courses that, by their conteentand requirements, normally require more time than ifthe semester or summer session for which the studentis registered—such as thesis, independent study;directed reading, and internship. The student must |also be making satisfactory progress in the course toreceive a grade of IP.

Incomplete Policy

If you are unable to complete coursework in ascheduled course within the semester in which you ;

are enrolled, you may petition your instructor toreceive a grade of I.

If your instructor agrees to give you an incomplete,you and the instructor must complete a writtenagreement, a copy of which is held in the departmentoffice, indicating the exact work you need to do tofinish the course.

This written agreement must also indicate the date bywhich you must complete the work, and that datecannot be longer than one calendar year from the endof the semester in. which you were enrolled in thecourse. After one calendar year, any grade of I willautomatically be converted to a grade of F.

When you complete the coursework, your instructorsubmits a final grade to the Registrar's Office, andthat grade and your credit are then entered on yourpermanent record.

After the time for making up the incomplete haselapsed, you must reregister for the course to receivecredit. We do not use incomplete grades in calculatingyour grade point average.

When you become eligible for graduation, if you havea grade of I in any courses that aren't required forgraduation, you may elect to graduate with these Igrades as a part of your permanent academic record.In such cases, the I grades cannot be changed aftergraduation by completing the course requirementsnor will the I's revert to F grades.

Grade Replacement Policy

If you have taken courses at NAU in which you earneda grade of D or F, you may repeat those courses atNAU up to a maximum of two times, if you getapproval from your academic adviser. To do so, youmust get a special repeat form at the Registrar's Office

and file it by the published deadline to add courses forthat semester or summer session. (See the currentsemester's Class Schedule for this date.) Grades willnot be awarded in courses repeated more than twice.

Be aware that your official transcript shows allcourses—including repeated courses—and the gradesyou received for them. However, after you repeat acourse in which you earned a grade of D or F, theRegistrar's Office uses the better of your two grades tocompute your cumulative grade point average.

When you repeat a course, you must earn a lettergrade for it. We cannot process a grade of P for arepeat course unless the course is only offered on apass/fail basis or unless the original grade was an F.

Certain courses are not intended to be repeated forgrade replacement. These include research, honors,independent studies, and some topics courses.Because of the changing nature of their content, thesecourses can only be repeated for additional creditsand new grades. When repeating a topics course orPES100 (Physical Education), the topic or activitymust be the same as when you originally took thecourse

In addition, you cannot repeat courses that arediscontinued or canceled by NAU, nor can you repeat,for grade replacement or grade averaging, courses inwhich you previously received a grade of A, B, or C.Finally, you may not repeat courses taken at NAU atother institutions for grade replacement or gradeaveraging.

Be aware that after you earn an undergraduate degree,we cannot make changes to your permanent record,and you cannot repeat courses on yourundergraduate record to improve your grades.

Credit HoursEarned

0-14

15-29

30 or more

GPA WarrantingProbation

less than 1.8

less than 1.9

less than 2.0

This policy applies to all students, including transferstudents. For example, if you transfer to NAU with 60hours of credit, you must maintain a 2.0 NAUcumulative grade point average to avoid probationand possible suspension.

It is possible for you to remain on probation forseveral semesters and still avoid suspension—as longas you obtain a 2.0 or better grade point average eachsemester while your cumulative grade point averageimproves to better than the minimum shown in thetable. At that point, you will be removed fromacademic probation.

While you are on probation, you are limited to amaximum course had of 13 hours. In addition, otherrestrictions may be placed on your course enrollment,employment, and extracurricular activities.

Be aware that we cannot award you a degree if yourcumulative grade point average is below 2.0. Toimprove your grade point average, you may repeat acourse or courses in which you earned a grade of D orF. (See the section titled Grade Replacement Policy,which precedes this section, for more information.)

Academic Suspension

If you are suspended, you will be sent a certified letterto the last address you provided to the Registrar'sOffice. The mailing of this letter discharges alluniversity responsibility for notifying you of yoursuspension.

Academic suspension may occur at the end of the fall,spring, or summer semester. You must then remainout of the university for at least one full semester (fall,spring, or summer) after the suspension.

If you wish to continue your education at NAU afteryour suspension, you must petition for readmissionin writing at least six weeks before registration for thesemester in which you wish to return. Petitions areavailable from the Office of UndergraduateAdmissions and from the Academic Probation andSuspension Committee.

Be aware that because of this petition deadline, youmay be away from NAU for longer than just onesemester. You may not register at NAU until yourpetition for readmission has been approved by theAcademic Probation and Suspension Committee.

Readmission is never automatic. You have the strongestpossibility of readmission if you can presentdocumentable proof of your academic seriousness thatwould warrant rescinding your suspension:

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Academic Continuation Policy

As long as your cumulative grade point averageremains above the minimum shown in the followingtable, you can continue working toward your degreewithout restrictions. If your cumulative grade pointaverage falls below the minimum described in thetable, you will be placed on academic probation andwill be subject to review by the Academic Probationand Suspension Committee, a subcommittee of theAdmissions and Scholastic Regulations Committee.

If you are placed on probation, you must earn a 2.0(or better) grade point average for the followingsemester or you will be suspended.

Academic Probation

The following table shows the cumulative grade pointAverage that warrants putting you on probation. Asyou will see, that grade point average is different fordifferent levels of academic experience.

General AcodemkRequirements

12 hours of academic coursework completed atanother college or university with a 2.5 cumulativegrade point average(We won't consider "in-progress" courses.)

• an explanation of extenuating circumstances thatresulted in your past poor academic performanceand evidence that those circumstances have beenresolved

If you are readmitted to NAU, you will be onacademic probation and subject to the requirementsdescribed in the section titled Academic Probation,which precedes this section.

Academic Integrity

NAU regards acts of academic dishonesty—including,but not limited to, plagiarism, forging an instructor'ssignature, stealing tests, copying themes or tests fromother students, or using "crib notes"—as very seriousoffenses.

If you are charged with academic dishonesty, you aresubject to the Arizona Board of Regents' Code ofConduct and procedures established by NAU that areoutlined in the Student Handbook.

Academic Appeals

Appeals on academic matters are considered by theAdmissions and Scholastic Regulations Committee,which evaluates all general policy standards andprocedures for admission and scholastic regulationsto ensure that high academic standards prevail.

In the case of appeals, the committee makes arecommendation to the vice president for academicaffairs, who makes the final decision. In each case, thedecision being appealed is in force and consideredfinal unless or until it is reversed or modified throughthis process.

Grade Appeals

You can petition to have a course grade reviewed,beginning with your instructor. Refer to the StudentHandbook, the Office of Student Life, and/or thedean's office in your college or school for completepolicies and procedures.

General Appeals

To request a waiver of a general university policy oran exemption from an academic policy, you shouldaddress your request to NAU's Registrar, who willbring it for consideration to the next Admissions andScholastic Regulations Committee meeting. You willbe notified in writing of the committee's response.

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"Overloads above 24 hours are not approved underany circumstances.

You are responsible for applying for overloadapproval. Approval is contingent on your pastacademic performance and an evaluation of yourability to satisfactorily complete the registered hours.

During summer sessions, the normal load for a five-week session is 6 hours. However, you can earn 7hours of credit if no more than two courses areinvolved.

Course Changes

With the help of your academic adviser, you shouldplan your course schedule carefully to avoid having tomake changes after you register. If you do need tomake changes during the semester, you must use thefollowing procedures to add or drop individualcourses. (If you wish to withdraw from all courses, seethe section titled Withdrawing from NAU, whichfollows.)

Your first attempt to register for any semester,whether at preregistration, on-line registration, orarea registration, requires registration forms withadviser signatures and departmental stamps. Afteryour initial registration is complete, adviser'ssignatures and departmental stamps are not requiredfor adds or drops.

Refer to the current semester's Class Schedule forspecific dates and procedures for adding or droppingcourses.

Adding a Course

If the course you wish to add is open, you may add itduring the first week of the semester.

During the second week, you must have permissionfrom the instructor of the course to add it. It is the

Course Loads

During regular semesters, you are considered a full-time student if you carry between 12 and 19 hours.

You can only carry an overload (more than 19 hourswith the approval of your adviser and the dean ofyour college or school, and you cannot carry morethan 24 hours per semester.

You may be required to have a minimum grade pointaverage before an overload is approved. Therecommended undergraduate GPA for carrying anoverload is as follows:

Overload Grade PointHours Average

20 hours at least 2.95

21-24* hours at least 3.2

instructor's prerogative to judge whether you canenter the course late and successfully fulfill itsrequirements.

From the third week of the semester on, you may notadd courses.

You may add mini-courses and summer sessioncourses on a schedule with the same proportion as isused for fall and spring semesters.

You may petition the Registrar's Office in writing for anexception to the add policy. Your petition requiresjustification and the written approvals of your adviser,the course instructor, the chair of the departmentoffering the course, and the dean of the college orschool offering the course. In applying for an exception,you must provide specific and verifiable reason(s) thatyour petition should be granted. Petitions forexceptions are not automatically approved.

Dropping a Course

You may drop a course through the eighth week of thesemester. If you drop a course through the fourthweek, we delete the course from your permanentrecord; between the fourth and eighth weeks, werecord a grade of W (withdrawal).

You may drop mini-courses and summer sessioncourses on a schedule with the same proportion as isused for fall and spring semesters.

Be aware that if you are receiving financial aid,dropping a course may jeopardize your eligibility forcontinued funding. See the section titled ContinuingEligibility for Financial Aid, which is in the FinancialInformation chapter of this catalog.

You may petition the Registrar's Office in writing foran exception to the drop policy. The petition requiresjustification and the written approvals of your adviser,the course instructor, the chair of the departmentoffering the course, and the dean of the college orschool offering the course. In applying for anexception, you must provide specific and verifiablereason(s) that your petition should be granted.Petitions for exceptions are not automaticallyapproved.

If you have not participated in a course but also havenot officially dropped that course and your nameappears on the final grade report, you receive a failinggrade for that course. Your instructor cannot record a

W on the final grade report.

Administrative Drop

If you have not completed the prerequisites for acourse as stated in the catalog or if you are absentfrom class during the first week, you may beadministratively dropped from the course before thetwenty-first day of the semester. If you are dropped inthis manner, you will receive confirmation from theRegistrar's Office.

Withdrawing from NAUIf you are a registered student and wish to withdrawfrom NAU, you must initiate the withdrawal processin the Office of Student Life, room 105, UniversityUnion (520-523-3151).

If you cannot complete the process in person, youmust submit your request to withdraw in writing tothe Office of Student Life (NAU, PO Box 6015,Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6015); however, it is preferable toinitiate this process in person so we can review withyou completely all of the procedures involved.

If you complete the withdrawal process before the endof the fourth week of the semester, your courses aredeleted from your transcript. If you withdraw afterthe fourth week, a W is assigned to each course andappears on your transcript. If you fail to complete thewithdrawal process before the deadline to withdraw,your instructor assigns an appropriate grade at theend of the semester. The final date to processwithdrawals is listed in the Class Schedule eachsemester.

If you fail to officially withdraw, you may receive agrade of F in all of your courses and forfeit any or alldeposits.

You must be prepared to check out of campushousing within twenty-four hours after you withdraw.We automatically prorate rebates for housing andtuition, if applicable, and mail them to you. You areresponsible for contacting the Meal Planning Office,the Mountain Campus Express Card Office, and theNAU Bookstore for appropriate refunds.

If you are receiving financial aid, be aware of otherrequirements that are outlined in the financial aidbrochure. For specific information about theserequirements, contact the Office of Student FinancialAid.

If you withdraw from mini-courses, you receive theappropriate refund based on a prorated schedule. Ifyou complete mini-courses before withdrawing fromNAU, you receive credit for those mini-courses eventhough your other courses are withdrawn for thatsame semester.

Degree RequirementsAlthough you may enroll in individual courseswithout having a specific program of study, moststudents take a planned set of courses that leads to theawarding of a degree. (This planned set of courses iscalled the curriculum for that degree.)

The first degree you normally earn is thebaccalaureate or bachelor's degree. Mostundergraduate degrees at NAU are either the bachelorof arts or the bachelor of science degree. Thedifference between the two is that the bachelor of arts


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includes a language requirement in a single, non-English language. (Please note that computerlanguages do not satisfy the B.A. languagerequirement.)

Each academic program for a bachelor's degree atNAU includes some of the following parts, which aredescribed in more detail in the next sections of thischapter:• the major, a set of required courses that provides

you with a level of expertise in a particular field

• a minor (if the major requirements specificallyinclude a minor)

• other areas of concentration—such as contentemphases, concentrations, sequences, options, ortracks—which are also part of some academicprograms

• liberal studies courses, which provide you withessential skills and understanding of theinterrelationships of knowledge

• a minimum of 30 hours of upper-divisioncourses, which may include the 12-hour upper-division liberal studies requirement

• electives, which you chose to explore new fields orto broaden your major or minor

To receive a bachelor's degree at NAU, you mustcomplete at least 120 hours and have a cumulativegrade point average of 2.0. (See the AcademicPrograms chapter of this catalog and yourdepartment for specific program requirements forindividual degrees.)

Please note that the 120-hour requirement is new.In the past, 125 hours were required, so many majorsrequire more than 120 hours at this time. This iscurrently under study and may change in the nearfuture; contact your department for specificinformation.

Academic Program

Each academic program is a particular course of studyidentified by a specific degree tide and a specificsubject matter area.

Each program has a prescribed set of requirementsthat you must complete, including a specific numberof credit hours in your major field (with certaincourses required and others optional) and a specificnumber of credit hours in fields outside your major(with specific courses or general subject matter areasprescribed).

Academic program requirements may also includeproficiency in a foreign language, an internship, athesis, and other requirements established by yourdepartment, school, or college or by NAU. In the caseof interdisciplinary degree programs, subject matterfrom two or more areas may be included.

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The Major|

. The major is a planned group of courses within asingle discipline or selected from among two oilmore related disciplines and directed toward aspecific career or professional goal. For exampleyou want to become an engineer, your majorwould be engineering and would include a specificgroup of courses in engineering.

We require you to choose a major by the time you 1have completed 32 hours of coursework. If youtransfer to NAU with more than 32 hours, you musdeclare a major before beginning your secondsemester at NAU.

We use several terms to designate different kinds ofmajors, as is explained in the following paragraphs.Specific major programs are described in theappropriate academic areas in the AcademicPrograms chapter of this catalog, which follows thischapter.

MajorWhen we use the term major without qualification, itrefers to a block of 30 or more hours. If you completea major in one field, you must also complete a minorin another field, unless the major requirementsspecifically exclude a minor.

You cannot count courses in the academic disciplineof your major for liberal studies credit, and youcannot count courses in your major for credit inanother major or your minor.

Extended MajorWe use this term to refer to a block of 53 or morehours. Often some of the hours are specified from anacademic discipline other than that of your major butare courses directly related to it. If you complete anextended major, you are not required to have a minor.

Specific extended majors are described underindividual disciplines in the Academic Programschapter of this catalog.

Dual Major or Dual DegreeYou may carry two majors if you satisfy allrequirements for each one. Be aware that if the totalcredit hours required for the two majors exceeds 75,you must normally take more than 120 hours tocomplete the degree.

A dual major is possible only when both majors areincluded under the same degree. For example, youcan't have a dual major in forestry (B.S.F.) and anyother major, but you can have a dual major in English(B.A.) and history (BA). You may want to refer to thelist of bachelor degree programs in the beginning ofthe Academic Programs chapter of this catalog. Beaware that the major requirements for each major in a

dual major must come from the same catalog. If youare pursuing a dual major, you are not required tohave a minor.

A dual degree is possible if you wish to major in twodisciplines that lead to different degrees (for instance,a BA. and a B.S.). In this case, you can receive bothdegrees simultaneously by completing therequirements for both majors, including the liberalstudies requirements and the 30-hour upper-divisionrequirement. If you are a pursuing a dual degree, it ispossible that the degree requirements for the twodegrees can come from two different catalogs,depending on the timing of your admission to NAUand the catalogs in effect during your enrollment.

You may not double-count individual courses in twoor more majors, whether single majors, a dual major,or a dual degree. You also may not double-countindividual courses in a major and a minor. Inaddition, courses used in the major and minordisciplines may not be counted for liberal studiesrequirements.

Merged MajorOne major may require courses that are also requiredin another major. You can then earn these two majorsas a merged major, which means you can completethe requirements for both majors with fewer hoursthan if the major were completed separately. Theindividual major programs in this catalog explainwhich courses may be counted in both majors.

You aren't required to have a minor if you arecompleting a merged major. Specific merged majorsare described under individual disciplines in theAcademic Programs chapter of this catalog.

The Minor

NAU has two types of minors. One is a group ofcourses in a single discipline totaling 18 to 24 hours.It is selected with your adviser's guidance tocornplement your major.

The other is an area studies minor that you selectfrom a number of fields to develop a concentration ina particular content area or a significant cultural area.Area studies minors consist of 18 hours, and youselect one with your adviser's guidance.

You may be required to complete a minor in adifferent field than your major. Courses that you

count for your minor may not also be counted foryour major or to fulfill liberal studies requirements.

Other Areas of Concentration

While some majors require a minor, others mayrequire a content emphasis or concentration, which issimilar to a minor but may include as few as 12 hours.A content emphasis or concentration consists of a

planned series of courses in a single academic field.

Other terms you will find in this catalog includesequence, option, and track—all of which imply lessersubdivisions of requirements within a degree, major,emphasis, or concentration.

Liberal Studies

Our liberal studies curriculum, which is required forall undergraduate students at NAU, is designed toallow you to acquire, through study and practice, thenecessary abilities to learn, respect, and interpretdifferent areas of knowledge, to understand therelationships of these areas to one another, and tosynthesize this knowledge, wherever possible.

This curriculum provides you with opportunities torefine your abilities in oral and writtencommunication, in numeracy, in awareness of socialand cultural diversity, and in the validity andpresentation of argument. To accomplish these goals,our liberal studies curriculum offers youopportunities to understand ancient andcontemporary cultural heritages, to grasp principlesof the physical universe, to appreciate and evaluatediverse opinions, and to understand the humancondition.

Finally, we intend for this curriculum to equip youwith important abilities: to recognize problems; todefine, analyze, and defend solutions in a variety ofcontexts; to maintain ethical points of view; and toachieve literacy in a variety of disciplines.Additionally, our liberal studies curriculum strives tointegrate communication, analysis, inventiveness, andother proficiencies in such a manner as to promotecreative, humanistic, and critical thinking throughoutyour life.

General RequirementsTo satisfy NAU's liberal studies requirements, youmust take at least 43 hours, of which 7-9 are infoundation studies and the remainder are indiscipline studies.

Foundation studies help you develop competence inwriting, critical reading, and mathematical reasoningand computation. Discipline studies involve coursesin the arts, humanities, language and analysis skills,natural sciences, social sciences, and world andcultural diversity. The following pages describe therequirements for foundation and discipline studies.

Foundation StudiesYou must begin the composition and mathematicscourses shown here during your first year at NAU andcontinue until you have completed them.

English (4-6 hours)ENG 105 Critical Reading and Writing in the

University Community (4)

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Mathematics (5-5 hours)MAT 110 College Algebra (3) orMAT 112 College Algebra and Trigonometry (4) orMAT 114 College Mathematics with

Applications (3) orMAT 135 Precalculus Math (5) orMAT 155 Principles of Mathematics II (3)

Foundations Studies Total: 7-9 hours

Please note that NAU's current English compositionrequirement consists of ENG 105 (4 hours). You areeligible to take ENG 105 after completing 12 hours ofpost-secondary coursework. Although NAU no longeroffers ENG 101 and 102, if you transfer to NAUhaving completed both ENG 101 and 102 (or theirequivalents) at an accredited university or communitycollege with a grade of C or better, you have met thecomposition requirement at NAU. If you transfer toNAU having taken only ENG 101 (or its equivalent),you must take ENG 105 at NAU. All students have theoption of taking a placement exam, which then altersyour English composition requirement: If your scoreon the placement exam is sufficiently high, you willbe given 2 hours of composition credit and only berequired to take ENG 205 (Writer's Workshop) atNAU for 2 credits.

Please note that if you have a potential learningdisability in math, you may be referred to theDisability Support Services counselor, who mayarrange for you to be evaluated. If you are diagnosedas having a learning disability in math, we will excuseyou from completing the math requirement listedhere. Instead, you must choose, with your adviser'sguidance, 3 hours of appropriate liberal studiescoursework to substitute for the math requirement.Please be aware that while this policy may excuse youfrom the liberal studies math requirement, it will notexcuse you from any additional math requirementsimposed by your major or minor or your college.

Discipline StudiesOf the credit hours you select in discipline studies, 12hours must be upper-division courses (coursesnumbered at the 300 or 400 level) from outside yourmajor or minor.

The lower-division courses include rigorousexaminations of a particular discipline's perspective inwhich you are introduced to fundamental concepts,principles, methodologies, and procedures of criticalthinking.

Upper-division discipline courses allow you toexplore the contributions of each academic disciplinefrom a more demanding or specialized perspective,thus bringing into sharper focus the principles andmethodologies developed and employed bypractitioners of those disciplines. These courses mayinclude careful and timely examination of adiscipline's response to issues currently confronting it.

You may not use courses in your major or minordiscipline (as determined by the course prefix) tomeetliberal studies requirements,

Summary—Discipline Studies

Arts

Humanities

Language and Analysis Skills

6-9 hours

6-9 hours

0-9 hours

Natural Sciences(to include one lab science course) 7-8 hours

Social Sciences 6-9 hours

World and Cultural Diversity 3-6 hours

Total forFoundation and Discipline Studies 43 hours

The following sections list the courses from whichyou can choose to fulfill the discipline studiesrequirements.

Arts (6-9 hours)These courses are designed to give you anunderstanding of the role of the fine, performing, andcommunication arts in history and society and toenable you to understand these arts as expressions ofhuman values.

Courses in this block may have a studio orperformance component in addition to a perspectiveon history, culture, and criticism.

Art and Design

ARM 141 Art History Survey I (3)

ARH 142 Art History Survey 11(3)

ARH341 Greek Art (3)

ARH 342 Roman Art (3)

ARH 343 Medieval Art (3)

ARH 344 Italian Renaissance Art (3)

ARH 345 Northern Renaissance Art (3)

ARH 346 Baroque and Rococo Art (3)

ARH 347 Nineteenth Century Art (3)

ARH 440 Topics in Art History (3)

ARH 441 Art of the United States (3)

ARH 442 Twentieth Century Art to 1945 (3)

ARH 443 Art Since 1945 (3)

ART 100 Art Appreciation (3)

ART 101 Introduction to Studio Art (3)

General AdacemicRequirements

Interior Design

ID 246 History of Interior Architecture andFurniture I (3)

ID 247 History of Interior Architecture andFurniture II (3)

Music

MUS 100 Elements of Music I (3)

MUS 260 Introduction to World Music (3)

MUS 293 The Enjoyment of Music (3)

MUS 321 Music History to 1750 (3)

MUS 322 Music History from 1750 (3)

MUS 325 Symphonic Music Literature (3)

MUS 327 Chamber Music Literature (3)

MUS 333 Jazz History and Styles (3)

MUS 335 Contemporary Music Literature (3)

MUS 360 Topics in World Music (3)

MUS 364 Music in the Hispanic Cultures of theSouthwest and Mexico (3)

MUS 365 Native American Music (3)

MUS 393 Music in America (3)

MUS 394 Music and Consciousness (3)

Speech Communication

SC 180 Perspectives on Communication (3)

SC 365 Communication in ContemporaryAffairs (3)

SC 465 American Public Address (3)

Theatre

TH 101 Introduction to the Theatre (3)

TH 132 Introduction to Acting (3)

TH 242 Introduction to Oral Interpretation (3)

TH 331 History of the Theatre I (3)

TH 341 History of the Theatre II (3)

TH351 Asian Theatre (3)

TH 451 Contemporary Theatre (3)

TH 461 Dramatic Criticism (3)

TH 462 Playwriting (3)

liberal StutiesRequirements

Women's Studies

WST 393 Special Topics in Women's Studies:Arts (3)

Humanities (6-9 hours)In the humanities, you can study the historical,literary, linguistic, religious, and philosophical recordof human achievement. The humanities presumeparticular methods of expression and inquiry—language, dialogue, reflection, and imagination. Inthe humanities, the aims of these activities of mind

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ART 161 Ceramics I (3)

ART 171 Jewelry and Metalsmithing 1(3)

ART181 Sculpture I (3)

Communication

COM 382 The Art of Communication (3)

COM 383 Topics in Cinema (3)

English

ENG280 Folklore (3)

ENG281 Folklife(3)

ENG 335 Shakespeare (3)

ENG 362 Drama (3)

ENG 365 Contemporary Literature (3)

ENG 366 Film as Literature (3)

ENG 435 Topics in Shakespeare (3)

Fashion Merchandising

FM 243 History of Clothing (3)

FM 244 Twentieth Century Fashion (3)

Humanities

HUM 150 Perceiving the Arts in Humanities (:)

HUM 151 Critical Judgment in Humanities (3)

HUM 250 Humanities in the Western World I:Classical Greece to the Renaissance (3)

HUM 251 Humanities in the Western World II:Renaissance to the TwentiethCentury (3)

HUM 261 Asian Ideas and Values (3)

HUM 272 Foundations of Arts and Religion (3)

••HUM 281 Latin American Ideas and Values (3)

HUM 303 American Ethnic Arts, Ideas, andValues (3)

HUM 351 Classical and Early ChristianImages (3)

HUM 352 Medieval and Renaissance Images (3)

HU&1353 Baroque, Neoclassic, and RomanticImages (3)

HU& 354 Modern Images (3)

Hjjl|. 355 Contemporary Arts and Culture (3)

HUM 362 Asian Images: India (3)

HUM 363 Asian Images: China (3)

HUM 364 Asian Images: Japan (3)

HUM 370 The Popular Arts (3)

HUM 372 The Arts and Religion in the TwentiethCentury (3)

HUM 381 Mexican Arts and Culture (3)

HUM 382 World Perspectives in Humanities (3)

HUM 480 Humanistic Crossroads (3)


are insight, perspective, critical understanding, andjudgment. The humanities remain dedicated to thedisciplined development of the verbal, perceptual,and imaginative skills needed to understandexperience. (Paraphrased from the report of theCommission on the Humanities: The Humanities inAmerican Life, University of California Press, Berkeleyand Los Angeles, 1980, pp. 2-3).

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Economics

ECO 484

English

ENG210

ENG 221

ENG231

ENG 232

ENG 241

ENG 251

ENG 252

ENG 253

ENG 261

ENG 313

ENG 331

ENG 332

ENG 333

ENG 341

ENG 342

ENG 345

ENG 351

ENG 360

ENG 361

ENG 363

ENG 380

ENG 462

ENG 463

French

FRE321

FRE322

FRE 405:406

FRE409

FRE 410

FRE411:412

FRE 421:422

Development of EconomicThought (3)

Principles of Rhetoric (3)

The Story of English (3)

British Literature to 1750 (3)

British Literature Since 1750 (3)

Introduction to American Literature:The Short Story (3)

Ancient Literature (3)

European Literature (3)

World Literature (3)

Introduction to Women Writers (3)

Literacy, Language, and Bias (3)

British Fiction (3)

British Poetry (3)

Chaucer (3)

The American Novel (3)

American Poetry (3)

Literature of American Minorities (3)

Post-Colonial Literary Traditions (3)

Literary Criticism (3)

Special Topics in Women Writers (3)

Literature, Philosophy, andRhetoric (3)

American Folklore (3)

Popular Literature (3)

Literature of Countercultures (3)

Survey of French Literature: MiddleAges to the 18th Century (3)

Survey of French Literature:19th and 20th Centuries (3)

French Civilization (3:3)

Masterpieces of French Drama (3)

Masterpieces of French Poetry (3)

Masterpieces of French Prose (3:3)

Topics in French Literature (3:3)

German

GER 321 Introduction to German Literature (3)

GER 405:406 German Civilization (3:3)

GER 409:410 German Literature of Eighteenth andNineteenth Centuries (3:3)

GER 411:412 German Literature of the TwentiethCentury (3:3)

History

HIS 140 Western Civilization To 1660 (3)

HIS 141 Western Civilization Since 1660 (3)

HIS 250 Asian Civilizations I (3)

HIS 251 Asian Civilizations II (3)

HIS 280 Colonial Latin America (3)

HIS 281 Latin America from Independence toPresent (3)

HIS 291 U.S. History to 1865 (3)

HIS 292 U.S. History Since 1865 (3)

HIS 293 American Indian History (3)

HIS 295 Women in American History (3)

HIS 296 Topics in the History of Women (3) I

HIS 297 Women in Asia (3)

HIS 307 Main Currents in ScientificThought (3)

HIS 310 Ancient India (3)•

HIS 312 India During the British Raj (3)

HIS 325 Modern China (3)

HIS 331 Japan in the Age of the Samurai (3) HIS 332 Modern Japan (3)

HIS 335 The Ancient World: Greece (3)

HIS 336 The Ancient World: Rome (3)

HIS 337 The Middle Ages I (3)

HIS 338 The Middle Ages II (3)

HIS 340 Renaissance and Reformation (3)

HIS 341 Early Modern Europe (3)

HIS 343 Nineteenth Century Europe (3)

HIS 344 Recent Europe (3)

HIS 350 History of Spain Since 1808 (3)

HIS 360 Modern Germany (3)

HIS 366 The Holocaust (3)

HIS 375 The English Heritage I (3)

HIS 376 The English Heritage II (3)

HIS 380 500 Years of Indian Resistance in LatinAmerica (3)

HIS 381 U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (3)

HIS 390 Colonial America (3)

HIS 391 The New Nation (3)

HIS 392 The Civil War: Union in Crisis (3)

Liberal StudiesRequirements

Religious Studies

REL 150 Religions of the World (3)

REL 151 Introduction to the Study ofReligion (3)

REL 200 The Judeo-Christian Heritage (3)

REL 250 Introduction to Tribal Religions (3)

REL 310 Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) (3)

REL 311 Judaism (3)

REL 320 New Testament (3)

REL 321 Christianity (3)

REL 331 Islam (3)

REL 341 Hinduism (3)

REL 351 Buddhism (3)

REL 360 Religions of China and Japan (3)

REL 370 Religion in America (3)

REL 380 Native American Religions (3)

REL 390 Religion Today (3)73

HIS 393 The Gilded Age to the Jazz Age (3)

HIS 394 Recent America (3)

HIS 395 World at War, 1935-1945 (3)

HIS 401 American Military History (3)

HIS 402 Topics in Military History (3)

HIS 404 Science in Western Civilization 11(3)

HIS 411 American Environmental History (3)

HIS 412 The City in American History (3)

HIS 413 American Indian-White Relations to1865 (3)

HIS 414 American Indian-White RelationsSince 1865 (3)

HIS 415 American Indian Women (3)

HIS 421 History of Chinese PoliticalThought (3)

HIS 425 Contemporary China: The People'sRepublic (3)

HIS 434 Japan Since World War II (3)

HIS 450 Russia: Kievan to Tsarist (3)

HIS 451 Russia: Revolutions —USSR toPresent (3)

HIS 460 Studies in World History (3)

HIS 480 Regional Studies in Latin America (3)

HIS481 Recent Latin America (3)

HIS 482 Mexico Yesterday and Today (3)

HIS 483 Rebellion and Revolution in SouthAmerica, 1880-Present (3)

HIS486 Navajo History (3)

HIS487 The Far Southwest (3)

HIS 488 American West I (3)

H I S B 9 American West II (3)

HIS 490 American Thought and Culture 1(3):

American Thought and Culture II (3)

HIS 492 Diplomatic History of the UnitedStates (3)

Topics in American DiplomaticHistory (3)

History of the AmericanEconomy 1(3)

History of the AmericanEconomy II (3)

HIS 496 Other Americans: Race andEthnicity (3)

HumanitiesHUM 371 Humanistic Values in a Technological

Society (3)

HUM 373 Nature and Values (3)

HUM 475 Human Nature and Values (3)

HUM 476 Visions of Utopia (3)

Mathematics

MAT 442 History and Philosophy ofMathematics (3)

Navajo

NAV 405 Navajo Culture and Civilization (3)

Philosophy

PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3)

PHI 105 Introduction to Ethics (3)

PHI 240 Ancient Philosophy (3)

PHI 241 Modern Philosophy (3)

PHI 321 Topics in Metaphysics andEpistemology (3)

PHI 323 Topics in Logic (3)

PHI 325 Topics in Ethics (3)

PHI 340 Medieval Philosophy (3)

PHI 341 Topics in Nineteenth CenturyPhilosophy (3)

PHI 342 Topics in Twentieth CenturyPhilosophy (3)

PHI 351 Philosophy in Literature (3)

PHI 352 Philosophy of Religion (3)

PHI 355 Philosophy of Art (3)

PHI 356 Philosophy of History (3)

PHI 357 Political Philosophy (3)

PHI 359 Philosophy of Science (3)

PHI 360 Philosophy of Social Science (3)

PHI 361 Philosophy of Culture (3)

PHI 362 Feminist Theory (3)

PHI 414 Seminar in Major Philosophers (3)

Genera/ AcademicRequirements

REL 400 Twentieth Century ReligiousThought (3)

REL 481 Women in Native American ReligiousTraditions (3)

REL 482 Mesoamerican Religions (3)

REL 490 Major Religious Thinker(s) and/orMovements) (3)

Spanish

SPA 321 Introduction to Literature inSpanish (3)

SPA 331 Chicano Literature (3)

SPA 351 Survey of Peninsular SpanishLiterature (3)

SPA 352 Survey of Spanish-AmericanLiterature (3)

SPA 405:406 Hispanic Civilization (3:3)

SPA 451 Topics in Peninsular SpanishLiterature (3)

SPA 452 Topics in Spanish-AmericanLiterature (3)

Women's Studies

WST 392

WST491

Special Topics in Women's Studies:Humanities (3)

New Directions in Women's Studies:Research, Theory, and Scholarship (3)

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Language and Analysis Skills (0-9 hours)Courses in this block provide you with logical,linguistic, or mathematical tools to enhance yourcultural awareness, improve your analytic abilitiesand reasoning, strengthen your abilities incommunication, or enable you to clearly formulate,explain, and analyze ideas. Language, analysis, andmathematical skills have wide-ranging foundationalapplication and are themselves not bound by aparticular discipline.

Accounting

ACC 255 Principles of Accounting: Financial (3)

Anthropology

ANT 222 Survey of Linguistics I (3)

Business Administration

BA 201 Quantitative Methods (3)

Chinese

CHI 101:102 First-Year Chinese (Mandarin) (5:5)

Communication

COM 150 Environmental Communication (3)

COM 161 Fundamentals of OralCommunication (3)

Computer Information Systems

CIS 120 Introduction to ComputerInformation Systems (3)

CIS 220 Applications Programming I (3)

Computer Science and Engineering

CSE 122 Programming in C (3)

CSE 123 Programming in FORTRAN (3)

CSE 126 Programming in C++ (3)

Engineering and Technology

EGR 290 Concepts of Data Acquisition (3)

EGR 390 Technical Simulation: The MarsMission (4)

English

ENG 220 English Grammar and Usage (3)

ENG 310 English Style (3)

ENG 314 Principles of WrittenArgumentation (3)

ENG 321 English Grammars (3)

ENG 403 Writing to Learn (3)

French

FRE 101:102 First-Year French (4:4)

FRE 201:202 Second-Year French (4:4)

FRE 223 French Study Abroad (3-6)

FRE 303:304 Intermediate Stylistics and OralExpression (3:3)

German

GER 101:102 First-Year German (4:4)

GER 201:202 Second-Year German (4:4)

GER 223 German Study Abroad (3-6)

GER 303:304 Intermediate Grammar andComposition (3:3)

Italian

ITA 101:102 First-Year Italian (4:4)

Japanese

JPN 101:102 First-Year Japanese (5:5)

Latin

LAT 101:102 First-Year Latin (4:4)

LAT 201:202 Second-Year Latin (4:4)

Mathematics

MAT 120 Elementary Functions (3)

MAT 131 Topics in Calculus (4)

MAT 136 Calculus I (4)

MAT 137 Calculus II (4)

I MAT 211 Matrix. Algebra (2)

I MAT 226 Discrete Mathematics (3)

I MAT 238 Calculus III (3)

I vlAT239 Differential Equations (3)

I MAT 318 Elementary Number Theory (3)

MAT 320 Foundations of Mathematics (3)

MAT 351 Introduction of MathematicalThought (3)

MAT 365 Modern Geometry (3)

Navajo

MAY 101:102 First-Year Navajo (4:4)

NAV 201:202 Second-Year Navajo (4:4)

NAV 303 Intermediate Conversation (3)

NAV 304 Intermediate Reading andComposition (3)

NAV 311:312 Navajo for Native Speakers (3:3)

Philosophy

PHI 103 Introduction to Logic (3)

PHI 203 Scientific Reasoning (3)

PHI 301 Symbolic Logic (3)

Russian

RUS 101:102 First-Year Russian (4:4)

RUS 201:202 Second-Year Russian (4:4)

RUS 303:304 Intermediate Oral Expression andStylistics (3:3)

Spanish

SPA 101:102 First-Year Spanish (4:4)

SPA 121:122 Spanish Immersion I and II (4:4)

SPA 201:202 Second-Year Spanish (4:4)

SPA 221:222 Intermediate Spanish Immersion I andII (4:4)

SPA 223 Spanish Study Abroad (3-6)

SPA 303 Intermediate Oral Communication (3)

SPA 304 Spanish Stylistics: IntermediateComposition (3)

Speech Communication <

SC 340 Communication in the Classroom (3)

SC 361 Public Speaking (3)

Argumentation and Debate (3)

Administrative Communication (3)

Statistics

STA 270 Applied Statistics (3)

Natural Sciences (7-8 hours)Natural science courses address both the body ofknowledge of science and the use of scientificmethodology. Natural sciences are an attempt toexplain the observations of the physical universethrough the application of natural laws. Scientificmethodology includes the collection and evaluation Liberal Studies

o f data, t h e development o f hypotheses t o explain R e q u i r e m e n t s t h e s e data, t h e generation a n d testing o f predictions

from the hypotheses, and the retesting, modification,or rejection of the hypotheses.

Note: Courses with an asterisk (*) satisfy therequirement of one lab or fieldwork course.

AnthropologyANT 101 Humankind Emerging (3)

ANT 270* Physical Anthropology I:Human Origins (4)

ANT 271 * Physical Anthropology II:Human Variation (4)

AstronomyAST 180 Introduction to Astronomy (3)

AST 181 * Introduction to ObservationalAstronomy (1)

AST 300 Introduction to Astrophysics (3)

AST 301* Observational Astronomy (4)

Biological Sciences

BIO 100 Biology Concepts (3)

BIO 100L* Biology Concepts Laboratory (1)

BIO 205* Microbiology (5)

BIO 220* Biology of Microorganisms (4)

BIO 300 Human Biology (1)

BIO 310 Scientific Concepts in HumanBiology (3)

BIO 345* Plant Propagation (3)

BIO 366 Behavior of Animals (3)

BIO 372 Revolutionary Thought in Biology (3)

Chemistry

CHM 120* The Marvelous World of Molecules (4)

CHM 130 Fundamental Chemistry (4)

CHM 151 General Chemistry I (4)

CHM 151L* General Chemistry I Lab (1)

CHM 152 General Chemistry II (3)

CHM 152L* General Chemistry II Lab (1)

Environmental Sciences

ENV 101* Introduction to EnvironmentalSciences (4)

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Food and Nutrition

FN 156 Fundamentals of Nutrition Science (3)


GeographyGGR250* Physical Geography (4)

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Geology

GLG 100:1001* Introductory Geology: Lab (3:1)

GLG 101:103* Physical Geology: Lab (3:1)

GLG 102:104* Historical Geology: Lab (3:1)

GLG 190-.190L* The Planets (3:1)

GLG 201* Ancient Life (4)

GLG 265 Earthquakes (3)

GLG 301 Environmental Geology (3)

GLG 304* Geology of Arizona (4)

GLG 410 Introductory Oceanography (3)

Physical Science

PHS 313 Twentieth Century Revolutions inPhysics (3)

Physics

PHY 111:112* General Physics (4:4)

PHY 141* Concepts of Physics (4)

PHY 161* University Physics I (4)

PHY 262 University Physics II (3)

PHY 262L* University Physics II Lab (1)

PHY 263 University Physics III (3)

Social Sciences (6-9 hours)Social science courses provide you with opportunitiesfor analytical and/or empirical exploration of patternsof human interaction, behavior, and social structure.This exploration includes scholarship concerning theconcepts of human nature as they emerge from andshape different cultures.

Courses in this block may include a field-basedcomponent.

Anthropology

ANT 102 Studying Cultures (3)

ANT 202 World Area Studies (3)

ANT 204 North American Indians (3)

ANT 223 Survey of Linguistics II (3)

ANT 250 Introduction to Archaeology (3)

ANT 251 Peoples of Prehistory (3)

ANT 301 Peoples of the World (3)

ANT 303 Peoples of Latin America (3)

ANT 306 Peoples of the Southwest (3)

ANT 307 Central America (3)

ANT 308 Peoples of the Future (3)

ANT 323 Languages of the World (3)

ANT 350 Emergence of Civilization (3)

ANT 351 Southwestern Archaeology (3)

ANT 370 Human Ecology (3)

ANT 390 Cultural Simulation:The Mars Mission (3:1)

A N T 4 0 4 Women i n Contemporary C u l t u r e s A N T 4 0 6 T h e Contemporary United States

Indian (3)

ANT 409 Symbol, Myth, and Ritual:Anthropological Approaches (3)

ANT 414 Anthropological Life Histories (3)

ANT 439 American Culture (3)

ANT 452 North American Prehistory (3)

ANT 470 Anthropology of Health andHealing (3)

Communication

COM 301 Race, Gender, and Media (3)

COM 425 Mass Communication and HumanBehavior (3)

Criminal Justice

CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)

CJ 215 Crime, Justice, and the Media (3)

CJ 250 Criminology (3)

CJ 325 Drug Issues and the Law (3)

CJ 360 Women, Crime, and Justice (3)

CJ 380 Law in America (3)

Economics

ECO 284 Principles of Economics: Micro (3)

ECO 285 Principles of Economics: Macro (3)

ECO 356 Regional and Urban Economics (3)

ECO 420 Industrial Organization (3)

ECO 445 Public Finance (3)

ECO 464 Labor Economics (3)

ECO 473 Money and Banking (3)

ECO 483 Comparative Economic Systems (3)

ECO 486 International Economics (3)

Education

EDF 483 The Role of Education in Society (3)

Engineering

EGR 190 Energy, Ecology, and You (3)

EGR 240 Technology and the Disabled (3)

PSY 330 Psychophysiology of Drugs andBehavior (3)

PSY 340 Child and AdolescentDevelopment (3)

PSY 346 Industrial OrganizationalPsychology (3)

PSY 391 Psychology of Women (3)

PSY 415 Abnormal Psychology (3)

PSY 430 Psychology of Aging (3)

PSY 496 Organizational Psychology (3)

Social Work

SW 320 Social Policy and Legislation (3)

Sociology

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)

SOC 210 Social Problems (3)

SOC 214 World Population Patterns (3)

SOC 216 Courtship and Marriage (3)

SOC 217 The Family (3)

SOC 301 Topics in Contemporary SocialProblems (3)

SOC 316 Sociology of Sexuality (3)

SOC 318 Medical Sociology (3)

SOC 353 Social Stratification (3)

SOC 412 Political Sociology (3)

SOC 418 Death, Grief, and Bereavement (3)

SOC 441 Deviance (3)

SOC 465 Sociology of Religion (3)


SC 368 Intercultural Communication (3)

SC 369 Family Communication (1 -6)

Women's Studies

WST 291 Introduction to Women's Studies (3)

WST 301 Women, Health, and Healing (3)

WST 394 Special Topics in Women's Studies:Social Science (3)

World and Cultural Diversity (3-6 hours)World and cultural diversity courses seek to provideyou with an understanding of the rich cultural milieuin which we live. This block includes courses onethnic, gender, racial, and cultural diversity. Thesecourses are primarily non-Eurocentric, unless theyare in some way comparative in their pedagogy. Also,courses that focus on aspects of American life areexpected to enhance your understanding of America'sdiversity.

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EnglishENG 321 Language in the United States (3)

Fashion Merchandising

FM 433 Social and Psychological Aspects ofClothing (3)

ForestryFOR 322 Environmental Conservation (3)

Geography

GGR 240 World Geography I (3)

GGR 241 World Geography II (3)

GGR 346 United States (3)

GGR 447 Geography Area Studies (3)

Health Education and Promotion

HEP 470 Introduction to InternationalHealth (3)

Nursing

NUR 470 Introduction to InternationalHealth (3)

Journalism

ILS 200 Mass Media and Society (3)

Physical Sciences

PHS 300 Issues in Science, Technology, andSociety (3)

Political Science

POS 110 American Politics (3)

POS120 World Politics (3)

POS 241 State and Local Politics (3)

POS 301 Topics in Contemporary PoliticalIssues (3)

POS 314 Political Participation (3)r

POS 315The American Presidency (3)

POS 354 Contemporary Political Ideologies

POS 355 Women, Power, and Politics (3)

POS 356 Race, Power, and Politics (3)

POS 360Comparative Politics (3)

POS 361 Politics of Developing Nations (3)

POS 362 West European Politics (3)

Psychology

Psy 101 Introduction to Psychology (3)

PSY 227 Introduction to Personality (3)

PSY 240 Developmental Psychology (3)

PSY 250 Social Psychology (3)

PSY 277 Psychology of Sexuality (3)

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History

HIS 250 Asian Civilizations I (3)

HIS 251 Asian Civilizations II (3)

HIS 280 Colonial Latin America (3)

HIS 281 Latin America from Independencethe Present (3)

HIS 293 American Indian History (3)

HIS 297 Women in Asia (3)

HIS 310 Ancient India (3)

HIS 312 India During the British Raj (3)

HIS 325 Modern China (3)

HIS 331 Japan in the Age of the Samurai (3)

HIS 332 Modern Japan (3)

HIS 380 500 Years of Indian Resistance in LatAmerica (3)

HIS 381 U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (3)

HIS 413 American Indian-White Relations to1865 (3)

HIS 414 American Indian-White RelationsSince 1865 (3)

HIS 415 American Indian Women (3)

HIS 421 History of Chinese PoliticalThought (3)

HIS 425 Contemporary China:The People's Republic (3)

HIS 434 Japan Since World War II (3)

HIS 480 Regional Studies in Latin America (3)

HIS 481 Recent Latin America (3)

HIS 482 Mexico Yesterday and Today (3)

HIS 483 Rebellion and Revolution in SouthAmerica, 1880-Present (3)

HIS 486 Navajo History (3)

HIS 496 Other Americans: Race andEthnicity (3)

Humanities

HUM 261 Asian Ideas and Values (3)

HUM 281 Latin American Ideas and Values (3)

HUM 303 American Ethnic Arts, Ideas, andValues (3)

HUM 362 Asian Images: India (3)

HUM 363 Asian Images: China (3)

HUM 364 Asian Images: Japan (3)

HUM 381 Mexican Arts and Culture (3)

Japanese

JPN 101:102 First-Year Japanese (5:5)

Music

MUS 260 Introduction to World Music (3)

Courses in this block may also appear in other blocks.However, you may count a course in only one block.

Anthropology

ANT 102 Studying Cultures (3)

ANT 202 World Area Studies (3)

ANT 204 North American Indians (3)

ANT 223 Survey of Linguistics II (3)

ANT 250 Introduction to Archaeology (3)

ANT 251 Peoples of Prehistory (3)

ANT 301 Peoples of the World (3)

ANT 303 Peoples of Latin America (3)

ANT 306 Peoples of the Southwest (3)

ANT 307 Central America (3)

ANT 350 Emergence of Civilization (3)

ANT 351 Southwestern Archaeology (3)

ANT 404 Women in Contemporary Cultures (3)

ANT 409 Symbol, Myth and Ritual:Anthropological Approaches (3)

ANT 414 Anthropological Life Histories (3)

ANT 452 North American Prehistory (3)

ANT 470 Anthropology of Health andHealing (3)

Chinese

CHI 101:102 First-Year Chinese (Mandarin) (5:5)

Communication

COM 301 Race, Gender, and Media (3)

Education

BME 410 Foundations of MulticulturalEducation (3)

EDF 300 Introduction to Comparative andInternational Education (3)

English

ENG 253 World Literature (3)

ENG 322 Language in the United States (3)

ENG 345 Literature of American Minorities (3)

ENG 351 Post-Colonial Literary Traditions (3)

Food and Nutrition

FN 300 International Studies in Nutrition (3)

Geography

GGR 241 World Geography II (3)

Health Education and Promotion

HEP 470 Introduction to InternationalHealth (3)

MUS 333 Jazz History and Styles (3)

MUS 360 Topics in World Music (3)

MUS 364 Music in the Hispanic Cultures ofSouthwest and Mexico (3)

MUS 365 Native American Music (3)

Navajo

NAV101:102 First-Year Navajo (4:4)

NAY 201:202 Second-Year Navajo (4:4)

NAV 303 Intermediate Conversation (4)

NAV 304 Intermediate Reading andComposition (3)

NAV 405 Navajo Culture and Civilization (3)

Nursing

NUR470

Philosophy

PHI 361

Introduction to InternationalHealth (3)

Philosophy of Culture (3)

Political Science

POS 355 Women, Power, and Politics (3)

POS 356 Race, Power, and Politics (3)

POS 360 Comparative Politics (3)

POS 361 Politics of Developing Nations (3)

POS 462 Latin American Politics (3)

POS 470 Asian Politics (3)

POS 472 Politics of the Middle East (3)

POS 474 African Politics (3)

Religious Studies

REL150 Religions of the World (3)

REL151 Introduction to the Study ofReligion (3)

REL 250 Introduction to Tribal Religions (3)

REL311 Judaism (3)

REL 331 Islam (3)

REL 341 Hinduism (3)

REL351 Buddhism (3)

REL 360 Religions of China and Japan (3)

REL 380 Native American Religions (3)

REL 481 Women in Native American ReligiousTraditions (3)

REL 482 Mesoamerican Religions (3)

Social Work

SW 451

Sociology

SOC 204

Social Work with Native Americans (3)

Sociology of Gender (3)

SOC 215 Racial and Ethnic Minorities (3)

SOC 315 American Society and the AmericanIndian (3)


SC 368 Intercultural Communication (3)

Theatre

TH351 Asian Theatre (3)

Women's Studies

WST 191 Issues in Women's Studies:Women, Gender Identity, andEthnicity (3)

Credit by Exam

You may be able to use the credit-by-exam option togain credit for college courses in which you havealready acquired proficiency.

You can only use credit by exam for courses that yourcollege or department has approved for this option.(Some colleges and departments do not permit creditby exam, and those that do may limit the availabilityof courses to be challenged by exam.)

Where exams for credit are allowed, they are governedby the general requirements that follow and by thepolicies of your college or department.

General Requirements

The following requirements apply to all exams forcredit.• You can earn up to 45 hours by exam, whether

these credits are earned at NAU or transferredfrom another accredited institution. Credit byexam earned at another institution is re-evaluatedusing NAU standards.

• You may not repeat a particular exam within a yearof your first attempt. Under no circumstances willyou be permitted to take an exam for the samecourse more than twice.

• Credit earned through an exam must not duplicatecredit you have already earned for the same course.

• You may not earn credit by exam in a course that isequivalent to, more elementary than, orsubstantially overlaps another course in which youhave already obtained credit.

If you are currently enrolled in a foreign languagecourse and want credit for a more introductorycourse(s), you must take the exam for that coursebefore the midterm of the course in which you arecurrently enrolled.

• Credit earned by exam becomes part of youracademic record after you successfully completeone semester of regular coursework at NAU.


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AP Exam/Scores NAU Courses Credit

Music Listening and Literature

4,5 MUS100.293 6

3 MUS100 3

1,2 none 0

Music Theory

4,5 MUS100.293 6

3 MUS100 3

1,2 none 0

Spanish, French, or German Language

4,5 101,102,201,202 16

3 101,102 8

1,2 none 0

Spanish, French, or German Literature

4,5* 304,321 6

('Additional credit may be given by the departmentfor a score of 5.)

3

1,2 none 0

Physics B

3,4,5 PHY 111, 112 8

Physics C—Mechanics

3,4,5 PHY 161 4

Physics C—Electricity and Magnetism

3,4,5 PHY 262 3

College Level Exam Program

You may also earn credit by successfully completing 1CLEP general, subject, and language exams. (CLEPscores are reported directly to you and to theRegistrar's Office if you request.) CLEP scores are nottransferred to NAU from another school's transcriptYour CLEP score must be sent directly to the NAURegistrar's Office, where it is entered on your NAUtranscript only after you have completed courseworkhere.

CLEP General ExamsYou can earn liberal studies credit from CLEP generalexams. To determine how much credit you can earn,the Registrar's Office considers the courses in whichyou are currently enrolled and those in which youhave previously earned credit. You must consult withthe Registrar's Office to determine how much credityou can potentially earn from each CLEP generalexam and how it will count toward satisfying NAU'sliberal studies requirements.

You can meet the English foundation requirement inliberal studies by successfully completing the CLEPexam in English composition with essay. To obtaincredit for ENG 105, you must achieve a score in the50th percentile or above.

The credit-by-exam program includes threecategories of exams, which are discussed in thesections that follow.• Advanced Placement Program, administered by

the College Exam Board

• nationally normed, standardized exam programsrecognized by NAU, such as the College LevelExam Program (CLEP)

• college or departmental challenge exams

Advanced Placement

If you took a College Entrance Exam Board AdvancedPlacement course in your secondary school andreceived a score of 5 or 4 on it, you receive credit aswell as advanced placement. If you received a score of3, you may receive credit and/or advanced placementafter a review by your department.

The following table shows how much credit we givefor specific advanced placement exams.

Credit for Advanced Placement Exams

AP Exam/Scores NAU Courses Credit

American History

4,5 HIS 291-292 6

1,2,3 none 0

Art History

3,4,5 ART 141-142 6

1,2 none 0

Art Studio

3,4,5 Department will evaluate portfolio.

Biology

4,5 BIO 184,190 8

3 BIO 100 3

1,2 none 0

Chemistry

4,5 CHM 151, 152, 151L, 152L* 8-9* Department will evaluate.

3 CHM 151, 151L 5

English (Language and Compositionor Literature and Composition)

5 ENG 105 4

4 composition credit 2

European History

4,5 HIS 140, 141 6

1,2,3 none 0

Math Calculus AB

4,5 MAT 136 4

Math Calculus BC

5 MAT 136,137 8

3,4 MAT 136 4

You can obtain credit in the other liberal studies areasby scoring at the 50th percentile or higher on theCLEP general exams in natural sciences, socialscience, history, and humanities, as shown in the tablethat follows. (NAU requires college algebra; therefore,the general exam in mathematics is not appropriate.)

CLEP General Exam

Humanities exam

Natural science exam

Liberal Studies Credit

3 hours—arts3 hours—humanities

Partial credit (3-4 hours) innatural sciences;a lab science course willbe required.

Social science-history exam 3 hours—social sciences3 hours—humanities

CLEP Subject ExamsJust as NAU evaluates CLEP general exams for liberalstudies credit, we evaluate CLEP subject exams forspecific course equivalency credit in consultation withyour department or college.

If you have taken a CLEP subject exam and scored atthe 50th percentile or higher, we apply the earnedcredit to the appropriate course as determined byyour adviser and the chair of the department in whichyou are seeking credit.

CLEP Language ExamsCLEP uses scaled scores to report language test results.(Raw scores are converted to scaled scores so thescores for all test forms have the same value regardlessof the form used.) NAU grants credit based on thescaled scores below. You must also take an oral examto receive credit for 102-, 201-, and 202-level courses.

Course

101

102

201

202

Spanish. Scaled

Scores

40-49

50-54

55-61

62-80

FrenchScaledScores

39- 4S

49-53

54-62

63-80

GermanScaledScores

39-45

46-50

51-59

60-80

Credit

4 hours

8 hours

12 hours

16 hours

College and DepartmentalChallenge ExamsIndividual colleges and departments offer challengeexams for some of the courses described in thiscatalog. If you feel you have knowledge about a

particular subject area and wish to take an exam todemonstrate that knowledge rather than enrolling in

the course,you can take a challenge exam and receivecreditthat way instead. If you wish to take a challengeexam, contact your college or department or NAU's

Counseling and Testing Center for information abouteligibility, course syllabi, and application forms.

To take a college or departmental challenge exam, youmust obtain an application form from theappropriate college or department or from NAU'sCounseling and Testing Center, get the approval ofthe college or department administering the examand the Registrar's Office, pay $15 per credit to theStudent Business Affairs Office, and return theapplication to the Counseling and Testing Center withverification that you have paid the fees.

Challenge exams are designed, administered, andgraded by the appropriate college or department. If,in the judgment of the college or department, yourperformance is sufficient to merit the awarding ofcredit, a grade of P is recorded on your record.Otherwise, no entry is made.

Supplemental Exams

Certain departments offer supplemental exams inspecified courses to students earning grades of B or Cin the prior semester who wish to improve theirgrade. Contact your department to learn about theavailability of supplemental exams.

International BaccalaureateDiploma/Certificate Credit

If you present an International BaccalaureateDiploma/Certificate, you may qualify for transfercredit, depending on the level of the exam and thegrade you received. We grant credit for higher-levelcourses only.

A grade of 5 qualifies you to receive credit for up totwo introductory courses; a grade of 4 qualifies you toreceive credit for one introductory course.

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We award credit according to the table that follows. (Please note that we do not award credit for the English-as-asecond-language exam.)


— International Baccalaureate Diploma/Certificate Credit

Exam

Biology

-

Chemistry

-

English A

-

English B

Foreign Language A or B

History, American

-

History, European

-

Math

Physics

Score

7, 6, or 5

4

7,6, or 5

4

7,6, or 5

4

no credit awarded

no credit awarded

7, 6, or 5

4

7, 6, or 5

4

7, 6, 5, or 4

7, 6, or 5

4

Credit Hours

8

4

9

4

6

3

6

3

6

3

4

8

4

Equivalency

BIO 100 and 190

BIO 100

CHM 151 and 152

CHM 151

ENG 101 and 102

ENG 101

HIS 291 and 292

HIS 291

HIS 140 and 141

HIS 140

MAT 136

PHY 111 and 112

PHY 111

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Credit for Military ServiceIf you are a veteran, you may be able to get credit foryour military service by taking standardized exams.Cases that fall outside NAU's regular policies arereviewed by NAU's Registrar.

If you have eighteen months of consecutive activeduty, you are normally awarded 4 hours of physicaleducation credit toward graduation. If you haveearned a commission in the armed forces, you maypetition the Registrar's Office for an additional12 hours. We can evaluate your military credit as soonas you have been admitted to NAU and havesubmitted all required documentation.

For more information about veterans educationalbenefits, see the section titled Programs for Veterans,which is in the Financial Information chapter of thiscatalog.

Graduation RequirementsBefore we can grant you a degree, we must verify thatyou have met the requirements explained in this

section as well as all degree requirements explainedearlier in this chapter and in the chapter that follows.

Your academic adviser is responsible for checking tosee that you have fulfilled all degree requirements forgraduation. The Registrar's Office is responsible fordetermining the acceptability of any transfer credityou have.

Application for Graduation

You must file an application for graduation for yourbaccalaureate degree with the Registrar's Office andpay the graduation fee during the first semester ofyour senior year (the semester before the one inwhich you expect to complete your degreerequirements).

If you are a summer student, you must file yourapplication and pay the graduation fee during thefirst week of the session in which you expect tograduate.

If you fail to file your application or pay thegraduation fee by the time specified, we may have toschedule you for graduation at a later date.

Grade Point Average

In determining which degree requirements pertain toyou, you may only use the requirements described inone edition of NAU's Undergraduate Catalog, asexplained in the paragraphs that follow.

If you have been in continuous enrollment at NAU (ineither Flagstaff or statewide courses), you may meetthe degree requirements described in the catalog thatwas in effect when you were admitted to NAU or youmay choose any other one catalog in effect throughyour time of graduation. The same is true if you havenot had a break in attendance from NAU of morethan one regular semester.

If you attended an Arizona college or university andthen transferred to NAU without a break inattendance of more than one regular semester, youmay also use the catalog in effect when you firstenrolled at an Arizona institution.

If you have had a break in enrollment of more than oneregular semester, you must reappry for admission toNAU.You may then meet the degree requirements ineffect when you were readmitted or choose any otherone catalog in effect through the time of graduation.

If you have a dual major, the major requirements foreach of your majors must come from the samecatalog. If you have a dual degree, it is possible thatthe degree requirements for your two degrees cancome from two different catalogs, depending on thetiming of your admission to NAU and the catalogs ineffect during your enrollment

Curriculum Requirements

To receive a baccalaureate degree, you must completeall requirements of the curriculum in which you areenrolled. In addition to completing the requirementsfor the major and the minor (if required), you mustfulfill NAU's liberal studies requirements andcomplete at least 120 hours. (Please note that the120-hour requirement is new. In the past, 125 hourswere required, so many majors require more than 120hours at this time. This is currently under study andmay change in the near future; contact your departmentfor specific information.)

If you. wish to substitute a requirement in your majororminor or have a requirement waived, such changesmust be approved by your adviser, the chair of yourdepartment, and the dean of your college or school.To waive or substitute liberal studies requirements,YOU must get approval from your adviser and NAU'sRegistrar. For any other appeals of degree requirements,you should submit a petition to the Admissions andScholastic Regulations Committee. (See the sectiontitled Academic Appeals earlier in this chapter.)

Please be, aware that we cannot make changes to yourundergraduate record after your baccalaureate degreehas been awarded.

To be eligible to receive a baccalaureate degree, youmust have a grade point average of at least 2.0 on allwork attempted at NAU.

Residency Requirements

To receive your baccalaureate degree, you must earnat least 30 hours through NAU. Of these 30 hours, atleast 18 must be at or above the 300 level.

Music Activity Courses

If you have neither a major nor minor in music, youmay apply up to 5 hours in music activity courses(such as orchestra, band, and choral courses) towardyour graduation requirements. You can earnadditional credit hours in music activities, but theycannot be applied toward your baccalaureate degree.

If you are a music major, you may apply up to 8 hoursof music activity toward your baccalaureate degree.

Second Bachelor's Degree

If you wish to complete a second degree, you mustcomplete at least 30 additional credit hours and meetall requirements of the new degree including liberalstudies requirements. You may count liberal studiescourses from your first baccalaureate degree towardthis requirement. Before you begin work on a secondbachelor's degree, you must be admitted to thatdegree program through the Office of UndergraduateAdmissions.

If you wish to earn two degrees concurrently, youmust get permission from the Registrar's Office. Inaddition, you must complete degree requirements forboth degrees before either degree can be posted.

Clearance of Accounts

Before you can graduate, you must clear anyindebtedness to NAU. See the following section formore information.

Records Hold

If you have an outstanding financial obligation toNAU, have not satisfied a condition of admission, orhave an administrative or probationary hold, NAUmay place a hold on your records.

While the hold is in place, we may suspend all of yourregistration and graduation privileges and refuse toissue official transcripts for you.

It is your responsibility to take care of the conditioncausing the hold, which remains on your record untilit is removed by the initiating office. Financial holdsare cleared by the Office of Student Business Affairs;administrative holds are cleared by the Office ofStudent Life.


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You can request official transcripts of your work atNAU from the Registrar's Office in person or by mail.Your request must include your student identificationnumber, date of birth, date of last attendance at NAU,and name(s) used here. You must also tell usspecifically where you want the transcript sent. Wecannot*accept requests for transcripts from thirdparties without a written release from you.

Transcripts cost $1 each if you are currently enrolled;if you are no longer attending NAU, the cost is $5 forthe first copy and $1 for each additional copy youorder at the same time. We cannot issue transcripts ifa hold has been placed on your records. (See thepreceding section, tided Records Hold, for moreinformation.)

Please be aware that we cannot make copies oftranscripts from other institutions that you submit tous as part of your application materials. If you needadditional copies, you must request them from theissuing institution. The only exception is fortranscripts from other countries; in this case, we keepthe original for our files and give you a certified copy.

Academic Recognition

NAU recognizes students with outstanding academicrecords in the following ways.

Recognition When Entering NAU

We grant this academic recognition to entering first-year students if you ranked in the upper five percentof your secondary school graduating class.

Dean's List

To be eligible, you must have earned a grade pointaverage of better than 3.499 in at least 12 gradedhours during the previous semester.

Honors Convocation

NAU recognizes students who have earned acumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 andthose with 3.9 or better at an annual HonorsConvocation held each spring.

Alpha Lambda Delta

If you are working toward a bachelor's degree andearn a grade point average of 3.5 or better duringyour first year at NAU, you are eligible for thisnational honor society.

Alpha Lambda Delta's purpose is to encourageexcellence in scholarship by recognizing academicachievement among first-year students.

Commencement

NAU holds commencement exercises in Decemberand May each year.

If you graduate in August, we include you in theDecember ceremony and your name appears in theDecember commencement program.

Phi Kappa Phi

If you have senior or second-semester junior statusyou may be considered for Phi Kappa Phi if you arethe upper ten percent of your class and havecompleted at least 30 hours at NAU.

Being elected to Phi Kappa Phi is one of the highestrecognitions you can 'earn. This multidiscipiinarynational honor society has the primary objective ofrecognizing and encouraging scholarly excellence, andmembership in the society is by invitation. Thesociety was founded in 1897 and now has more than235 chapters. NAU's chapter was founded in 1959.

Lowell Prize

This prize is awarded each year by Lowell Observatoryto the graduate earning a bachelor's degree who hasmaintained the highest average in scholarship duringfour years of residence at NAU.

It was established by Mrs. Constance Lowell as amemorial to her husband, Dr. Percival Lowell,founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.

President's Prize

This prize is given to one female and one malestudent who, in the estimation of students andfaculty, have done the most for NAU during theschool year. Selection is made by ballot under thedirection of the Associated Students of NAU.

Recognition at Graduation

At graduation, we award special recognition tostudents with grade point averages as follows:

Summa Cum Laude 3.9

Magna Cum Laude 3.7

Cum Laude 3.5

To be eligible, you must have at least 50 hoursthrough NAU with no failing grades by the end of thesemester in which you graduate.

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