GENERAL UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2008-2010 ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY ...

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GENERAL UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
2008-2010
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Montgomery, Alabama
An Equal Educational Opportunity Institution
and an Equal Opportunity Employer
AUGUST 2008
Published by Alabama State University, 915 S. Jackson St.,
Montgomery, AL 36101-0271. Third Class Postage paid at
Montgomery, AL.

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CONTENTS
Policy Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
How to Use this Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Organizational Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
About the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
I. General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II. Expenses and Financial Aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
III. Admissions and Academic Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
IV. Student Services and Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
V. Colleges and Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
University College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
College of Visual and Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
College of Health Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Continuing Education and Public Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Division of Aerospace Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Department of Military Science (AUM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
VI. Courses of Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
VII. University Faculty and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
VIII. Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
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POLICY STATEMENT
Alabama State University (ASU) is an equal opportunity employer and as
such does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, age,
sex, creed or color in any of its programs including, but not limited to, admission
of students or employment. The university complies with Titles VI and VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as
amended. Information regarding Titles VI, VII and IX may be obtained from the
director of personnel services at [phone] and from the Vice President for
Student Affairs at [phone].
Alabama State University maintains, collects and compiles a system of infor-
mation on its students in order to enhance university efficiency. However, the
university fully complies with the Buckley Amendment of the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Each student may, at any time, exercise his or
her rights to inspect and review any and all official records, files and data directly
related to him or her by initiating a request in writing with the custodian of the
records desired. Disclosure of a student’s social security number is voluntary
and not mandatory except in cases of employment dictated under Alabama
Code [CAD147][CAD147]509 (116)509(128C). When provided, social security
numbers will be used to facilitate identification, particularly in cases where mar-
riages and same surnames are involved. Detailed information on university
policy explaining access to and release of student records is included in the
student handbook. An inventory of those records is maintained by ASU offices
in Montgomery; their location and cognizant officer are available in the Office of
Student Affairs, 108 McGehee Hall.
Alabama State University is firmly committed to the principle of providing
equal educational employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities in
compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990. Our policies, programs and activities are designed
to ensure that all facilities are made available to students and employees with
disabilities in the most appropriate integrated setting. We are further committed
to the identification and removal of any and all existing barriers that prevent
disabled students and employees from enjoying any rights and privileges,
advantages or opportunities enjoyed by nonhandicapped persons. Questions
that may arise regarding university compliance and/or requests for reasonable
accommodations should be directed to the Personnel Office, Alabama State
University, Montgomery, AL 36101-0271.
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HOW TO USE THIS CATALOG
The first few weeks of your university experience may well be the most
confusing and hectic. You’ll just begin learning your way around campus, choos-
ing a course of study, paying expenses and making many important decisions.
The Alabama State University General Undergraduate Catalog will be one of
the most important problem solvers that you’ll have; therefore, you should know
how to use it effectively.
You’ll find the catalog an important tool in answering some of your
immediate questions, and you’ll also refer to it many times in the next few years
for answers to questions concerning degree requirements.
First, you should thoroughly familiarize yourself with the section titled
“General Information’’ before you do anything else. This section gives an over-
view of the university and answers many questions concerning the university. It
tells about its history, accreditation, colleges and schools, academic and degree
offerings, facilities and other topics you should know.
The next section will tell you about fees and expenses and what
Alabama State University can do to help you meet the cost of your attendance.
Following this is a section which tells you how to obtain admission and to get
registered for classes.
For information about life at Alabama State you should read the section
on “Student Services and Activities.” Here, you will find answers about what the
university does and what things you can do.
The other sections tell about academic regulations and the degree
programs of the colleges and schools. For a description of any course, see the
section on “Courses of Instruction.”
If you are a beginning freshman, you will enroll in University College and
can take up to a year to decide on a major.
If you are a freshman transfer student, you will enroll in University
College. Here, you will find advisers to help you decide on a major field of study
to pursue.
Your primary guide to this catalog is the Contents. For anything you
can’t find in the Contents, look in the Index. The Index provides a more specific
guide to this catalog. For terms you do not understand, see the Glossary of
Terms at the back of this catalog.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS DISTRICT TERM EXPIRES ON
January 31*
Governor Bob Riley, Montgomery
Ex Officio President
** Elton N. Dean, Sr., Montgomery .......State-At-Large .............................2011
Chair
** Oscar Crawley, Lanett .....................................Third .............................2014
Vice Chair
William H. Harris, Montgomery
Secretary
MEMBERS
** Taylor Hodge, Mobile ........................................First .............................2017
** Alfred Seawright, Montgomery .....................Second .............................2020
Bobby M. Junkins, Gadsden ..........................Fourth .............................2011
Buford Crutcher, Huntsville ...............................Fifth .............................2020
** Herbert Young, Birmingham ............................Sixth .............................2017
** Marvin Wiggins, Greensboro ......................Seventh .............................2017
** Thomas H. Figures, Mobile ...............State-At-Large .............................2014
Lawrence J. Lemak, Birmingham......State-At-Large .............................2014
*Trustees may serve until their successors are appointed, but not more than 12 years.
**Denotes trustee who is an alumna or alumnus of the university.
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ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
Dr. William H. Harris has had a long and distinguished career in higher education.
He is among few academicians who have contributed to their fields of study and who
have served the higher education community as the CEO and president for both public
and private post-secondary institutions.
After completing the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Indiana University, Dr. Harris began
his professional career at Indiana University as an assistant professor of history. He rose
through the ranks to become professor of history and concomitantly served as associate
dean of the Graduate School and director of CIC Minorities Fellowships Program. He was
also a Fulbright Professor and Visiting Professor of History at the University of Hamburg
(1977-1978) in Germany.
As one of the youngest college presidents ever appointed, Dr. Harris led Paine
College during the period 1982-1988. He subsequently led Texas Southern University
(1988-1993) and later Alabama State University (1994-2000); all successful appointments.
He left retirement briefly in 2005-2006 to serve as interim president of Fort Valley State
University and Texas College in 2008.
Dr. Harris has earned numerous awards and distinctions, including being named
a Distinguished Son of Fitzgerald, Ga., his birthplace, one of 10 individuals so honored
during the City’s Centennial Celebration; recipient (with his wife, Wanda) of a Trustees
Special Leadership Award from the Paine College Board of Trustees; recipient of the
Paine College Alumni Association Charles G. Gomillion Award; recipient of the honorary
Doctor of Letters and Laws degree from Paine College and the Doctor of Humanities
degree from Tuskegee University; recipient of the Trustees Special Service Award
from Paine College and recognition by Indiana University with the Distinguished Alumni
Service Award, the highest honor an alumnus can receive from the university. Dr. Harris
is also designated as one of the Fifty Most Influential Black Georgians.
Dr. Harris is the author of two books: Keeping the Faith: A. Phillip Randolph,
Milton P. Webster, and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, published in 1977
and reissued in 1991 by the University of Illinois Press; and The Harder We Run: Black
Workers Since the Civil War, published in 1982 by Oxford University Press.
Dr. Harris is married to Wanda Fillmore Harris and the couple has two children,
Cynthia and William J. Harris.