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NorthwesternStateUniversity
Natchitoches,LA71497-0002
ADMISSIONSINFORMATION
In-State: 1-800-426-3754
Out-of-State: 1-800-327-1903
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
AMemberoftheUniversityofLouisianaSystem
NATCHITOCHES,LOUISIANA71497-0002
GENERAL
CATALOG
VoLLXXXIII
1998-1999
PublishedbyNorthwesternStateUniversityofLouisiana.Enteredasperiodicalsatthepostoffice
inNatchitoches,Louisiana71497-0002,undertheActofJuly16,1904.
EUGENE P. WATSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
NATCHITOCHES. LA.
ThisGeneralCatalogpresentsthecurrentcurricula,educationalplans,courseofferings,requirements
andpoliciesofthisUniversity.TheprovisionsdescribedinthisCatalogdonotconstituteanofferfor
acontractwhichmaybeacceptedbystudentsthroughregistrationandenrollmentintheUniversity.
TheUniversityreservestherighttochangeanycurriculum,plan,course,requirementandpolicyand
anyotherprovisionatanytimeduringthestudent'speriodofstudyattheUniversity.
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CONTENTS
^J53AcademicCalendar,1998-1999 4
/f^/^Glossary 7
TheUniversity 8
AdmissiontotheUniversity 14
FinancialAid 17
AcademicInformation 21
StudentLife 38
AcademicColleges,Departments,andCurricula
CollegeofBusiness 43
CollegeofEducation 47
GeneralCollege 64
GeneralStudies 64
CollegeofLiberalArts 67
CreativeandPerformingArts 68
Journalism 73
LanguageandCommunication 74
Psychology 76
SocialSciences 77
CollegeofNursing 84
CollegeofScienceandTechnology 95
BiologicalSciences 96
ChemistryandPhysics 100
FamilyandConsumerSciences 102
HealthandHumanPerformance 106
IndustrialandEngineeringTechnology 108
Mathematics 110
MilitaryScience Ill
LouisianaScholars'College 113
GraduateStudies 132
CoursesofInstruction 140
TheLouisianaBoardofRegents 251
UniversityofLouisianaBoardofTrustees 252
AdministrationoftheUniversity 253
Faculty 254
Index 267
4 Calendar
ACADEMIC CALENDAR1998-1999
FALL1998
AUGUST
17 Monday semesterbegins/facultyoncall
TBA facultyinstitute
17 Monday advising/registrationCENLA
17-18 Monday-Tuesday advising/registrationFT.POLK
18-19 Tuesday-Wednesday advising/registrationSHREVEPORT
19 Wednesday residencehallsopen
20-21 Thursday-Friday advising/registrationNATCHITOCHES
24 Monday firstdayofclassesALLCAMPUSES
24 Monday lateregistrationfeeapplies
27 Thursday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,ormakesectionchanges
28 Friday finaldaytoapplyforspring/summer1999graduation
SEPTEMBER
7 Monday LaborDayHoliday
OCTOBER
13 Tuesday finaldayforremovalof"I"grades
fromprevioussemester
16 Friday mid-termgradesdueintheRegistrar'sOffice
19-20 Monday-Tuesday fallbreak
30 Friday finaldaytoresignanddropcourses
withagradeof"W"orchangefromcredittoaudit
NOVEMBER
20 Friday finaldaytoresignwithmid-termgrades
25 Wednesday ThanksgivingHolidaybeginsat12noon(classesend)
26-27 Thursday-Friday ThanksgivingHolidays
DECEMBER
4 Friday lastdayofclasses
4 Friday candidategradesdueby4p.m.
7-11 Monday-Friday finalexaminations
11 Friday commencementexercises/semesterends
12 Saturday residencehallscloseatnoon
14 Monday allgradesduebynoon
1998
AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
S M T W T F S 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5 M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9101112 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 91011 121314 6 7 8 91011 12
91011 12131415 13141516171819 11121314151617 15161718192021 13141516171819
16171819202122 20212223242526 18192021222324 22232425262728 20212223242526
23242526272829 27282830 25262728293031 2930 2728293031
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Calendar 5
ACADEMICCALENDAR1998-1999
SPRING 1999
JANUARY
4 Monday semesterbegins/facultyoncall
TBA facultyinstitute
4 Monday advising/registrationCENLA
4-5 Monday-Tuesday advising/registration/FT.POLK
5-6 Tuesday-Wednesday advising/registration/SHREVEPORT
6 Wednesday residencehallsopen
7-8 Thursday-Friday advising/registrationNATCHITOCHES
11 Monday firstdayofclassesALLCAMPUSES
11 Monday lateregistrationfeeapplies
14 Thursday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,
ormakesectionchanges
15 Friday finaldaytoapplyfor
summer/fall1999graduation
18 Monday MartinLutherKingHoliday
FEBRUARY
16 Tuesday finaldayforremovalof"I"grades
fromprevioussemester
15-17 Monday-Wednesday MardiGrasHoliday
MARCH
12 Friday mid-termgradesdueintheRegistrar'sOffice
26 Friday finaldaytoresign,dropcourseswith
agradeofW,orchangefromcredittoaudit
29-April2 Monday-Friday •. EasterHolidays
APRIL
5 Monday classesresume(8a.m.)
23 Friday finaldaytore.signwithmid-termgrades
MAY
1 Friday lastdayofclasses
1 Friday candidategradesdueby4p.m.
3-7 Monday-Friday finalexaminations
7 Friday commencementexercises/semesterends
8 Saturday residencehallscloseatnoon
10 Monday allgradesduebynoon
1999
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 91011 1213 7 8 91011 1213 4 5 6 7 8 910 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1011 1213141516 14151617181920 14151617181920 11121314151617 91011 12131415
17181920212223 21222324252627 21222324252627 18192021222324 16171819202122
24252627282930 28 28292031 252627282930 23242526272829
31 3031
6 Calendar
ACADEMICCALENDAR 1998-1999
SUMMER 1999
MAY
13 Thursday residencehallsopen
14 Friday advising/registration
17 Monday sessiononebegins
18 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,
makeschedulechangesforsessionone
31 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithgradeofW,
changefromcredittoaudit
JUNE
4 Friday sessiononeends,advising/registration
7 Monday sessiontwobegins
8 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,make
schedulechangesforsessiontwo
21 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW,
changefromcredittoaudit
25 Friday sessiontwoends,advising/registration
28 Monday sessionthreebegins
29 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,make
schedulechangesforsessionthree
JULY
12 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW
orchangefromcredittoaudit
16 Friday sessionthreeends,advising/registration
19 Monday sessionfourbegins
20 Tuesday finaldaytoregister,addcourses,make
schedulechangesforsessionfour
AUGUST
2 Monday finaldaytodropcourseswithagradeofW,
changefromcredittoaudit
6 Friday sessionfourends,residencehallsclose/semesterends
9 Monday allgradesareduebynoon
1999
SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS
12345 123 1234567
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9101112 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 91011121314
91011 12131415 13141516171819 11121314151617 15161718192021
16171819202122 20212223242526 18192021222324 22232425262728
23242526272829 27282930 25262728293031 293031
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Glossary 7
GLOSSARY
—
Academic(Scholastic)load thetotalofsemesterhoursofcourseworkforwhichastudentis
registeredinasemesterorsummersession.
—
Admission writtenpermission,grantedbytheRegistrar,toregisterforcourseworkatNSU.
—
Auditor onewhopaysfeesandregistersforaclassorclassesasanobserveronlyandseeksno
creditforit. —
Curriculum anofficiallyapprovedcombinationofcourses,satisfactorycompletionofwhich
mayleadtoadegreeorothergoal.
—
Dismissal final termination, by properUniversity authority, ofastudent'senrollment inthe
University.
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Elective acoursecalledforinacurriculumwithoutspecificidentification;thestudent"elects"
thecourset—obetaken.Theareainwhichtheelectivemustbechosenissometimesspecified.
Major astudent'sprincipalareaofstudy,suchasEnglishornursing.
—
Minor astudent'ssecondaryareaofstudy.Somecurriculadonotrequirethecompletionofa
minor.
—
Prerequisite arequirementthatmustbesatisfied,oftenanothercourse,beforeastudentcantake
acourse.
QualityPoint—anumericalvalueassignedeachofthelettergradesAthroughF.ThegradeofA
isvaluedatfourqualitypointsforeachsemesterhourofcreditinthecourse.Bisthreepointsperhour,
Cistwo,andDisone.AgradeofFhasaqualitypointvalueofzero.Thesevaluesareusedincalculating
astudent's"gradepointaverage"andacademicstanding.
—
Registrar theUniversityofficialresponsibleforcompilingandkeepingsecuretheofficialrecords
ofeachstudent'sscholasticachievement.TheofficeinRoyHallisaprincipalsourceofinformation
andadvisementonmatterssuchasregistration,scheduling,andacademicstanding.
—
ResidenceRequirement arequirementthatstudentspursuingundergraduateorgraduatedegrees
atNSUmustearnaspecifiednumberofsemesterhoursinregularlyscheduledcoursework.Forthe
baccalaureatedegree,studentsmustalsoearnatleast12semesterhoursinthemajorfieldinupper-level
courses(numbered3000orabove)inresidenceatNSU.
—
Resignation astudent'svoluntaryterminationofenrollmentinallclassescarriedoutinaccordance
withUniversityprocedures.
—
Scholasticprobation statusofastudentwhoisnotdoingsatisfactoryworkinclassesasspecified
elsewhereinthisCatalog.
—
Semesterhour thenumericalvalueofacourseusuallybasedonthenumberofhoursspentin
theclassperweekinaregularsession.
—
Suspension temporarydenial toastudent, by properUniversity authority, ofpermission to
registerforclassesatNSU.
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Transferstudent onewhohasattendedanothercollegeoruniversitypriortoenteringNSU.
8 TheUniversity
THEUNIVERSITY
HISTORY
NorthwesternStateUniversityofLouisianastandsongroundthathasbeendedicatedtolearning
forwelloverahundredyears.PriortotheCivilWaraportionofthepresentcampuswastheproperty
oftheBullardfamilyofNatchitoches.Asearlyas 1856theBullardmansionwasinuseasaconvent
bytheReligiousoftheSocietyoftheSacredHeart.Thefollowingyearaschoolbuildingwaserected
attheconvent,andin1884thepropertywaspurchasedbythetownandparishofNatchitoches.Three
ofthefourgreatwhitecolumnsthatoncesupportedtheeastgableoftheBullardmansionstillstand
on"TheHill"andoftenserveastheunofficialsymboloftheUniversity.
ofteTahcheerSst.atAeLmeegimsblaetruroefbtyheAcLteg5i1sloaftu1r8e8,4LceroeaptoelddaCLaosupiasriia,noafSftearteedNtohremcaolnvSecnhtooslitfeorasthaepcraemppaurastifoonr
theSchoolwiththeanticipatedapprovalofthecitizensofNatchitoches.Theofferwasaccepted,and
from1885to1918theNormalSchoolofferedtwoyearsofstudyforthetrainingofteachers.Baccalaureate
programsweretheninaugurated,andtheStateConstitutionadoptedin1921changedthenameofthe
schooltoLouisianaStateNormalCollege.
Theresourcesandcurriculaof"Normal"grewsteadilytomeettheincreasinglydiverserequirements
ofLouisiana'sexpandingpopulation.In1944theinstitution'sexcellent.serviceinitsbroaderrolewas
accordedformalrecognitioninAct326oftheLegislature,whichchangeditsnametoNorthwestern
StateCollegeofLouisiana.
Northwesternmaintainedandstrengtheneditslongtraditionofleadershipinpublicserviceand
academicendeavorandbecame,in1954,thefirstcollegeunderthejurisdictionoftheLouisianaState
BoardofEducationtooffertheMaster'sdegree.TheSpecialistinEducationdegreewasfirstoffered
in1966.
OnJune 18, 1970,GovernorJohnJ.McKeithensignedthelegislativeactwhichbroughttheold
schoolitsgreatestdistinctionbychangingitstitletoNorthwesternStateUniversityofLouisiana.
In1980theoldcampusquadranglewherethecolumnsstandwasenteredintotheNationalRegister
ofHistoricPlacesunderthetitle"NormalHillHistoricDistrict."
In1984NorthwesternStateUniversitycelebrateditsCentennialwithlectures,concerts,socialevents,
andaneffectivefundraisingeffortthatestablishedtheCentennialDevelopmentFund.Inadditionto
themaincampusinNatchitoches,thepresentUniversityhaspermanentfacilitieslocatedinLeesviile
andShreveportandoffersinstructionatothercentersincentralLouisiana.
LOCATION
ThemainUniversitycampuscoversanareaofsome916acresimmediatelywestofNatchitoches,
Louisiana.Thecityisinthenorthwesternpartofthestateabout50milesnorthwestofAlexandriaand
75milessoutheastofShreveport,Louisiana'sthirdlargestcity.
Thecampus,encompassingrollingpinehillsandrichriverbottomland,isoneofthemostspacious
andattractiveintheSouth.Thenaturalbeautyofthesitedrewpeopletoiteveninprehistorictimes.
LongthehomeofamajorIndiantribeforwhichitwasnamed,NatchitocheswasfortifiedbytheFrench
in1714asanoutpostoftheirNewWorldempirefacingSpanishTexastothewest.Thecitytodaytakes
prideinitsstandingastheoldestpermanentsettlementintheentireLouisianaPurchaseTerritory.Although
thefiresofCivilWarscarredtheCaneRiverCountry,Natchitochesescapedrelativelyunharmed,and
manytracesofitscolonialandantebellumheritagesremain.
Nowacityofabout25,000,Natchitocheshasanexcellentsystemofpublicschools,numerous
churches,alargemodemhospital,andaprogressivemunicipalgovernment.Situatedonthebanksof
thebeautifulCaneRiver,Chaplin's,andSibleylakes,andlyingintheheartofLouisiana'slakeand
forestcountry,thecityrightlymaybedescribedascolorfulandunique.
TheNursingEducationCenterinShreveportat 1800LineAve.istheresidentialcampusforthe
DepartmentsofUndergraduateStudiesinNursingandGraduateStudiesandResearchinNursing.The
NursingEducationCenteriscomposed ofinstitutional facilities including instructional areas and
