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Mid-1890s-The campus consisted offive buildings along the brow of the hill: (left to right) the Experiment Slation director's

residence

,

model

bam,

president's residence, Experiment Station, and south wing of Old

Maio

.

19M-Aerial view of Utah State University campus, which has more than 100 major buildings located on 400 acres.

-2

II

Catalog

Inf

ormatIon

All st:l.tcmcnlS herein arc true and correct as of the time of

public:

uion

.

USU

reserves the

righllO make any

nI.:edful changc:.-s,

deletions.

or

rt:\;sions

it

deems

necessary from time to lime

.

Students and facu

l

ty will

be

so informed through nonna.! c

h

an-nels.

II

i

s

the

studt'fIt's ob

li

gat

i

on

to ascenai

n

curren!

rules,

regulations, fct.

"S,

and

requirements.

Course

Descriptions

Course::

descriptions

in

this

Gnalog arc an

overview and

generally reflect

what

will

be

taught

, but

students shoul

d

nOt

rdyo

n them as

a

guarantee of

what

thcywiJl

be

taught

in

a gi~'Cn

quarter

.

Waiver

o

f

Risk

So

m

e

classes

wilh

in

lhe

U

ni

versify

i

n

vo

l

ve

some ris

k

a

nd

some

may a

l

so

im"Olvc

travel

.

TIl

e

University

provides

these

classes on

a

VOl

untary basis,

and students

o

u

ght

not

panicipau:

in

them

iflh(

:y

do nO! care

to

assume the risks

.

Students ought to

inqui

re as t

o

possible ri

sks

a class or major

may generate.

and i

f

they

arc no

t

willing

10

assume

me

risks,

tJlt:y shouldn'l

select

that d3.'iS

o

r

major

. B

y

volunl

arily participating in these

types

of

activitk

-s

,

me s

lUdc..""flt

agrc..-es not

to hold USU

o

r its

staff liable

.

Equal

Oppo

rtunJ

ty/

AfIlrmatlve

Act

ion

Utah

St

ate Unh'Cl"Sity is

committed t

o

providing equal

educa

-t

ional and

empl

o}mcnt

opponunity

regardl

ess

of

race

,

sex

,

co

l

or

, religion,

national origin

, marital or parental

S

t

a

lu

s,

ph

ysi

-c

al

or

mental handicap

,

or age. Equal opponunity applk-s 1

0

all

aspc::clsof empl

oy

me

nt: recruiting,

hiring. training

,

benefits, and

salary.

Equal educational opponunities

include admi1>Sion,

access

to

course

offerings.

financial

assi

stance

,

housing,

and

extr.l

curri<;ular

aClivitic..'s.

Priva

cy Righ

ts

I

n

compl

iance

with me

Family Education Rights and

Pri

...

.Iq'

Act

of

1

974,

Utah

Slate University has

developed

poliq'

guide

-lin

es

wit

h respccllO the right

s

of

eligible stu

de

nts

and parents

uf

dc..-pcndent

el

igible

slUdents

to

giye

access

to

t

he cduC:llion

rc..

-cord. Fo

r more infomlalion

co

ntact

me

Office

o

fth

c

Regis

t

ra

r.

llrAiI STAn: UNI¥ER.sny OUlJ£Tt.~

USPS 6S42-6OQO

Ulah SI~tc Un;,~r.;'I)· Rul ... in. "olumc: 116. N"mbo.."1" 5, A"gtUI. 1986. t..sm-d eighl

limo !""arty ~I 1.ogar\. Utah 84j22·9900. month!)· in

Juty, Augusl

. So::ptcmbcr. Octohc:, and joint ;"-""'0 InJanuary/Fcbnwy. MarchI April. M~Y/J"""'. N,wcrnbcr/ Dttt-mbo:r S«ontJ·cw.. ~

rWd:at 1..og:I.n

. Utah. Gltl-I!l5M/PDPIII}

1888

-An

th

o

n

H. lU

Dd

(to

p left) authored the

l

und Ad

,

which

e

nabled th

e

foundlog of

Utah

State

University.

1

9l8-A

l the

lime of

th

e

Semiceotennlal,

Lund

Hall

(na

m

ed

for Anth

on H

.

Lund

)

was the only dormit

ory

on

ca

mpus

.

It

continued

as a

women's dorm for several

decades

,

then became

a "foot

ball

dorm" housing male

athletes.

1980s-

ln recent years, lund

Hall has housed the Center

for Atmospheric and Space Sciences (CASS).

In the p

ic-ture alleft (also

s

hown In color on the front

co

v

e

r)

.

USU

scientists prepare

a

satellile 10 be launched lo space.

Contents

4

Calendar

107

English

6

Utah

State

University Approaches Centennial

III

Family and Human Development

8

Entering Utah State University

114

Fisheri

es a

nd Wlldlife

8

Admissions and R

ecords

116

Forest Resources

8

Admission

Rc.

:q

u

ire

m

cnts

120

Geology

II

Individualizing

the

B

acala

Uf

c-

.lle

Dt:gree

122

Health

,

Ph)'!ilcal Education and Recreation

12

Tuition and

O

th

e

r

Fees

12,

History and Geograp

h

y

1

4

Rc.

:

gi

S

lralion

and Credits

134 Hom

e Eco

nomics and

Co

nsumer

Education

1

6

Co

urse

N

umbering

System

137

Industrial Technology and Education

1

7

Course: Prcfi

x<."S

142

InstructlonaJ Technology

1

8

Grad

in

g

Policy

14,

Intensive EngLish Language InStitute

18

University Smoking Policy

146

~dscape

ArchItecture and Environmental

I, Undergraduate Requirements

Planning

I

'

Gc:ncral Education

148

tangwtges and Philosophy

22

Academic Service Offices

1'2

Mathematics

23

Upper

Divis

ion

RequirementS

I"

MechanJcaI Engineering

23

Graduation Requirements

I"

MilJtary

Science

26

Special Programs

160

Music

26

Honors I"rog.r2m

164

Nutriti

on

and Food

Sc

i

e

n

ces

27

V0C2lional

-

tl..

'Chni

cal

EdUl

."3.

l

lon

168

Physics

2.

Area Sl

udi

("S

170

Plant

Science

28

Cultural Exchange

1

72

Political Sctence

28

Disabkd

SC

ud

e

n

l Cenle

r

17'

Psycho

l

ogy

28

Ge

neral Rt:gisu

"

,u

ion

178

Range Science

2.

Inl

emship

/

Coopenl

i

ve Edul.--ation

Program

180

S«ondary

Education

2,

Learning Assistance

Program

18

3

SocIology. SodaI Work and Anthropology

30

Reserv

e

Officers

Tr.tining

Programs

188

SOU

Scie

n

ce

and Blometeorology

'0

SI

LEX

Prognm

1

90

Special Education

30

5p<.'t:ia

l

Ce

rtifi

ca

le

P

rograms

1'3

Theatre Arts

'0

5p<.'Ci

al

Sc:rviccs

196

Cooperative NUt'Sing Program

30

Women's

Studies

31

C

Ou.EGES AND

DEPARTMENI'S

1'

7

OTIIER

UNIVE

RSITY

C

OMPONENTS

32

Co

ll

ege of AgricuJture

199

UnJve

rslry Ubrary

and Learning R

esources

34

College of Business

Progr.un

37

College of Education

200

Graduate Studies, Schoo

l of

>9

Co

llege

of Engineering

200

Summer

Quaner

43

Co

lleg

e

of FamUy LIfe

201

Student Services

.,

Co

ll

ege of

Humaniti

es,

Arts

and Social Sciences

202

Financial

A

i

d and Scholarships

47

College of Natural Resourc

es

213

Interatllegiat

e

AthletiCS

-

M

en

4.

Co

llege

of Sc

i

ence

2

14

lnteratlleglate Athletics

-

WomeD

51

Accountancy

.

School of

2

15

U

niversity Extension

'3

AdminJstratlv

e

Syst

e

ms and Business Educatinn

21,

University R

esearch

'7

Aerospace Studies

223

Inte

rnatinnal Programs and Studies

,.

Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering

225

University Relations

61

Agricultural Education

225

USU

IX-"dopment Office

63

Anlmal

,

DaIry and Veterinary

Sciences

225

U

nivcrsity Alumni

Association

6.

Applied Statistics

225

Univcrsity Information

Services

71

Art

226

U

ni

versily

Publications

Edi

t

ors

"

Biology

226

Affirmative Actlon/Equal Opportunity Programs

81

Busin

ess Administration

8,

Chemistry and Biochemistry

227

ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY

87

Civil and Environme

ntal

Engineering

90

Communication

228

Utah State

Board

of R

e

gents

'2

Communicative Disorders

228

USU

Institutional

Co

uncU

.,

Com

put

e

r

Science

228

Administration

'7

Economics

229

Depanments of lnstnJctlon

101

Electrical E

ngineering

230

Faculty and Professional Staff

4

Calendar

1986-87

1986

St.

-Pl

c

m

bc

r

26,27

St

:

pt

embc:

r

29

Nov

ember

26,27,2

8

De

ce

m

be

r

2,

3

.4,5.

8

Dt.

"C

cmber 8

De

c

embe

r

9

De

ce

mber 10,

1 1,12

1987

J

an

uary 5

January

19

M

;JJc

h

6.9.

10

,

11

,

1

2

Mar

c

h 1

2

Mar

c

h 1

3

Mar

c

h 1

6

,

1

7

,

1

8

1987

M

a

r

ch 24

Ma

y 22

,

26,27

.

2

8

,

29

Ma

y2S

May 29

June

I June 2,3.4

Jun

e

5,6

1987

Jun

e

8

·

1

9

Jun

e

22

Jul

y 3

Ju

l

y 2

4

AugUSt 14

August 1

7·2

1

FaUQua

rl

er

New s

tudent

o

rientati

o

n

C

lasses

begin

Thanksgi

vi

ng break

NO-Il."S1

days

Last da

y of

cl

asses

Im

e

rim da

y

'

Final examinations

W

i

n

ter

Quart

er

Clas.~s tx.'gin

H

o

liday

(

Human Rights

/

M

a

rtin

Luther IGng,)r. Da

y)

No-test

days

Last

da

y of

classes

I

n

t

e

rim

day'

Final

e

xaminati

o

ns

S

prin

g

Quari

er

C

la

o;ses begin

NO-lest

days

H

o

l

i

d2

y

(

M

e

m

o

rial Da

y)

Las

t

da

y

of

classes

Interim day' Final CJW11inalions

Graduati

on

S

u

m

m

er Q

u

a

rt

er

Pn:scssion

C

la

s

sc,

·s

Ix'gi

n

H

oliday

(

Indepe

n

de

n

c

e

Da

y)

H

o

l

i

da

y (

Pio

n

e

e

r Day

)

Q

uan

er ends

Pos

l.SCSSion

Fall

at

USU b

rings resp

le

ndent colo

r on the wooded cam

·

pus, Cache ValIc=y

,

and Wasatch M

ountains. It

is

a

bea

uti

-ful

setting fo

r

classes

,

football season

,

concerts

,

and

ho

mecoming.

Winte

r

quarte

r and

s

now bring some

of the country's

most bea

utiful scene

ry and the opponunlty fo

r

downhill

aDd

cross-country

skUng

,

snowmobiling,

skating,

and

tubing.

1987

Scplcmbcr

25,26

September

28

Novembe

r 25.26,27

Dect:mbc:r

1

,

2,3,4,7

t:k:ccmber

7

Decc:mber 8

Dttcmbcr

9,10,11

1988

January

4

February 15

March 4,7,8.9,

10

Marcil

10

March

II

Mar

c

h 14

,

15

,

1

6

1988

Mar

ch

22

May 20,23,24,25,26

May 26

Mar 27

M:ty30

May

31,)unc

1

,2

June

3,4

1988

June

6-17

June

20

Jul

y4

July 25

August 12

August

15·

1

9

'Trow"r.~ IO~. 'NoclaMaor !~on ttu..(by

FaUQunrter

Nt:w

smdcnt oricnlat

i

on

Oassc:s

begin

Thanksgiving bn

.'

ak

No-tCSl

days

t:.lst

day

of classes

Interim

day'

Final examina

ti

ons

Winter

Quarter

C1assc..-s

Ix-gin

H

oliday (Pres

id

ents

Day)

NO-lb.

days

las(

day of classes

Inlerim

day'

Final

examinations

Spring Qlu'rter

Classes b<:gin

No-test

days

Last

day of

da..'iSc..'S

Interim

day'

H

o

lida

y

(Memorial

D:l.Y)

final cxamin:llions

Graduation

Summer Quarter

Prcscssion

C

l

ass

c

."S

Ix-gin

Holida

y

(Independence Day)

Holiday (Pioneer Oay

)

Quancr

cnd~

PoslSc

ss

i

on

Trees bloom

aU

over

campus

in

the

spring

bringing

a new

quaJ1er of study, a calendar

of special activities, and the

culmination

of

the academic

year

with graduation

in

J

unc.

The

warmth of

summer draws students

outside for lunch

o

r

an

Ice cream cone or into surrounding recreatlonaJ

areas for backpacking,

rock

climbing, camplng,

waterski-ing, and hlking.

6

Utah State University

Approaches Centennial

This

1

986-88

(:~ualog

covers a hislOric

pcriod

for

Utah

Slate

Univcrsily-a centennial celebration

.

The

centennial

obser

-vance

will

offidallylx.-gin with Founders Day

,

March

8, 1987 and

conclude

with

commt.'Tlccmcnl in

June

1988

.

Cenlcnniai

Founders

D~y-March

8

,

1988-

marks the

onc

hundredth

:mnivcrsary

of the

passage

of the lund Act by

th

e Utah

U:gis

l

atu

r

c

.

The s

igning

of the Morrill Land

Gram

Act by Prcsidcm

Abraham

Uncoln

in

1

862

sct the stage for the

establishment of

land

·

grJot colkgc.o;

thr

oughout

the

nation

.

The A

ct prO\ided

:

Ih~1 m., nlOllC)~,;o In''OI«I (from lhe.>ale 01

m.:

bnW. gramru In tho: a.:l) :;lull nJrulilmc a (XlJK"luaI fund ... ln.: in'ern! 0( which sh.>ll be ;",iolahly

appmpri:"~d. bycxh SUI" which ITl3)' l:ak" 2nd cl1.im!he b=die ohhis ICI.

10 lhe tndQo,!,mcnl, ... PVOn and "",;mcrutl1<T 01 >I ~ one coJlq,t<- ... "here the ~!1>It uhjo....-t :;lull he, ""thoot excluding Oilier scknti!ic and cla.Wcal

.'!udio, 2nd Including mllfwy IXIIcs. 10 loch weh b~ oftoming as

""' r.:lalC'd to .,-k:uhurc mel

m.:

medw'll" :u1.'i. in such man.,..,. 3.'l , ... 1~lIlurno(l""" Smo lID)' I'Op«li''"'I)' J>lU("rilx . ." order IOprumo!C" I ... I.txral and pnct~ C"duc:olion o(~ indu"'riale~ in the~.."... pumlilS

and~in~f,,'

Mr

.

Morrill clarified "branc

hes oflC'.tming rclat<..'(i

to agricul

.

ture

and mechanic::

artS"

by

stating

,

~ IlOI IlWltW bw: Irlldkallal Imtrueuon .. "" me, panmoIlnt oht<'<;l II ""3.'l1lOl "",,"kkd dUI :owirnltul"lll bhot-" in the 6dd!ohouki Ix pncticall)' la"Slh' "")' mOre IIwl tNt the mC"dwticaitraOo: 0( a CDpC"ntCT fX hIao.i<smilh ohould Ix I~UW>' Sa."OndIy. It ""211 a 1I1x1":l.1 educ:l.lion llul .. ....-; propooocd. Cbs.>loJ ~udio"Tn: nn. to Ix ""c-ludrd.'

In

Utah

,

I

k

prescntative

Anthon

H.

I.und introduced in

the

Ho

use: ofR<..-prcse:n

tatives:.l

bill

for

an act

to

establish an agricul

·

IUral college and experiment station

.

After

some discussion and

amendments,

the bill

W'.IS

passed by

bolh

House

s

and

sigm:d

by

the

governor on

Marc

h

8,

1

888.

Sc:

:

veral

Si

tes

in

Cache Valley were investigatcd

and

finall

y

onc

in

Logan

W'.tS choscn

"

upon the

sagebrush

and

wild

gras..~

1890-First

classes were held

In

the south

wing

of O

ld

Main.

covered

bench

of O

ld

I~e

Bonneville

,

high enough abovc

the

vaI",'y

to

provide

:.I

m:trvelous

view."

)

W

.

S

.

M

cCornick

sc:n'ed as

president

of

th

e

first Board

of

Trustecs

and

J.

W

.

&lnbom

wu

chosen

the rlfSt president ofthe

colkge

.

John

T

.

Caine, Jr.

,

wa~

sec

retary

of the

Board

and

a

member

of

the first

faculty;

he

was

still

a

member

of

the

bcul[}'

when

the semicentennial wasobscn'Cd

in

1938 (see

pictures

on

page 227)

.

When the

Universit

yopc

ned

its

doors

in Sc::plcmbcr

1890,

the

firsl

st

udent

to

enroU wa'i

a woman

-

Vendla BcrnlSOn.4

The

enrollmentlh

e

first

year

was

I 39-

I06malesand 33 femaks

.

ln

1986

Ihe

enrollment

is

approximately

12

,000 with

a

male

-female

I"lItio

of one

to

one

.

Pres

ident &lnbom

was among

the first

10

recognize the fac

t

that

enginecring musl

play an important

part in

thc

d<.. ...

'Clop

.

men!

of irrigation-in

the planning and construction of dams

,

canal~,

and

ditches. Since

that

time USU

has

developed an

exper

-tise: in

agricultural

e

ngin<..

"Cring

and irrigatiOn v.ttich

has

i>t.-cn

recogn

ized

worldwide

.

President Sanborn

also

CSlablish<..'(I

the

first school of commerce

W<..'St

of the MiSSissippi

and

the first

in

the

U

nit<..'d

States

to offcr

a

bac

helors degr<..

'C

.

USU

is

presently

comprised of

4'5

dqn

rtments

in

eight

academic colkgcs

and:l

school

of

graduate slooi<..

'S..

'Om~,ull C/obo< . .Inti ~,~ J·rh OmR"'S'", lH6I-2, App...."..iJl P }8l,

'1

S. Momll. "~IC aid 10 lhe United Sia":s Lmd·I!1""'"

w

t

lego.

"

:an

:.ddmi-S in

bdulf oflhe Uni",,"';lyo(VemlOfn IfK1 S!al~ Agricullul"lll Colkgc. <kli"ern! ," lh~ lull of Ihe 1I.q>n:!i<'nu,;'-a al Monlprller. Oclnb<:. 10. 188li. Quoted in Jo'" E.

Mld.~. The UI,"", SI"I~Asrl("UII"""1 0JI1cg;:. A UfsWT)'ol Rfl)' Y..-s, I)cSCfCl N., ... l'ros,:..:.Jll.ak.,OIy,UI:lh, 1938,p IS

'Mlcb. A 1141{}'),01 Rlry I'ffln, p. 24 _

'I)

.

Thelma ~dh ..

·

'1I

.

a l1lugtnc. 0f,his

r.,..,.,.

Studenl. m,ghllmJlWl8"s a. USU lOr neatly 50 Y"' .... Aho an accomplhh<.-d nlll..;dan. Or Fogclherg appc:tred on the UnJ.-c"';Iys!oCmkrnl.·nnlal

program

3.'l a piano

solol

"

.

189S-Foundeni Day Celebration on

the

Quad.

".

"

Presidemsofthe

U

ni

versity

following President Sanborn havc

mduded:

j

oshua

1-1

.

Paul

,

josc.:ph M. Tanner, Williarnj. Kerr

,

john

.

-\.. Widtsoe

,

E

.

G.

Peterson, Franklin

S.

Harri

s,

toui

s

L

Madsen

,

Henry

Aldous Dixon

,

Daryl Ch:I.SC

,

Gle

n

L

Taggart, and

Stanfo

rd

Caz

i

er.

The

Agricultural

t-:xperiment

S

tati

o

n I)(.'gan operation in

18

90

eve

n before the

col

lt

:ge

opened its doors

t

o s

tud

en

t

s,

and Exten·

s

i

o

n

o

riginat

ed

in

1896

with an appropriation to the

co

ll

ege

to

hol

d

a fumler's in

s

titute

I

n

eac

h

county annually

.

Through the

years USU

h

as con

tinu

e

d to emphasize teach.ing,

rescarch

,

and

e

xtension

.

The i

nst

illJlion

was

init

ial

l

y

known

as Ag

ri

c

ultural

College

of

U

tah, l

ate

r becoming

U

tah

Sta

t

e

Agricu!tur,tl

Co

lleg

e.

In rc.:cog

-nition

of

th

e expan

ding nature

o

f the

inst

itution

,

the

s

tate l

egis.

I

:

llure designated a narne

change

to

U

tah

S

t

ate University

in the

spring of

1957

.

USU's Board of

Trustees

was ft

.-

placed by a

State

Board

of

Regents,

which governs the

Utah sta

t

e system

of high

cr

t.--duca

-lion. and

an

Inslilution.ai

Cou

n

ci

l

,

r

c.'SpOnsible specifically

for

U

SU

.

The

Sla

t

e Iknrd ofRt.'gems

has the r

espons

ibili

ty

for

state·

wide

master planning f

o

r higher education

, assignme

nt of roit.-s

to

the

sc. ....

'Cral institu

ti

ons

in the

sta

t

e !I")'S

t

em. and com

r

ol of

opera

t

ing and capi

t

al

budgets

fo

r the institutions

.

The In

stitu-tiona

l

Council

has

th

e

responsibility for

implemen

tin

g

the

1ss

igned r

o

l

es,

including th

e appo

intmt."flt

of

personnel

and

th

e

e

nactmem

of

rui(.-s and

governing

rq~ul:lIions.

USU

i

s acc

r

e

dit

ed

b

y

the

Nort

hw

t."S

t

Associat

i

o

n

ofScco

nd

ary

.lIld

High

e

r

$(:hoo

l

s and is

listt."d by

othe

r accrediting agencies

I

ncluding

th

e

fOllowing

:

AmericlO

A.'iscmb

l

y

of

Co

llegiat

e

Sc

h

ools of

Bu

siness,

National

Co

uncil for the Ac

crt.--d

itati

on o

f

Teacher Education, Accreditation

l

lou

d

for Engineers and

Technology,

Co

un

ci

l

of Professional Dt:vclopment

o

f Americ

a

n

Home EconomiCS

A.o;socta

lion

, Society o

f American Foresters,

Am

eric-,ltl C

hemklll

Sockty,

American Spcech·l..anguage

-

Hearing

1

~91S-Quaner

CcnttnnW pageant.

II" . . .

-•

-Associa

t

ion-Educational

Training Bran

c

h

,

American

Socie

t

yof

Landscape

Architects,

Nalio

n

al League

of

Nurs

ing

Acc

r

edi

ting

Service,

Na

t

iona

l

A.~iation

of Schoo

l

s of

Musi

c

,

American

P!.1

·c

h

o

log

ica

l

Association, Cou

n

cil on Social

Work Edu

ca

t

ion,

a

nd

U

tah

Sla

te Board

of

Vocational Educ-J.tion

.

[t

is

a member of

the American

Council

on Education and the National As,socia

-lion of Sta

t

e U

ni

versi

ti

cs

and l.and

·grant Co

Ul'gCS

.

USU

i

s

on th

e

accq>

t

e

d li

s

t ofthe A.'iSOCiation

of

American Universities and of

th

e

American

Assoc

iation

o

f University Women.

U

tall

S

tat

e U

n

lvcrsl

t

y

is definitely

into th

e

space

age

as

It

co

nclud

es

its first

ce

ntury and

prq)a.rt.

'S

t

o

launch the

.second

ce

ntury

. USU

has had

m

o

r

e expe

riments

acc

q

)ted

and

carried

o

ut

in

the

Nat

ion

a

l

Aeronautics and

Space

Administration

(NASA) Space S

huttle program than

any

o

ther univcrsit

y.

In

addition

10

impo

nant professional pro;C

ctso

f

USUscien

t

ists

and

engineers

, 28 expe

rim

ents

ha

ve been

designed and constructed

by

USU

undergrJ.duatt.

"S..

More

student experimt."flts continue in

IlllriOUS

stages of

prq)a.r.lIion

.

Dr.

Mary

C

It:a

\'C,

who

holds

two

graduatc

dt.-gret."S

from USU.

flew

as an astronaut i

n the

orbite

r

Atl:i.ntis

in

NOl'Cmber of

1985

. U

t

all's firs

t

astronaut

,

Dr

.

Don

L

Und

,

wi

ll

join

the

fucultyofUtah Sta

t

e Unh-crsityasa

professor

of

physics

a

t

the

bc.-ginning

of t

h

e

1986

fu

ll

quarter

. USU

is t

aking

significant Stt.-p5

toward

the training

of

t

omorrow's space e

ngi

-neering

fuc

ult

)'

During the past five

)1..""arS,

USU sc

i

ent

i

sts

have

bee

n \.\'Orking

for NASA

t

o

dt.

.... ·

clopv.1rietiesofwht.'2t that

t.""2Il

grow

in space

,

10

provide food

fo

r space tf:I\"cIers

and co

l

on

i

zers.

Th

is

qut.'St is

conduc

l

ed

under

condit

i

ons

that mirror the

e

n

vi

ronm

e

nt of

an

Orbiting space s

tat

ion or a co

l

o

n

}' on

(he moon

. C

lul

'S

arc also

he

in

g

pro\'lded

abo

Ul h

ow

wheat yields might be

impro\,t.--d o

n

earth

.

Pictures in th

is ce

ntennial

cata

log reflect the pr

og

r

ess of

the

firs!

hundr

e

d

years

at

U

tal

l

State

U

niversity

.

No one kn

ows

what

the

seco

nd

ce

ntury

will bring

,

bu

t there

a

rc

s

ur

e

to

be

c

h

anges-exciti

ng

c

hang

es

.

8

Entering Utah State University

Admissions and Records

Ass~u.nt

Vice President fOf" Sluden! Services and

Director:

Bill Sampson

Office

in)unipcr

Lounge

,

Taggart

Student Center

Associate Diredor:

L}TIn

J.

Poulsen

Assistant Director: Evan).

So

renson

Registrar: Olarlcs L Olson

The

Office of Admissions and

Records

pcrfonus

the following

~cademic

services

:

I

.

At/mission

of

S

tluh

mts

:

/ interviews

prospccli~'c

students

;

(:mlua!!.."!> credent

ial

s;

processes records

.

2

.

Registration

:

prc.

:

parcs registration material

:

conducts

r(.'gL<;trallon.

3. Records ami RlfJOT1s:

p

r

occ.."SSI.."S course changes

;

issues

scholarship

rt-port

s and rt:<:ords

for

graduation

;

processes tran

-.scripts

:

maintains

index

of approvt:d

courses;

and

prepares

reportS for

l

oc-ai,

Slale

,

and n:l.lional agcnck-s.

-4

Scheduling

;

pn

:

parcs class scht.."dules; assigns

COUTSl.-S

10

classrooms

:md

bbor:ltorics

.

5

.

Velt!TlmS

Alfain

:

certifies

,

reports

,

:md

advises

U.S.

Vt:tcr:ms and qualified dependents

rdative to tnining

and ed

u

·

ot

iona!

benefits

.

6

.

U,uk-rgrrl(lll(lte Grrl(llmtio,,

:

processes

applicatiOns

,

veri·

fies completiOn of Universiry

re(luiremcm .... o

rders and distri

·

butes diplomas, and

maintairn;

gnuJuatiOfl

records

.

7

.

Resfdem

.

y

:

cou

nsels

students on

the

state's

residenq

'

laws

.

Processes and e..'V'J.luales

residency appliotions

and

advi

ses

appli

o

nts

of

their

StaIUS.

Admission Requirements

U

tah

Stale University has

an

opcn

admission policy'

for Utah

bigb scboolgrrl(lll(lll'S

when

minimum

standards

arc met

;

how

·

ever

,

some

de..'Panments may

of

ne<

:

cssity

be

required to limit

enrollments

.

Set:

me applioble dcpanmcnta!

or colkge section

in this

C:U2.log or contaet

the de..'Panment

or collt:ge

directly

for

specific admissions infomlat!on

.

II

is

me responsibility

o

f me

Student

to be

infomled of

rules

and

rt."gUlations

concerning

admis.'iion as the..,- apply

10

his

or

her

acceptance into a

program

ofstudy

.

Students

are

encouraged

10

lake

high

school courses

that

will

prt:pare them

for SlICCCS/l at Utah State Uni\,ersily.

To

be

admit

·

ted in

good

standing a sludent

must have a predicted

colk-ge

grade point average

of C

or

higher

O\·cra.!l

,

in English

composi·

lion

,

and in mathematics. Thc.'iC predicted GPA's arc based

on

high

school

grades and ACT

SCOrL'S.

Those who do nOI meet

these pcrfomlance

standards

al admission

will

be

registered in

'tk:ginnin~ falilluan~r 1987. 1M OJ"'n .1imIWOn poticy", U,;oh Sm~ UnM:~ly

,,;11 be: dl<iConllnuc:d. Admi:lMon.o.he Univt'rsi.)· will be: <kpcmk:m on <kmon·

strolled conlJ><'.~nclcs<kl~rmlnc:d by a rormub b",'lCdon u,." Ct>n1binc:d !leorn In

,he ~:nwl<oh, nulflcnu.ic:5. IUlut31 ,;ckncr, :uwJ soci>.! scicncr sec.ions

or

the AmcriC2fl Collrgr TCM (Act') and !he high school V_des camc:d In Inc- same

.whitt.

am.;

Gt.-neral

Rc,

.'

gislr;uion rather

th;,m

in

thcirchoscn

majOr ullIiI Lhe..

1'

have

taken

n ..

·quisi

te

reme..-dial work.

U

lah

Stale University accq)ts

f

o

r

admission

,

withOUl

R-gard 10

race

,

color

,

c

r

et.-d,

sell:.

or national Origi

n

,

Students who satisfy

the admission

s

tandanis.

A student is

admittt.-d to

the

Un

i\,ersily

on the basis of ;,m

offici

al

applkatlon (which includes

transcripts

of

credit

fr

om

each

school prt.'Viously;tttended)

,

a

120

nonrefundable applica

·

tlon fee

,

and

ACT scort.'S

when

applicablc

.

Astudenl entering for

the

first

lim

e

may

be

admiue..'d by the above

proce.."dure

or by

requesling that

the ACT Corporat

ion send

his

or

her

scores to

USU

.

(Sec Freshman Admission.)

Applic-.uion for

admi

ssion

and

credentials

from

sc

hool

s

pre

-viously

allcnded should

be

received

not

later

than

one month

before

the

beginning of a

quaner

.

Testlng.

All

freshmen

,

including

transfcr

students with less

than

45

quaner hours of credit, must

present the resull

S

of the

Americ-.m C.olk-ge Testing

Program

Examination

(ACT) as pan

of

their

appli

c

ation for admission

t

o

the

Univcrs

ity. The tb1

scores

must be

SC!nt

dln!ct1yto the

University

through the

Records Department, The American CoUege Testing

J>ro.

gram, P.O. Box

451,

I

owa

City,

Iowa

52240.

Freshman Admission

A s

tudent

cmering college

for thc

firsl

time

may apply for

admls.. .. lon by rt.'qut..'"iCing

that me

ACT Corporation send

his

or

her scores

to

USU or

by

complcting an application for admission

S

ince the

ACT Is

requircd for

admission

to

mOSI aodemic

prog.rams

,

the

eask'St way

to

apply

is to request mat the

ACr

r

ecord be s('"nt to USU

.

The

procedure

is as

foUov.'S

:

I

.

A

studcnltakes

the ACT preferably

late

in the junior

year

or early in

the

scnioryear of

high

school

and requests

thai

the

S(

:

o

re..

'S

be SCnt

to

Usu.

2

.

Upon

re..

'C

cipt

of

the ACT

scores,

me

record

is

examine..-d

and

an

admi

... sion

decision is made

according

to the

fol

·

lowing

criteria

:

a

.

Graduates of Utah

high

schools arc admiUe..-d

to

an

aodcm

ic colk-ge

if

their

predicted

coU

t.'gc grade

point a\'erage

(GPA) is

salisfactory

,

orto

Genera.!

Reg

-istration

if

it

is detcnnined

thai they may

benefit from

additional

help ;,md advising

.

b.

Records

of

gr.ldualcs of

non

-Utah

high

schools

whose:

predicted

GPA i

s less

than

satisfactory will

be

required

to submit

the regular appliotion for

admissiOn which

indudt'S a

120

app

lie..'3.tion

fcc and

a

high

school

transcript

.

When the

admission

decision

is

made

, a

permit to

register will

be

s('"nt

10

the student

.

3

.

When

the siudent

receives the permit

10

register, he

o

r

she

will verify

the

intent

10

register by

returning the

verifk

'3.t

ion

form and a

120 application

fee. This fet' is

nonrefundable

and

should

be submitted by personal

check

or money

order

.

Early Admission

.

A

high school

slOdcnt

who has compleled

his or her junior

yt.-ar

and mainlained a

superior

scholastic

record may

be

gnnted special consideration for admissi

o

n. An

applicant must salisfy

dIe

foUowing requirements.

Submit an official appli

ca

t ion and the

c

redentials

required

of entering frcshmc.:

n

.

2.

Submil k'tters of

approv.a.l

and

recommendation

from:

a.

Supcrintmdt:nt or principal

b.

Parent or guardian

;

.

P1'l."SC:t1t a

transcript

which shows high school GPA

.

An applicant

who is

not

a

high

school graduate may

be

admiued by

presenting satisfactory evidence of ability to

do

university

work. This evide

n

ce

may

be demOlt'ilr.lted by scores

on

the American

College Test

in

g

Program

(ACf)

and the

General

Education Ix:vclopment Tc.."St

(GED)

.

(Students in

this

C".uegory

include those whose high

school

class has

grndu:ncd

and

those

over the age of

1

8

.

)

GeneraJ Registration.

Sludems who do

nOt qualify

for

enrollment into one oftheacademiceollc..-ges

maybe

enroUed

in

General Rc..-gi

s

ttation.

These

students include Utah residc..-nts

wh

o have

graduated from high school with

less than

a satisfac

-tory

predicted GPA

,

non

·

Utah residents who ha\

'

e graduatc.."d

from

high

school with

less

than a satisf.lClOry predicted GPA

,

u"

.rnsfe

r

students from other

ilt'ititutionsofhigher learning

with

less than

a 2.2 GPA

, and former USU students seeking

readmis·

si

o

n with k'SS than a 2

.0 GPA.

A remedial course of

mathe rna ties

and/

or English

may

be requi

r

ed of students

whose predicted

college perf

o

rmance indicales a deficiency in

~

sub;ccts.

-&11(

:

n a studc..'fIt has sati.sfic..-d

r

emedial

course

requirements

and

hasdemorl$ltated

abililY

10

maintain a 2

.

0 GPA

,

that student

may appl)'

for admission to an academi

c

(;OlIege and

department

through the

Dircctor of General

R(-giSltation.

Regular co

ll

c..-ge

admissions c..-valuation

procedures will then

be

made, and

if

there

art.· no admissions

restrictions

,

the

student will

be

admitted

to the

dq>artmc..'fIt of

his

or

her

choice.

Advanced Placement.

USU

participatcs in

a

program

of

arn'llflced placemenl

for slUdenL'i

whn graduate from high

school and prescnt Advanced

Placement

ex;unination scores

.

StudenL'i

may receive 12

crc..-dits

and

advanced p

l

acement for a

c

omposite score of 5

.

4

,

or 3 on each Advanced

Placement

examination.

Credlt

by Examlnatlon.

Students

may

be

pcrmiued to

obtain

university

c

r

edit by passing examinations

dc.."Signed for

this purpose:

.

This privilege is

intended to

mc:lSure information

and

training

gained

from

practical experience

thaI

may

be

(;On·

siderc.."d

the

cquivaJent

of

the experience

and

training

received

by students in an organized (;Ourse given

in the

University. A

student ma),

recci\ft:

credit

by

examination for

any

course

if

the

department

agrees

to

allow

the credit and do

the

examining.

Applicat

ion forms for

permission

to

take

special

examinations

art"

available in

the Records

Office

.

Crc.."dits eamc..-d by

spc..-cial examination cannot be

used

for

satisfying

the

r

equirenlents

for a graduale d<.-gree

nor used to

mct:t the

resident

requir

emem

for graduation

.

CLEP General Exams.

Up 10 46 credits

may be acquired

through

th

e Colkge

u.-vel

Exami

n

at

i

on

Pla

ceme

nt

(CLEP)

general

exanlinat

ion

s

.

Th

ese c

redit

s

may

be

u

sed

t

o

filJ general

educat

ion

requiremenL'i,

b

ut

are not designed to mc..-et .specific

course

rc..

"quiremems

.

CUP Subject Exams. Man)'

o

f the CLEP subject examina·

tions aTe al

so

a

<.'C

epted as equivalent 10 spedfic courses. For a

complete li

st

0(

examinati

o

ns a

c

c:eptc.."d and scores

necc:ssat}

'

to

receive C

rroil, inquire al th

e

Testing or Admissions offi

c

es.

Credit for MlIJt.ary Service.

The University lTl2)'gmu credi

t

to

stul..lents currently enro

ll

ed at

the

University "Who

have

scn'c.."d

in the armed

forc

es.

Applications

for

credit

aTt: made b)'

submit

·

ting

the DD214 form

10 the

Office

of

Admissions.

Vetera

n

s'

Educational Benefits.

Vetcran~

o

r

qualified

dependent:. of

disablc..-d

o

r

deceased veterans who may be eligi

.

ble

for

Veterans Educational

BcnefiL~

should

cOntact

the

Office

of Veterans Affairs

.

o

r

tcl("hone 750

·

1

102 for

information co

n

-cerning

their c.."ducational

benefi

t

s. Veterans or eligible

dt:pend-enlS

must make application

for

admission and be matriculated in

a

degree

progrnm

.

Transfe

r

Student Admission.

The Uni\ft:rsiry

does not grant

c

ollcgiate (

'

redit

for

high

schoo

l

work in t:xcess of

graduation

requirements.

TI".mscripts

of

credil must accompany applica·

ti

o

ns f

o

r admission .... +ten submitted

by

students

who have

atlend("d other collegiale

institutions.

Transcripts submittc.."d

for

admission oc

-c

ome

the

propcny of

the

University and

an:

not

returnc..-d. Trtmscrlplsjrom till i'lSlillltiO'1S previollsJyattf?1uJe(/

(In'reqllirrxl.

AI it

s

discrelion

Ihe

U

nh'ersity rna)' ac

cc..'Pt transfer

c

r

edit

from accrc..-dited and nonac..'Cn."dited institutions

and

misccl

-lanc..'Ou

s

sour

c

e$. Thc..-se ma

)' include

:

( I

)

a<.U'edited institutions

,

(2

)

foreign universities

.

(3) U

.S.

rnililary credit f

or

approved job and edUC".1I

ional

experiences

.

(

4

) c

redit byexamination

. (

5)

miscdlancoussources:

intern

·

ships

, nontradilionallcarning

el(perienccs

.

'11c

follOwing

<''V'.lluation criteria for

accc..'Ptancewili be usc."d:

(I

)

accreditation status

of the institution.

(2)

r

ccogn

i

zed

national

standards

published by the American

Associa

ti

on of

Collt:giate

Registl"04rs and

b)'

tilt:

Americ-.m Counc

il

on

Educa-tion.

(3) guidelines

given by the

State Boa

r

d of

Regents

(including

guidelincs for

CLE

P

and

AP

c

redit

)

,

(4)

n..'COm

·

mendalion

s

given by variou

s unh'

ersity

units having

appro

·

priate

academic competence

.

including

: Faculty

Senate

.

1..'01

·

Ic..-ge and dc.."artmental curriculum

e

ommill('t.'S.

Utah Slate

Unh-crsity

docs

not

acn"t

transfer credit from

nonacl..Tc..'i.lited inSiitutions

in those

c..'3SCS

where

USU

lack.'i

an

academi

c

unit

to c..'V'.lluate

such

uansfer cn.."dits..

In

:ldditi

o

n

10 meeting minimum

university

admissions

re·

quirements ofa cumulati\'t: 2

.

0 grade point a\

'

erage o

r

belter

,

students

who tr.msfer to Utah Slate Uni\ft:rsity

will

be

rcqu

irc..-d

to m(

-et the minimum

rc.."quircmc..'fIts

,

including

grade

point

average

,

sct b),

the

collc..-ge and/

or department into

which the

student transfers.

Transfer

Srudc..'fIL~

who

have a cumulative

grade point

avcrage

bctwc..-en 2.0 and 2

.

2

wiU be rt:ferred to

th

e

dean of the

co

llegeof

their

choice for:ldmission 10

that

co

lkg

e

.

If

unacccpt:lble to {he

de:ln

of

th

e COllege

,

suc

h

slude

nts

may be

adm

in

ed

to General

Rc..-gist rat ion

(if

thc..")'

ha

\fC

eamc.."d fewer than 135 quarter hour

credits) or

to

Undeclared

.

Transfer students

who have

a

grade point average below 2.0

maybe admitted

to

General

Regi

s

trati

o

n

.

After a transfer studenl

is admitted

10

USU

,

on

ly

grades earned al

USU

will be used in

computing the USU grade point

average.

10 A(lmtssiml

Cre

dit

Transfer

POlicy

of Utah System. An

Associate of

Ans

or:m AsSociate o

f

Sdence

dl:gree eamc.."d

at

any

instituti

on

within the

Utah

S~c..-nl

of

High

er

EduC"Jtion will be

considered

as

meeting the

Gcner.d

Education

requ

irement of

any

inscit

u

·

tion in

the !>)'Stem

.

When the

Ge

neral

Education

requ

i

r

ements of

an ins

tituti

on

nOt

offering the Associa

t

c

of

Arts

or Associate of

Science

degree have

bec..-n

met in c..-aming a 93 to

96 c

redit hour

diploma

,

a

r

egistra

r

'

s

~rtifiGltion

that

the

transferring

studc.."t1t

has

completed

baccalaureate

·

level

Gc..-neral

EduGl.tion require

·

memoS

at

the

se

nding

Institution

....

il1 be accepted by the

r

eceiv

·

ing USI

IE

ins

tituti

o

n

in

lieu

of

the

AAJAS dqV-ce

.

I

n the

l

atter

ease:,

th

e

registrar

a

t

the

sending

in

s

titut

io

n

will forward to the

recehing institution an up

·

to

·

date description

of

th

e General

Education requiremc.."t1ts

.

C

r

edit

for

co

u

rses

number

c.."d

I

OOorabo\fC earned

in the

Utah

Sys

tem

of

Higher

Educa

ti

o

n

arc transferable wi

t

hin

the

Sys

t

e

m

a

nd

will

be ca

rri

ed

on the

s

tudent'

s

transcrip

t

by

the rc..-ceMng

institUlion

.

Accc..1'tancc

of c

r

edit

s

h

ould not be

confused with

it

s

ap

plicati

on

.

Transfer

c

r

e

dit

mayor

ma

y

n

o

t

apply to

the

gradua

·

tion

r

equi

r

e

ment

s of

an inslitUlion,

regardless

of the

number

of

c

n

;:d

iL

"

trm

sfe

rn

..

"d

.

Cred

it

olller

than that

imended wholl

y

to

m

ee

t

the Genera

l

Education

r

equ

irementsofthe r

eceivi

ng

insti

·

tution

will

be

app

l

ie

d

on

lil

t:

basis

o

f

the appropriatenc..-ss

o

f

cred

it t

o a

part

icula

r

inst

ituti

o

n

's spc..-cific

degre

e

program

requiremenL"

as

detemlined by the

r

eceivi

ng institut

io

n

.

Residency Applications and Appeal.

No

nr

es

id

c.."flt stu·

dents who

feel

thq have met the requirements for

in

s

t

ate

r

esident stude

nt

st:u

u

s

must file an

official

r

esidcncyapplication

with

the

ResidencyOffice

,

Taggart

St

ud

ent Ccnte

r

22S

,

no

l

ater

than

sc..

...

'

en alcnda

r

days from

th

e

first

class day and not more

than

30

days before

th

e

Ix-ginning of

the

quarter for which

rc..'Sidenc..l'

i

s sough

t

.

Those

missing thi

s c

ut

off

date will have

r

esidency c..-o

n

slde

red f

o

r the

next quarter

,

providing

tht:y

meet

the nelet

appropria

t

e

deadline with adequate updated docu

·

mentation

.

!fan application

is

denied by the ReSidency

O

ffi

ce

r

,

the

S

tu

·

dent mayappc..-al

to lIle

R

esi

d

ency

Appc..-ais Committee no

l

a

t

er

than

the

t

e

n

th class

da

y of

the

quarter. Appeals cannot be

co

n

s

ider

e

d

after

thi

s

deadline

.

/

Pr

oce

dur

es c..'Onccmi

ng r

esi

dency

arc as

follows

:

1

.

P

ersons

claiming

r

es

i

dency on

their

applica

t

ion

f

o

r

admis

·

slo

n

,

but

who are

code

d n

onresi

d

e

nt

,

will be

notified in

writing

of

their n

o

nr

es

id

e

Ol

status

.

Thc..-y wiU

be informed

o

f

lIle pro

·

cedur(.'S

and dead

lin

es

in

applying for residency status

.

2

.

Definition

ofa "

r

c..'Slde

nt

student"1

a

.

An adu

l

t who

h

as com

e t

o Ut

ah

and established

residcncy here

f

or

the

purpose of attending an institution

of

higher

e

du

cat

ion must maint

ai

n

con

tinuous

Utah

r

es

idenc..

l'

s

tatu

s

for

o

ne full

ye

ar

prior

t

o

the

beginning of

the

academic

period for which

f(

.'gis

trati

o

n

as a

r

es

id

en

t

student

i

s

sought

,

and

,

in

each case

,

mUSt demonstrate by additional objective

evidence the

estab

lishment

of

a

domicile

in

U

t

ah and that the

student docs

n

ot

maintain

a

r

eside

nce

elsc..'Where

.

b. Aliens who are

prc5Cnt in

the United Statc..'S on

vis

i

to

r

,

student,

o

r

other

\fisas

which

authorize

on

ly t

e

mporary

prc..'SCnce

in

this

co

untry

,

do

not have the

capacil)

'

to

intend

t

o

reside

in

U

tah f

o

r

an indefinite period

and therefore mUSt

be

classified as

nonrc..

'Si

dent

.

e.

Aliens

wh

o

have

been granted imm

igrant

or

per·

manent re

s

i

dent

s

tatu

s

in

the

Un

ited

S

t

ates shall

be

classified

fo

r

'Ulah !louse.' lilt! No. S, 19M.

purposes

of

rc..

'S

ident s

t

atus according to

the

same criteria a

s

citizens

.

d

.

Any

American

In

dian who

is l'1lrolk"d

on

the tribal

rolls

o

f

a

tribe

whose rc5Cn>a

t

ion o

r

trust

lan

ds

li

e partly

o

r

wholly

with

in

U

tah

o

r

whose bo

rder

is

a

t

any

point contiguous

with

the

borde

r

of

U

t

ah or any

American Indian

wh

o

is

a

member

o

fa

federally

r

ecogni7.c.."d or

known Utah tribe and who

has

grJ.duated

from

a

high

school in Utah

,

shall

be

e

ntitl

ed

to

reSident

statu

s,

3

.

li

ando

u

ts

list

ing

the policy

and

deadlines

will be provided

10 s

tud

ents

who

in

quire abou

t

rcs

id

enc..l'

.

International

U

ndergraduate Student

Admission.

Int

er

·

national

und

ergradua

te

stu

d

ents shall

be

a

dm

i

tt

ed

to lhe

Uni

·

versity

on

l

y

f

or

registration for the

su

mm

er sessio

n

or

th

e fall

quaner

of eac

h

sc

h

ool

year

.

H

oweve

r

,

r

e

quc..

'Sts

for

ent

ry int

o

Intensive English

Program

s

foranyquaner

ma

y be s

ubmitled

to

the

Adm

i

ss

i

o

n

s Commitlee.

Th

e

follOwing fees, documents

,

and infomlation

s

h

ould

be

subm

itt

e

d

10

th

e Ad

mi

ssions

Office three

m

o

nth

s

prior to

the

bc..'ginning of

th

e

quaner

for which an

intemali

onal s

tud

ent

wishes to

be cons

id

erc.."d

for

adm

i

ssion

:

I.

Utah State Universily applica

ti

on

f

or

admission for

stu

·

dents

o

u

tside

the

Un

it

c.."d States

and

a

'30

applica

t

ion

fcc

.

2

.

One copy of official

tra

nscripts

and

cenifiatcs o

r

cenitied

true

copies

for

t:'J.c

h

sc:co

n

d:lry school

,

college

,

and university

attended

with

officia

l tran

slation of

all documents not

in

English

.

3

.

Costs a

r

c

runn

ing

about

'

600

o

r

more per month

f

o

r

Imemational 5tude

n

ts

.

111is

expense

will be the responsibility

of

the

s

tudent.

Evide

n

ce of

this

capab

ility

must

be

provided

with

lhe applk,l.tion

.

4

.

l11e Test

of

Eng

l

ish as a

Foreign

tangu

age (TOEf

l

.) scores

from

c..'Ountrics in

which English is

n

ot

the

official

languag

e or

ve

rifi

cation of

English

language

proficienl..1'by

th

e U

.

S

.

Embassy

.

S

tud

e

nt

s

admittc:d to

the

Un

iversi

ty

ma

y

be rc..-quired to

t

ake

an English

exa

mination

when

thc:y

arrive

o

n

ca

mpu

s

to

ald in

advise

ment

and

Engli

sh

placement.

Failure to

carry a

full

co

urse

o

f

s

tudy

(a

l le

as

l 1

2 c

r

e

dit

hours

per quaner for

und

ergra

duatc..

'S).

or failure to

make

satisfactory

progr

c:ss

t

owMds

the

receipt

of an

und

ergrad

uat

e

or ad\'anced

degrc..-c

,

o

r

fa

ilur

e

to comply with

an

y

other immigration

re

q

uir

ements

for students attending

USU

,

will

be ground

.. for

suspe

nsion

or

dismissal

in

accordance

with existing

Uni\'Crsily

policy

.

Graduate: Admission. Any

student

who

has

been graduated

from

USU o

r

any othe

r

university must apply to

th

e School of

Gradua

t

e Stud

ie

s

for

adm

i

ss

ion

and

pr(.'SCnt

two copies of an

official

transcript

.

Readmlsslon. F

o

rmer

students

of the

University

returning

afte

r

an absence

of

one

o

r

more

quarters

arc

requir

ed

t

o

file

applications for

r

ea

dmission

.

S

tud

e

nts who

were

In

attendance

Ihe prc.. ... iou

sSp

ring

quarter

are

n

o

t

rt.-quircd

to

rt.""3pp

l

y

f

o

r

fall quarter unless

suspensio

n

o

r

grJ.duati

o

n

occurred a

t

the

conclusion of

the

spring quarter

.

AdmIssion of

Undergra

duate

Students on

a

Non

·

matriculated

S

tatus.

S

tuden

ts

who are not planning to

cam

a

dc..-grce

o

r

wh

o

do

not meet

admission

requirements may

be

admitted

In

the

Un

i

versity on a

nonmatriculated

bas

i

s

.

111

e

following personS:ire

n

Ot elig

ible

for a

dmi

ss

i

on

und

e

r th

e non

-matriculated

poliq

':

fonner

USU st

udent

s, students cu

rr

en

tl

y

e

nrolled

in high schoo

l

, applicants

whose

high

schoo

l

class

h

as

not yet grAduated

,

and

int

e

mati

o

nal

s

tud

e

n

ts.

Credit

c:.

....

m"

:

d by a

norunatriculated

s

tudent m

ay

not

cOUnt

t

o

ward

a

dc:.-gree unless h

e or

she does matri

c

ulate

,

and

no

more

th

an 90 c

r

editS eaml.-d

before matriculation may be

cou

nted

t

o

ward

a

d"

:

gr

l.-e

.

A

nonmatricul

ated student

may request

matriculati

o

n b

y

applying for admissi

o

n to the

U

ni

versily and

satisfying

current

admission

procedurl.

-s

and policies.

Individualizing

tbe

Baccalaureate Degree

111e

aim of

U

tah

State Uni\,ersily is to provide a program

designed

speC

ifi

ca

ll

y

for

each

student

. An

individual program

will dqx

:

nd upon manyfuctors

.

Four

important

ont.'S are

(

I

)

th

e

student'S goa

l

,

(2)

th

e

nature

of

the major

s

ubje

c

t area

,

(3)

past

experiences,

and (4)

how

fast an

individual

wishes 10

pr

oc

eed

.

A

student

'S

beginning

class

sc

hc:.

-duh:

is

detennined

by

(

I

)

how

much

a

dditional

college

prl1

)a

ration h

e o

r she needs

, (2)

the

amount of

tran

s

fer

credit

the

stude

nt

has,

and

(3)

the

amount of c

redit

c:.-amc:.-d through

speciaJ

examinations

(see

pages

9

and

11

)

.

Ea

ch s

tu

dent

i

s

differ

e

nt in his

o

r her prq>at3tion f

o

r

college

and

in

his

o

r h

e

r rate

of

progress.

lJc:

cause some students

ma

y

n::quire

further C

OUfscs in pfl-parJtion for

colll.-ge,

tht.

1'

will

be

assigned

initially to

Ge

neral Rl.

'gis

trat

ion (sec

pages

9

and 28)

.

Ot

h

e

r

s

tu

dents

may

cam CLEPor

AP

c

redi!

_

So

m

e

may wish to

take m

o

re

c

r

edits per

quarter and

a

u

end

the

U

niversily during

summers

in

o

rd

e

r t

o accelera

t

e

their progress

.

Others will plan

a

"S

lOp out

.

"

Th

e

major

sclectt:

d is

of c

rucial importan

ce in

plan

-ning the

s

tud

ent's

progrJl1l

.

So

m

e

m

ajors

require freshmen

courses.

O

th

ers

penni! more elect

i

n'

c

redit

s

than

18

.

111e great

number

of

possibilities

s

hould be t.'Vident

.

At

U

tah

S

tat

e Univers

ily a bachelors dl.1;ree mar takt

·

few

er

than

thr

ee ),e;lrs,

or four

, o

r as man

y

as five

years.

How long it

take

s

t

o

co

mplete a ba

c

hel

ors

degree

dt.,x:

nds upon

the

s

tu

-denl's

bac

kgr

ound

and experien

ce.

number of

c

r

ed

i

ts earned

per quaner

,

and profe

ss

ion

al

g

o

al

.

U

tah

St:lte U

n

ivcrsily

a

cc

l.-Pts students

on

the

level

at

whi

c

h

thl.1'

ente

r

and provides

a

qualily

educa

tion

that

allows

for

indhidual differen

ces.

As

a

land

·

grant

institution.

USU

has

a

respon

s

ibilit)' to help ea