2006-2007 Bulletin - Nicholls State University

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Badiollah Asrabadi Ph.D.

Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Office:	127 Peltier Hall
Phone:	448‑4388

Mission

The College of Arts and Sciences provides every student with a core body of knowledge and the skills for lifelong learning fundamental to a university education. The College offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees to majors within its various programs of study. In addition, through research and creative work, service, and teaching, the faculty contributes to the advancement of knowledge.

Values

The College is the academic cornerstone of the university, offering a majority of the General Education Requirement (GER) courses as well as undergraduate degrees in mathematics, sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. The college also offers graduate programs in biology and mathematics. In all courses and programs, the College nurtures students in a continuous sequence of advising and instruction.

The College maintains an outstanding faculty who shapes its teaching, research and creative work, and service in order to be:

•	caring mentors and positive role models for students;
•	motivated to learn, disseminate research, and implement innovations in the classroom;
•	generous with time, talent, and resources to support the academic and economic development of the region, state and global communities.

Goals

The primary student learning goals of the College are to:

•	provide a challenging and supportive environment that allows for the development of students' innate talents and creativity;
•	bring students to a comprehensive understanding of their chosen major discipline;
•	help students develop an appreciation and respect for diversity.

DEGREES AWARDED

ARTS AND SCIENCES DEGREES AWARDED AT A GLANCE

*Minor available

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Concentrations

Art*
English*
        Creative Writing
        Technical Writing
French*
Government*
        Criminal Justice
History*
Mass Communication*
        Broadcast Journalism
        Print Journalism
        Public Relations
Music*
Sociology*
        Family-Youth Advocacy

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Concentrations

Agricultural Business*
        General Agricultural�Business
        Agricultural Production
        Agricultural Science
        Environmental Agricultural
Biology*
        General Biology
        Environmental Biology
        Marine Biology
        Microbiology
        Pre-Medical Technology
        Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry
        Pre-Occupational Therapy
        Pre-Physical Therapy
        Pre-Veterinary
Chemistry*
Computer Science*
Geomatics
Mathematics*
Petroleum Services

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Concentrations

Criminal Justice
Legal Assistant Studies*
Petroleum Services
Petroleum Services - Safety Technology

MINORS

International Studies
Humanities

NON-DEGREE PRE-PROFESSIONAL

Pre-Engineering
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Medical Technology
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Geography
Chemistry/Pre-Optometry

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Professional Land Surveyor

Bachelor of Science Degree or Bachelor of Arts Degree

Minimum Requirements

•	Meet the general education requirements of the university.
•	Complete one of the curricula offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.
•	Earn a grade of at least C in each required course in the candidate's major field.
•	Earn a grade of at least C in each required course in the candidate's minor field.

Humanities Minor

The University offers a minor in the Humanities upon the successful completion of at least 18 hours above GENED requirements in the following curricula:

Fine Arts	GOVT 355
History	MACO 499
Humanities	Foreign Languages
Literature	Music (Non-performance courses)
Philosophy	Speech (Non-performance courses)

The total hours in the humanities minor (18) must include courses in at least three areas of the humanities outside the student's major with a minimum of 9 hours in courses numbered 300 or above. A maximum of 9 hours of travel-study courses in any of these curricula may be selected for the minor. Three hours above degree requirements may be taken in the student's major.

CLR – Computer Literacy Requirement	GER – General Education Requirement
OCR – Oral Communication Requirement	UR – University Requirement

International Studies Minor

The university awards a minor in International Studies which requires the successful completion of 18 semester hours to include Geography 104 and 15 semester hours to be chosen from the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business concentrations listed below. The fifteen (15) hours require successful completion of 6 semester hours from two of the three concentrations listed below and 3 semester hours from the remaining concentration.

Required Course:

Geography 104 World Regional Geography (3)

Humanities Concentration

Art 383 Art History Survey (1900-Present) (3)

†*English 410 World Literature I (3)

†*English 411 World Literature II (3)

History 307 Modern East Asia (3)

History 309 Modern Middle East and South Asia (3)

History 334 20th Century Europe (3)

History 382 English History (3)

History 393 French History (3)

†History 400 Russian History (3)

History 425 Hitler and Nazi Germany (3)

Social Sciences Concentration

Government 331 Topics and Dynamics of Third World Politics (3)

Government 391 International Relations and Politics (3)

Government 416 Comparative Government (3)

Government 421 American Foreign Policy (3)

Sociology 324 Social Stratification (3)

Sociology 360 Population Demographics and Dynamics (3)

Sociology 372 Special Topics: Dynamics of Change in Latin America (3)

Sociology 391 Racial and Ethnic Relations (3)

Sociology 404 Social and Cultural Change (3)

Sociology 405 Globalization (3)

Business Concentration

Agricultural Science 105 World Agriculture (3)

†*Economics 435 Principles of International Trade (3)

?*Finance 450 International France (3)

†*Marketing 475 Global Marketing (3)

Petroleum Services Technology 302 Intercultural Communication (3)

† requires prerequisite(s)

Departments

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

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