Course Catalog

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Marsha Michels, M.S., Track 1; Lindy Sakamoto, M.S., Track 2
Location: Track 1, Classroom Building, Room 208, 360-546-9720; Track 2, Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102E, 360-546-9441
Web site: Track 1, www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/psych/home.html; Track 2, www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/sociology/sociology.htm and www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/criminalj/criminalj.htm
Faculty: Because the program in addiction studies is an interdisciplinary, collaborative pursuit contributing faculty members represent a variety of departments.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Departments of Psychology, Sociology, and Criminal Justice at WSU Vancouver offer an interdisciplinary curriculum in conjunction with the Addiction Counselor Education Department (ACED) at Clark College. This minor creates a unique opportunity for students and faculty to integrate disease and sociocultural models of addiction in order to collaborate on novel techniques for treating addictive behaviors.

Students may select from the following Track Options:

OPTIONS

Addiction Studies Minor, Track 1. This track comprises course work primarily in the Department of Psychology and the ACED at Clark College. It is aimed at preparing students for certification as chemical dependency professionals (CDP) in Washington State. The minor provides theoretical and practical training in the diagnosis and treatment of addictive behaviors. It is important to note that courses in Track 1, taken by themselves, address only a subset of these competencies and therefore those wishing to obtain certification would need to take additional course work through Clark College's ACED.

Formal or certified minor. Requires a minimum of 19 semester credits, which must include the following courses:

Required Courses:

ACED 101 Survey of Addictionology (Clark College)
ACED 122 Introduction to Addictions Counseling (Clark College)
Psych 342 Assessment and Treatment of Dual Diagnosis
Psych 442 Advanced Addiction Treatment Techniques

Electives:

Choose one from the following:

ACED 136 Law and Ethics in Addictions Counseling (Clark College)
ACED 201 Theories of Addictions Counseling (Clark College)

Plus one from the following:

Psych 265 Biopsychological Effects of Alcohol and Drugs or

Combination of Clark College courses:

ACED 160 Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse and
ACED 170 Air-and Bold-Borne Pathogens

And one from the following:

Crim J 428 Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse
Soc 368 Sociological Theories of Addictive Behavior
Soc 468 Addictive Behavior across the Demographic Spectrum

Addiction Studies Minor, Track 2 This track is geared toward students preparing for careers in public policy, law enforcement, social work, and related fields, who wish to obtain additional training in the political, social, and cultural components of addictive behaviors, but who do not wish to be certified as chemical dependency professionals in Washington State.

Formal or certified minor. Requires a minimum of 17 semester hours of credit, which must include the following courses:

Required Courses:

ACED 101 Survey of Addictionology (available at Clark College)
Crm J 428 Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse
Soc 368 Sociological Theories of Addictive Behavior
Soc 468 Addictive Behavior Across the Demographic Spectrum

Plus one of the following two courses:

Psych 320 Health Psychology
Psych 342 Assessment and Treatment of Dual Diagnosis

And one of the following three courses:

Crm J 400 Issues in the Administration of Criminal Justice
Engl 362 Rhetoric of Racism
HD 403 Families in Poverty

Aging

College: Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Academic Director: Suzanne Smith, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Jackie McReynolds, M.S.
Location: Education/Human Development Building, Room 228, 360-546-9721
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/hd/home.htm
Faculty: Because the program in aging is an interdisciplinary pursuit, contributing faculty members represent a variety of departments.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The program in aging offers an interdisciplinary curriculum, designed to provide a body of knowledge that individuals may use to better understand the processes and implications of aging. The minor and/or certificate in aging is also designed to enhance the qualifications of students intending to enter careers that involve working with or providing services to older persons. Not all of the courses listed below are available as on-site classes at WSU Vancouver, but they are available as distance learning courses through the WSU system.

OPTIONS

The program in aging at WSU Vancouver is available as a minor concentration, a certified or formal minor, or as a certificate program.

Minor concentration. Requires the accumulation of at least 15 semester credits from the following list, with no specific mix of courses being required:

FSHN 130* Nutrition for Living
H D 305 Gerontology
H D 360 Death and Dying
H D 412 Adult Development and Learning
H D 495 Instructional Practicum
Nurs 420* Nursing Concepts: Adult
Psych 363 Psychology of Aging
Psych 490 Cognition and Memory
Soc 356* Sociology of Aging

If you take a course from the list that is required of your major program of study, the course will count in your major, but not in the minor or minor concentration. Formal or certified minor. Requires a minimum of 18 semester hours of credit, which must include the following courses:

FSHN 130* Nutrition for Living
H D 305 Gerontology
Psych 363 Psychology of Aging
Soc 356* Sociology of Aging

plus six hours of aging-related courses from the following list:

H D 360 Death and Dying
H D 412 Adult Development and Learning
Nurs 420* Nursing Concepts: Adults
Psych 490 Cognition and Memory

Other electives, as approved by the program

Certificate in aging. Granted to students who complete the formal minor in aging with a GPA of at least 2.5 and a four-credit internship experience in aging.

* Available only as distance learning or transfer courses.

Anthropology

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Lindy Sakamoto, M.S.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102E, 360-546-9475
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/anthro/anthwsuv.html
Faculty: Edward Hagen, Ph.D.; Barry Hewlett, Ph.D.; Steve Weber, Ph.D.; Clare Wilkinson-Weber, Ph.D.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology focuses on the holistic study of humankind. Anthropologists are interested in understanding the diverse cultures of the world, the prehistory of these cultures, the relationships between biology and culture, and the impact of language on our perceptions of the world. Anthropology has four subdisciplines—cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and biological anthropology—and students are encouraged to take at least one course in each subdiscipline. Students at WSU Vancouver generally emphasize either cultural anthropology or archaeology and take most of their courses in that subdiscipline.

Anthropological study provides training particularly well suited to the 21st century. The local and regional economies are increasingly international; work forces and markets are increasingly diverse; participatory management and decision making are increasingly important; and communication skills are increasingly in demand. Anthropology is the only contemporary discipline that approaches human questions from historical, biological, linguistic, and cultural perspectives.

The River Cities Anthropological Society is the name of the WSU Vancouver anthropology club. Students and faculty participate in the running of the club, which is active in organizing lectures, social activities, and local field trips. There is an archaeology laboratory and students participate in faculty research projects.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete 34 credit hours of anthropology, with a C- or better in each course:

Core requirements

Anth 203 Peoples of the World
Anth 230 Introduction to Archaeology
Anth 260 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Anth 390 History of Anthropological Thought
Anth 490 Intergrative Themes in Anthropology

Plus one course each from the following:

A)
Anth 300 Field Methods
Anth 301 Arts and Media in Global Perspective
Anth 303 Gods, Spirits, Witchcraft, and Possession
Anth 307 Contemporary Cultures and Peoples of Africa
Anth 309 Cultural Ecology
Anth 316 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
Anth 401 History of Anthropological Theory
Anth 405 Medical Anthropology
Anth 417 Anthropology and World Problems
Anth 428 Historical Ethnography
B)
Anth 350 Speech, Thought, and Culture
Anth 450 Descriptive Linguistics
C)
Anth 468 Sex, Evolution, and Human Nature
Anth 469 Genes, Culture, and Human Diversity
D)
Anth 300 Field Methods
Anth 330 Origins of Culture, and Civilization
Anth 331 America Before Columbus
Anth 336 Old World Civilizations
Anth 370 Past Environments and Culture
Anth 430 Introduction to Archaeological Method and Theory
Anth 436 Ethnoarchaeology

Plus six additional credits of elective anthropology coursework.

OPTIONS

Anthropology is also available as either a primary or secondary concentration in the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences degree program, as a secondary concentration for a degree in humanities, or as a formal minor for students majoring in other areas.

Primary concentration. Requires a minimum of 24 semester hours of anthropology course work, 15 of which must be upper-division. No specific anthropology course work is required.

Secondary concentration. Requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of anthropology course work, six of which must be upper-division. No specific anthropology course work is required.

Formal or certified minor. Requires a minimum of 18 semester hours of anthropology course work, including three of the following: Anth 101 or 198, 203, 230, and 260. At least nine hours must be upper-division. A minimum grade of C- is required in all anthropology course work for the formal minor.

Biology

College: Science
Academic Director: Stephen M. Bollens, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Dawn Banker, Ph.D.
Location: Engineering/Life Sciences Building, Room 230, 360-546-9620
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/sci/default.htm
Faculty: David Banis, M.S.*; Dawn Banker, Ph.D.; John Bishop, Ph.D.; Stephen M. Bollens, Ph.D.; Gregory Cermak, M.S.*; Susan Harder, Ph.D.; John Harrison, Ph.D.; Susan Ingram, Ph.D.*; Robert M. MacKay, Ph.D.*; Eric Mapes, Ph.D.; Ruth Phillips, Ph.D.; Christine Portfors, Ph.D.; Peter Ritson, Ph.D.; Gretchen Rollwagen- Bollens, Ph.D.; Cheryl Schultz, Ph.D.; Richard T. Shamrell, M.S.*; Steve Sylvester, Ph.D.; Brian Tissot, Ph.D.
*Denotes adjunct status

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Science in Biology at WSU Vancouver emphasizes biological principles that range in scope from molecules to complex ecosystems. The program integrates the study of biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, physiology, ecology, and evolution to provide students with a solid foundation in the biological sciences.

The program allows students to specialize in such areas as genetics and molecular biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. It emphasizes laboratory and field research that takes advantage of southwest Washington's diverse opportunities in the biological sciences. The Bachelor of Science in Biology can be used to prepare for careers in biological research, biotechnology, medical research, and environmental and natural resource science; as preparation for teaching at the high school level; and as a foundation for entry into health profession programs and graduate study in the biosciences. Students may also choose to complete a minor in environmental science or zoology.

The environmental science minor emphasizes the complex interactions between human societies and their environments, especially problems caused by the growth of human communities and economies. The program allows students to specialize in areas such as environmental preservation and remediation, environmental impact assessment, pollution prevention, and waste management.

The zoology minor provides a broad foundation in zoology and would be of interest to students seeking a well-rounded background for further professional studies, such as graduate or veterinary school. Physiological, anatomical, and behavioral studies of animals are emphasized in this option.

Non-science majors may wish to pursue a minor in biology. This minor may be appropriate for students wishing to apply to pre-health professional programs, as it would allow a student to complete prerequisite courses for admission to those advanced degrees. A student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biology may not pursue a minor in biology.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Biology must fulfill the University and the College of Sciences requirements for graduation as described elsewhere in this catalog. The math and science components of those requirements are fulfilled as part of the departmental requirements below. Other university requirements include 120 total credit hours of which 40 must be 300- 400-level credits, the writing portfolio, and two writing in the major courses (identified by [M] in the course listings). College requirements include one year of foreign language if two years were not taken in high school. A 2.0 overall minimum GPA is required in all coursework for all college and departmental requirements. A maximum of 4 credits of coursework that are graded S, F (i.e., 490, 491, 495, 496, 499) may be used toward fulfilling departmental requirements or program options, and no courses taken P, F can be applied toward fulfilling departmental requirements or program options. For a student who completes all required coursework but finds that their total credit hours are below 120, it will be necessary to take elective coursework to attain the 120 credit minimum needed for graduation.

Degree Plan
(Transfer students—see advisor for substitutions)

First Year

First Term / Hours
Biol 106 Organismal Biology 4
Chem 105 Intro Chemistry I 4
Engl 101 Intro Writing 3
GE 101 E-Portfolio 1
GE 105 Interdisiplinary Core 3

Second Term / Hours
Biol 107 Cell & Molecular Biol 4
Chem 106 Intro Chemistry II 4
GE 106 Interdisciplinary Core 3
Math 171 or 140 4

Second Year

First Term / Hours
Biol 301 Genetics 4
Chem 345 Organic Chemistry 4
GE 110 World Civilization 3
Phys 101 Intro Physics I 4

Second Term / Hours
General Electives 3
Biology Electives 3
Phys 102 Intro Physics II 4
GE 111 World Civilization 3

Third Year

First Term / Hours
Social Sciences 3
Biol 372 Ecology [M] 4
Stat 412 Biometry 3
General Electives 5
GE 303 1
Complete University Writing Portfolio

Second Term / Hours
Arts & Humanities, Intercultural or Social Science 3
MBioS 303 Biochemistry 4
Biol 405 Organic Evolution 3
General Electives 5

Fourth Year

First Term / Hours
Arts & Humanities 3
Biology Electives [M] 6
MBioS 401 Cell Biology 3
General Electives 3
GE 401 1

Second Term / Hours
Biology Electives 5
Intercultural Studies 3
Tier III Course 3
General Electives 4

Environmental Science Minor

ES/RP 444 Environmental Assessment
Geol 390 Living on the Edge: Global Climate Change and Earth History
Pol S 430 The Politics of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy

Plus nine credits of electives to be selected in consultation with a biology advisor.

Zoology Minor

Requires a minimum of 20 hours, including Biol 106, 107, and 321, 322, or 324; 8 additional hours of biological science courses focused on animals, 12 of which must be upper division. No more than 2 hours of Biol 496, 497, 498, or 499 may be included in the 20 hours.

Biology Minor

Students who major in Biology cannot complete a minor in Biology. A minor in Biology requires a minimum of 20 hours in Biol courses including Biol 106, 107, 301, and 8 additional hours at the 300-level or above. No more than 2 hours Biol 495, 496, or 499 may be included in the 20 hours. 10 credit hours must be earned at WSU.

Business Administration

College: Business
Academic Director: Jane Cote, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Mary Stender, M.A.
Location: Classroom Building, Room 308, 360-546-9750
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/bus/home.html
Faculty: John Becker-Blease, Ph.D.; Jane Cote, Ph.D.; Joseph Cote, Ph.D.; Jerry Goodstein, Ph.D.; Claire Latham, Ph.D.; Sheen Liu, Ph.D.; Chris Plouffe, Ph.D.; Rebecca Portnoy, Ph.D.; Gregory Rose, Ph.D.; Thomas Tripp, Ph.D.; U.N. Umesh, Ph.D.; Wilfred Wu., Ph.D.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Certification requires completion of all lower-division college requirements with "C" grade or better, a cumulative GPA of 2.5, and 60 semester credit hours.

Requirements for all Business Majors

Completion of WSU general education requirements, including the following:

EconS 101 Microeconomics
EconS 102 Macroeconomics
Engl 101[W] Introductory Writing
Engl 402 [W]Technical and Professional Writing
Math 172 Calculus II
or
Math 201 Intro to Finite Mathematics
Math 171 Calculus I
or
Math 202 Intro to Mathematical Analysis
CmSt 102 [C]
Pol S
Soc or Psych [S]

Business core

Acctg 230 Financial Accounting
Acctg 231 Managerial Accounting
B Law 210 Legal Environment of Business
Fin 325 Finance
Mgt Op 215 Statistics
Mgt Op 301 Management & Organization
Mgt Op 340 Operations Management
Mgt Op 491 Business Strategic Policy
or
Mgt Op 492 Small Business Policy
MIS 250 Management Information Systems
Mktg 360 Marketing

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

All students will be held to these requirements:

Students enrolling at WSU fall 2004 or later will be required to have a graduation GPA of 2.5 or better in all WSU business courses.
40 credits of upper-division course work
120 total hours for B.A. degree

Residence Requirements:

At least 50% of business core and major specialization course requirements must be taken at WSU.
At least 9 upper division business/econ courses must be taken in residence at WSU.
The last 30 hours must be taken at WSU.

BUSINESS MAJORS

Accounting. This major is designed to provide comprehensive exposure to accounting issues for students interested in professional accounting careers, including certified public accounting or certified managerial accounting. An accounting major prepares students for a successful career in many different positions, including chief financial officer, auditor, consultant, and many others.

Required courses

EconS 305 or 320 or 322 [M] (see catalog for course titles)
Acctg 330 Intermediate Accounting I
Acctg 331 Intermediate Accounting II
Acctg 335 Intro to Taxation
Acctg 338 Cost Accounting
Acctg 433 Accounting Systems & Auditing [M]
Acctg 438 Adv Cost Accounting and Managment [M]
or
Acctg 439 Auditing [M]

Two of Group A

Acctg 430 Advanced Accounting
Acctg 434 Accounting for Public Organizations
Acctg 435 Individual Income Taxes
Acctg 438 Adv Cost Accounting and Managment [M]
or
Acctg 439 Auditing [M]

Business Administration. The business administration major builds on introductory courses to teach students how to apply critical concepts in accounting, finance, management, and marketing to solve business problems. This is the best option for students interested in entrepreneurship or small business management careers. Students earning the Bachelor of Arts with a major in business administration are encouraged to earn a minor in their field of interest.

Required courses

Acct 338 Cost Accounting
Fin 425 Advanced Financial Mgt [M]
Mgt Op 401 Leadership Skills for Managers [M]
Mktg 495 Marketing Management [M]
One 300/400-level business or economics elective.
Two 400-level business electives.

Finance. Finance graduates might work for financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies, and many others. Managerial finance deals with financial decisions in a business organization. The area of investments concerns the valuation of financial securities and their grouping into portfolios to satisfy investors' objectives. Financial markets involve money and capital markets that are crucial for channeling funds for savings into investment.

Required courses

Acctg 330 Intermediate Accounting I
EconS 305 Theory of the Firm and Market Policy
Fin 421 Financial Institutions and Markets
Fin 425 Advanced Financial Management [M]
Fin 427 Investments and Security Analysis [M]

Plus four from the following list

Acctg 331 Intermediate Accounting II
Acctg 338 Cost Accounting
EconS 320 Money and Banking
Fin 345 Real Estate
Fin 422 Financial Institutions Management
Fin 428 Portfolio Theory and Management
Fin 481 International Finance
Fin 489 Finance Internship (3 Credits) or
Fin 499 Special Problems (3 Credits)

Management Information Systems. This major develops graduates who can determine technological solutions to business problems. MIS focuses on the application of technology, including identifying an organization's information needs, human computer interaction, and change management associated with implementation of technology. This emphasis is quite different from computer science, which examines the efficiencies of the technology itself.

Required courses

MIS 171 Intro Business Programming
MIS 271 Intermediate Business Programming
MIS 322 Systems Analysis [M]
MIS 325 Enterprise Business Programming
MIS 372 Database Management Systems [M]
MIS 374 Telecommunications & Networking in Business
MIS 375 Electronic Commerce & the Internet
MIS 424 Internet Business Programming
MIS 448 IS Project Team Management

Management and Operations. Graduates in management design and implement methods for employee recruitment and selection; create financial compensation systems; conduct job analyses, job evaluation, market pricing, and performance appraisals; and develop and conduct training and development programs for managerial and nonmanagerial employees. Graduates will be prepared for managerial aspects of planning, leading, organizing, or controlling activities within a private, public, or government organization. Graduates are typically employed in a human resource department in companies to implement recruitment, selection, education, and retraining programs, and are prepared for jobs in financial management, restaurant management, loan administration, and as entrepreneurs.

Required courses

Mgt Op 401 Leadership Skills for Managers [M]

Plus six from the following list (including a second [M] course):

Mgt Op 450 Personnel and Human Resources Management
Mgt Op 453 Comparative International Management
Mgt Op 455 Staffing [M]
Mgt Op 456 Compensation Administration
Mgt Op 485 Negotiations
Mgt Op 487 Business Ethics
Mgt Op 496 Seminar
Bus or Econ Elective 300-400 level

Marketing. The Marketing major prepares students for careers in professional sales and customer account management (i.e. through the new certificate program in Professional Sales). There is extremely high demand for recent business graduates to fill these types of marketing positions, with high-paying job opportunities across a myriad of industries which provide graduates with diverse duties and excellent long-term career prospectives.

Required courses

Mktg 368 Marketing Research
Mktg 407 Consumer Behavior
or
Mktg 417 Consumer Behavior & ECommerce
Mktg 495 Marketing Management [M]

Four of Group A

Mktg 379 Professional Sales
Mktg 461 Product Policy and Pricing [M]
Mktg 478 Sales Management [M]
Mktg 480 Business to Business Marketing
Mktg 490 Entrepreneurship [M]
Mktg 498 Marketing Internship (3 Credits)

Two of Group B

Acctg 338 Cost Accounting
EconS 305 Theory of Firm and Market Policy
I Bus 380 International Business [M]
Mgt Op 485 Negotiations
MIS 375 Electronic Commerce & the Internet

BUSINESS MINORS

WSU Vancouver offers minors in the following areas. Business minors are available to certified majors in any WSU degree program. (Please note that WSU Vancouver may not offer elective courses in some minors.)

To be eligible to certify in a business minor, students must be certified majors, have a cumulative GPA of 2.5, 60 semester credit hours, and completion of any required lower-division course work. Minors in business specializations require at least 16 hours of credit, eight of which must be 300-400 level, only six of which can be transfer credits, with an overall GPA of at least 2.5 in all required courses. Courses for minors may not be taken pass-fail.

Accounting. The accounting minor provides a basic background in accounting.

Required courses

Acctg 230 Introduction to Financial Accounting
Acctg 231 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
Acctg 330 Intermediate Accounting I
Acctg 331 Intermediate Accounting II

Plus two of the following:

Acctg 335 Introduction to Taxation
Acctg 338 Cost Accounting
Acctg 433 Accounting Systems and Auditing
Acctg 435 Individual Income Taxes
Acctg 438 Advanced Cost Accounting and Management
Acctg 439 Auditing

Business Administration. (Not available to students currently enrolled as any business major). The business administration minor provides a basic foundation in business. It is designed for students earning degrees in areas other than business administration. Please see your advisor for guidance in selecting courses that best meet your needs.

Required courses

Up to three of the following for a total of 7 transfer credit hours:

Acctg 230 Financial Accounting
Acctg 231 Managerial Accounting
B Law 210 Legal Environment of Business
EconS 101 Microeconomics
EconS 102 Macroeconomics
Mgt Op 101 Intro to Business
Mgt Op 215 Statistics

Not less than three of the following:

Fin 325 Finance
Fin 345 Real Estate
I Bus 380 International Business [M]
Mgt Op 301 Management & Organization
Mgt Op 340 Operations Management
MIS 372 Database Management Systems [M]
Mktg 360 Marketing

Finance. The finance minor is designed for students who are not considering finance as a career option, but want to improve their understanding of financial management activities. Such activities include making decisions about plant expansions, choosing the appropriate source to finance such expansion, understanding credit terms under which customers may buy, deciding how much inventory a firm should carry and how much cash to keep on hand, determining what types of securities to issue, deciding whether to acquire other firms, and distributing earnings. Students interested in working for financial institutions (including banks, insurance companies, savings and loans, and credit unions) or in the investment field should consider the finance major.

Required courses

Acctg 231 Managerial Accounting
Fin 325 Finance
Fin 421 Financial Institutions
Fin 427 Investments and Security Analysis [M]
Mgt Op 215 Statistics

Plus one of the following:

Fin 345 Real Estate
Fin 422 Financial Institutions Management
Fin 425 Advanced Financial Management [M]
Fin 428 Portfolio Theory
Fin 481 International Finance

Human Resources/Personnel. When combined with the business administration option, this minor provides excellent preparation for students wishing to pursue a career in human resource management. Human resource managers design and implement methods for employee recruitment and selection; create financial compensation systems (salary and benefits); conduct job analysis, job evaluation, market pricing, and performance appraisal; and develop and conduct training and development exercises for managerial and nonmanagerial employees. WSU also offers a certificate in personnel psychology and human resource management through the Psychology Department.

Required courses

Mgt Op 215 Statistics
or
Psych 311 Elementary Statistics in Psychology
Mgt Op 301 Management & Organization
Mgt Op 401 Leadership Skills for Managers [M]
Mgt Op 450 Personnel and Human Resource Management
Mgt Op 455 Staffing [M]
Mgt Op 456 Compensation Administration

Management Information Systems. The MIS minor provides a basic background in the application of technology to business problems. This minor can be combined with the business administration option to create a technology-oriented management degree.

Required courses

MIS 171 Intro Business Programming
MIS 271 Intermediate Business Programming
MIS 250 Management Information Systems

Plus three of the following:

MIS 325 Enterprise Business Programming
MIS 372 Database Management Systems
MIS 374 Telecommunications and Networking in Business
MIS 375 Electronic Commerce and the Internet
MIS 424 Internet Business Programming
MIS 448 IS Project Team Management

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Accounting certificate programs are designed for students who have completed a bachelor's degree and are interested in returning to college to develop expertise in accounting. Entering students must have 2.5 GPA in last 60 semester credit hours.

Accounting Certificate Programs
Management Accounting Certificate

The certificate in accounting with a management accounting option is designed for those students interested in gaining the skills needed to pursue an accounting career in a corporate environment. The program is designed to improve the student's financial skills in both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Courses are structured around the knowledge base required for successful completion of the Certified Management Accountant (C.M.A.) exam.

Two thirds of the nation's accounting graduates eventually work in corporate accounting (Wall Street Journal, August 12, 1994). This percentage is expected to increase in the near future as public accounting firms reduce their entry-level work force. This certificate will develop the skills necessary to meet the demands of a career in managerial accounting.

Prerequisites

Acctg 230 Financial Accounting
Acctg 231 Managerial Accounting
B Law 210 Legal Environment of Business
EconS 101 Microeconomics
EconS 102 Macroeconomics
Mgt Op 215 Statistics

Required Courses

Acctg 330 Intermediate Accounting I
Acctg 331 Intermediate Accounting II
Acctg 335 Introduction to Taxation
Acctg 338 Cost Accounting
Acctg 433 Accounting Systems and Auditing
Acctg 438 Advanced Cost Accounting and Management
Acctg 439 Auditing
Fin 325 Corporate Finance
Mgt Op 301 Management & Organization

Public Accounting Certificate. The undergraduate certificate in accounting with a public accounting option is primarily designed for those students interested in gaining the skills needed to pursue a public accounting career. Courses are structured around the requirements for successful completion of the Certified Public Accountant exam (CPA). The certificate provides the opportunity to develop skills related to several career paths in accounting.

Prerequisites

Acctg 230 Financial Accounting
Acctg 231 Managerial Accounting
B Law 210 Legal Environment of Business
EconS 101 Microeconomics
EconS 102 Macroeconomics
Mgt Op 215 Statistics

Required Courses

Acctg 330 Intermediate Accounting I
Acctg 331 Intermediate Accounting II
Acctg 335 Introduction to Taxation
Acctg 338 Cost Accounting
Acctg 433 Accounting Systems and Auditing
Acctg 435 Individual Income Taxes
Acctg 438 Advanced Cost Accounting and Management
Acctg 439 Auditing

Certificate Program in eBusiness MIS. The objective of the eBusiness MIS certificate is to prepare students to run their own eBusiness.

This certificate gives students specific skills in general MIS strategy, analysis of business needs, design and selection of a system, running and managing a web server, and knowledge of business models that are commonly used in running an eBusiness.

To be admitted into the Program, students must be either certified in their WSU major or a non-degree student with at least a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and 60 semester credits. In order to complete the program, students must complete each of the following courses with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Required courses

MIS 250 Management Information Systems
MIS 322 Systems Analysis
MIS 374 Telecommunications & Networking in Business
MIS 375 Electronic Commerce & The Internet

Certificate Program in Professional Sales. The objective of the Certificate Program in Professional Sales at WSU Vancouver is to prepare students for marketing careers in professional sales and customer account management.

These careers are available across a myriad of industries and provide graduates with high-paying jobs with diverse duties and excellent long-term career prospects. Starting compensation and benefits are among some of the highest available to any undergraduate degree holders (often in the $40-50K range or higher), with graduates of Professional Sales Programs often in a position to earn $100K+ as few as five years after graduation.

Importantly, long-term career prospects and advancement for those with sales experience are excellent. For example, more than 80% of Fortune 500 CEOs spent a significant portion of their career in frontline sales and customer management.

To be admitted into the program, students must be either certified in their WSU major or a non-degree student with at least a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and 60 semester credits. In order to complete the program, students must complete each of the following courses with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Required courses

Mktg 360 Marketing
Mktg 379 Professional Sales
Mktg 478 Sales Management
MgtOp 485 Negotiations
Mktg 480 Business-to-Business Marketing

Computer Science

Please refer to section entitled "School of Engineering and Computer Science."

Criminal Justice

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Lindy Sakamoto, M.S.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102E, 360-546-9475
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/criminalj/criminalj.htm
Faculty: Laurie Drapela, Ph.D.; Carolyn Long, Ph.D.; Clay Mosher, Ph.D.; Darryl Wood, Ph.D.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The criminal justice program aims to prepare students for employment opportunities in criminal justice agencies such as law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice, courts, and so on. The emphasis of the program is the interdisciplinary study of crime and social control. Students who pursue courses in criminal justice are prepared to think critically about criminal justice policies, to articulate and solve legal problems, and to write professionally and creatively about legal and criminal justice issues.

OPTIONS

The criminal justice program is available as either a primary or secondary concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences degree program.

Primary concentration. Requires 24 semester credits of criminal justice course work, 15 credits of which must be upperdivision.

Secondary concentration. Involves taking at least 15 credits of criminal justice course work, six of which must be upperdivision.

Certified or formal minor. Requires the successful completion of a minimum of 18 semester hours of criminal justice course work, including Crm J 101, 201, 330, 420 and 450. Half of the courses must be taken at the 300-400 level.

In addition to the required number of credits in criminal justice as a primary or secondary concentration, students must satisfy the University general education requirements and the requirements for the College of Liberal Arts.

Digital Technology and Culture

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Teresa Phimister, M.A.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102C, 360-546-9664
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/dtc
Faculty: Because the digital technology and culture program is an interdisciplinary pursuit, contributing faculty members come from a variety of departments.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Computers are rapidly transforming the way we produce and share language, the nature and role of visual communications, and our cultural, social, and economic practices. As we and our world become increasingly computer mediated, it becomes important to gain not only some command of these new media and tools but also to find ways to understand the nature and implications of the cognitive and cultural changes they are helping to drive.

WSU Vancouver's Bachelor of Arts degree in Digital Technology and Culture prepares students for careers in the fields of information technology, multimedia, and electronic communications and research. Please check the Web site for specific degree requirements. The program combines course work in English, fine arts, psychology, and other liberal arts and technical areas to enable students to develop a historically, theoretically informed understanding of communications, art, and information technologies, while also developing marketable skills for an increasingly technology-dependent economy.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

All students must complete the general education requirements as described elsewhere in this catalog. Entering students must have at least a 2.0 transfer GPA. Above and beyond the general education requirements, the College of Liberal Arts requires an additional six semester hours of arts and humanities or social science course work, an additional two semester hours of science with a lab, and a foreign language (either two years of the same language in high school or one year of the same language in college).

The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Technology and Culture requires a minimum of 39 semester credits of departmental course work. Students who plan to transfer into the program should consider appropriate introductory courses in anthropology (especially Art and Society), fine arts (both drawing and art history), communications, computer science, modern history, and psychology.

The program is organized as a core of 24 credits of course work that introduces the three strands of the major: Culture and Technology, Media Authoring, and Informatics. Students must complete the 24 credits in the core, a 12 credit concentration from options within the strand areas, and a 3-6 credit senior seminar which consists of either a specialized course or an internship, to reach the required 39 credits in the major. A grade of C- or higher is required in all course work in the Digital Technology and Culture major.

Core (24 credits) 1) All of the following (15 credits):

DTC 355 Multimedia Authoring: Exploring New Rhetorics (3)
DTC 356 Electronic Research and the Rhetoric of Information (3)
DTC 375 Language, Texts, and Technology (3)
DTC 475 Digital Diversity (3)
FA 331 Art and its Relationship to New Technologies (3)

2) Three of the following (9 credits):

Anth 350 Speech, Thought and Culture (3)
CptS 401 Computers and Society (3)
Engl 301 Writing and Rhetorical Conventions (3)
Engl 402 Technical and Professional Writing (3)
F A 332 Introduction to Digital Media (3)
Soc 373 Media, Culture, and Society (3)

Concentrations (12 credits)

Students will choose, with the help of a faculty advisor, four courses from the following options:

Culture and Technology

Anth 301 Arts and Media in Global Perspective (3)
Anth 330 Origins of Culture and Civilization (3)
Anth 350 Speech, Thought, and Culture (3)
CS 402 Social and Professional Issues in Computer Science (3)
DTC 338 Topics in DTC (3)
DTC 476 Digital Literacies (3)
Engl 401 History of Rhetoric (3)
Hist 483 Technology and Social Change (3)
Hist 400 History in Media (3)
Hum 304 Humanities in the Modern World (3)
Pol S 317 Media and Politics (3)
Psych 492 Psychology of Language (3)
Soc 373 Media, Culture, and Society (3)
Soc 430 Society and Technology (3)
Other courses (with advisor approval)

Media Authoring

DTC 355 Digital Animation (3)
DTC 338 Topics in DTC (3)
DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring (3)
DTC 478 Usability and Interface Design (3)
Engl 300 Computers in English (1)
Engl 301 Writing and Rhetorical Conventions (3)
Engl 336 Composition and Design (3)
Engl 402 Technical and Professional Writing (3)
Engl 405 Advanced Professional Writing and Editing (3)
F A 332 Intro to Digital Media (3)
F A 363 Special Topics—Digital Media (3)
F A 380 History of Photography (3)
F A 433 Print-Based Media (3)
F A 434 Time-Based Media (3)
F A 435 Interactive Media (3)
Other courses (with advisor approval)

Informatics

CptS 443* Computer-Human Interaction (3)
MIS 350 Management Information Systems (3)
MIS 372 Database Management Systems (3)
MIS 374 Telecommunications and Networking in Business (3)
MIS 322 Systems Analysis and Design (3)

Other courses* (with advisor approval)

*Students with sufficient lower-division computer science preparation can take Cpt S 322, 355, 442, 443, 445, or 446; other MIS courses may be included, as approved by the advisor.

Senior seminar (3-6 credits)

One approved seminar, internship, or senior project sponsored by one of the program faculty.

Engl 498 Internship (3)
Engl 499 Independent Study (3)

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE FORMAL MINOR

A student may certify in a DTC minor after the completion of 60 semester hours. A minimum of 18 semester hours of approved, upper-division coursework is required for the minor from the following: DTC/Engl 355, DTC/Engl 375, FA 331, and three from Anth 350, AmSt/DTC/Engl 475, DTC/Engl 356, DTC/Engl 478, Engl 301, DTC/Engl 336, Engl 402, Engl 405, FA 332, FA 363, FA 434, Soc 373, or Soc 430.

OPTION IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE

Students may also select Digital Technology and Culture as a primary or secondary concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities or the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences.

Primary concentration. Requires completion of at least 24 semester hours of approved DTC course work, including at least 15 upper-division semester credits.

Secondary concentration. Requires completion of at least 15 semester hours of approved DTC course work, including at least six upper-division semester credits.

Education

College: Education, Department of Teaching and Learning
Academic Director: June Canty, Ed.D.
Academic Coordinator: Julie Miller, M.Ed.
Location: Library Building, Room 210, 360-546-9075
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/edu/pc/masters/baeduc.html
Faculty: June Canty, Ed.D.; Barb Clausen, M.Ed.; Cheryl Granby, Ph.D.; Gisela Ersnt-Slavit, Ph.D.; Susan Finley, Ph.D.; Barb Freeouf, Ed.D.; Elaine Jones, M.A.T.; Armando Laguardia, Ed.D.; Christine Ludwig, Ed.M.; Tamara Nelson, Ph.D.; Art Pearl, Ph.D.; Kay Stern, M.S.; Jan Spiesman-Laughlin, M.S.; Trenia Walker, Ed.D.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This Teacher Preparation Program culminates in a bachelor's degree as well as K-8 certification. The program is designed for students who have completed an Associate in Arts transfer degree from a community college or who have completed 60 semester hours of study, and who have also completed the required program prerequisites. Students may obtain a list of the prerequisites by contacting the Education Department at 360-546-9673 or millerj@vancouver.wsu.edu. Courses are offered primarily in the afternoons or evenings with the exception of summer classes, practica, and student teaching experiences that must occur during the regular public school day. Schedules may be subject to change. For current planned schedule you may contact the Education Department. Full-time students can complete the program in four semesters and two summers. Part-time enrollment is an option. The program begins once a year in the summer.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students must be admitted to both WSU Vancouver and the Teacher Preparation Program before beginning any education classes. Please contact the WSU Vancouver Office of Admissions at 360-546-9779 or admissions@vancouver. wsu.edu for application deadlines and the undergraduate application for admission. The Application Portfolio for the Teacher Preparation Program may be obtained by contacting the Education Department at millerj@vancouver.wsu.edu or 360-546- 9673.

HOW TO APPLY

Step One: Submit the following items to:

Office of Admissions
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98686

Undergraduate Application for Admission
Official transcripts from each college or university attended (in sealed envelopes)
A $50.00 (non-refundable) check made payable to WSU Vancouver

Step Two: Submit Application Portfolio for Teacher Preparation Program (available at the Education Department, VLIB 210) in accordance with deadlines to:

Undergraduate Teacher Education Program
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686

Step Three: Take and pass the state exam. A state mandated basic skills test (WESTB) is required for admission. Internet registration is available at www.west.nesinc. com, or pick up a registration bulletin from the Education Department. In addition to registration information, the Web site also has a downloadable study guide. Students must pay a registration fee and take, as well as pass, three subtests (Reading, Mathematics, Writing).

COURSE OF STUDY

A minimum of 120 credits are required including completion of General Education Requirements (GERs), course prerequisites, Writing Portfolio, capstone course, and the following courses:

EdPsy 401 Assessment
Mus 388 Music for the Classroom Teacher
SpEd 420 Inclusion
T & L 300 Introduction to the Field Experience
T & L 301 Learning and Development
T & L 305 Fundamentals of Instruction
T & L 306 Reading and Language Art Methods
T & L 307 Children's Literature
T & L 310 Classroom Management
T & L 320 Reading Methods
T & L 330 Diversity in Schools and Society
T & L 352 Math Methods
T & L 371 Science Methods
T & L 385 Social Studies Methods
T & L 390 Integrating Fine Arts into K-8 Curriculum
T & L 402 Instructional Practicum I
T & L 403 Social Foundations of Curriculum
T & L 405 Instructional Practicum II
T & L 413 Introduction to ESL
T & L 415 Student Teaching
T & L 445 Educational Uses of Microcomputers
T & L 483 Heath and Fitness
T & L 490 Advanced Practicum
T & L 497 Educational Technology
T & L 499 Diversity Field Experience

School of Engineering and Computer Science (ENCS)

College: Engineering and Architecture
Director: Hakan Gurocak, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Eric Walla, M.Phil.
Location: Engineering Life Sciences Building, Room 130, 360-546-9638
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/encs/
Faculty: Linda (Xiaolin) Chen, Ph.D.; Wayne Cochran, Ph.D.; Andrew Dryden, M.S.*; George Fletcher, Ph.D.; Hakan Gurocak, Ph.D.; Dave (Dae-Wook) Kim, Ph.D.; Dick Lang, Ph.D., P.E.; James Mayhew, M.S.*; S. Mocas, Ph.D.; Orest Pilskalns, Ph.D.; Hamid Rad, Ph.D.; Roger Ray, M.S.*; WenZhan Song, Ph.D.; Stephen Solovitz, Ph.D.; Stu Spencer, Ph.D.*; Harlan Talley, M.S.*; Scott Wallace, Ph.D.; Ken Wade, M.S.*; Steve Wreggit, Ph.D.*; Wei Xue, Ph.D.
* Denotes adjunct status

The School of Engineering and Computer Science (ENCS) is an academic unit of the WSU College of Engineering and Architecture that houses the engineering and computer science programs located at WSU Vancouver.

The undergraduate curricula provide students with a solid foundation upon which they can build to meet the challenges associated with their individual career paths and to adapt to rapidly changing technologies. We emphasize the fundamentals and give students significant choice in designing their academic agenda to meet their career goals. In Computer Science, students can choose from a variety of courses in areas such as intelligent systems, software and hardware systems, graphics and multimedia. In Mechanical Engineering, students can customize their study through three option areas: (1) Micro/nanotechnology; (2) Design and Manufacturing; and (3) Mechatronics (robotics and automation). Effective writing, speaking and presentation skills, and ethics are also emphasized as important attributes of our graduates.

The School of ENCS is located at Washington State University's campus in Vancouver Washington and is intended to directly serve students in the southwest Washington region. The programs were established and designed to prepare students to satisfy the needs of regional companies and organizations for engineering and computing professionals. The curricula also prepare students for continued education at the graduate level in computer science and mechanical engineering.

The School offers courses of study leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS), Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME), and Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS).

COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

It is the objective of the computer science program to provide a broad education in the science and application of computing. Students are expected to gain proficiency in the design and implementation of software systems, as well as the application of the theory of computing to that process. In addition, all students will develop a background in the hardware architectures that underlie software systems and the mathematics that provide the basis for science and computing. The degree program also requires students to obtain a background in other scientific disciplines and to develop effective communication skills.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

As a graduate of the WSU Vancouver Computer Science program:

1. You will be a knowledgeable and skilled computer scientist. Each graduate's knowledge will span the fundamental principles of computer science and include an understanding of several advanced specialty areas. Graduates will have practical experience with tools, languages and systems which are representative of those used by regional industries. Analytical problem solving and well-crafted software solutions will be hallmarks of our graduates.

2. You will exhibit the workplace behaviors expected by employers. Employers can expect our graduates to communicate clearly, to maintain task commitment, to stay organized, and to overcome obstacles, while working individually or in a team. Graduates will demonstrate these behaviors in their jobs and careers.

3. You will be committed to high standards of professionalism. Graduates will embrace a professional code of ethics in their practice of computer science. They will recognize the social impact of their work and respect the intellectual property of others.

4. You will adapt to the changing landscape of computer science. Effective computer scientists must regularly update their knowledge and skills. WSU Vancouver graduates augment their knowledge and develop new skills with individual study, classes and other techniques. Some graduates will pursue advanced degrees; others will take advantage of professional development opportunities.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Graduates of WSU Vancouver Computer Science program will possess:

A. Firm foundation and knowledge of mathematics, statistics, science, and computing principles, and the ability to apply this knowledge to solving problems.

B. Foundational knowledge of computer engineering and the methods by which computers are constructed and organized.

C. Ability to design, implement, test and evaluate a computing system, software component, or algorithm to meet required needs and imposed constraints.

D. Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.

E. Ability to identify and analyze problems, and synthesize computational solutions.

F. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

G. Ability to communicate effectively in writing, orally, and visually.

H. Ability to understand the global and societal impacts of computing technology.

I. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning and an ability to adapt to changes and advancements in the field of computer science.

J. Knowledge of contemporary problems and technologies related to computer science.

K. Ability to use modern software development tools and languages necessary for professional practice.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Mechanical Engineering provides an excellent education for today's technological world. Mechanical engineers are the backbone of the engineering profession and work in every industry— from transportation, communications, and electronics to bioengineering, commerce, and manufacturing—in business, government, and universities. Mechanical engineers work with motion, energy, force and are involved with manufacturing the products they design. They develop robotic systems, design products, computer control systems for machinery, commercial jets, instruments for medicine, highperformance sporting equipment, and supervise manufacturing operations.

Our undergraduate curriculum covers the fundamental aspects of the field, emphasizes basic principles and their use in solving engineering problems. The upperdivision course of study focuses on design, manufacturing process, robotics, computeraided- engineering, thermal and fluid systems, mechanics of materials, micro and nano device design and manufacturing, and machine integration and control. The curriculum incorporates hands-on experiences through laboratory work and design projects. The program provides flexibility to students in customizing their study through three option areas:

Micro/Nano Technology,
Design and Manufacturing, and
Mechatronics

The micro/nano technology option provides education in micro device fabrication, nano-science and its impact on design of the next generation engineering systems. The design and manufacturing option emphasizes computer aided engineering and manufacturing, micro machining and rapid prototyping through industry-based projects. The mechatronics option concentrates on design of mechanical systems with electronic and computer controls, automation and robotics.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The goal of our program is to prepare our graduates for successful professional practice and advanced studies by providing a broad education in mechanical engineering and by offering the opportunity to deepen their technical understanding in a particular concentration area of related technical electives. Our graduates will:

1. Apply technical knowledge and skills as mechanical engineers to provide optimal solutions in industrial and government organizations.

2. Utilize effective communication, team, and project management skills to work productively within their professions and communities.

3. Conduct themselves as responsible professionals making contributions in technology for the greater benefit of society.

4. Pursue professional development and/ or graduate studies to meet the challenging demands and increasing responsibilities of a successful career.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Our students will have:

A. Knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering principles and the ability to apply this knowledge for solving problems.

B. Ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data.

C. Ability to design and realize thermal and mechanical components, systems, or processes to meet desired needs and realistic constraints.

D. Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.

E. Ability to identify, formulate and solve problems encountered in the practice of mechanical engineering.

F. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

G. Ability to communicate effectively.

H. Ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context.

I. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.

J. Knowledge of contemporary issues.

K. Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for mechanical engineering practice.

CERTIFICATION IN THE MAJOR

Certification in a degree program is required by WSU prior to the granting of a baccalaureate degree. Qualification for initial certification, as well as continuation of certified status, will be evaluated based on several criteria including academic integrity, overall gpa, and gpa in mathematics, science, and major core courses; computer science or mechanical engineering. Certification will be initiated once the required courses have been completed. Students will be notified of the decision as soon as possible following their application for certification.

When it becomes necessary to limit enrollment, the overall gpa as well as the gpa for the prerequisite courses listed, will be important factors. Students who have not completed all of the prerequisite courses will be placed in a pre-engineering or pre-computer science major. Some courses require students to be certified in their major before enrollment is allowed in those courses. Additional details regarding certification in the major are available from the School of ENCS Academic Coordinator.

Students who have completed at least 30 semester hours of course work and who have completed CS 121, 122, 216, 214, 223; Math 171, 172; Phil 201; Phys 201 or their equivalents are eligible for certification into the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program. All courses required for certification must be completed with a grade of C or better. Enrollment in 400- level computer science courses is restricted to certified majors or minors in computer science and to juniors and seniors certified in other degree programs requiring 400- level computer science courses.

Students who have completed at least 30 semester hours of course work and who have completed Chem 106; Engl 101; Math 220, 273, 315; Mech 211, 212, 215; and Phys 202 or their equivalents are eligible for certification into the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program. All courses required for certification must be completed with a grade of C or better. Enrollment in many upper-division mechanical engineering courses is restricted to certified majors or minors in mechanical engineering.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

The School of Engineering and Computer Science cooperates closely with Washington community colleges to facilitate the transfer of students into its computer science and mechanical engineering programs. Students planning to transfer into the School of ENCS are strongly encouraged to contact the academic coordinator to evaluate the transfer course credits and to help plan the continuation of their academic career at Washington State University Vancouver.

Students will note that a number of the courses offered by the School of ENCS have identical course numbers and similar descriptions to courses offered by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering on the Pullman campus. The transfer of course credit between these Schools is not automatic or guaranteed. Students intending to take courses in one School for credit in another are advised to consult with the academic advisor for their degree program, in advance, to assess how the courses may fulfill their degree requirements.

PREPARATION FOR GRADUATE STUDY

The Master of Science in Computer Science program in the School of ENCS is a thesis program and requires 30 credit hours, including 21 hours of graded course work and 9 credits of thesis research (CS 700). The coursework and research are in the general areas of software engineering, artificial intelligence, computer networks and computer graphics. Sophisticated facilities are available for instruction and research. Teaching and research assistantships are available for qualified students.

Before undertaking graduate study in computer science, the student should have completed a baccalaureate degree substantially similar to the BSCS degree described below in the BSCS schedule of studies. Students from other academic disciplines are encouraged to apply, however such students will be required to take or have taken the equivalent of the following courses: CS 317, 320, 360 and 450. An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 is a minimum for admission to the MS program.

The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering program in the School of ENCS is a thesis program and requires a minimum of 30 credit hours. This includes 21 hours of graded coursework beyond the bachelor's plus minimum 4 thesis credits. The coursework and research are in the general areas of dynamics, robotics, solid mechanics, manufacturing and design, fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer and micro and nanotechnology. Our laboratories are equipped with state-of-theart equipment worth more than $4 million. Teaching and research assistantships are available for qualified students.

A Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in mechanical engineering provides a good background for the MSME graduate program. Students with bachelor degrees in other engineering disciplines, mathematics, and the physical sciences are routinely admitted, but may be required to make up requisite undergraduate deficiencies. An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 is a minimum for admission to the MS program.

SCHEDULE OF STUDIES

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Requirements (122 hours)

No courses listed in this schedule of studies may be taken on a pass/fail basis. All listed computer science courses, and their prerequisites, must be completed with a grade of C or better.

First Year

First Term / Hours
CS 121 4
GE 101 [E] 1
GE 110 [A] (GER) 3
Math 171 [N] (GER) 4
Phil 201 [H] (GER) 3

Second Term / Hours
CS 122 4
CS 216 3
Engl 101 [W] (GER) 3
GE 111 [A] (GER) 3
Math 172 4

Second Year

First Term / Hours CS 214 3
CS 223 3
EconS 101 [S] or
EconS 102 [S] (GER) 3
Math 220 2
Phys 201 [P] (GER) 4

Second Term / Hours Biological Science [B] (GER) 4
CS 224 2
CS 234 3
Math 273 2
Phys 202 [P] (GER) 4

Third Year

First Term / Hours CS 317 3
CS 320 [M] 3
CS Option Course1 3
Engl 402 or Engl 403 [W] (GER) 3
GE 303 [E] 1
Stat 360 3
Complete University Writing Portfolio

Second Term / Hours CS 355 3
CS 360 4
CS 420 [M] 3
CS Option Course1 3

Fourth Year

First Term / Hours CS 402 [M] 3
CS 450 3
CS 451 or CS 452 3
CS Option Course1 3
GE 401 [E] 1
Intercultural Studies [I,G,K] (GER) 3

Second Term / Hours CS 460 3
CS Option Courses¹ 9
Tier III Humanities or Social Science
Course w/Diversity [D] [T] (GER) 3

Footnotes

¹Eighteen credit hours of option area courses are required for completion for the degree program. The option courses are chosen from upper-division computer science and related course and must be preapproved by a faculty advisor.

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Requirements (128 hours)

No courses listed in this schedule of studies may be taken on a pass/fail basis. All courses required for certification in the major must be completed with a grade of C or better. All upper-division mechanical engineering courses must be completed with a minimum 2.0 average GPA.

First Year

First Term / Hours
Arts & Humanities [H] (GER) 3
Chem 105 [P] (GER) 4
GE 110 [A] (GER) 3
Math 171 4
Mech 101 2

Second Term / Hours
Engl 101 3
Chem 106 [P] (GER) 4
GE 111 [A] (GER) 3
Math 172 4
Mech 103 3

Second Year

First Term / Hours
CS 251 2
EconS 101 [S] or
EconS 102 [S] (GER) 3
Math 220 2
Math 273 2
Mech 211 3
Phys 201 [P] (GER) 4

Second Term / Hours
Biological Science [B] (GER) 3
Math 315 3
Mech 212 3
Mech 215 3
Phys 202 [P] (GER) 4

Third Year

First Term / Hours
Mech 301 3
Mech 304 3
Mech 309 3
Mech 313 3
Stat 360 3
Complete University Writing Portfolio

Second Term / Hours
Mech 303 3
Mech 310 4
Mech 314 3
Mech 348 3
Mech 4xx Option X.1 Course1 3

Fourth Year

First Term / Hours
Engl 402 3
Mech 404 3
Mech 414 3
Mech 416 2
Mech 4xx Technical Elective¹ 3
Mech 4xx Option X.2 Course¹ 3

Second Term / Hours
Intercultural Studies [I,G,K] (GER) 3
Mech 402 3
Mech 417 3
Mech 4xx Option X.3 Course1 3
Tier III Humanities or Social Science
Course w/Diversity [D] [T] (GER) 3

Footnotes

¹The program emphasizes fundamentals and provides flexibility in selecting a course of study through four technical electives. Students can either take any four elective courses, provided they meet the prerequisites, or they can choose to take a set of three related electives comprising an option area and a fourth elective of their choice. Students are required to work with their faculty advisor to develop their schedule of studies as they are admitted to the program at the junior level. The following are technical elective courses and option areas: (Option 1) Micro and Nanotechnology: Mech 431, 438, 450; (Option 2) Design and Manufacturing: Mech 425, 476, 485; (Option 3) Mechatronics: Mech 405, 467, 468.

COMPUTER SCIENCE MINOR

The minor in computer science consists of 20 credit hours that must include CS 121, 122, 223, and three 300-400 level CS courses, excluding CS 402. All prerequisites for minor courses must be met. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. The minor course of study must be pre-approved by the computer science academic coordinator.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINOR

A minor in mechanical engineering requires 16 credits of 300-400-level Mech courses, including two of the following four courses: Mech 303, 348, 404, 414. All prerequisites for minor courses must be met. All courses must be completed with a minimum 2.0 average GPA.

English

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Teresa Phimister, M.A.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102C, 360-546-9664
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/english/english.htm
Faculty: Paul Casey, M.F.A.*; Ellen Franklin, M.A.*; Dene Grigar, Ph.D.; Desiree Hellegers, Ph.D.; Wendy Johnson, Ph.D.; David Menchaca, Ph.D.; Pavithra Narayanan, Ph.D.; Wendy Olson, Ph.D.; Kandy Robertson, Ph.D.; Carol Siegel, Ph.D.; Pamela Smith Hill, M.A.
* Denotes adjunct status.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Arts degree in English offers students the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in writing, literary history and theory, and cultural analysis. English studies offers our students skills as critics and writers that will allow them to pursue advanced graduate work, if they choose, and to succeed in a variety of professions and occupations. These skills include analysis, synthesis, communication, and critical perspective. We hope to have English majors leave our program as sharp and engaged students and citizens of their culture, with wisdom of the past and a global perspective of the present equipping them for active intellectual life in the twenty-first century. Three options for English majors are available at WSU Vancouver, the literary studies option, the creative writing option, and the teaching without certificate option, which is recommended for students preparing for WSU's Ed.M. program to teach high school English. At WSU Vancouver, English majors can further enhance their major studies with course work from complementary programs in professional writing and digital technology and culture.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

All students must complete the General Education Requirements (GERs) as described elsewhere in this catalog. Entering students must have at least a 2.0 transfer GPA. Above and beyond the GERs, the College of Liberal Arts requires an additional six semester credits of arts and humanities or social science course work, an additional two semester credits of science with a lab, and a foreign language requirement (either two years in high school or one year in college). In the English major, students may choose from three options available on the WSU Vancouver campus: literary studies, creative writing, or teaching without certificate.

LITERARY STUDIES OPTION

Requirements (36 credits)

Among their GERs, students must take one of the following:

Hum 101 Humanities in the Ancient World
Hum 103 Mythology
Hum 302 Humanities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Hum 303 Reason, Romanticism, and Revolution
Hum 304 Humanities in the Modern World
Hum 335 The Bible as Literature
Hum 350 Sacred Texts and Cultures of World Religions
Hum 410 Love in the Arts
Hum 450 Representations of the Holocaust

Required Core

Engl 302 Introduction to English Studies
Engl 370 The Making of "English": Literature, Language and Culture Before 1600
Engl 371 17th and 18th Century Transnational Literature in English
Engl 372 19th Century Literature of the British Empire and the Americas
Engl 373 20th and 21st Century Global Literatures in English

Additional Courses (21 credits)

Must include at least one approved writers of color course

Three 300 or 400-level literature or humanities courses (9 credits)

Two 400-level literature or humanities courses (6 credits)

Two electives from English or humanities (except Engl 201) (6 credits)

Course offerings at Vancouver diverge somewhat from the Pullman offerings outlined above; students majoring in English at Vancouver are required to confer with a faculty advisor each semester to ensure the timely completion of the degree.

CREATIVE WRITING OPTION

Foundation Requirements (6 credits)

Engl 251 Introduction to Creative Writing: Exploring the Genres
Engl 302 Introduction to English Studies

300-Level Creative Writing Requirement (6 credits) Two of the following:

Engl 351 Creative Writing: Prose
Engl 352 Creative Writing: Poetry
Engl 353 Creative Writing: Nonfiction

Upper-Division Literature Electives (9 credits)

Three upper-division literature courses

400-Level Literature Elective (3 credits)

One 400-Level literature course

Form and Theory Requirement (3 credits)

Engl 446 Form and Theory in Creative Writing: Prose and Poetry

Advanced Creative Writing Workshop (6 credits)

Engl 451 Advanced Creative Writing: Prose
Engl 452 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry

Additional Writing Requirement (3 credits) One of the following:

Engl 355 Multimedia Authoring: Exploring New Rhetorics
Engl 357 Topics in Magazine Editing and Creative Writing
Engl 402 Technical and Professional Writing
Engl 498 Internship
Engl 499 Special Problems

Creative Writing or Literature Requirement (3 credits)

One additional creative writing or literature course

TEACHING WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OPTION (39 CREDITS)

Foundation (6 credits)

Students must receive a grade of C or better in each major course.

One of the following:

Hum 101 Humanities in the Ancient World
Hum 103 Mythology
Hum 302 Humanities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Hum 303 Reason, Romanticism, and Revolution
Hum 304 Humanities in the Modern World
Hum 335 The Bible as Literature
Hum 350 Sacred Texts and Cultures of World Religions
Hum 410 Love in the Arts

Required Core

Engl 302 Introduction to English Studies

Three of the following:

Engl 370 The making of "English": Literature, Language, and Culture Before 1600
Engl 371 17th and 18th Century Transnational Literature in English
Engl 372 19th Century Literature of the British Empire and the Americas
Engl 373 20th and 21st Century Global Literatures in English

One of the following:

Engl 205 Introduction to Shakespeare
Engl 305 Shakespearean Drama to 1600
Engl 306 Shakespearean Drama after 1600

Four-course upper-division Teaching Concentration (12 credits):

Engl 323 Approaches to the Teaching of English
Engl 324 Rhetoric and Composition for Teaching
Engl 325 Young Adult Literature
Engl 326 Applied Grammar for Teachers

12 credits of additonal English or Humanities electives.

ENGLISH FORMAL MINOR

The student must complete a minimum of 18 semester credits in English courses (excluding Engl 101 and 198), half of which must be 300-400 level.

CONCENTRATION IN ENGLISH

English is available as either a primary or a secondary concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities degree program. A primary concentration requires 24 semester hours of English coursework, 15 credits of which must be upper-division. A secondary concentration requires 15 semester hours of English course work, six of which must be upper-division.

Fine Arts

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Theresa Phimister, M.A.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102C, 360-546-9664
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/finearts
Faculty: Harrison Higgs, M.F.A.
Affiliated Faculty: Dene Grigar, Ph.D.; Alexis Pike, M.F.A.^*
^* Denotes adjunct status

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Fine arts can be used as a primary or secondary concentration for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities.

The Fine Arts program cultivates creativity, individual growth, and meaningful expression from its students. The curriculum is grounded in interdisciplinary approaches to the practice of art and the study of visual culture. At WSU students have the opportunity to put their ideas into form while becoming visually literate, historically grounded, and familiar with the diversity of arts and cultures worldwide.

The Fine Arts program fosters students' abilities in a number of mediums, enabling them to become visually literate in response to the world in which they live. Students develop creative problem solving skills where the integration of cultural, historical and conceptual issues are examined. Students are encouraged to develop their own personal ideas and aesthetic expression in light of contemporary issues and practices.

Additionally, the Digital Technology and Culture major includes fine arts as one of its components, giving students an opportunity to focus on studio art and associated visual skills.

OPTIONS

Primary concentration. Requires a minimum of 24 semester hours of course work in fine arts, 15 of which must be upper-division. Students work with an advisor to choose a balance of theory-type courses and studio courses.

Secondary concentration. Requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work in fine arts, six of which must be upper-division. No specific course work in fine arts is required, but students work with an advisor to choose a balance of theorytype courses and studio courses.

General Education

Program Coordinator: Denise Garrett
Location: Administration Building, 2nd Floor, 360-546-9159
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/gen_ed/

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

While the greater part of students' courses of study will be devoted to their major field or specialization, the foundation of the undergraduate curriculum is the General Education Program. The General Education program at WSU Vancouver is designed to help students in all majors achieve the outcomes addressed in the first five of the Big Six Learning Goals:

Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Communication
Self in Society
Specialty

The role of General Education is to address learning objectives that enhance and support a student's major or specialization. General Education builds foundational knowledge and ensures a well-rounded, world-class education, while preparing graduates for life-long learning in the 21st century.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

See the Advising & Registration section.

History

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Lindy Sakamoto, M.S.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102E, 360-546-9475
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/history/history.htm
Faculty: Luz Maria Gordillo, Ph.D.; Candice Goucher, Ph.D.; Laurie Mercier, Ph.D.; Sue Peabody, Ph.D.; Jackie Peterson, Ph.D.; Xiuyu Wang, Ph.D.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The study of history is excellent preparation for careers in fields such as business, education, communications, social service, politics, law, and library science. Students of history are trained to think, write, organize, communicate, and evaluate, making them strong candidates for positions that manage, analyze, instruct, and organize.

History students are eligible for internship opportunities that provide practical experience in local and federal agencies such as schools, museums, archives, unions, and publishing and design firms. The Center for Columbia River History, a consortium of the Washington State Historical Society, Portland State University, and WSU Vancouver, offers internships and other opportunities. Moreover, members of the WSU Vancouver History Club travel to historical conferences and sites and are actively involved in bringing speakers and films to campus.

History is a fascinating area of study and important for understanding today's world. Students can explore the lives of Native Americans, workers, witches, slaves, musicians, midwives, priests, presidents, and others throughout recorded time.

OPTIONS

The history program is available as either a primary or secondary concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences or the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities degree program. It is also available as a formal minor for students majoring in another area, or as preparation for teaching history or social studies at the high school level.

Primary concentration. Requires 24 semester hours of history course work, 15 credits of which must be upper-division.

Secondary concentration. Involves taking at least 15 credits of history course work, six of which must be upper-division.

Certified or formal minor. Requires the successful completion of a minimum of 18 semester hours of history course work, eight of which must be upper-division. History 300 is highly recommended for history minors, but no specific history courses are required for the formal minor. A grade of C or better is required in all history course work.

Teaching high school history/social studies. Students interested in teaching high school history or social studies should meet with an admissions counselor or the academic coordinator for the WSU Vancouver Department of History as early as possible in their college career to determine which courses to take prior to transferring to WSU. In addition to the required number of credits in history as a major or minor concentration, students must satisfy the University General Education Requirements (GERs) and the requirements for the College of Liberal Arts.

Honors/University Scholars

College: Honors
Program Coordinator: Denise Garrett
Location: Administration Building, 2nd Floor, 360-546-9159
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ programs/honors
Faculty: Because the honors curriculum spans multiple disciplines, contributing faculty members come from a variety of departments.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The WSU Vancouver campus will inaugurate a new University Scholars Program beginning Fall 2008. Nominations for the program will be accepted beginning Fall 2007.

Human Development

College: Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Academic Director: Suzanne Smith, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Jackie McReynolds, M.S.
Location: Education/Human Development Building, Room 228, 360-546-9721
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/hd/home.htm
Faculty: Marcelo Diversi, Ph.D.; Jan Jewett, Ph.D.; Jackie McReynolds, M.S.; Karen Peterson, Ph.D.; Suzanne Smith, Ph.D.; Jane Lanigan, Ph.D.; Yoshie Sano, Ph.D.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Arts in Human Development degree program focuses on understanding the complexity of physical, social, cognitive, and affective individual development with emphasis on development within the family context. Students pursuing this degree prepare to work with children, adolescents, parents, or older adults across a wide array of career possibilities, including employment in both public agencies and private businesses.

The undergraduate program in human development also prepares students for graduate work leading to teaching, research, counseling, or administrative positions in social service, resource management, occupational therapy, or pre-family therapy. Many human development graduates choose to pursue a Master's in Teaching degree for state elementary school certification or a Master's in Social Work to pursue careers in social and human services.

Students may also access course work in the department that applies toward completion of the P-3 endorsement, state certification to teach in preschool through third grade. Students who are interested in working toward a P-3 supporting endorsement in preparation for the Master's in Teaching program, or state-certified teachers who are interested in working toward an endorsement in P-3 should contact the department for further information.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

All students must complete the university-level General Education Requirements (GERs) as described elsewhere in this catalog. Entering students must have at least a 2.0 transfer GPA. The college imposes no additional general education requirements. There is no foreign language requirement. Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA and at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA in the major. It is highly desirable, but not required, for entering students to have already completed a course in principles of human development. All human development majors must complete a minimum of 39 semester hours of human development course work. All courses must be completed with a final grade of C or better. Of those credits, 24 are required or core classes.

Core/Major Requirements:

H D 301 Families in Crisis
H D 305 Gerontology
H D 310 Research Approaches to Human Development
H D 340 Development in Context
H D 410 Public Policy Issues Impacting Families and Individuals
H D 420 Application of Human Development Theories
H D 430 Professional Skills for Working with Individuals and Families
A practicum or internship experience (H D 446/495/498)

The remaining 15 credits of course work may come from a list of elective courses in human development that are offered on a regular rotation.

Electives:

H D 101 Human Development Across the Lifespan
H D 204 Family Systems: Understanding Family Interaction
H D 300 Child Abuse and Neglect
H D 302 Parent-Child Relationships
H D 304 Intimate Relationships
H D 320 Resource Management and Problem Solving
H D 334 Principles of Community Development
H D 342 Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs
H D 345 Managing Behavior in Early Childhood Settings
H D 346 Middle Childhood and School Age Care
H D 350 Diversity in Contemporary Families
H D 360 Death and Dying
H D 385 Perspectives in Human Services
H D 403 Families in Poverty
H D 406 Work and Family
H D 408 Advanced Adolescent Development
H D 409 Current Consumer Issues
H D 412 Adult Development and Learning
H D 423 Fundamentals of Participatory Research
H D 449 Seminar in Early Childhood Education
H D 479 Planning and Evaluation in Human Development
H D 482 Child Assessment and Evaluation
H D 485 Participation in Human Development Research
H D 487 Special Topics in Human Development
H D 497 Professional Preparation
H D 499 Special Problems

In addition to courses in human development, all majors are required to declare and complete a minor concentration in another area. A minor concentration requires an accumulation of at least 15 semester credits in a single program area, with at least six of those credits being upper-division (300/400) level. Students can choose to declare a formal minor in their minor concentration. Any student interested in doing so should consult with his/her advisor for requirements.

OPTIONS

Certified or formal minors. Students majoring in other programs can choose to declare a minor in human development. Students choosing such a minor must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA in all human development course work. The Department of Human Development offers three minors:

Aging. A minor can be certified after a completion of at least 60 semester credits of course work. The minor requires the accumulation of at least 15 semester credits of human development course work to include the following courses: FSHN 130, H D 305, 360, 412, 495, Nurs 420, Psych 363, Psych 490, Soc 356.

Early childhood education. A minor can be certified after a completion of at least 60 semester credits of course work. The minor requires the accumulation of at least 22 semester hours of human development course work to include the following courses: HD 302, 340, 342, 345, 449, 482, and either 300, 403, 410, or 420. Human development. A general human development minor can be certified after a student has completed at least 60 semester credits of course work. This minor requires the completion of at least 18 semester hours of human development course work to include the following: H D 320 or 420; H D 305 or 408; H D 301, 302, or 350; and at least nine additional human development credits at the 300 or 400 level. Students who are interested in either minor should contact the academic coordinator for human development.

Humanities

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Teresa Phimister, M.A.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102C, 360-546-9664
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/humanities/humanities.htm
Faculty: Because the humanities program is an interdisciplinary pursuit, contributing faculty members come from a variety of departments.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities is an interdisciplinary liberal arts degree program in which students combine study in English (including work in professional writing and rhetoric), history (including work in public history and western history), digital technology and culture (including multimedia authoring and electronic research), fine arts, or women's studies with study in a second humanities field, a social science field (including anthropology, political science, psychology, sociology, and criminal justice), business, or human development. The program offers students, in consultation with their advisors, the flexibility to shape courses of study that meet a wide range of educational goals and that can prepare students for a variety of careers and graduate and professional programs. The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities emphasizes analysis, synthesis, and communication—skills increasingly in demand in southwest Washington's rapidly evolving economy.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

All students must complete the University-level General Education Requirements (GERs) as described elsewhere in this catalog. Entering students must have at least a 2.0 transfer GPA. Above and beyond the GERs, the College of Liberal Arts requires an additional six semester hours of arts and humanities or social science course work, two semester hours of science with a second lab, and a foreign language requirement (either two years of the same language in high school or one year of the same language in college).

All humanities majors must complete a minimum of 39 semester hours of departmental course work, 21 of which must be upper-division. Students may organize these 39 departmental credits in one of two ways: earn at least 24 semester hours (of which 15 semester hours must be upper-division) in a chosen primary concentration and at least 15 semester hours (of which six semester hours must be upper-division) in a chosen secondary concentration (see list above), or combine three closely related humanities or social science areas, earning at least nine credits in each of the three areas. Working with an advisor, students will devise an approved, coherent program of study that fulfills an academic or career goal and includes prerequisites consistent with the 300-400 level major course work.

OPTIONS

Technical and professional writing certificate. Students who are pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and have chosen English or Digital Technology and Culture as a primary or secondary concentration may wish to complete this certificate as part of their degree. (See requirements in the Professional Writing section.)

Mechanical Engineering

Please refer to section entitled "School of Engineering and Computer Science."

Nursing

College: Intercollegiate College of Nursing, WSU College of Nursing
Academic Director: Ginny Wacker Guido, J.D., M.S.N., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Location: Classroom Building, Room 208, 360-546-9752
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/nurs/home.html
Faculty: Diane Bauer, M.S., R.N, C.N.S.; Marie Scott Brown, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.M., P.N.P.; Sheela Choppala, Ph.D., R.N.; Lida Dekker, M.N., R.N.; Dawn Doutrich, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.S.; Linda Eddy, Ph.D., R.N., C.P.N.P., F.N.P.; Sue Greiling, M.N., F.N.P., R.N.; Linda Gwinn, M.N., R.N., C.C.R.N., C.N.S.; Renee Hoeksel, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.R.N.; Louise Kaplan, Ph.D., A.R.N.P.; Kim Lewis, M.N., A.R.N.P.; Christine Ludwig, Ed.M.; Eva Nystrom, R.N., M.S.N., A.R.N.P.; Barb Oyler, M.N., A.R.N.P.;Melody Rasmor, M.S., R.N., A.N.P.; Janet Spuck, M.N., R.N.; Sherrie Thomas, M.N., A.R.N.P.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The program is designed for registered nurses with an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from a community college or a diploma in nursing from a hospital-based nursing school.

As the only college in southwest Washington to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, WSU Vancouver combines the high-quality instruction of a large university with the relaxing, informal atmosphere of a local campus. A degree from WSU Vancouver reflects the prestige associated with WSU, one of the nation's leading teaching and research universities.

A flexible program designed to meet the needs of working nurses, the WSU Vancouver B.S.N. prepares nurses for graduate study (a requirement for nurse practitioners), specialization, and nursing management. WSU nursing students learn new techniques and improve essential skills. The WSU nursing graduate enters the profession well equipped to provide leadership, improve patient care, and apply research in practice.

The WSU College of Nursing program is accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The R.N.–M.N. option is available to qualified students.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Requires successfully completing 120 semester hour credits, which will include 30 resident hours and 40 upper-division credits.

CERTIFICATION

Students must complete GERs and the nursing college prerequisites with a GPA of 2.8 to certify in the nursing major.

PREREQUISITES

Completion of community college or diploma nursing program. Additional prerequisites may be required depending on the individual program attended. Must be a registered nurse.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

Nurs 360 Professional Nursing Concepts and Issues
Nurs 365 Assessment and Application of Physiological Concepts I
Nurs 366 Assessment and Application of Physiological Concepts II
Nurs 400 Nursing Research and Informatics
Nurs 405 Nursing Leadership
Nurs 406 Nursing Management
Nurs 440 Community Health Nursing Concepts
Nurs 462 Psychiatric/Mental Health Concepts
Nurs 465 Community and Psychiatric Mental Health Practice
Nurs 477 Ethics in Healthcare
Nurs 495 Advanced Clinical Practicum
Capstone/Upper-division Elective

HOW TO APPLY

To apply and be admitted to the nursing program students must have completed all required prerequisite courses for the major, General Education Requirements, and have junior standing by the end of spring semester for enrollment the following fall and by the end of fall semester for enrollment spring semester. Students may have no more than three prerequisite courses to nursing left to complete during the semester when their application is being reviewed. Admission decisions are based on the following criteria:

Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher for courses prerequisite to nursing, with minimum acceptable grade in any prerequisite course of C (2.0). Pass/fail grades are not accepted.
Junior standing
Evaluation of application file
Verification of R.N. Washington Licensure prior to registration

Students will be notified of admission to the R.N.–B.S.N. program by mail in May for fall enrollment and in November for spring enrollment.

Step One: Complete the form. Obtain packet from admissions containing application forms to WSU Vancouver and to the College of Nursing. Complete the Application for Admission to the R.N.- B.S.N. program and return it no later than February 15 for fall (August) admission or September 15 for spring (January) admission to:

Office of Admissions
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98686

Step Two: Send official transcripts. Submit one copy of official transcripts from each college or university previously attended, except any work completed at WSU, to the WSU Office of Admissions, Pullman WA 99164-1067 AND the WSU Vancouver Office of Admissions. Step Three: Send current grades. Send a copy of grade reports for courses you are currently enrolled in as soon as you receive them to:

Undergraduate Nursing
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686

Personnel Psychology and Human Resource Management

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Marsha Michels, M.S.
Location: Classroom Building, Room 208, 360-546-9720
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/pphrm/pphrm.htm
Faculty: Because the program in personnel psychology and human resource management is an interdisciplinary pursuit, contributing faculty members come from a variety of departments: human development, management, and psychology.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The degree option in personnel psychology and human resource management exists within the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences degree. Students pursuing this line of study blend courses from human development, business management, and psychology. The program is designed to provide human resource professionals and those preparing for a career in human resources the tools to be effective managers.

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences with an emphasis in personnel psychology and human resource management must complete all University General Education Requirements, the additional requirements of the College of Liberal Arts (See Social Sciences description, page 52), and a minimum of 40 semester hours of prescribed course work in the major.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students must satisfactorily complete the following courses:

H D 320 Resource Management and Problem Solving
H D 406 Work and Family
Mgt Op 301 Principles of Management and Organization
Mgt Op 450 Personnel and Human Resource Management
Psych 306 Industrial Psychology
Psych 308 Organizational Psychology
Psych 311 Elementary Statistics

At least three of the following (9 credits):

H D 350 Diversity in Contemporary Families
H D 385 Perspectives in Human Services
H D 430 Professional Skills for Working Individuals and Families
Psych 309 Cultural Diversity in Organizations
Psych 350 Social Psychology
Psych 412 Psychological Testing and Measurement
Psych 466 Environmental Psychology
Psych 470 Motivation
Psych 495 Field Experience in Personnel Psychology

At least three of the following (9 credits):

Mgt Op 401 Leadership Skills for Managers
Mgt Op 453 Comparative International Management
Mgt Op 455 Staffing
Mgt Op 456 Compensation Administration
Mgt Op 485 Negotiations
Mgt Op 487 Business Ethics
Mgt Op 496 Seminar

OPTIONS

Certificate in personnel psychology and human resource management. The certificate program is available to students majoring in other subject matter or to students who are nondegree-seekers. Transcripts must be submitted verifying a minimum of 60 transferable semester credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0 before beginning course work. To complete the certificate program, students must satisfactorily complete at least 18 credits of prescribed course work. Courses required for the certificate include: Psych 306 or 308, Mgt Op 301 and H D 406 (see above for course titles). The additional nine credits must come from the following list of possibilities: H D 320, H D 350, H D 385, H D 430, Mgt Op 401, Mgt Op 450, Mgt Op 455, Mgt Op 453, Mgt Op 456, Mgt Op 485, Mgt Op 487, Mgt Op 496, Psych 309, Psych 350, Psych 412, Psych 466, Psych 470.

Students who begin this program as a certificate-only student can later choose to apply certificate credits to the degree option described above.

Political Science

College: Liberal Arts
Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator: Lindy Sakamoto, M.S.
Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102E, 360-546-9475
Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/polsci/polsci.htm
Faculty: Dana Lee Baker, Ph.D.; Carolyn Long, Ph.D.; Mark Stephan, Ph.D.; Paul Thiers, Ph.D.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The political science program allows students to shape their academic careers in line with professional and personal interests. The curriculum is designed for students who desire a broad education on our political system, or a career in government, law, international affairs, or business.

Participation in the program involves studying such topics as public law, public policy and administration, and comparative and international politics. In addition to academic course work, the political science program offers internships in many government agencies.

The program in political science may be taken as either a primary or secondary concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences degree program, or as a formal minor for students majoring in other areas.

OPTIONS

Primary concentration. Requires completion of at least 24 semester hours of political science course work, including at least 15 credits of upper-division work. No specific courses in political science are required.

Secondary concentration. Requires completion of at least 15 semester hours of related social science course work, including at least six credits of upperdivision work. No specific courses in political science are required. Formal or certified minor. Requires completion of at least 18 semester hours of political science course work, nine of which must be upper-division. Students must successfully complete Pol S 101, 102 and 103. At least 12 semester hours must be earned at WSU. Courses for the formal minor may not be taken as pass/fail. A minimum gpa of 2.0 is required in the minor.

Pre-Law

College: Liberal Arts Academic Director: Amy Wharton, Ph.D. Academic Coordinator: Lindy Sakamoto, M.S. Location: Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 102E, 360-546-9475 Web site: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/pc/major/prelaw.htm Faculty: Because the pre-law curriculum spans multiple disciplines, contributing faculty members come from a variety of departments. For more information, please contact the pre-law advisor, Carolyn Long.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Law schools want applicants with a wide and inclusive liberal arts education who can use language clearly and persuasively, read critically, think analytically, and who have a "critical understanding of human institutions and values with which the law deals" (Association of American Law Schools).

To gain this breadth and analysis, WSU Vancouver students preparing for law school should seriously consider one of the five degrees in which they can study pre-law: Business, English, Humanities, Public Affairs, and Social Science (with a concentration in Political Science or Criminal Justice).

A single, flexible, pre-law college program will have two phases:

First, lower-division classes taken prior to enrollment at WSU may include a wide range of courses in writing, speech, history, philosophy, political science, social science, economics, and business. It is recommended that once enrolled at WSU, pre-law students take as much writing as possible, including English 301 and English 402, as well as numerous writing courses in whatever major concentration that is chosen.
Second, students can then construct at WSU an upper-division pre-law core according to their interests in English, history, political science, criminal justice, or business. Students should meet with an advisor in one of these areas to discuss their plans, and to become familiar with the process of applying to law school.

Suggested Lower-Division Courses to be Taken Prior to Transferring to WSU

American History Survey
American National Government
Business Law
Comparative Politics
Currents in American Culture
Economics
Elementary Logic
Ethics
European History Survey
International Politics
Introduction to College Writing
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Introduction to Humanities
Principles of Accounting
Public Speaking
State and Local Governments
Statistics

Suggested Upper-Division Courses at WSU Vancouver

Business
Business Ethics
Law of Business Organizations
Negotiations
Criminal Justice
Criminal Law
Issues in Administration of Criminal Justice
Juvenile Justice and Corrections
Law of Evidence and Criminal Procedure
Violence Toward Women
English
History of Rhetoric
Rhetoric, Culture, and Communication
Humanities
American Foundings
Classical Political T

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Fine Arts

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History

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Humanities

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