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University of Louisville Undergraduate CatalogSummer 2009 – Spring 2010
College of Arts and Sciences
About the College
A college of arts and sciences iscentral to the fulfillment of thepurposes of higher education.Undergraduate study in a liberalarts college is designed to developthe whole person through the freeinquiry that trains the mind forcritical analysis and aestheticappreciation. A liberal educationbegins with introductory studies inthe natural sciences, socialsciences, and humanities; its end isthe development of the intellect toits full potential. Liberal educationis a lifelong endeavor, and the goalof a college of arts and sciences isto ensure that the opportunitiesexist for a substantial beginning tothis process. TheCollege of Arts and Sciencesof the University of Louisville isfounded on these traditionalprinciples, interwoven with thespecial role of an urban university.As the college which offers themost comprehensiveundergraduate programs andselected graduate programs, theCollege of Arts and Sciences has anintegral role in the fulfillment of theUniversity mission by integratingurban-related courses within thefoundation of a liberal education. The theoretical and practicalknowledge in the College’sbaccalaureate programs isgenerally regarded as excellentpreparation for many careers thatdo not require professional oradvanced degrees and is theacademic foundation for moststudents who enter master’s anddoctoral graduate programs. TheCollege provides the liberal artsacademic base for students wholater attend the professionalschools. In addition to theundergraduate curriculum, mostdepartments in the College offerprograms leading to the master’sdegree and seven departmentsoffer doctoral degrees.A university is expected to advancethe theories and application of knowledge. This expectation isfulfilled primarily by the creativeresearch of its faculty. Thiscreativity is related directly to therole of teacher, for it ensures thatthe College’s students learn fromenthusiastic and excellent facultymembers who advocate theprinciple of lifelong inquiry. The College’s allegiance to thetraditions of a liberal educationdoes not end with the preservationof its history or its traditionalprograms. The vitality of the
Academic Unit InformationCollege of Arts & Sciences
Humanities DivisionNatural Sciences DivisionSocial Sciences Division
English
Classical and ModernLanguages
Fine Arts
Philosophy
 Theatre Arts
Aerospace Science
Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics
Military Science
Physics
Anthropology
Communication
Geography andGeosciences
History
 Justice Administration
Pan-African Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Urban and PublicAffairs
Women and Gender
 
University of Louisville Undergraduate CatalogSummer 2009 – Spring 2010
College is found in its continuingreexamination of itself, and in itswillingness to change when changewould further the welfare of itsstudents, its faculty, and itscommunity.
Structure
 The College of Arts and Scienceshas a Division of Humanities, aDivision of Natural Sciences, and aDivision of Social Sciences. TheseDivisions represent the disciplineswhich collectively make up theliberal arts and sciences. EachDivision contains departmentswhich offer programs in specificdisciplines. In addition to thesedepartments, the College has anumber of interdisciplinaryprograms which involve faculty andcourse work from severaldisciplines.Most departments, and someprograms, offer curricula leading tobaccalaureate degrees. Most of thedepartments also offer themaster’s degree, and theDepartments of Biology, Chemistry,English, Fine Arts, Mathematics,Psychology, and Urban and PublicAffairs offer the Ph.D. TheDepartment of Theatre Arts offers aMaster of Fine Arts degree. The departments of the collegeappear in Table 1.
College Programmatic Requirements
 The following section states theUniversity and Collegerequirements which, whencombined with the requirements of the selected major, constitute acomplete degree program. Thespecific requirements for the majorare given in the degree programsection of this catalog. It isessential that students seeking adegree understand all of therequirements for that degree. Theminimum number of hours requiredfor a bachelor’s degree in theCollege of Arts and Sciences is 121;some programs may requireadditional hours.
General EducationRequirements
Each student in the University mustcomplete requirements in generaleducation, the purpose of which isto ensure breadth of study duringthe undergraduate work. Forspecific General EducationRequirements and a list of thecourses which fulfill them, see theGeneral Information section of thiscatalog. Some of theserequirements may be met throughadvanced placement examinations.
College of Arts and SciencesProgrammatic Requirements
In addition to the University-wideGeneral Education requirements,the College of Arts and Sciencesspecifies College programmaticrequirements for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, andBachelor of Fine Arts degrees.
Bachelor of Arts Degree
GEN 101: Arts and SciencesOrientation–1 hour
Foreign Language Proficiency –completion of the intermediatelevel of a single foreignlanguage [142 or 123/221 orhigher in French, German,Italian, Russian, and Spanish; or202 or higher in ASL, Arabic,Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Latin,and Portuguese] – 12 hours.(Actual hours required may befewer, depending on the courselevel into which a studentplaces.)
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University of Louisville Undergraduate CatalogSummer 2009 – Spring 2010
Courses out of the Division of the Major–9 hours, with 6 hoursat the 300-level or above
Upper-level WR–two approvedcourses at the 300-level orabove (may be incorporatedinto other degree requirements)
Bachelor of Science Degree
GEN 101: Arts and SciencesOrientation–1 hour
Foreign Language Proficiency –completion of the secondsemester of a single foreignlanguage [141 or 122 or higherin French, German, Italian,Russian, and Spanish; or 102 orhigher in ASL, Arabic, Chinese,Greek, Hebrew, Latin, andPortuguese] – 6-8 hours (Actualhours required may be fewer,depending on the course levelinto which a student places.)
Courses out of the Division of the Major–6 hours at the 300-level or above
Upper-level WR–two approvedcourses at the 300-level orabove (may be incorporatedinto other degree requirements)
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
GEN 101: Arts and SciencesOrientation–1 hour
Courses out of the Division of the Major–9 hours, with 6 hoursat the 300-level or above
Upper-level WR–two approvedcourses at the 300-level orabove (may be incorporatedinto other degree requirements)Courses approved for the upper-level WR requirement are sodesignated in the coursedescriptions.
General Studies 101Requirement
General Studies 101: Arts andSciences Orientation is requiredduring the first semester of enrollment in the College of all newstudents and all transfer studentswith fewer than 24 semester hoursof credit. Part-time students mustcomplete General 101 prior toearning 15 semester hours in theCollege. A student may be exemptfrom this requirement if thestudent:
Is an intra-university transferstudent
is a transfer student fromanother institution with 24 ormore semester hourscompleted;
is a post-baccalaureate studentor visiting student; or was firstadmitted to the University priorto Fall 1989.
Foreign Language Requirement
All B.A. and B.S. degrees requireforeign language proficiency.Unless otherwise stipulated, any of the modern or classical languagesoffered by the College, includingAmerican Sign Language, may beused to fulfill this requirement.
Liberal Studies Program
 The College of Arts and Sciencesoffers a Bachelor of Arts degree inLiberal Studies that transcends theboundaries of inquiry permitted bysingle departments or disciplines. Through Liberal Studies, a studentcan create a multi-dimensionalindependent major that willsupport the student’s goal—eitheran intended career or anintellectual interest.A prospective Liberal Studiesstudent must first identify thespecific goals that will define thedegree program. To design a
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