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HISTORY AND MISSION
The early history of the College of Arts and Sciences is synonymous with
that of Washburn University. The University was chartered in 1865 as Lincoln
College and renamed Washburn College in 1868. Until 1903, the College
of Arts and Sciences comprised the total curriculum.
Today the College remains an integral part of Washburn University, providing
an environment in which a student of any age can obtain a liberal education
within an urban setting. Maintaining a standard of excellence in all of
its programs, the College strives to motivate and challenge students to
develop creative thinking, aesthetic awareness, and discriminating judgment,
as well as a sense of purpose and a zeal for continued independent and
formal learning.
From its inception, the College of Arts and Sciences has been entrusted
with the responsibility for providing the liberal education central to
the mission of Washburn University. Through its faculty the College remains
the advocate for liberal education as a force for continual learning and
adapting to change. Faculty commitment to the triad of teaching, scholarship
and service helps guide students in specialized ways while exposing them
to broad areas of knowledge encompassed by liberal education. This combination
of generalized and specialized learning leads to the integrated understanding
characteristic of an educated person.
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FACILITIES
The College of Arts and Sciences uses a physical plant that includes facilities
among the most modern in the nation. The Departments of Art and Theatre
Arts, Music, and Philosophy are housed in GARVEY FINE
ARTS CENTER featuring MULVANE ART GALLERY,
the UNIVERSITY THEATRE, and WHITE
CONCERT HALL, known as the "Stradivarius of concert halls."
The departments of Physics and Astronomy, Biology, and Chemistry are located
in STOFFER SCIENCE HALL, boasting various
modern laboratories, an astronomical observatory, and a planetarium.
MARGARET MULVANE MORGAN MEMORIAL BUILDING
is the home of the departments of Mathematics and Statistics, English,
Communication, and International Studies. A modern computer center is
located in the new CHARLES R. BENNETT COMPUTER CENTER
with terminal capabilities in STOFFER, MORGAN,
and HENDERSON LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER.
Computer Information Sciences is also housed in the Bennett Computer Center.
The Department of Education is located in CARNEGIE
HALL while the departments of History, Mass Media, Psychology,
Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology are included in HENDERSON
LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER.
The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Dance makes use of several
facilities including the FIELD HOUSE, MOORE BOWL,
TENNIS COURTS, and PLAYING FIELDS.
The newer PETRO ALLIED HEALTH CENTER is the
home of this department.
Audio-visual services are provided to faculty and students through the
MEDIA DISTRIBUTION area in HENDERSON
LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER. In addition, the Center's INSTRUCTIONAL
BROADCAST PRODUCTION area contains television studio and cable
television facilities for airing university telecourses. Many departments
have reading rooms and specialized library collections which are available
for general use by contacting the individual departments. The collections
include the following:
History maintains an extensive collection of historical maps.
Art and Theatre Arts has a viewing room containing 60,000 slides including
representations of most media, periods, and regions of world art.
Biology maintains extensive research specimen collections of birds, bird
eggs, insects, wood samples and a herbarium. Chemistry houses the recent
volumes of chemistry journals and the past volumes of Chemical Abstracts.
Education has an extensive curriculum library containing primary and secondary
school textbooks, professional books and children's story books.
International Studies maintain collections of foreign language practice
tapes, for use in its well-equipped language laboratory, current foreign
language magazines, travel guides, reference grammars and dictionaries.
Music has a listening library containing over 2,000 classical recordings
and 300 musical scores. Tapes of Topeka Symphony Orchestra concerts are
also on file. Sociology and Anthropology maintains a varied collection
of plaster fossil casts of human prehistoric skulls and other anthropological
artifacts.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Each candidate for a degree must meet the general requirements for graduation
and the specific requirements for the degree desired.
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DECLARING A MAJOR
In order to insure the early and proper selection of a field of concentration,
students seeking a baccalaureate degree are required to file a Declaration
of Major/Degree/Catalog Year form by the time they have completed 54 credit
hours. Candidates for the associate degree must file the declaration of
major at the completion of 24 credit hours. A student is free at any time
to change majors, or to add a second or third major, by following the
prescribed procedures.
Declaration of a major is made on a Declaration of Major/Degree/Catalog
Year form which the student secures from the department chairperson, academic
advising in the Center for Learning And Student Success (CLASS), or the
University Registrar's Office. The student fills out the form in consultation
with the chairperson and advisor of the department in which he or she
plans to major. If the student meets the requirements for acceptance into
the department, the chairperson signs the form and assigns the student
an advisor who consults with the student about which year of catalog will
be used to determine degree requirements. The advisor signs the form as
well as the student. The student is given a copy, and the remaining copies
are returned to Academic Advising.
A separate form should be submitted for any change of major, change of
degree, or additional major or degree.
OPTIONAL MINOR
An Optional Minor for the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts
and Sciences shall consist of no less than 15 hours in one discipline
as specified by the department. Of these, 6 hours must be at the upper
division level. Students must have a grade of C or better in each course
in the Optional Minor. The Optional Minor is not to be confused with any
department's required minor or required correlated courses.
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FILING FOR GRADUATION
Candidates for the baccalaureate and associate degree must file an Application
for Degree form in the Office of the University Registrar in order to
initiate a graduation check. (See the academic calendar for the exact
date.)
The University confers degrees at the end of each semester and at the
end of the Summer Term. The University has two commencements a year—at
the end of the fall and the spring semester. Students who are scheduled
to complete final requirements for the degree during the following summer
term may be permitted to participate in the spring Commencement. Such
candidates need to have a Declaration of Major/Degree/Catalog Year form
and an Application for Degree form on file in the University Registrar's
Office. (See the appropriate class schedule for date deadlines.)
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DEGREES OFFERED
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Each candidate for the degree is required to complete the following:
One hundred twenty-four hours, 84 of which must be graded and 40 of which
must be at the 300 or 400 level.
A major consisting of no less than 24 hours of which 12 must be at the
upper division level.
Eighty-four hours outside the major discipline.
Mathematics 110 (MA 110) or Mathematics 116 (MA 116) or a course with
MA 116 as a prerequisite with a grade of C or better.
Six hours of English composition, three of which must be at the upper
division level (EN 300), and PE 198, Lifetime Wellness are required.
The 102 level course in one of the languages offered by the Department
of International Studies, or the equivalent. Course work taken to fulfill
this requirement may not be applied toward general education requirements
for completing the B.A. degree. Equivalents of the required course work
are defined as follows:
*successful completion of a similar course of study in a foreign language
taken at an accredited post-secondary institution.
*successfully challenging the departmentally administered 102 level examinations
or a score of "4" or higher on the AP or CLEP foreign language
examinations.
Note: Native speakers of any of the languages taught by the department
may not receive credit for any 100 level courses.
*acceptance into a regular credit-bearing academic program of study by
students whose native language is not English.
Distribution hours in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural
Sciences and Mathematics. Students must complete 15 hours in Arts and
Humanities with at least 3 hours selected from the area of Art, Music,
or Theatre; the remaining credit hours must be selected from at least
two other disciplines. No more than 6 hours may be counted from any one
discipline in Art and Humanities. To meet the distribution requirement
in the Social Sciences, students must complete 15 hours, from this group,
with no more than 6 hours counted from any one discipline in Social Sciences.
To meet the distribution requirement in Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
students must complete 12 hours of Natural Sciences and Mathematics courses;
the credit hours must include courses from at least two disciplines other
than Mathematics. Courses are selected in consultation with an advisor
from the approved courses in each of the distribution groupings.
Candidates must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0
and a grade of C or better in each course in the major, required correlate
courses and the two required English composition courses. A double major
may be completed within the 124 hour total by meeting all the requirements
of the two majors. Students may also elect a minor in the College of Arts
and Sciences. The minor shall consist of no less than 15 hours specified
by the department of which 6 must be at upper division level. Candidates
for a minor must have a grade of C or better in each course in the minor.
This optional minor is not to be confused with any department's required
minor or required correlated courses. See the General Information section
of the catalog concerning hours transferred to Washburn University.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Each candidate for the degree is required to complete the following:
One hundred twenty-four hours, 84 of which must be graded and 40 of which
must be at the 300-400 level.
A major consisting of no less than 86 hours, 12 of which must be at the
300-400 level (See Art Department in index for specific requirements).
Six hours of English composition, three of which must be at the upper
division level (EN 300), and PE 198, Lifetime Wellness and 3 hours of
MA 110 or 116.
Nine hours in each of the three distribution groups (Arts and Humanities,
Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics) with courses selected
from at least two disciplines in each group, to include 3 hours in, Music,
or Theatre within the 9 hours of Arts and Humanities. Courses are selected
in consultation with an advisor from the approved courses in each of the
distribution groupings.
Candidates must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0
and a grade of C or better in each course in the major, and in English
Composition, and in the course taken to satisfy the University Mathematics
requirement. See the General information Section of the catalog concerning
hours transferred to Washburn University.
Bachelor of Education Degree
The Bachelor of Education degree is designed to meet the needs of those
who want to teach at the early childhood, elementary school or middle
school levels and those who plan to teach physical education and business.
The Bachelor of Education Degree requires at least 48 semester hours of
credit in general education with specific course requirements in Social
Science, Natural Science, and Humanities and Creative and Performing Arts.
The Department of Education requires regular academic advising to facilitate
the student's successful completion of degree requirements.
To obtain a Kansas Teaching Certificate, the student must satisfy Kansas
State Department of Education Certificate requirements in addition to
degree requirements.
Majors in physical education programs must meet the specific requirements
of the selected specialization as described in the Physical Education
section of this catalog.
Bachelor of Integrated Studies
The Bachelor of Integrated Studies requirements are based on the assumption
that the depth of experience component of a baccalaureate degree may be
adequately provided by utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach. In particular,
those students who do not plan to seek post baccalaureate education in
a specific field still might benefit greatly from a relatively brief exposure
to fundamental aspects of selected disciplines relevant to their personal
interests, goals, aspirations, or career path, despite never completing
the full set of major requirements in a discipline. To meet the depth
of experience component of the degree requirements, the student designs
and submits for approval an Individualized Study Program (ISP). This ISP
is formulated by selecting courses from two (or more) Emphasis Areas,
or by selecting courses which are consistent with a specific focus, theme,
or unifying conceptual principle, the Thematic Focus.
A five-member Integrated Studies Advisory Committee (ISAC) chaired by
the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) Dean or the Dean's designee is
charged with the responsibility of reviewing and approving each BIS Individualized
Study Program (ISP). Working with a member of the ISAC, students will
develop and present an ISP proposal to the ISAC. The committee will review
ISPs submitted before a widely published deadline early in each Fall and
Spring semester, and approve or modify ISPs before the pre-enrollment
advising period each semester. Generally, an ISP will have to be approved
(by majority vote) at least one year (24 credit hours) before expected
graduation. In exceptional situations, the ISAC at its discretion may
consider appeals to approve an ISP one semester (12 credit hours) before
graduation. Students interested in obtaining more information should contact
the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's office.
Each candidate for the degree is required to complete the following:
All requirements, except subject matter (major) requirements and the language
requirement from the Department of International Studies, for the Bachelor
of Arts degree, including a minimum of 99 hours of CAS courses; ISAC approval
of ISP one year before intended graduation (exceptions by appeal only);
Grade of "C" or better required for designated courses in ISP;
ISP consists of at least graded 36 graded hours, including 12 hours 300-400
level courses and a capstone experience (Interdisciplinary Studies 390
or substitute approved by ISAC);
The first 36 hours of the ISP may not be applied to the 84 hour "non-major"
requirement; and
Courses applied to the General Education distribution requirements may
not also be utilized to meet ISP requirements.
Bachelor of Music Degree
Candidates for the degree, Bachelor of Music, may choose a major in music
performance or a major in music education. All students graduating with
the Bachelor of Music degree will be expected to appear in recital. Participation
in two large ensembles or accompanying is required during each semester
of full-time enrollment. In addition, all full-time students are required
to attend recitals and programs.
Music Performance Major. The major in music
performance consists of a total of 124 hours, including 24 hours in private
lessons. Those electing the performance major must complete six hours
of English Composition, three of which must be at the upper division level
(EN 300) and PE 198 Lifetime Wellness. In consultation with the advisor,
the student must elect nine hours in each of the three distribution groups
(Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics)
with courses selected from at least two disciplines in each group, to
include 3 hours in Art, Music, or Theatre within the 9 hours of Arts and
Humanities. Courses are selected in consultation with an advisor from
the approved courses in each of the distribution groupings. Music courses
may not be used in fulfilling the Humanities requirements. Candidates
must have a cumulative grade average of at least 2.0 and a grade of C
or better in each course in music, in English Composition, and in course
taken to satisfy University Mathematics requirement.
Music Education Major. The major in music
education is designed for those who wish to teach in public or private
schools. This degree program amounts to 142 hours and may necessitate
work beyond the eight semesters shown in the curriculum. Those majoring
in music education will take the courses outlined in the catalog and choose
their electives to cover the general education requirements and the professional
education requirements for the Kansas Degree Secondary Certificate as
specified in the catalog. Candidates must have a cumulative grade average
of at least 2.5 and a grade of C or better in each course in the major
and in English Composition. A grade point average of 2.75 is required
in music, general education, and professional education categories.
Bachelor of Public Administration Degree
The Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) degree is designed to meet
the needs of students seeking careers in the public or quasi-public sector
or seeking to continue their education in professional programs.
Each candidate for the degree is required to complete the following:
One hundred twenty-four hours, 84 of which must be graded and 40 of which
must be at the 300-400 level.
A major consisting of at least 30 hours, but not in excess of 40 hours,
in Political Science Courses. At least 15 or these hours will be in upper
division courses. See Political Science in the index.
Eighty-four hours outside the major.
Six hours of English composition, three of which must be at the upper
division level (EN 300), and PE 198 Lifetime Wellness.
Distribution hours in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural
Sciences and Mathematics. Students must complete 15 hours in Arts and
Humanities with at least 3 hours selected from the area of Art, Music,
or Theatre; the remaining credit hours must be selected from at least
two other disciplines. No more than 6 hours may be counted from any one
discipline in Art and Humanities. To meet the distribution requirement
in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, students must complete 12 hours
of Natural Sciences and Mathematics courses; the credit hours must include
courses from at least two disciplines other than Mathematics. Students
must complete 15 hours in Social Sciences. No more than 6 hours may be
counted from any one discipline in Social Sciences. Courses are selected
in consultation with an advisor from the approved courses in each of the
distribution groupings.
Candidates must have a cumulative grade average of at least 2.0 and a
grade of C or better in each course in the major, required correlate courses,
English composition, and course taken to satisfy University Mathematics
requirement.
Bachelor of Science Degree
Each candidate is required to complete the following:
One hundred twenty four hours, 84 of which must be graded and 40 of which
must be at the 300-400 level.
A major consisting of at least 30 hours, and no more than 48 in one department,
of which 12 must be at the upper division level. Majors for the Bachelor
of Science degree are limited to the following disciplines: Biology, Chemistry,
Computer Information Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Technology and Physics.
Thirty hours, constituting a minor, to be chosen from the Natural Sciences
and Mathematics Division in departments other than the major, and with
at least 20 of these hours in one department. The minors must be approved
by the student's major department chairperson.
Seventy-six hours outside the major discipline, 30 of which must be allocated
to the required minor.
Nine hours in each of the three distribution groups (Arts and Humanities,
Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics) with courses selected
from at least two disciplines in each group, to include 3 hours in Art,
Music, or Theatre within the 9 hours of Arts and Humanities. Courses are
selected in consultation with an advisor from the approved courses in
each of the distribution groupings.
Mathematics 110 (MA 110), Mathematics 116 (MA 116) or a course with MA
116 as a prerequisite with a grade of C or better.
Six hours of English Composition and PE 198 Lifetime Wellness.
Candidates must have a cumulative grade average of at least 2.0 and a
grade of C or better in each course in the major and minor and in English
Composition. See the General Information section of this catalog concerning
hours transferred to Washburn University.
In addition to offering the traditional Bachelor of Science Degree in
Physics or Mathematics, Washburn University offers a 3-2 engineering program
in cooperation with Kansas State University and the University of Kansas.
Under this program a typical student will take three years of prescribed
curriculum at Washburn and then transfer to Kansas State University or
the University of Kansas. Upon completion of one year of prescribed work
at either of the institutions named, the student will be awarded the Bachelor
of Science degree from Washburn, and upon completion of the requirements
of the selected school, the appropriate engineering degree will be awarded
by that school. Bachelor of Science candidates should meet with the chairperson
of their major department no later than their third semester to complete
a declaration of major card.
Bachelor of Science in General Science
An alternative program to the Bachelor of Science described above is the
Bachelor of Science in General Science. A student may elect this program
by substituting the following requirements for the major and minor requirements
listed above. The candidate must take at least eight hours of course work
in each of the subject areas of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Information
Sciences, Mathematics and Physics/Astronomy. These hours must be in courses
that would count toward a major in each of the respective departments.
Also, an additional 20 hours of course work that would be appropriate
for majors in the listed departments must be completed by the student,
at least 12 hours of which must be in upper division courses. Students
desiring middle school teaching certification in General Science should
contact the certification office in the Department of Education for specific
requirements relative to that certification. Candidates for this program
should meet with the chairperson of the Natural Science and Mathematics
division no later than their third semester to complete a declaration
of major card.
Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees
To receive a BA, B.Ed., B.F.A., B.I.S., B.M., B.P.A., or B.S. degree from
Washburn University, a student must complete a minimum of 99 semester
hours of credit in courses that either are offered in the College of Arts
and Sciences or would normally be taught by a discipline in a college
of arts and sciences. Exempted from this policy is the existing articulation
agreement between the Department of Health, Physical Education and Exercise
Science and the Physical Therapist Assistant program. For general elective
credit for one of these degrees, no more than a total of ten hours of
credit in physical education activities courses (beyond the two hour graduation
requirement) and music ensemble courses will count. Certain other courses
applied toward special certificates and associate degrees will not count
for general elective credit for the baccalaureate degrees specified above.
Among the courses offered in post-secondary institutions, some are of
such a nature that they will not be counted toward the degrees offered
in the College of Arts and Sciences. Such courses include, but are not
limited to, those focusing on keyboarding, shorthand, drafting, coding,
record maintenance, and manual skills. The Curriculum Committee of the
College of Arts and Sciences determines which courses will be credited
toward the degrees listed above.
The Associate of Arts Degree
The following Associate of Arts degrees are offered in the College of
Arts and Sciences:
Computer Information Systems
Early Childhood Education
Humanities and Creative and Performing
Arts Natural Science and Mathematics
See requirements common to all Associate degrees in the index. For specific
requirements of the Associate degrees in Computer Information Sciences
and Early Childhood Education, contact the appropriate department; for
the remaining degrees, see appropriate academic department.
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UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
AND PROGRAMS
Each course description carries a statement of conditions under which
the course may be taken, and the amount of credit given for its satisfactory
completion. The absence of stated prerequisites in the course description
implies that the course number indicates the status of students eligible
to take the course.
Course numbers:
Students with fewer than 54 hours completed may take courses numbered
100-299.
Students with more than 54 hours completed may take courses numbered 100-499.
Courses numbered 400-499 are also open to graduate students.
Courses numbered 500-699 are open to graduate students only.
Courses numbered 300-499 are open to students during the semester in which
they achieve junior standing, provided they have enrolled in enough lower
level courses during that same semester to meet the requirements of junior
rank. Exceptions to this rule may be made by consent of the department
head and the Dean. Forty hours of junior-senior work are required for
completion of any degree.
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AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
A Department of American Citizenship was made possible through the gift
contributed, in part, by the George I. Alden Trust. The Departments of
History and Political Science administer the American Citizenship Program.
Specific courses are listed under History and Political Science.
The courses in the American Citizenship Program are designed to offer
students a study of history that will give them a broad view of what has
happened in the past as a basis for an adequate understanding of what
is happening now and to give them, further, a study of political science
that will contribute toward their competence as effective citizens. The
courses are organized to meet the needs of four specific groups of students:
first, those who want well-rounded training as part of a liberal arts
program; second, those who are preparing for graduate work in history
and political science; third, those who are preparing to go to a professional
school; and fourth, those who plan to teach in secondary schools.
The program for majors in history and/or political science who plan to
teach includes interdisciplinary cooperation in the study of the structure,
key concepts, and methodology of the various areas, work with new ideas
in social studies curriculum projects, the inclusion of media resources,
the importance of current affairs, and the study of education that is
multicultural in nature.
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