Idaho State University Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2008
General Information about Idaho State University
Administrative Policy StatementsCatalogs, bulletins, course and fee schedules, etc., are not to be considered as binding contracts between Idaho State University and students. The University and its divisions reserve the right at any time, without advance notice, to: (a) withdraw or cancel classes, courses, and programs; (b) change fees schedule; (c) change the academic calendar; (d) change admissions and registration requirements; (e) change the regulations and requirements governing instruction in, and graduation from, the University and its various divisions; and (f) change any other regulations affecting students. Changes shall go into force whenever the proper authorities so determine, and shall apply not only to prospective students but also to those who are matriculated at the time in the University. When economic and other conditions permit, the University tries to provide advance notice of such changes. Students enrolled in a program that is closed, relocated, or discontinued should be given notice of the closure as soon as is practical. Notwithstanding any other provision of State Board of Education policy, University policy, or University catalog statements to the contrary, arrangements should be made for enrolled students to complete affected programs in a timely manner and with minimum interruptions. When there is a similar program within the institutions governed by the Board, an affected student will be provided with information on transferring to that program, although admission to any such program is contingent upon the availability of a position and the student's meeting any applicable admission requirements. If there is no similar program available within the institutions governed by the Board or the student is not able to gain admission to a similar program, the University will make reasonable efforts to place the student in a related or comparable program within the University. If none is available, the University will make reasonable efforts to assist the student in locating to another program at the University or elsewhere for which he or she is qualified. Idaho State University subscribes to the principles and laws of the State of Idaho and federal government, including applicable executive orders pertaining to civil rights, and all rights, privileges, and activities of the University are made available without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, disability, or national origin. The University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Evidence of practices which are not consistent with such a policy should be reported to the Affirmative Action/EEO Office, Museum Building Room 420. The Affirmative Action/EEO Office reports to the Office of the General Counsel. |
About The University
Degrees and Minors Available (Undergraduate)
Idaho State University has served the citizens of the state since 1901 when the institution was first established as the Academy of Idaho. Renamed the Idaho Technical Institute in 1915 and reorganized as the Southern Branch of the University of Idaho in 1927, it was established as Idaho State College in 1947. By action of the 37th Idaho Legislature, the institution became Idaho State University on July 1, 1963. The University’s Strategic Plan is online at www.isu.edu/acadaff/planning.html
Bachelors’ and masters’ degrees in a variety of fields are awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, Kasiska College of Health Professions, College of Pharmacy, and the Graduate School. Terminal degrees offered at Idaho State University include Master of Business Administration, Master of Fine Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Pharmacy. Certificate programs of varying lengths and an Associate of Applied Science degree are included in the curricula of the College of Technology.
Role and Mission
Idaho State University is a broad-based regional public doctoral/research University, providing a broad range of educational services to a culturally diverse population of students and to the state. The University is Idaho's center for education in the health professions. Idaho State University offers a wide array of academic programs: in the health professions and related biological and physical sciences and educator preparation (its areas of primary emphasis); in business and engineering education and technical training (its areas of continuing emphasis); and in the liberal arts. It is committed to maintaining a strong liberal arts and sciences program as the basis of other academic disciplines and as an independent, multifaceted field of inquiry. The University offers graduate programs in a number of fields and is a national center for the Doctor of Arts degree. Its College of Technology provides high-quality education and training in response to the needs of students and private industry. Idaho State University is dedicated to excellence in teaching. The university engages in sustained and significant research as an essential component of its academic and public service programs. It views public service as an integral part of its mission. Idaho State University is committed to providing accessible, high quality education to the diverse citizenry of its region and state, and delivers comprehensive and creative outreach programs using the latest available technology. The university works in collaboration with other state and regional postsecondary institutions in serving its constituencies. The university offers a range of academic and support services to help all students succeed. It encourages student and public participation in its cultural, recreational and athletic programs, and welcomes the continuing involvement of alumni and other friends in its endeavors.
Idaho State University..
_is a broad-based regional public university...
Idaho State University provides both general education and specialized programs and fulfills a community college role. It offers certificates, associate, baccalaureate, masters' and doctoral degrees, and post-doctoral residency programs. The university serves the current and emerging needs of the state and region through its wide range of education, research and public service programs for students, the general public, public agencies, and private industry.
Idaho State University is committed to serving the higher education needs of the citizens of the state and the intermountain region. The university seeks to attract and retain high quality undergraduate and graduate students from Idaho and the Intermountain West, while regarding eastern Idaho—an area including the Magic Valley east to Wyoming, north to Montana and south to Utah—as its primary service area.
_is Idaho's center for education in the health professions...
The university serves as Idaho's lead institution for education in the health professions and related biological and physical sciences. Idaho State University delivers statewide comprehensive academic programming, professional continuing education, basic and applied research, and specialized public service in the health sciences.
_offers an array of academic programs...
Idaho State University offers students a full range of academic programs, including majors in the liberal arts and a number of professional fields—the health sciences, business, education and engineering. All Idaho State University academic programs strive for the highest standards of academic excellence, and are responsive to the changing and increasingly complex needs of students and the professions they serve. They recognize that ongoing research is critical to maintaining that excellence and to providing high quality service to public agencies, private enterprise and to the citizens of Idaho.
_has a primary emphasis in educator preparation...
The State Board of Education has designated educator preparation as a primary emphasis area at all Idaho universities. Idaho State University views this area as a field of major importance. The university provides strong educator preparation programs as well as a comprehensive outreach component, serving school districts throughout Idaho.
_is committed to maintaining a strong liberal arts program...
Idaho State University recognizes that the heart of its undergraduate program is its rigorous liberal arts core—its arts and sciences curricula. These programs provide focused study in arts and sciences, essential general university courses, and the foundation for an understanding of other disciplines. Their emphasis on critical thinking skills is essential to the lifelong education of an informed citizenry. The liberal arts must remain strong and responsive to the needs of students, of other academic units at the university, and the professions which its graduates enter.
_offers graduate programs in a range of disciplines...
Idaho State University's Office of Research fosters and coordinates an array of high quality post-baccalaureate programs at the Master's and Doctoral levels. The graduate school encourages monitoring of students by faculty and provides support for research activities throughout the university. The graduate school is committed to increasing public awareness of the importance of the university's Doctor of Arts program and its role as a national center for that program.
_provides high quality applied technology programs...
College of Technology programs help Idaho State University fulfill its community college function and are responsive to the emerging needs of business and industry. These programs are well-coordinated with University academic courses, particularly those designated as primary emphasis areas. The College of Technology designs and provides programs in response to the employment and economic development needs of the region and state.
_is dedicated to excellence in teaching . . .
Idaho State University recognizes the importance of effective teaching and provides regular instructional improvement opportunities for all faculty. Part-time faculty and graduate students who teach are given appropriate guidance and oversight, and are expected to participate, along with full-time faculty, in activities related to instructional improvement. Teaching excellence is recognized and rewarded by the university.
_engages in sustained, significant research...
Idaho State University recognizes that ongoing research is essential to increasing our understanding of the world around us, to developing quality instruction, to promoting economic development and enhancing the quality of life. The university will encourage, support and reward quality research activity, particularly that which is related to its mission and to the needs of communities, businesses and industries in the region.
_considers public service an integral part of its mission...
The university views professional and public service as a crucial component of its role as a public institution, and will continue to provide a wide range of programs and services in response to the changing needs of the citizens of Idaho. The public service work of faculty, staff and students is recognized and rewarded.
_provides accessible, high quality education...
Idaho State University is committed to serving the citizenry of the region and state through an open enrollment policy for general university students. The university encourages and respects diversity among its students, faculty and staff. Idaho State University maintains high academic standards though a carefully managed process designed to provide the greatest opportunity for academic success for entering students.
_delivers comprehensive and creative outreach services...
Idaho State University provides degree and non-degree outreach programs in a coordinated, integrated effort which is responsive to the needs of students. Outreach efforts are clearly related to the university's statewide and regional missions, and provide high quality programs in the most effective and efficient manner possible, through on-site classes taught by faculty and via telecommunications or other distance learning systems.
_offers a range of academic and support services to students...
Idaho State University's student services programs are committed to the development of the whole person, and recognize that each student is unique and has worth and dignity. The Division of Student Affairs, Offices of Enrollment Planning and Academic Services and faculty offer programs to meet the current and projected needs of students. These offices provide programs on admissions, admissions counseling and advising, registration, financial aid, health care, child care, housing, employment, career and personal counseling, testing, academic skills development and placement. Student organizations and campus committees provide opportunities for personal and social growth.
_encourages student and public participation in a variety of cultural programs...
Idaho State University offers its students and all Idaho citizens a chance to participate in, learn from, and simply enjoy a variety of cultural programs and events in music, the visual arts, drama and natural history, to name a few. The Idaho Museum of Natural History, designated as a state museum, provides visitors with a window on Idaho's past. The museum offers Idahoans and students at any educational level an array of on-campus and outreach programs about our natural heritage.
_encourages student and public participation in a variety of recreational and athletic programs...
Recreational and athletic programs are integral parts of the university, offering diverse opportunities for student competition and public involvement. The programs are guided by the principle that student-athletes are students first, with their academic success as the first priority. The public service work of these programs provides encouragement and instruction to young student-athletes throughout the region. They foster and enhance a positive institutional spirit and sense of community through their on-campus and outreach efforts.
_welcomes the involvement of alumni and other friends...
Idaho State University's extended community includes its alumni and other friends—citizens of Idaho and from around the world who maintain an active interest in, and who may wish to support, the development and progress of the university. Idaho State University welcomes their ongoing involvement in its endeavors. The university strives to keep them informed about its activities, and to provide them with opportunities for participation in a range of programs serving the educational needs of the state and region.
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Undergraduate Degrees, Minors, and Certificates Available at Idaho State University
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Pre-Professional Programs (like Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine)
Undergraduate Programs at Idaho State University
Abbreviations used in this list:AA
Associate of Arts
AAS Associate of Applied Science
AASBT Associate
of Applied Science in
Business Technology
AS
Associate of Science
ATC
Advanced Technical Certificate
BA
Bachelor of Arts
BAS Bachelor of Applied Science
BAT Bachelor of Applied Technology
BBA Bachelor of Business
Administration
BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts
BM Bachelor of Music
BME Bachelor of Music Education
BS Bachelor of Science
BSHS Bachelor of Science in Health Science
BS/MS Combined Bachelor of Science
and Master of Science
BUS Bachelor of University Studies
C Courses only; no
certificate, degree, major or minor
Ce Certificate
(different from PSTC or TC)
E
Emphasis
Ee Elementary Teaching Emphasis
M Minor
O Option
P Pre-Professional
Program
PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy
PharmD/MBA Combined Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of
Business Administration
PSTC Post-Secondary
Technical Certificate
SS
Secondary Single Subject
Teaching Major
TC
Technical Certificate
T
Track
TM Secondary Teaching Major
Tm Secondary Teaching Minor
Accounting (BBA)
Accounting Clerk (in Business Information) (TC, AAS, BAS)
Acting (M)
Acting and Directing (M, O)
Addiction/Dependency Counselor (C)
Addiction Studies (O)
Administrative Office Technology (in Business Information) (TC, AAS, BAS)
Adult Basic Education (C)
Advertising/Public Relations (E)
Aircraft Maintenance Technology (TC, ATC, AAS, BAS)
Airframe (in Aircraft Maintenance Technology) (TC)
American Indian Studies (M)
American Studies (BA, M)
American Studies (English Emphasis) (SS)
American Studies (History Emphasis) (SS)
Anthropology (BA, M)
Applied Economics (O)
Applied Music (Music lessons)
Applied Science (within Health Physics Emphasis) (T)
Arabic (C)
Army ROTC
Art (AA, BA, BFA, SS)
Art History (M)
Art (Studio) (M)
Associate Degree Nursing (AS, BAS, BSHS)
Audiology (O)
Automotive Collision Repair (TC)
Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing (TC, ATC, AAS, BAT)
Automotive Refinishing (TC)
Automotive Repair and Refinishing (ATC)
Automotive Technology (ATC, AAS, BAS)
Bachelor of University Studies degree
Behavior Disorders (E)
Biochemistry (BS)
Biological Sciences (SS, TM, Tm)
Biological Systems (T)
Biology (AS, BA, BS, M, Ee)
Bioscience (T)
Botany (BS, M)
Building Construction Technology (PSTC, TC, ATC, AAS, BAS)
Business (AS, M)
Business Administration (Minor, for non-Business majors only)
Business Administration (in Marketing and Management Occupations) (AAS, BAS)
Business Education (SS, TM, Tm)
Business Information (TC, AAS, BAT)
Business Technology (TC, AAS)
Cabinet Setting (in Building Construction Technology) (PSTC)
Chemistry (AS, BA, BS, BS/MS, M, SS, TM, Tm)
Child and Family Studies (M)
Child Development (PSTC, TC, AAS, BAT)
Chinese (C)
Civil Engineering (BS)
Civil Engineering Technology (ATC, AAS, BAS)
Clinical Laboratory Science (BS)
CNC Operator (ATC)
Coaching (Athletic) (M)
Communication and Rhetorical Studies (AA, BA, BS, SS, TM, Tm)
Communication Sciences and Disorders (BS)
Community/Worksite (Emphasis in Health Education BA or BS)
Computer Aided Design Drafting Technology (ATC, AAS, BAS)
Computer/Business Equipment Technology (AAS, ATC, BAS, TC (2))
Computer Information Systems (BBA, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, M)
Computer Operator (in Computer Software Development Technology) (TC)
Computer Programmer (in Computer Software Development Technology) (TC)
Computer Science (BS, M)
Computer Software Development Technology (TC, ATC, AAS, BAS)
Computerized Machining Technology (ATC (2), AAS, BAS)
Consumer Economics (M, Tm)
Corporate Training (in Human Resource Training and Development) (BS)
Cosmetology (TC, AASBT)
Costume (Theatre) (M, O)
Counseling (C; see Graduate Catalog for degrees)
Creative Writing (O)
Criminal Justice (AA)
Culinary Arts Technology (TC, AAS, BAS)
Culinary Management (TC, AAS, BAS)
Dance (M)
Dance Activity (C)
Dance Education (E)
Deaf Education (M, non-certification)
Dental Hygiene (BS)
Dental Laboratory Technology (AAS, BAS, BSHS)
Dental Science (courses only; the Idaho Dental Education Program is a cooperative program beginning at Idaho State University and completed at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska)
Diesel/Diesel Electric Technology (ATC, AAS, BAS)
Dietetics (BS)
Disabilities, Severe (E)
Dry Wall and Taping / Wall Covering Application (see Building Construction Technology) (PSTC, TC)
Early Childhood Education (BA) http://www.isu.edu/academic-info/current/Health/CSED.html#BSCSD
Early Childhood K-8 Certification (E)
Early Childhood Special Education (E)
Earth and Environmental Systems (BA, BS)
Ecology (BS, M)
Economics (BA, BS, M, TM, Tm)
Economics, Applied (O)
Economic Theory (O)
Floor Covering Installation (see Building Construction Technology) (PSTC, TC)
Education, Elementary (BA, BS)
Education, Secondary (BA, BS)
Educational Interpreting (BS)
Education of Hearing Impaired (Tm)
Electrical Engineering (BS)
Electrical Technician (TC, ATC, AAS, BAS)
Electromechanical Technology (ATC, AAS, BAS)
Electronic Systems Technology (TC, ATC, AAS, BAS)
Electronic Wireless/Telecom Technology (ATC, AAS, BAS)
Elementary Education (BA, BS)
Emergency Management (AS)
Energy Systems Instrumentation and Controls Engineering Technology (AAS, BAS)
Engineering Geology (E)
English (AA, BA, Ee, M, O, SS, TM, Tm)
English as a Second Language (ESL) (Tm)http://www.isu.edu/academic-info/current/Health/CSED.html#BSCSD
Engineering (see Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Nuclear)
Engineering Geology (E)
Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management (E)
Environmental Geochemistry (T)
Environmental Health (T)
Environmental Policy and Management (T)
Ethics (M)
Exercise Science (E)
Family and Consumer Sciences (BA, BS, SS, Tm)
Female Corrections (O)
Finance (BBA)
Fire Service Administration (AS)
Folklore (M)
Floor Covering Installation (see Building Construction Technology) (PSTC, TC)
French (AA, BA, M, TM, Tm)
General Business (BBA)
General English (O)
General Family and Consumer Sciences (BA, BS)
General Studies (AA, BA)
Geology (AS, BA, BS, M, SS, TM, Tm)
Geology, Engineering (Engineering Geology) (E)
Geomatics Technology (BS)
Geosciences (see Geology)
GeoTechnology (M)
German (AA, BA, M, TM, Tm)
Global Environmental Change (T)
Graphic Arts/Printing Technology (ATC, AAS, BAS)
Graphic Arts - Electronic Imaging (ATC)
Graphic Arts - Graphic Communication (AAS, BAS)
Graphic Arts - Offset Press (ATC)
Guitar (M) (see Music)
Health Care Administration (BS)
Healthcare Information Systems (BBA)
Health Education (BA, BS, M, SS, TM, Tm) (also non-teaching Minor)