2007–2008 General Catalog

About This Catalog



All colleges, schools, divisions, and departments establish certain academic requirements that must be met before a degree is granted. Advisors, directors, department chairs, and deans are available to help the student understand these requirements, but the student is responsible for fulfilling them. At the end of a student’s course of study, if requirements for graduation have not been satisfied, the degree is not granted. For this reason, it is important for all students to acquaint themselves with all regulations, to be informed throughout their college careers, and to be responsible for completing requirements. Courses, programs, and requirements described in the catalog may be suspended, deleted, restricted, supplemented, or changed in any other manner, at any time, at the sole discretion of the university and the Arizona Board of Regents. The catalog does not establish a contractual relationship but summarizes the total requirements the student must currently meet before qualifying for a faculty recommendation to the Arizona Board of Regents to award a degree.

Arizona State University reserves the right to add, amend, or revoke, without notice, any of the materials—information, requirements, regulations—published in this catalog.

Admissions information is available at asu.edu/admissions. Address requests for additional information to

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

PO BOX 870112

TEMPE AZ 85287-0112

Arizona State University complies with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended (see Student Records).




Publication Credits

The General Catalog is produced by Academic and Administrative Documents under the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University.

Academic Coordination

Director, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University and Special Assistant to the Provost / Linda Van Scoy

Academic and Administrative Documents

Manager / Steve Gobbell

Associate Editors / Dot DiRienzi, John MacIsaac

Assistant Editor / Rebecca Howe

Program Coordinator / Sandra Freistroffer

Senior Desktop Publishing Specialists / Michael J. Martin, Susan C. Walters

Proofreader / Judith Daniel

Editorial Assistant / Pamela S. Coffman

Course Coordination

Manager, Communications / Katty McIntosh

Catalog Coordinators

Barrett, the Honors College / Kristen Nielsen, Sabrina Heil

Business and Finance / Edalia Kousari, Joanne Wamsley

College of Design / Chantel Powers, Elena Ponomaryova, Anna West, Sharon Yee

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences / Jenny Smith, P. F. Smith

College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation / Mary Killeen, Stacey Buchanan, Gayla Marsh, Renee McLeod

College of Public Programs / Martin Lozano, Lenny Diaz

Division of Graduate Studies / Michelle Martinez, Kathy Douglas

Downtown Phoenix campus / Cordelia Chávez Candelaria, Alma Alvarez Smith

General Studies / Phyllis Lucie, Sergio Quiros

International Programs Office / William Davey

Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering / Ann Zell, Anna Yi

Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts / Gina Stephens, Tashia Glenn, Heather Landes

Mary Lou Fulton College of Education / Teri Kennedy, Leticia Mayer, Susan Heydorn

Polytechnic campus / Toni Ann Aguirre, Sherrie Loomis, Julie Zehring

Public Affairs / Mona Boewe, Yasmin Martinez

Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law / Lori F. Faling

School of Sustainability / Lisa Murphy

Summer Sessions / Denise Endow

University College / Karen Mancini

University Libraries / Vicki Coleman, Barbara Corazzol

University Student Initiatives / Safali Evans, Denise Borowske

W. P. Carey School of Business / Regina Matos

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication / Frederic “Fritz” Leigh

West campus / Julie Ramsden

 

Academic and Administrative Documents welcomes questions, suggestions, recommendations, and comments about the organization and format of the catalog. Send them by e-mail to aad@asu.edu, or write to

CATALOG EDITOR

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

PO BOX 874211

TEMPE AZ 85287-4211

To discuss specific matters of catalog content, contact the units responsible.