Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

102 The University of Akron 2005-2006
Buchtel College
of Arts and
Sciences
Ronald F. Levant, E.D., Dean
William A. Francis, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Charles B. Monroe, Ph.D., Associate Dean
OBJECTIVES
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences serves the objectives of the University,
which state that learning may be procured, preserved and enlarged. More particularly,
the College seeks to foster:
• The commitment to humanity—that loyal devotion to the heritage contained in
those disciplines growing out of the ancient liberal arts which teach limitations
and potentialities. The College seeks to provide an appropriate environment for
students to acquire an ability to evaluate, integrate and understand the conditions
of human existence, to understand themselves in the natural world and
in a particular civilization or society. No course or combination of courses can
ensure such understanding, and there is no schooling that can guarantee wisdom.
Therefore, the College requires the student to study ideas and experiences
that are the subject matter of a variety of disciplines:
– the nurture of civility—those actions whereby virtue, the advancement of
society, and wise and humane government are encouraged;
– the advancement of learning—that substantive knowledge discovered and
cultivated by critical curiosity, tested by experimentation, propagated by
instruction and capable of affecting lives so that all may in a free society exercise
responsible liberty. The most enduring contribution which the College
can make is to help individuals acquire the skill, motivation and breadth of
knowledge to continue their intellectual development throughout their lives.
The College recommends each student for the appropriate bachelor’s, master’s
or doctoral degrees in accordance with the level of accomplishment.
Buchtel College is one of 10 degree-granting colleges at the University. Its name
truthfully implies that its traditions date back farther than those of the other
undergraduate colleges, since the University itself is an outgrowth of Buchtel
College, a liberal arts institution founded in 1870.
When Buchtel College became the Municipal University of Akron the original
name was retained in the College of Liberal Arts which was subsequently
renamed Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. Then, and now, the liberal arts goal
has been to offer broad training to the college student so that the student can
prosper in life and sustain a creative appreciation of the arts and sciences.
The College is comprised of the following three administrative divisions.
Humanities Division
It is concerned with the intellectual traditions that have formed human nature and
with their application to the present and future growth of the human being by
affording insights into contemporary life and by promoting the development of
the individual as a creative, critical and articulate person through the study of the
classics, languages, literature and philosophy.
Natural Sciences Division
It is the most professionally oriented division in this College, with the highest
number of graduates continuing their education in specific areas of advanced
study. In undergraduate years, a natural sciences student has a course of study
with a strong emphasis in biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics,
physics or statistics.
Social Sciences Division
It stresses intelligent participation in community affairs through education in economics,
geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology.
A &S Careers Program
Dr. James Egan, Program Director, Olin Hall 353, (330) 972-6207
Jo Anne Stewart, Assistant Director, Olin Hall 325B, (330) 972-6498
The A&S Careers Program administration offers job-related services to Arts and
Sciences undergraduate majors, minors and graduate students. The Program is
based on the belief that the vocational skills and the general marketability of liberal
arts degrees are, in part, the responsibilities of academic departments. It is the
Program’s mission, therefore, to create links between students, alumni and local
organizations so students may gain knowledge of and practical experience in given
careers. To accomplish this, the Program provides a lending library of career-related
publications, a computer workroom for resume writing and employment research,
volunteer, paid and for-credit internship placement both on and off campus, and
department-specific mentoring systems for exploration of vocational possibilities.
For more information, contact the A&S Careers Program, Olin Hall 325 A-D,
(330) 972-5714 or fax (330) 972-2177 or e-mail careersprogram@uakron.edu.
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Admission
The Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences admits students who have satisfied the
following criteria:
• completed a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit
• completed 7 credits of English Composition for the general education
requirement
• completed 3 credits of mathematics or statistics (excluding 3450:100
Intermediate Algebra) earned in the Department of Theoretical and Applied
Mathematics or the Department of Statistics
• have a minimum grade-point average of 2.00 in all work attempted in the major
field, including transfer work (excluding Political Science, which requires 2.2)
• have a minimum grade-point average of 2.00 in all university work, including
transfer credits (excluding Political Science and Sociology, both of
which require 2.2)
• Received approval of the Dean of the College
Transfer Students
Students transferring into the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences from universities
other than The University of Akron must satisfy the same Buchtel College of
Arts and Sciences admission requirements as University of Akron students.
Baccalaureate Degrees
Requirements for the bachelor’s degree include:
• Completion of the General Education requirement.
• Three credits of mathematics or statistics (excluding 3450:100 Intermediate
Algebra) earned in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics or
the Department of Statistics.
• A minimum of 47 credits (exclusive of workshops and General Education
courses) consisting of either:
— 300/400-level courses both in and outside the student’s major;
— any courses outside major department as specified in and approved by the
student’s major advisor and the department or division head (permission
should be obtained prior to enrollment), except workshops and General
Education courses.
• Demonstration of ability to use English and another language:
— for English, this ability will be shown by the completion of the General
Education sequence of 3300:111,2 English Composition I, II;
— for the other language, this ability will be shown by completion of the second
year (202 at UA) of a foreign language on the University level.
Demonstration of equivalent competence gained through non-academic
“life experience” may be allowed through a test approved by the
Department of Modern Languages contingent upon the availability of an
appropriate test. The Department of Modern Languages does not offer
credit by examination. Native speakers of a language other than English
may be exempted from the foreign language requirement upon providing
evidence of competence in the four basic language skills (speaking, reading,
writing and listening comprehension) at a level equivalent to or higher than
successful completion of the second year of instruction in the language at
the university level. No credit is granted for exemption from the foreign language
requirement. Sign Language is acceptable toward the foreign language
requirement. You must complete the five courses listed below (totaling
14 credits) in the sign language sequence to satisfy the requirement.