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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BOT
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Requirements outside Department (42)
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Total Hours for a Major in Mechanical Engineering: 107-108
Emphasis in Advanced Computing and Simulation
Requirements in Department (65-66)
Same as required for major, in addition:
MEE 482 C – Senior Mechanical Engineering Design Project: Emphasis in Computing and
Simulation (3)
At least two of the following three courses:
MEE 381 – Computational Methods and Programming in Engineering Design (3)
MEE 480 – Finite Element Methods (3)
MEE 484 – Advanced Computing in Mechanical Engineering (3)
Requirements outside Department (42)
Same as required for major.
Total Hours for an Emphasis in Advanced Computing and Simulation: 107-108
Emphasis in Mechatronics
Requirements in Department (65-66)
Same as required for major, in addition:
MEE 482 M – Senior Mechanical Engineering Design Project with Emphasis in Mechatronics (3)
At least two of the following four courses:
MEE 421 – Dynamic Systems and Control II (3)
MEE 422 – Design of Robot Manipulators (3)
MEE 425 – Design of Mobile Robots (3)
MEE 426 – Mechatronics Systems Design (3)
Requirements outside Department (42)
Same as required for major.
Total Hours for an Emphasis in Mechatronics: 107-108
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CUC 2/14/08 Section B, UCC 3/6/08, BOT 6/19/08
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Requirements outside Department (42)
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Total Hours for a Major in Mechanical Engineering: 107-108
Emphasis in Mechatronics
Requirements in Department (65-66)
Same as required for major, in addition:
MEE 482 M – Senior Mechanical Engineering Design Project with Emphasis in Mechatronics (3)
At least two of the following four courses:
MEE 421 – Dynamic Systems and Control II (3)
MEE 422 – Design of Robot Manipulators (3)
MEE 425 – Design of Mobile Robots (3)
MEE 426 – Mechatronics Systems Design (3)
Requirements outside Department (42)
Same as required for major.
Total Hours for an Emphasis in Mechatronics: 107-108
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Minor in Mechanical Engineering (21)
MEE 210 – Engineering Mechanics I (3)
MEE 211 – Engineering Mechanics II (3)
MEE 212 – Strength of Materials (3)
MEE 220 – Mechanism Design (3)
MEE 270 – Engineering Graphics (3)
MEE 350 – Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
MEE 430 – Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (3)
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Department of Technology
Pres. Other Catalog Change
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(Moving from College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to College of
Engineering)
Minor in Environmental Management Systems
Coordinators: College of Business: Richard Dowen, William Tallon; College of Engineering and
Engineering Technology: Earl Hansen, Murali Krishnamurthi; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
Philip Carpenter, Paul Culhane, Harvey Smith
Students are strongly encouraged to take the following courses to prepare for the minor.
*BIOS 106 - Environmental Biology (3),
OR *GEOG 253 – Environment and Society (3)
OR *MEE 101 - Energy and the Environment (3)
*CHEM 110, Chemistry (3),
OR *CHEM 210T, General Chemistry 1 (3)
*POLS 220, Introduction to Public Policy (3)
Perspective Study Requirements (12-13)
Students must take four of the following courses with at least one course from each of the three
perspective study areas outside their major.
Business Perspective
ACCY 288 - Fundamentals of Accounting (3)
FINA 320 - Principles of Finance (3)
MGMT 301 - Business and Society (3)
MGMT 333 - Principles of Management (3)
MKTG 310 - Principles of Marketing (3)
OMIS 338 - Principles of Operations Management (3)
Engineering Perspective
TECH 265 - Basic Manufacturing Processes (3)
TECH 401 - Ethics in Technology (3)
TECH 434 - Human Factors in Industrial Accident Prevention (3)
TECH 484 - Energy Management (3)
Policy Perspective
ECON 386 - Environmental Economics (3)
GEOG 453 - Environmental Management (3),
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OR GEOG 455 - Land Use Planning (3)
POLS 324 - Politics of Energy and the Environment (3)
POLS 325 - Politics of Regulation (3)
Science Perspective
AHPH 350 - Elements of Environmental Health (3)
BIOS 406 - Conservation Biological (3)
GEOG 303 - Water Resources and the Environment (3)
GEOL 421 - Environmental Geochemistry (3)
Capstone Requirements (6)
IDSP 441 - Environmental Management Systems (3)
IDSP 442 – Proseminar/Internship in Environmental Management Systems (3)
*Available for general education credit.
Rationale: This minor will move from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to the College of
Engineering and Engineering Technology, and it will be administered from the Technology Department.
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
School of Nursing and Health Studies
APASC Course Revision
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PHHE 455. PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Principles, concepts, and uses of public health
epidemiology. Discussion and application of epidemiological approaches to studying public health
problems. PRQ: MATH 210, MATH 211, or MATH 229 with a grade of C or better and a course in
college-level statistics.CRQ: A course in college-level statistics.
See also CHHS #10. APASC #146, CUC Section B 11/8/07
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
All University Section
GEC
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UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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Distributive Studies Area Course Descriptions
↓
Sciences and Mathematics (7-11)
↓
PHYS 181. ACOUSTICS LABORATORY (1). A laboratory course designed to be taken concurrently
with PHYS 180. The first part of the semester consists of experiments that provide an introduction to
acoustics and acoustical measurements with modern electronic instruments. During the remainder of the
course students choose experiments which fit their own particular interests. CRQ: PHYS 180 or
consent of the department.
↓
Social Sciences (6-9)
↓
POLS 285. INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3). Theories, models, and
concepts commonly used to explain international relations with an emphasis on the use of these
constructs to analyze contemporary international problems and issues.
↓
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GEC
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UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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General Education Course Titles
↓
Sciences and Mathematics (7-11)
↓
PHYS 181. ACOUSTICS LABORATORY (1)
↓
Social Sciences (6-9)
↓
POLS 285 - Introduction to International Relations (3)
↓
GEC 3/27/08, CUC 11/8/07 Section B
APASC Other Catalog Change
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Foreign Language Requirements for the B.A. Degree
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Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must demonstrate competence in a foreign language
equivalent to that attained in two years of college instruction. This requirement must be met by
Successful completion of one of the following sequences.
American Sign Language: AHRS 101, AHRS 102, AHRS 201, AHRS 202
Arabic: FLAR 103, FLAR 104
↓
Exemption (no credit awarded) by
demonstrating competence equal to the work required in the last course in one of the sequences listed
above on a four-skills test (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) administered through the NIU
Office of Testing Services. Such examinations are available for languages taught by the faculty of the
NIU Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. For American Sign Language, a skills test is
administered by the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders.
OR
registration as an international student at NIU, with a native language other than English.
Students with high school credit in French, German, or Spanish who wish to continue in that language
must gain placement into the appropriate course in the desired sequence by taking the foreign language
placement examination. On the basis of this examination, the student must begin the chosen language
sequence in the course indicated by the placement examination, disregarding that course’s prerequisites.
For example, a student gaining placement into French 201 does not have to complete the courses FLFR
101 and FLFR 102. For placement in all other languages listed above, see the appropriate coordinator
in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
For placement into an advanced course in American Sign Language, see the School of Allied Health
and Communicative Disorders.
*With consent of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, native speakers of Spanish
may substitute FLSP 215 for any and all levels of FLSP 101 through FLSP 202, as well as for FLSP
211.
APASC 5/7/08, CUC 4/10/08 Section B
All College Section
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Engineering)
Minor in Environmental Management Systems
Coordinators: College of Business: Richard Dowen, William Tallon; College of Engineering and
Engineering Technology: Earl Hansen, Murali Krishnamurthi; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
Philip Carpenter, Paul Culhane, Harvey Smith
Students are strongly encouraged to take the following courses to prepare for the minor.
*BIOS 106 - Environmental Biology (3),
OR *GEOG 253 – Environment and Society (3)
OR *MEE 101 - Energy and the Environment (3)
*CHEM 110, Chemistry (3),
OR *CHEM 210T, General Chemistry 1 (3)
*POLS 220, Introduction to Public Policy (3)
Perspective Study Requirements (12-13)
Students must take four of the following courses with at least one course from each of the three
perspective study areas outside their major.
Business Perspective
ACCY 288 - Fundamentals of Accounting (3)
FINA 320 - Principles of Finance (3)
MGMT 301 - Business and Society (3)
MGMT 333 - Principles of Management (3)
MKTG 310 - Principles of Marketing (3)
OMIS 338 - Principles of Operations Management (3)
Engineering Perspective
TECH 265 - Basic Manufacturing Processes (3)
TECH 401 - Ethics in Technology (3)
TECH 434 - Human Factors in Industrial Accident Prevention (3)
TECH 484 - Energy Management (3)
Policy Perspective
ECON 386 - Environmental Economics (3)
GEOG 453 - Environmental Management (3),
OR GEOG 455 - Land Use Planning (3)
POLS 324 - Politics of Energy and the Environment (3)
POLS 325 - Politics of Regulation (3)
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Science Perspective
AHPH 350 - Elements of Environmental Health (3)
BIOS 406 - Conservation Biological (3)
GEOG 303 - Water Resources and the Environment (3)
GEOL 421 - Environmental Geochemistry (3)
Capstone Requirements (6)
IDSP 441 - Environmental Management Systems (3)
IDSP 442 – Proseminar/Internship in Environmental Management Systems (3)
*Available for general education credit.
Rationale: Minor being deleted from College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and moved to College of
Engineering.
Pres. Peters 5/8/08, CUC 4/10/08 Section B
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Major in Chemistry (B.S.)
↓
Emphasis 3. General Environmental Science Teaching
Requirements for students seeking general environmental science teaching certification in chemistry are
the same as those from emphasis 2.
In addition, students seeking general environmental science teaching certification are also required to
take…
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Department of Computer Science
Pres. Other catalog change
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The Department of Computer Science offers a program leading to the B.S. degree with a major in
computer science. A student must choose an emphasis in general computer science software
development, applied enterprise software computer science, or theoretical computer science
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computational software. Students planning to pursue graduate work at an institution other than NIU
should choose the emphasis in theoretical computer science or include MATH 229, MATH 230,
MATH 232, MATH 240, and STAT 350 in their program of study.
↓
Major in Computer Science (B.S.)
Emphasis 1. General Computer Science Software Development
Requirements in Department (46 44-48)
CSCI 240 - Computer Programming in C++ (4)
CSCI 241 - Intermediate Programming in C++ (4)
CSCI 330 - The UNIX System (4)
CSCI 340 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (4)
CSCI 360 - Computer Programming in Assembler Language (4)
CSCI 463 - Computer Systems Organization (4)
CSCI 464 - Data Structures (4),
OR CSCI 440 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (4)
CSCI 465 - External Data Structures (4)
CSCI 466 - Database/Data Communications Software Databases (4)
CSCI 467 - Systems Design and Analysis Introduction to Software Engineering (4)
CSCI 468 - Systems Programming (4),
OR CSCI 480 - Operating Systems Principles (4)
One Two additional computer science courses numbered above
CSCI 300 (6 3-4)
Two additional computer science courses numbered above
CSCI 400 (6-8)
Requirements outside Department (9-12 10-15)
MATH 206 - Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3) and
MATH 211 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3),
OR
MATH 210 - Finite Mathematics (3) and
MATH 211 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3),
OR
MATH 229 and MATH 230 - Calculus I and II (8)
MATH 206 - Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3)
MATH 211 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3),
OR MATH 229 and MATH 230 - Calculus I and II (8)
STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics (4),
OR STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Total Hours for Emphasis 1, General Computer Science Software Development: 55-58 54-63
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Emphasis 2. Applied Computer Science Enterprise Software
Requirements in Department (42 45-48)
CSCI 240 - Computer Programming in C++ (4)
CSCI 241 - Intermediate Programming in C++ (4)
CSCI 330 - The UNIX System (4)
CSCI 340 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (4)
CSCI 360 - Computer Programming in Assembler Language (4)
CSCI 440 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (4),
OR CSCI 464 - Data Structures (4)
CSCI 463 - Computer Systems Organization (4)
CSCI 465 - External Data Structures Enterprise Application Environments (4)
CSCI 466 - Database/Data Communications Software Databases (4)
CSCI 467 - Systems Design and Analysis Introduction to Software Engineering (4)
CSCI 480 - Principles of Operating Systems (4)
One Two additional computer science courses numbered above
CSCI 300 (6 3-4)
One additional computer science course numbered above
CSCI 400 (3-4)
Requirements outside Department (19-21 18-24)
MATH 206 - Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3) and
MATH 211 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3),
OR
MATH 210 - Finite Mathematics (3) and
MATH 211 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3),
OR
MATH 229 and MATH 230 - Calculus I and II (8)
MATH 206 - Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3)
MATH 211 - Calculus for Business and Social Science (3),
OR MATH 229 and MATH 230 - Calculus I and II (8)
STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics (4),
OR STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Three of the following (9)
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Total Hours for Emphasis 2, Applied Computer Science Enterprise Software: 61-63 63-72
Emphasis 3. Theoretical Computer Science Computational Software
Requirements in Department (41 44-47)
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CSCI 230 - Computer Programming in FORTRAN (4)
CSCI 240 - Computer Programming in C++ (4)
CSCI 241 - Intermediate Programming in C++ (4)
CSCI 330 - The UNIX System (4)
CSCI 340 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (4)
CSCI 360 - Computer Programming in Assembler Language (4)
CSCI 462 - Introduction to the Foundations of Computer Science (3)
CSCI 463 - Computer Systems Organization (4)
CSCI 464 - Data Structures (4),
OR CSCI 440 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (4)
CSCI 466 - Databases (4)
CSCI 467 – Introduction to Software Engineering (4)
CSCI 468 - Systems Programming (4),
OR CSCI 480 - Operating Systems Principles (4)
One Two additional computer sciences courses numbered above
CSCI 300 (6 3-4)
One additional computer science course numbered above
CSCI 400 (3-4)
Requirements outside Department (29-30 32-33)
MATH 206 - Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3)
MATH 229, and MATH 230, and MATH 232 - Calculus I, II, and III (12)
MATH 240 - Linear Algebra and Applications (4)
*PHYS 253 - Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics (4)
STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Two of the following (6-7)
MATH 434 (CSCI 434X) - Numerical Linear Algebra (3)
MATH 435 (CSCI 435X) - Numerical Analysis (3)
MATH 444 - Linear Programming and Network Flows (3)
STAT 473 - Statistical Methods and Models I (3), and STAT
473A - Statistical Computing Packages (1)
Total Hours for Emphasis 3, Theoretical Computer Science Computational Software: 70-71 7680
Pres. Peters 2/12/08, CUC 11/8/07 Section B
Note: Revisions to the program requirements were errantly placed in the Section B attachment for the 11/8/07
CUC minutes. Those revisions appear in the 2008-09 catalog. Only the revisions to the names of the emphases
needed Pres. Peters’s approval. Those will appear in the 2009-10 catalog.
Department of Physics
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GEC
Course Revision
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181. ACOUSTICS LABORATORY (1). A laboratory course designed to be taken concurrently with
PHYS 180. The first part of the semester consists of experiments that provide an introduction to
acoustics and acoustical accoustical measurements with modern electronic instruments. During the
remainder of the course students choose experiments which fit their own particular interests. Course
may be repeated once. CRQ: PHYS 180 or consent of the department.
GEC 3/27/08; CUC Section B 11/8/07