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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Department of Finance
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Department Requirements
↓
Satisfactory completion of the finance core (FINA 330, FINA 340, and FINA 350, and FINA 395) and
ACCY 306 as evidenced by a grade of C or better in each of these courses is required prior to enrolling in
any 400-level FINA course. …
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Teaching and Learning
APASC/ Other Catalog Change
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CITC
Emphasis in 04 Certification with Preschool Special Education Approval
↓
Core Requirements (61-65)
↓
ETT 229 – Computers in Education (3) or pass the ETT proficiency examination ETRA Skills
Competency Exam (0)
↓
APASC 11/2807; CITC-CC 10/25/07, CITC electronically
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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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)
Department of Technology
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Major in Technology (B.S.)
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Emphasis 4. Industrial Technology
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Technology majors cannot use TECH 294 as a TECH Elective or for General Education Credit. A grade
of C or better is required in MATH 155.
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
APASC Other Catalog Change
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major
↓
To be considered for admission to the clinical laboratory sciences major, students must be admitted to NIU and
have completed or be in the process of completing a minimum of nine of the prerequisite courses listed below.
Admission is competitive and will be based primarily on the GPA in the prerequisite courses and secondarily
on the overall GPA. Transfer students are encouraged to contact a program adviser before enrolling to
determine whether prior course work satisfies prerequisites. All admission is provisional with the expectation
that students selected for admission must have completed all of the following prerequisite courses with a
minimum GPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale. In rare instances, a student with a GPA of less than 2.50 may be
admitted to the program on the basis of other demonstrated strengths.
↓
AHP AHCD 318, Medical Terminology (3)
BIOS 2 08T, Fundamentals of Biology I (3), and BIOS 21 0,
Fundamentals of Biology I Laboratory (1)
BIOS 2 09T, Fundamentals of Biology II (3), and BIOS 211 ,
Fundamentals of Biology II Laboratory (1)
BIOS 213, Introductory Bacteriology (3),
OR BIOS 313, Microbiology (4)
BIOS 357, Human Anatomy and Physiology (5)
*CHEM 21 0T, General Chemistry I (3), and *CHEM 212 , General
Chemistry Laboratory (1)
*CHEM 211 T, General Chemistry II (3), and *CHEM 21 3, General
Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHEM 230, Introductory Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 231, Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
*CSCI 205, Introduction to Computing (3),
OR CSCI 210, Elementary Programming (4)
One mathematics course which meets the core competency
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requirement (3-4)
*STAT 208, Basic Statistics (3)
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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 (or a higher level math course) with a grade of C or better and a course in college-level
statistics.CRQ: A course in college-level statistics.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
All University Section
APASC Other Catalog Changes
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Computer Science Major
(Department of Computer Science)
The total number of students accepted into a computer science major is limited by the available resources
and is competitive in relation to requirements for declaration. Transfer students compete with other transfer
students for admission to the departmental emphases, and nontransfer NIU students compete with other
nontrasfer NIU students.

*MATH 206, Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3),
OR *MATH 210, Finite Mathematics (3), and *MATH 211, Calculus for Business and Social Science
(3),
OR *MATH 229 and 230, Calculus I and II (8)
*MATH 206, Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3),
OR *MATH 210, Finite Mathematics (3),
OR *MATH 211, Calculus for Business and Social Science (3),
OR *MATH 229, Calculus I (4)
CSCI 230, Computer Programming in FORTRAN (4),
OR CSCI 240, Computer Programming in C++ (4)
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Transfer students who will have completed the above requirements prior to enrollment at the university,
who have applied for admission to the university by the dates indicated below, and who have indicated on
their application for admission to the university that they intend to enroll in an emphasis in the Department
of Computer Science need not apply separately to the department. After such students are accepted into the
university, their applications will be transmitted to the department for consideration. Students will be
notified directly of their admission status. Accepted students must seek departmental advisement at
orientation or as soon as they arrive on campus.
Term .......................................................................................... Applications complete by
Spring ................................................................................................................. October 1
Summer ........................................................................................................... February 15
Fall .................................................................................................................. February 15
Transfer students who have not completed the above requirements prior to admission to the university must
seek departmental advisement at orientation or as soon as they arrive on campus. Such students must
follow the deadlines listed above for currently enrolled students, but consideration will be given to their
need for access to major courses prior to formal admission in the program.
Transfer students must seek departmental advisement at orientation or as soon as they arrive on campus. If
they have completed all declaration requirements prior to admission to the university, they will declare
their major with the department during the third through the sixth weeks (second through fourth weeks of
the summer term) of their first semester on campus. In all other cases, the department will advise the
students of when to declare, and consideration will be given to their needs for access to major courses prior
to formal admission into the program.
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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.
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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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UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
↓
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)
↓
College Section
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Minor in Applied Communication Professional Communication
Coordinatators: Directors of Undergraduate Studies in the Departments of English and
Communication
This minor alone does not meet secondary certification requirements in the areas of English or
communication studies.
The interdisciplinary minor and applied communications offers majors and departments other than
communication and English an opportunity to improve their communication abilities through study and
courses focusing on practical communication skills, including those in written and oral composition,
interpersonal communication, and persuasion. The minor in applied communication is recommended to
students of various professional fields such as education, finance, journalism, management, marketing,
nursing, and pre-law, or communication skills are perceived to be valuable support of tools.
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The minor in professional communication offers majors in fields other than communication studies and
English the opportunity to develop communication skills that are valued in the typical workplace
environment. Courses focus on the theory and practice of composition and design of both electronic and
paper-based professional documents, and on the theory and practice of mediated and face to face
interaction. The minor is recommended to students in both technical and non-technical fields.
Department of Biology
GEC
Course Revision
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101. PLANT PRODUCTS AND HUMAN AFFAIRS (3). Includes basic botany and .... Does not count
for credit Not open for credit toward the major in biological sciences.
GEC
Course Revisions
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1033. GENERAL BIOLOGY (3). Basic chemistry, chemistry of living systems, cell structure, ... Not
available open for credit for majors in biological sciences or to students with previous credit in BIOS 104
(or its equivalent).
104. GENERAL BIOLOGY (4). Chemistry of living systems, cell structure and function ... Not available
open for credit for majors in biological sciences or to students with previous credit in BIOS 103 or its
equivalent. PRQ: One semester of college chemistry.
3 The
combination of BIOS 103 and BIOS 105 will be used as the equivalent of BIOS 104.
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Major in Biological Sciences (B.S.)
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Recommendations
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Transfer Credit
Students will receive upper level credit for BIOS transfer courses articulated as a “BIOS EL” in the
Community College Articulation Handbook.
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Teacher Certification
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APASC 11/28/07, CUC 2/14/08 Section C
Department of Communication
GEC
Course revisions
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230. RHETORIC AND THE MEDIA (3). Role of media messages in selecting, structuring, and
presenting versions of reality. Effects on individuals and society. Not available for credit to students with
credit in COMS 151.
CUC 2/14/08 Section C, GEC 11/29/07
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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 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)
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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
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)
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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)
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),
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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 76-80
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Revision
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FLCL 271. CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY (3). Study of gods and heroes of ancient Greece and Rome.
An interdisciplinary approach to Greek and Roman myths, including their historical and contemporary
relevance.
CUC 2/14/08 Section C, GEC 11/29/07
Department of Physics
GEC
Course Revision
Page 265, 2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
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.
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COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
School of Art
APASC Course Revisions
Page 291, 2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
ARTD 367. WEB DESIGN INTERACTIVE ART (3). Intermediate studies … … on the computer.
PRQ: ARTD 267, ARTD 273, ARTD 275, and successful completion of sophomore portfolio review.
Successful completion of the time arts sophomore portfolio review, or consent of school.
ARTD 370. INTRODUCTION TO 2-D ANIMATION (3). Concepts and……2-D animation. PRQ:
ARTD 267, ARTD273, and ARTD 275, Successful completion of the time arts sophomore portfolio
review, or consent of school, and successful completion of sophomore portfolio review.
ARTD 373. INTRODUCTION TO 3-D ANIMATION (3). Concepts….and animation. PRQ: ARTD 370
Successful completion of the time arts sophomore portfolio review, or consent of school.
ARTD 375. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA IMAGE DESIGN TOPICS IN TIME
ARTS(3). Exploration of visual design problems particular to the electronic medium. Topics announced.
PRQ: ARTD 273 and ARTD 275, Successful completion of the time arts sophomore portfolio review, or
consent of school.
APASC 11/28/07, CUC 2/14/08 Section C
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ARTE 463. APPLICATION OF AESTHETICS, ART HISTORY, AND CRITICISM IN ART
EDUCATION. MODERN AND POSTMODERN ART IN EDUCATION (3). Thematic,
interdisciplinary………or consent of school.
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Major in Studio Art (B.F.A.)
Emphasis 1. Design
Requirements in School (81)
Art 100 – Drawing Foundation I (3)
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One of the following areas of study (57)
Time Arts
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Special Requirements: An art student may select the time arts area of study; however, official
admission to this area of study is based on successful portfolio review, which may be formally
requested at the design area office by a qualified student. Students are qualified for the time arts area
of study after the successful completion of ARTD 267, ARTD 273 and ARTD 275. After completion
of ARTD 273 and ARTD 275, students must successfully complete a portfolio review in order to be
retained in the time arts area of study.
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MAJOR IN STUDIO ART (B.F.A.)
↕
Emphasis 3 – Fine Arts – 3-D Studio
A portfolio review is…..are of study.
↕
Metalwork and Jewelry
ARTS 330, Introduction to Printmaking (3)
ARTS 341, Fundamentals of Ceramics (3)
↕
ARTS 454, Advanced Enameling (3)
Art studio electives (6)
Special requirement: Successful completion of a portfolio review in metalwork and jewelry after ARTS
351 and ARTS 352 to continue in this area of study.
APASC 11/28/07, CUC 2/14/08 Section C