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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Teaching and Learning
CITC Other Catalog Change
Page 109, 2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
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As part of teacher certification … … (e.g., early childhood education, elementary education, special education).
Additional tests will be required before applying for Illinois teacher certification.
CITC-CC 4/2/08, CITC 4/18/08, CUC 9/11/08, Section C
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOLOGY
Department of Technology
Pres. Other Catalog Change
Peters
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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.
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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)
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.
Pres. Peters 5/8/08; CUC 9/11/08 Section C
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
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School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
APASC Other Catalog Change
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Major in Health Sciences (B.S.)
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General Information
Once admitted to the health sciences major in the physical therapy program, a student must maintain a
minimum program GPA of at least 2.25/4.00 and must earn a grade of C or better in all program courses or be
subject to dismissal from the program. Information regarding program retention is provided to students upon
matriculation into the professional physical therapy program. Students must successfully complete both the
undergraduate and graduate components of the professional …..

Full-time and part-time clinical experiences are an integral part of the curriculum, providing the student
opportunities to apply academic knowledge, under the supervision of skilled physical therapists. ….. The
timing of these clinical experiences is dependent on available clinical sites.
AHPT-designated courses are open only to students admitted to the professional physical therapy
curriculum and are current health science majors.
Requirements in School (46)

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
All University Section
APASC Other Catalog Change
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Foreign Language Requirements for the B.A. Degree
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.
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American Sign Language: AHRS 101, AHRS 102, AHRS 201, AHRS 202
Arabic: FLAR 103, FLAR 104
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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.
All College Section
Pres. Other Catalog Change
Peters
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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
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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)
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)
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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 9/11/08 Section C
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
CITC/ Other Catalog Change
Page 197, 2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
Pres. Peters
Major in Chemistry (B.S.)
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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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CITC-CC 4/2/08, CITC 4/18/08, Pres. Peters 5/8/08, CUC 9/11/08 Section C