2007-2009 Printed General Catalog
This version of the General Catalog is the same as the "printed version" and does not change. For an updated "online version" of the catalog, please click here.
This version is only valid for those who started at USU between 2007 and 2009.
- Quick Directory (inside front cover)
- Title Page (1)
- President's Message (2)
- Utah State University (3)
- University Mission Statement
- University Vision Statement
- University Core Values
- Assessment (4)
- Using This Catalog (7-9)
- Course Prefixes
- General Education Designations
- University Studies Depth Education Designations
- Other Policies
- Administration (10-11)
- Utah State Board of Regents
- USU Board of Trustees
- University Administrative Officers
- Deans of Academic Units
- Heads of Academic Departments and Programs
- Student Services Units
- Other Areas of Service
- 2007-2009 Calendar (12)
- Degrees Offered at Utah State University (13-15)
- Undergraduate Admission (16-20)
- Freshman Admission
- High School Curriculum
- Admission Index
- Transfer Student Admission
- Returning Student Admission
- Residency Policy and Appeal
- Western Undergraduate Exchange
- International Student Admission and Programs (21-22)
- Undergraduate Admission Requirements
- Required New International Student Orientation
- Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
- Special Programs
- Financial Aid and Scholarship Information (23-28)
- Financial Aid Office
- Grants, Work-Study, and Loans
- Method of Awarding Financial Aid
- Estimated Cost of Undergraduate Education
- Repayment of Federal Funds Policy
- Responsibility of Financial Aid Recipients
- Scholarship Policy
- Freshman Scholarships
- Transfer Scholarships
- New Century Scholarship
- Centennial Scholarship
- University Research Fellowships
- Continuing USU Student Scholarships
- New Student Orientation and Academic Advising (29)
- Glossary of University Terms (30-35) Common USU Acronymns
- Registration (36-37)
- Records (38-42)
- Tuition, Fees, and Refunds (43-45)
- Housing and Residence Life (46-47)
- Dining Services (48)
- General Education Requirements (49-52)
- University Studies Depth Education Requirements (53-59)
- Categorization of Majors
- Designation of Courses
- Undergraduate Graduation Requirements (60-63)
- Credit by Examination (64-68)
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- DANTES Standardized Subject Tests (DSST)
- International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)
- Placement Tests
- Transfer Credit Guidelines (69)
- Transfer Articulation Agreements (70-72)
- Student Resources (73-79)
- Academic Support Programs and Services (80-82)
- Academic Resource Center
- Cooperative Education Internship Program
- Cultural Exchange Program
- Disability Resource Center
- General Studies Program
- Mathematics and Statistics Drop-in Advisement
- Study Abroad Program
- Student Support Services
- National Honor Societies with Chapters at USU (83-84)
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Golden Key
- Mortar Board
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Phi Sigma Iota
- Pinnacle
- Sigma Tau Delta
- Intercollegiate Athletics (85-86)
- Information Technology (87-88)
- Library (89)
- Regional Campuses and Distance Education (RCDE) (90-92)
- University Research (93-94)
- Research Support Units
- Major Research Committees
- Research Centers, Institutes, and Laboratories
- Undergraduate Research Program
- International Affairs (95)
- University Advancement (96-97)
- Development Officers
- University Alumni Association
- Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Office (98)
GRADUATE GENERAL INFORMATION (99-110)
- School of Graduate Studies
- Graduate Degrees, Majors, and Certificates
- Graduate Financial Assistance
- Graduate Admission Procedures
- Graduate General Regulations
- Graduate Degree Requirements
- Graduate Interdepartmental Curricula
- Interdepartmental Concurrent Degrees
- Interdepartmental Degrees and Certificates
COLLEGES
- College of Agriculture (111-112)
- College of Business (113-117)
- College of Education and Human Services (118-119)
- College of Engineering (120-124)
- College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (125-127)
- College of Natural Resources (128-130)
- College of Science (131-132)
INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS AND PROGRAMS
- Accountancy, School of (133-137)
- Aerospace Studies (138-139)
- Agricultural Systems Technology and Education (140-148)
- Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences (149-160)
- Art (161-171)
- Asian Studies Major and Minor (172-173)
- Biological and Irrigation Engineering (174-179)
- Biology (180-193)
- Business Administration, Department of (194-201)
- Business Administration, Master of (202-203)
- Chemistry and Biochemistry (204-210)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (211-218)
- Classics Minor (219)
- Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education (220-227)
- Computer Science (228-237)
- Ecology, Interdepartmental Program in (238-239)
- Economics (240-250)
- Education, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in (251-252)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (253-259)
- Elementary Education (260-272)
- Engineering and Technology Education (273-277)
- English (278-292)
- Environment and Society (293-301)
- Family, Consumer, and Human Development (302-313)
- Geology (314-320)
- Health, Physical Education and Recreation (321-331)
- History (332-337)
- Honors Program (338)
- Instructional Technology (339-340)
- Intensive English Language Institute (341)
- Interdisciplinary Studies Major (342-343)
- Interior Design Program (344-346)
- International Studies Major and Minor (347-349)
- Journalism and Communication (350-355)
- Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (356-363)
- Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication (364-379)
- Latin American Studies Minor (380)
- Liberal Arts Major (381-382)
- Management and Human Resources (383-387)
- Management Information Systems (388-393)
- Mathematics and Statistics (394-405)
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (406-412)
- Military Science (413-414)
- Music (415-431)
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Certificate Program in (432-433)
- Natural Resources and Environmental Education (NREE) Graduate Certificate (434-436)
- Natural Resource and Environmental Policy, Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in (437)
- Natural Resources, Master of (MNR) (438)
- Nursing Program, Cooperative (with Weber State University) (439-440)
- Nutrition and Food Sciences (441-451)
- Office Systems Support AAS Degree (452-453)
- Physics (454-463)
- Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology (464-477)
- Political Science (478-483)
- Psychology (484-493)
- Religious Studies Major and Minor (494-497)
- Secondary Education (498-502)
- Service-Learning Program and Certificate (503)
- Social Sciences, Interdepartmental Program in (504)
- Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology (505-516)
- Special Education and Rehabilitation (517-527)
- Theatre Arts (528-538)
- Toxicology, Interdepartmental Program in (539)
- Watershed Sciences (540-545)
- Wildland Resources (546-552)
- Women and Gender Studies (553)
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
- Course Descriptions Index (554)
- Accounting (ACCT) - Business Administration (BA) (555-573)
- Biological and Irrigation Engineering (BIE) - Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education (COMD) (574-599)
- Computer Science (CS) - Geology (GEO) (600-636)
- Geography (GEOG) - Journalism and Communication (JCOM) (637-655)
- Korean (KOR) - Navajo (NAV) (656-676)
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Political Science (POLS) (677-698)
- Portuguese (PORT) - Wildland Resources (WILD) (699-736)
- GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WORKSHEET (737-738)
- INDEX (739-749)
- CAMPUS MAP AND LEGEND (inside back cover)
In this section
- Catalog 2007-2009
- Past Versions
- Faculty and Staff
- Scholarship Information
- Questions or Corrections
- Ordering Information