Students admitted to the School of Liberal Arts must meet degree requirements as described herein. Recipients are selected annually by a committee of the Faculty Assembly of the School of Liberal Arts.
The School of Liberal Arts
But because of the demanding general requirements, a liberal arts course of study protects students from the pitfalls of overspecialization too early in their postsecondary education. The School of Liberal Arts department secretaries, registrar and assistant dean are (seated, left to right) Carol Morgan, Terry Mills, Kathy Belloit, Arista Pappas, Don Schultheis (assistant dean), Cathy Clark, Virgil/ ia Holzer , (standing, left to right) Jennifer Shacklock, Evelyn Oliver, Mary Gelzleichter, Carole Hale, Marty Ragsdale, Greer Leisz, Patricia Kidwell (recorder), Betty ScarpillO and Jeanette Rowe.
Admissions and Transfers
Admission to the School of Liberal Arts
Undecided Students
Undistributed (UNDl) credits will generally count toward the student's degree requirements, but the specific manner in which they will count (either toward a requirement or as an elective) will be determined by the School of Liberal Arts and its departments. Undecided students are informed by the School of Liberal Arts Office of Student Affairs, which works with students.
Probationary Admission
To be eligible for direct admission, applicants must meet the general university and campus requirements. Applicants who are three or more years out of high school are not required to submit test scores, although the standardized tests are high.
Undergraduate Degree Programs
General Requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree
Summary of Distribution Requirements
Distribution Requirements
Advanced Courses (15 cr. at the 300-400 level) In addition to advanced courses in one's major, the SLA student should complete in-depth study in other areas of the liberal arts. L504 Information sources and services (3 credits) School of Public and Environmental Affairs E200 Environment and people (3 credits).
Minors
Chart for Recording Academic Progress
Twelve (12) credit hours required in one arts and humanities discipline as listed under Distribution Requirements above. Twelve (12) credit hours required in one social science discipline as listed above under Distribution Requirements.
Graduate
Requests to change degree status must be submitted by the department and approved by the dean of the graduate school. Special Students Students who are not admitted to a degree program but intend to major in a department may be admitted by that department with the approval of the dean of the Graduate School as special students.
Academic Policies
If withdrawals are submitted near the end of the first half of the semester or summer session, a grade of W will be automatically given and recorded on official transcripts. Thereafter, but before the end of the third quarter of class, the signatures of both the advisor and the instructor are required and the instructor will indicate a grade of W or F.
Academic Standing
The change must be approved by the committee and the School of Liberal Arts' dean of student affairs. This is then reviewed by the Academic Affairs Committee, which may deny the petition, approve the readmission or approve a conditional readmission (eg for part-time but not full-time study).
Academic Misconduct
A student who has been dismissed once is eligible for immediate readmission if the petition is approved. A student who has been dismissed for the second time may return to school only after being out of school for one regular semester and successfully submitting to the Academic Affairs Committee.
Student Grievance Procedures
The readmission request form may be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs (Cavanaugh Hall 401) or the Office of the Dean (Cavanaugh Hall 441). To register for the summer session.. to the Faculty Affairs Committee for further investigation and review.
Special Opportunities for Students
If the committee considers the complaint unfounded, a letter to that effect can be placed in the student file.
Distinctions and Awards
IUPUI Honors Program
Special Credit
In the School of Liberal Arts, credit is available in (1) arts and humanities, and (2) social and behavioral sciences. For complete information, School of Liberal Arts students should refer to the Student Activities Office in the basement of the University Library.
Awards, Prizes, and Scholarships
Organizational Communication The Organizational Communication Association (OCA) is a student organization interested in the central role of communication in modern business, government, and educational and nonprofit organizations. For more information, students are encouraged to contact the Department of Communication and Theatre, Mary Cable Building.
School Level Awards and Scholarships
The recipient must be an outstanding student in the languages and literature departments of the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts or in technical communication in the IUPUI Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Mary Louise Rea Short Story Award An annual award given in recognition of Professor Mary Louise Rea, who served from 1946 to 1985 in the departments of English at the former Indianapolis Regional Campus of Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts.
Departmental and Program Awards
Sociology Award This award is given to the outstanding student in the department for outstanding performance in sociology. Spanish Award This award is presented to the outstanding student in the Spanish Department.
Campus Resources
History Award This award is given to the senior judged to exhibit the greatest overall competence and achievement in history. An award is presented to the senior with a minor in women's studies with the most outstanding record.
Health Care and Insurance
The Political Science Intern Award recognizes a participant in the Applied Politics Intern Program who has demonstrated superior academic achievement, diligent service at the intern agency, and promising career plans. Religious Studies Award This award is given to a religious studies student who has demonstrated consistent excellence in learning.
Libraries
This award is presented to the senior judged to demonstrate the greatest overall competence and achievement in history. This award is presented to the outstanding student in the department for outstanding achievement in sociology.
Housing
International Student Services Office
University Writing Center
Undergraduate Research Program
Liberal Arts Students
Interning in Liberal Arts
Extracurricular Activities
Visitors to Campus
Departments and Programs
Afro-American Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Major in Anthropology
Minor in Anthropology
E310 Cultures of Africa (3 cr.) Ethnographic survey of the cultural areas and societies of sub-Saharan Africa. E320 North American Indians (3 cr.) Ethnographic survey of indigenous North American cultural areas and ethnic groups.
Communication and Theatre
007 Ethnic Identity (3 cr.) A cross-cultural analysis of the nature of ethnic groups and identity, including the effects of colonialism and nationalism on ethnic groups. E470 Psychological Anthropology (3 cr.) A cross-cultural examination of human behavior in its ethnic context, including selected topics such as socialization, gender roles, altered states of consciousness, and personality and sociocultural change.
Departmental Honors
Teacher Certification
Minors in Communication and Theatre
C2S1 Principles of Visual Production (3 cr.) Theory and application of visual production in photography, motion picture photography and television. C380 Organizational Communication (3 cr.) Application of communication theory and research to the study of communication in various types of organizations.
Economics
Economic problems of the wage earner in modern society; structure, policies and problems of labor organizations;. Optimization Theory and Economic Analysis (3 cr.) Introduction to several important techniques of optimization theory and related microeconomic applications to the theory of the producer and consumer.
Major in Writing
Minors in English
Minor in English
Minor in Writing
The student must obtain the permission of the instructor who will guide the student in this course.
Minor in Business and Professional Writing
Minor in Film Studies
L370 Black American Writing (3 cr.) A study of the most important black American writers, with special emphasis on recent writing. W206 Introduction to creative writing (3 cr.) An introduction to the techniques and principles of creative writing.
Film Studies
French
F360 Introduction sodo-culturelle it la France (3 cr.) P: F328 or A study of France and its by an. Credit for study of French language and/or literature at the third-year level, if not specific.
Geography
Geographical analysis of the physical characteristics of the European environment and the spatial patterns and interrelationships of the cultural, economic and political landscape. G365 Geography of the Middle East (3 cr.) Geographical analysis of the Middle East, including North Africa and Southwest Asia.
German
The tools of geography are maps and all the visual and technical details about them. A course designed to introduce students to the practical use and evaluation of various types of maps and charts and to introduce them to the basic analysis and interpretation of this communication tool.
Major in German
G131-GI32 Beginning German I-II (5-5 cr.) Intensive introduction to contemporary German and selected aspects of German life. G265 German Culture in English Translation (3 cr.) An overview of the cultural history of German-speaking countries, as well as of contemporary civilization, with emphasis on individual aspects of culture traced through various periods.
Health Studies
HISTORY 71
History
A221 Studies in United States History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected themes, topics, or problems in United States history. B221 Studies in European History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected themes, topics, or problems in European history.
International Studies
Minor in International Studies
French F296 Study abroad in France Geography G321 Geography of Europe Geography G322 Geography of the Soviet Union German G265 German culture in English.
Philosophy
P331 Philosophy of Science (3 cr.) An introductory study of theories concerning the nature, purpose, and limitations of science. P358 American Philosophy (3 cr.) A study of the philosophical tradition in the United States, emphasizing major thinkers such as Peirce, Royce, James, Dewey, and Whitehead.
Political Science
Y205 Elements of Political Analysis (3 cr.) Introduction to the most important approaches to and techniques of the systematic study of political science. Y381 History of Political Theory I (3 cr.) An exposition and critical analysis of the most important political philosophers and philosophical schools from Plato to Machiavelli.
Religious Studies
Y382 History of Political Theory II (3 cr.) An exposition and critical analysis of the major philosophers and philosophical schools from Machiavelli to the present. R393 Comparative Religious Ethics (3 cr.) Comparisons of issues and themes in the systems of the world's religions.
Sociology
R349 I'racticum in Victimology (3 cr.) The role of the victim in the criminal justice system is studied in both courses. R481 Evaluation Research Methods (3 cr.) Comprehensive study of research techniques and practical applications in the field.
Undergraduate Study Abroad
Courses
Reading of representative nineteenth- and twentieth-century novels and study of development of the novel. 5241 Golden Age Literature in Translation (3 cr.) Masterpieces of Spanish literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Urban Studies
Women's Studies
Faculty
Resident and Adjunct Faculty
FACULTY 97
Roberson, Samuel, Associate Professor of Art History, John Herron (1972), and Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies (1984); Wallis, Victor E., associate professor of political science (1970) and adjunct associate professor of women's studies; B.A., Harvard University,.
Emeriti and Retired Faculty
Vermette, Rosalie A., Chair and Associate Professor of French (1976) and Adjunct Associate Professor of Women's Studies; B.A., University of Maine, 1968; M.A., University of Iowa, 1970,. Ward, Richard E., Assistant Professor of Oral Facial Genetics (1984) and Assistant Professor of Anthropology (1985); B.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1972; M.A., University of Colorado.
Professional Staff
Indiana University
General Policies
Undergraduate Admissions Policy
Students who have been out of high school for three or more years do not need to submit test scores, unless required for admission to specific programs. If any provision of this policy is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions of this policy, which may be given effect without the invalid provision, and for that purpose the provisions of this policy are severable.
Transfer to Other Indiana University Campuses
For persons who do not meet the above criteria and who have completed three or more years of high school, admission may be based on other factors such as General Education. When students do not qualify on the first application, they will be advised on ways to remove the deficiencies so that they can qualify for admission at a later date.
Residency Status
A student who is not satisfied with the (a) The determination of the residence of a student's parents by the official has the. The decision of the (k) The future plans of the student including the committee are and will be final.
Fees
S On the Bloomington campus, students enrolled in more than 3 credit hours pay a mandatory health service fee. On the Indianapolis campus, part-time students enrolled in 1-8 credit hours pay a mandatory student activity fee of $2.50 per semester.
FEES III
Honoraria for a full-time employee (100 percent F.T.E.) appointed during the first week of semester or summer courses and enrolled in 1-6 credit hours will be assessed at one-half of the resident credit hours at the campus where the employee is enrolled, for actual number of hours worked. It is also the veteran's or veteran's dependent's responsibility to notify the Office of Disability Student Services and Veterans Affairs of any schedule changes that may increase or decrease the number of benefits allowed.
Index
Second bachelor's degree, 11 Self-acquired skills, 22 Sexual harassment, 20 Sociology, Department of, 88 Spanish department, 92 Special credits, 21 Student organizations, 24 Students.
