bulletin of the university of delaware (u.s.p.s. 077580)

BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (U.S.P.S. 077580)

Volume 89 Number 2 July 1991

Published five times per year: three times in July, once in December, and oncein April by the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716..Second-classpostage paid at Newark, Delaware 19711 POSTMASTER: Send address changesto the Admissions Office, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716.

The University of Delaware Undergraduate Catalog is made available to all under-graduate students regularly enrolled in degree and associate degree programs.

The University of Delaware reserves the right to make changes in the regula-tions, charges and curricula listed in this publication at any time without priornotice although efforts to publicize such changes will be made

For prospective students and others interested, the Catalog is available forexamination and study in high school guidance offices and libraries throughoutDelaware, and in many high school guidance offices in other states. TheUniversity will be pleased to supply copies, without charge, to any high schoolguidance office upon request.

The University of Delaware is committed to assuring equal opportunity to allpersons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender; age,religion, national origin, veteran or handicapped status, or sexual preference inits educational programs, activities, admissions or employment practices asrequired by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and otherapplicable statutes Inquiries concerning Title IX, Section 504 compliance andinformation regarding campus accessibility and Title VI should be referred tothe Affirmative Action Office, 307 Hullihen Hall, (.302)451-2835

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1991-92 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG

A MESSAGE TO STUDENTS

Commitment. It is a word we hear a lot these days, but it may not come readily to mind in thecontext of higher education. It should ..I ask you to consider this: your decision to attend a collegeor university is one of the major ones of your life. And one of the critical elements you bring tothat decision and to its ultimate, successful conclusion--known as graduation-is commitment.Your commitment will take the forms of enthusiasm and energy and a need to know.

University of Delaware students-the heart of our institution-are a diverse and talented group.They come from every state in the nation and from many foreign countries ..They are interestingyoung people who have high academic attainments and who will progress to successful careers Asa University of Delaware student, you will benefit from the experiences of your fellow studentsand form life-long friendships.

As in any healthy relationship, the Delaware commitment is not one-sided. At the University ofDelaware, our commitment to you takes many forms:

• the nationally and internationally respected scientists and scholars who compriseour faculty;

• the state-of~the-art facilities, including the University library, which has an onlinecatalog and circulation system and online access to more than 900 databases in thesciences, social sciences, and the humanities; and

• the diverse social and cultural activities that help contribute to your development, toboth the depth and breadth of your experience.

Perhaps most importantly, the University of Delaware commitment to making you all you can bewill be apparent to you in your one-on-one relationships, with your fellow students, teachingassistants, faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni.

I encourage you to consider making an important commitment to your future at the University ofDelaware, a state-assisted, land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution committed to strongprograms of teaching, research, and public service.

Sincerely, f)~1~.

David P RosellePresident

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CONTENTSA Message to Students,Synopsis of Baccalaureate Degree Programs,University Calendar.,The University "Undergraduate Admissions,Financial InformationAcademic Regulations,Student Support Programs"Special Programs,Graduate Studies and Research" ,Other Divisions,Student Life and Activities .,College of Agricultural Sciences '" , '" ."", .".College of Arts and Science.,College of Business and EconomicsCollege of Education" , .,.,.,." ", ,College of Engineering .. '" .Arts and Science-Engineering Curricula,College of Human Resources "'" "'.,.,College of Nursing" "", .. ,.', ..", "College of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation" .. , , ,", , '" .,.,.Board of Trustees ... , . "'" "'.,.,Faculty and Professional Staff ..Course Listings, '" "'" ., . "... ".. """, ,.",' "Interpretation of Course Numbers and Symbols. , " , ,,", .... ,,"Index ", .... ' , '" ,.. "

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SYNOPSIS OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS

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Bachelor of Applied Sciences Engineering Technology

Agricultural Business Management Applied Animal Science, and GeneralAgricultural Economics (includes Animal Science)

COLLEGE OF Production and Management and Entomology (includes Ecology)AGRICULTURAL Resource Economics and Rural Entomology/Plant PathologySCIENCES

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Development) Food ScienceAgricultural Education General AgricultureAgricultural Engineering Technology Plant Science (includes Agronomy,Animal Science (includes Preveterinary General Plant Science, Ornamental

Medicine, Agricultural Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Pathology)

American Studies French EducationAnthropology GeographyAnthropology Education Geography EducationArt Geology (includes Paleobiology)Art History German EducationBiological Sciences History (includes Journalism)Biological Sciences Education History EducationChemistry History/Foreign Languages and LiteraturesChemistry Education International RelationsClassics Education Latin EducationCommunication Mathematical SciencesComparative Literature Mathematics EducationComputer and Information Sciences Music

Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice PhilosophyEarth Science Education, PhysicsEconomics Physics EducationEconomics Education Political ScienceEnglish (includes Business/Technical Political Science Education

COLLEGE OF ARTS Writing, Film, and Journalism) PsychologyAND SCIENCE English Education Psychology Education

Foreign Languages and Literatures Russian Education(includes Classics, French Studies, SociologyGerman Studies, Italian Studies, Latin Sociology EducationStudies, Russian Studies, Spanish Spanish EducationStudies, Languages: Three Languages, Technology of Artistic and Historic Objectsand Languages: Four Languages)

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Liberal Studies

Bachelor of Fine Arts Fine Arts

Applied Music-Instrumental Music Education-InstrumentalBachelor of Music Applied Music-Piano/Organ Music Education--Piano/Organ

Applied Music-Voice Music Education-General/ChoralMusic Theory and Composition

Biochemistry Mathematical SciencesBiological Sciences (Biotechnology) Medical Technology

Bachelor of Science Chemistry PhysicsComputer and Information Sciences StatisticsGeology Visual CommunicationGeophysics

Bachelor of Arts Economics

COLLEGE OF Bachelor of Science EconomicsBUSINESS AND

Bachelor of Science in Accounting AccountingECONOMICS

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Business Administration (includes Management, Finance, Marketing, and OperationsManagement)

COLLEGE OF Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies Educational Studies

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Education Elementary Teacher Education (includes Special Education)

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering

COLLEGE OF Bachelor of Civil Engineering Civil EngineeringENGINEERING Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Apparel Design Hotel, Restaurant and InstitutionalApplied Nutrition ManagementConsumer Economics Human Development and Family Processes

COLLEGE OF Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Interdisciplinary Studies in Human ResourcesHUMAN RESOURCES Dietetics Interior Design

Dietetics Nutritional SciencesEarly Childhood Development and Education Textiles and Clothing' MerchandisingFamily and Community Services Textile Science

COLLEGE OF NURSING Bachelor of Science in Nursing Nursing

COLLEGE OFBachelor of Science in Physical Education and Physical Education and Health Education

PHYSICALHealth Education

EDUCATION, Bachelor of Science in Physical Education Studies Physical Education Studies (includes Fitness Management and Figure Skating Science)ATHLETICS AND

Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Park Recreation and Park Administration (includes Programming and Leadership, and Parks)RECREATION

Administration

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UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

NIVERSITY ENDAR*FIRST SEMESTER 1991~92

Tuesday, September 3Residence halls open at 8:00 a.m. for new students.Fall New Student Orientation and Advisement begins.

Wednesday, September 4New Student Convocation.Residence halls open at 8:00 am ..for returning

students.

Thursday, September 5Fall New Student Orientation ends.Advisement, Late Registration, and Change of

Registration begin ..Classes begin at 5:00 p ..m..

Monday, September 9Rosh Hashanah. See Faculty Handbook or "Attendance

Regulations" regarding excused absence fromclasses ..

Monday, September 16Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees

to be conferred in December 1991.

Wednesday, September 18Yom Kippur~ See Faculty Handbook or "Attendance

Regulations" regarding excused absence hornclasses.

Thursday, September 19Last day to register or to add classes. No tuition

refunds after this date ..Deadline for undergraduate students for completion of

deferred examinations and incomplete work (Igrades) from second semester 1990-91 and 1991Summer Sessions.

Thursday, October 17Last day to change registration or to drop classes

without academic penalty, exceptfirst semesterfreshman students.

Deadline for graduate students for completion ofdeferred examinations and incomplete work (Igrades) from second semester 1990-91 and 1991Summer Sessions.

Friday, October 18Freshman midterm marking period ends.

Monday, October 21Fall break.

Thursday, October31 ,Last day forfirst semesterfreshman students to change

registration or to drop courses without academicpenalty.

Monday, November 11Deadline for receipt of doctoral dissertations and

executive position papers for degrees to beconferred in December 1991.

Monday, November 18Deadline for receipt of master's theses for degrees to

be conferred in December 1991

Thursday, November 21Registration for second semester begins.

Wednesday, November 27Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 p.m. Classes

starting at or after 5:00 p ..m. will not meet.Residence halls close at 7:00 p.m.

*The University reserves the right to change the University Calendar if it is deemed advisable ..Advance notice of any change is given whenever possible.

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Thur:sday, November 28Thanksgiving Day. University offices closed. No

classes meet.

Friday, November 29Holiday. University offices closed. No classes meet.

Sunday, December 1Residence halls open at 2:00 p.m

Monday, December 2Classes resume following Thanksgiving recess.

Wednesday, December 4Fee payment deadline for Winter Session ..

Thursday, December 12Last day of classes..

Friday, December 13Reading day.

Saturday, December 14Final examinations begin.Grades due in Registrar's Office 72 hours after

scheduled examination or last class meeting whenno final examination is given.

Friday, December 20Final examinations end.Residence halls close at 10:00 p ..m.

Saturday, january 4January Commencement.

1992 WINTER SESSION

Monday, October 14Registration for Winter Session begins ..

Wednesday, December 4Fee payment deadline for Winter Session.

Sunday, January 5Residence halls open at 2:00 p ..m

Monday, january 6Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.Late Registration and Change of Registration begins.

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Thursday, January 9Last day to register or to add classes No tuition

refunds after this date ..

Wednesday, january 15Deadline for graduate admission recommendations

for second semester 1992

Tuesday, January 21Last day to change registration or to drop classes

without academic penalty.

Monday, January 20Martin Luther King Day. University offices closed ..No

classes meet

Friday, February 7Last day of classes.

Saturday, February 8Final examinations.Grades due in Registrar's Office 72 hours after

scheduled examination or last class meeting whenno final examination is given.

SECOND SEMESTER 1991-92

Friday, November 1Undergraduate admission application deadline for

fTeshmen and transfer students entering in secondsemester..

Thursday, November 21Registration for second semester begins.

Monday, December 2Graduate admission application deadline for second

semester.

Wednesday, january 1Undergraduate readmission application deadline for

second semester.

Friday, January 10Fee payment deadline for second semester

Wednesday, January 15Deadline for graduate admission recommendations

for second semester

Wednesday, January 22New Student Orientation Phase I begins ..Registration for undergraduate students entering in

the second semester begins ..

Thursday, January 23New Student Orientation Phase I ends.

Friday, January 31Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for

degrees to be conferred in May 1992.

Monday, February 10Residence halls open at 2:00 p ..m.

Tuesday, February 11New Student Orientation Pha~e IILate Registration and Change of Registration for

advance registered students begin ..

Wednesday, February 12Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

Monday, February 17Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees

to be conferred in May 1992.

Tuesday, February 25Last day to register or to add classes. No tuition

refunds after this date ..Deadline for undergraduate students for completion of

deferred examinations and incomplete work (Igrades) hom first semester 1991-92 and 1992Winter Session ..

Sunday, March 1Undergraduate admission application deadline for

freshmen and transfer students entering firstsemester 1992-93.

Tuesday, March 24Deadline for graduate students for completion of

deferred examinations and incomplete work (Igrades) from first semester 1991-92 and 1992Winter Session.

Last day to change registration or to drop classeswithout academic penalty, except for first semesterfreshman students ..

Friday, March 27Spring recess begins at end of classes. Residence halls

close at 7:00 p ..m.Freshman midterm marking period ends.

UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Wednesday, April 1Deadline for graduate admission applications for

admission inJune 1992.

Sunday, APril 5Residence halls open at 2:00 pm.

Monday, APril 6Classes resume following spring recess.

Monday, APril 13Deadline for receipt of doctoral dissertations and

executive position papers for degrees to beconferred in May 1992

Tuesday, APril 14Last day for first semesterfreshman students to change

registration or to drop courses without academicpenalty.

Friday, APril 17Good Friday. See Faculty Handbook or "Attendance

Regulations" regarding excused absence fromclasses.

Monday, APril 20Deadline for receipt of master's theses for degrees to

be conferred in May 1992.

Monday, APril 27Registration for first semester 1992-93 begins ..

Thursday, APril 30Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for

degrees to be conferred in August 1992.

Tuesday, May 12Honors Day. Modified class schedule ..

Wednesday, May 13Registration for 1992 Summer Sessions begins.

Friday, May 15Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees

to be conferred in August 1992.

Thursday, May 21Last day of classes.

Friday, May 22Reading day.

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Saturday, May 23Final examinations begin"Grades due in Registrar's Office 72 hours after

scheduled examination or last class meeting whenno final examination is given,

Monday, May 25Memorial Day. University offices closed" Some final

examinations will be administered on this day,

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Friday, May 29Final examinations end"Residence halls close at 10:00 pm. for nongraduates"

Saturday, May 30Commencement,Residence halls close at 3:00 p,m, for graduates,

THE UNIVERSITY• History• Mission• The Faculty• The Student Body• Undergraduate Research• Reading List Program• Academic Year• Alumni Relations

The 1991-92 academic year marks the University ofDelaware's 248th year as an educational institution ..A

private university with public support, the University is aland-gIant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution ..Its maincampus is located in Newark, Delaware, a suburban com-munity of 30,000 situated midway between Philadelphiaand Baltimore ..Courses are also offered at the University'sWilmington campus and at other locations throughout thestate, including Dover, Milford, Georgetown, and Lewes..The University has been fully accredited by the MiddleStates Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since1921. Professional accreditation is held in Accounting,Business Administration, Chemistry, Clinical Psychology,Dietetics, Education, Engineering, Medical Technology,Music, Physical Therapy, and Nursing.

HISTORYThe history of the University began in 1743 when thecolonial scholar and Presbyterian clergyman Dr.. FrancisAlison opened a school at his home in New London,Pennsylvania ..By 1765, the school had been moved toNewark, where it received a charter as the Academy ofNewark in 1769 .. The Academy was closed for severalyears during the Revolutionary War but reopened at thewar's end ..In 183.3,the State of Delaware provided a char-ter for the construction of a college in conjunction withthe Academy.. New Ark College opened as a degree-grant-ing institution in 1834, located in the building now calledOld College. The institution was renamed DelawareCollege in 1843 and then closed in 1859 due to financialproblems and the impending Civil War..It was reopenedin 1870 with funds provided by the Morrill Land-Grant

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College Act of 1862. The Women's College was opened in1914, and in 1921 the two coordinate colleges were giventhe title of University of Delaware ..The Women's Collegewas abolished in 1945 when coeducation, adopted as atemporary expedient during World War II, was made apermanent policy..

MISSIONThe University stands for excellence in the education ofits undergraduate and graduate students, in scholarship,and in service to its state and to society..To accomplish itsmission, the University maintains an environment wherecreativity, critical thinking, free inquiry, and respect forthe views and values of others flourish. University gover-nance is conducted in a spirit of openness and coopera-tive interaction among the trustees, administrators,faculty, staff, and students ..The University strives to makeall people feel welcome regardless of their cultural, eth-nic, or religious backgrounds or of their race, color, age,gender, or sexual preference. Balance between the liberalarts and the technical and professionally-oriented disci-plines and between undergraduate and graduate educa-tion is a University goaL

Goals for Undergraduate Education. The Universi tyreaffirms its historic mission to provide the highest quali-ty education for its undergraduate students. The facultyare responsible for helping students learn to reason criti-cally and independently, gain knowledge of the diverseculture and environment in which they live, and developinto well-informed citizens and leaders. To accomplishthese goals, the University provides a learning setting

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enriched by undergraduate student research, experien-tiallearning, and study-abroad programs. The Universityplaces high priority on the education of qualifiedDelaware residents and provides opportunity for a diversegroup of citizens to participate in postsecondary educa-tion, Since the University is located in a state with a smallpopulation, providing programs of quality and varietyrequires a community of student-scholars that reachesbeyond th~ boundaries of the state and that reflects thenation's racial and cultural diversity..

The Commission to Promote Racial and CulturalDiversity. The University is committed to creating an edu-cational community that is intellectually, culturally, andsocially diverse, enriched by the contributions and fullparticipation of people from different backgrounds.Toward that end, the University seeks to increase theracial and cultural diversity of its student body, faculty,and staff, to create a climate that encourages all membersof the University community to respect and appreciateindividual and cultural differences, to promote equity forpeople of different backgrounds in all areas of Universitylife, to develop organizational practices that involve theparticipation of diverse groups, and to enhance the cur-riculum by including the perspectives of different races,cultures, and genders. The Commission to PromoteRacial and Cultural Diversity guides the University in car-rying out these goals" Members of the Commission areappointed by the President.

The Commission on the Status of Women. The Universityis committed to achieving equity for women and toresponding to their concerns in all University endeavors"The twenty-one member Commission on the Status ofWomen, which reports to the President of the University,consists of faculty, professional and salaried staff~and stu-dents" The Commission identifies problem areas, makesrecommendations for change, and works closely with theOffice of Women's Affairs and other units" Recommenda-tions have been implemented in the areas of safety; sexu-al assault; sexual harassment; sexism in the classroom;salary equity; child care; and recruitment, promotion,and retention of women. The Commission also initiatesprograms on the changes occurring in our society as aresult of newly defin~d roles for men and women andassists in implementing these programs.

THE FACULTYThe University faculty is dedicated to academic excellence"Eighty-three percent of its 900 members hold the doctoralor terminal degree in their field"They hold office in nation-al and international professional associations, serve on edi-torial boards of scholarly journals, and accept lectureshipinvitations at institutions both here and abroad" It is notunusual, in any given year, for members of the faculty toreceive such honors as Guggenheim fellowships, Alexandervon Humboldt-Stiftung awards, and Fulbright fellowships,

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Quality teaching is the primary responsibility of thefaculty. Many members of the faculty, including distin-guished professors, teach freshman courses, insuring thatstudents have early contact with eminent scholars,Improvement of the quality of teaching is a high priorityat the University ..The University's Center for TeachingEffectiveness annually awards grants to faculty memberswho present proposals for significant improvements ininstruction, The Center provides faculty teaching work-shops and consultation in order to develop the highestquality of teaching at the University,

Many faculty members obtain research grants fromsuch external sponsors as government, industry, and pri-vate foundations, or from University-related sources. TheUniversity's Center for Advanced Study, established in1979, affords senior professors the opportunity to workfull time on research or improvement of instruction for asemester or an academic yeaL

THE STUDENT BODYThe student is at the heart of the University's academic pro-grams. In fall 1990, 20,818 students were enrolled including15,219undergraduate students, 2,562 graduate students, and3,037 students enrolled in credit courses through theDivision of Continuing Education" Of the undergraduatetotal, 604 were enrolled in the University Parallel Program atDelaware Technical & Community College in Dover,Georgetown, and Wilmington. Currently, about sixtypercentof each entering classof undergraduates is from out of state.

Entering 1990 freshmen typically ranked in the topquarter of their high school graduating classes"Their aver-age SATverbal and mathematics scores were well above thenational average for college-bound students"

In fall 1990, the University offered 106 undergradu-ate majors. The average class size for undergraduates was31 students, and the student-to-faculty ratio was 17 to 1.The presence of able graduate students contributes great-ly to the development of the undergraduate program byproviding educational models for those students whoaspire to pursue an advanced degree ..Graduate programsof quality are indispensable to the development of excel-lence at every level cif teaching and research"

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHResearch has long been an important University activity,but traditionally it has been limited to faculty members andgraduate students. Since 1980, undergraduate studentshave had increasing opportunities to do research throughapprenticeships with University faculty researchers in theUndergraduate Research Program, in independent~studyprojects, and for the Honors Degree or Degree withDistinction thesis, Information on all aspects of undergrad-uate research may be obtained from the UndergraduateResearch Office in the University Honors Program,

In addition to undergraduate internships offered byresearch institutes affiliated with the University, theDelaware Nature Society in Hockessin, Delaware, offerspart-time, one-semester internships for advanced under-graduate students in all of the natural science fields, in sci-ence education, and in communications, Students have theopportunity to apply knowledge attained through coursework to research or education projects, to environmentalteaching, or to public relations assignments. Application ismade through the student's major department

READING LIST PROGRAMTo foster the intellectual and cultural growth of theUniversity community, the faculty has prepared a list ofrecommended readings for first-year, sophomore, junior,and senior students" These books represent a wide rangeof human interests-economics, anthropology, the physi-cal and biological sciences, history, religious thought, thefine arts, political theory, and imaginative literature,Among them can be found classics in their fields, recordsof the cultural diversity of our global village, and treatisesthat explore the methods and dilemmas of contemporarythought. Despite their mixed character, all these bookscan provoke us into thought on the complexities ofhuman experience or on the new challenges that face usat the close of the twentieth century Although many ofthem are studied in formal courses at the University, theyare recommended to students for their informal read-ing-as part of that program of personal growth that,finally, distinguishes an educated man and woman,

The recommended reading list is mailed to studentseach summer. For further information, call the SpecialProjects Office at (.302) 451-6656 or the Associate Provostfor Instruction, Margaret Andersen at (302) 451-2101.

ACADEMIC YEARThe University follows a semester plan ..The fall semesterbegins in early September and ends in mid-December.The spring semester begins in early February and ends inlate May.,In addition, a 5-week winter session is held inJanuary, and summer sessions offering 5- and 7 1/2-weekclasses are held June through August. Winter and sum-mer sessions allow students to pursue regular acac!elJlic

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credit in day or evening classes"During the 5-week wintersession, students may participate in off~campus fieldexperiences, special projects for credit, and a number ofnon-credit activities"

The University offers classes from 7:00 a"m, to 10:00p.m, No distinction is made between "day" and "night"students since regular courses are offered throughoutthis 15-hour period, During preregistration for courses,students may indicate their preferred times for specificsections, but in cases where the number of sections is lim-ited, preferences may not be granted ..

ALUMNI RELATIONSThe Alumni Relations Office, under the supervision ofthe President, conducts programs and activities for Uni-versity alumni with the counsel of the Board of Directorsof the Alumni Association" All persons who successfullycomplete 30 credit hours of study are eligible to becomemembers of the Alumni Association, There are 73,000 liv-ing alumni, The Association has no membership dues"Instead, alumni are encouraged to support the Universityeach year through the Delaware Annual Fund, organizedby the Development Office with cooperation from theAlumni Relations Office"

The Office coordinates such major events as Home-coming, Alumni Wall of Fame, Recent Grads Day, andAlumni Reunion Weekend and assists with arrangementsfor class reunions, special interest reunions, and alumnichapter events of the 29 regional chapters throughoutthe country ..It also conducts a travel program

In addition to the University Alumni Association,there are satellite alumni associations in the Colleges ofAgricultural Sciences, Business and Economics, Educa-tion, Engineering, Human Resources, Nursing, andUrban Affairs and Public Policy., The Black AlumniOrganization offers programming especially oriented toBlack alumni and assists in recruiting and counselingBlack undergraduates,

The Student Alumni Association (SAA), initiated in1983, serves currently enrolled students and provides themwith the opportunity to interact with alumni" Through theSAA,students gain experience in management, public rela-tions, and writing while participating in programs such asthe Student Connection, which assistsincoming freshmen"

For £luther information, call (.302)451-2341

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UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS• Admission Guidelines for Freshmen• Honors Program Admissiono Admission for Foreign International Students• Transfer Appli~ants• Application Deadlines• Personal and Family Medical History Form• Advanced Placement Program• Admission and Readmission tt?a Specific Semester or Term• Readmission through Academic Renewal• Residence Requirement• Associate Degree Programs• Interinstitutional Degree Programs

Students apply to one of the eight undergraduate col-leges and to one of four campuses (see Parallel

Program in Special Programs section) and usually desig-nate a major field of study. The College of Arts andScience permits students to enter with an undeclaredmajor status, Admission requirements may vary amongcolleges or departments. Some fields may require evi-dence of special skills; for example, the Music Depart-ment may require prospective students to perform anaudition and take a music test. A ceiling on enrollment insome programs makes acceptance more competitive.

In selecting prospective students, the AdmissionsCommittee considers an applicant's total credentials:depth and rigor of the college preparatory program,grades earned in specific courses (particularly those relat~ed to an applicant's proposed field of study), overallgrade index, class rank, and test scores" Evidence of spe-cial talents and abilities, recommendations from coun-selors and teachers, leadership qualities, and attainmentof recognition in extracurricular and community activi-ties can also contribute to a favorable decision, Admis-sion will not be guaranteed, either to a college or amajor, on the basis of specific class rank, test scores, orpattern of high school subjects.

The University is committed to the principle of equalopportunity in education and seeks a diverse studentbody. It recognizes that, under special circumstances,applicants who have the potential for success at the

University may not meet all the requirements set forth inthis document. Therefore, particular attention will begiven to foreign students, handicapped students, and vet~erans and to students who have been out of school forseveral years or whose secondary education, familyincome level, or background have prevented them frommeeting all the requirements for admission. Applicantsdenied admission may apply for reconsideration.Residents of Delaware whose academic credentials at firstdo not support admission to the University may qualifyafter satisfactorily completing courses through theDivision of Continuing Education. Students should con-sult an admissions officer about this option"

It is understood that students may change majorsduring their undergraduate experience" Because avail-able spaces in each college are fully allocated at thebeginning of each semester, new students (freshmen andtransfers) must remain in the college to which they wereadmitted for at least one semester. As spaces becomeavailable, students may apply for transfer to a major with··in another college. The transfer must be approved by thechair of the receiving department and by the dean of thecollege that houses that department. Students who wishto change their major should contact the department inwhich they are interested to obtain information on itschange-of-major procedures.

Final acceptance to some degree programs dependson a student's achievement in the freshman and sopho-

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more years. These programs include education, medicaltechnology, visual communication, communication, theprogram leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the pro-gram in engineering in which students concurrently com-plete requirements for a bachelor's and master's degree.

The University is eager to assist the increasing num-ber of mature adults who are applying to college to attainan undergraduate degree, to expand career opportuni-ties, or simply to become part of an exciting intellectualenvironment. The needs of many of these adults are metthrough the Division of Continuing Education. Delawareresidents 60 years of age or older who apply and areadmitted to a graduate or undergraduate program mayattend classes on a space available basis without paymentof the application, course, registration, or other relatedfees ..Persons enrolled in this program are required to paythe cost of books, supplies, laboratory, and shop fees ..

ADMISSION GUIDELINES FOR FRESHMEN1..Applicants to the University must be graduates of accred-

ited secondary schools or have equivalent credentials.2. Applicants should have graduated in the upper half of

their high school classes, preferably in the uppermostpercentiles ..

3..Applicants are required to submit Scholastic AptitudeTest (SAT) scores ..For placement and advisement pur-poses, applicants are encouraged to submit scores oneither the CEEB Achievement Tests or AdvancedPlacement Tests in their areas of interest.

4. Applicants should have a firm grasp of the basic aca-demic skills of reading, writing, mathematics, sciences,and foreign languages and a strong commitment toacademic achievement and learning ..While in somecases alternate forms of evidence of ability and serious-nessof academic purpose may be appropriate, themost easily interpreted evidence is a strong highschool record with a wide range of courses that mustinclude post-eighth grade course work as follows:a) four years of college preparatory English, including

courses with extensive writing componentsb) two years of college preparatory mathematics (more

than two years is recommended for study in nursing,biology, chemistry, and textile technology; for studyin business and economics, engineering, mathemat-ics, physics, computer science, nutritional science,and food science, four years including trigonometry,precalculus or calculus is strongly recommended)

c) two years of science, including one year of a laborato-ry science (fat study in the sciences or in relatedfields such as nursing, nutritional science, food sci-ence, or engineering, four years of science is stronglyrecommended and should include a physics course)

d) three years of social sciences, which must include twoyears of history, one of which should be world history(world history requirement willbegin in 1993)

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e) two years of study in the same foreign language(four years of study in the same foreign language isstrongly recommended) Candidates for theBachelor of Arts degree and many Bachelor ofScience degrees must demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a foreign language. There aretwo waysin which this requirement can be met:1) Completion of the intermediate level course (107

or 112) in a given language.2) Students with four or more years of high school

work in a single foreign language may attempt tofulfill the requirement in that language by takingan exemption examination ..

f) three years of academic electives in fields such asEnglish, mathematics, foreign languages, historyand social sciences, or science ..Electives do notinclude, for example, sports activities or driver edu-cation ..The University urges high school studentsto take as many mathematics and foreign languagecourses as possible, with special attention to theselection of those courses in the senior year..

HONORS PROGRAM ADMISSIONFreshmen are admitted into the University HonorsProgram (see Special Programs section) by special appli-cation and may select any academic major on campus.Although there are no rigid test score or grade point cut-offs, certain levels of achievement are typical of studentswho gain admission. Most admitted honors students arein the top five percent of their high school graduatingclass, and nearly all are in the top ten percent. TheProgram enrolls approximately 250 freshmen each year,of whom 30-40 are National Merit or National Achieve-ment Scholars. Three-quarters typically have ScholasticAptitude Test scores of 1200 or greater, and the medianhigh school average is 3.7 on a 4-point scale ..For moreinformation call (302) 451-1128.

ADMISSION FORFOREIGN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSForeign international students attending the Universityof Delaware represent 96 countries .. In the 1990-91 aca-demic year, 272 foreign international students wereenrolled in the undergraduate colleges, 487 in graduatestudies, and 74 in continuing education. An Inter-national Student and Scholar Adviser assists these stu-dents in adapting to their new environment and to theAmerican educational system English tutoring, orienta-tion seminars, "homes away from home," educationalfield trips, and participation in community activities areincluded in the program for foreign students.

In addition to meeting the other requirements foradmission, the student for whom English is not a native

language is required to demonstrate proficiency in theEnglish language by submitting the results of the Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Some studentsmay be encouraged to enroll in the University of DelawareEnglish Language Institute (see Student Support Pro-grams section), or in another language institute in theUnited States, prior to beginning studies at the University,The University also offers a special course, English forForeign Students, for those who need further assistance"Under federal law, the University is permitted to enrollnonimmigrant foreign students"

TRANSFER APPLICANTSStudents with current or previous attendance at othercolleges and universities who now seek admission to theUniversity should present secondary school credentialssimilar to those outlined in the preceding sections. ForDelaware residents, minimum requirements for admis-sion as a transfer student include a C, or 2,,0grade-point,average in all previous college work. Some majors aremore competitive and require a higher grade-point aver-age and specific course work for admission., Competitivemajors include engineering, business administration,accounting, economics, education, computer science,and communication" Students must be in good standingand eligible to return to the institution from which trans-fer is sought" The transfer applicant's total academic cre-dentials are considered: previously achieved grade index,type of institution attended, and performance in specificcourses relating to the proposed field of study,

The University accepts credits only from those institu-tions that are fully accredited by the appropriate regionalaccrediting association. These credits must be at the bac-calaureate level, applicable to a degree program offeredby this university as approved by the appropriate dean,and passed with a grade of C or better.. Acceptance mayvary flom one program to another.. Transfer studentsmust complete the last 30 credits at the University ofDelaware to receive a degree, A transfer applicant mustarrange for the Registrar of the former college to forwardto the Admissions Office a complete official transcript.

Work taken elsewhere is not included in the overallscholastic index used to determine eligibility for gradua-tion; candidates for the baccalaureate degree must achieveat least a 20 (C) index for work taken at this university,

APPLICATION DEADLINESFor September admission, all application materialsshould be sent to the Admissions Office by March 1; to beassured full consideration for academic scholarships andfirst choice of major, it is recommended that materials besent by January L For February admission, applicationmaterials should be sent to the Admissions Office byNovember 15,


PERSONAL AND FAMILYMEDICAL HISTORY FORMAll entering students must complete and return thePersonal and Family Medical History Form, This formrequires students to inform the University that they areproperly immunized against measles, mumps, andrubella"

ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMThe University is committed to the proposition that com-petencies attained through courses taken in secondaryschool, through independent study, and through coursestaken while at the University should be recognized"Students may be granted credit through the AdvancedPlacement Program for scores of 3, 4, or 5. Informationcan be obtained from the Admissions Office, Advancedplacement is given in other curricular areas, Studentsshould have their test results sent to the AdmissionsOffice.

ADMISSION AND READMISSIONTO A SPECIFIC SEMESTER OR TERMBecause it is necessary for the University to controlundergraduate enrollments, admission or readmission isgranted for a specific semester or term, Students who failto matriculate in the semester or term specified in the let-ter of acceptance will have their admission or readmis-sion canceled. Students who seek to defer admissionshould submit a letter to the Admissions Office" In suchcases the credentials will be reevaluated and the requestmay be granted, depending on the availability of space,

READMISSION THROUGHACADEMIC RENEWALUndergraduate students who have been dropped frommatriculated status for academic reasons, and who returnto the University after a separation of at least five calen-dar years, and who earn at least a C in each course takenfor 12 semester hours after returning, may be given theoption of requesting a quality point status equivalent tothat of a transfer student admitted to the University,

The following regulations will govern this option:1) Consultation with the dean of the college in which the

student plans to major is required, and course selec-tion must be approved in writing before the studentregisters,

2) The option may be exercised after completion of 12 cred-it hours following return to the University, The studentmust initiate the procedure; it willnot be automatic..

3) All courses and grades will remain on the student'stranscript.. Courses set aside under the academicrenewal policy will be identified,

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4) Courses in which grades of C or better were earnedprior to return may be counted toward the degree andincluded in the student's index.

5) The option will be extended only once during the stu-dent's enrollment at the University.

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT

the corresponding Bachelor of Science degree. A mini-mum grade point index of 20 is required for an associatedegree ..At registration in the semester in which the stu-dent expects to complete requirements for the degree,the student must file an application for the degree ..Except for students in the Parallel Program, the studentmust be enrolled in the college that is to award thedegree.

Associate Degrees from the College of Arts and Science. Thenon terminal degrees of Associate in Arts and Associate inScience may be awarded upon application before com-pletion of 75 earned credit hours ..Specific requirementsfollow:

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3

3

4

3

o

o

9

9

9

3-4

orM 115

orSuccessful completion of any mathematics courseabove the 100 level (except M 251 and M 252)

orProficiency Test

Foreign LanguageElementary Level

orProficiency Test

Brmdth RequinmentsCourses in each of the groups A-D must be taken in atleast two departments Hall but one course in a group hasbeen taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisry the distributionrequirement

Group A. Creative Arts and Humanities

Group B Culture and Institutions through Time

Group C Humans and Their Environment

orExemption

Multicultural Course. ,

SKILL REQUIREMENTSMathematics

M 114

General l1iformation. For further information on the asso-ciate degrees, admission requirements, catalogs or need-ed forms, call the Office of Admissions (451-8123), theDivision of Continuing Education ACCESS Centers (4.51-2741), the College of Agricultural Sciences (451-2508),or the College of Arts and Science Advisement Center(4.51-1281)..Educational counseling and academic advise-ment are available at the ACCESS Centers at locations inWilmington, Newark, Dover, and Georgetown ..

Associate in Arts RequirementsIf any of the course requirements are satisfied

through proficiency tests or exams, elective credits mustbe substituted to make up 60 hours ..

CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS. Writing

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To earn a baccalaureate degree from the University ofDelaware, a student must complete either the first 90credits or the last 30 credits at the University ofDelaware.

ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSThe University of Delaware offers the Associate in Arts(AA) and the Associate in Science (AS.) degrees ..Thesedegrees are awarded to students who satisfactorily com-plete specific courses that comprise 60 to 62_credits ofthe academic program leading to certain baccalaureatedegrees. These degrees are awarded in recognition of thecompletion of academic work normally offered by thecommunity or junior college and are not terminal innature. For part-time students, an associate degree can bea valuable intermediate goal bridging the intervalbetween matriculation and baccalaureate degree comple-tion. It is possible to complete an associate degree entire-lywith evening courses and part-time enrollment

Admission Requirements. Admission requirements for theAssociate in Science and the Associate in Arts are the sam~as those for the corresponding baccalaureate degree. Thestudent should demonstrate scholastic aptitude, motivationfor academic attainment, and evidence of adequate prepa-ration for the curriculum to which admission is sought.These requirements may be met by satisfactory completionof appropriate credit courses taken as a ContinuingEducation student

Transfer of appropriate credits from another institu-tion may be granted, but to be eligible for an associatedegree the student must take more than half the creditsfor the degree at the University of Delaware .. Studentswho have been taking courses in the Division ofContinuing Education, and who have not been formallyadmitted, should file an application for admission at theearliest possible date ..In any event, the application mustbe filed early enough that 12 credits of the total willremain to be completed after formal admission as a can-didate for an associate degree.

Eligibility. To be eligible for the degree, the student musthave completed the elementary level course in a foreignlanguage for the Associate in Arts ..For the Associate inScience, the student must have completed the elemen-tary level course if there is a language requirement for

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Group D Natural PhenomenaAt least one course in Group D must be a laboratoryscience

Elective Courses 1,2,3

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3-20

Associate in Sciencefrom the College of Agricultural SciencesSee College of Agricultural Sciences., Degree advisementis available in 114 Townsend Hall

SKILL REQUIREMENTSMath§matics

M 221-222" 6

INTERINSTiTUTIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMSThe University of Delaware, in cooperation with Dela-ware Technical & Community College, offers baccalaure-ate degrees to students who have completed associatedegrees in specific technologies. These degrees areawarded in the areas of Criminal Justice, GeneralAgriculture, and Engineering Technology, Students livingin Kent and Sussex Counties will be able to completedegree requirements with courses offered at UniversityParallel Program locations in those areas, Part-time stu-dents in these degree programs may be able to meet theircourse requirements through courses offered during thelate afternoon and evening, For detailed information ondegree requirements in these areas, see the CriminalJustice, General Agriculture, or Engineering Technologysection of this catalog.,

Admission. To be eligible for admission to an interin-stitutional baccalaureate program, a student must haveearned an associate degree or the equivalent in an appro-priate technology from Delaware Technical & Commu-nity College or another accredited college or university.,Most of the credits earned in the associate degree pro-gram will be accepted for transfer to the University ofDelaware provided they have been passed with a grade ofC or better., A student must complete the balance of thebachelor's degree requirements with courses offered bythe University of Delaware

For further information on interinstitutionaldegrees, contact the ACCESS Center of the Division ofContinuing Education at (.302) 451-2741

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orExemption

Multicultural Course

9J·.:,P'"M 241-242 8

Foreign Langu~geElementary Level 4

orProficiency Test 0

Brmdth RequirementsCourses in each of the groups A-D must be taken in atleast two departments. If all but one course in a group hasbeen taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfYthe distributionrequirement

Group A Creative Arts and Humanities 9

Group B. Culture and Institutions through Time ,

Group C Humans and Their Environment 9

Group D. Natural Phenomena 13At least one course in Group D must be a laboratoryscience

Elective Cour:ses1,2,3 1-4

Degree Advisement is available in the College of Arts andScience Advisement Center, 127 Memorial Hall,

Associate in Science RequirementsIf any of the course requirements are satisfied

through proficiency tests or exams, elective credits mustbe substituted to make up 60 hours.,

CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTSWriting- EllO

1Course credit may be counted only once toward a degree. A course repeated to improve a passing grade already received may not be counted a sec-ond time toward the minimum total credit hours required

2 Courses taken to fulfill specific, group, or language proficiency requirements must be on a regular grade, not pass/fail, basis Students may opt to takeone free elective course per semester P/F, but the total number of credits taken on a pass/fail basis may not exceed 12 in the associate degree pro-gram, excluding courses that are graded pass/fail only

3 Courses numbered below 100 (e..g, M 010, Intermediate Algebra) do not count toward a degree

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION• Tuition and Room and Board• Qualification as a Delaware Student• Residence Hall Fees• Meal Fees• Rebates on Room Charges• Other Fees• Payment of University Charges• Penalties for Nonpayment• Residence Halls• Financial Aid• Tuition Credit• Information for Veterans and Their Dependents

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

TUITION AND ROOM AND BOARDThe following fees were approved for the 1990-91academicyear and are subject to change for the 1991-92academic year.

DelawareResidents Non-ResidentsSemester Acad. Yr. Semester Acad. Yr.

The above tuition covers registration for 12 to 15credits per semester. The room and board fees includethe most usual combination of a double room in a tradi-tional residence hall and meals seven days per week, Allfull-time undergraduate students pay the full-time tuitioncharge that includes regular course, laboratory, library,athletic, and recreation facility fees,

16-Plus Credit Fees. An additional charge at one-halfthe per credit hour rate for undergraduate coursesapplies to each credit in excess of 15 for which an under-graduate student is registered.

General Expenses. Students must be prepared to meetthe following additional estimated expenses that are notincluded in the semester bills: books and supplies, $530per year; miscellaneous expenses and transportation,$1,300 per year.

Student tuition and fees for the academic year areestablished by the Board of Trustees under the

authority of the University Charter and apply equally toall students, This income comprises approximately 35percent of the general revenues of the University. Othermaj~r sources of University funds are state appropria-tions, donatio~s of alumni and friends, endowmentincome, and federal appropriations, The academic yearconsists of fall and spring semesters ..Fees and expensesfor the summer and winter sessions and for the graduateand Continuing Education programs are published inseparate bulletins,

Students are responsible for knowing about and com-plying with University policies and for paying the estab-lished fees that are updated regularly in catalogs and feepayment materials. Application for admission constitutesacceptance of these terms, and each subsequent registra-tion constitutes reacceptance ..

The University reserves the right to revise its policies,fees, and other charges whenever it is deemed advisable;the new policies and rates apply to all students, Advancenotice of any change is normally given,

TuitionRoom/Board

TOTAL

$1,545,,00 $2,990,,00$1,650.00 $3,300.00

$3,195.00 $6,290,,00

$3,940,,00 $7,780,,00$1,650.00 .$3,300,.00

$5,590,,00 $11,080.00

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FINANCIALINFORJvIA nON

QUALIFICATIONAS A DELAWARE STUDENTSt~dent status for admission and fee purposes is deter-mmed solely by the University and mayor may not coin-cide with domiciliary status for other purposes ..Lowerfees are offered to Delaware students in recognition ofthe substantial appropriations made by the State ofDelaware for the operation of the University and the con-~truction of its physical facilities ..The regulations govern--mg student classification are intended to differentiatebetween Delaware students and non-Delaware students inan equitable way, and to obviate, insofar as is practical,entitlement to preferential classification in more thanone state at the same time.

The status of a dependent student is determined bythe permanent domicile of the parent or legal guardian ..The status of an independent student is determined bythe student's own permanent domicile .. In general, toqualifY as a Delaware student the person on whom thisclassification is dependent must have established a bonafide permanent domicile in Delaware and must havemaintained a continuous residence therein for a periodof twel~e full months immediately prior to the first day ofclasses m the semester or session for which Delaware stu··dent status is claimed. Without supporting evidence tothe contrary, it is presumed that independent studentsdo not fulfill the domiciliary and durational require-ments while their principal occupation is that of student.

Students will be classified for fee purposes at the timeof their application for admission. Those seeking a subse-quent change of this classification must make applicationon forms available from the Registrar's Office. Changesmay not be made retroactive beyond the academic periodin ~hich the request is made ..Appeals regarding classifi-catIOn should be addressed to the University Registrar ..Acopy of the regulations governing classification of stu-dents for fee purposes may be obtained from theRegistrar's Office.

Delaware student classification will be terminatedone year after a move from the State of Delaware ..

All of the ramifications of Delaware student statuscannot be included in the catalog. Questions concerningresidence status of applicants for admission, especiallythos,e cou:plicated by unusual situations (such as militaryserVIce,dIvorce, custody, or guardianship arrangements),should be clarified with the Admissions Office prior toapplication ..Continuing students should refer questionsto the Registrar's Office ..

Failure to give complete and correct information tothe University regarding residence constitutes groundsfor dismissaL

RESIDENCE HALL FEESRoom ApPlications. Upon admission to the University, anew student is automatically sent a residence hall applica-

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tion. Students currently in attendance receive applica-tions and instructions either from their hall directors orhom the Office of Housing and Residence Life..

For the faU semester, sufficient space is set aside toaccommodate all new freshmen and transfer studentswho desire to live on campus during their first year andwhose housing applications are on file by May 1.Freshmen and transfer assignments are made based onthe order the paid applications are received ..Assignmentsare announced in August.

Current upperclass students who apply for housingby the announced deadline will receive an assignment.The order in which the assignments are made is deter-mined through a computerized random number system,and, in some cases, seniority. Students are not guaranteedthat they can return to the same residence hall space.Therefore, all students have an equal opportunity forassignment to a preferred space.

To apply for a residence hall space, a new studentsubmits the completed room application, along with a$100 deposit, to the University Cashier's Office ..Currentupper-level students submit the application and a $200deposit. The deposit is normally credited toward the firstsemester residence hall charges.

Of the $100, $50 is not refundable except underunusual circumstances determined by the AssistantDirector of Occupancy Management. New students whocancel their housing applications for the fall semester inwriting on or before June 15 will receive a partialdeposit refund of $50. If a student cancels afterJune 15or fails to occupy the space assigned, the entire $100deposit is forfeited ..For new spring semester applicants,$50 of the $100 is refunded only if written notice of can-cell.ation is. received by the Office of Housing andReSIdence LIfe by December 1, The cancellation policyfor cunent upper-level students is explained in theapplication instructions.

The agreement for a residence hall space is made forthe entire academic year.. Cancellation after the agree-ment is in effect is permitted only under specific and/orexceptional circumstances approved by the Office ofHousing and Residence Life. Requests for release fromthe residence hall agreement must be made in writing tothe .Assistant Director for Occupancy Management.PartIal rebates are provided if the student is releasedfrom the agreement. Full details of the agreement arepublished in the Official Student Handbook..

While an effort is made to assign each student thetype of space requested, assurance cannot be given thatthe student will be assigned to the type of space or areafor which he or she has applied. A student is required topay the full residence hall charge for the space that isassigned.

Students who sign a Residence Hall Agreement arefinancially responsible for the cost of the room throuph~he end of the academic year from the date of sig"'n-m/occupancy.. Students who sign this agreement at the

PerSemester

beginning of the fall semester will pay the total amountlisted below under "Academic Year.."The fall charge forthese students will be equal to the amount listed belowunder "Per Semester.."

Students who sign--in/ occupy any time after thebeginning of the fall semester pay a prorated portion ofthe "Per Semester" charge determined by the date of thesigning of the agreement. Complete details of theRe5idence Hall Agreement and all residence hall policies areavailable in the 1991-92 Official Student Handbook.

PROPOSED HOUSING RATES 1991-92

ResidenceHall AcademicYear

TraditionalMultiple:.,., $1,940 $ 970Single",.,." $2,290 $1,145

PencaderMultiple, . $2,160 $1,080Single .,. $2,500 $1,250

Ray StreetMultiple "." $2,200 $1,100

Christiana1/4 2-bdrm, apt $2,380 $1,1901/2 1-bdrm" apt """""".,,,,, $2,870 $1,435

College Towne1/4 2-bdrm, apt $2,170 $1,0851/2 1-bdrm, apt $2,710 $1,355

Conover2-bdrm. apt $560/month1-bdrm" apt $490/month

Single or multiple occupancy of residence hall roomswill be determined as of the end of the second week ofclasses. At any time the occupancy of a room or apart-ments fans below 100 percent and the Office of Housingand Residence Life does not have or anticipate having anapplication from an eligible student to fill the space, theremaining student(s) assigned to that space may beoffered the options to:

(l) elect to pay for the vacant space for the remainder ofthe semester, thereby insuring that no new studentwill be assigned to that space. When this situationoccurs during the fall semester, the Office ofHousing and Residence Life reserves the right toassign the space for the remainder of the yearbeginning with Winter Session

(2) elect not to pay for the vacant space and continue tolive in that room for no additional charge"However, the Office of Housing and ResidenceLife will assign a new student to that space at anytime,


NOTE: If demand permits, the Office of Housingand Residence Life may offer the remaining student(s)assigned to that space the same two options for WinterSession and/or spring semester.

Room rent does not include insurance for the per-sonal belongings of students" This would be an unneces-sary additional charge in the many cases that areprotected under a family homeowner's policy. TheUniversity assumes no responsibility for loss of or damageto personal property, Occupants of residence halls areadvised to obtain their own insurance on their personalproperty, if this is desired.

MEAL FEESAll students residing in traditional on-campus housing(except Christiana Towers) are required to purchase ameal contract for all 19, or for any 14,10, or 5 meals perweek (Sun,,-Sat.). Each of these plans also includes"points" that are equivalent to $16..50, $37.00, $112,00,and $420 respectively, "Points" (1,000 "points" is equiva-lent to $10,00 in dining services), can be used in place ofcash in any of the six contract dining facilities for all-you-can-eat meals or to pay for additional meals or guestmeals. "Points" can also be used in the "a la carte" cafete-ria and in various restaurants and snack bars around cam-pus, thereby eliminating the need to carry cash for foodpurchases. Additional "points" may be purchased, asneeded, any time during the semesteL

Only one change in meal/point plans will be per-mitted each semester. Cancellations must be made inperson at the Dining Services Contract AccountingOffice in 177 Graham Hall on Academy Street and mustbe for the respective semester only, Carryover "points"are non-reflmdable., The deadlines for changes and can-cellations will be September 28 for the fall semester,January 15 for the Winter Session, and February 28 forthe spring semester, All unused "points" are forfeited atthe end of each semester unless a new meal/point con-tract is purchased in the following semester, All unused"points" are forfeited at the end of each springsemester, Changes or cancellations may result in prorat-ed adjustments or additional charges based on the num-ber of weeks that have elapsed and the number of"points" used or purchased"

The University LD, card is the "key" to access con-tract dining facilities for meals guaranteed by the mealplan or to utilize "points" in any Dining Services facility.I.D. cards are not transferable. They can only be usedby the person to whom the card was issued. The ID cardmust be presented for any Dining Services transaction.Please refer to the "Dining at Delaware" brochure foradditional information about your meal/point plancontract.

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MEAL FEES 1990-91Semester* Year*

REBATES ON ROOM CHARGES

Class Room Class Room Class RoomWeek Rebate Week Rebate Week Rebate

Before 2 ..................80% 5 .. ...53 1/3% 9 .26 2/3%2 .. ..73 1/3% 6 ........46 2/3% 10 ...................20%3 ... ..66 2/3% 7 ..........40% 11 ... .131/3%4 ... ..60% 8 ............33 1/3% after 11 ........none

OTHER FEESDetermining Date for Tuition Charges. Tuition charges willbe determined based on registrations made before theend of the late registration free drop/add period (firsttwo weeks of the regular semesters) Full charges aremade for courses dropped or added thereafter.

Rebates for Tuition Charges. Full rebates of tuitioncharges will be made for courses dropped by the end ofthe late registration free drop/add period (first twoweeks of regular semesters) ..NO REBATES OF TUITIONCHARGES will be made for courses dropped thereafter.

Feefor Changes in Registration. Changes in registrationmay be made without fee and with a full rebate of tuitionprior to the start of classes and during the late registra-tion period (first two weeks of classes in each semester) ..After the first two weeks of classes, a charge of $15 will beassessed each time a student initiates a request to changefrom one class or course section to another, drops oradds a course, changes to or from the pass/fail option, orchanges to or from listener status ..In addition to this fee,all students will be charged tuition for any coursedropped after the late registration period.

Part-time Students. Undergraduate Delaware residentswho enroll for less than twelve credits pay a fee of $129*per credit hour ..Undergraduate nonresidents who enrollfor less than twelve credits pay $328* per credit hour.Courses being taken as listener are included in the credithour total.

Comprehensive Student Fee. A mandatory fee of $25* isassessed all full-time undergraduate students eachsemester.

New Student Orientation Fee. Newly matriculated underc

graduate students (including transfers) are required to paya $35* fee to cover the costs of the New Student Programand New Student Orientation ..Participation in the orienta-tion program is not a consideration in the assessment ofthis fee ..

SPecial Recording Fee. A recording fee is assessed toreimburse the University for processing and recordingthe following kinds of transactions:

•• Registration for special programs ($15) *•• Awarding advanced standing credit based upon

CEEB scores ($10)*•• Transferring credit earned at other institutions fol-

lowing admissi~n ($20) *Health Service Fee. A mandatory fee of $93* is assessed

to full-time undergraduate students each semester, enti-tling them to use the Health Service during the semester.Part-time students may use the Health Service by electingto pay the semester health fee by the end of the late regis-tration period and contacting the Student Health Center,

$500

600

300

1,500

1,500

$1,500

750

750

784

$750Seven days per week

(19 meals plus 1,650 points) ..

Any 14 meals per week(plus 3,706 points)

Any 10 meals per week(plus 11,200 points) .

Any 5 meals per week (Fall only)(plus 42,000 points) .

Any 5 meals per week(plus 38,600 points) 750

One of the above is required with Traditional or Pencader room ..

Any 3 dinners per week(plus 5,600 points) 250

33,000 points 300

15,800 points ...........•............ 150

'Fees approved for the 1990-91 academic year ..Subject to change for the 1991-92 academic year

The agreement for a residence hall space is made for theentire academic year..Cancellation after the agreement is ineffect is permitted only under specific and/or exceptionalcircumstances approved by the Office of Housing and Resi-dence Life..Failure to pay residence hall charges in and ofitself does not constitute cancellation of this agreement Un-paid bills are included in the student's Universityaccount.

A two-week (10 working days) "grace-period," (a timein which a new student may be released from his/heragreement and receive a partial financial rebate) begin-ning with sign-in/occupancy of the room is provided onlyfor new single undergradu,ate students ..New students aredefined as those who have never previously been enrolledat the University of Delaware ..Grace periods are providedat the beginning of the fall and spring terms only.

Requests for release from the residence hall agree-ment must be in writing to the Assistant Director forRoom Assignments. Partial rebates are provided if thestudent is released from the agreement

Room rebates will be calculated based on the datethe cancellation takes effect, according to the followingschedule, subject to a minimum charge of $100.00 forroom rental.

'Fee approved for the 1990-91 academic year. Subject to change for the 1991-92 academic year

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Students are billed individually for any loss, break-age, or damage of University property and for such inci-dental charges as library and parking fines" These billsare due upon receipt. Failure to pay them may result inthe penalties for nonpayment shown below.

cial aid or other credits may cover the total semester charges"Verification of credit on account must be provided,except for admission and room deposits paid,

All payments made by check or money order shouldbe drawn to the order of the "University of Delaware,"Receipts are not issued for payments made by check ormoney order unless specifically requested,

The net total, or the first installment (if the installmentoption is selected), of University fees and charges, togetherwith the completed Fee Payment Form, is due by the datespecified in the instructions in the fee payment packet Adishonored check that has not been cleared by the paymentdeadline does not constitute payment. A person whosecheck to the University is dishonored upon being presentedfor payment will be assessed a $25* service charge and maybe required to make future payments by cash, money order,or certified check. Full-time students whose credit remainsin good standing with the University may pay semester billsin accordance with the installment plan table A service feeof $35* is charged if the installment plan is selected" Theinstallment payment plan is not available to part-time stu-dents ..Although monthly statements are sent to those whoare indebted to the University, these installment paymentsare due by the dates specified whether or not a statement isreceived., The dates below are approximate. The percentcages refer to the net amount of the bill remaining after anycredit for scholarships, deposits, ete

or by opting to use the Health Service on a fee-forcservicebasis during the semester ..

Student Medicallnsurance. An optional accident andsickness insurance plan administered by Blue Cross BlueShield of Delaware is available to all admitted students.This insurance does not cover medical services offered inthe Student Health Service .. Students whose parents liveoutside the continental United States are required to haveeither insurance offered by the University or equivalentinsurance coverage. Details of the coverage are maileddirectly to the student by the insurance company inJuly..

Credit by Examination Fee. Credit may be awardedwhen a student demonstrates proficiency in a subject-matter field by passing an examination arranged with thedepartment. A fee of $20* per credit hour is charged inadvance to cover the cost of the administration of theexamination and the recording of the grade.

lndependent Study Fee. Students enrolled in a regularacademic program who gain credit by working on anindependent research or reading project will pay theappropriate tuition charge as previously outlined ..

Practice Teaching Fee. Students enrolled for PracticeTeaching (EDD 400 or IFS 459) will pay $75* persemester in addition to the regular tuition charge.

Transcript Fee. Prepayment of $4* is required for eachofficial transcript issued ..A transcript is not released untiloutstanding fir-ancial obligations to the University aremet. One week is normally required to process a tran-script request. To protect the confidential nature of stu-dent records, requests for transcripts must be made inwriting by the student.

General Fee for Changes and Replacements. A nominalcharge, not exceeding $15*, is assessed for such transac-tions as changes in residence hall rooms (after the firsttwo weeks of each semester) and replacement of lostiden tification cards (at any time) ..

Fall SemesterAugust 1,.,.",. "".,."".25%September 20 ".,,,.,.,,.,,,25%October 20 """ ... ", ,,,,25%November 20 .",.",".",25%

Spring SemesterBy the date specified ."".",..,."",25?/oFebruary 20 ,.."",.,.,..",.,."."..25%March 20, ."..,.",25%April 20"." ."...."..25%

PAYMENT OF UNIVERSITY CHARGESTotal University fees and expenses are due on dates estab-lished for each semester., Generally, tuition, room, andboard are due about a month before the start of eachsemester A University tuition and fees payment packetlisting estimated semester expenses and a Fee PaymentForm are mailed to each student about four weeks inadvance of the start of each semester. It is the responsibilityoj the student to obtain the fee packet and the Fee Payment Formfrom the Accounts Receivable Office if not received in the mail, tocalculate the bill, and to return the Fee Payment Form to theCashien Office with any required payment, A FeePayment Formmust be completed and submitted by all students even if finan-

PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT• ADVANCE REGISTRATION MAY BE CANCELLED

FOR ANY STUDENT FOR WHOM THE FEE PAY-MENT FORM AND ANY REQUIRED PAYM£NF HAVENOT BEEN RECEIVED BY THE SPECIFIED DATEEACH SEMESTER

• If any fees, fines or miscellaneous payments are notreceived when due, the student is subject to beingdropped from the University., Subsequent registrationwould then be refused and transcripts, diplomas,and other information concerning attendance atthe University would be withheld. Reinstatement

*Fee approved for the 1990-91 academic year. Subject to change for the 1991-92 academic year

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requires payment of the amount due and compli-ance with the usual readmission procedures ..

•• Collection agency fees, attorney fees, court costs,and other costs and charges necessary for the collec-tion of any amount not paid when due are the obli-gations of the student concerned ..

•• Students who fail to make payments when due maybe denied the privilege of using the installment pay-ment plan in future semesters ..

Late Payment Fee. Any admitted student who fails tosubmit the fee payment form and any required paymentin time so they will be received by the Cashier by the datespecified will be charged a $30* late payment fee ..New stu-dents who are admitted too late to pay by the establishedfee payment date, as identified by the Admissions Office,will not be assessed the late payment fee if they make pay-ment by the new fee payment date assigned them.

Any student who does not submit a fee payment formand any required payment before the first day of classeswill be charged a $35* late payment fee ..A student whoelects the installment payment plan and then does notpay the second, third, and final installments when due orfails to pay the required percentage of his or her bill willbe assessed a $15* installment penalty for each suchinstallment.

RESIDENCEHAllSPhilosophy. The residence program is a vital part of theeducational mission of the University. The environmentis designed to assist students in meeting the developmen-tal challenges faced during the college years, includingcreating adult-to-adult relationships with parents, gaininga sense of confidence, becoming autonomous, selecting acareer, and clarifying values Professional staff overseeeach residence complex. The hall director, assisted byupperclass resident assistants, aids students in developingsocial, recreational, and cultural programming ..Studentsare expected to be constructive contributors to a positiveresidence hall community. This responsibility includesboth respecting the rights of others and asserting one'sown rights. Residence Life staff members playa crucialrole in assisting students to develop a positive living envi-ronment. Staff members not only help with personal andacademic matters, but also work with students so thatthey share responsibility for upholding policies designedto protect the rights of all individuals

Facilities. Traditional residence halls contain doublerooms, some single rooms, and some larger rooms, withcommon bathroom facilities ..The Pencader Complex fea-tures single and double rooms, each with an outsideentrance and direct access to bathroom facilities thatserve six or twelve students. The new residence halls

located on Ray Street offer suite-style housing with twodouble rooms sharing an adjoining bath ..The Ray Streetcomplex accommodates students in thirteen SpecialInterest Housing communities as well as some studentsnot affiliated with these programs.

Apartment complexes feature furnished one- andtwo-bedroom units with bath, kitchenette, and living anddining facilities ..The Christiana apartment complex con-sists of twin air-conditioned high rise towers and aCommons building which contains a convenience marketand computer site..The College Towne apartment complexoffers four air-conditioned three-story buildings whichhouse graduate and upperclass undergraduate students.The Conover apartment complex, two two-story buildings,houses single graduate and undergraduate students inConover West and offers unfurnished accommodations formarried students and families in Conover East..

Local telephone service is provided in all rooms andapartments except Conover East. Students provide theirown telephone instruments and use travel-type creditcards for long distance calls..Common areas for loung-ing, recreation, laundry, etc.. are available in each com-plex. Custodial service is provided only for the commonareas ..The cost of utilities is included in the room charge.

Rooms are furnished with beds, dresser, closets orwardrobes, drapes or shades, study desks and chairs,lamps, and wastebaskets ..Students must bring their ownlinens, pillows, blankets, and bedspreads ..

Students are held responsible for conduct that occursin their rooms ..Damage done to a room or its furnishingsis charged to its occupants ..Damage or theft in publicareas is charged to all residents of the building if theresponsible person(s) cannot be identified ..The Univer-sity may require a room to be vacated at any time forcause. If a student is required to vacate a room or vacatesvoluntarily, the rebate will be determined in accordancewith the rebate schedule ..University personnel are autho-rized to enter and inspect students' rooms for health,fire, safety and maintenance purposes.

All Pencader, Ray Street Band C, and traditional resi-dence halls are closed during regular vacation periods andmay not be entered. Students are not normally required toremove belongings from their rooms during vacation peri-ods. However; students who will be doing room changes atthe beginning of spring semester and who will not beattending Winter Session must take their belongings homeafter fall semester.. On-campus apartments remain openduring vacations but close at the end of the springsemesters. Students are required to vacate and remove allpersonal belongings from their rooms within twenty-fourhours after completion of their last final examination.

More complete information on residence hall accommo-dations, policies, and regulations may be found in the OfficialStudent Handbook, availableat NewStudent Orientation.

*Fee approved for the 1990-91 academic yeaL Subject to change for the 1991-92 academic year

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Single Student Housing. Only single undergraduate stu-dents who are registered at the University for not lessthan twelve academic credits per semester may reside inthe University halls ..

Single freshman students are required to live in theUniversity residence halls, in their own homes, or with closerelatives unless unusual circumstances, as determined by theOffice of Housing and Residence Life, dictate otherwise ..Request for exceptions should be addressed to the AssistantDirector for Occupancy Management, Office of Housingand Residence Life..Appeals may be made to the UniversityFaculty Senate Committee on Student Life..Upper class stu-dents may live in the University residence halls, their ownhomes, fraternity /sorority houses, or in the local communi-ty in facilities of their own choosing Listings of some curerent off-campus housing options are available at the Officeof Housing and Residence Life, 5 Courtney Street

Married Student Housing. The Conover East Apart-ments are available on a limited basis to married full-timegraduate or undergraduate students, and to students withone or more dependent children ..When the apartmentsare not in high demand they are sometimes made availableto other members of the University community, Applica-tions may be obtained from the Office of Housing andResidence Life at 5 Courtney Street, Married students arenot permitted to live in other University residence halls,

FINANCIAL AIDThe University of Delaware scholarship and financialassistance programs focus on the student. This is becauseit is the University's intent to remove financial barriers tohigher education for University students and to attractstudents with exceptional academic promise, However,since resources are limited, University financial aidshould be viewed only as supplementary to the efforts ofthe family, Financial assistance programs are a bridgebetween the family's ability to pay for higher educationand the cost of higher education"

In most cases, the University awards aid on the basisof need; aid consists of grants and/or loans and/oremployment opportunities, The University also offers anumber of scholarships based on academic proficiencyalone., The Scholarship Committee considers all studentsof exceptional promise for these scholarships,.

How to Apply for Financial Aid. Entering Freshmen-Application for financial aid should be made early inJanuary preceding the fall semester the student will enterthe University,All personal and family financial informationprovided to the Financial Aid Office is maintained instrictest confidence., Eligibilityfor financial aid is not consid-ered in reaching the Admission decision Students applyingfor financial aid must complete the following procedure:

• Parents and students must complete a Financial AidForm (FAF) and send it with the appropriate feedirectly to the College Scholarship Service" (Forms


may be obtained from high school guidance coun-selors.,) Indicate that a copy of the FAF analysis is tobe sent to the University of Delaware (use CSSCollege Code 5811) ..For the purpose ofverification,applicants may be required to submit FederalIncome Tax Forms for both themselves and theirparents to the University's Financial Aid Office" Astatement of Selective Service Registration Compli-ance may also be required"

Renewal and Other Candidates-All students must reapplyfor financial assistance each year. Awards may be offeredfor subsequent years, dependent upon availableresources, the need of the applicant and the student'scontinued enrollment with at least half~time status in adegree program, Continuing Education students are noteligible for financial assistance. The procedure listedabove must be completed by all upperclass applicants.Application forms are available in the Office of FinancialAid, 220 Hullihen Hall.

Deadline. Note that the priority deadline for receiptof financial assistance applications from all students isMay 1 prior to the year for which aid is requested. It issuggested that the FAF be submitted prior to March 15 tomeet the above deadline" Applicants who apply after May1 cannot be guaranteed consideration for aid and may beassisted only to the extent that funds are available"

Notification of Aid. A final Notification of Aid thatdetails the sources and amounts of aid awarded is sent tothe student prior to the due date of the first payment foreducational charges of that same school yeaL Uponreceipt of the Notification of Aid, the student must signand return the appropriate copy. Failure to return thesigned copy to the Financial Aid Office will result in theforfeiture of financial assistance,

Student Withdrawals. If your enrollment terminatesthrough official withdrawal and you are a recipient ofFederal and/or State financial aid funds, your financial aidaward must be reviewed..Federal financial aid funds includeCollege Work Study Program, Perkins Loan, NursingStudent Loan, Supplementary Educational OpportunityGrant, Pell Grant, Stafford Student Loan, and the ParentLoan Program. State financial aid funds are General FundScholarship and Delaware Right to Education,

Your financial aid eligibility is based upon your cost ofeducation (eg., tuition, mandatory fees, room, board,books, and miscellaneous expenses)., This cost of educationrepresents actual costs incurred for the entire semester andis contingent upon your completion of that semester. Whenyou officiallywithdraw, your cost of education must be rec-onciled to determine if a "Student Refund" is due .."StudentRefund" refers to the reduced cost of attendance thatresults from your withdrawal from the institution prior tothe completion of a given academic term.,

Federal regulations require that the institution restoremonies to the federal financial aid programs after the"Student Refund" is calculated The amount of funds to be

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returned is determined by specific formulas ..This compu-tation may result in a reduction in your financial aid ..

For further information and refund policy state-ments, contact the Office of Scholarships and StudentFinancial Aid at (302) 451-8761.

Financial Aid Procedures for Failure to WithdrawOfficially. If your enrollment terminates before the end ofa semester and you £ail to adhere to the official withdraw-al policy of the University, then you are ineligible for anyfederal and/or state financial aid program funds previ-ously awarded to you for that term ..Therefore, in accor-dance with federal regulations all financial moniesreceived for that semester will be considered an overpay-ment. These funds must be returned to the federaland/or state program accounts ..You will be billed forsemester charges.

For further details, contact the Office of Scholarshipsand Student Financial Aid ..

Financial Aid for Students with Previous BaccalaureateDegree. A student who completes his or her first baccalau-reate degree is not eligible to receive either a Federal PellGrant or a Federal Supplemental Educational Oppor-tunity Grant. It is a student's responsibility to indicatereceipt of a first baccalaureate degree when completingthe Financial Aid Form (FAF).

Satisfactory Academic Progress. For financial aid purposes,the Federal Government Title IV assistance programs (PellGrants, Perkins Loans, Supplementary EducationalOpportunity Grants, College Work-Study Programs, StaffordStudent Loans, and Parents' Loans for UndergraduateStudents) require students to maintain progress toward adegree. This satisfactory academic progress is considered forfull-time matriculated students to be:

a ..completion of a degree within five years of matricu-lation (six years for the combined Engineering/Artsand Science degree program) ..

h. successful completion of at least 24 credit hourseach academic year as specified in the University'sProgress Toward Degree policy..

In cases where financial aid is available to part-timematriculated students, the minimum academic eligibilityrequirements are prorated over an amount of time equiv-alent to the rate at which students register for credit. Forexample, a student registering for 50 percent of a full-time minimum load would have twice as long to completethe eligibility requirements.

Students who fail to make satisfactory academicprogress will be ineligible for financial assistance.

Student Consumer Rights and Responsibilities. A studentwho receives financial aid from the University has the fol-lowing rights:

•• To know the costs of attendance to the institution;to know all available sources of Financial Aid; tospeak with the Financial Aid Officer who has deter-mined the student's need; to be informed of all

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aspects of the Financial Aid package awarded,including dispersal of aid; to know the academicexpectations of the institution; and to know theinstitution's refund policy..

A student also has the following responsibilities:•• To apply for aid by the established University dead-

line; to report any outside awards to the UniversityFinancial Aid Office; to remain in good academicstanding and make appropriate academic progress;to comply with loan repayment schedules estab-lished; and to report any changes in family or stu-dent financial status to the Financial Aid Office.Financial Aid recipients are also responsible toreport to the Dean of Students, the Student LoanOffice, and the Financial Aid Office when they with-draw from schooL

Additional financial aid consumer information isavailable from the Office of the Director of Scholarshipsand Financial Aid, 220 Hullihen Hall, Telephone: (302)451-8761.. The Accounts Receivable Office, the Admis-sions Office, and several University publications also havepertinent information about financial aid at theUniversity of Delaware.

TUITION CREDITSibling/Parent. Every full-time, matriculated undergradu-ate student at the University of Delaware is entitled to aSibling/Parent Tuition Credit of $100 if he or she hasone or more siblings or parents who is also a full-timematriculated undergraduate student at the University forthe same academic year ..

To receive this tuition credit, the eligible studentsmust submit a Sibling/Parent Tuition Credit form to theCashiers Office by the fee payment deadline for springsemester. These forms are available in December in theCashiers, Records, and Accounts Receivable Offices ..Fordetermination of eligibility, see the Sibling/ParentTuition Credit Policy distributed with the form or contactthe Accounts Receivable Office ..

Senior Citizens. Every matriculated student at theUniversity who is 60 years of age or older and a citizen ofthe State of Delaware may take credit courses on a spaceavailable basis without paying tuition. For further infor-mation, contact the Admissions Office at (302) 451-8123.

INFORMATION FORVETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTSThe University of Delaware is approved for veteran atten-dance under Chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 106 ofTitle 38, Code of Federal Regulations ..Veterans interestedin obtaining benefits under these regulations should con-tact the University Veterans Affairs Clerk in the Registrar'sOffice at (302) 451-1280.

ACADEMIC REGUlATIONS• Faculty Advisers• Registration• Student Classification• Course load• Transfer of Credit• Pass/Fail Grade Option• Course Exemption, Waiver, or

Substitution• Credit by Examination• Changes in Registration• Attendance Regulations• Academic Honesty• Proficiency in Written Communication• Minors

Responsibility for knowing and following the academ-ic rules and regulations, including requirements for

graduation, rests with the student. Faculty advisers assiststudents in planning their academic programs but arenot expected to relieve the students of their responsibili-ty..Rules and regulations related to student conduct maybe found in the Student Guide to Policies and the ResidenceLife Handbook published by the Division of StudentMfairs.

All colleges establish specific academic requirementsthat must be met before a degree is granted. The regula-tions concern such things as curricula and courses, majorsand minors, and campus residence. Advisers, programdirectors, and deans will provide specific information con-cerning these requirements, but the student alone isresponsible for fulfilling them.. It is important for studentsto acquaint themselves with all regulations and remain cur-rently informed throughout their copege careers ..

Students who have a clear idea of their educationalobjectives are encouraged to make an early declaration oftheir choice of major. Where it is permitted by their col-lege, students may initially indicate their status as unde-clared, but by the end of the fifth semester of full-timestudy (or the completion of 75 credit hours), all studentsare required to be accepted by a department, declare amajor, and receive appropriate faculty advisement fromtheir major department

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

• Double Degrees• Change of Major, Curriculum, or College• Grading System• Reports of Grades• Grade-Point Index• Scholastic Standing• Progress Toward Degree• Medical leave of Absence Policy• Withdrawal• Requirements for Graduation• Multicultural Requirement Courses• Academic Honors• Commencement and Degree Conferral

The University of Delaware selects students foradmission and extends to them the privilege of atten-dance. Every student upon enrolling accepts the obliga-tion to comply with University rules and regulations andto endeavor to meet the academic standards of theUniversity. A student may be dropped, suspended, orexpelled for academic or disciplinary reasons if officersof the University or committees of the faculty responsiblefor academic status and discipline determine that the stu-dent is not profiting by attendance or that such action isin the best interest of the University of Delaware.

FACULTV ADVISERSFaculty or other specially trained personnel act as advis-ers for undergraduate students. Freshmen are assignedan adviser by the college to which they have been admit"ted ..If students later change their college or field of con-centration, they are assigned to a different adviser

\ familiar with courses and requirements in the new fieldof concentration. (Students should read Change ofMajor, Curriculum, or College in this section ..)

Freshmen are required to consult their advisers forassistance in proper planning and registration for academicwork. Students are urged to keep their advisers informed oftheir academic progress through periodic conferences.

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REGISTRATIONAll matriculated students register in advance for springand fall semesters.

a.. Registration periods are scheduled for returningfull- and part-time undergraduate students in lateApril for fall semester and in late November forspring semester.

h. Newly admitted undergraduate students registerduring New Student Orientation, which includesacademic advisement (See also New Student Orien-tation in the Student Life and Activities section ..)

c. Readmitted students are notified of registrationprocedures that apply.

Advance registration periods also precede the summerand winter sessions ..

It is the student's responsibility to seek advisementprior to each registration.

Students who have registered in advance but aredropped from the University will have their registrationcanceled and fees refunded.

Students will not receive credit for courses in whichthey are not properly registered.

STUDENT CLASSIFICATIONA student's classification (college and class year) is

assigned at the time of admission. Normally, students with27 or fewer credits earned toward the degree will be classi-fied as freshmen; those with 28 to 61 credits will be classi-fied as sophomores; those with 62 to 94 credits will beclassified as juniors; and those with 95 or more credits willbe classified as seniors. Students who register for less than12 credits in the fall or spring semester are considered part-time students.

COURSE lOADFull-time Undergraduates. A normal schedule consists offour or five major courses subject to the following creditlimitations:

For freshmen, a normal load may not exceed 17credits excluding basic military science and courses inphysical education. A reduc<'\/dschedule of four majorcourses plus physical education and military science maybe suggested for some freshmen/by faculty advisers. (Seealso International Programs and Special Sessions in theOther Divisions section ..)

For upperclass students not 01;1 probation, a normalload should not exceed 18 credits, unless prescribed bythe curriculum ..

Students on academic probation may not register formore than four major courses, excluding basic militaryscience and physical education ..

Registration as Listener or Pass/Fail is counted thesame as registration for credit for the purpose of deter-·

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mining course load .. (See also Progress Toward Degree inthis section.)

Part-time Undergraduates. A student registered forfewer than twelve credits during a regular semester is apart-time student. Part-time students admitted to theUniversity's undergraduate division are degree candi-dates ..All other students attending on a part-time basisare continuing education students (CEND), Le.., not pur-suing a formal degree .. (See also International Programsand Special Sessions in the Other Divisions section.)

Registration on a Pass/Failor Auditor (Listener)basis is counted the same as registration for credit for thepurpose of determining course load ..

Overload. Faculty advisers may approve a course andcredit load greater than those defined above providedthe student has a cumulative index of 2.5 and an index of3.0 for the preceding semester In no instance will a stu-dent be permitted to register for more than 22 creditsincluding registration as Listener or Pass/Fail. (See alsoInternational Programs and Special Sessions in the OtherDivisions section.)

TRANSFER OF CREDITStudents already enrolled at the University of Delawarewho wish to receive credit for work to be taken at anotherinstitution must complete a Transfer Credit-PostAdmission form. Permission must be obtained for theparticular course or courses for which credit is desired. Itis recommended that the adviser or dean be consultedprior to taking such work, although the written approvaland transfer transaction may be processed after comple-tion of the course. Specific instructions for obtainingsuch approval may be obtained hom the RegistrationOffice ..The credits and quality points for work taken else-where will not be included in the calculation of the stu-dent's University of Delaware cumulative index.

Students from Delaware State College and DelawareTechnical and Community College who wish to transferto the University of Delaware should consult theAdmissions Office and their own department chairs andcollege deans for transfer of credit information.

PASS/FAil GRADE OPTIONUndergraduate students may elect to take one course ona pass/fail basis each semester. This course can only beused as a free elective for the student. Students areencouraged to consult with, and obtain the approval of,their advisers in the selection of courses to be takenunder this option ..

The total number of credits taken on a pass/fail basismay not exceed 24 in the baccalaureate degree program,excluding courses that are graded pass/fail only. If stu-dents take a "free elective" on a pass/fail basis but laterchange their college or major to a program in which that

particular course is a requirement, the passing gradeshall stand and, upon petition to their dean, they mayreceive credit for the course and be considered to havefulfilled the course requirement.

The instructor will give a regular grade for the stu-dent who has elected the pass/fail option ..These gradeswill be maintained permanently and are available todeans, advisers, and committees for review. If the studenthas a grade of A, B, C, or D (Plus or minus), a grade of Pwill be reported on the report of grades and on the tran-script. If a grade of F is obtained, the grade of F will berecorded on the permanent record ..A passing grade willnot be counted in the cumulative index. A failing gradeunder the pass/fail option will be counted in the cumula-tive index ..

COURSE EXEMPTION,WAIVER, OR SUBSTITUTIONSpecific degree requirements may be modified with per-mission and approval from the department chair and/ordean of the college in the following ways:

Exemption. A student may be excused from a courserequirement, receiving no credit for the course and noreduction in the total number of credits required for thedegree.

Waiver. A student may be excused from a courserequirement, thereby reducing the total number of cred-its required for the degree by the amount of credit forthe course requirement being waived.

Substitution. A student can substitute one course foranother with no reduction in the total number of creditsrequired for the degree ..

CREDIT BY EXAMINATIONThe University provides to all matriculated andContinuing Education students the opportunity to obtaincollege credit by examination for demonstrated compe-tence attained through professional experience, indepen-dent study, or some similar learning experience, but notby previous enrollment in a course General inquiriesconcerning credit by examination should be directed t9the department offering the course for which the studentseeks credit. A credit-by-examination form, available atthe Registration Office, must be completed. (See alsoAdvanced Placement and Standing in the UndergraduateAdmissions section.)

CHANGES iN REGiSTRATIONStudents who register in advance will be given opportuni-ties to make changes in their registration by telephoneduring a specified time or on the day before the start ofclasses. Students are encouraged to take advantage of


these opportunities since doing so permits them to enterthe new class or section on the first day of classes..

During the first ten days of classes in fall and springsemesters, a student may add or drop a course or changeto or from auditor status with the approval of the instruc-tor and change to or from the pass/fail option with theapproval of the adviser .. Freshmen should have theapproval of their adviser to drop or add a course or tochange to or from the pass/fail option ..There is no feefor such changes during the first ten class days..

To add a course after the first ten class days requiresthe additional approval of the dean of the student's col-lege. Deadlines are adjusted for summer and winter ses-sions. Other changes in registration, with approvals asspecified above, may be made after the tenth day of class-es and before the end of the sixth week of the semester(eight weeks for first semester freshmen) A student drop-ping from a course during this period of time will receivea grade of W A $15 fee is charged for each form filedafter the tenth day of classes..No tuition rebates are madefor any changes in course registration after the conclusionof the first ten days of classes in the fall and springsemesters and proportionate time in other sessions..Anychanges in registration after the six-week deadline (eightweeks for first semester freshmen) must be approved bythe dean. Only in extenuating circumstances will approvalbe granted ..Students will be permitted to drop coursesafter the deadline at the discretion of the dean when (a)the student voluntarily withdraws or is withdrawn from allcourses for which registered (official withdrawal from theUniversity); (b) it is necessary for medical reasons, sub-stantiated by the University physician or University psychi-atrist, to reduce a student's course load; or (c) it isnecessary to reduce a student's course load because ofunusual and extenuating personal problems ..Any requestsfor changes in academic records must be referred to theCommittee on Undergraduate Records and Certificationthrough the office of the student's dean ..

ATTENDANCE REGULATIONSStudents are expected to attend all their scheduled class-es and laboratories and not to be absent without ade-quate reason.

Deficiency in any required work resulting fromabsence from class must be made up to the satisfaction ofthe instructor ..

A student who is absent from a course withou~ ade-quate reason may be assigned a failing grade. Studentswho are registered as Auditors are subject to the sameattendance regulations as those registered for credit.Those Auditors who are reported for their excessiveabsence from class will receive a grade of LW in thecourse ..

By action of the University Faculty, the responsibilityfor defining attendance expectations is left to the individu-

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al faculty member, subject to the guidelines given below.Thus it is of great importance that early in each courseeach student understand what attendance expectations are ..

It is the policy of the University of Delaware not tocancel classes on religious holidays ..However, studentsand faculty are encouraged to exercise their own judg-ment pertaining to their attendance on these days, Inaddition, faculty are encouraged not to schedule exami-nations or require the submission of special assignmentson the following days: the evenings before as well as thefirst two days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in thefall term, Good Friday and the evening before and thefirst two days of Passover in the spring semester.

a, Absence on religious holidays listed in Universitycalendars is recognized as an excused absence,Nevertheless, students are urged to remind theinstructor of their intention to be absent on a par-ticular upcoming holiday.,

b. Absences on religious holidays not listed in Universitycalendars, as well as absences due to athletic partici-pation or other extracurricular activities in which stu-dents are official representatives of the University,shall be recognized as excused absences when thestudent informs the instructor in writing during thefirst two weeks of the semester of these plannedabsences for the semester. Absences due to similarevents that could not have been anticipated earlier inthe semester will be recognized as excused absencesupon advanced notification of the instructor by anappropriate faculty adviser or athletic coach,

c. Absences due to illness requiring medical attentionand serious illness or death within a student's familyshall also be recognized as excused absences, Thestudent shall see that the instructor is notified assoon as possible, The instructor may require the stu-dent to present evidence, such as a note from a doc-tor, to substantiate his or her excuse.

d. Students are not to be penalized if absent from anexamination, lecture, laboratory, or other activitybecause of an excused absence. However, studentsare fully responsible for all material presented dur-ing their absence, and faculty are encouraged toprovide opportunities when feasible, for students tomake up examinations and other work missedbecause of an excused absence,

Authority for excusing all class absences rests withthe instructor,

ACADEMIC HONESTYAcademic honesty and integrity lie at the heart of anyeducational enterprise., Students are expected to do theirown work and neither to give nor to receive assistanceduring quizzes, examinations, or other class exercises,One form of academic dishonesty is plagiarism,

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Plagiarism is intellectual larceny: the theft of ideas ortheir manner of expression" Students are urged to con-sult individual faculty members when in doubt, Becausefaculty and students take academic honesty seriously,penalties for violations may be severe, depending uponthe offense, as viewed by the StudentJudicial System, Theminimum sanction for cases of proven cheating is anautomatic failure for the course, Instructors will gladlyexplain procedures for taking tests, writing papers, andcompleting other course requirements so that studentsmay understand fully their instructor's expectations., (SeeAcademic Honesty & Dishonesty pamphlet published by theDean of Students Office.)

PROFICIENCY IN WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONThe University requires students to demonstrate compe-tency in composition skills.,A student whose written skillsare unsatisfactory may be given a CommunicationCondition by an instructor in any course. The Com-munication Condition is removed by successfully com-pleting a noncredit individualized corrective program atthe University Writing Center. A student who has beenissued a Communication Condition cannot graduateuntil it is removed"

MINORSDesigned for students interested in a particular field,either to complement a major or to foster personalgrowth, minors provide programs of study less intensiveand comprehensive than a major but with greater coher-ence than a group of courses selected at random. Thegeneral guidelines stipulate a minimum of 15 credits ofcourse work and other requirements, including advise-ment procedures for all departments offering minors"Students must obtain permission from the departmentchair or designate before declaring a minor.

DOUBLE DEGREESIn some cases, a student is permitted to work concurrent-ly for and to receive two baccalaureate degrees. The fol-lowing regulations apply to a student seeking to receivetwo baccalaureate degrees at the same time:

• A student must fulfill all requirements for bothdegrees, A student may be awarded two degrees at thesame time only if the degrees are different (e.g.,Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts)., If a stu-dent is pursuing two fields of study for which thesame degree is awarded, only one degree will begranted but with a major in two fields of study (e.,g",Bachelor of Arts with majors in English and History)"

• To be eligible for a second degree, the student mustearn at least thirty credits in addition to those

required for the first degree. When the two degreesare being earned concurrently and are to be award-ed at the same time, the "first degree" is consideredto be the degree that requires the smaller number oftotal credits.

• A student may be awarded two baccalaureatedegrees that are the same (e..g., Bachelor of Science)provided (a) the work is taken in two fields of study,(b) the work is not done concurrently and the stu-dent has been awarded the first degree before pur-suing the second degree, and (c) a minimum of atleast 30 credits is completed to fulfill the require-ments of the second degree ..

CHANGE OF MAJOR,CURRICULUM, OR COLLEGE

The student's choice of studies, once made andrecorded, can be changed only by following the formalprocedure for changes. Admission to certain academicunits is restricted, and students should consult with thedepartment chair and dean of the unit to which they areseeking admission. The student should secure the neces-sary Change of Colleg~/Major form from the Registra-tion Office and complete it as directed.

GRADING SYSTEMThe University uses a system of letter grades with plusand minus designators.

NOTE: In courses requiring a minimum letter grade,for example a C or better, the minus grade, for exampleC-, fulfills the requirement. (Similarly, when a B or betteris required, a B- fulfills the requirement.) However, thequality points per credit for a C- are fewer than for a C(see chart below), and the University requires that under-graduate students achieve an overall cumulative gradepoint index of at least 2.0 for graduation.

The following final grades are used ..

A Excellent. 4.00 quality points per creditA- 3..67 quality points per creditB+ ..3..33 quality points per creditB Good ...3..00 quality points per creditB- .2.67 quality points per creditC+ 2.33 quality points per creditC Fair 2.00 quality points per creditC- 1..67 quality points per creditD+ 1..33 quality points per creditD Poor LOO quality points per creditD- 0..67 quality points per creditF Failure 0..00 quality points per creditX-Failure, Academic Dishonesty

.0 quality points per credit


Z-Failure, Unofficial Withdrawal....... 0 quality points per credit

L-Listener-Registration without credit or grade ..Class attendance is required, but class participa"tion is not.

LW-Listener Withdrawn-A listener who does notattend sufficient class meetings to be eligible, inthe judgment of the instructor, for the grade ofL will receive the grade L W

Par F-Passing or Failing-For specifically autho-rized courses ..P grades are not calculated inindexes ..F grades are calculated in indexes.(For further explanation, see Pass/Fail gradeoption section ..)

W-Official Withdrawal-Passing at time of withdrawaLVVF-Official Withdrawal-Failing at time of with-

drawaL Students permitted to withdraw afterthe announced deadlines who are doing failingwork will receive a grade of F for the courseunless the dean of their college approves theirwithdrawal "without penalty," in which case thestudent receives a grade of VVF.

The following temporary grades are used:I-Incomplete~For uncompleted assignments,

absences hom final or other examinations, orany other course work not completed by theend of the semester.

S--Satisfactory progress-For thesis, research, honorscourses, special problems, and other courses thatmay carryover from one semester to another.

U-Unsatisfactory progress-For thesis, research,honors courses, special problems, and othercourses that may carryover flom one semesterto another..

Temporary grades of Sand U are recorded for workin progress pending completion of the project(s) Finalgrades are reported only at the end of the semester inwhich the work was completed.

N-No grade recorded.Students assigned temporary grades are not eligible

for inclusion in the Dean's List, unless the grade is in the-sis, special problems, or similar courses in which the workis normally continued into the following semester.

All students, whether or not they intend to return tothe University, may remove temporary grades from theirrecords by adhering to the following regulations:

• A grade of I (Incomplete) must be removed not laterthan the end of the first two weeks of the semesterimmediately following..Incomplete work for the fallsemester and winter session must be completed with-in the first two weeks of the spring semester; incom-plete work in the spring semester and summersessions must be completed within the first two weeksof the following fall semester..Under extenuating cir-

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cumstances, such as prolonged illness, the dean mayapprove extensions of these limits ..

• At the time of grading, each instructor who gives anIgrade will be required to report to the departmentchair, the instructor's dean, the student's dean, andthe Registrar's Office (1) the nature of the incom-plete (absent from final examination, absent from'hourly examination, project or paper not turned in,etc..), (2) the reason for the incomplete (illness, acci-dent or injury, serious illness or death in immediatefamily, etc.), and (3) the grade to be awarded to thestudent in the course if the work is not completed.If, after the time limit stated above, the uncomplet-ed work has not been made up, the instructor maygive the student a final grade of F or may have theoption of giving the student a passing grade basedon the work that was completed for the course.Control and approval of all incomplete grades,including those given for absence from the finalexamination, will rest with the dean of each college.

• Temporary grades of Sand U may stand until thecompletion of the thesis or research, at which timefinal grades of A, B, C, D (Plus or minus), or Fwill berecorded. These grades replace all S or U grades inpreceding periods of enrollment. Students may notgraduate if their records contain any temporarygrades.

REPORTS OF GRADESAt the end of each semester and term, a report of gradesis sent to each student. This report shows the college ofthe University in which the student is registered, the classyear, grades and credit hours in all subjects, semester andcumulative scholastic indexes, and academic actions"

Freshmen are issued midsemester grade reports atthe end of the sixth week of each semester.. These reportsindicate grades achieved during the first half of thesemester. These grade reports are intended for use inacademic advisement only and do not become a part ofthe student's permanent academic record.

GRADE-POINT INDEXThe cumulative index is computed by dividing the

total number of quality points by the total number ofquality hours ..The quality points for each course areobtained by multiplying the quality point value for eachgrade by the credits for that course (e,.g",a grade of A in athree-credit course = 4 quality points x 3 credits = 12quality points + 3 quality hours = 4.0)" A minimum aver-age of C, or a scholastic index of 2.0, in all work taken atthe University of Delaware is required for the baccalaure-ate degree, Both term and cumulative indexes are calcu-lated and reported to students after each grading period,

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SCHOLASTIC STANDINGA student is expected to maintain an overall average of C(2,,0 index), and full-time students are expected to com-plete for credit an average of 12 credits per semester.. Astudent may be placed on probation or dismissed for aca-demic deficiency when the index for any semester is lessthan 1..25 or the quality-point deficit is more than 12points, (See also Progress Toward Degree in this section.,)

Committee on Undergraduate Records and Certification:This committee is responsible for implementing Univer-sity policy regarding scholastic standing. The committeereviews the records of matriculated students at the con-clusion of each fall and spring semester. In addition, thiscomm:ittee will review petitions submitted by studentsregarding scholastic standing.

Quality-Point Deficit: A student with a cumulativeindex below 2.0 may determine the quality-point deficitby subtracting the cumulative number of quality pointsfrom twice the cumulative number of quality hours.(Quality hours are accumulated only for courses receiv-ing grades of A, B, C,D (Plus or minus), F, and Z)

Probation: When a baccalaureate degree candidatehas a cumulative index below 2.,0, the Committee onUndergraduate Records and Certification places the stu-dent on Academic Probation, provided the quality pointdeficit is 12 points or less" Upon the recommendation ofthe dean of the college in which the student is enrolled,the committee may place a student on probation if theindex for any semester is 1..25or less, even ifthe cumula··tive index is above a 2,,0,Students on probation may notregister for more than 12 credit hours.

Dismissalfor Academic Deficiency: A student with a quali-ty-point deficit of more than 12 points will be dropped foracademic deficiency pending review by the Committee onUndergraduate Records and Certification. A student whohas been dropped for academic reasons may, with priorapproval of the dean of the college, take courses in theDivision of Continuing Education to reduce the quality-point deficit to 6 or less; however; students dropped at theconclusion of the fall semester will not normally be eligiblefor readmission to the following spring semester; exceptwith permission of the college dean .. (See Procedure forReadmission,,)

Reinstatement on SPecial Probation: Upon the recom-mendation of the dean of the college in which a studentis enrolled, the Committee on Undergraduate Recordsand Certification may place on Special Probation a stu-dent whose quality-point deficit is more than 12 points orwho has failed to maintain progress toward the degree.Special Probation will be granted only when there appearto have been extenuating circumstances and there is evi-dence to suggest that, if given an additional opportunity,the student will be able to meet academic standards.

Students on Special Probation are permitted to con-tinue enrollment with a quality-point deficit of more than

12 quality points; however, students who do not decreasetheir quality-point deficit will be dismissed. Students onSpecial Probation who increase their quality-point deficitwill be dismissed for academic deficiency ..

Freshman students in academic difficulty (with morethan a 12 quality-point deficit) at the end of the firstsemester may be held on special probation through thespring semester. Their registration for the winter sessionand the spring semester must be supervised by thedepartment or college adviser.

Procedure for /lleadmission of Undergraduate StudentsDismissed for Academic Deficiency: An undergraduate stu-dent may b~ dismissed for academic deficiency when theindex for any semester is less than 1.25 or the quality-pointdeficit is more than 12 points. The student may becomeeligible for readmission on reduction of the quality-pointdeficit to 6 points or less, Students qualifying for readmis-sion will not be guaranteed admission to the program inwhich they had previously matriculated. The student alsomay take work at another college or university, againupon prior apwoval of the dean of the college to whichreadmission is sought. Since grades are not transferred tothe University, work taken at another college or universitywill not count toward the cumulative index or toward thereduction of the quality-point deficit; however; if the gradesearned in such work are such that were they to beapplied to the University of Delaware index the quality-point deficit would be reduced to 6 points or less, the stu-dent may be considered for readmission on SpecialProbation ..

A student who receives permission for readmissionand who is dismissed a second time for unsatisfactoryscholarship will not be readmitted to the University as amatriculated student seeking degree credit except underconditions specified by the college and the Division ofContinuing Education ..

Procedure for Readmission of Undergraduate StudentsforReasons Other Than Academic Deficiency: An undergradu-ate student must file a formal application for readmissionif the student: (a) was a full-time student who did notnotify the Dean of Students or dean of the college in writ-ing of his or her intent not to enroll; (b) was separatedfor disciplinary reasons; (c) had a break in enrollment of15 months; or (d) has completed a degree program anddesires to enroll in a new degree program.

All students readmitted to the University will be sub-ject to the current requirements of the program and col-lege in which they enrolL Exceptions to this policy maybe made by the dean of the college,

Insofar as possible, prior course work will be acceptced toward the degree, Course work that has been takenmore than seven calendar years earlier will be reviewedfor applieability. An individual department may requirerepetition of "outdated" prerequisite courses.

A student seeking readmission may obtain an applica-tion for readmission from the Admissions Office" A fee of


$25 is charged for the processing of the application. Theapplication for readmission must be submitted not laterthan July 15 for the fall semester and not later thanJanuary 4 for the spring semester.

Inquiries regarding the procedures for readmissionmay be directed to the Admissions Office.,

PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREEFull-time undergraduate students are expected to registerfor and complete a minimum of 12 credits each semester.Full-time students who fail to complete 12 credits in eachof two consecutive semesters (including F and excludingL, l¥, 1, and Z grades) will, except in unusual circum-stances, be dropped from the undergraduate division forfailure to make adequate progress toward a degree.

To become eligible for readmission, studentsdropped under these conditions must complete a mini-mum of 6 credits (two courses) in a summer/winter ses-sion or a minimum of 6 credits (two courses) in a regularsemester through the Division of Continuing Education,Grades of l¥, HP, L, Ll¥, and Z will not be acceptable inmeeting this requirement.

The Committee on Undergraduate Admissions andStanding has approved the following regulations forimplementation and interpretation of the policy,1. To meet the conditions of this policy, a full-time stu-

dent in any two consecutive semesters must register forand complete at least 12 credits in one of thesemesters ..For example, a full-time student satisfies theprogress toward the degree requirement if in onesemester the student completes 12 credits but in thenext following or last preceding semester completedfewer than 12 credits" A full-time student who com-pletes fewer than 12 credits in one semester and alsocompleted fewer than 12 credits in the next followingor last preceding semester does not meet the condi-tions of progress toward the degree"

2. A full-time undergraduate student is one who is regis-tered at the end of the late registration period in anysemester for 12 or more credits. Students are admittedto the University as either full- or part'time degree can-didates. Following matriculation, this status is deter-mined each semester based on the number of creditsfor which the student is registered at the end of thelate registration period ..

3. A course will be considered as completed and the cred-its will be applied toward the minimum required forsatisfactory progress if the final grade for the course isA, B, C, D (Plw or minus), F, or P, or the temporarygrade issued at the end of the semester is 1, S, or U. Acourse will not be considered as completed, and thecredits will not be applied toward fulfillment of theminimum required for satisfactory progress if the finalgrade is L, Ll¥, l¥, HP, or Z, or if the temporary gradeis N Courses graded with the temporary grades of 1, S,

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or U at the end of a given semester must be completedwith a final grade of A, B, C,D (Plus or minus), F, or Pinorder to count toward satisfactory progress in the sub-sequent review at the end of the next semester inwhich the student has enrolled,

4" The progress toward the degree requirement appliesonly to the fall and spring semesters in each academicyeaL Undergraduate students are not required toenroll in or meet progress requirements in the wintersession or the summer sessions.

5" Students who are dismissed for failure to makeprogress may qualify for readmission by enrolling inthe winter session, the summer sessions, or throughthe Division of Continuing Education" Such studentsmust enroll for at least 6 credits (minimum of twocourses) in each semester or session they are enrolledSuch students will not qualify for readmission if thefinal grade is L, nv, vv, VVF, or Z, or the temporarygrade is I, S, U, or N, Temporary grades must beremoved prior to approval for readmission.

6..The Committee on Undergraduate Records andCertification will evaluate each case individually at theend of each semester. The committee will evaluate miteigating circumstances as reported by the dean or othercollege representatives, by faculty, or by the studentthrough direct petition to the committee. When cir-cumstances warrant, the committee may reinstate stu-dents who fail to make progress as specified in thispolicy or give warning that failure to meet the policy inthe next enrollment period will result in dismissal. Inimplementing this policy, the committee will considerillness, accident, or other circumstances beyond thecontrol of the student, as well as the student's efforts tomaintain progress through enrollment in the winterand summer sessions.

Leave of Absence. Undergraduate students who wish toengage in activities related to their educational objectivesthat require them to discontinue registration at theUniversity for a period not to exceed one year are eligibleupon approval of the dean of their college for a Leave ofAbsence" Students should consult with their deansregarding appropriate procedures to be followed inorder to be granted a Leave of Absence.

MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE POLICYA matriculated undergraduate student who needs to dis-continue his or her studies for medical reasons (e"g",surgery, pregnancy, illness, rehabilitation, and otherhealth-related circumstances) can request a medical leaveof absence" A medical leave of absence can be granted fora maximum of two semesters, When the student appliesfor the leave, verification for the medical leave of absencemust be presented to the dean of the college in whichthe student is enrolled, If the leave is granted, the stu-

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dent may continue in the same program in which he orshe had been enrolled prior to the leave. The student isnot severing his or her connection with the Universityand is eligible to continue his or her studies withoutapplying for readmission. If the student is unable toreturn at the conclusion of the leave, his or her deanshould be consulted.

The granting of this medical leave in no way negatesthe student's financial responsibility to the University Ifthe student is a financial aid recipient, he or she shouldcontact the Financial Aid Office. If the student is insuredunder the University's Health Insurance plan, the insur-ance will be in effect only during the year in which thestudent was enrolled; coverage will not extend beyondthat period"

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITYTo withdraw flom the University, a student should pro-ceed as follows:

Undergraduate students who decide not to attendmust notify the Dean of Students Office or the dean oftheir college in writing or by personal visit.. Studentswho decide to withdraw hom the University after theDrop/Add period (after the sixth week for upper classstudents and after the eighth week for first semesterfreshmen) and who are failing in certain courses at thetime of withdrawal will receive a failing grade in thesecourses if the dean of the college indicates that the with-drawal is with penalty, Students who decide not toattend have a IS-month period in which to maintaintheir matriculated status" However, full-time studentswho do not notify the Dean of Students or the dean oftheir college will lose their matriculated status and willhave to file an application and pay a fee for readmis-sion ..A member of the Dean of Students professionalstaff will be available to discuss any concerns studentsmight have involving the official withdrawal procedure,Any questions can be directed to the Dean of Student'sOffice, 218 Hullihen Hall, (302) 451-8939 or to thedean of the student's college,

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATIONBaccalaureate Degree. Each student must satisfy the follow-ing general requirements for graduation in addition tothe academic requirements of the particular college andcurriculum chosen:

• The attainment of a scholastic average of C (a cumu-lative index of 2.0) in all work taken at the University,

• The satisfaction of the residence requirement bycompleting either the first 90 credits or the last 30credits, full- or part-time, at the University ofDelaware"

• One semester of Freshman English (ENGL 110)"


Anthropology

MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENT COURSES

Art5 and ScienceARSC 127 Shaping of the Modem WorldARSC 294 Honors Short Course: MulticulturalARSC 296 Honors Forum: MulticulturalARSC 392 Honors Colloquium: Multicultural

• Three credits in an approved course or courses stress-ing multicultural, ethnic, and/or gender related con-tent. The purpose of the multicultural requirement isto provide students with some awareness of and sensi-tivity to cultural pluralism-an increasing necessityfor educated persons in a diverse world ..This require-ment may be fulfilled through a course or coursestaken to complete major, breadth, or electiverequire men ts.

Economic Development and Black AmericaPolitics and Black AmericaIhemes in Black American Studies

Literature and Gender (cross-listed with WOMS 214)Introduction to Folklore and Folklife

(cross-listed with AMSI 314 and CMLT 314)Black American Literature I

(cross-listed with AMSI 344 and BAMS 313)Black American Literature II (cross-listed with AMST 345)Women Writers (cross-listed with WOMS 380)Women in Literature (cross-listed with WOMS 381)Studies in Multicultural Literature in English

(cross-listed with WOMS 382)

Human GeographyWorld Regional GeographyIntroduction to Cultural GeographyGeography of Latin AmericaConservation: Global IssuesEnvironment and BehaviorUrban Cultural Geography

History of Afiica (cross-listed with BAMS 134)Latin America to 1830Latin America Since 1830East Asian Civilization: ChinaEast Asian Civilization: JapanWomen in American History (cross-listed with WOMS 300)Peasants and Revolution in AfricaThe Age of ConfuciusHistory of MexicoHistory of Modem ChinaHistory of ModernJapanAfrica Since 1960Pan Africanism (cross-listed with BAMS 395)History of South AfiicaLatin American RevolutionsAfrica Under Colonial RuleStudies in Asian HistoryTwentieth-Century Latin American Revolutions

BAMS 433BAMS 434BAMS 440

Educational StudiesEDST 147 Historical Foundations of EducationEDST 290 History of Women and Education

(cross-listed with HIS I 290 and WOMS 290)Bilingualism and Language (cross-listed with LING 476)Bilingualism and Language (cross-listed with LING 676)

EDST 476EDSI 676

ENGL 345ENGL 380ENGl 381ENGL 382

ENGL 344

CriminalJusticeCRJU 332 Criminal Violence in AmericaCRJU 350 Women and Criminal Justice (cross-listed with WOMS 350)CRJU 355 Race, Class and Crime (cross-listed with BA1\1S355)

EnglishENGL 214ENGL 314

Educational DevelopmentEDDV 612 Ethnic Studies and Multicultural Education

EconomicsECON 381 Economics of Human Resources

Centerfor Science and CultureCSCC 233 Women, Biology and Medicine

(cross-listed with WOMS 233)CSCC 242 Society and the Health Professions

(cross-listed with ANIH 242 and SOCI 242)CSCC 271 Introduction to Medical Anthropology

(cross-listed with ANIH 271)

GeograPhyGEOG 102GEOG 120GEOG 203GEOG 226GEOG 236GEOG 240GEOG 346

HistoryHISI 134HIST 135HIST 136HISI 137HIST 138HISI 300HIST 330HIST 333HISI 334HIST 391HISI392HISI 394HIST 395HISI397HIST 430HIST 440HIS I 479HISI 630

Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyTechnology and CulturePeasant SocietiesPeoples and Cultures of the SouthwestIndians of North AmericaPeoples of the Wor ldThe Novel as EthnographyIntroduction to the Primitive ArtsHunting SocietiesSocio<::ultural History of AfricaPeoples and Cultures of the Middle EastHigh Civilizations of the AmericasEarly Civilizations of the Old Wor ldPrehistory of North AmericaPrehistory of South AmericaOld World ArchaeologyPeoples of the CaribbeanDevelopment and UnderdevelopmentPeoples of AfricaSouth American IndiansArts and Crafts of Native South AmericaAnthropology of SlaveryCulture of Food Production and Economic DevelopmentPeoples and Cultures of Modem Latin AmericaPeoples and Cultures of Mexico and Central AmericaThe Idea of RaceArchaeological Analysis of Material CulturePrehistory of Eastern North AmericaMyth and Culture

ANIH 101ANIH 222ANTH 225ANTH 228ANIH 229ANTH 230Al'JTH 245ANTH 251ANIH 259ANIH 260ANTH 261ANTH 265AL'\TIH269ANIH 320ANTH 323ANIH 324ANTH 327ANIH 330ANTH 333ANIH 337ANTH 338ANIH 368ANTH 370ANIH 375ANTH 380ANIH 401ANIH 410ANIH 428ANTH 451

Black American StudiesBAl\1S 110 Introduction to Black American StudiesBAMS 205 Contemporary Aho-American IssuesBAMS 206 Survey of Afro-American CultureBAMS 210 Afiican Civilizations and World HistoryBAMS 212 Afro-Caribbean Life and CultureBAMS 304 History of Black America to the Civil War

(cross-listed with HIS I 325)BA1\1S306 History of Black America Since the Civil War

(cross-listed with HIST 326)BAMS 307 Black Thought and Philosophy

(cross-listed with PHIL 307)Delaware Black HistoryHistory of Black NationalismInstitutions and RaceHistory of Afio-American ArtAfio-American MusicRhetoric of Black America

BAMS 308BAMS 309BAMS 312BAMS 320BAMS 324BAMS 330

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Nutrition and DieteticsNTDI 475 Transcultural Food Habits

Individual and Family StudiesIFST 202 Foundations of Family StudiesIFSI 346 Delivery of Human Services

Physical EducationPHED 412 The Black Athlete in American SportPHED 424 Sport SociologyPHED 485 Women in Sports (cross-listed with WOMS 484)

Women's StudiesWOMS 201 Introduction to Women's StudiesWOMS 204 Gender and KnowledgeWOMS 205 Women in the Arts and HumanitiesWOMS 206 Women and WorkWOMS 207 Women, Power and SuccessWOMS 210 Women and Religion (cross-listed with PHIL 210)WOMS 211 Men, Conflict and Social Change

(cross-listed with SOCI 211)WOMS 335 Women and Mental HealthWOMS 363 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective

(cross-listed with ANTH 363)WOMS 470 SeminarWOMS 498 Internship in Women's Studies

Contemporary Latin America ILatin American Civilization and CultureContemporary Hispanic Fiction by WomenContemporary Hispanic Fiction by Women

spanishSPAN 207SPAN 212SPAN 447SPAN 647

Introduction to LinguisticsLanguages of the World

Gamelan Traditions ofIndonesiaGamelan EnsembleMusic of the Non-Western World

LinguisticsLING 101LING 203

MusicMUSC 119MUSC 121MUSC 205

Honors Baccalaureate Degree: Within the requirementsof the baccalaureate degree, the Honors degree is award-ed to those students achieving a 3..4 cumulative gradeindex and satisfying the following: 30 credits of designat-ed Honors courses, a senior thesis or project, and a writ-ten examination in the major subject. Individualdepartment requirements may vary. (See also HonorsProgram in the Special Programs section.)

Associate Degree: See Associate Degree Programs inthe Undergraduate Admissions section for requirementsfor the associate degree.

ACADEMIC HONORSEffective fall 1990, the following rules for honors willapply:

••,_Summa Cum Laude ..The top 1 percent of the stu-dents of each undergraduate college's graduatingclass will receive the degree Summa Cum Laude pro-viding that each student obtains a minimum overallindex of 3.75 at the end of his or her course of study.

•• Magna Cum Laude ..The next 4 percent of the stu-dents of each undergraduate college's graduatingclass will receive the degree Magna Cum Laude pro-viding that each student obtains a minimum overallindex of 3..5at the end of his or her course of study.

•• Cum Laude. The next highest 8 percent of the stu-dents of each undergraduate college's graduatingclass will receive the degree Cum Laude providingthat each student obtains a minimum overall indexof 3.25 at the end of his or her course of study.

Degree with Distinction in a Major Field. Students mayalso earn a Degree with Distinction in their major fieldupon completion of special and independent researchduring the senior year..Application to enroll in this pro-gram must be made before the end of the junior year..The applicant is expected to have attained a general

World ReligionsIntroduction toJewish PhilosophyIntroduction to Feminist Theory

(cross-listed with WOMS 216)Indian Religion and PhilosophyChinese Religion and PhilosophyPhilosophy and Gender (cross-listed with WOMS 338)

Psychology of Women (cross-listed with WOMS 333)Psychological Perspectives on the Black American

(cross-listed with BAMS 432)

Russian Conversation

Sociology of Sex and Gender(cross-listed with WOMS 307)

The FamilyWomen in American Society

(cross-listed with WOMS 317)Race, Power and Social Conflict

(cross-listed with BAMS 361)Development and ModernizationRace, Class and Gender

(cross-listed with BAMS 415 and WOMS 415)Women in International Development

(cross-listed with GEOG 460, IFST 460 and WOMS 460)Sociology of Sex and Gender

(cross-listed with WOMS 607)

PhilosophyPHIL 204PHIL 208PHIL 216

PHIL 309PHIL 310PHIL 338

Political SciencePOSC 270 Comparative PoliticsPOSC 311 Politics of Developing NationsPOSC 321 Minority Group PoliticsPOSC 322 Black PoliticsPOSC 323 Introduction to Women and Politics

(cross-listed with WOMS 323)East European Political SystemsLatin American Political SystemsEast Asian Political SystemsLatin American Politics: CountriesPolitical System of the Soviet UnionAfrican Political SystemsProblems of Latin American PoliticsPolitical System of the Soviet UnionProblems of Latin American Politics

POSC 372POSC 426POSC 429POSC 431POSC 432POSC 433POSC 450POSC 632POSC 650

RussianRUSS 205

PsychologyPSYC 333PSYC 416

SociologySOCI 307

SOCI 308SOCI317

SOCI 361

SOCI 380SOCI 415

SOCI 607

SOCI 460

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scholastic index of not less than 30 and an index of notless than 35 in the major at the end of the junior year.

1 Computation of Grade-Point Average (CPA) for aca-demic major:a.. Students with a single major: CPA will be computed

on coUrses of program requirements that satisfy themaJor.

b.. Students with a double major: CPA will be comput-ed on the major in which the thesis is to be written..Students with a double major have the option ofintegrating their two majors into a single thesis.The CPA in each major must be 3..5 .. The thesiscommittee must include representatives from bothof the majors.

c.. Students seeking the degree of Bachelor of Arts inLiberal Studies: CPA will be computed using theuppercdivision level courses (prefix of 300 or 400)that are specified in the student's contract on file inthe Dean's Office, College of Arts and Science ..

2 Students enrolled for Senior Thesis leading to theDegree with Distinction and also enrolled for HonorsSenior Thesis leading to the Honors Degree mustcomplete two distinct theses, each of which must standon its own merit. The theses may be related but mustnot in any essential way duplitate one another.Evidence that two distinct theses have been preparedto satisfy the requirements of each degree programmust be provided by the student.

3.. The thesis for the Degree with Distinction mustinclude a title page that provides for the followingrequired signatures:a.. Student's departmental thesis adviser;


b. Faculty member from the student's thesis committee;c.. Committee member, Faculty Senate Committee on

Student and Faculty Honors;d..Chair, Faculty Senate Committee on Student and

Faculty Honors.

Top Index Graduating Senior. Each year, an award ismade to the graduating senior who has achieved thehighest index earned in full-time study toward thedegree ..To be eligible for the award, the graduatingsenior must have earned at least 75 percent of the totalcredits required for the degree at the University and musthave averaged a minimum of 15 credits per semester..

Panel o/Distinguished Seniors. An award is granted toone graduating senior from each undergraduate collegewho has achieved a cumulative index of at least 3..5 andwho has averaged a minimum of 15 credits per semester.Outstanding personal qualities shall influence the choiceof the ,student. To be eligible for consideration, the grad-uating senior must have earned at least 75 percent of thetotal credits required for the degree at the University ofDelaware ..

COMMENCEMENT AND DEGREE CONFERRALDegrees are conferred at the two commencement cere-monies following the spring and fall semesters ..Participation by candidates for degrees i~ the commence-ment exercises is optionaL All degree candidates willreceive instructions concerning commencement fromthe University Marshall in their final semester.. TheUniversity also confers degrees following the second sum-mer seSSIon.

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STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS

STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS• Academic Advancement Office• Academic Studies Assistance Program• ACCESS Center• English Language Institute• Math Center• Writing Center• Center for Counseling and Student Development• Career Planning and Placement Office• Minority Affairs• Women's Affairs

ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT OFFICE

The Academic Advancement Office provides stude.1,1tswith comprehensive academic support services,

including extensive tutorial and mentoring assistance,free of charge. The services and activities offered aredesigned to help students maximize their academic per-formance while pursuing a degree.

1. General Academic Assistance Program provides:• tutorial services (in more than 100 academic courses)• counseling/mentoring• academic success workshops• pre-advisement• study skills sessions• Supplementary Instruction (SI) sessionsThese services are available to currently enrolledfull- and part-time undergraduate students.

2. Academic Advancement Scholars Program provides:• academic support assistance• mentoringThese benefits are offered to Mrican-American stu-dents who are selected to be scholarship recipients ..

3. Student Support Services Program provides:• academic support activities• mentoringStudents who are financially disadvantaged, handi-capped and/or first generation college students(funded by Us. Department of Education) are therecipients of these services ..

4. Summer Enrichment Program provides:• college-level course work• academic support activities• counseling/mentoring• cultural enrichmentThe Summer Enrichment Program is an academi-cally intensive, five-week residential program A lim-ited number of freshmen accepted to the Universitywho would benefit from academic support activitiesare selected. This program enables participants tobecome acclimated to the campus during the sum-mer immediately preceding their first semester atthe University. Students admitted to the Newarkcampus and to the Parallel Program are eligible.

5. John Henry Taylor Scholars Program provides:• Supplementary Instruction sessions• peer mentoring• tutorial assistance• pre-advisement• speakers' series• stipends for books and suppliesM·rican-American and Hispanic students who aremathematics and science majors have an opportuni-ty to participate in this program;

Incoming and currently enrolled students interest"ed in further information about Academic Advance-ment Office programs should contact the AcademicAdvancement Office, 231 South College Avenue, (302)451-2805 ..

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ACADEMIC STUDIESASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ASAP)ASAP provides a number of diagnostic, support, andremedial services in areas of academic achievement,study skills, and literacy:

Learning Disabilities Support Service. Students withdyslexia or other documented learning handicaps receiveremedial training and tutoring as well as many otherforms of assistance from their personal ASAP consultant.

Reading Study Center. Through a course called CollegeIntensive Literacy offered each semester, students canfind help with the basics of reading, handwriting, andspelling, as well as with punctuation and sentence con-struction .. Computer lab practice helps target specificproblems associated with dyslexia and dysgraphia ..Signup for 067 EDST-OlL

StudyLab. These are diagnostic tutorials using the stu-dent's own textbooks, lectures notes, and examinations.The student's study techniques are analyzed, and moreefficient strategies for reading, learning, note taking, andpreparing for examinations or projects are explained ..

TutorFind Service. ASAP provides a computer-baseddirectory of tutors ..To locate a tutor, come to the ASAPoffice (120 Willard Hall) or use any terminal connectedto the port selector (basement of Smith, 155 NewarkHall, 022 Purnell, Christiana Commons, 220 Townsend,138 and 141 du Pont Hall). Directions are available at thesites ..Rates are $5.00jhr. for undergraduate tutors and$7.00 for graduate tutors.

Skilmods. ASAP has developed four I-credit courses inlearning and thinking skills necessary for college success.Called SkilMods, these courses are listed in the EducationalStudies section of the Registration Booklet under the titlesAcademic Self~Management, Study Skills, Problem Solving,and Critical Thinking.

For further information about ASAP services, call(302) 451-1639 or come to 120 Willard Hall EducationBuilding.

ACCESS CENTERThe Adult Center for Continuing Education StudentServices (ACCESS) provides career counseling~ educa-tional planning and academic advisement, and adminis-trative assistance to current and potential continuingeducation students. Offices are located in Newark atClayton Hall, in Wilmington at the Wilcastle Center, inDover and Georgetown at Delaware Technical and Com-munity College locations, and at the Dover Air ForceBase ..Daytime and evening appointments are availableduring the week and may be arranged by calling (302)451-274L

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clarifYing goals. Career ip.terests are assessed using print7ed and computer-assisted tools. Career information isavailable in a reference library. To help with educationalplanning, catalogs and curriculum guides are distributedas well as materials to improve learning skills..For thoseplanning to register for continuing education courses,administrative help is provided ..

ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTEThe English Language Institute is a University supportservice for foreign students who need to improve theirlanguage skills for graduate or undergraduate study. TheInstitute offers six levels of intensive language instruc·tion, which address listening, speaking, reading and writ-ing skills. For graduate and undergraduate students, theInstitute offers two English for Academic Purposes cours-es. One focuses on developing the oral! aural skills neces-sary for such academic activities as notetaking, oralpresentations, and seminar discussions, and the otheremphasizes composition skills necessary for research andcollege writing and reading skills for improving speedand comprehension., Students in the Institute receivetutoring as well as listening and reading laboratoryinstruction, a special topics conversation class, and accessto the University's computercassisted learning system andspecial English lessons. Additional programs offered bythe Institute include a testing preparation course todevelop skills strategies for taking the language proficien-cy sections of such tests as the TOEFL; and a businessEnglish course, which focuses on English usage in inter-national business., Private tutoring in language skills isalso available., The Institute is located at 25 AmstelAvenue. For further information, call (302) 451-2674..

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCESTEACHING AND LEARNING CENTERThe Math Center is designed to improve mathematicallearnihg in the University and throughout the state. Tothat end, the Center staff maintains extensive hours toanswer students' mathematical questions. The Centeralso develops diagnostic procedures and teaching materi-als to support lower division instruction in the mathemat"ical sciences at the University, Further, the Centerdevelops programs to enhance both pre service and inser-vice teacher training in mathematical sciences, conduct"ing original research in the teaching and learning ofmathematics., As part of its mission ~oboth the Universityand the state of Delaware, the Center cooperates closelywith the Department of Mathematical Sciences, theCollege of Education, and school teachers and educa-tional officials throughout the state., The Center's class-room is located in 028 Purnell HalL For furtherinformation, call (302) 451-2140

UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTERThe primary purpose of the University Writing Center isto provide University students with individualized instruc-tion in writing. Students at any level and from any disci-pline may attend the Center free of charge. WritingCenter instructors work one-on-one both with weak writ-ers who need an intensive program in order to s1,lcceedinUniversity course work and with accomplished writerswho wish to improve a particular aspect of their writing.Students may attend on a one-time basis or may set up aregular course of instruction with an instructor.. Theymay come to the Center at any stage of the writing pro-cess: deciding on a topic, organizing information, revis-inga draft, documenting sources, or self-editing forgrammar; logic, word use, and punctuation. The empha-sis of writing conferences is on teaching students to reviseand edit their own work.

The Writing Center also offers workshops on suchtopics as writing research papers, preparing for essayexams, writing about literature, and using correct gram··mar and punctuation ..International students may attendthe Center for help with communication skills.

The Writing Center staff are experienced full- andpart-time faculty and teaching assistants from theEnglish Department. The Center, located in 015 Me-morial Hall, is open flom 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from6:00 to 9:00 Monday through Thursday evenings.Although appointments are not required, students areencouraged to reserve a time by calling the Center at(302) 451-1168.

CENTER FOR COUNSELINGAND STUDENT DEVELOPMENTThe services of the Center for Counseling and StudentDevelopment include individual counseling, group coun-seling, growth groups, career development programs, acareer library, paraprofessional training, special interestworkshops, and consultations with University groups andindividuals ..These services are available to all matriculat-ed students who pay the Student Health fee. The Centeris staffed by counselors who are trained to assist collegestudents achieve their full academic potential, make reql-istic career and education plans, and work toward resolu-tion of personal concerns. At the Center, students maydiscuss freely, in a confidential and professional setting,any concerns they may be experiencing ..The Center alsoserves as a referral agency by helping students who needspecialized assistance to locate appropriate campus andoff~campus resources. To make an appointment with acounselor, call (302) 451-2141 or come to Room 261Student Center..


CAREER PLANNINGAND PLACEMENT OFFICEThe Career Planning and Placement Office offers experi-ential, career planning, and job placement programs.These programs provide matriculated students with a vari-ety of opportunities to learn about and prepare for eventu-al careers. Experiential and career planning programs areavailable to students at all academic levels, while job place-ment services are directed to students in the final year oftheir degree program. Assistance is also available to alumni.

Experiential Programs include the Field ExperienceProgram (credit and noncredit), internships, cooperativeeducation, and alternative educational opportunities.Students in the Field Experience Program work part timeas volunteers in one of over 300 different communityorganizations and agencies primarily in the New CastleCounty area .. Other full-time, parHime, and summerexperiences lasting a semester, a summer, or a full yearare also available throughout the country. Students mayparticipate in these programs while making normalprogress toward a degree or during a leave of absencefrom the University. Positions are available in a wide vari-ety of academic disciplines.

Career planning programs are available to assist stu-dents in preparing for their initial career employment.Counseling interviews with professional staff members areavailable to students to discuss careeaelated concerns.

In addition, a special workshop series has been devel-oped on such topics as resume writing, interview prepara-tion, and job search strategies. These and other specialprograms are offered to students and alumni throughoutthe year..Special meetings are scheduled with students byacademic majors to deal with topics that may concernthem. An office newsletter is circulated regularlythroughout the year to share information about thesespecial programs and other topics of career interest.

The Career Resource Center, a comprehensivelibrary of career-related information, contains materialsfor students to use on an informal basis. Resourcesinclude books; employer directories; occupational litera-ture by m~or; full-time, parHime, and summer vacancylistings; and eXperiential program information. Overfifty video tapes are available to preview simulated inter-views, company background information, and careerworkshops ..

Placement Services including a Campus InterviewProgram, Credential Service, Job Vacancy Bulletin,Employer Resource Library, and Resume Notebook areavailable to students during the final year of their aca-demic program .. The Campus Interview Programincludes over 700 representatives from business, industri-al, governmental, and service organizations that visit thecampus each year. The Credential Service provides a cen-tralized repository for resumes and reference materials

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for students and alumni ..The Job Vacancy Bulletin is aweekly publication listing positions currently open and isdistributed to over 200 locations on campus ..Informationabout a wide variety of organizations and employmentopportunities in these organizations is also available forstudent use.,

The Career Planning and Placement Office is locatedin Raub HalL For further information on the Experi-ential Program and Career Resource Center, call (302)451-1231, on the Career Planning Service, (302) 451-8479, and on the Placement Service, (302) 451-2391,

OFFICE OF MINORITY AFFAIRSThe Office of Minority Affairs was established to assist inthe development of educational opportunities at theUniversity for minority persons (black Americans,Hispanics, n:Hive Americans), Under the leadership ofthe Assistant Vice President for Affirmative Action andMulticultural Programs, it seeks to foster a greater aware-ness and understanding of racial issues that will promotean improved environment for all students, faculty, and

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staff. As part of its charge, the Office supports the follow-ing efforts: Black Freshman and Transfer StudentOrientation, the Minority Scholars Program, Travel Fundfor Black Undergraduate and Graduate Students, BlackFaculty Lecture Series, the Black Student of PromiseDinner, and the Summer Academic Enrichment andSports Program. In addition, the Office monitors theretention status of black students and serves as an advo-cate for multicultural concerns.

OFFICE OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRSThe Office of Women's Affairs works with the Universitycommunity to increase awareness and understanding ofwomen's issues and the changing roles of both womenand men, This is accomplished through programs andsupportive services that encourage women to developtheir intellectual talent, achieve academically, identifylong-term goals, and participate equally and fully in soci-ety. Support and confidential advice for women withproblems and possible grievances, including sexualharassment, are available.

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS• Honors Program• Parallel Program• Study Abroad Programs• Academy of Lifelong learning• Pre-college Programs

• College Enrollment for Advanced Pre-college Students• Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering• Governor's School for Excellence• Summer College

UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM (UHP)

The University Honors Program exists to serve themany exceptionally talented students who enroll at

the University of Delaware. The Program features smallclasses, close contact with faculty members, and individual-ly tailored academic advising, Academic options include astructured freshman-year curriculum, Honors courses(including interdisciplinary colloquia, "great books" tutori-als, and short courses), undergraduate research, privatemusic study, a two-year General Honors Certificate, fOllIe

year Honors degrees in 17 majors, and the Degree withDistinction in all majors (see "Degree Options" below),Out-of~classroomactivities include Honors residence halls,lecture series, the Honors Center; and extensive extracur-ricular programming .. Some students enter Honors asincoming freshmen (a special application is required);others begin later in their undergraduate careers,

Full-time freshmen in the Honors Program may bepursuing a degree in any of the University's eight under-graduate colleges and more than 130 majors. A cohesivefreshman year provides the educational foundation fromwhich a student can proceed to advanced study in anyfield ..It is also a community experience that promotesfacuIty-student interaction and shared interests amongparticipants" Full-time Honors freshmen enroll in at leastfifteen credits of Honors courses during the freshmanyear, including a course in the Honors Forum series andat least one Honors Colloquium" Each is assigned to afaculty adviser. A close adviser-advisee relationship isencouraged throughout the freshman year in Honorsand may be continued in subsequent years"

All advanced University students who have a 3,,0 orhigher grade point average are eligible to participate inHonors opportunities, Students may elect to do tutori-als, participate in undergraduate research, live in anHonors residence hall, and be active in the specialevents and programs sponsored by Honors; they mayearn the General Honors Certificate and the HonorsDegree.

Honurs Courses. Central to the academic program inthe UHP are Honors courses, Each semester, more than100 sections of Honors courses are offered at all under-graduate levels and in over 30 disciplines., The coursesvary from one-credit short courses to Honors tutorials,from interdisciplinary Honors colloquia to undergradu-ate research and independent study.,All Honors courseshave in common small class size, talented students andfaculty, enriched or intensified subject matter, and anactive involvement by the students in their learning"• Honon Colloquia, Colloquia are interdisciplinary cours-

es open to upperdass Honors students as well as fresh-men. Each colloquium is served by a Writing Fellow-aspecially-trained peer tutor who helps students torefine the form, but not the content, of their papers,prior to grading by the instructor.. Recent colloquiatopics have included "Fantasy in Literature and theCinema," "Modernization in China," "Music andLiterature," "Recombinant DNA," and "Racism, Sexism,and Speciesism"

• Honors Forum One of these courses is taken in thefreshman year.. The options typically include thePerforming Arts Forum, the University Forum lecture

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series, "The Shaping of the Modern Mind," "Issues inAfro-American Culture," 'Women in Western Thought,"The Male Experience," and 'The Stories Project."

• Honors Tutorials ..Consisting of a maximum of four stu-dents and one faculty member, the tutorials are smalladvanced study groups devoted to careful study of clas-sic literary and philosophic texts ..The regular weeklydiscussion meetings require significant independentstudy and preparation by the student.

•• Private Music Instruction. After passing an audition, fresh-men in the UHP may continue their study of musicthrough private instruction for credit; a limited numberof Music Merit Awards offered by the Music Departmentallow continuing study for upperdass students.

•• Study Abroad. Honors courses may be arranged as partof the London, Vienna, Paris, Madrid, and Costa RicaSemesters, and of selected Winter Session Programs ..Students may also do research abroad through thecross-cultural InterFuture program and through theScience and- Engineering exchange with ImperialCollege, London ..Foreign Study Scholarships are avail-able to defray travel expenses for all programs spon-sored by the University, and are available to all studentsat the University..For scholarship information, contactthe Office of International Programs and SpecialSessions or the Honors Program.

General Honors Certificate. Awarded in the junior year;the General Honors Certificate recognizes those whohave completed all requirements of the Honors Programfreshman year (15 Honors credits, including Colloquiumand Forum courses, plus the residential component); thefirst 60 credits earned at the University, within two con-secutive years, with a cumulative index of 3..0 or higher;and at least 24 Honors credits, including at least three inthe sophomore year.. Achievement of the Certificate isrecorded on the student's official University transcript.

Undergraduate Research Program. University facultymembers volunteer to accept undergraduates as theirassistants or as junior members of their research teams,believing that unusually well-motivated students shouldbe given a chance, while they are still beginners,. to seeand have a paft in what is happening at the frontiers ofknowledge ..Thus student assistants, before starting theirown research, can work with professional researchers,observing how they formulate significant questions,evolve investigative procedures, gather and examine evi-dence, make mistakes, follow hunches, detect loopholes,and evaluate and report results ..Most undergraduatesearn academic credit for their research assistance.Students who hold college work-study grants may earntheir grant money doing research .. In some cases, asalary/stipend is arranged. Undergraduate researchersare freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors .. Someare looking for the field or specialty within a field onwhich to focus their courses and careers; others are

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already making their own original contributions to theirchosen fields.

The Undergraduate Research Program fosters underc

graduates' interest in research by being a general infor-mation source and by helping individual students to thinkabout whether a research experience would be desirablefor them; acts as a matchmaker, arranging for students toserve as apprentices or assistants to faculty researchers intheir areas of interest; provides assistance in HonorsDegree and Degree With Distinction programs thatrequire a senior thesis; and administers two forms of fund-ing-Undergraduate Research Grants to defray theresearch expenses of students and their faculty sponsors,and Scholarships to enable selected students to work onresearch full time during the summer ..

Degree options. The Honors Degree and the Degreewith Distinction offer exceptionally talented and dedicatedstudents the opportunity to pursue their academic inter-ests in greater depth and breadth than is required for theregular bachelor's degree. Achievement of either of thesedegrees is recorded on the official transcript and diploma.A student completing the Honors Baccalaureate Degreereceives an "Honors Bachelor of Arts," "Honors Bachelorof Music" or "Honors Bachelor of Science" degree. A stu-dent completing the Degree with Distinction receives abachelor's degree in the appropriate college and majorwith the notation that it was earned "with Distinction."

Students enrolled for Senior Thesis leading to theDegree with Distinction and also enrolled for SeniorThesis leading to the Honors Degree must complete twodistinct theses, each of which must stand on its ownmerit. The theses may be related but must not in anyessential way duplicate one another ..Evidence confirmingthis must be provided by the student.

A candidate for an Honors Baccalaureate Degree orDegree with Distinction must satisfy the general Univer-sity requirements and the degree requirements specifiedby his or her college and department.

Honors Degrees.Honors Degrees are currently availablein the following programs; Anthropology, Art History,Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer andInformation Sciences, Economics, Educational Studies,English, History, Liberal Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physicsand Astronomy, Political Science and InternationalRelations, Psychology,and Arts and Science Dean's Scholar.

A candidate for an Honors Baccalaureate Degreemust satisfy the following:

I. The requirements for the baccalaureate degree inthe major (including all University and collegerequiremen ts) ..

II. The generic requirements for the Honors Degree:A. The candidate's University of Delaware cumulative

grade-point index must be at least 3A at the timeof graduation. (A department may specify a mini-mum grade-ppint index within the major..)

B, At least 60 of the total credits accumulated forgraduation must be at the 300 level or above,

G. The candidate must complete at least 30 credithours of designate Honors courses meeting the fol-lowing qualifications:1.,At least 12 Honors credits must be earned in cours-

es in the major department and approved by theHonors Program (certain graduate-level coursesmay be designated as satisfYingHonors credits).

2. Six Honors credits must be earned in the HonorsTutorials: UNIV 490 Humanities (.3 credits) andUNIV 491 Natural/Social Sciences (3 credits),

3"At least 6 Honors credits must be earned in cours-es outside the areas defined in C-1and C-2above.

4"At least 12 Honors credits must be earned at the300 level or higher in any combination of C-1, C-2, or C-3 above,

n, In addition to the 30 credits of Honors courses in ltC,the candidate must complete 6 credits of Honors the-sis or project (UNIV 401-80 and UNIV 402-80) andgive an oral presentation of the thesis or project to acommittee of faculty approved by the major depart"ment and the Honors Program, UNIV 401-80 andUNIV 402-80 are taken in the senior year; however,work on the thesis or project should begin in thejunior year to allowcompletion during the senior year,

K The candidate must take a comprehensive writtenexamination in the major in the senior year,administered by the major department..

IlL Submission of the Honors Degree Application Formshould be made during the sophomore year and mustbe made no later than the end of the junior year atthe UHP office, 186 S.,College Avenue" Neither com-pletion of the freshman year in the Honors Programnor receipt of the General Honors Certificate isrequired for an Honors Degree"

Degrees with Distinction, The Degree with Distinctionsupplements regular departmental degree requirementsby giving the student significant research experiencewhile still an undergraduate, Candidates for the Degreewith Distinction must meet the following conditions:

A. The candidate's cumulative grade index must be atleast 3,0 at the time of graduation, and his or herindex in the major must be at least 3.5.

B. The candidate must complete six credits of thesis orproject (UNIV 401 and UNIV 402) and give an oralpresentation and defense of the thesis or project toa committee of faculty from the major departmentand the University Committee on Student andFaculty Honors,

The Degree 'with Distinction entails no change in theregular requirements of a student's program other thanresearch, writing, and defense of a senior thesis.,

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Residence Life and the Honors Center. Full-time fresh-men in Honors live in the Dickinson residence complex,with about the same number of non-Honors freshmen,Trained Residence Assistants help students with personalor academic questions and organize student activitiesheld within the residence halls. The UHP freshman com-munity is neither exclusive nor limiting" Honors fresh-men participate fully in University-wide activities.,

Upperdass students in Honors reside wherever theychoose. Some become Dickinson Fellows-former fresh-men in Honors who live in Dickinson Hall, assist incom-ing freshmen, and organize student activities andprograms" Others move to the upperclass honors floorslocated on North Central campus, and still others moveto special interest houses, including the Music, French,German, Spanish, or International Houses, or to theBelmont House,

The Honors Center is the focal point of manyUHP-sponsored extracurricular activities, includingfilms, lectures, exhibits, and receptions, bringing stu-dents and faculty together to establish the Honors com·munity. The Center is also a quiet, informal place withstudy tables and comfortable sofas and chairs" In addi-tion, the Center has undergraduate research resourcesand theses on file, computer terminals, and an IBM-XTmicrocomputer

SPecial Events and Programs. The University Forum isan annual lecture series bringing distinguished guests tocampus to lecture on a topic central to the series' theme"While on campus, many of the guests interact with stu-dents informally before and after the public lecture"

Honors Degree and Degree with Distinction studentshorn all majors present their research at the annualUndergraduate Research Symposium each spring"Science and Engineering Scholars present an annualposter session"

The Honors program also sponsors a variety of spe-cial events and programs, such as photo and literary con-tests and museum and theatre trips.

UNIVERSITYPARAllEL PROGRAMFirst-year students interested in pursuing quality highereducation associated with the University of Delaware,who prefer to continue to live at home for a year, or forother reasons choose not to begin their studies on themain campus, should consider the; University ParallelProgram.

The Parallel Program is intended primarily forDelaware residents" It operates as a University ofDelaware branch campus system, with classes conductedat three Delaware Technical and Community Collegelocations-Wilmington, Dover, and Georgetown"

University Parallel students are University ofDelaware students and earn credits toward a UD degree.,Parallel faculty are University of Delaware faculty who

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enjoy a reputation as excellent classroom teachers andacademic advisers ..

Parallel classes tend to be smaller ..Students desiringrelatively more individual faculty attention will find it inParallel, which provides an environment allowing stu-dents in need of additional academic reinforcement toobtain it. Courses designed to bridge the gap between astudent's prior educational experience and University-level courses are offered regularly. This is especially help-ful to college-age students, whom the Admissions Officemay deem underprepared for success as entering fresh-men on the main campus, and to adults returning tohigher education after being away for some time.

The majority of Parallel courses are arts and sciencecourses, although there is growing interest in profession-al areas. Accordingly, courses in business, education, andsome other areas have been added ..Baccalaureate degreecompletion is possible at Georgetown in criminal justice,engineering technology, and general agriculture, and inDover in criminal justice and engineering ..

Parallel students enjoy "dual citizenship"-that is,they participate in social, recreational, and cultural activi-ties sponsored by the University of Delaware and, in addi-tion, enjoy privileges afforded Delaware Tech students ..Parallel students pay tuition at the same rate as DelawareTech students, which is lower than University of Delawaretuition.. Parallel students interested in intercollegiate ath-letics may participate in DTCC programs while enrolledin the Parallel Program and in University programs whenthey move to the main campus ..

Persons desiring admission to the Parallel Programmake application through the University of DelawareOffice of Admissions. On acceptance to the Program,they agree to complete their first year of study at one ofthe Parallel Program locations before moving to theNewark campus ..Students also may enroll in individualParallel courses as Continuing Education students.Prospective Parallel students are invited to visit one ormore of the campus locations to talk with faculty andstaff.

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMSThe University of Delaware offers a variety of opportuni-ties for students of every college and major to reap thebenefits of studying abroad ..These special programs fos-ter social maturity and appreciation for the similaritiesand differences among people of various backgrounds ..Some also offer an opportunity to become fluent in asecond language.

The Office of International Programs and SpecialSessions administers semester programs in Madrid,London, Vienna, Costa Rica, and Paris ..Each is directedby a full-time University faculty member.. The residentfaculty director teaches classes in his or her academicdiscipline, and faculty of the host country offer addition-

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al courses. All courses are taught in English, except for-eign language courses, and bear regular University ofDelaware course credit. Honors options are available,and certain courses are available that have been desig-nated to satisfy group requirements only when takenabroad.

In the five-week Winter Session, approximately 15study abroad programs are sponsored by various academ-ic departments and coordinated by the Office ofInternational Programs and Special Sessions. These pro-grams are directed by University faculty who teach regu-lar credit courses in their discipline. This can be anexceptional first experience of study in another countryand a valuable one for students who choose not to devotean entire semester to study abroad ..

Three foreign-Ianguage-based programs are availablein the fall semester for students who are already profi-cient in French, German, or Spanish. These are spon-sored by the Department of Foreign Languages andLiteratures in Caen (France), Bayreuth (Germany), andGranada (Spain) ..

All students participating in study abroad programsenroll for a full-time academic schedule and pay regularUniversity of Delaware tuition ..A program fee covers air-fare, housing for the duration of the program, plannedgroup excursions, and some cultural activities. ForeignStudy Scholarships are available to continuing Universityof Delaware undergraduates on a competitive basis.Students interested in these programs should contact theOffice of International Programs and Special Sessions at(302) 451-2852 early in the semester preceding the termin which they hope to participate ..

The University also has affiliations with several otherinstitutions abroad that provide additional foreign studyoptions for students .. Among these are Denmark'sInternational Study Program, Interfuture, and programsin Monterrey, Mexico, Kassel, Germany, and Wolver-hampton, England.

ACADEMY OF LIFELONG LEARNINGThe Academy of Lifelong Learning, sponsored by theDivision of Continuing Education, provides more than100 college-level, noncredit courses each semester, alongwith seminars, travel, cultural and social events and otherlearning and enrichment activities for retired individuals55 or over. Academy activities are planned and taught byAcademy members. The northern Academy is located onthe Wilmington campus, the southern Academy in theMilford Center in Milford ..

PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMSThe College Enrollment Program for Advanced Pre-collegeStudents enables academically advanced and highly motivateed students to pursue college-level course work on a part-

time basis before graduating from high schooL During falland spring semesters, students may enroll in early morn-ing, late afternoon, or evening classes at the University.Students may also choose to take summer classes.Concurrent enrollment permits students to supplementhigh school work with more advanced material, pursueinterests, or build on special talents. The credits they earnmay be applied toward a university degree. For more infore

mation, call the ACCESSCenter at (.302)451-274LThe Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering/

UMTE/University of Delaware (FAME/UNITE/UD) is a pre-college program designed to increase the effective partic-ipation of underrepresented minority (Mrican American,Hispanic, American Indian) high school students (post10th & nth graders) in the applied sciences and engi-neering professions ..The College of Engineering, withsupport from FAME, Ine and other organizations, offersa six-week academic enrichment program in the summerfor talented minority high school students who demon-strate abilities for success in applied science and mathe-matics areas ..The curriculum includes course work inmathematics, science, English, computers, and engineer-ing design.

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completed the sophomore yeaL Students live in resi-dence halls on the Newark campus for the week andattend either the academic program, consisting of discus-sions, lectures, debates, and films revolving around a spe-cific theme, or the visual and performing arts program,which provides tutorial instruction with a noted artist andculminates in a performance or public display of work.Further information is available through Delaware's sec-ondary schools or by calling the Division of ContinuingEducation at (302) 451-8836

UD Summer College offers motivated high school stu-dents who have completed theirjuhior year the opportu-nity to expand their educational experience throughcollege-level study at the University..During the five-weekprogram, students live in supervised dormitories, takefreshman-level courses taught by University faculty, andparticipate in a variety of social and cultural extracurricu-lar activities including out-of~town trips .. Students selecttwo classes from a curriculum of nine traditional andinnovative courses ..On successful completion of thecourses, they earn regular University of Delaware credit,which many colleges and universities accept as transfercredit. The deadline for applications to the program isApril 15., For more information, call the Office ofInternational Programs and Special Sessions at (302)451-6560.

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GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH

• Graduate Colleges• Research Centers

Each of the ten colleges of the University offers pro-grams leading to graduate degrees. These include

the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, Masterof Education, Master of Business Administration, Masterof Chemical Engineering, Master of Civil Engineering,Master of Electrical Engineering, Master of MechanicalEngineering, Master of Applied Sciences, Master ofMaterials Science and Engineering, Master of MusicPerformance, Master of Public Administration, Master ofInstruction, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Marine Policy,Master of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Philosophy, andDoctor of Education.

Graduate work leading to the master's degree isoffered in nearly all the University's academic depart-ments ..Master's degrees may also be earned in the inter-departmental areas of operations research, biomedicalengineering, public horticulture administration, conser-vation of historic and artistic objects, early American cul-ture, and neuroscience. Programs leading to the degreeof Doctor of Philosophy are available in 33 areas ofstudy The degree of Doctor of Education is offered ineducational leadership.

Graduate assistantships and fellowships support 80percent of the full-time graduate students at the Uni-versity Graduate students holding assistantships partici-pate in sponsored research projects and in teaching atthe undergraduate level

The University conducts a wide variety of research,both basic and applied ..Close cooperation with research

centers and institutes on campus, with various industriesand major national laboratories, and with neighboringmuseums permits access to many kinds of facilities foradvanced study and research ..About two-thirds of thefunding for sponsored research and public service pro-grams comes from federal grants, contracts, and appro-priations ..The balance comes from state and industrialcontracts, foundation grants, University funds, and othersources ..The Delaware Research Partnership uses statefunds to attract matching grants from industry in supportof University research that has the potential to enhanceeconomic development in the state ..The University ofDelaware Research Foundation (UDRF), a nonprofitfoundation chartered in 1955 to support research at theUniversity, awards grants in science and engineering toyoung faculty and to established researchers investigatingnew and promising ideas ..

Requests for copies of the Graduate Catalog and generalinquiries about graduate study should be addressed to theGraduate Studies Office (phone: (302) 451-2129) Inquiriesconcerning a specific area of study should be addressed tothe chair of the department or area concerned ..

GRADUATE COLLEGESCollege of Marine Studies. The College of Marine Studiesoffers interdisciplinary master's and doctoral degrees infour areas of study: oceanography, marine biology-bio-chemistry, applied ocean science, and marine policy The

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graduate student specializes in one of these areas but alsomust understand the vocabularies and basic concepts ofthe others ..

Undergraduate students interested in marine stud-ies are advised to major in such related areas as physics,chemistry, mathematics, biology, geology, engineering,or the social sciences to develop a sound foundationfor graduate work and to take introductory marine-ori-ented courses as electives to develop their interest andcompetence, They are encouraged to approach MarineStudies faculty to participate in special problems,senior thesis, honors programs, or senior research,either during the academic year, winter session, or sum-mer seSSIon

Society's increasing demands on the sea and thegrowing awareness of man's impact on that environ-ment have combined to place marine studies at the fore-front of scientific and social research., The College ofMarine Studies conducts research on all aspects ofman's interaction with the sea, from conflicHesolutionstudies of multiple use situations in estuaries to studiesof natural science principles at work in the marine envi-ronment to engineering changes that benefit man andthe environment..

The College is a professional graduate school com-mitted to the development of skilled academic and pro-fessional leaders ..The positions held by graduates in theacademic community, in government, and in industryattest to the quality of education offered by the College.,For further information, call the Office of the Dean at(302) 645-4213

College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. The Collegeof Urban Affairs and Public Policy offers both the Masterof Arts in Urban Affairs and the Doctor of Philosophy inUrban Affairs and Public Policy. The College also offers aMaster of Public Administration degree,

The graduate program is multidisciplinary and seeksto prepare students for a broad range of career opportu-nities in the public and private sectors. The M"A and thePh.D. programs stress the skills neces~a~yfor applicationof social science perspectives to public policy problems.The M.P.A. program stresses knowledge and skills essen-tial to the competent public manager, Graduate studentshave the opportunity to develop areas of specialization toreflect their particular interests as well as to complete acore program of study. Doctoral students must demon-strate their capacity for independent research throughthe development and defense of a dissertation M,F.A.students normally complete an internship, but thesis andresearch practicum options are available, M.A, ~tudentsnormally complete an analytical paper focusing on plan-ning or policy analysis ..Students in all three programshave the opportunity for involvement in numerousresearch and public service projects conducted by thefaculty and staff of the College.

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administration are advised to major in one of the socialscience disciplines. Upper-level undergraduate students,with the permission of the instructor, may enroll in intro-ductory courses offered by the College,.The faculty of theCollege are available to advise undergraduates concern-ing preparation for graduate study.,

In addition to its graduate program, the College hasan active program of research and public service, Areasof research that have received attention in the past sever-al years include planning and governance, technologyand society, social policy analysis and evaluation, localeconomic development, energy delivery, historic preser-vation, neighborhood analysis, educational policy, gov-ernmental and nonprofit organization, health policy,urban service delivery, and housing policy. The Collegehas developing relationships in these and other fieldswith universities in Britain, Korea, and Finland ..

The College contains several formal units that con-duct research and public service The Center forApplied Demography and Survey Research is a fullystaffed, professional survey research unit. The Dela-ware Public Administration Institute provides publicagencies with technical assistance in financial, legisla-tive, and personnel administration, in labor relations,and in in-service management training. The Center forEnergy and Urban Policy Research supports the analy-sis of changing energy conditions at the regional, state,and municipal levels. The Center for Historic Architec-ture and Engineering focuses University-wide resourceson the documentation, interpretation, and preserva~tion of the built environment .. The Urban AffairsAssociation, the international professional associationfor urban researchers, is housed in the College, At theUniversity's Wilmington location on 913 Market Street,the College maintains the Urban Agent Division. Forfurther information, call the Office of the Dean at(302) 451-2394.

RESEARCH CENTERSThe University has a number of specialized research unitsthat provide students the opportunity to conductresearch in conjunction with faculty, professional staff,and industrial personnel. A brief description of some ofthe more prominent research centers follows.

Centerfor Composite Materials. Established in 1974within the College of Engineering, the Center forComposite Materials (CCM) is internationally recognizedas a top academic research center in composite materials.,Sponsors include an industrial consortium, the ArmyResearch Office, and other government agencies, TheCenter currently involves more than 25 undergraduateswho work with graduate students and faculty in researchteams, The interdisciplinary center calls on the resourcesof the Depflrtments of Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical,and Civil Engineering, the Department of Physics and

Astronomy, the College of Business and Economics, andthe Materials Science Program,

Composite materials combine reinforcing materialswith polymer, metal, or ceramic matrices to provide supe-rior performance beyond that attainable with the individ-ual constituents" The major challenge facing theacademic sector in the composites field today is educat-ing enough high-quality engineers and scientists to insureand sustain the technological edge vital to the globaleconomy,

Since 1980, CCM has offered an undergraduateresearch program that recruits students both directly bythe Center and through the Honors Science andEngineering Scholars Program, A variety of mechanisms,including scholarships, fellowships, employment oppor-tunities, and academic credit, are used to sponsor stu-dents' participation in research programs under theadvisement of Center faculty and professional staff TheCenter provides industrial sponsors with student resumesand encourages its undergraduates to gain relevantindustrial experience during the summer between theirjunior and senior years, Senior Research Fellowships,offered by the Center on a competitive basis, require sixcredits of senior research, a research report, and an oraldefense to a committee of faculty members" CCM stu-dents are also eligible to be selected for various awards,which are given annually to undergraduates for the quali-ty of their research projects,

Center for' Catalytic Science and Technology. Since 1978,the Center for Catalytic Science and Technology has pro-vided a comprehensive program of education and funda-mental research in catalysis and chemical reactionengineering" Catalysis research is essential to the creationof new technology to meet the challenges of energy sup-ply, economical manufacturing of high quality chemicaland polymeric materials, and environmental protection"Center personnel number about 100 individuals includ-ing faculty from the Departments of Chemical Engineer-ing and Chemistry and Biochemistry, adjunct facultyfrom industry, visiting scientists, professional staff, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate and undergraduate stu-dents" The Center has the best-equipped catalysislaboratory in the us. It is supported by industrial spon-sors and the federal and state government.

Delaware Geological Survey. The Delaware GeologicalSurvey (DGS) was established by an Act of the GeneralAssembly in 1951 and is organized as a unit of theUniversity, This arrangement reflects both the researchorientation of the Survey and its dedication to the appli-cation of geologic information throughout the state" TheSurvey is charged with the systematic investigation of thegeology, mineral, and water resources of Delaware andwith the advisement of state and local agencies, munici-palities, industries, and individuals concerning these mat-ters" In fulfillment of this charge, it conducts a programof geologic research, exploration, and service" The


Survey's staff, under the direction of the State Geologist,is appointed by the University"

Survey programs are coordinated with related stateand federal agencies The Delaware Geological Sur veyserves as the state's cooperator with such federal units asthe Us. Geological Survey, U,S" Bureau of Mines, U,S,Minerals Management Service, and the Delaware RiverMaster" Liaison and counsel are provided to other appro-priate governmental and technical units through variousappointments held by the State Geologist and othermembers of the scientific staff" Students may benefitfrom association with Survey geologists and theirresearch projects, In addition, some of the geologists par-ticipate in teaching programs,

The research results of the Delaware GeologicalSurvey are published as Bulletins, Reports of Investiga-tions, Geologic and Hydrologic Maps, Atlas and Miscell-aneous Map series, Special Publications, Open FileReports, and journal articles" The Survey's well records,sample library, and other data collections are additionalresources available to the scientific community and thegeneral public For further information, contact theDelaware Geological Surveyor the DGS CartographicInformation Center at (.302) 451-2833

Institute of Energy Conversion. The Institute of EnergyConversion (IEC), established in 1973, is a laborator ydevoted to research and development of thin-film photo-voltaic cells" Fundamental material and d-eviceresearch iscarried out in parallel with process engineering studiesand analysis of film deposition processes"

The Institute has a staff of some 25 professional andsupport personneL This number is augmented each yearby programs providing partial support for faculty, visitingscientists, and graduate and undergraduate students,Professionals from the Institute lecture in undergraduatecourses as well as help supervise graduate and undergrad-uate students in research,

Bartol Research Institute. The Bartol Research Insti-tute, a nonprofit research organization, moved to theUniversity of Delaware in 1977 and established a jointgraduate program with the Department of Physics, TheInstitute conducts research on cosmic rays, the interplan-etary medium, planetary magnetic fields, high energyparticle physics, astrophysics, cosmology, condensed mat-ter physics, solar and stellar physics, and nuclear physicsThe Institute receives support from the endowmentestablished by Mr. Henry Bartol, from the University ofDelaware, and from contracts from the U.s, Departmentof Energy, the National Science Foundation, the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration, and the JetPropulsion Laboratory Dr. Norman Ness, President ofthe Institute and a member of the National Academy ofSciences, is the principal investigator of a magnetic fieldexperiment on the Voyager 2 spacecraft, which has suc-cessfully completed its twelve-year tour of the four largestplanets in our solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and

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Neptune, He is also the principal investigator on therecently awarded (1991) NASA Space College Grant forGraduate Fellowships, Bartol operates experimental facil-ities in Antarctica at the South Pole in cosmic rays, helio-seismology, and air showers investigating very highenergy elementary particle interactions" The researchbudget in 1990 was over $3 million.,

Other Research Centers. A representative sampling ofother research centers that are housed in colleges anddepartments throughout the University follows,

" Center for Applied Coastal Research•• Center for Archaeological Research

It Center for Climatic Research

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(I Center for Colloidal Science

•• Center for Economic Education

•• Center for Energy and Urban Policy Research

" Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering

•• Center for Mathematics of Waves

" Center for Remote Sensing

" Center for the Study of Marine Policy

•• Delaware Transportation Center

•• Disaster Research Center

•• Financial Institution Research and Education Center(FIRE)

OTHER DIVISIONS

THER DMSIONSo Continuing EducationG international Programs and Special SessionsG librarye Academic Computing Servicese The Instructional Technology Center

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The mission of the Division of Continuing Education. is to extend the University's academic resources to

citizens throughout the State of Delaware. This is accom-plished through credit courses, nondegree short courses,public lectures, art exhibitions and other cultural events,~ummer institutes, travel programs, and conferences.,Programs are taught or conducted by University facultymembers and by outstanding professional persons in thecommunity, Continuing Education students include busi-ness executives, educators, health care professionals,engineers, artists, lawyers, homemakers, managers, farm-ers, military and public agency personnel, bankers,retired professionals, employed persons who are earningdegrees through part-time study, as well as those withoutspecific professional or degree objectives who are seekingintellectual stimulation through organized or informalstudy,

In addition, the Division of Continuing Educationprovides program development and conference manage-ment support to area businesses, government agencies,and professional associations to help meet their educa-tional and training needs., Modern conference facilitiesfor these activities are available for public use, Theyinclude John M.,Clayton Hall on the Newark campus, theGoodstay/Wilcastle Centers on the Wilmington campus,the Milford Center in Milford, and the Virden Residen-tial Conference Center in Lewes.

ACCESS Center. The Adult Center, for ContinuingEducation Student Services (ACCESS) provides careercounseling, educational planning and academic advise-ment, and administrative assistance to current and poten-tial continuing education students (see Student SupportPrograms section). For further information, call (302)451-2741.

iNTERNATIONAL PROGRAMSAND SPECIAL SESSIONSThroughout the year, the Office of International Pro-grams and Special Sessions offers academic opportunitiesfor students of every college and major, There are fall,winter, and spring study abroad programs (see SpecialPrograms section). Three short academic terms also pro-vide special academic opportunities both on and off cam-pus: one in the winter and two in the summer. WinterSession is a five·week term between the fall and springsemesters .. Winter courses meet January 6 throughFebruary 7. The first summer session begins June 8 andincludes classes that meet for five weeks as well as somethat meet for 7 1/2 weeks.,The second five-week summersession runsJuly 13 throurh August 15..

In each of these specia: sessions, students may takeup to seven credits to accelerate progress toward adegree, to focus on a single :;;ubject, or to synchronizetheir course schedule with the sequence of fall and

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spring course offerings. Courses are often available thatare in high demand during the regular semesters.Approximately 300 students each year find that WinterSession is an especially good format for a study abroadexpenence

The Library, Student Center, Housing and DiningServices, Carpenter Sports Building, and many other sup-port services are active during the special sessions ..Thereis also a full program of cultural activities including films,concerts, bus excursions, and lectures during summerand winter sessions ..

Booklets containing detailed information and courselistings will be available prior to the registration periodfor each session ..Winter Session booklets will be pub-lished in September, and registration begins October 14..Summer Session booklets will be available in April withregistration to begin May 13. For further information,call (.302) 451-2852

LIBRARYThe University Library includes the Hugh M.. MorrisLibrary, where the main collections are housed, threebranch libraries located on the Newark campus-theAgriculture Library, the Chemistry Library, and the Physics

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Library-and a fourth branch, the Marine Studies Libraryin Lewes, Delaware ..The library's collections parallel theUniversity's academic interests and support all disciplines.Books, periodicals, microforms, government publications,computer data bases and software, maps, manuscripts, andmedia provide a major academic resource for theUniversity of Delaware, the surrounding community, thestate, and the nation ..The Library provides a wide range ofservices including computerized literature searches, refer-ence assistance, interlibrary loan, instructional programs,and assistance to the visually impaired ..

The Library contains over 1,900,000 volumes with anadditional 475,000 government publications, over2,000,000 microforms, and over 100,000 maps .. Sub-scriptions are held to over 24,000 journals ..The collectionsare broadly based and comprehensive, with emphasis onthe social sciences, humanities, and science and engine ereing. Special Collections holdings include the DelawareCollection, the Unidel History of Chemistry Collection,the Unidel History of Horticulture & Landscape Architec-ture Collection; manuscripts such as the papers of JamesG. Booth, Paul Bowles, Emily Coleman, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Donald Justice, George S..Messersmith, IshmaelReed, Louis Untermeyer, Christopher Ward, TennesseeWilliams, and William Butler Yeats;and archives includingAmerican Poetry, Bird and Bull Press, Lloyd Goodrich-AlbertPinkham Ryder, Pagany. A Native Quarterly, and Proscen-ium Press. The Library is a Us. Government depositoryfor publications of the u.s. Government and a Us. patentdepository for all patents issued by the u.s. Office ofPatents and Trademarks.

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A major expansion and renovation of the MorrisLibrary, originally opened in 1963, was completed in fall1986 ..The new building provides seating for approxi-mately 3,000, special purpose space for computer basedsystems, direct access to various computer facilities forlibrary users, a spacious periodical reading room, a hand-some Special Collections area including an exhibitionroom and reading room with a controlled environmentalsystem for rare materials, a microcomputing center, spe-cial equipment and areas to assist the visually impaired,and a media area and viewing room.

An online catalog called DELCAT was implementedin 1986. DELCAT also includes online circulation and"on order" information ..Access to DELCAT is availablethrough public terminals and printers located in eachlibrary and throughout the campus Off campus access toDELCAT, which requires a terminal, modem, and tele-phone line, is available at no charge to an individuaLTelephone access is toll free throughout the State ofDelaware ..

DELCAT Plus provides access to references in jour-nals contained in four databases in the fields of busi-ness, the arts and humanities, and engineering andtechnology. It is available in the Morris Library and viathe campus network at no charge to the user .. In addi-tion, over a dozen databases are also available on com-pact disc (CD Rom) for searching by users at no charge.Examples of these compact disc databases are Agricola,ERIC, MEDLINE, MLA BibliograPhy, and PsychologicalAbstracts. Other computerized information services thatare fee based provide users with online computer accessto more than 900 databases in the sciences, social stud-ies, and humanities.

The Library is a member of the Association ofResearch Libraries and the Center for ResearchLibraries .. It belongs to PALINET, through which it islinked to the Online Cooperative Library Center(OCLC) ..For further information, call (302) 451-2965.For Library hours, call (302) 451-BOOK

ACADEMIC COMPUTING SERVICESAcademic Computing Services (ACS) provides consult-ing, training, and documentatiQn for students, faculty,and staff using computing hardware and software forresearch and instruction ..The centrally supported com-puting systems and services include microcomputer labo-ratories for instruction and general purpose use, UNIXmulti-workstation and time-sharing facilities typically usedfor scientific instruction and research, and an IBM vectorprocessing· time-sharing service offering a wide range ofinstructional and research applications ..

Time-sharing facilities operate 24 hours a day, sevendays a week. They are accessible from many campus loca-tions via the University's high-speed data network andmay also be accessed from residence halls and off campus

through lower speed telephone and data services ..Remote facilities such as the National Science Founda-tion Supercomputer Centers are reached via the nationalnetwork serving research and education ..

The University's computer systems provide a fullrange of scientific and business programming languages,and extensive software libraries offer a large selection ofapplications in communications, data bases, spread-sheets, graphics, mathematics, numerical analysis, statis-tics, modelling, text processing, and computer-basedinstruction ..

Students with a valid University ID. may use any pub-lic microcomputer on campus; students whose coursework requires the use of central computing systems areassigned special access accounts by instructors .. Eachsemester, students receive a computing site map showingthe location, hours of operation, and equipment avail-able in each microcomputer and terminal site ..If studentshave their own terminal or microcomputer, a telephone,and a modem, they may dial the University's central com-puting systems and the Library systems, DELCAT andDELCAT Plus, directly

The focal point of ACS's consulting services is theConsulting Center in 002 Smith HalL The Center assistsstudents with the operation of University-supported hard-ware and software .. Support for discipline-specific soft-ware is also offered at other sites on campus. TheMicrocomputing Resource Center (MRC), in 040 SmithHall, demonstrates hardware and software and providesconsultation on the purchase of personal computerequipment available for sale at discounted prices throughthe University's Computer Warehouse ..

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Each semester, ACS offers free classes for students onthe use of the mainframe systems and on word processingwith microcomputers .. Students may attend, withoutcharge, any of the classes on microcomputer, workstation,and mainframe applications. The schedule of classes isincluded in a monthly newsletter; available at all comput-ing sites .. Computer manuals, introductory handbooks,self-paced tutorials, videotapes, and audiotapes are alsoavailable to assist students in learning how to use comput-ers effectively.. For further information, call (302) 451-1205 or visit the Consulting Center in 002 Smith HalL

THE INSTRUCTIONALTECHNOLOGY CENTERThe Instructional Technology Center (ITC) provides sev-eral resources in support of instruction including instruc-tional television (ITV) studio/classrooms that transmitcourses to off-campus students, studios used to teachcourses in television production and to create ITV pro-grams as well as videotapes and videodiscs, graphics ser-vices that produce slides and transparencies for classroompresentations, and a large audiovisual equipment invento-ry.. Instructional Technology Center professionals alsoadvise faculty on effective uses of technology in the class-room and work with faculty to develop instructional com-puting and multimedia materials for classroompresentations and individual student use ..The ITC workswith faculty to create a variety of award-winning instruc-tional software programs that are used by students at theUniversity and throughout the world ..

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TUDENT LIFE AND ACTMTIES• Student Affairs• Delaware Undergraduate Student Congress• The Student Center• Religious Opportunities• Cultural Events• Visiting Scholars and Lecturers• National Student Exchange• Musical Ensembles• Faculty Performing Groups• University Gallery• Student Publications and Communications

STUDENT AFFAIRS

The Division of Student Mfairs emphasizes the totaldevelopment of students and works to challenge

them so that they may grow, learn, and become responsi-ble for their own actions ..By extending the educationalprocess beyond the classroom, the Division providesopportunities for learning through involvement in cul-tural and social activities, student organizations, lectureseries, and community service

The Division is committed to protecting the rightsand dignity of each student. The staff realizes that stu-dents come to campus from a variety of backgrounds andwith different experiences in self~government and self-direction.. When problems arise, students are encouragedto seek the assistance of professional staff members avail-able in the services offered by the Division

DELAWARE UNDERGRADUATESTUDENT CONGRESSThe Delaware Undergraduate Student Congress (DUSC) isthe official name of the University's student governing bodyof which all undergraduate degree candidates are consid-ered members ..This organization assumes the responsibilityof self government, as delegated by the University facultyand administration ..Its overall charge is to identiry the needsof students and bring them to the attention of the adminis-tration and faculty DUSC serves to interpret University poli-

• Honor Societies• Registered Student Organizations• Fraternities and Sororities• Intercollegiate Athletics Program• Recreation and Intramural Programs• Student Health Service• Disabled Student Services• New Student Orientation• Department of Public Safety• Motor Vehicle Registration and Use• Identification Cards

cy to the student body. It also oversees the approximately170 registered student organizations ..

DUSC consists of six officers, elected from across thecampus, of eight representatives from the undergraduatecollege councils, of one representative each from theBlack Students Union, the Resident Student Association,the Off~Campus Student Association, the StudentProgram Association, the Interfraternity Council, thePanhellenic Council, the Cultural Programming AdvisoryBaord, and the Returning Adult Student Association, andof the chairs of its ten standing committees ..In addition,DUSC appoints student representatives to University, fac-ulty, student, and Board of Trustee committees ..For fur-ther information, call (.302) 451-2648

THE STUDENT CENTERThe John A. Perkins Student Center provides facilitiesand services for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and thecommunity The Center's services include meeting roomsfor campus groups, a number of student lounges, theBacchus Theatre, the University Bookstore, an informa-tion center, a bank, a faculty dining room, and a copycenter. In addition, the Center has a recreation area withbilliards, television and an exhibition area. There is a stu-dent dining area in the Center as well as a snack bar.

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Student Program Association (SPA)offer film series, "popu-lar" and classical concerts, theatre productions, art exhibi-tions, and bus tours to nearby cultural and athletic events"

The offices of several student organizations are locat-ed in the Student Center including the DelawareUndergraduate Student Congress (DUSC), the StudentProgram Association (SPA), WXDR radio, and the stu-dent newspaper and yearbook; The Student OrganizationActivities Center and the Student Activities Office arealso housed in the Student Center.

RELIGIOUS OPPORTUNITiESRecognition is given to the importance of ethical andmoral influences in the development of the individual.Students are encouraged to attend the churches of theirchoice and to contact their own denominational organi-zations on the campus" Most denominations are repre-sented in Newark or in nearby Wilmington. In addition,there are a variety of registered student religious organi-zations on campus.

CULTURAL EVENTSThe Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre, along withthe Student Center, the Office of International Programsand Special Sessions, and the Student Program Associa-tion offer a variety of concerts, films, theatre productions,and art exhibitions at the University. In addition,International Programs and Special Sessions, the StudentCenter, and the Faculty Senate Committee on CulturalActivities and Public Events bring to the campus manyoutstanding music, dance, opera, and theatre programs"Bus tours are offered to the Philadelphia Orchestra seriesat the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, to the Metro-politan Opera in New York, and to selected museumexhibits and theatre productions.

VISITiNG SCHOLARS AND LECTURERSThe intellectual life of the University community isenriched by the many outstanding visiting scholars andlecturers who are invited to the campus" A well-estab-lished Visiting Scholars Program sponsors many of thesescholars, who speak to classes and often present anevening lecture to which all interested members of thecommunity are invited ..Students are given several oppor-tunities to talk with these visitors at luncheons, dinners,or in informal conferences.

The Visiting Minority Scholars Program, sponsoredby the Office of Minority Affairs, offers lectures and collo-quia by Black, Native American, and Spanish-surnamescholars ..These scholars at times reside in the MartinLuther King Jr ..Humanities House and interact with thestudent residents ..The Winterthur Program in EarlyAmerican Culture brings distinguished visiting scholars

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to the University to spend several days. This programinvolves graduate courses at the University and laboratorywork at the nearby Winterthur Museum The LankExchange Program encourages the exchange of culturaland scientific knowledge between the University ofDelaware and the University of Montreal. Scholars fromeach university visit the other campus for several days.

Each fall, the Honors Program sponsors the Uni-yersity Forum, a semester-long lecture series that bringsaccomplished individuals from many walks of life to cam-pus for discussion of a topic of mutual concern. PastForum participants have included author Gloria Steinem,economist Walter Williams, former US. Attorney GeneralRamsey Clark, educator Nathan Glazer, author CarolineBird, and Atlanta mayor and former U.S. Ambassador tothe United Nations Andrew Young.

During the academic year, many lecture series areoffered by academic units throughout the campus, and anumber of special university-wide lecture series on topicsof national or international interest are sponsored bycooperating units.

NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGEUniversity of Delaware students can spend up to a year atone of 87 institutions located throughout the Us. thatexchange students through the National StudentExchange. Full-time students with a 2.5 or better gradepoint average and in good standing with the Universityare eligible to apply. Financial aid is frequently available ..Expenses are similar to those at the University ofDelaware, and credits transfer back to the University. Forfurther information, call (302) 451-6331..

MUSICAL ENSEMBLESThe Department of Music offers a variety of opportuni-ties to perform in musical ensembles ..The Choral Union,Chorale/Chamber Singers, Collegium Musicum, Uni-versity Singers, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble,Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble,Gamelan, University-affiliated Orchestra, and a variety ofchamber ensembles are important contributors to themusical life of the campus. Membership in these organi-zations is open to all members of the University commu-nity. Majors in other departments may apply a maximumof four credits toward group requirements in Humanitiesand the Arts ofthe College of Arts and Science.

For further information, call the Department ofMusic at (302) 451-2577..

FACULTV PERFORMING GROUPSThe Del'Arte Wind Quintet, formed in 1981, performsrecitals throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The Del'Artehas a wide and varied repertoire and is able to offer pro-

grams suitable for a variety of settings ..For their "Music inthe Schools" program, the group offers lecture-demon-strations and master classes and can furnish lesson plansand supplementary materials on request.

The Delaware Brass QJtintet, organized in 1981, per-forms a variety of programs including formal concerts,workshops/ clinics, and lecture-demonstr ations for stu-dent and adult audiences ..Each member brings extensiveperforming experience in solo and ensemble repertoireto the group. Available for performances are works homthe Renaissance through the avant-garde. Concerts havebeen presented in Delaware and neighboring states ..

The Faculty jazz Ensemble, in existence since 1978, per-forms at campus and regional events as a trio or with asmany as six or seven players ..The group has appeared inthe "Wonderful Music in Lewes" series and has enter-tained in Dover, Delaware as the opening act for BenVereen ..The group is also available for clinics and perfor-mances in area high schools ..

The Mendelssohn String Quartet, established in 1979,has been String Quartet in Residence in the University ofDelaware's Department of Music since 1989. The grouphas earned a reputation as one of the most imaginativeand exciting quartets of this generation ..The quartet hasappeared in major Us. cities and on college and univer-sity campuses throughout the country, and it has collabo-rated with such noted artists as pianists MenahemPressler, Rudolf Firkusny, and Ursula Oppens; sopranosLucy Shelton and Evelyn Lear; violist Robert Mann; andclarinetist Charles Neidich.

The Taggart-Grycky Flute and Guitar Duo, formed in1982, performs throughout the United States, and in 1987made a successful concert tour of Belgium. The Duo's dig-ital recording of nineteenth- and twentieth-century musicfor flute and guitar has won praise horn Hi-Fidelity andFanfare magazines. Combining solid musicianship with acharming style, the Duo treats its audiences to a delightfuldiscussion and interpretation of music from the baroquethrough the contemporary eras ..

For scheduling information, call the ProgramsCoordinator at (302) 451-8245.

UNIVERSITY GALLERYThe University Gallery has been in operation since 1978.Located on the second floor of historic Old College, theGallery, administered through the College of Arts andScience, cooperates with the Departments of Art, ArtHistory, Anthropology, and History, and with the MuseumStudies Program to bring exhibitions of regional andnational significance to the attention of the campus audi-ence and the surrounding communities ..The Gallery alsofunctions as a teaching laboratory, providing opportuni-ties for students to learn the current standards and prac-tices of the museum field.


The University Gallery houses a collection of artobjects and cultural artifacts spanning the ancient peri-od through the present, providing an invaluableresource to students, faculty, visiting scholars, and thegeneral public. To receive information on the UniversityGallery events and programs, please write: The Univer-sity Gallery, 301 Old College, University of Delaware,Newark, DE 19716.

STUDENT PUBLICATIONSAND COMMUNICATIONSThe student publications of the University are theReview, the student newspaper, and the Blue Hen, theyearbook. The "voice" of the campus-WXDR, 9L3 FMradio-is professionally managed and operated byUniversity students ..

HONOR SOCIETIESPhi Beta Kappa. Established in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is theoldest honorary society on the American campus ..A localchapter, Alpha of Delaware, was approved by the UnitedChapters of Phi Beta Kappa in September 1955 and wasinstalled in April 1956. Generally, seniors majoring in theliberal arts and demonstrating superior scholarship areeligible for election.

Phi Kappa Phi. Seniors ranking high in scholarship inany academic field are elected each year to this society.Two members of the faculty are also elected each year..

Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa are societiesthat recognize scholarship, leadership, and service.

Societies that recognize attainment in special aca-demic fields are Alpha Zeta (agriculture), Beta Alpha Psi(accounting), Beta Beta Beta (biology), Kappa Delta Pi(education), Omicron Nu (human resources), Order ofOmega (Greek honorary), Phi Alpha Theta (history), PiMu Epsilon (mathematics), Psi Chi (psychology), SigmaTheta Tau (nursing), and Tau Beta Pi (engineering) ..

REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSA wide variety of registered student organizations thatprovide leadership experiences and interest opportuni-ties are available at the University. Students can choosehom numerous areas ranging from departmental clubs,professional societies, and cultural associations to pro-grams and activities serving their recreational, social, andeducational interests ..

FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIESThe Greek Life program at the University has offered stu-dents an opportunity to belong to chapters of nationalfraternities and sororities since 1904..Alpha Epsilon Pi,

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Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha, KappaAlpha Psi, Kappa Delta Rho, Lambda Chi Alpha, OmegaPsi Phi, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Tau, Pi Kappa Alpha,Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon,and Zeta BetaTau are represented with fraternity chapters on theDelaware campus ..Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Epsilon Phi,Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, AlphaSigma Alpha, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta SigmaTheta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho, SigmaKappa, and Zeta Phi Beta have chapters here ..The Deanof Students Office advises all chapters and colonies aswell as their respective coordinating councils-theInterfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAMThere are 23 intercollegiate varsity sports, 12 for men

and 11 for women, including nationally-recognized pro-grams in football, baseball, golf, men's and women'slacrosse, and women's field hockey. Both men's andwomen's programs, except football, compete for overallathletic excellence within the North Atlantic Conferenceeach year..

Delaware c'ompetes for athletic championships inNCAA Division I except for the football program, whichcompetes in Division I.AA through the Yankee Con-ference ..Delaware also competes for championships as amember of the ECAC and IC4A. In recent years, 19University athletes have been named Academic All-Americans and six have been awarded the prestigiousNCAAPost-Graduate Scholarship.

The University's athletic facilities are among thefinest in the East with the 23,000-seat Delaware Stadium,the 3,OOO-seatDelaware Field House that includes one ofthe region's finest indoor track facilities; the DelawareDiamond, an all-weather outdoor track, and numerousother game and practice fields ..Adding to the facilities, inAugust 1992, will be the new $18 million Bob CarpenterSport/Convocation Center, a 5,OOO-seatmulti-purposebuilding that will house the Blue Hen basketball pro-grams, football locker rooms, and athletic administrationoffices.

RECREATION ANDINTRAMURAL PROGRAMSThe Recreation and Intramural Program at the Univer-sity attempts to contribute to the individual's overall edu-cational experience by developing individual strength,endurance, and readiness through activities that areenjoyable, serve to relieve tensions, and encourage com-panionship. The programs provide trained and responsi-ble leadership, opportunities to experience the desirablephysical, mental and emotional outcomes of participatingin activities and help individuals build a worthwhile recre-ational attitude that will serve them throughout their life.

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The Recreation and Intramural Program includes the fOl-lowing programs.

Open Recreation. The Carpenter Sports Building isopen for recreational use on Monday through Fridayfrom 4:00 p ..m. to 11:00 p.m. and on Saturday andSunday from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m., except when spe-cial events are scheduled ..Facilities available include aswimming pool, racquetball courts, squash courts, basket-ball courts, volleyball courts, weight rooms, StudentFitness Center, Outdoor Recreation Center, indoorclimbing wall, and fields. For hours of specific facilities,call (302) 451-2264 A current University of DelawareI.D. card is required to gain entrance to the building.

Intramural Programs. The University provides anextensive intramural athletic program for men andwomen as an alternative to intercollegiate competition ..The Intramural Council, made up of representativeshorn campus organizations participating in the programand the Associate or Assistant Director; meet once a weekto organize schedules and set up ground rules for the var-ious sports, Usually, more than half the students competein some phase of the intramural program. There areleagues, tournaments, and contests established for themen's, women's, and coed divisions in the followingsports: badminton, basketball, billiards, bowling, broom-ball, field hockey, golf, indoor soccer, innertube waterpolo, lacrosse, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, tabletennis, 10K run, tennis touch football, ultimate frisbee,volleyball, and walleyball.

Recreational Activity Programs. These instructionalactivities include aerobics, aquacize, ballroom dance, self-defense, and juggling ..

Student Fitness Center.The Student Fitness Center con-sists of the Main Aerobic Center and the Supercircuit andFree Weight Room. The Main Aerobic Center consists ofstate-of-the-art aerobic equipment. The facility is super-vised at all times by knowledgeable staff who will designindividualized fitness programs. The Supercircuit con-tains single station Universal weight machines, platformjoggers, stationary bikes, and selected £iee weights ..The45 minute circuit workout provides a comprehensivestrength and aerobic program. For Student FitnessCenter information call (302) 451-1580.

Outdoor Recreation Resource Center (ORRC). TheOutdoor Recreation Resource Center consists of theEquipment Rental Center, which provides a variety ofoutdoor equipment for rent to students and staff; theIndoor Climbing Wall with supervised instruction andpractice to develop and improve one's skills; and theOutdoor Instructional Programs in rockclimbing, canoe-ing, bicycling, camping, ete.. offered during the semester.All these programs are scheduled to provide studentswith a safe learning experience with quality equipment.The ORRC is designed to help people meet and shareoutdoor experiences with one another.. It can assist bothbeginners and experienced recreators to further develop

their outdoor skills. The program also aims to fosterawareness and appreciation of the natural environment.The ORRC includes program opportunities, instruction,equipment rental, and printed information.

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICEThe Student Health Service, located in Laurel Hall onthe south end of the main campus mall, provides out-patient and in-patient medical services for all undergrad-uate and graduate students" The Health Service is staffedby over 60 qualified physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, tech-nicians, health educators, a substance abuse counselor,and support personnel. Health Service physicians, psychi-atrists, nurses, and technical staff are all well trained, fullylicensed professionals. The physician staff are Board cer-tified or Board eligible in specialty areas to include familypractice, pediatrics, gynecology, and psychiatry

Out-patient services, offered on both an appoint-ment or walk-in basis, include x-ray and laboratory ser-vices, surgical treatment for minor lacerations andfractures, EKG testing, non-operative orthopedic services,medical supplies for loan, ambulance/medical transportservices, and consultation and referral for complex medi-cal cases. Student Health Service physicians and nursesare available to see patients from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Monday through Friday" On-call physician and mentalhealth professional coverage is maintained for inpatientemergencies and telephone consultation. Registerednurses are available to see patients on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis ..Out-patient services also include animmunization clinic for allergy injections andother inoc-ulations, a full-service gynecology unit, a psychiatric ser-vice with staff available after hours for mental healthemergencies, a substance abuse counseling service, and asports medicine clinic (located at the Delaware FieldHouse). Physical therapy services are also provided onreferral from Health Service physicians.

The Student Health Service sponsors a comprehen-sive health education program called Wellspring designedto help members of the University community evaluate,maintain, and promote their own health ..Wellspring-spon-sored programs and services include individual and groupeducation on alcohol! drugs, stress management, fit-ness/nutrition, sexuality concerns including HIV/ AIDSinformation, and eating disorders concerns. The HealthService also sponsors a support group (SOS) to help sur-vivors of sexual offense and to provide educational pro-grams that focus on acquaintance/date rape awarenessand prevention ..

All full-time students are eligible for these servicesand are charged the semester and winter session healthfee. This fee covers all costs except x-ray, prescriptiondrugs, special serum injections, off~campus medicalreferrals, and laboratory testing sent to private labs ..The semester and winter session health fee is also usedto support the mental health services offered through


the Center for Counseling and Student Development.Part-time admitted students can receive the services ofthe Student Health Service by paying either thesemester/winter session health fee or separate chargesfor each service .. The University also sponsors anoptional accident and sickness insurance program avail-able to all admitted full- and part-time students .. Forfurther information, call the Student Health Service at(302) 451-2226"

DISABLED STUDENT SERVICESBecause the University is committed to helping each stu-dent develop to the full measure of his or her ability, theDean of Students Office provides services for studentswith permanent and temporary disabilities .. Theseinclude special orientation tours of the campus, informalcounseling, short-term loan of cassette tape recordersand of keys to campus elevators, and liaison with faculty,professional staff, and state agencies. In addition,Disabled Student Services provide assistance in obtainingpriority status for scheduling, in using specialized equip-ment and auxiliary aids, in locating tutors, readers, andclassroom notetakers and interpreters, in finding avail-able accessible housing in residence hall and apartmentsettings, and in arranging transportation on campus andon the shuttle bus route. For further information, call theDean of Students Office at (.302)451-2116

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATIONAt the University of Delaware, New Student Orientationtakes place in two phases. Phase One assists students inaccomplishing the academic tasks that must be completedto ensure a smooth start to the first semester, while PhaseTwo enhances students' actual transition to Delaware..

Phase One. During the month of July (for Fall) andJanuary (for Spring) all new students are strongly urgedto spend one full day on campus to participate in PhaseOne ..A student's Phase One schedule typically includesplacement testing, a meeting with an academic advisor,registration for first semester classes, and opportunitiesto meet new and current students ..At the end of thePhase One day, students receive their fall class scheduleand their official University of Delaware l.D. card.

Parents are also encouraged to attend Phase One fora special "Parent's Orientation."

Phase Two. Phase Two is held for several days prior tothe beginning of class for fall and spring semesters.Helping new students feel welcome to Delaware; meetingfaculty, staff and other students; exploring academic andco-curricular opportunities; and gaining understandingof a student's relationship to the University communityare accomplished during Phase Two" Programs includeinformal meetings with professors, group discussions,social activities, and special workshops

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Information concerning both Phases of Orientationis mailed to all new students.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYThe administrative office responsible for police and secu-rity services on the campuses of the University ofDelaware is the Department of Public Safety. PublicSafety staff provide 24-hourca-day response to reports ofon-campus emergencies and criminal actions. Reports ofemergencies or requests for assistance may be communi-cated directly over more than 200 "dial-free" campusemergency telephones, or by calling the University Policeemergency number: (.302) 451-2222

The Police Division of the Department of PublicSafety is staffed by 46 men and women who have met thepolice training certification requirements of the State ofDelaware and who exercise full law enforcement authorityon the campus and contiguous streets ..Public Safety'sSecurity Divisi0iiVeirl.ploys16 full-time officers and approx-imately 35 part-time Student Security Aides. These staffreceive departmental training and assist the UniversityPolice by performing non-law eri 'orcement duties.

A copy of the most recent annual report of campuscrime statistics is available, upon request, from theDepartment of Public Safety, University of Delaware,Newark, DE 19716..

The preceding information is provided pursuant toChapter 89, Title 14 of the Delaware Code ..

MOTOR VEHICLEREGISTRATION AND USEUniversity personnel (students, faculty, staff, and visitors)are extended the privilege of operating and parkingmotor vehicles on campus only in accordance with theconditions stated in the publication Motor VehicleRegulations. Copies of these regulations are available

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from the Traffic Office of the Department of PublicSafety. All vehicles parked on campus (other than in thevisitors' lots or at activated meters) must be registeredwith the Traffic Office and display a current parking per-mit This requirement is in force at all times throughoutthe year..

Generally, undergraduate students are eligible forparking privileges only if they commute daily from theirhomes to the University. Car pools are encouraged andcar pool permits are available at special rates ..Studentswho reside on campus are not permitted to register oroperate motor vehicles (other than motorcycles or mope-ds) on campus, other than for weekend use ..Exceptionswill be granted for resident students with verified physicalhandicaps, or medical, academic, or other special needs.Assignment of parking lot privileges will be made at thetime of vehicle registration, consistent with the regula-tions currently in effect

The University reserves the right to remove and storeany vehicle parked on its property that lacks registrationor is otherwise in violation of the motor vehicle regula-tions at the expense of the owner..University parking priv-ileges are subject to revocation for repeated violations ofthe motor vehicle regulations.

IDENTIFICATION CARDSThe ID. card is the student's official University identifica-tion. It is issued to each full- and part-time undergradu-ate student upon matriculation and must be in thestudent's possession at all times ..The LD. card is nottransferable ..It is the property of the University and mustbe surrendered upon request. It becomes void upon with-drawal and must be returned to the LD..Systems Office inOllA Hullihen HalL Loss of an LD.. card should bereported promptly to the LD.. Systems Office so that anew card can be prepared. A charge is made for areplacement LD..card.

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