Bachelor of Integrated Studies Library Science General Information BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES (BIS) Director: Ronald L. Holt Coordinator: Daily Oliver Location: Library, Room 30 Telephone: 626-6230 Description The BIS Degree Program wiU serve the needs of (1) the student who wants to individualize a unique academic program; (2) the student who wants to obtain a broad general education; (3) the student who wants to divasify professional potential. Entrance Limitations The Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree option wiU be available to students in good standing in the coUege. Entrance into the program wiU ordinarily be pamitted at any time foUowing the student's first quarter as a coUege student It is highly recommended that students apply for admittance prior to or during their Junior year. It is expected that the student, rather than seeking this option because of indecision or an inability to succeed in an established major, wiU have purposeful and mature objectives. It is expected that these students wiU have a mature understanding of themselves and wiU know with some precision which life goals they wiU meet through a setf-designed program. A student seeking admission to the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program should apply to the Director of Integrated Studies. Official forms of apphcation are available from the BIS office. PROGRAM: BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES DEGREE General Requirements: • Complete a minimum of 183 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. • Take a minimum of 60 credit hours of upper division work • Receive a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in each of the courses taken for the three emphases. Specific Requirements: • The student must complete the specific College course requirements under General Education. • The student must complete the area requirements for General Education as listed for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree; Honors students may elect to fulfill this requirement through the Honors General Education optkm. • The student must take a minimum of 20 credit hours each from at least three (3) different academic departments or recognized disciplines (two of which must offer upper division credit) as approved by the BIS Admissions Committee beyond the classes that fulfill the General Education requirements. The course of study in each department or discipline shall be approved by the appropriate department Any departures from the approved set of courses must be sanctioned by the chair of the appropriate departments. The student must apply and be accepted as a formal candidate and take at least 45 credit hours of course work after acceptance to be eligible for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree. Students will be admitted to the program at the beginning of each quarter. Application should be made during the preceding quarter. ETHNIC STUDIES CONCENTRATION The Ethnic Studies Concentration is to be used as one of the three disciplines required by the BIS degree. It is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments including History, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, English and Honors. Ethnic Studies offers four concentrations: (1) Hispanic Studies, (2) Native American Studies, (3) Black Studies, (4) Composite. As is the case with aU BIS concentrations, the Ethnic Studies concentration needs careful structure if it is to be flexible in meeting students' needs. Students taking this concentration wiU be required to design their program in cooperation with the Director of Integrated Studies and the Director of Ethnic Studies, both of whom are members of the BIS Admissions Committee. Basic Core: (11 credit hours required of aU students) • Anthro SS101, Introduction to Anthropology (5) • Hist 214, Introduction to Ethnic History (3) • Soclgy 410, American Minorities (3) Select one of the following options or design a comparable one: Option I: Hispanic Studies (12 credit hours): • Hist 326, Chicano History (3) • Hist 429, History of the American Southwest (3) • Hist 465, History of Mexico (3) • Soclwk 213, Human Development Social Development (3) Option II: Native American Studies (11 aedit hours): • Anthro 350, American Indians (5) • Hist 426, American Indian History (3) • Soclwk 213, Human Development & Social Development (3) Option HI: Black Studies (11 credit hours): • Hist SS313, Slavery, The Civil War & Reconstruction (5) • Hist 375, Black History (3) • Soclwk 213, Human Development & Social Development (3) Option IV: Composite (12 credit hours): • Hist 375, Black History (3) • Hist 326, Chicano History (3) • Hist 326, American Indian History (3) • Soclwk 213, Human Development & Social Development (3) Should other courses relating specifically to ethnic minorities, either of an experimental or of a permanent nature be added to the curriculum, these courses will be accepted as part of the Ethnic Studies concentrations; should such courses be part of an academic area not listed, the new academic area will be added to those presently constituting the Ethnic Studies concentration. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SCIENCE Chair: Craige< s7Hali Location: Stewart Library, Room 108A Telephone: 626-6403 Professor: Craige S. Hall; Associate Professors: Sally Arway, Scott B. BirHnshaw, G. Arthur Carpenter, Stella Chang, Bonnie Fitzgerald, Ruth Turner; Assistant Professors: Evan Christensen, John R. Sillito, Victoria York, Carol Hansen; Instructor: John Lamborn. Description The Department of Library Science provides instruction and assistance to students and faculty members in matters relating to bibliographic research and learning through the use of libraries. The successful library user must combine the skills of a scholar and a detective in defining the problem, investigating possible sources of information, gathering "clues" or information, judging the reliability of the sources, evaluating the information itsetf and solving the problem. The Department of Library Science is concerned with teaching students how to learn and how to carry on independent learning projects throughout their lives. LIBRARY SCIENCE COURSES-LIBSCI PD101. Library Skills, Resources and Research (3) Introduction to the use of materials and information in libraries for academic success and lifelong learning. Topics include use of reference tools card catalog, government documents, periodicals documentation, bibliography and critical evaluation of materials. 33110/510. The Electronic Library (3) A survey of automated library information retrieval systems which include search strategies, characteristics of selected information utilities, utilizing search results and electronic publishing; using the capability of a microcomputer. Prerequisites for 510: Bachelor degree or permission of instructor. 340. Library Research Methods in Biology (3) Methodology of library research including the use of standard sources, indexes and abstracts for scientific reports. Prerequisite: English 102. ASIAN STUDIES MINOR PROGRAM Coordinator: Gordon K. Harrington Location: Social Science, Room 242 Telephone: 626-6781 The Asian Studies Minor Program is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments including History, Political Science and Philosophy, Geography, Foreign Language, English and Honors. PROGRAM: ASIAN STUDIES MINOR General Requirements: • Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement • A grade of C or better for each course taken is required to fulfill the minor requirement Specific Requirements: • Twenty credit hours of courses must be taken from at least four of the areas listed below: • Engl 373* (3X 483 (2-5). • Geogr 364 (5), 480 (1-5). • Hist SS470 (5) SS471 (5), 472 (5\ 483 (1-2), 495 (1-5). • Polsci 382 (4), 483 (1-4), 491 (1-5). • Philo HU355 (3), 483 (1-5). • Chinse 101 (5), 102 (5), 103 (5), HU201 (5X HU202 (5). • Japan 101 (5), 102 (5), 103 (5), HU201 (5), HU202 (5). • Honors HU333 (4). • Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs 292 (1-6), 492 (1-6). Available through departments listed above. *World Literature—Only when taught with Asian literature emphasis. Should other courses relating specificaUy to Asia either of an experimental or of a permanent nature, be added to the curriculum, these courses wiU be accepted as part of the Asian Studies Minor Program. Should such courses be part of an academic area not listed above the new academic area wfll be added to those presently constituting the Asian Studies Minor. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts & Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 34 35 Continuing Education