General Honors To graduate with General Honors a student must complete forty hours of Honors courses. Ten of these hours may include Departmental Honors courses. The student may acquire these hours through formal participation in a Departmental Honors Program connected with the major or minor. The student not participating formally in a Departmental Honors Program may acquire these hours by taking Departmental Honors courses in any department or departments with the permission of the Director of the Honors Program and the chairperson of the appropriate department or departments. Sixteen hours may include AP and CLEP credit as defined below. A maximum of 12 hours in Honors 283 and 483 (Directed Readings, Projects, and Research) may be applied towards graduation. The student should consult with the Director of the Honors Program concerning the optional ways below for acquiring Honors credit AP and CLEP as Honors credit For each AP course passed at a score of 3 or higher for which credit has been granted at Weber State College, an Honors student may waive 4 hours of the General Honors requirement up to a maximum total of 12 hours. For each CLEP general examination passed at a score of 525 or higher for which credit has been given at Weber State College, an Honors student may waive 4 hours of the General Honors requirement up to a maximum total of 12 hours. A maximum total of 16 hours in combined AP and CLEP Honors credit waiver is available. HONORS COURSES m NS150. Perspectives in the Physical Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content NS15L Perspectives in the Life Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content SS15Z Perspectives in the Social Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content HU153. Perspectives in the Humanities (2-4) May be repeated with different course content PD154 Perspectives in the Applied Arts and Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content 283. Directed Readings, Projects, and Research (1-4) Individualized study with a professor who may be selected from many possible disciplines. 290. Honors Colloquium (1-3) Varied topics as described in the quarterly schedule; topics wll be drawn from disciplines across the entire college; may be taken more than once with different course content: restricted to lower division students: may be offered in conjunction with 490. 29Z Short Courses, Workshops. Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript HU or SS 331. Intellectual Great Ideas of the West in the Classical and Medieval Eras (4) HU or SS 33Z Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Modern Era (4) HU or SS 333. Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East (4) 483. Directed Readings. Projects and Research (1-4) Individualized study with a professor who may be selected from many possible disciplines. 490. Honors Colloquium (1-3) Varied topics as described in the quarterly schedule; topics will be drawn from disciplines across the entire college; may be taken more than once with different course content; may be offered in conjunction with 290. 492. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript 499. Honors Senior Project (1-4) May be taken by students whose major department offers no Senior Project course; or may be taken in conjunction with a departmental Senior Project course when amplitude of the project merits additional credit may be offered as a scheduled seminar course, or taken on an independent study basis. BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES (BIS) Director: Ronald L. Holt Location: Library, Room 30 Telephone: 626-6230 Description The BIS Degree Program will 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 diversify professional potential. Education To qualify for the degree, the student must fill the graduation and BIS Degree requirements as listed below. Employment The BIS Degree allows the student to pursue unique professional goals. Indeed, a student under this program may prepare or retrain for more than one professional career. Entrance Limitations The Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree option will be available to students in good standing in the college. Entrance into the program will ordinarily be permitted at any time following the student's first quarter as a college student It is expected that the student, rather than seeking this option because of indecision or an inability to succeed in an established major, will have purposeful and mature objectives.lt is expected that these students will have a mature understanding of themselves and will know with some precision which life goals they will meet through a self-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 application are available from the BIS office. A Word of Advice The student is strongly advised that before applying for admission to the Bachelor of Integrated Studies program the more traditional options should be considered. The Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science are still the bedrock degrees of the academic world. The student will however find that an intelligent use of the Bachelor of Integrated Studies program provides in some cases a rewarding alternative. PROGRAM: BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES DEGREE General Requirements: • The student must complete a minimum of 183 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. • The student must establish a minimum of 45 hours of residence at Weber State College with registration in at least one quarter at the college following the last commencement pribr to graduation. • The student must take a minimum of 60 credit hours of upper division work. • The student must 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 option. • 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. PROGRAM: 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 all BIS concentrations, the Ethnic Studies concentration needs careful structure if it is to be flexible in meeting students' needs. Students taking this concentration will 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 all students) • Anthropology 101, Introduction to Anthropology (5) • History 214, Introduction to Ethnic History (3) • Sociology 410, American Minorities (3) Select one of the following options or design a comparable one: Option I: Hispanic Studies (12 credit hours): • History 326, Chicano History (3) • History 429, History of the American Southwest (3) • History 465, History of Mexico (3) • Social Work 213, Human Development Social Development (3) Option H: Native American Studies (11 credit hours): • Anthropology 350, American Indians (5) • History 426, American Indian History (3) • Social Work 213, Human Development & Social Development (3) Option III: Black Studies (11 credit hours): • History 313, Slavery, The Civil War & Reconstruction (5) • History 375, Black History (3) • Social Work 213, Human Development & Social Development (3) Option IV: Composite (12 credit hours): • History 375, Black History (3) • History 326, Chicano History (3) • History 326, American Indian History (3) • Social Work 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 S. Hall Location: Stewart Library, Room 108A Telephone: 626-6403 Professor: Craige S. Hall; Associate Professors: Sally Arway, Scott B. Birkinshaw, G. Arthur Carpenter, Stella Chang, Bonnie Fitzgerald, Ruth Turner; Assistant Professors: Evan Christensen, John R. Sillito, Victoria York, Carol Hansen; Instructor: JohnLamborn. Description The Department of Library Science provides instruction and assistance to students and faculty members in matters relating to 30 31