WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate Catalog

2019-2020

Academic Calendar for 2019-2020

The academic year consists of the Fall and Spring semesters and one eight-week Summer session. Each semester includes 15 weeks of instruction and one week of final examinations. The Summer session includes a pre-session, one eight-week, one six-week, and two four-week periods of instruction.

Fall Semester, 2019

August 19, Monday September 2, Monday September 3, Tuesday October 11, Friday October 14, Monday November 25?29, Monday?Friday November 28?29, Thursday?Friday December 2, Monday December 9?13, Monday?Friday December 14, Saturday

Classes Begin Labor Day (No Classes/University Closed) Classes Resume Fall Break (No Classes) Classes Resume Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed) Classes Resume Final Exam Week Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Spring Semester, 2020

January 13, Monday January 20, Monday

January 21, Tuesday February 12, Wednesday

February 13, Thursday March 9?13, Monday?Friday March 16, Monday May 4?8, Monday?Friday May 8, Friday May 9, Saturday May 10, Sunday

Classes Begin Dr. Martin Luther King Day (No Classes/ University Closed) Classes Resume Lincoln's Birthday (No Classes/University Closed) Classes Resume Spring Break (No Classes) Classes Resume Final Exam Week Graduate Commencement Undergraduate Commencement WIU--QC Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Summer Session, 2020

May 11, Monday May 25, Monday

May 26, Tuesday May 29, Friday June 1, Monday

June 26, Friday June 29, Monday July 3, Friday

July 6, Monday July 10, Friday July 24, Friday

Pre-Session Begins Memorial Day (No Classes/University Closed) Classes Resume Pre-Session Ends Eight-Week, Six-Week, and First Four-Week Sessions Begin First Four-Week Session Ends Second Four-Week Session Begins Independence Day Observed (No Classes/ University Closed) Classes Resume Six-Week Session Ends All Sessions End

Western Illinois University Undergraduate Catalog 2019?2020

1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455-1390 WIU Telephone: (309) 298-1414 Text Telephone: (309) 298-4444

Website: wiu.edu Western Illinois University--Quad Cities

3300 River Drive Moline, IL 61265-1746 Telephone: (309) 762-9481 Text Telephone: (309) 762-6974

Website: wiu.edu/qc

Western Illinois University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. Information about the Commission may be obtained by contacting the Commission offices and staff at or telephone (312) 263-0456. The provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as irrevocable contractual commitments between Western Illinois University and the student. The University reserves the right to change any provisions or requirements contained herein at any time within the student's term of residence.

Printed by authority of the State of Illinois 8/2019 ? 500 ? 19003

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Table of Contents

Academic Calendar.............................................................. Inside Front Cover

Overview................................................................................................. 4-22

Introduction Academic Programs Special Study Opportunities

Admission, Costs, Financial Assistance, and Records.............................23-45

Admission to the University Costs Financial Assistance Educational Records Policy

Graduation Requirements, Academic Regulations, and GradTrac..............46-80

Graduation Grading Policies Course Credit Student Academic Progress Academic Appeal Foreign Language/Global Issues Requirement University General Education Curriculum GradTrac

Colleges............................................................................................... 81-102

College of Arts and Sciences College of Business and Technology College of Education and Human Services College of Fine Arts and Communication Centennial Honors College

Academic Departments, Programs, and Courses................................. 103-367

Accounting and Finance Department Agriculture School Art and Design Department Biological Sciences Department Broadcasting and Journalism Department Chemistry Department Communication Department Computer Sciences School Counselor Education and College Student Personnel Department Earth, Atmospheric, and Geographic Information Sciences Department Economics and Decision Sciences Department Education School Engineering School Engineering Technology Department English Department Foreign Languages and Literatures Department General Studies Degree Program Health Sciences and Social Work Department History Department Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program Interdisciplinary Studies Minors and Courses Kinesiology Department Law Enforcement and Justice Administration School

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Liberal Arts and Sciences Department Management and Marketing School Mathematics and Philosophy Department Military Science Program Music School Nursing School Physics Department Political Science Department Pre-Professional and Dual Programs Psychology Department Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration Department Sociology and Anthropology Department Speech Pathology and Audiology Department Teacher Education Program Theatre and Dance Department University Courses

Academic and Student Services.........................................................368-376

Academic Services Student Services

Administration, Faculty, and Professional Staff................................... 377-391

Trustees of the University Officers of the University Faculty and Professional Staff

Indices..............................................................................................392-402

General Index IAI/WIU Course Match Index WIU Course Description Index

Maps............................................................................................... 403-404

WIU?Quad Cities Macomb Campus Map

Directory............................................................................. Inside Back Cover

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Higher Values in Higher Education

The History and Heritage of Western Illinois University

Founded in 1899, the Western Illinois State Normal School was established as an Illinois public institution to address teacher preparation in the state's grammar schools. The faculty and students of Western were eager to meet this need, and the institution soon became known for its well-rounded, deeply committed graduates, a tradition that continues.

As the years passed and the name was changed to Western Illinois State Teachers' College in 1921, and then to Western Illinois University in 1957, the institution's mission continually broadened to include academic majors that prepared high school teachers; the state's earliest and most successful extension program; a multifaceted graduate school; a liberal arts program; and, eventually, distinguished colleges devoted to Arts and Sciences, Business and Technology, Education and Human Services, and Fine Arts and Communication.

Throughout time, and most recently as Western celebrated 50 years as a University during academic year 2007?2008, we have earned and maintained a reputation for expanding public access to affordable, high-quality degree programs and fostering student involvement in University activities.

We are now a leading University with a residential campus in Macomb; a metropolitan, commuter campus in the Quad Cities; and extension and distance learning programs. With an outstanding, diverse faculty and staff committed to multicultural and international education, Western Illinois University offers undergraduate and graduate programs of study to approximately 8,500 students from Illinois, across the nation, and around the world.

The Present and Future of Western Illinois University

With more than a century of growth and development, and more than 100,000 living alumni, Western Illinois University maintains a strong sense of community and historic commitments to student access, affordability, and success. Western has consistently been recognized as a "Best Midwestern College" by the Princeton Review, and WIU was recognized in 2018 for the fourteenth consecutive year as a "Best Midwestern University" by U.S. News & World Report, one of only 36 Midwestern public universities in the top tier. Western is also identified in the U.S. News & World Report top-tier list of "Best Regional Universities," one of only three Illinois public universities in the top 70. U.S. News & World Report also recognizes WIU as a "Best for Veterans School" and a "Best Value School."

Western Illinois University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The University's teacher licensure programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by the Illinois State Board of Education. The University also maintains a strong commitment to discipline-based accreditation and licensure, where appropriate to the discipline. In academic year 2018?2019, Western Illinois University maintained accreditation/ licensure with 20 agencies, ranging from the American Speech?Language?Hearing Association to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

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These external recognitions and peer-based accreditations showcase our high academic standards, quality instruction, proven opportunities for job and graduate school placement, outstanding academic and residential facilities, exciting extracurricular activities, and institutional commitments to sustainability and affordability.

These recognitions also reinforce the unique mission and niche of Western Illinois University in the state's system of public higher education. Keeping focused on our vision, mission, and values is critical for continued student success and our progress, growth, and contributions to the state and beyond. Western Illinois University, along with all other 11 Illinois public universities, is currently being challenged by a declining number of Illinois high school graduates; decreasing state support (appropriations) for higher education; and increasing costs, maintenance, technological, infrastructure, and accountability needs.

Through continued successful implementation of Higher Values in Higher Education, the institutional planning, resource allocation, and accountability reporting process established in academic year 2002?2003, we will continue to build upon our strengths and take advantage of opportunities. Western Illinois University will continue to prepare our students and graduates to lead in the global community. We will do so in a manner that is distinctive and nationally recognized for successful implementation of our vision, mission, and values.

Our Vision

Western Illinois University will be the leader in educational quality, opportunity, and affordability among regional public universities.

Our Mission

Western Illinois University empowers students, faculty, and staff to lead dynamic and diverse communities. We provide student-centered undergraduate and graduate programs characterized by innovative teaching, research, and service, grounded in interdisciplinary, regional and global perspectives. We engage our students in educational opportunities guided by a professional and diverse faculty and staff in collaboration with alumni and community partners.

Our Values

Academic Excellence: Central to our history is the commitment to teaching, to the individual learner, and to active involvement in the teaching-learning process. Western Illinois University's highly qualified and diverse faculty promotes critical thinking, engaged learning, research, and creativity in a challenging, supportive learning community. We are committed to student success in an academic environment that encourages lifelong development as learners, scholars, teachers, and mentors.

Educational Opportunity: Western Illinois University values educational opportunity and welcomes those who show promise and a willingness to work toward achieving shared educational goals. We are committed to providing accessible, high-quality educational programs and financial support for our students.

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Personal Growth: Western Illinois University values the development of the whole person. We are committed to providing opportunities for personal growth in an environment that supports the development of wellness, ethical decision making, and personal responsibility in the global community.

Social Responsibility: Western Illinois University is committed to equity, social justice, and diversity and will maintain the highest standards of integrity in our work with others. We create an environment that fosters and promotes civic engagement. We serve as a resource for and stimulus to educational, cultural, environmental, community, and economic development in our region and well beyond it.

University Profile

Western Illinois University serves approximately 8,500 students in the heart of the Midwest through its traditional, residential four-year campus in Macomb, IL (population 20,000) and its metropolitan, commuter campus in the Quad Cities/ Moline, IL (QC population 384,000; Moline population 43,000). WIU's friendly, accessible, nurturing campus communities are dedicated to Higher Values in Higher Education and are comprised of strong faculty, state-of-the-art technology and facilities, and a wide range of academic and extracurricular opportunities for students and staff. Committed to empowering students through the opportunity to earn a high-quality education that is also affordable, WIU's GradTrac and Cost Guarantee programs ensure that students can achieve their degrees within four years while paying a fixed rate for tuition, fees, and room and meal plan. WIU remains the only University in Illinois to guarantee the cost for tuition plus fees and room and meal plan for students over a four-year period at both the undergraduate and graduate level. WIU's Cost Guarantee program is the model for the state's "truth-in-tuition program" that has helped students control cost.

The University offers 63 undergraduate degree programs, 38 master's/specialist degree programs, and 2 doctoral programs. Approximately 79 percent of WIU students are undergraduates and 21 percent are graduate students. The curriculum includes the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, fine arts, business, education, and a number of pre-professional and technical fields of study. Although students primarily come from Illinois, more than 1,050 are from out of state, and approximately 370 are international students. Between July 2017 and June 2018, 1,905 students completed undergraduate degree requirements.

Faculty: Providing excellent instruction is the highest priority of the University's 587 faculty members. The faculty is responsible for 96 percent of the total student credit hours earned at the undergraduate level with graduate teaching assistants contributing the remaining 4 percent. As a group, full professors devote approximately 90 percent of their professional responsibilities to undergraduate instruction. The on-campus ratio of students to faculty is 13:1, and the average undergraduate class size is 19. Although primarily dedicated to teaching, WIU faculty members participate in extensive research and creative activities.

Libraries: University Libraries provides research assistance; instruction in library use; group study space; lectures and special events; regional archives; and is a Federal Depository location. The libraries house an extensive collection and offer online database access to thousands of academic journals and publications. The Leslie F. Malpass Library in Macomb is the main branch and provides an

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