Introduction

The General Bulletin 2002-2004 is the academic guide for new students at Miami University. Please keep this catalog—it contains the requirements that you must meet for graduation as you enter Miami University in 2002-2004. Miami, however, reserves the right to make changes to its programs. It is your responsibility to check regularly with your academic program adviser for up-to-date information. Consult your academic division's advising office for specific information on academic policies and procedures, degree programs, and requirements.

Mission of Miami University

The mission of Miami University is to preserve, add to, evaluate, and transmit the accumulated knowledge of the centuries; to develop critical thinking, extend the frontiers of knowledge, and serve society; and to provide an environment conducive to effective and inspired teaching and learning, promote professional development of faculty, and encourage scholarly research and creativity of faculty and students. Miami's primary concern is its students. This concern is reflected in a broad array of efforts to develop the potential of each student. The university endeavors to individualize the educational experience. It provides personal and professional guidance, and it offers opportunities for its students to achieve understanding and appreciation not only of their own culture but of the cultures of others as well. Selected undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs of quality should be offered with the expectation of students achieving high levels of competence and understanding and developing personal value systems. Since the legislation creating Miami University stated that a leading mission of the university was to promote "good education, virtue, religion, and morality," the university has been striving to emphasize the supreme importance of dealing with problems related to values. Miami is committed to serve the community, state, and nation. It offers access to higher education, including continuing education, for those who can benefit from it, at a reasonable cost, without regard for race, creed, sex, or age. It educates men and women for responsible, informed citizenship, as well as for meaningful employment. It provides both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to the pursuit of knowledge and to the solving of problems. It sponsors a wide range of cultural and educational activities that have significance beyond the campus and the local community.

Miami University Values Statement

Miami University is a scholarly community whose members believe that a liberal education is grounded in qualities of character as well as of intellect. We respect the dignity of other persons, the rights and property of others, and the right of others to hold and express disparate beliefs. We believe in honesty, integrity, and the importance of moral conduct. We defend the freedom of inquiry that is the heart of learning and combine that freedom with the exercise of judgement and the acceptance of personal responsibility.

Brief History

An act of Congress signed by George Washington in 1792 stipulated that a university be located in the Miami Valley north of the Ohio River. The official act to establish Miami University was passed on Feb. 17, 1809. Miami is the second oldest state university west of the Alleghenies and takes its name from the tribe that once inhabited the area known as Ohio's Miami Valley. Delayed by the War of 1812, instruction began in 1824 with a president, two faculty, and 20 students. Enrollment grew rapidly, reaching 250 by 1839. In the 1830s, William Holmes McGuffey wrote the first of his Eclectic Readers while a Miami professor. Among the many talented young students was Benjamin Harrison who graduated in 1852; he was elected the 23rd president of the United States in 1888. A few years after the Civil War, with changed conditions and advancing prices, the income of the university became insufficient to support its work. Miami closed in 1873, opening 12 years later when resources had accumulated and the state of Ohio began a policy of appropriating public funds for support. Coeducation began in 1888; by 1903 there were more than 100 women on campus—one third of the total enrollment. Our first African American student, Nelly Craig, graduated in 1905. Many other milestones have been reached. The concept of artist-in residence began here. Beginning in 1835, four national fraternities were founded here, giving Miami a nickname, "Mother of Fraternities." Another nickname is "Cradle of Coaches," referring to the coaching success of so many former players and coaches. Ohio's first intercollegiate football game was played at Miami in 1888 against the University of Cincinnati. In the beginning, the course of study at Miami was strictly classical. Over the years new academic divisions were added to meet the changing needs of students and society: education in 1902, business in 1927, fine arts in 1929, graduate programs in 1947, applied science in 1959, and interdisciplinary studies in 1974. Western College, a 120-year-old private institution adjoining the Oxford campus, merged with Miami in 1974 and became the site of interdisciplinary studies (Western College Program). Miami's Middletown and Hamilton campuses opened in 1966 and 1968, respectively. Also in 1968, Miami opened a European center, now named John E. Dolibois European Center, in Luxembourg. A number of campus buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including Elliott, Stoddard, and Peabody halls, and the Western College for Women Historic District. The McGuffey Museum is a National Historic Landmark.

About Miami

Miami is a state-assisted university of Ohio. Approximately 14,800 undergraduates and 1,430 graduate students are enrolled at the Oxford campus. About 225 of the undergraduates attend one or two semesters at the John E. Dolibois European Center in Differdange, Luxembourg. Two commuter campuses in nearby cities, Hamilton and Middletown, each enroll more than 2,600 additional students. Miami offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, Specialist in Education, and doctoral degrees, as well as certificate programs. Degrees, majors, minors, and certificate programs are listed at the end of this chapter. Location The central campus of Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, just 35 miles north of Cincinnati and 45 miles southwest of Dayton. The university covers more than 1,900 acres in Oxford. Preservation of nature throughout the campus and community coupled with architectural continuity—modified Georgian design—explains why Miami is regarded as one of the most beautiful campuses in the Midwest. Oxford is a classic college town with a population of about 9,000 (excluding students). Uptown, adjacent to campus, are small shops and local eateries. Transportation All of Miami's buildings and facilities are within walking distance, and uptown Oxford is nearby. Students have unlimited use of Miami Metro, a self-supporting bus service. It runs regular routes throughout the day and evening on campus, as well as to other places in town. Our Department of Safety offers van service for students with temporary or permanent disabilities and an escort service so you need not walk alone in the evenings. Call 513- 529-2222 for additional information. Special bus service to Cleveland and Chicago areas is arranged for fall break, Thanksgiving, winter break, and spring break. Commercial van service to airports is available between Oxford, Cincinnati, and Dayton. For complete transportation information, contact our Parents Office at 513-529-3436 or see bulletin boards located on the lower level in Shriver Center.

Resources

Computing Services IT Services 302 Hoyt Hall 513-529-5322 Learning Technologies Centers: 201 Gaskill Hall 513-529-9742 137 MacCracken Hall 513-529-6069 128 Reid Hall 513-529-6405 Support Desk 513-529-7900 Knowledge Base http://Kb.muohio.edu All Miami students are provided accounts for e-mail, universal disk space for file storage, and access to a variety of computational and information tools via the Miami University Data and Video Network (MUnet) and its connection to the Internet. Personal computers and software applications are available in the Learning Technologies Centers. Consultants and learning resources are available to help you use the facilities and applications. All academic divisions and many departments operate their own computing labs. A number of departments have computing equipment dedicated to research instrumentation or other specific uses. Continuing Education Programs Office of Continuing Education (OCE) Joyner House, 513-529-1508 OCE offers credit and noncredit programs and services, as well as serving as advocate for nontraditional students and a contact for university community service and development. Credit programs include Summer Sessions, domestic and international credit workshops, International Workshop Scholarship Program, Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program, and distance education. Noncredit programs include Institute for Learning in Retirement, Elderhostel, development and coordination of select conferences, and professional development courses. Health Service 421 S. Campus Ave., *513-529-3000 Outpatient care facilities and services are provided to full-time students and those part-time students who have paid the full general fee. In addition to the staff, specialists consult on a regular basis. Hospitalization and after-hours care are available at Oxford's McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital (513-523-2111). With payment of the full general fee, you receive unlimited care from the Student Health Service; however, there are charges for laboratory, X-rays and other miscellaneous items. You can purchase prescribed medication from the pharmacy at a reasonable price. Housing Student Housing and Meal Plan Services 111 Shriver Center, 513-529-5000 All freshmen and first-year transfer students, except those living with their parent(s), guardian(s), or spouse, must live on campus in residence halls (see the Admission chapter). Residence hall rooms are furnished and more than 85 percent of the rooms are for two students. Most of the remaining rooms accommodate three or four students, but there are a limited number of single rooms. Housing assignments for freshmen are made at random by computer at Student Housing and Meal Plan Services. Upperclass students who presently live in residence halls may choose to remain in their same rooms for the following academic year or participate in a lottery in late October through early November. This early date enables students to make informed housing decisions. For first-year students, the room selection process is conducted from late January through early March to give those students more time to decide where and with whom they would like to live as upperclass students. Students who cannot be placed during the lottery are put on a waiting list, and assignments are made according to class status and lottery number. Every attempt is made to honor roommate, room, and hall requests and ensure that all students receive housing. Miami Manor, an apartment complex, houses married students and single graduate students. It has 106 furnished apartments, both efficiencies and one-bedroom apartments. Contract and Deposit All students living in a residence hall sign a housing contract, an agreement to pay room rent and board, and pay a $300 housing deposit. Dining Facilities Thirty-six residence halls are served by five "all you can eat," as well as several à la carte, food service locations managed by the university. Everyone who lives in the residence halls must board in the dining facilities. Libraries King Library: 513-529-4141 *513-529-2800 Brill Science Library: Hughes Laboratories 513-529-7200 Amos Music Library: 120 Center for Performing Arts 513-529-2299 Gardner-Harvey Library: Middletown campus 513-727-3221 513-529-4936 Rentschler Library: Hamilton campus 513-785-3235 Southwest Ohio Regional Depository: Middletown campus 513-727-3474 Wertz Art and Architecture Library: 7 Alumni Hall 513-529-6638 University Archives Withrow Court 513-529-6720 Miami University Libraries include four libraries on the Oxford campus and one on each regional campus. King Library contains collections in the humanities, social sciences, media, government documents, and rare books. Brill Science Library contains materials in the sciences, mathematics, technology, and a large map collection. Specialized libraries are Wertz Art and Architecture Library and Amos Music Library. University Archives houses historical records of the university. Oxford campus libraries house more than 2.5 million cataloged volumes and bound documents, 2.9 million microforms, more than 13,000 current periodicals and newspapers, thousands of recordings and other nonprint materials, and 100,000 maps. Each year, more than 40,000 volumes of books and periodicals are added to collections. Rentschler Library at Hamilton campus has holdings of more than 68,000 volumes and 385 periodicals. Gardner-Harvey Library at Middletown campus contains 75,000 volumes and 473 periodicals. The Southwest Ohio Regional Depository, located on Middletown campus, is a specially designed facility for storage of permanently held but little-used library materials from collections of Miami University, University of Cincinnati, Wright State University, and Central State University. MiamiLINK, the libraries' computer network, provides access to a variety of information resources including periodical indexes, databases, and the libraries' online catalog. Workstations are located in all libraries to access MiamiLINK and OhioLINK, a statewide network of information resources. Both may also be accessed from remote locations. Museums Art Museum: Patterson Ave. 513-529-2232 The angular limestone and glass Art Museum, designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, houses the university's permanent collection of more than 16,000 art objects from all parts of the world by internationally known artists. Rotating exhibitions, public lectures, gallery talks, performances, and other special events are offered throughout the year. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums. Internships and independent studies are available through several academic departments. You can also volunteer to assist with events and activities at the museum. William Holmes McGuffey Museum: 410 E. Spring St. 513-529-8380 William Holmes McGuffey compiled the first edition of the Eclectic Readers while a Miami faculty member from 1826 to 1836. His National Historic Landmark house serves as a teaching museum for University and regional history, nineteenth-century domestic architecture and material culture, personal items of the McGuffey family, a rare collection of McGuffey Readers, and for the history of literacy, reading and schooling. Science Museums: Anthropology Museum 180 Upham Hall 513-529-2628 Karl E. Limper Geology Museum 8 Shideler Hall 513-529-3220 Williard Sherman Turrell Herbarium 79 Upham Hall 513-529-2755 Robert A. Hefner Zoology Museum 100 Upham Hall 513-529-4617 Western College Museum: Patterson Place Patterson Ave. 513-529-4400 Western College Museum houses a permanent collection of paintings, silver, and furnishings. Patterson Place, located on the northwest corner of the Western College for Women Historic District, also serves as the office for Western College Alumnae Association, Inc. Safety Department of Safety University Police: Police Services Center 4945 Oxford Trenton Road *513-529-2222 Parking Services: 15 Campus Avenue Building 513-529-8535 Environmental Health and Safety: 6 Hughes Hall 513-529-2829 Other service phones: EMERGENCY (police, fire, medical): 911 CAPP Escort Service: 513-529-CAPP (2277) Lost-and-Found Property: 513-529-8135 The Department of Safety consists of three divisions. University Police, commissioned by the state of Ohio, ensure the safety and well-being of the university community and the security of university property. All are certified emergency medical first responders. University Police also oversee emergency phones, an escort van for after dark, and a medical transport van. Parking Services administers and enforces university parking regulations, set forth by the Board of Trustees. Registration requirements are online (www.muohio.edu/parking/) and in Student Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Regulations and The Student Handbook. These publications are distributed at the beginning of each academic year; the regulations pamphlet is available at Parking Services, and the handbook is available at the Registrar's office, 104 Campus Avenue Building. Parking Services is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. <>Environmental Health and Safety Offices are responsible for the management of hazardous residual material, radiation safety, occupational, industrial, and laboratory safety, fire safety, and environmental management. For More Information Except for the regional campuses, all addresses are: Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 general information Phone: 513-529-1809 www.muohio.edu Admission, undergraduate: Office of Admission Campus Avenue Building *513-529-2531. Admission, graduate: Graduate School Bonham House 513-529-4125. Disability services: Office of Disability Resources 19 Campus Avenue Building *513-529-1541. Fees and expenses: Office of the Bursar 107 Campus Avenue Building *513-529-8700. Financial aid, loans, scholarships, student employment: Office of Student Financial Assistance 121 Campus Avenue Building *513-529-8734. Hamilton campus: Miami University Hamilton 1601 University Blvd. Hamilton, OH 45011 513-785-3000 or *513-785-3211. Honors Program: 102 Bishop Hall 513-529-3399. Intercollegiate Athletics: 230 Millett Hall 513-529-3113. International students: Office of International Programs Langstroth Cottage 513-529-2512. Liberal Education Office: 229 Culler Hall 513-529-7135. Middletown campus: Miami University Middletown 4200 E. University Blvd. Middletown, OH 45042 513-727-3200 or *513-727-3308. Minority Affairs: Office of Multicultural Student Enrichment 111 Warfield Hall *513-529-6504. Parking, motor vehicle, and bicycle regulations: Parking Services 15 Campus Avenue Building 513-529-8535 Recreational sports: Recreational Sports Center 513-529-6868. Residence and dining halls: Housing Dining, and Guest Services Cook Place 513-529-3721 Housing and Meal Plan Services 111 Shriver Center 513-529-5000. Registration: Office of the Registrar 102 Campus Avenue Building *513-529-8703. Student organizations: Student Activities Office 356 Shriver Center 513-529-2266. Student responsibility and regulations: See The Student Handbook, published online each academic year and available at www.muohio.edu/handbook. Motor vehicle and bicycle regulations are available from Parking Services, 15 Campus Avenue Building. Veterans Affairs Office: Office of Student Financial Assistance 121 Campus Avenue Building 513-529-8772. Women's Center: Wells Hall 513-529-1510. * TTY/TDD accessible