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University Calendar 2011-12Fall 2011August 18 Residencehallsopen—8:00a.m. 22 Classesbegin;Lateregistrationanddrop/addbegins 25 Lastdaytodropfirst‑halfblockcourses 26 Lastdaytoaddfirst‑halfblockcourses 26 Tuition/Feesdue,strictlyenforced(seepage23) 31 Lastdaytodroporchangesectionsinsemester courses‑strictlyenforcedSeptember 2 Lastdaytoadd,lateregisterorchangegradingoptions insemestercourses;lastdaytomakechangestohealth insuranceselection 5 LaborDay(officesclosed,classesexcused) 27 Lastdaytowithdrawfromfirst‑halfblockcoursesOctober 21 Midsemester 26 Midtermgradesmustbesubmittedonlinebynoon 27 Lastdaytodropsecond‑halfblockcourses 28 Lastdaytoaddsecond‑halfblockcoursesOct.‑Nov. 31‑4 Advisingweekforspring2012November 4 Lastdaytowithdrawfromindividualsemestercourses 7 Registrationforspring2012begins 18 Lastdaytowithdrawfromsecond‑halfblockcourses 21 Lastdaytowithdrawfromtheuniversityforfall2011 23‑25 Thanksgivingholiday(classesexcused)December 2 Lastdayofclasses 5‑9 FinalsWeek 19 Residencehallsclose—8:00p.m. 15 Finalgradesmustbesubmittedonlinebynoon
Spring 2012January 6 Residencehallsopen‑8:00a.m. 9 Classesbegin;lateregistrationanddrop/addbegin 12 Lastdaytodropforfirst‑halfblockcourses 13 Tuition/Feesdue,strictlyenforced(seepage23) 13 Lastdaytoaddfirst‑halfblockcourses 16 MartinLutherKingJr./WyomingEqualityDay (officesclosed,classesexcused) 19 Lastdaytodroporchangesectionsinsemestercourses (strictlyenforced) 23 Lastdayadd,lateregister,orchangegradingoptionsin semestercourses;lastdaytomakechangestohealth insuranceselectionFebruary 1 RegistrationforSummer2012maincampuscoursesbegins 3 Lastdaytowithdrawfromfirst‑halfblockcoursesMarch 2 Midsemester 7 Midtermgradesmustbesubmittedonlinebynoon 8 Lastdaytodropsecond‑halfblockcourses 9 Lastdaytoaddsecond‑halfblockcourses 12‑16 Springbreak 19‑23 Advisingweekforfall2012 23 Lastdaytowithdrawfromindividualcourses 26 Registrationforfall2012beginsApril 6 Lastdaytowithdrawfromsecond‑halfblockcourses 6‑8 EasterBreak(classesexcused) 20 Lastdaytowithdrawfromtheuniversityforspring2012 27 LastdayofclassesApril-May 31‑4 FinalsWeek 4 Residencehallsclose—6:00p.m. 5 Commencement 10 FinalgradesmustbesubmittedonlinebynoonNotes:
(1) Refertothe Class Scheduleforinformationonregistration.
(2) Subjecttochangeonnotlessthan30days’noticeunlessanactualemergencyarises,inwhich
eventtheadministrationmayexerciseitsoptiontomakeanychangewithoutnotice.
2011 2012
MayS M T W R F S1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31
June 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30
July 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 3031
August 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31
September 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30
October 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31
November 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30
December 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31
JanuaryS M T W R F S1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31
February 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29
March 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31
April1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30
May 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31
June 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
July1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31
August 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31
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Table of ContentsCollege and Division ProgramsCollegeofAgricultureandNaturalResources .......................89CollegeofArtsandSciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145CollegeofBusiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338CollegeofEducation...........................................362CollegeofEngineeringandAppliedScience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404CollegeofHealthSciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456CollegeofLaw................................................ 518ArmedForcesServices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .525BachelorofAppliedSciences .................................... 531EarthSystemScienceProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533FacultyIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .548HonorsProgram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545InformationLiteracy ...........................................538IntercollegiateAthletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539InterdisciplinaryPrograms ......................................506NationalOutdoorLeadershipSchool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541SchoolofEnergyResources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543SchoolofEnvironmentandNaturalResources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .534UWYO ...................................................... 547
University Catalogs AvailableUniversity Catalog—OnlineonlyLaw School Bulletin—CollegeofLaw,Dept.3035—(307)766‑6416Summer Bulletin—Onlineonly(Alladdresses:1000E.UniversityAvenue,Laramie,WY82071)
University of Wyoming World-Wide Web address: www.uwyo.edu
TheUniversityofWyomingisbuiltuponastrongfoundationofintegrity,respectandtrust.Allmembersoftheuniversitycommunityhavearesponsibilitytobehonestandtherighttoexpecthonestyfromothers.Anyformofacademicdishonestyisunacceptabletoourcommunityandwillnotbetolerated.
TheUniversityofWyomingisanaffirmativeaction/equalopportunityemployerandinstitutionanddoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,sex,creed,color,age,nationalorigin,individualhandicap,orveteranstatusinanyaspectofemploymentorservices.Theinstitution’seducationalprograms,activities,andservicesoffered tostudentsand/oremployeesareadministeredonanondiscriminatorybasissubjecttotheprovisionsofallcivilrightslawsandstatutes.EvidenceofpracticesthatarenotconsistentwiththispolicyshouldbereportedtotheEmploymentPracticesOfficer,766‑3459.
AcademicMajors ............................................... 14Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4AdmissiontotheUniversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16CreditAvailabletoUndergraduateStudents .........................28CommonlyUsedTerms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84CoursePrefixesandDescriptionIndex.............................87CoursesofInstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86DivisionofStudentAffairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62FERPA ........................................................9GradingSystem ................................................32GraduationRequirementsandProcedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49GraduateStudentRegulationsandPolicies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40HonorSocietiesandPrograms.................................... 12MissionStatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7OtherUniversityServices........................................ 71RegistrationandEnrollmentinCourses............................36SpecialProgramsandFacilitiesforResearchandStudy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77StudentFinancialAid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23UniversityAccreditation/Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8UniversityCalendar2011‑12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2UniversityOutreachPrograms.................................... 73UniversityStudiesDesignations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54UniversityStudiesProgram2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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AdministrationThe Trustees of the University of WyomingOfficersJimD.Nieman........................................... PresidentDaveBostrom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VicePresidentWarrenA.Lauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SecretaryDavePalmerlee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Treasurer*NewOfficerstobeelectedMay2011
MembersTerm YearAppointed Expires2001 JimD.Neiman,Hulett 20132002 JamesTrosper,FortWashakie 20132003 RichardM.“Dick”Davis,Sheridan 20152003 HowardWillson,M.D.,Thermopolis 20152005 C.H.“Chuck”Brown,Wheatland 20112005 WarrenA.Lauer,Laramie 20112005 DavidF.“Dave”Palmerlee,Buffalo 20112007 DavidJ.Bostrom,Worland 20132007 BettyFear,BigPiney 20152007 AnnM.Rochelle,Casper 20132009 BradfordS.Mead,Jackson 2015
Ex OfficioDaveFreudenthal,GovernorofWyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ExOfficioJimMcBride,StateSuperintendentofPublicInstruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ExOfficioTomBuchanan,PresidentoftheUniversityofWyoming. . . . . . .ExOfficioCameronNazminia,PresidentoftheAssociatedStudents
oftheUniversityofWyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ExOfficio
University OfficersTomBuchanan........................................... PresidentMyronAllen ............ProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsRollinH.Abernethy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateProvostNicoleS.Ballenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateProvostMaggiMurdock. . . . . . . . . . AssociateProvostandDeanofOutreachSchoolDougVinzant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VicePresidentforAdministrationLauraAlexander . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateVicePresidentforAdministration
‑HumanResourcesMarkCollins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateVicePresidentforAdministration
‑OperationsAdministrationJanetLowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateVicePresidentforAdministration
‑FiscalAdministrationRobertAylward. . . . . . VicePresidentforInformationTechnologyandCIOBenBlalock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VicePresidentforInstitutionalAdvancementJohnD.Stark.... . . AssociateVicePresidentforInstitutionalAdvancementWilliamGern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VicePresidentforResearchand
EconomicDevelopmentCarolFrost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateVicePresidentforResearchand
EconomicDevelopmentDorothyYates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateVicePresidentforResearchand
EconomicDevelopmentSaraAxelson........................VicePresidentforStudentAffairsDavidCozzens............. AssociateVicePresidentforStudentAffairs
andDeanofStudentsDonRichards. . . . . . . . . . . .Director,GovernmentandCommunityAffairsThomasK.Burman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,IntercollegiateAthleticsSusanWeidel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GeneralCounselNellRussell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateVicePresidentforDiversity
Administrative OfficersFinance:ArleyWilliams ..................... AssistantVicePresidentforBudget
andInstitutionalAnalysisCarolynSmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,AuxiliaryServicesTroyLane .....................................Chief,CampusPoliceRogerJ.Baalman.........................Director,FacilitiesPlanningJamesScott..................................Director,PhysicalPlant
Student Affairs:DavidCozzens............. AssociateVicePresidentforStudentAffairs
andDeanofStudentsNoahBuckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director,AdmissionsRobbieDarnall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,AlumniRelationsPatrickMoran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,CampusRecreationJoChytka. . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,CenterforAdvisingandCareerServicesEricWebb................................. Director,DiningServicesTammyAagard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registrar,OfficeoftheRegistrarPatrickCall............ExecutiveDirectorofResidenceLifeandDining
ServicesandtheWyomingUnionPilarFlores ................. Director,StudentEducationalOpportunityTammyAagard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InterimDirector,StudentFinancialAidJoanneSteane,M.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,StudentHealthServicesKeithEvashevski .........ActingDirector,UniversityCounselingCenterDarcyDeTienne........................... Director,WyomingUnion
Academic OfficersFrank Galey . . . . Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
JamesWangberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateDeanandDirector,AcademicandStudentPrograms
GlenD.Whipple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateDeanandDirector,CooperativeExtensionService
BretW.Hess.................................... AssociateDeanandDirector,WyomingAgriculturalExperimentStation
RogerA.Coupal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,AgriculturalandAppliedEconomicsDougHixon .................................. Head,AnimalScienceDonnaBrown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head,FamilyandConsumerSciencesKenMills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,MicrobiologyProgramMarkM.Stayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chair,MolecularBiologyStephenHerbert................................Head,PlantSciencesJohnA.Tanaka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,RenewableResourcesDonaldL.Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,VeterinarySciencesand
Director,WyomingStateVeterinaryLaboratory
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B . Oliver Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean, College of Arts and SciencesGracieLawson‑Borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDeanAudreyShalinsky ....................................AssociateDeanTraceyPatton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director,AfricanAmericanStudiesCaskeyRussell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ActingDirector,AmericanIndianStudiesEricJ.Sandeen....................Director,AmericanStudiesProgramMichaelE.Harkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,AnthropologyRickiKlages............................................Head,ArtMarkE.Lyford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director,LifeSciencesProgramGregBrown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,BotanyEdwardClennan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,ChemistryEdMuñoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director,ChicanoStudiesProgramKenSmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair,CommunicationandJournalismRobertSchuhmann ............................Head,CriminalJusticePeterParolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head,EnglishGeraldB.Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chair,GeographyArthurSnoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,GeologyandGeophysicsMichaelBrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .InterimChair,HistoryJeanGarrison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director,InternationalStudiesProgramFarhadJafari....................................Head,MathematicsPhilipHolt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,ModernandClassicalLanguagesDavidBrinkman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair,MusicEdwardD.Sherline ................................Head,PhilosophyDanielA.Dale .........................Chair,PhysicsandAstronomyJimKing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,PoliticalScienceCarolynM.Pepper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chair,PsychologyPaulFlesher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,ReligiousStudiesProgramDonnaA.Barnes ................................... Head,SociologyRichardAnderson‑Sprecher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head,StatisticsLeighSelting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,TheatreandDanceColleenDenney ...................Director,Women’sStudiesProgramFrankJ.Rahel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head,ZoologyandPhysiology
Brent A . Hathaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean, College of BusinessPenneAinsworth....................................AssociateDeanOwenPhillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDeanKentonWalker...............................Chairman,AccountingRobertW.Godby................... Chairman,EconomicsandFinanceLarryWeatherford. . . . . . . .InterimChairman,ManagementandMarketingMartinSaffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,M.B.A.Program
Kay A . Persichitte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean, College of EducationSuzanneYoung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDeanJudyEllsworth ............ AssociateDean,OfficeofTeacherEducationFranciscoRios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,DepartmentofEducationalStudiesPeterMoran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head,DepartmentofElementary/Early
ChildhoodEducationLindaHutchinson. . . . . . . . . . . . Head,DepartmentofSecondaryEducationSuzanneYoung . . . . . . . . . . InterimHead,DepartmentofSpecialEducationAudreyM.Kleinsasser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,Wyoming
School‑UniversityPartnershipRobertL.Mayes......Director,ScienceandMathematicsTeachingCenterMargaretHudson...........................Principal,UWLabSchool
Robert Ettema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science
AndrewC.Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDeanStevenBarrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDeanAlfredR.Rodi ........................... Head,AtmosphericScienceAndrewC.Hansen . . . . . . . . . . Head,ChemicalandPetroleumEngineeringDavidM.Bagley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head,CivilandArchitecturalEngineeringJerryHaman................................Head,ComputerScienceMarkJ.Balas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,ElectricalandComputerEngineeringPaulA.Dellenback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,MechanicalEngineering
Joe Steiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean, College of Health SciencesMaryE.Burman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean,FayW.WhitneySchoolofNursingDavidL.Jones ...................AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsJunRen................................ AssociateDeanforResearchD.PaulThomas ..........AssociateDeanforPlanningandDevelopmentJohnVandel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean,SchoolofPharmacyTeresaUkrainetz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,Divisionof
CommunicationDisordersMarkByra................Director,DivisionofKinesiologyandHealthMonaSchatz........................Director,DivisionofSocialWorkW.G.Saunders,M.D.......................Director,MedicalEducationStephanTrent,D.O. . . . . . . . . . . . Director,UWFamilyMedicineResidency
ProgramatCasperJamesF.Broomfield,M.D. ......Director,UWFamilyMedicineResidency
ProgramatCheyenneWilliamMacLean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ExecutiveDirector,Wyoming
INstituteforDisabilities(WIND)MatthewMcEchron . . . . . . Director,WWAMIMedicalEducationProgramRexGantenbein.....................Director,CenterforRuralHealth
ResearchandEducation
Stephen D . Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean, College of LawMaryD.Pridgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDeanDeniseBurke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssistantDeanofLawAdmissions
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Other Academic OfficersMaggi Murdock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Provost and
Dean, Outreach SchoolBrentPickett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssociateDeanandDirectorUW/CCCenterRobertS.Seville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDeanW.ReedScull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AssociateDean/DivisionHead,
OutreachCreditPrograms
Academic CoordinatorsOutreach SchoolJeanieMartinez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CheyenneJanetBass ............................................. TorringtonAmyMcClure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Riverton,JacksonBeverlyBell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Powell,CodyVacant ...........................................Gillette,SheridanTroyArchuleta ................................RockSprings,Rawlins
Maggie Farrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean, University LibrariesLoriPhillips ......................AssociateDean,UniversityLibraries
Ingrid“Indy”C.Burke. . . . . . . Director,WilliamD.RuckelshausInstituteandtheHelgaOttoHaubSchoolofEnvironmentandNaturalResources
MarkA.Northam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director,SchoolofEnergyResourcesMichaelJ.Nutter,Lt.Col...................Head,U.S.AirForceROTCGavinM.Guidry,Lt.Col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head,U.S.ArmyROTCDuncanS.Harris..........................Director,HonorsProgramJaneNelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director,JohnP.EllbogenCenterfor
TeachingandLearningAnneAlexander......................Director,InternationalProgramsDavidMohrbacher . . . . . . . . . . . Director,InstituteforEnergyResearchand
Director,EnhancedOilRecoveryInstituteMarkA.Greene ...................Director,AmericanHeritageCenterSusanB.Moldenhauer..........................Director,ArtMuseum
Foracompletelistofallfacultyandstaffandtheircontactinformation,pleaseseetheUW Campus DirectoryortheUWWebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu.
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Mission Statement
Acampus environment characterizedby diversity, free inquiry,freeexpression,andbalancedbyinterpersonalcivilityhasalwaysbeen,andcontinuestobe,atoppriorityoftheUniversityofWyoming.Civildiscourse is an essential aspect of the search for and transmissionofknowledge.Wordsandactionsthatpromoteandencourageself‑worth,respect,anddignityareconsistentwiththeuniversity’smission.Conversely,wordsor actions that reflectprejudice, stereotypes anddiscriminationareantitheticaltothemissionoftheuniversityandcannotbecountenanced.Specifically,racistandotherdiscriminatoryorharassingconductbasedonhappenstanceofbirth,including,butnot
limitedtogender,color,disability,sexualorientation,religiousprefer‑ence,nationalorigin, ancestry,orage impair anddisrupt legitimateuniversityfunctions.Everyeffort,withinthecontextandprotectionofFirstAmendmentrights,willbeexpendedtoeliminatesuchconductfromthecampuscommunity.Teachingourstudentstoliveproduc‑tively in amulticultural/multiethnic society is a process thatmusttakeplacewithinaconstructiveandharmoniousmulticultural/ethnicenvironmenthereattheUniversityofWyoming.Itistheobligationofthefaculty,staff,students,andtheadministrationoftheUniversityofWyomingtoprovidethisenvironment.
TheUniversityofWyomingassignedemailaccountshallbeoneoftheofficialmeansofcommunicationwithallstudents,faculty,andstaff.AllcommunitymembersareresponsibleforallinformationsenttothemviatheirUniversityassignedemailaccount.MemberswhochoosetomanuallyforwardmailfromtheirUniversityemailaccountsareresponsibleforensuringthatallinformation,includingattachments,istransmittedinitsentiretytothepreferredaccount.
All faculty, staff, and students are required tomaintain an@uwyo.educomputeraccount.ThisaccountprovidesbothanonlineidentificationkeyandaUniversityofficialemailaddress.TheUniversitysendsmuchofitscorrespondencesolelythroughemail.Thisincludes,
but is not limited to, policy announcements, emergency notices,meeting and event notifications, course syllabi and requirements,and correspondence between faculty, staff, and students. SuchcorrespondenceismailedonlytotheUniversityofficialemailaddress.
Faculty,staff,andstudentsareexpectedtochecktheiremailonafrequentandconsistentbasisinordertostaycurrentwithUniversity‑relatedcommunications.
Faculty,staff,andstudentshavetheresponsibilitytorecognizethatcertaincommunicationsmaybetime‑critical.
Statement on Discrimination and Harassment
University Communication Statement
TheUniversityofWyomingaspirestobeoneofthenation’sfin‑estpublic land‑grantresearchuniversities,dedicatedtoservingasastatewideresourceforaccessibleandaffordablehighereducationofthehighestquality;rigorousscholarship;technologytransfer;economicandcommunitydevelopment;andresponsiblestewardshipofourcultural,historical,andnaturalresources.
In theexerciseofourprimarymission topromote learning,weseektoprovideacademicandco‑curricularopportunitiesthatwill:• Exposestudentstothefrontiersofscholarshipandcreativeactivityandthecomplexitiesofaninterdependentworld;
• Ensureindividualinteractionsamongstudents,faculty,andstaff;
• Nurtureanenvironmentthatvaluesandmanifestsdiversity,freeexpression,academicfreedom,personalintegrity,andmu‑tualrespect;and
• Promoteopportunitiesforpersonalgrowth,physicalhealth,athleticcompetition,andleadershipdevelopmentforallmem‑bersoftheuniversitycommunity.AsWyoming’sonlyuniversity,wearecommittedtooutreachand
servicethatextendourhumantalentandtechnologicalcapacitytoservethepeopleinourcommunities,ourstate,thenation,andtheworld.
Theprimaryvehiclesfor identifyingthespecificactionsandre‑sourceallocationsneededtoaccomplishthiscomplexmissionaretheuniversity’sstrategicplans,revisedperiodically.
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TheUniversityofWyoming,andallUWacademicprogramsareaccreditedbyTheHigherLearningCommission,acommissionoftheNorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsCommissiononInstitutionsofHigherEducation,30NorthLaSalleStreet,Suite2400,Chicago,IL60602‑2504,(312)263‑0456or(800)621‑7440.
In addition,many individual academic programs are either ap‑proved,accreditedorholdmembershipasindicatedbelow.Recognized or accredited by:
•AccreditationBoardforEngineeringandTechnology•AccreditationCouncilforGraduateMedicalEducation•AccreditationCouncilforPharmacyEducation•AmericanAssociationofMuseums•AmericanAssociationofVetLabDiagnosticians•AmericanBarAssociation•AmericanChemicalSociety•AmericanDentalAssociation•AmericanPsychologicalAssociation•AssociationofAmericanLawSchools•AssociationtoAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness‑
International•CommissiononAccreditationforDieteticsEducation•CommissiononAccreditationofAthleticTrainingEducation•CommissiononCollegiateNursingEducation•ComputerScienceAccreditationCommission (aparticipatingbodyofABET)•CouncilforAccreditationofCounselingandRelated EducationalPrograms•CouncilonAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech
LanguagePathology•CouncilonSocialWorkEducation•NationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusic•NationalCouncilforAccreditationofTeacherEducation•NewberryConsortiumforAmericanIndianStudies•SocietyforRangeManagement•WyomingProfessionalTeachingStandardsBoard
Holds membership in:•AmericanAssociationofCollegesofTeacherEducation•AmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen•AmericanCouncilonEducation•AmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation•AssociationfortheAdvancementofInternational
Education•AssociationofAcademicSurveyResearchOrganizations•AssociationofAmericanCollegesandUniversities•CouncilfortheAdvancementandSupportofEducation•CouncilofAcademicDeansfromResearchEducation Institutions•CouncilofCollegesofArtsandSciences•CouncilofGraduateSchools•JusticeResearchandStatisticsAssociation•NationalAssociationofStateUniversitiesand LandGrantColleges•NationalNetworkforEducationalRenewal•UniversityContinuingEducationAssociation•WesternCooperativeforEducationalTechnology•WesternInterstateCommissionforHigherEducation
Institution Articulation Agreements:•NOLS‑NationalOutdoorLeadershipSchool•PikesPeakCommunityCollege,ColoradoCommunityCollege
Commission•TetonScienceSchool•WyomingCommunityCollegesMembershipsarealsoheldinvariousdiscipline‑relatedorganiza‑
tions.Formoreinformation,contacttheappropriatedepartment.Forinformationregardingaccreditation/membership,contactthe
OfficeofAcademicAffairs.TheUniversityofWyomingisamemberof,andactiveparticipant
in,theNationalCommissiononAccrediting,anorganizationwhichendeavorstocoordinateallaccreditingactivities.
University Accreditation/Membership
TheUniversityofWyomingiscommittedtoprovidingstudentswithhighqualityacademicprogramsandservices.Asaresult,UWisactivelyengagedinseveralprocessestoassessstudentlearningwiththeultimategoalofcontinuousimprovement.Auniversitywideas‑sessmentplanandindividualdepartmentplansareinvariousstagesofimplementation.Thepurposeoftheseplansistoidentifyandarticulatestudentlearningoutcomes–theskills,abilities,andknowledgethatstudentsareexpectedtoacquirebythecompletionoftheirprograms–andthemeansbywhichtheseoutcomeswouldbemeasured.Learningisassessedattheuniversity,collegeanddepartmentallevels.Current
assessmentactivitiesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,surveys,interviews,portfolios,examsandseniorcapstoneprojects.InorderforUW’sas‑sessmenteffortstobesuccessful,studentsmustbecomeengagedintheprocess.Assuch,studentsareexpectedand/orrequiredtocompletevarious assessments as determinedby theuniversity or departmentpriortotheawardingofdegrees.
Formoreinformationregardingthestudentlearningoutcomesforaparticularprogramofstudy,seethesectiononCollegeandDivisionPrograms.ForfurtherinformationabouttheUniversityofWyoming’sassessmentofstudentlearningefforts,seetheAssessmentofStudentLearningWebpageatwww.uwyo.edu/assessment.
Assessment of Student Learning at the University of Wyoming
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General StatementTheUniversityofWyominghastheresponsibilityforeffectively
supervisinganyaccesstoand/orreleaseofofficialdata/informationrelatedtotheeducationalrecordsofitsstudents.Certainitemsofin‑formationaboutindividualstudentsarefundamentaltotheeducationalprocessandmustberecorded.Thisrecordedinformationconcerningstudentsmustbeusedonlyforclearly‑definedpurposes,mustbesafe‑guardedandcontrolledtoavoidviolationsofpersonalprivacy,andmustbeappropriatelydisposedofwhenthejustificationforitscollectionandretentionnolongerexists.
In this regard, theuniversity iscommitted toprotecting, to themaximumextentpossible,therightofprivacyofallindividualsaboutwhomitholdsinformation,records,andfiles.Accessto,andreleaseof,suchrecordsisrestrictedtothestudentconcerned,toparentsofdependentstudents,tootherswiththestudent’swrittenconsent,toofficialswithintheuniversity,toacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,andotherwisepursuanttolaw.
AccessAllofficialinformationcollectedandmaintainedintheuniversity
identifiablewithanindividualstudentwillbemadeavailableforin‑spectionandreviewatthewrittenrequestofthatstudentsubjecttocertainexceptions.
ForpurposesofaccesstorecordsattheUniversityofWyoming,stu‑dentsenrolled(orformerlyenrolled)foracademiccreditorauditattheuniversityshallhaveaccesstoofficialrecordsconcerningthemselves.
Arequestforgeneralaccesstoallofficialrecords,files,anddatamaintainedbytheuniversitymustbemadeinwritingtotheregistrarortootherperson(s)asdesignatedbytheuniversityofficerinchargeoftheunitmaintainingrecords.Arequestforaccesstoofficialdatamaintainedinaparticularofficemaybemadetotheadministrativeheadoftheoffice.
Whenstudents(orformerstudents)appearatagivenofficeandrequestaccesstotheuniversityrecordaboutthemselves:1.Thestudentmustprovideproperidentificationverifyingthathe
orsheisthepersonwhoserecordisbeingaccessed.2.Thedesignatedstaffperson(s)mustsupervisethereviewofthe
contentsoftherecordwiththestudent.3.Inspectionandreviewshallbepermittedwithinaperiodnotto
exceed45daysfromthedateofthestudent’srequest.4.Studentswillbefreetomakenotesconcerningthecontents,but
nomaterialwillberemovedfromtherecordatthetime.Recordkeepingpersonnel andmembers of the faculty and staff
withadministrativeassignmentmayhaveaccesstorecordsandfilesforinternaleducationalpurposesaswellasforroutinenecessarycleri‑cal,administrative,andstatisticalpurposesasrequiredbythedutiesoftheirjobs.Thenameandpositionoftheofficialresponsibleforthemaintenanceofeachtypeofeducationalrecordmaybeobtainedfromtheregistraroftheuniversity.
FERPAFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (PL-380)
Anyotheraccessallowedby lawmustbe recordedshowing thelegitimateeducationalorotherpurposeandthesignatureofthepersongainingaccess.Thestudentconcernedshallbeentitledtoreviewthisinformation.
Release of InformationNopersonally identifiable information shallbedisclosed toany
individual(includingparents,spouse,orotherstudents)ororganiza‑tionexceptasfollows:1.Disclosureisauthorizedinwritingbythestudent.2.Disclosure is to university officers or employeeswhoneed to
knowsoastoaccomplishlegitimateuniversitypurposesrelatedtotheirfunctions.
3.Disclosureistoagovernmentalagency,educationalorganization,parentofadependentstudent,orotherentityasdescribedbyfederalregulationsorotherwiserequiredbystateorfederallaw.Custodians of records shouldobtain interpretationswheneverthirdpartiesrequestpersonallyidentifiableinformation.
4.Whendisclosureofanypersonallyidentifiabledata/informationfromuniversityrecordsaboutastudentisdemandedpursuanttocourtorderorlawfullyissuedsubpoena,thestaffmemberreceiv‑ingsuchordershall,ifpossible,immediatelynotifythestudentconcerned inwriting prior to compliancewith suchorder orsubpoena.(NOTE:Infulfillmentofitsresponsibilitiestomoni‑torcertainstatebenefitandentitlementprograms,theWyomingstateauditormayissuetotheuniversityfromtimetotimeanad‑ministrativesubpoenaforalistingofcurrentlyenrolledfull‑timestudents,thestudents’socialsecuritynumbers,andinformationrelatingtothenatureandamountofanyeducationalfinancialaidbeingreceivedbysuchstudents.Uponbeingservedwithsuchasubpoena,theuniversitywillprovidetheinformationrequestedwithoutfurthernotice.)
5.Data/informationfromuniversityrecordsaboutstudentswillbereleasedforapprovedresearchpurposesonlyiftheidentityofthestudentinvolvedisfullyprotected,oriftheresearchisrelatedtoofficialuniversitybusinessandnotpubliclydisseminated.
6.Informationfromuniversityrecordsmaybereleasedtoappropri‑atepersonsinconnectionwithanemergencyiftheknowledgeofsuchinformationisnecessarytoprotectthehealthorsafetyofastudentorotherpersons.
The university officer responsible for the records fromwhichinformationisreleasedshallmaintainwiththestudent’srecordalistingofdisclosuresofpersonallyidentifiableinformation,exceptdisclosuresinaccordancewithitems1and2aboveforwhichnorecordneedbekept.Thelistingshallidentifythepartieswhorequestedorobtainedinformationandthelegitimateintereststhesepartieshadinmakingtherequest.
Public or Directory InformationThefollowingitemsareconsideredpublicdata/informationand
maybedisclosedbytheuniversityinresponsetoinquiriesconcerningindividualstudents,whethertheinquiriesareinperson,inwriting,oroverthetelephone:
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1.Name;2.Affirmationofwhethercurrentlyenrolled;3.Campuslocation.Unlessstudentshaveofficiallyfiledawrittenrequestwiththeuni‑
versityregistrarwithintenworkingdaysafterthefirstdayofclassesforasemesterthatdisclosurenotbemadewithouttheirwrittenpermission,thefollowingitems,inadditiontothoseabove,areconsideredpublic/directoryinformation;maybeincludedinappropriateuniversity/cam‑pusdirectoriesandpublications;andmaybedisclosedbydesignatedstaffmembersinresponsetoinquiriesconcerningindividualstudents,whethertheinquiriesareinperson,inwriting,oroverthetelephone:1. School,college,department,major,ordivision;2. Datesofenrollment;3. Degreesreceived;4. Honorsreceived;5. Localaddressandphonenumber;6. Homeaddress(permanent);7. Emailaddress;8. Participationinofficiallyrecognizedactivitiesandsports;9. Weightandheightofmembersofathleticteams;10.Full‑timeorpart‑timeenrollment.
Letters of Appraisal/RecommendationCandidappraisalsandevaluationsofperformanceandpotential
areanessentialpartoftheeducationalprocess.Clearly,theprovidingof such information toprospective employers, toother educationalinstitutions, or to other legitimately concerned outside individualsandagenciesisnecessaryandintheinterestoftheparticularstudent.
Data/informationwhichwaspartofuniversity recordsprior toJanuary1,1975andwhichwascollectedandmaintainedasconfidentialinformationwillnotbedisclosedtostudents.ShouldastudentdesireaccesstoaconfidentialletterofappraisalreceivedpriortoJanuary1,1975,thestudentshallbeadvisedtohavethewriterofthatappraisalnotify, inwriting, the concerned records custodianof the decisionastowhetherornotthewriteriswillingtohavetheappraisalmadeavailableforthestudent’sreview.Unlessawrittenresponseisreceivedapprovingachangeofstatusintheletter,thetreatmentoftheletterasaconfidentialdocumentshallcontinue.
Documentsofappraisalrelatingtostudentsandcollectedbytheuniversityor anydepartmentorofficeof theuniversityonorafterJanuary1,1975,willbemaintainedconfidentiallyonlyifawaiveroftherightofaccesshasbeenexecutedbythestudent.Intheabsenceofsuchawaiver,allsuchdocumentswillbeavailableforthestudent’sinspectionandreview.
Ifastudentfilesawrittenwaiverwith thedepartmentorofficeconcerned, lettersofappraisal receivedpursuant to thatwaiverwillbemaintainedconfidentially.Formswillbeavailableforthispurpose.
Challenges to the RecordAllstudentsshallhavetheopportunitytochallengeanyitemintheir
filewhichtheyconsidertobeinaccurate,misleading,orotherwiseinap‑propriate.Astudentshallinitiateachallengebysubmittingarequestinwritingforthedeletionorcorrectionoftheparticularitem.Therequestshallbemadetothecustodianoftheparticularrecordinquestion.
Ifthecustodianandthestudentinvolvedareunabletoresolvethemattertothesatisfactionofbothparties,thewrittenrequestfordele‑tionorcorrectionshallbesubmittedbythestudenttosuchpersonasdesignatedbythepresidentof theuniversitywhoshallserveas thehearingofficer.Thestudentshallbegiventheopportunityforahear‑ingatwhichthestudentmaypresentoralorwrittenjustificationfortherequestfordeletionorcorrection.Thehearingofficermayobtainsuchotherinformationasheorshedeemsappropriateforuseinthehearing and shall give the student awrittendecisionon thematterwithin30daysfromtheconclusionofthehearing.Ifthedecisionofthehearingofficeristodenythedeletionorcorrectionofaniteminthestudent’sfile,thestudentshallbeentitledtosubmitawrittenstate‑mentpresentingthestudent’spositionwithregardtotheitemtothehearingofficer.Boththewrittendecisionofthehearingofficerandthestatementsubmittedbythestudentshallbeinsertedinthestudent’sfile.Thedecisionofthehearingofficershallbefinal.
Gradesmaybechallengedunderthisprocedureonlyonthebasisoftheaccuracyoftheirtranscriptionorposting.
Exception to the PolicyIt is thepositionof theuniversity thatcertaindata/information
maintained invariousofficesof theuniversity isnot subject to theprovisionsofthispolicywithregardtoinspection,review,challenge,correction,ordeletion.Exceptionsto“educationalrecords”include:alumnirecords,employmentrecords,lawenforcementrecords,medicalrecords,solepossessionrecords,anduniversitydisciplinaryrecords.1.Statementssubmittedbyparent(s)/guardianorspouseinsupport
offinancialaidorresidencydeterminationsareconsideredtobeconfidentialbetweenthosepersonsandtheuniversityandarenotsubjecttotheprovisionsofthispolicyexceptwiththewrittenconsentofthepersonsinvolved.Suchdocumentsarenotregardedaspartofthestudent’sofficialrecord.
2.Universityemploymentrecordsofstudentsarenotincludedinthispolicy,exceptasprovidedundertheWyomingPublicRecordsAct.
3.With regard to general healthdata, only that data/informationwhichisusedbytheuniversityinmakingadecisionregardingthestudent’sstatusissubjecttoreviewbythestudentunderthispolicy.Written psychiatric or psychological case noteswhichform the basis for diagnoses, recommendations, or treatmentplansremainprivilegedinformationnotaccessibletothestudent.Suchcasenotesarenotconsideredtobepartofofficialuniversityrecords.Toensuretheavailabilityofcorrectandhelpfulinterpre‑tationsofanypsychologicaltestscores,notes,orotherevaluativeormedicalmaterials,thecontentsofthesefilesforanindividualstudentmaybereviewedbythatstudentonlyinconsultationwithaprofessionalstaffmemberofthespecificdepartmentinvolved.RecordsthataresubjecttoFERPAarenotsubjecttotheHIPAAPrivacyRule.
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4.RecordsrelatingtoacontinuingoractivecriminalinvestigationbytheUniversityofWyomingPoliceDepartment,orrecordsofsaidofficenotrelatingtothestudent’sstatuswiththeuniversity,arenotsubjecttothispolicy.
5.Nostudentisentitledtoseeinformationorrecordsthatpertaintoanotherstudent,toparents,ortootherthirdparties.Astudentisentitledtoreviewonlythatportionofanofficialrecordorfilethatpertainstohimorher.
6.Thepersonalfiles,orsolepossessionrecords,ofmembersofthefacultyandstaffwhichconcernstudents,includingprivatecor‑respondence,andnoteswhichrefertostudents,arenotregardedasofficialrecordsoftheuniversity.Thisincludesnotesintendedforthepersonaluseofthefacultyandneverintendedtobeofficialrecordsoftheuniversity.Inordertobesolepossessionrecords,theycannotbesharedwithanyoneelse.
Rights of StudentsStudentsareherebynotifiedthatcontrollingprovisionsoffederal
lawarecontainedinSec.438,Pub.L.90‑247,TitleIV,asamended,88Stat.571‑574(U.S.C.1232g)andregulationssetforthinthecodeofFederalRegulations,34C.F.R.sections99.1to99.67(1981).Complaintsof institutionalnoncompliancemaybemade to theDepartmentofEducationasprovidedintheregulations.
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Honor Societies and ProgramsAll Academic Disciplines
PhiBetaKappahasbeenoneofthemostrespectedsocietiesintheworldformorethan200years.PhiBetaKappawasfoundedin1776attheCollegeofWilliamandMary,Virginia.Withinadecade,chaptersaroseatYale,Harvard,andDartmouth.TheWyomingchapterreceiveditscharterin1940,andtodayfewerthan270collegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStatesmeetthestrictqualificationsforhousingachapter.UWfacultyandadministratorsannuallyelecttomembershipfewerthanone‑tenthoftheleadingscholarsoftheseniorclass,candidatesforthedegreesofBachelorofArtsandBachelorofScience.Inexceptionalcasesa juniormaybeelected.Inadditiontohavingadistinguishedacademicrecord,astudenteligibleforPhiBetaKappamustpursueabalancedandbroadcourseofstudy,whichincludesaforeignlanguageaswellascoursesinmath,thesciences,andthehumanities.Atleast90hoursofthestudent’scourseworkmustbeintheliberalartsandsciences.Studentsarereviewedforeligibilityandarenotifiedbymailthespringoftheirelection.PhiBetaKappapromotestheidealofacommunityof scholarship, andeveryyear theChapter sponsors aneminentvisitinglecturerfortheentireuniversity.
Thenationalhonor societyofPhiKappaPhi, founded in1897,recognizesandencouragessuperiorscholarshipinallcurriculaofthecollegesanddivisionsoftheuniversity.Nootherhonorsocietyhashigheracademicstandardsforadmission.Goodcharacterisalsoanessentialsupportingattributeforthosescholarselectedtomembership.TheUniversityofWyomingchapterofPhiKappaPhisetsminimumcumulativegradepointrequirementsat3.5forseniors,3.8forjuniorsand3.9forgraduatestudents.Inaddition,thereareminimumrequire‑mentsintermsofhourscompletedatUW.Sincethechaptermayinitiatenomorethantenpercentofthenumberofseniorsineachcollege,theactualgradepointcutoffisoftenhigherthantheseminimums.Inthespringofeachyear,students’recordsarereviewedandlettersofinvita‑tionaresenttothoseeligibleforelectiontothesociety.Supplementingtheworkof its chapter, thenational society awards fellowships forgraduatestudy.
College of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesAgriculture majors -Alpha Zetaisanationalhonoraryforstudentsinagriculturewhodemonstrateacademicexcellence,characterandleader‑ship.Applicationsformembershiparesenttoeligiblestudents.Gamma Sigma Deltaisanationalhonorsocietyopentostudentsinagriculture.Potentialmembersareinvitedtomembershipbaseduponacademicexcellence.Phi Upsilon Omicronisanationalhonorsocietyinfamilyandconsumersciences.Potentialmembersareinvitedtomembershipbasedonacademicexcellenceandleadership.
College of Arts and SciencesArt - ABachelor of Fine Artsinartisconsideredhonorary.Botany - ThisHonors Programisforstudentsmajoringinbotanyorbiol‑ogywithstronginterestsinbotanicalscienceandindependentresearch.Applicationtothebotanydepartmentmaybemadeaftercompletionofthesophomoreyearwithacumulativegradepointaverageof3.3.Chemistry - American Chemical Society
Communication - Lambda Pi EtaCriminal Justice - Alpha Phi Sigma - Epsilon Omega Chapter,criminaljusticehonorary.English - English Honors Program enables junior and seniorEnglishmajorswhocarryagradepointaverageof3.5orbetterintheirEnglishcoursestointensifyandenhancetheirstudiesbyworkingcloselywithasupervisingfacultymembertodevelopaseniorhonorsproject,amajorpieceofwritingonaliterarytopic.Sigma Tau Delta - Alpha Mu Omicron Chapter,internationalEnglishhonorsociety.Geography - Gamma Theta Upsilon - Eta Eta Chapter candidatesmusthavecompletedthreesemestersofcollegecourseworkandthreecoursesinGeography,withagradepointaverageof3.0orhigherforthesecourses.Contactdepartmentformoreinformation.Geology - EligiblestudentsareBachelorofSciencedegreeholderswithhonors,majoringingeologyorgeophysics.Theymustmeetanoverallgradepointaverageof3.2,agradepointaverageof3.2inthemajor,andsuccessfulcompletionofanindependentresearchproject.Contactdepartmentfordetails.History - Phi Alpha ThetaInternational Studies - Sigma Iota Rho,nationalhonoraryJournalism - Society of Professional Journalists,Sigma Delta Chi
Languages - Alpha of Wyoming Chapter of Sigma Delta PiMusic - Presser Awardisconferredbyvoteofthedepartmentfacultyforoutstandingseniorinmusic.Pi Kappa Lambda,selectedbyfacultyonthebasisofoutstandingscholarshipandmusicalaccomplishments.Physics and Astronomy - Sigma Pi SigmaPolitical Science - Pi Sigma Alpha, Epsilon Beta Chapter.Pi Alpha Alpha,nationalpublicadministrationhonorary.Psychology - Psi ChiSociology - Alpha Kappa Delta,theinternationalhonorarysocietyforsociology.Inaddition,sociologymajorswitha3.2overallGPA,a3.5GPAinsociologycoursesandtwo5000‑levelsociologyclassesgraduatewithhonorsinsociology.Women’s Studies‑NationalWomen’sStudiesAssociationCollegeofBusinessAccounting - Beta Alpha Psi, Delta AlphaChapter,istheUWchapterofthenationalaccountinghonorary.Membershipinthisveryactivestudenthonoraryisawardedonlytotheverybestaccountingstudents.Business Administration - Beta Gamma Sigma isthenationalscho‑lastichonorsociety. It is thearmof theaccreditinggroup,AACSBInternational.Membershipisveryselectiveandbasedonclassrankandgradepointaverage.
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College of EducationKappa Delta Pi - Alpha Mu Chapter is the university chapter of theinternationalhonorsocietyineducation.Thepurposeofthesocietyistopromoteexcellenceinandrecognizeoutstandingcontributionstoeducation.Invitationformembershipisextendedtothosepersonswhoexhibitcommendableprofessionalqualities,worthyeducationalidealsandsoundscholarship.Mu Na Tau Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota is aCounselingAcademic andProfessionalHonorSocietyInternationalforcounselors‑in‑training,counselor educators, and professional counselors. Themission ofChiSigmaIotaistopromotescholarship,research,professionalism,leadership,andexcellenceincounseling,andtorecognizehighattain‑mentinthepursuitofacademicandclinicalexcellenceinthefieldofcounseling.TheCSIInternationalhomepagecanbefoundatwww.csi‑net.org/index.cfm.Thelocalchapter,MuNuTau,encouragesthefurtheranceofhighstandardsofscholarshipandprofessionalpracticethroughstudygroups,speakerprograms,workshops,colloquiaawards,socialactivities,andnetworkingopportunities.
College of Engineering and Applied ScienceEngineering majors - Tau Beta Piisanationalhonorsocietyforallengineeringmajors.Thepurposesofthesocietyaretohonoroutstand‑ingstudentscholarshipandtoprovideaspiritofliberalcultureintheCollegeofEngineeringandAppliedScience.Membershipisofferedtooutstandingjunior,seniorandgraduateengineeringstudentsofhighscholasticabilityandexemplarycharacter.
College of Health SciencesNursing - Sigma Theta Tau ‑academicleadershiphonoraryPharmacy - Rho Chi Society,AcademicHonorary;Phi Lambda Sigma,PharmacyLeadershipSocietySocial Work - Phi Alpha‑academichonoraryAlpha Epsilon Delta‑Preprofessionalhonoraryforthoseinterestedinhealthcarecareers.
University Honors ProgramThe National Collegiate Honors Council andThe Western Regional Honors Councilproviderecognitionforstudents,faculty,andadministratorsintheareaofacademicachievement,civicresponsibililty,andpersonaldevelopment.
College of LawLawmajors‑Order of the Coif isanhonorarysocietywhichrecognizeslegal scholastic excellence.Each year, the chaptermay initiate intomembershipthosestudentswhograduateinthehighesttenpercentoftheirclass.Outreach
UniversityofWyoming/CasperCollegeCenter‑The Round Table Honor Society‑OpentoUW/CCundergraduatestudentsinallcollegeswitha3.3orhigherGPA.Recognizesscholasticachievementandprovidesanopportunityforthedevelopmentofleadershipandservice.
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Degrees:B=Bachelor’sM=Master’sD=DoctorateO=Other
Colleges:AG:CollegeofAgricultureAS:CollegeofArtsandSciencesCB:CollegeofBusiness
ED:CollegeofEducationEN:CollegeofEngineeringGRAD:GraduateStudiesHS:CollegeofHealthSciencesLAW:CollegeofLaw
Academic MajorsThe university confers bachelor’s degrees for complet ion of aca‑
demicdisciplinesestablishedbythefacultiesofthecollegesofAgriculture,Arts and Sciences,Business,Education,Engineering, andHealth Sciences.Withineachcollege,facultyexpertiseisconcentratedinschools,departments,divisions, andprograms toprovide relevantadvice, instruction, service, andresearch.Collegeanddepartmentfacultyadministerthevariousmajordisciplinesofstudyinsubjectareasselectedbythestudents(including,whenauthorized,multi‑collegemajors).MajorsapprovedbytheTrusteesarelistedbelow.
Minimumrequirementsforearningcreditsoradegreeinanyestablishedmajorarefixedinadvanceandkeptcurrentbythefacultyoftheresponsibleunits.Mostestablishedmajorsallowthestudentsconsiderablelatitudetoattainindividualgoals.Selectionofamajorenablesthestudenttostudyabodyofknowledgeindepthandconcentrateonsubjectsofparticularinterest.Astudentmaysimultaneouslyearncreditsintwomajors,ifapprovedbytherespectivedepartments.
Ifastudent isnotreadytodeclareamajorconcentration,an“undeclared”classification is available in eachof the colleges. If the student is not ready todeclareacollege,aclassificationof“undeclaredcollegeandundeclaredmajor”isavailable.The“undeclared”statusisintendedtobetemporaryforpurposesofcareerexploration.Studentsareadvisedtodeclareandconcentrateuponamajordisciplineassoonaspossible.
A studentwhowishes to concurrently pursue a degree inmore than onemajormusthave advance approvalof the involvedcollege advisers anddeans.Requirementsforeachofthemajorsmustbefulfilledandcreditsineachmustbeappliedtothesamelevelofdegree(i.e.bachelor’s,master’s,ordoctoral).Studentsshouldconsultwithresponsiblefacultyadvisersineachmajorbeingattempted.Pleaserefertothesectiononconcurrentmajorsanddualdegreesinthisbulletin.
Major Title B M D O
Accounting(CB) * *Agriculturalbusiness(AG) *Agriculturalcommunications(AG) *Agriculturalandappliedeconomics(AG) *Agriculturaleconomics/waterresources(AG) *Agriculturaleducation(ED) *Agroecology(AG) *Agronomy(AG) * *AmericanIndianstudies(AS) *Americanstudies(AS) * *Animalandvertinaryscience(AG) * * *Anthropology(AS) * * *Architecturalengineering(EN) *Art(AS) *Astronomy/astrophysics(AS) *AtmosphericScience(EN) * *Biology(AS) *Biomedicalsciences(AG,EN,AS,HS) * *Botany(AS) * * *Botany/waterresources(AS) *Businessadministration(CB) * *Businesseconomics(CB) *Chemicalengineering(EN) * * *Chemicalengineering(petroleum)(EN) *Chemistry(AS) * * *Chemistry(professional)(AS) *
Major Title B M D O
Civilengineering(EN) * * *Civilengineering/waterresources(EN) *Communication(AS) * *Computerengineering(EN) *Computerscience(EN) * * *Computerscience(businessoption)(EN) *Computerscience(professional)(EN) *Counseling(ED) *Counseloreducationandsupervision(ED) *Creativewriting(AS) *Criminaljustice(AS) *Dentalhygiene(HS) *EarthSystemScience(affiliatedmajor,interdisciplinary) *Ecology(GRAD) *Economics(CB) * * *Economicsandfinance *Economics/waterresources(CB) *Education(ED) * * *Education/curriculumandinstruction/earlychildhooddevelopment(ED)
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Electricalengineering(EN) * * *Electricalengineering(bioengineering)(EN) *Electricalengineering(computerengineering)(EN) * *Elementaryeducation(ED) *Elementaryandspecialeducation *Energyresourcescience *
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Academic Majors
Major Title B M D O
Energysystemsengineering(EN) *English(AS) * *Entomology(AG) * *Environmentandnaturalresources(affiliatedmajor)(GRAD)
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Environmentalengineering(EN) *Environmentalgeology/geohydrology(AS) *Familyandconsumersciences(AG) * *Familyandconsumersciences/earlychildhooddevelopment(AG)
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Finance(CB) * *Foodscienceandhumannutrition(AG) *French(AS) * *Genderandwomen’sstudies(AS) *Geography(AS) * *Geography/waterresources(AS) *Geology(AS) * * *Geologyandearthsciences(AS) *Geology/waterresources(AS) *Geophysics(AS) * *German(AS) * *History(AS) * *Humanities/finearts(AS) *Hydrologicscience(GRAD) *Interdisciplinarystudies(GRAD) *Molecularandcellularlifesciences *Internationalstudies(AS) * *Journalism *JurisDoctor(LAW) *JurisDoctor/MasterofArtsinEnvironmentandNaturalResoures(interdisciplinary)
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JurisDoctor/MasterofPublicAdministration(interdisciplinary)
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Kinesiologyandhealth(HS) *Kinesiologyandhealth/earlychildhooddevelopment(HS) *Kinesiologyandhealthpromotion(HS) *Management(CB) *Managementandmarketing(CB) *Marketing(CB) *Mathematics(AS) * * *Mathematics/science(AS) *Mechanicalengineering(EN) * * *
Major Title B M D O
Microbiology(AG,AS,andHS) *Molecularbiology(AG) * * *Music(AS) * *Musiceducation(AS) * *Musicperformance(AS) *Naturalscience(AS) *Neuroscience(GRAD) * *Nursing(HS) * *Nursing/earlychildhooddevelopment(HS) *Nursingpractice(HS) *Organizationalleadership(BachelorofAppliedSciences)(AG)
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Petroleumengineering(EN) * * *Pharmacy(professional)(HS) *Philosophy(AS) * *Physicaleducationteaching(HS) *Physics(AS) * * *Physicsplus(AS) *Physiology(AS) *Planning(communityandregional)(AS) *Politicalscience(AS) * *Psychology(AS) * * *Psychology/earlychildhooddevelopment(AS) *Publicadministration(AS) *Rangelandecologyandwatershedmanagement(AG) * * *Rangelandecologyandwatershedmanagement/waterresources(AG)
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Religiousstudies(AS) *Russian(AS) *Secondaryeducation(ED) *Self‑designedmajor(AS) *Socialscience(AS) *Socialwork(HS) * *Sociology(AS) * *Soilscience(AG) * *Soilscience/waterresources(AG) *Spanish(AS) * *Specialeducation(ED) *Speech,languageandhearingsciences(HS) *Speech‑languagepathology(HS) *Speech‑languagepathology/earlychildhooddevelopment(HS)
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Degrees:B=Bachelor’sM=Master’sD=DoctorateO=Other
Colleges:AG:CollegeofAgricultureAS:CollegeofArtsandSciencesCB:CollegeofBusiness
ED:CollegeofEducationEN:CollegeofEngineeringGRAD:GraduateStudiesHS:CollegeofHealthSciencesLAW:CollegeofLaw
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Major Title B M D O
Statistics(AS) * * *Technicaleducation(ED)‑availableonlyattheUW/CCCenter
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Theatreanddance(AS) *Theatreanddance(professional)(AS) *
Major Title B M D O
Tradesandindustrialeducation(ED) *Wildlifeandfisheriesbiologyandmanagement(professional)(AS)
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Zoology(AS) *Zoologyandphysiology(AS) * *Zoologyandphysiology/waterresources(AS) *
ED:CollegeofEducationEN:CollegeofEngineeringGRAD:GraduateStudiesHS:CollegeofHealthSciencesLAW:CollegeofLaw
Degrees:B=Bachelor’sM=Master’sD=DoctorateO=Other
Academic Majors
Colleges:AG:CollegeofAgricultureAS:CollegeofArtsandSciencesCB:CollegeofBusiness
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Admission to the UniversityUndergraduate Admission
TheviewbooksdistributedbytheAdmissionsOfficecontainanapplication for admission. They also include specific informationregardingcosts,studentservicesandUW’scolleges.TheViewbook(primarilyfornewfreshmen)andTransferViewbookareavailablefromtheAdmissionsOffice,UniversityofWyoming,Dept.3435,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071;oryoucancall(307)766‑5160inLaramieortollfree1‑800‑DIAL‑WYO[(800)342‑5996]oronlineatwww.uwyo.edu.Forinformationortoscheduleacampusvisit,calloneoftheabovephonenumbers.
Undergraduateadmissionmaterialsarealsoavailableinhighschoolcounselingoffices.ApplicantsforgraduateschoolshouldrefertotheGraduateAdmissionsectionofthisbulletin.
Studentsmayapplyforadmissionuptooneyearbeforetheyintendtoenroll.Admissiondecisionsaremadeonarollingbasisassoonastheapplication, required transcripts,andappropriate testscoresarereceivedbytheAdmissionsOffice.Toavoiddelaysandcomplications,allapplicationmaterialsshouldbeonfileintheAdmissionsOfficeatleast30daysbeforethebeginningofthesemester.
CurrenthighschoolstudentsshouldtaketheACTorSATduringthespringoftheirjunioryearorthefalloftheirsenioryearandhavetheofficialtestscorereportsenttoUW,completetheonlineUWap‑plicationforadmission,andhavetheirhighschooltranscriptsenttotheUWAdmissionsOffice.WritingsectionsforboththeACTandSATarenotcurrentlyconsideredaspartoftheadmissionrequirements.ACTorSATresultsarerequiredfornewfreshmen,whoareyoungerthan21yearsold,foradmissionandtoassiststudentswithmathplace‑ment,academicadvisingandforuseinacademicscholarshipselection.Afinal,officialhighschooltranscriptshowingthegraduationdateisrequired after graduation to complete admission requirements.The$40.00nonrefundableapplicationprocessingfeeisrequiredforallfirsttimeUWundergraduatestudents.
AlltranscriptsmustbesentdirectlytotheAdmissionsOfficebytheoriginatinginstitution.TheUniversityofWyomingwillonlyaccepttranscriptssentdirectlytoUWfromeachpreviouslyattendedinstitu‑tion.Official faxed transcripts canbe accepted from theWyomingcommunitycolleges.
Orientation: Allnewfreshmenandtransferstudentsarestronglyurgedtoattendoneofthenewstudentorientationsessionspriortoeachsemester.Thesesessionsprovidestudentswithanopportunitytomeetfacultyandstaff,plananacademicschedule,discussphasesofcollegelife,andregisterearlyforthesemester.Additionalinformationconcerningorientationprogramsmaybeobtainedbywritingorcall‑ingtheAdmissionsOffice,UniversityofWyoming,Dept.3435,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071, (307)766‑5160 inLaramieortollfreeat(800)342‑5996oronlineatwww.uwyo.edu/orientation.
The Admission ProcessNew Freshmen
Undergraduateswhohavelessthan30transferablecollegecredithours,mustmeetthefollowingUWAdmissionStandards.
A . Assured AdmissionToqualifyforassuredadmissiontotheUniversityofWyoming,
highschoolgraduateswhoarefirst‑timecollegestudentsorcollegetransferswithfewerthan30transferablesemestercredithours,mustmeetthefollowingminimumadmissionrequirements.
1a. Graduates of a Wyoming high school: cumulativehighschoolgradepointaverageof2.75orabovebasedona4.0gradingscale.
1b. Graduates from a non-Wyoming high school: cumulativehighschoolgradepointaverageof3.0orabove,ora2.75andanACTscoreofatleast20oraSATscoreofatleast960.
1c. Graduates with less than 30 transferable college credit hours: cumulativetransferablecollegeGPAmustbeatleast2.0;submityourhighschooltranscript,ACTorSATtestscores,andmeet1aifagraduateofaWyominghighschoolor1bifagraduateofanon‑Wyominghighschool.
1d. Home Schooled: must meet the same requirements as other high school graduates; submittranscriptsandACTorSATtestscores.PleasecontacttheAdmissionsOfficeforaHomeSchoolCreditEvaluationFormoraccesstheformatwww.uwyo.edu.Thehomeschoolinstructorshouldcompletetheform.
2. Completion of at least 13 high school units in the following pre-college curriculum (a unit=1 year):
English/Communication/Language Arts FourunitsofEnglish/Communication/LanguageArts(ECLA)
or their competency‑based equivalents are required, ofwhichatleastthreeunitsmusthaveasubstantialwritingcomponent.Speechandothercommunication‑basedcourseswhichcontain“a substantialwriting component” maybe used tomeet thisrequirement.AnalternativetofourunitsofECLAisthreeunitsofECLA,plustwounitsofforeignlanguagestudyinthesamelanguage.
Mathematics Threeunitsofmathematicsortheircompetency‑basedequivalents
are required, to include the concepts of a college preparatoryAlgebraI,AlgebraII,Geometrysequence.Itisstronglyrecom‑mendedthatAlgebraII,Geometryorahigherlevelmathcoursebetakenduringthesenioryearofhighschool.
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Science Three units of science or their competency‑based equivalents
arerequired.Atleastoneoftheunitsmustbefromthephysicalsciences‑‑physics,chemistry,oracollegepreparatoryphysicalsci‑encecourse.Theothertwounitsmaybefromanycombinationofbiological,life,physicalorearth/spacescience.
Cultural Context Electives Threeunitsortheircompetency‑basedequivalentsarerequiredto
beselectedfrombehavioralorsocialsciences,visualorperform‑ingarts,humanitiesorforeignlanguages.Theseunitsmaybeinanycombination.
B . Admission With ConditionsAdmissionwith conditionswill be granted tofirst‑time college
studentsorstudentswithfewerthan30transferablesemestercredithourswhodonotqualifyforassuredadmission,butwhosatisfyallofthefollowingrequirements.1. Graduatesofstateaccreditedhighschoolswhohaveacumulative
highschoolgradepointaverageof2.5‑2.75,ora2.25‑2.49gradepointaveragewithanACTscoreofatleast20oranSATscoreofatleast960.
2. Completionofthepre‑collegecurriculumwithnomorethantwodeficiencies.Inaddition,nomorethanonedeficiencycanbeineachofthefourpre‑collegecategories.
3. StudentswhodidnotgraduatefromastateaccreditedhighschoolmayqualifyforadmissionwithconditionstotheUniversityofWyomingiftheyhaveaGEDexaminationwithanaveragescoreofatleast550andnoindividualscorebelow500.Inaddition,GEDapplicantsunder21yearsofagemustsupplyanACTcom‑positescoreofatleast20oraSATcompositeof960orhigher.GEDapplicantsmustalsobeatleast18yearsoldandtheirhighschoolclassmusthavegraduated.GEDapplicantsmusthavea2.0orhighercumulativegradepointaverageforalltransferablecollegecourses.
4. “Non‑traditional”students,definedasstudentsage25orolder,whohavenotcompletedacollegelevelcourseduringthepastthree calendar years (excludingcorrespondence study courses)andwhodonototherwisequalify forassuredadmission,mayqualifyforadmissionwithconditionsiftheyhaveacumulativehighschoolgradepointaverageof2.0orhigher.
Terms of Admission With Conditions
1. StudentswillenrollintheSynergylearningcommunity.SynergyconsistsofdesignatedsectionsofthreeUniversityStudiescoursesin the student’s first semester:ENGL1010,POLS1000, andUWYO1450. In thesecondsemester,Synergycontinueswithdesignatedsectionsofonemorecourse:COJO1010.ExceptionstoenrollmentinSynergymaybegrantedatthediscretionoftheDirectorofAdmissions.
2. Inadditionto9hoursofSynergycourses,studentsmayenrollforuptoamaximumof6moresemesterhoursduringthefirstsemesteratUW,foratotalof15.Itisrecommendedthatthe15hourlimitbeobservedforthesecondsemesteraswell.However,anexceptiontothe15hourlimitinthesecondsemestermaybegrantedatthediscretionoftheacademicadviserbaseduponthestudent’sperformanceinthefirstsemester.
3. Studentswillmeetwithadesignatedadviseronamonthlybasisthroughouttheirfirsttwosemesters.
4. StudentsadmittedwithconditionswillnormallyreceiveadvisingfromthecollegeoftheirmajorortheCenterforAdvisingandCareerServices(www.uwyo.edu/CACS)inKnightHall228.
5. Spaceintheprogramislimited;applicantsadmissibleundertheseconditionsareencouragedtoapplyearly.
ContacttheAdmissionsOfficewithanyquestions.
C . Deferred AdmissionApplicantswhodonotqualifyforassuredadmissionoradmission
withconditionswillhavetheiradmissiondeferreduntiltheycomplete30ormoretransferablesemesterhoursatanaccreditedcollegiateinsti‑tution,withacumulativegradepointaverageof2.0orhigher.
D . Admission Exception ProcessStudentswhodonototherwisemeetthequalificationsforassured
admissionor admissionwith conditionsmay request an admissionexceptioninordertobeadmittedwithconditions.Toinitiatearequestforadmissionbyexception,applicantsshoulddescribeinwritingtherationalefortheirspecificexceptionrequestandsendtherequesttotheAdmissionsOffice.
Undergraduate Transfer StudentsCollege transfer studentswith30ormore transferable semester
credithoursmusthavea2.0orhighercumulativegradepointaverageforadmission toUW.College students interested in transferring toUWshouldcallorwritetheAdmissionsOfficetorequestacopyoftheTransfer Wyo orgoonlinetowww.uwyo.edu.
Applicantswhohavetakencollege‑levelcourseworkanddesiretotransfertotheUniversityofWyomingshouldapplyforadmissionandhaveoneofficialtranscriptfromeachpreviouslyattendedcollegeoruniversitysentdirectlytotheAdmissionsOffice.CourseworkfromregionallyaccreditedinstitutionswillbeacceptedastransfercreditifsubstantiallyequivalenttocoursesofferedbyUW.Theuniversityac‑ceptsonlyacademiccoursesinthestudyofreligionsimilartothoseofferedbytheReligiousStudiesProgramintheCollegeofArtsandSciences.
Transferstudentswithlessthan30transferablesemesterhoursmustalsohaveanofficialcopyoftheirhighschooltranscriptsentdirectlytotheAdmissionsOfficebytheirformerhighschool.Transferstudentsunderage21,whohavelessthan30transferablecredithours,mustalsohavetheirACTorSATresultssenttotheUWAdmissionsOffice.Pleaserefertothe“NewFreshmen,A.AssuredAdmission”section.
Admission Exception ProcessCollege transfer studentswhodonotmeet the 2.0 grade point
averagerequirementforadmissiontoUWmayinitiatearequestforadmission by exception.Applicants should describe inwriting therationalefortheirspecificexceptionrequestandsendtherequesttotheAdmissionsOffice.
Studentsworkingtowardasecondbachelor’sdegreeareconsideredundergraduatestudentsandaresubjecttoallundergraduatepoliciesandregulations.
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General Educational Development (GED) Certificate Holders1. Applicantsmusthaveanaveragescoreofatleast550ontheGED
testwithnoindividualscorebelow500.2. Applicantslessthan21yearsoldmustsubmitACTorSATresults
totheAdmissionsOffice.3. Applicantsmustbeaminimumof18yearsofageorhisorher
highschoolclassmusthavegraduated.
Adult Nontraditional StudentsAdultswhodonotqualifyforregularadmissiontoUWmayqualify
for admission as nontraditional students.Nontraditional admissionrequirementsare:1.Minimumageof25;2.Minimumofthreeyearssincelastenrollmentincollegecourses,
exceptcorrespondence;3.Sendofficialcopyofhighschooltranscriptandanycollegetran‑
scriptsdirectly to theUWAdmissionsOfficeby thepreviousinstitutions.
4.SendofficialGEDscoresifapplicable.5.Studentsadmittedunder thispolicyareundeclaredmajorsand
willreceivetheirinitialacademicadvisingfromtheCenterforAdvisingandCareerServicesin228KnightHall,(307)766‑2398.
6.Studentsconsideredforadultnontraditionaladmissionmusthavehada2.0orhighergradepointaverageinhighschool.
7.NeitherACTnorSATscoresarerequiredforstudentsover21.
High School Guest StudentsHighschoolseniorsandjuniorswillbeconsideredforadmissionto
UWashighschoolguests.Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet:1. CompleteaUWHighSchoolGuestapplication;2. Haveanofficialcopyofthemostrecenthighschooltranscript,
showinganoverallGPAofatleast3.0sentdirectlytotheAdmis‑sionsOffice;
3. Submitapositivewrittenrecommendationfromthehighschoolcounselororprincipal;
4. SubmitavailableACTorSATscores.Ifhighschoolguestadmission isgranted, it is foronesemester
atatime.Subsequentenrollmentrequiresthemostrecenttranscriptandnewwrittenpermissionfromthehighschool.Highschoolguestsmaytakeupto6credithourspersemester.AdvisingwillbeprovidedbytheCenterforAdvisingandCareerServicesin228KnightHall,(307)766‑2398.
Undergraduate Non-Degree Student1. MustcompleteandsubmitaNon‑DegreeStudentapplication.2. Transcriptsandtestscoresarenotrequiredfornon‑degreestatus.3. Non‑degreestudentsmayenrollinamaximumof7credithours
persemester(maximumoftwocourses).Only12credithourstakeninthisstatusmaybeusedtowardsaUWdegree.
4. Admissionwithnon‑degreestatusisnotavailabletointernationalstudentsorstudentsonsuspension.
5. Studentsadmittedwithnon‑degreestatusareassessedtuitionandfeesatthesametuitionrateasdegree‑seekingstudents.
6. Studentsadmittedwithnon‑degreestatusdonotqualifytoreceivefinancialaid.
Graduate AdmissionApplicantsmustsubmittheUWgraduateapplicationandthenon‑
refundableapplicationprocessingfee.OnesetofofficialtranscriptsmustbesentdirectlytotheUWAdmissionsOfficefromeachpreviouscollegiateinstitution.
PotentialstudentsareencouragedtoconsultwiththeirrespectiveacademicdepartmentregardingtheadmissionprocessbeforemakingaformalUWapplication.
Domesticapplicantsmusthavecompletedatleastabachelor’sdegreefromaregionallyaccreditedinstitution.InternationaltranscriptswillbeevaluatedforaccreditationandU.S.degreeequivalency.InternationalapplicantsmusthavecompletedatleastadegreeequivalenttoaU.S.bachelor’s.Allapplicantsshouldhaveatleasta3.0cumulativeGPA(scaleof4.0).
Applicants whose department requires theGraduate RecordExamination(GRE)mustrequestofficialscoresbesenttotheGraduateSchooldirectlyfromtheEducationalTestingService(ETS).Ourinsti‑tutioncodewithETSis4855.Ascoreofatleast900onthecombinedverbalandquantitativesectionsisrequired,(1000fordoctoralprogramsand1100forinterdisciplinary).Studentscanoccasionallybeadmittedprovisionallywithlowertestscores.
Some departments may require scores from the GraduateManagementAdmissionTest(GMAT),ratherthantheGRE,withaminimumscoreof500.
InternationalstudentapplicantsforwhomEnglishisnotthenativelanguagemustfurnishscoresfromtheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage (TOEFL), the InternationalEnglish LanguageTestingSystem (IELTS), theEnglishLanguage School (ELS) or other ap‑proved test ofEnglish communication skills.TheminimumpaperTOEFLscoreacceptableforfulladmissionis540.ThiscorrespondstotheInternet‑basedTOEFLof76.TheminimumIELTSscoreforfulladmissionis6.0.OtherapprovedtestswillbeacceptableattheleveloftheTOEFLscore.Studentsmayoccasionallybeadmittedprovisionallywithlowertestscores.Officialscoresmustbesentdirectlyfromthetestingagency(i.e.TOEFLscoresmustbesentfromETS).
PleasenotethatsomedepartmentsrequirehigherGRE/GMAT/TOEFLscoresthanwhatisrequiredbytheAdmissionsOffice.
Lettersofrecommendationmayalsoberequiredbysomedepart‑ments.
Graduateapplicantsshouldwriteorcalltherespectiveacademicdepartmentsforquestionsconcerningapplicationstatus,degreepro‑gramrequirements,deadlines,andsupplementalapplicationmaterialstheymayrequire.
Toobtaingraduate,non‑degreestatus,anapplication,$50fee,andtranscriptsmustbesubmittedtotheAdmissionsOffice.Only12credithourstakenwithnon‑degreestatusmayapplytowardagraduatedegreependingapprovalbythestudent’sgraduatecommittee.This12‑credit‑hourrulemaybedecreasedifpriorcourseswerereservedforgraduatecreditortransferhoursaregoingtobeusedontheprogramofstudy.
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Pleasenotethatnon‑degreestudentsarenoteligibleforstudentfinancialaid.Non‑degreegraduatestudentsdecidingtopursueadegreemustapplytoandbeacceptedbytheirrespectivegraduateprogramandtheAdmissionsOffice.
Studentsadmittedwithgraduatestandingmayelecttotakeanyun‑dergraduateorgraduatecoursesforwhichtheyareprepared,subjecttorestrictionsasoutlinedintheUniversity Catalog.However,tuitionwillbeassessedatthegraduatelevelforallcoursestakenwithgraduatestatus.Admissiontograduatestudydoesnotautomaticallymakeastudentacandidateforanadvanceddegree.
Note: Studentsworkingtowardasecondbachelor’sdegreearenotconsidered graduate students and are subject to all undergraduateregulations.
College of Law Admission(307) 766-6416 E-mail: lawadmis@uwyo .edu Web site: www .uwyo .edu/Law/
AdmissiontotheprofessionalcurriculumoflawisgrantedbytheCollegeofLawAdmissionsCommittee.TheCollegeofLawreservesthe right to restrict thenumberof entering students to a class sizeconsistentwithitsfacilitiesanditseducationalobjectives.AdditionalinformationandrequirementsareprovidedintheCollege of Law Bulletin. 1.CompleteandreturntheCollegeofLawApplicationforAdmis‑
sionbetweenOctoberandMarch1alongwiththenonrefundableapplicationprocessingfee.
2.Applicantsmusthaveabachelor’sdegreefromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity(subjecttosomelimitedexceptions).
3.TaketheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(LSAT)administeredbytheLawSchoolAdmissionCouncil(LSAC)nolaterthantheFebruaryadministration.TheLSATisgivenfourtimeseachyearatnumer‑ouslocationswithinandoutsideoftheUnitedStates.Informationaboutthetest,dates,testlocationsandapplicationformmaybeobtainedfromLSAC,Box2000,Newtown,PA18940‑0998,(215)968‑1001,orontheWebatwww.lsac.org.
4.RegisterwithLawSchoolDataAssemblyService(LSDAS)betweenSeptember and January.Complete and submit the appropriateform,includedintheLSAT/LSDASpacket,togetherwiththerequired fee.Anofficial transcript fromeachcollegeattendedmustbesentdirectlytoLSDAS.ItisadvisabletoregisterwithLS‑DASatthesametimeoneregistersfortheLSAT.TheTranscriptRequestFormintheLSDASregistrationbookletistobeusedforthispurpose.LSDASpreparesananalysisofeachtranscriptandareportoftheLSATscoreandforwardsacopytoeachlawschooltowhichapplicationhasbeenmade.ApplicantsdonotsendtranscriptsdirectlytotheCollegeofLawuntiltheyaread‑mitted.FormoreinformationaboutLSDAS,gotowww.lsac.org.
5.InternationalstudentsmustsupplycurrentTOEFLscores.Mini‑mumscoresrequiredforadmissionare525(197onthecomputer‑izedtest).InternationalstudentsmusttaketheLSATexamandregisterwiththeLawSchoolAdmissionsCouncil(www.lsac.org).IfatranscriptanalysiswillnotbeprovidedbytheLSACforanyforeigneducationalinstitutionsattended,officialtranscriptsmustbeprovidedwithanEnglishtranslation.
WWAMI Medical Education Program WWAMIisacontractprogrambetweentheUniversityofWyoming
andtheUniversityofWashingtonformedicaleducation.Admissionistwofold.ApplicantsmustbecertifiedresidentsofWyoming.Tobeeli‑gibleforcertification,theapplicantorparentorguardianmustbealegalresidentoftheStateofWyomingforfivecontinuousyearsimmediatelypriortoenrollingattheUniversityofWashington.Applicationsforcertificationarelocatedatwww.uwyo.edu/hs/wiche‑wwami‑wydent‑program/index.htmlandareduenolaterthanOctober15oftheyearprecedingtheanticipatedstartdateofmedicalschool.ParticipantspayreducedtuitionandmusteitherpaybackthemoneyexpendedontheirbehalfplusinterestorpracticemedicineinWyomingforthreeyears.ApplicantsapplytotheUniversityofWashingtonSchoolofMedicinethroughtheusualproceduresandaresubjecttocriteriaestablishedbytheUniversityofWashington.InformationmaybeobtainedfromtheCollege ofHealth Sciences,PreprofessionalAdvisingOffice,Dept.3432,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071;(307)766‑6704or(307)766‑3499.
WYDENT Dental Education ProgramWYDENT is a contract program between theUniversity of
Wyoming and theUniversity ofNebraska College ofDentistryandCreightonUniversity SchoolofDentistry fordental education.Admission is twofold. 1. ApplicantsmustbecertifiedresidentsofWyoming.Tobeeligibleforcertification,theapplicantorparentorguardianmustbe a legal residentof theStateofWyoming forfivecontinuousyearsimmediatelypriortoenrollingindentalschool.Theapplicationforcertificationislocatedatwww.uwyo.edu/hs/wichew‑wamiwydentandisduenolaterthanOctober15oftheyearpriortotheanticipatedstartdateindentalschool.ParticipantspayreducedtuitionandmusteitherpaybackthemoneyexpendedontheirbehalforpracticedentistryinWyomingforthreeyears.2.Applicantsmustapplytothedentalschoolsthroughtheusualproceduresandaresubjecttoadmissioncriteriaestablishedbythedentalschools.InformationisavailablefromtheCollegeofHealthSciences;PreprofessionalAdvisingOffice;Dept.3432,1000EastUniversityAv;LaramieWY82071(307)766‑6704or(307)766‑3499.
School of Pharmacy AdmissionAdmission to thepreprofessionalpharmacyprogram is through
theuniversityadmissionprocessdescribedpreviously.Admissiontotheprofessionalcurriculumleadingtotheentry‑level
professionalDoctorofPharmacy(Pharm.D.)degreeisgrantedbytheDeanof theSchoolofPharmacyupon theadviceof theSchoolofPharmacyAdmissionsCommittee.TheapplicationprocessrequiresthatstudentsapplytotheSchoolofPharmacyusingPharmCAS,formoreinformationaboutPharmCASlogontowww.Pharmcas.org.Theapplicationdeadline isDecember 1st for fall admission.Admissionto theprofessionalprogram is limitedandcompetitive.For furtherinformation, contact the School ofPharmacy,Dept. 3375, 1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071;(307)766‑6132.
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International Student AdmissionTheUniversityofWyomingwilladmitinternationalstudentswho
meetadmissionrequirements.Toapplyforadmissionasanundergradu‑atestudent,contacttheUWAdmissionsOfficeforanInternationalStudentApplicationorgototheUWwebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/inter‑national.ApplicationdeadlinesforinternationalstudentsareJune1forfallsemester,November1forspringsemester,andApril1forsummersession.The$40.00undergraduate international studentapplicationprocessingfeemustbereceivedbeforetheapplicationwillbeprocessed.
Internationalstudentsmustprovideofficialattestedacademicre‑cordsandexaminationresults.TheserecordsshouldbesentdirectlytotheAdmissionsOfficebytheschoolattended.ApplicantsmustprovideanEnglishtranslationofallrequiredacademicrecords,andcompleteallapplicationsandcorrespondenceinEnglish.
StudentswhohaveanativelanguageotherthanEnglishmustpro‑videproofofsatisfactoryEnglishability.ThiscanbedonebyprovidingofficialscorereportsfromTOEFL,IELTS,ELSorotherapprovedtestsofEnglishability.TheminimumacceptablescorefortheTOEFLexamis525onthepaper‑basedexamor197onthecomputer‑basedexamformostmajors.EngineeringmajorsarerequiredtohaveaminimumTOEFLexamscoreof550paper‑basedor213computer‑based.TheminimumacceptableIELTSscoreisa5.5.EngineeringmajorsrequireaminimumIELTSscoreof6.ELSstudentsmustcompleteELSlevel112foradmission to theUniversityofWyoming.SpecificacademicprogramssuchasengineeringandpharmacymayrequireahigherlevelofEnglishproficiency.OtherapprovedEnglishproficiencyexamsmaybeacceptedinlieuoftheabove.
Proofofimmunizationformeasles,mumps,rubella(MMR)andtesting for tuberculosis are required prior to registration. See latersectioninbulletin.
Allapplicantsmustprovideevidenceofadequatefinancialresourcestopay the total costof their education.TheConfidentialFinancialStatement for undergraduate international applicants can be foundon‑line atwww.uwyo.edu/apply. Itmust be used for this purpose.Scholarshipsareavailablebaseduponacademicachievement.
Graduate applicantswill have different admission requirementsbasedontheiracademicprogram.Foradditionalinformationregardingtheadmissionofinternationalstudents,seewww.uwyo.eduorcontacttheUWAdmissionsOffice(307)766‑5160.
Wyoming Senior Citizen PolicyWyomingseniorcitizens,age65andover,whohavebeenadmitted
toUWmayenrollinuniversitycoursesonaspaceavailablebasisatnocostuponpresentationofevidenceofageandWyomingresidencepriortothebeginningoftheterminwhichclasseswillbetaken.
Since standard registration feeswill not be assessed, additionalstudentbenefitswillnotbeavailableundertheseniorcitizenpolicy.Alternatively,full‑timeseniorcitizenstudentswishingtoreceivestu‑dentbenefitsmayenrollandpayregularregistrationfees.ScheduledOutreachSchoolclasseswhichmeetminimumenrollmentrequirementsareincludedinthecoursesavailabletoseniorcitizens.
Board of Trustee Retirement BenefitsBeginningSpring2002,officialboardretireesmayattendUniversity
ofWyomingclassesonaspaceavailablebasisatnocost.Toqualifyfor this benefit, youmust be an official board retiree, 25 years ofuniversityserviceorage60with15yearsof immediatelyprecedinguniversityservice.
ReadmissionReadmission is the process for formerUniversity ofWyoming
studentstoagainbeadmittedtotheuniversity.FormerUWstudentswhohaveattendedanothercollegesincetheirlastUWenrollmentmusthaveoneofficialtranscriptfromeachcollegesentdirectlytotheUWAdmissionsOffice.UndergraduatestudentswhoarereturningtoUWafteranabsenceofonecalendaryearor longershouldcompleteanapplicationforadmissionatleast30dayspriortoregistration,therebyallowingsufficienttimetoavoiddelaysinregistration.
FormerstudentswhoareonacademicsuspensionatUWmustpeti‑tionforreinstatementthroughthedeanoftheircollege.Reinstatementpetitionsmustbesubmittedatleast15calendardaysbeforethebegin‑ningofgeneralregistrationforeachterm.
Academic Renewal: AnundergraduatestudentwhoreturnstoUWandhasnotcompletedacollegecourseatUW(excludingflexibleenrollment[correspondencestudy]), duringthepreviousfiveyears,willhavetheoptionofcontinuinghisorherearlierUWcumulativeGPAor commencing a new cumulativeGPAunder theAcademicRenewalpolicy.InterestedstudentsmustsubmittheAcademicRenewalApplicationForm(whichcanbeobtainedintheOfficeoftheRegistrar)totheregistrarnolaterthantenclassdaysbeforethelastdayofclassesofthesemesterinwhichthestudentreturnstoUW.
TheentireUWtranscriptwillremainintact.AnoteindicatingthepolicywillprecedethenewpartoftheUWtranscriptifthestudentoptsforacademicrenewal.Atthediscretionoftheacademicdepartmentinwhichthestudent isenrolled,credithoursforwhichthestudentearnedthegradeofCorbettermaybeappliedtowardthecompletionofthedegreerequirements.ThelistofanydepartmentallyapprovedcoursesmustbeindicatedontheAcademicRenewalApplicationFormwheninitiallysubmittedtotheregistrar.Nofurtherchangesmayberequested.
Astudent’sGPAandcompletedcoursesthatwereappliedtoabac‑calaureatedegreearenoteligibleforacademicrenewal.
Residency Student ClassificationThe followingTrustee regulations govern the classification of
students at theUniversity ofWyoming as resident or non‑residentfortuitionpurposes,andshallbeadministeredbytheAssociateVicePresident forEnrollmentManagement andDirector ofAdmission.(TrusteeRegulation,ChapterVIII,Section3.)
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Student Classification for Tuition AssessmentTheUniversityofWyomingassessestuitionforWyomingresidents
at the in‑state rate; non‑residents are charged out‑of‑state tuition.The following guidelines shall be administered by theDirector ofAdmissionstogovernUniversityofWyomingstudentsforpurposesofin‑stateorout‑of‑statetuitionassessmentforcoursesofstudyofferedattheuniversity.University‑sponsoredcoursesofstudyarrangedwithin‑stitutionsoutsideWyomingmayhavedifferentresidencyrequirements.1. ThefollowingstudentsareWyomingresidents: a.Individualswhoarefinancialdependentsorundertheageof
24withaparent,guardianorspousewho lives in thestateofWyoming.
b.IndividualswhoarerecipientsofWyominghighschoolcre‑dentials.
c.ActiveWyomingNationalGuardmembersandU.S.ArmedForcesmembersstationedinWyoming,andtheirdependents.
d.IndividualswithapermanenthomeinWyomingandwhohaveresidedinthestateforatleastonefullyear.TodetermineifapermanentWyominghomehasbeenestablished,thefollowingfactorsareconsidered: • Evidencethatanyformerhomehasbeenabandoned • Full‑timeemploymentperformedorcontractedforin Wyomingforonecontinuousyear •OwnershipofhomeorpropertyinWyoming • OneyearofcontinualpresenceinWyoming • FormerWyomingresidencyandmaintainingstateties • RelianceonWyomingresourcesforsignificantfinancial
support • Wyomingvehicleregistration • Wyomingaddressonmostrecentfederalincometax
return • AvalidWyomingdriver’slicense • Wyomingvoterregistration
ResidinginWyomingprimarilyasastudentwillnotsupportaclaimforresidentstatus.
e.Graduatestudentswithuniversity‑fundedfellowships. f.Wyomingresidentstemporarilyabsentfromthestatedueto
militaryservice,attendanceataneducationalinstitution,orothertypeofdocumentedtemporarysojourn.
g.IndividualswhohavebeenawardedresidenttuitionstatusataWyomingCommunityCollegeandwhoattendtheuniversitywithinoneyearofleavingtheWyomingCommunityCollege.
h.The spouseorfinancial dependent of an individualwho isdeterminedtobeaWyomingresidentpursuanttothisRegulation,exceptunder(1b)and(e)above.
2. Thefollowingstudentsarenon‑residents: a.IndividualswhodonotqualifyforSection1above; b.IndividualswhoarenotU.S.citizensorpermanentresidents
exceptasprovidedbySection1b.above
3. Reduced tuition rates calculated at one hundredfifty percent(150%)of resident tuition are available to the followingnon‑residents.
a.GraduatesoftheUniversityofWyomingandtheirspouses; b. Children, and their spouses of University ofWyoming
graduates.4. Changeofresidenceclassificationshallbegovernedbythefol‑
lowingprocess: a.Aninitiallyassignednon‑residentclassificationmaybereviewed
bytheDirectorofAdmissionswhenarequestandaccompanyingdocumentationisprovidedonorbeforethefirstdayofclasses.AdecisiononreclassificationbytheDirectorofAdmissionsmaybeappealed to theResidenceClassificationCommitteewithintwenty(20)calendardaysofthedateoftheDirectorofAdmis‑sions’decision.Noreclassificationwillberetroactivetopreviousterms;
b.Individualsmaybereclassifiedforthefollowingtermwhenfactsindicatethatachangeinresidencyhasoccurredsincethetimeoforiginalresidenceclassification;
c.TheDirectorofAdmissionsisresponsiblefortheadministra‑tionofthisprocedure.
5. ThereshallbeaResidenceClassificationCommitteeconsistingofthreemembersappointedbythePresident,chairedbytheDirectorofAdmissionswhoshallnotvote.Thedutiesofthiscommitteeshallbeasfollows:
a.To render interpretations and rulings at the request of theDirectorofAdmissions;
b.ToserveasanappealscommitteeforstudentswhowishtoappealthedecisionoftheDirectorofAdmissions;
c.Toconsideruniversitypoliciesintheareaofresidenceclassifica‑tionandmakerecommendationstotheTrusteesoftheUniversityofWyoming.
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)Immunization Requirement
TheUniversityofWyominghasimplementedapolicytoprotecttheUniversitycommunityagainstmeasles(rubeola),mumps,andrubella.Allnewon‑campusstudentsmustprovideproofofimmunitytomea‑sles,mumps,andrubellapriortoregistration.TheStudent Immunization and Health History Form(availableonthewebatwww.uwyo.edu/ShSer/Forms/HealthHistory.pdf)mustbecompleted,verifyingcompliancewiththisrequirement,andsenttotheStudentHealthServicepriortoregistration.Effective9/3/02,twodosesofMMRvaccinearerequired.OtheracceptablemethodstocomplywiththerequirementaredetailedontheForm.Pleasenotethatthefirstpageoftheformmustbeverifiedandsignedbyahealthcareprovider.Alternatively,averifiedcopyofanimmunizationrecordcanbeappendedtotheForm.
TheonlycontraindicationtotheMMRimmunizationisaprevioussevereallergicreactiontothevaccineorvaccinecomponent(neomycin,gelatin).Relative (temporary) contraindications include: pregnancy;personswithimmunosuppressiveillnessesortreatment;moderateorsevereacuteillness;andrecentreceiptofbloodproducts.Ifyouareuncertainastowhetheryoushouldreceivetheimmunization,pleasetalkwithyourhealthcareprovider.
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Exemptionsmaybegrantedtotherequirementintwoinstances:amedicalexemptionforacontraindicationnotedabove,andareligiousexemption.Amedicalexemptionrequiresanotationofthereasonfortheexemptionandamedicalprovidersignature.Toclaimareligiousexemption,anotarizedformmustbecompletedandattachedtotheStudentImmunizationandHealthHistoryForm.Ifanoutbreakofoneoftheseillnessesoccursoncampus,studentsgrantedanexemptionmaybeexcludedfromcampusforthedurationoftheoutbreak.
For studentsunable toverifyMMRvaccinations, thevaccine isavailableattheStudentHealthServiceforanominalcharge.Itwillbeadministeredpriortoregistrationforanyeligiblestudent,withoutanappointment,duringofficehours.Donotdelayverificationorim‑munizationuntilregistration,asitisimpossibletoserviceincomingstudentsinashortperiodpriortothestartofasemester.
Inaddition to theMMRrequirement, studentswhoarenotUScitizensarerequiredtohavetuberculosistestingpriortoregistration.This involvesaTuberculosis (Mantoux)skin test,and, ifpositive,achestx‑rayandconsultationwithaStudentHealthServicephysician.Thestudentisresponsibleforthecostsincurredforthesetests.
Campus SafetyInformationon campus safety is available on request from the
UniversityPoliceDepartment,IvinsonBuilding.
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Student Financial AidTheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidcoordinatesallstudentfinancial
assistanceavailableatUW.Availableaidincludesscholarships,grants(HathawayScholarships,FederalPell,FederalSEOG),loans(FederalPerkins,FederalDirect,FederalPLUSandprivate)andemployment(FederalWork‑Study).
TheStudentFinancialAidofficewillhelpallqualifiedapplicantstosecureaid,butresourcesarelimited.AidisofferedfirsttothoseapplicantswhosematerialsarecompletedandreceivedbyMarch1priortotheacademicyearforwhichaidissought.FederalPellGrantsandFederalDirectLoansareavailabletoqualifiedapplicantsthroughouttheyear.
Prospectivestudentsseekingscholarshipsshouldsendanapplica‑tionforadmission,thenonrefundableapplicationfeeandacopyoftheircurrenthighschoolorcollegetranscripttotheUWAdmissionsOfficebyMarch1.StudentswhohaveattendedanothercollegemusthavethatcollegesubmitanacademictranscripttotheUWAdmissionsOffice.
StudentsseekingfederalaidorassistancebasedontheirfinancialneedmustfileaFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(FAFSA).Applicantsmaydosoatwww.fafsa.ed.gov.Allowoneweekforpro‑cessing.UWrecommendsfiling theFAFSAinJanuaryprior to thenextacademicyear.Finalresponsibilityforensuringthatallrequireddocumentsarereceivedinatimelymannerrestswiththeapplicant.
Enrollment RequirementsMost scholarships require the recipient tobeenrolled full time.
HathawayScholarships,FederalPellGrants,andveteran’sbenefitsmaybepro‑ratedforpart‑timeenrollmentandFederalDirectLoansmayonlybeborrowedbystudentsenrolledforatleasthalftime(aminimumof6hoursforundergraduate,lawandpharmacystudents;aminimumof4.5hoursforgraduatestudents).FederalPellGrantsandFederalSEOGGrantsareavailabletoundergraduatestudentswhohavenotcompletedtherequirementsfortheirfirstundergraduatedegree.Classesforauditarenotacceptableforanykindoffinancialaid.Generally,FederalaidisnotavailableforUWFlexibleEnrollment(correspondence)courses,forcontinuousregistrationhours,orforaudithours.Fordetails,askafinancialaidadviser.
Eligibility RequirementsToreceivefederalfinancialaid(suchasFederalPell,andFederal
SEOGgrants,FederalWorkStudy,FederalPerkins,FederalDirect[subsidizedorunsubsidized],andFederalDirectPLUSloans)youmustmeetthefollowingconditionsandprovidesupportingdocumentationwhenrequestedtodoso:haveahighschooldiplomaoritsequivalent,beenrolledoracceptedforadmissionasaregularstudentatUW,notbeconcurrentlyenrolledinanelementaryorasecondaryschool,beenrolledinadegreeprogram,beaU.S.citizenoreligiblenon‑citizen,haveademonstratedfinancialneedifrequired,maintainsatisfactoryacademicprogress(SAP),notbeindefaultonafederalstudentloan
oroweanoverpaymentofafederalgrantatanyinstitution(or,ifso,havemadesatisfactoryarrangementstorepayorotherwiseresolvetheoverpaymentordefault),nothaveborrowedinexcessoftheannualoraggregateloanlimitsofafederalloanprogram(loanborrowersonly),agreetousefundsreceivedonlyforeducationalcosts,registerwiththeSelectiveServiceifrequired,andnothavehadfederalfinancialaidbenefitssuspendedasresultofadrugconviction.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)FederalregulationsrequiretheUniversityofWyomingtoestab‑
lishsatisfactoryacademicprogressstandardsforstudentfinancialaidrecipients.TheUniversityofWyomingstandardsofSAPmeasureastudent’sacademicperformancebothqualitativelyandquantitativelybyreviewingthefollowingthreeareasofperformance:completionrateforall(cumulative)courseworkenrolled,cumulativegradepointaver‑age(CUMGPA)earned,andthemaximumtimeframetocompleteadegree.Failuretocomplywithanyoneofthefollowingrequirementswillresultinalossoffederalstudentaideligibility:
•theminimumCUMGPAforundergraduatesandprofessionalstudents( J.D.orPharm.D.)is2.000.Forgraduatestudents,theminimumCUMGPAis3.000;•eachstudentmustcompleteat least67%ofallcredithours
attemptedcumulativelyatUW;•undergraduatestudents(including1stand2ndyearPharmacy
students)mustcompletegraduationrequirementsinnomorethan150%oftheaveragelengthoftheirprogram.The150%markerformostundergraduatesis180(120x1.5)credithoursas120credithoursarerequiredformostundergraduateprograms.SatisfactoryAcademicProgress is reviewed annually inMay at
theendofthespringsemester.StudentsnotmeetingtheGPAandcompletionrequirementsforthefirsttimewillbeautomaticallyplacedon “initial financial aid probation.” Initial financial aid probationsimply provides anopportunity for students to correct deficienciesand reestablishcompliancewith theSAPstandards. StudentshaveuntiltheendofthesucceedingspringsemestertocorrecttheirSAPdeficiency.Studentsremaineligibleforfederalfinancialaidwhileon“initialfinancialaidprobation.”Studentsareonlyeligiblefortheinitialfinancialaidprobationprovisiononce.Attheendoftheprobationaryperiod,thestudentwilleitherbe:
•removedfromprobationarystatusbecauseallcomponentsoftheSAPpolicyhavebeenmet;or•suspendedfromreceivingassistancefromfederalsourcesand
willreceiveaFinancialAidSuspensionLetter.
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Suspended students are no longer eligible for federal financialaiduntiltheyhavetakenclasses,usingtheirownfunding,andraisedtheircumulativeGPAorcompletionratetomeettheSAPstandards.Suspendedstudentsmayappealtheirfinancialaidsuspension.Todoso,a studentmust submit theirappealno later than theendof the“Drop/Add”periodofthesemesterforwhichtheapprovalissoughtbyprovidingtheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidwithafullycompletedandsignedSAPAppealFormexplainingwhyhe/sheshouldnotbesuspended. Astudentmayappealdue tomitigatingorextenuatingcircumstancesthatcouldnotbeinfluenced,plannedfor,orpreventedbythestudent(e.g.,hospitalization,prolongedillness,deathintheim‑mediatefamily,etc.).Documentationverifyingthesituationisrequiredandmustaccompanytheappeal.Theoutcomeofastudent’sappealdependsuponthenatureofthecircumstancescausingtheviolation,howwellthatisdocumented,andhowwelltheyhavedemonstratedthattheyarenowmakinggoodprogresstowardearningtheirdegree.TheSAPAppealFormisavailableonlineattheOfficeofStudentFinancialAid’swebsitefordownloadingandprintingordirectlyfromtheoffice.
ContacttheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidformoreinformationregardingSAP.
Funds DistributionEachstudentwhoregistershashisorherownstudentaccountwith
theuniversity.OnceaqualifiedstudenthasregisteredforclassesandacceptedtheirawardsonWyoWeb,theOfficeofStudentFinancialAidwillauthorizetheelectronictransferoffundsfromUWfinancialaidaccountstothestudent’sindividualaccountattheuniversity.
First‑timeborrowersoffederalstudentloansmustparticipateinentranceloancounseling(viewawebpresentation).Allstudentloanborrowersmustparticipateinanexitloaninterview(inpersonorontheweb)priortoleavingUW.
FederalWork‑Study funds are paid as payroll checks or directdepositonthe15thandlastworkingdayofthemonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthehourswereworked.Payrollchecksmaybedirectdepositedormailedtothestudent.
Theuniversitywill automatically charge a student’s account fortuitionand feesbasedon the student’s enrollment.Likewise, if thestudentislivinginauniversityresidencehall,roomandboardchargeswillbeplacedonthestudent’saccount.
Anyfinancialaidcreditedtoastudent’saccountwillautomaticallypaytuitionandfeesfirstandthenchargesforroomandboardinUWresidencehalls.Unlessdirectedotherwiseinwritingbythestudent,anyremainderwillbeappliedtootheruniversitycharges.Ifanegativebal‑anceresults,a“creditbalancecheck”willbepreparedbytheuniversitymadepayabletothestudent.Thischeckwillbemailedtothestudent’smailingaddresspriortothefirstdayofclassesorafterthetermbegins.
Scholarshipsawardedfortheacademicyearwillbesplitintotwoequalpaymentstotherecipient’sstudentaccountwithonetobepaidatthebeginningofeachsemester.Mostnon‑UWscholarshipsarepaidinthefallsemesterunlessthedonororselectioncommitteespecificallydirectsthatitbepaiddifferently.
StudentsenrolledinadomesticorinternationalexchangeprogramorastudyabroadprogramapprovedbyUWforacademiccreditareeligibletoapplyforfederalstudentfinancialassistance.Likewise,stu‑dentsconcurrentlyenrolledinclassesattwoormoreeligibleinstitu‑tionsofpost‑secondaryeducationmayapplyforfederalaid.Aspecialconsortiumagreementbetweeninstitutionsmustbecompletedpriortoeachsemesteraconcurrentlyenrolledstudentseeksaid.ThosegrantedaFederalWork‑Studyallocationhaveopportunitiestoperformcom‑munityservicestoearntheirallocation.
Informationdescribingavailableaid,awardcriteria,rightsandre‑sponsibilitiesofaidrecipients,costsofattendanceorrefundandrepay‑mentpoliciesandschedulesisavailablebywritingtoOfficeofStudentFinancialAid,Dept. 3335, 1000E.UniversityAve., Laramie,WY82071,orviewingthefinancialaidwebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/SFA/.
Important: Studentsareassumedtobefull‑timewhentheirinitialfinancialaidisdetermined.Ifyouplantoattendlessthanfull‑timeinanysemester,yourfinancialaidwillbeadjustedtoreflectyourtruetuitioncosts.ItisalwaysbesttomaketheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidawareofyourintendedenrollmentpriortothestartofasemestersothataccurateamountsoffinancialaidmaybeappliedtoyouraccount.
Financialaidpoliciesaresubjecttochangewithoutnoticetoreflectmodificationsinfederal,stateandinstitutionallawsandregulations.
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Veterans Educational BenefitsStudentswhohaveservedinthearmedforcesmaybeallowedcredit
forcoursestakeninsomemilitaryschools.Studentswhodesiretoap‑plyforcreditonthebasisofthemilitaryschoolsshouldsubmitacopyoftheDD‑214FormoritsequivalenttotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.Individualcollegeswilldeterminewhethersuchcourseswillbeap‑plicabletodegreeprograms.
All veterans seeking educational benefitsmust registerwith theveterans’certificationspecialistintheOfficeofStudentFinancialAid,174KnightHall,(307)766‑3016.Thisincludescompletingaveteran’sregistrationcardeachsemester.
Those veterans not completing a veteran’s registration card bythelastdayofthelateregistrationperiodwillbedroppedfromVAeducational assistanceat theuniversity.Class load requirements forveteransareasfollows:
Undergraduate, Law and Pharm .D . Veterans:Full‑time 12ormorecredithours3/4time atleast9,butfewerthan12hours1/2time atleast6,butfewerthan9hoursLessthan1/2 registrationcredithourfee
reimbursementonly
Graduate Veterans:Full‑time 9ormoregraduatecredithours orcertificationbydeanoftheGraduate
School*3/4time atleast7,butfewerthan9graduate
credit hours or certificationbydeanof theGraduateSchool*
1/2time atleast4.5,butfewerthan7graduate credit hours or certificationbydeanof theGraduateSchool*
Lessthan1/2 registrationcredithourfee reimbursementonly
Student Financial Aid
Ifanyportionofaveteran’sscheduleiscomposedofcourseswhicharelessthanthefullsemesterinlength(i.e.,shortcourses,workshops,“blocked”courses,etc.),therateofbenefitpaymentmaybeaffected.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheveteran’scertifica‑tionspecialistintheOfficeofStudentFinancialAid,174KnightHall,(307)766‑3016.
Withdrawalfromaclassorclassescouldreduceaveteran’sbenefitsforthatterm.Fordetails,contacttheveteran’scertificationspecialistintheOfficeofStudentFinancialAid.
National Guard BenefitActiveWyomingNationalGuardmembersingoodstandingand
consideredtobesatisfactoryparticipantsmayapplytoparticipateintheGuard’sEducationAssistancePlan.ThePlanprovides100percenttuition andmandatory feepayment for all courses (except repeatedcourses)leadingtoonedegreeatUW,aslongastherecipientcontinuestomeetacademicandservicecommitmentrequirements.RecipientsmustagreetoserveintheGuardforatleasttwoyearsafterearningtheirdegrees.ThisbenefitmaybeusedconcurrentlywithVeteransEducational(GIBill)Benefits.Forinformationandapplicationpack‑ets,pleasecontacttheWyomingNationalGuardat800‑832‑1959,ext.5262,theUWOutreachSchoolat800‑448‑7801,ortheUWfinancialaidofficeat(307)766‑3016.
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Tuition and FeesSemester Tuition and Fee Schedule 2011-12(subject to change)
TheUniversityofWyomingsemestertuitionandfeeschedulesforthe2011‑12academicyear,whichbeginswithfallsemester2011,willbe available onWyoWebor fromAccountsReceivable,Room250,KnightHall,onApril1,2011.
SummerschooltuitionandfeeswillbepublishedintheSummer Bulletin.
Full‑timeundergraduatereferstoundergraduatestudentsenrolledfor12ormorehours,andpart‑timeundergraduatereferstoundergradu‑atestudentsenrolledforlessthan12hours.Atthegraduatelevel,9ormorehoursisconsideredfulltimeandlessthan9hoursisclassifiedasparttime.Feesdonotincludespecialfees.
Student Benefit Package and InsuranceAtthebeginningofeachsemester,thepart‑timestudentbenefit
packagewillbeadded tostudentaccountsofallpart‑timestudents(6through11.5credithoursforundergraduatesand4.5through8.5credithoursforgraduatestudents)whohaveelectedtopurchaseUWhealthinsurance.Thebenefitpackageallowspart‑timestudentsthesamebenefitsasfull‑timestudentsincluding,butnotlimitedto,theuseofStudentHealthService,HalfAcreGymandtheopportunitytoapplyforshort‑termemergencystudentloans.
Graduatestudentstakinglessthanhalf‑timehoursmayfilloutapetitionforthepart‑timestudentbenefitpackage(formavailableinAccountsReceivable).ForallquestionsregardingthePart‑timeStudentBenefitPackage,contactAccountsReceivable(250KnightHall)at(307)766‑6232.GraduatestudentsnotreceivingafeewaiverneedtopayforthepackageattheCashier’sOffice,170KnightHall.
Eachenrollingstudentwillberequired,aspartoftheregistrationprocess,tomakeaStudentMedicalInsuranceselection.If the eligible student selects “YES” to the question, the premium will be as-sessed on the student’s account . If the student selects “NO,” they will not be assessed for the premium . Part-time students who select yes for the health insurance will also be assessed for the Part-time Student Benefit Package . Student medical insurance is mandatory for international students .
ForquestionsregardingtheStudentMedicalInsuranceprogram,contacttheStudentMedicalInsuranceAdvocate(248KnightHall)at(307)766‑3025between8a.m.andnoonweekdays.
Tuition and Fee Payment 2011-12Alluniversitychargesareduepriorto4p.m.thefirstFridayof
eachFallandSpringTerm.AninstitutionalPaymentPlanisavailableforstudentswho:
1.havemadethe1stinstallmentpaymentof1/3totalcurrenttermchargesdueplus100%ofpriortermcharges,requiredpriorto4p.m.thefirstFridayofthetermor
2.have“OFFEREDandACCEPTED”financialaidequaltoorgreaterthanthe1/3totalcurrenttermchargesplus100%ofpriortermcharges.
A$15.00paymentplanenrollmentfeeischargedpersemester.Thepaymentplanallows for twoadditionalpaymentsapproximately30daysand45daysintotheterm.Pleaseseethesemesterclassschedulefortheexactduedates.Interestof1.5%permonthmaybechargedonallpastdueamounts.
Students who have not paid their charges in full or made the 1st installment payment by 4 p .m . on the first Friday of the term may be dropped from classes . A $50 reinstatement fee will be charged to re-register for the term .
Inordertore‑register,astudentmustpayone‑thirdoftheantici‑patedchargesplusa$50.00reinstatementfee.Studentsowing$100.00orlesswillnotbeplacedinthepaymentplanordropped.PleasecheckyourStudentAccountonWyoWebtodeterminetheamountdueorcontactAccountsReceivableat(307)766‑6232.
ChargesforacoursedeliveredbyOutreachCreditProgramsaredueapproximatelyonemonthbeforethefirstdayoftheclassoruponenrollment,whicheveroccurslater.Please contact Outreach Credit Programs (1-800-448-7801) for details and for exact deadline dates .
Special Course Registration FeesAdditionalcharges(specialcourseandcollegefees)mustbepaid
by students enrolling in those courses and collegeswith approvedspecialfees.FeesforthesecoursesandcollegeswillbeindicatedinthesemesterClassSchedule.
Tuition WaiversIfanemployee,spouseofanemployeeorcooperatingagencywaiver
isusedforpaymentoftuitionand/orfees,theproperlycompletedandsignedwaivermustbereceivedbytheAccountsReceivableofficebythefirstdayoftheterm.Latewaiverswillnotbeaccepted.
Financial HoldsAstudentfailingtopayfees,charges,fines,penalties,depositsor
short term loans asprescribedby theTrusteesof theUniversityofWyomingshallbedeniedregistrationattheuniversityandcopiesofacademictranscriptsand/ordiplomasuntilsuchfees,charges,fines,penalties,depositsorshorttermloansarepaidinfull.Aten‑daywaitisrequiredbeforeastudentloanholdcanberemovedifthedebtispaidwithapersonalcheck.ContactAccountsReceivableor theStudentFinancialOperationsOfficeinKnightHallforinformationregardingfinancialholds.
Summer Session 2011Please refer to the2011 Summer Bulletin for rates and applicable
deadlines.
Refunds/CancellationsTuitionandcoursefeeswillbecanceledorrefundedtoastudent
whoofficiallydropsaclassorclasses,withdrawsfromtheuniversitythroughtheDeanofStudentsoffice,orchangesenrollmentstatus(i.e.non‑residenttoresident;full‑timetopart‑time)inaccordancewiththeinstitutionalrefundpolicyoutlinedbelow.
Notuitionpenaltywillbeassessedfordroppingandaddingduringthedropperiodidentifiedintheterm’sclassscheduleunlessallclassesaredroppedoranall‑schoolwithdrawal isprocessed.Studentswho
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withdrawfromindividualcoursesaftertheendofthedrop/addperiodwillhavetheirchargescanceledinaccordancewiththeinstitutionalrefundpolicyoutlinedbelow.
Mandatoryfees, lateregistrationfees,orservicefeesarenotre‑fundable.
Theportionoftuitionrefund/cancellationiscomputedfromthefirstdayoftheterm,notclassmeetingpattern.Ifastudent’s initialregistrationincludesblockedclassesorshortcoursesthatbeginatalaterdate,therefund/cancellationwillstillbecomputedfromthefirstdayoftheterm.Ifastudent’sinitialregistrationoccursduringanapprovedlateregistrationperiod,thedateforcomputingarefund/cancellationwillbethefirstdayoftheterm.
Institutional Refund Schedule Beforefirstdayofsemester 100% SemesterClassDay1‑8 100% SemesterClassDay9‑15 80% SemesterClassDay16‑20 70% SemesterClassDay21‑25 60% SemesterClassDay26‑30 50% SemesterClassDay31‑35 40% SemesterClassDay36on 0%ExamplesofthesecalculationsareavailableinAccountsReceivable.TherefundscheduleforOutreachSchoolcoursesmayvary;seethe
OutreachSchoolcoursescheduleforcurrentdates.
Financial Aid Federal Return of Funds PolicyAstudentwhoreceives federalfinancialaid (other thanFederal
WorkStudypaychecks)andchoosestocompletelessthan60%ofanacademictermisconsiderednottohaveearnedallthefederalaidheorshehasbeenawarded.•Ifaidalreadydisbursedisequaltoearnedaid,nofurtheractionisrequired.
•Ifaidalreadydisbursedislessthanearnedaid,additionalaidmaybeofferedtothestudentafterheorshewithdraws.
•Ifaidalreadydisbursedisgreaterthanearnedaid,UWand/orthestudentmustreturnsomefederalfunds.Todeterminewhetherfederalfundshavebeenearnedormustbe
returned,UWfollowsthisprocedure:1.Determinethepercentageofthetermthestudentcompleted.This
iscalculatedbydividingthenumberofcalendardays(includingweekends)inatermintothenumberofcalendardaysthatthestudentwasinattendanceforthatterm.
2.Applythepercentageoftimeattendedtothetotalamountoffederalaidthestudentwaseligibletoreceivefortheterm.Thisisthestudent’s“earnedaid.”
3.Subtracttheamountofearnedaidfromtheamountofaidactuallydisbursedtothestudent.Apositiveremainderisthestudent’s“unearnedaid.”Anegativeremainderisthestudent’s“earnedaid”thatmaystillbeofferedtothestudent.
4.Determinetheamountofunearnedaidremainingthatmustberepaidbythestudent.Subtracttheamountofunearnedaidrepaidbytheinstitutionfromthetotalamountofunearnedaid.
Allunearnedaidwillbereturnedtothefederalstudentloanlenderorfederalaidaccountsinthefollowingorder:(1)UnsubsidizedStaffordLoan; (2) Subsidized Student Loan; (3) Federal Perkins Loan; (4)FederalPLUS(Parent)Loan;(5)FederalPellGrant;(6)ACG‑Smart;(7)FederalSEOGGrant.Anyamountowedbythestudentonagrantwillbereducedby50%.
Thedateofastudent’swithdrawalfromUWwillbethedateofthestudent’snotificationtotheOfficeofStudentLifeofanintenttowithdraw.WhenastudentfailstoofficiallywithdrawfromUW,itwillbeassumedthatthewithdrawaldateisthemidpointofthesemesterorthelastdateofdocumentedacademicactivity.
UWwillrepaythelesserof(1)thetotalamountofunearnedaidor(2)anamountequaltothestudent’sinstitutionalchargesmultipliedbythepercentageofunearnedaid.“Institutionalcharges”isdefinedaschargesfortuitionandfees,plusroomandboardchargesforstudentslivinginUWresidencehallsandapartments.Itdoesnotincludesuchcharges as bookstore charges, student health insurance premiums,parkingcitations,orlibraryfines.
Theamountofunearnedaidowedbythestudentonaloanmayberepaidunderthenormalrepaymenttermsoftheloan.Theamountofunearnedaidowedbythestudentonagrantmustberepaidimmediately.
Anyamountofearnedaidnotyetdisbursedtothestudentwillbeofferedtothestudent.Suchofferswillcoveranyundisbursedgrantsfirst,followedbytheundisbursedloans.
ExamplesofhowtheamountofunearnedfederalaidastudentmustreturniscalculatedareavailablefromaprofessionaladviserintheofficeofStudentFinancialAid.Achartdetailingthepercentageofearnedandunearnedaid,bycalendardayofthesemester,isprovidedintheterm’sclassschedule.Inbrief,todeterminethepercentageofearnedfederalaid,thecalculationwillusethetotalnumberofcalendardaysinthetermdividedbythetotalnumberofcalendardaysthestudentattended.
Interaction of Federal Return of Funds Policy and Institutional Refund Policy
Whenastudentwhoreceivesfederalfinancialaidwithdrawsfromtheuniversity,heorshemayowearepaymentoffederalfundsand/orbeduearefundfromUWoroweanadditionalamounttoUW.TheFederalReturnofFundspolicywillbeappliedbeforeanyrefunddueundertheUWpolicyisdisbursed.Fordetailsontheapplicationofthesepoliciestoaspecificsituation,pleaseconsultwiththeAccountsReceivableOffice,250KnightHall,(307)766‑6232.
Student WyoOne ID Cards28 Knight Hall, (307) 766-5268
IDcardsare issuedtoallstudentsduringtheirfirstsemesterofenrollment.Thesecardsareusedthroughoutthestudent’sentirecareerattheuniversity.
TheIDcard,alsoreferredtoastheWyoOnecard, isneededtopickuptranscripts,financialaid,cashchecks,accessstudenthealthservices, attendathletic events, enter recreation facilities, checkoutlibrarybooksandmaterials,foodserviceaccess,enterresidencehalls,andothernecessities.Visittheonlinecardofficeatuwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/idoffice/tomakedeposits,viewtransactionhistory,andaccessothercardmanagementfeatures.
TheWyoOnecardmayalsobeusedasadebitcardtomakepur‑chasesoncampusafter thedeposit account isestablished.Spouses,domesticpartnersanddependentsofstudentsareeligibleforanIDcard.
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Credit Available to Undergraduate StudentsThe University of Wyoming offers credit towards an undergraduate degree through:
I . University of Wyoming CreditInstructed Classes
CoursesareofferedoncampusandatOutreachSchoolsettingsaroundthestate,includingrecognizedacademiccoursesunderfacultygeneralsupervisionsuchasinternships,clerkships,clinicalexperience,co‑opprograms,etc.
Correspondence StudyAmaximumof24semesterhoursmaybeearnedbycorrespondence
studycoursesregardlessofwherethecreditisearned.Correspondencestudycoursestakenbypostbaccalaureatestudentswillappearonthetranscriptbutwillnotbeincludedincumulativehoursearned,ascor‑respondencestudycreditisnotapplicabletowardapostbaccalaureatedegree.
Credit by ExaminationWhile there is nomaximum placed on the amount of credit
earnedbyexamination,creditsoearneddoesnotcountinfulfillingtheresidencyrequirementof30hoursofupperdivisionUniversityofWyomingcredit.
StudentsshowingproficiencybypassingexaminationssuchastheCollegeBoardAdvancedPlacementProgram (AP), for example,orexaminationsdevelopedbyUniversityofWyomingdepartmentsmayearncollegecreditthroughthelevelofdemonstratedproficiency.Creditmaybeallowedon thebasisofany testingprocedureacceptable toanydepartment,whichmayincludetestsoftheAPprogramandboththegeneralandsubject (specific)examinationsof theCollegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLEP).
Astudentmaynotearncreditbyexaminationinacourseifthestudenthascompletedacourseinthesubjectmatterareaabovethelevelofthecourseforwhichtheexaminationissought.However,atthediscretionofthedepartmentsinvolved,duringthedrop/addperiodastudentmaychallengealower‑levelcoursewhileenrolledinahigher‑levelcourseinthesamesubjectmatterarea,ifthecoursechallengedisaprerequisiteforthecourseinwhichthestudentiscurrentlyenrolled.
Anexaminationofanappropriatetypeandcontentforthecreditsoughtmaybeconductedtodetermineiftheapplicant’sproficiencyisequivalenttothatwhichcouldbeexpecteduponcompletionofacollege‑levelcourseinthesubject.Anapplicantfoundtohavethislevelofproficiencywillbeawardedcreditforthatcourseandallowedtopro‑ceedeitherwithmoreadvancedcoursesorwithcoursesinotherareas.
InformationconcerningcreditbyexaminationcanbeobtainedbycontactingtheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
Options include:•Specificdepartmentalcourseexaminations•SubjectCLEPtests•APtests•InternationalBaccalaureate(IB)Eligible studentswhopaythetestingfeeof$80.00maynotbe
deniedanexamination in the introductoryundergraduatecourse inanydepartment,ifsuchanexaminationexists.“Introductorycourse”isinterpretedasthatcoursewhichisprerequisiteforsuccessivecoursesinthedepartment.AdditionalfeesforexaminationsofferedbytestingagenciesotherthantheUniversityofWyomingaredeterminedbytheagencyconcerned.
Grades of S orU (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) are given in allexaminations.Creditbyexaminationisnotincludedinthestudent’sgradepointaverage;itis,however,includedinthehoursearnedtowardgraduation.ThegradeofSistheequivalentofCorbetter.Seebelowforspecificsubjectrequirements.Entryonthestudent’sacademicrecordforcreditbyexaminationismadeonlyifagradeofSisobtainedandisnotedasagradeobtainedbyexamination.
Toqualifyforundergraduatecredit,thestudentmustbecurrentlyregisteredat theUniversityofWyomingasadegreecandidate.Thestudentmustalsobeabletodemonstratetothesatisfactionofthechairofthedepartmentinvolvedthatbackgroundexperiencehaspreparedhimorhertoattemptachallengeexaminationifsuchanexaminationissought.Thedepartmentchair’sdecisionwillbebaseduponexistingdepartmental constraints such as accreditation, graduation require‑ments,andprogramrequirements.
Theuseofcreditbyexamination,orcreditforpriorlearning,ingraduate programs is to be determinedby the student’s consultingcommitteeinconjunctionwiththedeanoftheaffectedcollege.
Astudentmaynotbeallowedcreditbyexaminationinacourseinwhichthestudentiscurrentlyorwaspreviouslyenrolledeitherforcreditorasavisitororauditor,exceptthatcreditbyexaminationmaybeusedasameanstoobtaincreditforcoursespreviouslytakenatinstitutionsfromwhich credit is nontransferable.A studentmaynot challengeequivalentcourses.
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Subject Acceptable Score
UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
SpanishLanguage 4 SPAN1010,1020(8),1styr.SpanishIandII
SpanishLanguage 5 SPAN1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.SpanishI,II,2ndyr.SpanishI
Statistics 3+ STAT2050(4),FundofStatistics
StudioArt2D 4+ ARTElective(3)
StudioArt3D 4+ ARTElective(3)
StudioArtDrawing 4+ ARTElective(3)
U.S.History 4or5 HIST1210,1220(6),USHistoryIandII
WorldHistory 4 HIST1330(3),WorldCiv.from1450
WorldHistory 5 HIST1330,1320(6),WorldCivilizationsto1450andfrom1450
*CreditisavailableforeitherLanguageandCompositionorLiteratureandComposition,notboth.
College Level Examination Prep (CLEP) and DANTES Standardized Subject Tests (DSST) Information
Subject Acceptable Score
UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
Accounting,Principlesof
50orabove ACCT1010(3),withoutUSP
Algebra,Principlesof
50orabove MATH1450(5),AlgebraandTrigonometry
Algebra 50orabove MATH1400(3),CollegeAlgebra
AmericanGovernment
50orabove ConsultwithDepartmentofPoliticalScience
AmericanHistoryI 50orabove HIST1210(3)USHistoryI
AmericanHistoryII 50orabove POLS0000(3),(fulfillsUSConstitutionrequirement,eligibletotaketheone‑hourWyomingConstitutionexam)
AnalyzingLiterature 50orabove USPCH(3)
ArtoftheWesternWorld
50orabove ART1010(3)
Biology 50orabove LIFE1010(4),GeneralBiology
BusinessLaw,General
50orabove MGT1040(3)
Calculusw/ElemFunctions
50orabove MATH2200(4),CalculusI
Chemistry 50orabove CHEM1020(4),Gen.ChemistryI
EducationalPsychology
50orabove 3hoursofgeneraltransfercredit
EthicsinAmerica 50orabove USPCH(3)
French 41to49 FREN1010(4),1styr.FrenchI
French 50to56 FREN1010,1020(8),1styr.FrenchIandII
French 57orabove FREN1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.FrenchI,II,2ndyr.FrenchI
German 40to47 GERM1010(4),1styr.GermanI
German 48to53 GERM1010,1020(8),1styr.GermanIandII
German 54orabove GERM1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.GermanI,II,2ndyr.GermanI
HistoryoftheU.S.I 50orabove HIST1210(3),UnitedStatesHistoryI
HistoryoftheU.S.II 50orabove HIST1220(3),UnitedStatesHistoryII
Credit Available to Undergraduate Students
Advanced Placement (AP) InformationSubject Acceptable
ScoreUW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
ArtHistory 4+ ART2020(3),ArtHistoryII
Biology 4,or5 LIFE1010(4),GeneralBiology
CalculusAB 3,4,or5 MATH2200(4),CalculusI
CalculusBC 3,4,or5 MATH2200,2205(8),CalculusIandII
Chemistry 4or5 CHEM1020,1030(8),GeneralChemistryIandII
ComputerScienceA 4 COSC1010(4),IntrotoComputerScienceI
ComputerScienceA 5 COSC1010,1030(9),IntrotoComputerScienceI,ComputerScienceI
ComputerScienceAB
4or5 COSC1010,1030(8),IntrotoComputerScienceIandII
EnvironmentalScience
3,4,or5 ENR1100(2),Env.&NaturalResourceProblems&Policies
EuropeanHistory 3,4,or5 HIST1120(3),WesternCiv.II
FrenchLanguage 3 FREN1010(4),1styr.FrenchI
FrenchLanguage 4 FREN1010,1020(8),1styr.FrenchIandII
FrenchLanguage 5 FREN1010,1020,2010(12),1styr.FrenchI,II,2ndyr.FrenchI
FrenchLiterature 3 FREN2140(3),IntrotoReading
GermanLanguage 3 GERM1010(4),1styrGermanI
GermanLanguage 4 GERM1010,1020(8),1styr.GermanIandII
GermanLanguage 5 GERM1010,1020,2030(12),1styrGermanI,II,2ndyr.GermanI
GovernmentandPolitics
3,4,or5 POLS0000(3)(fulfillstheUSConstitutionrequirement;eligibletotaketheone‑hourWyomingConstitutionexam)
GovernmentComp. 3,4,or5 UNSTGOV(3),ComparativeGovernmentCredit
HumanGeography 4or5 GEOG1020(3),IntrotoHumanGeography
Language&Composition
4or5 ENGL1010(3),EnglishComposition*
LatinLiterature 3 LATN1010(4),1styr.LatinI
LatinLiterature 4 LATN1010,1020(8),1styr.LatinI,II
LatinLiterature 5 Latin1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.LatinI,II,2ndyr.LatinI
Literature&Composition
4or5 ENGL1010(3),EnglishComposition
Microeconomics 4or5 ECON1020(3),PrinciplesofMicroeconomics
Macroeconomics 4or5 ECON1010(3),PrinciplesofMacroeconomics
MusicTheory 4or5 MUSC1030(3),MusicTheoryIandMUSC1035(1),AuralTheoryI
PhysicsB 4or5 PHYS1310(4),CollegePhysicsI
PhysicsC 4or5 PHYS1310,1320(8),CollegePhysicsIandII
Psychology 3,4,or5 PSYC1000(3),GeneralPsychology
SpanishLanguage 3 SPAN1010(4),1styr.SpanishI
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Subject Acceptable Score
UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
HistoryoftheVietnamWar
53orabove 3hoursofhistoryelectivecredit
Humanitites 50orabove ENGL2130(3),CreativeImpulse
IntrotoEducationalPsychology
47orabove 3hoursofgeneraltransfercredit
IntotoSociology 47orabove SOC1000(3),SociologicalPrinciples
Literature 50orabove USPCHcourse(3)
Macroeconomics 50orabove ECON1010(3),PrinciplesofMacroeconomics
Pre‑Calculus 61orabove MATH1450(5),Algebra&Trigonometry
PrinciplesofManagement
50orabove MGT3210(3),Management&Organization
PrinciplesofMarketing
50orabove MKT3210(3),IntrotoMarketing
PrinciplesofMicroeconomics
50orabove MKT3210(3),IntrotoMarketingorECON1020(3),Prin.ofMicroecon.
Psychology 50orabove PSYC1000(3),GeneralPsychology
Spanish 41to49 SPAN1010(4),1styr.SpanishI
Spanish 50to53 SPAN1010,1020(8),1styr.SpanishIandII
Spanish 54orabove SPAN1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.SpanishI,II,2ndyr.SpanishI
Statistics 48orabove STAT2070(4),IntrotoStatisticsforSocialSciences
Sociology 56orabove SOC1000(3),SociologicalPrinciples
Trigonometry 54orabove MATH1405(3),Trigonometry
WesternCiv.I 50orabove HIST1110(3),WesternCivilizationI
WesternCiv.II 50orabove HIST1120(3),WesternCivilizationII
International Baccalaureate (IB)Subject Acceptable
ScoreUW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
Adv.MathSL 4+ MATH2200,2205(8),CalculusIandII
AnthropologyHL‑FldRes.
4+ ANTH3310(3)IntrotoAnthropologyResearchMethods
Soc.AnthropologyHL‑Theory
4+ ANTH3410(3),PatternsofSubsistence
Soc.AnthropologySL
4+ ANTH1200(3),IntrotoCulturalAnthropology
Art/DesignHL 4 ART1000(3),GeneralArtStudioART1010(3),GeneralArtHistory
BiologyHL 4+ LIFE1010(4),GeneralBiology
BiologySL 4+ LIFE1000(4),PrinciplesofBiology
ChemistryHL 4 CHEM1020(4),Gen.ChemistryI
ChemistryHL 5+ CHEM1020(4),Gen.ChemistryICHEM1030(4),Gen.ChemistryII
ChemistrySL 5+ CHEM1000(4),Intro.Chemistry
ComputerScienceHL
4+ COSC1010,1030(8),IntrotoComputerScienceIandII
ComputerScienceSL 4+ COSC1010(4),IntrotoComputerScienceI
EconomicsHL 4+ ECON1000(4),GlobalEcon.Issues
Credit Available to Undergraduate Students
Subject Acceptable Score
UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
EconomicsHL 5+ ECON1010(3),PrinciplesofMacroeconomics;ECON1020(3),PrinciplesofMicroeconomics
EconomicsSL 4+ ECON1000(4),GlobalEcon.Issues
EnglishHL 4+ ENGL1010(3),EnglishCompI
EnvironmentalSystems
4+ LIFE2400(3),GeneralEcology
FrenchLanguage 4 FREN1010(4),1styr.French
FrenchLanguage 5 FREN1010,1020(8)1styr.FrenchIandII
FrenchLanguage 6/7 FREN1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.FrenchI,II,2ndyr.FrenchI
GermanLanguage 4 Germ1010(4)1styr.GermanI
GermanLanguage 5 Germ1010,1020(8),1styr.GermanIandII
GermanLanguage 6/7 GERM1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.GermanI,II,2ndyr.GermanI
History‑AmericanHL
4 HIST1210,1220(6),USHistoryIandII
History‑European 4+ UNSTCS(3),CulturalContextSocialScience
MathSL 4 MATH1450(5),Algebra&Trigonometry
MathHL 4 MATH2200,2205(8),CalculusIandII
MathStudies 4+ UNSTQA(3),QuantitativeReasoningI
MusicHL 4 Music1000(3),IntrotoMusic
MusicTheorySL 4+ Music1000(3),IntrotoMusic
PhilosophyHL 4+ 3hoursofgeneraltransfercredit
PhysicsHL 4 PHYS1110,1120(8),GeneralPhysicsIandII
PhysicsSL 4+ 4hoursofGeneralCredit
PsychologySL 4+ PSYC1000(3),GeneralPsychology
RussianLanguage 4 RUSS1010(4),1styr.RussianI
RussianLanguage 5 RUSS1010,1020(8),1styr.RussianIandII
RussianLanguage 6/7 RUSS1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.RussianI,II,2ndyr.RussianI
SpanishLanguage 4 SPAN1010(4),1styr.SpanishI
SpanishLanguage 5 SPAN1010,1020(8),1styr.SpanishIandII
SpanishLanguage 6/7 SPAN1010,1020,2030(12),1styr.SpanishI,II,2ndyr.SpanishI
TheatreStudiesHL 4+ THEA1000(3),IntrotoTheatre
TheoryofKnowledge
BorA 3hoursofUSPCHcredit
Performance/TheatreProd.HL
4+ THEA2050(3),TheatrePractice
VisualArtHL 4 ART1000,1010(6),GeneralArt:Studio,History
VisualArtSL 4+ ARTEL(12),ArtElective,USPCA
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Credit Available to Undergraduate Students
Portfolio EvaluationsInrecognitionoffactorsinoursocietythatproducegreatindividual
differencesinbackgroundsandpreparationofstudentsenteringtheuniversity,theuniversityhasdevelopedvariousoptionstoassessextra‑institutionalcollege‑levellearning.Toqualifyforundergraduatecredit,thestudentmustbecurrentlyregisteredattheUniversityofWyomingasadegreecandidate.
Creditbasedonfacultyevaluationofthekindsandextentofcollege‑levellearningwhichanapplicanthasacquiredinpriorextra‑institutionalsettings,evidencedinaportfolioofdocumentation,maycounttowarduniversityundergraduategraduationrequirements.Insuchevent,thestudent’sdegreeprogramcanbeenrichedbyfreeingtimeneededtotakeadditionalcourses,oracceleratedtoearnthebaccalaureatedegreeearlierandcommencepostgraduatestudiessooner.
Thenumberofcredithoursabletobeearnedbymeansofaport‑folioevaluationisnormallylimitedto12.Suchcredit,whenawarded,shallbeforspecificUniversityofWyomingcontent‑orientedcourses(ratherthangivenasXnumberofhoursofcreditinageneraldisciplinearea),followingthecollegecoursemodelofassessmentasdefinedbytheCouncil forAdult andExperiential Learning. Portfolio assess‑ment,whenused,willbeconductedbyacommitteeofappropriatetenuredfacultyincludingatleastonememberwiththeacademicrankofprofessor.All credit assigned for experiential learning based upon portfolio evaluations is excluded from the minimum credit hour requirements as set forth in the university requirements.
II . Transfer CreditTransfercredit includescollegecoursesaccepted fromother re‑
gionallyaccreditedcollegesoruniversities.SuchcourseworkmustbeconsideredequivalentorcomparabletocourseworkrequiredbytheUniversityofWyoming.TheuniversityacceptsonlyacademiccoursesinthestudyofreligionsimilartothoseofferedbytheReligiousStudiesProgramintheCollegeofArtsandSciences.
StudentstransferringtoUWmusthavetheregistrarorrecordsofficeofthepreviousschool(s)sendanofficialtranscripttotheUniversityofWyomingAdmissionsOffice.OnceallfinaltranscriptshavebeenreceivedbytheAdmissionsOffice,thedegreeanalystsintheOfficeof theRegistrarwill create an electronic recordof all courses thattransfertoUW.
EvaluationsarenotaccomplishedforstudentsworkingtowardaSecondBachelor’sDegree.SecondBachelor’sstudentsshouldconsultwiththeiradviserconcerningtheapplicabilityoftransferworktotheirUWdegreeprogram.
Therecordingofcreditdoesnotautomaticallyimplyacceptancetowardadegreesincedegreerequirementsvaryfrommajortomajor.Acceptanceofcredittowardamajorisdependentuponfinalapprovalbythestudent’sacademicadviser.Questionsconcerningthetransfer‑abilityofcourseworkfromotherinstitutionsshouldbedirectedtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
The Wyoming Higher Education Course Transfer Guide publicationliststhoseWyoming community college courseswhich transfer to theUniversityofWyoming.Thetransferguideisdistributedtocommu‑nitycollegeadvisersthroughoutthestateandisalsoavailableonlinethroughtheUWOutreachSchool’swebsite.WyomingCommunitycollegestudentsintendingtotransfertotheUniversityofWyomingareencouragedtomeetwiththeiradvisersandconsultthetransferguideandUniversity Catalogwhenplanningtheirprogramofstudy.
Wyoming Community College Articulation AgreementStudentsenteringUWbeginningfall2001andwhohavecompleted
anAA,AS,orABdegreefromaWyomingCommunityCollege(spring2001orlater)receivecredittowardcompletionofthelowerdivisiongeneral education requirements included in theUniversity StudiesProgram.Twotypesofgraduatesareaddressedinthisagreement:1.AllWyomingcommunitycollegegraduates(AA,AS,orABde‑
gree)whohavecompletedtheprescribedthirty(30)credithourWyomingcommunitycollegeCommonGeneralEducationCoreand,in addition, a second three (3) credit hour college-level math course,willbedeemedtohavemetUW’slower‑divisiongeneraleducationrequirements.
2.AllWyomingcommunitycollegegraduates(AA,AS,orABde‑gree)whohavecompletedtheprescribedthirty(30)credithourWyomingcommunitycollegeCommonGeneralEducationCore,but who lack the second three (3) credit hour college-level math course willberequiredtocompletethesecondmathematicscourseeitheratthecommunitycollegeorattheUniversitybeforetheywillbedeemed tohavemetUW’s lower‑divisiongeneraleducationrequirements.
This articulation agreement applies to graduates receiving anAssociateofArts,anAssociateofSciences,oranAssociatesofBusinessdegreefromanyofthesevenWyomingCommunityCollegesspring2001orlater.AllgraduateswithanAA,AS,orABdegreecompleteaminimumof64college‑levelcreditswithaminimumof2.0GPA.
Nontraditional credits awarded by another institutionwill notnormally be acceptedby theUniversity ofWyoming.Theymaybevalidatedbydepartmentalexamwithinthefacultyregulationsallowingforsuchexaminations.CreditsawardedatotherinstitutionsbasedonACTorSATscoresorCollegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLEP)generalexaminationswillnotbeacceptedastransfercredit,unlesstheexaminationscoreappearsonthetranscript.
Colorado Community College Articulation AgreementAColoradoCommunityCollegeArticulationAgreementisunder
development.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactAcademicAffairs.GraduatesofPikesPeakCommunityCollege(spring2008orlater)
are awarded the lower‑division general education core in the samemannerasgraduatesofWyomingcommunitycolleges,withtheex‑ceptionoftheUW/WYGovernmentandConstitutionsrequirement.StudentsmustcompletetheWyomingcomponentthroughcourseworkorchallengeexam.
III . Military Service CoursesStudentswhohaveserved intheArmedForcesmaybeallowed
transfer credit for courses taken in somemilitary schools.StudentswhodesiretoapplyforcreditonthebasisoftheirmilitaryschoolingshouldsubmitacopyoftheirDD‑214formorAARTS/SMART/CCAFtranscript(orequivalent)totheUWAdmissionsOffice.ThedegreeanalystsintheOfficeoftheRegistrardeterminewhetherthecourseworkistransferabletoUW.Evaluationsforthegrantingofcreditformilitary‑basedtrainingarebasedonrecommendationsintheAmericanCouncilofEducation(ACE)guidelines.Individualcollegeswilldeter‑minewhethersuchcourseworkisapplicabletotheirdegreeprograms.
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The Grading SystemStudents are evaluated according to the following grading system:
Grade Pts . DefinitionA 4 ExceptionalB 3 VerygoodC 2 FairD 1 PoorF 0 Failure(maybeassignedasagradeforfailureto attendortoindicatefailuretoformallywithdraw)I Incomplete(temporarymarkpendingcoursework completionasagreedinasigneddocument). Seesectiononincompletesbelowfordetails.W Withdrawal(fromtheindividualcourse orallcourses),onlyifthestudentfollowsthe officialwithdrawalprocedure.Ifastudentenrolls inacourseandthenabandonsit(stopsattending) withoutfollowingtheofficialwithdrawal procedure,agradeofFwillbeassigned.S Satisfactory(equivalenttoaCorbetter[Bor betterincoursesnumbered5000orabove];see generalinformationonS/Ugradingbelow)U Unsatisfactory(seegeneralinformationonS/U gradingbelow)P Passing(equivalenttoaCorbetter,formidterm gradesonly)UK Unabletocomputegrades(formidtermgrades only)
Grade PointsEachletter‑gradedcoursecarriesgradepointvaluecomputedas:
the total credithoursearned in thecoursemultipliedby the pointvalueofthelettergradeearned.Forexample:astudentearninganA(pointvalueof4)ina3credit‑hourcoursewouldearn12gradepointsforthecourse.
Semester (or Term) Grade Point AverageThesemestergradepointaverage(GPA)is thesumofallgrade
pointsearnedinasemesterortermdividedbyallcredithoursattemptedforlettergrade.CredithoursincoursesinwhichmarksofI,W,S,orUwereassigned,aswellasdevelopmentalcourses,areexcluded.
Cumulative Grade Point AverageTheaverageofallgradesearnedbyastudentasoutlinedbelowis
termedthecumulativegradepointaverage.Itisusedfordeterminingactivityeligibility,honors,probation,suspension,graduation,andforallcomparisonsorpurposesrequiringmeasurementofacademicstanding.
ThecumulativegradepointaverageisdefinedasthesumofallgradepointsearnedinUniversityofWyomingresidence,correspondence,ortheOutreachSchool,dividedbyallcredithoursattemptedforlettergrade,withthefollowingexceptions:
1.ThecredithoursshallnotbecountedincoursesinwhichmarksofW,S,orUwereassigned,orinwhichmarksofI(forincomplete)arestillineffect.
2.Forrepeatedcourses: a.Firstrepeat:onlythesecondcreditandgradeisusedtocalculate
thecumulativegradepointaverage. b.Ifrepeatedmorethanonce,onlythelastcreditandgradeearned
isusedtocalculatethecumulativegradepointaverage. c.Astudentislimitedtoamaximumofthree(3)attempts,includ‑
ingwithdrawals,inanycourseattheUniversityofWyoming. d.IfamarkofW,S,orUisassignedinarepeatedcourse,the
previousgradeassignedwillstandexceptwhenanSorUisearnedrepeatingapreviousSorU.
e.Coursesappliedtowardsonecompleteddegreemayberepeatedaspartofaseconddegree;however,thegradeandgradepointaverageintheoriginaldegreewillnotbechanged.
3.TransfergradesarenotcountedintheUWgradepointaverage.IfacoursetakenatUWisrepeatedforthefirsttimeatanotherinstitution,thecreditsandgradeearnedatUWwillbedeletedfromcomputationoftheUWcumulativegradepointaverageifcreditfortherepeatedcourseistransferredtoUW.
4. For graduate students, courses numbered below 4000 are notadded intothesemesterandcumulative totals,norcomputedintotheGPA.
Incompletes (I)Agradeof“I”(incomplete)isatemporarygradeassignedinthose
rareinstanceswhennoothermarkwillinsurejusticetothestudent.ItmaybeawardedonlyiftheclassinstructorhasapprovedapetitiontobefiledpriortogradesubmissionbytheinstructortotheRegistrarattheendoftheterminwhichthestudentwasenrolledintheclass.(UWRegulation6‑720)
Timeallowedforcompletingcourserequirementswillnormallynotexceed120calendardaysbeyondtheendofthesemesterinwhichtheIwasgiven.Thedeanofacollegemaydesignatecertainresearchcourseswherethe120‑daylimitmaybeextendedbytheinstructor;however,thecompletiondateeveninthesecoursesshouldnotbelaterthanthetimeofgraduationforthestudentunlessthestudentisreservingtheparticularcourseforgraduatecredit.
IfthefinalgradeforthecourseisnotreceivedintheOfficeoftheRegistrarbythedateindicatedontheauthorization,theIwillreverttoanF.Shouldgraduationoccurintheinterim,theIcanstandper‑manentlyoritcanstillbecompletedwithinthespecifieddeadline,butthestudent’sGPAatgraduationwithallassociatedhonorswillstandascomputed.
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General Information on S/U GradingThegradeofS(satisfactory)isinterpretedtoincludegradesA‑C
andthegradeofU(unsatisfactory)toincludegradesD‑Fonthecon‑ventionalgradescaleforcoursesnumberedlessthan5000(forcourses5000orabove,thegradeofSisinterpretedtoincludedgradesAandB).CredithoursofS/Ucoursesarecountedashoursattemptedtowardgraduation.However,neithertheSnorUgradecarriesgradepointsandneitherwillbeincludedinthecalculationofthecumulativegradepointaverage.
StudentsmaynottakeacourseforS/UcredittosatisfyUniversityStudiesProgramrequirements,unlessthecourse isofferedforS/Uonly;(e.g.,POLS1000,ortheequivalenthistoryoreconomicscourses,maynotbetakenforS/U).
IfamarkofSorUisassignedinarepeatedcourse,thepreviousgradeassignedwillstandexceptwhenanSorUisearnedrepeatingapreviousSorU.
Studentsmustsignifyatthetimeofregistrationorschedulemodi‑ficationwhethertheyaretakinganycourseforS/Ugrades.Facultywillbenotifiedofthestudent’sdecision.
ThefacultiesofthevariouscollegesandinterdisciplinaryprogramsshalldeterminethenumberofcredithoursofSthatmaybeusedtosatisfydegree requirements in theirprograms.TheymayalsoplacerestrictionsupontheuseofScredits tosatisfycollegeormajor re‑quirements.Inaddition,theymaydesignateparticularcoursesintheircollegesascoursestobeofferedforS/Uonly.
AstudentwhochangesmajorswithinacollegeorwhotransferstoadifferentcollegemaypetitionfortheacceptanceofScreditspreviouslyearnedifsuchcreditsareinconflictwithfaculty‑establishedregulationsforthenewmajororcollege.
Mid-Term GradesMid‑termgradesforallcoursesnumberedbelow5000aretobe
submittedbyinstructorsonWyoWebtheweekfollowingmidsemester.Gradeswhichcanbeassignedbyfacultyare:Grade Definition
P Passing‑forstudentsperformingattheA,B,orClevelD PoorF Failure(mayalsobeassignedasagradeforfailureto attendortoindicatefailuretoformallywithdraw)S Satisfactory(equivalenttoaCorbetter)incaseswhere
theclassisofferedforS/Uorthestudenthaselectedthe S/Uoption
U Unsatisfactory(equivalenttoaDorF)incaseswherethe classisofferedforS/UorthestudenthadelectedtheS/U option
UK Unknown;unabletocomputegradeTheUKgrademaybeassignedif,duetolackofperformanceas‑
sessmentssuchasexams,papers,homework,etc.,afacultymemberisunabletomakeadeterminationofamidtermgrade.
Please note that the midsemester grade received in any particular class reflects the assessment of student performance during the first portion of the semester only.
Mid‑termgradesareavailableonWyoWeb.
End of Semester Grade ReportsFinalgradesareavailableonWyoWebassoonaspossible(usually
withinfiveworkingdays)afterthecloseofthesemesterorterm.
Definitions1.Cumulativesemesterhoursattemptedshallbethetotalofallcredit
hours attempted through theUniversity ofWyoming, exceptforcredithoursattemptedinrepeatingacourse,thoseinwhichmarksofWwereassigned,andthoseacceptedintransferfromotherinstitutions.
2.ThecumulativegradepointaverageisdefinedasthesumofallgradepointsearnedthroughtheUniversityofWyomingdividedbythesumofallcredithoursattemptedthroughtheuniversity,exceptforcredithoursinwhichmarksofW,S,U,orIareassignedorthoseofaninitialcoursewhichhasbeenrepeated.Whenacoursehasbeenrepeated,onlythelastgradepointsandcredithoursassignedforrepeatsofthecourseshallbeenteredinthecomputationofthecumulativegradepointaverage.
Academic TranscriptsOfficialtranscriptsofindividualacademicrecordsatUWaresent
from theOfficeof theRegistraruponwritten authorization signedbytheindividual.Individualsmayalsoauthorizethereleaseoftheiracademic transcripts throughWyoWeb.All financial obligations totheuniversitymustbeclearedbeforeatranscriptmaybereleasedorviewedonWyoWeb.
Transcripts are producedon afirst‑come,first‑servedbasis andoneto twobusinessdaysmustbeallowed.Individualsareaskedtoanticipate transcriptneedsandsubmit requests to theOfficeof theRegistrarasfarinadvanceaspossible.Usually,10‑15daysareneededatthecloseofasemestertorecordsemestergradesandissuetranscripts.Forfaxservice,thereisachargeof$10.00pertranscript;pleaseallow3‑5businessdays.Same‑daytranscriptserviceisavailablefora$10fee(limitof2transcripts).
Partialtranscriptsarenotissued.Eachtranscriptincludesthecom‑pleteacademicrecordattheUniversityofWyomingandthenumberofcreditsfromotherinstitutionsacceptedbyUW.
Official transcripts of credit earned at other institutionswhichhavebeenpresentedforadmissionorevaluationofcreditbecomethepropertyoftheUniversityofWyomingandarenotreissuedorcopiedfordistribution.Thisincludeshighschoolrecordsandanyothertypeof supporting documents.Transcripts ofwork completed at otherinstitutionsshouldbeobtaineddirectlyfromtheissuinginstitution.
Applicabilityoftransfercredittowardanydegreeisdependentonthecurriculumpursuedbythestudent.
Inpreparingtranscriptsforgraduatestudentsorsecondbachelor’sdegreecandidateswhoseundergraduateworkwastakenelsewhere,theUniversityofWyomingincludesonitstranscriptsnodetailedreferencetothatundergraduatework,mentionbeinglimitedtodesignationofthedegreeanddatereceivedandthenameoftheinstitutiongrantingthedegree.
Honor RollUndergraduate and law studentswho achieve high scholastic
grades arehonoredbybeingplacedon thePresident’sHonorRoll,theacademicDean’sHonorRoll,ortheVicePresidentforAcademicAffair’sHonorRoll.
Grading System
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The requirements to be met to attain these honors are:For President’s or Dean’s Honor Roll:
1.Undergraduatestudentsmustcompleteaminimumof12UWse‑mesterhoursonabasisofA,B,C,D,orF.Exception:ifastudentisstudentteaching,thestudentmustbeenrolledinaminimumof12UWsemesterhours,atleast7ofwhichmustbegradedonthebasisofA,B,C,D,orFwithnosemestergradeofI.Coursestakenforauditdonotcountforhonorrollpurposes.
2.AGPAof4.0forthePresident’sHonorRoll.3.AGPAof3.25orbetterfortheacademicDean’sFreshmanHonor
Roll.4.AGPAof3.4orbetterfortheacademicDean’sHonorRollfor
undergraduatesabovefreshmanstanding.5.IntheCollegeofLaw,studentsareeligiblefortheacademicDean’s
HonorRollwhenenrolledinaminimumof13UWsemesterhoursoflawcourses.IntheCollegeofLaw,agradepointaverageof3.25orbetterisrequiredforfirstyearstudentsandaGPAof3.4orbetterisrequiredforsecondandthird‑yearstudentsfortheacademicDean’sHonorRoll.
6.Studentshavingconsortiumagreementswithotherinstitutionsarenotconsideredtobefull‑timeforhonorrollpurposes.
For the Vice President for Academic Affairs’ Honor Roll:
1.Undergraduatestudentsmustcompleteaminimumof6UWse‑mesterhours,butfewerthan12UWsemesterhours,ofwhichatleast6UWsemesterhoursmustbegradedonthebasisofA,B,C,D,orFwithnosemestergradeofI.Coursestakenforauditdonotcountforhonorrollpurposes.
2.AGPAof3.5orbetter.
Graduate Students
GraduateStudentsarenoteligibleforthePresident’sHonorRoll,theacademicDean’sHonorRoll,ortheVicePresidentforAcademicAffairs’HonorRoll.
Academic Probation and SuspensionUndergraduate StudentsAcademic Status
Inordertograduate,everystudentisexpectedtomaintainsatis‑factoryacademicprogress,whichisbasedonscholasticperformance.Currentacademicstatuswillbeindicatedoninternaldocumentsandgradereportsas:
•goodstanding•academicprobation• academic suspension: normally not eligible to petition for
reinstatementuntilonefullsemester,exclusiveofsummerterm,haselapsed.Thedeanofthecollegeinwhichasuspendedpersonwishestocontinuemaywaivethefour‑monthdelayifthedeanisassuredthatthepersonhasmadesuitableprogresstowardresolvingtheacademicdeficiencies.
Undergraduate Academic Probation1.Academicprobationshallconstitutenoticethatastudentisnotpro‑
gressingsatisfactorilytowardthebachelor’sdegreeorPharm.D.2.AstudentenrolledattheUniversityshallbeplacedonacademic
probationattheendofthesemesterorsummertermwhenhis/hercumulativeGPAatUWfallsbelowa2.00.
3.Astudentplacedonscholasticprobationwillbesonotifiedbyletter.ThisinformationisalsoavailableonWyoWeb.
4.Astudentshallberemovedfromscholasticprobationattheendof the semesteror summer term inwhichhis/her cumulativeGPAis2.00orabove.
5.Studentswhofailtoremovethemselvesfromprobationorearnasemestergradepointaveragebelow2.0inthenextsemesterorsummertermattemptedwillbesuspendedfromtheuniversityfornotmaintainingthecriteriaforsatisfactoryacademicprogress.Studentsonprobationwhoregisterforasemesterorsummertermandthenwithdrawfromthatsemesterortermwillbesuspended,asitisconsideredanattemptedsemesterorterm.
Undergraduate Academic Suspension1.Academicsuspensionshallconstitutenoticetoastudentthathis/
herenrollmentintheUniversityofWyominghasbeenterminatedbecauseofunsatisfactoryprogresstowardthebachelor’sdegree.
2.Astudentwhoissuspendedforunsatisfactoryacademicperfor‑manceshouldnotbepermittedtopetitionforreinstatementuntilonefullsemester,exclusiveofsummerterm,haselapsed.Studentsmaypetitiononcepersemesterforreinstatement,and,ifdeniedbyanycollegeortheCenterforAdvisingandCareerServices,cannotpetitionforreinstatementuntilthenextfallorspringse‑mester,unlesstherearedocumentedextenuatingcircumstancesjustifyingimmediatereinstatement.
3.AsuspendedstudentmaynotenrollforanyUniversityofWyomingcreditclasses(includingon‑campus,online,correspondence,andOutreach).
4.CreditearnedatanotheraccreditedcollegeoruniversitywhileastudentissuspendedfromtheUniversitymaybeacceptedundertheusualregulationsgoverningthetransferofcreditafterthestudenthasbeenreinstated.
5.Astudentplacedonacademicsuspensionwillbesonotifiedbyletter.
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Undergraduate Academic Reinstatement1.Acollegemayhaveanacademicreinstatementpolicythatismore
restrictivethanthegeneraluniversitypolicy.2.Academicreinstatementshallconstitutenoticethatasuspended
studenthasbeenreinstatedtotheUniversity,andiseligibletobeconsideredforreadmission.Thereinstatedstudentshallbeonscholasticprobationduringhis/herfirstsemesterorsummertermofreinstatementafterwhichhe/shemayberemovedfromthisprobation.
3.Apetitionforreinstatementmustbesubmittednolaterthan15daysbeforethebeginningofthesemesterorsummerterminwhichthestudentwishestoregister.Apetitionreceivedafterthisdeadlinemaynotbeprocesseduntilaftertheregularregistrationperiod.
4.Thedecisiononapetitionforreinstatementshallbemadebythedean(ordesignee)ofthecollegeinwhichthestudentwishestoenroll.UndeclaredstudentsshouldcontacttheDirectoroftheCenterforAdvisingandCareerServices.Astudentwhohasbeenreinstatedmustremaininthecollegeinwhichhe/shehasbeenreinstatedforthatsemester.
5.Studentsplacedonacademicsuspensionareeligibleforamaximumofthreereinstatements.Anystudentplacedonacademicsuspen‑sion for the fourth time isnot eligible for reinstatement for aminimumoffiveyearsfromtheendofthelasttermofattendance.
6.Studentswhoaresuspendedasaresultofspringsemestergradeswillhavethesuspensioninvokedatthebeginningofthesum‑merterm,excludinganycourse(s)whichhadbegunpriortothedeterminationoftheacademicsuspension.
ExceptionsUpontherequestofapersonplacedonacademicsuspensionor
deniedreinstatement,thevicepresidentforacademicaffairsmayreviewthecircumstancesandreversethedecisionofthedeanifthevicepresi‑dentforacademicaffairsdeemsitnecessarytopreventagrossinjustice.
Grading System
Academic RenewalAnundergraduatestudentwhoreturnstotheuniversity(UW)and
whohasnotcompletedorwithdrawnfromacollegecourseatUW(ex‑cludingcorrespondencestudycourses)duringthepreviousfiveyearswillhavetheoptionofcontinuinghisorherearlierUWcumulativeGPAor commencing a new cumulativeGPAunder theAcademicRenewal policy.An interested studentmust submit theAcademicRenewalApplicationForm(whichmaybeobtainedfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar)totheregistrarnolaterthantenclassdaysbeforethelastdayofclassesofthesemesterinwhichthestudentreturnstoUW.
TheentireUWtranscriptwillremainintact.AnoteindicatingthepolicywillprecedethenewpartoftheUWtranscriptifthestudentoptsforacademicrenewal.Atthediscretionoftheacademicdepartmentinwhichthestudent isenrolled,credithoursforwhichthestudentearnedthegradeofCorbettermaybeappliedtowardthecompletionofthedegreerequirements.Thelistofanydepartmentally‑approvedcoursesmustbeindicatedontheAcademicRenewalApplicationFormwheninitiallysubmittedtotheregistrar.Nofurtherchangesmayberequested.
Astudent’sGPAandcompletedcoursesthatwereappliedtoabac‑calaureatedegreearenoteligibleforacademicrenewal.
Graduatestudentsarenoteligibleforacademicrenewal.
Graduate StudentsAgraduatestudentenrolledat theuniversity shallbeplacedon
academicprobationattheendofasemesterorsummersessionwhenhisorhergraduatecumulativeUWgradepointaveragein4000‑levelorhighercoursesisbelow3.0.StudentswhofailtobringtheirgraduateGPAto3.0andremovethemselvesfromprobationafteronesemesterorsummersessionwillbesuspendedfromtheuniversity.Asuspendedstudentmaypetitiontheiracademicprogramforreinstatementtothesamedegreeprogram.Areinstatedstudentwillbeonprobationandmaybesubject tootherperformancecriteriaasspecifiedby theaf‑fecteddepartment.
TheaboveGPArequirementisconsideredtobeaminimumrequire‑ment.Departmentsmayrecommendsuspensionofstudentsfromtheirdegreeprogrambasedonotherperformancecriteria.
Regulations governing academic probation, suspension, and re‑instatementdonotapplytostudentsenrolledintheCollegeofLaw.
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Registration and Enrollment in CoursesRegistration Procedures
Eligiblestudentscanregister,drop,add,andlisttheircoursesthroughWyoWeb.Toinsurethatstudentshaveseenanadviser,accessnumbersforeachsemester’sregistrationaredistributedthroughtheacademicadvisers.DirectionsforregistrationarecontainedintheappropriateClass Schedule.Class Schedulesareavailableonlinenolaterthanoneweekpriortoadvisingweek.StudentsareresponsibleforfollowingdirectionsanddeadlinescontainedintheClass Schedules.
Thefollowingcategoriesofcontinuingstudentsingoodstandingoronacademicprobationareeligibletoregisterforthesemestersindicated:1.For the fall semester: a.Allstudentswhowereenrolledthe
previousfallorspringsemester. b.SummersessionstudentsclearedbytheAd‑
missionsOfficeforfall.(Thisdoesnotin‑cludethoseadmittedforsummeronly.)
2.For the spring semester: Allstudentswhowereenrolledthe
previousspringorfallsemester.3.For the summer session:
Studentswhowereenrolledtheprevi‑oussummer,fall,orspringsemester.
All other applicants and students should complete admissionrequirements by the admission deadline. (Refer to the sections onundergraduateandgraduateadmissionsinthisbulletinfordeadlines.)
All information requested during admission and registration isimportanttothestudentandtotheuniversityandshouldbekeptac‑curateandcomplete.Ifastudent’saddress,telephone,major,adviser,orothervitalinformationchangesafterenrollment,theOfficeoftheRegistrarshouldbeinformedwithoutdelay.
Academic AdviserAcademicadvisingisadecision‑makingprocessinvolvingapartner‑
shipbetweentheacademicadviserandthestudent(advisee).Inthispartnership,issuesandquestionsregardingpersonal,professional,andeducationalgoalsareexaminedandevaluated.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,planninganappropriatecourseofstudyandtheschedulingofclasses.
Thepurposeofacademicadvisingistopromoterational,informed,andindependentchoicesbythestudent.Tothatend,theacademicadvis‑erisasignificantlinkforthestudenttootherresourcesintheuniversitycommunity.Studentsareexpectedtotaketheinitiativeindevelopingtheadviser‑adviseerelationshipandtoassumeanever‑increasingroleindevelopingtheirownacademic,career,andpersonalgoals.
Change of RegistrationModificationofacoursescheduleduringthedrop/addtimeperiodis
accomplishedthroughWyoWeb.Aftertheendofthedrop/addperiod,individualclasswithdrawalsmustbeprocessedontheappropriateformobtainedfromtheOfficeoftheRegistraroritswebsite.Changestoastudent’sregistrationorwithdrawalsarenotofficialuntiltherequiredformsarecompletedandreturned to theOfficeof theRegistrarasprescribed.
Theperiodof time allowed formodifying a student’s scheduleorwithdrawingduringthesummersessionorotherspecialtermsisestablishedinregulationsorbytheregistrar,subjecttotheapprovalofthevicepresidentforacademicaffairs.
During the fall and/or spring semester(s):1.Dropping a class or changing sections: Astudentmaydropclassesor
changesectionsofthesamecourseduringthefirsteightclassdaysofthesemester(fourclassdaysforblockedcourses).
2.Adding a course or changing grading option:Astudentmayaddclassesor change gradingoptionsor hours in variable‑credit coursesduringthefirsttenclassdaysofthesemester(fiveclassdaysforblockedcourses).
3.Withdrawal from a course:Afterthedesignateddrop/addperiod,stu‑dentsmayofficiallywithdrawfromindividualregulartermcoursesuntiltenclassdaysaftermid‑semester.Theymaywithdrawfromblockedcoursesuntilfiveclassdaysafterthemiddleofthecourse.AmarkofWwillbeassignedindicatingwithdrawal.
4.Withdrawal from the university (termination of enrollment): Astudentmayterminateallfallorspringsemesterenrollmentsifformalproce‑duresarecompletedthroughtheDeanofStudentsOfficepriortothelast15calendardaysofthesemester.AmarkofWisassignedtoeachcourse,indicatingofficialterminationforthatsemester.
Choice of College and MajorThe academic adviser is an excellent sourceof information about
theadviser’sprofessionalfieldforstudentswhohaveselectedamajor.Studentswhoareundecidedabouttheselectionofacollegeand/ormajorandwhoseekspecializedassistanceinchoosingeducationalandvocationalobjectivesshouldcontacttheCenterforAdvisingandCareerServices.Theseunitshaveprogramsdesignedtohelptheundeclaredstudentacquirethetoolstomakeanintelligentdecisionregardinganappropriatemajordiscipline.
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Change of College, Major, or AdviserStudentswhowishtochangetheircollege,major,oradvisershould
obtaintheappropriateformfromeithertheOfficeoftheRegistraror theofficeof thedeanof thecollegeof theircurrentenrollment.Studentswishingtotransferfromonecollegetoanothermustsecurethesignaturesofboththeirpresentandfuturedeans.Graduatestudentsneedtheapprovalofthecollegedeanandtheheadofthedepartmenttowhichthestudentistransferring.Afterallappropriatesignatureshavebeenobtained,thestudentshouldtaketheformtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
Studentswhohave completed their undergraduatework at theuniversityandwhowishtoembarkuponagraduateprogram,eventhroughcontinuingtheirgraduateworkinthesamefieldtheypursuedasundergraduates,willneedtoapplyforgraduateadmission.(Refertothesectionongraduateadmissioninthisbulletinfordeadlines.)
Definitions for Student ClassificationsCode Class Definition by earned hoursFR Freshman Under30creditsSO Sophomore 30butlessthan60creditsJR Junior 60butlessthan90creditsSR Senior 90ormorecreditsGR GraduateStudentLW1 Lawstudent(professionallevel)firstyearLW2 Lawstudent(professionallevel)secondyearLW3 Lawstudent(professionallevel)thirdyearMD1 Medicalstudent(professionallevel)firstyearPH1 Pharm.D.(professionallevel)firstyear(0‑33semester hours)
PH2 Pharm.D.(professionallevel)secondyear(34‑69 semesterhours)PH3 Pharm.D.(professionallevel)thirdyear(70‑104semester hours)
PH4 Pharm.D.(professionallevel)fourthyear(105+semester hours)
Credit Hour LoadUndergraduates: Anaverageof15hoursofworkeachsemester
isconsideredanormalload.Maximumcreditloadsare20hoursinallcolleges.Normally,notmorethan12hoursofundergraduatecreditmaybeearnedduringthesummersession.AnapprovedOverloadPetitionformmustbefiledtoexceedthesemaximums.OverloadPetitionformsareavailableonlineorfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
Graduate students: 14hoursofcreditistheaverageand16hoursthemaximumamount of credit allowedper semester for full‑timegraduatestudents.Astudentwhohasbeenassignedanassistantshipfortheacademicyearisusuallyrestrictedtoaloadof13semesterhours.Normally,notmorethan8 hoursofcreditmaybeearned incourseworkduringaneight‑weeksummersession.AnapprovedOverloadPetitionformmustbefiledtoexceedthesemaximums.OverloadPetitionformsareavailableonlineorfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
Auditing a CourseTheprivilegeofnon‑creditenrollmentinaclassisavailable,upon
approvaloftheadviserandtheinstructor,toanyuniversitystudent.The auditingprivilege is subject to the same fee schedule as creditcourses.Auditorsareexpectedtoattendclassregularlyandcompletesuchgradedworkasrequiredbytheinstructor.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttodetermineandfulfilltherequirementsforasatisfac‑toryaudit.Thoughthisauditingprivilegecarriesfullrightsofclassparticipation, itdefinitelyoffersnoacademiccredit,doesnotcounttowardfull‑orpart‑timestatus,andwillresultinamarkofsatisfactory(SA/S)orunsatisfactory(UA/U).Subsequentcreditforthecoursebyspecialexaminationisnotavailable.
Graduate Credit for SeniorsUndergraduate students takinggraduate‑level courseswhich are
notinanywayapartoftheirundergraduatedegreehavetheoptionoflaterusingsuchcoursesforpurposesbeyondthebachelor’sdegreerequirements. If thestudent intends topursueagraduatedegreeorneeds the coursesnotedon the academic transcript as reserved forgraduatecreditforjobclassification(i.e.advancementonteachersalaryschedules,etc.)thestudentshouldfileapetition.Thepetitionshouldbefiledbymidtermofthesemesterwhichisrequested.ThepetitionformisavailableontheGraduateStudentResourceswebsite.Coursesmaynotberetroactivelyreservedonceasemesterhasended.
Repeating a CourseStudentsmayrepeatcoursework;however,creditearned inany
givencourse(orequivalentcourse)isapplicabletowardadegreere‑quirementonlyonce.Allgradeentriesremainonthestudent’srecord,butonlythelastgradeearnedwillbecalculatedintheUWcumulativegradepoint average.Refer to theCumulativeGradePointAveragesectionofthisbulletinforfurtherinformation.Variable‑creditcoursesare not considered as repeats unless the department headprovideswritten certification that the course contentwas, in fact, repeated.Courses repeatedwill remainasentrieson theacademic transcript.Coursesappliedtowardsonecompleteddegreemayberepeatedaspartofaseconddegree;however,thegradeandgradepointaverageintheoriginaldegreewillnotbechanged.Astudentislimitedtoamaximumofthree(3)attemptsinanycourseattheUniversityofWyoming.An“attempt”includesanyinstanceinwhichthestudentearnsagradeforthecourseorwithdrawsfromthecourse.Thethree‑attemptlimitdoesnotapplytocoursesidentifiedintheUniversity Catalogasbeingappro‑priateforstudentstotakemultipletimes.Astudentcanpetitionforexceptionstothislimitationthroughestablisheduniversityprocedures(UWRegulation8‑238).
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Class AttendanceEachstudentshallattendthelectures,recitations,andlaboratories,
andparticipateinfieldworkdeemednecessarytoadequatelyfulfilltheacademicrequirementsofeachcourse.Eachinstructor,atthebegin‑ningofeverysemester,shallstipulatetheattendancepolicynecessaryforsatisfactorycompletionofthecourse.
TheDeanofStudentsOfficemay issueauthorizedabsencesforparticipationinuniversity‑sponsoredactivitiesandforotherunusualcircumstances.Ifstudentshavebeenhospitalized,oriftheyhavebeendirectedbytheStudentHealthServiceortheirprivatephysiciantostayattheirplaceofresidencebecauseofillness,theStudentHealthServiceortheirprivatephysicianmayissueastatementgivingthedatesofthestudent’sconfinementwhichthestudentmayshowtotheinstructorwithoutverificationfromtheDeanofStudentsOffice.
Allinstructorsshallpermitstudentswhohaveofficialauthorizedabsencestomakeupmissedcourseworkwithoutpenalty.Anauthorizedabsence,however,merelygivestheindividualwhomissedtheclassanopportunitytomakeuptheworkandinnowayexcuseshimorherfromtheworkrequired.
Withdrawal from the University (Termination of Enrollment)
Withdrawalfromtheuniversityistheofficialterminationofstudentstatuspriortotheendofaterm.Studentswishingtowithdrawfromallon‑campusclassesshouldinitiatetheprocedurewiththeDeanofStudentsOffice.Withdrawalfromtheuniversityisnotpermitteddur‑ingthelast15daysofaterm.
AfterclearingwiththeDeanofStudentsOffice,thewithdrawalformmustbepresentedtotheuniversitycashierforinitialprocess‑ing.TheOfficeoftheRegistrarwillreportwithdrawalstoinstructorsconcerned.
StudentswithdrawingfromOutreachcoursesshouldcontacttheOutreachSchool.
Course WithdrawalStudentswishingtowithdrawfromsomebutnotallcoursework
canobtaintherequiredformsfromtheOfficeoftheRegistraroritswebsite.SeetheChangeofRegistrationsectiononprecedingpagesfordeadlines.
AclasswithdrawalisnotofficialunlessfiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.Unauthorizeddiscontinuanceof enrollment or unofficialabandonmentofclasseswillresultinafailinggrade.
Academic DishonestyWhateverformacademicdishonestymaytake,theuniversitycom‑
munityregardsitasaseriousoffense.Anactisacademicallydishonestwhen,andonlywhen,itisanactattemptedorperformedinordertomisrepresentone’sinvolvementinanacademictaskinanyway.SuchconductwillresultinimpositionofsanctionspursuanttoUniversityRegulations.
Itistheresponsibilityofboththestudentandpersoninchargeofanacademictask,respectively,tomakereasonableeffortstolearnof,ormakeknown,theexpectationsandstandardsofconductrequiredintheperformanceofanacademictask.Failureonthepartofthestudenttoobserveandmaintainrequiredstandardsofacademichonestywillrequirecorrectiveactionbyofficials.
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Allregulationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnoticebyactionofvariousadministrativeofficers,theUniversityofWyomingBoardofTrustees, and theappropriatedepartmentsanddivisions.Publishedregulationsaretheminimumrequirementsforanyadvanceddegree.
Admission RegulationsAdmission to Candidacy
Timespentingraduatestudyoraccumulationofcredithourswillnotnecessarilyallowastudenttobecomeacandidateforanadvanceddegree.Admissiontocandidacyisanexpressionofthejudgmentofthosewhohaveobserved theworkand reviewed thecredentialsofthestudent,anddeemthestudentworthyoftheopportunitytocom‑pletetheworkforanadvanceddegree.Admissiontocandidacyforanadvanceddegreerequiresaspecifiedprocedureforspecificdegrees.
Admission Status CategoriesAdvanced‑degreeapplicantsmaybeadmittedtotheUniversityof
Wyominginoneofthefollowingcategories:AdmittedGraduateStudent signifies the applicanthasbeen ac‑
ceptedbytheuniversityandbyamajordepartmenttoworktowardanadvanceddegree.
AGraduateStudentadmittedwithconditionssignifiestheappli‑cantdidnotmeettheformaladmissionrequirementsbuthassufficientpotentialthattheuniversityandthemajordepartmentareconvincedthatthestudentwillbesuccessfulasanadvanced‑degreecandidate.Conditionsareusuallyplacedonsuchstudentsintheformofperfor‑mancecriteriaforthefirstoneortwosemesters.Iftheconditionsofadmissionarenotmetwithinthespecifiedtimeperiod,thestudentmaybedeniedadmissiontotheuniversitygraduateprogramandthedegreeprogram.
Thestudentandanadviserinthemajordepartmentshouldmonitorprogresstowardmeetingtheestablishedconditions.Thedepartmentis responsible fornotifying theuniversitywhen all conditionshavebeenmet.
Studentsshouldbecertaintheyunderstandtheiradmissionstatus.
Re-enrollment or Re-admissionAnystudentnotregisteredatUWduringtheprevious12months
mustbereadmitted.Adepartmentalrequestforreadmissionmustbesubmittedtothe
collegedeaninwriting.Studentsarerequiredtobecontinuouslyenrolledunlessaformal
leaveofabsencehasbeenapproved.When enrollment is interrupted foroneormore years,without
anapprovedleave,studentsareautomaticallyreclassifiedasinactivestudentsandmustreapplyforadmission.
Studentsareencouragedtoreviewpreviouslysubmittedprogramsofstudy.Courseworkolderthansixyearsoldwillneedtobepetitioned.
Studentsareencouragedtoreviewpreviouslysubmittedcommit‑tees.
Studentswhodonotreenrollimmediatelyafterbeingreadmittedmaybecomeinactiveagainandwillneedtorepeattheprocess.
Academic Record RegulationsTransfer Credit Available to Graduate Students
Withcommitteeandcollegeapproval,astudentmaysubmituptoatotalof12pre‑admissionhoursthatmaybeaculminationofnon‑degree, reserved,and/or transferhours.The totalnumberofhoursallowed from each category is as follows: 12 non‑degree graduatehours;9transfer;and6undergraduate.Astudentmayelecttoutilizeacombinationofthethreedifferentareastototalthe12maximumallowed (i.e. 6 non‑degree hours, 3 transfer hours, and 3 reservedhours).Pleasereviewtheindividualsectionsofthebulletinthatcoverthespecificpoliciesfornon‑degreehours,reservingcourseworkforgraduatecredit,andtransfercredit.
Totransferhoursearnedatanotherinstitutiontoagraduatepro‑gramatUW,thestudentmustprovideanofficialtranscriptfromtheinstitutionwherethecreditswereearned.Thisofficialtranscriptmustbepartofthestudent’spermanentfile.Thestudentmustalsoprovideevidencethatthecoursewasapprovedforgraduatecreditattheinstitu‑tionwherethecoursewastaken.
Nomorethan9semesterhoursthathavebeentransferredfromanotheraccreditedinstitutionmaybeusedformeetingthecredithourrequirementsofamaster’sstudent’sprogram.TransferredhoursmustcarryaBorbettergradeandwillnotreducetheresidencerequirements.Transferredcreditwillbesubjecttotheapprovaloftheappropriatemajorprofessorandthecollegedeanandmustbecompletedpriortoapprovalofamaster’sdegreeprogramofstudyforwhichthecreditistoapply.S/UorP/Ftransferhoursarenotacceptableonaprogramofstudy.
Courseworkhoursapprovedfortransferfromanothercollegeoruniversityareconsideredaspartofthe12‑credit‑hourpre‑admissioncourselimitationformaster’sandeducationalspecialiststudents.
HourstransferredfromotherinstitutionsforadoctoralprogrammustcarryalettergradeofB(3.0)orbetter(A=4).Doctoral(Ed.D.andPh.D.) candidatesmay transfer up to 48 credit hours of suchcoursework,onlyfourofwhichcanbethesisresearch.Transferhoursfordoctoralstudentsarenotconsideredaspartofthe12‑hourpre‑admissioncourselimitation.
Correspondence Courses and Credit by ExaminationCorrespondencecoursesandcreditbyexaminationcoursesarenot
acceptableongraduateprogramsofstudy.
Second Baccalaureate DegreesAstudentworkingtowardasecondbaccalaureatedegreeissubject
toallregulationsconcerningundergraduatesandisnotconsideredagraduatestudent.Studentsrequestingtoreservecourseworkforgradu‑atecreditmustbeabletocompletetheirundergraduatedegreewithin12monthsoftherequest.NOTE:Onlysixhoursofundergraduatecourseworkreservedforgraduatecreditwillbeallowedforconsider‑ationinagraduatedegreeprogram.
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Requirementsforaseconddegreeareconsideredseparatefromthefirstdegree.Hoursfromthefirstmaster’sdegreemaynotbeusedforcompletingthehourstowardthesecondmaster’s.Hoursfromthefirstdoctoraldegreemaynotbeusedforcompletingthehourstowardtheseconddoctorate.Hoursfromanearneddoctoratemaynotbeusedinasubsequentmaster’sdegree.Inaccordancewiththeacademicunit’spolicyorthedecisionofthecandidate’sgraduatecommittee,thehoursearnedtowardtheEd.S.degreemay,underspecifiedconditions,beusedtomeettherequirementsforadoctorate.
Grade Point AverageAminimum3.0gradepointaverage(GPA)orbetterisrequired
forallcourseworkrequiredforanadvanceddegree.HoursforwhichaCwasearnedmaybebalancedbyacorrespondingnumberofhoursforwhichanAwasearned.Departmentsanddivisionshavetheop‑tionofindicatingsubjectareasinwhichtheywillnotacceptgradesofCforcreditregardlessofaccumulatedgradepointaverage.NocreditwillbeallowedtowardanadvanceddegreeforcourseworkinwhichagradelowerthanCisearned.Astudentwhofailstodosatisfactoryworkmay,upontherecommendationoftheheadofthedepartmentandwiththeapprovalofthecollegedean,beplacedonsuspensionforonesemesterorSummerSession.StudentswhofailtobringtheirgraduateGPAto3.0orgreaterandremovethemselvesfromprobationafteronesemesteroroneSummerSessionwillbesuspendedfromtheuniversity.Asuspendedstudentcanpetitiontobereinstated.Thecol‑legedeanwillconsultwiththedepartmentheadpriortoallpetitiondecisions.Areinstatedstudentisonprobationandmaybesubjecttootherperformancecriteriaasdeterminedbythedeaninconsultationwiththedepartmenthead.
Gradesearnedincourseworkthatarenotincludedintheapprovedprogramofstudyforeachcandidateforanadvanceddegreewillnotbeincludedintheaccumulatedgradepointaveragetodetermineeligibilityforanadvanceddegree.Thesecoursesare,however,includedintheGPAaslistedontheacademicrecordifthecoursesarenumbered4000orabove,andareusedindeterminingprobation/suspension.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory GradesAllcoursestakentofulfill therequirementsforthedegreepro‑
grammustbetakenforlettergrade(A‑F)exceptthosecoursesgivenforS/Uonly.
ThegradeofS(satisfactory)isinterpretedtoincludegradesA‑CandthegradeofU(unsatisfactory)toincludegradesD‑Fonthecon‑ventionalgradescaleforcoursesnumberedlessthan5000(forcourses5000orabove,thegradeofSisinterpretedtoincludedgradesAandB).CredithoursofS/Ucoursesarecountedashoursattemptedtowardgraduation.However,neithertheSnorUgradecarriesgradepointsandneitherwillbeincludedinthecalculationofthecumulativegradepointaverage.
ThefacultiesofthevariouscollegesshalldeterminethenumberofcredithoursofSthatmaybeusedtosatisfydegreerequirementsintheirprograms.TheymayalsoplacerestrictionsupontheuseofScreditstosatisfycollegeormajorrequirements.Inaddition,theymaydesignateparticularcoursesintheircollegesascoursestobeofferedforS/Uonly.
ThegradeofSinthesisanddissertationresearchisajudgmentthatthestudentisadequatelyengagedintherequiredresearchobjective.Itinnowayimpliesthatthefinalthesisorthethesisdefensewillbejudgedofsufficientqualityfortheawardoftheappropriatedegree.
Incomplete GradesTheincompletegrade(I)isatemporarygradeusedundercircum‑
stanceswhereawardingagradewouldbeunjustornotreflectiveofthestudent’sactualperformanceinacourse.Anincompletegrademaynotbeassignedunlessaccompaniedbyawrittenauthorization.Timeallowedforcompletingcourserequirementswillnormallynotexceed120calendardaysbeyondtheendofthesemesterinwhichtheIwasgiven.Thedeanofacollegemaydesignatecertainresearchcourseswherethe120‑daylimitmaybeextendedbytheinstructor.
TheIwill revert toanF if thefinalgradefor thecourse isnotreceived in theOfficeof theRegistrarby thedate indicatedon theauthorization.Studentsreceivinganincompleteinanycourse(s)listedintheirprogramofstudymusthavetheincompleteremovedbytheendofthesemesterinwhichtheyturnintheirintenttograduate.Iftheincompleteisnotremoved,thestudentwillnotgraduatethatsemester.
Academic DishonestyAcademicdishonestyandscholarlymisconductwillnotbetolerated.
Academicdishonestyisanactattemptedorperformedthatmisrep‑resentsone’sinvolvementinanacademictaskinanyway,orpermitsanotherstudenttomisrepresentthelatter’sinvolvementinanacademictaskbyassistinginthemisrepresentation(UWRegulation6‑802).
Ifacademicdishonestyhasbeenestablished,theoffendingstudentshall receivea failinggrade for thecourse inquestion. If twosuchactshavebeenrecordedatdifferenttimesorindifferentcourses,thestudentshallbesuspendedfromtheuniversityinaccordancewithUWRegulation6‑802.Theseactionsshallnotprecludetheimpositionofother sanctions by university officers including the loss of benefitsfromprograms, scholarships, andother opportunities normally af‑fordedstudents.
Degree RevocationUW Regulation 8-254
TheUniversityofWyomingisastatehighereducationinstitutionwhoseTrusteesarelegislativelyempoweredtoconferdegreesonstu‑dentswhohaveearnedthem,upontherecommendationofthefaculty.TheBoardofTrusteesrecognizesthattheremaybeinstanceswhereadegreeisawardedtoanindividualwho,uponreview,hasnotprop‑erlycompletedallrequirementsforthedegree.Insuchinstances,theBoardofTrusteesmayrevokethedegree.Thisregulationestablishestheprocessforsuchrevocation.
Groundsforrevokingadegreeincludeconvincingevidencethatthedegreerecipientfailedtocompletetherequirementsforthedegreethatwereineffectatthetimeofthedegreeconferral.Includedinthiscategoryisevidencethatthecandidateengagedinacademicmisconductseriousenoughtonegatebonafidecompletionofoneormoresub‑stantivedegreerequirements.Additionalinformationcanbefoundathttp://www.uwyo.edu/generalcounsel/_files/docs/UW‑Reg‑8‑254.pdf.
Course Numbering for Graduate CreditCoursesofferedforgraduatecreditaredistinguishedbynumberasfollows:
4000‑4999areprimarilyforjuniorandseniorstudents,butalsomaybeusedaspartofsomegraduateprogramsofstudy
5000‑5999areprimarilyforgraduatestudents
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Coursesnumbered5000orabovemaybetakenbyundergraduatestudentshavingthenecessaryprerequisites.Ifacourseisfilled,gradu‑atestudentswillhavepreferenceandundergraduatesmaybeaskedtorelinquishtheirplaceinthecourse.Graduatestudentsmayenrollincoursesnumbered1000‑3999toremoveundergraduatedeficiencies,butonlythosenumbered4000andabovewillbecomputedintothegraduateGPAandbeallowedforgraduatecredit.
Dual listed CoursesIfacourseisduallistedatthe4000/5000level,thecoursemustbe
takenatthe5000leveltoreceivegraduatecreditregardlessofwhetherthecourseisinthestudent’sprimaryprogramarea.
Thesyllabusforaduallistedcoursemustspecificallydefinedifferen‑tialexpectations,outcomesandassessmentforthe4000and5000‑levelcomponents.Thesemayincludebutarenotlimitedtointellectualskills,discipline‑specificcompetenciesandchallenginglearningoutcomes.Forexample,studentsenrolledinthe5000‑levelcoursemayberequiredtoleaddiscussionsessions,submitaportfolio,writeapaperormaybeinvolvedinaservicelearningcomponent,internshiporcollaborativeassignmentdesignedtoprovideexperienceinapplyingcourseinforma‑tionindifferentcontexts.
Studentsenrolledinthe5000‑levelcoursewillbeexpectedtodem‑onstrategreatersophisticationincontentexpertise,inquiry,creativity,communication,problemsolving,analyticreasoningand/orcollabora‑tivelearningcomparedwiththoseenrolledinthe4000course.
Courses Not Applicable Toward Advanced DegreesOnlycoursesatthe4000or5000levelmaybecountedforgradu‑
atecredit.However,some4000‑and5000‑levelcoursesmaynotbeapplicabletowardundergraduateorgraduatedegrees.Thesecoursesarelistedbelow:
****5959.EnrichmentStudiesin___.(Anycoursenumbered5959isnotapplicabletowardUWdegrees.)
EDUC4740.FieldStudiesin___.(AnycourseintheCollegeofEducationnumbered4740isnotapplicabletowardUWdegrees.)
CNSL5740.ContinuingEducationin____.KIN/HLED4074.FieldStudiesin____.HLED4970.FieldExperienceinHealthEducation.
Non-Degree HoursYoumayrequestthatupto12hoursofgraduate‑levelcoursework,
takenduringyourgraduate,non‑degreestatus,beusedtowardapro‑gramofstudyshouldyouchoosetopursueagraduatedegreeattheUniversityofWyoming.Thiswouldbesubjecttotheapprovalofyourgraduatecommitteeandthecollegedean.Thesehourscanbeaffectedbyotherpre‑admissionhours.
Outreach CoursesOutreachcourses,tocarrygraduatecredit,mustsatisfyachievement
criteriaacceptabletotheOfficeoftheRegistrarandmustbetakenundertheauspicesofUW,orinvolvestudycompletedatanoff‑campuscenter.
In-Residence Coursework (Residency)In‑residencecourseworkincludescoursesand/orresearchworkon
theUWLaramiecampus,atanapprovedUWoff‑campuscoursesite,and/orresearchworkdoneforcreditinthefieldunderthedirectionofaUWfacultymember.
TheminimumnumberofsemestercredithoursthatmustbeearnedontheUWLaramiecampusoratanapprovedUWsettingforapar‑ticulardegreeprogramshallbedeterminedbytheindividualcolleges.Innocaseshalltheseminimumnumbersofcredithoursbelessthan21hoursbeyondthebachelor’sdegreeforthemaster’sdegree,21hoursbeyondthemaster’sdegreefortheeducationalspecialistdegree,or24hoursbeyondthebachelor’sdegreeforthedoctoraldegree.
Incomputingthein‑residencerequirementsforthePlanAthesisanddoctoraldegrees,creditearnedworkingonthethesisordisserta‑tionshallapply.
Limitation of 4000-level Coursework HoursBeginningwith students admitted to the spring 2007 semester,
only12credithoursof4000‑levelcourseworkwillbepermittedonthegraduateprogramofstudy.
Repetition of CoursesNomorethantwocourses(totalofsixcredithours)availablefor
graduatecreditmayberepeatedbystudentsatthegraduatelevel.Thisregulationdoesnotapplytothosecoursescarryingvariablecredit(e.g.,researchorindependentstudy).Variablecreditcoursesareconsideredrepeatedonlywhensocertifiedinwritingbytheinstructorandtheregistrar.
Time Allowance and LimitationsMaster’s students and educational specialists have six calendar
yearstocompletetheirdegreesfromthebeginningofthefirstcoursetakenandlistedontheprogramofstudy.Doctoralcandidateshavefourcalendaryearsafterthesuccessfulcompletionoftheirpreliminaryexaminationtocompletetheirdegree.
Continuous EnrollmentOnceadmitted,alldegreeseekinggraduatestudentsmustmaintain
continuousenrollment.Unlessaformalleaveofabsenceisapproved,allstudentsshouldmaintainatleastonehourofcontinuousenrollmentinthesemesterorsessiontheyexpecttoreceivethedegree.Studentsshouldmaintainenrollmentfortwoofthethreeacademicsemesters.Reactivationwillberequiredifthestudenthasnotenrolledinclasseswithintheprevious12months.Contactyourdepartmenttoinvestigateyourstatus.ThedepartmentwillcontacttheOfficeoftheRegistrartoinitiatereactivation.Studentswhohavebeeninactiveforalongspanoftimeshouldalsoinvestigatethestatusoftheircommittees,programsofstudy,andtimetodegreestatus.Ifasummer‑to‑summeronlyenrollingstudentintendstofinishhis/herdegreeandgraduateduringafallorspringsemester,heorshemustbeenrolledfortheappropriatenumberofhours,asrequiredofallstudents,duringthesemesterofintendedgraduation.Internationalstudents’enrollmentstatusismonitoredbytheofficeofInternationalStudentsandScholarsandtheofficeshouldbecontactedformoreinformation.
Research, Investigations, or Independent StudyCoursessuchasIndividualProblems;SpecialProblems;Researchin
.....;Investigationsin.....;etc.maynotbeusedtodevelopinformationormaterialthatwillbesubmittedasathesisordissertation.
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Reserving Coursework for Graduate CreditApprovedgraduatelevelcoursestakenpriortocompletingthebac‑
calaureatedegree,butnotpartofthatdegree’srequirements,maybeappliedtothemaster’sordoctoralprogramwiththeapprovalofthestudent’scommittee.Approvalforreservingthecourseworkisrenderedjointlybytheadviserandgraduatedean,andappliesonlytocoursestakenwithin12monthsofcompletionofthebaccalaureatedegree.
Ifacourseisduallistedatthe4000/5000level,thecoursemustbetakenatthe5000leveltoreceivegraduatecredit.Each4000‑or5000‑levelcoursemustbereservedforgraduatecreditbycompletingtheRequesttoReserveCourseworkforGraduateCreditform,obtainedonlineatwww.uwyo.edu/uwgrad.TheformmustbecompletedandsubmittedtotheOfficeoftheRegistrarpriortothesemesterorSummerSessioninwhichthecourseworkistaken.
Thesecourseswillappearontheundergraduatetranscriptwithanotationthattheyhavebeenreservedforgraduatecredit.
NOTE: Studentswill only be allowed to transfer six hours ofcourseworkthathasbeenreservedforgraduatecreditintotheirdegreeprogram.
Petitions and AppealsTheUniversityofWyoming,asafully‑accreditedpublic institu‑
tionofhighereducation,mustcomplywithgenerallaws,regulations,andprinciplesoffairness,uniformity,andaccountability.Exceptionstouniformapplicationofgeneralregulationsarejustifiedonlyinex‑traordinarycircumstances.Exceptionstoregulationsmaybepetitionedbysubmittingtheappropriateformtothecollegedean.Ifanyofthesignersrecommendthatthepetitionbedenied,theregistrarmaydenytheexception,makefurtherinquiries,orreferthemattertothevicepresidentforacademicaffairsfordirection.Ifallthesignersrecom‑mend that the exceptionbe granted, the registrarmay concur (andprocesstheexception)ormaydenytheexceptionandreferthemattertothevicepresidentforacademicaffairsfordirection.Ifthepetitionisdeniedbytheregistrar,thestudentmayelecttopursuethepetitionwiththevicepresidentforacademicaffairs.
TheGraduate StudentAppealsBoard (GSAB)was establishedtoprovideanappellatebodytoreviewappealsofgraduatestudentsconcerningretentioningraduateprograms,employmentasgraduateassistants,andchargesofacademicdishonestyorscientificmiscon‑duct.TheGSABwillnothearappealsofcoursegradesorchargesofacademicdishonestyassociatedwithacourse (theseappealswillbehandledbytheproceduresofthecollegeinwhichthecourseisoffered).AppealsemanatingfromPlanB,thesis,ordissertationresearchwillbeheardbytheGSABeventhoughthesisanddissertationresearcharedesignatedbycoursenumbers.PoliciesandproceduresforgraduatestudentappealsaremodeledafterthoseusedbytheUniversityBoardofStudentAppeals.
TheGSABwillnothearappealsofcoursegradesorchargesofacademicdishonestyassociatedwithacourseother thana researchcourse,e.g. thesis,non‑thesis,ordissertationresearch. PoliciesandproceduresconcerningappealsmaybefoundontheGraduateStudentResourceswebsite.
Degree Completion RegulationsDeclaring a Graduation Date
AnAnticipatedGraduationDateformmustbefiledforthesemesterinwhichgraduationisplanned.Thisformputsthestudentonthelistforgraduation.Ifgraduationdoesnotoccurduringtheprojectedse‑mester,thestudentmustsubmitanewformnolaterthanthedeadlinedateforthenewfinalsemester.Bythedesignateddeadline,studentswhoareenteringtheirsemesterofgraduationshould:
Paytheirassociatedgraduationfees(diplomaand/orcertificatefeeplusthedigitizingfeeifthesis/dissertationisinvolved)andretainreceipt.
DownloadtheAnticipatedGraduationFormfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrarWebsite.
SubmittotheOfficeoftheRegistrarIfdiscrepancies are foundduring thedegree check, theDegree
Analystwillcontactthestudent/chairwithinstructionsforresolution.Followingthestudent’sdefense,thestudentwillsubmitasigned
ReportonFinalExaminationformtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.AllstudentswhoseprogramsrequireaThesis/DissertationmustsubmitthedocumenttoProQuestbeforethelastdayofclasses.Oncethefinalexaminationperiodisover,DegreeAnalystswillreviewtheCAPPaudittoverifythatanydiscrepancieshavebeencorrected,finalgradesonanyremainingcourseworkhavebeenposted,andallrequiredforms/documentshavebeensubmitted.Onceallrequirementshavebeenmet,thedegreewillbeawarded.
Program of StudyUnlessotherwisespecified,eachstudentmustsubmitaprogramof
studytotheOfficeoftheRegistrarforapproval.Theprogramofstudyformisavailableonlineatwww.uwyo.edu/uwgrad.Returnthecom‑pletedformwithallrequiredattachmentstotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.DegreeAnalystswilltranscribetheprogramintoaCAPPaudit,whichconstitutesanagreementbetweenthestudent,thestudent’scommittee,andtheuniversitywhereintheminimumcourseworkrequirementsforthatstudent’sdegreearelisted.Theprogramshouldbefilednolaterthanthebeginningofthestudent’ssecondsemester(orsecondSummerSessionifenrollingonlyinsummers).Nomaster’sstudentwillbeacandidateforadegreeuntilhis/herprogramisapprovedbytheheadoftheappropriatedepartmentandthecollegedean.Master’sdegreecandidacyoccurswiththeapprovaloftheprogramofstudy.Candidacyinthedoctorateoccursuponcertificationofsuccessfulcompletionofthepreliminaryexamination.
Some degree programs requiremore hours of credit than theminimumrequirementoftheuniversity.Studentsshouldconsulttheiradvisersaswellasthecollegeanddepartmentsectionsinthisbulletin.Theprogramfiledmustincludetheappropriateminimumnumberofsemesterhoursofgraduatecreditrequired.ChangestotheapprovedprogrammustbepetitionedontheOfficeoftheRegistrar’sRequestforChangeinGraduateProgramform.
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ExaminationsExaminationsmayberequiredofanygraduatestudentoradvanced‑
degreecandidateatsuchtimeorofsuchnatureasthedepartmentorthestudent’sgraduatecommitteemayrequire.Itisstandardprocedurefordoctoralstudents(Ph.D.andEd.D.students)tobegivenaprelimi‑naryexamination,andforfinalexaminationstobeconductedforbothmaster’sanddoctoralstudents.Itiscommonforthenatureoftheseexamstodifferfromoneacademicunittoanother.
Preliminary Examination
Thepreliminaryexaminationwillbeheldatleast15weekspriortothefinalexamination.Thepreliminaryexaminationmaynotbegivenbefore:(a)theresearchtoolrequirements,ifany,havebeenmetandcertificationapproved;
(b)atleast30hoursofcourseworkhavebeencompleted;and(c)thedoctoralprogramofstudyhasbeenapproved.Theformatandconductofthisexaminationshallbetheresponsibilityofthestudent’scommit‑tee,inlinewithanydepartmentalpolicies(seespecificdepartment).
Followingthecompletionofthedepartmentalpreliminaryexami‑nation,theReportonPreliminaryExaminationmustbesubmittedtotheOfficeoftheRegistrarregardlessifthestudentpassedorfailed.Thefavorablevoteofthemajorityofthestudent’sgraduatecommitteememberswillbeacceptedaspassing.Incaseoffailure,thestudentmayattempttheexaminationoncemoreafternotlessthanonenormorethanfoursemestershaveelapsed.Whenthepreliminaryexaminationhasbeensuccessfullycompleted,andthereportofthecommitteeisonfileintheOfficeoftheRegistrar,thestudentisconsideredadoctoralstudentadmittedtocandidacyforthedegree.Atthistime,thedoctoralcandidatehasfouryearstocompletethedegreeprocess.
Final Examination
Thefinalexaminationmaynotbehelduntilafterthebeginningofthesemesterorsessioninwhichcourseworkiscompleted.Twoweeksbeforethefinalexamination,pleasemakepublictheproposeddate,timeandplaceoftheexamination.Thecommitteemayrequirethecandidatetotakeawrittenexaminationaswellasanoralexamination.Theoraland/orwrittenexaminationshouldbeheldbythestudent’sgraduatecommitteeat least 10 days before the end of the term of graduation .
Thewrittenvoteofeachmemberofacandidate’scommitteemustbeon record in theOfficeof theRegistraron theRecordofFinalExaminationform,indicatingthemajorityofthecommitteemembers’approval,beforeanycandidatewillberecommendedforanadvanceddegree.A student failing his/herfinal examinationmay retake theexaminationonceafterareasonableperiodoftimehaselapsed.
Graduate CommitteeAstudent’sgraduatecommitteeisappointedbythecollegedeanand
isbasedontherecommendationofthedepartmentordivisionchairorhead.Thecommitteefunctionstoguidethestudentincourseworkselection,thedegreeprojectconstruction,andrequirementscompletionofthedegree.Allcommitteeswillhaveatleastonememberfromtheappropriatedepartment/divisionaschairpersonandamemberfromoutsidethemajordepartment/division.
Master’scommitteesareusuallyconstructedbythestudent’smajorprofessorinconsultationwiththestudentandthedepartment/divi‑sionheadorchair.Theproposedcommitteeissubmittedbytheheadorchairtothecollegedeanforfinalapproval.Themaster’sgraduatecommitteeconsistsofatleastamemberoftheUWFacultyfromtheappropriatedepartment/divisionaschair(themajorprofessor)andamemberoftheUWfacultyfromoutsidethemajordepartment/division.Master’sdegreecommitteesrequireaminimumofthreemembers.Thegraduatecommitteeisresponsibleforadvisingthecandidateconcern‑ingcourseworkforthedegreeprogramandresearchorothercreativeendeavors required.Thegraduatecommittee is also responsible forconductingthefinalexaminationofthecandidateandotherdegree‑specificexaminations.
Educationalspecialistcommitteesconsistofatleastamemberofthefacultyfromthatsamedepartment,andamemberofthefacultyfromoutsidethemajordepartment.Theeducationalspecialist’scom‑mitteemusthave threemembersandwillordinarilynothavemorethanfivemembers.
Doctoralcommitteeswillconsistofatleastfivemembers,includingthemajorprofessor(thecommitteechair).Notfewerthanthreemem‑berswillbefromthemajordepartment/division.Themajorprofessor(committeechair)andtheoutsidemembermustbemembersofthefaculty.Individualswithoff‑campusaffiliationsorwithUWadjunctappointmentsmayserveongraduatecommitteeswiththeapprovalofthemajorprofessor,departmenthead,andcollegedean.
Thecommitteewillserveinanadvisorycapacityfordevelopmentofthestudent’scourseworkandresearchprogramsandmustapprovetheofficialprogramofstudyfiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.Thecommitteewillalsodeterminepassorfailonthepreliminaryexamina‑tion,approveordisapprovethedissertationorprojectreport,andwillconductthefinalexamination.
Thedoctoral committeemust beonfilewith theOfficeof theRegistrarbeforetheprogramofstudyformissubmitted.Changesincommitteemembershipormajorprofessorassignmentcanberequestedatanytimebythedepartment/divisionhead.Thisisnormallydoneinconsultationwiththestudentandcommitteechair.
Language or Other Tool Requirements for Doctoral CandidatesTheprospectivePh.D.studentshouldrefertothespecificdepart‑
ment inwhichhe/shedesires tomajor to ascertainwhat languagesorresearchtoolsarerequired.Certificationofalanguageortool, ifrequired,willbemadebytheappropriateagencyordepartmentoftheuniversitytotheOfficeoftheRegistrarwhenproficiencyrequirementshavebeenmettofulfillthetoolrequirements.Studentsmaydemon‑strateproficiencyonastandardizedlanguageexaminationpreparedbytheEducationalTestingService,orbyreceivingatleastagradeofBinacourse(orcourses)specifiedbyadepartmentonthiscampusoronareadingtestadministeredbythedepartment.Itwillbeeachstudent’sresponsibilitytoseethatcertificationofproficiencyfortoolrequire‑mentsismade.CourseworkcertificationmaybemadefromtranscriptsfiledbythestudentwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.
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Report on Final ExaminationThisformprovidesdocumentationfromthestudent’scommittee
thatthestudenthaspassedtheFinalExamination/Defense.Ifappli‑cable,italsoindicatesthecommitteehasapprovedthethesis/disserta‑tionandthestudentagreestomakepubliclyavailableviaProQuest.Thisformmustbeonfilewiththeofficeofthepriortograduation.
Studentswishingtoembargo/copyrightorotherwisedelayreleaseof their thesis/dissertationmusthaveprevious authorizationof thecollegedeanonfileintheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
Survey of Earned DoctoratesTheuniversityrequirestheSurveyofEarnedDoctoratesprovided
andthecertifiedRFEformonorbeforethedateestablishedbytheOfficeof theRegistrar for fulfilling the requirements foradvanceddegreeseachsemester.Thesurvey(forregistrationwiththeNationalResearchCouncil)isavailableontheGraduateStudentResourcesWebsite.AllPh.D.studentsmustcompletethissurvey.
Thesis or DissertationThecandidateshallsubmitanelectronicthesisordissertationshow‑
ingbyitsformandorganizationthecandidate'sabilitytowriteaccept‑ablyandusethelanguage.Thethesisordissertationmustbeapprovedbythestudent’sgraduatecommittee.ApprovalshallbeindicatedusingtheReportofFinalExaminationform.Noattemptwillbemadetoevaluatethethesisordissertationintermsofcredithours.ThethesisordissertationmustmeetthestandardsestablishedbytheUniversityLibraries,ProQuestInformationandLearning,andbeapprovedbythecommitteechair.Itmustbesubmittedtothecandidate’scommit‑teeatleastthreeweekspriortothefinalexamination.Thethesisordissertationmustbeavailableforinspectionbyanyothermemberofthefacultywhomaywishtoexamineit.
Digitizing RequirementAll graduate students accept as a condition of enrollment that
completedthesesanddissertationswillbepublishedthroughProQuestInformationandLearning.Thisinvolvesaspecialfee.Theappropriateformforsubmittingthethesis/dissertationisavailablewhensubmittingtheprojectelectronicallythroughProQuestInformationandLearning.
Patenting or Copyright by UWInsomecases,wheresignificantuniversityfundsorresourceshave
beenusedindissertationresearch,theuniversitymayclaimaninterestinpatentingorcopyrightingtheresults.Whenthisseemslikely,thestudent(orthestudent’smajorprofessor)shouldconsultwiththecol‑legedeanorthevicepresidentforresearch.
Classified or Proprietary ResearchTheprocessofresearchingraduateeducationisoneoffreeand
openinquiryinvolvingthestudentandfaculty.Finalexaminationsforgraduatedegreesareopentoallfaculty,andthesesanddissertationsareaccessibletothepublicuponacceptancebytheuniversityunlessembargoedasapprovedinadvance.
Forthepurposesofthispolicy,classifiedresearchisdefinedasre‑searchthathasasecurityclassificationestablishedbyafederalagency.Classifiedresearchprojectsalsorequireapprovalofthetrusteesbeforebeinginitiated.Proprietaryresearchisdefinedasresearchforwhichthesponsorrequiresadelayinpublication.
Withtheforegoingprincipleanddefinitionsasguidance,thefol‑lowingpolicieswillbeusedregardinguseofclassifiedandproprietaryresearchforthesesanddissertations:
Classifiedresearchcannotbeusedforathesisordissertation.Proprietary researchmay be used for theses and dissertations.
However,anydelaycausedbytheproprietarynatureoftheresearchmustbealleviatedbeforethethesisordissertationissubmittedtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.Suchdelayscannotexceedsixmonthswith‑outtheapprovalofthecollegedean.Delaysgreaterthan12monthsin lengthwill be approved only in unusual circumstances unlessembargoedasapprovedinadvancebythecollegedean.Sponsorsofproprietaryresearchshouldbeawarethatthesesanddissertationsareaccessibletothepublicuponacceptance.
Format for Utilization of Journal Articles in Thesis and Dissertations
Themaster’sthesisanddoctoraldissertationareintegralcompo‑nentsofthegraduatelearningexperience.Writingthethesisordisser‑tationnotonlysharpensvitalcommunicationskillsbutalsoprovidestheopportunitytoexpanduponresearchdetail,includeunpublishedresultsandengage increativespeculationandsynthesisof researchoutcomestoadegreegreaterthannormallyallowedbyjournaleditors.
Formany disciplines, publication of student research in peer‑reviewed journals is ahallmarkof successfulgraduateeducation. Itvalidatesthesignificanceofthescholarlyresultsandisbeneficialforstudent,mentorandtheinstitution.Toencouragepublicationofthesisordissertationresultsandtoavoidrequiringdegreecandidatestorecre‑atethesisordissertationchaptersfrompeer‑reviewedpublications,theuniversitypermitstheutilizationofpublishedpapersasthefoundationforthesesanddissertationssubjecttothefollowingconditions:
Thepublicationsmustberefereedandmusthavebeenacceptedforpublicationinscholarlyjournalsofhighquality.Thesourceshouldbecitedinthecomprehensiveintroductorychapter.
Thepublicationsmustbewrittenbythestudent.Editorialoversightbythementorandcommitteeisallowableanddesirable;however,thementorandcommitteehavetheresponsibilitytoensurethatthestudentisthemainauthor.
Ifthereismorethanonepublication,thearticlessubmittedmustformacoherentwhole,havingawell‑defined intellectualfocusandadvancingnovelcontributionsalongaclearlyidentifiedlineofinquiry.
Formulti‑authoredarticles,thecontributionofeachauthormustbeclearlystatedintheprefaceorintroductiontothethesisordissertation.
A comprehensive, cohesive and coherent introduction anddiscussionmustbeincorporatedasseparatechapters.Thesechaptersshouldsummarizethecurrentstateofknowledgeandtherationalefortheresearch.Theyshouldclarifyhoweachchapterisinterconnectedandprovideameaningfulsynthesisanddiscussionofchapterresultsaspartofacoherentwhole.
Appendices canbe attached to include expandedmethodology,unpublisheddata,tables,etc.Whereappropriate,theappendicesmaybeinelectronicformats,providedthedataarereadilyaccessibletotheinternationalscholarlycommunity.
Anabstractisnotsufficienttoaddressthesecriteria.
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Graduate Degree RegulationsMaster’s Candidates
Thefunctionalandcontractualdocumentfortheindividualstudentmaster’sdegreeistheprogramofstudy.Itincludesadeclarationthatthestudentwillpursueaparticularprojectplan:eitheraPlanAthesisoraPlanBnon‑thesis.Oncetheprogramofstudyhasbeenapprovedforamaster’sstudent, thestudentadvancestocandidacy.After thestudent’sprogramofstudyhasbeenfiledwiththecollege,theapprov‑alsofthemajorprofessorandthecollegedeanarerequiredtotransferfromoneprojectplantypetoanother.Ifsuchachangeismade,somecreditundertheoriginalprogramofstudymaynotmeetrequirementsofthenewprogramofstudy.Themaster’sprogramofstudy,whetheradeclaredthesisornon‑thesisprojectplan,mustincludeaminimumof30hoursofgraduatecredit.
CurrentpolicyspecificallyrequiresaculminatingdefenseforPlanAmaster’sprogramsbutdoesnotaddressasimilarrequirementfornon‑thesis,PlanBprograms.
RecognizingthatplanAandBprogramsareacademicallyequiva‑lentandthatacapstoneeventisanintegralcomponentofthegraduatelearningexperience.PlanBprogramsalsorequireanoraldefense.
Thedefense structure and format isflexiblebut it should allowopportunity for the student todemonstrate content comprehensionandapplication, critical andquantitativeanalysis, creative thinking,problemsolving,synthesisandevaluation.
Following the defense, regardless of the outcome, the studentwillsubmitaReportofFinalExaminationformtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.ThisformisavailableontheGraduateStudentResourcesWebsite.
Plan A Master’s
Thisprogramtypemustreflectaminimumof26hoursofacceptablegraduatecourseworkandfourhoursof5960.ThesisResearch.ThePlanAthesisoptionaccommodatesoriginalresearch,althoughthedegreeoforiginalityandthedefinitionthereofissometimesprogramspecific.Theplanning,development,andproductionofthethesisisguidedbythecommitteechairandthegraduatecommittee.
The thesis is thefinal,written product of the project.Generalrequiredguidelinesforpreparingathesisareavailableinthe“ThesisandDissertationFormatGuide.”Thethesismustbesubmittedtothestudent’scommitteeatleasttwoweeksbeforetheintendeddateoffinalexamination.Tofinalizethemaster’sprogramandproject,anelectroniccopyofthethesisissubmittedtoProQuestandtheReportofFinalExaminationisonfileintheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
Theelectroniccopymustmeet thestandardsestablishedby thefacultyandthoseoftheUniversityLibraries.ThiscopysubmittedtoProQuestwillultimatelybedepositedintheUniversityLibraries.Eachstudentshouldnormallyplantoproduceatleastthreecopiesofhis/herthesis:oneforthethesisdirector,oneforthedepartment,andonetoretainforpersonaluse.
Plan B Master’s
Thisprogramtypecarriesaminimumof30hoursofcoursework,butsomevariantsrequiremorethan30hoursofcredit(seespecificprogramrequirementsinthiscatalog).Atleast14ofthesehoursmustbe in the student’smajorfield.The student’s committee in specificprogramsmaymodifythisrequirement.ThePlanBnon‑thesispro‑gramtypediffersfromthethesisprogramtypeinthatitmayincludeadditionalhoursofcourseworkinsteadofthesishours.Itpermitsawider distributionof courses andpermits awider arrayof possiblefinalproductsthanthePlanAthesisprogramtype.Forexample,thePlanBprojectmayresembleathesis,butthetopicisnotresearchororiginal.Thenon‑thesisprojectmaytaketheformofabusinessplanoraprofessionalportfolio.ThePlanBprojectcan,butdoesnothaveto,beapaper(seethenextsection).EachacademicunitthatengagesinPlanBnon‑thesisactivitiesoftenhasitsownsetofprinciplesthatguidestudentsinthatunit.
Most,butbynomeansall,oftheacademicunitsthathavestudentspursuingmaster’sdegreesinthePlanBnon‑thesiscategoryhavethestudentsprepareapaper,orsometimestwopapers,astheirfinalproj‑ect.Intheselectionofasubjectandpreparationofthepaper(s),thestudentshallbeguidedbytheadviseror,insomeacademicunits,bytheinstructor(s)inchargeofthecourse(s)connectedtothepaper(s).Thepaper(s)shouldpresenttheresultsofstudyandatalevelofscho‑lasticqualitycommensuratewithaPlanAthesisproject.ThePlanBnon‑thesisisdifferentfromthePlanAthesisinthatit isnotanin‑depthresearchproject.Thestudentandhisorheradviseroften,butnotalways,decideifaprojectwillbePlanAorPlanB.Academicunitshaveprinciplesthatguidestudentsinthisselection.Manyunitshaverulesthatpreciselydictatethetypeofprogramandprojectastudentcanconduct.
TheformatforthePlanBnon‑thesispapershouldfollowthatofthePlanAthesis.However,PlanBnon‑thesispapertitlesdonotappearonthestudent’stranscript,whereas,PlanAthesistitlesdo;further,PlanBnon‑thesispapersarenotfiledintheUniversityLibrariesandtheyarenotsubmittedtoProQuest.Theyarefiledwiththemajoracademicunit.
Students pursuing themaster of arts in teachingor themasterofscienceinteachingshouldfollowtheregulationslistedunderthespecificrequirementsforthemaster’sdegreewiththeminormodifica‑tionslistedbelow.
Other Master’s ProgramsSomeMaster’s programs require addit ional coursework in
placeof the thesis.Theseprograms include theMasterofBusinessAdministration(42hours)andtheMasterofPublicAdministration(39 credits).These programsmay also have different requirementspertainingtograduatecommitteesanddonotrequirethesubmissionofaprogramofstudy.
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M.A.T./M.S.T. Degrees
CandidatesfortheM.A.T.ortheM.S.T.shouldhavecompletedtherequirementsforteachercertificationpriortoapplicationforadmis‑siontograduatestudy.Inexceptionalcases,however,applicantsmaybeadmittedtograduatestudyeventhoughtheyfallshortofcertifica‑tionrequirements.TheM.A.T./M.S.T.programiscompletelyseparatefromthecertificationrequirements.HoursusedtomeetcertificationrequirementscannotbeappliedtowardtheM.A.T./M.S.T.degrees.
TheM.A.T./M.S.T.degreesareonlymodificationsofthePlanBnon‑thesisoptionandaresubjecttotherequirementsoftheadmittingdepartmentandthegeneralrequirementsofthefaculty.
Atleast24ofthe30semesterhoursrequiredmustbeinaparticularteachingarea(e.g.,chemistry,history,etc.),withatleast12hoursinonedepartment.Astudentworkingjointlyintwodepartmentsmusttakeatleast12hoursfromeachdepartment.
TheM.S.T.isdesignedforoneteachingareaandmustinclude18hoursin,orthetotalrequiredby,thatarea.Aprogramdesignedfortwoteachingareasmustinclude12hoursin,orrequiredby,eachofthespecifiedtwoareas.CoursesofferedbytheScienceandMathematicsTeachingCenterdonotconstituteaseparateareainthemselvesbutmaybeappliedtoanappropriatearea.Aprogramdesignedfortwoteach‑ingareasmustbeapprovedbytheheadsofbothdepartments,andthegraduatecommitteeforthisprogrammustincludeonememberfromeachdepartment.TheM.S.T. is intendedfor individualsteachingatthesecondarylevel.Theprogramshouldrepresentthestudent’sneeds.
Doctor of Philosophy CandidatesThedoctorofphilosophydegreedoesnot represent a specified
amountofworkoveradefiniteperiodoftimebutrathertheattain‑mentof independentandcomprehensivescholarship inaparticularfield.Suchscholarshipwillbemanifest ina thoroughacquaintancewithpresentknowledgeandademonstratedcapacityforresearch.Thefulfillingofthefollowingrequirementssuggests,therefore,onlytheminimumtaskonemustundertaketoearnthedoctorofphilosophydegree.Noamountoftimespentingraduatestudyoraccumulationofcredithoursentitlesthestudenttobecomeacandidateforthisdegree.
Theprogramofstudymustincludeaminimumof72semesterhoursofcreditatthe4000levelorabovefromUWorequivalentlevelsfromanotherapproveduniversity.This72‑hourrequirementmayincludegraduatecreditsearnedwhileworkingtowardthemaster’sdegreeinthesamearea,butatleast42hours(ofthe72)mustbeearnedinformalcoursework.Additionalcreditstowardthe72‑hourrequirementmayincludeadditionalformalcoursecredits,5980DissertationResearch,or5990Internship.TheprogrammustbeonfileintheOfficeoftheRegistrarbeforethepreliminaryexaminationcanbescheduled.
Educational Specialist Candidates(These programs are currently under review)
Courseworkleadingtotheeducationalspecialistdegreehasbeendesigned forpersonswhodesire additional preparationbeyond themaster’slevelbutarenotinterestedinpursuingadoctorate.
Theprogramof studymust include aminimumof30 semesterhours,15ofwhichmustbeinthestudent’sareaofspecialization.Sixoftherequiredhoursmustbeintheformofspecificallydesignatedprofessional activity in education (such as supervision, administra‑tion,research,classroomexperimentation,ortechnicalassistance)andmustbedirectedandsupervisedbythestudent’smajorprofessororadesignee.ApprovaloftheprogramofstudyforanEd.S.studentistheadmissiontocandidacy.Inaccordancewiththeacademicunit’spolicyorthedecisionofthecandidate’sgraduatecommittee,thehoursearnedtowardtheEd.S.degreemay,underspecifiedconditions,beusedtomeettherequirementsforadoctorate.
Awritten reportmust be submitted concerning the specificallydesignatedprofessionalactivity.Thegraduatecommitteewillevaluatethe report forcompetency inEnglishexpression,organization,andsignificanceofthecontributiontothestudent’sfieldofspecialization.Thisreportwillalsoserveasabasisforthefinaloralexaminationandmustbefiledwiththestudent’smajorprofessor.
Eachdoctoralstudentmustfurnishsatisfactoryevidenceofhavinghadthreeyearsofsuccessfulprofessionalexperience.Thisexperiencemaybeinteachingoradministrationorboth.Thestudent’sgraduatecommitteewilldeterminewhatexperienceshallberequiredandwhenthisrequirementhasbeensatisfied.
Doctor of Education CandidatesThedegreeofdoctorofeducation(Ed.D.)isofferedtocompetent
studentswhowishtopursueaprogramofstudiesandtoparticipateinappropriateactivitiesinpreparationforprofessionalserviceinteaching,administrative,andsupervisorypositionsineducation.Theprogramisdesignedtomeettheneedsofthoseforwhomintensiveresearchisnotapracticalprerequisitetovocationalgoals.Doctoralstudentsareexpectedtoparticipatenotonlyinorganizedcourseworkbutalsoininformal typesof activities thatwill insurebreadthofoutlook andtechnicalcompetence.
Eachdoctoralstudentmustfurnishsatisfactoryevidenceofhavinghadthreeyearsofsuccessfulprofessionalexperience.Thisexperiencemaybeinteachingoradministrationorboth.Thestudent’sgraduatecommitteewilldeterminewhatexperienceshallberequiredandwhenthisrequirementhasbeensatisfied.
Atleast36semesterhoursmustbeearnedinthemajorfield.Thedegreerequiresaminimumof72graduatehours(beyondthebachelor’sdegree)tocompleteallrequirements.Inadditiontotheprogramofstudiesinorganizedcoursework,thedoctoralstudentwillberequiredtocompleteanapprovedappliedprojectreportordissertationwithinthemajorfieldofprofessionalspecialization.
Astudentwhohastakenamajorpartofhis/herundergraduateandgraduatetrainingatUWmayberequiredbyhis/hergraduatecommitteetodoaspecifiedportionofgraduateworkatsomeotherinstitution.TheprogrammustbeonfileintheOfficeoftheRegistrarbeforethepreliminaryexaminationcanbescheduled.
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Miscellaneous RegulationsNew Parent Accommodation Policy
TheUniversityofWyomingisdedicatedtoensuringoptimalsuccessforallgraduatestudents.However,newparentsarefrequentlyforcedtointerrupttheireducationcycle,sometimesinatransientmannerbutoftenpermanently.
TheNewParentAccommodationpolicyisdesignedtoallownewparentstomaintainfull‑time,registeredstudentstatusandfacilitatetheir return to fullparticipation ingraduateactivities inaseamlessmannerwithout penalty. The policy applies to full‑time studentsenrolledinagraduateprogram.IfbothmembersofthenewparentpartnershipareUWgraduatestudents,onebutnotbothwillbeeligibleforthefullaccommodation.However,universityencouragesaccom‑modationofschedulesforexams,assignmentsandprogramsofstudyforthegraduatestudentpartner.Thisaccommodationdoesnotapplytopart‑timestudents.
Astudentanticipatingbecominganewparent iseligibleforac‑commodationconsiderationforaperiodofuptoonesemester.TheexactaccommodationperiodwillbeginonthedatespecifiedontheNewParentAccommodationpetitionapprovedbythecollegedean.Thispetitionmustbefiledandapprovedpriortotheactualdateofchildbirthoradoption.Additionalinformationcanbefoundatwww.uwyo.edu/uwgrad.
Armed ServicesTimespentinthearmedservicesisnotcomputedinthetotaltime
allowedtocompletetherequirementsforanadvanceddegree;however,studentswhoareeligibleandwishtousethistimeexclusionmustfiletheleaveofabsencepetition.
International StudentsUponarrivingattheUniversityofWyoming,internationalstudents
arerequiredtovisittheInternationalStudentsandScholars(ISS)of‑fice.Thisoffice:
providessupportandcounselforUW’sinternationalstudentsandscholarspopulationregardingaspectsofimmigrationregulationsandprocedures,
orientsthispopulationtothepoliciesandexpectationsoftheuniversity,theeducationalsystem,andtheU.S.culture,
hostsamandatoryorientationprogramforallnewinternationalstudentsbeforethebeginningofeachsemester.
PleaseseetheISSWebsitefordetailedinformation(www.uwyo.edu/iss).
International graduate assistantswith teaching responsibilitiesmustcompletetheEnglishProficiencyAssessmentProgramandmustparticipateintheGraduateStudentTeachingandLearningSymposium.Check theGraduate StudentResourcesWeb site (www.uwyo.edu/uwgrad)fordatesandtimes.
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Graduation Requirements and ProceduresGraduation Requirements
Studentsarepersonally responsible forknowingdegreerequire‑ments and enrolling in courses that fulfill their degree program.Students,withthehelpoftheiradvisers,designtheirprogramtosatisfytheirneedsandaims.Studentswillberequiredtocompleteassessmentactivities as determinedby the university prior to the awarding ofdegrees.Students are likewiseheld responsible forknowing regula‑tionsgoverningthestandardofworkrequiredforcontinuanceintheuniversityinvolvingacademicprobationandsuspension.
Althoughthiscatalog is intendedtosetforththevariousprovi‑sionsforstudyandrequirementsfortheawardingofdegrees,periodicrevisionsoftheprovisionsforstudyanddegreerequirementsareap‑propriate(becauseofadvancesinknowledge,changesinoccupationalrequirements, academicpreparationof students, and in faculty andfacilitiesattheuniversity).Inorderforthecatalogtobeavailableinspringofeachyear,publicationmustbeginthepreviousOctober.Thisisalmostayearbeforetherequirementsspecifiedthereinbecomeeffec‑tivethefollowingfallandalmostfiveyearsbeforeastudententeringatthattimecouldgraduate.Accordingly,theuniversitycannotguaranteetheawardingofadegreebasedontheunchangedrequirementsassetforthinaparticularcatalog.
Graduate Student RequirementsGraduate studentsmust declare a graduation date.Anticipated
GraduationDateformsmaybesubmittedatanytime,butshouldbesubmittedasearlyinthetermofgraduationaspossible.AProgramofStudy/CAPPdegreeevaluation,andCommitteeAssignment(ifre‑quired)andPreliminaryExaminationResultsforms(doctoralstudentsonly)mustbeonfilebeforetheAnticipatedGraduationDateformwillbeprocessed.Uponreceiptoftheform,yourDegreeAnalystwillverifythatallcourserequirementshavebeenmet.Ifdiscrepanciesarefound,theDegreeAnalystwillcontactyouwithinstructionsonhowtoresolvethem.YourDegreeAnalystwillalsoverifythatyouhaveregisteredforaminimumofonesemesterhourforthecurrentsemester.Ifyouhavequestions,pleasecontacttheappropriateDegreeAnalyst.
Prepare for your DefenseAformalpublicannouncementofthesisanddissertationdefenses
isrequired.Contactyourdepartmentforspecificprocedures.Priortothedefense,completetheReportofFinalExamination
formandtakeittothedefense.
After the DefenseFollowingthedefenseandwhenallcommitteesignatureshavebeen
secured(note:committeechairsmaydelaysignatureuntilallnecessarychanges to the thesis/dissertation/non‑thesis paperworkhave beenmadeandapproved),submittheformtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
AftersubmissionoftheReportofFinalExaminationResultsformindicatingallchanges/revisionhavebeenmadeandthethesis/disserta‑tionisapprovedforfinalsubmission,studentwillsubmitthedocumentforformatreviewandfinalelectronicpublicationtoProQuest.Youwillbeadvisedifadditionalcorrectionsarerequired.
Ifyouhavenotpreviouslydoneso,payyourgraduationfeesonlineorattheCashier’sOffice,KnightHall170bythelastdayofclassesforthesemester.
Ph.D.studentsonly:CompletetheNORCnationalsurveyofdoc‑toralstudents.ThisisdoneusingtheSurveyofEarnedDoctoratesontheNORCwebsite.Attheendofthesurvey,youwillbepromptedtosendanemailindicatingcompletionofthesurvey.Pleasesendthisemailtoregistrar@uwyo.edu.
Adjustment to Changing RequirementsStudentsareexpectedtoinformthemselvesofchangesindegree
requirementsbyreviewingthecatalogsthatarepublishedannuallyandtheirDegreeEvaluation(CAPP)reports;then,whennecessary,adjusttheirdegreeplansaccordingly.
If university or college requirements are changed, students areencouraged to adopt the new requirements; however, studentswillhavetheoptionofgraduatingundertherequirementsineffectwhentheyenteredtheuniversityoroneofWyoming’scommunitycolleges,providedthecoursesarestillavailable.ThestudentmustaccepteitherthenewrequirementsortherequirementsineffectwhentheyenteredtheuniversityoroneofWyoming’scommunitycollegesintheirentirety,notacombinationfromeach.Studentschangingcollegeswithintheuniversityorreenteringtheuniversityafteroneormoreyearsawayare expected to adopt the requirements in effect at the timeof thereentry.Anysubstitutiontotheabovemustbeapprovedinwritingbythestudent’sadviserandthecollegedeanandaddedtothestudent’sadvisingfolderinthedepartmentorcollege.
Ifdepartmentalrequirementsarechanged,studentswillordinarilybepermittedtocontinueundertherequirementsineffectwhentheyenteredthatmajordepartmentprovidedtherehasnotbeenaninter‑ruptionintheireducationforayearormore;however,studentsareencouragedtoadoptthenewrequirementsintotal,ortoaccept,withthewrittenapprovalofthestudent’sadviserwithinthedepartment,thoseofthenewrequirementswhichwouldnotbeanunduehardship.Notice of changeswill be available fromdepartmental offices andadvisers.Itistheresponsibilityofstudentstokeepintouchwiththeirmajordepartments,tolearnofchangesinrequirements,andtoplanaheadsothatnecessarycoursescanbetakenbytheexpectedtimeofcompletingadegree.Manycoursesarenotgiveneverysemesterandsomenoteveryyear.
Ifrequiredprerequisitesforacoursearechanged,noticemaybeobtainedfromthedepartmentoffices.Theuniversitycannotcontinuetwocourses,onewithandonewithoutanewly‑adoptedprerequisite.Thestudentmustthereforemeetthenewprerequisiteorobtainper‑missionfromtheinstructortoenrollinthecourse.Intheeventofanydoubtastotheadequacyofpreparationforacourse,thestudentshouldconsultwiththeinstructororanadviserinthedepartmentasfarinadvanceaspossible.Independentstudy,ifapproved,maybeacceptedinlieuofaspecificcourseprerequisite.
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Scholarship StandardsAUWcumulativegradepointaverageofatleast2.000isrequiredfor
undergraduatedegrees.Thecumulativegradepointaverageisdefinedasthesumofallgradepointsearnedinresidence,correspondencestudy,oroutreachattheUniversityofWyoming,withthefollowingexceptions:1.Thecredithoursshallnotbecountedincoursesinwhichmarksof
W,S,orUwereassigned,orinwhichmarksofI(forincomplete)arestillineffect.
2.Forrepeatedcourses: a.Firstrepeat:onlythesecondcreditandgradeisusedtocalculate
thecumulativeGPA. b.Ifrepeatedmorethanonce,onlythelastgradeisusedtocal‑
culatethecumulativeGPA. c.IfamarkofW,S,orUisassignedinarepeatedcourse,the
previousgradeassignedwillstandexceptwhenanSorUisearnedrepeatingapreviousSorU.
d.Coursesappliedtowardsonecompleteddegreemayberepeatedaspartofaseconddegree;however,thegradeandGPAintheoriginaldegreewillnotbechanged.
3.TransfergradesarenotcountedintheUWGPA.IfacoursetakenatUWisrepeatedforthefirsttimeatanotherinstitution,thecreditsandgradeearnedatUWwillbedeletedfromtheUWcumula‑tiveGPAifcreditfortherepeatedcourseistransferredtoUW.
4. For graduate students, courses numberedbelow4000 are notaddedintothesemesterandcumulativetotals,norcomputedintotheGPA.
University Studies ProgramStudentswhoenteredtheUniversityofWyoming,oneofWyoming’s
communitycolleges,oranout‑of‑stateacademicinstitutionfall2003orlater,arerequiredtocompletetheUniversityStudiesProgram2003,auniversity‑wideprogramingeneraleducation.Thedetailedrequire‑mentsfortheUniversityStudiesProgramareprovidedinthiscatalogonpage38.
Semester Hour RequirementsCompletion of the total minimum credit hours for degrees from the various colleges is indicated below:
CollegeofAgriculture 120hours CollegeofArtsandSciences: Regular 120hours Professionalcurricula 128hoursCollegeofBusiness 120hours
CollegeofEducation 128‑157hours CollegeofEngineering 124‑132hours CollegeofHealthSciences 120‑142hours
University Requirements1. AcumulativeGPAof2.000orbetter fromtheUniversityof
Wyoming.2.Satisfactorycompletionoftheprescribedcurriculuminwhichthe
degreeissought,includingfulfillmentoftheentrancerequire‑mentsinthecollegeconcerned.
3.Studentsmustcompleteaminimumof48upperdivision(junior/senior)orgraduate‑levelsemestercredithours,30ofwhichmustbeearnedfromtheUniversityofWyoming.Creditbyexaminationdoesnotcounttowardstherequired30hoursofresidencycredit.
4.Notmorethan24semesterhoursofcorrespondencestudycoursesmaybeusedtowardfulfillingrequirementsforabachelor’sdegree.
5.Notmorethan4semesterhoursofcreditinphysicalactivitycoursescancounttowardabachelor’sdegree.
6.ThelastcreditapplicabletodegreerequirementsmustbeearnedfromtheUniversityofWyomingwiththefollowingexception:studentsofseniorstandingmaycompletedegreerequirementselsewherebyobtainingspecialpermissionofthedepartmenthead,adviser,andcollegedean,anddeclaringananticipatedgraduationdatewiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.
7.Nativelanguagecredit:studentsarenotalloweduniversitycreditforlanguagecoursesbelowthe4000‑levelintheirnativelanguage.
Assessment RequirementStudentsmayberequiredtocompleteassessmentactivitiesasde‑
terminedbytheuniversitypriortotheawardingofdegrees.
Second Bachelor’s DegreeStudentsseekingasecondbachelor’sdegreemustmeetallofthe
universityandcollegerequirementsasprescribedforafirstbachelor’sdegree.StudentswhosefirstdegreewasreceivedfromaninstitutionwhereEnglish is not thepredominant languagemust complete theUniversity StudiesWriting I (WA) and II (WB) requirements.Thesecondbachelor’sdegreemayhavethesametitleasthefirstdegreeandmaybeinthesamecollegeasthefirstdegree;butifinthesamecollegeitmustbeinadifferentmajor.Gradesearnedinallundergraduatecoursework (including courses applied towards a previousUWbachelor’sdegree)areincludedinthecalculationofthecumulativeGPA.
Theminimumstudyrequirementforasecondbachelor’sdegreeis30additionalsemesterhoursearnedfromtheUniversityofWyoming,12ofwhichmustbeinupperdivision(junior/senior‑level)orgraduate‑levelcourses.However,astudentmustalsofulfillallofthecollegeandmajorrequirementsfortheseconddegree.CreditbyexaminationdoesnotcounttowardUWresidency.The30hours is inadditiontothestudyrequirementforthefirstdegreeforthosestudentsearningthefirstdegreefromtheUniversityofWyoming.The30additionalhourswouldbeaddedtothedegreerequiringtheleastnumberofhours.Bothdegreesmaybeawardedatthesamecommencement.
Coursesappliedtowardsonecompleteddegreemayberepeatedaspartofaseconddegree;however,thegradeandGPAintheoriginaldegreewillnotbechanged.
StudentswithabachelorsdegreefromanaccreditedU.S.institu‑tionwillbeconsideredtohavemettheUWUniversityStudies(USP)programrequirements,with theexceptionof theUSandWyomingConstitutionrequirement,unlesspreviouslycompleted.
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Graduation Requirements and Procedures
Second Bachelor’s Degree Transfer PolicyPolicyforUniversityCatalogforloadingtransferworkforsecond
bachelor’sdegreestudentsTypically,undergraduatecoursework fromothercollegiate insti‑
tutionswill not be loaded into theUniversity ofWyoming studentdatabaseafterabachelor’sdegreehasbeenearnedforthestudent.Insituationsinwhichastudentwhohaspreviouslyearnedonebachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofWyomingissubsequentlyrequiredtotake coursework from another collegiate institution to fulfillmajorandoverallhourrequirementsforaseconddegreefromtheuniversity,thestudent’sdepartmentcanasktheOfficeoftheRegistrartoloadselectedcoursesintothestudent’srecord.Aswithallstudentswhowishtoearntwobachelor’sdegreesfromtheuniversity,thestudentwillberequiredtosuccessfullycompletethefollowingrequirements:
• Majorrequirementsforthemajoroftheseconddegree• Collegerequirementsforthecollegewhichwillawardthesec‑onddegree
• Aminimumof30additionalsemesterhoursovertheminimumrequiredforthestudent’sfirstdegree
• Atleast60earnedsemesterhoursfromtheUniversityofWyoming(30requiredhoursforfirstdegree,30additionalhoursrequiredforseconddegree)
• Atleast60earnedsemesterhoursofupperdivision(3000+‑orjunior/senior‑level)credit(48requiredupperdivisionhoursforfirstdegree,12additionalupperdivisionhoursrequiredforseconddegree)
• Atleast42earnedsemesterhoursofupperdivision(3000+‑orjunior/senior‑level)creditfromtheUniversityofWyoming(30requiredupperdivisionhoursfromUWforfirstdegree,12additionalupperdivisionhoursfromUWrequiredforseconddegree)
Concurrent MajorsStudentsmaypursueaconcurrentmajorinoneormorecolleges.
Onlyonedegree(BA,BS,etc.)willbeawardedfromthecollegeoftheprimarymajor.Alluniversitycurricularrequirements, includingtheUniversityStudiesProgramrequirementsmustbemetonlyonce.Requirementsforsecondarymajor(s)willbeestablishedbytheacademicdepartmentsandmayincludecollegerequirements,inadditiontoallmajorrequirements.Anacademicadviserineachmajorisrequiredandeachadvisermustreviewrequirements.Thedegreewillbegrantedononedateonlyandonlyonediplomawillbeawarded.Bothmajorswillbeindicatedontheacademictranscriptanddiploma.
Dual DegreesItispossibletopursuedegreesinoneormorecolleges.Theuni‑
versity requirements andUniversity StudiesProgram requirementsmustbemetonlyonce.Studentsmustmeettheallcollegeandmajorrequirementsofbothmajors.Studentsmustcompleteanadditional30semesterhoursfromtheUniversityofWyoming,12ofwhichmustbe in upper‑division (junior/senior‑level) or graduate‑level coursesbeyondthecredithourrequirementforthedegreewiththeminimumnumberofcredithoursrequired.Anacademicadviserineachmajorisrequiredandeachadvisermustreviewrequirements.Multipledegreesandmultiplediplomaswillbeawarded;however,thecompletiondatemustbethesame.Bothcolleges,degrees,andmajorswillbeindicatedontheacademictranscript.
Degree Evaluation (CAPP)/Declaring a Graduation Date
Thedegreeevaluation(CAPP)showsrequirementsofthedegreeprogramandtheprogressthatthestudentismakingtowardmeetingthoserequirements.Anydiscrepanciesshouldbereportedtoadegreeanalyst in theOfficeof theRegistrarassoonaspossible.Students are responsible for notifying their degree analyst of their an-ticipated date of graduation . StudentsareencouragedtosubmittheAnticipatedGraduationDateformasearlyaspossibleintheexpectedtermofgraduation.Delayingthisactioncouldaffectgraduation,asrequirements indicatedon thedegree evaluationmustbemetpriortoastudentbeingclearedforgraduation.StudentsmayreviewtheirdegreeevaluationonWyoWeb.
Graduation FeePayment of the graduation fee of $25.00 for each degree to be
earnedisduefromallgraduatesatleastthreeweeksbeforegraduation.Alatefeeof$5.00isaddedifthegraduationfeeispaidlessthanthreeweeksbeforegraduation.Studentsincertificateprogramsarechargeda$12.50graduationfeeforeachcertificate.
GradesFinalgradescoveringcompletionofcourseworkincorrespondence
study,outreachcourses,transfer,specialexaminations,andincompleteworkfrompreviousattendancemustbeintheOfficeoftheRegistrarpriortowhenfinalgradesareduefortheterminwhichthedegreeistobeconferred.
Final ApprovalFinalrecommendationofthefacultyandapprovaloftheUniversity
Trusteesforconferralofdegreesisrequired.Thetrusteesmay,forgoodcause,declinetoconferadegreeuponanycandidate.
Participation in Commencement ExercisesTheofficial graduationdates for the 2010‑11 academic year are
August6,2010,December10,2010,andMay7,2011.Tobeeligibleforagraduationdate,allworkmustbecompletedpriortothatdate.
AllacademiccollegesholdcommencementexercisesontheMaygraduation date. Several of the colleges also have commencementexercises inDecember.Check the appropriate college dean’s officeforspecificinformation.Seniorsareconsideredcandidatesforgradu‑ation.Participation in the exercise does not automatically confer degrees . Confirmation of graduation will occur after a review of final course work .
Commencementexercisesareahistoricalacademiccustominvolv‑ingparticipationbyallsegmentsoftheuniversityandattendancebymembersofthegraduate’sfamiliesandfriendsaswellasthegeneralpublic.Thosestudentswhoparticipateincommencementexercisesareexpectedtowearappropriatetraditionalacademicregalia.
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Graduation with HonorsDesignationsofsummacumlaude,magnacumlaude,andcum
laudewill be added to the baccalaureate academic transcripts anddiplomasofgraduatingundergraduatestudentsearningatleast48credithoursfromtheUniversityofWyoming(ofwhich45hoursmustbeforA‑Fgrades)basedonthefollowingpercentages: Top1% summacumlaude Next4% magnacumlaude Next5% cumlaude
ascomputedfromtheGPAsofgraduatingundergraduatestudentsineachcollege.Honorsgraduateswillbeidentifiedbycomparisontoa5‑yearrollinggradepointdistributioncomputedforeachcollege,toberecomputedannuallyeachspringsemester.
Thesedesignationsareeffectivewiththefall2000semesterandarenotretroactive.
Honorgraduationwillbegrantedforstudents intheCollegeofLawupon successful completionof 56hours in the collegewith acumulativeGPAof 3.4 or better basedonUniversity ofWyomingCollegeofLawcourses.
ADoctorofPharmacy isawardedwithhonorby theuniversitytoastudentwhograduateswithscholarshipinpharmacyofunusualexcellenceasdefinedbytheSchoolofPharmacy.
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The University Studies Program 2003Students first entering UW in the Fall 2003 semester or later
must satisfy the USP 2003 requirements . USP codes are listed in course descriptions in brackets with the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (e .g . [M2QB]) .
AneducationattheUniversityofWyomingisgroundedinabroadunderstandingof human knowledge developed through a range ofcoursesandco‑curricularactivities,themostimportantofwhichistheUniversityStudiesProgramofgeneraleducation,requiredofallUWstudents.Thespecializedknowledgeofamajorevolvesfromgeneraleducation.Thesetwocomponentsofaneducationarecomplementary,enhancingoneanotherthroughoutastudent’scareer.
ThegoaloftheUniversityStudiesProgramistoprovideageneraleducation thatwill help studentsdevelop for fullparticipation in atechnologicallyintricateworldincluding:1.Theabilitytoexpressoneselfinspeechandwriting;2.Theabilitytolocate,evaluate,anduseinformation;3.Theability toexamineproblems fromquantitative,qualitative,
andscientificperspectives;4.Encouragementtobecomeactivecitizensinadiversesociety;5.Gainingperspectivetoappreciatetheviewpointsanddealwith complex issuesofothers throughmulti‑and inter‑disciplinary
inquiry;6.Understanding the responsibility toparticipate in ademocratic
society;7.Communicatingclearlyinacivicenvironment.
Requirements of the University Studies Program 2003 are:Area # of
coursesHours
Core Components:CoreComponentsaremutuallyexclusive;meaning,twocorecomponentsmaynotbefulfilledbythesamecourse.ExceptfortheQA,corecoursesmayhavetopicsfromtheembeddablecomponentslistincludedintheircurriculum
Intellectual Community 1 1‑3
I‑Offeredinacademicdepartments.Maybetakenfor1‑3credithours
WritingWA‑StudentsmustcompleteaWAcoursewithagradeofCorbetter
1 3
Oral CommunicationsO‑Oneapprovedcourseemphasizingoralcommunicationskills
1 3
Quantitative ReasoningQA‑QuantitativeReasoningI 1 3QB‑QuantitativeReasoningII 1 3
Science 1‑2 4‑8
Completetwoapprovedcoursesfromanyofthefollowingcategories.Atleastoneofthecoursesmusthavealaboratorycomponent.SB‑BiologicalSciencesSP‑PhysicalSciencesSE‑EarthSciences
or
Area # of courses
Hours
CompleteoneapprovedIntegrated Science (S)course,whichmusthavealaboratorycomponent.
Cultural Context 3 9
Completenineapprovedcredithours,threehoursfromeachofthethreecategories.CH‑HumanitiesCS‑SocialandBehavioralSciencesCA‑FineArts
ThreehoursofIntegrated Cultural Context (C)maybesubstitutedforoneofthethreecategories.
U.S. & Wyoming Constitution 1 1
V‑ApprovedVcoursesfulfillbothUSandWyomingConstitutionrequirements
Physical Activity & Health 1 1
P‑CompleteanapprovedPcourse.
Embeddable ComponentsEmbeddableComponentsarethosethatmaybeinacoursededicatedsolelytothattopic,orembeddedincoursesdedicatedtothecorecomponentsofUniversityStudies,orembeddedincoursesrequiredforthemajor.EmbeddableComponentswillordinarilybefulfilledinthecontextofthree‑credithourcourses.
Information Literacy 1
L‑Oneapprovedcourse
Diversity in the U.S. 1
D‑Oneapprovedcourse
Global Awareness 1
G‑Oneapprovedcourse
Writing 2WB‑Onemid‑levelwritingorwriting‑intensivecourse(2000‑4999level)
1
Writing 3WC‑Oneupper‑divisionwritingorwriting‑intensivecourse(3000‑4999level)
1
Total: 30-36
WyomingCommunityCollegeshavedefinedaCommonGeneralEducationCoreCurriculumasacomponentofanassociate’sdegree.Perthearticulationagreement,anAAorASdegreefromaWyomingcommunitycollegeplusthreeadditionalcreditsofmathematicswillsat‑isfythelower‑divisionrequirementsoftheUniversityStudiesProgram.StudentstransferringtoUWfromanyWyomingcommunitycollegewithoutanassociate’sdegreewillhavetheirtranscriptreviewedonacoursebycoursebasis.Seepage22forspecificinformationregardingtheWyomingCommunityCollegeArticulationAgreement.
StudentswhoenrolledattheUniversityofWyomingpriortothefallof2003andwhomaintainedcontinuousenrollmenthavetheoptionofsatisfyingUSP1991orUSP2003requirements.WyomingcommunitycollegestudentswhotransfertoUWwillhavetheoptionofmeetingeithertheUSP1991requirementsortheUSP2003requirements.
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BeginningFallSemester2003,studentsenteringUWarerequiredtofulfill theUniversity Studies Program 2003. Studentswho
enteredUWor aWyoming community college prior to fall 2003maycompletethepreviousUniversityStudiesProgram(USP1991).Studentsmustcompletealloftherequirementsintheprogramunderwhichtheyareenrolled,(eitherUSP1991orUSP2003).StudentswhoarecurrentlyundertheUSP1991requirementmaychoosetoswitchtoUSP2003withaUniversityStudiesPetition;however,theywillberesponsibleforcompletingalloftheUSP2003requirements.Carefulselectionofcoursesisessential,assomecoursesmaysatisfyboth1991and2003USPrequirements,whileothersdonot.
University Studies DesignationsThefollowingtabledisplaysthecodesforbothUSP1991andUSP
2003.Themajordifferencebetweencodesforthetwosystemsistheuseofalphanumericdesignationsfortheold(1991)USPsystem,andsolelyletterdesignationsforthenew(2003)USPsystem.ThesequenceA,B,C,usedforWritingandQuantitativeReasoningCategorieswouldstandforIntroductory,LowerDivision,andUpperDivision.
USPcodesare listed incoursedescriptions inbracketswith the1991USPcodefollowedbythe2003USPcode, (e.g. [M2QB]).
Area USP 1991 Codes
USP 2003 Codes
Integrated Cultural Context - C
Humanities C1 CH
Social Sciences C2 CS
Arts C3 CA
Diversity in the United States - D
Global Awareness G1 G
Intellectual Community - I
Freshman Seminar F1 -
Information Literacy - L
Oral Communication - O
Physical Activity and Health P1 P
Quantitative Reasoning I M1 QA
Quantitative Reasoning II M2 QB
Quantitative Reasoning III M3 -
Integrated Science - S
Biological Science S1 SB
Physical Science S2 SP
Earth Science S3 SE
US and Wyoming Constitutions V1, V2, V3 V
Writing I W1 WA
Writing II W2 WB
Writing III W3 WC
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ThefollowingcourseswereapprovedfortheUniversityStudiesProgram2003atthetimethisbulletinwenttopress.Theprocessofcourseapprovalisongoing.Foracompleteandupdatedlistofapprovedcourses,seetheUSPwebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/unst.
Cultural Context - Integrated (C)AAST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityAGRI 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityAIST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityAMST 3100 FoodinAmericanCultureAMST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityCHST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityCLAS 2020 ClassicalGreekCivilizationENGL 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityFCSC 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityHIST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityWMST 2000 IntrotoGLBTQ/NSStudies
Cultural Context - Arts (CA)AAST 2730 AfricanCreativityandRitualANTH 2730 AfricanCreativityandRitualART 1005 DrawingIART 2010 ArtHistorySurveyIART 2020 ArtHistoryII:RenaissancethroughModernArtART 2730 AfricanCreativityandRitualART 4830 VictorianWomen’sLives:TheirArt,Literatureand CultureCOJO 2400 IntroductiontoPhotographyCOJO 3200 GraphicsofCommunicationEDEL 3170 MeaninginArtENGL 4830 VictorianWomen’sLives:TheirArt,Literatureand CultureFCSC 1180 AppliedDesignKIN 3025 MovementCoreV:Folk,SquareandSocialDanceMUSC 1000 IntroductiontoMusicMUSC 1380 WindEnsembleMUSC 1400 CollegiateChoraleMUSC 1430 UniversityOrchestraMUSC 2050 HistoricalSurveyIMUSC 3480 StringEnsemble:ChamberMusicMUSC 4315 America’sEthnicMusicTHEA 1000 IntrotoTheaterTHEA 1100 BeginningActingTHEA 1410 BalletI/ITHEA 1420 BalletI/IITHEA 1430 ModernDanceI/ITHEA 1440 ModernDanceI/IITHEA 2200 BackgroundsofDanceTHEA 3025 TeachingCreativeMovementTHEA 4200 20thCenturyDanceWMST 4830 VictorianWomen’sLives:TheirArt,Literatureand Culture
Cultural Context - Humanities (CH)AAST 2450 AfricanTraditionalReligionsAAST 4000 QuestforCivilRights:MartinLutherKing,Malcolm XandtheCivilRightsEraAAST 4160 AfricanAmericanRhetoricAIST 2290 HistoryofNorthAmericanIndiansAIST 2340 NativeAmericanCultureandLiteratureAIST 2345 AmericanIndiansinHollywoodFilmAMST 2010 IntroductiontoAmericanStudiesAMST 2800 IntroductiontoMuseologyAMST 3400 PopularMusicandSexualitiesANTH 2800 IntroductiontoMuseologyARE 3030 HistoryofArchitectureART 2800 IntroductiontoMuseologyART 3710 GenderandHumanitiesART 4610 StudiesinArtCHST 2360 MexicanAmericanLiteratureCHST 4470 MexicanAmericanLiteratureCLAS 2040 ClassicalRomanCivilizationCOJO 4160 AfricanAmericanRhetoricEDEL 2280 LiteratureforChildrenENGL 1080 IntroductiontoWomen’sStudiesENGL 2020 IntroductiontoLiteratureENGL 2340 NativeAmericanCultureandLiteratureENGL 2345 AmericanIndiansinHollywoodFilmENGL 2360 MexicanAmericanLiteratureENGL 2410 LiteraryGenresENGL 2425 LiteraturesinEnglishIENGL 2430 LiteraturesinEnglishIIENGL 2435 LiteraturesinEnglishIII,1865‑presentENGL 3150 WorldLiteratureENGL 3710 GenderandHumanitiesFREN 2140 IntroductiontoReadingGERM 2140 IntroductiontoLiteratureGERM 3006 20THCenturyGermanCultureandCivilizationHIST 1110 WesternCivilizationIHIST 2080 TheHolocaustHIST 2250 AmericanReligiousHistoryI(to1865)HIST 2252 AmericanReligiousHistoryII(1865‑1945)HIST 2290 HistoryofNorthAmericanIndiansHIST 2315 Historyofnon‑WesternReligionsHIST 2320 HistoryofIslamHIST 2800 IntroductiontoMuseologyHIST 3250 WorldChristianitiesHIST 3710 GenderandHumanitiesHP 1151 FreshmanHonorsColloquiumIHP 1161 FreshmanHonorsColloquiumIIPHIL 1000 IntroductiontoPhilosophyPHIL 2100 TheGreekMindPHIL 2300 EthicsinPracticePHIL 2310 PhilosophyofReligionPHIL 2330 EnvironmentalEthicsPHIL 2345 NaturalResourceEthicsPHIL 2420 CriticalThinkingPHYS 4690 ScienceFact,FictionandFuture
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RELI 1000 IntroductiontoReligionRELI 2040 ReligionsoftheMiddleEastRELI 2050 ReligionsofAsiaRELI 2080 TheHolocaustRELI 2110 IntroductiontotheOldTestamentRELI 2200 ContemporaryAmericanReligionRELI 2250 AmericanReligiousHistoryI(to1865)RELI 2252 AmericanReligiousHistoryII(1865‑1945)RELI 2315 Historyofnon‑WesternReligionsRELI 2320 HistoryofIslamRELI 2450 AfricanTraditionalReligionsRELI 3250 WorldChristianitiesRELI 3400 ReligionintheAmericanWestRNEW 2345 NaturalResourceEthicsRUSS 2140 IntroductiontoReadingRUSS 3205 RussianFolkloreandFolkLifeSPAN 2140 IntroductiontoLiteratureWIND 2100 IntroductiontoDisabilityStudiesWMST 1080 IntroductiontoWomen’sStudiesWMST 3400 PopularMusicandSexualitiesWMST 3650 ContemporaryU.S.ImmigrantWomenWritersWMST 3710 GenderandHumanities
Cultural Context - Social Sciences (CS)AAST 3670 AfricanDiasporaAAST 4231 MinorityMediaOwnershipAGEC 1010 PrinciplesofMacroeconomicsAGEC 1020 PrinciplesofMicroeconomicsAIR 3020 AirForceLeadershipIIAIST 1001 FoundationsinAmericanIndianStudiesAIST 1350 AmericanIndiansinContemporarySocietyAIST 2210 NorthAmericanIndiansAIST 3400 TraditionalEcologicalKnowledgeAIST 4492 IndianCulturesofLatinAmerica,15thCentury ‑PresentAMST 2110 CulturalDiversityinAmericaANTH 1200 IntroductiontoCulturalAnthropologyANTH 1300 IntroductiontoArchaeologyANTH 1450 WorldArchaeologyANTH 2200 UnderstandingCulturesANTH 2210 NorthAmericanIndiansCHST 1100 IntroductiontoChicanoStudiesCHST 2370 ChicanoHistory:Originsto1900CHST 3800 Chicanas/osinContemporarySocietyCNSL 2200 IntroductiontoStudentLeadershipCOJO 1000 IntroductiontoMassMediaCOJO 1040 IntroductiontoHumanCommunicationCOJO 4231 MinorityMediaOwnershipCOJO 4232 MediaConvergenceCNSL 2200 IntroductiontoStudentLeadershipECON 1000 GlobalEconomicIssuesECON 1010 PrinciplesofMacroeconomicsECON 1020 PrinciplesofMicroeconomicsECON 1300 Oil:Business,Culture,andPowerEDST 2450 HumanLifespanDevelopmentENR 4000 ApproachestoEnvironmentandNaturalResource Problem‑SolvingENR 4890 TopicsinEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesFCSC 2121 ChildDevelopmentFCSC 3220 MulticulturalInfluencesontheYoungChildFCSC 4117 UnderstandingCommunityLeadership
GEOG 1000 WorldRegionalGeographyGEOG 1020 IntroductiontoHumanGeographyGEOG 2370 ChicanoHistory:Originsto1900GEOG 3030 GeographyandDevelopmentGEOG 3400 TraditionalEcologicalKnowledgeGEOG 3550 NaturalHazardsandSocietyGEOG 4040 ConservationofNaturalResourcesHIST 1320 WorldCivilizationto1450HIST 2040 ImperialChinaHIST 2370 ChicanoHistory:Originsto1900HIST 4492 IndianCulturesofLatinAmerica,15thCentury ‑PresentHP 4152 Society,SpaceandtheFutureINST 1000 GlobalEconomicIssuesINST 1060 WorldRegionalGeographyINST 1200 Non‑WesternPoliticalCulturesINST 2350 HowtheWorldReallyWorksINST 4155 Women,WarandHealthINST 4175 Gender,WomenandHealthINST 4680 Shanghai:Past&PresentNURS 4155 Women,WarandHealthNURS 4175 Gender,WomenandHealthNURS 4960 Women’sBodies/Women’sMindsPOLS 1200 Non‑WesternPoliticalCulturesPOLS 2000 CurrentIssuesinAmericanPoliticsPOLS 2430 Parties,InterestGroups&ElectionsPSYC 1000 GeneralPsychologySOC 1000 SociologicalPrinciplesSOC 1350 AmericanIndiansinContemporarySocietySOC 3670 AfricanDiasporaSOC 3800 Chicanas/osinContemporarySocietySOC 4680 Shanghai:Past&PresentSPPA 4070 DeafCultureandtheHistoryofDeafAmericaWIND 4020 Disability:SupportsandServicesWMST 3800 Chicanas/osinContemporarySocietyWMST 4155 Women,WarandHealthWMST 4175 Gender,WomenandHealthWMST 4960 Women’sBodies/Women’sMinds
Diversity in the US (D)AAST 1000 IntroductiontoAfricanAmericanStudiesAAST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyAAST 2350 IntroductiontoAfricanAmericanLiteratureAAST 4100 AfricanAmericanReligiousCultureAAST 4160 AfricanAmericanRhetoricAAST 4231 MinorityMediaOwnershipAAST 4233 Race,Ethnicity,GenderinMediaAAST 4250 TheHarlemRenaissanceAAST 4455 LiteratureofEnslavementAAST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityAAST 4675 USWomenofColorAGRI 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityAIST 1001 FoundationsinAmericanIndianStudiesAIST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyAIST 1350 AmericanIndiansinContemporarySocietyAIST 2210 NorthAmericanIndiansAIST 2290 HistoryofNorthAmericanIndiansAIST 2340 NativeAmericanCultureandLiteratureAIST 2345 AmericanIndiansinHollywoodFilmsAIST 3000 PlainsCultureandHistoryAIST 3100 TribalLiteratureoftheGreatPlains
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AIST 3400 TraditionalEcologicalKnowledgeAIST 4000 IndiansofWyomingAIST 4110 EducationalFoundationsinAmericanIndian EducationAIST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityAMST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyAMST 2110 CulturalDiversityinAmericaAMST 3400 PopularMusicandSexualitiesAMST 4250 TheHarlemRenaissanceAMST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityANTH 2210 NorthAmericanIndiansCHST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyCHST 1100 IntroductiontoChicanoStudiesCHST 2360 MexicanAmericanLiteratureCHST 2370 ChicanoHistory:Originsto1900CHST 3200 PerspectivesofChicanaStudiesCHST 3800 Chicanas/osinContemporarySocietyCHST 4470 Chicano/aFolkloreCHST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityCHST 4675 UWWomenofColorCOJO 3190 Cross‑CulturalCommunicationCOJO 4160 AfricanAmericanRhetoricCOJO 4231 MinorityMediaOwnershipEDSE 4254 BecomingaReflectivePractitioner:SpecificPedagogy inMusicEDST 2480 DiversityandthePoliticsofSchoolingEDST 4110 EducationalFoundationsinAmericanIndian EducationENGL 1080 IntroductiontoWomen’sStudiesENGL 2345 AmericanIndiansinHollywoodFilmENGL 2340 NativeAmericanCultureandLiteratureENGL 2350 IntroductiontoAfricanAmericanLiteratureENGL 2360 MexicanAmericanLiteratureENGL 3100 TribalLiteraturesoftheGreatPlainsENGL 4450 AfricanAmericanNovelAAST 4455 LiteratureofEnslavementENGL 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityFCSC 3220 MulticulturalInfluencesontheYoungChildFCSC 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityGEOG 2370 ChicanoHistory:Originsto1900GEOG 3400 TraditionalEcologicalKnowledgeHIST 2250 AmericanReligiousHistoryI(to1865)HIST 2252 AmericanReligiousHistoryII(1865‑1945)HIST 2290 HistoryofNorthAmericanIndiansHIST 2370 ChicanoHistory:Originsto1900HIST 2389 HistoryofWomenandtheAmericanWestHIST 3000 PlainsCultureandHistoryHIST 4000 IndiansofWyomingHIST 4405 AmericanEncounters:CrossCulturalRelationsto 1850HIST 4406 AmericanEncountersfrom1850HIST 4546 Agriculture:RootedinDiversityMUSC 4315 America’sEthnicMusicNURS 3020 CulturalDiversityinFamilyHealthCarePHIL 2345 NaturalResourceEthicsRELI 2200 ContemporaryAmericanReligionRELI 2250 AmericanReligiousHistoryI(to1865)RELI 2252 AmericanReligiousHistoryII(1865‑1945)RELI 3400 ReligionintheAmericanWestRELI 4100 AfricanAmericanReligiousCulture
REWM 4051 EnvironmentalPoliticsRNEW 2345 NaturalResourceEthicsSOC 1350 AmericanIndiansinContemporarySocietySOC 2350 RaceandEthnicRelationsSOC 3800 Chicanas/osinContemporarySocietySOWK 4060 DiversityandDifferenceinSocialWorkSPPA 4070 DeafStudiesWIND 2100 IntroductiontoDisabilityServicesWIND 2700 WomenwithDisabilitiesWMST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyWMST 1080 IntroductiontoWomen’sStudiesWMST 2000 IntrotoGLBTQ/NSStudiesWMST 2389 HistoryofWomenandtheAmericanWestWMST 2700 WomenwithDisabilitiesWMST 3200 PerspectivesofChicanaStudiesWMST 3400 PopularMusicandSexualitiesWMST 3650 ContemporaryUSImmigrantWomenWritersWMST 3800 Chicanas/osinContemporarySocietyWMST 4675 UWWomenofColor
Global Awareness (G)AAST 2450 AfricanTraditionalReligionsAAST 2730 AfricanCreativityandRitualAAST 3670 AfricanDiasporaAECL 1000 AgroecologyAGEC 3860 EconomicsofWorldFood&AgricultureAGEC 4880 InternationalAgriculturalTrade,Marketingand PolicyAIR 4010 NationalSecurityAffairsIAIST 4492 IndianCulturesofLatinAmerica,15thCentury ‑PresentANTH 1200 IntroductiontoCulturalAnthropologyANTH 1300 IntroductiontoArchaeologyANTH 1450 WorldArchaeologyANTH 2200 UnderstandingCulturesANTH 2730 AfricanCreativityandRitualANTH 3015 IntroductiontotheMusicoftheWorld’sPeoplesARE 3030 HistoryofArchitectureART 2730 AfricanCreativityandRitualART 4650 InternationalArtStudio,Turkey/IndiaBUSN 2000 IntroductiontoInternationalBusinessCHIN 3055 BusinessChineseCRMJ 4280 ComparativeCriminalJusticeECON 1000 GlobalEconomicIssuesECON 1300 Oil:Business,Culture,andPowerENGL 3150 WorldLiteratureENR 2000 EnvironmentandSocietyESS 3480 EnvironmentalChangeFCSC 4181 GlobalTextileMarketplaceFREN 2140 IntroductiontoReadingGEOG 1000 WorldRegionalGeographyGEOG 1020 IntroductiontoHumanGeographyGEOG 3030 GeographyandDevelopmentGEOG 3480 EnvironmentalChangeGEOL 1600 GlobalSustainabilityGEOL 3600 Earth&MineralResourcesGEOL 3650 Energy:AGeologicalPerspectiveGERM 2140 IntroductiontoLiteratureHIST 1330 WorldCivilizationsfrom1450HIST 2040 ImperialChinaHIST 2315 Historyofnon‑WesternReligions
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HIST 2320 HistoryofIslamHIST 3250 WorldChristianitiesHIST 4492 IndianCulturesofLatinAmerica,15thCentury ‑PresentHLSC 4100 GlobalPublicHealthHLSC 4520 PublicHealthinDevelopingCountriesINST 1000 GlobalEconomicIssuesINST 1060 WorldRegionalGeographyINST 1200 Non‑WesternPoliticalCulturesINST 2000 IntroductiontoInternationalBusinessINST 2310 IntroductiontoInternationalRelationsINST 2350 HowtheWorldReallyWorksINST 3000 SocialChangeINST 3100 ChineseSocietyINST 3400 PoliticsandSocietyofTurkeyINST 3860 EconomicsofWorldFood&AgricultureINST 4100 GlobalPublicHealthINST 4110 SociologyofInternationalDevelopmentINST 4155 Women,War,andHealthINST 4175 Gender,Women,andHealthINST 4250 EconomicDevelopmentinAsiaINST 4370 GlobalPoliticalEconomyINST 4680 Shanghai:Past&PresentLIFE 2002 GlobalEcologyMOLB 4520 PublicHealthinDevelopingCountriesMUSC 3015 IntroductionoftheMusicsoftheWorld’sPeoplesNURS 4155 Women,War,andHealthNURS 4175 Gender,Women,andHealthPHIL 3250 GlobalJusticePOLS 1200 Non‑WesternPoliticalCulturesPOLS 2300 WorldPoliticsinthePost‑ColdWarEraPOLS 2310 IntroductiontoInternationalRelationsPOLS 4890 SeminarinComparativePoliticsRELI 1000 IntroductiontoReligionRELI 2040 ReligionsoftheMiddleEastRELI 2050 ReligionsofAsiaRELI 2315 Historyofnon‑WesternReligionsRELI 2320 HistoryofIslamRELI 2450 AfricanTraditionalReligionsRELI 3250 WorldChristianitiesRUSS 2140 IntroductiontoReadingRUSS 3205 RussianFolkloreandFolkLifeSOC 3000 SocialChangeSOC 3050 JapaneseSocietySOC 3100 ChineseSocietySOC 3670 AfricanDiasporaSOC 4110 SociologyofInternationalDevelopmentSOC 4370 GlobalPoliticalEconomySOC 4680 Shanghai:Past&PresentSOWK 4881 InternationalStudiesSPAN 2140 IntroductiontoLiteratureSPAN 3120 SurveyofSpanishAmericanLiteratureTHEA 2200 BackgroundsofDanceWMST 4155 Women,WarandHealthWMST 4175 Gender,WomenandHealthWMST 4590 WomenofIndia
Intellectual Community (I)AS 1000 IntellectualCommunityofUndeclaredStudentsAS 1205 FirstYearExperienceSeminarAS 3105 FromGilgameshtotheBombAAST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyACCT 1010 PrinciplesofAccountingIADED 1000 AdultEducationInquiryADED 1008 EasternThoughtWesternPracticeAGEC 1000 AgricultureandAppliedEconomicsOrientationAGRI 1001 IntellectualCommunityandInformationLiteracyin AgricultureAGRI 3000 DiscoveringandUtilizingIdeasandInformationAIST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyAMST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyANSC 1000 IntellectualCommunityinAnimalandVeterinary SciencesANTH 1000 IntellectualCommunityinAnthropologyART 1115 DigitalMediaCHEM 1001 TheChemicalCommunityCHST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyCNSL 1000 RelationshipSkills:CounselinginActionCOJO 1001 IssuesintheMassMediaCOJO 1041 IssuesinHumanCommunicationCRMJ 1005 IssuesinCriminalJusticeEDAD 1000 SchoolsandDemocracyEDEL 1000 ExploringHotTopicsinEducationEDSE 1000 ExploringHotTopicsinSecondaryEducationEDST 1500 EducationforSocialJusticeENGL 1030 IntellectualCommunityinCinema,etc.ENGL 1040 IntroductiontoCreativeWritingENR 1100 EnvironmentandNaturalResourceProblemsand PoliciesES 1000 OrientationtoEngineeringESS 1000 WyomingintheEarthSystemFCSC 1010 PerspectivesinFamilyandConsumerSciencesGEOL 1001 IntellectualCommunity/EarthSciencesHIST 1010 IntroductiontoHistory:EncounterswithDifferenceHLSC 1010 ExploringtheHealthSciencesHLSC 1020 IntellectualCommunity:WomeninSportsHP 1000 IntellectualCommunitiesINST 1010 InternationalStudiesProseminarITEC 1000 VisualLiteracyforLifeandLearningKIN 1004 FoundationsofPhysicalEducationKIN 1005 IntroductiontoKinesiologyandHealthPromotionLANG 1030 IntellectualCommunityinCinema,etc.LIFE 1001 BiologyasCultureMATH 1305 BitStreamsandDigitalDreamsMOLB 1010 ScienceandSocietyMUSC 1003 IntroductiontoUniversityLifeasaMusicMajorNURS 1000 IntroductiontotheIntellectualCommunityin NursingPATB 1001 DiscoveringCareersinVeterinaryMedicinePHIL 1200 IntellectualCommunityinPhilosophyPOLS 1111 IssuesinPoliticalSciencePSYC 1001 IssuesinPsychologyPSYC 1111 PsychologyandSocialJusticeRELI 1050 WorldsofReligion
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SOC 1100 SocialProblemsSOWK 1001 IntellectualCommunityinSocialWorkSOWK 1002 IntellectualCommunity:TheSocialWorkProfessionSPPA 1010 IntroductiontoCommunicationDisordersTHEA 1020 TheatreandDanceIntellectualCommunityTHEA 1021 FreshmanSeminar:AcademicandProfessional IssuesinDance UWYO 1000 IntellectualCommunityofUndeclaredStudentsUWYO 1450 BuildingCommunity,AffirmingDiversity:Strategies forSuccessinCollegeandLifeWMST 1020 IntellectualCommunity:WomeninSportsWMST 1030 SocialJusticeinthe21stCenturyWMST 1090 WomeninContemporarySociety
Information Literacy (L)AS 1000 IntellectualCommunityofUndeclaredStudentsAS 1205 FirstYearExperienceSeminarACCT 1020 PrinciplesofAccountingIIAGEC 1000 AgricultureandAppliedEconomicsOrientationAGRI 1001 IntellectualCommunityandInformationLiteracyin AgricultureAGRI 3000 DiscoveringandUtilizingIdeasandInformationANSC 1000 IntellectualCommunityinAnimalandVeterinary SciencesANTH 2000 IntroductiontoLinguisticAnthropologyART 1310 SculptureIBOT 3100 PlantsandCivilizationBOT 4100 WritinginBiologicalSciencesCHEM 1001 TheChemicalCommunityCNSL 1000 RelationshipSkills:CounselinginActionCNSL 2200 IntroductiontoStudentLeadershipCOJO 1001 IssuesintheMassMediaCOJO 1041 IssuesinHumanCommunicationCRMJ 1005 IssuesinCriminalJusticeCRMJ 3680 ResearchMethodsEDSE 1000 ExploringHotTopicsinSecondaryEducationEDST 1500 EducationforSocialJusticeENGL 4025 WritingfortheWebENR 1100 Environment&NaturalResourcesProblems& PoliciesES 1000 OrientationtoEngineeringES 1002 IntroductiontoEngineeringInformationLiteracyESS 1000 WyomingintheEarthSystemFCSC 1010 PerspectivesinFamilyandConsumerSciencesGEOG 2150 FoundationsofGeographicInformationScienceand TechnologyGEOL 1001 IntellectualCommunity/EarthSciencesHIST 3020 HistoricalMethods/IntroductiontoHistorical MethodologyHLSC 1010 ExploringtheHealthSciencesHLSC 1020 IntellectualCommunity:WomeninSportsHP 1020 FreshmanHonorsColloquiumIHP 1151 FreshmanHonorsColloquiumIINST 1010 InternationalStudiesProseminarITEC 1000 VisualLiteracyforLifeandLearningITEC 2360 TeachingwithMicrocomputersKIN 1004 FoundationsofPhysicalEducationKIN 1005 IntroductiontoKinesiologyandHealthPromotion
LBRY 3010 ResearchfromaDistanceLBRY 3020 ManagingandNavigatingtheWorldofInformationLIFE 1001 BiologyasCultureMOLB 1010 ScienceandSocietyMUSC 1003 IntroductiontoUniversityLifeasaMusicMajorNURS 1000 IntroductiontotheIntellectualCommunityin NursingNURS 4055 Evidence‑BasedNursingfortheRNNURS 4125 Evidence‑BasedNursingNURS 4150 ProfessionalRoles:ResearcherPHCY 6250 DrugLiteratureEvaluationPATB 1001 DiscoveringCareersinVeterinaryMedicinePOLS 1111 IssuesinPoliticalSciencePSYC 1001 IssuesinPsychologySOC 1100 SocialProblemsSOWK 1001 IntellectualCommunityinSocialWorkSOWK 1002 IntellectualCommunity:TheSocialWorkProfessionSOWK 1900 WomenandLeadershipSPPA 1010 IntroductiontoCommunicationDisordersTHEA 1020 TheatreandDanceIntellectualCommunityTHEA 1021 FreshmanSeminar:AcademicandProfessional IssuesinDanceUWYO 1000 IntellectualCommunityofUndeclaredStudentsUWYO 1450 BuildingCommunity,AffirmingDiversity:Strategies forSuccessinCollegeandLifeWMST 1020 IntellectualCommunity:WomeninSportsWMST 1900 WomenandLeadershipZOO 4100 WritinginBiologicalSciences
Oral Communication (O)COJO 1010 PublicSpeakingCOJO 1020 CommunicationandCivicEngagementEDST 3000 TeacherasPractitionerERS 1000 EnergyandSocietyPETE 4720 PetroleumEngineeringDesignIPETE 4735 PetroleumEngineeringDesignIISOWK 1900 WomenandLeadershipWMST 1900 WomenandLeadership
Physical Activity and Health (P)NURS 3630 NursingTherapeutics:HealthPromotionPEAC 1001 PhysicalActivityandYourHealth
Quantitative Reasoning (QA)MATH 1000 ProblemSolvingMATH 1100 NumberandOperationsforElementarySchool TeachersMATH 1400 CollegeAlgebraMATH 1405 TrigonometryMATH 1450 AlgebraandTrigonometry
Quantitative Reasoning (QB)ENR 4500 RiskAnalysisMATH 1050 FiniteMathMATH 1105 MathforElementarySchoolTeachersIIMATH 2200 CalculusIMATH 2201 AppliedMathematicsIMATH 2350 BusinessCalculusSOC 2070 IntroductoryStatisticsfortheSocialSciencesSTAT 2000 StatisticsandtheWorldSTAT 2010 StatisticalConceptsforBusinessandManagement ScienceSTAT 2050 FundamentalsofStatisticsSTAT 2070 IntroductoryStatisticsfortheSocialSciences
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Natural Science - Integrated Science (S)GEOL 1005 EarthHistoryGEOL 1600 GlobalSustainabilityLIFE 1002 DiscoveringScience
Natural Science - Biological (SB)AECL 1000 AgroecologyAECL 2025 HorticulturalScienceAECL 2026 HorticulturalSciencesLaboratoryANTH 1100 IntroductiontoBiologicalAnthropologyENR 1200 EnvironmentENTO 1000 InsectBiology(nolab)ENTO 1001 InsectBiology(withlab)KIN 2040 HumanAnatomyKIN 2041 HumanAnatomyLaboratoryLIFE 1003 CurrentIssuesinBiologyLIFE 1010 GeneralBiologyLIFE 1020 LifeScienceLIFE 2002 GlobalEcologyPLNT 2025 HorticulturalSciencePLNT 2026 HorticulturalScienceLaboratoryPSYC 4080 PhysiologicalPsychologyZOO 2040 HumanAnatomyZOO 2041 HumanAnatomyLaboratory
Natural Science - Earth (SE)AECL 2010 IntroductiontoSoilScienceASTR 1050 SurveyofAstronomyASTR 1070 TheEarth:ItsPhysicalEnvironmentATSC 2000 IntroductiontoMeteorologyENR 1500 Water,Dirt,andtheEarth’sEnvironmentESS 2000 GeochemicalCylcesandtheEarthSystemGEOG 1010 IntroductiontoPhysicalGeographyGEOL 1070 TheEarth:ItsPhysicalEnvironmentGEOL 1100 IntroductiontoPhysicalGeologyGEOL 1200 HistoricalGeologyGEOL 1500 Water,Dirt,andtheEarth’sEnvironmentGEOL 2000 FoundationsofGeologyIGEOL 2080 GeneralFieldGeologyGEOL 3080 GeneralFieldGeologyGEOL 3400 GeologicalHazardsGEOL 3600 Earth&MineralResourcesGEOL 3650 Energy:AGeologicalPerspectiveSOIL 2010 IntroductiontoSoilScience
Natural Science - Physical (SP)CHEM 1000 IntroductoryChemistryCHEM 1020 GeneralChemistryICHEM 1030 GeneralChemistryIICHEM 1050 GeneralChemistryandQualitativeAnalysisICHEM 1060 GeneralChemistryandQualitativeAnalysisIIPHYS 1050 ConceptsofPhysicsPHYS 1090 FundamentalsofthePhysicalUniversePHYS 1110 GeneralPhysicsIPHYS 1120 GeneralPhysicsIIPHYS 1210 EngineeringPhysicsIPHYS 1220 EngineeringPhysicsIIPHYS 1310 CollegePhysicsIPHYS 1320 CollegePhysicsII
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U .S . and Wyoming Constitutions (V)ECON 1200 Economics,LawandGovernmentHIST 1211 UnitedStatesHistoryto1865HIST 1221 USfrom1865HIST 1251 WyomingHistoryHP 1200 USandWyomingGovernmentPOLS 1000 AmericanandWyomingGovernment
Writing 1 (WA)ENGL 1010 CollegeCompositionandRhetoricENGL 1210 CollegeCompositionandRhetoricforInternational StudentsHP 1020 FreshmanHonorsColloquiumI
Writing 2 (WB)AAST 2350 IntroductiontoAfricanAmericanLiteratureAGEC 3400 AgriculturalLawAMST 2010 IntroductiontoAmericanStudiesANTH 3015 IntroductiontotheMusicoftheWorld’sPeoplesANTH 3300 EthnographicMethodsinAnthropologyANTH 3500 GenderandSocietyCE 3210 CivilEngineeringMaterialsCHE 3040 UnitOperationsLaboratoryICLAS 2020 ClassicalGreekCivilizationCLAS 2040 ClassicalRomanCivilizationCOJO 2100 NewsWritingandReportingEDST 3000 TeacherasPractitionerENGL 2005 WritinginTechnologyandtheSciencesENGL 2020 IntroductiontoLiteratureENGL 2025 WritinginPopularGenresENGL 2030 CriticalReadingandWritingENGL 2035 WritingforPublicForumsENGL 2350 IntroductiontoAfricanAmericanLiteratureENGL 2410 LiteraryGenresENR 4000 ApproachestoEnvironmentandNaturalResource Problem‑SolvingESS 3480 EnvironmentalChangeFCSC 2170 ClothinginModernSocietyFREN 3050 ThirdYearFrenchIGEOG 3480 EnvironmentalChangeGERM 3050 ThirdYearGermanIGERM 4080 German‑EnglishandEnglish‑GermanTranslationHIST 3020 HistoricalMethods/IntroductiontoHistorical MethodologyMUSC 3015 IntroductionoftheMusicsoftheWorld’sPeoplesPETE 4720 PetroleumEngineeringDesignIIPOLS 3500 GenderandSocietyPSYC 2000 ResearchMethodsinPsychologyREWM 4840 EcologicalApplicationsforWildlifeManagementSOC 3500 GenderandSocietySPAN 3050 IntermediateSpanishComposition&ConversationWMST 3500 GenderandSocietyWMST 4400 WomenandWork
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Writing 3 (WC)AAST 4100 AfricanAmericanReligiousCultureACCT 4600 EthicsandProfessionalismAECL 4990 AgroecologySeminarAGEC 4950 SeniorThesisIAGEC 4960 SeniorThesisIIAGEC 4965 AgribusinessStrategyandEthicsCapstoneAIST 4460 AmericanIndianLiteratureAMST 4051 EnvironmentalPoliticsandAdministrationAMST 4985 SeniorSeminarANSC 4630 TopicsandIssuesinAnimalScienceANTH 4010 HistoryofAnthropologicalThoughtBOT 4100 WritinginBiologicalSciencesCHE 4080 ProcessDesignIICOJO 3160 TheoryofLanguageandSocietyCOJO 4100 InvestigativeReportingCOJO 4110 FeatureWritingSeminarCRMJ 3680 ResearchMethodsCRMJ 4280 ComparativeCriminalJusticeEDEL 4309 ElementaryLiteracyMethodsEDEL 4409 ElementaryMath/ScienceMethodsEDSE 3278 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsI:Secondary AgricultureEducationEDSE 4254 BecomingaReflectivePractitioner:SpecificPedagogy inMusicEDSE 4270 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsII:Secondary EnglishEducationEDSE 4271 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsII:Secondary MathematicsEducationEDSE 4272 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsII:ArtEducation K‑12EDSE 4273 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsII:SecondarySocial StudiesEducationEDSE 4275 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsII:Secondary ScienceEDSE 4276 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsII:Secondary ModernLanguageEducationEDSE 4277 SubjectMatterSpecificMethodsII:Secondary IndustrialTechnologyEducationENGL 4000 21stCenturyIssuesinProfessionalWritingENGL 4010 TechnicalWritingintheProfessionsENGL 4025 WritingfortheWebENGL 4070 WritingforNon‑ProfitsENGL 4460 AmericanIndianLiteratureENGL 4990 SeniorSeminarENR 4051 EnvironmentalPoliticsandAdministrationENR 4900 EnvironmentandNaturalResourcesAssessment Practice
ESE 4070 EnergySystemsDesignII ESS 4950 ExploringtheEarthSystemFCSC 4127 DirectingPreschoolandDayCareProgramsFCSC 4139 PreventionProgramsinFamilyServicesFCSC 4182 TextileIndustryandtheEnvironmentFREN 4140 17thCenturyFrenchLiteratureGEOG 4051 EnvironmentalPoliticsandAdministrationGEOG 4540 TopicsinCulturalEcologyGEOL 3080 GeneralFieldGeologyGEOL 4820 CapstoneGERM 3006 20THCenturyGermanCultureandCivilizationHIST 4030 DepartmentalProseminarINST 4110 SociologyofInternationalDevelopmentINST 4950 CapstoneKIN 3015 TeachingLabIIandAssessmentinPhysical EducationME 4070 SystemDesignIIMOLB 4300 WritinginMolecularBiologyNURS 4125 Evidence‑BasedNursingNURS 4150 ProfessionalRoles:ResearcherNURS 4255 NursingLeadershipPETE 4735 PetroleumEngineeringDesignIIPHCY 6250 DrugLiteratureEvaluationPHYS 4690 ScienceFact,FictionandFuturePOLS 4051 EnvironmentalPoliticsandAdministrationPOLS 4850 SeminarinAmericanPoliticsandInstitutionsPOLS 4890 SeminarinComparativePoliticsPSYC 4050 ExperimentalPsychologyPSYC 4220 PsychopharmacologyPSYC 4740 AdvancedSocialPsychologyPSYC 4830 SeniorThesisinPsychologyRELI 4000 TheoriesofReligionRELI 4100 AfricanAmericanReligiousCultureREWM 4051 EnvironmentalPoliticsandAdministrationREWM 4900 RangelandManagementPlanningRNEW 4510 ResearchPlanningSOC 4090 SocialResearchMethodsSOC 4110 SociologyofInternationalDevelopmentSOC 4650 UrbanSociologySOWK 4570 SocialWorkResearchProjectSPAN 4200 IntroductiontoResearchSPPA 4750 ResearchMethodsinCommunicationDisordersTHEA 4200 20thCenturyDanceTHEA 4330 HistoryofAmericanMusicalTheatreTHEA 4930 TheatreHistoryIWMST 4700 FeministTheoriesandMethodologiesZOO 4100 WritinginBiologicalSciences
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Division of Student Affairs
TheDivisionofStudentAffairsistheadministrativeunitoftheuni‑versitythatisresponsibleforprovidingleadershipandcoordina‑
tionofprogramsandservicesdesignedtosupportstudentlearninganddevelopmentinandoutsidetheclassroom.
InpartnershipwithUWfaculty,staff,andstudents,theDivisionofStudentAffairsorchestrates theenrollmentmanagementdepart‑mentsoftheUniversitytorecruitandretainastudentbodyofthesizeanddiversityappropriatetotheneedsofthestate,thedemandsoftheworldofwork,andtheresourcesoftheinstitution.Thedivisionalsodevelopsanddeliversservices,programs,andfacilitiesthatpromotetheintellectual,personal,cultural,andcivicdevelopmentofstudents;coordinateseffortstocreateacaringcommunityinwhichindividualsarerespected,encouragedtopursueexcellence,andachievetheirpo‑tential;andfostershonoringthediversityofindividualsandcultures.
There are three service clusterswithin theDivisionof StudentAffairswhichincludeEnrollmentManagement;HealthandWellness;andResidenceLife,DiningServices,andtheWyomingUnion.TheEnrollmentManagementcluster consistsof theAdmissionsOffice;Center forAdvising andCareer Services;Office of theRegistrar;StudentEducationalOpportunitywhichincludesUniversityDisabilitySupportServices;andOfficeofStudentFinancialAid.TheHealthandWellnesscluster includesCampusRecreation; theDeanofStudentsOfficewhichincludesMulticulturalAffairs;StudentHealthService;andtheUniversityCounselingCenterwhichincludestheuniversity’sdrug and alcohol education program.The third cluster consists ofResidenceLife,DiningServices,andtheWyomingUnion.TheOfficeofAlumniAffairs,theAssociatedStudentsoftheUniversityofWyoming(ASUW),andtheCowboyParentsarealsoapartoftheDivisionofStudentAffairsandareessentialcomponentsofthesupportservicesstructuredesignedtohelpstudentssucceed.
Enrollment ManagementAdmissions OfficeNoah Buckley, Director of Admissions146 Knight Hall, (307) 766-5160Web site: www .uwyo .edu/admissions
Anew undergraduate student’s first official contactwith theUniversityofWyomingisoftenthroughtheAdmissionsOffice.Thisunitisresponsibleforrecruiting/admittingundergraduatestudentstotheuniversity.Responsibilities includethedevelopmentofeffectiveschool relations, programswith high schools and community col‑leges,recruitmentofprospectivefreshmenandundergraduatetransferstudents,theorientationofnewundergraduates,andtheadministra‑tionofresident/nonresidentregulationsfortuitionclassification.TheAdmissionsOffice determines initial scholarship eligibility for allnewundergraduatestudents.Thisofficealsofacilitatestheadmissionprocessforgradutestudents.TheAdmissionsOfficealsomanagestheInternationalStudentsandScholarsoffice.Adetaileddescriptionofadmissiontotheuniversityandprocedurescanbefoundintheadmis‑sionpoliciessectionofthispublication.
International Students and ScholarsJill Johnson, Associate Director of AdmissionsCheney International Center, Suite 5, (307) 766-5193Web site: www .uwyo .edu/ISS
Internationalstudents,numberingapproximately750fromover90countries,areavitalpartofinternationaleducationattheUniversityofWyoming.Assuch,InternationalStudentsandScholars(ISS)workstopromoteaninterchangeofideasandunderstandingfromamongallofthecountriesrepresentedoncampus.ISSisresponsibleforrecruitmentofinternationalstudentsandprovidesadvisingandcounselingtoallinternational students/scholars for their academic, social, personal,andimmigrationconcerns.Theofficealsopromotesandimplementssocial andcultural activities for international awareness andeduca‑tional exchange through InternationalEducationWeek,FriendshipFamilies,AmericanConversationClub, international coffee hours,andotherspecialprograms.ManyoftheseactivitiesarecoordinatedthroughtheISS‑sponsoredInternationalResourceCenterintheCheneyInternationalCenter,Room1.
International students and visitors are required to contactInternational Students and Scholars to confirm their arrival at theUniversityofWyomingandtoconsidertheofficetheirprimarycontactforfurtherinformationandassistance.Studentsmustbeenrolledasfull‑timestudentseachsemesterasrequiredbytheU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices.TheISSe‑mailaddressisuwglobal@uwyo.edu.
National Student Exchange: TheUniversityofWyomingisamemberoftheNationalStudentExchange(NSE)consortia.ThroughNSE,studentsareprovidedanopportunitytoattendoneofmorethan175U.S. institutions in theNSEconsortium.NSEoffers a student thechancetoliveinanotherpartoftheUnitedStatesandtotravelandexperiencecollegelifeindifferentsettingsforanacademicsemesterorayearunderhisorhernormalUWtuitionandfees.FinancialaidisoftenavailableandacademiccreditisguaranteedtotransferbacktoUW.
FormoreinformationabouttheNationalStudentExchange,pleasecontact International Students and Scholars,Cheney InternationalCenterSuite5orcall(307)766‑5193.Thee‑mailaddressisuwglobal@uwyo.edu.
Center for Advising and Career ServicesJo Chytka, Director222 Knight Hall, (307) 766-2398Web site: www .uwyo .edu/CACS
TheCenter forAdvising andCareer Services (CACS) providesavarietyof services toUWstudents, including advisingundecidedstudents,andA&Sundeclaredstudents;providingacademicsupporttovariouspopulationsofprobationary, conditionally admitted, andreinstatedstudents;assistingstudentscampus‑widewiththeircareerexploration,planning,andjobsearchneeds;assistingincoordinatingdiscussions,informationdissemination,andeventplanningbetweenthevariousprofessionaladvisorsandadvisingofficesoncampus;andcoordinatingnationaltestsandexamsthroughtheUniversityTestingCenter.
Sara Axelson, Vice President, Student Affairs408 Old Main, (307) 766-5123, Fax: (307) 766-2696
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Thecenteriscommittedtoprovidingacomprehensiveandinte‑gratedservice thatmovesastudentalongacontinuumofreceivingacademicadvising,exploringacademicandcareeroptions,selectingacollegemajor,andfinally,implementinghis/herdegreeintheworldofwork.
UndeclaredstudentsandA&Sstudentsadmittedwithconditions,placedonprobation,orreinstatedtotheuniversityarehighlyencour‑agedtomeetwithaCACScareercounselor.Thepurposeofthismeet‑ingistoanalyzethestudent’spastacademicprogressandfuturecareergoalstodevelopastrategicplantomaximizehis/heracademicsuccessandfutureemploymentopportunities.CACSalsoworkscloselywithothercampusofficesanddepartmentstoengagestudentsinavailablestudyskillandtutorialresources.
Studentsinterestedinengagingincareerexplorationactivitiesmaymakeanappointmenttomeetwithacareercounselortodiscusstheircareergoalsand/orconfirmtheirchoiceofmajor.Variousassessmenttoolsthatprovidefeedbackonthematchbetweenastudent’sinterestsorpersonalitytypeandtheworldofworkareavailable.CACShousesacareerresourcelibrary,whichcontainsinformationpertainingtoabroadrangeofcareerfields,internshipopportunities,specificemployerinformation, and general job search strategies.Thesematerials areavailableforcheckout.
Students are advised to use the eRecruiting link on theCACShomepage tofindoutaboutandapply for summer, internship, andpermanentjobopportunities.Eachyearnumerousemployerrepresenta‑tivesfrombusiness,industry,healthcare,education,andgovernmentvisitCACStointerviewstudentsforthesetypesofopportunities.AllinformationpertainingtothesevisitsiscontainedintheeRecruitinglinkontheCACShomepage.StudentsneedtoregisterwithCACStoobtaintheirusernameandpassword.
CACShostsnumerousgeneralandspecializedjobfairseachyearforstudentsandalumni.UpcomingjobfairdatescanbefoundontheCACShomepage.
The University Testing Center: TheUniversityTestingCenter coor‑dinates national tests and exams and is housed in theKnightHallbasement, room4. Studentsmay register to takenational tests andprofessional schoolentranceexams. Information isavailableon theUniversityTestingCenterwebsitewww.uwyo.edu/UTCorbycalling(307)766‑2188.
Office of the RegistrarTammy Aagard, Registrar167 Knight Hall, (307) 766-5272Web site: www .uwyo .edu/registrar
TheOfficeof theRegistrar is responsible foroverseeingcourseregistration,transcripts,verificationofenrollment,adding/dropping/withdrawingfromcourses,andformaintainingstudentacademicre‑cords.Thisinvolvesresponsibilityforwebregistration,aswellasprepa‑rationandelectronicpublicationofthefallandspringClass Schedules,Summer Bulletin, andUniversity Catalog.Theoffice is also responsiblefortheelectronicdegreeauditprogram,graduaterecordprocessing,and fordeterminingwhetherornot studentshave successfullymetalldegreerequirements.Additionally,thisofficeevaluatesalltransfercreditforundergraduatestudentstodeterminetransferabilityaswellasUWequivalents.
Student Educational Opportunity (SEO)Pilar Flores, Director330 Knight Hall, (307) 766-6189 (TTY: 766-3073)Web site: www .uwyo .edu/SEO
StudentEducationalOpportunityiscomposedofbothon‑campusandoutreachprojectswithofficesthroughoutWyoming.Theseproj‑ectsservestudentswhoarefirstgeneration;income‑eligible;studentswithcognitive,psychologicalorphysicaldisabilities;ethnicminoritystudents;andnon‑traditionalstudents.SEOassistseligiblestudentstoplanandprepare forentry intohighereducation, succeed in thehighereducationenvironment,andgraduatefromcollegebyprovidingacademicsuccessservices,disability‑relatedaccommodationswhenap‑propriate,andinstructioninbasicskills,career,andpersonaldevelop‑ment.AllprojectswithinSEOseektoincreasethepublicawarenessoftheneedsofethnicminority,firstgeneration,income‑eligiblestudents,andstudentswithdisabilitiesinaneducationalenvironment.
On-Campus Projects
Academic Services:AcademicServicescoordinatesandprovidesfreegroup and individual tutoring to studentswhoparticipate in SEOprojects.Otheractivities include thedevelopmentofworkshopsonacademic success, andassistingUWstudents in identifyingandac‑cessingacademicservices.
McNair Scholars Program: TheMcNairScholarsProgrampreparesstudents to pursue doctoral level study. Services include intensiveacademic support including tutoring and academic counseling; ac‑tivitiesrelatedtosuccessfulapplicationtograduateschoolandpursuitoffinancialaidopportunities;preparationfortheGRE;andfacultymentoring.Thecapstoneoftheprogramisapaidsummerresearchinternshipprogramwhichpreparesstudentsforadmissiontograduateleveleducation.Studentswhoarejuniorsandseniors,income‑eligible,andfirstgenerationcollegestudentsorwhoarefromethnicminoritygroupsunder‑representedingraduateeducationqualifyforprogramservices.TheMcNair ScholarsProject is a federally fundedTRIOproject.Note:thisisagraduateschoolpreparationprogram;itisnotascholarshipprogram.
Student Success Services:TheStudentSuccessServices(SSS)projectoffersacademicsupporttostudentswhoarefirstgenerationcollegestudents,income‑eligible,and/orindividualswithdisabilities.StudentSuccessServicesprovidesassistancewithacademics,personal/socialchoices, financial issues andpursuit of financial aid opportunities,andchoiceofcollegemajorandrelatedcareeropportunities.TheSSSprojectalsoprovidesitsstudentswithindividualandgrouptutoring.Allservicesarefreetoeligibleparticipantsandservicesareintendedtohelpstudentsbesuccessfulincollegeandtostayincollegethroughgraduation.SSSisafederallyfundedTRIOproject.
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University Disability Support Services:UniversityDisability SupportServices(UDSS)providesavarietyofservicesforstudentswithphysi‑cal,sensory,cognitive,orpsychologicaldisabilities,includingprintedmaterialsinalternativeformat,note‑takingassistance;classroomrelo‑cation,testingaccommodations,accesstoadaptedcomputers,parkingassistance,advocacy,signlanguageinterpreters,mobilityorientationfortheblind,aswellasotheracademicsupportservices.UDSSas‑sistsUWtomeetitslegalandethicalobligationsunderSection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973andtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990.ServicesarecoordinatedwiththeeffortsoftheDivisionofVocationalRehabilitationandWyomingServicesfortheVisuallyImpaired,whenappropriate.StudentswithdisabilitieswhoanticipateneedingaccommodationstofullyparticipateinclassesandprogramsattheUniversityofWyomingarestronglyencouragedtoregisterwithUDSSandprovidedocumentationoftheirdisability.
Outreach Projects
Educational Opportunity Center: TheEducationalOpportunityCenter(EOC)assistsfirstgenerationandincome‑eligibleadultsthroughoutWyoming to continue their education. Services include assistancewithcollegeandfinancialaidapplications,careerandcollegeexplora‑tion,andGEDpreparation.Outreachofficesare locatedinCasper,Cheyenne,Ethete,Evanston,Gillette,Powell,Riverton,RockSprings,andSheridan.EOCisafederallyfundedTRIOproject.
GEAR-UP: TheWyomingStatewideGEAR‑UPprojectprovidesservicesto2000low‑incomepre‑collegestudentsthroughoutthestateeachyear.Studentservicesincludecareerexploration,advisingandsupportingstudentsintakingacollegepreparationcurriculum,collegepreparation,ACTpreparation, college exploration, application, andplanning,andassistancewithfinancialaidprocessesandprocedures.StudentservicesareprovidedthroughGEAR‑UPcoordinatorslocatedateachofWyoming’ssevencommunitycolleges.TheGEAR‑UPgrantalsoworkswiththeWyomingDepartmentofEducationinprovidingteachertrainingandschoolimprovementinitiatives.AllGEAR‑UPservices are aimed at increasing student academic preparation andperformancelevelssuitedforpost‑secondaryeducation,ratesofhighschool graduation, rates of post‑secondary education participationand graduation, andGEAR‑UP student and family knowledge ofpost‑secondaryeducationoptions,highschoolpreparationneeds,andmeansoffinancing.
Math/Science Initiative Project:TheMath/Science InitiativeProject(MSIP)providesservicestoincome‑eligibleandfirstgeneration9ththrough12thgradehighschoolstudentsthroughoutWyoming.MSIPisdesignedtogeneratetheskillsandmotivationnecessarytobesuccessfulinhighschoolandtocompleteacollegedegreeprograminamathorsciencearea.Assistancewithhighschoolcourseworkandtasksrelatedtocollegeenrollmentareprovidedthroughouttheacademicyear.TheMSIPprogramincludesasix‑weeksummeracademicsessionwithanintensifiedmathandsciencecurriculumthatincludesperformingactiveresearchundertheguidanceofuniversitystaffandgraduatestudents.MSIPisafederallyfundedTRIOproject.
Upward Bound:TheUpwardBoundprogramworkswithincome‑eligible,firstgenerationhighschoolstudents(grades9‑12)andtheirfamiliestohelpthemgaintheskillsandmotivationnecessarytosuc‑cessfullycompletehigh school and topursueacollegedegree.Theprogramincludesasix‑weeksummeracademiccomponentdesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopacademicallyandsociallyinauniversitysetting.Tutorialandenrichmentservicesareprovidedthroughouttheacademicyearandparticipantsandtheirfamiliesreceiveindividualizedassistanceincompletingtasksrelatedtosuccessfulcollegeenrollment.OutreachofficesarelocatedinAlbany,Fremont,Laramie,andNatronacounties.UpwardBoundisafederallyfundedTRIOproject.
Office of Student Financial AidTammy Aagard, Interim Director174 Knight Hall, (307) 766-2118Web site: www .uwyo .edu/SFA
TheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidassistsstudentsinobtainingfundstoattendtheUniversityofWyomingbycoordinatingandad‑ministeringallformsoffinancialassistancetostudents.Fourbroadcategoriesofaidareavailable:scholarships,grants,loans,andwork‑studyemployment.Over1,000differentscholarshipprograms,fundedthroughfederal,state,institutional,andprivatesources,arecoordinated.Federal Pell, and Federal SupplementalEducationalOpportunityGrants are available to undergraduate studentswith significant fi‑nancial need,who arepursuing afirst bachelor’s degree.HathawayScholarships,FederalPerkins,FederalDirectandFederalDirectPLUSLoansareavailabletoqualifiedstudents.FederalWork‑Studyemploy‑mentisavailabletostudentswithaqualifyingleveloffinancialneed.Foradditionalinformation,pleaserefertotheStudentFinancialAidsectioninthisbulletin.
Health and WellnessCampus RecreationPat Moran, DirectorHalf Acre Gym, (307) 766-3370Web site: www .uwyo .edu/Rec
Ourmissionistoproviderecreationalopportunitiestoadiversecampuscommunitythatenhancethelearningandworkplaceenviron‑ment andpromotemental andphysical health via quality facilities,equipment,andprograms.Ourprograms,whichincludeopenrecre‑ation,intramuralsports,clubsports,andtheoutdoorprogram,offerabroadrangeofcoordinatedactivitiesforindividualsandgroupsthatpromotehealthawareness,asenseofcommunityandalifelongappre‑ciationforwellnessandrecreationalactivities.Supportingthevalueof studentdevelopment,ourprogramsstrive toofferopportunitiesto students that develop leadership skills andpromote responsibil‑itywhilemaintainingabalancebetweenpersonal,professional,andacademicpursuits.
Through interactionswith theCampusRecreation department,studentswilllearnaboutmakinghealthylifestylechoices,appreciateindividualdifferencesandsimilarities,andenhancetheirfeelingsofengagement,belonging,andloyaltytoUW.
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Open RecreationHalf Acre, West LobbyPhone: (307) 766-3370
TheOpenRecreationprogramishousedprimarilyinHalfAcreGymwithadditionalrecreationalopportunitiesintheCorbettbuild‑ingon the east campus.UW’sOpenRecreationprogram, availabletotheentirestudentpopulation,faculty,staffandspouses,providesqualityequipmentforindividualstoparticipateinnon‑organized,in‑formalactivitiessuchasbasketball,racquetball,volleyball,wallyball,orbadminton.Patronscanalsotakeadvantageofswimming,weighttraining,aerobictraining,personaltrainingservices,andgroupfitnessandinstructionalclasses.Formoreinformationontheopenrecreationprogram,stopbytheservicewindowinthelobbyofHalfAcre,pickupaCampusRecreationbrochure,orvisittheCampusRecreationwebsite.
Intramural SportsHalf Acre, Second Floor NorthPhone: (307) 766-4175
UW’sIntramuralSportsprogramoffersorganizedindividualandteamcompetitivesporteventsinmen’s,women’s,andco‑recreationalleagues.Studentsandemployeescanparticipateinorganizedrecreationlevelsportcompetitioninapproximately30activitiespersemestersuchasflag football, soccer, inner‑tubewater polo,wallyball,wrestling,badminton,basketball,volleyball,orping‑pong.Informationisavail‑ablefromtheIntramuralOfficeorbycheckingourwebsite(choosetheIntramural link).Everymemberof theuniversitycommunity isencouragedtobecomefamiliarwiththemanyaspectsofintramuralsports,whicharedesignedtoencourageparticipationandsocializationregardlessofpreviousexperiences, sport skills,orgroupaffiliation.Comealoneorwithagrouptosignupforafuntime.
Club SportsHalfAcre,SecondFloorNorthPhone:(307)766‑6396
TheClubSportsprogramoffersahigherlevelofathleticsportcom‑petitionthanOpenRecreationandIntramuralSportstoUWstudents.SomeofthecurrentUWClubSportteamsformenandwomenincludebadminton,baseball,trap,volleyball,soccer,icehockey,rugby,ultimatefrisbee,cycling,Nordicskiracing,lacrosse,softball,racquetball,andfencing.UWfacultyorstaffwithaninterestincoachingorofficiatingaclubsportshouldcontacttheClubSportsOffice.VisitourwebsiteformoreinformationonClubSportteamsandactivities.
Outdoor ProgramHalfAcre,FirstFloorSouthLobbyPhone:(307)766‑2402
UW’sOutdoorProgram(OP)offersavarietyofoutdoorexperiencesaswellastrainingtousetheindoorclimbingwall.Participantshaveopportunitiestodeveloplifetimerecreationalskills,gainanapprecia‑tionandconcernforournaturalenvironment,andmeetnewpeople.OPsponsorsavarietyofseasonalprogramsandoutingsthroughouttheyear.Theseactivitiesrangefromdayandweekendtripstonearbydestinations to extended trips at uniquedestinations.OPalso runsclinicsandsponsorsguestspeakers,presentations,andothereduca‑tionalprograms.Activitiesareofferedforallskilllevelsthroughsuchvenuesasbackcountryskioutings,trailrunning,snowshoeoutings,backcountryhikingandcampingtrips,orrockclimbing.OPprovidesanextensivelineofrentalequipmenttothecampuscommunity.TheOutdoorProgramstaffisreadytoexposetheuniversitycommunity
toawholenewrealmofexperiencesnotavailableanywhereelseoncampus.Visit ourweb site formore informationonOP activities,services,andfees.
Dean of Students OfficeDavid S . Cozzens, Ph .D ., Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs128 Knight Hall, (307) 766-3296Web site: www .uwyo .edu/DOS
TheDeanofStudentsOffice(DOS)servesasanentrypointforavarietyofUWstudentsupportservices.ThestaffinDOSworktoen‑hancethequalityoflifeforallUWstudents.Assistancewithsituationalneedsandstudentlifeconcernsofindividualstudentsandgroupsofstudentsregardingtheirpersonal,academic,and/orsocialwelfarearecoordinatedbytheDOSstaff.
SeveralofficesandprogramscomprisetheDeanofStudentsOffice.These include theDean of Students,MulticulturalAffairs,STOPViolence Program, the Students’ Attorney, EarlyAlert program,andStudentJudicialAffairs,alllocatedinKnightHall.TheStudentLeadership andCommunityEngagement (SLCE), Fraternity andSororityAffairs,MulticulturalResourceCenter,RainbowResourceCenter,NontraditionalStudentandWomen’sCenter,andStudentMediaoffices are located in theWyomingUnion. TheVeteran’s ServicesCenterislocatedin241KnightHall.
ServicesavailablethroughtheDeanofStudentsOfficeincludein‑dividualadvisementandconsultationregardingsituationalstudentlifeconcerns;referralcoordinationwithotheruniversityandcommunityservices;conflictresolutionandconsultationregardingstudentconduct,rights,andresponsibilities;advisementingrievanceprocedures,dueprocess,andstudentappealsofdisputeddecisions;officialuniversitywithdrawals;andauthorizedabsencesandemergencycontacts.
DOSstaffalsohaveresponsibilitiesasadviserstoASUWStudentGovernmentand/orstudentorganizationsincludingPanhellenicandInterfraternityCouncilsandFreshmanSenate.
Theprofessional staff provide direct assistance to students andgroupsatanytimeinthestudent’scareerattheuniversity.Information,individualadvisementandconsultation,andassistancewithadministra‑tiveproceduresarefacilitatedintheKnightHalloffices.
Fraternity and Sorority Affairs:ThenationalfraternitiesandsororitiesatUWprovide a living/learning environment designed to supportthegoalsoftheirmembers.Throughspecificallydesignedprograms,theDOSprogramcoordinatorfacilitatespersonalgrowth,scholasticachievement,andleadershipdevelopment,aswellasbeingavailableforindividualconsultation.
Stop Violence Program: ThemissionoftheSTOPViolenceProgramistopreventdomestic/relationshipviolence,sexualassault,andstalkingonthecampusoftheUniversityofWyoming.Awarenessandpreven‑tioneffortsareprovidedbythisofficethroughoutreachandeduca‑tionalactivities. ThecoordinatorworkscloselywiththeUniversityCounselingCenter(UCC),CampusPolice(UWPD),andotherofficestoprovideprograms.
AnotherfocusoftheSTOPViolenceProgramistoprovidesup‑portandresourcesifastudentbecomesthevictimofviolence.Oneresource is an on‑campus advocatewho can help a student accessservicesthroughuniversitydepartmentsand/oroffcampusagencies.Support is alsoofferedbyproviding information to these students,theirfriends,andfamilies,abouttheeffectsofdomestic/relationship
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violence,stalking,orsexualassault.Officehoursare8a.m.to5p.m.weekdays, (307)766‑3296. For after hours emergencies, please call766‑STOP(STOPViolenceHotline)or745‑3556(theAlbanyCountySafeProject).
Student Conduct, Rights and Responsibilities:TheTrustees,asagovern‑ingbodyof theuniversity, are chargedwith the statutoryduty andauthoritytomakeallrulesandregulationsincludingtheadministrativeresponsibilitytoregulateandcontrolwhateverconductandbehaviorofthemembersoftheuniversitycommunityimpedes,obstructs,orthreatenstheachievementoftheeducationalgoalsandmissionoftheuniversity.Theuniversitycommunity,inordertofunctioninanorderlyandcreativemanner,ascribestoacodeofconducttowhichthestudentmustadhere.ThisinformationentitledRights and Responsibilities - “UW Student Code of Conduct” isdistributedtoeachstudentwhoisgrantedadmission to the university.This information andother universityregulationsarepublishedinordertoinformstudentsoftheirrightsandresponsibilitiesandtheminimumethicalstandardofconductexpectedofthemasmembersoftheuniversitycommunity.AdditionalcopiesofthisinformationmaybeobtainedattheDeanofStudentsOffice,fromtheassistantdeanofstudentsforjudicialaffairs,orontheweb.
Student Media Office:TheStudentMediaOffice,ispartiallyfundedbystudentfees.Itmeetstheinformative,educational,andculturalneedsoftheuniversitycommunitythroughsuchpublicationsasThe Branding Iron(thedailystudentnewspaperpublishedTuesday‑Fridayandweeklyduringthesummersession),theliterarymagazineOwen Wister Review(published spring semester), and thenew featuremagazineFrontiers(publishedfallandspringsemesters)whicharepublishedundertheauspicesoftheBoardforStudentMedia.
Theboard is composedof students, faculty, staff, and selectedmembersoftheWyomingPressAssociation.Thesepublicationspro‑videanexcellentopportunityforstudentstogainvaluableexperienceinnewspaper,magazine,advertising,sales,andproduction.
Formore information about student publications, contact theStudentMediaOffice,Room302,WyomingUnion,(307)766‑6190.
Students’ Attorney: Legal services are provided toUniversity ofWyoming studentsby a full‑time attorney.This service isprovidedthroughstudentfeestoASUW,andthereisnoadditionalchargefortheattorney’stime.Theattorneyassistsstudentsseekingadviceincon‑nectionwithpersonallegalproblems.Informationisreadilyavailableonavarietyofsubjects.TheStudents’AttorneyOfficealsofacilitatestheeffectiveandprompthandlingoflegalreferrals,(307)766‑6347.
Multicultural AffairsConrad Chavez, Manager, Multicultural AffairsDean of Students Office117 Knight Hall, (307) 766-6193Web site: www .uwyo .edu/oma
MulticulturalAffairs,apartoftheDeanofStudentsOffice,servesunder‑represented groups in higher education at theUniversity ofWyoming.Italsoprovidesleadershipandadvocacytosupportdiversityandtopreparestudentstointeractinadiverseworld.MulticulturalAffairshelpsUWcreateacampusclimatesupportiveofthesuccessofracialandethnicminorities.MulticulturalAffairsalsoprovidesop‑portunitiesforallstudentswhoareinterestedindiverseexperiences,programs,andaccesstomulticulturalresources.
Multicultural Affairs (MA) assistsHispanic/Latino, African‑American,Asian‑American,AmericanIndian,biracial,andmultiracialstudentstoenrollincollege,completeacollegedegree,enrollingradu‑
ateprograms,increaseemploymentpotentialfollowinggraduation,andassistsallstudentswithdiversityinformation.MAprovidesinformationandservicesonfinancialaid,employmentopportunities,internships,graduateschools,programming,generalinformationandorientation,careerexploration,tutoring,academicadvising,referralservices,aswellaspersonalsupportandguidance.MAalsoassiststhemulticulturalstudentorganizationswiththeiractivities.
Multicultural Resource Center: TheMulticulturalAffairs‑sponsoredMulticulturalResourceCenter(MRC)isastudentgatheringplaceforsocial interaction, cultural and educational programming, and edu‑cationalresourcesforstudyandresearch.TheMRCisalsoauniquefacilityinthestateofWyomingwhichcollectsanddisplaysmaterialsreflecting the concerns ofHispanics/Latinos,African‑Americans,AmericanIndiansandAsian‑Americans.TheMRChousesapermanentcollectionofbooks,periodicals,andacademicequipment,includingtheHomerJewishLibrary.TheMRCprovidesameetingplaceforgroupsconcernedwith these communities and is located in theWyomingUnion,Room103.Formoreinformationcall(307)766‑6463.
Nontraditional and Gender Programs and Veterans Services CenterDolores Cardona, Associate Dean of StudentsDean of Students Office114 Knight Hall, (307)766-6228
Nontraditional&GenderPrograms,apartoftheDeanofStudentsOffice,servesnontraditionalstudents,womenstudents,andGLBTQstudentsthroughthreestudentcenterslocatedintheWyomingUnionwithpeerconnectionsandprogrammingaimedathelpingstudentstobesuccessfulatUW.
Nontraditional Student Center: TheNontraditional StudentCenter(NSC)servesasasupportivestudentcenterconveniently locatedinWyomingUnion104(766‑6258)wherenontraditionalstudentsoradultlearnersgathertostudy,usecomputers,socialize,meetotherstudents,haveanadultconversation,andfindoutinformationandresourcesforfinancialaid,communityservices,andacademicsupportwhileatUW.TheNSCisalsoalocationwheremanyUWcommuterstudentsmeetandworkfromwhileontheLaramiecampus.Nontraditionalstudentsare studentsover25yearsofage,married, singleparents,veterans,commuters,orstudentsreturningtocollegeafterseveralyearsaway.TheASUWNontraditionalStudentCouncilalsoworksoutoftheNSC.Formoreinformation,visitthewebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/ntscenter.
Women’s Center:Women’sleadershipandwomen’sissuesarealsoofconcerntotheWomen’sCenter,regardlessifyouareatraditionalornontraditional undergraduate or graduatewoman student. StudentcomputersandresourcesareavailableinUnion102(766‑6797).Formoreinformation,visitthewebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/womenscenter.
Rainbow Resource Center:TheRainbowResourceCenter(RRC)servesasaresourceforgay,lesbian,bisexual,transgender,queer(GLBTQ)students,facultyandstaff,theirfamilyandfriendsaswellasthelargerLaramiecommunity.TheRRCprovidessupport,advocacy,education,thefacilitationofprograms,andalibraryofover800booksonGLTBQissues.Thecenteralsohasmanyotherresources,includingmagazinetitles,movies,network‑connectedcomputerswithprinting,andrefer‑encestootherservicesthatarequeer‑friendly.SpectrumandQAN,UW’sGLTBQorganizationsalsoworkcloselywiththeRRC.Studentsgathertostudy,relax,andsocializeinasafeenvironment.TheRRCislocatedinUnion106.Formoreinformation,call(307)766‑3478orvisitthewebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/rrc.
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Veteran’s Services Center: LocatedinKnightHall241,theVeteran’sServicesCenterhasresources,acomputerlab,aloungearea,asocial“messarea”whereveteransandtheirdependents,spouses,andfriendscanmeetandsupporteachother.Specialevents,programs,andstudentgroupsarecoordinatedoutofthecenter.Thestaffworkstoimproveaccesstoandsuccessincollege.Formoreinformation,call(307)766‑6908orvisitthewebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/studentaff/veteranservices.
Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW)020 Wyoming Union, (307) 766-5204Web site: www .uwyo .edu/ASUW
TheAssociatedStudentsoftheUniversityofWyoming(studentgovernment) is comprisedof three branches: the executive, legisla‑tive,andjudicial.StudentswhopayfeesareautomaticallymembersofASUW.Officersandsenatorsareelectedannuallybythestudentsandarerepresentativeofeachofthesevencolleges.Theymeetweeklytoconsiderareasofconcerntostudents.
TheASUWstudentgovernmentrepresentsstudentopiniontotheadministration,faculty,staff,andStateofWyominglegislature.ASUWmembershiponuniversity committees and legislative statementsofstudentopinionpassedby theASUWSenateensure thatuniversitypoliciesaremadewiththeconcernsofstudentsinmind.Inaddition,theASUWpresidentservesasanex‑officiomemberoftheUniversityofWyomingBoardofTrusteesandconveysstudentopinionto theinstitution’shighestgoverningbody.
ASUWisalsooneofthevehiclesthroughwhichstudentsprovidetheirownprogramsofactivitiesandservices.Includedinthesepro‑gramsareASUWactivitiescommittees,ASTEC(technicalservices),andstudenttransportationservices,alllocatedintheWyomingUnion;theStudents’AttorneyOfficeinKnightHall;andchildcareservices.
Student Health ServiceJoanne Steane, M .D ., DirectorHealth/Student Building, (307) 766-2130Web site: www .uwyo .edu/ShSer
TheStudentHealthService (SHS)providespersonalizedhealthcaretoeligiblestudentsbymaintainingahighqualitymedicaloutpa‑tientclinic.Theclinicprovidesprimaryhealthcare,healtheducation,andpreventiveservicestoenablestudentstocompletetheircourseofstudies.Theprofessionalstaffconsistsoffourphysicians,onenursepractitioner,apsychiatricnursepractitioner,onephysicianassistant,tworegisteredpharmacists,andregisterednurses,inadditiontootherprofessionalandadministrativepersonnel.TheStudentHealthServiceoffersaspecialistclinicfororthopedics.
Undergraduate andprofessional full‑time students taking 12ormorecredithoursandgraduatestudentstaking9ormorehoursareeligibleforservicesattheSHS.Undergraduateandgraduatepart‑timestudentswhohavepurchased theoptional benefitpackage are alsoeligible.Enrollment in,orwaiverfrom,theUniversityofWyomingStudentMedicalInsuranceProgramhasnoeffectoneligibilitytousetheStudentHealthService.StudentsenrolledduringthesummerpayasummerfeeforSHS.Studentsnotenrolledforsummerbutwhowereenrolledspringsemesterandarepre‑registeredforfallsemestermaypaythesamesummerfeetobeeligible tousetheSHS.Laboratorydiagnostic procedures,medications, an orthopedic specialty clinic,andofficeproceduresareavailable.Thereareaffordablechargesfortheseservices.Therearealsonominalchargesforsuppliessuchasacebandages,splints,crutches,andothermedicaldevices.
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TheStudentHealthServiceisopenfrom8a.m.to5p.m.MondaythroughWednesdayandFridayand9a.m.to5p.m.onThursdaydur‑ingthefallandspringsemesters.DuringChristmasandspringbreaks,theSHSisopenfrom8a.m.tonoonand1p.m.to5p.m.weekdays.Summerhoursare7:30a.m.tonoonand1p.m.to4:30p.m.weekdays.Hoursaresubjecttochangetoreflecttheneedsoftheuniversity.TheStudentHealthServiceisclosedonuniversityholidaysandweekends.Anafter‑hoursnurseadvicelineisavailablewhentheSHSisclosedatnightandonweekendsbycalling766‑2130.Allstudentsareurgedtohaveadequatehealthinsurancecoverageforillnessesoremergencyvisits to the local hospital or a physician’s officewhen the StudentHealth Service is closed. Insurance coverage is also recommendedformedicalcare that isnotavailableat theStudentHealthService,includingtreatmentofmajorinjuries,surgery,andhospitalization.ThestudentisresponsibleforallchargesforservicesprovidedbypersonsorinstitutionsoutsideoftheStudentHealthService.
University Counseling CenterKeith Evashevski, Psy .D ., Acting Director341 Knight Hall, (307) 766-2187Web site: www .uwyo .edu/UCCE-mail: uccstaff@uwyo .edu
TheUniversityCounselingCenter(UCC)providescomprehensive,time‑effectivementalhealth services to theuniversity students andconsultationissueswithparentsandfaculty.TheUCCisaresourcecenterforstudentstoenhancepersonalsuccessskillsindealingwiththechallengingandsometimesstressfuluniversityenvironment.TheprofessionalUCCstaffworktogetherwithstudentstohelpthemfindeffectivewaystoapproachconcernsandproblems.Studentsaresup‑portedinlearningtomakehealthylifestylechoicesthatpromotetheirpersonal,social,andacademicgoals.Groupandindividualcounselingservices,inaprofessionalandconfidentialatmosphere,areprovidedtostudentswithpersonalandinterpersonalconcerns.Otherservicesincludecrisisintervention,walk‑inconsultation,andeducationtotheUWcommunity. Individual counseling appointments aremade inpersonduring regularofficehours,8a.m. ‑5p.m. (summerhours:7:30a.m.‑4:30p.m.)MondaythroughFriday.TheUCCofferswalk‑inservices,varioushoursaday,whenstudentsmaysimplywalkintobeseenforabriefappointment,todeterminefutureservicestheymightneed.CounselingservicesarefreetoUWstudents.Forafter‑houremer‑gencies,studentscantalktoanon‑callcounselorbycalling766‑8989.
Campus Consultation and Outreach: UCCstaffconsultswithacademicandstudentservicespersonnel,studentleaders,anduniversityadmin‑istrationregardingcounselingandmentalhealth issuesandwaystobettertheUWliving/learningenvironment.OutreachprogramscanbeinitiatedbystudentorstaffrequestorbyUCCstaffbringingissuesofconcerntovariouscampuspopulations.Somecurrentissuesincludedestigmatizingmentalhealth,suicideprevention,respectfordiversity,sexualorientationissues,andstressmanagement.TheCenterhoststheLifesaversCoalition‑agroupofcampusandcommunitypartnerswhohaveaninterestintrainingothersintheskillsofsuicideprevention,butalsohaveafocusonhowtobeproactive.Generally,UCCasksforaminimumoftwoweeksnoticeforanoutreachpresentation,however,inurgentsituationstriggeredbytrauma,outreachprogramswillbeofferedonashorternotice.
AWARE (Alcohol Wellness Alternatives, Research and Education): TheAWAREProgramiscommittedtoahealthycampuscommunityandadrug‑freelearningenvironment.AWAREProgramstaffutilizebestpracticesinprovidingdrugandalcoholeducationandpreventionpro‑
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grammingfortheUniversityofWyomingcampusandcommunity.TheAWAREProgrampromotesastandardofwellnessinregardtohealthychoicessurroundingalcoholuseandthepreventionofillicitdruguseby college students. Toachieve thesegoals, theAWAREProgramoffersabroadrangeofservicesrangingfromindividualinterventionstoconsultativeandeducational services forcampusgroupsand thecommunityatlarge.AWAREalsocoordinatestheCowboyCHOICES180ProofPeerEducationgroup.Additionally,theAWAREProgramcoordinatestheUWA‑Team,acampus‑communitycoalitiondedicatedtoreducingunderageandexcessivealcoholuse.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitthewebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/awareorfeelfreetocontactviatelephoneat(307)766‑2187,email(aware@uwyo.edu),orinpersonbyvisiting341KnightHall.
STOP Violence Program:UCCcollaboratescloselywiththeSTOPpro‑gramintheDeanofStudentsOfficebyprovidingcounselingsupporttostudentswhoarevictimsofsexualviolenceaswellascollaborativeprogrammingregardingpreventionofsexualviolenceandmembershipwithSTOPcampuscoalition.
Residence Life, Dining Services, and Wyoming UnionResidence Life & Dining ServicesPatrick Call, Executive DirectorWashakie Center, Lower Level, (307) 766-3175Web site: www .uwyo .edu/reslife-dining
ResidenceLife&DiningServicesprovidescomfortable,clean,andaffordablehousinganddiningthatisconducivetostudents’personaland academic development. The university operates six furnishedresidencehallsandavarietyoffurnishedandunfurnishedapartments.
NewStudentLive‑inPolicy:TheUWTrusteeshaveestablishedapolicyrequiringallnewstudentstoliveintheUWresidencehallsduringtheirfirstacademicyearoncampusandtotakeaminimumofthe12‑accesses‑per‑weekdiningplan.Thepolicyisbasedonextensivestudent development research indicating that a student’s chanceofacademicsuccessandsatisfactionwiththecollegeexperiencegreatlyimprovesthroughtheresidentiallivingexperience.
Forastudenttobeconsideredforanexemptiontothepolicy,arequestwithappropriatedocumentationmustbesenttotheExecutiveDirector,ResidenceLife&Dining Services,Dept. 3394, 1000E.UniversityAve., Laramie,WY82071. Studentswill be consideredexemptfromthepolicyiftheycanprovidedocumentationforoneofthefollowing:
•21yearsofageorolder•Married•Singleparentwithcustodyofchild(ren)•Residewithparent(s)orlegalguardian(s)withina60‑mileradiusofLaramieorinapropertypurchasedbyparent(s)orlegalguardian(s)
•Completionoftwosemestersasafull‑timestudentortheequivalentcredithoursatUW,oranotheruniversityorcollege
•Havedocumentedmedicalorhealthconditionsprohibitingresidencehallliving
Studentsmustapplyforexemptionpriorto5p.m.thedaybeforethehallsopenforthesemester(August17,2011forthefall2011se‑mester).HousingaccommodationsattheUniversityApartmentsmaybeavailableforstudentswhohavechildrenorminorslivingwiththem.
ResidenceHalls:The residencehalls provide convenient living,studying,anddiningaccommodationsfortheuniversitycommunity.Variouslivingenvironmentsareavailable.Professionalstaffandtrainedresidentassistantsareavailabletoallstudentstohelpmakeresidencehalllivinganenjoyableandproductivepartofcampuslife.Theresi‑dencehallsalsoprovidelaundryfacilities,studyrooms,andaccesstocomputerlabsfortheuseofhallresidents.Universitycomputernetworkaccessisavailableineachroom.
Roomassignmentsaremadeaccordingtothedatethecompletedcontract form and $100 security deposit are received.Thehousingdeposit is included in the enrollment confirmationdeposit paid bynewUW students. Students returning toUWwhowish to live intheresidencehallsmustpaythehousingdepositwhentheycompletetheirhousingcontract.Hall,roommate,andotherpreferencesmaybeindicatedonthecontractandwillbeconsidered.StudentswishingtoroomtogethershouldsubmitcontractstogetherpriortotheposteddeadlineofMay1.
DiningServices:Avarietyofdiningplans,services,andpaymentoptionsareofferedforbothon‑andoff‑campusstudents,faculty,andstaff.DiningplansareidentifiedbythenumberoftimesacustomermayenterWashakieDiningCenterperweek.AdditionalPLU$$dol‑larscanbeaddedtoanydiningplan,allowingforadditionalmealsandservicesatdininglocationsacrosscampus.
Allstudentslivingintheresidencehallsmaychoosebetweenthe“Unlimited‑,”any15‑,orany12‑diningplan.Mealsareservedduringthecontractperiodsforeachsemester.LimitedserviceswillbeavailableoverThanksgivingandSpringBreak.
Diningplansarenotjustforstudentslivingintheresidencehalls.Anystudent,staffmember,orfacultymembercanpurchaseoneofthevarietiesofdiningplansdesignedtofittheirneeds.
TheWashakieDiningCenterisanall‑you‑care‑to‑eatdiningfacilityforstudents,faculty,andstaff.MealsattheWashakieDiningCentercanbepurchasedinseveralways:UWStudentIDcardcanbeusedtoaccessdiningplanmeals,PLU$$dollars,orcashpreviouslydepositedtotheholder’sWyoOneaccount.Creditcards(VISAandMasterCard)andcasharealsoaccepted.
Inaddition toWashakieDiningCenter, avarietyof convenientandaffordablediningoptionsarelocatedintheWyomingUnionandthroughoutcampustofurthermeetthediningneedsofbusystudents.Theselocationsoffercustomizablemenuselectionsandextendeddin‑inghours.ThesedininglocationsacceptPLU$$,WyoOnecardfunds,MastercardandVisa.
For specific information related to roomanddiningplan rates,contracttermsandconditions,datesofavailability,orotherquestions,pleasecontactResidenceLife&DiningServicesat(307)766‑3175ortollfreeat(866)653‑0212oremailatreslife‑dining@uwyo.edu.Thoseadmittedtotheuniversityareencouragedtoapplyforaroomandboardcontractonlineatwww.uwyo.edu/reslife‑dining.
UniversityApartments:Theuniversityprovidesone‑, two‑, andthree‑bedroom furnished or unfurnished apartments for students,faculty,andstaff.Locatedontheeastsideofcampus,theapartments
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arenearthegolfcourse,shoppingcenters,recreationalareas,andthehospital.Theapartmentsalsoofferchildren’sprogramsandacom‑munitycenter.
Apartmentassignmentsaremadeonayear‑roundbasis.Thedateanapplicationisreceivedisusedindeterminingassignmentpriority.Requestsshouldbemadeasearlyaspossibleafteracceptancetotheuniversity.
Application forms and additional information about apartmentrates,availability,andeligibilityguidelinesmaybeobtainedbycon‑tactingResidenceLifeandDiningServices,(307)766‑3176,tollfreeat(866)653‑0212,oremailreslife‑dining@uwyo.edu.
Off‑CampusHousing:Theuniversityassumesnoresponsibilityforthestudents’choiceofoff‑campuslivingenvironment.Studentslivingoff‑campusareencouragedtocontractformealswithResidenceLife&DiningServices.
Foradditionalinformationabouttheresidencehalls,diningplans,oruniversityapartmentsvisitwww.uwyo.edu/reslife‑dining;calltollfree(866)653‑0212;orifinLaramie,(307)766‑3175(residencehalls)or 766‑3176 (university apartments); FAX (307) 766‑3613 or emailreslife‑dining@uwyo.edu.InformationmayalsobeobtainedbywritingtoResidenceLife&DiningServices,Dept.3394,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071.
Wyoming UnionDarcy DeTienne, Director001 Wyoming Union, (307) 766-3765Web site: www .uwyo .edu/Union
TheWyomingUnion is the community center for campus life,enhancingandcomplementingout‑of‑classeducationalexperiences.Opendaily,theUnionprovidesfacilities,services,andvariousactivi‑tiestoallofthecampuscommunity.
TheWyomingUnionhasanumberofservicesavailable.AvarietyoffoodservicesarelocatedonthemainlevelaswellasCJ’sConvenienceStore,theCopyCenter,UnionInformationDesk/TicketOffice,UWBookstore,acomputerlounge,theMulticulturalResourceCenter,theNontraditionalStudent/Women’sCenter,RainbowResourceCenter,andFirstInterstateBank.TheCampusActivitiesCenter,Unionad‑ministrativeoffices,ASUWStudentGovernment,StudentLeadershipandCivicEngagementOffice,CenterforVolunteerService,Gallery234,ASTEC(AssociatedStudentsTechnicalServices),GreekAffairsoffice,computerlab,billiardhall,programlounge,andtheGardens(coffee/beveragebar)arelocatedonthelowerlevel.
TheWyomingUnionInformationDeskofferscampusaswellascommunityinformationandticketsales.UWFoodServiceprovidesmeals,snacksandcateringservice.TheUnion’sconferenceandmeet‑ingfacilitiesincluderoomsofvarioussizesandalargeballroom.Forreservations and informationon these services, contact theEventsOfficeat(307)766‑3161.
Campus Activities Center
TheCampusActivitiesCenter(CAC)servesasthehubofstudentactivitiesoncampus.Professionalstaff intheofficeofferguidanceandassistanceforprogrammingcommittees,late‑nightprogrammingefforts,volunteerservices,morethan200recognizedstudentorganiza‑tions,andstudentleadershipdevelopment.
RecognizedstudentorganizationsattheUniversityofWyomingareestablishedtopromotealearningandsocialexperienceforindividualswhosharecommoninterests.Studentsareencouragedtojoinandarefreetoorganizeassociationsthatwillprovideopportunitiestopartici‑pateineducational,academic,cultural,andsocialactivities.ThestaffintheCampusActivitiesCenterisavailabletohelpgroupsofstudentsdeveloporganizations,sponsoractivities,andcoordinateeffortswithotherentitiesoncampus.Acompletelistinganddescriptiveclassifica‑tionofallcurrentrecognizedstudentorganizationsisavailablefromtheCACandonlineatwww.uwyo.edu/cac.
TheCACisalsohometoanumberofcampus‑wideprogrammingcommittees.Theseinclude:
•FridayNightFever(coordinatingfreealternativeprogramming everyFridaynightandsomeSaturdays)•TheStudentActivitiesCouncil(SAC–coordinatingfree
qualityentertainmentandactivitiesforallstudentsthroughouttheacademicyear)
•TheConcertsandConvocationsCommittee(coordinatingbig‑nameentertainmentatanaffordableticketprice)
Studentswhoparticipateintheleadershipofanyofthesecommit‑teesororganizationsgainvaluablehandsonexperienceinnegotiation,programming,problemsolving,marketing,publicspeaking,teamwork,andleadership,aswellasopportunitiesforpersonalgrowth.
The Center for Service, Leadership, and Community Engagement
TheCenterforService,Leadership,andCommunityEngagement(SLCE)isanofficelocatedonthelowerleveloftheWyomingUnion.BornofauniquecollaborationbetweentheDeanofStudentsOfficeandtheWyomingUnion,SCLEispredicatedonthenotionthatuniversitieshavearesponsibilitytoprepareallstudentsforactivecitizenship.AhealthyAmericandemocracydemandsethical,engagedleadership,andSLCEseekstocultivatetheseidealsamongourUWstudents.StudentsareinvitedandencouragedtovisittheofficeinRoom011.
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Office of Alumni AffairsTheOfficeofAlumniAffairs is theprimary linkbetweenUW
anditsformerstudents.TofosterloyaltytoUW,theoffice‑throughtheUWAlumniAssociation‑coordinatesalumniandvolunteerpro‑gramsandevents,alumnisocialeventsthroughoutthenation,annualHomecomingactivities,alumnirecognitionprograms,theUWspecialtylicenseplateprogram,theWyomingStudentAlumniAssociation,andalumni scholarship fundraisingandselectionefforts.Located inanhistoricLaramiehomeonthesouthsideofthecampusat14thStreetandGrandAvenue,theofficeservestowelcomealumnivisitorsre‑turningtothecampus.Inaddition,theofficepublishestheAlumnewsfourtimesayeartokeepalumniandfriendsinformedofissuesandactivitiesrelatedtotheuniversityandformerstudents.
Cowboy Parents408OldMain•307‑766‑5294WebSite:www.uwyo.edu/cowboyparents
CowboyParents(formerlyAssociatedParentsoftheUniversityofWyoming)isanorganizationthatprovidesparentsandfamilieswiththeirownUniversityofWyomingconnectionservingasaconduitforinformationandassistance.CowboyParentsoffersopportunitiesforfamiliestogetinvolvedwiththegoalofpromotingstudentsuccesswhilealsoprovidingtheinstitutionwithauniqueperspectivefromparentsandfamilies.CowboyParentsprovidesemailupdates,frequentandtimelypublications,volunteeropportunities,andmuchmore.
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Other University ServicesUniversity BookstoreMisty Eaton, ManagerWyoming Union, 1-800-370-2676, (307) 766-3264, TTY: (307) 766-3267Web site: www .uwyobookstore .com; www .facebook .com/uwbookstore
TheBookstoreisaself‑supportinguniversitydepartmentfoundedin1921.Itprovidesstudents,faculty,staff,andcampusvisitorswithavarietyofproductsandservices.Inordertofulfillitsprimarymission,thebookstorestocksnewandusedtextbooks,generalbooks,schoolsupplies,officeproducts,educationallypricedcomputersoftware,fineartsuppliesandelectronics.Asaconvenience,theBookstorealsostocksadditionalitemssuchasgifts,insigniagiftsandclothing,greetingcards,candyandsundries.ServicestheBookstoreprovidesincludeprepaidtextbookreservations,bookbinding,specialorderbookservice,capandgownrental,usedbookbuyback,andpostagestamps,aswellasUPS,FAXandFederalExpress.
TheBookstoreislocatedonthemainleveloftheWyomingUnion.Hoursofoperationduringtheacademicyearare:7:30a.m.to5:00p.m.,MondaythroughFriday;TBASaturday.
MusicTheresa Bogard, Department Head258 Fine Arts Center, (307) 766-5242Web site: www .uwyo .edu/music
TheDepartmentofMusicoffersmanyopportunitiesforstudentstoparticipateinmusicalactivitiesaswellastohearconcertsbyfacultyartists, studentensemblesandvisitingartists.Allqualifiedstudentswithintheuniversity,nomattertheirmajor,areinvitedtoparticipateforcreditinanyofthefollowing:MarchingBand,SymphonicBand,WindEnsemble,SymphonyOrchestra,ChamberOrchestra,CollegiateChorale,OperaTheater,JazzBand,BelCanto,SingingStatesmen,CivicChorus,andthemanysmallerensemblessuchasstringensembles,brassensembles,percussionensemble,andvariouschambergroups.Note:someensemblesarebyauditiononly.Privatelessonsonanyinstrumentandvoiceareavailableatafeetoallinterestedstudents.
Summerofferingsmayincludelessons,attractiveworkshops,semi‑nars,andregularcourses.Asummermusiccampforstudentsingrades7through12isalsoofferedwhichincludesband,choral,orchestralandkeyboardexperienceculminating ingalaconcerts. Forfurtherinformation, pleasewrite to theDepartmentofMusic,Dept. 3037,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071ormusicdpt@uwyo.edu.
Theatre and DanceLeigh Selting, Department Head205 Fine Arts Center, (307) 766-2198
TheatreandDanceattheUniversityofWyomingoffersstudentsanexcellentopportunity toparticipate in all aspectsof theatre anddancearts.Auditionsforproductionsareopentoallqualifiedstudentswithintheuniversityregardlessofmajororcollege.Theproductionprogramprovidesopportunitiesforstudentstoparticipateintechnicaltheatrestagecrews,setconstruction,costuming,lightingandsound.Therearealsoopportunitiestoperformdance,drama,musicalsandoperas.Playwriting, screenwriting, directing and choreography areavailablethroughupper‑divisioncourses.TheFineArtsCentercon‑tainsaprosceniumtheatre,anexperimentaltheatre,anactingforthecamerastudioandadancestudio,plusfullsupportfacilitiesforsceneandcostumeconstruction.Full‑timeuniversitystudentsmaypurchaseticketsthroughtheFineArtsTicketOfficeatagreatlyreducedprice.
University Police DepartmentTroy Lane, Chief of Police1426 E . Flint, (307) 766-5179Web site: www .uwyo .edu/UWPD
TheUniversityPoliceDepartmentisresponsibleforcrimepreven‑tion,publicsafety,andlawenforcementintheUWcommunity.Thedepartmentisstaffedby14certifiedpeaceofficers,foursecurityguards,andeightfull‑timestaffmembers.Allofficersarefully trainedandhavearrestauthority.Thedepartmentoperates24hoursperday,365daysayear.TokeepmembersoftheUWcommunityawareofpoliceactivityoncampus,thedepartmentmaintainsachronologicallogofall incidents reported to thedepartment.This log ismadeavailabletonewsmediaandisopenforpublicinspectionthroughtheUWPDwebsite.Universitycrime reportsarealso includedannually in theUnitedStatesDepartmentofJusticepublication,CrimeintheUnitedStates.Crimestatistics,aswellasotherpublicsafetyinformation,areincludedintheannualPublicSafetyReport,whichisavailableonline.Freeinformationalpamphletsontopicssuchastheft,sexualassault,drugandalcoholabuse,andharassingphonecallsareavailablefromthe department. In addition, department personnel present publicsafetyprogramsuponrequesttoanygroupororganization.FurtherinformationisavailablethroughtheUWPDWorldWideWebsite.
TrafficandParkingRegulationsForparkinginformationseetheTransParkwebsiteatwww.uwyo.edu/tap.
BicycleRegulationsTheUniversityofWyomingBicycleProgramwasdevelopedtopromoteanenvironmentinwhichbicycles,pedes‑trians,andmotorvehiclescansafelyco‑exist.PersonsridingbicyclesareaskedtofamiliarizethemselveswiththeregulationsandbikepathsdescribedinthepamphletSafe Cycling at UW,whichisavailableontheUniversityPoliceDepartmentwebsite.Allbicyclesmustberegistered.
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University of Wyoming Alumni AssociationRobbie Darnall, Executive Director214 South 14th Street, Alumni House, (307) 766-4166Web site: wyoalumni .com
TheUniversityofWyomingAlumniAssociationhasbeenservingtheuniversityandalumnisincetheassociationwasfirstorganizedin1895.
TheAlumniAssociation currently servesmore than 105,000former students of theUniversity ofWyoming, offers scholarshipstooutstandinghighschoolseniorsandWyomingcommunitycollegetransferstudentsaswellasUWjuniors,seniors,graduate,outreach,and non‑traditional students.UWAApromotes faculty excellenceanddevelopmentwith its annualOutstandingFacultyAward.TheOutstandingFacultyAwardwascreatedforgraduatingseniorswhowishtonominateateacher/professorwhomadeadifferenceintheircollegecareers.
TheAlumniHouseislocatedat214South14thStreetandservesasacampusinformationcenterforcurrentandformerstudents,theirfamiliesandfriendsoftheuniversity.TheAlumniHousealsoservesasanofficialoutletforUWclassringsandothercampusmemorabiliaandgifts.
TheWyomingStudentAlumniAssociation(WyoSAA)workstoincreasestudentawarenessofwhattheAlumniAssociationmeanstotheuniversity.EachyearWyoSAAalsosponsorstheUWHomecomingParadeandseniorsend‑off.
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University Outreach ProgramsUniversity Outreach Mission
TheUWOutreachSchoolaspirestobealeaderinthedevelopment,delivery,andsupportofeffectivedistancelearningopportunitiesforalllearners.Duringthenextuniversityplanningperiod(2009‑2014),theOutreachSchoolwillcontinuetofocusonlearning, access, part-nerships, and synergisms, and welcoming changetoenhanceitsrelationshipswithUW’sacademiccollegesandsupportunitsaswellasWyomingcommunity colleges; attain excellence in itsprograms,processes,anddelivery;andprovideleadershipindistanceeducationandlifelonglearning.
Outreach UnitsTheUniversityofWyomingservesthestatethroughitstwoout‑
reachunits,eachofwhichisanintegralpartoftheuniversity’smission.ThetwounitsconsistoftheCooperativeExtensionServiceandtheOutreachSchool.
Cooperative Extension ServiceGlen Whipple, Director103 Agriculture Building, (307) 766-5124
The 1914 Smith‑LeverAct created theCooperativeExtensionService,statingthatitspurposewasto“provideinstructionandpracticaldemonstrationsinagriculture,homeeconomicsandrelatedsubjects.”TheUniversityofWyomingCooperativeExtensionServiceispartofa national educational networkwhich establishes partnershipswiththeUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture,thestateofWyoming,theUniversityofWyoming,andcountyandtribalgovernments.UWCooperativeExtensionmaintainsofficesin27Wyomingcommunities.
ThemissionoftheUniversityofWyomingCooperativeExtensionService(UWCES)istoprovidelifelonglearningopportunitiesforthepeopleofWyomingandempowerthemtomakechoicesthatenhancetheirqualityoflife.Toaccomplishitsmission,theUWCEScontinuallyupdatesitsprogramstomeetthechangingpriorities,organizationalstructuresandexternalrelationshipsofWyominganditscitizens.ItisadynamicorganizationpledgedtoprovidingeducationalprogramswhichenableWyomingcitizenstoimprovetheirlivesandcommunitiesthroughpartnershipsthatputexperienceandresearchknowledgetowork.TheUWCESdeliversuniversityresearch‑basedknowledgetoWyomingconsumersthroughthebroadprogramareasofProfitableandSustainableAgriculturalSystems,4‑HandYouthDevelopment,Nutrition andFoodSafety, SustainableManagement ofRangelandResources,andCommunityDevelopmentEducation.Programsin‑cludeawiderangeoftopicareas,includingfoodandnutrition,waterquality,wildlife,cropproduction,resourcemanagement,andenergyrelatedissues.
UWCEScanbeaccessedoncampusthroughitsadministrativeoffices in theCollegeofAgricultureandNaturalResources. In thestate,UWCESofficesarefoundineachcountyandserveasresourcestothecounty,whilealsorepresentingamajorconnectionbetweentheuniversityandthepeopleofWyoming.
Outreach SchoolMaggi Murdock, Ph .D ., Associate Provost for OutreachR . Scott Seville, Ph .D ., Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Zoology and PhysiologyBrent Pickett, Ph .D ., Associate Dean and Director, UW/CC CenterW . Reed Scull, Ed .D ., Associate Dean and Director, Outreach Credit ProgramsDept . 3106, 1000 E . University Ave .Laramie, WY 82071333 Wyoming Hall, (307) 766-3152Web site: outreach .uwyo .edu
ThemissionoftheOutreachSchoolistoextendtheUniversityofWyoming’seducationalprogramstopeopleinthestateofWyomingandbeyondwithinnovativeanduniqueopportunitiesforlearnersofmanyages, interests, locations,andmotivations.Ourprogramsandservicesareorganizedunderfourunits,withUWOutreachRegionalCenterslocatedincommunitiesthroughoutWyoming.
ThefourunitsoftheOutreachSchoolworkinginpartnershiptodeliverabroadspectrumofUWprogramsare:
Division of Outreach Credit ProgramsW . Reed Scull, Ed .D ., Associate Dean and DirectorWeb site: outreach .uwyo .edu/ocp
TheUniversityofWyomingwas thefirstuniversitywestof theMissouritooffercorrespondencecourses.ForoveracenturyUWhassentitsfacultyacrossthestatetomeetwithcitizens,students,teach‑ers,businessowners,ranchers,andfarmerstohelpthemlearn.TodaytheDivisionofOutreachCreditPrograms, inpartnershipwith theuniversity’s colleges anddepartments, extends the university learn‑ingexperiencetostudentsacrossthenationwithaudioconferencing,videoconferencing,correspondencestudy,andWeb‑basedinstruction.
Usingon‑site,online,andmediatedinstruction,thedivisionoffersbaccalaureatedegreecompletionprogramsaswellascertificateandgraduatedegreeprograms.Upperdivisionundergraduate‑andgraduate‑levelcoursesarealsoofferedtosatisfycontinuingprofessionaleducationrequirementsortomeetrequestsforprofessionaldevelopment.Thedivisionalsooffersawidevarietyofeducationalopportunitiesforteach‑ersincollaborationwiththeCollegeofEducationandschooldistricts.Undergraduate Majors AcceleratedBSN BachelorofAppliedScience BusinessAdministration(online) CriminalJustice ElementaryEducation FamilyandConsumerSciences(online) Psychology RN/BSNcompletion(online) SocialScience
Undergraduate Minors GenderandWomen’sStudies
Graduate Majors AdultandPost‑SecondaryEducation(online) ExecutiveMasterofBusinessAdministration(online) EducationalLeadership English InstructionalTechnology(online) KinesiologyandHealth
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Nursing—NurseEducator(online) PublicAdministration Education:CurriculumandInstruction SpecialEducation Speech‑LanguagePathology SocialWork
Doctoral ProgramEducationalLeadership
Certificate and Endorsement Programs EarlyChildhoodProgramDirectorCertificate EarlyChildhoodMentalHealthCertificate LandSurveyingCertificate SchoolSocialWorkGraduatePreparatoryCertificate TeachersofAmericanIndianChildrenCertificate EarlyChildhood,ThreetoFiveEndorsement EarlyChildhood,ThreetoEightEndorsement EarlyChildhood,SpecialEducationEndorsement LiteracyCertificate/Endorsement PrincipalCertificate/Endorsement EnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)EndorsementAudio conferencing uses long‑distance telephone lines and a
centrally‑locatedaudioconferencingbridgetolinkasmanyas96classsitesatatime.Thesecoursesusuallycanbedeliveredtoanylocationatwhichthereisatelephoneline,providedatleastthreestudentsareenrolledateachsite.Ifacourseisofferedstatewideornationwide,studentsinanylocationmaytakethecourseaslongasthereissuffi‑cientenrollmentatthatsite.Audioconferencingcoursesmayincluderecordedlecturesaswellasanonlinecomponentthatprovidesanumberofcommunicationandinformationsharingtools.
Videoconferencingisaninteractivetechnologyenablingstudentsateachsitetoseeandheareachotherandtheirinstructor.Videoconfer‑encecoursescanbedeliveredtospecificsitesinWyoming,providedatleastthreestudentsareenrolledpersitewithatotalenrollmentof25students.Videoconferencecoursesmayincludeanonlinecomponent.
Web‑based courses are available “anytime, anyplace.”They are,however,semester‑basedandoftenincludespecifictimesforstudentandfacultydialogue.Learningonlineisinteractiveandcollaborative;studentsgenerallyneedtobeonline inclassafewtimeseachweekthroughoutthesemester.Studentsandinstructorssharediscoveriesandmaterialsthroughouteachdevelopmentalstepofthecourseusingonlinecommunicationtoolssuchase‑mail,threadeddiscussions,documentsharing,andlivechatsessions.OutreachCreditProgramsoffersthefollowingtypesofweb‑basedinstruction:InternetandOnlineUW.
Hybridcoursesaredeliveredthroughacombinationofweb‑basedinstructionandoneormoreotherdeliverymethods.
Correspondencestudycourses,orprint‑basedcourses,meet theneedsofsite‑boundstudentsbyofferingavarietyofstudyopportunities.Thesecoursesaredesignedtoprovideflexibilitywithopenenrollmentthroughouttheyear,amoreself‑pacedandindependentstudyformat,andninemonthstocompleteeachcourse.Toenrollinacorrespon‑dencestudycourse,itisnotnecessarytobeadmittedtotheuniversity.
Forfurtherinformation,contacttheDivisionofOutreachCreditPrograms,Dept.3274,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071;(800)448‑7801;ore‑mail:ocp@uwyo.edu
University of Wyoming/Casper College CenterBrent Pickett, Ph .D ., Associate Dean and Director125 College Drive, Casper WY 82601 (307) 268-2713Web site: www .uwyo .edu/uwcc
Formorethan30yearstheUniversityofWyoming/Casper(UW/CC)CollegeCenter,inpartnershipwithCasperCollege,hasofferedon‑sitecoursesandaslateofuniversitydegreeprogramsinCasper.TheUW/CCCenterisalsothelocationinNatronaCountyforstatewidede‑greeprogramsandclassesofferedthroughOutreachCreditPrograms.
TheUW/CCCenterwasestablishedtomeettheneedsofstudentsunabletomovetoLaramie.Someofthesestudentsarenontraditionalstudentswhomaybeolderorhavefamilies,homes,orjobsintheCasperarea.TheCenterisdesignedtomeettheacademicneedsofstudentsinasettingprovidingsmallclasses,dedicatedstaff,andaward‑winningfaculty.Coursesaretaughtbyresidentandvisitingfacultywhoareregu‑larorpart‑timemembersofUWacademicdepartments.Afull‑serviceofficehandlesadmission,registration,financialaid,andadvising.
Classes are taught on‑site at theCasperCollege campus and attheUWOutreachBuilding,whichislocatedseparatelyfromCasperCollege.TheOutreachBuildingisalsoasiteforstatewideclassesanddegreeprogramsviavideoconferencingandaudioconferencing.AudioandvideotechnologiesarealsoavailableontheCasperCollegecampus.
Anaverageofmorethan700studentsenrollinUWcoursesanddegreeprogramsthroughtheUW/CCCentereachsemester,andmorethan3,000studentshavereceivedtheirUWdegrees.
Undergraduate Majors AppliedScience Biology BusinessAdministration Communication CriminalJustice ElementaryEducation English FamilyandConsumerSciences HumanitiesandFineArts Journalism MathematicsandScience RN/BSNcompletion(online) Psychology SecondaryScienceEducation,Biology SocialScience SocialWork TechnicalEducation
Graduate Majors Offered AdultandPost‑SecondaryEducation BusinessAdministration CurriculumandInstruction EducationalLeadership English InstructionalTechnology KinesiologyandHealth Nursing—NurseEducator PublicAdministration SocialWork SpecialEducation Speech‑LanguagePathology
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Certificate Programs Offered EarlyChildhoodMentalHealth EarlyChildhoodProgramDirector LandSurveying TeachersofAmericanIndianChildren
Endorsements EarlyChildhood,ThreetoFive EarlyChildhood,SpecialEducation EnglishasaSecondLanguage Principal SpecialEducation WyomingReadingFormoreinformation,contacttheUW/CCCenterat125College
Drive,Casper,WY82601;(307)268‑2713,(877)264‑9930;ore‑mail:os‑uwcc@uwyo.edu.
Division of Outreach Technology ServicesTony Pedersen, Interim DirectorWeb site: outreach .uwyo .edu/ots
TheDivisionofOutreachTechnology Services (OTS)providestechnologicalsupportfortheprogramsandservicesofferedthroughtheOutreachSchool.ThedivisionunitsareUniversityofWyomingTelevision(UWTV),OutreachEngineering,andComputerSupportServices.OTS,inpartnershipwithUW’sITDivision,managesandoperatestheOutreachVideoNetwork(OVN)at47sitesin21com‑munitiesstatewide.ThedivisionalsomanagestheWyomingEqualityNetworkvideosites.
UWTVprovidesfullprofessionalservicesfortelevisionandvideo‑tapeproduction,programming,anddistribution.Theseservicesalsoincludestreamingvideo,satellitedownlinking,videoconferencing,andvideo/DVDduplicating.InstructionalTVconferencingclassroomsontheLaramiecampusareutilizedprimarilyforOutreachcreditcourses.UWTV’sproductionfacilitiesincludeafullproductionstudio,severalsinglecamerasforon‑locationproductions,threeAvideditsuites,andvideoduplicatinginVHSandDVDformatsfordistribution.Alloftheaboveareavailabletogovernmentclients,educationalinstitutions,andnon‑profitorganizationsatmodestrates.UWTVacceptscommercialclientsatappropriaterates.
For further information, contact theDivision ofOutreachTechnologyServices,Dept.3106,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071;(307)766‑4999;tpeder@uwyo.edu.
Wyoming Public MediaVacant, General ManagerWeb site: wyomingpublicradio .net
WyomingPublicMedia (WPM)delivers three radio streams toresidents ofWyoming and beyond, aswell as internet streaming,podcasts,andwebinformationservicesviawyomingpublicmedia.net.WyomingPublicRadio(WPR)isitsprimaryserviceandisthestate’sonlyNationalPublicRadiomember.WPRhasbeenservingWyomingforover40yearswithnews,music,andentertainment,nowwith26stations and translators statewide.WPM also operates a full‑timejazzstation inLaramieandJazzWyomingnowonHD3inCasper,Cheyenne,Laramie,Thermopolis, andRiverton; full‑time classicalstationsinRockSprings/GreenRiver,andLaramie;andHD2digital‑onlyclassicalmusicchannelsinCasper,Jackson,Laramie,Cheyenne,Thermopolis,andRiverton.
WPR Stations and Translators
Afton 91.3 KUWA LaramieClassical
88.5 KUWY
Alta/Driggs,ID 91.3 KUWR Newcastle 90.5 KUWNBuffalo 90.5 KBUW Pinedale 90.9 KUWXCasper 91.3 KUWC Powell 90.1 KUWPCheyenne 91.9 KUWR Rawlins 89.1 KUWRCody 90.1 KUWP Rawlins 89.9 KUWIDouglas 91.7 KDUW Riverton 90.9 KUWRDubois 91.3 KUWR RockSprings 90.5 KUWZEvanston 93.5 KUWR Sheridan 91.3 KSUWGillette 90.9 KUWG Sundance 91.5 KUWDGreenRiver 90.5 KUWZ Thermopolis 91.3 KUWTJackson 90.3 KUWJ Torrington 89.9 KUWRLander 91.9 KUWR Worland 91.3 KUWTLaramie 91.9 KUWR
Jazz and Classical Services
Jackson 90.3 KUWJ HD2ClassicalWyoming
Laramie 91.9 KUWR HD2ClassicalWyoming,HD3JazzWyoming
Cheyenne 91.9 KUWR HD2ClassicalWyoming,HD3JazzWyoming
Casper 91.3 KUWC HD2ClassicalWyoming,HD3JazzWyoming
Reliance 88.5 KZUW FMClassicalWyomingRockSprings 88.5 KZUW FMClassicalWyomingGreenRiver 88.5 KZUW FMClassicalWyomingLaramie 88.5 KUWY FMClassicalWyomingLaramie 90.1 KUWL JazzWyomingThermopolis 91.3 KUWT HD2Classical
Wyoming,HD3JazzWyoming
Riverton 91.3 KUWT HD2ClassicalWyoming,HD3JazzWyoming
Forfurtherinformation,contactWyomingPublicMediaatDept.3984,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071;(307)766‑4240inLaramie,or(800)729‑5897withinWyoming.
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UW Outreach Regional CentersAn academic coordinator administers eachOutreachRegional
Center.Theseindividualsareresponsibleforcoordinatingadultedu‑cationandeducationalactivitiessponsoredbytheuniversityandtheOutreachSchool.http://outreach.uwyo.edu/regionalcenters.asp
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CENTER—SHERIDAN Campbell,Crook,Johnson,andSheridanCountiesBox1500,WhitneyBuilding,#121CSheridan,WY82801(307)674‑6446,ext.4551
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CENTER—GILLETTE300WestSinclair,Gillette,WY82718(307)686‑0044
NORTHWEST REGIONAL CENTER—POWELLBigHorn,Park,andWashakieCounties231West6thStreet,Powell,WY82435(307)754‑6108
NORTHWEST REGIONAL CENTER—CODY1501 Stampede Ave ., Unit 9020 Cody, WY 82414(307)587-9837
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CENTERLaramieandPlatteCountiesLaramieCountyCommunityCollege‑EnterpriseCenter1400EastCollegeDrive,Cheyenne,WY82007(307)632‑8949
EASTERN REGIONAL CENTERConverse,Goshen,Niobrara,andWestonCountiesatEasternWyomingCollege3200West“C”Street,Torrington,WY82240(307)532‑8204
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CENTERCarbon,Lincoln,Sublette,Sweetwater,andUintaCountiesatWesternWyomingCommunityCollege2500CollegeDrive,BoxG‑340,RockSprings,WY82901(307)382‑1817
WEST CENTRAL REGIONAL CENTER—RIVERTONFremont,HotSprings,andTetonCounties2725WestMainStreet,Riverton,WY82501(307)856‑8651
WEST CENTRAL REGIONAL CENTER—JACKSON240S.Glenwood,P.O.Box4901CenterfortheArtsBldg.,Jackson,WY83001(307)734‑0224
NATRONA COUNTY—UW/CC CENTER125CollegeDrive,Casper,WY82601(307)268‑2713
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Special Programs and Facilities for Research and Study
The LibrariesMary M . Farrell, DeanWilliam Robertson Coe Library, (307) 766-3279
TheUniversity Libraries include theWilliamRobertsonCoeLibrary,housinggeneralreference,humanities,socialscience,psychol‑ogy,medicine,andeducationmaterials,aswellastheGraceRaymondHebardCollection;theLibraryAnnex,locatedinthebasementoftheBiological ScienceBuilding , housing government publications andolderjournals;theBrinkerhoffEarthResourcesInformationCenter,locatedintheS.H.KnightGeologyBuilding;theLearningResourceCenter, located in theEducation Building; the RockyMountainHerbariumResearchCollection,locatedintheAvenNelsonBuilding;andtheNationalParkServiceResearchCentercollectioninJackson,Wyoming.TheUW/CasperCollegeCenter is servedby theCasperCollegeGoodsteinFoundationLibrary.
Thelibraries’catalogedcollectionstotalover1.5millionvolumes,withover35,000volumesaddedannually.14,000activeperiodicalandserialtitlesaresupplementedwithaccesstoover80,000uniqueelec‑tronicjournals.Inaddition,thelibrariesprovideextensivemicroformscollectionsandalibraryofover169,000maps,andserveasadepositoryforUnitedStatesgovernmentpublications.
Through participation in theWyoming Libraries Database(WYLD),ColoradoAllianceofResearchLibraries(“Alliance”),OCLC,theNationalNetworkofLibrariesofMedicine,on‑lineinformationretrievalsystems,andtheinterlibraryloannetwork,accessisprovidedtootherlibraryresourcesfromthroughoutthenationandtheworld.
TheCollegeofLawmaintainsaseparateLawLibrary.
Library Faculty:SANDRA M . BARSTOW, B.A.KalamazooCollege1973;M.L.S.WesternMichiganUniversity1977;M.B.A.RollinsCollege1983;Li‑brarian,UniversityLibraries2004,1988.MELISSA BOWLES-TERRY, B.A.UtahStateUniversity,Logan2004;M.A. 2007;M.L.I.S.University of Illinois,Urbana‑Cham‑paign2009;AssistantLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2009.STEPHEN C . BOSS, B.M.SimpsonCollege1983;B.A.1984;M.L.S.UniversityofDenver1985;M.A.1986;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2008,2002.KAIJSA CALKINS,B.A.UniversityofWashington,Bothell2001;M.L.S.UniversityofWashington,Seattle2004;AssistantLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2006.MARY M . FARRELL,B.A.UniversityofMissouri,KansasCity1984;M.L.S.UniversityofArizona1988;M.P.A.ArizonaStateUniversity1992;DeanofLibraries,UniversityLibraries2002.JENNY GARCIA,B.A.RegisUniversity,1989;M.L.S.EmporiaStateUniversity1992;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2009,2003.CHERYL GOLDENSTEIN,B.A.BethanyCollege1982;M.L.S.University ofTexas atAustin 1997;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2009,2002.MARTHA J . HANSCOM,B.A.KalamazooCollege1970;M.L.S.WesternMichiganUniversity 1972;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries1990,1978.MARY ANN HARLOW,B.S.UniversityofWyoming1989;M.L.S.UniversityofArizona1990;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries1997,1991.
TAMSEN L . HERT,B.A.ColoradoStateUniversity1975;M.L.S.EmporiaStateUniversity1984;M.A.1988;AssociateLibrarian,Uni‑versityLibraries1991,1986.CHAD E . HUTCHINS, B.A.UniversityofColorado,Boulder1999;M.A.2001;M.L.I.S.UniversityofTexas,Austin2004;AssistantLibrar‑ian,UniversityLibraries2008.JAMIE KEARLEY, B.A.University of Illinois 1972;M.S. 1976;M.L.I.S.LouisianaStateUniversity1991;AssociateLibrarian,Univer‑sityLibraries2004,1995.DAVID KRUGER,B.S.SouthDakotaStateUniversity1991;B.S.Ed.MinotStateUniversity1994;M.A.KansasStateUniversity1996;M.L.S.UniversityofMissouri1998;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2004,1998.CASSANDRA KVENILD, B.A.University ofWyoming 1996;M.L.I.S.UniversityofWashington,Seattle2000;AssistantLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2008.JANIS H . LEATH,B.A.UniversityofWyoming1977;M.L.S.Uni‑versity ofWisconsin‑Madison 1979;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries1995,1989.JENNIFER MAYER,B.A.UniversityofWyoming1991;M.L.I.S.UniversityofOklahoma1996;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibrar‑ies2005,1999.DEBORAH McCARTHY, B.A.LycomingCollege 1983;M.L.S.TexasWomen’sUniversity1989;M.B.A.NewMexicoStateUniversity2003;AssociateLibrarian2009,2004.TAMI MORSE McGILL, B.A.UniversityofCalifornia,Davis1981;M.A.UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego1987;M.L.S.SanJoseStateUniversity2001;AssistantLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2006.DENNIS J . MOSER, B.A.UniversityotTexas,Austin1975;M.L.I.S.UniversityofMichigan,AnnArbor1993;AssistantLibrarian,Univer‑sityLibraries2009.MICHAEL L . NELSON,B.A.KalamazooCollege 1973;M.Lib.UniversityofWashington1978;M.A.MontanaStateUniversity1980;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries1991,1984.LORI J . PHILLIPS, B.A.University ofWyoming 1989;M.L.S.UniversityofArizona1991;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries1999,1992.LAWRENCE SCHMIDT,B.S.MontanaStateUniversity1987;M.S.1995;M.L.S.Emporia StateUniversity 2002;Associate Librarian,UniversityLibraries2008,2002.ROBERT A . STALEY,B.A.GettysburgCollege1969;M.A.Univer‑sityofManitoba1974;M.L.S.UniversityofPittsburgh1974;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2008,2002.LORI J . TERRILL,B.A.UniversityofWyoming1993;M.L.S.Em‑poriaStateUniversity1995;AssociateLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2006,2000.WILLIAM O . VAN ARSDALE, III,B.A.SouthwesternCollege‑Kansas1968;M.A.UniversityofDenver1973;AssociateProfessor,UniversityLibraries1987,1981.SUSAN C . WYNNE, B.A. ClemsonUniversity 1995;M.L.I.S.University of SouthCarolina 2004;AssistantLibrarian,UniversityLibraries2006.
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Centennial ComplexDesignedbyinternationallyprominentarchitectAntoinePredock
torepresentatownatthefootofamountain,thisdramaticbuildingcontainsthecollectionsoftheAmericanHeritageCenterandtheUWArtMuseum.Itislocatedat2111WillettDrive,justnorthoftheArenaAuditoriumandWarMemorialStadium.
American Heritage CenterMark Greene, Director(307) 766-4114
TheAmericanHeritageCenter(AHC)istheuniversity’srepositoryofmanuscripts collections, rarebooks library, andofficial archives.TheCenterplacesservicetoUWundergraduates,graduatestudents,andfacultyasitshighestpriority.However,becausetheAHC’scol‑lectionsareknownworldwide,UWundergraduatesusingtheCenter’sholdingsmightbeworkingalongsidescholarsfromJapanorNigeriaortheproducersofPBS’sAmericanExperience.
TheAHC’scollectionsareofinteresttofarmorethanhistoryma‑jors.EachyearCenterarchivistsworkwithstudentsin40+coursesin18differentdepartmentsatUW:Art,African‑AmericanStudies,AmericanIndian Studies,American Studies,Anthropology,Geography andRecreation,History,LabSchool,English,Music,Nursing,Pharmacy,PoliticalScience,SecondaryEducation,Sociology,UniversityStudies,Women’sStudies,Zoology.TheAHCalsoworkswith60publicschoolclassesannually.
TheCenterisoneofthelargestandmostconsultednon‑govern‑mentalrepositoriesintheUnitedStates.
•Majorareasofthe75,000cubicfootmanuscriptcollectionsin‑cludeWyomingandtheAmericanWest, theminingandpetroleumindustries,Westernpoliticsandleadership,conservation,journalism,transportation,and20thcenturyentertainmentsuchaspopularmusic,radio,television,andfilm.Likemostmajoruniversityrepositories,theAHCcollectsbothregionallyandnationallyinselectareas.
•TheToppanLibraryistheUniversity’srarebookcenter.Morethan60,000 items range frommedieval illuminatedmanuscripts tothe21stcentury.SubjectstrengthsincludetheAmericanWest,BritishandAmericanliterature,earlyexplorationofNorthAmerica,religion,huntingandfishing,naturalhistory,womenauthors,andthebookarts.Unlikemostrarebooklibraries,itisanactiveteachingsite.
AHCwebpages(http://ahc.uwyo.edu/)receiveover110,000visi‑tors(450,000pageviews)annually,bestingwebsitesattherepositoriesofmajoruniversitiessuchasPrinceton,Yale,UniversityofColoradoandBYU.Ourdigitalcollectionscontaintensofthousandsofphotosandhistoricaldocuments:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/digitalcollections.
The faculty archivists of theAHC are state, regional, national,andinternational leaders intheirfields,speakingandpublishingonhistorical, archival, and library topics. Several teachnationalwork‑shops.TheCenter’sreferencearchivistsareleadersintheirprofessioninundergraduateoutreachandinstruction.Studentsandfacultyareencouragedtovisitandmakeuseofthecollections–noappointmentsarenecessary.TheAmericanHeritageCenterisopenfrom8a.m.to5p.m.TuesdaythroughFriday,Mondays10a.m.to9p.m.
American Heritage Center Faculty:SHANNON BOWEN,A.B.Randolph‑MaconWoman’sCollege1996;M.A.UniversityofWyoming2001;AssociateArchivist2008,2001.RICHARD G . EWIG,B.A.UniversityofWyoming1979;M.A.1980;AssociateArchivist2010,1994.MATTHEW FRANCIS,B.A.BluftonUniversity2002;M.A.WrightStateUniversity2008;AssistantArchivist2008.BENJAMIN M . GOLDMAN, B.A.ArizonaStateUniversity1998;C.A.S.SyracuseUniversity2009;M.S.2009;AssistantArchivist2009.MARK A . GREENE, B.A.RiponCollege1980;M.A.UniversityofMichigan1984;Director2002.SHAUN HAYES, B.A.BowlingGreenStateUniversity2006;M.L.I.S.UniversityofPittsburgh2008;AssistantArchivist2009.LAURA UGLEAN JACKSON, B.A.ColoradoStateUniversity2004;M.L.S.SimmonsCollege2007;AssistantArchivist2008.GINNY KILANDER,B.A.IndianaUniversity1992;M.A.UniversityofWyoming1998;AssociateArchivist2010,1999.ANNE MARIE LANE, B.A.UniversityofMissouri1973;M.A.Uni‑versityofKansas1980;M.L.S.UniversityofArizona1992;Archivist/CuratorofRareBooks2011,1995.LESLIE C . WAGGENER,B.A.UniversityofTexas,Austin1995;M.L.I.S.2000;AssociateArchivist2007,2000.D . CLAUDIA THOMPSON, B.A.Metropolitan StateCollege,Denver1977;M.A.UniversityofDenver1978;Archivist2011,1995.JOHN WAGGENER, B.A.UniversityofWyoming1994;M.A.2001;AssociateArchivist2007,2000.
Art MuseumSusan Moldenhauer, Director & Chief Curator(307) 766-6622
Locatedontheeastsideofcampusintheaward‑winningCentennialComplex,theUWArtMuseumwasestablishedtobringtheworldofarttoWyoming.With“imaginelearningfromthemasters”asaguidingprinciple,arotatingscheduleofexhibitionsrangefromancientartifactstocontemporaryart tosubjectsabout theAmericanWest.TheArtMuseum’spermanentcollectionof7,000objectsspansModernandContemporaryArt,AmericanandEuropeanArt,Photography,andartoftheAmericas,AsiaandAfrica.
Exhibitionsareaccompaniedbyawide‑rangeofpublicprograms,includingpaneldiscussions,exhibitiontourswithcurators,and lec‑turesbyartistsandscholars.AnactiveK‑12programenhancesthemuseum experience through tours, hands‑on studio activities, andafter‑school‑classes.
Art Express, themuseum’s outreach programs include theAnn Simpson Artmobile Program and theTouring Exhibition Service. TheArtmobile takesoriginal art andamuseumeducator toWyoming’scommunitiesforprogramsinschools,communitycenters,museums,andgalleries.TheTouring Exhibition Servicecirculatesasmanyaseightexhibitionsoforiginalarttovenuesacrossthestateandbeyond.
TheMuseumStoresupportstheArtMuseum’seducationmissionbyofferingitemsrelatedtoexhibitionsubjectsandcollectionthemesinadditiontofinegifts,specialtychildren’sitems,andagrowingarrayofmuseumreproductionprints,cards,watches,andT‑shirts.
TheArtMuseumisfreetoallandisopenMondaythroughSaturday,10a.m.–5p.m.HoursareextendedtoincludeMondaysuntil9p.m.in themonthsofFebruary,March,April,September,October, andNovember.AdditionalinformationontheArtMuseumanditspro‑gramsmaybefoundatwww.uwyo.edu/artmuseum.
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Art Museum FacultyHEATHER BENDER,B.A.SalisburyStateUniversity1991;MasterTeacher2009.WENDY BREDEHOFT, B.F.A.University ofWyoming 1984;M.F.A.VermontCollege1996;EducationCurator2006.NICOLE CRAWFORD,B.A.UniversityofNebraska1997;M.A.2005;CuratorofCollections2009.RACHEL MILLER,B.A.UniversityofWyoming2007;M.A.Uni‑versityofDenver2009;AssistantCurator2009.ELIZABETH REMINGTON,B.A.UniversityofWyoming2006;AnnSimpsonArtmobileCurator2007.
Anthropology MuseumTheAnthropologyMuseum is locatedon themainfloorof the
AnthropologyBuilding.Rotatingdisplaysaredrawnfromethnographicmaterials,physicalanthropologycollectionsandextensivefaunalandar‑chaeologicalcollections.Themuseum’stheme,“TheHumanOdyssey,”examines humanbiological and cultural changewith emphasis onNativeAmericancultures.OtherexhibitsrelatetoresearchandcourseofferingsintheDepartmentofAnthropology.Theyaredesignedwiththeinterestofthegeneralpublicinmind.
TheAnthropologyMuseum is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.MondaythroughFridayduringtheacademicyear.Duringthesummer,hoursarefrom7:30a.m.to4:30p.m.MondaythroughFriday.
Division of Information TechnologyRobert Aylward, Vice President for Information TechnologyIT Center, Room 372, (307) 766-4860Web site: www .uwyo .edu/InfoTech
Academiccomputinglabfacilities,instructionaltechnologies,soft‑warelicensing,computertraining,telephone,anddatacommunicationserviceareimportantpartsofacademicandadministrativelifeattheUniversityofWyoming.TheDivisionof InformationTechnology’sgoalistomanageUW’scomputingandcommunicationsfacilitiesinaprofessional,service‑orientedmannerforthecampuscommunity.
InformationTechnologymaintainsacademicandadministrativesoftwareapplications,astate‑of‑the‑artWindowsdomain,UNIXsys‑tems,andawiderangeofperipheralcomputerequipment.Anextensivecampus‑widedatanetworkprovidesconnectivitytothesecomputersand the Internet to thevariouscomputer labsacrosscampus,mostcampusbuildings,anduniversityhousing.WirelessEthernet(Wi‑Fi)isavailableinmostcampuslocations.Currentinformation,updates,accesspointlocationmaps,and“How‑To”directionsforstudents,fac‑ultyandstaffareavailableonlineatwww.uwyo.edu/InfoTech/services/network/wireless.UseoftheseUniversitycomputinganddatafacilitiesisgovernedbyUWRegulation3‑690,EthicalUseofComputersandDataCommunicationsFacilities.
UW’scentralcomputersoperate24hoursaday,withtheexceptionof systemmaintenance time. Systemmaintenancework is requiredperiodically on the data network, computing systems and servers.MaintenanceonInformationTechnologysupportedsystemsissched‑uledbetween12:01a.m.and12:00noononSundays.
DataportsinstalledintheUniversityresidencehalls,fraternities,sororities, and theRiverVillageapartmentsconnectdirectly to thecampusdatanetwork.Otheruniversityresidenceshavewirelessaccessanddial‑upaccesstothenetworkandInternet.Moreinformationcanbefoundatwww.uwyo.edu/ResNetorcalltheResNetHelpLineat766‑2989forfurtheruniversityresidencetechnologyrelatedinformation.
Severalcomputerlabsarelocatedthroughoutcampusforstudents,faculty,andstaff.Manylabsarestaffedbystudentlabassistantswhoare able to answer questions.The computer labs contain personalcomputerswithawidevarietyofsoftwareandcomputingequipment.ComputerlabsinTheCoeLibraryandtheInformationTechnologyCenterareopenandstaffed24hoursduringthenormalacademicyear.TheUWStudentRemoteLabSystemisacollectionoflabnodesthataredesignedtobeaccessedfromaremotenetworkconnection.TheremotelabnodesareconfiguredidenticaltotheUWStudentlabnodesfoundoncampus.AccesstostudentH:drivestorage,roamingprofiles,andspecializedsoftwareareallavailablethroughtheremotelabnodes.
Moreinformation,includingalinktotheUWStudentRemoteLabSystem,acompletelistingoflabs,labschedules,andsoftwarepolicies,isavailableonlineatmicrolab.uwyo.edu.Scheduledhoursforlabsarealsopostedattheentranceofeachlab.Forquestionsandassistance,please e‑mail asu‑it@uwyo.eduor call theHelpDesk at 766‑HELP(4357),option1.
TheClassroomTechnologySupportgroup (CTS)provides sup‑portandmaintenanceforaudiovisualandothertechnologyusedinclassroomsacrosscampus.CalltheHelpDeskat766‑HELP(4357),option1oremailuserhelp@uwyo.edu.For immediateassistance inaclassroom,pleasecall766‑HELP( (64357),option1, thenoption3.Someonewillarrivetoprovideassistance.Trainingforclassroomtechnologiesisavailablebyappointment.Call766‑2872formorein‑formation.TrainingfortheClassroomBuildingisprovidedbyECTLandCTSatthebeginningofeachsemester.Pleasegotowww.uwyo.edu/classroombuildingforfurtherdetails.
DataCenterOperations(DCOps)managesandoperatesthe6,000ft2UniversityDataCenter, located in the InformationTechnologyCenter.TheDataCenter provides a state of the art, highly redun‑dant infrastructure space forUniversity ITEquipment.UniversityDepartmentsmayapplyforco‑locationspaceintheDataCentertohouseappropriateproductionITequipment.SeetheITCDataCenterwebpage(www.uwyo.edu/InfoTech/aboutit/itc/dc)formoreinforma‑tiononco‑location,orcontactDCOpsatoperate‑it@uwyo.edu.
InformationTechnologyprovides a rangeof telephone servicesoncampus.Inadditiontobasicphoneservice,longdistance,UnifiedMessaging(voicemail),callerIDandcallwaitingIDarealsoavail‑able.Contact InformationTechnology’sTelecomHelpDesk in theInformationTechnologyCenter(ITC),room368orcall766‑HELP,option2,formoreinformation.
Also available are sales andmaintenance support forPCs, laserprinters,andotherequipmentaswellasAppleComputerproducts.PCSalesConsultantsarelocatedintheITCandmaybecontactedat766‑2875.ForApplecontact766‑2749.PCorAppleSalescanalsobecontactedviae‑mailatitsales@uwyo.edu.ComputerrepairrequestsmaybesubmittedbyfillingouttheWebformatwww.uwyo.edu/ITRepairorbycontactingtheHelpDeskat766‑HELP,option1.
InformationTechnology’sHelpDeskprovidestelephone,remotedesktop, online chat, and in‑office support duringnormal businesshours.CalltheClientSupportServicesHelpDeskat766‑HELP,op‑tion1orvisittheServiceCenterintheITC.HelpDeskphoneandonlinechatsupportisavailableoutsidenormalbusinesshours.HelpDeskhoursarepostedatwww.uwyo.edu/InfoTech/services/helpdesk/.ClientSupportalsomaintains“HowTo”helpdocumentswhichcoversubjectssuchasUniversitycomputeraccounts,howtoconnecttothenetworkandhowtoaccessavailablesoftwareinthecomputingfacilities.
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Acompletelistingofavailabledocumentationisonlineatwww.uwyo.edu/AskIT.Selectedsoftwarelicensingcheckout,softwarepurchase,andtrainingclassreservationsmayalsobemadeattheFrontDeskinthelobbyoftheITC.
Studentswhoare enrolled atUWareeligible toobtain a setofMicrosoftproductsincludingMicrosoftOfficeforWindows,MicrosoftOfficeforMacintosh,andWindowsOperatingSystemupgradesatlittleornocost.VisittheWyoWarestudentsoftwarewebsitewww.uwyo.edu/software/studentsformoreinformationortodownloadthesoftware.
TheDivisionofInformationTechnology’smainofficeislocatedinroom372oftheInformationTechnologyCenterandisopenduringnormalbusinesshours.ThoseinneedofassistanceareencouragedtocalltheClientSupportHelpDeskat766‑4357,option1ortheDivisionOfficeat766‑4860.
Geological Museum(307) 766-2646, 2650E-mail: geolmus@uwyo .eduWeb site: www .uwyo .edu/geomuseum
TheGeologicalMuseum, in the eastwing of the S.H.KnightGeologyBuilding,containsexhibitsthatinterpretthestoryofancientWyoming.Highlight exhibits include: one of theworld’s only sixmounted fossil skeletons of thewell‑knowndinosaurApatosaurus(Brontosaurus);skeletalcastanddisplaysoftheworld‑renowned“BigAl” theAllosaurus; a 50‑million‑year‑old garfish fromWyoming’sGreenRiverFormation(oneofthelargestcompletefreshwaterfossilfishondisplayintheworld);askullcastofWyoming’sstatedinosaur,Triceratops; a one‑of‑a‑kind, life‑size, copper‑platedTyrannosaurusrexstatue;andafluorescentmineralroom,featuringspecimensfromWyomingandtheworld.
Themuseummaintainsimportantdisplaycollections(particularlyvertebrateandinvertebratefossils)thatareavailableforstudybystu‑dents,aswellasscientistsfromotherinstitutions.ThemuseumprovidesuniqueopportunitiesforundergraduatestudentstopursueresearchanddisplayprojectsinWyomingpaleontology.
William D . Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural ResourcesIngrid C . Burke, Director; (307)766-5080
In the summer of 2002, theUniversity ofWyomingBoard ofTrusteesnamedtheInstituteofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesafterWilliamD.Ruckelshaus.Mr.Ruckelshaus,whowas theU.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency administrator under PresidentsNixonandReagan,servedasinstituteboardchairmanfromthein‑stitute’s inceptionin1994until2000.Hisleadershiphasguidedthedevelopmentoftheinstituteasaforumformeaningfuldiscussionsonenvironmentalandnaturalresourceissuesofconcerntothestate,theregion,andthenation.
TheWilliamD.RuckelshausInstituteofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesrepresentsapartnershipamongUWfacultyandstudents,a prominent advisory boardof leaders in thefield of environmentandnaturalresources,andtheaspirationsofaland‑grantuniversity.The Institute’smission is to advance effective decision‑making onenvironmentalandnaturalresourceissuesbypromotingandassistingcollaborative,informedapproachesthatsustainboththeeconomyandtheenvironment.Theinstitutestrivestoempowercitizensandcom‑
munitieswithaccurateandunbiasedscientific,technical,andsocioeco‑nomicinformationthatcanassistinformulatingeffective,collaborativesolutionstocomplexenvironmentalandnaturalresourceissues.
TheRuckelshaus Institute is joinedwith theHelgaOttoHaubSchoolofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesat theUniversityofWyoming,andtogetherwiththeWyomingConservationCorps,theinstituteandschoolcomprisetheEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesprogramatUW.TheRuckelshaus Institute andHaubSchoolworkintandem,withtheinstitutefocusingonresearchandoutreach,andtheschoolofferingcoursesanddegreesforundergraduates,graduatestudents,andmid‑careerprofessionals.
InquiriesaboutinstituteprogramsshouldbedirectedtotheWilliamD.Ruckelshaus Institute ofEnvironment andNatural Resources,UniversityofWyoming,Dept.3971,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071‑2000.E‑mail:ienr@uwyo.edu.
Wyoming Geographic Information Science CenterJeff Hamerlinck, DirectorAgriculture C, Room 337 (307) 766-2532E-mail: wygisc@uwyo .eduWeb site: www .uwyo .edu/wygisc
TheWyomingGeographicInformationScienceCenter(WyGISC)hasamissiontoadvancetheunderstandingandapplicationofgeo‑graphicinformationsciencethroughbasicandappliedresearch,edu‑cationandtraining,informationandtechnologytransfer,andbypro‑motingutilizationofgeospatialtechnologiesforscience,management,anddecisionmakingwithintheUniversityandthroughoutthestateandregion.Examplesofgeospatial technologies includegeographicinformationsystems,geographiccartographyandvisualization,GlobalPositioningSystem‑basedmapping,andimageprocessingofremotely‑sensedEarthresourcedataderivedfromaircraftorsatellites.Broadapplicationsareasexistinbothenvironmentalandsocialsciences,aswellasagriculture,engineeringandbusiness.
Establishedin2001,WyGISCevolvedfromtheformerSpatialDataandVisualizationCenter(SDVC)whichoperatedoncampusbetween1996 and 2001.The center operates under theOfficeofAcademicAffairsandinclosecoordinationwiththeOfficeofResearch,provid‑ingassistancetoallunitsoncampusandtonumerousprivate,local,state,andfederalentitiesinWyomingandtheRockyMountainregion.Servicesincluderesearchcollaboration,technicalexpertise,geospatialtechnologyshortcoursetraining,andgeospatialdatadissemination.
WyGISCencouragesundergraduateandgraduatestudentparticipa‑tioninitsresearchprojectsandhassponsoredstudentsfromtheMcNairScholarsProgramandotherstudentresearchapprenticeprograms,aswellasgraduatestudentsaffiliatedwithparticipatingdepartmentsandresearchcenters.Part‑timeemploymentandinternshipopportunitiesareoftenavailable.Inquiriesmaybedirectedtothecenterusingthecontactinformationprovidedabove.
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Statistical Consulting CenterKen Gerow, Director337 Ross Hall, (307) 766-6600Web site: www .uwyo .edu/stats/consultingcenter .asp
The StatisticalConsultingCenter, a unit of theDepartment ofStatistics,existstocoordinatethestatisticalknowledgeandskillsavail‑ablewithinthedepartmentwiththesubject‑matterexpertiseofotherscientiststhroughouttheuniversity,andtobringthatcombinationtobearonappliedresearchproblemsindiverseareas.Thecentercanpro‑videassistanceinresearchdesign,sampling,datacollection,and/ordataanalysisforthefullrangeofresearchneeds.Theinitialconsultationisfree.Thereafter,avarietyofmechanismsareavailabletoacknowledgethecontributionsofstatisticalconsultingtoagivenresearchproject,includingco‑authorshiponascholarlypublication,membershiponathesisordissertationcommittee,directcompensationtotheconsultantatprivateconsultingrates,subcontractingwiththecenteronagrantproject,etc.Onoccasion,thecentercanalsoofferpaidemploymentandinternshipstograduatestudentswhohaveappropriatetrainingandskillstoassistotherresearchers.ForfurtherinformationaboutanyoftheservicesavailablethroughtheStatisticalConsultingCenter,pleasecontactthecenterviathecontactinformationabove.
Wyoming Survey & Analysis CenterBurke Grandjean, Executive DirectorUW Office Annex, Second FloorDept . 3925; 1000 E . University Ave .Laramie, Wyoming 82071Phone: (307) 766-2189, Fax: (307)766-2759Email: wysac@uwyo .eduWeb site: http://wysac .uwyo .edu
TheWyomingSurvey&AnalysisCenter(WYSAC)providesin‑formationfordecision‑makersbycollecting,managingandanalyzingdata.WYSACactsasanucleustotheUniversityforappliedresearch,policyanalysis,needsassessmentandevaluationstudies,withspecialemphasisontopicsrelatedtoeducation,criminaljusticeandsubstanceabuse.WYSACpersonnelprovideassistancetotheacademiccommu‑nity,UniversityadministrativeunitsandboththepublicandprivatesectorsthroughoutWyomingandtheregion.Interestedpartiescancalluponthecenter’sexpertiseinsurveymethods,evaluationresearch,andinformationtechnologytocarryouttheirdatacollectionandanalysisonacontractbasis.
Services include opinion polling, drawing and construction ofsamples,designofquestionnaires,computerdatarecording,tabulationofdata,policyanalysisandsoftwaredevelopment.Acomputer‑assistedtelephoneinterviewingsystem(CATI)ismaintainedinthecenterforuse by trained interviewers.The center has staff knowledgeable incurrentUSpostalregulationsformailsurveys,alongwithhardwareandsoftwareforscanningthereturns.Surveysarealsoconductedbye‑mail,ontheInternet,throughin‑personinterviewingandinfocusgroups.Thecenterofferspaidemploymentandinternshipstostudentsassistinginsuchtasks.
ForfurtherinformationonWYSACorifinterestedinagraduateassistantshipwithWYSAC,contactWYSACviathecontactinforma‑tionprovided.
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UW National Park Service Research CenterHank Harlow, Director(307) 766-4227Web site: www .uwyo .edu/uwnps
TheresearchcenteroperatesafieldstationatthehistoricAMKRanchinGrandTetonNationalPark.Located65kmnorthofJackson,Wyoming.Thefieldstationprovidesscientistsabundantresearchop‑portunitiesinthediverseaquaticandterrestrialenvironmentsofGrandTetonandYellowstoneNationalParks,aswellastheNationalForestsandWildernessareasthatmakeuptheentireGreaterYellowstonearea.Thestationhashousingforupto60researchersandprovidesterrestrialandaquaticlaboratories,boats,fieldequipment,adarkroom,confer‑encerooms,andalibrary,allonsite.Asmallgrantsprogramprovidesfundingforindividualproposalsupto$5,000onresearchconductedintheGreaterYellowstoneArea.Aweeklyseminarserieswithabarbecuedinnerispresentedthroughoutthesummerseason.
Inquiries concerning theUW‑NPSResearchCenter programshouldbe addressed to:Director,University ofWyoming‑NationalParkServiceResearchCenter,Dept.3166,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071.
Red Buttes Environmental Biology LaboratoryWithinafewmilesofLaramie,theDepartmentofZoologyand
PhysiologyoperatestheRedButtesEnvironmentalBiologyLaboratory,a9,600‑square‑footfacilityequippedtohandlebothaquaticandterres‑trialvertebrates.Anaquaticecologyandtoxicologylaboratory,uniquelydesignedtoaccommodateawiderangeoftestconditionsofwaterflow,temperatureandcomposition,isavailablewithinthefacility.Animalholdingandsurgicalroomsarespecificallyconstructedtoaccommodateexperimentationonsmall(e.g.mice,squirrels),medium(e.g.coyote,badger)andlarge(e.g.elk,bighornsheep)mammals.Outdoorcorralsandfishrunsarealsoavailableonthe400‑acresite.
Inquiries concerning the Red Buttes Environmental BiologyLaboratoryshouldbeaddressedtotheDepartmentHead,DepartmentofZoology andPhysiology,Dept. 3166, 1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071.
Rocky Mountain HerbariumLocated in the AvenNelson Building, the RockyMountain
HerbariumandtheassociatedU.S.ForestServiceNationalHerbariumcontainmorethan1,250,000plantspecimens.Theprimaryfunctionsoftheherbariumareto(1)serveasasourceofinformationonthefloraoftheRockyMountainregioningeneralandWyominginparticular;(2)aidintheidentificationofplantssubmittedbyranchers,farmers,countyagents,andstateandfederalagenciesthroughouttheregion;and(3)serveasasourceofresearchandteachingmaterialinsystematicandecologicalbotany.ThousandsofspecimensareloanedeachyeartorecognizedinstitutionsthroughouttheUnitedStateswhereresearchrequiresaknowledgeofwesternplants.Thewebsite(www.rmh.uwyo.edu)containsdataonmorethan700,000specimensaswellasthousandsofspecimenimagesandinteractivedistributionmaps.
Opentouniversitystudentsandotherqualifiedresearchers, theherbariuminvitesqueriesregardingtheidentificationofplants.Thosepersonswishingassistanceintheidentificationofaplantshouldsendtwospecimenstotheherbarium.InquiriesshouldbeaddressedtoTheCurator,RockyMountainHerbarium,DepartmentofBotany,Dept.3165,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071.
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
TheWestern Interstate Commission for Higher Education(WICHE)wascreatedin1953bythegovernorsandlegislatorsofthewesternstates.Theprimarycommitmentistoprovideaccesstoedu‑cationalprogramsthroughinterstatecooperation.Wyomingprovidesopportunitiesforqualifiedresidentsinthefollowingprograms:
Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)offerscertifiedWyomingresidentsaccess toprofessionaleducation in thefieldsof dentistry,medicine, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathicmedicine,physicaltherapy,physician’sassistant,podiatry,andveterinarymedicine.Tobeeligibleforcertification,theapplicantmustbealegalresidentoftheStateofWyomingforthreecontinuousyearsimmediatelypriortoenrollinginprofessionalschool.Applicationsforcertificationarelocated atwww.uwyo.edu/hs/wiche‑wwami‑wydent‑program/index.htmlandareduenolaterthanOctober15oftheyearprecedingtheanticipatedstartdateofprofessionalschool.Applicantswhoareac‑ceptedtoaprofessionalprogramandwhoreceivestatesupportpayreducedtuition.StatesupportisdependentoncontinuedappropriationsfromtheWyomingStateLegislature.
Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP):providesopportunitiesforqualifiedWyomingresidentstoattenddistinctiveorhealth‑relatedgraduate programs in participatingWICHE states.Those acceptedpayresidentorsignificantlyreducedtuitionattheschooltheyattend.
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE):allowsresidentsofpartici‑patingstates(Alaska,Arizona,California,Colorado,Hawaii,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,NewMexico,NorthDakota,Oregon,SouthDakota,Utah,WashingtonandWyoming)toattendaparticipatinginstitutionatreducedcostof150%ofthe institution’sresidenttuition.NotallinstitutionsintheparticipatingstatesofferWUEopportunities.
TheUniversityofWyoming invitescompetitiveapplicantsfromparticipating states and awardsWUE to highly qualified students.InformationcanbeobtainedfromtheUWAdmissionsOffice.
InformationaboutWICHEprogramsmaybeobtainedfromtheWICHECertifyingOffice;Dept. 3432, 1000E.UniversityAve.;Laramie,WY 82071; (307)766‑6704 or (307)766‑3499 orWICHEStudentExchangeProgram, 3035CenterGreenDrive, Suite 200;Boulder,CO80301‑2204,(303)541‑0214.
Wilhelm G . Solheim Mycological HerbariumTheWilhelmG.SolheimMycologicalHerbarium,housedonthe
thirdflooroftheAvenNelsonBuilding,facilitatesthestudyofsym‑biotic andbiotrophic fungi.Theherbariumcontains approximately50,000specimensoffungifromaroundtheworldandthelargestcol‑lectionoffungiintheRockyMountainRegion.Thesecollectionsareavailableforstudybyqualifiedstudentsandresearchers.Specimensmaybeborrowedbyinstitutionswithoutchargeforaone‑yearperiod.InquiriesshouldbeaddressedtoTheCurator,SolheimMycologicalHerbarium,DepartmentofBotany,Dept.3165,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071.
Wyoming Cooperative Research Unit(307) 766-5415Web site: www .uwyo .edu/wycoopunit
TheWyomingCooperativeFish andWildlifeResearchUnit issupportedby theUniversityofWyoming, theWyomingGameandFishDepartment, theU.S.DepartmentofInteriorandtheWildlifeManagementInstitute.ThethreepermanentunitstaffmembersserveasfullfacultyintheDepartmentofZoologyandPhysiology.
Researchisconductedonmanytypesoffishandwildlifeissues.Theemphasis isonevaluatingproposedoractualhabitatmodifica‑tionsinthenorthernRockyMountainareaonfishandwildlifespeciesand/orcommunitiesoforganisms.MuchoftheWyomingGameandFishDepartment’sfieldresearchisconductedthroughtheunit.Bothstudentshiredastechniciansaswellasgraduateassistantsareinvolvedinunitresearch.
For further information contactLeader,WyomingCooperativeResearchUnit,Dept. 3166, 1000E.UniversityAve., Laramie,WY82071.
Study Abroad/Exchange(307) 766-3677E-mail: studyabd@uwyo .eduWeb site: www .uwyo .edu/intprograms
StudyabroadandstudentinternationalexchangeopportunitiesareavailablethroughtheInternationalProgramsOffice,locatedonthefirstflooroftheCheneyInternationalCenter.UWstudentswithaminimum2.75GPAareeligibletoapplytoparticipateinawidevarietyoffor‑creditprogramsofstudyoutsidetheU.S.Someworkandinternshipoptionsmaybeavailable.The internationalcoordinatorworkswith
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studentsindividuallytotailortheprogramofstudytotheirspecificneeds.Considerationsaremadeforcost,financialaid,transferofcredit,safetyandhealth,time‑to‑graduation,countryorregiondesired,andforeignlanguageneeded.
Inadditiontoperfectingforeignlanguageskills(innon‑English‑speaking countries) and learning about another culture in depth,internationaleducationmakesforalife‑changingexperience.Italtersperspectivesbydevelopingflexibilityandcriticalthinking.InternationaleducationalsoengendersasenseofwhatitistobeanAmerican,whatitistobeacitizenoftheworld,andwhoweareindividually.Studyabroadandexchangecanhelpclarifylifeandprofessionalgoals,andoftendevelopsgreaterdirection,focus,andmotivationfortheremain‑ingyearsofuniversitylife,andbeyond.
Through a combination of foreign partner universities, studyabroad consortia, and cooperatingU.S. universities,UWprovidesstudyabroadopportunitiesathundredsoflocationsacrosstheglobe.Exchangeopportunitiesalsoexist–theyrepresentprogramswherestudentsatpartnerinstitutionspaytheirhomeuniversitytuitionandfees,thensimplyexchangeplaces.Asanotherpathtoaninternationalexperience,self‑designedprogramsofstudywithnon‑partnerentitiescanbearrangedaswell.Commonly Held Misconceptions about Study Abroad
Myth1:Ican’taffordtostudyabroad.Fact:Therearemanyprogramsavailablethatcostthesameornearly
thesameasattendingUW.Myth2:Ican’tusemyfinancialaidtostudyabroad.Fact:OtherthanPEAKfunding,financialaidcanbeusedforstudy
abroad.Therearealsoscholarshipsavailabletooffsetadditionalcostsofstudy.
Myth3:Ican’tstudyabroadforlessthanasemester.Fact:TherearemanyshortcoursesofferedatUWforsummerstudy
abroad(3‑6weeks)ledbyUWfaculty.Myth 4:Because I speakEnglish only, I am limited toEnglish‑
speakingcountriesforstudyabroad.Fact:ThereareagreatmanyprogramsabroadforEnglishspeakersin
non‑Englishspeakingcountries.InordertoattractU.S.students,manyforeignuniversitiesoffercoursesinEnglish.
Myth5:Ican’tgraduateontimeifIstudyabroad.Fact:StudyAbroadadvisersworkwithyouandyouracademicadviser
toselectaplaceofstudythatoffersthecoursesyourequiretocompleteyourdegreeontime.
Myth6:Myadviserdoesn’trecommendstudyabroad.Advice:Speakwithyourdepartmentchairand/ordeanaboutthis.
Youradvisermaysubscribetothestudyabroadmythsoutlinedhere.Don’tbeswayedbythem.
Myth7:ThereisnowhereabroadIcancompletecoursesinmymajor.Fact:UWoffershundredsofstudyabroadsitesoverseas.Thereare
programsforeverymajor.Myth8:Itisdangeroustoliveabroad.Fact:StudyoverseasisnomoreorlessdangerousthanitisintheU.S.
Whileyoushouldavoidcountriesexperiencingsocialunrest,re‑pression,outbreaksofviolence,orepidemics,hostuniversitiesandtheircommunitiesaresafe.Justexercisethesameprecautionsyoudoathome,whenvisitingaU.S.city,andwhenwalkingatnight.
Myth9:TheU.S., its institutions, andeconomydon’tneedme tostudyabroad.
Fact:Only3%ofU.S.undergraduatesstudyabroadduringcollege.TheU.S.isdesperateforitscitizenstobecomeinternationallycompetentand/orskilled inanother language.Currentfederallegislation is attempting to attractmoreU.S. students towardinternationaleducationwithintheirmajorssothatthenationcansecureitselfanditseconomicfutureinthe21stcentury.
For further information, contact International Programs at thephonenumberore‑mail above,orbywriting toStudyAbroadandExchange,Department3707,1000E.UniversityAve.,Laramie,WY82071.
Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory1174 Snowy Range Road, (307) 766-9925E-mail: montgome@uwyo .eduWeb site: wyovet .uwyo .edu
Locatedwest of campus and operated by theDepartment ofVeterinarySciences,theWyomingStateVeterinaryLaboratory(WSVL)isresponsiblefordiagnosisandreportingofanimaldiseases.Areasofexpertiseincludemorphologicalandclinicalpathology,bacteriology,virology, toxicology, parasitology, electronmicroscopy,moleculardiagnostics,andserology.
Cooperative diagnostic and research activities are conductedwith various state and federal agencies. TheWSVLbuilding alsohousesaUWclassroom,laboratoriesfortheWyomingGameandFishDepartment, andWyomingDepartment ofAgricultureAnalyticalServicesLaboratory.Studentsareencouragedtoconductdomesticandwildlifediseaseresearchinaninterdisciplinarysetting.
ForfurtherinformationcontactWSVL,1174SnowyRangeRoad,Laramie,WY82070.
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Commonly Used TermsAcademic load: Thetotalsemesterhoursofcredit forallcoursestakenduringaspecifiedtime—semesterorsummersession.
Academic probation: Probation is thestatusofanundergraduatestudentwhoisnotprogressingsatisfactorilytowardhisorherdegree.Anundergraduatestudentshallbeplacedonprobationattheendofthesemesterortermwhenhisorhercumulativegradepointaverage(GPA)fallsbelowa2.0;3.0forgraduatestudents.
Academic reinstatement: Restoration of a student’s eligibility toregisterforcoursesafterbeingonacademicsuspension.Thisprocessrequiresapetitionthatisfirstreviewedbythedeanofthestudent’scollegeortheCenterforAdvisingandCareerServices.Academicre‑instatementdoesnotguaranteerestorationoffinancialaideligibilitywhichisaseparateprocesshandledbythefinancialaidoffice.
Academic suspension:ThestatusofapersonwhoseenrollmentatUWhasbeenterminatedbecauseofunsat isfactoryacademicprogresstowardseitheranundergraduateorgraduatedegree.
Accredited: Atermappliedtoaschoolorspecificprogramwhichhasbeenrecognizedbyanationalorregionalorganizationasmeetingcertainacademicstandardsforqualityandeducationalenvironment.TheUniversityofWyoming,andallUWacademicprogramsareac‑creditedby theHigherLearningCommissionof theNorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsCommissiononInstitutionsofHigherEducation.This is the highest level of accreditation in theUnitedStates.Someacademicprogramshaveprofessionalstandardsestablishedbytheirrespectiveaccreditingassociations.
Add and drop deadlines:Thelatestdateinanacademictermwhenacoursemaybeaddedordroppedfromastudent’sclassschedulewithoutapprovalofsomeoneotherthanthestudent.AddinganddroppingofcoursesisdonethroughWyoWeb.
Admission:Theprocessofbeingadmittedtotheuniversitywiththeopportunitytotakeclasses.
AP exam:AnAdvancedPlacementExaminationfromtheCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard(CEEB)inaspecificsubjectareaavail‑ablenationallytohighschoolstudents.Obtaininformationontakingtheexaminationfromahighschoolguidancecounselor.InformationonuniversitycoursecreditfortheseexaminationsisavailablefromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar.
Audit:Individualswhowanttotakeacoursebutwhodonotwantei‑theragradeorcreditfortakingitmayregisterasanaudit.Theinstructorforthecoursedeterminestheamountofworkand/orparticipationthatisrequired.MarksofeitherAudit/SatisfactoryorAudit/Unsatisfactoryareassigned.Audithoursarechargedtuitionatthenormalrate.Audithoursarenotusedtodeterminefull‑orpart‑timestatus.
Banner: Banner is a suiteofproducts that areusedasour studentinformationsystem.
CAPP:CAPPisanelectronicdegreeprogress/advisingsupportsystemthatmatchesastudent’scompletedandcurrentUWcoursework(andanytransferworkastudentmighthave)withthecurrentdegreerequire‑mentstodeterminethestudent’sprogresstowardearningadegree.
Class schedule: Apublication containing a listing of all coursesscheduledtobeofferedduringaspecificsemesterorsummersession.Class Schedules areavailableontheWeb.
CLEP test: Subjectareaexaminationadministeredby theCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard.
Concentration:Acollectionofcourseswithinamajorwhichfocusesonaparticularsubjectarea.
Continuing probation:Astudentisplacedonacademicprobationattheendofthesemesterortermwhenhisorhercumulativegradepointaverage(GPA)fallsbelowa2.0.AstudentisconsideredoncontinuingprobationinsubsequentsemestersifthestudentearnsatermGPAof2.0orabovebutwhosecumulativeGPAisstillbelowa2.0.
Corequisite:Acoursetobetakenorarequirementtobefulfilledatthesametimeasaparticularcourseisbeingtaken.
Cross-listed course: A coursewhich is identical in content, title,credithours,andrequirementswhichisofferedbyoneormoreaca‑demicdepartments.Thefour‑digitcoursenumbermustbethesame.ThisdesignationmustbeapprovedbytheUniversityCourseReviewCommittee.
Curriculum:Thesetofcoursesinaparticulardegreeprogram.Moregenerally,thecourses(intotal)offeredinacollegeoruniversity.
Degree requirements:Degreerequirementsincludeallrequirementsoftheuniversity(includingUniversityStudiesProgram),college,aca‑demicdepartment,andmajor.Allrequirementsmustbesuccessfullymetinordertoobtainaspecificdegree.
Drop: Todiscontinueenrollmentinacourseorcoursespriortotheendofthedrop/addperiodatthebeginningofaterm.Adroppedcoursedoesnotappearonthestudent’sacademictranscript.Droppingfromaclassdoesnotinfluenceastudent’sSatisfactoryAcademicProgressmeasurement,butmayimpacttheamountoffinancialaidastudentearnsforthesemesterinquestion.
Dual-listed course:Acoursewhichisofferedatboththe4000‑and5000‑levelthatisidenticalincourseprefix,content,title,andcredithours.Thelastthreedigitsofthefour‑digitcoursenumbermustbethesame.The5000‑levelcoursemustrequireadditionalworkbeyondthatrequiredforthe4000‑levelcourse.Thisdesignationmustbeap‑provedbytheUniversityCourseReviewCommittee.
Financial aid reinstatement:Restorationofone’sfinancialaideligi‑bilitybasedonbeinggrantedanexceptiontofinancialaidorscholarshiprules.Financialaidrestorationisaseparateprocessfromandisnotguaranteedbyacademicreinstatement.
Full-time:Astudenttaking12ormorecredithoursattheundergradu‑atelevelor9ormorecredithoursatthegraduatelevelisconsideredafull‑timestudent.Duringthesummersession,undergraduatestudentsenrolledin6ormorecredithoursandgraduatestudentsenrolledin4.5ormorecredithoursareconsideredfull‑time.
Grade point average:Thesemestergradepointaverage(GPA)isthesumofallgradepointsearnedinasemesterortermdividedbyallcredithoursattemptedforlettergrade.CredithoursincoursesinwhichmarksofI,W,S,orUwereassignedareexcluded.ThecumulativegradepointaverageistheaverageofallgradesearnedatUW.
Lower-division course:Coursesnormallytakenduringthefreshmanand sophomore years. Lower division courses are those numberedbetween1000and2999.
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Major:Theprimarydisciplinaryinterestoracademicsubjectareaofastudentasrepresentedbyoneofthecurriculaofferedbythevariousacademicdepartments.Theundergraduatedegreemayormaynotcarrythesametitleasthemajor.Everystudenthasoneormoremajorsbutmayormaynothaveaminororconcentration.
Minor:Asecondarysubjectareainterest(tothemajor)representedbyaspecifiedsetofhoursand/orcourses.Differsfromaconcentrationinthataminorisnotasubdivisionofthemajorsubjectarea.
Option: Aconcentrationofelectivecourseswithinamajorwhichemphasizesoneaspectofthemajor,chosenbyastudentaccordingtohisorherinterests.
Orientation:Aprogramofonetothreedaysoncampusdesignedtoacquaintanewstudentwiththefacilities,policies,sourcesofinforma‑tionandassistance,andacademicandsocialenvironment.Academicadvisingandregistrationarealsoincluded.
Prerequisite:Arequirementtobecompletedbeforeenrollmentinacourseoradegreeprogram.Prerequisitesforindividualcoursesarelistedintheircoursedescriptioninthisbulletin.Thestatement,“orconsentofinstructor”isimpliedforallprerequisites.Studentsarere‑sponsibleforbeingawareofacourse’sprerequisitespriortoenrollinginthecourse.
Registration: Theprocessofofficiallyenrolling intooneormorecoursesormatriculationattheuniversity.
Satisfactory academic progress: SatisfactoryAcademicProgressonlyappliestofederalfinancialaidapplicantsandrecipients.Threemeasuresofastudent’sadvancementtowardtheearningofhisorherstateddegreeobjectiveare1)agradepointaverageputtingthestudentingoodacademicstanding,2)aratioofcredithoursearnedcomparedtocredithoursattemptedinthestudent’smostrecentacademicyear,and3) a comparisonof thenumberof credit hours attempted in acollegecareercomparedtothenumberofhoursrequiredtoearnthepursueddegree.
Semester:Thedivisionofthecalendaryearusedinacademicschedul‑ing.Asemesterisroughly15weeksinlength.
Semester credit hour:Theunitofacademiccreditforcoursework.
Transfer credit evaluations: Anevaluationofpreviouscollege‑levelcourseworkfromanotherregionally‑accreditedacademicinstitution,internationalpost‑secondaryinstitution,standardizedtest,ormilitarycourseworktodeterminewhethercoursesaretransferabletoUWaswellastodetermineanyUWequivalents.
University Catalog:TheUniversity Catalog, is theofficialdocumentof the universitywhich includes information on all undergraduateacademicprogramsandtheirrequirements,coursesofferedbyeachacademicdepartment,listsoffaculty,policiesandproceduresrelatedtoadmission,financialaid,allregistrationactivity,andtuitionandfees.Astudent’sdegreerequirementsarebasedontheUniversity Catalog ineffecttheyearheorsheenterseitherUWoranothercatalogyearasapprovedwithapetition.
Upper-division course:Coursesnormallytakenduringthejuniorandsenioryears.Thesecoursesarenumberedfrom3000–4999.
“W” Number: Astudent’suniqueidentifierintheBanner/WyoWebsystemwill beginwith“W”.This “W”number replaces theSocialSecurityNumberasastudent’suniqueidentifier.
Withdrawal: Todiscontinueenrollmentinacourseorcoursesaftertheendofthedrop/addperiod.Whenwithdrawingfromoneormore,butnotall,courses,astudentshouldobtainandprocessanIndividualClassWithdrawalform.Towithdrawfromallcoursesinasemester,astudentshouldbegintheprocessintheDeanofStudentsOffice.AmarkofWwillbeplacedonthestudent’sacademictranscriptforeachcourse.Withdrawalfromacourseorfromtheuniversitymayimpactbothastudent’scurrentandfuturereceiptoffinancialaid.Askafi‑nancialaidofficeprofessionalbeforewithdrawal.
WyoWeb: TheUniversityofWyomingportalusedforcommunica‑tionwiththecampuscommunity,registrationactivity,gradeposting,financialaid,coursemanagement,andadvising.AspecializedversionofWyoWebisavailableforallenrolledstudents,faculty,staff,andalumni.
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Courses of InstructionChanges in Catalog Information
The course offerings and requirements of theUniversity ofWyomingareunderexaminationandrevisioncontinually.Thiscatalogisnotacontract;itmerelypresentstheofferingsandrequirementsineffectatthetimeofpublicationandinnowayguaranteesthattheof‑feringsandrequirementswillnotchange.
Notallcoursesareofferedeachterm.Thelistingofcoursesdoesnotimplyacontractualobligationtoofferthesameduringtheyearofpublicationofthisbulletin.Theuniversityreservestherighttoof‑fer,limit,orcancelcourseofferingsforacademic,funding,orfacilityconsiderations,andtocancelanyofferedcourseforwhichthereisnotsufficientenrollment.
Theuniversityreservestherighttochangeapprovedcourselistingsatanytimeduringastudent’stermofresidence.
Preparatory Courses Taught at UW by Laramie County Community College
TheUniversityofWyominghascontractedforLaramieCountyCommunityCollege to offer preparatory courses on the universitycampus.Universitystudentswillregisterthroughthenormaluniversityregistrationprocess.Inclusionofthesecoursesinastudent’sschedulewillcountaspartofthecreditloadfordeterminingfull‑timestatus;however,UWcreditisnotawarded.Forfurtherinformation,contacttheLCCCcoordinator,RossHall,rooms26and27,(307)766‑2514.
Course CreditsTheamountofcreditofferedforanycourseworkpublishedinthis
bulletinisbasedonandgovernedbyprioruniversityfacultyrecom‑mendationandinstitutionaldeterminations.
Acredithourdenotesaunitofacademicwork.Normally,onecredithourisearnedinacoursemeetingonehourperweekforasemester(15‑16weeks).Eachcredithourunitrequiresanaverageofthreehoursofstudenteffortperweek.Invariablecreditcourses,theeffortsre‑quiredofthestudentsareproportionaltothecredithoursattempted.
Eveniftopicsdifferinseparatesections,variablecreditslimitthecreditswhichcanbeearnedinthatcourseinonesemesterandcareermaximumlimit thecredits fromthatcourseconsideredtowardanyonedegree.
Format of Course ListingsOnthefollowingpages,coursesapprovedforofferingarelistedby
college,programsubject,andcourselevel(number).Theheadingwhichprecedesthebriefdescriptionofeachcourse
shows the current course identification number; former coursenumber(s),ifany,inbrackets;coursetitle;adesignationinboldbrackets([W1WA], e.g.[USP 1991USP 2003]),ifany,concerningappli‑cabilityofthecoursetotheUniversityStudiesProgram(seebelowfordesignation);anindicator,ifany,concerningapplicabilityofthecourseinpostgraduate‑careers;thenumberofsemestercredithoursestablishedfor the course (fixedor variablewith the semester); and the careermaximumofcreditforsuccessivetermenrollmentsintheidentifiedcourse,ifdifferentfromtheestablishedsemestercredit‑hourslimit.Forexample,“1‑3(Max.9)”meansthatastudentmayearnbetween1and
3hoursofcreditforthatcoursewithinonesemesterandamaximumof9hourswithinadegreecareer.Thecoursedescription indicatesanyprerequisitesforthatcourseandif it isofferedforsatisfactory/unsatisfactorygradingonly.
Course LevelsUniversitycoursesaredistinguishedbynumberindicatingfivelevels
ofinstructionasfollows:0000‑0999 Preparatorycourses(nocredit)1000‑2999 PrimarilyforFreshmenandSophomores3000‑4999 PrimarilyforJuniorsandSeniors5000‑5999 PrimarilyforGraduateStudents6000‑6999 Lawcourses,WWAMIcourses,andDoctorof
PharmacycoursesAbracketedcoursenumber[ ]indicatesapreviousnumberofthe
samecourse.Doublecreditcannotbeearnedbyrepeatingacourse.Prerequisitesaretheprimaryfactorwhichnormallygovernwhether
astudentenrolls foranyparticularcourse.However, individualde‑partmentsand/orcollegesmayplaceadditionalrestrictionsoncourseenrollments(e.g.enrollmentmayberestrictedbystudentclassification).
Enrollmentinengineeringcoursesisgenerallylimitedtoengineer‑ingstudents.
Lawcoursesarenormallyopenonlytostudentsapprovedfortheprogram.
Graduatestudentsmayenrollincoursesnumbered1000‑3999tosatisfy undergraduate deficiencies but only courses numbered 4000andabovewillbecomputedintothegraduateGPAandallowedforgraduatecredit.
University Studies Program DesignationsC = IntegratedCulturalContextCA = CulturalContext‑ArtsCH = CulturalContext‑HumanitiesCS = CulturalContext‑SocialSciencesD = DiversityintheUnitedStatesG = GlobalAwarenessI = IntellectualCommunityL = InformationLiteracyO = OralCommunicationP = PhysicalActivityandHealthQA = QuantitativeReasoningIQB = QuantitativeReasoningIIS = IntegratedScienceSB = BiologicalScienceSE = EarthScienceSP = PhysicalScienceV = U.S.andWyomingConstitutionsWA = WritingIWB = WritingIIWC = WritingIII
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Course Prefixes and Description IndexPrefix Department PageAS Artsandsciences 152
AAST AfricanAmericananddiasporastudies 154
ACCT Accounting 343
ADED Adulteducation 381
AECL Agroecology 126
AGEC Agriculturaleconomics 94
AGRI Agriculture 90
AIR AirForceROTC 529
AIST AmericanIndianstudies 157
AMST Americanstudies 161
ANSC Animalscience 100
ANTH Anthropology 166
ARBC Arabic 247
ARE Architecturalengineering 430
ARMY ArmyROTC 527
ART Art 172
ASTR Astronomy 282
ATSC Atmosphericscience 407
BE Bioengineering 447
BMS BiomedicalScience 506
BOT Botany 179
BUSN Business 341
CE Civilengineering 423
CHE Chemicalengineering 414
CHEM Chemistry 184
CHIN Chinese 249
CHST Chicanostudies 188
CLAS Classics 249
COJO Communicationandjournalism 192
CNSL Counseling 384
COSC Computerscience 436
CRMJ Criminaljustice 198
DHYG Dentalhygience 458
DSCI Decisionscience 355
ECOL Ecology 508
ECON Economics 348
EDAD Educationaladministration 391
EDAG Agriculturaleducation 398
EDCI Curriculumandinstruction 372
EDEC Earlychildhoodeducation 379
EDEL Elementaryeducation 377
EDEX Exceptionalchildren 394
EDIE Industrialeducation 399
EDRE EducationalResearch 393
EDSE Secondaryeducation 395
EDST Educationalstudies 376
EE Electricalengineering 443
ENGL English 204
ENR Environmentandnaturalresources 536
Prefix Department PageENTO Entomology 133
ENVE EnvironmentalEngineering 448
ERS SchoolofEnergyResources 544
ES Engineeringscience 405
ESE Energysystemsengineering 456
ESS Earthsystemscience 533
FCSC Familyandconsumerscience 110
FDSC Foodscience 103
FIN Finance 352
FREN French 249
GEOG Geography 212
GEOL Geology 221
GERM German 251
GRK Greek 253
HIST History 230
HLED Healtheducation 473
HLSC Healthsciences 457
HM Humanmedicine 477
HP Honorsprogram 545
IMGT Informationmanagement 345
INST Internationalstudies 242
ITEC Instructionaltechnology 388
JAPN Japanese 253
KIN Kinesiology 468
LANG Languages 253
LATN Latin 254
LAW Law 518
LBRY InformationLiteracy 538
LIBS Librarysciences 382
LIFE LifeScience(previouslyBIOL) 257
LTED LiteracyEducation 375
MATH Mathematics 261
MBAM MasterofBusinessAdministration 360
MBAX ExecutiveMasterofBusinessAdministration 361
ME Mechanicalengineering 451
MGT Management 356
MICR Microbiology 116
MKT Marketing 358
MOLB Molecularbiology 120
MUSC Music 271
NASC Naturalscience 401
NEUR Neuroscience 337
NURS Nursing 485
PATB Pathobiology 142
PEAC Physicaleducation‑activity 468
PEAT VarsityAthletics 468
PETE Petroleumengineering 417
PHCY Pharmacy 495
PHIL Philosophy 277
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Prefix Department PagePHYS Physics 283
PLNT Plantsciences 127
POLS Politcalscience 288
PRST ProfessionalStudies 394
PSYC Psychology 296
RELI Religiousstudies 302
REWM Rangelandecologyandwatershedmanagement 136
RNEW Renewableresources 132
RUSS Russian 254
SOC Sociology 306
Prefix Department PageSOIL Soilsciences 139
SOWK Socialwork 500
SPAN Spanish 255
SPPA Speechpathologyandaudiology 463
STAT Statistics 312
THEA Theatreanddance 321
UWYO UniversityofWyomingFIGandSynergy 547
WIND WyomingInstituteforDisabilities 505
WMST Women’sstudies 326
ZOO Zoologyandphysiology 333
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