Introduction
The General Catalog contains information about The University of Arizona's
courses, academic policies, and academic programs that bear
directly on progress towards completion of an undergraduate
baccalaureate degree. The various sections are explained briefly below. Students
are responsible for knowing and understanding the contents of their chosen
Catalog.
Personalized Catalog/Student Link
A Personalized Catalog is available through 
Student
Link, a group of services that gives students access to their own
personal records. Enrolled students access their information by using their
student identification and personal identification numbers. The Personalized
Catalog section, under Academic Information, links to Catalog pages specific
to students' declared major, including their college, major, major department,
degree, and year for Catalog policies (see below).
The General Catalog is the University's official document of record for
departmental, college and university-wide information related to academic
programs. Students maintaining continuous
enrollment follow the requirements outlined by the Catalog in effect when
they first enroll in a public Arizona community college or university. A
student may choose instead to follow the requirements outlined by any single
Catalog in effect during subsequent terms of continuous enrollment. Each
student is responsible for knowing and abiding by the policies described in
the Catalog chosen.
Students admitted or readmitted to a public Arizona community college or
university during a summer term follow the requirements of the Catalog in
effect the following Fall semester. Students transferring among Arizona public
higher education institutions must meet the admission requirements, residency
requirements, and all curricular and academic requirements of the
degree-granting institution.
UA students who follow requirements outlined in earlier Catalogs will find
that some information about them is not available electronically. For example,
academic policies for years earlier than 1997-1998 are not available online.
Students governed by earlier Catalogs should speak with an advisor or consult
the appropriate printed Catalog for such information.
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The Official Catalog Seal, at the top of each
page, signifies official University of Arizona academic
information and policy. |
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The small Cancelled Seal is used to
identify links to non-Catalog Web sites, such as department or
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Academic Calendar: This is
the Official Academic Calendar for the University of Arizona, approved by the
Faculty Senate. Many policies, procedures, and deadlines are coordinated
with the Academic Calendar. It is very important to be aware of the
dates for registration, withdrawal, and other academic procedures.
Academic Policies:
This section includes all current university-wide academic policies.
They include information about university-wide graduation requirements, grade
appeal, academic integrity, and other policies that bear directly on progress
towards completion of an undergraduate degree.
Additional policies related to specific degree programs and majors can be
found by consulting information provided by the offering unit. Links to
academic unit home pages are provided on the Catalog's college
and department
pages.
College
Information: The 17 colleges that comprise the University of Arizona
are listed here, along with basic information about each college. Links to
college home pages are also provided.
Departmental
Information: Departments and other degree-granting units are listed
here, as well as basic information about each unit. Links to department and
college home pages are provided.
Faculty Member
Information: Follow this link to a list of current UA faculty.
These faculty are either permanent, tenure track faculty, multi-year
lecturers, emeritus faculty, or faculty on continuing status.
Undergraduate Majors/Minors:
This section includes all undergraduate majors and minors currently
enrolling students. Each major and minor is linked to information about the
managing department or college.
Degree
/ Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRR's): APRR's list
all of the specific requirements for completing an undergraduate degree
program, including minimum number of units required for graduation, general
education requirements, course requirements, and others. The department or
college that administers the degree also appears on the APRR. Students
need to be familiar with the APRR associated with their degree program.
Also see Student Responsibility and
Degree Requirements.
Undergraduate
Minor Reports: Minor reports list all the requirements for
completing an undergraduate minor, including minimum number of units required
for the minor, number of upper-division units required, and specific core
courses, if any. The department that administers the minor also appears on the
report. Students need to be familiar with the minor report associated with
their minor program. Also see Student
Responsibility and Degree Requirements.
Course Descriptions:
Descriptions of courses of instruction by academic unit. All course
descriptions are linked to the
Schedule
of Classes, which provides up-to-the minute course availability
information by term.
See the All UA Academic Catalogs
page for links to course descriptions from 1993-95 forward. To request
copies of course descriptions from General Catalogs prior to1993-95, contact
the
Office of Curriculum and
Registration; there is a small fee for course processing. Also see Help
reading course descriptions for a definition of each
element in the description.
Accreditations and
Affiliations: Click here to find out more about the
accreditations and affiliations of the University and its colleges, schools,
departments, and other academic units.
All UA Academic Catalogs:
This page provides links to all online General Catalogs and all other online
UA catalogs. The 1995-1997 General Catalog is available online as
scanned text only (no hypertext). For 1993-1995 the online
scanned text consists of department and course information only.
Printing Catalog Pages
The UA's General Catalog is available online only.
We have designed the General Catalog so that each page fits horizontally
when printed on regular 8.5 inch wide paper. Below are some helpful tips
to control other aspects of your printed output:
Printing linked pages: Newer versions of the Internet
Explorer browser allow you to print a Web page as well as all the
pages that are linked from it. Choose FILE, PRINT and the Print Dialog
Box will open. In the bottom left corner Check the box that says
"print all linked documents" and Click OK. Careful choosing
this option! Be sure to browse through all the linked pages
beforehand -- or you may end up printing many, many pages unintentionally!
Printing only a portion of a Web page: Since one Web
page could technically be an endless number of printed pages, most browsers
give you the option to specify a range of page numbers for printing.
When you select FILE, PRINT the Print Dialog Box opens, simply enter in your
desired page range. Netscape offers a convenient FILE,
PRINT PREVIEW that you can scroll around in and note which page numbers you
want to print before you input the page range.
Adding helpful information to printed output: Most
Web browsers give you the option to add helpful header and footer information
to your printed output, such as: the document title, document location
(URL), page number, and date printed. Simply choose FILE, PAGE
SETUP, make your choices, and Click OK. This information can come in
very handy, especially when you refer back to these pages after a period of
time. These settings will stay in affect for all subsequent print jobs
until you change them.
