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Absence Policy Alternative Loans
Academic and Career Resource Center Alumni, JMU
Academic Achievement Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning
   Disabilities Center
Academic Advising Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disorders Clinical Services
Academic Affairs Mission Statement American Studies minor
Academic Competitiveness Grant Anthropology and Sociology, Department of
Academic Dismissal Anthropology Program
Academic Good Standing Appeals Process
Academic Policies and Procedures Application Deadlines
Academic Probation Application, Teacher Education
Academic Standing and Continued
   Enrollment
Archaeology Collection
Academic Suspension Art and Art History, School of
Academic Terms and Definitions Arts and Letters, College of
Accounting, School of artWorks Gallery
Accreditation Asian Studies minor
Adding a Course Assessment, Student
Administration Astronomy, Department of Physics and
Administration and Finance Mission
   Statement
Attendance
Admissions Audit Fees
   First Year Student Admission Auditing
   Teacher Education  
   Transfer Admission Requirements  
Adult Degree Program  
Adult Health and Development Program
Advanced Placement  
   Advanced Placement Courses  
Africana Studies minor  
Aging Credit  
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Alpha Epsilon Delta

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Bachelor of Arts definition Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
   minor
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements Biology, Department of
Bachelor of Business Administration
   Degree Requirements
Biotechnology
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Requirements Blue Ridge Area Health Education Center
   at JMU
Bachelor of Individualized Study Degree
   Requirements
Board, Room and
Bachelor of Music Degree Requirements Bookstore
Bachelor of Science definition British Communication and Media minor
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements Business, College of
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
   Requirements
Business as a Second Major
Bachelor of Social Work Degree Requirements Business Services
B.B.A. Core Component  
Billing and Registration  

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Calendar, University Concentrations(continued)
Campus Map    Cultural Anthropology
Card Services    Cultural Communication
Career Advising and Decision-Making    Dance Program
Career and Academic Planning    Digital Video and Cinema
Career and Life Planning Course (IS 202)    Ecology and Environmental Biology
Career Fairs    Environment, Technologies and
     Innovations
Caregivers Community Network    Environmental and Engineering
     Geology
Carrier Library    Environmental and Natural
     Resource Economics
Catalog of Record    Environmental Conservation,
     Sustainability & Development
Centers    European Business
   Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics    Exercise Science
   Computational Mathematics and Modeling    Finance
   Counseling & Student Development    Financial Economics
   Educational Technology and Media Center    General (Chemistry)
   Electron Microscopy Center    General Fine Arts
   Environmental Education Center    General Geology
   Mahatma Ghandi Center for Global
      Nonviolence
   General International Business
   Materials Science    Graphic Design
   Multicultural Student Services    Health Assessment and Promotion
   Public Broadcasting/WMRA-WEMC    Health Communication Studies
   Training/Technical Assistance Centers    Health Studies
Certificate Program Admission    Human Resource Management
Certificate Program definition    Individual Option (Physics)
Changes in Requirements    Industrial Design
Changing Sections    Instrumental
Change of Major    Interdisciplinary Philosophy
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dep't of    Interdisciplinary Religion
Chemistry minor    Interior Design
Chinese Business Studies minor    International Economics
Classical Studies minor    Interpersonal Communication
     Studies
Classification    Journalism
Claude Moore Precious Time Pediatric Respite
   Care Program
   Marketing
Clusters, General Education    Markets and Cultures
   Cluster One: Skills for the 21st Century    Multidisciplinary
   Cluster Two: Arts and Humanities    Musical Theatre Program
   Cluster Three: The Natural World    National Security
   Cluster Four: Social and Cultural Processes    Occupational Studies
   Cluster Five: Individuals in the Human Community    Organizational Communication
     Studies
Cognate    Philosophy
Collection Activities    Physical and Health Education
     Teacher Education
Collection of Past Due Accounts    Physics and Engineering Combined
     Program
Collections in the Commonwealth of Virginia    Piano
Colleges of the University    Piano, Emphasis in Accompanying/
     Coaching
   College of Arts and Letters    Political and Global Analysis
   College of Business    Public Administration
   College of Education    Public Communication Studies
   College of Integrated Science and Technology    Public Health Education
   College of Science and Mathematics    Public History
   College of Visual and Performing Arts    Public Relations Studies
College Scholarship Assistance Program    Religion
Commonwealth Award    Social Inequalities & Public Policy
Communication Sciences and Disorders,
   Department of
   Social Science (B.I.S.)
Communication Studies, School of    Socioeconomics
Community Health Interpreter Service    Sport and Recreation Management
Community Service-Learning    Studio Art
Computer Competency Requirements    Technical and Scientific
      Communication
Computer Info Systems & Mgmt Science,
   Department of
   Technology, Innovation and
      Entrepreneurship
Computer Literacy    Theatre Program
Computer Ownership    World Literature
Computer Science, Department of    Writing and Rhetoric
Computer Science minor Confidentiality of Educational Records
Concentration definition Copy Centers
Concentrations Core definition
   American Chemical Society Accredited Programs Cost of Attendance
   Applied Geographic Information Science Counseling and Psychological
     Services
   Applied Physics Counseling & Student Development
   Center
   Archaeology Course Adjustment
   Behavior Analysis Course Cancellation
   Biological Anthropology Course Load
   British or American Literatures Creative Writing minor
   Business to Business Marketing Credit/No-credit Course Registration
   Business to Consumer Marketing Credit
   Chemistry/Business    by Examination
   Community Action and Evaluation    for International Examinations
   Competitive Intelligence    for Military Service
   Computational Sciences    Opportunities
   Conflict Analysis and Intervention Criminal Justice minor
   Converged Media Cross Disciplinary Programs
   Cooperative Education Crossroads to Brain Injury Recovery
   Corporate Communication Cum laude
   Creative Writing  
CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE
ON NEXT COLUMN
 

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Declaration of a Business Major or Minor Departments (continued)
Declaration of Major    Management
Degree Requirements    Marketing
Delinquent Accounts    Mathematics and
   Statistics
Departments    Middle, Secondary
   and Mathematics Education
   Biology    Military Science
   Chemistry and Biochemistry    Nursing
   Communication Sciences and Disorders    Philosophy and Religion
   Computer Information Systems
   and Management Science
   Physics and Astronomy
   Computer Science    Political Science
   Early, Elementary and Reading Education    Psychology
   Economics    Social Work
   English    Sociology and Anthropology
   Exceptional Education Dependent Students
   Finance and Business Law Dining Services
   Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures Disability Services
   Geology and Environmental Science Dropping a Course
   Health Sciences  
   History  
   Integrated Science and Technology
   Justice Studies  
   Kinesiology  
   Learning, Technology and Leadership Education

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Early Action Admission English Language Learner Services
Early, Elementary and Reading Education,
   Department of
Environmental Education Center
Earned Credits Environmental Information Systems minor
East Campus Library Environmental Management minor
Economics, Department of Environmental Science minor
Educational Technology and Media Center Environmental Studies minor
Education, College of Evaluation of Transfer Credits
Education Support Center Evaluation Process
Educational & Assistive Technology Computer
   Labs
Events Management
Electron Microscopy Center Examination for Credit Fee
Eligibility for In-state Tuition Exceptional Education, Department of
Employer Relations and Recruiting Services External Abroad Programs
Employment, Internship and Job Search
   Services
 
Employment, Student  
Engineering, School of  
English, Department of  

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Facilities Services Financial Aid, Scholarships and Student
   Employment
FAFSA Financial Information and Disclosure
   Statement
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
   of 1974
First Year Student Admission
Family Studies minor Foreign Languages, Literatures and
   Culture, Department of
Federal Pell Grant Forensic Anthropology
Federal Perkins Loan Forensic Biology
Federal Direct Loan Program Forensic Chemistry
Federal Supplemental Educational
   Opportunity Grant
Forestry
Federal Work-Study Program Foundation, JMU
FERPA Fraternity/Sorority Life
Field Experiences  
Film Studies minor  
Final Examinations  
Finance and Business Law, Department of  

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General Education Grade Point Average
   Cluster One: Skills for the 21st Century Grade Review Procedure
   Cluster Two: Arts and Humanities Grade Review Process
   Cluster Three: The Natural World Grading System, Undergraduate
   Cluster Four: Social and Cultural
      Processes
Graduate School Application and Information
   Resources
   Cluster Five: Individuals in the Human
      Community
Graduate School, The
General Fine Arts emphasis Graduation
General Music minor    Awards
Geographic Science    Requirements
Geology and Environmental Science,
   Department of
   with Honors
German Abitur    with Second Baccalaureate Degree
Gerontology minor Grants
GPA Grievance Procedure for Students
Grade Change Procedure  

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Handbook Honor System
Harassment Honors Abroad Programs
Health Center Honors Courses
Health Policy Center Honors Program
Health Sciences, Department of Honors Scholars
Healthy Families Page County Honorary Societies
Higher-Level IB Courses Hospitality and Tourism Managememt, 
    Program of
Historical Archaeology minor Human Science minor
History Day Humanitarian Affairs minor
History, Department of  

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IDLS Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
Incomplete Grades Interdisciplinary Programs
Independent Students Interdisciplinary Social Science minor
Independent Study Interior Design Emphasis
Information Analysis International Admission
Institutes International Affairs
   for Environment International Baccalaureate
   Infrastructure and Information Assurance    International Baccalaureate Courses
   Innovation in Health and Human Services International Beliefs and Values Institute
   International Beliefs and Values Institute International Business, Program of
   Nelson Institute for International and
      Public Affairs
International Exchange Programs
   Visual Studies International Programs, Office of
Integrated Science and Technology Internships
Integrated Science and Technology,
   College of
Interprofessional Services for Learning
   Assessment
Integrated Science and Technology,
   Department of
 

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Jazz Studies minor JMU Meteorite Collection
JMU Alumni JMU Scholarships
JMU Environmental Education Center Job Search
JMU Foundation John C. Wells Planetarium
JMU Libraries Justice Studies, Department of

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Kinesiology, Department of  

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Latin American Studies minor Libraries
Lay Health Promoters Licensure Criteria
LEO Licensure Program definition
Learning Resource Centers Licensure Programs
Learning Strategies Instruction Lifelong Learning Institute
Learning, Technology and Leadership Education,
   Department of
 

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Madison Art Collection Minors (continued)
Magna cum laude    Astronomy
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global
   Nonviolence
   Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Major definition    Biology
Majors    British Communication and Media
   Accounting    Business French
   Anthropology    Business German
   Art    Business Italian
   Art History    Business Spanish
   Athletic Training    Chemistry
   Biology    Chinese Business Studies
   Biotechnology    Classical Studies
   Chemistry    Coaching Education
   Communication Sciences and Disorders    Communication Sciences and Disorders
   Communication Studies    Communication Studies
   Computer Information Systems    Computer Information Systems
   Computer Science    Computer Science
   Dietetics    Conflict Analysis and Intervention
   Earth Science    Creative Writing
   Economics    Criminal Justice
   Engineering    Cultural Communication
   English    Dance
   Finance    Economics
   Geographic Science    Educational Media
   Geology    English
   Health Sciences    Environmental Information Systems
   Health Services Administration    Environmental Management
   History    Environmental Science
   Hospitality and Tourism Management    Environmental Studies
   Individualized Study    European Marketing
   Information Analysis    Family Studies
   Integrated Science and Technology    Film Studies
   Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies    French
   International Affairs    Geology
   International Business    German
   Justice Studies    Gerontology
   Kinesiology    Health Communication
   Management    Historical Archaeology
   Marketing    History
   Mathematics    Human Science
   Media Arts and Design    Humanitarian Affairs
   Modern Foreign Languages    Integrated Science and Technology
   Music    Interdisciplinary Social Science
   Nursing    Italian
   Philosophy and Religion    Jazz Studies
   Physics    Latin American Studies
   Political Science    Law Enforcement Spanish
   Psychology    Legal Spanish
   Public Policy and Administration    Management Science
   Quantitative Finance    Materials Sciences
   Social Work    Mathematics
   Sociology    Medical Spanish
   Statistics    Medieval and Renaissance Studies
   Theatre and Dance    Middle Eastern Communities and
      Migrations
   Writing, Rhetoric and Technical
      Communication
   Military Leadership
Major and Career Decision Program    Modern European Studies
Major Information    Music, General
Makeup Days for Classes Missed Due to
   Inclement Weather or Emergency
   Music Industry
Management, Department of    Nonprofit Studies
Map, Campus    Philosophy
Marketing, Department of    Physics
Masterpiece Season    Political Communication
Mathematics and Statistics, Department of    Political Science
Maximum Time Requirement    Public Policy and Administration
Media Arts and Design, School of    Religion
Media Resources    Russian
Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor    Russian Studies
Meteorite Collection    Science, Technology and Society
Microscopy Facility    Sociology
Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations
   minor
   Spanish
Middle Education    Spanish-English Translation and
      Interpretation
Middle, Secondary and Mathematics
   Education, Department of
   Special Education
Military Science, Department of    Sport Communication
Military Service, Credit for    Statistics
Mineral Museum    Substance Abuse Intervention
Minor definition    Technical and Scientific Communication
Minors    Telecommunications
   Africana Studies    Theatre
   American Studies    Urban and Regional Studies
   Anthropology    Women's Studies
   Arabic    World Literature
   Art    Writing and Rhetoric
   Art History Misconduct Research and Other Scholarly
   Work
   Asian Studies Mission Statement, University
MINORS ABOVE ON NEXT COLUMN Modern European Studies minor
  Multicultural Student Services, Center for
  Music Industry minor
  Music Library
  Music, School of

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National SMART Grant Non-degree Seeking Student Admission
Nelson Institute for International and
   Public Affairs
Nonprofit Studies minor
New Image Gallery Nonreturning Students and Leave of Absence
New Students Nontraditional Academic Credit
Non-credit Courses Nursing, Department of

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Observatory Office of Student Activities and Involvement
Office of Equal Opportunity Office on Children and Youth
Office of International Programs Ombudsperson
Office of Judicial Affairs Orientation Office
Office of the Registrar Outreach and Engagement
Office of Statistical Services Outstanding Debts
   

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Parent PLUS Direct Loan Pre-professional Health Programs
Parking Services Pre-professional Licensure and Degree
   Program definition
Payment Pre-professional Program definition
Personal Computers Pre-theology
Philosophy and Religion, Department of Pre-veterinary Medicine
Physics and Astronomy, Department of Prerequisite and Eligibility Requirements
Physics is Phun Science Show Private Off-campus Scholarships
Planetarium, John C. Wells Professional Education Coordinating Council
Police Professional Education Unit
Political Communication Professional Program definition
Political Communication minor Program Coordinators and Advisers in Education
Political Science, Department of Program of Hospitality and Tourism
   Management
Post-graduate Resources Program of International Business
Pre-dentistry Program of Study Components
Pre-forensic Studies Promotoras de Salud
Pre-law Psychology, Department of
Pre-medicine Public Safety
Pre-occupational Therapy  
Pre-optometry  
Pre-pharmacy  
Pre-physical Therapy  
Pre-physician Assistant  
Pre-professional Advisory Program
   definition
 

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Quality Points        

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Reading Road Show, Gus Bus Program Resource and Service Centers, College of
   Science and Mathematics
Re-entry Resume Development
   After Absence of Less Than
      Two Calendar Years
Returned Check Fee
   After Second Suspension or Absence
      Exceeding Two Calendar Years
Returning Students
Re-entry to the University R.N. to B.S.N. Program
Refunds Room and Board
Registration Room and Tuition Deposits
Regular Decision Admission Russian Studies minor
Repeating Courses Ryan White II Care Act Grant
Residence Life  
Resources and Events, College of Visual and
   Performing Arts
 
Resource and Service Centers, College of Arts and Letters  

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Safety Sorority Life
Satisfactory Academic Progress Special Admission Requirements
Sawhill Gallery Special Education Master's Level
   Licensure Program
Scholarships, Grants and Loans Specialized Class Fees
Schools Speech-Language-Hearing Applied
   Laboratory
   Accounting Speech Services
   Art and Art History Sport Communication
   Communication Studies Standard-Level IB Courses
   Engineering Standardized Tests
   Media Arts and Design Student Affairs and University Planning
   Mission Statement
   Music Student Assessment
   Theatre and Dance Student Employment
   Writing, Rhetoric and Technical
     Communication
Student Government Association
Science and Mathematics, College of Student Handbook
Science and Math Learning Center Student Loans
Science Fair Student Organizations
Science, Technology and Society minor Student Services and Learning Resources
Scientific Literacy requirement Student Success
Secondary Education Student Teaching
Semester Abroad Programs Student Wellness and Outreach
Semester Honors Lists Subject Abbreviations
Senior Citizen's Tuition Waiver Substance Abuse and Intervention minor
Senior Honors Project Substance Abuse Prevention
Service Fee Success By 6 Academy
Setoff Debt Collection Act Summa cum laude
Shenandoah Valley Child Development
   Clinic
Summer Abroad Programs
Shenandoah Valley Migrant Education
   Program
Summer Session Course Load
Shenandoah Valley Regional NMR Facility Supplemental Instruction
Social Work, Department of   
Sociology and Anthropology, Department of  
Sociology Program  

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Taylor Down Under Track definition
Teacher Education Conceptual Framework Track One Honors Scholars
Teacher Education Licensure Track Two Honors Scholars
Teacher Education Pre-professional
   Licensure Programs
Training/Technical Assistance Centers
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative Transcript
Telecommunications Transfer Admission Requirements
Telecommunications minor Transfer Equivalent Policy for Readmitted
   Students
The Graduate School Transfer of Credit from Other Institutions
The Health Place Tuition and Fees
The Human Community, General Education Tuition Waiver, Senior Citizen's
Theatre and Dance, School of  

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Undergraduate Degrees University Grants
Undergraduate Grading System University Health Center
Undergraduate Programs University Program Board
Unit of Credit University Recreation
United Kingdom "A" Level Examinations University Unions
University Agents University Withdrawal
University and Post Graduate Resources Urban and Regional Studies minor
University Business Office  
University Calendar  

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Valley AIDS Network                    Visiting the University
Valley Program for Aging Services Visiting Scholars Program
Virginia Center for Health Outreach Visual and Performing Arts, College of
Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program  

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Withdrawal from the University World Literature minor
Withdrawing from a Course Write On!
WMRA-WEMC Writing Consultations
Womens's Studies minor Writing, Rhetoric and Technical
   Communication, School of

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Youth Suicide Prevention Program  


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