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2024-2025 Edition

  • Programs
  • Undergraduate
    • Academic Affairs
      • Developmental and Enhancement Studies Program
      • THEE Pathway: General Education Program
    • Academic Regulations
      • Academic Honesty
      • Academic Standings
      • Areas of Concentration
      • Class Attendance Policy
      • Classification of Students
      • Double Major Requirements
      • Dual Degree Policy
      • General Philosophy on Academic Records
      • Grades and Quality Points
      • Graduation Requirements
      • Incomplete Grade
      • Major
      • Mid-​Term Grade Reporting
      • Name and Address Change
      • Registration
      • Repeat a Course Policy
      • Schedule Changes (Course Add/​Drop)
      • Scholastic Recognition
      • Second Baccalaureate
      • Semester Hour
      • Student Academic Grievance Procedure
      • Student Academic Load
      • Student Responsibilities
      • The Academic Year
      • The Course Numbering System
      • Transcripts
      • Transfer of Credits
      • Undergraduate Degree Programs
      • Withdrawal from the University and Class
    • Administration, Faculty, &​ Staff
    • Admissions, Tuition, and Financial Aid
      • Admission of Transfer Students
      • Admission to the University
      • Advanced Placement
      • Appeal Procedures
      • Credit by College-​Level Examination Program (CLEP)
      • Dual Enrollment
      • Financial Aid
      • Freshman Admission Requirements
      • Freshman Admissions Procedures
      • International Baccalaureate
      • International Student Admission
      • Non-​Degree Student Admission (21 Years or Older)
      • Readmission
      • Rejection of Application
      • Requirements for a Second Baccalaureate Degree
      • Residence Requirements
      • Scholarships
      • Transfer of Credits
      • Transient Non-​Degree Student
      • Tuition, Expenses, and Fees
    • Background Information
    • College of Business
      • Department of Accounting, Finance &​ Entrepreneurship
        • Accounting (B.B.A.)
        • Entrepreneurship (B.B.A.)
        • Finance (B.B.A.)
        • Finance Minor
      • Department of Business Administration
        • Business Administration (B.B.A.)
        • Business Administration Minor
        • Economics (B.B.A.)
        • Management (B.B.A.)
        • Marketing (B.B.A.)
        • Supply Chain Management (B.B.A.)
        • Marketing Minor
    • College of Education and Human Development
      • Department of Educational, Multicultural, and Exceptional Studies
        • Social Science (B.S.E.D.) Ethnic Studies Concentration
        • Social Science Education (B.S.E.D.)
        • Special Education (B.S.) Mild-​Moderate Disabilities Concentration
      • Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
        • Childcare and Family Education (B.S.)
        • Elementary Education K-​3 (B.S.E.D.)
        • Elementary Education K-​6 (B.S.E.D.)
      • Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
        • Health, Physical Education and Recreation (B.S.) Non-​Licensure Concentration
        • Health, Physical Education and Recreation (B.S.) Recreation Administration Concentration
        • Health, Physical Education and Recreation (B.S.) Therapeutic Recreation Concentration
      • School of Lifelong Learning
        • Department of Professional Interdisciplinary Studies
          • Professional Interdisciplinary Studies (B.S.) General Concentration
          • Professional Interdisciplinary Studies (B.S.) Human Resources Concentration
          • University Studies, B.S.
    • College of Health Sciences
      • Department of Communicative Disorders
        • Communicative Disorders (B.S.)
      • Department of Health Policy and Management/​Healthcare Administration
        • Healthcare Administration (B.S.)
        • Public Health (B.S.)
      • Department of Social Work
        • Social Work (B.S.W.)
        • Social Work Minor
    • College of Liberal Arts
      • Department of Art
        • Art (B.A.) Graphic Design Concentration
        • Art (B.A.) Studio Art Concentration
        • Art Minor
      • Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology
        • Criminal Justice (B.S.)
        • Criminal Justice Minor
        • Sociology (B.A.)
        • Sociology Minor
      • Department of English and Foreign Languages
        • English (B.A.)
          • English (Business Administration Concentration) B.A.
          • English (Certification in Education )
          • English (Computer Science Concentration) B.A.
          • English (Creative Writing Concentration)
          • English (Journalism Concentration)
        • English Minor
        • Foreign Languages (B.A.) Primary Language French
        • Foreign Languages (B.A.) Primary Language Spanish
        • Foreign Languages (B.A.) Translation Studies in Spanish
        • French Minor
        • Spanish Minor
        • Translation Studies in Spanish Minor
      • Department of History and Philosophy
        • History (B.A.)
        • History (B.S.)
        • History Minors (History, Public History, and African Diaspora History)
      • Department of Journalism and Media Studies
        • Journalism and Media Studies (B.S.) Integrated Marketing Communications
        • Journalism and Media Studies (B.S.) Media Production Concentration
        • Journalism and Media Studies (B.S.) Multimedia Journalism Concentration
        • Journalism and Media Studies (B.S.) Sports Media Concentration
      • Department of Military Science
        • Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
      • Department of Music
        • Music Education (B.M.E.) Instrumental Emphasis
        • Music Education (B.M.E.) Jazz Emphasis
        • Music Education (B.M.E.) Piano Emphasis
        • Music Education (B.M.E.) Vocal Emphasis
        • Music Performance (B.M.) Instrumental Emphasis
        • Music Performance (B.M.) Jazz Studies Emphasis Instrumental or Vocal
        • Music Performance (B.M.) Keyboard Emphasis
        • Music Performance (B.M.) Music Technology
        • Music Performance (B.M.) Vocal Emphasis
        • Music Minor
      • Department of Political Science
        • Political Science (B.A.)
        • Political Science (B.A.) Legal Studies Concentration
        • Political Science (B.A.) Paralegal Studies Concentration
        • Political Science Minor
      • Department of Psychology
        • Psychology (B.S.)
        • Psychology Minor
      • Department of Speech Communication and Theatre
        • Speech (B.A.) Theatre Concentration
    • College of Science, Engineering and Technology
      • Department of Aerospace Studies
        • Aerospace Studies
      • Department of Biology
        • Biology (B.S.) Environmental Sciences
        • Biology (B.S.) Marine Science Concentration
        • Biology (B.S.) Pre-​Medicine/​MCAT Track, Pre-​Dentistry/​DAT Track, Pre-​Optometry/​OAT Track
        • Biology (B.S.) Pre-​Pharmacy Concentration
        • Biology (B.S.) Pre-​Physical Therapy
        • Biology Minor
      • Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences
        • Chemistry (B.S.) American Chemical Society Certified
        • Chemistry (B.S.) Biomedical Sciences
        • Chemistry (B.S.) Environmental Sciences
        • Chemistry (B.S.) Forensic Concentration
        • Chemistry (B.S.) Pre-​Profession Concentration
        • Chemistry (B.S.) Without Certification
        • Chemistry Minor
        • Earth System Science (B.S.)
        • Meteorology (B.S.)
        • Physics (B.S.) General
        • Physics (B.S.) Business Management
        • Physics (B.S.) Pre-​Med with Biology
        • Physics Education (B.S.Ed.)
      • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Industrial Systems and Technology
        • Civil Engineering (B.S.) Environmental Engineering Concentration
        • Civil Engineering (B.S.) General Civil Engineering Concentration
        • Industrial Technology (B.S.) Computer Technology Concentration
        • Industrial Technology (B.S.) Electronic Systems Technology Concentration
        • Industrial Technology (B.S.) Emergency Management Technology Concentration
      • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
        • Biomedical Engineering (B.S.)
        • Computer Engineering (B.S.)
        • Computer Science (B.S.)
        • Electrical Engineering (B.S.)
      • Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences
        • Mathematics (B.S.)
        • Mathematics Education (B.S.Ed.)
        • Mathematics Education (B.S.Ed.) Algebra and Geometry Track
        • Statistics (B.S.)
    • Course Descriptions
      • Accounting (ACC)
      • Aerospace Studies (AS)
      • Aerospace Studies Lab (ASL)
      • Biology (BIO)
      • Biology Lab (BIOL)
      • Business &​ Prof. Development (BIZ)
      • Chemistry (CHEM)
      • Chemistry Lab (CHML)
      • Civil Engineering (CIV)
      • Civil Engineering Lab (CIVL)
      • Communicative Disorders (CMD)
      • Computer Engineering (CPE)
      • Computer Science (CSC)
      • Counseling (COUN)
      • Criminal Justice (CJ)
      • Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI)
      • Curriculum and Instruction Lab (EDCL)
      • Drama (DR)
      • Drama Lab (DRL)
      • Driver's Education (SE)
      • Economics (ECO)
      • Education Technology (ETEC)
      • Electrical Engineering (ECE)
      • Electrical Engineering Lab (ECEL)
      • Emergency Management Tech (ITEM)
      • English (ENG)
      • English as a second language (ESL)
      • English Lab (ENGL)
      • Entrepreneurship Studies (ENTR)
      • Finance (FIN)
      • Foreign Language (FLG)
      • French (FR)
      • General Business (GB)
      • General Engineering Technology (ETD)
      • General Science (SCI)
      • General Science Lab (SCIL)
      • General Studies (GNST)
      • General Studies Lab (GSTL)
      • Geography (GEOG)
      • Hazardous Waste Management (ITHM)
      • Health (HE)
      • Health Care Administration (HCA)
      • History (HIST)
      • Honor Course (HON)
      • Human Resource Development (CLHR)
      • Industrial Construction (ITC)
      • Industrial Drawing (ITD)
      • Industrial Electricity (ITE)
      • Industrial Electricity Lab (ITEL)
      • Industrial Management (ITMA)
      • Industrial Manufacturing (ITMF)
      • Industrial Technology (IT)
      • Infant and Toddler Management (CLIM)
      • International Program Arabic (IPAR)
      • International Program Chinese (IPCH)
      • International Program Elective (IPE)
      • International Program Korean (IPKO)
      • International Program Swahili (IPSW)
      • International ProgramTurkish (IPTU)
      • Management (MNGT)
      • Management Information Systems (MIS)
      • Mandarin Chinese (CH)
      • Marketing (MKT)
      • Math (MATH)
      • Meteorology (MET)
      • Meteorology Lab (METL)
      • Military Science (MS)
      • Music (MUS)
      • Music-​applied sec piano (MUSD)
      • Music-​band (MUSK)
      • Music-​bassoon (MUSB)
      • Music-​brasswind ensemble (MUBE)
      • Music-​choir (MUSG)
      • Music-​choral methods (MUSQ)
      • Music-​chorale (MUCH)
      • Music-​clarinet (MUSC)
      • Music-​euphonium (MUSE)
      • Music-​flute (MUSF)
      • Music-​french horn (MUSH)
      • Music-​instrumental methods (MUSM)
      • Music-​jazz ensemble (MUJE)
      • Music-​jsu singers (MUJS)
      • Music-​oboe (MUSZ)
      • Music-​orchestra (MUSJ)
      • Music-​percussion (MUSP)
      • Music-​percussion ensemble (MUPE)
      • Music-​saxophone (MUSX)
      • Music-​secondary voice (MUSL)
      • Music-​sight Singing (MUSY)
      • Music-​string ensemble (MUTE)
      • Music-​stringbass (MUSS)
      • Music-​trombone (MUSR)
      • Music-​trumpet (MUST)
      • Music-​tuba (MUSU)
      • Music-​viola (MUSA)
      • Music-​violin (MUSN)
      • Music-​violoncello (MUSI)
      • Music-​voice (MUSV)
      • Music-​woodwind ensemble (MUWE)
      • National Student Exchange (NSE)
      • Philosophy (PHIL)
      • Physical Education (PE)
      • Physics (PHY)
      • Physics Lab (PHYL)
      • Political Science (PS)
      • Principle Centered Leadership (CLL)
      • Psychology (PSY)
      • Reading (RE)
      • Reading Lab (REL)
      • Recreation (REC)
      • Social Science (SS)
      • Social Work (SW)
      • Sociology (SOC)
      • Spanish (SP)
      • Special Education (SPED)
      • Speech (SPCH)
      • Statistics (STAT)
      • Therapeutic Recreation (TREC)
      • Undergraduate Studies (UGST)
      • University Success (UNIV)
      • Urban Studies (UA)
    • Directory
    • JSUOnline
    • Other Academic Programs
      • Aerospace Studies
      • JSU Global
      • Military Science Program (ROTC)
      • Ronald E. McNair Post-​Baccalaureate Achievement Program
      • The W.E.B. Du Bois -​ M.L.A. Harvey Honors College
    • Programs A-​Z
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      • Financial Services/​Bursar
      • Student Success
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  • Graduate
    • Academic Calendar
    • Administration and Graduate Faculty
    • College of Business
      • Department of Accounting, Finance &​ Entrepreneurship
        • Accounting (M.P.A.)
      • Department of Business Administration
        • Business (M.B.A.)
        • Business (M.B.A.) Online Program
        • Business (Ph.D.)
    • College of Education and Human Development
      • School of Administrative Leadership
        • Counseling (M.S.) Concentration in Clinical Mental Health
        • Counseling (M.S.) Concentration in Rehabilitation Counseling
        • Counseling (M.S.Ed.) Concentration in School Counseling
        • Counseling (Ed.S.) Educational Specialist in Psychometry
        • Counseling (Ed.S.) Educational Specialist in School Counseling
        • Educational Administration and Supervision (M.S.)
        • Educational Administration and Supervision (M.S.) Online Program
        • Education (Ed.S.) Concentration in Higher Education Administration On Campus Program
        • Education (Ed.S.) Concentration in K-​12 Administration
        • Educational Administration (Ph.D.)
        • Educational Administration (Ph.D.) Concentration in Higher Education
        • Educational Administration (Ph.D.) Concentration in K-​12 Administration and Supervision
        • Urban Higher Education (EPh.D.)
      • School of Instructional Leadership
        • Early Childhood Education (M.S.)
        • Early Childhood Education (Ed.D.)
        • Elementary Education (M.S.Ed.)
        • Elementary and Special Education (M.S.)
        • Education (Ed.S.) Concentration in Elementary Education
        • Physical Education (M.S.Ed.)
        • Reading Education (M.S.)
        • Special Education (M.S.Ed.) Concentration in Mild/​Moderate Disabilities
        • Special Education (M.S.Ed.) Concentration in Visual Impairment
        • Special Education (Ed.S.)
        • Sport Science (M.S.) Concentration in Sport Management
        • Teaching (M.A.T.)
    • College of Health Sciences
      • Graduate Programs in Public Health
        • Communicative Disorders (M.S.)
        • Public Health (M.P.H.) Behavioral Health Promotion and Education Concentration
        • Public Health (M.P.H.) Biostatistics Concentration
        • Public Health (M.P.H.) Environmental and Occupational Health Concentration
        • Public Health (M.P.H.) Epidemiology Concentration
        • Public Health (M.P.H.) Health Policy and Management Concentration
        • Public Health (Dr.PH.)
        • Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics Online
        • Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
        • Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology Online
        • Graduate Certificate in Public Health Informatics
      • School of Social Work
        • Social Work (M.S.W.)
        • Social Work (Ph.D.)
    • College of Liberal Arts
      • School of Communications
        • English (M.A.)
        • Journalism and Media Studies (M.S.) Concentration in Urban Communications
        • Journalism and Media Studies (M.S.) Thesis/​Non-​thesis Option
      • School of Fine and Performing Arts
        • Music Education (M.M.Ed.)
      • School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
        • Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)
        • Criminology and Justice Services (M.A.) Non-​Thesis Option
        • Criminology and Justice Services (M.A.) Thesis Option
        • History (M.A.)
        • Political Science (M.A.)
        • Public Policy and Administration (M.P.P.A.)
        • Public Administration (Ph.D.)
        • Sociology (M.A.) Concentraton in Alcohol/​Drug Studies
        • Sociology (M.A.) Concentraton in Alcohol/​Drug Studies Non-​Thesis
        • Sociology (M.A.) Non-​Thesis Option
        • Sociology (M.A.) Thesis Option
        • Social Science (M.A.)
        • Graduate Certificate in Disaster Preparedness &​ Community Resilience Among Vulnerable Populations Online
    • College of Science, Engineering, and Technology
      • Department of Biology
        • Biology (M.S.)
        • Environmental Science (Ph.D.)
      • Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences
        • Chemistry (M.S.)
        • Chemistry (Ph.D.)
      • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Industrial Systems and Technology
        • Hazardous Materials Management (M.S.)
        • Technology Education (M.S.Ed.)
      • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
        • Computer Science (M.S.)
        • Engineering (Ph.D.)
      • Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences
        • Computational Mathematics and Data-​Enabled Science &​ Engineering (Ph.D.)
        • Mathematics (M.S.)
      • Department of Urban and Regional Planning
        • Urban and Regional Planning (M.A.)
        • Urban and Regional Planning (Ph.D.)
      • Graduate Engineering Program
        • Engineering (M.S.)
        • Engineering (M.S.) Civil Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (M.S.) Coastal Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (M.S.) Computational Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (M.S.) Computer Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (M.S.) Electrical Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (M.S.) Environmental Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (M.S.) Telecommunications Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (Ph.D.)
        • Engineering (Ph.D.) Civil Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (Ph.D.) Coastal Engineering Emphasis
        • Engineering (Ph.D.) Environmental Engineering Emphasis
      • Interdisciplinary Computational Data-​Enabled Science and Engineering
        • Computational and Data-​Enabled Science &​ Engineering (M.S.)
        • Computational Data-​Enabled Sciences and Engineering (Ph.D.)
    • Course Descriptions
      • Accounting (ACC)
      • Behavioral Health Prom&​Educatn (PHBS)
      • Biology (BIO)
      • Biology Lab (BIOL)
      • Business &​ Prof. Development (BPD)
      • Chemistry (CHEM)
      • Civil Engineering (CIV)
      • Communicative Disorders (CMD)
      • Comp&​Data-​Enabled Sci and Eng (CDSE)
      • Computer Engineering (CPE)
      • Computer Science (CSC)
      • Counseling (COUN)
      • Criminal Justice (CJ)
      • Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI)
      • Economics (ECO)
      • Educational Admin&​Supervision (EDAD)
      • English (ENG)
      • English as a second language (ESL)
      • Entrepreneurship Studies (ENTR)
      • Environmental Science (ENV)
      • Environmental Science Lab (ENVL)
      • Executive Ph.D. (EDHE)
      • Finance (FIN)
      • Foundation &​ Leadership (EDFL)
      • General Business (GB)
      • General Science (SCI)
      • General Science Lab (SCIL)
      • General Studies (GNST)
      • Hazardous Waste Management (ITHM)
      • Health (HE)
      • Health Policy &​ Management (PHPM)
      • History (HIST)
      • Linguistics (LING)
      • Management (MNGT)
      • Marketing (MKT)
      • Math (MATH)
      • Meteorology (MET)
      • Music (MUS)
      • Music-​band (MUSK)
      • Music-​chorale (MUCH)
      • Music-​clarinet (MUSC)
      • Music-​euphonium (MUSE)
      • Music-​flute (MUSF)
      • Music-​jazz ensemble (MUJE)
      • Music-​percussion (MUSP)
      • Music-​saxophone (MUSX)
      • Music-​stringbass (MUSS)
      • Music-​trombone (MUSR)
      • Music-​trumpet (MUST)
      • Music-​tuba (MUSU)
      • Music-​violin (MUSN)
      • Music-​voice (MUSV)
      • Music-​woodwind ensemble (MUWE)
      • Physical Education (PE)
      • Political Science (PS)
      • Psychology (PSY)
      • Public Health Science (PHS)
      • Public Health-​Biostatistics (PHBI)
      • Public Health-​Epidemiology (PHEP)
      • Public Policy &​ Administration (PPAD)
      • Reading (RE)
      • Rehab. Counseling (RHAB)
      • Social Science (SS)
      • Social Work (SW)
      • Sociology (SOC)
      • Spanish (SP)
      • Special Education (SPED)
      • Sports Management (SPM)
      • Statistics (STAT)
      • Strength &​ Conditioning (SC)
      • Strength &​ Conditioning Lab (SCL)
      • Technology Education (TE)
      • Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
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2023-2024 Academic Calendar

https://www.jsums.edu/academicaffairs/files/2023/06/Academic-Calendar-2023-2024-Final-Draft-2.pdf

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