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KINS 4540 - Curriculum Development for Adapted Physical Education
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
This course teaches students how to develop a physical education (PK-12) curriculum that is appropriate for learners with disabilities. The course, which involves field experiences in a public school environment, addresses the similarity between physical education and adapted physical education, IEP development, and program evaluation of curriculum and instruction. Offered FA, SP.
Prerequisite(s): KINS 2540 or permission of the instructor.
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KINS 4600 - School Health Program
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Organization and administration of a school health program with emphasis on establishing a program and utilization of available resources in school health. Special attention will be given to a coordinated school health program involving health services, healthful school living, school environment, school health administration, physical education, nutrition services, and evaluation of school health programs. Offered SP.
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KINS 4601 - Community Health Issues
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Community health aspects and implications of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, venereal disease, and other communicable diseases; other community health problems. Offered FA.
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KINS 4602 - Safety Education
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Safety issues relating to the home, school, and work environments will be emphasized. The social, emotional, and economic impact of accidents, the knowledge related to accidents, habits, skills, and general safety measures will be examined. Offered SP.
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KINS 4603 - Corporate Wellness
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Focus on the benefits of employee health and wellness within the workplace and the effects on the costs of healthcare and insurance. Offered FA, SP
Prerequisite(s): KINS 3515
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KINS 4900 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3-9
Each student develops and executes an independent research project under faculty supervision, which includes reading, research, and/or field work on selected topics. Offered FA, SP.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in KINS 4601 or KINS 4602 ; or permission of instructor.
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KINS 4999 - Kinesiology Internship
Credits: 1-3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: min 5 per hr.
Limited to Kinesiology majors who have completed the majority of their course work. A structured program of supervised on or off-campus experience. The student must work at least 5 hours per week for each hour of academic credit awarded (based on a 15-week semester, this equates to 75 work hours per hour of academic credit awarded). May be taken for a maximum of six hours of credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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LSUA 1001 - Seminar for Academic Success
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
LSUA 1001 is a recommended course for incoming students and transfer students with fewer than 30 earned credit hours. Through active learning, and with the assistance of faculty and peer mentors, first year students will “connect” with the LSUA community, gain a better understanding of what it takes to be a successful college student, and adopt strategies that facilitate achievement of academic goals.
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LSUA 3001 - Academic Leadership
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 1
Laboratory Hours: 6
LSUA 3001 is designed for upper level students interested in developing and practicing important leadership skills. Students will serve as peer mentors to provide support for a section of LSUA 1001 , Seminar for Academic Success. Course seminar topics include teaching/learning theory, role of a peer mentor, and effective mentoring skills, as well as the subject matter of the LSUA 1001 sections. Participants will be paired with a faculty mentor to co-facilitate a section of LSUA 1001 .
Prerequisite(s): approved application.
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LSUA 4001 - Academic Leadership II
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 9
Designed for upper level students interested in continuing their development and participation as academic leaders. Students will serve as leaders for peer mentors and will be paired with faculty mentors to co-facilitate the LSUA Experience. May be taken for a maximum of six hours of credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): LSUA 3001 and approved application.
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LTCA 3060 - Long Term Care Administration Internship I
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 260
Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Long Term Care Administration. A structured program of supervised participation in health care organizations with emphasis on nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Students must work a minimum of 260 hours during the semester; keep a journal describing their work activities and hours worked; write weekly reports and a final paper describing the learning value of their internship. Students must also participate in group and individual sessions with the instructor. Students must make application for the internship in the semester prior to that in which it will be taken. Internship employment must be secured before registering for the class. Offered Fa, SP, SU
Prerequisite(s): HCAM 4421 and HCAM 4718 ; or permission of the instructor.
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LTCA 3061 - Long Term Care Administration Internship II
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 260
Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Long Term Care Administration. A structured program of supervised participation in health care organizations with emphasis on nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Students must work a minimum of 260 hours during the semester; keep a journal describing their work activities and hours worked; write weekly reports and a final paper describing the learning value of their internship. Students must also participate in group and individual sessions with the instructor. Students must make application for the internship in the semester prior to that in which it will be taken. Internship employment must be secured before registering for the class. Offered FA, SP, SU
Prerequisite(s): HCAM 4421 , HCAM 4718 , and LTCA 3060 ; or permission of the instructor.
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LTCA 4060 - Long Term Care Administration Internship III
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 260
Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Long Term Care Administration. A structured program of supervised participation in health care organizations with emphasis on nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Students must work a minimum of 260 hours during the semester; keep a journal describing their work activities and hours worked; write weekly reports and a final paper describing the learning value of their internship. Students must also participate in group and individual sessions with the instructor. Students must make application for the internship in the semester prior to that in which it will be taken. Internship employment must be secured before registering for the class. Offered FA, SP, SU
Prerequisite(s): HCAM 4421 , HCAM 4718 , and LTCA 3061 ; or permission of the instructor.
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LTCA 4061 - Long Term Care Administration Internship IV
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 260
Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Long Term Care Administration. A structured program of supervised participation in health care organizations with emphasis on nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Students must work a minimum of 260 hours during the semester; keep a journal describing their work activities and hours worked; write weekly reports and a final paper describing the learning value of their internship. Students must also participate in group and individual sessions with the instructor. Students must make application for the internship in the semester prior to that in which it will be taken. Internship employment must be secured before registering for the class. Offered FA, SP, SU
Prerequisite(s): HCAM 4421 , HCAM 4718 , and LTCA 4060 ; or permission of the instructor
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MATH 0092 - Preparation for College Mathematics
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Laboratory Hours: 0
Review of arithmetic; polynomials; functions and graphs; special products and factoring; rational expressions; systems of linear equations; exponents; radicals; equations; and applications of equations. A grade of “C” or higher is required to advance to College Algebra. Students cannot use this course to meet degree requirements. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): ACT score as specified in the placement section of the catalog or permission of the department.
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MATH 1000 - College Algebra Supplement
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
A supplement to College Algebra. Not for baccalaureate or associate degree credit. Offered FA, SP.
Prerequisite(s): Math ACT score of 16-18.
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MATH 1021 - College Algebra
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Common Course Code CMAT 1213
Functions and graphs; polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions; equations; and inequalities. A graphing calculator is required. Offered FA, SP, SU.
Prerequisite(s): ACT score as specified in the placement section of the catalog or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 0092 or permission of the department.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1022 - Plane Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Trigonometric functions and identities; inverse trigonometric functions; graphs; solving triangles and equations; complex numbers; and polar coordinates of equations and inequalities. Students cannot use this course and MATH 1023 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA, SP, SU.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1021 or permission of the department.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1023 - Precalculus
Credits: 5
Lecture Hours: 5
Laboratory Hours: 0
The study of algebraic, trigonometric, and transcendental functions with emphasis on preparation for calculus. Relations, functions, and their graphs; polynomial functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; trigonometric identities and equations; laws of sines and cosines; polar coordinates and equations; and parametric equations. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 1022 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): ACT score as specified in the placement section of the catalog or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1021 or permission of the department.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1029 - Contemporary Mathematics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
A survey of practical mathematics for non-science majors. Topics can be chosen from–but are not limited to –sets, logic, number systems, number theory, geometry, finance, graph theory, voting, and mathematics history. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): ACT math score of 19 or higher or a “C” or better in MATH 0092 or MATH 1021 .
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1100 - The Nature of Mathematics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Not for science, engineering, or mathematics majors. For students who desire an exposure to mathematics as part of a liberal arts education. Sets, logic, number systems, counting techniques, probability, and statistics. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): ACT score as specified in the placement section of the catalog or eligibility for MATH 1021 .
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1201 - Number Sense and Open-Ended Problem Solving
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Primarily for students interested in education. Cardinality and integers; decimal representation and the number line; exploratory data analysis; number sense; open-ended problem solving strategies; and written communication of mathematics. A grade of “C” or higher is required of education majors and minors. Offered FA and as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1021 .
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MATH 1202 - Geometry, Reasoning, and Measurement
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Primarily for students interested in education. Synthetic and coordinate geometry in two and three dimensions; spatial visualization and counting procedures; symmetries and tilings; history of geometry; written communication of mathematics. A grade of “C” or higher is required of education majors and minors. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1021 .
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MATH 1313 - Finite Mathematics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Systems of linear equations, matrices, and matrix algebra; linear inequalities; counting techniques; permutations and combinations; probability; basic concepts in mathematics finance (annuities included); and an introduction to statistics. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): ACT math score of 19 or higher or a “C” or better in MATH 0092 or MATH 1021 .
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1431 - Calculus with Business Economic Application
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Differential and integral calculus of algebraic, logarithmic, and exponential functions with applications to business and economics. Students cannot use this course and MATH 1550 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA, SP, SU.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1021 or MATH 1023 or permission of the department.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1540 - Calculus I-A
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
MATH 1540 is the first half of MATH 1550 . The course description for MATH 1550 is analytic geometry, limits, derivatives, integrals, and their applications. Students cannot use both this course and either MATH 1550 or MATH 1431 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA, SP
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 ; or permission of the department.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1541 - Calculus I-B
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
MATH 1541 is the second half of MATH 1550. The course description for MATH 1550 is analytic geometry, limits, derivatives, integrals, and their applications. Students cannot use both this course and either MATH 1550 or MATH 1431 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA, SP
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1540.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1542 - Calculus II-A
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
MATH 1542 is the first half of MATH 1552. The course description for MATH 1552 is techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, vectors in the plane, and introduction to differential equations and partial derivatives. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 1552 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA, SP
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1541 or MATH 1550.
Fulfills General Education Requirements
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MATH 1543 - Calculus II-B
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
MATH 1543 is the second half of MATH 1552. The course description for MATH 1552 is techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, vectors in the plane, and introduction to differential equations and partial derivatives. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 1552 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA, SP
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1542.
Fulfills General Education Requirements
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MATH 1550 - Calculus I
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Laboratory Hours: 0
Analytic geometry, limits, derivatives, integrals, and their applications. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 1431 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA, SP.
Prerequisite(s): ACT score as specified in the placement section of the catalog; or a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 ; or permission of the department.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1552 - Calculus II
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Laboratory Hours: 0
Techniques of integration, series, parametric equations, polar coordinates, and vectors. Offered SP and as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1550 .
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 1999 - Topics in Mathematics
Credits: 1-4
Lecture Hours: 0-3
Laboratory Hours: 0-3
Study of specific topics in mathematics. Topics offered will be determined by the needs of students and the availability of faculty. May be repeated for credit with permission of department chair. Pass/No Credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair.
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MATH 2011 - General Statistics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Graphical display of data; descriptive statistics; probability; the normal distribution; standard scores; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing based on one sample; regression; and correlation. Offered FA, SP, SU.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1021 , MATH 1023 , or MATH 1313 ; or permission of Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
Fulfills General Education Requirements.
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MATH 2030 - Mathematics Study Tour (Travel Course)
Credits: 3
Travel to selected sites of interest in mathematics; pre-tour lectures; discussions; assigned readings; and reports. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MATH 2047 - Calculus III-A
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
MATH 2047 is the first half of MATH 2057. The course description for MATH 2057 is vectors and geometry in space, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and applications. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 2057 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1543 or MATH 1552.
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MATH 2048 - Calculus III-B
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
MATH 2048 is the second half of MATH 2057. The course description for MATH 2057 is vectors and geometry in space, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and applications. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 2057 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered FA
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in MATH 2047.
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MATH 2057 - Calculus III
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Laboratory Hours: 0
Vector functions, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, multiples integrals, and vector calculus. Offered FA and as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 .
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MATH 2901 - Selected Topics in Mathematics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.
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MATH 3012 - Statistical Methods
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
A continuation of MATH 2011. Descriptive statistics; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing based on one or more samples; various Chi-Square tests; regression; one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA); and non- parametric statistics. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 2011
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MATH 3040 - Fundamentals of Mathematics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Introduction to techniques of mathematical proofs; sets; logic; relations and functions; induction; cardinality; and properties of real numbers. Offered SP.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1550 .
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MATH 3065 - Elementary Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
A beginning course in ordinary differential equations with emphasis on solving linear differential equations. Offered SP.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 .
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MATH 3085 - Linear Algebra
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Systems of linear equations; vector spaces; linear transformations; matrices; and determinants. Offered FA.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 .
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MATH 3259 - Discrete Structures
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Set algebra including mappings and relations; algebraic structures including semigroups and groups; elements of the theory of directed and undirected graphs; Boolean algebra and propositional logic; these structures applied to various areas of computer science. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 or MATH 1543
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MATH 3355 - Probability
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Introduction to probability, emphasizing concrete problems and applications, random variables, expectation, conditional probability, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, and stochastic processes. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 or MATH 1543
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MATH 4005 - Geometry
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
The foundations of geometry, including work in Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 3040 .
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MATH 4031 - Advanced Calculus I
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Rigorous analysis of major results in differential and integral calculus. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 3040 and in MATH 1552 or MATH 1543
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MATH 4032 - Advanced Calculus II
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Vector integral calculus, Stokes’ theorem, series, orthogonal functions, and selected related topics. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 4031 .
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MATH 4036 - Complex Variables
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Analytic functions, integration, power series, residues, and conformal mapping. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 2057 .
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MATH 4039 - Introduction to Topology
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Set theory and logic; properties of topological spaces; connectedness; compactness; countability; separation axioms; and other selected topics. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 3040 .
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MATH 4050 - Financial Mathematics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Calculus-based deterministic and non- deterministic methods in mathematical finance. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 3355 .
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MATH 4056 - Mathematical Statistics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Calculus-based treatment of probability distributions, sampling, estimation, testing involving parameters from one and several populations, regression, and independence. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 .
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MATH 4065 - Numerical Analysis I
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Newton’s method; Lagrange interpolation; least-squares approximation; orthogonal polynomials; numerical differentiation and integration; and Gaussian elimination. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 or MATH 1543
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MATH 4181 - Number Theory
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Divisibility, Euclidean algorithm, prime numbers, congruences, and topics such as Chinese Remainder Theorem and sums of integral squares. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 2057 or MATH 3085 .
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MATH 4200 - Abstract Algebra
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Elementary properties of sets; relations; mappings; integers; groups; subgroups; normal subgroups; quotient groups; homomorphisms; automorphisms; permutation groups; and rings. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 3040 or MATH 3085 .
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MATH 4340 - Partial Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
First-order partial differential equations and systems; canonical second- order equations; Green’s functions; method of characteristics; properties of solutions; and applications. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 3065 and MATH 3085 .
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MATH 4700 - History of Mathematics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
This course will have substantial mathematical content. A survey of mathematics from ancient times. Topics include early Greek mathematics from Euclid to Archimedes; the beginnings of algebra and geometry; the calculus of Newton and Leibniz; and various other topics. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher in MATH 1552 or MATH 1543
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MATH 4901 - Selected Topics in Mathematics
Credits: 1-3
Lecture Hours: 1-3
Laboratory Hours: 0
A grade of “C” or higher is required to take subsequent offerings of this course. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
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MATH 4991 - Mathematics Internship
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 15
The internship is a structured and supervised work experience allowing mathematics majors to apply concepts learned in the major. Students must work 180 hours during the semester; keep a journal describing their work activities and hours worked; meet periodically with their instructor; read pertinent literature assigned by the instructor; and submit a final written assignment describing the learning value of their internship. The course may be repeated for a maximum of nine hours of credit of the internship experiences change. Offered as needed
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the BS in Mathematics; completion of MATH 1552 and six additional hours of MATH at the 2057 level or higher; and permission of the instructor.
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MATH 4997 - Senior Seminar for General Studies
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
Should be taken during the last two semesters of the student’s degree program. A capstone course required of all General Studies majors with a Mathematics concentration. Each student will undertake several math related reading projects, make oral presentations, and write an expository paper on a mathematical topic. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 4998 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): senior standing is required and at least six hours of mathematics courses numbered 3000 or above.
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MATH 4998 - Senior Seminar
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
A capstone course required of all Bachelor of Science mathematics majors. Each student will undertake several math- related reading projects, make oral presentations, and write an expository paper on a mathematical topic. Students cannot use both this course and MATH 4997 to meet a degree’s requirements. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): senior standing required and at least nine hours of mathematics courses numbered 3000 or above.
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MGMT 3200 - Principles of Management
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Management functions, including planning, organizing, staffing/human resource management, leading/interpersonal influence, and controlling in both domestic and international spheres. Offered FA, SP, SU.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher or enrollment in BUSN 1001
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MGMT 3211 - Business and Society
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Social roles of organization whose primary function is the accumulation of profits; emphasis on current issues; historical development of business-society relationships. Offered FA, SP.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200 and junior standing.
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MGMT 3215 - Introduction to Operations Management
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Principles and methodologies concerning productivity and quality of manufacturing and service organizations; production and service systems design; process and capacity design; total quality management; systems for just-in- time and purchasing management; inventory and materials management. Offered FA.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200 and MATH 2011 .
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MGMT 3320 - Human Resource Management
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Human resource functions, including planning, recruitment, selection, development, maintenance, and reward of employees; relationships with environment and employee associations. Offered SP.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200 or permission of instructor.
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MGMT 4113 - Small Business Management
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
A multidisciplinary approach to small business; business startups, accounting, finance, marketing, management, promotion, layout, retail management, location analysis, and international small business. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200 , MKTG 3401 , and FINC 3715 .
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MGMT 4310 - Leadership
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Provides a comprehensive and applied understanding of leadership and management functions to prepare individuals to effectively mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders while leading and managing today’s organizations. Focuses on critical knowledge and skills necessary to carry out organizational goals and objectives. Offered SP
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MGMT 4322 - Employee Selection and Placement
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
The specifics of employee recruitment, hiring, and placement processes will be examined. Offered FA.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3320 or BLAW 4524 ; or permission of instructor.
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MGMT 4420 - Multinational Management
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Management concepts and philosophical bases for international management operations; environmental dynamics, multinational business organizations, cultural constraints, organization structures and processes, and conceptual systems of international operations. Offered FA, SP, SU.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200 .
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MGMT 4620 - Human Behavior in Organizations
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Behavioral sciences applied to understanding human dynamics in organizations; focus on individual, interpersonal, group, and intergroup behavior; impact of human behavior on organizational effectiveness. Offered FA, SU.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200 .
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MGMT 4730 - Agricultural Business Planning and Management
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Identification of typical decisions of agricultural business firms; development of concepts, procedures and analyses that facilitate planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and controlling functions within agricultural business firms. Offered as needed
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200
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MGMT 4830 - Business Policy
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
May be taken only during the final semester of course work. The course will integrate the many facets of the Business Curriculum. The focus is on strategic management. Offered FA, SP.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3200 , MKTG 3401 , and FINC 3715 .
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MILS 1008 - Foundations of Officership
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Laboratory Hours: 0
Introduction to the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and the fundamental components of service as an officer: values, fitness, leadership, officership, communications theory and practice, and interpersonal relationships. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 1009 - Foundations of Officership Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Hands on instruction in rappelling, mountaineering techniques, and equipment care. Includes participation in at least one field training exercise. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 1020 - Basic Leadership
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Laboratory Hours: 0
Builds on fundamental components of service as an officer in the United States Army by focusing on leadership theory and decision making. Topics covered include problem solving, critical thinking, leadership theory, followership, group interaction, goal setting, and feedback mechanisms. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 1021 - Basic Leadership Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Hands on instruction in advanced rappelling, mountaineering techniques, and equipment care. Includes participation in at least one field training exercise. With recommendation from the Professor of Military Science at Northwestern State University and approval of the Department Chair of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University at Alexandria, the following courses may be used to satisfy Military Science 1009 and 1021 requirements: human performance activities courses, Human Performance 1110 (taken at Northwestern State University). Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 2010 - Individual Leadership Studies
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
Builds on fundamentals of leadership through practical exercise and examination of several aspects of communication and leadership theory. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 2011 - Individual Leadership Studies Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Physical fitness training and practical application of military skills learned in the classroom. Includes participation in at least one field training exercise. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 2020 - Leadership and Teamwork
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 0
Provides extensive examination of the unique purpose, roles, and obligations of commissioned officers. Includes a detailed look at the origin of our institutional values and their practical application in decision making and leadership. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
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MILS 2021 - Leadership and Teamwork Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Physical fitness training and practical exercises of leadership and military skills learned in the classroom. Includes participation in at least one field training exercise. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
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MILS 2030 - Intermediate Military Physical Fitness I
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 2
Development of the practical experience gained in the introduction to military physical fitness courses. Emphasis on conditioning and the FITT factors - frequency, intensity, time, and type. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 2080 - Leader Development and Assessment Course
Credits: 8
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 8
Six- week camp at an active Army installation under the direction and supervision of the active Army personnel. Basic military subjects and leadership experiences. Practical work in both garrison and in the field. Qualifies a student with no prior military science courses for entry into the Advanced ROTC Program. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
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MILS 3008 - Leadership and Problem Solving
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Builds leadership competencies through practical application of troop leading procedures, decision making and planning. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MILS 1008 , MILS 1020 , MILS 2010 , and MILS 2020 ; or completion of Basic Camp; or permission of the instructor.
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MILS 3009 - Leadership and Problem Solving Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Advanced physical fitness training and evaluated practical leadership exercises using skills and techniques learned in classroom. Includes participation in at least three field training exercises and a social activity. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 3010 - Adaptive Team Leadership
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Provides study, practice, and application of the fundamentals of army leadership, officership, army values and ethics, personal development, and small unit tactics at the team and squad level. Offered as needed.
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MILS 3011 - Adaptive Team Leadership Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Provides study, practice, and application of the fundamentals of army leadership, officership, army values and ethics, personal development, and small unit tactics at the team and squad level. Offered as needed.
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MILS 3020 - Leadership and Ethics
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Focus on doctrinal leadership and tactical operations at the small unit level. Includes opportunities to plan and conduct individual and collective skill training for offensive operations to gain leadership and tactical experience. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MILS 3010 , MILS 3011 , or permission of the Professor of Military Science.
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MILS 3021 - Adaptive Team Leadership Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Advances physical fitness training and evaluated practical leadership exercises using skills and techniques learned in the classroom. Includes participation in at least three field training exercises and a social activity. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 3030 - Leader Development and Assessment Course
Credits: 6
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 6
Six-week advanced ROTC Camp at an active Army installation under direction and supervision of active Army personnel. Leadership experiences in garrison and in field designed to evaluate leadership potential under stressful conditions using formal Leadership Assessment Programs (LAP). Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MILS 3010 , MILS 3011 , MILS 3020 , and MILS 3021 ; and/or permission of the Professor of Military Science.
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MILS 3040 - Advanced Military Physical Fitness I
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Advanced practical exercises in Army physical fitness training. Practical experience in sustaining a training heart rate. Practical experience in leading platoons through progressively challenging physical fitness sessions. May be repeated for a maximum of twelve hours of credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 4010 - Leadership and Management
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Concentrates on leadership, management, and ethics. Begins final transition from cadet to lieutenant. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 4011 - Leadership and Management Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Advanced physical fitness training and practical exercises in leadership and Army staff relationship, including thinking, analyzing, planning, deciding, and communicating. Students must plan and conduct at least three field training exercises and a social event under faculty supervision. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
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MILS 4020 - Officership
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Professional development subject areas designed to prepare students for commissioning in the United States Army. Foundation in the legal aspects of decision making and leadership; organization of operations from tactical to strategic level; administrative and logistical management focusing on fundamentals of soldier and unit level support. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MILS 4021 - Officership Laboratory
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3
Advanced physical fitness training; practical exercises in leadership, command and staff operation; planning and conduct of at least five field training exercises and a social event under faculty supervision. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
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MILS 4050 - Reading and Conference in Advanced Military Science
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 0
Student must participate in scheduled physical training sessions at the direction of the instructor. Independent reading and study in the art of military leadership and ethics. Conferences with assigned professor(s). May be repeated for a maximum of four hours of credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MILS 4010 , MILS 4020 , and permission of instructor.
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MILS 4060 - Practicum in Military Staff Planning and Execution
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 2
Student must participate in scheduled physical training sessions at the direction of instructor. Practical exercises in military staff planning and execution of selected ROTC activities, exercises, and/or leadership laboratories. May be repeated for a maximum of four hours of credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MILS 4010 , MILS 4020 , and permission of instructor.
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MILS 4066 - Military History of the United States
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
The United States at war since its colonial beginnings. Inter-relationship of political, economic, social, and military factors. Evolution of U.S. armed forces as instruments of civilian authority. Theory and practice of warfare, strategy, and tactics. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2055 and HIST 2057 ; or permission of instructor.
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MILS 4070 - Readings and Reports
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 0
Student must participate in scheduled physical training sessions at the direction of the instructor. Readings and book reports on issues and/or military subjects of contemporary significance for military leaders. May be repeated for a maximum of four hours of credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MILS 4010 , MILS 4020 , and permission of instructor.
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MILS 4080 - Practicum in Methods of Instruction
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 2
Student must participate in scheduled physical training sessions at the direction of the Professor of Military Science. Actual experience in preparing and presenting military science instruction on selected topics under instructor supervision. Class may be repeated for a total of four hours credit. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): MILS 4010 , MILS 4020 , and permission of the Professor of Military Science.
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MKTG 3401 - Principles of Marketing
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
The field of marketing; marketing environment, functions, and institutional structure at a macro level; marketing strategy and policies at a micro level; problems of cost and productivity; viewpoints of society, consumer, and marketing manager. Offered FA, SP, SU.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or higher or enrollment in BUSN 1001 .
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MKTG 3411 - Consumer Analysis and Behavior
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Dynamics of consumer markets; their significance to marketing executives; identification and measurement of market segments; analysis of their behavioral patterns as a basis for marketing strategy. Offered SP.
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3401 .
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