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2006-2007 Graduate Catalog 
    
2006-2007 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of the Sciences


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Administration and Organization

Web Site:
http://www.cwu.edu/~cots/

Dean: M. Meghan Miller (Bouillon 203)
Co-Associate Dean, Vacant
Co-Associate Dean, Vacant

The College of the Sciences (COTS) is comprised of 12 departments and a number of affiliated programs representing disciplines in the behavioral, natural and social sciences as well as mathematics. The departments and programs of the College offer undergraduate baccalaureate degrees, Master’s degrees and coursework at the graduate level, minors which supplement other degree programs, and a comprehensive range of service coursework for the entire University. As an essential part of its mission, the College is responsible for extensive course offerings within the general education curriculum. The departments play a major role in Central’s teacher education programs, offering Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees for students preparing to be secondary teachers and providing coursework in educational foundations and discipline-specific content and methods.

Departments within the College are committed to teaching excellence, to active engagement by faculty in research, scholarship and professional service activities, to student involvement in research, and to community service, employing practical applications of the various academic specializations.

Departments

All departments offer baccalaureate degree programs, and in some cases, minors and Master’s degrees. In addition to consulting department/program headings in this catalog, students are encouraged to contact individual department and program offices directly.

Anthropology and Museum Studies: Kathleen Barlow (Farrell Hall 309; 963-3201)
Biological Sciences: David M. Darda (Science Building 338; 963-2731)
Chemistry: Carin Thomas (Science Building 302G; 963-2811)
Computer Science: James Schwing (Hebeler Hall 219; 963-1495)
Geography & Land Studies: Karl Lillquist (Lind Hall 119-C; 963-1188)
Geological Sciences: Lisa L. Ely (Lind Hall 220; 963-2177)
Law & Justice: Mary Ellen Reimund
(Psychology Building 463; 963-3208)
Mathematics: Stuart Boersma (Bouillon Hall 108; 963-2103)
Physics: Bruce Palmquist (Lind Hall 201-A; 963-2727)
Political Science: Todd Scheafer (Psychology Building 414; 963-2408)
Psychology: Stephanie Setin (Psychology Building 422; 963-2381)
Sociology: Kirk Johnson (Farrell Hall 409; 963-1305)

Affiliated Programs

Programs offer specialized coursework, interdisciplinary baccalaureate or Master’s degrees, minors, or public service functions related to instructional programs.

Allied Health Sciences (Biological Sciences): Sheldon Johnson (Science Building 338H)
Central Washington Archaeological Survey (CWAS, Anthropology): TBA (Farrell)
Energy Studies: James Huckabay (Lind Hall 117A)
Environmental Studies: Christopher Kent (Lind Hall 118-A)
Ethnic Studies (Sociology): Delores Cleary (Farrell Hall 442)
Gerontology (Psychology): Jeffrey Penick (Psychology Building 461)
Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (GIS): Robert Hickey (Lind Hall 119-A)
Organization Development Center (Psychology): Anthony Stahelski (Psychology Building 422)
Primate Behavior and Ecology: Lixing Sun (Science 107)
Public Policy: Rex Wirth (Psychology Building 481)
Resource Management: Geography/Anthropology: Anthony Gabriel (Lind Hall 117-B)/Steve Hackenberger (Farrell Hall)
Science Education: Martha Kurtz (Science Building)
Women Studies: Bang-Soon Yoon (Psychology Building 473)

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