About This Bulletin
The Undergraduate Bulletin is produced by the Office of the Provost to present general information about Temple University and specific information about undergraduate academic programs. Although every effort is made to provide complete and accurate information, the descriptions of programs and policies are announcements only and in no way serve as a contract.
If you are a new undergraduate student at Temple this year, this Bulletin contains the requirements of programs into which you will be enrolling. For that reason, your advisors may refer to Fall 2012 as "your Bulletin year." Current students who started at Temple before Fall 2012 should click on the "Archived Bulletins" link on the left to find the requirements of their program of study for their Bulletin year.
All new undergraduate students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
New freshmen starting in the 2012-2013 academic year are required to complete the GenEd curriculum. Students who have fewer than 15 transferable credits are considered freshmen. Additionally, students whose transfer credits were earned while in high school, regardless of the number of transfer credits, are considered freshmen.
New transfer students starting in the 2012-2013 academic year are required to complete the GenEd curriculum. Students who attempted 15 or more transferable credits after high school and prior to being admitted to Temple University are considered transfer students.
In addition to this Bulletin, you will also find several other resources that provide important information for Temple University undergraduate students. These resources include, but are not limited to, the Course Descriptions, Campus Safety Services, Disability Resources and Services, Temple University Transfer Student Information, University Housing and Residential Life, and Veteran Affairs.
We hope this Undergraduate Bulletin will prove informative and useful to you as a Temple student. Questions or suggestions regarding the content of the Undergraduate Bulletin may be directed to the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies (phone: 215-204-2044).
The Undergraduate Bulletin was updated in September 2012.
Course Subject Names & Abbreviations
Below is a list of course subject names and their abbreviations that may be found throughout the Bulletin:
Subject Name ... Abbreviation
Accounting ... ACCT
Actuarial Science ... AS
Adult & Organizational Development ... AOD
Advertising ... ADV
Aerospace Studies ... AIRF
African American Studies ... AAS
American Studies ... AMST
Ancient Greek ... GRKA
Anthropology ... ANTH
Arabic ... ARBC
Architecture ... ARCH
Art ... ARTU
Art Education ... ARTE
Art History ... ARTH
Asian Studies ... ASST
Biology ... BIOL
Botany ... BOT
Broadcasting, Telecommunications & Mass Media ... BTMM
Business Administration ... BA
Business Education ... BSED
Career & Technical Education ... CTE
Chemistry ... CHEM
Chinese ... CHI
Civil & Construction Engineering Technology ... CMT
Civil Engineering ... CEE
College of Education ... COED
College of Health Professions & Social Work... CHP
College of Liberal Arts ... CLA
College of Science & Technology ... SCTC
Communication Sciences & Disorders ... CSCD
Communication Studies ... CMST
Communications & Theater ... COMM
Community & Regional Planning ... CRP
Computer & Information Science ... CIS
Counseling Psychology ... CPSY
Crafts ... CRFT
Criminal Justice ... CJ
Critical Languages Center ... CRIT
Curricular Instruction & Technology in Education ... CITE
Dance ... DANC
Disability Studies ... DSST
Distributive Education ... DSED
Early Childhood Education ... ECED
Earth & Environmental Science ... EES
Economics ... ECON
Education ... EDUC
Educational Administration ... EDAD
Educational Psychology ... EPSY
Electrical Engineering ... ECE
Electrical Engineering Technology ... EET
Elementary Education ... ELED
Engineering ... ENGR
Engineering Technology ... ENGT
English ... ENG
English Education, Elementary ... ENEE
English Education, Secondary ... ENES
Environmental Engineering Technology ... ENVT
Environmental Science ... ENVS
Environmental Studies ... ENST
Film & Media Arts ... FMA
Finance ... FIN
Foreign Language Education, Secondary Education ... FLED
Foundation Program (Tyler) ... FDPR
French ... FREN
Geography & Urban Studies ... GUS
German ... GER
Graphic Arts & Design ... GAD
Greek, Ancient ... GRKA
Greek, Modern ... GRKM
Greek & Roman Classics ... GRC
Health Information Management ... HIM
Health Related Professions ... HRPR
Healthcare Management ... HCM
Hebrew ... HEBR
Hindi ... HIN
History ... HIST
Honors Program, Upper Division ... HONS
Horticulture ... HORT
Human Resource Management ... HRM
Intellectual Heritage ... IH
International Business Administration ... IB
International Business Studies (TUJ) ... JIBS
Italian ... ITAL
Japanese ... JPNS
Jewish Studies ... JST
Journalism ... JRN
Kinesiology ... KINS
Korean ... KRN
Landscape Architecture ... LARC
Latin ... LAT
Latin American Studies ... LAS
Legal Studies ... LGLS
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Studies ... LGBT
Management Information Systems ... MIS
Management Science/Operations Management ... MSOM
Marketing ... MKTG
Math Education, Elementary Education ... MAEE
Math Education, Secondary Education ... MAES
Mathematics ... MATH
Mechanical Engineering ... MEE
Mechanical Engineering Technology ... MET
Middle Grades Education ... MGRE
Military Science ... MLSC
Modern Greek ... GRKM
Music ... MUSC
Music Education ... MUED
Music Studies ... MUST
Naval Science ... NAVS
Neuroscience ... NSCI
New Media Interdisciplinary Concentration ... NMIC
Nursing ... NURS
Occupational Therapy ... OTHR
Organizational Studies ... ORGS
Painting, Drawing & Sculpture ... PDS
Physical & Health Education Teacher Education ... PHTE
Philosophy ... PHIL
Physical Therapy ... PHTH
Physics ... PHYS
Political Science ... POLS
Portuguese ... PORT
Psychology ... PSY
Public Health ... PBHL
Real Estate ... RE
Religion ... REL
Risk Management & Insurance ... RMI
Russian ... RUS
School of Business & Management... SBM
School of Environmental Design ... SED
School of Tourism & Hospitality Management ... STHA
School Psychology ... SPSY
Science Education, Elementary Education ... SCEE
Science Education, Secondary Education ... SCES
Science, Secondary Education ... SCSE
Secondary Education ... SECE
Slavic Languages & Literature ... SLVC
Social Studies Education, Elementary Education ... SSEE
Social Studies Education, Secondary Education ... SSES
Social Work - Undergraduate ... SSWU
Sociology ... SOC
Spanish ... SPAN
Special Education ... SPED
Statistics ... STAT
Strategic Communication ... STRC
Strategic Management ... SGM
Student Teaching, Elementary Education ... STEE
Student Teaching, Secondary Education ... STCS
Theater ... THTR
Therapeutic Recreation ... THRC
Topical Studies ... TS
Tourism & Hospitality Management ... STHM
TUJ International Business Studies ... JIBS
(Tyler) Foundation Program ... FDPR
Tyler School of Art ... TYLE
University Seminar ... UNVS
Upper Divisions Honors Program ... HONS
Urban Education ... URBE
Vietnamese ... VTNM
Visual Studies ... VS
Women's Studies ... WMST
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