The Alabama State University General Undergraduate Catalog

Welcome to Alabama State University, home of the Hornets!  Founded in 1867, Alabama State University is one of the nations's oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).

The first few weeks of your university experience may well be the most confusing and hectic. You’ll just begin learning your way around campus, choosing a course of study, paying expenses and making many important decisions. The Alabama State University General Undergraduate Catalog will be one of the most important problem solvers that you’ll have; therefore, you should know how to use it effectively.

You’ll find the catalog an important tool in answering some of your immediate questions, and you’ll also refer to it many times in the next few years for answers to questions concerning degree requirements.

First, you should thoroughly familiarize yourself with the section titled “General Information’’ before you do anything else. This section gives an overview of the university and answers many questions concerning the university. It tells about its history, accreditation, colleges and schools, academic and degree offerings, facilities and other topics you should know.

The next section will tell you about fees and expenses and what Alabama State University can do to help you meet the cost of your attendance. Following this is a section which tells you how to obtain admission and to get registered for classes.

For information about life at Alabama State you should read the section on “Student Services and Activities.” Here, you will find answers about what the university does and what things you can do.

The other sections tell about academic regulations and the degree programs of the colleges and schools. For a description of any course, see the section on “Courses of Instruction.”

Your primary guide to this catalog is the Contents. For anything you can’t find in the Contents, look in the Index. The Index provides a more specific guide to this catalog. For terms you do not understand, see the Glossary of Terms at the back of this catalog.

While provisions of this catalog will ordinarily be applied as stated, Alabama State University reserves the right to change any provision listed in this catalog, including but not limited to academic requirements for graduation, without actual notice to individual students. It is especially important that each student note that it is his/her responsibility to keep him/herself apprised of current graduation requirements for his/her particular degree program.