Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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Major Accounting Computer Information Business Admin. Office Admin. Agri-Business Agriculture, general Animal Science Plant Soil Science Pre-Veterinary Dietetics Interior Design Home Economics Electrical Tech. Industrial Mgt. Industrial Tech. No. of Students Pre-Engineering Art 68 Advertising Design 74 Photography 163 English 13 German 17 Journalism 4 Music, instrumental 5 Music, piano 1 Music, vocal 3 Music performance, 5 instrumental 3 Music performance, 11 piano 18 Music performance, 12 vocal 28 2 2 8 5 4 1 38 1 1 2 1 1 2 Music performance, theory composition Anthropology Economics Political Science Social Science History Social Work Sociology Speech Business Office Education Distributive Business Education Early Childhood Ed. Industrial Arts Ed. Vocational Home Economics Education Art Education English Education Music Ed., voice Music Ed., instrument Social Science Ed. Elementary Teaching Librarianship Biology Education Chemistry Education Math Education Physics Education Science Education Pre-Physical Therapy Physical Elementary Education Physical Education Physical Ed. Dance Recreation Special Education Speech and Hearing 1 2 4 21 6 10 19 10 1 9 4 12 3 7 3 14 5 5 13 83 2 3 1 5 1 1 9 1 50 5 3 9 7 Dr. Arthur Allen inspects trees with Jerry Smith, and microbiology students Dave Merrell, Anna Hill and Donald Mitchell. Dr. Pam Newman conducts a seminar class in marketing for graduate students working towards a master ' s degree in student personnel services. Participating are Lisa Dowden, Marjorie Mike, Judith Lott, Jack Huff and Jim McKellar. M KJort 1 1

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For most students, selecting a field of study is A Major Decision Choosing a major is something that every college student must face at one time or another. And choosing a field of study in which to concentrate does not guarantee you won ' t change your mind. The average student changes his ma- jor several times during a college career and after graduation, some may find that they end up in fields that are not at all related to their majors. At Northwestern, Business Adminis- tration is by far the largest program, for many reasons. Accounting, Elementary Teaching and Physical Education are also popular, according to figures from Institutional Research for the fall se- mester. Changing majors or applying for admission to senior colleges is often a big part of registration, as worker Tim Jacobs finds. All freshmen enter Northwestern un- der the College of Basic Studies and are not actually counted as participants in their declared majors. Others simply don ' t declare a major, or major initially in General Studies, until they decide what they really want. After complet- ing several core requirements, students are then moved to their senior colleges. These requirements are the completion of the freshman English courses, six hours of math, Orientation 101 and a total of 26 credit hours. In the fall of 1985, Basic Studies served 2,965 students; Arts and Sci- ences, 193; Business and Applied Sci- ences, 411; Education and Behavioral Sciences, 269; and Nursing, 600. The Graduate School had 1,241 students but was down almost half in the spring with the phaseout of the Professional Im- provement Program for teachers. Nursing major Cammy McClary receive advice from Alice Mitchell, secretary to the dean. Computer Information Systems major Carlos Cockerham completes a program for one of his classes. 10 Majors

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Business administration has long been a popular field of study. And most business majors find, no matter what you try, you ' ll always get Back to Business No matter what field a person chooses to make his life ' s pursuit, they almost all link back to the business world. And this is precisely what draws so many students to major in business administration, or other business-related disciplines. Students have various other reasons for se- lecting business as their college major. I decid- ed to be a business major becaue one day I ' ll have to run my family ' s business, said Allen Hardin, a junior. I hope to learn how to man- age a business well and make it grow and be prosperous. Freshman Kim Moses feels that there are more opportunities for business than anything else. The more I learn, the more enjoyable it is. I like to know what ' s going on — how it works, what goes in, and what comes out. Ed Martin, senior accounting major, receives helps from one of the tutors who keeps hours in the accounting lab of the Business Administration building. Although business-related majors are the most popular, many students claim that the Business Administration building is the crummiest on campus and in vital need of renovation. 12 Business Enrol li