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S OUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE Baton Rouge, Louisiana CATALOG Spring 2009-Spring 2010 Volume 82 • Number 1 • February 2009 Published by Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSITY Southern University and A&M College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, doctorate and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Southern University.

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SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

AND A&M COLLEGE

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

CATALOG Spring 2009-Spring 2010Volume 82 • Number 1 • February 2009

Published by Southern University and A&M CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana 70813

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSITY

Southern University and A&M College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the SouthernAssociation of Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, doctorate and professional degrees.

Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Southern University.

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ContentsPage

Annual Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Academic Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Administrative Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

The University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

University Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

University Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Student Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Enrollment Privileges and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

University General Education Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Student Fees & Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Student Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Academic Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Center for International and Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

University College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Dolores Margaret Richard Spikes Honors College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

College of Agricultural, Family & Consumer Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

College of Arts and Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

College of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

College of Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

School of Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

School of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

The Graduate School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Structure and Organization of the Research Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Courses of Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Faculty & Allied Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

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Annual Calendar2009-2010

2009

2010

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Annual Calendar2011

2011

Academic Calendar2009-2010

SPRING 2009

Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Date(s)

All Students Report for Campus Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 11 (S)Faculty Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 12 (M)Registration for All Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 12-13 (M-T)Classes Purged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 13 (T)Classes Begin/Late Registration and Late Fee Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 14 (W)Martin Luther King’s Birthday Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 19 (M)Deadline for Adding Courses and Paying Fees (including the late fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 30 (F)Financial Aid Awareness Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 1-28Deadline for Receiving Applications for Graduation by the

Registrar for Summer 2009 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 1 (F)Career Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 9-13 (M-F)Career Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 11 (W)Mardi Gras Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 23-24 (M-T)Founders’ Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 9 (M)Mid-Semester Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 10-16 (T-M)Mid-Semester Grades Due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 18 (W)Spring Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 23-27 (M-F)Classes Resume 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 30 (M)Preferred Filing Deadline for FAFSA Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 31 (T)Deadline for Receiving Application for Graduation

Registrar for Fall 2009 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1 (W)Online Registration for Summer and Fall 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1-8 (W-W)Easter Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 10 (F)Classes Resume 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 13 (M)Deadline for Withdrawing from Classes or From University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 15 (W)Last day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29 (W)Concentrated study period-no meetings, social activities, athletic events or other

extracurricular activities requiring student participation will be scheduled;

no major examinations will be given in academic courses other than labs .April 30-May 1 (Th-F)

Final Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 4-8 (M-F)Campus Housing and Dining Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 11 (M)Final Grades posted on the Web for All Students due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 12 (T)Spring Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 15 (F)

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SUMMER 2009

8-Week Session

Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Date(s)

All Students Report for Campus Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 1 (M)Registration for All Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 1-2 (M-T)Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 3 (W)Late Registration and Late Fee Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 3 (W)Deadline for Adding Classes and Paying Fees (including the late fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 8 (M)Deadline for Receiving Applications forGraduation by the Registrar for Fall 2009 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 12 (F)Independence Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 3 (F)Classes Resume 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 6 (M)Online Registration for Fall 2009 Semester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 6-10 (M-F)Deadline for Withdrawing from Classes or from the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 10 (F)Last Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 17 (F)Final Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 20-21 (M-T)Final Grades posted on the Web for All Students due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 23 (Th)Campus Housing and Dining Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 28 (T)Summer Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 31 (F)

FALL 2009

Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Date(s)

All Students Report for Campus Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 9 (Sun)Faculty Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 10 (M)Registration for All Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 11-15 (T-Sat)Classes Purged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 15 (Sat)Classes Begin/Late Registration and Late Fee Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 17 (M)Deadline for Adding Classes for Credit and Paying Fees

(including the late fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 28 (F)Labor Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 7 (M)Classes Resume 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 8 (T)Deadline for Receiving Applications for Graduation by theRegistrar for Spring 2010 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 8 (T)Freshman Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 10 (Th)Career Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 14-18 (M-F)Career Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 16 (W)Mid-Semester Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 30 (W) - October 6 (T)Mid-Semester Grades Due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 7 (W)Fall Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 12-13 (M-T)Online Registration for Spring 2010 Semester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 26-30 (M-F)

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Deadline for Withdrawing from Classes or from the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 6 (F)Last Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 25 (W)Thanksgiving Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 26-27 (Th-F)Concentrated study period-no meetings, social

activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular

activities requiring student participation will be

scheduled; no major examinations will be given in

academic courses other than labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 30 (M)-December 1 (T)

Final Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 2-7 (T-M)Final Grades Due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 8 (T)Campus Housing and Dining Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 9 (W)Fall Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 11 (F)

SPRING 2010

Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Date(s)

All Students Report for Campus Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 10 (Sun)Faculty Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 11 (M)Registration for All Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 11-12 (M-T)Classes Purged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 12 (T)Classes Begin/Late Registration and Late Fee Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 13 (W)Martin Luther King’s Birthday Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 18 (M)Deadline for Adding Courses and Paying Fees (including the late fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 29 (F)Deadline for Receiving Applications for Graduation by the

Registrar for Summer 2010 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 8 (M)Financial Aid Awareness Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 1-28Career Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 8-12 (M-F)Career Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 10 (W)Mardi Gras Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 15-16 (M-T)Mid-Semester Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 8-12 (M-F)Founders’ Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 9 (T)Mid-Semester Grades Due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 13 (Sat)Spring Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 22-26 (M-F)Classes Resume 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 29 (M)Deadline for Receiving Applications for Graduation by the

Registrar for Fall 2010 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1 (Th)Online Registration for Summer and Fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 29-April 1 (M-Th)Preferred Filing Deadline for FAFSA Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 31 (W)Easter Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 2 (F)Classes Resume 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 5 (M)Deadline for Withdrawing from Classes or from the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 15 (Th)

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Last Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 28 (W)Concentrated study period-no meetings, social

activities, athletic events, or other extracurricular

activities requiring student participation will be

scheduled; no major examinations will be

given in academic courses other than labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29-30 (Th-F)

Final Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 3-7 (M-F)Final Grades posted on the Web for All Students due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 11 (T)Campus Housing and Dining Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 10 (M)Spring Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 14 (F)

SUMMER 20108-Week Session

Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Date(s)

All Students Report for Campus Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 1 (T)Registration for All Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 1-2 (T-W)Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 3 (Th)Late Registration and Late Fee Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 3 (Th)Deadline for Adding Classes and Paying Fees (including the late fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 8 (T)Deadline for Receiving Applications for Graduation by the

Registrar for Fall 2010 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 14 (M)Independence Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 5 (M)Classes Resume 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 6 (T)Deadline for Withdrawing from Classes or from the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 12 (M)Online Registration for Fall 2010 Semester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 12-16 (M-F)Last Day of Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 19 (M)Final Examination Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 20-21 (T-W)Final Grades posted on the Web for All Students due by 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 26 (M)Campus Housing and Dining Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 28 (W)Summer Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 30 (F)

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