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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................1
A Word From Our President........................................... 2
History........................................................................... 2
Profile............................................................................. 2
Mission.......................................................................... 2
Recognition, Accreditation, and Licensure..................... 3
Setting........................................................................... 3
Computer Network. ....................................................... 3
University Student Services. ......................................... 4
Ministry Opportunities. .................................................. 5
Student Life................................................................... 6
Student Life Programs................................................... 7
Admissions..................................................... 11
Undergraduate Admission Criteria............................... 12
Undergraduate Admission Process and Deadlines...... 12
Reservation Deposit.................................................... 13
New Student Orientation............................................. 13
Undergraduate Admission Policies.............................. 13
Academic Information. .................................. 15
Graduate, Professional, and Adult Education.............. 16
Undergraduate Study. ................................................. 16
Calendar and Credits................................................... 16
Classification of Students............................................ 16
Assignment to Classes................................................ 16
Class Attendance......................................................... 16
Degree Requirements. ................................................ 16
Academic Programs and Majors.................................. 17
Special Academic Programs........................................ 19
Summer Terms............................................................ 19
International Study Opportunities................................ 19
Academic Enrichment Center — The Cove................. 20
Additional Academic Support. ..................................... 21
Credit by Examination. ................................................ 21
General Education Requirements. .............................. 22
General Education Course Sequence......................... 23
Distance Education. .................................................... 24
Transient Study............................................................ 24
Registration for Courses.............................................. 24
Grading System........................................................... 26
Academic Honors........................................................ 27
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.................. 28
Withdrawing From the University................................. 28
Academic Schools/Departments................................. 29
Academic Schools/Departments..................29
Art, Design, and Theatre............................................. 30
School of Biblical and Theological Studies.................. 39
School of Business Administration.............................. 49
School of Education. ................................................... 62
Engineering and Computer Science............................ 72
English, Literature, and Modern Languages................ 81
History and Government. ............................................ 92
Interdisciplinary Studies. ............................................106
Kinesiology and Allied Health..................................... 110
Media and Applied Communications......................... 120
Music and Worship.................................................... 129
School of Nursing...................................................... 144
School of Pharmacy.................................................. 149
Psychology................................................................ 154
Science and Mathematics......................................... 158
Social Work. .............................................................. 182
Course Descriptions.................................... 187
Financial Information...................................272
Financial Information................................................. 273
Financial Aid.............................................................. 276
Institutional Grants and Scholarships........................ 277
State Grant Programs................................................ 277
Federal Grants........................................................... 277
United States Military Scholarships........................... 277
Donor-Funded Scholarships...................................... 278
Federal Direct Stafford Loans.................................... 278
Federal Perkins Loans............................................... 278
Student Employment................................................. 278
Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for
Recipients of Financial Aid. ....................................... 279
Appendix.......................................................280
Board of Trustees....................................................... 281
Administration............................................................ 281
Other Faculty............................................................. 282
Correspondence........................................................ 282
Doctrinal Statement................................................... 283
Statistical Information – Fall Semester 2012.............. 284
Index..............................................................286
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