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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.................................................... 12
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
Undergraduate Degree Requirements......................... 17
Academic Programs and Majors.................................. 18
Special Academic Programs........................................ 20
Summer Terms............................................................ 20
International Study Opportunities................................ 21
The Cove — Academic Enrichment Center................. 22
Additional Academic Support. ..................................... 22
Credit by Examination. ................................................ 22
General Education Requirements. .............................. 24
General Education Course Sequence......................... 25
Distance Education. .................................................... 26
Transient Study............................................................ 26
Registration for Courses.............................................. 26
Grading System........................................................... 28
Academic Honors........................................................ 30
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.................. 31
Withdrawing From the University................................. 31
Academic Schools and Departments.......................... 32
Academic Schools and Departments...........32
Art, Design, and Theatre............................................. 33
School of Biblical and Theological Studies.................. 43
School of Business Administration.............................. 53
School of Education. ................................................... 75
School of Engineering and Computer Science............ 84
English, Literature, and Modern Languages..................93
History and Government. ...........................................104
Interdisciplinary Studies. ............................................118
Kinesiology and Allied Health.................................... 122
Communication............................................................ 66
Music and Worship.................................................... 132
School of Nursing...................................................... 147
School of Pharmacy.................................................. 152
Psychology................................................................ 158
Science and Mathematics......................................... 162
Social Work. .............................................................. 186
Course Descriptions.................................... 191
Financial Information................................... 276
Financial Information................................................. 277
Financial Aid.............................................................. 280
Institutional Grants and Scholarships........................ 281
State Grant Programs................................................ 281
Federal Grants........................................................... 281
United States Military Scholarships........................... 282
Donor-Funded Scholarships...................................... 282
Federal Direct Stafford Loans.................................... 282
Federal Perkins Loans............................................... 282
Student Employment................................................. 282
Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for
Recipients of Financial Aid. ....................................... 283
Appendix.......................................................284
Board of Trustees....................................................... 285
Administration............................................................ 285
Other Faculty............................................................. 286
Correspondence........................................................ 286
Doctrinal Statement................................................... 287
Statistical Information – Fall Semester 2013.............. 288
Index..............................................................290
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