2023-24 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Table of Contents Introduction......................................................1 A Word From Our President. ....................................................2 History......................................................................................2 Profile.......................................................................................2 Mission Statement....................................................................2 Vision Statement......................................................................2 Accreditation, Authorization, and Licensure.............................3 Setting......................................................................................3 Facilities...................................................................................3 Computer Network...................................................................6 University Student Services.....................................................6 Ministry Opportunities..............................................................7 Student Life..............................................................................8 Student Life Programs..............................................................9 Admissions..................................................... 12 Undergraduate Admission Criteria. ........................................13 Undergraduate Admission Process and Deadlines................14 Reservation Deposit...............................................................14 New Student Orientation........................................................14 Undergraduate Admission Policies.........................................14 Academic Information. .................................. 18 Graduate and Professional Education....................................19 Undergraduate Study.............................................................19 Calendar and Credits.............................................................19 Classification of Students.......................................................19 Assignment to Classes. .........................................................20 Class Attendance...................................................................28 Undergraduate Degree Requirements. ..................................20 Academic Programs and Majors. ...........................................21 Special Academic Programs. .................................................23 Summer Terms.......................................................................23 CU Study Abroad Opportunities.............................................23 The Cove — Academic Enrichment Center............................24 Additional Academic Support.................................................24 Credit by Examination............................................................25 General Education Requirements..........................................26 General Education Course Sequence....................................27 Distance Education................................................................28 Transient Study. .....................................................................28 Registration for Courses.........................................................28 Grading System. ....................................................................31 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act............................34 Withdrawing From the University............................................34 Academic Schools.........................................35 School of Allied Health and Psychology.................................36 School of Arts and Humanities...............................................49 School of Biblical and Theological Studies. .........................102 Robert W. Plaster School of Business.................................. 112 School of Education and Social Work..................................142 School of Engineering and Computer Science. ...................158 School of Nursing.................................................................171 School of Pharmacy.............................................................179 School of Science and Mathematics....................................185 Course Descriptions.................................... 217 Financial Information...................................304 Financial Information............................................................305 Financial Aid.........................................................................309 Institutional Scholarships and Grants...................................310 State Grant Programs...........................................................310 Federal Grants.....................................................................310 United States Military Scholarships...................................... 311 Donor-Funded Scholarships................................................. 311 Federal Direct Loans............................................................ 311 Student Employment............................................................ 311 Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for Recipients of Financial Aid......................................................................... 311 Appendix....................................................... 313 Board of Trustees.................................................................314 Administration. .....................................................................314 Other Faculty........................................................................315 Correspondence...................................................................315 Doctrinal Statement. ............................................................316 Statistical Information — Fall Semester 2022......................317 Index.............................................................. 319 2023–24 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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