2010-2011 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 4 2010–11 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Table of Contents Introduction......................................................1 A Word From Our President........................................... 2 History........................................................................... 2 Profile............................................................................. 2 Mission.......................................................................... 2 Recognition, Accreditation, and Licensure..................... 3 Setting........................................................................... 3 Facilities......................................................................... 3 Computer Network. ....................................................... 7 University Student Services. ......................................... 8 Chapel........................................................................... 9 Christian Ministries........................................................ 9 Student Life..................................................................10 Student Life Programs..................................................11 Admissions..................................................... 15 Admission Criteria....................................................... 16 Admission Procedures................................................. 16 Reservation Deposit.................................................... 17 New Student Orientation............................................. 17 Academic Information. .................................. 18 Graduate Study........................................................... 19 Undergraduate Study. ................................................. 19 Calendar and Credits................................................... 19 Classification of Students............................................ 19 Assignment to Classes................................................ 19 Class Attendance......................................................... 19 Degree Requirements. ................................................ 19 Academic Programs and Majors.................................. 20 Special Academic Programs........................................ 21 Summer Terms............................................................ 22 International Study Opportunities................................ 23 Academic Enrichment Center — The Cove................. 24 Additional Academic Support. ..................................... 24 Credit By Examination................................................. 25 General Education Requirements. .............................. 26 General Education Course Sequence......................... 28 Distance Education. .................................................... 28 Transient Study............................................................ 28 Registration for Courses.............................................. 28 Grading System........................................................... 30 Credit/No Credit Program............................................ 30 Grade Points and Point Averages................................ 31 Academic Progress, Warning, and Suspension........... 31 Academic Progress Chart............................................ 31 Repeating Courses...................................................... 31 Academic Honors........................................................ 32 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.................. 32 Academic Schools....................................................... 33 Academic Departments.................................33 Art and Design. ........................................................... 34 Biblical and Theological Studies.................................. 40 Business Administration.............................................. 52 Communication Arts.................................................... 62 Education. ................................................................... 75 Engineering and Computer Science............................ 85 Exercise and Sport Science........................................ 94 History and Government. ...........................................107 Interdisciplinary Studies. ............................................119 Language and Literature. .......................................... 125 Music and Worship.................................................... 135 Nursing...................................................................... 150 Pharmacy.................................................................. 155 Psychology................................................................ 159 Science and Mathematics......................................... 163 Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Sociology............ 186 Course Descriptions.................................... 194 Financial Information...................................273 Financial Information..................................................274 Financial Aid.............................................................. 277 Institutional Grants and Scholarships........................ 277 State Grant Programs................................................ 277 Federal Grants........................................................... 278 Donor Funded Scholarships...................................... 279 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans. ....................... 292 Federal Perkins Loans............................................... 293 Student Employment................................................. 293 Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for Recipients of Financial Aid. ....................................... 293 Appendix.......................................................296 Board of Trustees....................................................... 297 Administration............................................................ 297 Other Faculty Correspondence........................................................ 298 Doctrinal Statement................................................... 299 Statistical Information – Fall Semester 2009............. 300 Index..............................................................302