2011-2012 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 4 2011–12 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................................................. 12 Admissions..................................................... 15 Admission Criteria....................................................... 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 Academic Honors........................................................ 32 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.................. 32 Academic Schools....................................................... 33 Academic Departments.................................33 Art, Design, and Theatre............................................. 34 Biblical and Ministry Studies........................................ 43 Business Administration.............................................. 55 Education. ................................................................... 65 Engineering and Computer Science............................ 85 English, Literature, and Modern Languages................ 75 History and Government. ............................................ 94 Interdisciplinary Studies. ............................................109 Kinesiology and Allied Health.....................................115 Media and Applied Communications......................... 127 Music and Worship.................................................... 141 Nursing...................................................................... 158 Pharmacy.................................................................. 163 Psychology................................................................ 167 Science and Mathematics......................................... 171 Social Work. .............................................................. 195 Course Descriptions.................................... 201 Financial Information...................................281 Financial Information................................................. 282 Financial Aid.............................................................. 286 Institutional Grants and Scholarships........................ 286 State Grant Programs................................................ 286 Federal Grants........................................................... 287 Donor-Funded Scholarships...................................... 287 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans. ........................301 Federal Perkins Loans............................................... 302 Student Employment................................................. 302 Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for Recipients of Financial Aid. ....................................... 302 Appendix.......................................................305 Board of Trustees....................................................... 306 Administration............................................................ 306 Other Faculty Correspondence........................................................ 307 Doctrinal Statement................................................... 308 Statistical Information – Fall Semester 2010.............. 309 Index.............................................................. 311