2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

2012–13 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 Christian Ministries........................................................ 9 Student Life..................................................................10 Student Life Programs................................................. 12 Admissions..................................................... 15 Admission Procedures and Criteria............................. 16 Admissions Policies..................................................... 17 Reservation Deposit.................................................... 17 New Student Orientation............................................. 17 Academic Information. .................................. 18 Graduate and Professional Education......................... 19 Undergraduate Study. ................................................. 19 Calendar and Credits................................................... 19 Classification of Students............................................ 19 Assignment to Classes................................................ 19 Class Attendance......................................................... 19 Degree Requirements. ................................................ 20 Academic Programs and Majors.................................. 21 Special Academic Programs........................................ 22 Summer Terms............................................................ 23 International Study Opportunities................................ 23 Academic Enrichment Center — The Cove................. 24 Additional Academic Support. ..................................... 25 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 Withdrawing From the University................................. 32 Academic Schools/Departments................................. 33 Academic Schools/Departments..................33 Art, Design, and Theatre............................................. 34 Biblical and Ministry Studies........................................ 43 School of Business Administration.............................. 56 Education. ................................................................... 67 Engineering and Computer Science............................ 77 English, Literature, and Modern Languages................ 86 History and Government. ............................................ 96 Interdisciplinary Studies. ............................................ 110 Kinesiology and Allied Health.....................................117 Media and Applied Communications......................... 127 Music and Worship.................................................... 137 School of Nursing...................................................... 152 School of Pharmacy.................................................. 157 Psychology................................................................ 162 Science and Mathematics......................................... 166 Social Work. .............................................................. 190 Course Descriptions.................................... 196 Financial Information...................................279 Financial Information................................................. 280 Financial Aid.............................................................. 284 Institutional Grants and Scholarships........................ 284 State Grant Programs................................................ 284 Federal Grants........................................................... 285 United States Military Scholarships........................... 285 Donor-Funded Scholarships...................................... 285 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans. ....................... 286 Federal Perkins Loans............................................... 286 Student Employment................................................. 286 Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for Recipients of Financial Aid. ....................................... 287 Appendix.......................................................289 Board of Trustees....................................................... 290 Administration............................................................ 290 Other Faculty............................................................. 291 Correspondence........................................................ 291 Doctrinal Statement................................................... 292 Statistical Information – Fall Semester 2011.............. 293 Index..............................................................295