2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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.................................................... 13 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 Degree Requirements. ................................................ 16 Academic Programs and Majors.................................. 17 Special Academic Programs........................................ 19 Summer Terms............................................................ 19 International Study Opportunities................................ 19 Academic Enrichment Center — The Cove................. 20 Additional Academic Support. ..................................... 21 Credit by Examination. ................................................ 21 General Education Requirements. .............................. 22 General Education Course Sequence......................... 23 Distance Education. .................................................... 24 Transient Study............................................................ 24 Registration for Courses.............................................. 24 Grading System........................................................... 26 Academic Honors........................................................ 27 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.................. 28 Withdrawing From the University................................. 28 Academic Schools/Departments................................. 29 Academic Schools/Departments..................29 Art, Design, and Theatre............................................. 30 School of Biblical and Theological Studies.................. 39 School of Business Administration.............................. 49 School of Education. ................................................... 62 Engineering and Computer Science............................ 72 English, Literature, and Modern Languages................ 81 History and Government. ............................................ 92 Interdisciplinary Studies. ............................................106 Kinesiology and Allied Health..................................... 110 Media and Applied Communications......................... 120 Music and Worship.................................................... 129 School of Nursing...................................................... 144 School of Pharmacy.................................................. 149 Psychology................................................................ 154 Science and Mathematics......................................... 158 Social Work. .............................................................. 182 Course Descriptions.................................... 187 Financial Information...................................272 Financial Information................................................. 273 Financial Aid.............................................................. 276 Institutional Grants and Scholarships........................ 277 State Grant Programs................................................ 277 Federal Grants........................................................... 277 United States Military Scholarships........................... 277 Donor-Funded Scholarships...................................... 278 Federal Direct Stafford Loans.................................... 278 Federal Perkins Loans............................................... 278 Student Employment................................................. 278 Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for Recipients of Financial Aid. ....................................... 279 Appendix.......................................................280 Board of Trustees....................................................... 281 Administration............................................................ 281 Other Faculty............................................................. 282 Correspondence........................................................ 282 Doctrinal Statement................................................... 283 Statistical Information – Fall Semester 2012.............. 284 Index..............................................................286 Page 4 2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog