Undergraduate Bulletin 2012-2013 highpoint.edu High Point University 833 Montlieu Avenue High Point, North Carolina 27262 High Point University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and the doctor of education degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4501 for questions about the accreditation of High Point University. High Point University’s teacher education program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and by the North Carolina State Board of Education. High Point University’s athletic training program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). High Point University’s interior design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The University is a member of the following associations: • The University Senate of the United Methodist Church • The National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church • The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education • The Association of American Colleges • Council for Advancement and Support of Education • The North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities • The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business • National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division I • The Council of Graduate Schools • The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools • The North Carolina Conference of Graduate Schools • The United States Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Oversees Security Advisory Council. The University reserves the right to make changes in the requirements, procedures, courses, fees, and matters of policy announced in this publication without notice or obligation. High Point University is an equal opportunity institution. Its policy is to recruit, retain, and promote the most outstanding students, faculty, and staff possible, regardless of an individual’s race, creed, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or handicap. This is done in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The University complies with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, regarding information on file and students’ access to their records. Directory information may be released unless the student requests in writing that his/her information be withheld. As an implementation of its goals and objectives, the University may invite to the campus speakers whose ideas and expressions may be alien to the philosophy of the University. While the University may not agree with the ideologies expressed, it is our belief that those speakers’ concepts might well be used as learning experiences. Undergraduate Bulletin Table of Contents 2012-2013 5 Letter from the President 6 The University 12 Admissions 18 Educational Fees 22 Financial Planning 26 Student Life 38 Academic Program 66 Courses of Study 254 Directory 268 Academic Calendar 269 Index Correspondence Directory Mailing Address Institutional Effectiveness High Point University (336) 841-9420 833 Montlieu Avenue High Point, North Carolina Library 27262-3598 (336) 841-9215 Placement Testing Academic Affairs (336) 841-9285 (336) 841-9229 Registrar Alumni and Parent Relations (336) 841-9205 (336) 841-4531 Security/ Athletic Affairs Parking/Safety (336) 841-9281 (336) 841-9112 Bookstore Sponsored Programs (336) 841-9221 (336) 841-9313 Campus Concierge Student Accounts (336) 841-4636 (336) 841-9259 Chief of Staff Student Center (336) 841-4587 (336) 841-4683 Dean of the Chapel Student Financial Planning (336) 841-9241 (336) 841-9124 Graduate School Student Life (336) 841-9198 (336) 841-9231 Human Resources Transportation (336) 841-6391 (336) 841-9113 Information Technology Undergraduate Admissions (336) 841-9147 (336) 841-9216 Institutional Advancement University Switchboard (336) 841-9214 (336) 841-9000 Inclement Weather Policy Classes are not canceled because of inclement weather except in those cases when the inclement weather occurs at the conclusion of a scheduled break period, causing students difficulty in returning to campus. In these exceptional cases, the decision to cancel class will be made at the administrative level and communicated to the media and to department chairs. Letter from the President 5 Dear Student: We are pleased that you are a student at High Point University. This is an outstanding institution of higher learning where every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people. High Point University offers 44 majors in multiple disciplines. With a wide variety of internship opportunities, study abroad and study America venues, independent research options, and service learning experience, you are able to support classroom learning with real world experiences. High Point University has made serious investments in academics, facilities, technology, and student life and is committed to making sure that you receive the best education possible. With warmest personal regards, Nido R. Qubein President The University 6 7 Vision Statement The vision of High Point University is to be a nationally and vegetables. In 1934 the College underwent bankruptcy prominent, private institution recognized for the excellence of its and reorganization in an effort to reduce its indebtedness. academic programs, the depth of its values-based culture, the Yet slowly this situation began to improve. By the end of the breadth of its inclusiveness, and the strength of its commitment decade, library and gymnasium facilities had been added, and to helping students lead lives of significance. (with W.P.A. assistance) an athletic stadium was constructed. Financial stability ultimately returned with the liquidation of the debt in 1945. Mission Statement The postwar decades brought renewed prosperity and rapid The mission of High Point University is to deliver educational growth. Under the influences of the G.I. Bill and the “baby experiences that enlighten, challenge, and prepare students to boom” of the 1940s and 1950s, enrollment more than tripled, lead lives of significance in complex global communities. with a corresponding increase in staff. The College’s programs received full regional accreditation in 1951. Additional facilities were added in response to this growth in size and A Brief History of professionalism: four residence halls between 1953 and 1968, High Point University two classroom buildings, a second gymnasium, an auditorium, a chapel, and a campus center. Crowning the physical expansion In 1924 High Point College opened as a cooperative venture was Smith Library, completed in the spring of 1984, with a between the Methodist Protestant Church and the city of High capacity three times the size of the former facility. The original Point. The campus consisted of three partially completed build- men’s residence hall was replaced in 1987 with a 221-resident ings, there were nine faculty members, and student enrollment facility. The Millis Athletic/Convocation Center was opened was 122. Today the University has 69 buildings, is attractively in late 1992 and provides facilities for convocations, physical landscaped, the full-time teaching faculty numbers 232, and education, athletic, and health activities. On October 9, 1991, over 4,000 students are enrolled in a wide variety of under- by the action of the Board of Trustees, the name of High Point graduate and graduate programs. College was changed to High Point University. The Methodist Protestant Church, which is now part of The During the past six years, HPU has invested $700 million in United Methodist Church, first became active in educational academics, facilities, student life, technology, and scholarships. pursuits in North Carolina in the middle of the 19th century. Of The original 92-acre campus has grown to 300 acres-with 45 the various institutions which it sponsored, the most ambitious new academic, residential and student life buildings, two new was Yadkin College, which operated in Davidson County from athletic stadiums and a field house. The result is an engaging 1856 to 1895 but failed because of its isolated rural location. environment that encourages students to excel. At the turn of the century, the vision of a church-related college was revived by the Reverend Joseph F. McCulloch of Institutional Profile Greensboro, who labored for nearly a quarter-century to make it a reality. The Annual Conference finally voted to proceed in Type Of University: High Point University is a four-year 1921. Shortly afterwards it accepted an offer from the thriving comprehensive university with outstanding undergraduate and city of High Point to contribute 60 acres of land and $100,000 graduate programs and experiential learning opportunities. to the project. Classes began in September 1924, even as the Rooted in the liberal arts, the institution was founded in 1924 finishing touches were still being added to the original buildings. and is affiliated with The United Methodist Church. The atmosphere of confidence that attended the birth of the Location: High Point, North Carolina, famous for the College ended abruptly with the Great Depression. For many manufacture of furniture and hosiery, and the world’s largest years thereafter, the struggle to survive