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GUTENBERG COLLEGE 2014-2015 CATALOG I think with you that nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue... wise and good men are, in my opinion, the strength of a state far more so than riches or arms. ~ Benjamin Franklin, 1750 ~ Gutenberg College 1883 University Street, Eugene, OR 97403 Telephone: 541-683-5141 • FAX: 541-683-6997 Email: [email protected] This copy of the Gutenberg College Catalog was printed September 2014 from Gutenberg’s online catalog. www.gutenberg.edu Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................... 2 About Gutenberg .......................................................................................................................... 1 Authorization ............................................................................................................................... 1 Accreditation ............................................................................................................................... 1 The Accreditation Process ....................................................................................................... 1 How to File a Complaint with TRACS ................................................................................... 2 Gutenberg’s History .................................................................................................................... 3 Gutenberg’s Name ................................................................................................................... 3 Mission Statements ..................................................................................................................... 4 Gutenberg College (Undergraduate Program) Mission Statement .......................................... 4 McKenzie Study Center Mission Statement ............................................................................ 4 Art Project Mission Statement ........................................................................................................ 4 Objective & Philosophy of Education ......................................................................................... 5 A good education seeks to promote skill, knowledge, and wisdom. ....................................... 5 A liberal arts education is truly practical. ................................................................................ 6 Education must be both objective and personal. ..................................................................... 7 Biblical Foundation Statement .................................................................................................... 8 Preface to Biblical Foundation Statement ............................................................................... 8 Introduction: Gutenberg College Biblical Foundation Statement ........................................... 8 Part 1: Statement of Methodological Commitment ................................................................. 9 Part 2: Summary of the Primary Message of the Bible ......................................................... 10 Part 3: Doctrinal Statement.................................................................................................... 13 Ethics Statement ........................................................................................................................ 15 Part 1: Code of Employee and Volunteer Conduct ............................................................... 15 Part 2: Code of Student Conduct ........................................................................................... 16 Part 3: Code of Resident Conduct ......................................................................................... 17 Academic Program ..................................................................................................................... 18 Degree Requirements ................................................................................................................ 18 Course Requirements ................................................................................................................ 18 Student Status ........................................................................................................................ 18 Core Curriculum .................................................................................................................... 19 Course Descriptions .................................................................................................................. 22 Great Books Reading & Discussion ...................................................................................... 22 Microexegesis ........................................................................................................................ 26 Biblical Philosophy................................................................................................................ 26 Foreign Language .................................................................................................................. 26 Mathematics........................................................................................................................... 27 Science ................................................................................................................................... 28 Art .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Writing ................................................................................................................................... 30 Senior Thesis ......................................................................................................................... 31 Evaluating Academic Progress .................................................................................................. 32 Grades .................................................................................................................................... 32 Oral Evaluations .................................................................................................................... 34 Progress Reports for Freshmen .............................................................................................. 34 Quarterly Exams/Evaluation.................................................................................................. 35 Second-Year Qualifying Exams ............................................................................................ 35 Senior Thesis ......................................................................................................................... 36 Academic Standing ................................................................................................................... 36 “Good Standing” Defined ...................................................................................................... 37 Veterans ................................................................................................................................. 37 Transferring Credits to Other Schools ...................................................................................... 37 Freshman Orientation & Sample Schedule ............................................................................... 39 Orientation Week ................................................................................................................... 39 Sample Schedule.................................................................................................................... 39 Admissions ................................................................................................................................... 40 Admissions Requirements & Application ................................................................................. 40 Completing the Application................................................................................................... 40 Application Deadlines ........................................................................................................... 41 Communicating to New Students .......................................................................................... 42 Matriculation Requirements .................................................................................................. 42 Applicant Profile ....................................................................................................................... 43 Typical Gutenberg Student .................................................................................................... 44 Educational Preparation ......................................................................................................... 44 Campus Visit ............................................................................................................................. 44 Lodging .................................................................................................................................. 45 Previous College Experience .................................................................................................... 45 Homeschooled Students ............................................................................................................ 46 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