The information in this Bulletin is made as accurate as possible at the time of publication. Students are responsible for informing themselves of and satisfactorily meeting all requirements pertinent to their relationship with the University. The University reserves the right to make such changes as circumstances demand with reference to admission, registration, tuition and fees, attendance, curriculum requirements, conduct, academic standing, candidacy, and graduation. GENERAL OFFICE HOURS Administration 8:30–12, 1–5:00 Monday–Thursday 8:30–12 Friday Admissions, Bursar, Office of Student Financial Services & Office of the Registrar 8:30–4:30 Monday–Thursday; 8:30–12 Friday Closed 11:00-12:00 Thursdays for worship exercises Saturday, Sunday, legal holidays, and November 24, 2006 (To ensure service, appointments are especially recommended during interterm recesses and the summer) A MESSAGE FROM THE universitypresident A Message from the University President Welcome to La Sierra University and to the remarkable journey of learning and faith that invigorates this distinguished academic community. As you look through these pages, I believe you will be captivated by the opportunity to study in a setting of broad conversation and inquiry, imagination and hope. Our diverse community of students and professors is a welcoming one, exemplifying the joy of learning and service that daily forms the basis of this grand adventure. I hope you will join us! Randal Wisbey President A message from THE PRESIDENT 2 BULLETIN 2007-2008 contents president C O N T E N T S History, Politics, and Society 102 La Sierra University Liberal Studies 110 History 4 Mathematics 113 Accreditation 4 Music 117 Mission Statement 4 Philosophical Studies 128 Aims 5 Physics 131 Affirmative Action 6 Engineering 135 Nondiscrimination Policy 6 Psychology 136 Sexual Harassment Policy 6 Social Work 143 Drug Free Worksite Policy 7 World Languages 146 AIDS Education and Prevention Policy 7 School of Business 155 Family Education Rights and Privacy Act 7 Accounting, Economics, and Finance 157 Calendar 8 Customized Major Program 162 English as a Second Language 163 La Sierra University At Your Service Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Instructional and Other Resources) 10 166 Admission Information 17 Management and Marketing 167 Financial Information 23 School of Education Student Life 31 Curriculum and Instruction 173 Academic Policies and Practices 33 School Psychology and Counseling 176 Undergraduate Programs 44 School of Religion 177 General Degree Requirements 47 Ministerial Studies Preparation 178 University Studies 48 University Board of Trustees 185 University Honors Program 55 University Administration 186 Division of Continuing Studies 58 Administration of the College and Schools 187 College of Arts and Sciences 61 Faculty 189 Pre-Professional Programs 62 Emeritus Faculty 194 Additional Courses 64 Index 195 Art 66 Biology 72 Chemistry and Biochemistry 78 Computer Science & Information Systems 83 Communication 86 English 90 Health and Exercise Science 96 CONTENTS 3 LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY an overview H I S T O R Y La Sierra University is a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational The convenient access to Southern California’s wide range of institution that began as La Sierra Academy in 1922, on acreage both participatory and spectator activities enables the University to that had been part of an 1846 Mexican land grant known as offer a multitude of unique cultural and educational experiences Rancho La Sierra. It is now part of the city of Riverside. In 1923, appropriate for the responsible student. with the addition of coursework in preparation for teaching, the school became La Sierra Academy and Normal School. As the A C C R E D I T A T I O N offerings continued to grow, it became Southern California Junior La Sierra University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission College in 1927 and La Sierra College in 1939. Accreditation as a for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of four-year liberal arts college was received in 1946. Schools and Colleges (WASC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, California 94501, phone: (510) 748-9001, [http:// In 1967, La Sierra College was merged with Loma Linda www.wascweb.org]. University as its College of Arts and Sciences. The School of Education was organized in 1968, followed in 1986 by the School The University is also accredited by the Adventist Accrediting of Business and the Evening Adult Degree Program, and in 1987 Association (AAA), the accrediting association of Seventh-day by the School of Religion. Adventist schools, colleges, and universities, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver The Loma Linda and La Sierra campuses of Loma Linda Spring, Maryland 20904, phone: (301) 680-6000, [http:// University were reorganized into separate institutions in 1990, education.gc.adventist.org]. and four schools (the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Business and Management, and the The University is a member of the Council for Higher Education School of Religion) and the Evening Adult Degree Program Accreditation, the Association of American Colleges and became La Sierra University. Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Association of Independent California L A S I E R R A Colleges and Universities. Approval of programs is maintained U N I V E R S I T Y T O D AY with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The La Sierra University is a Christian coeducational institution undergraduate program in Social Work is fully accredited by the located in inland Southern California and is part of the Seventh- Council on Social Work Education, and the music degrees are day Adventist system of higher education. accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The University offers graduate and undergraduate curricula in Curricula are offered leading to the following degrees: Bachelor applied and liberal arts and sciences, business and management, of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of religion, and programs for professional education in fulfillment of Science, Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Arts, Master of requirements for teaching credentials. Business Administration, Master of Divinity, Master of Pastoral Studies, Specialist in Education, and Doctor of Education. Intellectual pursuits are facilitated by the University Library, museums, Observatory, Arboretum, Brandstater Gallery, MICOL M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T computing laboratory, Learning Support and Testing Center, La Sierra University is a diverse community of inquiry, learning, Hancock and Stahl Centers, and other campus resources. Physical and service, rooted in the Christian gospel. Committed to fitness is encouraged on campus by such activities as intramural Seventh-day Adventist values and ideals, its mission is: and varsity sports, physical education courses, and by three to seek truth, swimming pools, a fitness center, track, tennis, basketball, and enlarging human understanding through scholarship; volleyball courts. to know ourselves, The University buildings are on a gentle slope looking eastward broadly educating the whole student; over the Riverside valley, with its world-famous citrus and walnut to serve others, groves and its palm-lined boulevards. The approxiamtely 300 contributing to the good of the global community. acres owned by the University allow, during the winter months, La Sierra University pursues this mission for God and society with the snow-clad peaks of the surrounding ranges to be seen rising recognized excellence, integrity, compassion, and mutual respect. above the rolling open fields—a view of rare beauty from the campus, truly a scenic part of the Inland Empire. LSU AN OVERVIEW 4 A I M S O F encouraging and facilitating lifelong physical wellbeing. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y Believing that all humanity is created in the image of God, the As a community of learning that is also a community of faith, La University celebrates the diversity of its students, faculty, and Sierra University fulfills its mission by engaging in three kinds staff with regard to race, national origin, gender, and age. The of activity. It educates undergraduate and graduate students; it University recognizes this diversity as a valuable asset in the promotes research in the areas in which it offers instruction; and it preparation of all its students for positions of service and leadership contributes to the good of the larger society. in the professions, in business, in government, in the civic community, and in the church. The University educates its students through a broad offering of studies in the liberal arts and sciences and in selected professional The University intends to interact vigorously with its areas. It promotes research through encouraging and facilitating multidimensional world—including its founding and sponsoring original investigation, critical reflection, and scholarly publication. church, its growing urban community in California’s Inland It serves its various communities through adult education, Empire, its neighboring educational institutions, and its wider resource centers, cultural events, nontechnical publications, intellectual and cultural environment in the world of the and and professional consultation. Among these varied activities, twenty-first century. the University maintains as a vital concern the education of its undergraduate