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Harrogate, Tennessee Vol. LXXXI August 2008 www.lmunet.edu This edition of the Catalog, edited by Dr. Sherilyn R. Emberton, Vice President for Academic Affairs, supersedes all others. For more detailed information on the University’s graduate degree programs (in business, education, medicine, nursing, or physician assistant), or on the University’s undergraduate degree completion program in Management and Leadership Studies, refer to the applicable catalog. The policies, programs, curricula, and fees as set forth in this catalog are subject to change at any time at the discretion of Lincoln Memorial University. Because of the possibility of change or undetected error, important points of fact and interpretation should be confirmed by the appropriate University official. In support of the mission statement and the principles on which it is based, Lincoln Memorial University is committed to equal opportunity for all students, staff, and faculty; and to nondiscrimination in the recruitment, admission, and retention of students, and the recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention of faculty and staff. Lincoln Memorial University reaffirms its commitment to personnel and educational policies that comply with the requirement applicable to equal opportunity/affirmative action laws, directives, executive orders, and regulations to the effect that no person at Lincoln Memorial University shall, on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, ethnic/national origin, gender, military status, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other class protected by applicable law, be excluded from participating in, or be denied benefits of, any employment or educational opportunity. Lincoln Memorial University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call 404-679-4500, for questions about the accreditation of Lincoln Memorial University. Individual program accreditation has been granted by: American Osteopathic Association - Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (provisional) American Veterinary Medical Association Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs Council on Social Work Education National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Individual program approval has been granted by: Kentucky Board of Nursing Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Kentucky Educational Professional Standards Board State of Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Board of Nursing Tennessee Higher Education Commission Abraham Lincoln Association The Lincoln Group American Association for Higher Education American Association of Museums Medical Library Association American Association for State and Local History Museum Store Association The American Council on Education American Library Association National Association of College and University Business American Universities in Russia, Ukraine Officers Appalachian College Association National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Appalachian College Association Learning Asset Management National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Project National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Appalachian Consortium National Collegiate Athletic Association Appalachian Osteopathic Postgraduate Training Institute National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations Consortium National League for Nursing Council of Associate Degree Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Programs Association of College and Research Libraries National League for Nursing Council of Baccalaureate Degree Association of College and University Museums and Galleries Programs Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Oak Ridge Associated Universities Education Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Private College Consortium for International Studies Civil War Courier Rural Health Association of Tennessee College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (National) Society for Human Resource Management College and University Professional Association for Human South Atlantic Conference Resources (Tennessee) Southeastern Library Network The College Board Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Consortium for the Advancement of Private Higher Education Officers Council for Adult and Experiential Learning Southeastern Museums Conference The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education Council for Higher Education Accreditation TENN-SHARE Council of Graduate Schools Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Council of Independent Colleges Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Council on Undergraduate Research Officers Tennessee Association of Museums East Tennessee College Alliance The Tennessee College Association East Tennessee Historical Society Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools Tennessee Hospital Association The Foundation for Independent Higher Education Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association International Alliance for Higher Education International University and Business Consortium Virginia Association of Museums Kentucky Civil War Roundtable Kentucky Association of Museums August 2008 2 ACADEMIC SCHOOLS School of Allied Health Sciences Academic Calendar 2008-2009………………………...6 Department of Message from the President of the University ................ 4 Allied Health (Athletic Training, Medical Presidents of Lincoln Memorial University ................... 5 Technology and Veterinary Technology) ...... 31-34 Introduction Physical Education and Kinesiology ................ 34-36 Mission Statement ....................................................... 7 Social Work ........................................................... 36 Institutional Goals ....................................................... 7 Heritage .................................................................... 7-8 Paul V. Hamilton School of Arts and Sciences Harrogate Campus .................................................... 8-9 Department of Learning and Living Opportunities ..................... 9-10 English .............................................................. 37-38 Extended Learning Sites ............................................ 10 Humanities and Fine Arts (Appalachian Development Other Opportunities and Services ........................ 10-12 Studies, Art, Communication Arts, History, Music, Organizations .................................................... 10-11 and Philosophy and Religion)........................ 38-41 Tagge Center for Academic Excellence ................. 11 Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Biology, Student Support Services Program ........................ 11 Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, WebAdvisor ........................................................... 11 and Wildlife and Fisheries Management) ...... 41-43 Career Planning ...................................................... 11 Social Sciences (Criminal Justice and Oak Ridge Associated Universities ........................ 11 Psychology) ................................................... 44-45 Community and Climate ................................... 11-12 Military Science Studies........................................... 45 Admission, Expenses, and Financial Aid ................ 12-19 Academic Policies and Information ........................ 20-26 School of Business .................................................. 46-48 Undergraduate Academic Programs ....................... 27-28 General Education Core Curriculum ....................... 29-30 Carter and Moyers School of Education Pre-Professional Curricula ....................................... 56-58 Department of Undergraduate Education ............ 49-52 Undergraduate Course Descriptions ........................ 59-90 Board of Trustees ......................................................... 92 Caylor School of Nursing Administration .............................................................. 92 Undergraduate Nursing ....................................... 53-55 Undergraduate Faculty ............................................ 93-98 Information Directory ................................................. 100 Index ........................................................................... 101 3 August 2008 When the sixteenth President Abraham Lincoln met with General Oliver Otis Howard in the fall of 1863, he asked General Howard to “do something” for the people of this region who had remained loyal to the Union. It took more than thirty years for General Howard to fulfill President Lincoln’s wishes, but the result of his resolve has changed lives for more than a century. Lincoln Memorial University is a living legacy to President Lincoln. Ours is a mission that has been a guiding light for thousands of men and women whose lives have been transformed by their experiences at Lincoln Memorial University. As a student at Lincoln Memorial University, you have made a conscious choice to join the ranks of an outstanding group of professionals living and working all over the world. The people at LMU are