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Bluffton University Academic Catalog Bluffton University Academic Catalog 2019-20 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMIC CALENDAR .......................................................... 7 AN INTRODUCTION TO BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY ............... 11 Mission statement ........................................................... 13 CAMPUS LIFE ........................................................................ 15 Standards of conduct ...................................................... 17 Harassment policy ........................................................... 18 Learning resources .......................................................... 18 ADMISSIONS and FINANCIAL AID ....................................... 21 Admissions ...................................................................... 23 Financial information ....................................................... 28 Scholarships and financial aid .......................................... 31 UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC LIFE .................................... 39 Academic procedures ...................................................... 41 General education .......................................................... 59 Grade appeals and academic grievance procedures ...... 69 Honor system................................................................... 70 Honors program .............................................................. 75 Off-campus programs ...................................................... 76 Summer semester ............................................................ 79 LIST OF MAJORS .................................................................. 81 Table of Contents 3 LIST OF MINORS ................................................................... 85 Art and writing ......................................................... 206 TESOL ...................................................................... 207 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ...................................................... 89 Adolescent/young adult licensure in integrated language arts ..................................... 209 Spanish .................................................................... 210 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS ............................................... 181 Health, Fitness and Sport Science ................................. 212 Art, Communication, and Theatre ................................. 183 Exercise science ....................................................... 212 Art ............................................................................ 183 Sport management .................................................. 212 Art education ........................................................... 184 Sport and recreation leadership .............................. 213 Graphic design ........................................................ 184 Strength and conditioning ....................................... 213 Pre-art therapy ........................................................ 185 Health Sciences ............................................................. 215 Communication and theatre .................................... 186 Nursing .................................................................... 215 Communication ....................................................... 186 Nutrition and dietetics ............................................. 216 Convergent media ................................................... 187 Speech-language pathology and audiology ........... 219 Business ......................................................................... 190 History and Religion ...................................................... 220 Accounting .............................................................. 190 History...................................................................... 220 Business administration ........................................... 190 Adolescent/young adult licensure in Economics ............................................................... 192 integrated social studies ...................................... 222 Marketing................................................................. 193 Bible and theology .................................................. 223 Information technology ........................................... 194 Mathematical and Natural Sciences .............................. 225 Education....................................................................... 195 Biology ..................................................................... 225 Child development .................................................. 197 Chemistry ................................................................. 226 Elementary childhood education ............................. 197 Mathematics ............................................................ 227 Middle childhood education ................................... 198 Adolescent/young adult licensure in Intervention specialist .............................................. 200 integrated mathematics ....................................... 228 Adolescent/young adult .......................................... 200 Physics ..................................................................... 229 Multi-age education ................................................ 201 Pre-engineering ....................................................... 229 English and Language ................................................... 205 Pre-medicine ............................................................ 230 English ..................................................................... 205 Pre-physical therapy ................................................ 230 Writing ..................................................................... 206 Music ............................................................................. 231 4 Bluffton University Table of Contents 5 Music ....................................................................... 233 Music education ...................................................... 235 Worship arts ............................................................. 237 Social Sciences and Social Work .................................. 239 Criminal justice ........................................................ 239 Psychology ............................................................... 240 Social work ............................................................... 242 Sociology ................................................................. 243 Individually designed majors ......................................... 245 Women’s studies ............................................................ 245 ADULT DEGREE COMPLETION .......................................... 247 Accounting .............................................................. 249 Organizational management ................................... 250 RN to BSN ............................................................... 251 GRADUATE STUDIES .......................................................... 253 Graduate Studies in Education ................................ 255 Graduate Programs in Business ............................... 262 Academic Dietetic Internship ................................................... 269 Calendar FACULTY/STAFF LEADERSHIP ............................................ 273 CURRENT FACULTY ............................................................ 277 FACULTY EMERITI ............................................................... 285 6 Bluffton University Adult and Graduate Studies programs each have their own schedules. Consult the AGS office for details. Dates below are for the traditional undergraduate program. AUGUST 23-25 Orientation 26 Fall semester classes begin 30 Deadline for adding courses SEPTEMBER 2 Labor Day (classes are in session) 9 Deadline for dropping courses OCTOBER 7-8 Fall break 12 Homecoming (vs. Rose-Hulman) 14 Deadline for non-emergency withdrawals NOVEMBER 11 Registration begins for spring semester 27-29 Thanksgiving break DECEMBER 6 Last day of fall semester classes 9-12 Final examinations 12 UG fall semester ends JANUARY 8 Spring semester classes begin 14 Deadline for adding courses 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday (observed) 22 Deadline for dropping courses FEBRUARY 26 Deadline for non-emergency withdrawals Academic Calendar 9 MARCH 2-6 Spring break 23 Registration begins for fall semester 25 Civic Engagement Day APRIL 10 Good Friday holiday 13 Easter Monday holiday; classes resume at 6 p.m. 23 Only Monday classes (day and evening) 24 Last day of spring classes 27-30 Final Exams 30 Spring semester ends at 5 p.m. MAY 3 Commencement 6-27 May term classes Introduction to Bluffton University 10 Bluffton University Mission statement Bluffton University is a liberal arts university in northwestern Ohio founded in 1899 and affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. Shaped by that historic peace church tradition and nourished by a desire for excellence in all phases of its programs, Bluffton University seeks to prepare students of all backgrounds for life as well as vocation, for responsible citizenship, for service to all peoples and, ultimately, for the purposes of God s universal kingdom. Bluffton’s pursuit of excellence, informed by its Christian commitments as understood through Anabaptist/Mennonite faith values, expresses itself in the following Bluffton University purposes: • to provide a superior baccalaureate program in the liberal arts emphasizing individual inquiry, critical thinking and lifelong learning; • to provide superior preparation in a select number of professional
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