College Catalogue 2019-2020 Table of Contents College Calendar . 2 Bethany Profile . 3 Undergraduate Program . 5 Academic Programs . 14 The Bethany Plan . 14 Dual Degree Programs . 22 Academic Procedures . 25 Recognition Awards . 31 Student Life . 39 College Facilities . 42 Academic Departments . 43 Biology . 43 Business . 47 Accounting . 47 Business . 48 International Business . 49 Management . 50 Marketing . 50 Communications & Media Arts . 54 Education . 58 First-Year Experience . 64 Fundamental Studies . 66 General Science . 67 History & Political Science . 68 History . 69 Political Science . 71 Honors Program . 74 Humanities . 75 English . 75 Religious Studies and Philosophy . 82 World Languages & Cultures . 86 Interdisciplinary Studies . 91 Physical Education and Sport Studies . 94 Physical and Computational Sciences . 98 Chemistry . 98 Computer Science . 101 Economics . 105 Mathematics . 107 Physics . 110 Psychology . 113 Social Science . 117 Social Work . 118 Visual and Performing Arts . 124 Music . 124 Theatre . 126 Visual Art . 128 Fine Arts . 130 Graduate Program . 133 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) . 135 The Directory . 137 Index . 147 1 College Calendar 2019-2020 The Bethany calendar includes two 15-week semesters and a two, three or four-week May Term . Summer online classes are available through OCICU . The Fall Semester begins in late August and ends before Christmas . The Spring Semester begins in late-January and ends in mid-May . Summer independent study options are offered . FALL SEMESTER 2019 SPRING SEMESTER 2020 JULY JANUARY 4-5 Thurs.-Fri. Employee Holiday - 4th of July 1 Wednesday Employee holiday 8 Monday Fall statements mailed 2 Thursday Staff returns to work 6-7 Mon.-Tues. Comprehensive Exams (Written) AUGUST 7 Tuesday Spring Faculty Workshop 14-16 Wed.-Thurs. New Faculty Orientation 8-11 Wed.-Fri. Comprehensive Exams (Oral) 19-23 Mon.-Fri. Faculty Workshop Week & 13 Monday First day of classes for all students Orientation 17 Friday Last day for adjustment of 19 Monday State of the College Address schedules without academic & 20 Tuesday Chairs Workshop financial penalty 21 Wednesday Faculty Workshop 24 Friday Last day to determine credit 22 Thursday Orientation/Move-in Day for New Students FEBRUARY 22 Thursday Matriculation 27 Thursday Senior One Stop 23-25 Fri.-Sun. Camp Bell 28 Friday Last day of classes for first-half 25 Sunday Final Registration semester courses 26 Monday First day of classes for all students 30 Friday Last day for adjustment of MARCH schedules without academic & 5 Thursday Founder’s Day financial penalty 6 Friday Last day to withdraw with a W 6 Fri. 4 pm Spring Break begins SEPTEMBER 8 Sun. 10 pm Mid-Term Grades Due 2 Monday Labor Day - Classes will be held 16 Monday Spring Break ends, classes resume 2 Monday Staff Flex Day 6 Friday Last day to determine credit APRIL 12 Thursday Fall Convocation 6-10 Mon.-Fri. Registration for Fall Semester 27-29 Fri.-Sun. Homecoming Weekend 9 Thursday Honors Day 10 Friday Last day to register for fall OCTOBER classes without late fee 11 Friday Last day of classes for first-half 10 Friday Last day to apply for May semester courses Comprehensive Exams and 13 Sun. 10 pm Mid-Term Grades Due Graduation 14-15 Mon.-Tues. Student Mid-Term Break 13 Monday Easter Monday Holiday - 14 Monday Employee Holiday (Floating) Students & Employees 25 Friday Last day to withdraw with a W 17 Friday Last day of classes for seniors taking Comprehensive Exams NOVEMBER 20 Monday Grades due for students taking 4-8 Mon.-Fri. Registration for Spring semester Comprehensive Exams 8 Friday Last day to register for spring 27-28 Mon.-Tue. Comprehensive Exams (Written) classes without late fee 29-30 Wed.-Thurs. Comprehensive Exams (Oral) 22 Friday Thanksgiving acationv begins for students at 4 p.m. MAY 28-29 Thur. - Fri. Employee holiday - Thanksgiving 1 Friday Comprehensive Exams (Oral) 1 Friday Last day of classes DECEMBER 1 Friday All Senior Grades Due 2 Monday Classes resume at 8 a.m. 4-6 Mon.-Wed. Final Examination and/or last 9 Monday Spring statements mailed classes (expected to meet) 11 Wednesday Last day of classes 4-7 Mon.-Thur. Senior Transition Week Activities 12-14 Thur. - Sat. Final Examination and/or last 7 Thursday Final Faculty Meeting classes (expected to meet) 8 Friday Baccalaureate 16 Monday Final grades due 9 Saturday Commencement 24-25 Tues.-Wed. Employee Holiday 11 Monday Final grades due 26-31 Thurs.-Tues. Employee semester break - essential employees to report as MAY TERM 2020 necessary to conduct business for the College 11 Monday First day of classes 25 Monday Employee Holiday - Memorial Day JUNE 5 Friday Last Day for May Term courses 8 Monday Grades Due for May Term 2 Bethany Profile Bethany, a small college of national distinction, was founded March 2, 1840, by Alexander Campbell, who provided the land and funds for the first building and served as the first president. Now entering its 180th year, Bethany College is a highly contemporary institution based in the tradition of the liberal arts . The College offers a wide array of studies, awarding bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees in more than 25 fields of study, many with options for emphasis . Students also may include one or more minors as part of their program . The College also offers a Masters of Arts in Teaching . The College’s program of liberal arts education prepares students for a lifetime of work and a life of significance. Bethany places particular emphasis on leadership and incorporates pre-professional education in dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, physical therapy, public administration, theology, and veterinary medicine . Bethany’s 1,300-acre campus is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains . Pittsburgh is 39 miles to the northeast . A half-hour drive from the College are Wheeling, West Virginia; Washington, Pennsylvania; and Steubenville, Ohio . Since its inception Bethany has been a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This religious body, of which Campbell was one of the principal founders, continues to support and encourage the College, although it exercises no sectarian control . Students from virtually every religious community attend Bethany . Mission Teaching and learning form the mission of Bethany College . Central to this broad purpose is providing a liberal arts education for students, including the preparation of professionals, in an atmosphere of study, work, and service . Values Bethany College is an academic community founded on the close interaction between students and faculty in the educational process . Bethany College values intellectual rigor and freedom, diversity of thought and lifestyle, personal growth within a community context, and responsible engagement with public issues . Its programs are designed to --engage the mind through emphasis on discipline in thinking, motivation in the search for knowledge, and acquisition of the intellectual resources for a lifetime of learning --embolden the spirit through the opportunity for intellectual challenge, collaborative enterprise, athletic competition, artistic expression, personal growth, and meaningful work --enlarge the world through exposure to the abundant diversity of thought and lifestyle of the human community, support for personal engagement with societies and cultures different from one’s own, and commitment to service . Goals In its charter, granted in 1840 by the Commonwealth of Virginia and recognized in 1863 by the newly organized state of West Virginia, the mission of Bethany College is defined as the instruction of youth in the various branches of science and literature, the useful arts and the learned and foreign languages. Alexander Campbell set the purpose of the College in the context of western religious tradition and the thinking of the American Enlightenment, interpreting it to imply that the goal of education is to prepare students to become useful and responsible members of society by liberating them from superstition and ignorance, the tyranny of others, and “vulgar prejudices .” Campbell envisioned that upon graduation, students would become their own teacher and pupil and continue their education throughout life . Bethany College continues to accept the implications of its mission as understood by its founder . It continues to accept the responsibility for educating effective, honorable, humane, and intelligent citizens who believe in and will promote the creation of a world of worth and value, integrating critical reason with the convictions of faith, personal accomplishment with ethical responsibility, and individual development with service to others . Objectives The Bethany experience encourages students to realize their intellectual capabilities, moral capacities, and leadership potential by assisting them in their quest to achieve the following objectives: • the ability to write well and to read with discrimination • the ability to speak with facility and to listen effectively • the ability to use the liberal arts and sciences in the application of critical thinking • the ability to recognize and to appreciate the ethical, moral, and spiritual dimensions of the human experience • the ability to recognize and to appreciate the experiences of diverse populations • the ability to recognize and to appreciate the importance of lifelong learning and the responsibilities of world citizenship • the preparation for post-baccalaureate education and career