Academic Catalog 2016
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ACADEMIC 2016/ CATALOG 2017 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2016–2017 FALL SEMESTER August 20–22 Orientation and registration for new and transfer students August 23 Classes begin at 8:00 AM August 29 Last day to register and adjust class schedules October 14 Midterm grades due in registrar’s offi ce October 17–21 Fall Break for Lakeland day program November 4 Final day to drop courses without an academic penalty November 23–25 Thanksgiving recess for Lakeland day program December 9 Classes end December 12–14 Final examinations December 17 Winter Commencement December 17 Christmas holidays begin SPRING SEMESTER January 9 Orientation and registration for new and transfer students January 10 Classes begin at 8:00 AM January 16 Martin Luther King Day—no classes January 16 Last day to register and adjust class schedules March 3 Midterm grades due in registrar’s offi ce March 6–10 Spring holidays for Lakeland day program March 24 Final day to drop courses without an academic penalty April 14 Good Friday holiday April 29 Classes end May 1–3 Final examinations May 6 Commencement MAY OPTION May 7–June 4 Dates may diff er depending on the particular study abroad option SUMMER SESSIONS May 10–June 13 Summer A June 14–July 18 Summer B May 10–July 18 Summer C May 4–June 23 Summer D Florida Southern College CATALOG 2016–2017 2 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Message from the Provost For over 130 years, Florida Southern has been educating men and women who have gone on to serve as leaders in business, government, academia, the arts, and the church. Despite being the oldest private college in the state, Florida Southern is at the forefront of providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to serve and succeed in the rapidly changing global context. Florida Southern has always been committed to a holistic education that seeks to create an environment where the student is encouraged to grow intellectually, socially, morally, and spiritually. We achieve this goal through an innovative curriculum and a pedagogical approach that combines a strong foundation in the liberal arts with real-world, hands-on application through engaged learning and experiential education. Our goal is to empower students to make a positive and consequential impact upon the world. Whether you are a first-year undergraduate or a student in one of our graduate programs, you are on a journey of exploration. The faculty members of Florida Southern are your guides, and this catalog is the “field manual” that will assist you along the way. I wish you the best for the 2016–2017 academic year. Kyle Fedler, Ph.D. Provost TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ...............................................................................................4 ADMISSIONS ................................................................................................................... 13 Traditional Undergraduate Admissions .......................................................................13 Financial information ........................................................................................................21 Student Development .....................................................................................................26 ACADEMICS ..................................................................................................................... 31 Academic Policies ............................................................................................................32 Programs of Study ............................................................................................................56 Undergraduate Degree Requirements .......................................................................62 Undergraduate Majors .....................................................................................................81 Adult Undergraduate Programs ...................................................................................82 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................88 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................170 GRADUATE PROGRAMS ............................................................................................269 Admission ........................................................................................................................269 Financial Information .....................................................................................................271 Academic Policies .........................................................................................................272 MAcc ................................................................................................................................. 275 MBA ...................................................................................................................................277 MEd and MAT .................................................................................................................279 MEd in Educational Leadership ..................................................................................281 EdD ...................................................................................................................................282 MSN .................................................................................................................................. 283 GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .....................................................................290 COLLEGE PERSONNEL ...............................................................................................304 Board of Trustees ..........................................................................................................304 Administration and Staff ..............................................................................................305 Endowed Chairs and Professorships .......................................................................308 Honorary Chancellors ...................................................................................................310 Faculty ................................................................................................................................ 311 INDEX .............................................................................................................................325 4 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE GENERAL INFORMATION College Mission The mission of Florida Southern College is to prepare students through dynamic engaged learning to make a positive and consequential impact on society. College Vision Florida Southern College will achieve national recognition for providing a transformational education for students through its distinctive synthesis of liberal arts and professional programs and focus on student development through co-curricular and service learning programs. It will become a national model for engaged learning in order to achieve the learning outcomes stu- dents need to thrive in a global society. As a result of its pragmatic approach to liberal learning, the global perspective of its academic programs, effective engaged learning pedagogy, and distinc- tive learning outcomes in all disciplines, Florida Southern will ascend to the top 25 comprehen- sive colleges/universities in its Carnegie classification. Maintaining its affiliation with the United Methodist Church, Florida Southern will serve as the preeminent mid-size institution within the denomination, always striving to foster students’ spiritual growth. Florida Southern History at a Glance Florida Southern College—the oldest private college in the state—traces its Florida roots to 1852, when the Methodist Conference founded Florida Seminary in Micanopy. The Conference established South Florida Seminary in Orlando in 1883. In 1885, the school moved to Leesburg, the college degree was awarded, and Florida Conference College was officially chartered and opened to both male and female students. In 1901, the growing college moved to Sutherland (now Palm Harbor) on the Gulf Coast and in 1906 was renamed Southern College. The College remained at Sutherland until fires in the early 1920s forced the school temporarily to move to Clearwater Beach. In 1922, the College moved to the shores of Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. In 1935, the trustees adopted Florida Southern College as the corporate title. Florida Southern College Today The campus comprises some 70+ buildings on 100 acres of land. Thirteen of the College’s structures were designed by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Wright said his design was to have all the buildings “flow from the ground in harmony with the natural landscape.” In that functional, yet exquisite environment, they exhibit the traits that Mr. Wright intended: organic union among the earth, sunlight, and local flora. The Wright buildings include the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, which has become an iconic symbol of the College; the Thad Buckner Adminis- tration Building; the Emile Watson Administration Building; the Benjamin Fine Administration Building; the Seminar Building (which in its original construction comprised three separate buildings known as the Carter, Walbridge, and Hawkins Seminar Rooms); the Lucius Pond Ord- way Building; the Danforth Chapel; and the Polk County Science Building, which is capped by a white-domed planetarium. The 10 Wright buildings are complemented by three other significant Wright-designed structures: the Water Dome