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Your Jewell Journey LIVE WHAT YOU LEARN WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE CATALOG 2011-12 i Mission Statement William Jewell College promises students an outstanding liberal arts education that cultivates leadership, service, and spiritual growth within a community inspired by Christian ideals and committed to open, rigorous intellectual pursuits. Accreditation William Jewell College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.The following departments are also accredited: Education by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Music by the National Association of Schools of Music; Nursing by the Missouri State Board of Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Equal Opportunity William Jewell College pursues a nondiscriminatory policy with regard to employment and educational programs, and endeavors to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, and with other legislation applicable to private, four-year undergraduate colleges. The College is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, religion, or veteran status. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, promotion, terminations, com- pensation benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. The College complies with federal, state and local equal opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from forms of illegal discrimination and harassment. Inquiries with regard to compliance with Title IX should be directed to Dr. Andy Pratt, Executive Director, Center for Justice and Sustainability,William Jewell College, 500 College Hill, Liberty, MO 64068; phone: 816-415-7557, email: [email protected]. Policies and grievance procedures can be found on the Jewell web site (www.jewell.edu), Employee Handbook and Student Handbook. The College also has a Professional Conduct and No Harassment Policy that is set forth in the WJC Employee Handbook. FERPA William Jewell College complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended. FERPA affords students certain rights with respect to their educational records. These rights include the following: • The right to inspect and review the student’s educational records within a reasonable time after the College receives a written request for access. Students should contact the College office that maintains the record(s) they wish to inspect. • The right to request the amendment of the student’s educational records that are believed to be inaccurate, misleading, or inappropriate. A student who wishes to ask for the amendment of a record should write to the official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record that the student wants changed, and explain why it should be changed. If the College decides not to amend the record as requested, the College will notify the student in writing and advise the student of the right to a hearing on the matter. The student also has the right to place with the educational record a statement commenting on the information in question. • The right to provide written consent before the College discloses personally identifiable information from the student’s educational records. One example of an allowed exception to this right is the disclosure of records to individuals officially connected with the College who have legitimate educational interests. A person has a legitimate educational interest if s/he needs to review an educational record in order to fulfill official responsibilities for the College. • The right to be notified annually of the rights granted under FERPA. • The right to file a complaint with the Family Policy Compliance Office of the United States Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. It is the College’s policy to require that all students provide specific written consent before confidential information is disclosed to anyone besides school officials, including parents and/or legal guardians, except as required by law. Examples of confidential information are academic records (grades, transcripts, etc.), current class schedules, and disciplinary records. During the discipli- nary process, we may require a student to contact his/her parent(s) and/or legal guardian(s) and/or relevant school officials, depending on the circumstances and the student’s age and involvement. ii FERPA permits disclosure and verification of directory information unless the student has submitted a written request for this information to be kept confidential. Examples of directory information are name; local and home address; telephone listing; email address; photograph; date and place of birth; major field(s) of study; enrollment status and classification; dates of attendance; par- ticipation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; degrees, honors, and awards received; and the most recent educational institution attended before Jewell. Official Communication with Students William Jewell College communicates a variety of information to its students. Some of the information is time-sensitive, related to matters such as registration dates and procedures, deadlines for refunds and dropping courses, academic standing, and college housing policies. It is essential that all such communications be received by students in a timely manner. As a result,William Jewell College has designated certain addresses as our official means of communicating with students. These official addresses are the student’s college-issued email address, the local address for the semester (the college-assigned mailbox if the student lives on campus), and the permanent home address as shown in the College’s database. The College will consider that it has communicated successfully with a student as long as the communication has been sent to any one of those addresses. Therefore, it is the student’s responsibility to assure access to all of these addresses, to check them regularly for any communications from the College, and to inform the Registrar’s office immediately of any changes in an address. Students with Disabilities The College’s 504/Disabilities Coordinator is the Director of Counseling Services, Beth Gentry-Epley, Psy.D. Detailed information about disability services at William Jewell College can be found on the College website: www.jewell.edu. Dr. Gentry-Epley can be reached at (816) 415-5946 or [email protected]. It is the policy of the College to provide equal access and educational opportunities to qualified students with physical or learning disabilities, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students requesting accommodations will need to provide appropriate, detailed documentation of: 1) a disability, which is a physical and/or learning impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; and 2) a need for accommodation, by virtue of the specific functional limitations of the disability, to have equal access to educational opportunities. William Jewell College intends to provide reasonable accommodation(s) for any documented disability that is certified as meeting eligibility requirements. The Office of Counseling Services is available to offer support and assistance in developing skills for coping with the disability as it relates to college life. Catalog Accuracy and Changes Every effort is made to ensure that this catalog is accurate and reflects the policies and curriculum of William Jewell College as of the date of its publication. However, curriculum, policies and personnel often change in the interval between editions of the catalog and may not be reflected in this annual document. The College website may contain more recent information about personnel, policies, and programs. iii Table of Contents Mission Statement . .i Majors (cont.) Accreditiation . .i Speech and Theatre Education . .68 Equal Opportunity . .i Theatre . .69 FERPA . .i Minors Students with Disabilities . .ii Communication . .70 Admission . .1 Theatre . .70 First-Year Admission . .1 Education . .74 Home-Schooled Applicants . .2 English . .83 Transfer Admission . .2 History . .88 Re-admission . .3 Languages . .92 Enrollment Deposit . .3 Majors International Students . .4 French . .92 Nursing Accelerated Track . .5 Spanish . .93 Academic Program . .6 Minors Academic Policies . .8 Arabic Area Studies . .93 Academic Honesty . .8 Classical Humanities . .93 Grading and Credit . .9 French . .94 Registration . .12 Japanese Area Studies . .94 Graduation Requirements . .15 Spanish . .94 Course Prefixes . .17 Mathematics . .98 Financial Cost . .18 Music . .100 Financial Aid . .23 Non-Departmental Courses . .107 Programs of Study Nursing . .108 Oxbridge . .112 Academic Core Curriculum . .26 Philosophy . .121 Critical Thought & Inquiry (CTI) courses . .26 Physical Education, Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry . .35 Recreation and Athletics . .124 Art .........................................37 Physics . .129 Biochemistry . .41 Political Science . .132 Biology . .42 International Relations . .133 Business and Leadership . .47 Pre-Professional Majors Programs of Study . .136 Accounting . .47 Pre-Engineering . .136 Business Administration . .48 Pre-Environmental Management/Forestry