High Point University Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 www.highpoint.edu High Point University 833 Montlieu Avenue High Point, North Carolina 27262 High Point University is accredited by: • The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor’s and Master’s 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 High Point University. • University Senate of The United Methodist Church • North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction • National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education • The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education • The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs • The Council for Interior Design Accreditation The University is a member of: • The National Association of Schools and Colleges of The United Methodist Church • The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education • The Association of American Colleges • Council for Advancement and Support of Education • The North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities • The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business • National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division I • The Council of Graduate Schools • The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools • The North Carolina Conference of Graduate Schools • United States Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Overseas Security Advisory Council The University reserves the right to make changes in the requirements, procedures, courses, fees, and matters of policy announced in this publication without notice or obligation. High Point University is an equal opportunity institution. Its policy is to recruit, retain, and promote the most outstanding students, faculty, and staff possible, regardless of an individual’s race, creed, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or handicap. This is done in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The University complies with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, regarding information on file and students’ access to their records. Directory information (name, address, class, and major) may be released unless the student requests in writing that his/her information be withheld. As an implementation of its goals and objectives, the University may invite to the campus speakers whose ideas and expressions may be alien to the philosophy of the University. While the University may not agree with the ideologies expressed, it is our belief that those speakers’ concepts might well be used as learning experiences. Undergraduate Bulletin Table of Contents 2010-2011 5 Letter from the President 6 The University 12 Admissions Admission to the University Undergraduate Admission Credit By Transfer Admission to the Graduate Program 18 Educational Fees 22 Financial Planning 26 Student Life Student Life at High Point University Student Support Services Student Activities 34 Academic Program Academic Policies The Freshman Success Program 63 Courses of Study 220 Directory 232 Academic Calendar 233 Index Correspondence Directory Mailing Address Library High Point University (336) 841-9215 833 Montlieu Avenue High Point, North Carolina Placement 27262-3598 (336) 841-9025 Academic Affairs Security/Parking/ (336) 841-9229 Transportation (336) 841-9112 Administration (336) 841-4587 Student Accounts (336) 841-9259 Alumni and Parent Relations (336) 841-4531 Student Financial Planning (336) 841-9124 Athletic Affairs (336) 841-9281 Student Health (336) 841-4683 Concierge (336) 841-4636 Student Life (336) 841-9231 Dean of the Chapel (336) 841-9241 Undergraduate Admissions (336) 841-9216 Evening Degree Program (336) 841-9020 University Registrar (336) 841-9205 Graduate School (336) 841-9198 University Switchboard (336) 841-9000 Institutional Advancement (336) 841-9214 Inclement Weather Policy Day division classes are not canceled because of inclement weather except in those cases when the inclement weather occurs at the conclusion of a scheduled break period, causing students difficulty in returning to campus. In these exceptional cases, the decision to cancel class will be made at the administrative level and communicated to the media and to department chairs. Evening Degree classes primarily involve commuting students, and decisions regarding evening programs are made independent of the day program. Announcements of closings are made to the media by 3:00 p.m. on the day in question. Evening classes include both Evening Degree Program (EDP) and Graduate Studies classes. Letter from the President 5 Dear Student: We are pleased that you are a student at High Point University. This is an outstanding institution of higher learning where every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people. High Point University offers more than 50 majors in multiple disciplines. With a wide variety of internship opportunities, study abroad and study America venues, independent research options, and civic engagement experience, you are able to support classroom learning with real world experiences. High Point University has made serious investments in academics, facilities, technology, and student life and is committed to making sure that you receive the best education possible. With warmest personal regards, Nido R. Qubein President The University 6 7 A Profile Type Of University: At High Point University, every Journalism, Mathematical Economics, Mathematics, Media student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring and Popular Culture Studies, Middle Grades Education, environment with caring people. HPU is a four-year liberal Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Performance arts university with outstanding professional programs and Theater, Philosophy, Physics, Piano/Organ, Political Science, experiential opportunities. High Point University was founded Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Spanish, Special Education, in 1924 and is affiliated with The United Methodist Church. Strategic Communication, Studio Art, Technical Theater, Voice. Location: High Point, North Carolina, famous for the manufacture of furniture and hosiery, and the world’s largest Students may develop their own contracts for degree furniture exhibition; part of the Golden Triad (with Greensboro programs. and Winston-Salem) and at the industrial center of the state. The city of High Point, with a population of about 102,000, is Special Programs: Pre-professional studies leading to in the Piedmont, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean to the medical, dental, pharmacy, or physician assistant school, east and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west. engineering, forestry school, law school, theological seminary, physical/occupational therapy or other professional training. Enrollment: The university has approximately 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and Experiential Learning: HPU is committed to offering 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. students an education grounded in the development of It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among character, personal responsibility and a sense of civic comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its duty. During the 2009-2010 academic year, HPU students category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks completed thousands of hours of community service. HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” High Point University is one of just five schools in North Career counseling and development provides students with Carolina to be included in the “Great Colleges to Work For” a competitive edge. More than 300 undergraduate students 2009 listings, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. participated in internships and related experiences in the 2009-2010 academic year, and nearly 40 graduate students Faculty: 198 faculty members, with most of them holding held internships. Short-term study programs, increasingly an earned doctorate or equivalent. While the faculty are popular among HPU students, include opportunities in Ireland, involved in a variety of professional and civic responsibilities, Spain, Italy, France, Australia, and domestic destinations such their primary aim is excellence in teaching. as Alaska, the Mississippi River delta, Washington, D.C. Degree Programs: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Honor Societies: Order of the Lighted Lamp, Alpha Chi Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Master (both recognize academic achievement), Sigma Delta Pi of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of (Spanish), Pi Delta Phi (French), Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Education. Language), Alpha Sigma Lambda (Adult Learners), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Delta Majors: Actuarial Science, Accounting, Art Education, Mu Delta (Business), Psi Chi (Psychology), Alpha Phi Sigma Athletic Training, Biochemistry, Biology, Business (Criminal Justice), Theta Alpha Kappa (Religion). Administration, Business Administration with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship, Chemistry, Collaborative Theater, Social Life: Seven national social fraternities, eight national Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Dramatic Writing, sororities, as well as several service organizations. Major Electronic Media, Elementary Education, English Literature, social events are