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I n t r o d u c t i o n A | 1 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2020-2021 The 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog of Reinhardt University provides current information regarding educational programs, class offerings, academic regulations, and procedures. Students are expected to familiarize themselves thoroughly with program and degree requirements pertaining to their majors and with general regulations governing academic work and progress. Statements in the Undergraduate Academic Catalog are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as the basis of a contract between a student and the University. While provisions of the Academic Catalog will ordinarily be applied as stated, Reinhardt University reserves the right to change any provision listed herein, including but not limited to academic requirements for graduation, without notice to individual students. Every effort will be made to keep students advised of any such changes. Information on all changes will be available in the Office of the Registrar. Reinhardt University is an equal opportunity institution. The University is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities to qualified persons regardless of economic situation or social status. Reinhardt does not discriminate in any of its policies, programs, or activities on the basis of race, age, culture, nationality, socioeconomic status, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, physical (dis)ability, genetic information, or ideology. Information in this catalog is accurate as of the date of publication. Reinhardt University reserves the right to make changes in University policies, procedures, and catalog information in accordance with sound academic and fiscal practice. Please consult the University website at www.reinhardt.edu for recent updates. Reinhardt University 7300 Reinhardt Circle Waleska, Georgia 30183-2981 Phone: 770-720-5600 Fax: 770-720-5602 www.reinhardt.edu Electronic Version – August 2020 T a bl e o f C ont e nt s B | 1 Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ A-1 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................... B-1 General Information ........................................................................................................................... C-1 Admission Policies and Procedures ................................................................................................... D-1 Tuition and Fees................................................................................................................................. E-1 Student Financial Aid ........................................................................................................................ F-1 Student Services................................................................................................................................. G-1 Academic Policies and Procedures .................................................................................................... H-1 Academic Advising............................................................................................................................ I-1 Graduation Requirements .................................................................................................................. J-1 Degrees and Associated Majors ......................................................................................................... K-1 The School of Arts and Humanities ................................................................................................... L-1 The McCamish School of Business and Sport Studies ...................................................................... M-1 The Price School of Education .......................................................................................................... N-1 The School of Mathematics and Sciences.......................................................................................... O-1 The Cauble School of Nursing and Health Sciences ......................................................................... P-1 The School of Performing Arts .......................................................................................................... Q-1 The School of Professional Studies ................................................................................................... R-1 Course Descriptions ........................................................................................................................... S-1 University Directory: Board of Directors ............................................................................................................. T a-1 Administration and Faculty ............................................................................................... T b-1 Administrators and Staff.................................................................................................... T c-1 Academic Calendar ............................................................................................................................ U-1 Campus Map ...................................................................................................................................... V-1 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n C | 1 General Information Introduction to Reinhardt Reinhardt University's Price School of Education is approved by the Georgia Professional University Standards Commission to offer programs of Reinhardt University is a private institution of certification in early childhood education, middle higher education affiliated with the United grades education, English/language arts Methodist Church. Its Main Campus is located in education, secondary mathematics education, and Waleska, Georgia on approximately 525 acres of music education. land in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains. Ninety acres are developed to offer a The University Senate of the United Methodist rich living and learning experience to a Church has approved Reinhardt University to be coeducational student population. listed as a United Methodist-affiliated institution. Reinhardt University offers over 40 options within these undergraduate degree programs: University History Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Criminal Justice, In the early 1880s, Captain A.M. Reinhardt and Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Healthcare his brother-in-law John J.A. Sharp saw the need Administration, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of for an outstanding school in Waleska – one that Music Education, Bachelor of Science, and would give students an opportunity to advance Bachelor of Science in Nursing. beyond the primary grades. A devout Methodist who cared about the spiritual and intellectual A complete listing of majors and minors can be growth of young people, Captain Reinhardt asked found on pages K4-K5 of this the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist publication. Church for help in establishing a school to provide basic instruction in the liberal arts. The Graduate degree programs are listed in the Conference chartered the new school in 1883, Graduate Academic Catalog. naming the Reverend James T. Linn as its first teacher and president. In January 1884, the institution started classes for 12 students in an old Accreditation cabinet and wood shop. Reinhardt University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Reinhardt Academy, as the school was then Association of Colleges and Schools to award called, provided instruction for all ages and grade associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees. levels and a curriculum designed to train teachers Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 and ministers. The academy gradually evolved Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or into a privately supported two-year college and call 404-679-4500 for questions about the was accredited to offer associate degrees as a accreditation of Reinhardt University. Level I institution by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges The School of Performing Arts is an accredited and Schools in 1953. In 1994, the Commission on member of the National Association of Schools Colleges accredited Reinhardt as a Level II of Music (NASM). institution, and that same year, the school awarded the first bachelor’s degrees in business administration. G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n C | 2 Like its founding fathers, Reinhardt continues to enlightened by personal experience, and respond to the educational needs of North confirmed by reason. Georgia. On June 1, 2010, Reinhardt College became Reinhardt University. As a We are continually developing an academic comprehensive university firmly grounded in the community that is just and kind, and walks liberal arts, Reinhardt University offers humbly with our God. instruction to men and women in a Christian environment at its main campus in the city of General Education and University Waleska, Georgia, and in various other locations in the state of Georgia. Student Learning Outcomes Reinhardt University prepares students for a variety of 21st-century careers, for post-graduate The Vision, Mission, and Values of education, and for life’s vocational callings. The Reinhardt University General Education Student Learning Outcomes Vision: mirror the University Student Learning Create a unique Reinhardt Experience where Outcomes, which are divided