2021-22 Bulletin
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Grove City College Bulletin July 2021 Catalog Issued for 2021-2022 with calendars and announcements of courses Nondiscrimination policy Grove City College is a private educational institution. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, marital status, disability, or national/ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other college-administrative programs. Grove City College Bulletin Volume 104 (USP 230-600) U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation as required by 39 U.S.C. 3685. Grove City College Bulletin, owned and published annually (at no charge) in July by Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, Mercer County, PA 16127. Editor: Dr. John G. Inman, Vice President for Enrollment Services and Registrar, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127-2104. Managing Editor: Amanda McCreadie, Assistant Registrar, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127-2104. Total copies: 1,000 not paid or requested. Copies mailed: 500. Free distribution: 250. Office use: 250. Telephone: (724) 458-2000 www.gcc.edu 2 / Grove City College 2021 - 2022 Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2021 S M T W R F S Thursday Aug. 19 Freshman residence halls open Aug. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Saturday Aug. 21 Upper-class residence halls open 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Monday Aug. 23 Classes begin - 8:00 am 29 30 31 Tuesday Aug. 24 Opening convocation - 9:00 am Sept. 1 2 3 4 Friday Aug. 27 Last day to Drop/Add a class by 5:00 pm 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Monday Sept. 6 Labor Day – No classes 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Thursday Sept. 9 Monday evening classes meet (Labor Day makeup) 26 27 28 29 30 Oct. 1 2 Saturday Oct. 9 Homecoming 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Monday Oct. 11 Mid-term grades due by noon 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Thurs.-Sun. Oct 14-17 Fall break – No classes – Residence halls remain open 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Monday Oct. 18 Classes resume – 8:00 am 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Thursday Oct. 21/28 Winter/Jan/Spring registration – Seniors/Juniors 31 Friday Oct. 29 Last day to withdraw from a class by 5:00 pm Nov. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Thursday Nov. 4/11 Winter/Jan/Spring registration – Sophomores/Freshmen 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Saturday Nov. 20 Thanksgiving recess begins, residence halls close - 10:00 am 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Sunday Nov. 28 Residence halls open – 9:00 am 28 29 30 Monday Nov. 29 Classes resume - 8:00 am Dec. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mon.-Wed. Dec 6-8 Evening class final examinations 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Thursday Dec 9 Study Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Thur.-Tue. Dec. 9-14 Final examinations 26 27 28 29 30 31 Wednesday Dec. 15 Residence halls close – 1:00 pm Wednesday Dec. 15-Jan. 15 Winter Online classes Spring Semester 2022 S M T W R F S Jan. 1 Sunday Jan. 2 Residence halls open for January Intersession – 1:00 pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mon.-Sat. Jan. 3-15 January Intersession – Classes begin January 3 at 9:00 am 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Saturday Jan. 15 Residence halls open - 9:00 am (Meals start Sun. dinner) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Monday Jan. 17 Classes begin - 8:00 am 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Friday Jan. 21 Last day to Drop/Add a class by 5:00 pm 30 31 Feb. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Saturday Feb. 26 Spring break begins - Residence halls close - 10:00 am 27 28 Mar. 1 2 3 4 5 Sunday Mar. 6 Residence halls open - 9:00 am 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Monday Mar. 7 Classes resume - 8:00 am 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Monday Mar. 14 Mid-term grades due by noon 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Thursday Mar. 24/31 May/Summer/Fall/Spring registration – Seniors/Juniors 27 28 29 30 31 Friday Mar. 25 Last day to withdraw from a class by 5:00 pm Apr. 1 2 Thursday Apr. 7 May/Summer/Fall/Spring registration – Sophomores 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Thursday Apr. 14 Easter recess begins (no class) - Res halls open (no meals) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Monday Apr. 18 Evening classes resume - 6:30 pm 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Tuesday Apr. 19 Day classes resume - 8:00 am 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Thursday Apr. 21 May/Summer/Fall/Spring registration – Sophomores May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mon.-Wed. May 2-4 Evening class final examinations 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Thursday May 5 Study Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Thurs.-Tue. May 5-10 Final examinations 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Wednesday May 11 Residence halls close for underclassmen - 3:00 pm 29 30 31 Fri.-Sat. May 13-14 Baccalaureate 7:00 pm / Commencement 10:00 am Saturday May 14 Residence halls close for seniors - 6:00 pm Sunday May 15 Residence halls open for May Intersession - 1:00 pm Mon.-Sat. May 16-28 May Intersession – Classes begin May 16 at 9:00 am June 6 through August 26 Monday June 6 Early Summer Online classes begin Tuesday July 5 Late Summer Online classes begin In keeping with the educational mission of Grove City College, the educational policies and procedures are continually being reviewed and changed. This bulletin, which is to be used as an informational guide, contains regulations, facts, and requirements that were correct at the time of publication. The Board of Trustees of the College reserves the right and authority to alter any or all of the statements contained herein, without prior notice; however, a change in graduation requirements will not be made retroactive unless the change is to the advantage of the student. Students are responsible for keeping informed of the official policies and meeting College requirements. Contents / 3 Contents History and Purpose ........................... 5 Religion (RELI) ............................ 85 The Vision, Mission and Values of Christian Ministries (CMIN) ......... 88 Grove City College ..........................6 Greek (GREK) .............................. 90 Goals and Objectives of Grove City Hebrew (HEBR) ............................ 91 College .............................................7 Latin (LATN) ................................ 92 Accreditation and Memberships ......8 Philosophy (PHIL) ........................ 92 Academic Schools ...........................8 Biology (BIOL) ............................. 97 The Campus .....................................9 Geology (GEOL) ......................... 102 The Institute for Faith & Freedom . 12 Accounting (ACCT) .................... 105 The Center for Entrepreneurship + Finance (FNCE) .......................... 108 Innovation ...................................... 12 Entrepreneurship (ENTR) ........... 111 Endowments .................................. 13 International Business (INBS) .... 123 Admission .......................................... 15 Management (MNGT) ................ 124 Admission Application Process ..... 15 Marketing (MARK) .................... 129 Transfer Students ........................... 19 Chemistry (CHEM) ..................... 135 Expenses and Financial Aid ............. 22 Communication Arts (COMM) ... 142 Expenses ........................................ 22 Design (DESI) ............................. 146 Financial Aid Program ................... 25 Visual Arts (ART) ....................... 147 Scholarships ................................... 26 Computer Science (COMP) ........ 153 Student Life ....................................... 38 Data Science (DSCI) ................... 157 General Rules and Regulations ...... 38 Economics (ECON) .................... 159 Health Services .............................. 40 Sociology (SOCI) ........................ 162 Career Services .............................. 41 Education (EDUC) ...................... 175 Student Organizations .................... 42 Special Education (SEDU) .......... 181 Honor Societies.............................. 43 Engineering Core (ENGR) .......... 188 Academic Policies ............................. 48 Electrical Engineering (ELEE) .... 189 General Requirements for Robotics (ROBO) ........................ 192 Graduation ..................................... 48 English (ENGL) .......................... 196 Transfer Credit ............................... 51 Theatre (THEA) .......................... 200 Withdrawal .................................... 53 Writing (WRIT) .......................... 202 Attendance Expectations for Exercise Science (EXER)............ 206 Students ......................................... 55 Physical Education (PHYE) ........ 211 Academic Integrity ........................ 58 History (HIST) ............................ 214 General Education and Degree Mathematics (MATH) ................. 221 Programs ........................................... 62 Engineering Core (ENGR) .......... 229 General Education Requirements .. 62 Mechanical Engineering (MECE)230 Chapel Attendance Requirement ... 69 Robotics (ROBO) ........................ 235 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) ................. 70 French (FREN) ............................ 239 Bachelor of Music (B.M.) .............. 71 Spanish (SPAN) .......................... 242 Bachelor of Science (B.S.) ............. 72 Global Studies (GOBL) ............... 246 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Music (MUSI) ............................. 252 Engineering (B.S.E.E.) .................. 73 Nursing (NURS) ......................... 262 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Physics (PHYS) ........................... 266 Engineering (B.S.M.E.) ................. 74 Astronomy (ASTR) ..................... 269 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Political Science (POLS) ............. 271 (B.S.N.) .......................................... 74 Psychology (PSYC) .................... 276 Courses of Instruction ...................... 81 Social Work (SOCW) ................. 279 Academic Schools ........................