Mars Hill College Catalog 2005–06

Mission Statement

Mars Hill College, an academic community rooted in the Christian faith, challenges and equips students to pursue intellectual, spiritual, and person growth through an education that is: • grounded in a rigorous study of the Liberal Arts • connected with the world of work • committed to character development, to service, and to responsible citizenship in the community, the region, and the world. Mars Hill College Table of Contents Introduction Major and Minor Requirements ...... 61 About the College vi B.A. in Art ...... 62 History of the College ...... vii Minors in Art ...... 63 Accreditations Calendar for 2005–06 ...... ix B.S. in Athletic Training ...... 63 Mars Hill College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association Semester Exam Schedules ...... xi B.S. in Biology ...... 64 of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane; Decatur, Georgia; Telephone 404/679-4501) to Telephone Directory ...... xii B.S. in Botany ...... 65 award bachelor’s degrees. Campus Map ...... xiii Minors in Biology & Pre-professional Studies 66 Others: B.S. in Business Administration . . . . . 66 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (for Athletic Training) Admissions ...... 1 B.S. in Business Management ...... 67 Council on Social Work Education Minor in Business Administration . . . . . 68 National Association of Schools of Music Financial Information 5 B.S. in Chemistry ...... 68 National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Schedule of Expenses 2005–06 ...... 5 Minor in Chemistry ...... 69 National Association of Schools of Theatre Financial Aid ...... 9 B.S. in Computer Science ...... 69 State Department of Public Instruction (for Teacher Education) Minors in Computer Science ...... 70 LifeWorks ...... 13 B.A. in Elementary Education 71 B.A. in English as a Second Language (ESL) . 73 Affiliations Chaplaincy/Campus Ministry ...... 17 B.A. in Middle Grades Education 74 Appalachian College Association B.A. in Special Education ...... 75 Association of American Colleges and Universities Academic Resources 20 Secondary Education & Special Subject Areas 76 Association of College and Research Libraries B.A. in English 77 Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools Academic Policies ...... 24 Minor in English ...... 78 College Entrance Examinations Board Council for Advancement and Support of Education B.S. in Fashion & Interior Merchandising . . 78 Council on Christian Higher Education Degrees Offered by Mars Hill College 35 B.A. in History ...... 79 Council of Independent Colleges Minor in History ...... 80 Independent College Fund of North Carolina General Studies (LAA) Program 36 B.A. in International Studies ...... 80 Institute of International Education B.S. in Mathematics 81 Mountain College Library Network Academic Departments ...... 44 Minor in Mathematics ...... 82 National Association for Foreign Student Affairs National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Art ...... 45 B.A. in Music ...... 82 National Association of Summer Schools Business Administration 46 B.M. in Music Education ...... 83 North Carolina Campus Compact Education ...... 48 B.M. in Music Performance 85 North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities English ...... 52 Minors in Music 86 Fashion and Interior Merchandising . . . . 52 B.S. in Physical Education 87 Health / Physical Education / Recreation . . 53 Minor in Physical Education 88 2005 – 2006 Records Catalog History ...... 54 B.A. in Political Science ...... 89 Volume 35, June 2005 Mathematics & Computer Science . . . . . 54 Minor in Political Science ...... 90 Modern Foreign Languages ...... 55 B.A. in Psychology ...... 90 Mars Hill College P.O. Box 370 Music 55 Minor in Psychology ...... 91 Mars Hill, NC 28754-0370 Natural Sciences ...... 58 B.S. in Recreation ...... 91 Political Science 58 Minor in Recreation ...... 92 828/689-1307 Psychology ...... 59 B.A. in Religion ...... 92 www.mhc.edu Religion and Philosophy ...... 59 Minors in Religion and Philosophy 93 Social Work ...... 59 B.S.W. in Social Work ...... 94 Mars Hill College reserves the right to add or drop programs and courses, to institute new requirements, and to Sociology 59 B.A. in Sociology ...... 95 change its calendar. Inclusion in this catalog, therefore, does not constitute a guarantee that a particular course or Theatre Arts ...... 60 Minors in Sociology ...... 96 program will be offered or that a requirement or policy may not be modified. The college will attempt to minimize the inconvenience to students, should changes be necessary.

Catalog 2005-06 ii Mars Hill College iii Table of Contents, continued B.A. in Spanish ...... 97 Hebrew 122 Minors in Foreign Language 98 History ...... 122 B.A. in Theatre Arts ...... 98 International Studies ...... 124 B.F.A. in Musical Theatre ...... 99 Liberal Arts in Action ...... 124 Minor in Theatre Arts ...... 100 Mathematics 124 B.S. in Zoology ...... 101 Music 125 Minor in Environmental Studies . . . . . 101 Natural Science ...... 129 Minor in Regional Studies ...... 102 Philosophy 129 Minor in Women’s Studies ...... 103 Physical Education ...... 130 Physics ...... 131 Course Listings Political Science 131 Accounting 105 Psychology ...... 132 Art ...... 105 Recreation ...... 134 Athletic Training ...... 107 Regional Studies 135 Biology ...... 108 Religion 135 Business Administration 108 Social Work ...... 137 Business and Social Science ...... 111 Sociology ...... 138 Business Management ...... 111 Spanish 139 Chemistry ...... 111 Theatre Arts 140 Communications ...... 112 Women’s Studies ...... 142 Computer Science 112 Economics ...... 114 Mars Hill College Community Education ...... 114 Board Trustees ...... 144 English ...... 117 Board of Advisors 145 Environmental Science 119 National Alumni Board ...... 146 Fashion and Interior Merchandising 119 College Marshals ...... 146 French ...... 120 Officers of Administration 148 General Education ...... 121 Senior Administrators ...... 148 Geography ...... 121 Faculty ...... 148 German 121 Faculty Associates ...... 153 Greek ...... 122 Staff 153 Health ...... 122 Emeriti ...... 157

iv Mars Hill College About the College History of the College hat one first notices about the Mars which they will enter. We intend to empower ars Hill College is the oldest educational by the North Carolina General Assembly as Hill College campus is the unusual our graduates for service and leadership within institution on its original site in Western Mars Hill College, a name suggested by trustee Wcombination of the old and the new, the their chosen vocations. MNorth Carolina. It was founded by a small group Lewis Palmer (1791–1874). Palmer suggested the traditional and the modern. A two-story of pioneer citizens, descendents of the original name based on scripture form the Bible’s Acts brick building, Founders Hall, erected in Our Mountain Home settlers of the area. On a tract of land given by 17:22, “Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars 1892, stands in stark simplicity alongside a Mars Hill College is located in one of the most Edward Carter they erected a modest building. Hill . . .” The charter gave the college power to contemporary three-story structure, Blackwell beautiful and healthful regions of the Eastern Most of the work was done by voluntary labor; confer “all such degrees and marks of literary Hall. The programs described in this catalog United States, the mountains of Western North some was performed by an Asheville contractor. distinction as are usually conferred in colleges also reflect the merging of the traditional and Carolina. The town, which derives its name The school opened in the fall of 1856 as the or seminaries of learning.” the contemporary. At Mars Hill College we are from the college, has a population of about French Broad Baptist Academy, taking its name During the first two years of the Civil War, the conscious of both the enduring core values of 2,200. It is 18 miles north of Asheville, via the for the association of churches in which it was school remained in operation, but from 1863 our heritage and the demands of the twenty-first new Interstate 26. Asheville is the largest city in located. The first president was W. A. G. Brown. until 1865 it was closed. After the war the century. the western third of the state with a population He was succeeded in 1858 by the Rev. J. B. institution was kept alive by the heroic efforts of The old symbolically represents the rich 149-year of approximately 69,000. Asheville has the Marsh of Binghamton, NY, who served until the local men and women. Fourteen men filled the heritage of Mars Hill College and its tradition sophisticated attractions of a major metropolis, outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. presidency during the next 32 years. of serving thousands of young people from and is known for its quality arts, crafts, and On February 16, 1859, the school was chartered The election of Dr. R. L. Moore as president in throughout North Carolina, the United States, music offerings. Its annual Bele Chere festival and the world. The traditional also points to the each summer draws about 300,000 people. The strong emphasis, throughout our existence, on campus is also 10 miles east of Marshall, the providing students a broad liberal arts education county seat of Madison County. which includes academic skills and knowledge From the 194-acre campus, which has an that have been valued for centuries; and we elevation of 2,330 feet, an inspiring panorama note our Baptist roots which are a significant of lofty peaks may be viewed, including the part of our long commitment to education in a Craggies, Clingman’s Peak and Pisgah. Such Christian context. scenic attractions as Mount Mitchell, Great The new, the modern, symbolically represents Smoky Mountains National Park, Craggy the commitment of Mars Hill to offering the Gardens, Linville Falls and Cavern, Biltmore kind of education that will make our students House and Gardens, Big Bald Mountain, and aware of the practical benefits of the knowledge the Blue Ridge Parkway are within easy driving and skills provided by a liberal arts education. It distance. also speaks of our continuing efforts to consider Located in a small town surrounded by the needs of the community and of society in mountains, rivers, woods and all the outdoor our programs, our facilities, and our technology. activities they offer, the college’s environment In the fusing of the traditional and the modern, offers ample opportunity for study and Mars Hill College asserts that we value, cultivate, reflection. However, its proximity to Asheville and build on a rich heritage of liberal arts (about 20 minutes by car) allows access to education; and we strive to give our students the city amenities like shopping, restaurants, skills and knowledge they will need to adapt to entertainment, transportation, medical and and function well in the rapidly changing world other facilities.

vi Mars Hill College Calendar for 2005–06 1897 was, in a sense, a second founding. Under the college. Dr. Lunsford earned his B.A. in Fall Semester 2005 his leadership the college grew continuously, Elementary Education from Mars Hill, and a its assets multiplied, and its character as an M. A. and Ed.D. in Education Administration August 6–22 Students may check IQ.Web for registration “stops” institution of higher education was firmly from the University of North Carolina-Chapel August 8–13 ACCESS first short term begins established. Hill. Dr. Lunsford had a long career in public August 8–12 ACCESS registration education in North Carolina and returned to August 15–19 Faculty workshop During most of its early history the college was Mars Hill College in 1998 as Dean of the School August 18 Residence halls open for new freshmen & transfer students operated as an academy or boarding high school, of Education and Leadership. President Lunsford Orientation begins but it did offer some college-level courses. In now leads his alma mater in preparation for its August 21 Residence halls open for returning students 1921 it was reorganized as a junior college and 2006 sesquicentennial, the development of a August 22 Registration & clearance became a successful pioneer in that field. new strategic plan, implementation of a student ACCESS full-term classes begin In 1938, after 41 years of distinctive service, Dr. enrollment growth plan, and planning for major August 23 Classes begin at 8 a.m. Moore retired from the presidency. A scholarly facilities improvement. August 29 Last day for registration and schedule adjustments member of the faculty, Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, was Last day for completing the application for internships unanimously selected as his successor. Under Dr. August 30 Opening Convocation Blackwell’s leadership the progress of the school September 1–19 Schedule drop period continued. High standards were maintained, September 10 Bascom Lamar Lunsford Music Festival facilities were expanded and improved, and the September 19 Last day to drop a course or remove an incomplete grade curriculum was revised. September 24 Admissions Visitation Day October 1 Madison County Heritage Festival In 1960 the Baptist State Convention approved Admissions Fall Visitation Day plans for converting Mars Hill into a senior October 3–8 Mid-semester evaluations college. The junior year was added in 1962–63, October 10–14 ACCESS second short term begins and the first baccalaureate degrees were Founder’s Week awarded in May 1964. October 12 Mid-semester evaluations due from faculty October 14 Fall Break begins After 28 years of distinguished service as October 19 Fall Break ends — Classes resume at 8 a.m. president Dr. Blackwell retired; and on July October 28 Honor Scholars Day 1, 1966, he was succeeded by Dr. Fred Blake October 29 Homecoming Bentley, at that time the youngest college Alumni Day president in the nation. Taking “Emphasis on October 31–November 4 Early Registration advising/Major & advisor changes Excellence” as the creed of his administration, November 7–11 Juniors/Seniors indicate S/U grade option he guided Mars Hill to accreditation as a November 19 PRAXIS Test administration senior college, led faculty development and November 22 Thanksgiving holidays begin at close of classes curriculum innovation, and fostered numerous November 23 Administrative offices close at noon other educational and physical advances. After November 28 Classes resume and offices reopen at 8 a.m. almost 30 years in the presidency, he retired December 2 Christmas concert in February, 1996. In March, 1996, Dr. A. Max Honor Scholars Day Lennon (Class of 1960) returned to Mars Hill December 6 Last day of classes College as President, and served until January, December 7 Reading day 2002. Evening exams begin December 8 Regular day exams begin The Mars Hill College Board of Trustees Honor Scholars Day named Dan G. Lunsford (Class of 1969) as December 14 Exams end, Christmas holidays begin Interim President on January 25, 2002, and on December 16 Grades due from faculty May 9, 2003, the Board of Trustees affirmed Graduation exercises his leadership by naming him President of Administrative offices close

Catalog 2005-06 viii Mars Hill College ix Semester Exam Schedules SPRING SEMESTER 2006 Fall Semester 2005 Exam Schedule

January 2 Administrative offices reopen at 8 a.m. Reading Day: Wednesday, December 7 January 2–7 ACCESS first short term begins Wednesday classes meeting at 5:00 p.m. or later will have exam on Wednesday, ACCESS registration December 7. January 7 Residence halls open for new freshmen & transfer students Orientation begins at 11 a.m. Exam Times: 8–10 am 11am–1 pm 2:30­­–4:30 pm January 8 Residence halls open for returning students Thursday, December 8 9 MWF 3 MWF 2 MWF January 9 Registration & clearance Friday, December 9 11 MWF 8 MWF 1 MWF ACCESS full-term classes begin Monday, December 12 8 TR 10 MWF 1 TR January 10 Classes begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, December 13 11 TR 12 MWF 4 MWF January 16 Last day for registration and schedule adjustments Wednesday, December 14 3 TR Conflicts Last day for completing application for internships Admissions Spring Visitation Day Classes that meet at or after 5 p.m.: Exam at regularly scheduled time during exam week. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration Classes that meet on Saturday: Exam at regularly scheduled time on final Saturday of January 17 Opening Convocation class. January 18–February 6 Schedule drop period February 3–4 Choral Festival Grades must be entered in IQ. Web by 8:00 a.m. on Friday, December 16. February 6 Last day to drop a course or remove an incomplete grade February 20–24 Mid-semester evaluations March 4 PRAXIS Test administration Spring Semester 2006 Exam Schedule March 6 Mid-semester evaluations due from faculty March 6–11 ACCESS second short term begins Reading Day: Thursday, April 27 March 10 Spring Break begins at close of classes Thursday Classes meeting at 5 p.m. or later will have exam on Thursday, April 27. March 15 Administrative offices reopen March 20 Spring Break ends — Classes resume at 8 a.m. Exam Times: 8–10 am 11am–1 pm 2:30­­–4:30 pm March 27–31 Early Registration advising/Major & advisor changes Friday, April 28 9 MWF 3 MWF 2 MWF April 10–14 Juniors/Seniors indicate S/U grade option Saturday, April 29 12 MWF 4 MWF April 14 Good Friday holiday Monday, May 1 11 MWF 8 MWF 1 MWF April 18 Community Service Convocation Tuesday, May 2 8 TR 10 MWF 1 TR April 26 Last day of classes Wednesday, May 3 11 TR 3 TR Conflicts Graduation rehearsal April 27 Reading Day Classes that meet at or after 5 p.m.: Exam at regularly scheduled time during exam week. Evening exams begin Classes that meet on Saturday: Exam at regularly scheduled time on final Saturday of April 28 Regular day exams begin class. April 29 PRAXIS Test administration May 3 Examinations end Grades must be entered in IQ. Web by 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 5. Graduation: May 6. May 5 Grades due from faculty May 6 Graduation exercises

SUMMER TERMS 2006

May 29 Term I July 3 Term II

Catalog 2005-06 x Mars Hill College xi Telephone Directory Academic Departments Ext. Services Ext.

Academic Dean Blackwell 1111 ACCESS Continuing Education Center/ Art Moore 1238 Summer School Spilman 1166 Biology Wall Science 1144 Bookstore Main Street 1248 Business Administration Cornwell 1238 Campus Security Wren College Union 1230 Center for Service Learning/ Campus Post Office Wren College Union 1411 Internships Renfro 1162 CARA (Center for Assessment Chemistry Wall Science 1144 and Research Alliances) 1337 Education Memorial 1204 Chaplain (Campus Minister) Broyhill Chapel 1128 English Cornwell 1238 Conferences/Events Spilman 1167 Fashion Merchandising Wall Science 1144 Counseling Services Robinson Bldg. 1196 Foreign Languages Cornwell 1238 Housing/ Health/PE/Recreation Chambers 1212 Residential Living Office Wren College Union 1253 History Cornwell 1238 Infirmary Robinson Bldg. 1243 International Education Cornwell 1238 Information Desk - Students Wren College Union 1135 Library Renfro 1244 Media Center Harris Media Center 1125 Mathematics Wall Science 1144 Student Support Services Marshbanks 1380 Music Moore 1209 Upward Bound Program Marshbanks 1251 Religion Cornwell 1238 Political Science Founders 1338 Psychology Founders 1332 Ramsey Center for Regional Studies Ext. Social Work Founders 1336 Sociology Founders 1456 Rural Life Museum Montague 1424 Theatre Arts Spilman 1203 Appalachian Room Renfro 1394 Ramsey Center Renfro 1262 Administrative Departments Ext. Sports Ext. Admissions Blackwell 1201 Alumni Blackwell 1102 Athletics Chambers Gym 1213 Business Office Blackwell 1100 Sports Information Director Chambers Gym 1373 College Information and Reception Blackwell 1307 Development Blackwell 1102 Student Activities Ext. Facilities Management Crooked Street 1246 Financial Aid Blackwell 1123 Student Life Office Wren College Union 1253 Food Services: Student Government Wren College Union 1254 Dining Hall Pittman Dining Hall 1221 Student Publications Snack Bar Wren College Union 1258 Cadenza Wren College Union 1420 Ice Cream Shop Spilman Porch 1321 Hilltop Marshbanks 1419 Human Resources Harris Media Center 1275 Laurel Marshbanks 1419 Information Technology The Loft McConnell 1269 Services Wall Science 1346 IT Help Desk Wall Science 1444 Theatre Ext. Public Information Blackwell 1298 Information/Box Office Owen Theatre 1239 President’s Office Blackwell 1141 Southern Appalachian Registrar Blackwell 1151 Repertory Theatre (SART) Owen Theatre 1384

Emergency (Campus Security) 1230

Catalog 2005-06 xii Mars Hill College xiii Admissions ars Hill College offers admission to all certifying high school graduation must be qualified applicants. However, early submitted prior to the first day of class. Failure Msubmission of all required documents is to submit official transcripts from all colleges encouraged to ensure timely processing and attended and failure to submit official final high financial aid counseling. Admission decisions school transcripts will result in the suspension are made on a rolling basis, usually within one of financial aid. The General Equivalency week of the receipt of a complete application. Diploma (GED) is acceptable certification of Further, all rights generally accorded to students diploma. However, the incomplete high school are made without regard to race, color, religion, transcript must be submitted in addition to national or ethnic origin, sex, or impairment the GED. Homeschool students must provide of the student. The college affirms its intent to documentation showing registration with comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Education or with an equivalent agency. Title IX, and other relevant civil rights laws. Transfer Students Campus Visits Candidates must submit the application for All students interested in attending Mars Hill admission, $25 application fee, official high College are strongly encouraged to attend a school transcripts, SAT or ACT scores (these campus visit. The visit will allow the student to may be waived if 15 or more transferable meet faculty, admissions and financial aid staff, semester hours have been earned), and official and take a campus tour. Contact the admissions college transcripts from all previous institutions. office at [email protected] or call 1-866- Transcript evaluations are completed once MHC-4YOU. an offer of admission is made to the student. Credit is granted on a course-to-course basis Freshmen and all transfer credits, including grades and Candidates must submit an application, a $25 quality points, will be entered on the student’s application fee, high school transcript, and SAT transcript. or ACT scores. A personal essay is strongly Transcripts from institutions not accredited by recommended. The transcript must be from an a regional accrediting agency will be evaluated accredited educational institution. Applicants on a course-to-course basis when the student are encouraged to complete a minimum of submits the course descriptions, course syllabi, 18 units with a C average or better on college and faculty credentials. The Registrar, in preparatory units. Such units should include cooperation with the department chairpersons, 4 English, 2 History, 2 Natural Science, and will determine credit to be granted. 3 Mathematics. It is recommended that the balance include 2 Foreign Language and/or Although a student may transfer more than 1 Computer Science unit. A final transcript 68 hours of credit from a community college,

Catalog 2005-06 1 he/she must complete 60 semester hours at the a financial statement certifying the student’s Readmission After Academic admission to Mars Hill College; senior college (4-year) level. In order to receive a ability to meet college and personal expenses, Suspension 2. Student must submit a letter of degree from Mars Hill College at student must and 7) official documentation from banks and/ recommendation from both a guidance earn the last 32 semester hours at Mars Hill or corporate sponsors or government ministry Students who leave Mars Hill College while counselor and a high school principal, (12 in the major) with at least a cumulative 2.0 verifying financial ability to meet the costs of on academic probation or who have been (homeschool students may omit this grade point average. education for one year. Admission decisions are suspended for academic reasons, will only be section); made on a rolling basis. However, it is strongly accepted for readmission if they have attended 3. Student must submit a copy of high school Transfer Credit under the recommended that international students have another accredited institution and raised transcripts that show they are in good North Carolina Comprehensive their completed applications submitted early to their cumulative grade point average to that academic standing. Articulation Agreement allow for I-20 processing. required for academic good standing for their 4. Any student who chooses to take a physical classification upon readmission. education class and/or 4 semester hours Mars Hill College participates in the North A comprehensive orientation to the college as or more at Mars Hill College must also Carolina Comprehensive Articulation well as academic and personal counseling is In exceptional cases, the Admissions, Academic submit a medical examination form and Agreement which provides for transfer of specially prepared for international students. Standards and Financial Aid Committee may immunization records as required by state credits from the North Carolina Community The International Club provides casual outings, vote to readmit a student who does not qualify law. Colleges. Students who have completed the core speaking opportunities in the community, under the previous conditions, if, and only if, curriculum in a college transfer program, as and good fellowship for all students. The 1) it is possible for the student to attain good • A fee for each course is $195. Students are outlined in the NCCAA, and apply to study any college is an institutional member of both the standing within one semester of readmission responsible for purchasing their books and major at Mars Hill College will receive general National Association of Foreign Student Affairs without taking an overload and 2) the student’s other necessary materials. education core credit* for their credits from a and the Institute of International Education. previous academic record at Mars Hill College • Mars Hill College facilities are available for North Carolina Community College. Students Mars Hill College has limited financial aid gives strong indication that the requisite grades these students and their parents/guardians completing the associate degree will enter Mars for international students. Further inquiry to attain good standing will be attained. at no extra cost (excluding course-specific Hill with junior classification, and most majors concerning international students may be In no case will a student suspended for fees), which include Renfro Library, can be completed within two years. Some directed to the Admission Office. academic reasons from Mars Hill College be computer labs, and Curriculum Library professional programs may require additional readmitted to the college more than three times. (located in Nash Building). semesters of study. Students entering Mars Readmission • Students are limited to three courses per Hill under this transfer agreement must also Early Admission semester. It is strongly recommended that meet the minimum levels of residency credit Students who withdraw from Mars Hill College students register for high school classes outlining above. for any reason must apply for readmission High school students of exceptional ability and through the Admission Office. All transcripts motivation may begin their college careers as a contingency plan. Only freshman and *Students entering the ACCESS program at from other institutions attended during this through either summer or regular semester sophomore classes will be offered to dual Mars Hill will be required to take the LAA 101 absence must be submitted to the Admission enrollment while continuing their high school enrollment students, unless otherwise Reflective Life Experience general education Office. Further, students who discontinue their education. Such credits will apply toward a approved. Regular admission Mars Hill class. enrollment for one year or more will be under degree at Mars Hill College. All candidates College students have priority over classes the requirements of the catalog in effect at the must follow the application process for regular that a dual or home school student may International Students time of readmission. freshmen, submit recommendations from desire. two high school personnel with regard to Any student who has not established legal Generally a student’s catalog of entry is Medical Examination Forms residency in the United States is considered considered his/her catalog for general education, psychological, social, and academic readiness, and request an interview with the Director an international student for admission major, and minor requirements as long as he/ North Carolina law provides that “no person of Admission. Federal financial assistance is purposes. Such candidates must submit the she is continuously enrolled full-time. However, shall attend a college or university unless a unavailable for early admission students. following information to the Admission when significant general education, major, or certificate of immunization indicating that the Office for consideration: 1) application minor requirements change, the student may Dual Enrollment person has received immunizations required by with $25 application fee, 2) two letters of be required (or may choose) to complete the North Carolina General Statute is presented to recommendation from individuals who requirements, with appropriate substitutions, High school juniors or seniors, or equivalent the college or university on or before the first can attest to academic ability and personal in a subsequent catalog. Full-time or part-time status, who wish to take classes at Mars Hill day of enrollment.” character, 3) official transcripts from previous students not completing a degree within six College under dual enrollment may do so if they A Certificate of Medical Examination form, or current institutions (translated into English years may be required to complete current meet the following criteria: if necessary), 4) SAT, ACT or TOEFL scores, 5) catalog requirements. which includes space for the listing of the required immunizations, must be completed, national examination results, such as A levels 1. Student must submit an application for (United Kingdom), Baccalaureate (France), 6) submitted to the Admission Office, and

Catalog 2005-06 2 Mars Hill College 3 approved by the Manager of Health Services pay the regular $25 fee. The SAT and ACT before the student is permitted to register scores are not required for ACCESS applicants. for classes. Failure to submit the completed Admissions decisions are made on a rolling medical form prior to registration could result basis, usually within two weeks of receipt of the in delayed registration or inability to register completed applications. Financial Information at all. International students must present the Continuing Education in ACCESS coordinates Schedule of Expenses 2005-06 Summer School Costs 2005 medical form upon arrival, and athletes will not camps, conferences and lifelong learning and be permitted to dress out and practice until this Charges for attending each 5-week term of the enrichment programs on- and off-campus Fall Spring Total form is submitted. 2005 summer session are as follows: during the summer and throughout the Tuition (12 - 20 hours) $7,626 $7,626 $15,252 academic year. ACCESS develops and sponsors Policy on Persons with Disabilities Fees 801 801 1,602 Elderhostel, corporate education and training, Registration Fee $25 Room Mars Hill College affirms its intent to comply and learning programs such as the Blue Ridge Tuition $192...... per credit hour Myers/Gibson/Fox 1,556 1,556 3,112 with federal regulations regarding persons Old Time Music Week, the Christian Study Room $320 Huffman/Edna Moore/Stroup 1,450 1,450 2,900 with disabilities, specifically with Section 504 and Fellowship Conference and the Mars Hill Meals $160...... 25 meals All Apartments 1,745 1,745 3,490 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and with the College Summer Band Camp. $320...... 50 meals Brown/Turner Hall 2.030 2,030 4,060 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Auditing a course $160 Further inquiry about ACCESS and the two Campus Dining* 1,512 1,512 3,024 college does not discriminate on the basis of sessions of Summer School it administers on- disability in employment or admissions, and and off-campus can be obtained by contacting The cost of attending the 2006 summer terms the college makes reasonable accommodations the Dean of ACCESS or by calling (828) 689- will not be determined until early spring 2006. as needed for persons with documented 1166 or 1-800-582-3047, or visiting the website Dining fees: *Charge for freshmen, 19 meals disabilities. Questions and grievances should be at www.mhc.edu/ACCESS.asp. You are also per week. Charge for all other students who live directed to the Committee on Disabilities at PO invited to visit our offices in Spilman Hall. in college housing depends on meal plan enroll- Other Charges 2005-2006 Box 6714, or to [email protected]. ment. See Food Services section, page 8. Adult ACCESS - Accelerated Part-time fees: All part-time students Application fee (non refundable) $ 25 Credit/Continuing Education/ (those taking fewer than 12 credit hours) pay Applied Music (per credit hour) 420 Summer School $537 per credit hour instead of the full-time Accompanist Fee 180 tuition charge. Credit by Exam (per credit hour) 130 Mars Hill College offers accelerated degree Dual Enrollment (per course) 205 completion programs evenings and weekends Auditing a course: A fee of $160 is charged Overload (per credit hour)1 510 to working adults who have full-time jobs and for auditing a course. A full-time student may family responsibilities and who wish to continue Reflective Life Credit (per credit hour) 80 audit one course free of charge, but will be Facilities Cost Recovery Fee2 225 their education toward a Bachelor’s degree or charged a fee if the course requires the use of licensure in education. ACCESS classes are special supplies. 1 offered on campus and in Asheville, Burnsville, Charged to students carrying more than 20 Hendersonville, Marion, and Waynesville/Clyde. Single room: The cost of a private room, hours during regular semester (exclusive of Enrollment may be for one course or for several. when available, will be the regular charge for applied music courses) or 9 hours during a Majors offered in ACCESS include Education, one person plus 30 percent of that charge except five-week summer term. Special Education, Business Management, and for students living in Townhouses or Apart- 2 If students are allowed to break their MHC Social Work. Licensure programs are offered in ments. Education and English as a Second Language. A housing and food service contract during the limited amount of credit may be earned through Textbooks: Estimated $475 for the first se- academic year, there will be a facilities cost credit by examinations, internships, and mester and $275 for the second, textbooks are recovery fee. independent study. These options are the same available in the College Bookstore along with as for regular students. other school supplies. All purchases are on a Adult ACCESS students should submit a special cash or credit card (Visa/Discover/Master Card) ACCESS application and all high school and basis. A limited supply of secondhand books college transcripts to the ACCESS office and may be purchased at considerable savings.

Catalog 2005-06 4 Mars Hill College 5 Schedule Of Payments or prefer to make monthly installments obligation of 20%. official withdrawal date. Other dates such as through most of the year. All arrangements for • Withdrawals during the second week the last date of attendance or attendance at an Each semester’s expenses must be paid in monthly payments must be through Academic (August 31-September 6; January 18-24) academically-related activity may be used in full by the due date. The Business Office mails Management Services and payments should certain circumstances. statements in June for the fall semester payment result in a financial obligation of 40%. that is due in July and in December for the begin in the summer prior to enrollment. • Withdrawals during the third week Students may rescind their official notification spring semester payment that is due in January. Information concerning these programs is sent (September 7-13; January 25-31) result in a with written notification to the Student Life A mid-semester billing may be necessary for to parents of all students each year. financial obligation of 60%. Office. If the student stops attending class • Withdrawals during the fourth week any miscellaneous fees not known at the time of Financial Obligations and Refund subsequent to the rescission, the withdrawal registration. (September 14-20; February 1-7) result in a date is the original date of notice of intent to Policy for Withdrawing from College financial obligation of 80%. withdraw. All charges are due and payable in accordance The College contracts for various services it with this schedule. Students who do not make If a student withdraws from school, college The Return of Title IV calculations for all provides to students. Most such obligations Federal aid are based on current Department of the required payments promptly may be scholarships will be prorated according to the are made in the spring for the following Education regulations and are subject to change. suspended from school. appropriate schedule. Federal aid is determined academic year. These include (but are not These regulations can be found in the Financial Final official high school and college by the Return of Title IV Funds guidelines. limited to) faculty and staff salaries, food Aid Office. transcripts are required before financial aid service management, and commitments to new (See Academic Section for the academic record will be disbursed. Failure to submit these students. Registration is considered a contract consequences of withdrawal and the process for Any funds other than Title IV funds will be transcripts will result in loss of financial binding the students and their parents for official withdrawal from the college.) refunded in the following order: state funds, aid. outside donors, institutional funds and cash to charges for the entire semester. The college will, If the financial aid package exceeds direct costs the student. The amount of the refund cannot For Fall Semester however, allow a reduction in charges through (tuition, room, board, and course related fees), a the first four weeks of the semester in certain exceed the amount of the original award/ student may receive a refund from the Business disbursement. Advanced tuition payment - (a) $250 for cases. Office. Financial aid packages generally can incoming residential students payable A student who drops below 12 credit hours exceed direct costs only if the students secures Mars Hill College will then determine the within three weeks of the date of acceptance after the end of four weeks from the date of a loan. Refunds resulting from excess financial institutional charges for the payment period. for admission, (b) $150 for incoming non- registration will be charged the full semester’s aid will not be issued until ALL financial aid Typical institutional charges are tuition, fees, residential students, and (c) $150 for continuing charges. funding has been received by the college. room, board or books and supplies that students students. The advanced tuition payment is fully must purchase from the school. A student refundable to incoming students until May 1. A student who withdraws from school because A student officially withdrawing from school may authorize the school to include any non- of personal illness must obtain a statement should follow a specific withdrawal procedure institutional charges such as group health For Spring Semester from a physician chosen by the college who initiated in the Student Life or the Admissions insurance, if it is required of all students and recommends discontinuance. Refunds for Office. stays in effect. Advanced tuition payment - (a) $250 for certified medical withdrawals will be computed incoming residential students payable within using the reduction schedule below. Return of Title IV Funds A student who misses two consecutive weeks three weeks of the date of acceptance and (b) of class is reported to the Retention Office. If $150 for incoming non-residential students. The A student suspended for disciplinary purposes Students who withdraw from school must notify the student cannot be contacted and does not deposit is fully refundable to incoming students does not receive reductions and is liable for the Mars Hill College of their intent in writing. The return to class, an administrative withdrawal is until December l. cost of the entire semester. withdrawal process will begin in the Student effected. The Refund Policy as it pertains to federal aid Life or Admissions Office. Students must Veterans recipients is subject to change as necessary to complete a withdrawal form to start the official Miscellaneous remain in compliance with federal regulations. withdrawal process. A date of withdrawal will Special payment arrangements will be made for be determined in order to return any Title IV Infirmary: Infirmary patients who require students receiving educational benefits. Please The financial balance percentage due will be funds. If the student does not notify the school, personally prescribed drugs, other supplies, and/ contact the Business Office by July 1. computed on total charges for tuition, room and the midpoint of the semester will be used as or emergency transportation will be responsible campus dining. In addition total fees and fines the official withdrawal date. If the student did for such charges. Monthly Payment Plan are due. not notify the school because of circumstances Insurance: All full-time students are Some students and their parents may be unable • Withdrawals during the first week (August beyond the student’s control, then the date automatically included in the $5,000 Blanket to meet the preceding schedules of payments 24-30; January 11-17) result in a financial related to that circumstance will be used as the Accident Program. In addition, sickness

Catalog 2005-06 6 Mars Hill College 7 coverage is added on a waiver basis. The plan Residential Living Policies and Regulations Financial Aid Information Need-Based Aid is required for all full-time students unless pamphlet apply to any student living in campus Need-based aid is used to assist a student with a waived by completing the college waiver form housing. The primary responsibility of meeting the portion of his/her need up to but not exceeding indicating other health insurance is in effect. costs of college belongs to the student and the A student to whom the Housing and Food student’s family. the direct cost of school. The additional cost of the health insurance is Service Contract applies is liable for the $200, $116 for second semester enrollees (rates 1. Mars Hill College understands that there academic year’s charges unless conditions of the Examples of Need-Based Aid may change). The waiver must be completed and Refund Policy are met. may exist circumstances that make it returned to the Business Office no later than difficult for a student and his/her family to Federal September 1, 2003 (January 17, 2005 for second Food Services meet the entire cost of a college education. semester enrollees). 1. Pell Grant - The Pell Grant is the base grant 2. Therefore, the Financial Aid Office at Mars All students living in campus housing are in the Federal financial aid programs. For Returned checks: A fine of $30 is charged by Hill College participates in various need- required to purchase a board (meal) plan. Food 2004–2005, full-time students with an EFC the Business Office for each “non-sufficient based, merit-based, and other aid programs services will provide a flexible access meal plan of $3,850 or less are eligible to receive a funds check” received from any student. Check to help cover the difference between what offering several options to students pending grant that will range from $400 to $4,050. cashing privileges will be revoked after the first a student can afford to pay for college and class status. Meal equivalencies are available at The grant is lower for less than full-time offense. all food service facilities. the cost of college itself. status. Transcripts of academic record: A transcript FRESHMEN: (On Campus) The first step of the financial aid process begins 2. Supplemental Education Opportunity is an exact copy of a student’s permanent Blue Meal Plan, $1,512: 19 meals per week when a student completes the Free Application Grant (SEOG) - This grant is a supplement academic record at the time it is issued. with $50 Bonus Bucks1 for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA to the Pell Grant. Awards are up to $2,000 One official transcript will be provided free. Bronze Meal Plan, $1,626: 15 meals per week may be obtained from a high school counselor’s and are limited to those students with the Additional and/or subsequent copies will cost with $150 Bonus Bucks office, on the World Wide Web at www.fafsa. $6 (faxed requests $8) each after termination of greatest need. 2 ed.gov, or from the Financial Aid Office at Mars enrollment at the college. No official transcript SOPHOMORES/JUNIORS: (On Campus) Hill College. The FAFSA provides the Financial 3. Work-Study - Students are given awards may be issued to or for a student who is Blue Meal Plan Aid Office with a vast amount of information to work on campus. Students must apply indebted to the college until such indebtedness Bronze Meal Plan including the Expected Family Contribution and interview for a job. A check will be (tuition, fees, various fines, and all loans) has Gold Meal Plan, $1,480: 10 meals per week (EFC). The EFC is the result of an elaborate issued each month as the student works the been paid or satisfactory arrangements have with $150 Bonus Bucks required hours. Awards are up to $1,500 been made with the Business Office. Official formula that includes the parents’ income and SENIORS: (On Campus) transcripts are released only upon the written assets (for dependent students) and the student’s and are limited to those students with the Blue Meal Plan request of the student to the Registrar’s Office. income and assets (for all students). By taking greatest need. Bronze Meal Plan the Cost of Attendance (Direct Costs plus 4. Perkins Loan - This is a subsidized loan Gold Meal Plan On-campus Residence Requirement Indirect Costs) and subtracting the EFC, the for high need students. The pool of money Lion’s Plan, $975: 7 meals per week Financial Aid Office determines the student’s for this aid is limited. The student must The college recognizes the educational benefits 1 Federal financial need. The cost of attendance to be derived from living on campus; therefore, Bonus Bucks are restricted to food purchases complete a Promissory Note and have only and must be used during the semester for each individual student can be obtained all freshman and sophomore students must entrance counseling. Repayment begins purchased. These dollars can be used in all food from the Financial Aid office. nine months after the student drops below live and eat on campus unless they are living service facilities. Balances are not transferable at home with parents or legal guardians, are between semesters and are not refundable. half-time, withdraws or graduates. At that time, the student must complete exit 21 years of age, are veterans of 180 or more 2 consecutive days of military service, or are Juniors who choose to live in the Dickson- counseling as a reminder of his/her rights Palmer Apartments may opt for the 7-, 10-, 15- married. and responsibilities as a borrower of the or 19-meal plan. Perkins Loan Program. Students who reserve a room on campus must sign a Mars Hill Housing Contract and Food Food Service Facilities 5. Subsidized Stafford Loan - This loan is Service Contract. The term of the contract is subsidized (the federal government pays for the full academic year. The provisions of Pittman Dining Hall the interest while the student is enrolled the contract and the information included in Lion’s Den Snack Bar in at least six hours). Freshmen, transfers the Mars Hill College Student Handbook and College Street Ice Cream and Soda Shop and first time borrowers must complete

Catalog 2005-06 8 Mars Hill College 9 a Master Promissory note and entrance score. Awards are for four years. Students suspended until such time as the student brings tax forms as well as his/her parents’ tax forms counseling. The loan will be credited must maintain a 3.0 GPA. The initial award his/her grade point average back to the standard. if the student is dependent. Approximately 40 to a student’s account approximately 30 will be changed if the student’s housing - 45% of all financial aid applicants are selected Honor scholars who transfer from Mars Hill days into the semester if the student is a status changes (i.e., student moves from on- for verification. You will not receive any Federal College and subsequently return will no longer first time borrower at Mars Hill College. campus housing to off-campus). financial aid or participate in work-study until be eligible to receive the honor scholarship. Repayment begins six months after the you complete the verification process. 2. Leadership and Mars Hill College Awards Merit awards for students who transfer from student drops below half-time, leaves - These awards are for incoming students Mars Hill College and subsequently return will Books - Books are part of the indirect cost school or graduates. At that time, the with at least a 2.5 GPA and an 900 SAT be determined by their transfer grade point of school. The Financial Aid Office will assist student must complete exit counseling score. Awards are for four years. Students average or last grade point average at Mars Hill students with direct costs only. Students must as a reminder of his/her rights and must maintain a 2.0 GPA. The initial award College prior to transfer. make their own arrangements to pay for books. responsibilities as a borrower of the will be changed if the student’s housing Stafford Loan Program. Enrollment Status - Students who are enrolled status changes (i.e., student moves from on- full time and then drop to less than full time campus housing to off-campus). Non-Need-Based Aid State will have their financial aid award revised or Federal reduced. 6. North Carolina Contractual Grant - This 3. Honor Scholars Program - Potential honor grant is used to assist North Carolina scholars are invited to Mars Hill College 1. Unsubsidized Stafford Loan - This loan has Residency - If your residency status changes residents with need. There is a limited to interview for scholarships that will the same criteria as the Subsidized Stafford (you move from off-campus to on-campus or amount of money. The grant amounts will qualify them to participate in the honor Loan except the student is responsible for vice versa), then you must notify the Financial vary. scholars program. Invitations are based on the interest that accrues while the student Aid Office because your financial aid award the minimum criteria of a 3.3 grade point is in school. must be adjusted. 7. North Carolina Student Incentive Grant average and 1050 SAT score. Recipients 2. PLUS (Parent) Loan - This is a loan that - This grant is for high-need North Carolina of the Grayson, Marshbanks, Leo White, Payment of Awards - Financial aid awards for a parent may be eligible for to pay for a residents whose FAFSA has been processed and Church Leadership scholarships must each semester will be credited to your student student’s educational expenses. Eligibility by March 15th. Awards are up to $700. The maintain a 3.2 grade point average and account for each specific term once all required is determined by the lender and is based awards are made by the state, and Mars complete 35 hours of service-learning each paperwork is received by the Financial Aid on the credit standing of the parent. Hill College will receive notification. semester. For information about the Honor Office. Repayment begins within 60 days after the Scholars Program, see LifeWorks. Reapplication - Financial aid awards for the final loan disbursement for the period of Institutional next academic year are not automatic. All 4. Athletic and Performance Area Grants - enrollment for which the parent borrowed. recipients must reapply for aid each spring prior 8. Mars Hill College Opportunity Grant - This These grants are determined by the coaches This loan will not automatically be added to the academic year of attendance by filling out grant assists students with need. Award of the individual sports and by the leaders to the student’s financial aid package, and the renewal FAFSA application. amounts vary. of the various performance areas, such as must be requested by the parent. Merit Based Aid clogging, band, choir, cheerleading, theatre Cancellation - The Financial Aid Office and athletic training. State reserves the right to revise or cancel the award Merit based aid is earned through special talent because of changes in your financial aid or 3. North Carolina Legislative Tuition Grant or academic achievement, and is awarded on academic status. The submission of false or A student who does not meet the minimum - This grant is for eligible North Carolina an individual basis. Merit based aid is awarded misleading information will also be considered grade point average for merit awards will residents who are full-time students with the expectation that a student maintains reason for immediate cancellation of your aid. be placed on scholarship probation for the attending private colleges and universities certain standards or performance goals. following semester. If, during the following in North Carolina. The anticipated award Condition of Award - Federal, State and semester, the student’s cumulative grade for 2005-06 is $1,800. Institutional grants committed in this award are Examples of Merit Based Aid point average drops below the standard, yet conditional upon receipt of actual funds. the semester grade point average meets the 1. Presidential, Board of Trustees, Alumni Verification - A student’s FAFSA may be Balance Due - The Business Office notifies and Mars Hill College Scholarships - These standard, the student will continue on probation. selected for verification. In the verification If the student’s cumulative grade point average students on a semester basis of their charges scholarships are for incoming students process, the student completes a verification and balances due. Parents and students may use with at least a 3.0 GPA and a 1000 SAT and semester grade point average continue worksheet and provides a signed copy of his/her below the standard, the scholarship will be the PLUS loan or one of the ten-month payment

Catalog 2005-06 10 Mars Hill College 11 plans to satisfy outstanding balances after academic suspension for one regular semester. financial aid is applied. However, a student who earns a 2.0 grade point average for the probationary semester (full- Satisfactory Academic Progress for time enrollment) will automatically be granted Financial Aid Eligibility one more semester to achieve the required LifeWorks To be eligible for financial aid, a student cumulative standard. LifeWorks Learning Partnership finding ways to bring the experiences into the curriculum, providing space and time to must make satisfactory academic progress. Students placed on academic suspension at the Dean of LifeWorks Stan Dotson Satisfactory academic progress includes both end of the spring semester may use the summer intentionally reflect on the experiences and utilize them to prepare for life and work in a qualitative measure (the use of a cumulative session to meet the minimum standards to be he LifeWorks Learning Partnership includes community. grade point average) and a quantitative measure reinstated for the fall semester; those placed Tthe Center for Service-Learning and (the maximum time frame for completion). on academic probation may use the summer Internships, the Civic Engagement Program, the Center for Service-Learning and Students who do not meet the requirements and session to return to good standing for the fall Career Development Center, and the Hester Internships are ultimately placed on financial aid suspension semester. Center for Peace and Justice. Staff in these will no longer be eligible to receive any federal, three areas work together with faculty, staff, Any student may appeal to the Admissions, Center Director ...... Stan Dotson state or institutional financial aid. students, and community partners to make Assistant Center Director and Academic Standards and Financial Aid programmatic connections between .... Satisfactory progress standards for financial Committee by completing an official appeal Bonner Scholars Coordinator . . Cindy Frost • real life experiences and the curriculum aid eligibility are the same as the standards for form. Students who have been academically Field Coordinator ...... Missy Harris • teaching and learning inside and outside academic standing. suspended may apply for readmission through the classroom the Admissions Office after one semester. While LifeWorks recognizes the wide range of Mars Hill College students must demonstrate • academics, faith exploration, and experiences students are already engaged in, our meaningful work their ability to perform satisfactorily both by Full-Time Students staff also works with faculty to design particular grade point average and by hours earned. To • current students, prospective students, and experiences in the community for students, alumni remain enrolled in good academic standing, a Full-time students will be allowed six academic from short-term projects to weekly service- student must have maintained at the end of any years (one academic year begins with a summer Mars Hill students have a life. Our student body learning placements to internships. Students semester the following cumulative grade point session followed by two semesters) in which to includes musicians, cloggers, actors, artists, can come by the LifeWorks office to explore average and earn the minimum hours listed: complete the baccalaureate degree. potters, poets, athletes, advocates, activists, and the wide range of activities currently available. others; many are engaged in community-based We have over 200 sites that cover virtually all Qualitative Standards: Part-Time Students activities around issues of housing, health sectors of community life: the arts, education, care, education, public safety, environmental Freshmen (1-27 hours earned) 1.50 Part-time students will be allowed twelve food and shelter, health care, the environment, protection, and government; many participate Sophomores (28-59 hours earned) 1.80 academic years (one academic year begins with public safety, sports and recreation, law and in faith communities; many hold part-time government, business, and religious life. A Juniors and above (60 or more hours earned) 2.00 a summer session followed by two semesters) in jobs. All of these activities represent essential which to complete the baccalaureate degree. student can explore these opportunities on the Quantitative Standards: elements of life in community and are LifeWorks website (http://lifeworks.mhc.edu, entry points into the Mars Hill educational click on the “Service-Learning and Internships” experience. The lives of students, their interests Semester Minimum Required link and then click on the “Service-Learning and activities, provide a launching pad for Attempted Hours Earned Hours Database”). A student can sign up for a GE 261 12 hours or more (full time) 12 hours intentional reflection on basic liberal arts questions: What makes a good person? What service-learning internship in order to begin 9-11 hours (3/4/ time) 9 hours exploring one of these areas of community life. 6-8 hours (1/2 time) 6 hours are the connections between faith and critical reasoning? What makes a good community? For students who have declared a major, most What is the creative process, and why are all disciplines at Mars Hill offer departmental A student who does not meet the minimum internships at 2 levels, 261 and 461. Students requirement will be placed on academic these questions important for my life and my work? LifeWorks seeks to help students deepen should talk to their departmental advisor to set probation for the following semester. A student those experiences they are already engaged up these internships. There are also professional who fails to meet the requirements during in—such as participation on an athletic team, internships in fields such as Social Work and the probationary semester will be placed on the clogging team, or in a volunteer activity—by Teacher Education. Internship forms are

Catalog 2005-06 12 Mars Hill College 13 available on line on the LifeWorks website, and the community each semester their work to add to graduate school and The Junior year has the themeContribution , they are also available in the LifeWorks office. 5. participate in a four-year program designed job applications. The program is open to all and accompanies the Creativity course. At this A student earns one semester hour of internship to complement each student’s academic, students, and anyone interested should come by stage, the knowledge base focuses on the “how” credit for every 37.5 contact hours (spread out social, and personal growth while at MHC the LifeWorks office to find out more about the questions of the creative process; the skill set is over a semester, this averages out to 2.5 contact (including weekly reflection meetings requirements and benefits. After four years of resource development, and the values focus is hours per week for every credit hour). A GE during the freshman year) participation, the Civic Engagement Program enthusiasm. will certify that a graduate has: 261 internship may carry from 1 to 12 semester The Senior year has the themeDemonstration , Additionally, individual scholarships carry other hours of credit during a regular semester; • documented a minimum of 280 hours of and accompanies the Capstone course. At this requirements, as follows: 12 is the maximum that may count toward community-based service (35 hours per stage, the knowledge base focuses on the “what graduation. A professional internship may carry Church Leadership and Leo White Scholars semester) have I done” questions that synthesize the work up to 15 hours of credit; 18 is the maximum of must major or minor in Religion or Philosophy. • participated in the LifeWorks reflection and learning of the previous three years; the professional internship credit which may count activities each semester (these activities skill set is assessment and evaluation, and the Bonner Scholars are required to: toward graduation. Twenty-one credit hours is include team-building exercises, group values focus is confidence. the maximum internship credit of any kind that 1. attend a scholar retreat prior to the discussions, common readings, and may be counted toward the bachelor’s degree. beginning of the fall semester journaling). Center for Career Counseling and For more information about service-learning 2. maintain a minimum GPA • developed a portfolio with reflection Advising 3. live on campus during the four-year college and internships, come by the Center, located essays demonstrating the connections Director ...... Gill Bosonetto on the ground floor of Renfro Library, or call experience between their community experiences, the 689-1162. 4. complete 140 hours of engaged service to leadership activities, and what they learned The Career Development Center assists students the community each semester in the Commons courses. in their career decision-making process, as well Honor Scholars Program 5. complete 280 hours of engaged service to as with seeking employment during and after Each semester of the Civic Engagement program the community during two summers college. Its program aims to provide students Bonner Scholars Coordinator . . Cindy Frost focuses on a particular set of leadership skills, 6. participate in a four-year program designed with the resources to help make informed a knowledge base, and values for the common to complement each student’s academic, choices, develop experience and skills in their The Mars Hill College Honor Scholars Program good. social, and personal growth while at MHC fields of interest, and to apply their personal has a long history of service, leadership, and (including weekly reflection meetings First Year Fall semester has the theme values, preferences and abilities towards a academic excellence. Scholars are expected to during the freshman year) Exploration, and accompanies the Challenges rewarding career path. We also help increase demonstrate these characteristics throughout course in the Commons. At this introductory students’ understanding of the value and their college experience. The Honor Scholars The Honor Scholars program is administered stage, the knowledge base focuses on marketability of a liberal arts education in the Program consists of two distinct groups: by Dean of LifeWorks in consultation with the appreciative inquiry (asking good questions); world of work. Building meaningful networks , and . Leadership Scholars Bonner Scholars Academic Standards, Admissions, and Financial the focus of the skill set is time management, related to job opportunities, internships and a TheLeadership Scholars program includes Aid Committee. and the values focus is wonder and discovery. wide variety of for-profit, non-profit, and public the following scholarships: Church Leadership, organizations is part of this program. Mars Hill Sophomore year fall semester has the theme Grayson, Leo White, and Marshbanks- The Civic Engagement Program alumni play an important role in the network. Collaboration, and accompanies the Civic Anderson. Student Leadership Coordinator.....Terri Farless Life Course. At this stage, the knowledge The Career Development Center is located in Participation in the Leadership Scholars base focuses on the “where am I” questions of the LifeWorks suite on the lower level of Renfro program has several requirements. Each scholar The Civic Engagement Program is designed community and region; the skill sets are assets Library. You are invited to stop by and talk with must: for students interested in strengthening their mapping and group facilitation, and the values Gill Bosonetto about your career concerns, or leadership capacity for work and service in the 1. attend a scholar retreat prior to the focus is respect. to log onto the career development website at wider community. It is specifically helpful for http://lifeworks.mhc.edu/career. At this site beginning of the fall semester Sophomore year spring semester has the theme scholarship students who have service-learning you will be able to access information not only 2. maintain a 3.2 GPA Advocacy, and accompanies the Critique course. requirements; the Civic Engagement Program about our career development services, but you 3. live on campus during the four-year college At this stage, the knowledge base focuses on the is a good way to fulfill these requirements. will be able to explore current job opportunities experience “why” questions of faith and reason; the skill set Students who complete the Civic Engagement by clicking on either the NACElink for the Job 4. complete in 35 hours of engaged service to is civil dialogue, and the values focus is integrity. program will have a portfolio demonstrating Drawer links.

Catalog 2005-06 14 Mars Hill College 15 The Hester Center for Peace and Programming for the Hester Center will include Justice an annual book discussion, a visiting lecture series, the presentation of the Michael Emory Coordinating Committee: Award, and scholarship support for a student Stan Dotson, Dean of LifeWorks who proposes a significant research project or Chaplaincy/Campus Ministry Beth Vogler, Associate Professor of Social experience (such as an international experience) Campus Ministry Associate . . . Debra Huff in Broyhill Chapel each Tuesday that classes Work related to the theme for the year. The Hester are in session during the semester. These Harry Hughes, Assistant Professor of Center programs are open to anyone interested ars Hill College is a liberal arts institution services, sponsored by Campus Ministry and Mathematics in fostering a greater understanding of peace with Christian commitments and roots the Religious Life Committee, are an integral and justice issues. Min the Baptist tradition. So, whether it’s in element of the religious life program on the The Hester Center at Mars Hill College exists the classroom or on a service project, you will Mars Hill College campus. Crossroads seeks to create educational programming for faculty, A generous gift to Mars Hill College by General Hugh Hester led to the endowment find that Mars Hill is a place where students to promote the spiritual and personal growth staff, and students that promotes dialogue and are encouraged to integrate faith into their of members of the college community by deepens understanding of issues related to of the Hester Center for Peace and Justice in 1987. General Hester served under Douglas exploration of the world. The Chaplain’s Office reaffirming our tradition in the Christian faith peace and justice. These issues involve more serves as a resource in this regard. We sponsor and Baptist heritage; raising our awareness of than the absence of armed conflict; they denote MacArthur in the Pacific theater during World War II. The dropping of the atomic bomb had weekly “Crossroads” services; facilitate the how faith informs our living; making us aware the presence of peaceful and just relationships workings of the Christian Student Movement; of the radical relevance of the life and teachings between individuals, groups, and nations, and a profound effect on General Hester, and he soon left the life of the military to become provide pastoral counseling and guidance to of Christ to our everyday lives; and fostering the between human societies and the natural world. students, faculty, and staff; and relate externally development of compassion, responsibility and Given the broad understanding of peace and an activist for peace and abolition of nuclear weapons. He had a special desire for young to congregations and agencies supportive of respect. justice, the Center will sponsor programming our mission. In general, we seek to facilitate around a four year rotating thematic emphasis: people to learn alternatives to violence when To achieve its purpose Crossroads meets weekly confronted by conflicts at home and around the religious dialogue on campus and meet the providing opportunities for worship of God 2005-2006: Poverty the world. General Hester’s gift has impacted spiritual needs of the Mars Hill family. through scripture, prayer, music, preaching;, 2006-2007 : Environmental Impacts thousands of students who have participated in and reflection. The programs involve students, 2007-2008: War and Peace peacemaking programs throughout the years. crossroads: \’kros- rods\ staff, faculty, and invited guests from off campus 2008-2009: Ethnic and Racial Conflict For more information, contact Stan Dotson, n usu pl but sing or pl in constr as active participants and leaders. Likewise, the Dean of LifeWorks. a: the place of intersection of two or more programs reflect the rich diversity of Christian roads expressions represented on campus. b: a community located at such a crossroads c: a central meeting place Crossroads encompasses three kinds of gatherings you will experience in Broyhill Campus Ministry and the Religious Life Chapel Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m.- Committee at Mars Hill define Crossroads as - • traditional, which includes the traditional a: the place where spiritual, intellectual, and elements of a worship service: prayers, personal growth intersect, where the faith music, scripture, preaching; journey meets the liberal arts, where mind, • spiritual enrichment, which emphasizes heart, soul, and strength connect one or more of the following elements of b: The community of people-students, faculty, worship: prayer, praise, testimony, music, staff, administrators, and other friends of drama, dance; and the college-who gather together to discover • convocation, which includes official college and celebrate these connections events such as Founders Day and the c: the central meeting place for experiencing Community Service Convocation. these connections-Broyhill Chapel The styles of music and preaching in the various Crossroads gatherings are held at 10:00 a.m. gatherings will be diverse, representing the

Catalog 2005-06 16 Mars Hill College 17 diversity in our own community, giving us worship practices, theological persuasions and difference in their homes, in their workplaces, in all an opportunity to develop an appreciative spiritual disciplines represented among our connected to the world of work... their communities, and in their world. understanding of many different forms of constituencies. “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you worship and celebration. have received.” -Ephesians 4:1 Mars Hill College, an academic community Other opportunities for religious life include challenges and equips students to pursue rooted in the Christian faith, challenges The idea of vocation, or calling, is central to spiritual and personal growth groups, musical intellectual, spiritual, and personal growth... and equips students to pursue intellectual, Mars Hill’s mission, God gifts people with a ensembles, the Christian Student Movement spiritual, and personal growth that is: wide variety of abilities and interests and calls (CSM, which offers a weekly program for “The most important commandment,” them to employ their gifts across the spectrum • grounded in a rigorous study of the fellowship and spiritual nurture), weekly praise answered Jesus, “is this...Love the Lord your of professions: ministry, law, medicine, Liberal Arts, and worship, FCA, Journey Teams (providing God with all your heart and with all your education, business, social work, etc. We want • connected with the world of work, and weekend youth ministry opportunities in local soul and with all your mind and with all your our graduates to find worthwhile work and • committed to character development, to churches), dorm Bible studies, the Refuge strength.” -Mark 12:38-30 distinguish themselves in every field by doing service, and to responsible citizenship in (Bible study and coffee house), and mission At Mars Hill, we see that developing knowledge, good (ethical work--making a life) and doing the community, the region, and the world opportunities - local, national, and international. values, and skills are integral ways of loving God well (successful work--making a living). Mars Hill’s religious identity will never be fully Campus Ministry also takes a leadership role and following what Jesus called the greatest commandment. Pursuing intellectual growth-- answered through a simple written statement, in LifeWorks to promote Dreams Into Deeds, a and committed to character development, to developing knowledge--is critical to loving God but will continually emerge through an thematic program in its sixth year at Mars Hill. service, and to responsible citizenship in the with all your mind. Pursuing spiritual growth-- ongoing dialogue among members of the Mars Dreams Into Deeds is a campus-wide effort to community, the region, and the world. Hill family. Based on our mission statement make connections between faith, learning, and deepening values--is critical to loving God with “There are different kinds of service...(and) (above), this document was developed by the action around issues of critical importance all your heart and soul. And pursuing personal varieties of working, but it is the same God who Religious Life Committee in consultation with in our world. Each year, Mars Hill organizes growth--strengthening skills for life and work-- inspires them all in every one. To each is given the Church Relations Council. In addition, programming across campus-including is critical to loving God with all your strength. the manifestation of the Spirit for the common faculty, staff and the Board of Advisors offered Crossroads speakers, visiting artists, lecturers, feedback at various stages of its drafting. On through an education that is grounded in a good.” - I Corinthians 12:5-6 and national leaders, films, workshops, and November 7, 2003 the Board of Trustees of rigorous study of the liberal arts... service projects-around the chosen theme. At Mars Hill, we balance the freedom inherent Mars Hill College voted to approve the use of “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall in a liberal arts education with responsibility. this document to publicly communicate the Mars Hill College Religious make you free.”-John 8:32 We challenge our students to become “response- religious identity of the College. It represents Identity Statement able,” prepared to respond to the difficult “Liberal arts” comes from a Latin phrase our best understanding of who we are, relative challenges of the 21st century with core meaning the arts suitable and necessary for free to our Christian roots, and it is an invitation Mars Hill College, an academic community commitments and activities that serve the people to govern themselves. The liberal arts to all members of the Mars Hill community-- rooted in the Christian faith... common good. We want our graduates to value at Mars Hill are rooted in freedom--freedom to alumni, trustees, faculty, staff, students and “Paul stood up in the midst of Mars Hill and civic engagement, to be the kind of people explore critical questions of life from different prospective students--to join us as we seek to said: ‘People of Athens, I see that you are very who live out their faith commitments in every perspectives in the pursuit of truth. Our fulfill our mission. religious.’” - Acts 17.22 arena and spend their lives making a positive Baptist heritage strongly emphasizes religious Mars Hill College is a place where faith and liberty, expressed as the freedom and autonomy reason meet, where students, faculty and of persons and churches in a free state. This staff explore questions of faith reasonably heritage nurtures our practice of academic in the spirit of Christ-like compassion and freedom. We recognize that any form of respect. While Mars Hill is not a church, coercive dogmatism claiming to have the only our roots are Christian and our heritage is correct version of truth, imposing that view on Baptist. We encourage students, faculty, staff, others, and restricting freedom of inquiry is administrators, trustees and alumni in their incompatible with the way we experience the practice and expression of faith. We honor liberal arts and Christian higher education at the variety of denominations, faith traditions, Mars Hill.

Catalog 2005-06 18 Mars Hill College 19 In keeping with the Speaker’s commitment to Western North Carolina and to education, Rural Life Museum the Center encourages study of the college’s The museum facilitates the collection, extensive collections of photographs, sound preservation, exhibition and interpretation of Academic Resources recordings, documents, and artifacts. These rural life artifacts relevant to the history and Renfro Library materials are housed in the Appalachian Room, culture of the Southern Appalachian region. Renfro Library contains approximately 84,000 the Rural Life Museum, and the Heritage Through its exhibits and educational program The Mars Hill College academic community books and periodical volumes, and provides Cabin. Coordinated by Ms. Cassie Robinson, the museum assists students, faculty members, promotes intellectual, spiritual, and personal in-house access to more than 300 journals the Center provides support for the Regional and other patrons in understanding rural growth by providing an education grounded and electronic access to the text of more than Studies Program of the college, offers assistance heritage. It is open by appointment. Contact Ms. in the liberal arts, connected with the world of 10,000 journals. The library is a member of the with individual research, and provides a venue Cassie Robinson in the Liston B. Ramsey Center work, and committed to character development. Mountain College Library Network (MCLN), in which faculty, students, and community for Regional Studies at (828) 689-1262. The Renfro Library facilitates the mission of a 13-institution consortium which provides members come together for regionally oriented the college by providing resources and services quick access to periodicals and books from each programs and events. Visiting Artists and Lecturers that support and enhance the programs in the participating library. Interlibrary loan services five divisions and the Liberal Arts in Action are available through network agreements with Appalachian Room Through its Visiting Artist and Lecturers general education curriculum. An integral part Committee the College brings to the campus regional and national consortia. The Appalachian Room, housing non- of the academic community, the Library selects, a variety of cultural programs to support circulating books and other resources related organizes, and provides: Library hours and other information are posted the academic programs. In past years these to the southern mountain region, represents on the library’s website: library.mhc.edu. have included the Vienna Choir Boys, the • Access to material collections that are the library’s major special collection. The room Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, the Peking relevant to curriculum and research needs. provides information and materials for student Harris Media Center Acrobats, the Atlanta Symphony, the Bulgarian • Access to electronic resources and physical and faculty use, maintains sources for local Symphony, the Acting Company, the Amazing material not located in the Library. history research, and offers periodic displays of The Marleine Reader Harris Media Center is Kreskin, Broadway Shows like Big River and • Cooperative borrowing privileges through regional arts and crafts. Additional Appalachian designed to serve the audiovisual needs of Buddy, the National Opera Company and the Interlibrary Loan. books can be accessed through the lower stack students and faculty. The passive solar facility National Players, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, • Reciprocal agreements and consortia floor and are available for circulation. includes teaching darkrooms for photography the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and dance arrangements with other libraries and classes; a projection room for viewing companies such as the North Carolina Dance organizations. Notable among the manuscripts collection held films, videotapes, multi-image programs, Theater, the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, and the • Instruction in the use of library resources in the Appalachian Room is the Bascom Lamar and computer presentations; two viewing Atlanta Ballet. and information literacy. classrooms; an area for individual listening and Lunsford Folk Music Collection, which includes scrapbooks, pictures, sound recordings, and viewing; a video studio with taping and editing International Education The Library maintains a highly qualified facilities; and storage and maintenance facilities other memorabilia. professional and paraprofessional staff that is The college recognizes the importance of global for audiovisual materials and equipment Other special collections include the Southern responsive to individual needs and enables the awareness and supports academic programs circulated throughout the campus. Appalachian Photographic Archives, the students, faculty and staff of Mars Hill College that emphasize international/intercultural Gertrude M. Ruskin Collection of Cherokee to fully utilize all available resources necessary education. Through the Liberal Arts in Action Liston B. Ramsey Center for Indian artifacts and materials, Baptist records to support the mission of the college. Regional Studies sequence of courses, global learning and including associational minutes and church understanding will be central to the Mars Hill Library Services and Policies The Liston B.Ramsey Center for Regional histories, and the college archives including student’s academic experience. In addition, Studies, centrally located in Renfro Library, papers relating to the history of Mars Hill all Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and The MHC computer network provides access to was named in honor of the former Speaker of College. Bachelor of Fine Arts majors are required to the Renfro Library catalog and direct access to the North Carolina House who passed away in The Appalachian Room is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. take two semesters of a foreign language. encyclopedias, atlases, literary and biographical 2001. An alumnus of the college, Mr. Ramsey Monday-Friday, and is located in the Liston indexes and other online information sources. The Center for International Education was made Mars Hill the depository for the records B. Ramsey Center on the main floor of Renfro The network is also used to search for indexing, established to provide leadership and coherence of his long and distinguished legislative career. Library. abstracting and full-text of journals. to the international programs on campus. The

Catalog 2005-06 20 Mars Hill College 21 college has an active International Club, hosts the Border program located in Tucson, AZ, and lectures and other cultural events dealing with Nogales, Mexico; Regents College in London; Asheville Area Educational global issues, and celebrates international and other providers. It is also possible for Consortium diversity with an annual International Festival. students to register directly with other U.S. or The Asheville Area Educational Consortium is Foreign students are valued highly at the college foreign programs and transfer both elective and a consortium of Mars Hill College, University and international student orientation and required credits back to the college. Director of of North Carolina at Asheville, and Warren advising are important responsibilities of the International Education is Gordon Hinners. Wilson College for the purpose of enriching Director of International Education. Student Support Services Program the educational experience of students at The college also offers the International Studies the participating institutions. This affords major. Through an interdisciplinary approach, The Student Support Services TRIO Program students access to broader educational students take courses in a wide range of fields. can provide tutoring for a difficult course, experiences through inter-institutional cross- Moreover, the college offers over 60 courses help reduce test anxiety, suggest wise time registration, which enables a student at any of an international nature in many different management strategies, offer academic advising, member institution to enroll in courses at any disciplines. and provide career and personal counseling, of the member institutions without separate among other services. This program provides admission procedures or incurring registration Study Abroad trained staff members and carefully selected fees at the other institution. Registration is on a Mars Hill College values study abroad as an peers to work with students who qualify for space-available basis and is handled through the important element of a student’s international services. Interested students who are not registrar’s offices of the institutions. education. Through a variety of programs, certain of their eligibility for the program or students can find ample options to study, work who wish to learn more about the services and or participate in service learning/volunteer activities should call 689-1380 or come by the projects in virtually all areas of the world. Student Support Services office, located on Mars Hill sponsors several international study the first floor of Marshbanks Hall. The office opportunities for credit, including Mars Hill is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. in Mexico, a study tour of Chiapas, Mexico; to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00 p.m. and Mars Hill in Italia, a summer program to 8:00 p.m. Services are tailored to individual in Pirugia, Italy. Faculty have also led trips to needs and are free to eligible students. The Europe, Asia, and Latin America. program is 100% funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to these programs, Mars Hill maintains several affiliations with other Computer Resources institutions and consortia that provide semester, Mars Hill ranks among the highest of North year-long, and short term study abroad Carolina campuses with its computer:student opportunities. Through the International ratio of 1:5. More than 212 computers are Student Exchange Program (ISEP), students available for student use on the campus. The can study at more than 100 universities on 5 campus features a computer network which continents. Mars Hill is the only private NC may be accessed both on and off campus. member school of ISEP, the largest student Students with computers can access the exchange program of its kind. Students also can network 24 hours a day. The network provides participate in the Semester in London program, students, faculty, and staff with access to managed by a consortium of Appalachian campus information, electronic mail, the library colleges. Scholarships are available for this catalog, research databases, and the Internet. program through the Appalachian College All college e-mail addresses end in @mhc.edu. Association. Mars Hill maintains active The college’s homepage address is: www.mhc. affiliations with the Borderlinks Semester on edu.

Catalog 2005-06 22 Mars Hill College 23 each department, the specific requirements are Acceptance of Credit outlined in the descriptions of the academic Mars Hill College will accept for credit those departments and majors later in this catalog. courses completed at regionally accredited Minors may also be chosen. To receive a minor undergraduate two- and four-year institutions at Mars Hill College a transfer student must Academic Policies or from other institutions when appropriate Academic Orientation and Advising complete a minimum of 6 hours in the minor at an advisor will meet with each freshman for documentation is provided. Students Mars Hill College. Incoming new students participate in Gateway a personal conference to plan the academic transferring 68 or more credits from two- Orientation, administered jointly through the schedule for the coming semester. Students may Credit-hour guidelines for majors and minors year institutions must earn a minimum of Office of Student Life and the Admissions. A be required to take one or more developmental are as follows: 60 additional semester hours at four-year courses (ED 101, ENG 100, ENG 101, MTH special orientation is done for International Minimum, all majors: 30 hours institutions. The last 32 semester hours and students through the Office of the Coordinator 101) if the APT scores are below the required a minimum of 12 hours in the major must be standards. Maximum, liberal arts majors: 48 hours of International Education. The student’s Maximum, all professional majors: 64 hours earned at Mars Hill. faculty advisor offers counsel in planning Students for whom English is a second language Minimum, all minors: 18 hours Courses submitted for transfer credit an academic program and in selecting will register for ENG 100. Other students will Maximum, all minors: 24 hours are evaluated by the Registrar’s Office in appropriate learning experiences. The be placed in ENG 101, ENG 111, or ENG 113 consultation with the appropriate department individual student is ultimately responsible based upon their high school records, their Note: chairpersons. Courses to satisfy general for fulfilling all requirements for the degree. standardized test scores, and the results of the “Hours” in the major/minor are defined as education and major requirements are Completion of requirements and eligibility for APT. Students who place into ENG 111 and all credits earned within the major or minor evaluated individually. Students transferring graduation is certified by the registrar’s office; have transfer or advanced placement credit department, plus credits from courses outside with the core general education requirements therefore, special questions and/or matters of for English will register for ENG 112. All the department that are required in the major or in a college transfer program from a North interpretation should be addressed to personnel students must register for appropriate 100-level minor and cannot be counted as part of General Carolina community college will receive credit in that office. ENG courses until the College Composition Education (excludes Professional Education for most general education requirements. (See A college course, LAA 111-Challenges, is Connector component of the General requirements). Admissions section for more information on used to introduce students to the educational Education Curriculum has been satisfactorily transfer credit). program of the college and to related services completed and may not withdraw from these Change of Faculty Advisor or Major courses. Any student who does withdraw from Special Kinds of Academic Credit and resources. Through LAA 111 each To ensure timely progress toward completing incoming freshman becomes part of a small the appropriate 100-level ENG course before the College Composition Connector has been degree requirements, students should declare Mars Hill College provides for College Level group of other freshmen and an advising a major or area of interest during their second Examination Program (CLEP) credit, Credit by team composed of a faculty member and satisfactorily completed will have his/her schedule cancelled. semester of enrollment. Freshmen will be Examination, and Advanced Placement credit in an upperclassman. The team works with advised for second semester classes by their accordance with the following policies: the freshman group during orientation and In the advising process, each student is LAA 111 instructor; then will be assigned to a 1. Three semester hours of CLEP credit will throughout the semester. For several days ultimately responsible for choosing a course major advisor. All major and/or advisor change be awarded for a score of at least 500 on during orientation before classes begin, the of study and fulfilling its requirements as set forms must be turned in to the registrar’s office each of the general examinations. Students advising team holds a series of seminars to help forth by the college. Other sub-sections on during early registration weeks. who earn the score recommended by the establish a primary reference group for each “General Academic Information” and the section incoming student, to allow time for explanation on “Majors” in this catalog provide essential Academic Calendar and Credit Council on College-Level Examinations of the curriculum, and to orient freshmen to the information about educational requirements on one of the subject examinations will be college. and options which students should carefully The college operates on a school year divided awarded three semester hours of credit. read. into three major segments: a fall semester which 2. Credit for Reflective Life Experience may The Academic Placement Tests (APT), a series runs from late August to mid-December; a be awarded to students on the basis of of tests in mathematics, writing, reading, and The Academic Major/Minor spring semester which runs from early January their participation in learning experiences modern foreign languages, may be used to mid-May; and a summer session of two five- that were outside of formal academic to assess the basic skills level of incoming By the end of the freshman year, each week terms in June, July and August. All courses settings. Adults and younger, resident students. Using the results of the APT and student should choose a major. Because the are based on semester hours credit. college students may achieve such credit if other information obtained in the seminars, requirements for a major vary according to their experiences can be verified in relation

Catalog 2005-06 24 Mars Hill College 25 to stated requirements. Applications without paying extra is 20 (exclusive of applied advisor during the drop/add period. Normally, circumstances. Medical withdrawals must be for Reflective Life Experience credit are music and varsity athletics courses); in a five- no course may be added after the initial approved by the Manager of medical services made as part of the LAA 101 class for week summer term, 9. registration period for adding courses; however, and/or the Director of Counseling. Withdrawals adults and as part of half-day workshops Any student who wishes to take more than 20 exceptions may be made with the approval of for other extenuating circumstances must scheduled in the fall and spring terms for hours in a regular semester or 9 hours in a the instructor and the registrar. Any instructor be approved by the chief academic officer resident students. The maximum credit five-week summer term must have a GPA of 3.0, may refuse to accept a student after the initial (ACCESS students’ withdrawals must be for Reflective Life Experience is 9 semester based on at least 12 credit hours in the previous registration period if, in his/her judgment, too approved by both the Dean or Associate Dean hours. semester, regardless of classification. much subject matter has already been covered. of ACCESS and by the chief academic officer.) 3. Credit by Examination is awarded to Further information on the withdrawal process students who test out of certain courses The fee charged per overload credit hour is Withdrawal from a Course is listed in the Student Handbook. Please refer or competencies. This includes both stated in the financial section of this catalog. During the first 20 days of classes (2 weeks for to the financial section of this catalog for fiscal CLEP and other tests designed by the Applied music courses (for which fees are ACCESS short-term classes; five days of classes responsibilities when withdrawing. college. The maximum credit awarded already charged) and varsity athletics are for summer sessions), a student is allowed to is 15 semester hours. The department excluded from overload fees. drop a course, with advisor’s authorization, Auditing a Course chairperson will make final determination No student is permitted to take more than without any entry being made on the permanent Individuals not enrolled at Mars Hill College of the exact amount of credit. Application 23 hours in a single semester under any record. All courses for which the student is who wish to audit a course must: 1) complete is made through the appropriate academic circumstances. registered at the end of this withdrawal period an application for audit, 2) obtain approval department. are considered courses attempted. Any student from the Registrar, 3) obtain approval from 4. The college participates in the Advanced Appeals of the GPA requirement must be who withdraws from a course after the last day approved by the student’s advisor. Students the instructor when so advised, and 4) pay Placement Program of the College to withdraw will receive the grade “F.” the audit fee. Enrolled full-time students may Entrance Examination Board. Freshmen having approval to take work at another institution while enrolled at Mars Hill College After the designated drop period, a student, who audit one course per term without additional who have demonstrated their achievement completes the official withdrawal procedure, charge providing approval is obtained from the of specific placement tests may submit must keep their total course load within these stated limits. may be permitted to drop a course due to academic advisor and instructor concerned. their scores to the Registrar’s Office. Those exceptional circumstances such as medical or Audited courses are not reflected on the achieving a score of three (3) or better will Registration and Schedule Changes other serious personal problems. The grade for academic transcript. be granted course credit and advanced approved withdrawals will be “W”; however, placement in the area of their proficiency. Courses are offered on a semester basis with special circumstances may make the student Evaluation, Grading, and Transcripts 5. Mars Hill College accepts the International schedules published in October and March eligible for a grade of “incomplete,” but only A student’s academic transcript is considered Baccalaureate Degree for secondary for the following semesters. Early registration with the permission of the instructor. certification and awards advanced with advisors is held for continuing students the permanent academic record and consists placement credit. during the fall and spring semesters. Continuing No student living in a college residence hall may of directory information—name, address, 6. Three semester hours of Physical Education students who do not register at early take fewer than 12 semester hours except with identification number, social security number, Credits (PE 101- Foundation of Physical registration may register with new students special permission from the dean of students graduation date, degree, major(s), minor(s); Education-3 semester hours) will be at the beginning of each semester. No student and the registrar. and the complete academic record including given for basic military training upon the may attend class unless cleared by the Business transfer credits. Withdrawal from the College submission of the student’s DD 214. Office and officially registered. During the Records of progress are kept on veteran and Tuition is charged for academic credit obtained registration period at the beginning of a term To withdraw officially from the college, a non‑veteran students alike. Semester grade by items 2 and 3 above. The current rate may a student may, with advisor’s authorization, student must follow a specific withdrawal reports are available on-line through IQ.Web. be ascertained in the Business Office or in the change from one course to another, add or procedure which is initiated in the Student Life Mid-semester, unsatisfactory grades are Financial Information section of this catalog. drop a course without any entry being made on Office or Admissions Office (ACCESS Office available on-line through IQ.Web. his/her permanent record. The final date of the for ACCESS students). Withdrawals after the The basic unit of credit is the semester Academic Load and Overload Policy initial registration period is five class days for last day of the designated drop period will hour. Typically, a semester hour represents a regular semesters and two regular class days for result in grades of “F” for all classes, unless A normal full-time academic course load is 12 minimum of one lecture hour or two laboratory summer school. A student desiring to change the withdrawal is approved for grades of “W” to 20 semester hours. The maximum number of hours a week for a semester. Internship credit is his/her schedule should meet with his/her for medical reasons or other extenuating hours a student may carry in a regular semester awarded on the basis of 37.5 contact hours per

Catalog 2005-06 26 Mars Hill College 27 credit hour. withdrawing from a course will receive the semester. To be eligible for graduation with Academic Probation/Suspension grade of “F” unless approved for other grade honors, a student must have completed at least Two grading systems are employed to indicate Mars Hill College students must demonstrate by the chief academic officer. 60 semester hours at Mars Hill College by the levels of student performance in courses. One is their ability to perform satisfactorily both by end of the semester prior to the graduation the traditional A-F system, as follows: grade point average and by hours earned. To Incomplete Grades semester. The student’s final transcript will A - excellent; B - good; C - acceptable; D - poor remain enrolled in good academic standing, a A grade of “I” is a temporary grade and will indicate the actual honors earned based on the (although a passing grade, may not be used to student must have maintained at the end of any automatically be changed to an “F” by the final MHC grade point average. satisfy a general education, major or minor semester the following cumulative grade point Registrar at the end of the drop period in the requirement); and F - failure. The diploma of a student who has a cumulative average and earn the minimum hours listed: semester following the semester in which MHC grade point average of 3.50 is inscribed The second grading system is as follows: S the “Incomplete” grade was given, unless “cum laude”; the diploma of a student who has a Qualitative Standards - satisfactory; U - unsatisfactory. (Further details the instructor replaces it with a grade. The grade point average of 3.70 is inscribed “magna Freshmen (fewer than 28 hours earned) 1.50 follow in this section.) instructor may shorten or lengthen the time cum laude”; and the diploma of a student who Sophomores (28-59 hours earned) 1.80 permitted for making up an Incomplete. The has a grade point average of 3.90 is inscribed The meanings of other final grades are Juniors and above (60 or more hours earned) 2.00 as follows: CE - credit by examination; I - instructor may grant an extension for an “summa cum laude.” Incomplete for one semester by completing an incomplete; W - withdrawal. Regular students who earn a grade point Quantitative Standards Extension Card in the registrar’s office. average of 3.50 on a minimum of 12 semester Semester Attempted Hours Min. Required Grade Point Calculation hours and no grade below C are included on the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading Earned Hours Dean’s list at the end of the semester. The college seeks to encourage its students 12 hours or more (full-time) 12 hours Each student is permitted to identify four in the quality – as well as the quantity – of Membership in the campus chapter of Alpha 9-11 hours (3/4 time) 9 hours elective courses (outside general education, their work through a grade point system. The Chi National Honor Scholarship Society 6-8 hours (1/2 time) 6 hours major, or minor requirements) during the following grade points will be assigned for is based primarily on grades. The chapter, junior and senior years, to be taken on an S/U each letter grade: A = 4; A minus = 3.7; B plus designated as the North Carolina Epsilon A student who does not meet the minimum basis. These are limited to one per semester. = 3.3; B = 3; B minus = 2.7; C plus = 2.3; C = 2; Chapter, is open to juniors and seniors in the requirement will be placed on academic In addition, certain courses designated by the C minus = 1.7; D = 1; F = 0. For example, if a top five percent of their class who have a grade probation for the following semester. A student departments are graded on an S/U basis rather student receives a final grade of B in a course point average of not less than 3.50. who fails to meet the requirements during than on the traditional ABCDF scale. An S that carries three semester hours credit, he/she the probationary semester will be placed on indicates that the student has demonstrated a ACCESS honor students are eligible for is awarded 9 quality points. The grade point academic suspension for one regular semester. level of mastery in course skills and knowledge membership in Mu Kappa Lambda , a chapter average is computed by dividing the total quality However, a student who earns a 2.0 grade point that has been established by the instructor of Alpha Sigma Lambda. Alpha Sigma Lambda points on hours earned by the number of hours average for the probationary semester (full- as meeting the criteria for competence (i.e. a recognizes adult students in continuing higher attempted, except for courses with grades of CE, time enrollment) will automatically be granted level of A,B, or C). In some cases the student education who achieve academic excellence, CR, W, S, and U; and those excluded under the one more semester to achieve the required must demonstrate a higher level of proficiency while managing responsibilities to family, work Repeat Course Policy. cumulative standard. in order to earn a grade of S. A grade of U and the community. To be eligible for graduation, students must indicates that the student has failed to meet the Students placed on academic suspension at the (1) complete a minimum of 128 hours (with criteria for competency. No quality points are Repeat Course Policy end of the spring semester may use the summer the last 32 hours at Mars Hill), (2) complete awarded for grades of S/U, nor are the hours Courses in which a student has earned a grade session to meet the minimum standards to be all requirements for a degree program, and (3) included in the calculation of the grade point of D, F, U, or W may be repeated. The grade reinstated for the fall semester; those placed have a cumulative GPA of 2.0. The cumulative average. and hours for each attempt will be recorded but on academic probation may use the summer GPA will be used for financial aid standards the grade and hours for the last attempt will be session to return to good standing for the fall of progress, for graduation honors, and Academic Honors used to calculate earned hours and the grade semester. for computation of academic standing for point average (gpa). A student may not repeat probation and suspension. Honors for graduation programs will be based Any student may appeal to the Admissions, on Mars Hill College credits only, and will be a course for which he/she has a grade of C- or Academic Standards and Financial Aid Any student who withdraws from a course calculated on a student’s academic record at better. Committee. after the initial registration and adjustment the end of the semester prior to the graduation period and the specified period for Students who have been academically

Catalog 2005-06 28 Mars Hill College 29 suspended may apply for readmission through The number of absences permitted in each class Graduation and Residence students have earned 90 semester hours of the Admissions Office after one semester. is determined by the academic department Requirements credit, they are classified as seniors and must concerned in accordance with the following apply for graduation with the Registrar’s Office. To participate in the Commencement ceremony, Readmission After Academic principles: They will then receive an academic audit, which a student must have completed all requirements Suspension will outline remaining course requirements 1. That the number of absences permitted for a degree. Students completing requirements for degree completion. It is required that Students who leave Mars Hill College while be set realistically to provide students in May will be allowed to participate in the student then have a meeting with the on academic probation or who have been an opportunity to participate in May commencement. Those completing Assistant Registrar to determine graduation suspended for academic reasons, will only be extracurricular activities; requirements in August or December will accepted for readmission if they have attended eligibility. After the meeting it is the student’s 2. That each instructor distribute a course be allowed to participate in the December another accredited institution and raised responsibility to notify the Assistant Registrar syllabus including the absence policy commencement. their cumulative grade point average to that of any changes in his/her academic plan. within the first week of class. The academic program which leads to a degree required for academic good standing for their is composed of related parts: general education, Substitutions classification upon readmission. 3. That faculty maintain attendance rosters the major, and electives. Courses taken as and report excessive absences to the Substitutions of required courses, other degree In exceptional cases, the Admissions, Academic electives may be in the student’s major, in retention office. For relation to financial requirements, and academic regulations may be Standards and Financial Aid Committee may related disciplines, or in other areas of special aid see “Refund Policy for Federal Aid made only with adequate cause. Substitutions vote to readmit a student who does not qualify interest. A maximum of nine semester hours Recipients.” in major requirements established by an under the previous conditions, if, and only if, of credit for developmental courses (ED 101, academic department must be approved by 1) it is possible for the student to attain good ENG 100, ENG 101, MTH 101) may be applied Change of Grade the department chairperson. Substitutions in standing within one semester of readmission toward graduation as electives. college-wide regulations and requirements must without taking an overload and 2) the student’s Once reported to the registrar, all grades To receive a degree from Mars Hill College, a be approved by the chief academic officer. All previous academic record at Mars Hill College become part of the permanent record. A grade student must complete the general education requests must be submitted in writing to the gives strong indication that the requisite grades may not be changed unless it is a clerical error and major requirements specified in the appropriate person for approval and forwarded to attain good standing will be attained. or has been miscalculated by the professor. student’s catalog of entry and earn a minimum to the Registrar. Course substitution requests Under no circumstances will a letter grade of 128 semester hours of credit. Sixty credit In no case will a student suspended for related to disabilities accommodation should (other than I) be changed after it has been hours must be earned at a senior level academic reasons from Mars Hill College be be submitted in writing to the Committee on reported to the registrar, without approval institution. The last 32 credit hours and a readmitted to the College more than three Disabilities. Approved requests become part from the chief academic officer. An appeal for minimum of 12 hours in the major must be times. of the student’s academic file in the Registrar’s a grade change or a challenge to the academic earned at Mars Hill. Office. Class Attendance record must be made before the end of the semester following the term in which the The student must earn a cumulative grade A student should recognize that one of the most challenged grade was received. point average of 2.00 for all courses attempted Independent Study/Directed vital aspects of a residential college experience excluding those taken on an S/U basis and those Readings for which the repeat course policy was applied. is attendance and punctuality in the classroom Classification of Students There are opportunities in most academic and that the value of this academic experience Requirements for classification of students are Generally a student’s catalog of entry is departments for students to engage in cannot be fully measured by testing procedures as follows: considered his/her catalog for general independent study, research, seminars, and alone. The effect of absences upon grades is education, major, and minor requirements as directed readings. Such opportunities are open determined by the instructor. Arranging to 28 hours earned to be classified as a sophomore long as he/she is continuously enrolled full-time. to all students in accordance with policies make up work missed because of legitimate 60 hours: junior However, when significant general education, established by the Curriculum Committee. class absence is the responsibility of the student, 90 hours: senior major, or minor requirements change, the Students who wish to receive credit for work who takes full responsibility for attending Persons who meet entrance requirements and student my be required (or may choose) to in independent study must submit a proposal classes and is accountable to his/her instructor are taking college courses for credit but with complete the requirements, with appropriate to the Curriculum Committee by the date for all work. The consequence of failure to no intent to earn a degree are designated as substitutions, in a subsequent catalog. Full-time published in the academic year calendar. The assume this responsibility must be accepted by “Unclassified Students.” or part-time students not completing a degree proposal must be signed by the faculty member the student. within six years may be required to complete directing the study and by the department current requirements. When Mars Hill College chairperson. The Curriculum Committee will

Catalog 2005-06 30 Mars Hill College 31 promptly notify the student and supervising Summer School Permission to Take a Course at College Honor Code and Policy on faculty member if credit for the study is Another Institution Plagiarism The summer session constitutes an important approved. Independent study is defined as a segment of the total college program. In the After enrolling at Mars Hill, any student wishing program of study designed by a student and past, three sessions have been scheduled each to take a course from another institution and Honor Code faculty member to achieve mutually agreed We, the students for Mars Hill College, summer, two 5-week terms and an overlapping transfer the credit to Mars Hill must secure objectives. An independent study program pledge ourselves to uphold integrity, 10-week term. Classes are scheduled during the permission from the registrar prior to taking may not be substituted for a regular course honesty, and academic responsibility in and day and evening, and admission requirements the course. requirement. At times, a faculty member may out are generally the same as those for the regular offer a regular course by working individually The student must submit the following to the of the classroom. terms. The same academic standards are with a student. In this case Curriculum office of the registrar: maintained, and the credits earned are of equal Committee approval is not required. Honor Pledge value. The regular faculty and staff of the college 1. The name of the institution which will be Directed reading programs of study are On my honor, I have neither given nor serve during the summer, supplemented by attended and the dates. approved at the department level and should received any academic aid or information visiting instructors and specialists. All of the 2. The courses, course numbers and not be referred to the Curriculum Committee. that would violate the Honor Code facilities of the college are available during the descriptions of the courses to be taken Students wishing to pursue directed reading of Mars Hill College. summer, including tennis courts. 3. If a course is to be used to satisfy a major programs should contact a faculty member, A student who registers for 12 semester hours requirement, a statement of approval from department chairperson, or program Mars Hill students are expected to know how in summer school is considered full time (half the major department chairman. coordinator. to recognize and avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism time is 6 semester hours). A maximum of 18 4. An explanation of the reason(s) for is presenting other people’s work as your own. Independent study and directed reading semester hours credit may be earned in summer attending the institution. Using another person’s idea, words, or work is projects are designed to allow students to school. The registrar shall grant approval if, in her theft, just as surely as is the theft of a car, CD engage in research or study not available in The list of courses to be offered during the judgment, the proposed action is justifiable, the player, or other tangible property. As members regularly scheduled courses or to pursue in summer session is determined primarily by student has obtained the necessary approvals, of the academic community, students must be greater depth a subject of interest to which the needs and requests of the students. It and the student is not a senior. mindful of other people’s property. Failure to the student was introduced during a regular is published sufficiently early in the spring respect such property rights is considered a course. Students approved for independent If the student is classified as a senior, the semester to give students ample time to plan for serious and punishable violation of the Mars study and directed readings are deemed capable registrar will make a decision in consultation the summer. In addition to the wide choice of Hill College Honor Code. of showing the creativity and independence with the chief academic officer. The student regular courses the summer session is enriched that such subjects are intended to encourage; must obtain permission from the chief Plagiarism is: by numerous workshops, institutes, and special however, all independent study and directed academic officer if in the last 32 hours. • Presenting someone else’s idea but not conferences held on campus. Summer is a good reading projects are supervised by faculty, giving credit for it (implying the idea is time for freshmen to begin college. Classes are always involve regular periodic meetings Confidentiality of Student Records yours). small, and tuition is less than during the regular between the student and the faculty supervisor, • Presenting someone else’s words without school year. Access to most student records is limited by giving credit. result in a product of some kind, and are graded federal regulations, which are incorporated by the faculty supervisor according to evaluative The setting of the college in the mountains • Submitting any work which was done into the college’s official statement on the by someone else (including another criteria stated at the beginning of the project. contributes to the attractiveness of the summer confidentiality of student records. This policy is session. The moderate daytime temperatures student) and claiming it is your own The maximum credit which may be earned included in the Student Handbook and on the and cool nights, plus the scenic beauty, make work. Examples: lab reports and computer for internships and practica, directed reading Mars Hill College web page. summer time study unusually pleasant. assignments. programs, and independent study is 24 semester Opportunities to visit nearby scenic attractions hours with separate maximums as follows: A student who plagiarizes an assignment and to take advantage of recreational and internships and practica, 21; directed reading is violating the Honor Code. Penalties for cultural events both on and off campus enhance programs, 6; independent study, 6. Departments violations are determined by the Honor Council the summer as a time to combine vacation and may set lower maximums. Approved exceptions or by the instructor of the course in which the study. may be found in the departmental sections of incident occurred and range from a zero on this catalog. the assignment up to and including suspension from the college.

Catalog 2005-06 32 Mars Hill College 33 The Honor Council consists of ten members Step 3 If the ruling is unacceptable to either (six students and four faculty representatives, party, one opportunity for a formal with the Director of Judicial and Leadership appeal remains. The appeal must be Programs as a non-voting member) and is initiated in writing by the middle of responsible for enforcement of the Honor the semester following the alleged Degrees Offered by Mars Hill College Code. Refer to the Student Handbook for a violation. The appeal must specify full description of the Honor Council and the the charge, summarize the evidence, procedure governing hearings. and request a hearing. At the hearing, both sides must be present and be withBachelor majors in the following:of Arts withBachelor majors in the following:of Music Types of Honor Code Violations given an opportunity to present their Art Music Education arguments. Appeals will be submitted Cheating - plagiarism, cheat sheets, handing Education / Elementary (K-6) Performance in someone else’s work as one’s own—for to the Committee on Admissions and Education / English as a Second Academic Standards and Financial Language example: material from the Internet, helping Education / Middle Grades (6-9) someone in class in a manner that is Aid, unless the president of the college appoints a special hearing Education / Special Education withBachelor majors in the following:of Science considered cheating, giving or receiving any English information that is prohibited. board. The president of the college History Athletic Training will participate with the committee Lying - lying about any offense under the Honor International Studies Biology Code and Honor Pledge. in hearing the appeal. A final appeal Music Botany is heard by only one committee or Political Science Business Administration Stealing - only in those violations that are not Psychology Business Management (ACCESS only) covered by the Student Code of Conduct. special board and the decision is final and binding. Religion and Philosophy Chemistry Sociology Computer Science Academic Appeals For details, consult the Mars Hill College Spanish Fashion and Interior Merchandising Theatre Arts Mathematics When a judgment is made which a student Student Handbook, Section 4.6 Academic Appeals Procedure. Physical Education believes to be unfair or unfounded, he/she Recreation may appeal that decision. The statement of a Zoology grievance and the appeal of a decision should withBachelor major in the following: of Fine Arts follow procedures that encourage fairness, Musical Theatre civility, and responsible citizenship and should Bachelor of Social Work not infringe upon the rights of either students or instructors. The general procedure for making an appeal is as follows: Step 1 At least one conference must take place between the student and the instructor. Step 2 The student and the instructor must meet in the presence of the instructor’s supervisor. If this conversation does not resolve the problem, the case should be clearly stated and the supervisor will make a ruling which will be presented in writing to the student and instructor.

34 Mars Hill College major or one or more minors, or to broaden Association 1999-2000, is one example of a even further their total education. student initiative to build trust among members Liberal Arts in Action: We believe that activities outside of class should of the college community and to encourage a General Studies at MHC support the goals of general and specialized sense of responsibility and integrity. education. Many such activities complement The Purpose and enrich classroom studies. They also lead Mars Hill College, an academic community rooted in the Christian faith, challenges and equips to individual growth and development in being The purpose of the General Education program, students to pursue intellectual, spiritual and personal growth through an education that is responsible and accountable, setting priorities, Liberal Arts in Action, is to assist Mars Hill • grounded in a rigorous study of the liberal arts; developing leadership, expressing creativity, College students to learn to apply the breadth of • connected with the world of work; and and serving people with special needs. The the Liberal Arts in a practical way: • committed to character development, service and responsible LifeWorks program, described elsewhere in • To one’s vocation (preparing them to make citizenship in the community, region, and the world. the catalog, gives form and substance to these a living, i.e., to do well, equipping them dimensions of student learning. with knowledge, skills, and values that can The heart of our educational programs is the be transferred across the job market), and “Grounded in a rigorous study of the liberal arts” . . . . What At Mars Hill College, the Mars Hill College faculty. All faculty members • To life (preparing students to make a does that mean?? liberal arts curriculum are well-trained in their respective fields and life, i.e., to do good, equipping them with skilled in the art of teaching. They continue knowledge, skills, and values that can be For the ancient Greeks and Romans, the liberal arts were the skills has three parts: to learn through summer study, sabbaticals, transferred across a wide range of life that free peoples needed to govern themselves, e.g., how to think ➡➡ Liberal Arts in Action research, and individual study. A number of situations). critically, how to speak clearly, and how to build civil relationships (LAA) Commons: faculty members conduct noteworthy research, for civil society. exploring central but the primary concern of the faculty at Mars Applying the Breadth of the Liberal ; For the early European universities, the liberal arts meant gaining human questions Hill is leading students to be disciplined and Arts: competence in the “trivium” (grammar, rhetoric, logic) and effective learners. Practical Ways of Knowing the “quadrivium” (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy). ➡➡ The major, providing Philosophy was seen as feeding and nurturing all of the seven depth in a field of The Place In order to solve the problems and meet the liberal arts. study; & challenges facing us in the new millennium, For liberal arts colleges today, the liberal arts refer both to content Community is the term that best describes the we must cultivate the ability to see potential areas (math, science, humanities, arts) and to skill areas (critical ➡➡ The LAA Connectors learning environment at Mars Hill College. The solutions from a variety of perspectives. We & creative thinking, speaking, reading, writing, and doing art & plus electives, and environment in which Mars Hill students learn need to be able to see the world, its problems science). Liberally educated persons ask good questions, don’t providing breadth of is warm, supportive, accepting, and caring and its potential, through a variety of “lenses.” stop at the first answer, and contribute responsibly to their world. study. - characteristics that have grown out of our Many of the issues of life and work in the 21st Christian heritage. century are in a broad sense the same issues Community, however, means more at Mars humankind has been wrestling with throughout ars Hill College offers students a well- essential part of a college education. We expect Hill than friendliness and caring. The term the ages: issues involving health and well-being, Mrounded, total education, the essence our students to acquire the level of knowledge also implies expectations and responsible the environment, and the complexities of of a liberal arts college. Through the general and ability needed to enter a vocation related to behavior of all the members of the community. human relationships. The important questions education program we help students acquire their major and to pursue graduate studies. Community is a reality only to the extent that surrounding these issues are still the age-old the abilities and knowledge needed to be questions: What is real? What is true? What is Students in most majors may take as many all members are committed to maintaining responsible and successful in their lives and to beautiful and good? Those who seek to answer as one-third of the course hours required for high moral and academic standards, treating continue the life-long learning that the twenty- such questions relative to the challenges of the graduation (a total of 128 semester hours) other members of the community with respect, first century will demand of them. In the general 21st century will need to employ a breadth of from areas outside the major and the general serving one another unselfishly, and actively education program students explore many fields skill and a depth of understanding in order to education program. A few majors, however, participating in college life. of study essential to a liberal arts education and reach both individual achievement and the have requirements that decrease the number of that provide a sound foundation for a major. The Honor Code, which was written and good of humanity on the regional, national, and elective hours. Students may use their elective We recognize that work in the majors is also an approved by the Student Government global levels. hours to meet the requirements of a second

Catalog 2005-06 36 Mars Hill College 37 The Liberal Arts in Action approach enables evaluate, synthesize, and interpret complex realization of this gap makes the ability to reach courses. The two-part structure below students to understand themselves and the data generated by the information age. The common understandings of character, service, summarizes the requirements listed for each world through various lenses, that is, through skill sets and the body of knowledge gained and responsible citizenship more challenging in part. Please note that one course may not meet various ways of knowing. Students explore from the Liberal Arts in Action will enable the new millennium. two general education requirements. questions of reality, beauty, and truth through students to exercise powers of discernment, A third major change affecting community is empirical, symbolic, and narrative inquiry. The Commons weighing competing claims present in the mass the increasing reorganization of family systems Through empirical inquiry, students explore of information, as they seek to make reasoned and the fragmentation of community. A liberal The courses in the Commons constitute the these questions through the lens of deductive choices and responsible decisions. arts graduate needs to be able to negotiate and heart of Liberal Arts in Action. They emphasize and inductive reasoning. Through symbolic A third change involves the radical shift in contribute to both family and community in the connectivity of learning, life, and work inquiry, students explore the questions through demographics taking place in this country and these shifting contexts. and provide opportunities to explore major the lens of creative thinking and expression. the world. The ability to work with a diverse questions of human existence from different Through narrative inquiry, students explore Liberal Arts in Action will be cognizant of group of people in and out of the workplace perspectives. These courses also provide a the questions through the lens of critical these changes. The skill sets required through is a necessity today as never before. Liberal common experience for Mars Hill College analysis and interpretation of texts. Through Liberal Arts in Action will include creative Arts in Action will lead to an appreciative students that promotes community and a rigorous study in these multiple ways of and critical thinking, inquiry and research, and respectful understanding of diverse collaborative learning. They are required of all knowing and modes of inquiry, students gain and communication. These will enable cultures, helping students meet this challenge. students. a body of knowledge in a variety of disciplines students to explore these major questions of In addition, effective communication skills, and gain valuable experience in how to apply life in community. The body of knowledge The Liberal Arts in Action Commons explores including the skills of active listening, speaking this knowledge for personal growth, career gained, along with practical applications in central human questions: and writing, are critical to the building of strong real life settings, should empower the Mars development, and the common good. They also LAA 111 Challenges: Who are you? What do teams of diverse people who work together to Hill graduate to re-define and embody deep discover the meaning and joy of learning. you want from college? solve problems and meet the challenges of the commitments to both individual virtue workplace. What is a liberal arts education and what Applying the Liberal Arts to (character development) and social ethics learning challenges and opportunities do Vocation: (responsible citizenship) in service to a rapidly Applying the Liberal Arts to Life: you have at MHC? Challenges courses have Preparing Students to Make a Living, to Do changing community, region, and world. Preparing Students to Make a Life, to Do Good different themes, for which student interest Well and teacher interest match. All have reading, A practical approach to the Liberal Arts will The Curriculum Today’s college graduates will face a workplace formal & informal writing, oral presentations, assist the individual student in his or her experiencing rapid change. Leaders in It is essential that all students pay careful and service-learning experiences. The goal is spiritual, personal, and intellectual growth in education, business, government, and non- attention to the specific academic requirements to help students connect to MHC in a variety an ever-changing world. Development of the profit work note that one example of rapid that pertain to them, for it is ultimately the of ways that promote character development, self is the hallmark of a Liberal Arts education. change involves the constantly changing job responsibility of each student to meet the stated service, and responsible citizenship. (first year) An education for life will empower the student requirements. Sound, helpful counseling and market. Today’s graduates will likely change LAA 121 Character: What is human nature? to become an active and effective member of a advice are available through the faculty advisor, jobs several times before they retire, and What makes good character? rapidly changing community. the registrar, the school deans, and other college therefore will be required to be life-long How much are well all more alike than we are One of these changes involves the growing personnel. learners, acquiring new skills and abilities in different? Underneath differences in individual cultural, ethnic, and religious pluralism order to succeed in changing workplaces. In The college reserves the right not to offer any character and cultural differences, how alike in American society. Such pluralism raises order to be successful, they will need to be course for which there is insufficient enrollment, are we? What are we like? What makes us tick? new questions and forces us to expand the flexible and pro-active, equipped with a body which is usually considered when registration How much are we determined by our genes, by conversation regarding major questions of of knowledge and skills that can be transferred is fewer than 12 students in general education our families or culture, by outside forces, and human existence: meaning and purpose, ethics from one setting to another. courses or 7 students in major courses. how much freedom do we have? (first year) and morality, and one’s relationship with the Another example of radical and rapid change natural world, with others, and with God. General Education Requirements LAA 221 Civic Life: How do societies work? involves the complexities brought on by What makes a good society? Another major change involves the growing the information revolution. Today’s college There are two types of requirements in general How have human beings across time and disparity between rich and poor both in the graduate must be able to negotiate ever- education: Commons courses and Connectors cultures organized their lives together? How changing technology in order to analyze, United States and in the world. A growing

Catalog 2005-06 38 Mars Hill College 39 do geography, religion, politics, athletics, and Credit Hours disciplines. Cultural Systems the arts shape communities? Case studies LAA 111. Challenges* ...... 3 SOC 226 - Sociology of the Family of different cultures provide context for LAA 121. Character 3 Credit Hours WS 200 - Women in Society asking: How does this society work? What LAA 221. Civic Life ...... 3 American Diversity ...... 3 Arts Experience Credit Hours 3 makes for a good society? What kinds of Arts Experience 3 LAA 231. Critique: Faith and Reason 3 ART 109 - Introduction to Computer rights and responsibilities should individuals, College Composition: ...... 3 – 6 LAA 321. Creativity 3 Graphics communities, and states practice? (sophomore English 111 and 112 or English 113 LAA Capstone Experience ART 126 - Digital Photography year – fall) Foreign Language for the B.A., B.M., B.F.A. ART 400 & ART 407 - Senior Exhibition & ART 201 - Drawing I: Visual Thinking Art History III degrees only. Two courses in the same LAA 231 Critique-Faith & Reason: How do we ART 202 - Painting I: Introductory Color and AT 427 and AT 472-Senior Seminar & language, course level determined by a know what is real, true, important? Painting placement exam...... 0 – 6 How does this tradition wrestle with scientific Athletic Training Practicum VI ART 203 - Printmaking I Health and Wellness, PE 101 3 and religious questions about the nature of BA 450 - Senior Seminar ART 205 - Pottery I Literature 3 reality, knowledge, and value? From the Greeks BIO 350 and BIO 450 - Research Methods ART 206 - Sculpture and Ceramics I Mathematics 3 – 6 to the Geeks – this course explores the narrative & Senior Seminar ART 226 - Photography I B.A., B.M., B.F.A.: Math 107 or Math 115 of “the western tradition.” Aural, visual, and CHM 350 and CHM 450 - Research COM 320 - Interviewing and Reporting B.S., B.S.W.: Math 107 and 207 or Math 115 written material provide the conceptual Methods & Senior Seminar ENG 430 - Writers Workshop Natural Science ...... 4 – 8 framework for examining the forces that have ED 405 - Obser. & Directed Teaching FIM 125 - Decorative and Wearable Arts B.A., B.M., B.F.A.: one course shaped the conversation in western societies Elementary MUS 218 - World Music B.S., B.S.W.: an additional course in Natural about what we know, what we don’t know, how ED 407 - Obser. & Directed Teaching PE 209 - Dance as Art or Social/Behavioral Science science and religion relate to each other, and Middle Grades TA 130 - Acting for non-Majors Social/Behavioral Science . . . . . 3 – 6 what matters. (sophomore year – spring) ED 480 - Obser. & Directed Teaching TA 131 - Acting I: Fundamentals B.A., B.M., B.F.A.: one course Special Ed. TA 375 - Creative Drama LAA 321 Creativity: What is creativity? How ENG 450 - Senior Seminar B.S., B.S.W.: an additional course in Natural do we nurture it in life and work? EST 320 - Ethics, Science and Technology or Social/ Behavioral Science College Composition Credit Hours 3-6* This course explores the creative spark – in FIM 459 - Professional Seminar Total 34 – 37 ENG 111 - Expository Essay . . . . . 3 process and product across disciplines and HIS 491 - Senior Seminar ENG 112 - Documented Essay . . . . 3 cultures, across personality and preferences. INS 450 - Senior Seminar Total commons and connectors . . . 45 - 51 or How do the liberal arts disciplines express MUS 410 - Contemporary Music +Capstone Requirements ENG 113 - Introduction to Research and creativity? What is universal about creativity? PSY 470 - Senior Seminar Documentation 3 How can each person bring creative energy, REL 450 - Senior Seminar The Following Courses Meet the Requirements Some students may be exempted from English processes, and products into their lives and SW 500 - Senior Internship for Connectors: 111 on the basis of their demonstrated abilities work? (junior or senior year—each semester) SPA 450 - Senior Seminar through Advanced Placement Credit. These Capstone Requirement: How do we put it all TA 302 - Theatre History and Literature II American Diversity Credit Hours 3 students may take English 112. together? COM 301- Mass Comm/Society * The general education curriculum for the * Note: All full-time students must take an Goal: to demonstrate advanced critical thinking, ENG 329 - Diversity in American Literature Adult ACCESS program parallels the Commons English course every semester until the English writing, and oral communication skills. ENG 354 - Language and Popular Culture courses listed above with this modification: requirement is complete. Based on the results Senior seminars, internships (pre-approved, GE 211 - American Culture in Film ACCESS students take LAA 101 (Reflective Life of the writing section of the APT (academic significant civic engagement project, HIS 223 - United States to 1865 Experience) in place of LAA 111. placement test) or high school records, students international study-travel, or EST 320 (Ethics, HIS 224 - United States since 1865 will be placed in English 101, 111 or 113. Science & Technology : team-taught by scientist The Connectors HIS 330 - Women and the American Students are not permitted to drop 100-level and ethicist, exploring the impact of scientific Experience The Connectors courses enhance and English courses. Students for whom English is a developments on society, and individual HIS 350 - African American History strengthen the Commons by developing second language may be required to enroll in and corporate response.) Written & oral REL 235 - Judaism specific skills and by approaching questions English 100 (ESL: English as a Second Language) presentations. REL 237 - Religion in America about human existence in greater depth from RS 211 - Introduction to Regional Studies as a prerequisite for English 111. the perspective of the traditional academic SOC 213 - American and Appalachian

Catalog 2005-06 40 Mars Hill College 41 Mathematics . . . . . Credit Hours 3-6* GRK 111 - Elementary Greek I Science MTH 107 - Finite Mathematics . . . . 3 GRK 112 - Elementary Greek II NS 113 - Introduction to Physical Sciences or MTH 115 - Calculus ...... 5 HEB 115 - Hebrew I NS 114 - Introduction to Meteorology and for students seeking the B.A., B.M., or B.F.A. HEB 116 - Hebrew II Weather Forecasting degrees. SPA 111 - Basic Communication Skills I PHY 223 - General Physics I MTH 107 - Finite Mathematics . . . 3 SPA 112 - Basic Communication Skills II PHY 224 - General Physics II and MTH 207 - Finite Mathematics II 3 SPA 113 - Basic Communication Skills III or MTH 115 - Calculus ...... 5 SPA 150 - Intermediate Communication Social/Behavioral Science Credit Hours 3 for students seeking the B.S. or B.S.W. Skills ECO 220. Principles of Economics degrees. SPA 220 - Conversational Spanish PS 111. American Government SPA 230 - Introduction to Structure and PSY 111. General Psychology * Note: Based on the results of the mathematics exam of the APT and the high school record, Phonetics SOC 111. Introduction to Sociology some students will be placed in Math 101 (Basic SPA 240 - Spanish Stylistics SOC 216. Social Problems SPA 250 - Hispanic Culture in Spanish Math) before registering for other mathematics Basic Skills Courses courses. SPA 260 - Business Spanish SPA 330 - Peninsular Literature I The college offers basic skills courses in English, SPA 340 - Peninsular Literature II Literature ...... Credit Hours 3 English as a Second Language, mathematics and ENG 201 - Survey of British Literature SPA 350 - Latin American Literature I reading. Although these courses do not meet a ENG 205 - Survey of American Literature SPA 360 - Latin American Literature II specific requirement in general education, the ENG 321 - American Literature to 1900 * Note: Course sequence will be determined by elective credit earned for these courses may ENG 322 - American Lit. from 1900 to the a placement exam. Two semesters of a foreign be applied toward the total number of hours Present language are required for B.A., B.M., and B.F.A. required for graduation. ENG 323 - British Literature to 1700 degrees. ENG 324 - British Literature from 1700 to ENG 100 - English as a Second Language (3) 1900 Health and Wellness . . . Credit Hours 3* ENG 101 - Basic Writing ...... (3) ENG 325 - British Literature III PE 101. Foundations of Health and Wellness ED 101 - College Reading . . . . . *(3) ENG 329 - American Diversity Literature MTH 101 - Basic Mathematics . . . . (3) * Note: No substitutions are permitted in ENG 330 - Women Writers meeting the physical education requirements in ENG 335 - Modern and Contemporary Health and Wellness except for those who have * Note: All students must either achieve an Literature completed Basic Military Training; however acceptable score on the SAT or ACT or complete ENG 340 - Appalachian Literature modifications will be made for those students Education 101. ENG 371 - World Literature with legitimate medical conditions. Each case ENG 442 - Shakespeare will be evaluated by the Medical Services REL. 201 - Biblical Literature manager and the department chairperson of health and physical education. The student must Foreign Language Credit Hours 6* make the initial request through the Infirmary. FRN 111 - Basic Communication Skills I The Medical Services manager will determine the FRN 112 - Basic Communication Skills II adaptation made in the student’s course. FRN 113 - Basic Communication Skills III FRN 114 - French Culture in French Natural Science Credit Hours 4 GER 111 - Basic Communication Skills I BIO 115 - Introduction to Cellular Biology GER 112 - Basic Communication Skills II and Genetics GER 113 - German Culture in German CHM 113. - General Chemistry I GER 116 - Accelerated German (111 and 112) NS 111 - Introduction to Biological Science (6) NS 112 - Introduction to Environmental

Catalog 2005-06 42 Mars Hill College 43 Department of Art Majors: Art Academic Departments Minors: Art Studio, Art History Academic departments are organized into five divisions - Humanities; Math and Natural Science; Business and Social Science; Education; and Fine Arts. The Academic Council, composed of the Department Chair: Jane Sibley Renfroe chair of each division and other college officials, works with the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs to manage academic operations. Professor: Richard Cary Associate Professor: Scott Lowrey Department of Art Department of Modern Foreign Languages Assistant Professors: Jane Sibley Renfroe Majors: Art Major: Spanish Phil Murray Minors: Art Studio, Art History Minors: German, Spanish Department of Business Administration Department of Music The department’s purposes are: Majors: Business Administration, Business Majors: Music, Music Education, Music • to provide art majors, teacher licensure, Management (through ACCESS only) Performance Minor: Business Administration and art minors with engaging education- Minor: Music al experiences designed to prepare them Department of Education Department of Natural Sciences for a variety of professional careers and Majors: Elementary Education, Middle Grades Majors: Athletic Training, Biology, Botany, continued learning in the arts; Education, Special Education, English Chemistry, Zoology as a Second Language (ESL) • to provide learning experiences in art to Minors: Biology, Biological Natural History, all students for general education and Department of English Chemistry, Environmental Studies, elective credit which promote creativ- Major: English Pre-Professional Studies Minor: English ity, individual aesthetic awareness, and Department of Political Science knowledge of the roles art plays in our Department of Fashion and Interior Major: Political Science culture; Merchandising Minor: Political Science Major: Fashion & Interior Merchandising • to provide opportunities for cultural en- Department of Psychology Department of Health, Physical Education richment and growth for all members of and Recreation Major: Psychology the college community by encouraging Majors: Physical Education, Recreation Minor: Psychology active participation in the art world as a Minors: Physical Education, Recreation Department of Religion and Philosophy meaningful way to embody the unique Major: Religion spiritual and human values inherent in Department of History the arts. Major: History Minors: Religion, Philosophy and Religion Minor: History Department of Social Work Department of International Studies Major: Social Work Major: International Studies Department of Sociology Department of Mathematics and Computer Major: Sociology Science Majors: Criminal Justice, Sociology Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics Department of Theatre Arts Minors: Computer Science, Computer Majors: Musical Theatre, Theatre Arts Information Systems, Computer Minor: Theatre Arts Operations, Mathematics, Webmaster

Catalog 2005-06 44 Mars Hill College 45 impact and importance of technology on wish to engage in a full-time internship (12 Department of Business business operations. hours), it must be connected to the student’s Administration • To promote strategic thinking, leading concentration and can satisfy twelve of the and managing collaboratively, effective fifteen hours of the concentration. The student’s Majors: Business Administration participation in team efforts, effective advisor will determine which of the required Business Management (through communication, and entrepreneurship. courses the student will need to complete the ACCESS only) • To be a resource for the local and concentration. Minor: Business Administration regional business community. The Business Department offers a BS in Department Chair: Paul Smith The curriculum is composed of three sets Business Management through the Adult Associate Professors: Joe Blair of requirements: BSS courses, business core ACCESS program. The curriculum is designed Grainger Caudle courses, and concentration courses. The to support the working adult’s pursuit of Paul Smith Business and Social Science (BSS) courses professional achievement. are inspired by the mission of the school and The core of this program is the six course Assistant Professors: Ted Berzinski the goal of collaboration across the multiple concentration with students taking two courses Bobbie Nicholson programs within the Division of Business and at a time over a sequence of three ten-week Jim Utterback Social Science. The business core provides the terms. Instructors: Wilma Carlisle foundation of business education knowledge Janet Bingham areas. The core courses give special attention Sam Bingham to critical linkages among these subjects. The Ryan Pickens concentrations are a reflection of trends in Edith Whitt the business world and faculty strengths and interests. As a component of Principles of The Business program prepares students Management, students will conduct a self- to engage creatively in the complex and assessment and develop a career development demanding world of business. The department plan that addresses plans for their remaining recognizes the necessity of developing not only studies and post-graduation plans. Students specific professional skills and competencies, will revise their plan and compile a portfolio of but also the disposition to face new challenges their work as a part of the capstone experience. proactively. We want to cultivate individuals The capstone experience (BA 450) also provides who understand the full spectrum of the students the opportunity to plan how to apply business landscape: the important social their business education to employment and political roles of business in our global opportunities following graduation. community, particular skill-sets and knowledge Transfer students must take a minimum of 12 required for effective operations, skills and hours in 300-400 level accounting, business, and behaviors that promote successful teamwork, communication courses at Mars Hill College. and skills and behaviors that promote life balance. Note on Internships The department encourages students to Goals: incorporate an internship into their course of • To promote an understanding of the study. Students can complete a three, six, or interconnectedness of management, twelve-hour internship. If the internship is marketing, accounting, finance, and the for three or six hours these credits will fulfill other core knowledge areas. that number of upper division elective hours • To promote an understanding of the required for a concentration. If students

Catalog 2005-06 46 Mars Hill College 47 Title II Federal Report 2003-2004 Department of Education Undergraduate Teacher Education Performance Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina Majors: Elementary Education Middle Grades Education Assessment Pass-Rate Data: Regular Teacher Education Program Special Education Note: xxxx designation below indicates fewer than 10 reported scores; by federal law, these scores cannot be reported. English as a Second Language Academic Year 2003-2004 Department Chair: Deborah R. Morris Type of Assessment #at MHC Taking #Passing Assessment MHC Statewide Professors: Barbara Cary Assessment at MHC Pass Rate Pass Rate Teresa Stern Associate Professors: Janet Bowman The Teacher Professional Tom Destino PRAXIS I 41 41 100% 81% Assistant Professors: James M. Brown The elementary program provides a year-long Reading, Writing, Math Chris Cain internship. During the first semester of this (Admission) Deborah R. Morris clinical experience, interns serve as teacher Edward T. Shearin, Jr. PRAXIS II 41 40 97% 93% assistants, gaining insight into the day-to-day Specialty Area Tests activities of the public school classroom. During Instructor: Cornelia Wood the second semester, interns assume the full Elementary Education (K-6) 32 31 97% 96% responsibilities of a teacher. In order to work Language Arts (6-9) 1 xxxx xxxx LICENSURE AREAS: effectively with diverse student populations, Science (6-9) 1 xxxx xxxx Mars Hill College offers the following teacher all year-long interns and one-semester student Social Studies (6-9) 1 xxxx xxxx Mathematics (9-12) 1 xxxx xxxx education programs leading to North Carolina teachers spend time working with students in a Music (K-12) 1 xxxx xxxx licensure. multicultural setting. Social Studies (9-12) 2 xxxx xxxx Spanish (K-12) 1 xxxx xxxx Areas of Licensure and Program Coordinators: The college makes the Teacher Education Special Ed: Cross Cat. (K-12) 1 xxxx xxxx Program available to working adults through Elementary Education (K-6) Teresa Stern Middle Grades (6-9) Deborah Morris the ACCESS program held at five sites Contextual Information: Secondary Education (9-12) throughout the region. 1. Total number of students enrolled in teacher preparation programs, all specialization, in academic year 2003- English Carol Boggess 2004 = 141 The College and its faculty are connected to area 2. Number of students in supervised student teaching in academic year 2003-2004 = 46 Mathematics Jennifer Rhinehart teachers by providing workshops and seminars 3. Number of faculty members who supervised student teachers: Social Studies Phyllis Smith covering a variety of topics such as using · Full-time faculty in professional education ...... 4 technology and primary resources in the K-12 · Part-time faculty in professional education but full-time in the institution ...... 0 Special Subjects (K-12) · Part-time faculty in professional education not otherwise employed by the institution . . . 2 Art Barbara Cary classroom, gifted education, ESL education, 4. Total faculty student teaching supervisors 6 English as a Second Language Tom Destino Special Education, classroom management, Note: This is a headcount only; none of these faculty members have a full load in student teaching supervision. Music Al Corley arts in education, developmental reading and 5. Student teacher/faculty ratio ...... 7.6 Physical Education Charles Sproles literacy. Note: This is not a true ratio, since as noted in no. 4 above, no faculty members are exclusively supervisors; they teach other courses. Spanish - Second Language Greg Clemons The Teacher Education Program is accredited Special Education Chris Cain 6. The average number of student teaching hours per week required = 40 by the National Council for the Accreditation of 7. The total number of weeks of supervised student teaching required = 15 Teacher Education (NCATE) and by the North 8. Average total number of hours required in student teaching = 600 The Mars Hill College Teacher Education Carolina State Department of Public Instruction 9. Accreditation: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the State of North Carolina Program offers excellent preparation for making it possible for the Mars Hill College 10. Low Performing Designation: No students who plan to enter and succeed in the Teacher Education graduates to have reciprocity teaching profession. The aim is to produce For further information about programs in the Education Department at Mars Hill College, go to www.mhc.edu or in licensure with forty-two other states in able, confident teachers who are well-versed contact the Chair of the Education Department, Mars Hill College, PO Box 370, Mars Hill, NC 28754 addition to the District of Columbia and Guam. in their fields and who possess the knowledge, skills, and values essential to be true Teacher Professionals.

Catalog 2005-06 48 Mars Hill College 49 TEACHER EDUCATION In order to progress into clinical practice, a 2.50. PROGRAM: candidate must have been admitted to the 3. Receive passing scores on Praxis II, as Transition Points and Requirements Teacher Education Program at least one required by the state. semester prior to student teaching and must 4. Submission of a technology portfolio which Candidates in the Teacher Education Program meet the following requirements: meets the NETS-T competencies (may progress through a series of four transition 1. Submission of an internship/student be included in the Teacher Professional points. At each point, candidates must teaching application. portfolio). demonstrate professional and academic 2. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. 5. Receive the recommendation of the knowledge, teaching potential and skills, and the 3. Completion of 90 semester hours. licensure officer in the Teacher Education values, ethics and dispositions appropriate to 4. Recommendation from the program Unit. the Teacher Professional. coordinator. FIELD EXPERIENCES 5. Portfolio requirement: continuation of the • Transition One – Admission to the Teacher working electronic portfolio. Education Program Level 1 The Introduction to Education 6. Approval of the Teacher Education • Transition Two – Admission to Clinical course provides the first opportunity Council. Practice for students to participate in field • Transition Three – Completion of Clinical experiences in the public schools. Transition Three – Completion of Clinical Practice Practice • Transition Four – Program Completion and Level 2 Candidates engage in specific and To complete the clinical practice experience Licensure Requirements advanced-level field experiences during successfully, a candidate must meet the their methods classes. following requirements: Transition One – Admission to the Teacher 1. Satisfactory intern/student teaching Level 3 The culminating field experience Education Program evaluation completed by the cooperating includes a full-year internship for Applications for admission to the Teacher teacher and the college supervisor. Exit elementary (K-6) and middle school Education Program are accepted from students Criteria evaluation form completed. (6-9) candidates, and a full semester for at the end of the second semester of the 2. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. secondary (9-12) and special subject sophomore year. Requirements for acceptance 3. Completion and submission of the Teacher area (K-12) candidates. As part of include: Professional electronic portfolio. clinical practice, each candidate is also 4. Exit interview process. 1. Completion of ED 202 (Introduction to involved in a multicultural experience. Elementary Ed) or ED 203 (Introduction to Transition Four – Program Completion and Middle Grades/ Secondary Ed). Licensure Requirements 2. Submission of a completed application. In order to graduate from Mars Hill College 3. Passing scores on Praxis I. with a degree in Education or with a degree in 4. Minimum cumulative GPA (grade point another field which leads to teaching licensure, average) of 2.50. a candidate must meet requirements 1 and 5. Interview and recommendation from the 2 below. To be recommended to the North major department. Carolina Department of Public Instruction 6. Teacher Education Interview. for licensure, a candidate must meet all of the 7. Portfolio requirement: creation of a following requirements: working electronic portfolio. 8. Approval of the Teacher Education Council. 1. Qualify for graduation by completing all program requirements in the area of Transition Two – Admission to Clinical licensure. Practice 2. Maintain minimum cumulative GPA of

Catalog 2005-06 50 Mars Hill College 51 importance of conceptual thinking, analytical senior-level experience in a retail or service The Physical Education curriculum offers Department of English problem solving and creative development. This environment of particular interest to a student. academic preparation for a variety of careers Majors: English program of study enables students to develop Many of our students are offered positions with in the physical education area. Courses focus Minors: English attributes, skills and abilities to become effective the firm for whom they intern. In preparation on sports skills development; historical, contributors to businesses and organizations. for this experience, students take FIM 459, philosophical psychological, sociological, Department Chair: Harold McDonald Professional Seminar. kinesiological, and physiological foundations of Goals the discipline; working with atypical individuals, Professors: Carol Boggess Field Trips and Out-of-Class Experiences research and statistical foundations; and Noel Kinnamon 1. To provide a program of study in Fashion where students connect to the world of work teaching methodology. Harold McDonald* and Interior Merchandising which enables are an important component for the FIM major. Associate Professor: Jason Pierce students to: Trips include those to wholesale markets in Internship opportunities provide practical • Apply critical-thinking skills to life and Atlanta, GA, High Point, NC, and Gatlinburg, learning experiences in a variety of professional Assistant Professors: Virginia Bower* business situations TN, as well as trips in the local area to settings. Students in the Teacher Education Joanna T. Pierce • Function as graduates who are businesses, mills, and galleries where there is a major will complete a student teaching contributing members of organizations connection to fashion and interiors. internship which provides practical experiences *Pending approval by the Board of Trustees • Assess needs, design strategies, and and learning opportunities in a public school Small class sizes allow us to connect to implement professional and ethical environment. Students who successfully The department offers a major program broad students and be sensitive to individual needs, solutions complete the program in Physical Education/ enough to provide a sound basis in literature both professionally and personally. We work • Develop creativity Teacher Education will be eligible for licensure (British, American, and World), in writing closely with students to enhance academic and • Adapt to technology changes by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. (critical, professional, and creative), and in the personal growth. 2. To provide a curriculum and advising Students majoring in Sports Management will history and structure of the English language. structure for students which requires be assigned to an appropriate internship site The curriculum is designed to develop a variety cross-discipline study and work experience, based on their particular career goals. Students of skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening, encourages international study and in the Sports Science major will complete a viewing, computer use, and research. The goals Department of Health/ encourages minors in other disciplines. general degree in physical education plus an are breadth and depth of learning, development 3. For the faculty to participate in activities Physical Education/ appropriate internship. of aesthetic awareness, and preparation for which will keep them fresh and cutting graduate study or for careers in teaching, Recreation The recreation and leisure services curriculum edge in the discipline and in teaching. writing, and other professions. Majors: Physical Education, Recreation offers academic preparation for a wide variety 4. To operate a program which connects Minors: Physical Education, Recreation of recreation, park, and leisure service careers. students to the world of work, provides Courses focus on the philosophical and networking opportunities for students Professors: Charles Sproles historical foundations of the profession, the and provides feedback and suggestions/ Department of Fashion & Assistant Professors: Jeff Anderson role and function of leisure service agencies in implications for curricular adjustment. Lura Edsall contemporary society, and the development Interior Merchandising William Hamilton of skills necessary for leadership, supervision, Additional Information Major: Fashion & Interior Merchandising Instructor: Joy Clifton planning, and management of recreation The New York Fashion Study Tour (FIM 100), programs and services. Field work and Department Chair: Brenda M. Russell offered every other year, is an exciting class The Health/Physical Education/Recreation internship opportunities offer experiential Associate Professors: Rebecca Cody where students spend a week in New York Department offers a major in Physical learning in various settings such as community Brenda M. Russell over spring break. The experience includes Education with concentrations in Teacher park and recreation departments, youth seminars with professionals in various aspects Education, Sports Management, and Sports service agencies, churches, camps, nature The Department of Fashion and Interior of the fashion and interiors business, visits to Science and a minor in general Physical centers, federal and state agencies, employee Merchandising provides a broad-based museums and galleries, attendance at Broadway Education. It does not offer a major in Health services departments in major industries, education in apparel and interiors with plays, and much more. nor in Health Education. Elementary Education military installations, correctional institutions, emphasis on fashion, business, technology The Fashion and Interior Merchandising majors may choose a concentration in Physical hospitals, nursing homes, commercial outfitters, and design. The curriculum promotes the Internship (FIM 463) is a required, full-time, Education. resorts, health spas, country clubs, and other such components within the leisure service

Catalog 2005-06 52 Mars Hill College 53 industry. Students completing a degree in careers, and responsible, informed recreation may be eligible for certification by Department of citizenship as part of the program of Department of Music such organizations as the National Council for Mathematics & Computer general studies. Majors: Music, Music Education, Music Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC), • To prepare those students whose Performance the North Carolina Therapeutic Recreation Science mathematical knowledge and skills are Minor: Music Certification Board (NCTRCB), the National insufficient for college-level work. Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics Department Chair: Al Corley Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), and Minors: Computer Science, Computer the North Carolina Recreation and Park Society Information Systems, Computer The goals of the Computer Science program: Professors: Julie Fortney (NCRPS) depending upon the concentration of Operations, Mathematics, • To prepare students for employment Joel Reed the major. Webmaster in computer science and information Associate Professor: Douglas Gordon management. Department Chair: Gordon Roberts • To offer an opportunity for non-majors Assistant Professors: Cathy Adkins Professor: Donald Russell to gain in-depth exposure in an area of Al Corley Department of History Robin Garner Associate Professor: Gordon Roberts computer science through the minor Major: History programs. Carolyn Lamberson Minor: History Assistant Professors: Sarah Butrum • To offer computer applications courses James Sparrow Rebecca Cody which provide basic technological skills for Instructors: Cynthia Perkins Department Chair: Phyllis Smith Stefen Howard students in other majors. Brian Tinkel Professor: James Lenburg Harry Hughes • To prepare students for graduate study Instructors: Marty Gilbert in computer science or information General Information Associate Professor: Phyllis Smith management. Jennifer Rhinehart The Department of Music provides an Assistant Professors: Lucia Carter environment in which professional and non- Kathryn Newfont The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers programs directed toward the professional musicians may continue to develop The Department seeks to prepare its students following goals. Department of Modern the skills, knowledge, concepts and sensitivities for active roles in society, to train them for Foreign Languages essential in recognizing and cultivating quality graduate study, and to develop and refine skills The goals of the Mathematics program: musical experiences. This development takes that will be useful in a variety of professions. • To provide a major in mathematics Major: Spanish place within a liberal arts academic community Minors: German, Spanish Special importance is given to training designed to develop mathematical that: secondary social studies teachers and to the knowledge and skills that may be applied in Department Chair: Robert Kramer • enables the pursuit of undergraduate subject-matter concentration for middle school a variety of professions. degrees in music social studies teachers. The history curriculum • To prepare students for graduate studies in Professor: Robert Kramer • enhances the breadth of non-music degrees is based on the principle that students should mathematics and related fields of study. • emphasizes the artistic and personal learn the critical thinking and analytical skills of Associate Professor: Gregory Clemons • To provide a minor in mathematics Assistant Professor: Gordon Hinners maturity of the individual the historical method as well as the mastery of supporting other majors. • encourages personal enrichment through historical information. In addition to its major, • To provide service courses supporting The primary purposes of modern foreign diverse musical experiences its minor, and its teacher licensure programs, other majors. • embraces professional values, the department invites students to take its language study are to make it an integral part • To prepare students for secondary teacher of the student’s education, to develop a better responsibilities and relationships courses as electives and to satisfy general licensure in mathematics. • values highly-qualified, professionally- education requirements. understanding of self and the modern world, to • To prepare students for teacher licensure give the student a good understanding of basic active faculty who continue the tradition of with a concentration in mathematics at the communications skills, and to stimulate interest excellence in music elementary and middle-school level. in further study. • To provide courses that develop the Degrees mathematical understanding and skills The Bachelor of Music degree is offered necessary for individual growth, successful with majors in Music Education (Choral,

Catalog 2005-06 54 Mars Hill College 55 Instrumental, or Elementary emphasis) and Accreditation applied instrument. The prospective music Examinations for Transfer Students Performance. The Bachelor of Arts degree is major or minor is formally admitted to the The Department of Music holds full Students wishing to transfer credits to Mars Hill offered for students who desire a broad liberal Department of Music only after he or she has membership in the National Association of College in applied music, conducting, or music arts education or who wish to combine a major passed an entrance audition. Schools of Music. The Music Education degree theory must take examinations in each of these in music with a minor or concentration in is part of the Teacher Education Program, which Entering students should audition in person, areas before the credits will be counted toward other areas of study. The Bachelor of Fine Arts is accredited by the National Council for the although a video tape recording may be sent a music degree. If the examinations reveal degree in Musical Theatre is offered through the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in cases where a visit to the campus poses a weaknesses, the student may be required to Department of Theatre. and by the North Carolina State Department of personal hardship on the student. Complete complete additional work. Further information Within any of the degree programs, a student Public Instruction. information on auditions is available from the on these examinations may be obtained by chooses a principal applied instrument from Department of Music ( 828-689-1209) or on the contacting the Department of Music. among the following: organ, piano, or voice; or Admission as a Music Major website www.finearts.mhc.edu/music. brass, percussion, or woodwind instruments. Students who wish to major in music should Performance Labs, Master Classes, and The prospective student should plan to audition Recitals The Music Education degree prepares a student indicate that on their admission application. for North Carolina Class A Certification K-12. early in the spring semester before his or her The music office will contact each student with entrance the following fall. Although auditions Departmental Performance Labs: the specific information on procedures for the may be held as late as registration for the first One hour per week is set aside for students to prospective music major to follow, including semester the student is on campus, no student is gain experience in various performance venues. how to arrange an audition on the principal accepted into the Department of Music without Faculty and Guest Recitals and Concerts the audition. The College Visiting Artists and Lecturers Series brings artists and musical groups to campus Music Scholarships for performances. Also, the Music Department sponsors recitals by its faculty members Scholarships are available for students who and guest artists. The proximity of Asheville are superior performers and participate in the enables students to attend performances by the major ensembles. Prospective students should Asheville Symphony Orchestra, the Asheville arrange for a scholarship audition. Students Lyric Opera, and other area ensembles. should complete the application process for admission to the College prior to setting the Recital Attendance Requirements: audition date. Inquiries may be addressed to the Each semester, students pursuing a major or Chair of the Department of Music. Auditions minor in music are required to attend Music should be completed by the Spring prior to Fall Department sponsored concerts or events. entry. Refer to the Music Department Handbook for specific requirement. According to NASM standards, students accepting a music scholarship must commit in writing to this financial award on May 1. After making this commitment, the student may not negotiate financial aid with another institution without permission of the Chair of the Department of Music.

Catalog 2005-06 56 Mars Hill College 57 course of study is specified, most students major union of vital Christian faith and rigorous study Department of Natural in either biology or chemistry. The medical Department of in the liberal arts. Sciences (MCAT), dental (DAT), pharmacy (PCAT), Psychology veterinary (VAT), and the graduate record exam Majors: Athletic Training, Biology, (GRE) should be taken no later than the fall Major: Psychology Botany, Chemistry, Zoology semester of the student’s senior year. Minor: Psychology Department of Social Minors: Biology, Biological Natural History, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Department Chair: Ray Cook Work Athletic Training Pre-Professional Studies Professor: Walter Stroud Major: Social Work A student pursuing this undergraduate entry- Department Chair: Frank Quick level program must complete the athletic Associate Professor: Ray Cook Department Chair: Julia Nooe Professors: Jo Ann Croom training major at Mars Hill. Competitive Assistant Professor: Yael Baldwin Frank Quick admission to this program occurs after the Professor: Julia Nooe freshman year. Instructor: Michael Miller Associate Professors: Sam Boggess Associate Professor: Elizabeth Vogler Jerome May Prerequisites include proof of physical The program is designed to teach students Scott Pearson examination and current immunizations to observe, identify, understand, predict, and The department identifies its primary Alan Smith (as required by admissions standards), 2.5 change behavior by approaching it through the educational goals as the preparation of students cumulative grade point average, completion for generalist social work practice and/or Assistant Professor: Allen Shelley various theories and methods of the discipline of Biology (BIO) 122 and 134, completion of graduate studies in social work. The curriculum Instructors: Kim DeReamer application form, and a formal interview by and the integrative frameworks of the division. focuses on the values, knowledge, and skills Michael Hodges committee members. This major will allow requisite for generalist practice. Students learn Robin Kennel a student to complete the necessary course to effectively assist various client systems (to Cindy Lentz work to sit for the National Athletic Trainer’s Department of Religion & include individual, family, group, neighborhood, Joel Moffat Association Board of Certification examination. Philosophy and community). The Social Work program is The Mars Hill College Athletic Training fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Biology and Chemistry Program has received accreditation from Major: Religion Education. The department prepares students for CAAHEP. Minors: Religion, Philosophy and Religion employment and for graduate and professional Department Chair: Marc Mullinax programs with direct applications in many Department of Political fields, particularly botany, zoology, chemistry, Associate Professors Katharine Meacham Department of Sociology research, and in the health sciences through the Science Marc Mullinax Major: Sociology athletic training program and in preprofessional Matthew Baldwin Minors: Criminal Justice, Sociology Major: Political Science studies. Adjunct Professors: Jerry Gill Minor: Political Science Department Chair: Laurie Pedersen Robert Ratner ThePre-Professional Studies Minor is offered Department Chair: George Peery Walter Ziffer Assistant Professor: Laurie Pedersen for students anticipating further study in Professors: George Peery health science fields. Specific requirements for Instructor: Aubrey Raper Larry Stern The major in Religion will prepare students for students pursuing entry into medical, dental, graduate study, for seminary, for service and Adjunct Instructor: Craig Goforth pharmacy, physician assistant, chiropractic, This major is designed to include a variety of leadership in church and in community and and veterinary schools are available from the courses which represent knowledge and skills for personal and intellectual growth as they The department provides students with a Director of pre-professional studies. In addition from the recognized sub-fields of the discipline. seek meaning through the study of religion flexible sequence of courses built around the to the science courses required for the minor, Political science graduates may attend law and philosophy. The minor will support traditional core of the discipline. In addition communication, leadership, and additional school or graduate school or pursue careers in many different majors at Mars Hill College. to preparation for graduate school, emphasis science related courses are also required by public affairs, education, or the private sector. The department of Religion and Philosophy is on criminal justice and research skills which some professional schools. Although no major participates in the college’s commitment to the enhance career opportunities in many areas.

Catalog 2005-06 58 Mars Hill College 59 Department of Academic Requirements Theatre Arts Majors Department Chairs/Coordinators Majors: Musical Theatre, Theatre Arts Minor: Theatre Arts Art ...... Jane Sibley Renfroe Athletic Training ...... Frank Quick Department Chair: Neil St. Clair Biology ...... Frank Quick Professor: Julie Fortney Botany ...... Frank Quick Business Administration ...... Paul Smith Associate Professor: William Gregg Business Management (ACCESS only) ...... Paul Smith Assistant Professor Chemistry ...... Jerome May and Director of Computer Science ...... Marty Gilbert Musical Theatre: Dewitt Tipton Education/ Elementary (K-6) ...... Teresa Stern Education/English as a Second Language (ESL) ...... Tom Destino Instructor: Cynthia Perkins Education/Middle Grades (6-9) ...... Deborah Morris Education/Special (K-12) ...... Chris Cain It is the intent of this department to offer a English ...... Hal McDonald major program that will prepare students to Fashion & Interior Merchandising ...... Brenda Russell pursue careers in the broad spectrum of the History ...... Phyllis Smith theatre arts (academic and professional), as well International Studies ...... Gordon Hinners as in theatre-related fields. To reach this end the Mathematics ...... Gordon Roberts department offers two majors. It is also possible Music ...... Al Corley to major in Theatre Arts and Music Education, Music Education ...... Al Corley a four and one-half year program, by special Music Performance ...... Joel Reed arrangement. Musical Theatre ...... Dewitt Tipton Physical Education ...... William Hamilton Purposes of the departmental programs are: Political Science ...... George Peery 1. To prepare students for careers in the field. Psychology ...... Ray Cook (Graduate School, Educational Theatre, Recreation ...... Jeff Andersen and Professional Theatre). Religion & Philosophy ...... Marc Mullinax 2. To provide opportunities for the non-major Social Work ...... Julia Nooe to participate in theatre activities, fulfilling Sociology ...... Laurie Pedersen in part the function of a liberal arts college. Spanish ...... Greg Clemons 3. To provide cultural experiences for the Theatre Arts ...... Neil St. Clair campus and community. Zoology ...... Frank Quick 4. To complement and supplement the work of other departments in the college. Interdisciplinary (minors only): Environmental Studies ...... Alan Smith Regional Studies ...... Kathryn Newfont Women’s Studies ...... Joanna Pierce

Catalog 2005-06 60 Mars Hill College 61 B.A. in Art 300-Level Studio 3 Minors in Art requirements of 52-55 semester hours. Seven 300-Level Studio 3 hours of Connector requirements may be met by 128 Hours 400-Level Studio 3 Students desiring to complete a minor in the major requirements as follows: ART 400 Senior Seminar 3 Art Department are to complete the appropriate Students must complete requirements outlined Total 24 requirements: Social Science: in: PSY 111 General Psychology 3 I. General Education Requirements B. Graphic Design Hours Natural Science: CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 II. Major Requirements ART 203 Printmaking I 3 A. Studio Hours ART 209 Graphic Design I 3 ART 111 Fundamental 2-D Design 4 or PHY 223 Physics I III. Electives ART 226 Photography I 3 ART 201 Drawing I, Visual thinking 3 Students pursuing teacher licensure must ART 309 Graphic Design Studio II 3 ART 406 Art History II-Renaissance 3 II. Major Requirements (64 Hours) complete the Professional Education ART 409 Graphic Design Studio III 3 or ART 407 Art History III-Modern ART 326 Photography II 3 Requirements in addition to major requirements AT 222 Intro to Athletic Training 2 Or ART 426 Photography III 3 Any three from the following: 9 One from: 3 ART 202 Painting I BIO 122 Medical Terminology 3 I. General Education Requirements ART 302 Painting II ART 203 Printmaking I BIO 134 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 ART 303 Printmaking II ART 205 Pottery I BIO 135 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 2 ART 403 Printmaking III ART 206 Sculpture/Ceramics I BIO 136 Human Anatomy & Physiology III 2 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in ART 301 Drawing II ART 209 Graphic Design I BIO 226 Nutrition 3 Action Commons and Connector course ART 401 Drawing III ART 226 Photography I HEA 220 Safety and Supervision 2 ART 426 Photography III requirements. Three semester hours of Any 300 level studio art course 3 PE 329 Kinesiology 4 ART 461 Internship - Optional 2-3 Connector requirements may be met by major PE 330 Physiology of Exercise 4 ART 400 Senior Seminar 3 requirements as follows: Total 22 PE 333 Social/Psych Basis of Exercise 3 PE 338 Meas/Eval in Health and PE 3 Total 24-27 Arts Experience: ART 201 Drawing I 3 AT 223 Gen Med Conditions/Pharm 3 B. Art History Hours AT 271 Athletic Training Practicum I 2 Supportive Requirements AT 272 Athletic Training Practicum II 2 II. Major Requirements ART 111 Fundamental 2-D Design 4 None ART 201 Drawing I, visual thinking 3 AT 323 Eval/Treatment of Athletic Injuries I 3 (39–40 Hours) ART 405 Art history I -ancient 3 AT 325 Eval/Treatment of Athletic Injuries II 3 ART 406 Art history II-renaissance 3 AT 340 Therapeutic Modalities 3 Professional Education Requirements Hours AT 341 Therapeutic Exercise 3 ART 111 Fundamental 2-D Design 4 ART CORE Requirements – ART 407 Art history III-modern 3 ART 201 Drawing I, Visual Thinking 3 ART 457 Directed reading in art 3 AT 371 Athletic Training Practicum III 2 ART STUDIO Concentration Requirements – AT 372 Athletic Training Practicum IV 2 ART 405 Art History I 3 ART 203 or 209 3 ART 458 Directed readings in art 3 ART 406 Art History II 3 AT 415 Admin of Athletic Training 3 ART 324 Art Methods for Elementary Schools 4 AT 427 Senior Seminar 2 ART 407 Art History III 3 Total 22 ART 424 Art Methods for Middle & Sec Schools 4 AT 471 Athletic Training Practicum V 2 AT 472 Athletic Training Practicum VI 2 Plus requirements for one concentration ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 Recommended: ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 MTH 115 Calculus & ED 401 Psychological Foundations Education 3 B.S. in Athletic Training MTH 116 Elementary Probability and Statistics Concentration Requirements ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 Students wishing to focus on a Studio Art ED 402 Hist/Phil/Soc Foundations Education 3 128 Hours concentration in one art medium may take ED 501 Obser/Dir Teaching 10 III. Electives the required 300- and 400- level courses in ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 Students must complete requirements outlined Students may choose to meet the elective hours that medium, e.g. painting or photography or Total 37 in: printmaking, or ceramics. I. General Education Requirements required by completing a second major, a minor, III. Electives (0–39 Hours) II. Major Requirements or selected courses of personal interest. A. Studio Art Hours Students may choose to meet the elective hours III. Electives ART 206 Sculpture/Ceramics I 3 required by completing a second major, minor, Three from: 9 I.General Education Requirements ART 202 Painting I, Intro to Painting & Color or selected courses of personal interest. (52–55 Hours) ART 203 Printmaking I ART 205 Pottery I ART 209 Graphic Design I Students must complete the Liberal Arts in ART 226 Photography I Action Commons and Connector course

Catalog 2005-06 62 Mars Hill College 63 B.S. in Biology BIO 327 Special Topics in Botany BIO 244 Biology of Vascular Plants Connector requirements may be met by major BIO 328 Special Topics in Zoology BIO 327 Special Topics in Botany requirements as follows: 128 Hours One from: 4 BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy BIO 215 Cellular and Molecular Biology One from: 4 BIO 216 Genetics BIO 231 Comparative Chordate Anatomy Natural Science: Departmental studies develop a functional BIO 336 Microbiology BIO 328 Special Topics in Zoology BIO 115 Cellular Biology and Genetics 4 understanding of basic biological principles. BIO 250 Intro to Geographic Information Systems 4 BIO 341 Histology Second Natural/Social Science: CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 This major emphasizes the dynamic processes of BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy 4 BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology 4 One from: 4 Mathematics: life in development, growth, heredity, behavior, BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy 4 BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology MTH 115 Calculus I 5 ecology, evolution, and other vital phenomena BIO 412 Evolution 4 BIO 412 Evolution as observed in the natural outdoor world and One from: 4 II. Major Requirements (63 Hours) laboratory. BIO 336 Microbiology BIO 337 Immunology Biology Introductory Core B. Organismal Biology 28 BIO 438 Biochemistry BIO 113 Intro to Organismal Biology 4 One from: 4 BIO 215 Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 Students must complete requirements outlined BIO 114 Intro to Ecology and Evolution 4 BIO 243 Biology of Non-Vascular Plants BIO 216 Genetics 4 in: BIO 115 Intro to Cellular Biology and Genetics – BIO 327 Special Topics in Botany BIO 325 Biotechnology 4 I. General Education Requirements BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy BIO 350 Biological Research Methods 2 II. Major Requirements One from: 4 BIO 450 Senior Seminar Presentation 1 One of the following: 4 III. Electives BIO 328 Special Topics in Zoology 4 BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy Supportive Requirements BIO 215 Cellular and Molecular Biology One from: 4 CHM 113 General Chemistry I – BIO 216 Genetics BIO 244 Biology of Vascular Plants CHM 114 General Chemistry II 4 BIO 244 Biology of Vascular Plants 4 I. General Education Requirements BIO 231 Comparative Chordate Anatomy MTH 115 Calculus I – BIO 339 Plant and Animal Physiology 4 One from: 4 MTH 116 Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy 4 BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology 4 Students must complete the Liberal Arts BIO 412 Evolution BIO 412 Evolution 4 in Action Commons and Connector BIO 215 Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 One from: 4 requirements. Thirteen semester hours of BIO 216 Genetics 4 III. Electives 0–29 Hours BIO 231 Comparative Chordate Anatomy BIO 339 Plant and Animal Physiology 4 BIO 328 Special Topics in Zoology Connector requirements may be met by major BIO 341 Histology requirements as follows: BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy B.S. in Botany C. Laboratory Science 28 Natural Science: 128 Hours BIO 115 Intro to Cellular Biology and Genetics 4 One from: 4 Concentration Requirements Second Natural/Social Science: BIO 243 Biology of Non-Vascular Plants None CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 BIO 244 Biology of Vascular Plants An in-depth study of the natural sciences Mathematics: BIO 327 Special Topics in Botany MTH 115 Calculus I 5 BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy stressing the botanical world. Designed to Supportive Requirements One from: 4 prepare students for graduate and professional CHM 113 General Chemistry I – II. Major Requirements (60 Hours) BIO 231 Comparative Chordate Anatomy schools. CHM 114 General Chemistry II 4 BIO 328 Special Topics in Zoology CHM 335 Organic Chemistry I 4 BIO 341 Histology CHM 336 Organic Chemistry II 4 Biology Introductory Core BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy Students must complete requirements outlined BIO 113 Introduction to Organismal Biology 4 MTH 115 Calculus I – One from: 4 in: MTH 116 Elementary Probability & Statistics 4 BIO 114 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution 4 BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology BIO 115 Intro to Cellular Biology and Genetics – I. General Education Requirements PHY 223 General Physics I 4 BIO 412 Evolution PHY 224 General Physics II 4 BIO 350 Research Methods in Biology 2 Two from: 8 II. Major Requirements BIO 450 Senior Seminar Presentation 1 BIO 216 Genetics III. Electives Complete requirements from one concentration BIO 337 Immunology III. Electives (13 Hours) BIO 438 Biochemistry I. General Education Requirements Concentration Requirements (28 hours) BIO 215 Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 BIO 336 Microbiology 4 A. Ecology and Field Biology 28 Students must complete the Liberal Arts One from: 4 D. Biotechnology 28 in Action Commons and Connector One from: 4 BIO 243 Biology of Nonvascular Plants requirements. Thirteen semester hours of BIO 244 Biology of Vascular Plants BIO 243 Biology of Non-Vascular Plants

Catalog 2005-06 64 Mars Hill College 65 Minors in Biology & B.S. in Business B. Entrepreneurship B.S. in Business Administration BA 300 New Venture Startup 3 Management Pre‑professional Studies BA 335 Business Communication 3 128 Hours BA 355 Marketing Research & Management 3 128 Hours BA 440 Personal Finance & Investment 3 Students desiring to complete a minor in Upper-level Choice 3 Biology are to complete the requirements as Students must complete requirements outlined The Business Department offers a BS in Business indicated below: in: C. Finance And Economics Management through the Adult ACCESS I. General Education Requirements BA 222 Accounting II 3 program. The curriculum is designed to support A. Biology 24 hours II. Major Requirements BA 333 Budget and Cost Accounting 3 the working adult’s pursuit of professional BIO 113 Introduction to Organismal Biology 4 III. Electives BA 440 Personal Finance & Investment 3 achievement. BIO 114 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution 4 ECO 362 International Economics 3 BIO 115 Intro to Cellular Biology and Genetics 4 I. General Education Requirements ECO 445 Financial Markets 3 CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 (Select 4 of the above course options. Add one upper The core of this program is the six course Two departmentally approved biology electives 8 level choice.) concentration with students taking two courses Students must complete the Liberal Arts in at a time over a sequence of three ten-week Action Commons and Connector course D. Integrated Marketing Communications terms. B. Biological Natural History 24 hours requirements. Three semester hours of BA 335 Business Communications 3 BIO 113 Introduction to Organismal Biology 4 Connector requirements may be met by major BA 355 Marketing Research & Management 3 Students must complete requirements outlined BIO 114 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution 4 requirements as follows: BA 365 Salesmanship 3 in: BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy 4 BA 410 E-Business Strategies 3 BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology 4 I. General Education Requirements Social Science: Upper-level choice 3 BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy and Natural History4 II. Major Requirements One departmentally approved elective 4 ECO 220 Principles of Economics 3 E. Management and Organization Ecology III. Electives II. Major Requirements (49 Hours) BA 222 Accounting II 3 I. General Education Requirements BA 320 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace 3 C. Pre-professional Studies 44 hours BSS 210 Group Dynamics, Leadership, Comm 3 BA 335 Business Communications 3 BIO 113 Intro to Organismal Biology 4 BA 341 Human Resource Management 3 BIO 115 Intro to Cellular Biology and Genetics 4 BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics 3 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in BSS 330 Social & Organizational Ethics 3 BA 420 Collaborative Process in the Workplace 3 Action Commons and Connector course CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 BA 425 Decision Making - Theory and Skills 3 CHM 114 General Chemistry II 4 ECO 220 Principles of Economics – requirements. Three semester hours of BA 100 Intro to Bus Perspectives/Practice 3 (Select 5 of the above course options. No additional CHM 335 Organic Chemistry I 4 upper level choice required.) Connector requirements may be met by major CHM 336 Organic Chemistry II 4 BA 202 Information Technology 3 MTH 115 Calculus I 5 BA 221 Principles of Accounting 4 requirements as follows: MTH 116 Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 BA 336 Principles of Management 3 F. Organizational Communication PHY 223 General Physics I 4 BA 346 Principles of Finance 3 Social Science: COM 231 Introduction to Public Speaking* 3 PHY 224 General Physics II 4 BA 351 Principles of Marketing 3 ECO 220 Principles of Economics 3 COM 320 Interviewing and Reporting 3 PSY 111 General Psychology 3 BA 437 Principles of Business Law 3 BA 450 Senior Seminar 3 COM 321 Documentary Writing 3 COM 400 Public Relations in Action 3 II. Major Requirements (52 Hours) Total 34 ENG 350 Professional Writing Complete requirements for one Concentration 15-18 Upper-level choice 3 BA 100 Intro to Business 3 BA 202 Information Technology 3 Concentration Requirements * Substitutes for BA 221 in the Business core BA 221 Principles of Accounting 4 requirements BA 222 Principles of Accounting II 3 BA 336 Principles of Management 3 A. Accounting III. Electives (24-27 HOURS) BA 346 Principles of Finance 3 BA 351 Principles of Marketing 3 BA 222 Accounting II 3 BA 437 Principles of Business Law 3 BA 331 Intermediate Accounting I 3 Students may choose to meet the elective hours BA 450 Senior Seminar 3 BA 332 Intermediate Accounting II 3 required by completing a second major, a minor, BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics 3 BA 333 Budgeting & Cost Accounting 3 BSS 330 Social & Organizational Ethics 3 BA 443 Advanced Accounting 3 or selected courses of personal interest. ECO 220 Principles of Economics – BA 444 Auditing 3 Total 34

Catalog 2005-06 66 Mars Hill College 67 PHY 223 General Physics I – Complete requirements for the Concentration 18 B.S. in Chemistry PHY 224 General Physics II 4 B.S. in Computer Science 128-140 Hours Concentration Requirements Students must complete requirements outlined BUS 302 Leadership Strategies 3 Students must complete requirements outlined III. Electives (28 Hours) in: BUS 320 Data Analysis and Interpretation 3 in: BUS 321 Decision Theory and Evaluation 3 I. General Education Requirements BUS 400 Applications of Technology 3 BUS 401 Org Dev & Change Mgmt 3 I. General Education Requirements Minor in Chemistry II. Major Requirements BUS 403 Strategic Planning & Implm 3 III. Electives II. Major Requirements 24 hours III. Electives III. Electives 21-24 Hours I. General Education Requirements I. General Education Requirements Students desiring to complete a minor in Students may choose to meet the elective hours Chemistry must complete the following Students must complete the Liberal Arts in required by completing courses of personal Students must complete the Liberal Arts in requirements: Action Commons and Connector course interest. Action Commons and Connector course requirements. Three to five semester hours of CHM 113 General Chemistry I – Connector requirements may be met by major requirements. Thirteen semester hours of CHM 114 General Chemistry II 4 Connector requirements may be met by major CHM 215 Introductory Descriptive Chemistry 4 requirements as follows: requirements as follows: CHM 227 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis 4 Minor in Business CHM 335 Organic Chemistry I 4 Mathematics: CHM 336 Organic Chemistry II 4 MTH 207 or MTH 115 3-5 Administration Natural Science: MTH 115 Calculus I – CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 19 Hours MTH 116 Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 Second Natural/Social Science: II. Major Requirements PHY 223 General Physics I 4 Students desiring to complete a minor in Mathematics: CS 111 Intro to Computer Science I 3 Business Administration must complete the MTH 115 Calculus I 5 ENG 350 Professional Writing 3 following requirements: Social Science: EST 320 Ethics/Science/Technology 3 PSY 111 General Psychology 3 Complete requirements for one concentration BA 100 Introduction to Business 3 (for Educational licensure) BA 202 Information Technology 3 Concentration Requirements BA 221 Principles of Accounting 4 II. Major Requirements (48 Hours) BA 336 Principles of Management 3 Computer Science One 300-400 level accounting, business, CHM 113 General Chemistry I – communications, or economics course 3 MTH 115 Calculus I – CHM 114 General Chemistry II 4 MTH 116 Elem Probability & Statistics 4 One additional accounting, business, CHM 215 Intro Descriptive Chemistry 4 communication, or economics course 3 MTH 120 Calculus II 5 CHM 227 Intro Quantitative Analysis 4 MTH 217 Discrete Mathematics 3 CHM 335 Organic Chemistry I 4 CS 212 Intro to Computer Science II 3 CHM 336 Organic Chemistry II 4 CS 220 Data Structures 3 CHM 350 Research Methods in Chemistry 2 CS 221 Computer Organization 3 CHM 441 Physical Chemistry I 4 CS 230 System Administration 3 CHM 442 Physical Chemistry II 4 CS 330 Operating Systems 3 CHM 450 Senior Seminar Presentation 1 CS 340 Theory of Computation 3 Chemistry Elective 4 2 CS courses >= 200 level 6 3 CS courses >= 300 level 9 Concentration Requirements None Total 45

Supportive Requirements Computer Information Systems MTH 207 Finite Mathematics II – MTH 115 Calculus I – or MTH 115 Calculus I MTH 116 Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 BA 100 Intro to Business Perspectives 3 MTH 120 Calculus II 5 BA 202 Information Technology 3 BA 221 Accounting I 4

Catalog 2005-06 68 Mars Hill College 69 BA 336 Principles of Management 3 Webmaster ED 311 Children’s Literature 3 BA 437 Principles of Business Law 3 CS 110 Computer Science Concepts 3 B.A. in Elementary ED 321 Language Arts 3 CS 105 Web Page Design I 3 CS 111 Intro to Computer Science I 3 Education ED 251 Intro to Special Education 3 CS 110 Computer Science Concepts 3 CS 105 Web Page Design I 3 ED 401 Psychological Foundations of Education 3 CS 253 Multimedia 3 CS 205 Web Page Design II 3 130-145 Hours ED 325 Social Studies Methods 2 CS 302 Systems Analysis and Design 3 CS 305 Web Programming 3 ED 326 Science Methods 2 CS 303 Systems Design and Implementation 3 ART 109 Introduction to Computer Graphics 3 ED 404 Reading Instruction Elem Sch 3 CS 315 Database Management Systems 3 The elementary education program is designed ED 462 Education Internship 6 COM 231 Intro to Public Speaking 3 Total 18 to prepare students for teaching in grades K-6. ED 402 Hist/Phil/Soc Foundations Education 3 GE 301 Leadership 3 The elementary education program is planned ED 405 Observ and Directed Teaching 10 to assist prospective elementary teachers in ED 502 Multicultural Field Experience 2 Total 40 GEO 221 World Geography 3 developing the knowledge, skills, and values for MTH 203 Elementary Geometry 3 becoming effective teacher professionals. All MTH 204 Teaching Number Systems 3 Supportive Requirements senior elementary education majors participate MUS 360 Music in Elementary School 3 in a full-year internship experience or the PE 336 Movement Exper Elem School 3 None PS 202 North Carolina History/Govt 3 equivalent in a public school while taking NS 113 Physical Science Survey 4 III. Electives related methods classes. Students may choose to meet the elective hours Total 75 required by completing a second major, a minor, Students must complete: or selected courses of personal interest. Complete requirements for one concentration I. General Education Requirements II. Major Requirements III. Concentration Requirements III. Concentration Requirements Minors in Computer All elementary education majors are required Science to complete an area of concentration or a I. General Education Requirements minor approved by the Elementary Education Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Coordinator. Students desiring to complete a minor Action Commons and Connector course in Computer Science must complete the requirements. Sixteen semester hours of A. Art requirements for the selected minor. Connector requirements should consist of: ART 111 4 Two 200-level Art courses 6 Computer Science Natural Science: Two 300-level Art courses 6 CS 111 Intro to Computer Science I 3 NS 111 Intro to Biological Science 4 One Art History course 3 CS 112 Intro to Computer Science II 3 or CS 220 Data Structures 3 BIO 115 Intro to Cellular & Genetics CS 221 Computer Organization 3 (Biology Concentration) Total 19 CS 229 Computer Support 3 Social Science: CS 230 System Administration 3 PSY 111 General Psychology 3 American Diversity: B. Music Total 18 HIS 223 U.S. History I 3 Arts Experience: MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 Computer Information Systems TA 375 Creative Drama 3 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 CS 110 Computer Science Concepts 3 Mathematics: MUS 113 Aural Skills I 1 CS 111 Intro to Computer Science I 3 MTH 107 Finite Mathematics 3 MUS 114 Aural Skills II 1 CS 302 Systems Analysis and Design 3 Applied Instrument 4 CS 303 Systems Design /Implementation 3 II. Major Requirements Ensembles 4 CS 315 Database Management Systems 3 Music elective 4 BA 202 Information Technology 3 ART 324 Art in Elementary School 4 CS 200 Computer Applications for Education 4 Total 20 Total 18 ED 205 Intro to Education 2 PSY 313 Child Psychology 3

Catalog 2005-06 70 Mars Hill College 71 C. Communication Skills G. Physical Education in Public Schools 3 ENG 332 Structure & Usage of the English Language B.A. in English as a ED 404 Reading Instruction Elem Sch 3 3 PE 200 Team Sports Skill Lab 3 Second Language (ESL) ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 Two from: 6 PE 203 Dance Skill Lab 2 ED 419 Methods for Teaching ESL 3 ENG 321 or ENG 322 American Literature I or PE 204 Gymnastics Skill Lab 2 128-138 HOURS ED 501 Observ and Directed Teaching 10 American Literature II PE 329 Kinesiology 4 ED 502 Multicultural Field Experience 2 ENG 323, ENG 324, or ENG 325 British Literature PE 333 Sociological/Psychological Basis of Sports 3 The ESL Education major prepares teachers ENG 332 Structure and Usage of the I, British Literature II, or British Literature III HEA 332 Adapted Physical Education 3 English Language 3 ENG 371 World Literature BIO 134 Human Anatomy & Physiology 4 to work in grades K-12. The curriculum is ENG 333 Grammar and Linguistics for ESL 3 One from: 3 interdisciplinary and prepares teachers with the ENG 334 Second Language and Literacy Dev 3 ENG 210 Critical Approaches to Literature Total 21 sociological, psychological, historical, linguistic, HIS 204 Latin American History 3 ENG 340 Appalachian Literature PS 111 American Government 3 ENG 354 Language and Popular Culture and political foundations for developing SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3 ENG 442 Shakespeare H. Special Education responsive teaching for students from diverse SW 300 Human Behavior and the ENG 329 Diversity in American Literature Social Environment I 3 *ED 318 Multi-Sensory Methods in Language linguistic and cultural backgrounds. All ENG 330 Women Writers SW 400 Human Behavior and the Arts & Math 3 students completing this major will participate Social Environment II 3 *ED 348 Nature and Needs of Students with Total 12 in a full semester student teaching experience GEO 221 World Regional Geography (optional) 0-3 Learning Disabilities 3 in a public school while taking related advanced *ED 350 Behavior Management 3 Total 66-69 *ED 432 Collaboration and Consultation 3 courses. D. Mathematics Students must complete: Total 12 Concentration Requirements CS 200 Computer Applications for Education – I. General Education Requirements All ESL Education majors are required to Math 107 Finite Mathematics – *Pre-requisite: Admission to Teacher Education complete an area of concentration through an Math 203 Elementary Geometry – II. Major Requirements Math 204 Teaching Number Systems – III. Concentration Requirements existing minor in either Sociology, Political Math 115 Calculus I 5 Science, History, or Foreign Language. I. English as a Second Language (ESL) Math 116 Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 I. General Education Requirements ED 365 Sociocultural Foundations of TESL in Public Total 9 Schools 3 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in English as a Second Language ENG 332 Structure and Usage 3 Add-on License ENG 333 Grammar & Linguistics for ESL 3 Action Commons and Connector course E. Social Studies ENG 334 Second Language and Literacy Dev 3 requirements. Nine semester hours of Candidates who have completed licensure ED 360 Issues in TESL in Public Schools 3 Connector requirements should consist of: requirements in any field may earn an additional GEO 221 World Regional Geography – ED 419 Methods for Teaching ESL 3 teaching license in ESL (add-on). All candidates ECO 220 Principles of Economics 3 Social Science: seeking ESL licensure must complete two HIS 223 US to 1865* – Total 18 PSY 111 General Psychology 3 semesters of the same foreign language. In PS 202 History and Government of North Carolina– American Diversity: PS 111 American Government 3 HIS 224 United States History 3 addition, an add-on license will require the One from: 3 Arts Experience: following courses and passing PRAXIS II scores: SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology TA 375 Creative Drama 3 PS or HIS 401 Contemporary Latin America Foreign Language ED 365 Sociocultural Foundations of TESL 3 HIS 224 US Since 1865 2 semesters of the same language ENG 332 Structure and Usage of the HIS 452 Modern Japan English Language 3 HIS 456 Modern China ENG 333 Grammar and Linguistics for ESL 3 ENG 334 Second Language and Literacy Dev 3 Total 9 ED 360 Issues in TESL in Public Schools 3 II. Major Requirements(66-69 hours) ED 419 Methods for Teaching ESL 3 F. Biology Total 18 CS 200 Computer Applications in Education 4 BIO 115 Introduction to Cellular and Genetics – ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 BIO 113 Introduction to Organismal Biology 4 ED 311 Children’s Literature 3 BIO 114 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution 4 ED 251 Introduction to Special Education 3 CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 ED 360 Issues in TESL in Public Schools 3 Total 12 ED 365 Sociocultural Foundations of TESL

Catalog 2005-06 72 Mars Hill College 73 B.A. in Middle Grades D. Science Natural Science: III. Concentration Requirements NS 113 Physical Science Survey 4 Education NS 111 Intro to Biology – Social Science: (21-27 Hours) PSY 111 General Psychology 3 133-136 Hours NS 112 Intro to Environmental Science 4 NS 113 Intro to Physical Science 4 American Diversity: A. Language Arts NS 114 Intro to Meteorology & Weather 4 HIS 223 US to 1865 3 PHY 223 General Physics 4 Mathematics: The major in Middle Grades Education MTH 107 Finite Math 3 is designed to prepare teacher education ENG 312 Adolescent Literature – BIO 115 Intro to Cellular Bio & Genetics 4 ENG 332 Structure & Usage 3 CHM 113 General Chemistry 4 candidates for teacher licensure with two ENG 333 Grammar & Linguistics for ESL 3 ED 412 Teaching Science for Mid/Sec Sch 3 II. Major Requirements (74 Hours) content area concentrations. ENG 334 Second Language & Literacy Dev 3 CS 200 Computer Applications in Education 4 Two from: 6 Total 27 ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 Students must complete: ENG 321 American Literature I ED 251 Introduction to Special Education 3 ENG 322 American Literature II For licensure only students, a major in HEA 332 Adapted Physical Education 3 ENG 323 British Literature I ED 318 Multi-Sensory Methods in Language I. General Education Requirements Mathematics, History, English or Biology will II. Major Requirements ENG 324 British Literature II Arts and Math 3 ENG 325 British Literature III satisfy the concentration requirements. ED 329 Motor, Communication, and Sensory III. Concentrations (Language Arts and ENG 329 Diversity in American Literature 3 Deficits of the Exceptional Child 2 Social Studies, Mathematics and Science) ED 412 Teaching English in Mid/Sec Sch 3 ED 347 Sociocultural Foundations of Education 3 ED 348 Nature and Needs of Students I. General Education Requirements Total 21 with Learning Disabilities 3 ED 350 Behavior Management 3 B.A. in Special Education ED 401 Psychological Foundations of Education 3 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in 129-134 Hours ED 402 Historical/Phil/Social Foundations Action Commons and Connector course of Education 3 ED 404 Reading Instruction Elem Sch 3 requirements. Sixteen – eighteen semester The major in Special Education is designed B. Social Studies ED 410 Reading in the Content Area 3 hours of Connector requirements should consist to prepare teacher candidates for teaching in ED 416 Specialized Instructional Methods of: the exceptional needs classroom (K-12). The and Materials 3 HIS 223 US History to 1865 – ED 432 Collaboration and Consultation 3 HIS 224 US History Since 1865 3 curriculum is structured so that prospective ED 435 Assessment Methods, Use and Arts Experience: HIS 292 World History to 1500 3 teachers acquire the knowledge, skills and TA 375 Creative Drama 3 Interpretation 3 HIS 293 World History Since 1500 3 ED 450 Teaching Mathematics to Students Natural Science: PS 202 NC History & Government 3 dispositions to ensure success in the field NS 111 Introduction to Biological Science 4 of Special Education. Candidates in this with Disabilities 3 ECO 220 Principles of Economics 3 ED 451 Curriculum Based Assessment 3 Social Science: GEO 221 World Geography 3 program participate in practicum classes and PSY 111 General Psychology 3 ED 455 Teaching Students with Persistent PS 111 American Government 3 field experiences as they learn to apply the Reading Problems 3 American Diversity: ED 415 Teaching Social Studies in Mid/Sec 3 HIS 223 US History I specialized skills gained through their training. ED 456 Legal Issues/Procedures Focused (Social Studies Concentration) 3 A full semester internship in a public school is on Exceptional Needs Children 1 Total 24 ED 464 Planning and Managing the Learning MTH 107 or MTH 115 required for the completion of the program. (Science Concentration) 3-5 Environment 3 ED 480 Observ. and Directed Teaching 10 C. Mathematics Students must complete: ED 502 Multicultural Field Experience 2 II. Major Requirements (39 Hours) I. General Education Requirements Total 74 MTH 107 Finite Mathematics 3 MTH 115 Calculus I – II. Major Requirements CS 200 Computer Applications for Education 4 MTH 116 Elem Probability & Statistics 4 III. Supportive Requirements III. Supportive Requirements ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 MTH 203 Elementary Geometry 3 ED 241 Introduction to Special Education 3 MTH 204 Number Systems 3 I. General Education Requirements MTH 203 Elementary Geometry 3 ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 MTH 207 Finite Mathematics II 3 MTH 204 Teaching Number Systems 3 ENG 312 Adolescent Literature 3 ED 418 Teaching Math in Mid/Sec Sch 3 PS 202 History & Government of North Carolina 3 ED 340 Middle Grades Curriculum 3 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in ED 401 Psychological Foundations 3 Total 19 Action Commons and Connector course ED 402 His/Phil/Soc Foundations Education 3 requirements. Thirteen semester hours of Special Education Add-on License ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 Connector requirements should consist of: ED 407 Observation and Directed Teaching 10 Candidates who have completed licensure ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 requirements in any field may earn an additional

Catalog 2005-06 74 Mars Hill College 75 teaching license in Special Education (add-on) courses in their program: B.A. in English ENG 440 Composition Theory and Practice by completing the following courses and passing ENG 371 World Literature 128 Hours Fifteen semester hours of English electives 15 PRAXIS II as required by the state: PSY 111 – General Psychology 3 CS 200 – Computer Applications in Education 4 English electives may include any upper-level Students must complete requirements outlined English course not already used to satisfy the above

ED 347 Sociocultural Foundations of Education 3 in: requirements, as well as no more than six semester ED 348 Nature/Needs of Students with The following professional education courses are hours selected from the following: Learning Disabilities 3 required of all persons seeking secondary (9-12) I. General Education Requirements COM 231 Introduction to Public Speaking ED 350 Behavior Management 3 II. Major Requirements COM 321 Documentary Writing ED 416 Specialized Instru Methods/Materials 2 or special subject area (K-12) licensure: ENG 312 Adolescent Literature 6-12 ED 435 Assessment Methods, Use and Inter 3 III. Electives ENG 327 or 328 Special Topics ED 451 Curriculum Based Assessment 3 ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 ENG 457, 458 Directed Readings ED 455 Teaching Students with Persistent ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 Students pursuing teacher licensure must ENG 460 Independent Study Reading Problems 3 One Methods Course in the Major 3 ENG 461 Internship ED 456 Legal Issues / Procedures Focused on ED 410 Reading in the Content Area 3 complete the education concentration FRN 223 French Literature: Middle Ages through Exceptional Needs Children 1 ED 401 Psychological Foundations of Education 3 requirements for a total of 75 hours in the major. the 18th Century ED 402 Hist/Phil/Social Foundations of Education 3 FRN 224 French Literature: 19th and 20th Centuries Total 21 ED 500 or 501 Observation and Directed I. General Education Requirements GER 225 German Literature Student Teaching 10 TA 301, 302, or 303 Theatre History I, II, or III ED 502 Multicultural Field Experience 2 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in TA 413 Playwriting Action Commons and Connector course Note: ED 205 and ED 314 should be taken No more than three semester hours of English electives Secondary Education and Special requirements. Fifteen semester hours of may be taken at the 200-level. Subject Areas prior to admission into the teacher education Connector requirements may be met as follows: program. The student should make formal American Diversity Supportive Requirements ENG 329 or ENG 354 3 Students seeking secondary (9-12) or special application for admission into the teacher None education program no later than the first Arts Experience subject area (K-12) licensure are required to ENG 430 3 Professional Education complete a major in the area in which licensure semester of the junior year. Literature: ENG 201 or ENG 205 3 Requirements (36 hours) is desired. Specific requirements for each major Foreign Language are listed in the appropriate department of For Music majors, MUS 217 (Music Technology) English major requirements, including Two semesters of one language 6 ENG 312 Adolescent Literature this catalog (see listing below). Special course meets the CS 200 (Computer Applications in Education) requirement. ENG 332 Structure and Usage of the English requirements in the major or additional courses II. Major Requirements (39 Hours) Language required for persons pursuing licensure are also ENG 371 World Literature noted in the appropriate major department in ENG 210 Introduction to Literary Study 3 ENG 442 Shakespeare ENG 201 British Literature Survey COM 231 Introduction to Public Speaking this catalog. ENG 205 American Literature Survey CS 200 Computer Applications for Education ENG 450 Senior Seminar 3 ED 205 Introduction to Education Secondary Education License Area Three semester hours in American literature selected ED 314 The Adolescent Learner English Grades 9-12 from the following: 3 ED 401 Psychological Foundations of Education Mathematics Grades 9-12 ENG 321 American Literature I, origins to 1900 ED 402 Historical, Philosophical, and Social Social Studies Grades 9-12 ENG 322 American Literature II, 1900 to present Foundations of Education ENG 329 Diversity in American Literature ED 410 Reading in the Content Areas Special Subjects ENG 340 Appalachian Literature ED 412 The Teaching of English in the Middle Grades/ Art Grades K-12 Six semester hours in British literature selected from Secondary Program English as a Second Language (ESL) Grades K-12 the following: 6 ENG 440 Composition Theory and Practice Music Grades K-12 ENG 323 British Literature I, origins to 1700 ED 500 Observed and Directed Teaching in the Physical Education Grades K-12 ENG 324 British Literature II, 1700 to 1900 Secondary School Spanish - Second Language Grades K-12 ENG 325 British Literature III, 1900 to present ED 502 Multicultural Experience Special Education Grades K-12 ENG 442 Shakespeare PSY 111 General Psychology Three semester hours in composition/language selected from the following: 3 III. Electives (0-37 Hours) ENG 332 Structure and Usage of the English Students may choose to meet the elective hours All students pursuing teacher licensure are Language required to complete the following general ENG 350 Professional Writing required by completing a second major, a minor, education connector courses or supportive ENG 430 Writers Workshop or selected courses of personal interest.

Catalog 2005-06 76 Mars Hill College 77 Four World History from: 12 Minor in English B.S. in Fashion & Interior B.A. in History HIS 401 Contemporary Latin America 18 Hours Merchandising 128-135 Hours HIS 402 History of Mexico HIS 403 Latin American Women Students desiring a minor in English must 128 Hours HIS 441 World Slavery Students must complete requirements outlined complete 18 semester hours of coursework in HIS 442 The Atlantic World in: HIS 452 History of Modern Japan literature and/or writing beyond the general I. General Education Requirements I. General Education Requirements HIS 456 History of Modern China education English writing sequence (English II. Major Requirements II. Major Requirements 111 and English 112 or English 113). Of these 18 III. Electives III. Electives semester hours in English, at least 12 semester Concentrations None hours must be completed at the 300-level or I. General Education Requirements Students pursuing teacher licensure in social above. Students must complete the Liberal Arts in studies must complete the Professional Supportive Requirements None Action Commons and Connector course Education Requirements in addition to the requirements. Three semester hours of major requirements. Connector requirements may be met by the Professional Education Requirements for Social Studies Licensure major as follows: I. General Education Requirements HIS 202 North Carolina History and Government 3 PS 111 American National Government* 3 Social Science Students must complete the Liberal Arts in GEO 221 World Geography 3 ECO 220 Principles of Economics 3 Action Commons and Connector course HIS 204 Latin American History and Geography** 3 requirements. Three to six semester hours of ECO 220 Principles of Economics* 3 II. Major Requirements (62 Hours) Connector requirements may be met by major SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology * 3 PSY 111 General Psychology* 3 FIM 111 Intro. to Apparel and Interiors 3 requirements as follows: CS 200 Computer Applications/Education 4 FIM 211 Fashion Designers 3 ED 205 Intro to Education 2 FIM 230 The Interior Environment 3 American Diversity ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 FIM 240 Interiors in Retrospect 4 One from: HIS 223, HIS 224 3 ED 401 Psychological Found. Education 3 FIM 311 Apparel Analysis/Evaluation 3 Social Science requirement with ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 FIM 322 Merchandising Art 3 Teacher Licensure requirements. 3 ED 415 Teaching of Social Studies Mdl/Sec 3 FIM 330 Environmental Design Appl 4 ED 402 Hist/Phil/Soc Foundations of Education 3 FIM 332 Apparel Design Applications 3 II. Major Requirements (39 Hours) ED 500 Observ/Dir Teaching 10 FIM 334 Textile Fundamentals 3 ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 FIM 337 The Fashion Industry 4 PSY 314 Adolescent and Adult Development 3 FIM 434 Textiles for Apparel/Interiors 4 Required for all Majors: *Meets general education social science requirement FIM 437 Fashion Markets/Merchandising Practice 4 HIS 223 U.S. to 1865 3 **Meets one World History distribution requirement FIM 459 Professional Seminar (Capstone Course) 3 HIS 224 U.S. since 1865 3 for major FIM 463 Fashion/Inter Mdse Internship 9 HIS 292 World History to 1500 3 Supportive Requirements HIS 293 World History since 1500 3 Total 54 HIS 491 Senior Seminar 3 BA 100 Intro to Business 3 III. Electives (0-40 Hours) BA 202 Information Technology Two U.S. History from: 6 Students may choose to meet the elective hours or Approved Business Elective 3 HIS 330 Women in the American Experience required by completing a second major, a minor, BA 351 Principles of Marketing 3 HIS 349 Appalachian Oral History HIS 350 African-American History or selected courses of personal interest. III. Electives (11-14 Hours) HIS 417 The United States, 1945-Present HIS 429 U.S. Diplomacy in 20th Century Students may choose to meet the elective hours HIS 430 U.S. Environmental History required by completing a second major, a minor, or selected courses of personal interest. Two European History from: 6 HIS 337 Renaissance and Reformation HIS 338 Early Modern Europe HIS 340 Twentieth-Century Europe

Catalog 2005-06 78 Mars Hill College 79 BA 336 Principles of Management 3 Minor in History B.A. in International ECO 220 Principles of Economics* 3 B.S. in Mathematics 18 Hours Studies ECO 362 International Economics 3 128-147 Hours GEO 221 World Geography 3 128 Hours INS 450 Senior Seminar 3 Students desiring to complete a minor The Mathematics Department provides a major in History must complete the following Through an in-depth study of Political Four from: in mathematics that may be applied in a variety requirements. HIS 340 History of 20th Century Europe 3 of professions, prepares students for graduate Science, Business and Economics, History, HIS 401 Contemporary Latin America 3 Foreign Language, and Social Sciences, HIS 402 History of Mexico 3 studies in mathematics and related fields, and HIS 223 and 224: Survey of United States History 6 students majoring in International Studies HIS 429 US Diplomacy in 20th Century 3 offers the mathematics major teacher licensure. HIS 293: World History Since 1500 3 HIS 293 World History since 1500 3 Three upper-level history courses 9 recognize and analyze global issues in an HIS 452 History of Modern Japan 3 Students must complete requirements outlined (numbered 300 and above) interdisciplinary nature. To best comprehend HIS 456 History of Modern China 3 the interdisciplinary nature of these issues and in: complexity of world cultures and systems, it One from: 3 I. General Education Requirements II. Major Requirements is highly recommended that the students in HIS 204 Latin Amer History and Geography the major spend at least one term studying or BA 351 Principles of Marketing III. Electives working in a foreign country. REL 240 Islam REL 241 Hinduism, Buddhism I. General Education Requirements REL 242 Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen Students must complete requirements outlined FRN 224 Survey of French Literature in: GER 225 Survey of German Literature Students must complete the Liberal Arts in SPA 330 Peninsular Literature I Action Commons and Connector course I. General Education Requirements SPA 340 Peninsular Literature II requirements. The following major requirements II. Major Requirements SPA 350 Latin American Literature I also meet Connector requirements: III. Electives SPA 360 Latin American Literature II *Meet general education requirements MTH 115 Calculus I 5 I. General Education Requirements PHY 223 General Physics I 4 Concentration Requirements PHY 224 General Physics II 4 (for Major with Teacher Licensure) Students must complete the Liberal Arts in None PSY 111 (for Major with Teacher Licensure) 3 Action Commons and Connector course EST 320 (Capstone) 3 requirements. Fifteen semester hours of Supportive Requirements Connector requirements may be met by major None II. Major Requirements (31 Hours) requirements as follows: III. Electives (13-22 Hours) MTH 115 Calculus I – 2 semesters Foreign Language 6 Students may choose to meet the elective hours MTH 120 Calculus II 5 MTH 217 Discrete Mathematics 3 American Diversity HIS 224 3 required by completing a second major, a minor, Social Science PS 111 or ECO 220 3 MTH 218 Applied Linear Algebra 3 Literature ENG 371 3 or selected courses of personal interest. MTH 220 Calculus III 5 MTH 331 Intro to Abstract Algebra 3 MTH 341 Probability Theory 3 II. Major Requirements Three courses from: 9 (54-60 Hours) MTH 316 Statistical Methods II MTH 323 Advanced Calculus I 6-12 hours Foreign Language 6 – 12 MTH 324 Advanced Calculus II (at least 6 at 200 or above level) MTH 325 Complex Variables (level depends on placement)* MTH 329 Foundations of Geometry* HIS 224 US History since 1865* – MTH 335 Intro to the Theory of Numbers* PS 111 American Government* – MTH 337 Differential Equations PS 221 Comparative Politics 3 MTH 342 Mathematical Statistics* PS 312 Political and Social Development 3 PS 345 International Relations/World Politics 3 * Required for Teacher Licensure ENG 371 World Literature * –

Catalog 2005-06 80 Mars Hill College 81 Supportive Requirements for Major B.A. in Music MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instr. Conducting 2 B.M. in Music Education Without Teacher Licensure (9 Hours) MUS 410 Contemporary Music 2 128 Hours 144-154 Hours CS 110 Computer Science Concepts 3 Applied Instrument CS 111 Intro to Computer Science I 3 The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is a The Music Education degree program is CS 220 Data Structures 3 liberal arts degree designed for students who PHY 223 General Physics I – designed to prepare students to teach general wish to major in music as part of a broad music, choral music or instrumental music general education, rather than primarily for A. Keyboard Majors Supportive Requirements for Major MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 in the public schools. The program is broad, specialization at the undergraduate level. This With Teacher Licensure (11 Hours) MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 requiring professional music education courses program also is appropriate for students who MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 as well as vocal and instrumental technique CS 110 Computer Science Concepts 3 seek a music degree as the foundation for MUS 335, 336 Service Playing 2 CS 200 Computer Applications in Education 4 (Organ Majors only) courses of all majors. Successful completion additional study in more specialized areas such PHY 223 General Physics I – 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 of the program qualifies the student for Music as church music, pedagogy, accompanying, PHY 224 General Physics II – (must complete Level 481 and recital) K-12 teacher licensure (“A”) in North Carolina. PSY 111 General Psychology – music theory, and music history. The limited 7 semester hours of MUS 140 7 The program also seeks to provide preparation number of hours in music required in this 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 for graduate study in Music Education. Professional Education program provides more flexibility than do the Performance majors are encouraged to complete Requirements (29 Hours) professional degree programs in music. B. Instrumental Majors MUS 177 Class Piano 1 this certification program as preparation for the ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 teaching profession. ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 Students must complete requirements outlined 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 ED 401 Psychological Foundations Education 3 in: (must complete Level 481 and recital) ED 402 Hist/Phil/Soc Foundations Education 3 3 semester hours of MUS 150 3 Students must complete requirements outlined ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 4 semester hours of MUS 104, 105, or 109 4 in: ED 418 Teaching Mathematics in Middle/Sec 3 I. General Education Requirements 8 semester hours of a major instr. ensemble 8 ED 500 Obser/Dir Teaching 10 II. Major Requirements I. General Education Requirements ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 III. Electives II. Major Requirements C. Voice Majors III. Electives I. General Education Requirements MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 III. Electives (0-36 Hours) Students must complete the Liberal Arts Students pursuing teacher licensure must MUS 133 Italian/German Diction 1 complete the Professional Education Students may choose to meet the elective hours in Action Commons and Connector MUS 135-138 Singer-on-Stage I, II, III, IV 4 course requirements. Six semester hours of MUS 177 Class Piano 1 Requirements. required by completing a second major, a minor, MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 or selected courses of personal interest. Connector requirements may be met by major MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 requirements as follows: 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) Foreign Language 6 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 Minor in Mathematics III. Electives (18-24 Hours) 21 Hours II. Major Requirements(52-55 Hours) Students may choose to meet the elective hours required by completing a second major, Students desiring to complete a minor in German or French or Spanish 111 – a minor, or selected courses of personal Mathematics must complete the following German or French or Spanish 112 – interest. requirements. MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 MTH 115 Calculus I 5 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 MTH 120 Calculus II 5 MUS 113 Aural Skills Lab I 1 MTH 218 Applied Linear Algebra 3 MUS 114 Aural Skills Lab II 1 MTH 220 Calculus III 5 MUS 211 Music Theory III 3 One 300-level Mathematics course 3 MUS 213 Aural Skills Lab III 1 MUS 217 Music Technology 2 MUS 309 Form and Analysis I 2 MUS 310 Form and Analysis II 2 MUS 311 Music History I 3 MUS 312 Music History II 3

Catalog 2005-06 82 Mars Hill College 83 I. General Education Requirements MUS 354 or 356 Adv. Chor. or Instr. Conduct 2 III. Electives MUS 375 Accompany. for Elem Mus Class 1 MUS 443 Elementary Music Methods 2 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in C. Voice Majors MUS 445 or 447 Chor. or Instr. Mus Methods 2 I. General Education Requirements German or French or Spanish 111 – Action Commons and Connectors course Students must complete the Liberal Arts German or French or Spanish 112 – Total 11-12 requirements. Nine semester hours of MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 in Action Commons and Connector Connector requirements are met by major MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 Professional Education course requirements. Six semester hours of MUS 133 Italian/German Diction 1 requirements as follows: Requirements Connector requirements may be met by major MUS 135-138 Singer-on-Stage I, II, III, IV 4 MUS 177 Class Piano 1 ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 requirements as follows: Social Science: PSY 111 3 ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 Foreign Language 6 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 Foreign Language 6 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 ED 401 Psychological Foundations of Educ 3 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 ED 402 His/Phi/Soc Foundations of Educ 3 II. Major Requirements (91-98 Hours) (must complete Level 481 and recital) ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 II. Major Requirements (84-87 Hours) 7 semester hours of MUS 100 or MUS 101 7 ED 501 Obser/Dir Teaching Special Subj 10 MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 German or French or Spanish 111 – MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 German or French or Spanish 112 – MUS 113 Aural Skills Lab I 1 Concentration Requirements Total 26 MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 MUS 114 Aural Skills Lab II 1 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 MUS 211 Music Theory III 3 MUS 113 Aural Skills Lab I 1 MUS 213 Aural Skills Lab III 1 MUS 114 Aural Skills Lab II 1 MUS 217 Music Technology 3 A. Choral Emphasis III. Electives MUS 211 Music Theory III 3 MUS 309 Form and Analysis I 2 MUS 337 String Techniques 1 MUS 213 Aural Skills Lab III 1 MUS 310 Form and Analysis II 2 MUS 338 Instrumental Techniques 1 MUS 217 Music Technology 3 MUS 311 Music History I 3 MUS 345 Vocal Techniques 1 Students may choose to meet the elective hours MUS 309 Form and Analysis I 2 MUS 312 Music History II 3 (Non-Voice Majors only) MUS 310 Form and Analysis II 2 MUS 315 Score Preparation 2 required by completing a second major, a minor, MUS 311 Music History I 3 MUS 353 Choral Conducting 2 or selected courses of personal interest. MUS 410 Contemporary Music 2 MUS 354 Advanced Choral Conducting 2 MUS 312 Music History II 3 MUS 441 Principles of Music Education 3 MUS 374 Keyboard Skills for Choral Dir. 1 MUS 315 Score Preparation 2 MUS 443 or 447 Elem. or Inst. Mus. Methods 2 MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instr. Conducting 2 MUS 445 Choral Music Methods 2 MUS 410 Contemporary Music 2 Applied Instrument Total 11-12 B.M. in Music Applied Instrument A. Keyboard Majors Performance MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 B. Instrumental Emphasis A. Keyboard Majors MUS 337 String Techniques 1 136 -142 Hours MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 338 Instrumental Techniques 1 MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 MUS 340 Adv. Brass Techniques 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 335, 336 Service Playing 2 The performance degree program is designed MUS 342 Adv. Woodwind Techniques 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 (Organ Majors only) MUS 344 Adv. Percussion Techniques 1 for those students who possess exceptional MUS 335, 336 Service Playing 2 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 MUS 345 Vocal Techniques 1 (Organ Majors only) (must complete Level 481 and recital) performing ability and who wish to pursue a MUS 355 Instrumental Conducting 2 MPED Pedagogy in Applied Instrument 2 7 semester hours of MUS 140 7 career as a performer or performer/teacher MUS 356 Advanced Instrumental Conducting 2 MLIT I Literature in Applied Instrument I 2 7 semester hours of MUS 100, MUS 101, MUS 443 or 445 Elem. or Chor. Mus. Meth. 2 at the college level. Entrance into the degree MLIT II Literature in Applied Instrument II 2 or MUS 102 7 MUS 447 Instrumental Music Methods 2 program is highly selective and dependent MUS 390 Junior Recital 1 upon successful completion of a qualifying MUS 490 Senior Recital 1 Total 14 14 semester hours of Applied lessons 14 examination that occurs at the end of a student’s (must complete Level 492) B. Instrumental Majors freshman year. 8 semester hours of MUS 140 8 MUS 177 Class Piano 1 6 semester hours of Performing Arts Electives* 6 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 C. Elementary Emphasis Students must complete requirements outlined MUS 337 String Techniques 1 7 semester hours of Music Electives 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) MUS 338 Instrumental Techniques 1 in: 3 semester hours of MUS 150 3 MUS 345 Vocal Techniques 1 4 semester hours of MUS 104, 105, or 109 4 (Non-Voice Majors only) B. Instrumental Majors 7 semester hours of MUS 102 7 I. General Education Requirements MUS 177 Class Piano 1 MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instr. Conducting 2 II. Major Requirements MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1

Catalog 2005-06 84 Mars Hill College 85 MPED Pedagogy in Applied Instrument 2 MLIT I Literature in Applied Instrument I 2 Minors in Music B.S. in Physical Education MLIT II Literature in Applied Instrument II 2 Concentration Requirements MUS 390 Junior Recital 1 128-136 Hours Students whose major is other than music may MUS 490 Senior Recital 1 A. Sports Management 14 semester hours of Applied lessons 14 complete a minor in Music by completing the Students must complete requirements outlined (must complete Level 492) following requirements. BA 100 Introduction to Business Perspctvs/Pract 3 8 semester hours of MUS 104, 105, or 109 8 in: BA 221 Principles of Accounting I 4 6 semester hours of Performing Arts Electives* 6 I. General Education Requirements BA 335 Business Communications 3 8 semester hours of a major instr. ensemble 8 General Music (24 Hours) BA 336 Principles of Management 3 7 semester hours of Music Electives 7 II. Major Requirements BA 341 Human Resource Management 3 MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 III. Electives BA 351 Principles of Marketing 3 C. Voice Majors MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 BA 202 Information Management 3 MUS 113 Aural Skills I 1 Students pursuing teacher licensure must ECO 220 Principles of Economics – MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 114 Aural Skills II 1 PE 450 Internship 12 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 177 Class Piano (non keyboard minors) 1 complete the Professional Education MUS 133 Italian/German Diction 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills Requirements. Total 34 MUS 134 French/Spanish Diction 1 (non keyboard minors) 1 MUS 135-138 Singer-on-Stage I-IV 4 7 SH Applied Music Lessons or Ensembles 7 I. General Education Requirements B. Sports Science MUS 177 Class Piano 1 (min. 3 SH applied lessons; min. 2 SH ensembles) MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 Music Electives 1 – 7 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instrumental Conducting Students must complete the Liberal Arts in CS 200 Computer Applications for Education 4 ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 MPED Pedagogy in Applied Instrument 2 (Mus. Ed. Emphasis only) 2 Action Commons and Connector course MLIT I Literature in Applied Instrument I 2 MUS 353 Choral Conducting ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 MLIT II Literature in Applied Instrument II 2 (Church Music emphasis only) 2 requirements. Three semester hours of HEA 233 Health Education 3 MUS 390 Junior Recital 1 MUS 380 Church Music History and Liturgies Connector requirements may be met by major HEA 332 Adapted Physical Education 3 MUS 490 Senior Recital 1 (Church Music emphasis only) 2 courses as follows: PE 200 Team Sports Skill Lab 3 14 semester hours of Applied lessons 14 MUS 381 Church Music Administration & Methods PE 201 Individual Sports Skill Lab I 2 (must complete Level 492) (Church Music emphasis only) 3 PE 202 Individual Sports Skill Lab II 2 6 semester hrs of Performing Arts Electives 6 Social Science: PSY 111 or ECO 220 3 PE 203 Dance Skill Lab 2 (refer to Music Department Handbook) PE 204 Gymnastics Skill Lab 2 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 Music Minor in the Bachelor of Arts II. Major Requirements PE 335 Mthds Teaching Elem Phy Educ-PE Spec. 3 7 semester hours of Music Electives in Music degree program 18 hours (59-81 Hours) PE 413 Tchng Hlth/PE in Mdl/Sec Program 3 PE 441 Organization/Admin Hlth, PE, Athletics 3 III. Electives Additional Semester Hours PE 450 Internship 12 Applied Music Lessons 1 – 7 BIO 134 Human Anatomy/Physiology 4 PSY 111 General Psychology – Literature and Pedagogy of the HEA 220 Safety & Supervision 2 *Performing Arts Electives include (a) second- applied instrument 2 – 6 HEA 222 Basic Athletic Injuries 2 Total 47 Advanced Theory / Music Tech 2 – 8 PE 221 History & Principles 3 ary ensembles that do not meet other degree re- PE 329 Kinesiology 4 Advanced Conducting 2 – 4 C. Physical Education Teacher Education quirements, (b) applied lessons that do not meet Music History and Literature 2 – 8 PE 330 Physiology of Exercise 4 other degree requirements, (c) PE 209, MUS PE 333 Social/Psych Basis of Sports 3 469, TA 100, TA 102, TA 130, TA 131, TA 201, PE 338 Meas/Eval Health/PE 3 CS 200 Computer Applications for Education 4 ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 TA 202, TA 203, TA 204, TA 432. Additional Total 25 ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 courses may be substituted, with approval of the ED 401 Psychological Foundations Education 3 major advisor and Department Chair. Complete requirements for one concentration ED 402 Hist/Phil/Soc Foundations Education 3

Catalog 2005-06 86 Mars Hill College 87 ED 410 Reading in Content Areas 3 PE 221 History and Principles 3 183. Horseback Riding ** 2 B.A. in Political Science ED 501 Obser/Dir Teaching Special Subject 10 PE 329 Kinesiology 4 185. Outdoor Leisure Skills 2 ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 PE 330 Physiology of Exercise 4 187. Rock Climbing 2 128 Hours HEA 233 Health Education 3 PE 333 Sociological/Psychological Basis of Sports 3 188. Mountain Smooth and Clog Dance 2 HEA 332 Adapted Physical Education 3 190-199. Special Topics Activity 2 PE 200 Team Sports Skill Lab 3 Students must complete requirements outlined PE 201 Individual Sports Skill Lab I 2 **Course for which there is additional cost. in: PE 202 Individual Sports Skill Lab II 2 Varsity Athletics ***PE 123—American Red Cross course designed to PE 203 Dance Skill Lab 2 provide minimum skills necessary for students to I. General Education Requirements PE 204 Gymnastics Skill Lab 2 PE 115. Physical Education qualify as a non-surf lifeguard. PE 335 Mthds Teaching Elem Phy Educ-PE Spec. 3 Credit For Varsity Athletics 2 PE 124—ARC course designed to train selected II. Major Requirements PE 413 Tchng Hlth/PE in Mdl/Sec Program 3 candidates to teach water safety and swimming III. Electives PE 441 Organization/Admin Hlth, PE, Athletics 3 A student may receive elective credit only once courses. Successful completion will qualify the PSY 111 General Psychology – student to teach ARC progressive swimming for participation in a varsity sport. A student courses and community water safety. Not intended I. General Education Requirements Total 56 may receive only 2 semester hours of credit to be a comprehensive lifeguard training program. regardless of the number of sports played. Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Professional Education Credit must be awarded in the semester in Major Skill Laboratories Action Commons and Connector requirements. Requirements which the sport is in season. Evaluation will be The following major requirements also meet Connector requirements: on an S/U basis. Managers, trainers, and other Skill laboratories are only for physical education, non-participants are not eligible for this credit. Social Science: Requirements are met by completing the sports science, and teacher education majors. PS 111 American Government 3 Physical Education Teacher Education Credit is awarded only for those sports offered Enrollment by a non-major will be only by Capstone: requirements given in Concentration C above. by the Mars Hill College Athletic department. special permission of the instructor. The EST 320 Ethics, Science and Technology 3 purpose of the skill laboratories is to provide Supportive Requirements Physical Education Activity Courses an opportunity for the student to develop and II. Major Requirements (30 Hours) None The department offers the following activity improve his/her skills and knowledge of the activities/sports presented. Emphasis will also PS 111 American Government – courses for elective credit: PS 216 Legislative Process III. Electives (0-17 Hours) be given to identifying a variety of methods for 119. Canoeing 2 or PS 218 Executive Process 3 122. Swimming 2 teaching the skills and progressions appropriate One from: 3 Students may choose to meet the elective hours 123. Lifeguarding *** 2 to the learning of each. PS 202 History & Government of North Carolina required by completing a second major, a minor, 124. Water Safety Instructor *** 2 PS 211 Political Mobilization or selected courses of personal interest. 125. Scuba Diving ** 2 All physical education, sports science, and PS 216 Legislative Process 126. Aquasize 2 teacher education majors must meet this PS 218 The Executive Process 140. Archery 2 requirement. Transfer students are subject to PS 311 The Courts and Individual Liberties 142 Golf 2 PS 332 Public Policy 146. Badminton 2 the same requirements; however, the transcript PS 345 International Relations & World Politics 3 Minor in Physical 148. Racquetball 2 will be analyzed and credit granted when Two from: 6 149. Tennis 2 appropriate. Substitution of general education PS 221 Comparative Politics PS 312 Political and Social Development Education 153. Basketball 2 activity courses will not be permitted. Skill labs 154. Softball 2 HIS 401 Latin America:Problems and Prospects should be completed at the earliest possible PS 452 Modern Japan Students desiring to complete a minor Physical 155. Volleyball 2 158. Soccer 2 time in the student’s program since they provide PS 456 Modern China Education must complete the following 160. Ballet Dance 2 skills and knowledge prerequisite to more PS 481 Twentieth Century Russia: History & requirements. 161. Folk/Square Dance 2 Government 162 Liturgical Dance 2 advanced courses. PS 200 Research Activity I 1 BIO 134 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 163. Jazz Dance 2 The department offers the following Sports Skill PS 219 Social Research Methods 3 164. Modern Dance 2 One from: 3 One course from: 3 Laboratories for major credit: PE 200 Team Sports Skill Lab 165. Gymnastics 2 BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics PE 201 Individual Sports Skill Lab I 169. Tap Dance 2 PE 200 Team Sports Skill Lab 3 PS 300 Research Activity II PE 202 Individual Sports Skill Lab II 170. Fencing 2 PE 201 Individual Sports Skill Lab I 2 PS 319 Social Research Methods II One course from: 2 172 Personal Defense 2 PE 202 Individual Sports Skill Lab II 2 PS 411 Political Theory PE 203 Dance Skill Lab 174. Yoga 2 PE 203 Dance Skill Lab 2 PS 461 Internship or PS 460 Indep. Study 3 PE 204 Gymnastics Skill Lab 177. Physical Conditioning & Aerobics 2 PE 204 Gymnastics Skill Lab 2 PS Electives 5 REC 208 Outdoor Sports Skill Lab 180. Downhill Skiing ** 2

Catalog 2005-06 88 Mars Hill College 89 III. ELECTIVES (38-46 HOURS) B.A. in Psychology Minor in Psychology B.S. in Recreation Students may choose to meet the elective hours 128 Hours 21 Hours 128 Hours required by completing a second major, a minor, or selected courses of personal interest. Students must complete requirements outlined Students desiring to complete a minor in in: Psychology must complete the following Students must complete requirements outlined requirements. in: I. General Education Requirements I. General Education Requirements II. Major Requirements PSY 111 General Psychology 3 PSY 312 History, Philosophy, and Systems 3 II. Major Requirements III. Electives Minor in Political Science Five additional psychology courses III. Electives 18 Hours (one must be 200-level course) 15 I. General Education Requirements I. General Education Requirements Note On Prerequisites: Students desiring to complete a minor in Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Action Commons and Connector course Political Science must complete the following Three psychology required courses have Action Commons and Connectors course requirements. requirements. Three semester hours of prerequisites in other disciplines. Prerequisite requirements. Six semester hours of Connector Connector requirements may be met by major to Psychology 222 is NS 111 or BIO 113. requirements may be met by the major as PS 111 American Government 3 requirements as follows: Prerequisite to Psychology 312 is LAA 231. One 300 or 400 level Political Science Course 3 follows: Additional courses in political science 12 Social Science: PSY 111 General Psychology 3 Prerequisite to BSS 220 is the general education Social Science: math requirement and PSY 111. All psychology PSY 111 General Psychology 3 II. Major Requirements (36 Hours) Arts Experience: Pre-law Students courses except Psychology 111 have one or more One from Art 203, 205, 226; FIM 125 3 Students preparing to study law should develop prerequisites in psychology (see course listings). skills in analysis, synthesis, and precise PSY 111 General Psychology – II. Major Requirements BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics 3 Note On Credit Limits: communication. Therefore, they should include PSY 221 Mental Functions and Adaptive Behavior 3 (53-67 Hours) in their course work as many as possible of PSY 222 Biological Bases of Behavior 3 A total of six semester hours of the following the following subjects: accounting, business PSY 304 Experimental Psychology 3 REC 208 Outdoor Recreation 2 PSY 311 Personality Theory 3 psychology courses may count toward the major law, calculus, economics, history, literature, REC 209 Leadership/Recreation 2 PSY 312 History, Philosophy, Systems 3 and three toward the minor: Psychology 400, REC 221 Intro to Recreation 3 philosophy, political science, psychology and PSY 470 Senior Thesis/Seminar 3 457, 458, 460, and 461. REC 300 Field Work 2 public speaking. Students interested in pre-law Five additional Psychology courses: 15 REC 309 Plan Dsgn/Areas & Facilities 3 study should contact the advisor in the Political REC 321 Program Planning 3 Science Department. III. Electives (37-40 Hours) REC 324 Interpretation of Cultural & Natural Resources 3 Students may choose to meet the elective hours REC 325 Therapeutic Recreation 3 required by completing a second major, a minor, REC 441 Recreation Administration 3 REC 450 Recreation Internship 12 or selected courses of personal interest. Complete requirements for one Concentration Concentration Requirements

A. Recreation Administration PSY 313 Child Psychology 3 PSY 314 Adolescent and Adult Development 3 SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3 Two from: 6 BA 351 Principles of Marketing BA 336 Principles of Management BA 202 Information Technology COM 231 Introduction to Public Speaking

Catalog 2005-06 90 Mars Hill College 91 B. Recreation Resource Management B.A. in Religion REL 331 Prodigal Sisters: Early Judaism and ART 226 Photography 3 Christianity C. Religious/Philosophical Studies Hours BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics 3 128 Hours REL 332 The Church - Reformation to Present BIO 114 Ecology 4 REL 337 Renaissance and Reformation Philosophy: three courses at the 300-level 9 BIO 214 Natural History Southern Appalachians 4 Students must complete requirements outlined Biblical Studies: 3 NS 112 Environmental Science 4 in: Theology and Ethics 3 One course from: EST 320 Ethics, Science, Technology 3 One from: REL 312: Old Testament Studies PS 111 American Government 3 REL 334 Contemporary Christian Thought REL 322: New Testament Studies REC 224 Outdoor Recreation Leadership 2 I. General Education Requirements REL 341 Christian Ethics REC 326 Natural Resource Management 3 II. Major Requirements PHI 344 Philosophy of Religion Electives in Religion and Philosophy: III. Electives Four courses at the 200 or 300-level 12 Philosophy: one course 3 Option for electives: two electives plus two 100- Supportive Requirements level Hebrew or Greek courses I. General Education Requirements Electives: 9 HEA 220 Safety/Supervision 2 Three additional 200-level or above (Two of those Total 24 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in may be GRK 111 & 112, or HEB 115 & 116) III. Electives (6-23 Hours) Action Commons and Connectors course Total 24 Students may choose to meet the elective hours requirements. Connector requirements may be Minors in Religion required by completing a second major, a minor, met by major requirements as follows: B. Youth Leadership Hours or selected courses of personal interest. 18 hours Language: MAY be met with Hebrew or Biblical Studies: one from 3 Greek (but students may meet the language REL 312 Old Testament Studies requirement with Spanish, French, or German). REL 322 New Testament Studies Students desiring to complete a minor Minor in Recreation in Religion must complete the following Social Science: One course from TWO different areas: 6 requirements: 21 Hours PSY 111 General Psychology Theology/Ethics (Youth Leadership Concentration) 3 REL 334 Contemporary Christian Thought Students desiring to complete a minor in Literature: REL 341 Christian Ethics 1. Religion: 18 Hours PHI 344 Philosophy of Religion Recreation must complete the following REL 201 Biblical Literature Biblical Studies requirements: Philosophy: one course REL 115 Religion: Search for Meaning 3 REL 201 Biblical Literature 4 II. Major Requirements (37 Hours) Church History REC 209 Leadership in Recreation 2 Philosophy: One Course 3 REL 237 Religions in America Theology/Ethics: One Course from: 3 REC 221 Introduction to Recreation 3 REL 115 Religion: Search for Meaning 3 REL 331 Prodigal Sisters: Early Judaism and REC 321 Program Planning in Recreation 3 REL 334 Contemporary Christian Thought REL 201 Biblical Literature 4 Christianity REL 341 Christian Ethics REC 324 Interpretation of REL 450 Senior Seminar 3 REL 332 The Church - Reformation to Present Cultural and Natural Resources 3 PHI 344 Philosophy of Religion One course from a tradition other than Christianity:3 REL 337 Renaissance and Reformation Electives: 6 REC 325 Therapeutic Recreation 3 REL 235 Judaism REC 441 Recreation Administration 3 Two Courses in Religion or Philosophy at the 200- REL 240 Islam REL 315 Youth Ministry 3 300 level or HEB 115 and 116 or GRK 111 and 112 Two courses from: 4 REL 241 Hinduism, Buddhism PSY 314 Adolescent and Adult Development 3 HEA 220 Safety and Supervision REL 242 Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen REL 261 or REL 461: Internship 3 PE 123 Lifeguarding Plus requirements for one concentration. PE 124 Water Safety Instructor Two courses from the following: 6 2. Philosophy/Religion 18 Hours REC 208 Outdoor Recreation Skill Lab Total 13 ENG 354 Language and Popular Culture ENG 312 Adolescent Literature REL 115 Religion: Search for Meaning 3 GE 301 Intro to Leadership Philosophy: 9 Concentration Requirements REL 336 Women and Religion Three Courses at the 300-level REL/SOC 426 Social & Psychological Aspects of Religion or Philosophy: 6 Two Courses at the 200-300-level A. Study of Christianity Hours Religion REL 235, 240, 241, or 242 Biblical Studies 6 REC 208 Outdoor Recreation Skill Lab REL 312 Old Testament Studies or REC 209 Recreation Leadership REL 322 New Testament Studies REL 343 Religion in Appalachia SW 340 Troubled Youth Church History 3 One from: Total 24 REL 327 Religions in America

Catalog 2005-06 92 Mars Hill College 93 formal admissions process. Guidelines and B.S.W. in Social Work application introduced in SW 215. Transfer 128 Hours students may consult with program coordinator.

Students must complete requirements outlined Transfer Policy: in: Social Work courses may be transferred I. General Education Requirements as course equivalents provided they were II. BSW Requirements successfully completed in a CSWE accredited III. Electives BSW program. I.General Education Requirements No College Credit for Work or Life Experience Policy Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Action Commons and Connector course requirements. Nine semester hours of Without exception, college credit shall never be Connector courses may be met by major awarded for any prior or current work and/or requirements as follows: life experience(s). For example, an incoming BSW major may have documentation support- Natural Science NS 111 Introduction to Biological Sciences 3 ing a current or former employment assignment Social Science: (e.g., Department of Social Services); while we PSY 111 General Psychology 3 recognize the value of this training, we cannot Second Natural/Social Science: award college credit for the experience. SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3 B.A. in Sociology II. Major Requirements 40 Hours II. Major Requirements 128 Hours SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3 (9-51 Hours) SOC 200 Research Activity Seminar 1 SOC 219 Research Methods 3 PSY 313 Child Psychology 3 Students must complete requirements outlined BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics 3 or PSY 314 Adolescent and Adult Development 3 in: SOC 226 Sociology of Family 3 SW 215 Intro Soc Work Profession 3 SOC 308 Social Psychology 3 SW 300 Human Behavior & Soc Envirn I 3 I. General Education Requirements SOC 310 Social and Political Theory 3 SW 400 Human Behavior & Soc Envirn II 3 II. Major Requirements SW 200 Research Activity 1 – 3 III. Electives Complete requirements for one concentration. SW 219 Soc Research Methods 3 SW 331 Soc Welf Policy & Ser I 3 SW 332 Soc Welf Policy & Ser II 3 I. General Education Requirements Concentrations SW 317 Social Work Practice I 3 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in SW 321 Social Work Practice II 3 A. Criminal Justice SW 325 Social Work Practice III 3 Action Commons and Connector course SW 361 Junior Field Internship 3 requirements. Three to six semester hours of SOC 110 Intro to Criminal Justice System 3 SW 500 Senior Field Internship SOC 216 Social Problems 3 & Integrative Seminar 15 Connector requirements may be met by major SOC 316 Victims, Crime and Human Nature 3 requirements as follows: SOC 416 Advanced Issues in Criminal Justice 3 BA 320 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace 3 Social Science: III. Electives (25-28 Hours) PSY 333 Forensic Psychology or SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3 PS 311 Judicial Process 3 Students may choose to meet the elective hours American Diversity Requirement: SOC 461 Internship 3 required by completing a second major, a minor, SOC 226 Sociology of the Family 3 or selected courses of personal interest. B. General Sociology Admissions Policy: SOC 314 Social Inequality 3 SOC 470 Senior Seminar 3 The Social Work Program conducts its own Five Additional Sociology courses or from related

Catalog 2005-06 94 Mars Hill College 95 disciplines listed below, with at least 3 of those Notes, Departmental Exclusions and B.A. in Spanish Professional Education Requirements for courses at 300/400 level. Limitations Teacher Certification in Second Languages Economics 128 Hours History PSY 111 General Psychology * 3 Political Science • No more than six semester hours of CS 200 Computer Applications for Education 4 Psychology cross-listed courses may count toward a SPA 220 Conversational Spanish 3 SPA 230 Spanish Stylistics 3 Regional Studies Sociology or Criminal Justice Minor. Students must complete requirements outlined Religion in: ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 Women’s Studies • The Criminal Justice Minor does not ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 include an internship, field placement or I. General Education Requirements ED 401 Psychological Foundations of Educ 3 ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 Supportive Requirements practice courses. II. Major Requirements None ED 417 Mthds Teaching Second Language 3 • The Criminal Justice Minor is not available III. Electives ED 402 Hist/Phil/Soc Foundations Educ 3 to sociology majors who complete the ED 501 Obser/Dir Teach in Special Subject 10 III. Electives (33-36 Hours) Criminal Justice Concentration. Students pursuing teacher licensure must ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 *Meets general education social science requirement Students may choose to meet the elective hours complete the Professional Education required by completing a second major or Other Information Requirements in addition to the Major and Total 42 minor. Because the major requires only 40 semester Supportive Requirements. Notes, Departmental Exclusions and hours, students in the department are III. Electives (10-52 hours) Limitations: encouraged to participate in departmental I. General Education Requirements Students may choose to meet the elective hours programs which emphasize: Students must complete the Liberal Arts required by completing a second major, a minor, • The maximum number of hours that can • practical field-based education through our in Action Commons and Connector or selected courses of personal interest. be earned in the major is 48. network of contacts with local agencies and course requirements. Six semester hours of • No more than eight semester hours of groups. Connector requirements may be met by major internship credit (261, 461) may count • research opportunities through the Center requirements as follows: toward the major. for Assessment and Research Alliances Foreign Language 6 (CARA). • computer skills through the use of II. Major Requirements (24 Hours) Minors in Sociology MicroCase beginning in SOC 111 and, later, through SPSS. Students desiring to complete a minor in SPA 111 Basic Comm Skills Spanish I – • or to complete a double-major or minor(s) SPA 112 Basic Comm Skills Spanish II – Sociology must complete the following in cognate areas. SPA 113 Basic Comm Skills Spanish III 3 requirements. SPA 150 Intermediate Comm Skills Spanish 3 SPA 250 Hispanic Culture in Spanish 3 Recent graduates have entered graduate Two courses from: 6 Sociology 18 Hours programs in sociology, criminal justice, law SPA 220 Conversational Spanish SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3 SPA 230 Intro to Spanish Structure & Phonetics BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics or and seminary; also, criminal justice-related SPA 240 Spanish Stylistics SOC 219 Research Methods 3 occupations such as corrections, probation and SPA 260 Business Spanish SOC 310 Social and Political Theory 3 parole, NC Highway Patrol, DEA, and various One Course from: 3 3 Additional courses in sociology 9 police and sheriff’s departments; and related SPA 330 Peninsular Literature I occupations in rape crisis counseling, research SPA 340 Peninsular Literature II Criminal Justice 18 Hours SPA 350 Latin American Literature I assisting, banking, insurance and the furniture SPA 360 Latin American Literature II SOC 110 Introduction to the industry. One additional 300-400 level course 3 Criminal Justice System and Professions 3 SPA 450 Senior Seminar 3 SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3 BSS 220 Behavioral Science Statistics Supportive Requirements or SOC 219 Research Methods 3 None SOC 316 Victims, Crime and Human Nature 3 SOC 416 Advanced Issues in Criminal Justice 3 Concentration Requirements 1 Additional course in sociology 3 None

Catalog 2005-06 96 Mars Hill College 97 Minors in Foreign B.A. in Theatre Arts Concentration Requirements TA 121 Intro to Technical Theatre 3 None TA 131 Acting Fundamentals – Language 128-147 Hours TA 302 Theatre History and Literature II 3 TA 304 History of Musical Theatre 3 12-21 hours III. Electives (0-26 Hours) TA 306 Musical Theatre Repertory I 1 Students must complete requirements outlined TA 307 Musical Theatre Repertory II 1 in: For the B.A. in Theatre Arts: TA 323 Theory/Practice Make-up Design 3 Students desiring to complete a minor in a TA 331 Acting II: Character Analysis 3 modern foreign language must complete the 12 hours of electives must be taken outside of TA 401 Choreography Practicum 1 appropriate requirements. I. General Education Requirements Theatre Arts courses. TA 406 Musical Theatre Repertory III 1 II. Major Requirements TA 407 Musical Theatre Repertory IV 1 III. Electives TA 411 Senior Seminar 1 German 18 hours TA 412 Musical Theatre in Performance 3 GER 111 Basic Communication Skills German I 3 TA 431 Acting III: Styles 3 GER 112 Basic Communication Skills German II 3 Students pursuing teacher licensure must TA 432 Opera Workshop 3 GER 113 German Culture in German 3 complete the Professional Education B.F.A. in Musical Theatre TA 461 Theatre Internship 4 9 Semester Hours of upper-level German courses 9 Requirements in addition to the Major and 140 Hours TA 201 Ballet Dance 2 TA 202 Jazz Dance 2 Supportive Requirements. TA 203 Modern Dance 2 Spanish 12-21 hours The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre TA 204 Tap Dance 2 (depending on placement) I. General Education Requirements is a degree designed for students who wish to TA 308 Advanced Theatre Dance 2 SPA 111 Basic Communication Skills Spanish I 3 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in prepare for careers as performers in musical SPA 112 Basic Communication Skills Spanish II 3 theatre. III. Electives (6 Hours) SPA 113 Basic Communication Skills Spanish III 3 Action Commons and Connector course SPA 150 Intermediate Communication Skills in requirements. Three to six semester hours of Musical Theatre jury examinations are held by Spanish 3 Connector requirements may be met by major Students must complete requirements outlined SPA 220 Conversational or 250 Hispanic Culture the voice faculty of the Department of Music requirements as follows: in: in Spanish 3 and the acting/musical theatre faculty of the One Course from: 3 I. General Education Requirements Department of Theatre. A musical theatre jury is SPA 220 Conversational Spanish or SPA 250 Arts Experience TA 131 Acting Fundamentals 3 II. Major Requirements SPA 230 Introduction to Spanish Structure and given for each student receiving credit in AMU Phonetics II. Major Requirements III. Electives applied music. SPA 240 Spanish Stylistics (47-50 Hours) SPA 260 Business Spanish I. General Education Requirements Formal admission to the BFA program in One additional upper-level Spanish course musical theatre is gained at the conclusion (200 level or above) 3 TA 111 Theatre Lab (7 semesters) 7 TA 112 Voice for Actor I 1 Students must complete the Liberal Arts in of the sophomore year by way of a junior TA 113 Voice for Actor II 1 Action Commons and Connector course qualifying audition. The student must pass this TA 117 Intro to Theatre 3 performance examination in voice and musical TA 121 Intro to Technical Theatre 3 requirements. Three semester hours of TA 131 Acting Fundamentals – Connector requirements may be met by major theatre. Its purpose is to determine if the TA 212 Voice for Actor III 1 requirements as follows: student has the practical skills and discipline TA 221 Graphics for the Performing Arts 3 Arts Experience TA 131 Acting Fundamentals 3 necessary to complete the BFA degree. TA 323 Principles of Make-Up Design 3 TA 301 Theatre History & Lit I 3 II. Major Requirements (82 Hours) To be eligible to apply for admission to the BFA TA 302 Theatre Hist & Lit II 3 program, the student must have earned a grade TA 303 Theatre Hist/Lit III 3 TA 310 Principles of Play Direction 3 AMU Applied Music (8 semesters) 8 of C– or higher in all courses required for the TA 331 Acting II:Character Analysis/Dev 3 Ensembles (4 semesters) 4 major and have a minimum GPA of 2.75 in TA 411 Senior Seminar 1 MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 major courses. A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 TA 431 Acting III Styles 3 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 must have been earned each semester prior to Two from: 6 MUS 113 Aural Skills I 1 TA 321 Scene Design MUS 114 Aural Skills II 1 application to the degree program. Additionally, TA 322 Lighting Design MUS 139 Musical Theatre Scenes (6 semesters) 6 retention in the program is dependent upon the TA 324 Theory & Practice of Costume Design MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 student receiving grades of C- or higher in all Theatre Arts Performance Electives 3 TA 111 Theatre Lab (7 semesters) 7 classes required for the major and maintaining TA 112 Voice for Actor I 1 Total 47-50 TA 117 Intro to Theatre 3 an overall GPA of 2.75. Any student whose

Catalog 2005-06 98 Mars Hill College 99 average falls below 2.75 in a semester following Southern Appalachian Repertory B.S. in Zoology Concentration Requirements Theatre None formal admission to the BFA program will be on 128 Hours probation and granted one semester to raise it The Department sponsors the Southern to the minimum GPA. Failing that, the student Supportive Requirements Hours Appalachian Repertory Theatre (SART), a may continue in the BA degree program. An in-depth study of the natural sciences CHM 114 General Chemistry II 4 professional summer theatre established in 1975. stressing the zoological world. Designed to CHM 335 Organic Chemistry I 4 Musical Theatre students are required to pay for SART’s mission is to provide quality theatre prepare students for graduate and professional CHM 336 Organic Chemistry II 4 their accompanist each semester. This $180.00 for the residents of the region by performing schools. MTH 116 Elementary Probability & Statistics 4 fee is not part of regular tuition and fees but is a variety of plays, including musicals; plays PHY 223 General Physics I 4 PHY 224 General Physics II 4 included in college charges. concerning Appalachia which portray the Students must complete requirements outlined rich culture and heritage of its people; and to in: III. Electives (13-16 Hours) promote the development of new plays. I. General Education Requirements Minor in Theatre Arts Mars Hill College students are given the II. Major Requirements opportunity to work and perform with the III. Electives Students desiring to complete a minor in company and may receive credit toward any Minor in Environmental theatre arts degree through such work. I. General Education Requirements Theatre Arts must complete the following Studies requirements. Students must complete the Liberal Arts 19-22 hours in Action Commons and Connector requirements. Thirteen semester hours of NS 112 Introduction to Environmental Science 4 Theatre Arts 21 Hours Connector requirements may be met by major ES 301 Environmental Studies Practicum 2-3 TA 111 Theatre Lab (3 semesters) 3 requirements as follows: HIS 430 Environmental History 3 TA 117 Introduction to Theatre 3 One from: 4 TA 131 Acting I: Fundamentals 3 BIO 214 Natural History of the Southern Natural Science: 12 Hours of theatre classes approved Appalachians BIO 115 Cellular Biology and Genetics I 4 by theatre arts faculty 12 BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy Second Natural or Social Science: BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy CHM 113 General Chemistry I 4 Two from: Mathematics: NS 114 Introduction to Meteorology 4 Productions MTH 115 Calculus I 5 CHM 235 Environmental Chemistry 4 Five productions are presented each school year. BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology 4 These include a major musical work, a musical II. Major Requirements (63 Hours) BIO 329 ST: Conservation Biology 4 BIO/CS/BCS 250 Introduction to G.I.S. 4 revue, straight plays and one-act plays. It is Biology Introductory Core EST 320 Ethics, Science and Technology 3 the goal of the department to offer a balanced BIO 113 Intro to Organismal Biology 4 PS 211 Political Mobilization program of plays, representing various periods, BIO 114 Intro to Ecology and Evolution 4 or PS 216 Legislative Process genres, and styles. BIO 115 Intro to Cellular Biology and Genetics – or PS 332 Public Policy 3 BIO 350 Biological Research Methods 2 BIO 450 Senior Seminar Presentation 1 One of the following: 4 BIO 215 Cellular and Molecular Biology BIO 216 Genetics BIO 231 Comparative Chordate Anatomy 4 BIO 339 Plant and Animal Physiology 4 BIO 347 Population and Community Ecology 4 BIO 348 Vertebrate Taxonomy 4 BIO 412 Evolution 4 One from: 4 BIO 243 Biology of Nonvascular Plants BIO 244 Biology of Vascular Plants BIO 327 Special Topics in Botany BIO 346 Plant taxonomy

Catalog 2005-06 100 Mars Hill College 101 PE 188 Mountain Smooth and Clog Dance Minor in Regional Studies BIO 346 Plant Taxonomy Women’s Studies Minor in Women’s 18-23 Hours BIO 348 Vertebrate Natural History and Taxonomy Studies REL 343 Religion in Appalachia HIS 430 Environmental History Program Coordinator: Joanna Pierce 18 Hours For 150 years, Mars Hill College has served RS 327 Special Topics in Regional Studies Committee Members: Jim Brown the people of the Southern Blue Ridge. The Jo Ann Croom WS 200 Women in Society 3 regional studies program is designed to foster Other courses may be adapted to satisfy this Kathy Meacham Electives 15 an understanding of the history, culture and minor. Consult with the program coordinator Marc Mullinax Electives: environment of this region. for guidance. Kathy Newfont This interdisciplinary program assists students Laurie Pedersen Electives may be chosen from among a number in understanding their community, the D. Field Internship Phyllis Smith of regular, adaptable and special topics courses. RS 461 Internship in Regional Studies 3-6 region, and connections to the broader world. Students declaring a minor in Women’s Studies It employs the concepts and methodologies Women’s studies is an academic field of study must consult the program coordinator for of several liberal arts disciplines including that utilizes a particular framework through guidance. The following is a sample of such humanities, natural science, social sciences which to view critical intellectual issues. This classes (others may fulfill WS requirements): and fine arts and includes field experiences. interdisciplinary minor examines and analyzes While the minor focuses on the Southern the world from a variety of perspectives. Regular: ENG 330 Women Writers Blue Ridge mountains, the knowledge and Through the study of the arts, humanities, HIS 330 Women in the American Experience skills developed therein can be applied to any natural and social sciences, and physical HIS 403 Latin American Women other region. The Regional Studies minor is education, the minor affirms the existence, REL 336 Women and Religion integrity, and value of women’s diverse WS 457 Directed Readings recommended for all students and especially WS 461 Internship Adaptable encouraged for any student who expects to have experiences. While students pursue their own a career that depends on ties to the surrounding intellectual, spiritual, and personal growth, community such as education, business, politics, Women’s Studies helps students analyze the Adaptable courses have included: religion, or research in the natural or social experiences of women and men in various BIO 213 Human Biology sciences. Flexibility in course choices and field cultures. Committed to freedom of inquiry and ENG 325 British Literature 1900 – Present ENG 354 Language and Popular Culture experiences can complement students’ majors. to building bridges beyond academia, it seeks HIS 401 Contemporary Latin America to improve communication and to prepare HIS 402 History of Mexico A. Introductory Course and equip women and men for service and HIS 452 Modern Japan RS 211 Place: An Introduction to Regional Studies 3 leadership. PS 211 Political Mobilization REL 237 Religions in America REL 240 Islam B. Required Courses REL 241 Hinduism and Buddhism Choose three of the following: REL 341 Christian Ethics BIO 214 Natural History of the Southern SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology Appalachians 4 PHI Most Philosophy courses are WS adaptable SOC 213 American and Appalachian Cultural Systems 3 HIS 349 Appalachian Oral History 3 ENG 340 Appalachian Literature 3 C. Electives 1-4 Choose one additional course from the above list, OR one of the following: HIS 421 New South Seminar MUS 467 Instrumental Music of the Southern Mountains MUS 468 Ballads, Folksongs and Christian Harmony Singing in Southern Mountains MUS 469 Appalachian Smooth and Clog Dancing

Catalog 2005-06 102 Mars Hill College 103 Course Listings Accounting ART 126. Digital Photography 3 In ART 126, Digital Photography, students learn to operate BA 221. Principles of Accounting 4 digital cameras; to perform basic editing of digital image files; An introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial to articulate and apply principles of design and photographic accounting. Prerequisite: BA 100. composition; and to become more creative and visually literate. Students prepare and present a portfolio of their art works BA 222. Principles of Accounting II 3 that will be exhibited on the college web sites and elsewhere A continuation of Principles of Accounting, with deeper as appropriate. No prerequisites. *Meets the Arts Experience exploration of managerial accounting. Prerequisite: BA 221 requirement.

BA 331. Intermediate Accounting I 3 ART 201. Drawing I, Visual Thinking 3 Modern statement forms, their preparation and interpretation, An introduction to various drawing concepts, techniques, and supplementary reports, terminology and contemporary media, this course provides students with a foundation for accounting problems. Prerequisite: BA 222 visually “seeing” and translating the world around them. No prerequisites. *Meets the Arts Experience requirement. BA 332. Intermediate Accounting II 3 A continuation of Intermediate Accounting I. ART 202. Painting I, Introduction to Color 3 Prerequisite: BA 331 Acrylic painting techniques. Emphasis on color mixing and composition. No prerequisites. *Meets the Arts Experience BA 333. Budgeting and Cost Accounting 3 requirement. Principles of strategic and operational decision-making through analyzing the cost of activities, functions, segments, quality, ART 203. Printmaking I 3 products or services. Emphasis on principles of budgeting, and Application of two-dimensional design to a variety of integration of strategy into performance measurement and printmaking procedures, including, woodcut, intaglio, and scorecards. collagraph. The emphasis is on personal growth and expression Prerequisite: BA 222 through various printmaking processes. No prerequisites. *Meets the Arts Experience requirement. BA 443. Advanced Accounting 3 Accounting principles applied to advanced problems in both ART 205. Pottery I 3 financial and managerial accounting. Three dimensional design and construction in clay. Forming, Prerequisite: BA 332 throwing, and glazing techniques are covered. No prerequisites. *Meets the Arts Experience requirement. BA 444. Auditing 3 Objective examination of financial statements. Prerequisite: BA ART 206. Sculpture and Ceramics I 3 332 Exploration of the sculptural potential of the ceramics medium. No prerequisites. *Meets the Arts Experience requirement. Art ART 209. Graphic Design I 3 ART 109. Introduction to Computer Graphics 3 A pre-professional introduction to materials and processes An introductory course in Computer Graphics. Students will involved in the production of advertising designs. Practices learn to use the computer to create Art and Graphic Design. developing skills in composition and layout, computer based This course will also provide experiences in creative expression, layout, digital typesetting, packaging and portfolio examples. and the evaluation of visual communication products. *Meets Prerequisites: Art 111, or permission of instructor. the Arts Experience requirement. ART 226. Photography I 3 ART 111. Fundamental 2-D Design 4 A studio art course in which students learn to operate a 35mm Two dimensional design theory and applications. Organization camera; to develop black and white film and enlargements; to principles of the elements of 2-D design. This course is a apply principles of composition, visual literacy, and aesthetic prerequisite for all art majors and minors. criteria to photograph; to create meaningful self-assignments; and to discuss the history of photography. *Meets the Arts Experience requirement.

Catalog 2005-06 104 Mars Hill College 105 ART 301. Drawing II, Intermediate 3 ART 402. Painting III, Advanced 3 ART 460. Independent Projects or Study 2 or 3 AT 340. Therapeutic Modalities 3 A course designed to enhance students’ understanding of formal Development of specialized interests and skills in painting. An upper level studio project (two semester hours credit) Designed to enhance the athletic training students knowledge and conceptual drawing concerns and techniques. Visualized Mixed media techniques and the development of personal or research study (three semester hours credit) requested in the use of various modalities and their relationship to the images, developing a personal vision through historical and imagery and thematic content are emphasized. Prerequisite: and defined by a student for which there is not a substitute treatment of athletic injuries associated with. Prerequisites: AT contemporary approaches to the drawing medium will be ART 202 and 302 or permission of instructor course offered in the department. Advanced acceptance must 222, 223, 271, 325, 272. Fall. explored. Prerequisite: ART 111 and ART 201 or permission of be obtained from a staff member who consents to serve as instructor. ART 403. Printmaking III, Advanced 3 consultant and evaluator. AT 341. Therapeutic Exercise 3 Continued development of combined printmaking techniques. Designed to enhance the athletic training students knowledge ART 302. Painting II, Intermediate 3 Personal imagery and thematic development are emphasized. ART 461, 462. Internship in Art 2 or 3 in the use of various strategies and equipment and their Development of specialized interests and skills in acrylic Prerequisites: Art 303 or permission of instructor. A field-learning experience originated by the student or the relationship to the rehabilitation of athletic injuries associated painting. Emphasis on development of personal imagery and department and approved by a staff member who serves as with physical activity. Co-requisite AT 372 Prerequisites: AT techniques. Prerequisite: ART 202 or permission of instructor. ART 405. Art History I 3 consultant and evaluator. 222, 223, 271, 272, 325, 323, 340, 371. Spring. The first of a three course sequence covering the history of ART 303. Printmaking II, Intermediate 3 western art and architecture with historical developments in AT 371. Athletic Training Practicum III 2 Emphasis on techniques and trends in contemporary styles, art mediums, content, subjects, materials, and methods Athletic Training Designed to enhance the athletic training students knowledge printmaking and combinations of printmaking techniques. covered. Additional topics include aesthetics, art criticism, and of theory and practical application through junior level Prerequisites: ART 203 or permission of instructor. the roles of the visual arts in society. No pre-requisite required. AT 222. Introduction to Athletic Training 2 competencies and clinical hours. Co-requisite: 323 May be taken out of sequence. Designed to provide the student with an introduction to the Prerequisites: AT 222, 223, 325, 340, 271, 272. Fall. knowledge and skills of prevention, care, and treatment of ART 305. Pottery and Ceramics II, Intermediate 3 common athletic injuries. Co-requisite: 271 Prerequisites: Further development of ceramics techniques in hand building ART 406. Art History II 3 AT 372. Athletic Training Practicum IV 2 and wheel throwing. Methods, history, aesthetics, and glaze The second of a three course sequence covering the history of Admission to the program; BIO 122, 134. Fall Designed to further enhance the athletic training students formulations are covered. Pre-requisites: ART 205 or ART 206. western art and architecture with historical developments in knowledge of theory and practical application through junior styles, art mediums, content, subjects, materials, and methods AT 223. General Medical Conditions/Pharmacology 3 level competencies and clinical hours. Co-requisite: 341 Designed to enhance the student’s knowledge of general medical ART 309. Graphic Design II, covered. Additional topics include aesthetics, art criticism, and Prerequisites: AT 222, 223, 271, 272, 323, 325, 371. Spring. conditions such as skin disorders, internal medicine, common Intermediate Digital Design 3 the roles of the visual arts in society. No pre-requisite required. AT 415. Administration of Athletic Training 3 Intermediate projects in graphic design and layout. Digital May be taken out of sequence. diseases, etc. The course will also discuss the basic principles of Designed to aid the student in developing a knowledge of imaging, digital design, pre-press and production, with the pharmacology as it relates to the profession of athletic training. principles, organization, and administration of athletic training Prerequisites: Admission to the program; HEA 220, AT 222, AT emphasis on computer based design.Pre-requisites: ART 111, ART 407. Art History III 3 programs. Prepares the student for clinical experiences ART 209 or permission of instructor. The third of a three course sequence covering the history of 271. Spring involving prevention, evaluation, care, and rehabilitation of western art and architecture with historical developments in injuries associated with physical activity. Co-requisite: AT 471

ART 324. Art Methods for Elementary Schools 4 styles, art mediums, content, subjects, materials, and methods AT 271. Athletic Training Practicum I 2 Prerequisites: AT 222, 223, 271, 272, 323, 325, 340, 341, 371, Design and delivery of instruction in art for growth. Program covered. Additional topics include aesthetics, art criticism, and Designed to enhance the athletic training students knowledge 372. Fall. planning, philosophy, development of creative expression, the roles of the visual arts in society. No pre-requisite required. of theory and practical application through sophomore level competencies and clinical hours. Co-requisite: AT 222 selection of art experiences, evaluation, materials, equipment, May be taken out of sequence. AT 427. Senior Seminar 2 and visual aids. Prerequisites: Junior standing and ED 202 or Prerequisites: Admission to the program; BIO 122, 134. Fall. Designed to prepare students to take the NATA-BOC 203. ART 409. Graphic Design III 3 certification examination and further their knowledge in athletic Advanced topics and projects in graphic design and layout. AT 272. Athletic Training Practicum II 2 training. Co-requisite: AT 472 Prerequisites: AT 222, 223, 271, Designed to further enhance the athletic training students ART 326. Photography II 3 Digital imaging, design, photo manipulation, and personal 272, 323, 325, 340, 341, 371, 372. 415, 471. Spring. Intermediate studio problems and learning experiences design aesthetic are emphasized. Prerequisites; ART 309 or knowledge of theory and practical application through sophomore level competencies and clinical hours. Co-requisite emphasizing development of the student’s individual creative permission of instructor. AT 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-3 style, technical abilities, conceptual knowledge, and aesthetic AT 325 Prerequisites: Admission to the program. AT 222, 271, Independent readings directed by members of the athletic HEA 220. Spring. judgment in photography as a medium for artistic expression ART 424. Art Methods for Middle/Secondary Schools 4 training faculty members. Materials may be obtained from the and visual communication. Pre-requisite: Art 226 or permission The profession, studio projects, curriculum, scheduling, department chair or program director. of the instructor. evaluation, exhibits and school-community projects, art AT 323. Evaluation and Treatment of room equipment and supplies, and recommended books. Athletic Injuries I 3 AT 460. Independent Study 1-3 Designed to enhance the athletic training students knowledge ART 327. Special Topics in Art 2 or 3 Prerequisite: ART 324. An opportunity for the outstanding student to pursue Specific areas of study not covered in the standard department of clinical evaluation and treatment of cranial, facial, cervical, professional interest areas in some degree of depth. Library temporomandibular joint, and upper extremity injuries curricula. To be announced by the department. ART 426. Photography III 3 research in the form of an undergraduate thesis will be required. Advanced studio problems and learning experiences associated with physical activity. Co-requisite: AT 371 Materials may be obtained from the department chair or Perquisites: AT 222, 271, 272, 325. Fall. ART 400. Senior Seminar 3 emphasizing continued development of the student’s individual program director. Senior level capstone course required of all Art majors creative style, technical abilities, conceptual knowledge, and and Teacher Certification majors in art. Development of a aesthetic judgment in photography as a medium for artistic AT 325. Evaluation and Treatment of AT 471. Athletic Training Practicum V 2 thematically cohesive exhibition in the student’s chosen media. expression and visual communication. Pre-requisite: Art 226 or Athletic Injuries II 3 Designed to enhance the athletic training students knowledge Documentation, criticism, and presentation will be covered. permission of the instructor. Designed to enhance the athletic training students knowledge of theory and practical application through senior level Student must enroll in this course during the fall semester of of clinical evaluation and treatment of thoracic, abdominal, competencies and clinical hours. Co-requisite: 415 AT 415 lumbar spine, and lower extremity injuries associated with their final year. Students with the Graphic Design concentration ART 457, 458. Directed Readings 2 or 3 Prerequisites: AT 222, 223, 271, 272, 323, 325, 340, 341, 371. complete senior level Student Design Group project with a Independent readings directed by members of the department physical activity. Fall. faculty mentor who serves as consultant and evaluator. faculty. Co-requisite: AT 272 Prerequisites: AT 222, 271. Spring. AT 472. Athletic Training Practicum VI 2 ART 401. Drawing III, Advanced 3 AT 327, 328. Special Topics 1-3 Designed to further enhance the athletic training student’s Advanced studio problems and techniques. Exploration of Options for students to study, according to their interests, knowledge of theory and practical application through senior various space making strategies, contextual issues of the a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be level competencies and clinical hours. Co-requisite: AT 427 narrative event, symbolism, the figure and abstraction. announced by the department. Prerequisite: AT 222, 223, 271, 272, 323, 325, 340, 341, 371, 372. Prerequisite: ART 301 or permission of instructor. 415, 471. Spring.

Catalog 2005-06 106 Mars Hill College 107 Biology BIO 231. Comparative Chordate Anatomy 4 BIO 337. Immunology 4 BIO 460. Independent Study 1-4 A comparative study of the origin, relationships, and functional Study of the immune system. Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO A directed program of laboratory and/or field research. The BIO 113. Introduction to Organismal Biology 4 morphology of chordates. Laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 111, 215. Recommended: BIO 336. student must have the approval of the instructor, department Basic morphology, physiology, and diversity of living organisms. 112. chair, and appropriate college faculty committee. Application Laboratory. Fall and Spring. BIO 339. Plant and Animal Physiology 4 must be made the semester before enrollment. Prerequisites: BIO 243. Biology of Non-vascular Plants 4 Selected topics in the physiology of vascular plants and BIO 350; MTH 116. Offered each semester. BIO 114. Introduction to Ecology and Evolution 4 Comparative morphology, phylogeny, physiology, and vertebrates. Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 113, 115. Basic ecology and evolution of populations, communities, and biochemistry of algae, liverworts, and mosses. Laboratory. BIO 461. Internship 1-8 ecosystems. Laboratory. Fall and Spring. Prerequisite: BIO 113. BIO 341. Vertebrate Histology 4 A student/agency-originated and departmentally approved Histological principles and microscopic characteristics of cells, learning experience which enables students to apply previously BIO 115. Introduction to Cellular Biology and Genetics4 BIO 244. Biology of Vascular Plants 4 tissues, organs, and systems. Laboratory. Zoology selection. attained knowledge and skills. May be repeated for a total of 8 An introduction to cellular structure and function including cell Comparative anatomy and morphology, life histories, and Prerequisites: BIO 113, 115. semester hours of credit. Offered each semester. reproduction and basic genetics. Laboratory. No prerequisites, economic contributions of the major groups of vascular plants. but an elementary knowledge of chemistry helpful. This course Laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 113. BIO 346. Plant Taxonomy 4 meets the NS Connector requirement. Fall and Spring. The identification and classification of vascular plants. Business Administration BIO 250. Introduction to Geographic Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 113, 114. BIO 122. Medical Terminology 3 Information Systems 4 BA 100. Introduction to Business Perspectives and Etymology of the words and terms used in medicine and in the An introduction to the theory and practice of analysis of spatial BIO 347. Population and Community Ecology 4 Practices 3 biological sciences. Emphasizes objective test taking. Every information using the technology of geographic information Ecological principles and concepts; the dynamics of the Introduction to fundamental concepts of business and the semester. systems (GIS). There is an emphasis on hands-on learning using interactions between organisms and their environment; and linkages between different business disciplines. Includes a GIS software, hard copy maps, and data from several disciplines. population, community, and ecosystem interrelationships. computer simulation package dealing with a variety of business BIO 134, 135, 136. Human Anatomy and Physiology 4, 2, 2 Laboratory. Prerequisites: MTH 113 or MTH 115, CS 200 or BA Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 113, 114; 200 or 300-level issues providing students with a hands-on experience in An integrated study of the structure and function of the human 202, or permission of instructor. organismal course; MTH 116. business decision making. body systems. Arranged in 24 modules with eight laboratory BIO 261. Internship 1-4 modules. Spring and summer. An initial outside-the-classroom experience enabling students BIO 348. Vertebrate Taxonomy and Natural History 4 BA 202. Information Technology 3 to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. Credit The life histories, behavior, distribution, ecology, and Introduction to personal computers and associated hardware BIO 134. Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 awarded upon successful completion of the internship as identification of vertebrates with field studies in local and software in the business setting. This includes the MS Office Twelve modules to include not more than four laboratory described in the departmentally approved proposal. May be environments. Laboratory. Zoology selection. Prerequisites: BIO suite, WebMail and the Internet. modules. repeated only in unusual circumstances. Every semester. 113, 114. BA 240. Personal Financial Planning 3 Introduction to personal financial planning for non‑majors. The BIO 135. Human Anatomy and Physiology II 2 BIO 325. Biotechnology 4 BIO 350. Research Methods in Biology 2 Six modules must be completed. Prerequisite: BIO 134. Purification, cutting, splicing, transfer, and detection of Overview of the process of scientific research and reporting. course covers essential concepts in building wealth, including DNA. Tissue culture of living material included. Laboratory. Prepares student for initiating an original research project for a the time value of money; sources and uses of credit; life and BIO 136. Human Anatomy and Physiology III 2 Combined selection. Prerequisites: BIO 111, 115; CHM 113, senior thesis. Content includes exposure to primary literature, health insurance; investing fundamentals; and vehicles. Six modules must be completed. Prerequisite: BIO 135. 114. experimental design, approaches to data analysis, and reporting on findings. Career and graduate study options will be explored. BA 261. Internship 1-3 An initial outside the classroom experience enabling students BIO 213. Human Biology 4 BIO 327-328-329. Special Topics 1-4 Prerequisites: BIO 113, 114, 115: CHM 113, 114,: MTH 115, Selected topics from cellular biology, genetics, microbiology, Options for students to study, according to their interests, a 116. Spring. to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. evolution, and ecology emphasizing the relationship between variety of topics not covered in regular courses. Previous topics Departmental approval required. Graded on a S/U basis. modern biology and the treatment of human disorders. have included cytogenetics, developmental biology, entomology, BIO 412. Evolution 4 Laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 101 or any one of BIO 113, BIO invertebrate zoology, mammalogy, ornithology, parasitology, History of the evolution concept, mechanisms of evolution, and BA 300. New Venture Startup 3 114, or BIO 115. vertebrate embryology. Future topics to be announced by the the history of life. Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 113, 114, 115; This course examines the critical factors involved in the department. Prerequisites: BIO 113, 114. MTH 116. conception, initiation and development of new ventures and BIO 214. Natural History of the Southern Appalachians4 the importance of entrepreneurial thinking in professional employment. Topics include identification of characteristics The physical geography, climate, and biota of the Southern BIO 334. Comparative Animal Behavior 3 BIO 438. Biochemistry 4 Highlands with emphasis on the distribution of living organisms The evolution, development, and ecology of animal behavior. The chemistry of the carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins; their of prospective entrepreneurs, innovation, market potential in relationship to the environment. Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 114 and PSY 111. Offered on demand. role in metabolism. Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 215; CHM analysis, financial preparation, and organization and operation 113, 114. of a new independent venture or one within an existing business or non-profit. BIO 215. Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 BIO 335. Plant Physiology 4 The study of the molecular aspects of cellular structure and An introduction to the physical and chemical processes BIO 450. Biology Senior Seminar 1 function. Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 115; CHM 113, 114. of plants, including growth, assimilation, respiration, Required of biology program seniors. Preparing and delivering BA 301. Introduction to Leadership 3 photosynthesis, and food and water relations. Laboratory. reports on scientific studies. Students will produce written and Leadership as a process which is an option for everyone. BIO 216. Genetics 4 Botany selection. Prerequisites: BIO 113, 215. Recommended: oral reports on findings of original research. Prerequisites: BIO Topics include: leadership theories and models; followership, An integrated study of classical genetics and developments in BIO 244. Fall, even-numbered years. 350. Spring. power and influence, ethical leadership, leading teams, ways molecular genetics. Laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 115; CHM women lead, critical thinking and decision-making, leadership development. 113, 114. BIO 336. Microbiology 4 BIO 457. Directed Readings 1-4 The microscopic forms: viruses, rickettsias, bacteria, fungi, and Intensive reading in areas of special interest to the student or BIO 226. Nutrition 3 protozoa, and their relationship to man. Laboratory emphasis centered around a specific topic for advanced work or research The biological principles of human nutrition. Prerequisite: CHM on the isolation, cultivation, identification, physiology, and purposes. The student must have the approval of the instructor 113 or consent of instructor. methods of bacteria control. Prerequisites: BIO 115; CHM 113, and the department chair. Application must be made the 114. semester before enrollment. Offered each semester.

Catalog 2005-06 108 Mars Hill College 109 BA 320. Conflict Resolution in the Workplace 3 BA 410. E-business Strategies 3 Business and Social Science BUS 400. Applications of Technology 3 A skill oriented exploration of effective responses to An overview of the strategies, technologies, and resources Explores the appropriate use and development of e‑business interpersonal and structural conflicts that surface within used by companies to sell, market, and distribute goods and BSS 210. Group Dynamics, Leadership, and strategies, networking and shared knowledge, and information organizations and with customers and vendors. This course services over the Internet and private networks. Trends and Communication 3 management. will help students become skilled listeners and communicators, developments in e-business are explored through online The study of group and team development, group/team skilled negotiators and mediators, creative designers of conflict investigation, classroom discussion, team exercises, and case leadership, effective communication, decision making, and BUS 401. Organization Development and resolution systems within organizations, and proactive agents of research and analysis. Prerequisite: BA 351, 355. collaborative process within business, non-profit agencies and Change Management 3 effective relationship dynamics. other organizational contexts. Introduces the theoretical understanding of organizational BA 420. Collaborative Process in the Workplace 3 behavior, with particular attention on the impact of change BA 327. Special Topics 1-3 A skilled oriented exploration of collaborative processes that are BSS 220. Behavioral Science Statistics 3 on individuals and the organization. Explores strategies for Courses offered by the department to explore topics or issues used by managers and leaders to accomplish goals by helping An introduction to statistical analysis, including descriptive promoting development of the organization and capacities for not covered in regular courses. others work together effectively. Students will learn how to statistics, probability distributions, sampling theory, statistical responding to change. use collaborative processes, design participative meetings, inference, and regression and correlation analysis. Prerequisite: BA 335. Business Communications 3 practice specific communication skills, and conduct information a Social/Behavioral Science connector course or BA 100, plus BUS 403. Strategic Planning and Implementation 3 The nature and problems of individual, interpersonal, and gathering, problem solving, and collaborative decision-making Mth 107. Begins with the development of tools for analyzing a company’s organizational communications in business; extensive activities in group settings. Prerequisite: BA 320 or permission competitive situation. Covers crafting and implementing a applications of the principles of oral and written of the instructor. BSS 250. Introduction to Geographic strategy, including managerial keys to successful execution. communications using computer technology. Prerequisite: BA Information Systems 4 202. BA 425. Decision Making – Theory and Skills An introduction to the theory and practice of spatial An investigation of how managers and organizational leaders information using the technology of geographic information Chemistry BA 336. Principles of Management 3 assess decision contexts and make ‘smart’ decisions. Students systems (GIS). There is an emphasis on hands-on learning using An introduction to management competencies, organizational will become familiar with decision theory, as well as specific GIS software, hard copy maps, and data from several disciplines. CHM 113, 114. General Chemistry I, II 4, 4 structures, and current issues in management. This course is processes and skills related to individual and collective decision Laboratory. Prerequisites: MTH 113 or MTH 115, CS 200 or BA The fundamental laws and theories of chemistry with correlated designed to build conceptual development within students making. 202, or permission of instructor. laboratory experiments. CHM 114 cannot be taken without as future managers and work team leaders and members. credit for CHM 113. Prerequisite: BA 100 BA 437. Principles of Business Law 3 BSS 327, 328. Special Topics 3 Courses offered by the school to explore topics or issues not CHM 215. Introductory Descriptive Chemistry 4 Principles of business law, with an emphasis on the language, Coordination compounds, solid state, elementary BA 340. Retailing Management 3 elementary principles, and methodology of the U.S. legal covered in regular courses. Application of principles of management to retailing operations, thermodynamics, and descriptive inorganic chemistry. system. Prerequisite: BA 100, 202, 221, 336, 346, 351, ECO 220, Prerequisite: CHM 114. including store organization and management. Prerequisite: BA or instructor permission. BSS 330. Organizational Ethics 3 336 An exploration of the relationship of businesses and organizations to the larger society, the role of the organization CHM 227. Intro to Quantitative Analysis 4 BA 440. Personal Finance and Investment 3 Fundamental laws related to analytical procedures: gravimetric, BA 341. Human Resource Management 3 Introduction to personal financial planning for majors. The as a community, and ethical issues that arise in organizational Application of principles of management to the acquisition, volumetric, and instrumental techniques are used in the course covers essential concepts in building wealth, including life. laboratory. Prerequisite: CHM 114. use, and development of an organization’s human resources. the time value of money; sources and uses of credit; life Prerequisite: BA 336 and health insurance; investing fundamentals; and vehicles. Business Management CHM 235. Environmental Chemistry 4 Prerequisite: BA 346. The chemistry of the atmosphere, soil, and water, with emphasis BA 346. Principles of Finance 3 on how pollution, toxic chemicals, and energy production Principles of the elements of finance and financial management, BA 450. Senior Seminar 3 BUS 302. Leadership Strategies 3 including financial analysis and control, capital budgeting and Introduces students to leadership and followership roles affect the environment. Laboratory emphasis on environmental This capstone course provides an opportunity to apply theory monitoring and testing techniques. Prerequisite: CHM 114. structure, and debt and equity instruments. Prerequisite: ECO and further develop skills that are embodied within the Business within a team and organizational context. Strategies for 220, BA 221 Program. Students will complete a senior project involving a increasing competencies in areas critical for effective leadership are explored, including developing a systems perspective, CHM 261. Internship 1-4 form of experiential learning that is tailored to each student’s An initial outside-the-classroom experience enabling students BA 351. Principles of Marketing 3 professional aspirations. Reflective learning methods will be shared vision, opportunity recognition, and human capital Introduction to the processes by which organizations identify development. to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. applied to assess the quality of individual project engagements. Department approval required. markets and manage product development, pricing, promotion Collaborative learning will be practiced through joint analysis and and distribution in order to satisfy market demand. Prerequisite: BUS 320. Data Analysis and Interpretation 3 constructive feedback concerning students’ projects. Prerequisites: CHM 335, 336. Organic Chemistry 4, 4 BA 100 Business core + 3 concentration courses. Introduces students to the basic tools and methods of analysis in using data to understand processes and issues. Covers The structure, mechanism, synthesis, and reactions of organic compounds. Prerequisite: CHM 114. CHM 336 cannot be taken BA 355. Marketing Research and Management 3 probability, distributions, descriptive and inferential statistics, BA 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-3 without credit for CHM 335. An overview of the management of the marketing process, Independent readings approved and directed by a member of regression, and simulation. Uses spreadsheet exercises, with special emphasis on the identification of customer needs, the department. examples, and cases related to marketing, finance, and wants and demands through effective research and information management. Prerequisite: BCS 220. CHM 350. Research Methods in Chemistry 2 management. Overview of the process of scientific research and reporting. BA 460. Independent Study 1-3 Prepares student for initiating an original research project for a Prerequisite: BA 351 An individual program of reading and research directed by BUS 321. Decision Theory and Evaluation 3 Begins with development of tools and procedures for making senior thesis. Content includes exposure to primary literature, members of the department and approved by the chair of the experimental design, approaches to data analysis, and reporting BA 365. Salesmanship 3 department. good decisions, including problem definition and structuring, A study and practice of principles and methods of effective and dealing with uncertainty. Examines the process of accessing on findings. Career and graduate study options will be explored. personal and business-to-business/industrial selling. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and the Prerequisites: CHM 113, 114, 335; MTH 115, 116. Spring BA 461. Internship 3-12 semester. course stresses application through active sales presentations. A field-learning experience that enables the student to apply analysis of achieved outcomes. Prerequisite: BA 100 knowledge and skills and to attain certain specified learning goals in a work-related environment. Requires department approval. Graded on a S/U basis.

Catalog 2005-06 110 Mars Hill College 111 CHM 438. Introductory Biochemistry 4 COM 321. Documentary Writing 3 CS 111. Introduction to Computer Science I 3 CS 253. Multimedia I 3 The chemistry of the carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzymes, An introduction to the practice of documentary writing, An introduction to programming and problem solving using a Multimedia applications which focus on the creation of and their role in metabolism. Prerequisite: CHM 335. This relevant to careers in criminal justice, politics, business, high-level programming language. Emphasis will be on program presentations via desktop publishing and slide generating course may count as either chemistry or biology, but not both. religious leadership, psychology and community service. design, algorithm development and good programming habits software. Computer graphic images and their manipulation are Activities include gathering information from interviews and and techniques. The characteristics and organization of modern introduced. CHM 441, 442. Physical Chemistry 4, 4 secondary sources, and generation of illustrated, magazine- digital computers are also studied. A mathematical approach to the laws and principles of length articles. Readings include classic examples of literary CS 261. Internship 3 chemistry. CHM 442 cannot be taken without credit for CHM non-fiction that may focus on class, gender, race and culture. CS 112. Introduction to Computer Science II 3 An initial outside-the-classroom experience. Time will be spent 441. Prerequisites: CHM 215, 227, 336 and MTH 120. Students have great latitude to pursue subjects that interest A continuation of CS 111. Students will continue their study in support of the campus technology infrastructure and support them. No prerequisites, although COM 320 or demonstrated of the high-level language studied in CS 111. Continued system. Prerequisite: CS 229 and Sophomore standing. CHM 450. Senior Seminar Presentation 1 writing ability are highly recommended. emphasis on program design, algorithm development and Required of chemistry program seniors. Preparing and good programming habits and techniques. Students will write CS 302. Systems Analysis and Design 3 delivering reports on scientific studies. Students will produce COM 327, 329. Special Topics in Communication 3 programs that are more challenging and complex than those An introduction to the systems development life cycle, analysis written and oral reports on findings of original research. Courses offered on a variety of topics not covered in regular written in CS 111. Prerequisite CS 111. of business functions, utilization of project management tools Prerequisites: CHM 350. Spring semester. courses. Prerequisites: COM 231, junior standing and for analysis and systems design, and strategies for systems departmental consent. CS 200. Computer Applications for Education 4 design and implementation. Students participate in team CHM 457, 458. Directed Readings 2-4 The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge and projects, class interaction, and the design and creation of a Selected readings directed by department faculty in the areas of COM 400. Public Relations in Action 3 skills which will equip teachers to use computing technology simulated application. Prerequisite/Corequisite: CS 253, CS 315. analytical, biological, organic, and physical chemistry. Open to An introduction to the theory and practice of professional effectively in the classroom. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ED 202 juniors and seniors. public relations. Examines the dynamics of targeted persuasions, or 203. CS 303. Systems Design and Implementation 3 public opinion, image repair, and specialized public relations A continuation of CS 302 with an emphasis on design and CHM 460. Independent Study 4 writing formats. Prerequisites: COM 231, 320; BA 336, junior CS 205. Web Page Design II 3 implementation. Students complete the team design project Independent in-depth investigation, reading, and research in standing or departmental consent. Further studies including site planning, page design for various initiated in CS 302. Prerequisite: CS 302. a professional area of interest. Department approval required. browsers, image mapping and style sheets. Advanced HTML for Open to junior or senior chemistry majors. Only one course of COM 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-3 frames, graphics and animated GIFs are covered along with an CS 305. Programming for the World Wide Web 3 independent study may be counted toward the major. Independent readings. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor introduction to Javascript. Prerequisite: CS 157. Topics include CGI interfaces, web site creation, security, and the department. transaction processing, managing an intranet or internet CHM 461. Internship 4 CS 220. Data Structures 3 presence for an organization, and content preparation tools. A student/agency-originated and departmentally approved COM 460. Independent Study 1-3 Sorting, searching, linked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. Prerequisites: CS 253 and CS 205. field-learning experience which enables students to apply An independent program of study, research, and writing. Prerequisite: CS 111. previously attained knowledge and skills. A maximum of four Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and the department. CS 307. Data Communications 3 semester hours may be used toward the major. CS 221. Computer Organization 3 Data communications across all communications technology COM 461. Professional Internship 3-6 Covers computer organization in a bottom-up fashion. Topics is included. Networks, both LAN and WAN, are covered along Field-oriented experience enabling the student to apply include number systems, binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra, with EDI standards such as: ANSI, EDIFACT, and HL7. The OSI Communications pertinent knowledge and skills to specified learning goals in a digital logic design, combinational and sequential circuits, model is explored. Intranets and the Internet are also discussed. work-related environment. Interns must fill out an internship registers, processor components, program control, assembly COM 231. Introduction to Public Speaking 3 proposal stating their goals and the methods for achieving language programming, microprogramming, and stored CS 315. Database Management Systems 3 A study of basic speech communication concepts as and evaluating those goals. All internship proposals must be programs. Prerequisites: MTH 217, CS 112. The fundamental concepts of DBMS, DBMS organizations and applied to public speaking for students wishing to enhance completed with the faculty advisor and the campus internship their capabilities, general database theory and implementation leadership potential in traditional public speaking situations. office at least one week prior to pre-registration. An S/U grading CS 229. Computer Support 3 techniques. Students will design and create a database using Course includes an analysis of and help in dealing with oral system will be used in this course. Computer hardware and LAN hardware are covered. MS-ACCESS as a team project. Prerequisite: CS 112 communication anxiety. Prerequisites: ENG 111. Spring/Fall. Peripherals and hardware installation and help-desk support are also included. Students participate in a complete network CS 321. Advanced Programming I 3 COM 261. Internship 1-3 Computer Science installation and setup. Prerequisite/corequisite: BA 202. An in-depth study of a modern, high-level, object-oriented An initial exploratory, field-oriented experience enabling the programming language. Emphasis will be on practical student to attain certain specified learning goals in a work- CS 105. Web Page Design I 3 CS 230. System Administration 3 application of concepts learned in CS 111, CS 112, and CS 220. related environment. Prerequisites: An S/U grading system will This first programming class introduces the HTML language This course will provide the student with an overview of the There will be continued emphasis on good program design, be used in this course. Spring/Fall. for creating home pages on the Internet. Students will also Linux Operating System and the fundamentals to properly algorithm development and good programming habits and complete a project applying HTML. This class is designed for all manage a UNIX-based environment. Topics of discussion techniques. Graphical user interfaces will also be introduced, COM 301. Mass Communication and Society 3 majors. include: history of UNIX and Linux, file systems, users, devices, as well as programming using an integrated developer An overview of media history and the social and cultural hardware management, network functionality, and operating environment. Prerequisite: CS 220 aspects of media consumption, production and analysis. Covers CS 110. Computer Science Concepts 3 a secure system. This course will also cover basic scripting contemporary issues like race, class and gender in the media. Designed for computer science majors and non-majors with languages and show how they can be used to manage a UNIX- CS 322. Advanced Programming II 3 little or no prior introduction to computing and programming, like system. Prerequisite: CS 111. A continuation of the in-depth study of a modern, high-level, COM 320. Interviewing and Reporting 3 this course introduces the basics of programming and problem object-oriented programming language. Emphasis will be This is a for-credit workshop joined to a real news outlet, solving. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of a CS 250. Introduction to Geographic on practical application of concepts learned in CS 111, CS the Hilltop. Course activities revolve around the production structured programming language and will learn to solve Information Systems 4 112, CS 220, and CS 321. There will be continued emphasis of articles for publication on the web, including conducting problems using logic and good program design. Other topics An introduction to the theory and practice of analysis of spatial on good program design, algorithm development and good interviews, reporting, writing, and illustrating. Students have include alternative programming paradigms, compiler concepts, information using the technology of geographic information programming habits and techniques. Graphical user interfaces great latitude to pursue subjects that interest them. This history of computing, number systems, and the Linux operating systems (GIS). There is an emphasis on hands-on learning using will also be studied in greater depth. Prerequisite: CS 321 course qualifies as a connector course in the category of Arts system. GIS software, hard copy maps, and data from several disciplines. Experience. Laboratory. Prerequisites: MTH 113 or MTH 115, CS 200 or BA 202, or permission of instructor.

Catalog 2005-06 112 Mars Hill College 113 CS 327, 328, 329. Special Topics 2 ECO 362. International Economics 3 ED 312. Adolescent Literature 6-12 3 the context of education. It critically examines the mismatch Options for students to study, according to their interest, This course introduces a theoretical approach to understanding Principles of selection, evaluation, and use of all media between school organizations and curriculum and the a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be international trade and global financial flows. Prerequisite: ECO. designed for curricular needs and enrichment in programs for intellectual, social, physical, and emotional needs of adolescents. announced by the department. Prerequisite: varies depending 220. adolescents. See English 312. It addresses the diverse needs of adolescent learning, upon topic. Departmental approval required. encompassing special needs and second language learners. This ECO 445. Financial Markets 3 ED 318: Multi-Sensory Methods and Materials for course contains a practicum component, allowing students CS 330. Operating Systems 3 The U.S. financial system and its relationship to global financial Language Arts & Mathematics Instruction 3 to examine key theories within the context of classroom and This course provides an introduction to operating systems markets, including the creation of money and credit, capital In this course candidates will gain an understanding of the school settings. Offered each semester. Prerequisite: PSY 111 including their concepts, design, and implementation. allocation and monetary policy and economic stabilization. basic learning principles and the importance of multi-sensory Topics include process management, storage and memory Prerequisite: ECO. 220, BA 346. instruction. This course will prepare candidates to assess ED 347: Sociocultural Foundations of management, I/O, distributed systems, and security. The individuals and design highly creative instructional methods Teaching Students with Disabilities 3 class will also include some systems programming projects. ECO 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-3 and strategies tailored to individual needs, abilities, and learning In this course candidates gain an understanding of the Prerequisites: CS 220, CS 221. Independent readings approved and directed by a member of styles. Students will be introduced to methods of teaching importance of cultural socio-economic and family dynamics. the department. reading, written expression, and mathematics through the They apply this knowledge to help guide instructional and CS 340 Theory of Computation 3 multi-sensory processes including visual arts, theater, music, management planning. This course will prepare candidates This course presents the theoretical foundations of computing. ECO 460. Independent Study 1-3 and creative movement. Using an integrated thematic approach to work with diverse individuals and design highly creative Topics include finite automata, regular sets, push-down An individual program of reading and research directed by to instruction, candidates will build a knowledge base for each instructional methods and strategies tailored to individual automata, context-free languages, Turing machines, and members of the department and approved by the chair of the of the content areas. needs, abilities, and learning styles. language hierarchy. Other topics may include an introduction department. Prerequisite –admission to the Teacher Education Program Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program to countability, diagonalization, and undecidability as time permits. Prerequisites: CS 220, CS 221, MTH 217. ECO 461. Internship 1-6 ED 321. Language Arts in the Elementary ED 348. Nature and Needs of Students with A field-learning experience that enables the student to apply Education Program 3 Learning Disabilities 3 CS 421 Software Design 3 knowledge and skills and to attain certain specified learning Current trends, issues, research, strategies, methods and This course is designed to consider the specific area of learning This course will build on the programming language taught in goals in a work-related environment. Requires department materials for teaching language arts (writing, reading, speaking, disabilities in depth, including etiology, prevalence, and CS 321 and CS 322. Rather than a study of the language itself, approval. S/U grading. and listening) in grades K-6. Field experience required. characteristics. This course will review and analyze current these courses will focus on the design aspect of programming. Prerequisite: Entrance to teacher education. Offered each practice and research on issues relating to the education of In this course students will engage in the team development spring semester; ACCESS - Fall. students with learning disabilities. Historical and current of several large software projects, learning common design Education aspects pertaining to the particular area disability will be methodologies, and using team design tools in the process. ED 325. Social Studies Methods in the Elementary revealed as well. Prerequisites: CS 321, CS 322. ED 101. College Reading 3 Education Program 2 Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program Individualized program for development of reading skills. Instructional theories, methods, and materials appropriate Offered each semester. CS 450. Seminar 3 to teaching social studies in the elementary K-6 program; ED 350. Behavioral Management for the Presentation of oral reports and discussion of topics in extensive practical application in an appropriate school setting. Exceptional Child 3 computer science. Departmental approval and Senior standing ED 205. Introduction to Education 2 Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education. Fall. ACCESS This course is designed to consider the specialized areas of required. An introduction to the profession of teaching for elementary, - Fall. behavior function and management in-depth. The course will middle grade, secondary, and special subject area students review and analyze current practices and issues relating to with required observations in a school setting. This course is CS 457, 458. Directed Readings 2-3 ED 326. Science Methods in the Elementary Education managing behavior of the exceptional child. This course will prerequisite to all other professional education courses. Offered Independent readings directed by members of the department Program 2 teach research-validated, instructional and behavior strategies faculty. Departmental approval required. each semester. Instructional theories, methods, and materials appropriate to facilitate learning across the curriculum. to teaching science in the elementary K-6 program; extensive Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program CS 460. Independent Study 2-3 ED 251. Introduction to Special Education 3 practical application in an appropriate school setting. This course will build a foundation for understanding the diverse Independent in-depth investigation, reading, and research in a Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education. Fall. ACCESS ED 360. Issues in Teaching English learning needs of students with disabilities and how schools can professional area of interest. Departmental approval required. - Fall. as a Second Language in Public Schools 3 meet these needs in an inclusive setting. The course will include Examines issues and policies relevant to the teaching and an overview of delivery models, instructional strategies and the CS 461. Professional Internship 2-6 ED 327. Special Topics 1-4 learning of English as a Second Language. Includes a practicum A student/agency-originated and departmentally approved role of the teacher in the inclusive classroom. Options for students to study, according to their interests, in the public schools. field learning experience which enables the student to apply Prerequisite – None a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be previously attained knowledge and skills. Senior standing announced by the division. Offered each semester. ED 365. Sociocultural Foundations of TESL in required. ED 261. Internship 1-4 Public Schools 3 A student/agency-originated early field-learning experience. ED 329: Motor, Communication, and Sensory Deficits Examines and applies theories and research related to the nature Offered each semester. of the Exceptional Child 2 of culture and to the experiences of immigrant populations in Economics This course is designed to enhance candidates’ knowledge communities and schools. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher ED 310. Teaching Experience 1-2 and understanding of the motor, communication, and sensory Education. ECO 220. Principles of Economics 3 Experience working with a group of students in a specific deficits of the exceptional child. Course work will focus on This course introduces the basic principles and tools used in subject area. Prerequisite: applicable subject matter or methods. current assistive technology and various other methods of ED 401. Psychological Foundations of Education 3 economic analysis. Both micro- and macroeconomic principles Fall. ACCESS-Spring. communication, including Signed Exact English. In this class, Theories, principles, and conditions involved in learning and are covered. candidates will gain an understanding of the importance of teaching. Prerequisite: Admission to the teacher education ED 311. Children’s Literature 3 providing students with access to the activities of daily life, program. Fall. ACCESS - Fall. ECO 327. Special Topics 3 Principles of selection and evaluation of all genres of literature recreation, and academics. Courses offered by the department to explore topics or issues and the effective utilization of books in the curriculum. Fall. Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program ED 402. Historical, Philosophical, Social not covered in regular courses. ACCESS-Spring. Foundations of Education 3 ED 340. Middle Grades Curriculum 3 Material appropriate to the historical, philosophical, and social This course outlines the developmental characteristics and foundations of education. Prerequisite: Admission to the turning points from childhood to young adulthood within internship/student teaching program. Spring. ACCESS - Fall.

Catalog 2005-06 114 Mars Hill College 115 ED 404. Reading Instruction in the ED 417. The Teaching of a Second Language in ED 450: Teaching Mathematics to Students Ed 462. Education Internship 6 Elementary School 3 K-12 Classrooms 3 with Disabilities 3 First semester phase of the full-year elementary and middle Principles, methods, and materials for developing reading skills Understanding and application of methods and materials in This course is designed to introduce candidates to the school internship. Prerequisite: Admission to the internship in the elementary school, including innovative and alternative second language instruction. Taught as needed. knowledge, skills and procedures needed to provide effective program and approval of the Teacher Education Council. Fall. reading instructional approaches and special problems which instruction for students with persistent mathematical cause reading disability. Prerequisites: Education 321 and ED 418. The Teaching of Mathematics in the difficulties. The principles, techniques, methods, and strategies ED 464. Planning and Managing the admission to the internship. Fall. ACCESS - Spring. Middle Grades/Secondary Program 3 presented in this class are based on research-validated Learning Environment 3 Understanding and application of materials and methods in instructional strategies. The class will provide candidates with This course will review basic classroom management theories, ED 405. Observation and Directed Teaching in mathematics. Fall, even-numbered years. a good understanding of what it takes to build an individualized methods and techniques for students with exceptional learning the Elementary Education Program 10 mathematics instruction program that will have a direct effect needs. Attention will be given to the design and application Student teaching in kindergarten through grade 6. Prerequisites: ED 419. Methods for Teaching ESL 3 on the academic performance of their children Prerequisite of classroom / behavior management plans, social learning, Successful completion of the first semester of the internship Examines and applies various methods for teaching ESL – admission to the Teacher Education Program and MTH 203 and interventions to manage individual and group behavior. year and approval of the Teacher Education Council. populations in public schools. and 204. Strategies for establishing a positive and supportive learning environment will be explored. The importance of respect for ED 407. Observation and Directed Teaching in the ED 421. The Teaching of Science in the ED 451: Curriculum Based Assessment 3 diversity, peer interactions, and children’s social and affective Middle Grades Program 10 Middle Grades/Secondary Program 3 This course is designed to help students acquire assessment development will be discussed. Student teaching in the middle grades. Prerequisites: Successful Understanding and application of materials and methods in skills needed to make instructional decisions, monitor progress Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program completion of the first semester of the internship year and science. Fall, odd-numbered years. and promote successful participation in the general education approval of the Teacher Education Council. Offered each and special education curricula. Classroom-based methods ED 480. Observation and Directed Teaching semester. ED 424. Art Methods for Middle Grades/ of curriculum, learning, W performance, and behavioral in the Special Education Program 10 Secondary Schools 4 assessments will be presented; including data collection, Student teaching in the Special Education Program. ED 409. General Materials and Methods in See Art 424. designing and implementing interventions, making curricular Prerequisites: Admission to student teaching and approval of Middle Grades/Secondary Teaching 3 adaptations, and using data to make instructional decisions. the Teacher Education Council. Offered each semester. Understanding and application of materials and methods ED 432. Collaboration and Consultation 3 Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program appropriate to the teaching of particular subjects; includes Candidates will discover that effective teachers share leadership ED 500. Observation and Directed observation in a middle/secondary school. Prerequisite: responsibilities with their co-workers, parents, and ancillary ED 455: Teaching Students with Persistent Teaching in the Secondary School 10 Admission to teacher education. service providers. In this course, studies in collaboration and Reading Problems 3 Student teaching in the area or areas in which certification consultation take into account the important role teachers This course is designed to introduce candidates to the is desired. Prerequisites: Admission to student teaching and ED 410. Reading in the Content Areas 3 play in the leadership of the school. The organizing theme for knowledge, skills and procedures needed to provide effective approval of the Teacher Education Council. Offered each Study of the reading process as it relates to all middle grades this course centers on the premise that teachers are leaders. instruction for students with persistent reading difficulties. The semester. special subject area and secondary disciplines; includes use of Guidelines are presented to assist future teachers to develop principles, techniques, methods, and strategies presented in this audio visuals and equipment. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher collaboration and consultation skills necessary to learn from class are based on research-validated instructional strategies. ED 501. Observation and Directed Teaching in the education. Offered each semester. ACCESS- Spring. and lead professionals, parents, students, and others in positive The class will provide candidates with a good understanding Special Subject Areas 10 ways. A close examination of leadership and leadership theories, of what it takes to build an individualized reading instruction Student teaching in a special subject area (music, ESL, art, ED 412. The Teaching of English in the personality types, organizational refraining, successful models program that will have a direct effect on the academic physical education, or Spanish) at the elementary and secondary Middle Grades/Secondary Program 3 for collaboration, school culture, and stakeholders’ involvement performance of their children. level. Prerequisites: Admission to student teaching and approval Understanding and application of materials and methods in grounds this course in real world applications. Guest speakers Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program and of the Teacher Education Council. Offered each semester. English. Fall, odd-numbered years. are included to assist the evolution of teacher-development ED 404 and ED 410 practices. ED 502. Multicultural Field Experience 2 ED 413. The Teaching of Health and Physical Education Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program ED 456: Legal Issues / Procedures Focused On During the final two semesters, each student teacher or intern in the Secondary Program 3 Exceptional Needs Children 1 will complete a three week field multicultural experience as See PE 413. ED 435. Assessment Methods, Use and This course will build a foundation for understanding the Laws a part of their senior practicum. The course will provide a Interpretation 3 and Procedures surrounding diverse learners. Candidates will multicultural field-based learning experience enabling students ED 415. The Teaching of Social Studies in the This course will concentrate on the assessment and evaluation focus on the needs of students with disabilities and how schools to explore in-depth the responsibility inherent in teaching in a Middle Grades/Secondary Program 3 of students with special needs. Skills will include developing can meet these needs through current legislation. The course culturally diverse classroom. Prerequisite: Admission to student Understanding and application of materials and methods in and administering a variety of instruments, interpreting and will include an overview of the procedures for providing special teaching/internship. Offered each semester. social studies. Fall. using assessment data (for screening, identifying, instructional education services, the important roles teachers, parents, and planning, decision-making, and evaluating progress), and professionals share in this process, the continuum of services, ED 416. Specialized Instructional Methods recognizing the limitations of test instruments, especially as and writing a quality IEP (Individualized Education Plan). English and Materials 3 related to cultural and linguistic issues. Current issues and Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program or Current literature and research on effective, research-based trends in assessment will be explored. certified personnel ENG 100. English as a Second Language 3 instructional practices will be used as the basis for developing Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program Developmental reading, writing, and speaking. Open only to students whose native language is not English. advanced skills necessary to implement instruction for special ED 457. Directed Reading 1 needs students. Materials will be examined and evaluated in Independent readings directed by members of the division terms of their usefulness for instruction of group and individual faculty. Offered each semester. ENG 101. Basic Writing 3 exceptional students. We will also discuss ways to adapt Introductory course to aid students in gaining fundamental writing and editing skills required in the general education materials and modify the curriculum in order to enable access ED 460. Independent Study 4 for all students. An emphasis will be placed on the utilization of Independent in-depth investigation, reading, and research in program. assessment results and the documented research that goes along a professional area of interest. Department approval required. with each instructional strategy. Offered each semester. ENG 111. Expository Essay 3 Prerequisite – admission to the Teacher Education Program Written composition, oral communication, and critical reasoning.

Catalog 2005-06 116 Mars Hill College 117 ENG 112. Documented Essay 3 ENG 325. British Literature III, 1900 to present 3 ENG 371. World Literature 3 FIM 125. Decorative and Wearable Arts 3 Course in writing argumentation and engaging in the research An in-depth study of selected works of British and/or Selected works of world literature reflecting a variety of cultural Application of design principles and individual creativity process through investigation of primary and secondary sources. Commonwealth literature from the beginning of the twentieth traditions. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. in developing skills which are appropriate in the creation Prerequisite: Grade of C or above in ENG 111 or AP credit. century to the present focusing on a particular theme or genre. of decorative and wearable arts. Meets Arts Experience Offered every third term in rotation with ENG 323 and ENG ENG 430. Writer’s Workshop 3 requirement in General Education. ENG 113. Introduction to Research and 324. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. An extensive hands-on course in which students explore the Documentation 3 principles of writing prose and verse through extensive reading FIM 211. Fashion Designers 3 Accelerated program in rhetoric, reasoning, and research. Open ENG 327. Special Topics 3 of other writers’ works and intensive writing of their own. A study of contemporary designers, haute couture, and the only to advanced first-year students selected by the English Options for students to study, according to their interests, Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. evolution of fashion; analysis of current fashion trends as faculty. a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be influenced by historical designs. announced by the department. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. ENG 440. Composition Theory and Practice 3 ENG 201. Survey of British Literature 3 A theoretical base and practical application in teaching basic FIM 230. The Interior Environment 3 A comprehensive survey of British literature from the Old ENG 328. Special Topics 3 writing skills and in learning advanced expository writing Introduction to planning and organizing interior spaces; English period to the present that provides a foundation for Options for students to study, according to their interests, techniques. Department approval required. Prerequisite: ENG selection of materials and furnishings according to aesthetics, further study. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be 112 or 113. Fall. economics, and projected use; use of Auto CAD in the design announced by the department. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. process. ENG 205. Survey of American Literature 3 ENG 442. Shakespeare 3 A comprehensive survey of American literature from the ENG 329. Diversity in American Literature 3 Selected works of Shakespeare. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. FIM 240. Interiors in Retrospect 4 Colonial period to the present that provides a foundation for Selected literary works by American writers of a particular Spring, odd-numbered years. A study of period furniture, architectural heritage, decorative further study. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. non-majority race, ethnicity, or cultural heritage that explore accessories, and interior ornamentation; emphasis on American contributions to the forging of an American literary voice. ENG 450. Senior Seminar 3 and European designs; visits to sites relevant to subject matter. ENG 210. Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Advanced writing and research, group discussion, oral Critical approaches to various genres and modes of literature. presentations, word processing. Fall. FIM 261. Internship 1-3 Course provides background for reading and should be taken ENG 330. Women Writers An initial outside-the-classroom experience enabling students early. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Spring, odd-numbered Selected works by major women writers in English. Cross-listed ENG 457, 458. Directed Readings 3,3 to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. years. with Women’s Studies. Spring, even-numbered years. Independent readings directed by a member of the English Department approval required. faculty and approved by the department. ENG 261. Internship 1-3 ENG 332. Structure and Usage of the FIM 311. Apparel Analysis and Evaluation 3 An initial outside-the-classroom experience enabling students English Language 3 ENG 460. Independent Study 3 Application of experimental construction techniques; analysis of to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. A study of the origins and developments of the English Independent reading and research directed by a member of the apparel in relation to fabric selection, cost, quality, and end use. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Department approval required. language. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Spring. English faculty and approved by the department. Open only to juniors and seniors. Department approval required. FIM 322. Merchandising Art 3 ENG 312. Adolescent Literature 6-12 3 ENG 333. Grammar and Linguistics for ESL 3 Presenting design concepts in three-dimensional forms; the Principles of selection, evaluation, and use of all media Study of the phonetic, morphological and syntactic systems of ENG 461. Internship 1-6 application of the elements and principles of design in creating designed for curricular needs and enrichment in programs the English language and the distinctive features of major world A student/agency-originated and departmentally approved field- shadow boxes and merchandise walls; introduction to basic for adolescents. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Spring, even- language groups as a basis for helping students acquire English learning experience which enables students to apply previously visual merchandising techniques and the creation of artistic numbered years. as a Second Language. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. attained knowledge and skills. displays.

ENG 321. American Literature I, origins to 1900 3 ENG 334. Second Language and Literacy Development 3 FIM 327. Special Topics 2-4 An in-depth study of selected works of American literature Study of the ways in which children, adolescents, and adults Environmental Studies Options for students to study, according to their interests, from the Colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century learn a second or new language. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be focusing on a particular theme or genre. Prerequisite: ENG 112 ES 301. Environmental Studies Practicum 2-3 announced by the department. An individual project designed by the student in consultation or 113. Fall. ENG 335. Modern and Contemporary Literature 3 with the Environmental Studies coordinator addressing a Selected works of modern and contemporary poetry and fiction. FIM 330. Environmental Design Applications 4 current environmental issue. ENG 322. American Literature II, 1900 to present 3 Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Integration and expansion of concepts from introductory An in-depth study of selected works of American literature from courses as applied to interior spaces; introduction to the beginning of the twentieth century to the present focusing ENG 340. Appalachian Literature 3 Fashion and Interior Merchandising architectural drafting techniques; extensive use of Auto CAD on a particular theme or genre. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Selected essays, fiction, folk tales, and poetry by representative in the design process. Prerequisite: FIM 230 or permission of Spring. Appalachian authors, past and present. Fall, odd-numbered FIM 100. Study Tour/New York 3 instructor. years. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. A week’s visit to New York City with a program of seminars, ENG 323. British Literature I, origins to 1700 3 tours, exhibits, and lectures addressing various aspects of the FIM 332. Apparel Design Applications 3 An in-depth study of selected works of early Anglophone ENG 350. Professional Writing 3 fashion business; topics include design, forecasting, wholesaling, Integration and expansion of concepts from introductory literature from the Old English period to the end of the Advanced exposition, business and technical writing, including retailing, visual merchandising, textiles, interiors, etc.; pre-trip courses as applied to apparel design; creative interpretation of seventeenth century focusing on a particular theme or genre. composing for computer media. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. and post-trip assignments include directed readings, special design through the medium of flat pattern and/or computer Offered every third term in rotation with ENG 324 and ENG Spring. projects, and seminar evaluations. techniques using OptiTex software. Prerequisite: FIM 311 or 325. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. permission of instructor. ENG 354. Language and Popular Culture 3 FIM 111. Introduction to Apparel and Interiors 3 ENG 324. British Literature II, 1700 to 1900 3 Language and nonverbal symbols, especially in the mass media, An overview of the fashion industry with an introduction to FIM 334. Textile Fundamentals 3 An in-depth study of selected works of British literature from as means of understanding values and popular culture in electronic resources; identification of aesthetic concepts that Textile fibers, yarns, and fabrication methods; finishing, dyeing, the beginning of the eighteenth century to the end of the America. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113. Fall, even-numbered are central to fashion, apparel, and interiors; investigation of the and printing techniques as related to end-use properties; fabric Victorian period focusing on a particular theme or genre. years. social, psychological and cultural aspects of fashion. analysis. Offered every third term in rotation with ENG 323 and ENG 325. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or 113.

Catalog 2005-06 118 Mars Hill College 119 FIM 337. The Fashion Industry 4 FRN 220. Conversational French 2-4 General Education GEO 461. Internship 3 Theory and practices of fashion merchandising resulting in A course to develop further the skill of speaking French. A student/agency-originated and departmentally approved field- special projects and a major show production; fashion analysis, Prerequisite: French 113 or permission of instructor. EST 320. Ethics, Science, and Technology learning experience which enables students to apply previously organizational structures and marketing techniques; a case in the Contemporary World 3 attained knowledge and skills. study approach to business management practices. Prerequisite: FRN 221-222. Structure, Stylistics, and Discussion of ethical issues involved in contemporary social and FIM 111. Conversation 3, 3 scientific problems, such as biotechnology, medical ethics, and Learning to express correctly and precisely, on paper, thoughts the precarious state of the environment, provide the context for German FIM 434. Textiles for Apparel and Interiors 4 of a relatively sophisticated nature. Idioms, advanced grammar, exploring (1) the impact of science and technology on human Synthetic fibers and processes; impact of legal and style, clarity, vocabulary, etc. Use of written and spoken French thinking and behavior and (2) the nature of ethical reasoning GER 111. Basic Communication Skills 3 environmental issues; investigation of textiles in a global in everyday expression. Phonetics. Prerequisite: French 113. and the importance of public discussion of issues in science Elementary German including grammar, reading, and some economy; trends and current developments influencing apparel Alternate years. and technology. Prerequisites: Math 107, distribution courses conversation. and interior textile markets; field trips relevant to subject matter. in social/behavioral science; junior or senior status. Meets the Prerequisite: FIM 334. FRN 223. Survey of French Literature: Middle Ages LAA capstone requirement. GER 112. Basic Communication Skills 3 Continuation of elementary German with cultural units Through the 18th Century 3 in German geography, public schools, and government. FIM 437. Fashion Markets and Merchandising The major works of prose fiction, poetry, and drama from the GE 211. American Culture in Film 3 Conversation. Prerequisite: GER 111 or permission of instructor. Practices 4 earliest recorded French literature to the Pre-Romantic period. Issues and themes in American culture as presented by Introduces students to resources and contacts in apparel and Excerpts of longer works are treated; plays and short stories are contemporary film. interior markets through visits to regional marts, showrooms, read in their entirety. Class lectures given in French. Alternate GER 113. German Culture in German 3 wholesale and retail outlets, and manufacturing facilities; survey years. GE 219. Film as an Art Form 3 Intermediate conversational German with a series of units in and application of merchandising business practices; completion In-depth study of film as an art form with emphasis on German culture: the Second World War, Post-War Germany, German sports, German politics, German literature, German of special project. FRN 224. Survey of French Literature: contemporary film and film makers. Introductory scenario art, and German life and customs. Prerequisite: GER 112 or 19th and 20th Centuries 3 writing. permission of instructor. This course fulfills the foreign culture FIM 457, 458. Directed Readings 2-4 Each Major trends in French literature from the Romantic period Independent readings directed by members of the department to the present. Most works are read in excerpts. Class lectures GE 261. Service Learning Internships 1-12 requirement in general education. faculty. Offered each semester. given in French. Alternate years. An experience outside the traditional classroom in which the service aspect of service learning has priority. GER 116. Accelerated German 6 Combines German 111 and 112 into one semester’s study. Class FIM 459. Professional Seminar 3 FRN 261. Internship 2-4 A course for juniors or seniors that provides a structure which An initial program of field work enabling students to explore GE 301. Introduction to Leadership 3 meets daily and utilizes technology including computers, tapes, enables students to assess and develop their readiness to make new areas or to supplement regular courses. Department Leadership as a process which is an option for everyone. CD-ROM and video. a living and make a life. Required semester prior to internship approval required. Topics include: leadership theories and models, followership, for FIM majors. (Meets the capstone requirement in General power and influence, ethical leadership, leading teams, ways GER 201. German Culture in English 3 Germany and the Germans. Series of units dealing with various Education) FRN 320. Business French 3 women lead, critical thinking and decision-making, leadership Basic business practices; French business letters, forms, and development. aspects of German life. No foreign language prerequisite. FIM 460. Independent Study 2-6 articles of varying complexity; and composition of simple, yet An upper-level student-selected and faculty-approved project. standard, business letters in French. Prerequisite: French 114. GE 327. Special Topics 1-4 GER 220. German Conversation 2-4 Includes independent investigation, readings, application, and/ Options for students to study a variety of topics not covered in Emphasis in and out of class on spoken German. Small conversation groups dealing with topics of current interest. or research in a professional area of interest. FRN 327. Special Topics 1-4 regular courses. Offered occasionally on interest basis. Options for students to study, according to their interests, Prerequisite: GER 113 or permission of instructor. FIM 463. Fashion and Interior Merchandising a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be Internship 9-14 announced by the department. Geography GER 221. German Grammar 3 A continuous, full-time experience in an approved retail or Review of fundamental principles of grammar with reading and GEO 221. World Regional Geography 3 service environment. Prerequisites: FIM 459. composition practice. Prerequisite: GER 113 (in special cases FRN 457. Directed Readings 3 A world-wide survey of the natural environment and the world Independent readings directed by members of the modern may be taken with GER 113). global regions with emphases on cultures and their relation to foreign languages faculty. French physical features, resources, and economic activities. GER 225. Survey of German Literature 3 Survey of German literature from Tacitus to Grass. Prerequisite: FRN 458. Tutorials in Special Problems 1-4 GEO 261. Internship 3 FRN 111,112,113. Basic Communication Skills Individualized study supervised by a member of the department GER 113 or permission of instructor. An initial program of field work enabling students to explore in French 3, 3, 3 faculty. Basic reading, writing, oral comprehension, and speaking skills. new areas or supplement regular courses. Department approval GER 261. Internship 2-4 Supplementary use of the language laboratory. French 113 is required. See FRN 261. FRN 459. Senior Seminar 1-8 prerequisite to all other courses except 205. Content and the amount of credit to be based on the proficiency GEO 327. Special Topics 3 exam taken in the spring semester of the junior year. GER 320. Business German 3 FRN 114. French Culture in French 3 Options for students to study, according to their interests, Basic business practices; German business letters, forms, and Survey of the more important aspects of French culture, past a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. to be articles of varying complexity; and composition of simple, yet FRN 460. Independent Study 1-4 announced by the department. and present. An attempt to integrate the historic culture of Independent in-depth investigation, reading, and research. standard, business letters in German. Prerequisite: German 113. France with the international role of France today. Prerequisite: Department approval required. French 113 or placement through a proficiency test. This course GEO 457, 458. Directed Readings 3, 3 GER 327. Special Topics 1-4 fulfills the foreign culture requirement in general education. Independent readings directed by members of the department See French 327. FRN 461. Internship 4-8 faculty. A student/agency-originated and departmentally approved field- FRN 205. French Culture in English 3 learning experience which enables students to apply previously GER 457. Directed Readings 3 GEO 460. Independent Study 3 Survey of the more important aspects of French culture, past attained knowledge and skills and to attain certain specified new See French 457. A directed program of reading and/or research open only to and present. An attempt to integrate the historic culture of learning goals in a work-related environment. France with the international role of France today. No foreign juniors and seniors with approval by the department faculty. GER 458. Tutorials In Special Problems 1-4 language prerequisite. See French 458.

Catalog 2005-06 120 Mars Hill College 121 GER 459. Senior Seminar 1-8 HEA 332. Adapted Physical Education 3 HIS 327. Special Topics: U.S. History 3 HIS 429. United States Diplomacy in the See French 459. Designed for instructing the handicapped individual and Options for students to study, according to their interests, Twentieth Century 3 for providing the prospective teacher with leadership, a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be A survey of American diplomatic relations in the twentieth GER 460. Independent Study 1-4 competencies, and a diversified program of developmental announced by the department. century with emphases on American imperialism, isolationism, See French 460. activities, games, sports, gymnastics, and dance suited to the involvement in World Wars I and II, and the Cold War. The interests, capacities, and limitations of students with disabilities HIS 328. Special Topics: World History 3 course will end with an examination of American policies in the GER 461. Internship 4-8 which may prevent their engaging in the activities of the general Options for students to study, according to their interests, post-Cold War era. See French 461. physical education program. Experiences include observations a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be of and practical experiences with exceptional students. Visits to announced by the department. HIS 430. U.S. Environmental History 3 various programs/schools will be required. Prerequisites: HEA Examines the relationships between Americans and their Greek 220, 222, 233, Junior status or above. HIS 329 Special Topics: European History 3 environments in the five hundred years since European- Options for students to study, according to their interests, American contact, emphasizing how environments have shaped GRK 111. Elementary Greek I 3 a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be human history and vice versa. Daily drill: pronunciation, vocabulary, paradigms, emphasis Hebrew announced by the department. on verb forms and grammatical constructions of Koine Greek. HIS 441. World Slavery 3 Alternate years. HEB 115. Hebrew I 3 HIS 330. Women in the American Experience 3 Examines the evolution of coerced labor systems throughout Introduction to biblical Hebrew. Offered by special This course will introduce students to the history of women by the world from Mesopotamia to the Twenty-first Century, with GRK 112. Elementary Greek II 3 arrangement. examining how the experiences, roles, and status of women have an emphasis on slavery’s influence on the concepts of freedom, Continuation of Greek 111 with added emphasis on accidence been shaped historically by race, class, geography, religion, and race, and progress. and readings in the New Testament, including word building, HEB 116. Hebrew II 3 other social factors. studies in syntax, and an exegesis in I John. Alternate years. Continuation of Hebrew 115 with emphasis on readings from HIS 442. The Atlantic World 3 the biblical text. Offered by special arrangement. HIS 337. Renaissance and Reformation 3 Examines the cultural, economic, and political interaction GRK 327. Special Topics 3 The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the development of of peoples, the free and unfree migrations, the exchange of Options for students to study, according to their interests, a HEB 327. Special Topics 3 modern states under absolutism. products, and the ecological impact between Western Europe, variety of topics not covered in regular courses, e.g. Greek New Options for students to study, according to their interests, West Africa, and North America and the Caribbean between Testament. Offered on demand. a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be HIS 338. Early Modern Europe 3 1500–1800. announced by the department. A survey of Europe emphasizing the interaction of ideas and GRK 457, 458. Directed Readings 2-3 social forces. Absolutism and aristocracy will be examined as HIS 452. History of Modern Japan 3 Independent readings directed by a member of the department History factors leading to the Revolution of 1789. Leading personalities History of Japan from 1800 to the present emphasizing the faculty and approved by the department chairperson. from Louis XIV to Napoleon will receive special emphasis. impact of Western imperialism on Japan’s traditional culture, HIS 202. North Carolina History and Government 3 the Meiji Restoration and modernization, the growth of GRK 460. Independent Study 3 HIS 340. Twentieth-Century Europe 3 militarism and World War II, and the emergence of Japan as An individual program of reading and research directed by Examines the historical, economic, and political development of the state. Special emphasis is placed on the techniques, The decline and rise of Europe from World War I to the era an economic super power in the post-war era. The course also a member of the department faculty and approved by the of detente. Emphasis on social and intellectual changes that explores Japanese-American relations during the period. department chairperson. materials, resources, and strategies that may be employed in teaching similar subjects in elementary and secondary schools. reformed European society after World War II. Examines the Fall. rise of totalitarianism and social democracy through Hitler, HIS 456. History of Modern China 3 Health Churchill, Brandt and others. History of China from 1800 to the present emphasizing the HIS 204. Latin American History and Geography 3 impact of Western imperialism on China’s traditional culture, HEA 220. Safety and Supervision 2 An introductory survey course that examines the history and HIS 349. Appalachian Oral History 3 the 1911 Revolution and subsequent communist revolution, and The study, practice, and application of the standards and geography of Latin America. Examining people and the history of the region with major the policies of the Peoples’ Republic of China. The course also accepted principles in the American National Red Cross HIS 223, 224. United States History 3,3 emphasis on the culture of the area. explores Chinese-American relations during the period. standard first aid, CPR for professional rescuers, and community The development of the United States as a democratic republic water safety. A unit on blood-borne pathogens will also be and a world power, from the time of settlement to the present. A HIS 350. African-American History 3 HIS 457. Directed Readings in U.S. History 3 included in this course. (Students who have current certification prerequisite for all other courses in American history. An introduction to the social, cultural, and political history of Independent readings directed by members of the history in any of these areas may submit them for consideration toward African-Americans from the colonies to the present. faculty and approved by the department. meeting the requirements of this course.) HIS 261. Internship 3 An initial program of field work enabling students to explore HIS 401. Contemporary Latin America 3 HIS 458. Directed Readings in European History 3 HEA 222. Basic Athletic Injuries 2 new areas or to supplement regular courses. Department Examines the important political, economic and social issues Independent readings directed by members of the history Designed to enhance the student’s knowledge of the different approval required. and themes that have generally affected the history of twentieth- faculty. domains of Athletic Training and to introduce commonly seen century Latin America. athletic injuries in each body part. HIS 292. World History to 1500 3 HIS 459. Directed Readings in World History 3 Examines the chronological narrative of the development of HIS 402. History of Mexico 3 Independent readings directed by members of the history HEA 233. Health Education 3 the major classical core civilizations and the major nomadic Surveys Mexican history from pre-Hispanic period to the faculty. The study of current health issues and methods of teaching societies of the world. In addition to the rise and fall of these present by examining political, economic, and social issues. health education at the elementary, middle, and secondary societies, the course emphasizes the first “global” civilization of HIS 460. Independent Study 3 school level. Designed specifically for teacher preparation and early Islam, and the preponderant role of the Mongol empire on HIS 403. Latin American Women 3 A directed program of reading and research open only to juniors athletic training majors, it will include study of the consolidated neighboring societies. Examines the historical experiences of women in Latin and seniors with approval of the history faculty. School Health Program, health education programs and America from pre-Hispanic times until the present through the curriculum, Personnel and Community Health issues and HIS 293. World History since 1500 3 theoretical lenses of race, class, and gender. HIS 461. Internship 3 methodology and materials for instruction. It will include guest A survey of modern history from a world perspective with A program of field work open to juniors and seniors with speakers from the various CSHP components and/or 3-8 visits emphases on the interaction of Western Civilization with the HIS 417. The United States, 1945 to the Present 3 approval of the history faculty. to various health agencies and schools. Sophomore status or rest of the world, including the commercial revolution, slavery, Contemporary America, a period of social and economic above. imperialism, and the revolution against colonialism. reforms, of war and troubled peace.

Catalog 2005-06 122 Mars Hill College 123 HIS 491. Senior Seminar 3 LAA 231. Critique: Faith and Reason 3 MTH 203. Elementary Geometry 3 MTH 331. Introduction to Abstract Algebra 3 The capstone course in which students will undertake a major The goal of this course is to use a historical framework to Geometric figures, measurement, transformations, and An introduction to the theory of groups, rings, and fields and research project. This paper will examine a historical problem- explore the dynamics of faith and reason in the western constructions. Prerequisite: MTH 107 or 115. other algebraic structures. Prerequisite: MTH 217. usually concerning local history, utilize primary sources, and tradition, beginning with the ancient Greeks and moving demonstrate sufficient writing skills. forward to today’s post-modern world. Aural, visual, and written MTH 204. Teaching Number Systems 3 MTH 332. Abstract Algebra II 3 material provide the conceptual framework for examining the Patterns and reasoning in problem solving, the real number Continuation of Math 331, with special emphasis on linear forces that have shaped the course of western thought. Offered operations, elementary number theory, numeration systems, algebra. Prerequisite: MTH 331. International Studies spring semester only. teaching methods, and consumer language. Prerequisite: MTH 107 or 115. MTH 335. Introduction to the Theory of Numbers 3 INS 300. International Study/Foreign Country 1-12 LAA 321. Creativity 3 Topics usually include prime numbers, linear and quadratic Students register for INS 300 when they are participating in a The course explores human creative activity and innovation in MTH 207. Finite Mathematics II 3 congruencies, and diophantine equations. Prerequisite: MTH credit granting Study Abroad program approved by the college. a historical and cultural context. Students study the external Mathematical applications that may include topics from algebra, 217. aspects of creativity—what is it, how is it represented, and how consumer mathematics, an introduction to game theory, INS 450. Seminar in International Studies 3 the liberal arts disciplines express creativity—and explore ways topics in management mathematics, and an introduction to MTH 337. Differential Equations 3 This is the capstone course for International Studies majors. of nurturing and exploring their own creativity and imagination mathematical analysis of voting systems. Prerequisite: MTH Theory and applications of ordinary differential equations. There are four distinct goals for the seminar. Students in the in their lives and work. Offered fall and spring semesters. 107. Prerequisite: MTH 120. class analyze the results of their term or year abroad, examine the character of cross-cultural communication, synthesize LAA Capstone Requirement MTH 217. Discrete Mathematics 3 MTH 341. Probability Theory 3 learning begun in other classes on major world regions, and The goal of the requirement is to provide the opportunity for Designed to introduce students to mathematical thinking using Topics include axiomatic development of probability, develop an in-depth understanding of a critical contemporary students to demonstrate advanced critical thinking, writing topics in discrete mathematics. Content includes sets, functions, conditional probability, combinatorial theory, random variables, issue by studying it through cross-disciplinary perspectives. and oral communication skills. It can be met through a logic and logic circuits, relations, combinatorics, and graph expectation, certain discrete and continuous distributions, variety of means including the senior seminar in the major, an theory. Prerequisite: MTH 115. functions of random variables, jointly distributed random Liberal Arts in Action interdisciplinary capstone course, an internship, a significant variables, and limit theorems, Prerequisite: MTH 220. service-learning project, international study and travel, or field MTH 218. Applied Linear Algebra 3 LAA 101. Reflective Life Seminar and lab experience/research. Matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, MTH 342. Mathematical Statistics 3 (ACCESS Students Only) 3 eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Prerequisite: MTH 115. Topics include estimation, hypothesis testing, linear models, An introduction to the meaning of a liberal arts education, the analysis of variance, analysis of enumerative data, and especially in relation to the life, experience, and prospective Mathematics MTH 220. Calculus III 5 nonparametric statistics. Prerequisite: MTH 341. goals of students in the continuing education program. Must be A rigorous development of calculus including limits, continuity, MTH 101. Basic Mathematics 3 differentiation, integration, sequences, and series. Prerequisite: MTH 450. Seminar 3 taken in the first or second semester after the student enrolls in Intermediate algebra and computation skills with applications ACCESS. MTH 120. Presentation of oral reports and discussion of topics in in statistics, probability, geometry, trigonometry, and logic. mathematics. Emphasis on problem-solving technique and extensive use of MTH 261. Internship 3-9 LAA 111. Challenges 3 graphic calculators. Students already possessing these skills As the first semester freshman seminar, the course has three An initial outside-the-classroom experience enabling students MTH 457, 458. Directed Readings 3 may demonstrate competence without taking this course. *Does to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. Independent readings directed by members of the department objectives. The first is to introduce students to the liberal arts NOT meet General Education requirement for mathematics. in the context of the Mars Hill College community. The second Department approval required. faculty. is to introduce students to the processes of inquiry and ways of MTH 107. Finite Mathematics 3 MTH 316. Statistical Methods II 3 MTH 460. Independent Study 3 knowing. The third is to help students connect to the college in Selected topics including an introduction to descriptive a variety of ways that promote character development, service, Multiple regressions, analysis of variance, factorial Independent in-depth investigation, reading, and research in a statistics, collecting and interpreting data, finite probability and experimentation. Prerequisite: MTH 116. professional area of interest. Department approval required. and responsible citizenship. Offered both semesters. logical reasoning. Prerequisite: MTH 101 or a rating of 2 on the LAA 121. Character 3 APT. This course explores the notion of character from a variety MTH 323. Advanced Calculus I 3 of liberal arts disciplines and in cross-cultural perspectives. Topics include elementary topology, continuity, uniform Music MTH 113. Precalculus 4 Classic answers to the questions, “What is human nature?” and continuity, differentiation and integration. Prerequisite: MTH Fundamentals of algebraic and trigonometric functions and 220. MUS 098. Elements of Music I 3 “What is a good person?” are examined and then tested against their applications. Intended to prepare students for Math 115, Five lab hours. A course designed for preparatory study leading complex case studies involving issues such as war, race and Calculus I. Prerequisite: Rating of 2 on APT. Does not meet to Music Theory 111. Fundamentals of pitch notation, rhythmic gender. Offered both semesters. MTH 324. Advanced Calculus II 3 general education requirement for mathematics. Topics include series, uniform convergence, transformations, notation, simple meter, scales, and intervals Offered on demand. and vector calculus. Prerequisite: MTH 323. Fall. LAA 221. Civic Life 3 MTH 115. Calculus I 5 The course examines the fundamental idea of what is a good Fundamentals of calculus including limits, continuity, MTH 325. Complex Variables 3 MUS 111. Music Theory I 3 society from historical and cross-cultural perspectives. differentiation, and integration. Prerequisite: MTH 113 or a Three lecture hours. Fundamentals of tonal theory including Fundamental issues of study are the rights and responsibilities Topics include the algebra and topology of complex numbers, rating of 3 on the APT. analytic functions, complex integration, and residue theory. pitch notation, scales, key signatures, triads, intervals, rhythmic of individuals, communities, and states. The case studies notation, and four-part vocal writing with primary triads in root in the course focus on a particular society and explore and Prerequisite: MTH 217. MTH 116. Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 position. Prerequisite: Successful completion of departmental analyze it politically, sociologically, culturally, ecologically, and An introduction to the ideas and application of probability theory placement examination. philosophically. Offered fall semester only. MTH 327, MTH 328. Special Topics 3 and statistics. This course is designed especially for students Options for students to study, according to their interests, interested in natural science, social science, or business. a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be MUS 112. Music Theory II 3 Prerequisite: MTH 115. announced by the department. Three lecture hours. Completion of studies of the diatonic vocabulary: triads, seventh chords, inversion, figured bass, and non-chord tones. Prerequisite: MUS 111. MTH 120. Calculus II 5 MTH 329. Foundations of Geometry 3 A continuation of Math 115 with emphasis on techniques of Euclidean, spherical, and hyperbolic geometry with emphasis on integration, vector calculus, partial differentiation, and multiple the rigorous axiomatic development of geometry. Prerequisite: integrals. Prerequisite: MTH 115. MTH 120.

Catalog 2005-06 124 Mars Hill College 125 MUS 113. Aural Skills Lab I 1 MUS 138. Singer on Stage IV 1 MUS 218. World Music 3 MUS 342. Advanced Woodwind Techniques 1 Two lab hours. Basics of sightsinging and listening skills. MUST BE TAKEN IN SEQUENCE World music is a hands-on, experiential course. Students will Two lab hours. Playing techniques and teaching methods. For Emphasis on intervals, rhythms, and melodic lines. Continuing course designed for the singer/actor to prepare experience musical, cultural, and religious traditions through the Music Education major whose Principal Instrument AMU is Concentration upon rhythm reading, rhythm dictation, and vocal literature for public performance using the Estill Voice drumming circles, reading, and listening. wind, percussion, or strings. Prerequisite: MUS 338. rhythm notation. Fall. Craft system. Repertory drawn from international song and operatic literature. Prerequisites: MUS 131, MUS 132, MUS 135, MUS 261. Internship 1-4 MUS 344. Advanced Percussion Techniques 1 MUS 114. Aural Skills Lab II 1 MUS 136, MUS 137. Spring. An initial outside-the-classroom experience enabling students Two lab hours. Playing techniques and teaching methods. For Two lab hours. Development of tonal sightsinging and dictation to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. the Music Education major whose Principal Instrument AMU is with emphasis on scalar and triadic materials. Prerequisite: MUS 139. Musical Theatre Scenes 1 Department approval required. wind or strings. Prerequisite: MUS 338. MUS 113. Spring. MAY BE REPEATED 1 hour lab. Applied course for Musical Theatre majors that MUS 273. Professional Keyboard Skills 1 MUS 345. Vocal Techniques 1 MUS 116. Percussion Montage 1 includes performance of scenes involving acting, singing, and Two lab hours. Basic techniques of harmonizing simple Two lab hours. Basic singing techniques and teaching methods. Performance styles and techniques of all percussion dancing. Repertoire drawn from solo and ensemble literature. melodies at the keyboard. Required of all non-keyboard majors For Music Education majors whose principal applied music instruments. Prerequisites: TA 112, TA 117, TA 131. Fall, Spring. and minors. The goal is to prepare students for the Piano instrument is other than voice. Offered on demand. Proficiency Exam, which must be attempted to complete MUS 131. English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 140. Piano Practicum 1 requirements. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MUS MUS 349. Organ Techniques 1 2 lab hours. Introduction to the rules of English diction 1 hour weekly lab. this lab will include weekly performance 177 or permission of instructor. Spring. One lecture hour. Introduction to techniques and characteristics including exercises in pronunciation, accentuation, and opportunities in solo and ensemble literature. In addition of the organ. For students whose AMU Principal Instrument is transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). to weekly performance, students will study topics such as MUS 309, 310. Form and Analysis I, II 2, 2 other than organ. Offered on Demand. Fall. pedagogy, accompanying, literature and history of piano. MUST BE TAKEN IN SEQUENCE Two lecture hours. Required for all keyboard majors. May be repeated for credit. Analytical techniques for music of the common practice period. MUS 353. Choral Conducting 2 MUS 132. Estill Voice Craft 1 Prerequisite: MUS 211. Three lab hours. Conducting techniques and procedures for the 2 lab hours. Anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism MUS 175. Voice Class for Non-majors 1 choral director. Includes score reading, rehearsal preparation using Estill Voice Craft Compulsory Figures for VoiceTM. Introduction to basics of singing, techniques and repertoire. MUS 311, 312. Music History I, II 3, 3 and techniques, programming, and application of vocal Prerequisite MUS 131. Spring. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Fall. May be repeated. MUST BE TAKEN IN SEQUENCE Three lecture hours. techniques to choral singing. Prerequisite: MUS 211, 214. Emphasis on chronological perspective from Gregorian chant MUS 133. Italian/German Diction for Singers 1 MUS 177. Class Piano 1 through the Romantic period. Essentially an historical approach MUS 354. Advanced Choral Conducting 2 2 lab hours. Introduction to the rules of Italian and German Two lab hours. Basic keyboard introduction; required of all with considerable attention to listening analysis. Prerequisite: Three lab hours. Continuation of MUS 353. Prerequisite: MUS diction including exercises in pronunciation, accentuation, and non-keyboard majors and minors until the student is prepared MUS 211. 353. transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). for MUS 273. May be repeated for credit. Students may be Prerequisite: MUS 131. Fall. exempted by examination. Fall. MUS 315. Score Preparation 2 MUS 355. Instrumental Conducting 2 Topics include instrument transposition, ranges, and score Three lab hours. Conducting techniques and procedures for MUS 134. French/Spanish Diction for Singers 1 MUS 201. Accompanying 1 layouts; the creation of musical scores for standard instrumental the instrumental director. Includes score reading, rehearsal 2 lab hours. Introduction to the rules of French and Spanish Keyboard accompanying techniques and problems. Appropriate and choral ensembles through basic techniques of arranging preparation and techniques, programming, and application of diction including exercises in pronunciation, accentuation, and performance opportunities presented. Permission of instructor. and transcription. A method of score study for the prospective instrumental techniques to ensemble playing. transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). conductor of choral or instrumental ensembles is also Prerequisite: MUS 131. On demand. MUS 211. Music Theory III 3 presented. MUS 356. Advanced Instrumental Conducting 2 Three lecture hours. Chromatic harmony and techniques of Three lab hours. Continuation of MUS 355. Prerequisite: MUS MUS 135. Singer on Stage I 1 modulation. Prerequisite: MUS 112. MUS 318. Jazz Improvisation 2 355. MUST BE TAKEN IN SEQUENCE Offered on demand. 1 lab hour. Applied course designed for the singer/actor to MUS 213. Aural Skills Lab III 1 MUS 360. Music for the Elementary Classroom Teacher 3 develop speech, sob/cry and belt voice qualities using Estill Continuation of sightsinging and ear training, including MUS 327. Special Topics 1-4 Three lecture hours. Music fundamentals and methods for the Voice Craft system. Repertory drawn from musical theatre dictation. Spring. Options for students to study a variety of topics not covered in elementary classroom teacher. Not open to music majors. Fall, literature. Prerequisites: MUS 131, MUS 132. Fall. regular courses. To be announced. Spring. MUS 214. Aural Skills Lab IV 1 MUS 136. Singer on Stage II 1 Continuation of sightsinging and ear training, including four- MUS 335, 336. Service Playing 1, 1 MUS 374. Keyboard Skills for the Choral Director 1 MUST BE TAKEN IN SEQUENCE part dictation. Required for choral, vocal, and keyboard majors. Techniques and materials used in playing for church services. Two lab hours. Development of accompanying skill appropriate 1 lab hour. Continuing applied course designed for the singer/ Prerequisite: MUS 213. Fall. Offered on Demand. Organ principals only. for the choral director. For all Music Education majors with a actor to develop nasal twang and oral twang voice qualities choral emphasis. Spring. Prerequisite: MUS 273 and completion using Estill Voice Craft system. Repertory drawn from musical MUS 217. Music Technology 3 MUS 337. String Techniques 1 of Piano Proficiency Exam. theatre literature. Prerequisites: MUS 131, MUS 132, MUS 135. Three lab hours. Designed to help music students acquire Two lab hours. Playing techniques and teaching methods on Spring. knowledge and skills which will equip them to use computing stringed instruments and guitar. For all Music Education majors. MUS 375. Accompanying for the and music technology effectively. Topics include MIDI On demand. Elementary Music Class 1 MUS 137. Singer on Stage III 1 instruments and systems, MIDI sequencing notation, automatic Two lab hours. Development of accompanying skill on the MUST BE TAKEN IN SEQUENCE accompaniment software, the use of the Internet as a resource MUS 338. Instrumental Techniques 1 guitar and piano sufficient to accompany songs for elementary 1 lab hour. Continuing applied course designed for the singer/ for music education, constructing a simple web page, and digital Two lab hours. Designed for all music education students. The children. Required of all Elementary Music Education majors. actor to explore jazz as a vocal style using Estill Voice Craft recording and editing techniques. Music education majors will course offers introductory levels of playing techniques and Prerequisite: MUS 273. On demand. system. Brief history of jazz singer, improvisational techniques begin the process of creating the electronic portfolio as required teaching methods for instrumental music in the public schools. including scat, and microphone technique. Prerequisites: MUS licensure. Prerequisite: MUS 112, MTH 107, ENG 112. On demand. MUS 376. Handbells 1 131, MUS 132, MUS 135, MUS 136. Fall. Two lab hours. Playing techniques and literature for the MUS 340. Advanced Brass Techniques 1 handbell choir. Offered on demand. Two lab hours. Playing techniques and teaching methods. For the Music Education major whose Principal Instrument AMU is wind, percussion, or strings. Prerequisite: MUS 338.

Catalog 2005-06 126 Mars Hill College 127 MUS 380. Church Music History 2 MUS 449. Marching Band Techniques 1 MUS 101. Choir 1 AMU Courses: Two lecture hours. The history of music in the Christian church Marching band techniques and practices. Elective for Open to all students by audition. Prerequisite: successful 002 Clarinet and its position as a functional part of the service. Offered on Instrumental Music Education majors. Offered on demand. audition and theory placement exam. 003 Flute demand. 004 Horn MUS 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-4 MUS 102. Wind Symphony 1 005 Oboe MUS 381. Church Music Administration 3 Independent readings directed by members of the department Open to all students by audition. 006 Organ Three lecture hours. Overview of the principal areas of faculty. 007 Percussion responsibility in managing a church music program. Offered on MUS 103. Piano Ensemble 1 008 Piano (2 sections) demand. MUS 460. Independent Study 1-4 Performance with other piano performance majors. Requires 009 Saxophone Independent in-depth investigation, reading, and research in a approval from Chair of the Department of Music. 010 Trombone MUS 390. Junior Recital - Performance Majors 1 professional area of interest. Department approval required. 011 Trumpet Recital of 40-55 minutes on the major instrument. Must also be MUS 104. Woodwind Ensemble 1 015 Voice (5 sections) enrolled in AMU 391 or 392 at the time of the recital. MUS 461. Internship 1-4 Open to all students by consultation with the director. 016 Tuba A student/agency-originated and departmentally-approved 017 Euphonium MUS 410. Contemporary Music 2 field-learning experience which enables students to apply MUS 105. Percussion Ensemble 1 019 Banjo Two lecture hours. A survey of music of the 20th and 21st previously attained knowledge and skills. Open to all students by consultation with the director. 020 Bassoon centuries. The course explores forms, genres, style, theoretical 022 Folk Guitar principles, compositional materials and procedures within a MUS 467. Instrumental Music of the Southern Mountains3 MUS 108. Jazz Ensemble 1 historical context. Course content will include music of both Traditional string band styles and styles of fiddle, guitar, and Open to all students by consultation with the director. western and non-western musical traditions. Prerequisites: banjo playing. Offered on demand for Regional Studies minor. Natural Science MUS 211, 312. Fall. This course is required of all music majors MUS 109. Brass Ensembles 1 and fulfills the LAA capstone requirement. MUS 468. Ballads, Folksongs, and Christian Harmony Open to all students by consultation with the director. NS 111. Introduction to Biological Sciences 4 Singing in the Southern Mountains 3 Selected topics from the biological sciences emphasizing MUS 413. Counterpoint 2 Elizabethan and traditional ballads and folksongs still present MUS 115. Chamber Singers 1 important factual information, methods, scientific principles, Survey of modal and tonal contrapuntal techniques and genres. in the Southern mountains. Also, a study of the Christian Open by audition to members of the College Choir. and their application. Laboratory. Prerequisite: MUS 211. Offered on demand. Harmony and other shape-note traditions. Offered on demand. MUS 117. Collegiate Band 1 NS 112. Introduction to Environmental Science 4 MUS 415. Composition 2 MUS 469. Appalachian Smooth and Clog Dancing 1 Open to all students by consultation with the director. Principles of the environmental systems and human effects of The devices and processes used in the composition of music. Performance of traditional and choreographed square dances. the environment. Includes functioning of natural ecosystems Prerequisite: MUS 211. Offered on demand. MUS 150. Marching Band 1 as well as causes, consequences, and solutions to current Applied music lessons are available in guitar, banjo, and fiddle. Open to all students with permission of instructor. Fall. environmental problems. MUS 417. Using Computers in the Music Classroom 2 MUS 490. Senior Recital - Performance Majors 1 MUS 470. Appalachian String Band 1 NS 113. Introduction to Physical Sciences 4 A summer class which meets in a workshop setting: five Recital of approximately 55 minutes on the principal Open to all students through audition. The fundamental principles of astronomy, chemistry, geology, consecutive days with six contact hours each day. The instrument. Must also be enrolled in AMU 491 or 492 at the and physics. Laboratory. course serves as a source of certificate renewal credit. Topics time of the recital. Other ensembles may be arranged at registration each semester. include an introduction to the Musical Instrument Digital Credit may be given on the basis of one hour for a minimum of NS 114. Introduction to Meteorology and Interface, sequencing, recording, notation printing, computer MLIT. Literature of the Applied Instrument 2, 2 three hours of rehearsal per week per semester. Weather Forecasting 4 specifications, electronic instruments, creating classroom tools Two consecutive semesters; required for the Performance Composition and structure of the atmosphere; jet streams, air with technology, and an introductory experience with music major. Survey of the historical development and literature of masses, fronts, and precipitation; greenhouse effect and climate education resources on the Internet. the student’s applied instrument. Prerequisite: Junior or senior Applied Music change; hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and drought; numerical status in applied music. Offered on demand. weather prediction. Students prepare and present weather All students enrolled in AMU courses pay an Applied Music MUS 441. Principles of Music Education 3 forecasts using real-time weather data. Laboratory. fee each semester. Students enrolled in Applied Voice (AMU Three lecture hours. Basic approaches, materials, and other MPED. Pedagogy of the Applied Instrument 2 015) pay a set accompanist fee each semester. (Please see resources for Elementary, Choral, and Instrumental Music Required for the Performance major. Survey of teaching Philosophy Education. Required for all Music Education majors. On methods and materials for the student’s applied instrument. “Financial Information” in the front of this Catalog for specifics.) demand. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status in applied music. Offered on Students enrolled in all other Applied Music courses will have accompanist fees which vary by individual needs. Courses offered on rotating basis demand. PHI 261 Internship 1-3 MUS 443. Elementary Music Methods 2 All students enrolled in Applied Music courses will need to A student/agency originated and departmentally approved field- Two lecture hours. Methods and materials for elementary learning experience. general, vocal music in schools, grades K-8. Required of all Ensembles plan for expenses including purchasing music, instruments/ accessories, and appropriate performance attire. These expenses Elementary Music Education majors. Elective for others. On PHI 315. Problems in Philosophy 3 demand. May be repeated for credit. Each student is required to vary by individual student. The Applied Music faculty will participate each semester in the major ensemble appropriate provide more specific information for each individual. The meaning of life, the meaning of death, what is real, how do for his/her applied area (MUS 101 Choir or MUS 102 Wind you know, what is a self, are male and female selves different, MUS 445. Choral Music Methods 2 and so what? These questions and more are explored, reading Two lecture hours. Methods and materials for the choral Symphony). Piano Performance majors may substitute one Applies music lessons are given in piano, organ, voice, guitar, semester of piano ensemble for one semester of the major woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Details of philosophers from around the world, male and female, who performance in schools, grades 5-12. Required for all Choral write in a variety of styles. Music Education majors. Elective for others. On demand. ensemble requirement, with approval of Department Chair. Applied Music requirements and policies can be found in the “Music Department Handbook.” PHI 325. Ancient Philosophy 3 MUS 447. Instrumental Music Methods 2 MUS 100. Chapel Choir 1 Open to all students by permission of instructor. Required Thales, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics - Two lecture hours. Methods and materials for the instrumental the Greek and Roman roots of the western intellectual tradition. performance group in schools, grades 5-12. Required for all of Freshman choral emphasis majors with vocal or keyboard Instrumental Music Education majors. Elective for others. Fall. applied.

Catalog 2005-06 128 Mars Hill College 129 PHI 326. Modern Philosophy 3 PE 203. Dance Skill Lab 2 PE 457,458. Directed Readings 1-3 Key philosophers from the 17th to 19th centuries, including Folk dance, square dance, other selected type dances. PE 335. Methods of Teaching Elementary School Independent readings directed by members of the department Continental Rationalism (Descartes) and British Empiricism Physical Education for the Physical faculty. Materials may be obtained from the department (Hobbes and Locke) to Kant and 19th century responses PE 204. Gymnastics Skill Lab 2 Education Specialist K-6 3 chairperson. (Kierkegaard and Nietzche). Gymnastics apparatus, tumbling, and balancing. Basic theories concerning children, learning, and physical education. Consideration will be given to the significant role PE 460. Independent Study 1-3 PHI 327. Special Topics in Philosophy 3 PE 209. Dance as Art 3 movement plays in the life of a child; trends in and goals An opportunity for the outstanding student to pursue Occasional or experimental courses offered due to particular Introduction to various dance forms including ballet, modern, of elementary education and physical education and their professional interest areas in some degree of depth. Laboratory student or faculty interest. To be announced by the department. jazz and other styles. Includes a study of dance history, interrelationships; observing, analyzing, and recording the equipment will be available for use in project developments. choreography, and aesthetics. No prerequisites or dance movement experiences appropriate for elementary school Library research in the form of an undergraduate thesis will be PHI 330. Social and Organizational Ethics 3 experience. Fulfills the Arts Experience requirement. children. Observation, participation, and practical kinds of required. Elective credit only. Materials may be obtained from This course is an exploration of the ways in which ethical experiences will be arranged including 5-10 visits to local the department chairperson. theory from the western tradition can inform serious issues and PE 221. History and Principles 3 elementary schools. problems in business and non-profit organizations. Conversely, The historical foundations of physical education and their the course will explore ways in which actual situations relationship and contribution to general education; the basic PE 336. Methods of Teaching Elementary School Physics and contexts of case studies from business and non-profit principles of physical education as they relate to biological, Health and Physical Education for the organizations challenge and shape ethical theory. Fall. physiological, and sociological backgrounds of contemporary Classroom Teacher K-6 3 PHY 223. General Physics I 4 Mechanics, heat and wave motion with laboratory work. PHI 331. Contemporary Philosophy programs. Sophomore status or above. Designed for the Elementary Education Major, this course Prerequisite: MTH 115 or permission of instructor. 3 will include both Health and Physical Education methodology Twentieth-century developments in philosophy including PE 237. Practicum 2 and materials as well as certification in first aid and CPR. It existentialism and phenomenology; process and feminist An opportunity for interested students to work individually with will include study of the Consolidated School Health Program PHY 224. General Physics II 4 philosophy; deconstruction and post-modernism; issues physical education faculty members. A practicum application and teaching of low level games and activities as a part of the Electricity, magnetism, light and an introduction to modern concerning language and science. form must be completed before assignment to a required general classroom curriculum. It will include 5-10 visits to local physics with laboratory work. Prerequisite: PHY 223. general education class. The student will assist in all phases of elementary schools. PHI 344. Philosophy of Religion 3 the instructional process under the guidance and supervision Political Science The nature of religious language; the existence of God; reason, of various department faculty. Prerequisites: Sophomore status, PE 338. Measurement and Evaluation in revelation, and faith; the problems of evil, miracles and prayer, 2.0 GPA. Evaluation will be on an S/U basis. Materials may be Health and Physical Education 3 PS 101-105. Experiential Group Learning 2-3 and immortality. obtained from the program coordinator. [PE teacher education Techniques used in measuring and evaluating performance in Academic/experiential involvement in contemporary issues. students only or department chair permission.] the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains. Elementary Domestic and/or foreign travel included. PHI 457, 458. Directed Readings 2-3 statistical procedures will be covered in order to analyze and Independent readings directed by a member of the department PE 261. Internship 3 interpret test scores. Appropriate methods for determining PS 111. American Government 3 faculty. An initial exploratory experience outside the classroom grades in health and physical education will be presented along Basic concepts and analytical techniques. Political science designed to explore new areas or supplement regular courses in with techniques for data collection and treatment for research. applied to American federal government: power, institutions, PHI 460. Independent Study 3 the attainment of various competencies. Credit awarded upon socialization, communication, policy-making, and legitimacy. An individual program of reading and research directed by successful completion of the internship as described in the PE 413. The Teaching of Health and Physical Fall and Spring. a member of the department faculty and approved by the student-originated and departmentally approved proposal. May Education in the Middle and Curriculum Committee of the college. be repeated for a total of 6 semester hours of credit. Materials Secondary Programs 3 PS 200. Research Activity I 1-6 PHI 461: Internship 1-3 may be obtained from the program coordinator. Understanding and application of methods and materials in See SOC 200. Yearly. See PHI 261. middle and secondary school health and physical education. PE 327. Special Topics 1-3 Observation, participation, and practical kinds of experiences PS 202. History and Government of North Carolina 3 Options for students to study, according to their interests, will be a part of this course including 5-10 visits to local high The historical, economic, and political development of the state. Physical Education a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be school programs. Special emphasis on the techniques, materials, resources, and announced by the department. strategies that may be employed in teaching similar subjects in PE 101. Foundations of Health and Wellness 3 PE 441. Organization and Administration of Focuses on development of a healthy and active lifestyle which elementary and secondary schools. Fall and Spring. PE 329. Kinesiology 4 Health, Physical Education and Athletics 3 will enable the student to analyze his/her current health and The methods and procedures of analyzing human motion. Procedures for organizing and administering the health and physical activity status and to become aware of adjustments and PS 211. Political Mobilization 3 Mechanical and anatomical principles of movement are taught physical education and athletic programs including class Campaigns, elections, and public opinion in the United States; adaptations needed during the college experience and beyond. and applied to fundamental human movements as they relate to organization, staff relations; budget and financing, facilities and Special emphasis is given to nutrition, diet and weight control, with special attention given to the strategies political parties, participation in sports and physical activity. Prerequisite: BIO equipment, and program of instruction. Prerequisites: PE 221, PACs, and office holders employ in shaping them. Prerequisite: stress management, physical fitness, lifestyle analysis, and total 134. senior status. wellness concept. An exit paper is required. PS 111. Alternate years. PE 330. Physiology of Exercise 4 PE 450. Physical Education Internship 12 PE 200. Team Sports Skill Lab 3 PS 216. The Legislative Process 3 Application of basic physiological principles to exercise and A professional field experience with an off campus agency The organization, functions, and procedures of the United Basketball, soccer, flag football, softball, volleyball, and/or other movement as they relate to human motion. Laboratory activities specializing in the business of sport or physical education. selected sports. States Congress and state legislatures. Focus is on Congress. will serve as a practical means of reinforcing the total learning Designed to enable the Sports Management or Sports Comparative analysis of legislative systems in selected countries. situation. Prerequisite: BIO 134. Science major to relate theory to practice. Prior to agency Prerequisite: PS 111. Alternate years. PE 201. Individual Sports Skill Lab I 2 assignment the internship experience will be designed by Badminton, golf, tennis, racquetball and/or other selected PE 333. Sociological/Psychological Basis of Sports 3 the departmental faculty supervisor, in consultation with the sports. PS 218. The Executive Process 3 Sociological aspects covered may include sports in society, student. Prerequisites: Senior status and all major course work The role of the modern presidency and the state governor and violence and sports, economics of sports, sports and the mass completed; overall GPA of 2.0. how the office of the executive is related to other major political PE 202. Individual Sports Skill Lab II 2 media, and sexism and racism in sports. Psychological aspects institutions. Attention is also given to public administration Wrestling/Aerobics, Track and Field, Outdoor Sports, covered may include attention and arousal in sports, motivation, Recreational games, and/or other selected sports. agencies in the decision-making process. Prerequisite: PS 111. personality and sports, audience impact, team cohesion, and Alternate years. aggression. Junior status or above.

Catalog 2005-06 130 Mars Hill College 131 PS 219. Social Research Methods 3 PS 401. Latin America: Problems and Prospects 3 PSY 304. Experimental Psychology 3 PSY 400. Research Activity 3 The methods and techniques used in social research: research Examines the important political, economic and social issues A research project is planned, executed, and reported by the Advanced participation in planning, design and conduct of design, data collection methods, basic analytic techniques and and themes that have generally affected the history of twentieth- student. The process includes preparing a proposal, collecting research with faculty supervision. A written report or scholarly the theoretical orientations underlying them. Prerequisites: PS century Latin America. and analyzing data, writing a scientific report, and making paper must be submitted to the department at the end of the 111 or SOC 111 and MTH 107 or the equivalent. Yearly. an oral presentation. All activities are critiqued in a seminar project. Prerequisites: PSY 111, BSS 220, PSY 304, a written PS 452. Modern Japan 3 format. Also examined in seminar sessions are ethical and proposal copied to the department chair describing the research PS 221. Comparative Politics 3 See HIS 452. other philosophical issues which are relevant to understanding planned. Spring. Comparison of governmental structure and political process in the uses, advantages, and limitations of scientific methods in selected countries. Emphasis on similarities and differences in PS 456. Modern China 3 psychology. Prerequisite: BSS 220. Spring. PSY 411. Applications and Interventions 3 problems and policy. Prerequisite: PS 111. Alternate years. See HIS 456. Brings psychological knowledge and methods to bear on PSY 308. Social Psychology 3 problems in such areas as business, consumer affairs, education, PS 261. Internship 1-6 PS 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-3 The mental processes or behavior of persons insofar as these are the environment, health, law, sports or other areas of interest to An initial exploratory experience outside the classroom. Supervised readings in political science. Credit awarded controlled, influenced, or limited by past or present interaction the seminar members. Prerequisites: PSY 111 and 311. Offered Designed to explore new areas or supplement regular courses upon satisfactory completion of an examination at the end with other persons. Prerequisites: SOC 111 or PSY 111. Spring. according to demand. in the attainment of various competencies. Credit awarded of the semester. Student should make arrangement with the upon successful completion of the internship as described in the supervising faculty member early in the semester before the PSY 311. Personality Theory 3 PSY 421. Abnormal Behavior 3 student-originated and departmentally approved proposal. course is to begin. Prerequisite: PS 111. An analysis of the major psychological theories of human An introduction to psychopathology with a focus on the clinical nature including psychodynamic, interpersonal, behavioral, features of the major psychological disorders in the DSM PS 300. Research Activity II 1-6 PS 460. Independent Study 1-6 humanistic, and trait theories. Pre-requisite: PSY 111 and a 200- classification system. Emphasis is on the causes, characteristics, See SOC 300. Research open only to juniors and seniors with approval of level psychology course which may be taken concurrently with prevention, and treatment of the major disorders. Prerequisite: department faculty. A student may elect a maximum of 8 311. Fall. PSY 111 and one 300-level psychology course. Fall. PS 310. Social and Political Theory 3 semester hours. See SOC 310. Prerequisite: PS 111 or SOC 111. Alternate years. PSY 312. History, Philosophy, and Systems 3 PSY 422. Foundations in Counseling PS 461. Internship 1-6 The development of systematic psychological thought from its and Psychotherapy 3 PS 311. The Courts and Individual Liberties 3 The application, outside the classroom, of previously attained ancient philosophical and religious roots through Renaissance A skills-oriented course covering the stages of the counseling The organization and procedures of U.S. Courts, especially knowledge and skills, through study and through significant conceptualizations and to those modern scientific and process, counseling techniques, and ethical guidelines for the Supreme Court; the development of Constitutional law in service to a group or organization. Credit awarded on a S/U philosophical approaches which define today’s boundaries of counselors with ample opportunity for practicing specific skills. response to questions of civil liberties and rights. Prerequisite: basis. the discipline. Prerequisites: PSY 111, a 200-level psychology Enrollment is limited and senior psychology majors will have PS 111. Alternate years. course, and LAA 211. Spring. priority. Prerequisites: PSY 111, 311 or 314, and 421. Spring. PS 481. Twentieth-century Russia: History PS 312. Political and Social Development 3 and Government 3 PSY 313. Child Psychology 3 PSY 426. Social and Psychological Aspects Basic issues in the process of modernization and development, See HIS 481. The development of behavior and mental processes as a result of Religion 3 the role of the citizen and the mobilization of the total of learning and maturation. Emphasis is on infants and children. See SOC 426. Prerequisite: an upper-level course in the community in achieving regional and national goals. Examples Prerequisite: PSY 111. Fall. discipline or permission of the instructor. Offered according to are drawn from the United States, Europe, and developing Psychology demand. countries. Prerequisite: PS 111 or SOC 111. Alternate years. PSY 314. Adolescent and Adult Development 3 PSY 111. General Psychology 3 The development of behavior and mental processes with PSY 436. Human Motivation 3 Historical psychological systems; genetic and environmental PS 319. Social Research Methods II 3 emphasis on cognitive, emotional, social, and physical The causes of behavior of humans with special emphasis See SOC 319. interaction; motivation and emotions, sensory development dimensions. Characteristic behavior patterns, problems, and given to the role of emotions as activators of other behaviors. and functions; learning and forgetting; personality structure, issues in adolescence and adulthood are studied, including The seminar covers both the neurochemical and subjective, theories, and disorders; and other topics appropriate to an PS 327. Special Topics 3 characteristics of exceptionality. Prerequisite: Psychology 111. experiential aspects of motivation and emotion. The influences Options for students to study, according to their interests, a introduction to scientific psychology. Fall and Spring. Fall and Spring. of learning, maturational processes, and the social environment variety of topics not covered in regular courses, e.g., regional are also noted. Prerequisites: PSY 111 and 221. Offered planning issues and civil liberties. PSY 221. Mental Functions and Adaptive Behavior 3 PSY 327. Special Topics 3 according to demand. Topics covered range from pre-adapted behaviors, to reflex and Options for students to study a wider variety of topics than can operant learning, to complex language learning and thinking PS 332. Public Policy 3 be taught on a regular basis. The topic for a semester will be PSY 457, 458. Directed Readings 3 See SW 332. Prerequisite: PS 111. within social contexts and in conjunction with technological announced through the department. Prerequisite: PSY 111. Fall, Readings chosen by the professor in collaboration with the inventions which amplify human performances. The mind is according to demand. student. A reading and examination plan must be completed, understood as a biological aptitude taking shape within a socio- PS 333. Politics, Policy, and The Elderly 3 approved and copied to the department chair prior to the cultural and technological environment. Prerequisite: PSY 111. The development of U.S. policies benefiting the elderly from PSY 333. Forensic Psychology 3 registration day of the semester in which the course is the New Deal to the present. Along with a description of these Fall. An overview of the field of forensic psychology. The primary undertaken. Prerequisite: PSY 111 plus six additional hours in programs, attention will be paid to the political facets of their focus is on the interaction between the psychological and legal psychology and permission of instructor. If the student makes development and change. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. PSY 222. Biological Bases of Behavior 3 professions. Psychological issues underlying criminal behavior reports on readings without taking exams, course will be graded Offered on demand. The biological structures and processes which underlie and will be emphasized. The course will also address the use of S/U. Spring. produce performances. The focus is on behavior: motivation, psychology in civil and criminal court proceedings as well as in emotion, perception, and cognition and how these events are PS 345. International Relations and World Politics 3 criminal investigations. PSY 461. Internships 3 Analysis of policies among nations: imperialism, balance affected by neural, metabolic, homeostatic, and evolutionary Field work off campus in applied psychology. This experience processes. Prerequisites: PSY 111 and NS 111 or BIO 113. of power, international morality, sovereignty, diplomacy; PSY 334. Comparative Animal Behavior 3 must be arranged and coordinated through the host agency analysis of the problems of peace; disarmament, international Spring. The evolution, development, and ecology of animal behavior. involved and a supervising faculty member in psychology. organization, world government, diplomacy. Prerequisite: PS Prerequisites: PSY 111 and BIO 101 or 111. Offered according Students should make arrangements well in advance of 111. Fall. to demand. the semester in which the work is to be done. Graded S/U. Prerequisites: PSY 111, 12 additional hours in psychology, and a proposal copied to the department chair describing the work to be undertaken. Spring.

Catalog 2005-06 132 Mars Hill College 133 PSY 470. Senior Thesis and Seminar 3 REC 321. Program Planning in Recreation 3 REC 450. Recreation Internship 12 Religion Designed to summarize and synthesize students’ study in the The principles and methods of program development including A professional field experience 12 weeks, 480 contact hours field and to give them the opportunity to investigate, discuss and principles of planning programs, facilities, objectives, and with a recreational agency designed to enable the recreation REL 115. Religion: Search for Meaning 3 write a thesis on a key issue. Prerequisites: Senior standing or activities; utilization of facilities and time-blocks; program major to relate theory to practice. Prior to agency assignment An introduction to the fundamental significance of the religious permission of instructor; PSY 111, 221, 222, 304, and 312. Fall. evaluation. Prerequisites: REC 221, 300, junior status. Spring. the internship experience will be designed by the departmental dimensions of life through an exploration of an array of religious faculty supervisor, in consultation with the student, to systems that express the human experience of ultimate meaning. REC 324. Interpretation of Cultural and emphasize the experiential needs of the student. Student Fall. Recreation Natural Resources 3 supervision during this course will be provided by both agency Study and practice in the techniques of interpretation of natural personnel and departmental faculty. Prerequisites: Senior status REL 201. Biblical Literature – An Introduction 4 REC 208. Outdoor Recreation Skill Lab 2 and cultural resources. Developing the skills of designing, and all recreation courses completed; overall 2.0 GPA. Graded The protestant Bible collects 66 ancient literary works, each An introduction to the area of outdoor recreation skills. Course producing, and presenting interpretative materials and on an S/U basis. written separately by different authors, using a number of content includes the following: outings, hiking, outdoor cookery, programs to all segments of the population in a recreational different genres: story, history, poetry, song, prophecy, letters, trailing, orienteering, backpacking, canoeing, rock climbing, setting. Prerequisites: REC 221 or instructor permission. Spring. REC 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-3 and law. This course challenges students to read the Biblical tenting, fire-building, safety, and first aid. Activities will be both Independent readings directed by members of the department writings more deeply than they ever have before, using in the classroom and in the field. Field trips required. Fall. REC 325. Therapeutic Recreation 3 faculty. historical and literary methods of study. We strive both to An introduction to therapeutic recreation including the understand Biblical literature contextually, and to consider how REC 209. Leadership in Recreation 2 following: the historical development of rehabilitation and REC 460. Independent Study in Recreation 3 its narratives, images, and themes continue to permeate our Games and leadership in recreation and leisure services therapeutic recreation, activities and leadership, therapeutic An opportunity for independent investigation, readings, and/or imaginative, religious and political worlds. Prerequisites: ENG including the basic concepts of leadership techniques, group recreation processes, therapeutic recreation agencies and research in a professional area of interest. 111, 112, or permission of instructor. Spring. Meets Connectors dynamics and interaction, and evaluation of leadership. Spring. institutions providing service to special populations. Field trips course for Literature. required. Prerequisite: REC 221. Spring. REC 461. Internship 2-6 REC 221. Introduction to Recreation The application, outside the classroom, of previously attained REL 235. Judaism 3 and Leisure Services 3 REC 326. Natural Resource Management 3 knowledge and skills, through study and through significant Judaism is at once a sister faith with Christianity, and the faith History and development of recreation in public, private and Focus on the development of natural resource management as service to a group or organization. Credit awarded upon from which Christianity developed much of its form, beliefs commercial settings; backgrounds and theories; objectives and it relates to outdoor recreation with emphasis on management successful completion of the internship as described in the and worship styles. The two share many touchstones of belief: principles; job opportunities and demands. Fall. agencies, resource bases, management concepts, techniques and agency/student-originated and departmentally-approved sacred literature, the idea and role of God, and God’s purposes planning. Prerequisites: REC 221, 300, 324. Spring. proposal. May be repeated for a total of 6 semester hours of in creation and history. This course introduces the distinctive REC 224. Outdoor Recreation Leadership 2 credit. Graded on an S/U basis. history, literature, thought, beliefs and practices of Judaism. It This course consists of training outdoor leaders in skills and in REC 327. Special Topics 3 presents the wide diversity of faithful Jewish expression, from decision making needed for group leadership. Required field Workshop or specialized study experiences designed to earliest times depicted in the Old Testament, through the experiences are designed to provide the student with technical provide concentrated study and/or participation in a specific Regional Studies faith’s modern expressions. Sponsored by the Jewish Chautaqua and interpersonal skills and knowledge necessary in the area of area of interest in therapeutic, outdoor, church, or community Society. *Meets American Diversity Connectors requirement. outdoor leadership. Fall, Spring. recreation. RS 211. Introduction to Regional Studies 3 An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of place through REL 237. Religions in America 3 its natural environment, society, and culture. Using the Blue REC 261. Internship 1-6 REC 329. Techniques and Methods in This course traces themes and influences in American religion. An initial exploratory experience outside the classroom. Ridge region as a text, the course emphasizes experiential Therapeutic Recreation 3 In addition to investigating various Christian expressions of Designed to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. Concepts associated with clinical application of Therapeutic learning and comparison to other regions. Required for religion in America (e.g. Puritanism, the rise of denominations, Credit awarded upon successful completion of the internship Recreation including facilitation techniques, client assessment Regional Studies Minor. Meets American Diversity Connector and sects), the course will examine how other world religions as described in the student-originated and departmentally- methods, activity analysis, development of behavior goals and requirement. (including Native American religion) have made their presence approved proposal. May be repeated for a total of 6 semester objectives, and program evaluation. Spring. seen and impact felt upon the American religious scene. hours credit. Graded on S/U basis. RS 261. Internship 1-6 Finally, using lenses of race, class, and gender, this course will A field-learning experience based upon a proposal approved by REC 332. Client Assessment in Therapeutic view the fuller pluralism that makes up “Religion in America.” the faculty advisor, project supervisor, and program coordinator. REC 300. Recreation Field Work 2 Recreation 3 Throughout we will maintain a dual focus on how the various An opportunity for the recreation major to receive experience Introduction to leisure counseling, stress management, and religious traditions change the American environment and how in one or more types of recreational agencies. The student will leisure education and an overview of current applications RS 327. Special Topics 3 America changes its multi-religious context. Meets American observe recreation programs in operation and will organize of such programs in therapeutic settings and leisure service Options for students to study, according to their interests, a Diversity Connectors requirement. and conduct activities under close supervision, which will be systems. Prerequisite: REC 325, REC 300. Fall. variety of topics not covered in regular courses. provided by both agency personnel and departmental faculty. REL 240. Islam 3 Open only to recreation majors with sophomore status or above. REC 441. Recreation Administration 3 RS 460. Independent Study 3 An introduction to the theologies, practices, cultures, and Prerequisite: REC 221. Graded on a S/U basis. Organization, administration, and management of a leisure Independent reading and research based upon a proposal varieties of Islam, from its founding in the 6th century C.E. to service delivery system including principles of organization and approved by the faculty director, and program coordinator. its present forms around the world. The course will include the REC 309. Planning and Design of Recreation administration, budgeting and finance management, publicity Prerequisites: RS 211 and RS 261. life of Mohammed and the incorporation of Muhammad the Areas and Facilities 3 and public relations, personnel management, legislation, and Prophet into the faith tradition; the early spread of Islam and the Planning principles and techniques for acquiring, developing, coordination of community resources. Prerequisites: REC 221, RS 461. Internship 1-6 relationships between religion and politics throughout Islamic and providing areas and facilities for recreation, park, and 300, 321, 325; recreation major; senior status. Fall. A field-learning experience based upon a proposal approved by history and cultures; the teachings of the Qur’an, the Hadith and leisure service agencies. Emphasis on site selection, design, the faculty advisor, project supervisor, and program coordinator. the Shar’iah; Islam and other religious traditions – interreligious environmental analysis, development of site plans and master Proposed experience should enable students to apply previously dialogue; the practice of Islam in daily lives; the roles of women plans, accessibility and barrier-free design for various types of attained knowledge and skills on an advanced level. and men in Islam across cultures; the varieties of Islam (Sunnis, areas and facilities. Fall. Shi’ites, Sufism), and contemporary Islamic movements. Alternate years. Prerequisites: REL 115 or permission of instructor.

Catalog 2005-06 134 Mars Hill College 135 REL 241. Hinduism and Buddhism 3 REL 331. Prodigal Sisters: Judaism and REL 450. Religion Seminar 3 SW 327. Special Topics 3 This course examines two of the religions born in India: Christianity, 33-324 C.E. 3 Research and writing with the focus on textual or biblical, An opportunity for students to study, in depth, particular issues Hinduism and Buddhism. These ancient traditions respond to The “prodigal sisters,” Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism, were historical, and philosophical or theological studies. or programs in social work beyond the required courses. Topics human questions about the nature of suffering and anxiety and both born in Roman Judea in the first century C.E. Initially two Prerequisites: ENG 112 and senior status. Fall. such as case management and African-American families are how to live in a world filled with loss. The relationships between strands of the same tradition, within a hundred years, there had periodically offered. Prerequisite: SW 215 or permission of Buddhism and its parent religion, Hinduism, will be explored been a “parting of the ways.” This course covers simultaneously REL 457, 458. Directed Readings 2-3 instructor. historically and philosophically. India, Nepal, and Thailand will the history of Christianity from the death of Jesus to Eusebius, Independent readings directed by a member of the be the geographic and cultural context for the course, which will and of Rabbinic Judaism from Gamaliel to Hillel II. By treating departmental faculty. SW 331. Social Welfare Policy and Services I 3 consider philosophical and doctrinal issues, as well as cultural the history of early Christianity in parallel with the history of Introduces historical and philosophical principles leading to issues, such as the roles of men and women, the relationship Judaism during the same time period, both religions illuminate REL 460. Independent Study 3 development of contemporary U.S. Welfare system. Examines between politics, and religion, inter-religious dialogue, and one another, and the overall story of religion and theology in An individual program of reading and research directed by social welfare policy development and its application to ecological concerns raised by in these traditions in the past and the west is clarified. Prerequisite: REL 201 or permission of a member of the department faculty and approved by the programs and services. Prerequisite: SW 215 or permission of today. Alternate years. Prerequisite: REL 115 or permission of instructor. department chairperson and the college curriculum committee. instructor. Spring. instructor. REL 332. The Church from the Reformation REL 461. Internship 1-9 SW 332. Social Welfare Policy and Services II 3 REL 242. Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen 3 to the Present 3 Advanced internship possibilities. Work with LifeWorks An advanced study of contemporary issues in American This course introduces the historical, signature religions and A survey of the Christian Church from the sixteenth century, Learning Partnership and with Religion/Philosophy social welfare designed to develop independent skills in policy philosophies of East Asia. Attention in the course will focus tracing the main developments within the Roman Church and Department. analysis. The effects of economic, political, and ideological upon the historical, theological and cultural dimensions of the emergence of the major Protestant denominations with pressures upon policies and issues in existing programs such each tradition, and how each tradition has not only shaped emphasis on the free church tradition. Alternate years. as income maintenance, health, mental health and housing are the countries where these religions have flourished, but how Social Work examined with consideration of the role of the professional the traditions keep on influencing the larger world today. REL 334. Contemporary Christian Thought 3 social worker. Prerequisite: SW 331. Fall. Prerequisite: REL 115 or permission of instructor. Alternate The roots of contemporary Christian thought, the basic SW 200. Research Activity I 1 – 3 See SOC 200. Yearly. years. theological issues today, and major theologians and their SW 335. Medical Social Work 3 thoughts are studied. Alternate years, Fall. The professional and institutional aspects of medical social REL 261. Internship 1-9 SW 215. Introduction to Social Work Profession 3 work: roles, functions, and current practice issues in health care. An overview of the Generalist Practice Model, including social A first-time student/agency-originated and departmentally REL 336. Women and Religion 3 Prerequisite: SW 215 or permission of instructor. Even years. approved field-learning experience which enables students An exploration of autobiographical, critical, and creative work work as a profession, historical development of social welfare, value base of social work, and social welfare service delivery. to apply previously attained knowledge and skills and to on the roles of women in the texts, history, and theology of the SW 336. School Social Work 3 attain certain specified new learning goals in a work-related Christian tradition. Opportunity will also be given for study of Pre-professional course. Spring An elective course open to students interested in in-depth environment. women in Judaism, Islam, and goddess traditions. The course investigation of public school system and other models and will examine tensions between the tradition and the experience SW 219. Social Research Methods 3 multiple roles of social work practitioners working in this See PS 219. Yearly. REL 312. Old Testament Studies 3 of women with regard to some central issues, including religious setting. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Odd years. A section or aspect of Old Testament study, e.g. Torah, Wisdom language, conceptions of human and divine natures, diversity Literature, Prophets. Yearly. and sexuality. Offered on demand. Meets American Diversity SW 300. Human Behavior and the Social SW 340. Troubled Youth 3 requirement. Environment I 3 Focus is on adolescent development and problems of transition Integrates an ecological perspective with a general systems REL 315. Youth Ministry 3 within the family system. Basic concepts of family therapy framework for analysis of the forces that affect individuals; An introduction to theories and practices of ministry with youth REL 337. Renaissance and Reformation 3 are examined in relation to such problems as the adolescent in the Christian tradition. Special consideration is given to : 1) The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the development of families, groups, organizations and communities. Prerequisite: runaway, juvenile delinquency, adolescents in stepfamilies, philosophical and theological foundations for youth ministry; modern states under absolution. Alternate years. SW 215 or permission of instructor. Fall. teenage pregnancy, eating disorders, and substance abuse. 2) psychological and social science research on the needs Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. As requested. and challenges of adolescence; and 3) practical expressions of REL 341. Christian Ethics 3 SW 317. Social Work Practice I 3 The course builds on the Generalist Model introduced in SW ministry with young people. Alternate years. The basis for making ethical decisions is related to the different SW 361. Junior Field Internship 3 areas of life in which decisions are made. Alternate years, Fall. 215. An empowerment- based generalist approach is presented, Introductory social services placement to acquaint the student and it gives a more-in-depth overview of the Generalist Model. REL 322. New Testament Studies 3 with the professional practice field of social work. Students SW 317 is taken concurrently with SW 361. Prerequisite: A section/aspect of New Testament study, e.g. Life Teachings of REL 343. Religion in Appalachia 3 take the internship concurrently with SW 317. Prerequisite: Jesus, Life and Letters of Paul. Yearly. The nature, development, and practice of religion in its admission to program. Fall. Cumulative GPA 2.20 or above and admission to the Social theological, ethical, and institutional dimensions within the Work Program. Fall. REL 327. Special Topics 1-3 context of Southern and Appalachian society and culture. Meets SW 321. Social Work Practice II 3 Builds on the generic base of Generalist social work practice Options for students to study, according to student and Regional Studies and Women’s Studies requirements. Offered on SW 400. Human Behavior and the from SW 215. Professional Code of Ethics, values, attitudes, faculty interests. Courses will explore a variety of topics not demand. Social Environment II 3 covered in regular courses. Topic announced in advance by the core knowledge, and skills common to all social work functions This course focuses on theories and knowledge related to larger are studied. Cases analyze ethnic-sensitive issues in practice. department. Offered as announced by the department. REL 350. Preaching Workshop 3 systems such as families and other small groups, organizations, Types of preaching and the development of skills in the Prerequisite: SW 317. Spring. communities, and society. Prerequisite: SW 300. Spring. preparation and delivery of sermons. Offered on demand. SW 325. Social Work Practice III 3 SW 417. Death and Dying 3 Intensive examination of Generalist model as a framework REL 426. Social and Psychological Aspects See SOC 417. Alternate years. for social work practice with large groups and communities. of Religion 3 Required classroom and field experience enable observation, A seminar designed to review selected sociological and SW 457, 458. Directed Readings 3 psychological theories of religion with attendant supporting demonstration, and application of the knowledge and skill of Supervised readings in social work. Credit awarded upon data. Attention is given to the structure and function of religion social work practice. Prerequisite: SW 321. Fall. satisfactory completion of an exit project. Students should at the individual, group, and societal levels with emphasis on the submit a learning contract. Prerequisite: SW 215. causes, patterns, and consequences of religious behavior for the individual and for society. Offered on demand.

Catalog 2005-06 136 Mars Hill College 137 SW 460. Independent Study 1 – 3 SOC 226. Sociology of the Family 3 SOC 332. Social Policy 3 SOC 461. Internship 1-12 Advanced study in an area of social work chosen by the student The structure and function of the family in various types of See SW 332. Prerequisite: SOC 111 and 216. Fall. Advanced, off-campus supervised internship in an agency or with general direction and guidance from a faculty advisor. society with emphasis on the family as a mediating structure community setting during which the student applies knowledge Credit awarded upon completing an original paper or report to between the individual and society. Prerequisite: SOC 111. SOC 400. Research Activity 2-6 and skills learned in the classroom. The internship is linked be kept in the library. Student should make arrangements with Spring. Advanced participation in planning, design and conduct of to a seminar that provides the opportunity to reflect upon the the faculty advisor early in the semester before the independent supervised research together with regular seminars to discuss field experience and evaluate student performance. S/U credit study is to begin. Prerequisite: SW 215. SOC 261. Internship 1-6 and analyze problems raised in the actual conduct of social is awarded upon the successful completion of the internship, as An initial exploratory experience outside the classrooms. scientific research. Student responsibility for leadership of described in a student-generated proposal approved in advance SW 500. Senior Field Internship 15 Designed to explore new ideas or supplement regular courses task groups in the conduct of specified projects. Prerequisites: of the internship by both the faculty internship supervisor and A semester placement in a social service agency under in the attainment of various competencies. Credit awarded SOC 200 and SOC 219 or PS 219 or SOC 220, or permission of the participating agency or organization. Prerequisites: SOC supervision of approved agency personnel and college faculty upon successful completion of the internship as described in instructor. 111, and at least two upper level courses in Sociology and members enabling the student to implement and integrate the the student-originated and departmentally approved proposal. permission of internship advisor. Yearly. knowledge, skills, and values of the classroom in a professional Prerequisite: Permission of internship advisor. SOC 416. Advanced Issues in Criminal Justice 3 social work setting. Prerequisites: Completion of all required In-depth study of the American Criminal Justice System SOC 470. Senior Seminar 3 courses, a 2.20 overall grade point average, and approval of the SOC 300. Research Activity II 2-6 including current theory, research and practice. Special For general sociology students only, designed to summarize and field placement coordinator after consultation with the student’s Mid-level participation in decision making in the design and attention may be given to specific components of the system synthesize their study in the field and give them an opportunity faculty advisor. Fall and Spring conduct of ongoing research accompanied by regular seminars. based on the needs of upper-level students preparing for field to conduct and present a research project in their area of Course may be repeated for up to a maximum of six semester placements and current controversies in the field. Ethical and interest. Prerequisites: Completion of the core courses in hours credit. Prerequisites: SOC 200 and SOC 219 or PS 219 or legal issues are highlighted. Prerequisite: SOC 316. Spring. Sociology, SOC 314, and permission of the instructor. Fall. Sociology BSS 220, or permission of instructor. Offered on demand. SOC 417. Death and Dying 3 SOC 110. Introduction to the Criminal Justice System SOC 308. Social Psychology 3 The phenomena of death and dying in the context of western Spanish and Professions 3 See PSY 308. Spring. culture. Issues of euthanasia, abortion, and suicide are examined Students are introduced to the structure, function and processes SOC 310. Social and Political Theory 3 as is the experience of the dying individual in relation to SPA 111. Basic Communication Skills in Spanish I 3 of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, the Major trends in classical and contemporary theory with an self, significant others, the family, and other care-providing Introduction to and beginning development of Spanish oral, courts, and corrections as well as related elements. Strengths emphasis on recurring fundamental concepts, problems and institutions. The plight of widows and other survivors is also listening, reading and writing skills. and weaknesses of the current system, proposals for change and personalities. Prerequisite: SOC 111 or PS 111. Spring. discussed. Prerequisite: SOC 111 or permission of instructor. ethical issues are broached. Throughout the course attention Alternate years. SPA 112. Basic Communication Skills in Spanish II 3 is given to requirements for and opportunities in employment Continuation of skill development begun in Spanish I. SOC 314. Social Inequality 3 and advanced education in various criminal justice related Analysis of various patterns of social inequality with emphasis SOC 426. Social and Psychological Aspects professions. On-site visits and guest speakers are used. No on theoretical and empirical investigations of class, race and of Religion 3 SPA 113. Basic Communication Skills in Spanish III 3 prerequisite. This course may NOT be taken for credit after gender in contemporary industrial societies. Prerequisite: SOC A seminar designed to review selected sociological and Continuation of skill development begun in Spanish II with completion of SOC 316. Yearly. 111. Alternate years. psychological theories of religion with attendant supporting increased emphasis on student-based production skills. data. Attention is given to the structure and function of religion SOC 111. Introduction to Sociology 3 SOC 316. Victims, Crime and Human Nature 3 at the individual, group, and societal levels with emphasis on the SPA 150. Intermediate Communication Skills The sociological perspective is developed through A theoretical overview of victimization, crime and delinquency causes, patterns, and consequences of religious behavior for the in Spanish 3 understanding the basic concepts of culture and society, as with emphasis on victim assistance and curtailing criminal individual and for society. Prerequisites: SOC 111 or PSY 111. Intensive review of skills in 111-113 through an introduction well as introducing methods of sociological investigation behavior. Prerequisite: SOC 110,111,216. Fall. and an upper-level course in the discipline or permission of the to Hispanic literature, culture and conversation. SPA 150 is a and sociological theorists such as Marx, Durkheim, Weber. instructor. Spring, odd-numbered years. prerequisite for all upper level Spanish courses 220 and above. This perspective is then used to explore global issues, social SOC 319. Social Research Methods II 3 institutions, inequality, and social change. Fall/Spring. This course will extend and elaborate elements covered in Soc 457, 458. Directed Readings 3 SPA 207. Hispanic Culture in English 3 Social Research Methods I with emphasis on skill development. Supervised readings in sociology. Credit awarded upon Emphasis on the relevant and current aspects of Hispanic SOC 200. Research Activity I 1-6 Prerequisite: SOC 219 or equivalent. Offered on demand. satisfactory completion of examination at the end of the culture and its relationship to individual and collective values Entry-level participation in ongoing research accompanied semester. Student should make arrangements with the within the Spanish-speaking world. Special focus on Latinos in by regular seminars to discuss and analyze problems raised in the United States, their history and their impact on US culture. SOC 323.Technology and Modern Society 3 supervising faculty early in the semester before the course is to the actual conduct of social scientific research. Prerequisite: Examines the impact of scientific-technological advance begin. Prerequisite: Three courses in Sociology, one of which is a Intensive use of visual media. No foreign language prerequisite. Permission of instructor. Yearly. on the development of culture, social organization and 300/400 level course. modern consciousness. Reactions to functional rationalism SPA 220. Conversational Spanish 3 Conversation within a cultural context. Development of critical SOC 213. American and Appalachian and privatization, as seen in de-modernizing and counter- SOC 460. Independent Study 1-3 Cultural Systems 3 modernizing forces and movements are studied. Current Advanced study in an area of sociology selected by the student thinking skills in spoken Spanish about contemporary issues and The traditional rural culture of the Appalachian region attempts to deal with the discontents with modernity and the with general direction from a faculty advisor. Credit is granted concerns. examined in the context of social change and the dominant challenges of the transition to a post-modern society as seen in upon completion of an original paper. Student should make industrial American value system. On Demand. the debate over the role of civil society, mediating institutions arrangements with the faculty advisor early in semester before SPA 230. Introduction to Spanish Structure and the increasing importance of the nonprofit, or voluntary, independent study is to begin. Prerequisites: Three courses in and Phonetics 3 SOC 216. Social Problems 3 sector of society are broached. Prerequisite: SOC 111. Offered sociology, one of which must be closely related to the area in Review of Spanish. structural and phonetic issues, with an Various social problems such as delinquency, drug addiction, according to demand. which the independent study will be done. emphasis on pronunciation, intonation and fluence, regional and mental illness will be studied in the light of contemporary dialects and styles, and comparison to structure of the English sociological perspectives on social problems. Fall. language. SOC 327. Special Topics 3 Members of the faculty offer one or more special topic courses SOC 219. Social Research Methods 3 per year such as sociology of education, environmental SPA 240. Spanish Stylistics 3 See PS 219. Yearly. sociology, attitudes, and demography. Further information may Review of Spanish grammatical structure, with an emphasis on be obtained from the department office. Prerequisite: SOC 111. written sentence structure and composition, and comparison of Not offered on a regular schedule. Spanish writing styles with those in English.

Catalog 2005-06 138 Mars Hill College 139 SPA 250. Hispanic Culture in Spanish 3 SPA 440. Directed Readings 1-3 TA 131. Acting I: Fundamentals 3 TA 307. Musical Theatre Repertory II 1 Cultures of the Spanish-speaking world through readings, Independent readings directed by members of the modern Fundamentals of acting with an emphasis on improvisation, Continuation of material in 306. the use of “realia,” and class projects. Conducted in Spanish. foreign languages faculty and approved by Department Chair. theatre games, and stage movement. *Satisfies LAA Arts Required for major and minor in Spanish. Experience requirement. TA 308. Advanced Theatre Dance 2 SPA 450. Senior Seminar 3 A continuation of study of the basic dance styles with emphasis SPA 260. Business Spanish 3 The Senior Seminar, a requirement for the Spanish major, is the TA 201. Dance for the Theatre – Ballet 2 on advanced steps and advanced choreography. Prerequisite: Business terms in Spanish: letters, memoranda, purchase orders, capstone course and is designed to help the student synthesize A study of ballet preparing students for careers in theatre. Successful completion of three of the following: TA 201, TA 202, bills, and similar business documents. A presentation of cultural the various subjects studied throughout his/her career. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. TA 203, TA 204. differences between business practices in the United States TA 310. Principles of Play Direction 3 and Spain/Latin America with a particular focus on NAFTA, SPA 460. Independent Study 3 TA 202. Dance for the Theatre – Jazz 2 An introduction to the principles of play direction. Prerequisite: Mexico, and the United States. Independent in-depth investigation, reading and research about A study of jazz preparing students for careers in theatre. Junior standing. an approved topic. Department approval required. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. SPA 261. Internship I 2-4 TA 321. Scene Design 3 See FRN 261. SPA 470. Internship 3-9 TA 203. Dance for the Theatre – Modern 2 Advanced work in the aesthetic elements and theories of See FRN 461 A study of modern dance preparing students for careers in scenic design with extensive laboratory experience in design SPA 327. Special Topics 1-4 theatre. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. renderings and scene painting. Prerequisites: TA 121, 221. See FRN 327. Theatre Arts TA 204. Dance for the Theatre – Tap 2 TA 322. Lighting Design 3 SPA 330. Peninsular Literature: Medieval A study of tap dance preparing students for careers in theatre. Advanced work in theories of lighting design with extensive Through Golden Age Periods 3 TA 100. Performance Ensemble 1 Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. implementation through use of lighting instruments and control Representative works from the Medieval period in Spain to Options for students to participate, according to their interests, systems. in a variety of theatre or musical theatre performing ensembles. the apex of Spanish literary culture, the Golden Age. Readings TA 212. Voice for the Actor III 1 Prerequisites: TA 121, 221. within an historical and cultural context move from El Mio Cid Prerequisite: Audition or permission of the instructor. Using vocal production in the creation of character and the through masterpieces of Golden Age Drama. study of dialects. TA 323. Theory and Practice of Make-up Design 3 TA 102. Performance Workshop 3 The design and implementation of corrective make-up, aging Options for students to participate in a Children’s Theatre SPA 340. Peninsular Literature: Enlightenment TA 221. Graphics for the Performing Arts 3 with paint, and non-realistic make-up. Prerequisites: TA 121, production in a variety of roles: acting, design, production, or to the Present 3 A study of the drawing and rendering techniques required 221. Focusing on the Age of Reason’s influence at the close of Spain’s marketing. This course may be taken more than once. for the theatre designer and technician, focusing on the Golden Age, this course examines readings about the fall of development of skills in painting, drawing, and computer-aided TA 324. Theory and Practice of Costume Design 3 Spain into political conflict that lasts through the late 20th TA 111. Theatre Laboratory 1 design. Prerequisite: TA 121. An overview of the history of stage costumes, with an Century. Representative works include Civil War literature and A laboratory course focusing each semester on different aspects introduction to basic construction techniques. Prerequisites: TA of theatre production: sets, lights, costume, sound, properties, regional women writers of contemporary Spain. TA 261. Internship 1-12 121, 221. etc. Required of all theatre majors (including musical theatre An initial outside-the-classroom experience enabling students majors) each semester in residence. May be repeated for SPA 350. Latin American Literature: The Encounter/ to explore new areas or to supplement regular courses. TA 327. Special Topics 1-3 up to 7 hours credit. This course will provide students the Conquest Through Romanticism 3 Department approval required. Options for students to study, according to their interests, This course begins with the literature of the Encounter between opportunity to meet minimum crew requirements as stated a variety of topics not covered in regular courses. To be in the departmental handbook. See specific major/minor for Spain and Latin America in the late 15th century through TA 301. Theatre History and Literature I 3 announced by the department. works written during the Independence of the Latin American requirements. A survey of theatre history and literature from early ritual to the republics from Spain during the mid-19th Century. Renaissance. Prerequisites: TA 117 and all general education TA 331. Acting II: Character Analysis and TA 112. Voice and Diction for the Actor I 1 communication skills requirements. Development 3 Introduction to the rules of English diction including exercises SPA. 360. Latin American Literature: A focus on creating and building a role primarily in realistic in pronunciation, articulation, and transcription using the Modernism to the Present 3 TA 302. Theatre History and Literature II 3 acting styles, including also the preparation of professional Beginning with the Latin American Modernist poets of the late International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Two lab hours. Fall. A survey of theatre history and literature from the Renaissance audition material. Prerequisites: TA 131, 212. 19th century, this course examines important examples of Latin to the modern period (Ibsen), including the origins and early American prose and poetry that shape Latin American literature TA 113. Voice for the Actor II 1 development of Musical Theatre up to 1900. Prerequisites: TA 375. Creative Drama 3 into what it is today. Criollismo, the avant garde movement, Continued work on vocal production, resonance and TA 117 and all general education communication skills The use of improvised playmaking in stimulating learning the gaucho novel, the regional novel, the Boom novel, pronunciation of consonants and vowels. requirements. and developing creative imagination, artistic sensibility, postmodernism, and feminism/women writers are examined. and desirable personal and social attitudes in young people. TA 117. Introduction to Theatre 3 TA 303. Theatre History and Literature III 3 Although the principles may apply to all age groups, this A survey of theatre with an emphasis on dramatic forms, theatre SPA 420. Directed Readings: Spain 3 A survey of theatre history and literature of the modern period. course is designed for those working with young children and Potential topics in Spanish, include “Golden Age Drama,“ history, a critical analysis of representative works, and the arts Prerequisites: TA 117 and all general education communication teenagers. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. “Cervantes and Don Quixote,” “Generation of ’98,” “Regional of production. skills requirements. Literature of Spain,” “Post Civil War Spain,” “Readings on TA 401. Choreography Practicum 1 Religious Issues: From the Mystics to Liberation Theology,” TA 121. Introduction to Technical Theatre 3 TA 304. History of Musical Theatre 3 Practice in choreography by the designing of dances to be taught “Women Writers of Spain.” An introduction to the technical arts and skills of the theatre The development of Musical theatre from 1900 to the present. to beginning-level students. craftsman. an analysis of forms and styles accompanies the study of SPA 430. Directed Readings: Latin America 3 representative works. Prerequisite: TA 117 and all general TA 406. Musical Theatre Repertory III 1 Potential topics, in Spanish, include “Literature of the TA 130. Acting for Non-majors 3 education communication skills requirements; permission of A continuation of TA 306. Encuentro,” “Boom Literature,” “Hispanic Literature and Culture An introduction to the art of acting designed specifically for the instructor. non-major. Satisfies the arts activity requirement. in the US,” “20th Century Women Writers in Latin America, TA 407. Musical Theatre Repertory IV 1 “ “Indigenous Culture through Literature in Latin America,” TA 306. Musical Theatre Repertory I 1 A continuation of TA 307. “Literature of the ‘Other’.” Examination of musical theatre scores, accompanied by an analysis of audio and video recordings.

Catalog 2005-06 140 Mars Hill College 141 TA 410. Advanced Play Direction 3 TA 444. Summer Workshop for A continuation of the study of the principles of play direction. High School Teachers 3-6 Each student directs a fully-mounted production, usually a one- A five-week workshop which meets daily. The work is organized act play. Prerequisite: TA 310 and departmental approval. according to the needs of the participants. Topics usually considered include problems involved in simplified production TA 411. Senior Seminar 1 techniques with limited budget, directing principles and Required of all senior Theatre Arts, and Musical Theatre majors. problems, basic principles of stage lighting, principles of stage The course will focus on the practical aspects of working make-up and problems of play selection and casting. in the theatre after graduation, including, but not limited to: application to graduate schools, resume development, TA 457, 458. Directed Readings 1-3 photographs and job application. All students will complete Independent readings directed by members of the department competencies and crew assignments as outlined in the Theatre faculty. Arts Handbook. TA 460. Independent Study 3-6 TA 412. Musical Theatre Performance: Putting It A directed program of reading and research. All Together 3 A study in specific areas of musical theatre performance, TA 461. Internship 3-12 including topical revues, auditions, and musical scenes. A program of field work.

TA 413. Playwriting 3 Principles of structure and form in the building of a one-act Women’s Studies play, culminating in the completion of a one-act script by each student. WS 200. Women in Society 3 An interdisciplinary course designed to introduce students to Women’s Studies as an academic discipline. As such, it analyzes TA 431. Acting III Styles 3 The study and performance of period acting styles, detailed cultural constructions of gender, race, class, and sexuality and character analysis, and preparation of professional audition explores the historical and socio-cultural backgrounds for those material. Prerequisite: TA 131, 212, 331. constructions and their effects. Carries a significant writing component. Prerequisite: English 111. TA 432. Opera Workshop 3 An exploration of the theatre and music aspects of the opera form, culminating in a production for public performance. WS 457. Directed Readings 1-3 Independent readings directed by a member of the Women’s Studies faculty and approved by the program coordinator. TA 443. Summer Theatre Workshop or One High School Unit 3-6 A five-week workshop whose objective is to provide practical WS 461. Internship 1-3 experience in theatre production to college students, elementary A student/agency-oriented field-learning experience that and secondary school teachers, and high school students. enables students to apply previously attained knowledge and Workshop participants will observe and work with the Southern skills. Must be approved by the program coordinator. Appalachian Repertory Theatre on productions which are in progress.

Catalog 2005-06 142 Mars Hill College 143 Board of Advisors

This board was established in 1967 by the Board of Trustees to assist the college in the achieve- Mars Hill College Community ment of long-range goals. By consulting with the president of the college and the trustees, advisors add variety, strength and experience to the administrative structure of the college. The board is The Mars Hill College Board of Trustees comprised of interested persons — both alumni and friends of the college — of various Christian faiths and from several states. The board has been helpful in fund-raising, student recruitment, Management of the college is legally vested in the Board of Trustees, which is composed of long-range planning, and general public relations. Its recommendations are channeled through the 37 persons - 36 elected by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and one alumni representative elected by the board. The board delegates authority to the president of the college Board of Trustees, which remains the official policy-making body of the college. for the operation of the total college program in keeping with established procedures and policies, and the president is the official liaison between the college and the board. The board approves all major policy decisions, adopts the official budgets of the college and passes George L. Anderson, Jr., Yadkinville, NC Larry B. Leake, Mars Hill, NC on other major matters of college business. Much of the work is done through committees, but the William L. Anderson, Arden, NC Keith Leggett, Alexandria, VA full board has regularly scheduled meetings at least three times a year. Karen Armstrong-Cummings, Frankfort, KY Dennis M. Martin, Asheville, NC Chair: Brent B. Kincaid, Lenoir, NC Randy Banks, Burnsville, NC Wayne W. Meisel, Princeton, NJ Vice Chair: Ronald F. Martin, Morganton, NC William E. Bolton, III, Raleigh, NC Roger Metcalf, Enka, NC Secretary: JoAnne W. Alexander, Statesville, NC George Briggs, Arden, NC Jack Mills, Columbia, SC Treasurer: Daniel G. Christian, Hickory, NC Larry L. Burda, Mars Hill, NC Andy P. Morley, Jr., Atlanta, GA Max Edward Burgin, Ellenboro, NC J. Bennett Mullinax, Greenville, SC Terms Expire December 31, 2005 John Wesley Chandler, Williamstown, NC Diane Day Overcash, Kannapolis, NC Justus M. Ammons, Raleigh, NC Troy L. Day, Kannapolis, NC J. Donald Cline, Greensboro, NC M. Chris Pappas, Charlotte, NC Rose Mary Ball, Vale, NC Robert T. Dickson, Charlotte, NC Shelia H. Brayboy, Lumberton, NC Paul P. Greene, Asheville, NC Dixie Chastain Culbreath, Johnston, SC Troy H. Parham III, Kingsport, TN Ronald O. Brown, Asheville, NC * R. Eugene Holdway, Greer, SC (Year 3) Gwen Picklesimer Davis, Raleigh, NC Billy Ray Ramsey, Weaverville, NC Corbin L. Cooper, Shallotte, NC James E. Ramsey, Mars Hill, NC Willis M. Davis, Charlotte, NC Anna S. Renfro, Gastonia, NC Terms Expire December 31, 2006 Betty M. Duck, Winston Salem, NC Houston B. Roberson, Sewanee, TN JoAnne W. Alexander, Statesville, NC Robert D. Garren, Candler, NC Frank O. Ezell, Jr., Spartanburg, SC Eugene L. Roberts, New York, NY Bruce W. Boyles Jr., Mooresville, NC Brent B. Kincaid, Lenoir, NC Joe David Fore, Asheville, NC Robert J. Robinson, Asheville, NC M. Kyle Carver, Leicester, NC Brian A. Lee, Fayetteville, NC Edwin R. Frazier, Roanoke, VA Cedric L. Scott, Charlotte, NC Daniel G. Christian, Hickory, NC W. Harold Newman, Fayetteville, NC W. Henry Crouch, Asheville, NC Daniel P. Fusco, Weaverville, NC Gary Swager, Virginia Beach, VA Robert S. Graham, Fort Lauderdale, FL Charles H. Taylor, Brevard, NC Terms Expire December 31, 2007 Edwin Lowe Griffin, Plano, TX Geoffrey Tennant, Columbus, NC Bonnie W. Adams, Charlotte, NC Jack D. Lovin, Robbinsville, NC Martha Guy, Newland, NC Charles R. Tolley, Marshall, NC John S. Ayers, Fayetteville, NC Ronald F. Martin, Morganton, NC Wilburn O. Brazil Jr., Asheville, NC Robert L. Merrill, Brevard, NC Veda S. Harbison, Swannanoa, NC Bobby J. Townes, Greenville, SC James I. Cauble, Greenville, SC Joel L. Newsome Jr., Clemmons, NC Ruth K. Hellerman, Mars Hill, NC J. Platt Turner, Temple, TX Michael V. Groce, Newton, NC Jeanne Threatt Hoffman, Mars Hill, NC Sadie E. Wallin, Mars Hill, NC Terms Expire December 31, 2008 Robert Holsten, Richmond, VA Ford Bruce West, Davidsonville, MD Sally P. Duyck, Asheville, NC Harold L. McDonald, Albemarle, NC R. Leo James, Whittier, NC Jean L. Whitley, Winston-Salem, NC C. Philip Ginn, Boone, NC Larry Dean Rhodes, West Jefferson, NC Jean Jarvis, Wilmington, NC Eric Paul Willson, Weaverville, NC W. Wayne Higgins, Weaverville, NC David B. Smith, Lenoir, NC Arlo Jennings, Asheville, NC Clifford B. Wilson, Shelby, NC James L. Johnson, Rowland, NC J. Michael Stephens, Greenville, SC William C. Mason, Jacksonville, FL Beth Westmoreland Jensen, Atlanta, GA John G. Winkenwerder, Asheville, NC R. Leslie Johnson, Black Mountain, NC James Fred Young, Burlington, NC * Alumni Trustee (serves one-year term) George Keller, Baltimore, MD

Catalog 2005-06 144 Mars Hill College 145 National Alumni Board The Mars Hill College Alumni Association strives to promote the general welfare and effectiveness of Mars Hill College by strengthening ties between former students, stimulating the interest and activities of the alumni, preserving and furthering the mission of the College, and participating in its further development.

Dr. John Hough ’55: President Carl Phillips ‘54, Nina Phillips ‘53: Vice President for Alumni Clubs Cheryl Pappas ’70: Vice President for Homecoming/Reunions Larry Atwell ’69: Vice President for Annual Fund Polly Yandell Miller ’48: Vice President for Alumni Awards Dr. Morris Wray ‘64: Vice President for Alumni Admissions

Ex Officio Members J. Kenneth Sanford, ‘52: Past President Phillip Bost, ‘05: Senior Class President Ophelia H. DeGroot, ‘58: Alumni Relations

Term Expires in 2005 Term Expires in 2007 Term Expires in 2008 Captain Ned Barrett, ‘61 Joanna Atwell, ‘71 Kelly Brandon, ‘99 Mickey Hoyle, ‘65 Larry Atwell, ‘69 Jeanne Goin Hagen, ‘79 Amy Parker Bowman, ‘98 Dr. John Hough, ‘55 Term Expires in 2006 Scott Conner, ‘64 Rev. Linda Judge-McRae, ‘86 Greenwood Edney, ‘64 Polly Yandell Miller, ‘48 Tammie French, ‘79 Malcolm Privette, ‘67 Gene Holdway, ‘74 Greg Googer, ‘89 Brian Graves, ‘96 J. Kenneth Sanford, ‘52 Susan Holdway, ‘75 Rev. Mike Smith, ‘88 Don Lambert, ‘59 Austin Lee, ‘03 Brian Matlock, ‘98 Clarence F. Stirewalt, ‘45 Cheryl Pappas, ‘70 Rev. Wade Tucker, ‘67 Carl Phillips, ‘54 Nina Phillips, ‘53 Kim W. Wilson, ‘97 Robin Wingate Morris Wray, ‘64 Willa Wyatt, ‘68

2005-06 College Marshals Chief Marshal: Laura Elizabeth Jackson Erin Elizabeth McKee Amy Rebekah Nelms Elizabeth Danielle Buice Justin Raymond Phaneuf Caty Diane Carpenter Rachel Lauren Retallick Laura Nell Dubuisson Catherine Lee Scholfield Mary Margaret Fulk Jillian Rose Sharp Anne Louise G’Fellers Jonathan Paul Stoehr Blake Thomas Hart Rebecca Anne Sumerel Valerie Hadden Hobbs

Catalog 2005-06 146 Mars Hill College 147 Matthew C. Baldwin 2002 B.A., St. Andrews College, 1978; Richard Cary 1987-1999, 2000 Faculty and Staff of Mars Hill College Assistant Professor of Religion and M.A.T., Appalachian State University, Professor of Art; Chair, Fine Arts Date following name indicates year of appointment. More than one date indicates separate appointments. Philosophy 1980; University of New Mexico, Division B.A., Columbia University, 1991; M. 1983, 1990. B.A., University of Tennessee, 1969; Div., University of Chicago Divinity M.S., University of Tennessee, School, 1995; Ph.D., University of Janet W. Bowman 1996 1974; M.A., Goddard College 1980; Officers of Administration B.A., Mars Hill College, 1984; M.Div., Carolina, 1977. Chicago Divinity School, 2002. Associate Professor of Education and Master Class, Maine Photographic Dan G. Lunsford 1998 The Southern Baptist Theological Special Assistant to the President for Workshop, 1983; Ph.D. University of President Seminary, 1987. Larry N. Stern 1971 ***Yael G. Baldwin 2004 Educational Partnerships Tennessee, 1991; School of the Art B.A., Mars Hill College, 1969; M.Ed., Institutional Effectiveness Officer Assistant Professor of Psychology B.S., Tuskegee University, 1954; M.S., Institute of Chicago, 1993; Stanford University of North Carolina at Craig D. Goforth 1990 Kent State University, 1960; B.A., B.A., Bard College, 1995; M.A., Tuskegee University, 1956; Ph.D., University, 1995. Chapel Hill, 1971; Ed. D., University Dean of Student Life / Instructor of College of Wooster, 1962; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1998; M.A., University of California, 1973. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Criminal Justice University of North Carolina at Duquesne University, 1999; Ph.D., George Grainger Caudle 1991 1980. B.A., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 1967. Duquesne University, 2004; Duke James M. Brown 2000 Associate Professor of Business and at Asheville, 1982; M.A., Western University, 2004. Associate Professor of Education Economics Robert G. McLendon 2003 Carolina University, 1994. R. Neil Tilley 2004 B.A., University of North Carolina at B.A., Duke University, 1981; M.A., Vice President for Administration Director, Finance Charlotte, 1987; M.A., University of University of Colorado, 1985; Ph.D., B.A., LaGrange College, 1970. Ryan C. Holt 1999 B.S., University of North Carolina Ted J. Berzinski 1999 North Carolina at Greensboro, 1990; University of Colorado, 1993. Dean of Enrollment at Charlotte, 1983; C.P.A., North Assistant Professor of Business Ed.D., University of South Carolina, Alexander A. Miller 2003 B.A., Carson Newman College, 1996. Carolina, 1985. B.S., University of Maryland, 1971; 2003. Gregory A. Clemons 1996 Vice President for Institutional M.S., Loyola College, 1977. Associate Professor of Spanish Advancement William R. Kinyon 1999 Lyn Maxwell White 2000 Sarah Greene Butrum B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1985; B.A., Mars Hill College, 1975; Director of Library Services Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs Janet Bingham 2001 1990-1999,2003 M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1987; M.A.C.E., The Southern Baptist B.S., University of Tennessee, 1979; and Resources Journalist-In-Residence Assistant Professor of Mathematics Ph.D., University of Florida, 1996. Theological Seminary, 1986. M.S.L.S., University of Tennessee, B.A., Agnes Scott College, 1965; B.A., Pamona College, 1965; M.S., B.A., Converse College, 1970; M.S., 1984. Ph.D., University of North Carolina Columbia University, 1966. Western Carolina University, 1990; Rebecca J. Cody 1981 Nina T. Pollard 2005 at Chapel Hill, 1977. North Carolina State University, Associate Professor of Fashion and Vice President for Academic and William T. Lovins 2004 Sam Bingham 2001 1993; Western Carolina University, Interior Merchandising Student Affairs Director, Facilities Edith L. Whitt 1991 Journalist-In-Residence 1995. B.S., Mars Hill College, 1977; B.S., Louisiana College, 1962; Ph.D., A.A.S., A.B. Tech, 1986; B.S., Registrar; Dean of Academic B.A., Yale University, 1967. M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University of Louisville, 1970. Western Carolina University, 1993. Resources and Records Chris Cain 2003 University, 1982; Fashion Institute of B.S., Mars Hill College, 1972; M.A., Joe Stuart Blair 1979 Assistant Professor of Education Technology, New York, 1985. Katharine R. Meacham 1988 Western Carolina University, 1976. Professor of Business Administration B.A., Mars Hill College, 1999; Senior Administrators Interim Chair, General Studies/Bost B.B.A., University of Texas, 1967; M. M.S.,East Tennessee State University, John R. Cook 1999 Professor of Philosophy Acct., University of South Carolina, 2002. Associate Professor of Psychology Harold G. “Bud” Christman B.A., Eckerd College, 1972; M.Ed., Faculty 1973; C.P.A., South Carolina, 1975. B.A., University of North Carolina at 1995-1996, 2002 Harvard University, 1973; M.A., Wilma P. Carlisle 1998 Chapel Hill, 1984; M.A., Wake Forest Director of Planned Giving Temple University, 1980; Ph.D., Cathy L. Adkins 1989 Carol Brownscombe Boggess 1987 Instructor of Business/Director of University, 1986; Ph.D., Auburn B.A., Wake Forest University, 1980; Temple University, 1994. Assistant Professor of Music, Campus Professor of English; Chair, Student Work University, 1991. M.A.Ed., Wake Forest University, Organist Humanities Division B.S., Mars Hill College, 1987; M.B.A., 1982. Raymond Carl Rapp 1978 B.M., University of North Carolina at B.A., University of North Carolina Western Carolina University, 1992. Alton L. Corley 2002 Dean of Adult ACCESS and Summer Greensboro, 1976; M.M., University at Greensboro, 1970; M.A., Syracuse Director of Bands Ophelia H. DeGroot 2001 School / Instructor of General Studies of Michigan, 1979; University University, 1972; M.A., University Barbara Cary 1987 B.M., Baylor University, 1978; M.M., Special Assistant to the President/ B.A., Western Connecticut State of Michigan, 1979-80, 1983-85; of Illinois-Urbana, 1977; Ph.D., Professor of Education Southern Methodist University, 1984; Director of Alumni Relations College, 1966; M.A., University of University of North Carolina at University of Kentucky, 1995. B.S., University of Tennessee, 1974; Ph.D., University of North Texas, A.A., Mars Hill College, 1958; B.A., South Florida, 1972; University of Greensboro, 1995-97. M.S., University of Tennessee, 1980; 2003. Appalachian State University, 1960; North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972- Samuel L. Boggess 1987-1999, 2003 Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1990. M.Ed., University of North Carolina 77. Jeffery C. Andersen 1993 Associate Professor of Biology Jo Ann Thomas Croom 1975 at Greensboro, 1968. Assistant Professor of Recreation B.S., University of Illinois, 1963; Lucia A. Carter 2005 Professor of Biology; Chair, David Riggins 1986 B.S., Western Carolina University, Ph.D., Duke University, 1970 Assistant Professor of History Mathematics and Natural Science Stanley D. Dotson 1996 Director of Athletics 1983; M.S., Eastern Kentucky Ph.D., University of Bologna, Italy, Division Dean of the B.A., University of South Carolina, University, 1984. Virginia L. Bower 1994 1998. A.A., Mars Hill College, 1957; B.S., LifeWorks Learning Partnership 1974; M.A., University of South Assistant Professor of English North Carolina State University,

Catalog 2005-06 148 Mars Hill College 149 1959; M.S., North Carolina State R. Gordon Hinners 1999 Professor of German B.S. (Geology), Louisiana State Assistant Professor of Art M.A., University of South Florida, University, 1961; Western Carolina Assistant Professor of Spanish and B.A., Mississippi State University, University, 1982; B.S. (Chemistry), B.F.A., Rochester Institute of 1995. University, 1972-73; University of Director of International Education 1963; M.A., Mississippi State Louisiana State University, 1987; Technology, 1970; M.F.A., Rochester Tennessee-Oak Ridge, Graduate B.A., University of North Carolina, University, 1965; Fulbright Scholar, M.S., Louisiana State University, Institute of Technology, 1989. George Junkin Peery 1969 School of Biomedical Sciences, 1985, 1988; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Munich, Germany Sommer Kurs 1992; Ph.D., Louisiana State Professor of Political Science 1986, 1987; Ph.D., University of 1995. fur Auslandische Deutschlehrer und University, 2000. Kathryn Newfont 2001 B.A., King College, 1962; B.D., Union Tennessee, 1992. Germanisten1970; Tufts University, Assistant Professor of History Theological Seminary, 1967; M.A., Michael Hodges 1998 1975; American Film Institute, **Harold L. McDonald, Jr. 1990 B.A., Haverford College, 1987; M.A., University of Virginia, 1969; Ph.D., Thomas Destino 2002 Assistant Athletic Trainer and 1977; University of California Professor of English University of North Carolina at Emory University, 1978. Associate Professor of Education; Instructor of Athletic Training at Los Angeles, 1979; Fulbright B.A., Wake Forest University, 1983; Chapel Hill, 1998; Ph.D., University Chair, Education Division B.S., Mars Hill College, 1996; M.Ed., Senior Seminar, University of Bonn, M.A., Wake Forest University, 1986; of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cynthia B. Perkins 1999 B.A., Niagara University, 1988; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1999. Germany, 1985; Study-Travel in Ph.D., University of North Carolina 2001. Instructor of Music Wayne State University, 1991; Ph.D., Europe, 1986. at Greensboro, 1991. B.S., University of Cincinnati College The Ohio State University, 1994. Stefen O. Howard 1999 Bobbie Jean Nicholson 1990 Conservatory of Music, 1962; M.A., Assistant Professor of Computer Carolyn Hinton Lamberson 1963 Katharine R. Meacham 1988 Assistant Professor of Business Middle Tennessee State University, Lura Able Edsall 1979 Science Associate Professor of Music Bost Professor of Philosophy Administration 1979. Assistant Professor of Physical B.A., Guilford College, 1989; M.S., B.M., East Carolina College, 1961; B.A., Eckerd College, 1972; M.Ed., A.A., Mars Hill College, 1951; B.S., Education University of Tennessee at Knoxville, M.M., and Performer’s Certificate, Harvard University, 1973; M.A., Furman University, 1952; M.S., J. Ryan Pickens 2001 B.F.A., University of Tennessee at 1998. Indiana University, 1963. Temple University, 1980; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1955; Instructor of Business Knoxville, 1976; M.F.A., University of Temple University, 1994. Vanderbilt University 1959-60, B.S., Vanderbilt University, 1994; North Carolina at Greensboro, 1978. Harry H. Hughes 1989 LeRoy James Lenburg 1973 1961-62; Texas Woman’s University, M.A., California Institute of Integral 2004-05 Jefferson Pilot Assistant Professor of History Michael J. Miller 2005 1963; Texas A & M University, 1967; Studies, 1999. Julie Treacy Fortney 1972 Professor of Mathematics B.A., Butler University, 1965; M.A., Visiting Instructor of Psychology University of Santa Clara, 1967; Professor of Music B.S., Salem College, 1966; New York Bowling Green University, 1967; B.A., Bard College, 1998; M.A., University of North Carolina at Jason A. Pierce 1999 B.A., Mundelein College, 1962; M.M., University, 1967-68; M.S., University Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Duquesne University, 2001. Asheville, 1986-88. Associate Professor of English Indiana University, 1966; D.M.A., of Michigan, 1971. 1973; L’Institut de Touraine, 1983; B.A., University of Maine, 1993; University of Colorado, 1972. University of Hanoi and Ho Chi Joel K. Moffat 2000 Julia Anne Nooe 1981 M.Litt., University of St. Andrews, Leslee N. Johnson 2005 Minh University, 1992. Assistant Athletic Trainer and Professor of Social Work Scotland, 1995; M.A., University of Martin J. Gilbert, II 2002 Instructor of English Instructor of Athletic Training B.A., Transylvania College, 1966; Maine, 1995; Ph.D., University of Instructor of Computer Science B.A., Mars Hill College, 1995; M.A., Cindy M. Lentz 2004 B.S., Mars Hill College, 1998; M.Ed., M.S.W., Tulane University, 1969; South Carolina, 1999. B.S., Mars Hill College, 1999; M.S., New York University, 1999 Assistant Athletic Trainer and East Tennessee State University, Columbia University, 1969-71; Duke University, 2002. Clinical Instructor of Athletic 2001. University of Miami, 1977. Joanna T. Pierce 2001 Robin E. Kennel 2002 Training Assistant Professor of English Douglas L. Gordon 1992 Assistant Athletic Trainer and B.S., Appalachian State University, Deborah R. Morris 2000 Kellie E. Ottie 2005 B.A., University of South Florida, Associate Professor of Music Athletic Training Education Program 2002; M.P.H., East Tennessee State Assistant Professor of Education; Clinical Education Coordinator and 1993; M.A., University of Central B.S.E., Jacksonville State University, Director University, 2004. Chair, Education Department Assistant Athletic Trainer Florida, 1997; Ph.D., University of 1978; M.A., Jacksonville State B.S., Appalachian State University, B.S., Appalachian State University, B.S., Gardner-Webb University, 2002; South Carolina, 2000. University, 1983; Ph.D., Florida State 2000; M.S., Midwestern State Scott T. Lowrey 1998 1975; M.A.Ed., University of North M.A., Gardner-Webb University, University, 1999. University, 2002. Associate Professor of Art Carolina Charlotte, 1976; Ed. S., 2004. Frank William Quick, Jr. 1971 B.F.A., University of North Carolina Appalachian State University, 1988; Professor of Biology William E. Gregg 2000 Noel James Kinnamon 1966 at Asheville, 1986; M.F.A., Indiana Ph. D., University of South Carolina, Scott Melton Pearson 1994 A.B., University of Louisville, 1962; Associate Professor of Theatre and Professor of English University, 1994. 1997; M.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Associate Professor of Biology Marine Biological Laboratory, 1969; Artistic Director of the Southern B.A., Duke University, 1965; M.A., Theological Seminary, 2004. B.S., Mars Hill College, 1984; M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1970. Appalachian Repertory Theatre University of North Carolina at Dan G. Lunsford 1998 University of Georgia, 1987; Ph.D., B.A., Mars Hill College, 1975; M.F.A., Chapel Hill, 1966; Ph.D., University Professor of Education Marc S. Mullinax 2001 University of Georgia, 1991; Oak Aubrey L. Raper 2005 University of Virginia, 1979. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Mars Hill College, 1969; M.Ed., Associate Professor of Religion Ridge National Laboratory, 1991- Instructor of Sociology 1976; University of Kentucky, 1984; University of North Carolina at B.A., Mars Hill College, 1977; 93. B.A., College of William and Mary, William A. Hamilton 2001 British Library, 1985, 1986, 1987; Chapel Hill, 1971; Ed. D., University M.A., University of Tennessee, 1969; M.A., Duquesne University, Assistant Professor of Physical Oxford University, England, 1986, of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Laurie M. Pedersen 2000 1972. Education 1987; Fellow of the Huntington 1980. Seminary, 1984; Ph.D., Union Instructor of Sociology and LAA 111 B.A., Mars Hill College, 1978; M.A., Library, San Marino, CA, 1988. Theological Seminary, 1993. Coordinator Joel Francis Reed 1985 The University of Alabama, 1980. Jerome G. May 2001 B.A., The New College of the Professor of Music Robert Roy Kramer 1965 Associate Professor of Chemistry Philip B. Murray 1999 University of South Florida, 1991; B.M., Mars Hill College, 1968;

Catalog 2005-06 150 Mars Hill College 151 M.C.M., New Orleans Baptist Associate Professor of Social Work University of Georgia, 1978. Faculty Associates Audrey H. Baker Merita Burford Theological Seminary, 1973; Ed.D., B.S.W., University of Kentucky, 1977; Administrative Assistant to Registrar Administrative Assistant to Vice New Orleans Baptist Theological M.S.W., University of Kentucky, 1980; Walter L. Stroud, Jr. 1972 James C. Byrd President for Administration Seminary, 1975; Westminister Choir M.L.A., University of North Carolina Professor of Psychology; Chair, Education Frederick C. Baker, M.S. College, 1980, 1984. at Asheville, 2001. Division of Business and Social/ Assistant Athletic Director/Sports William W. Burgess, M.Ed. Behavioral Sciences Paula B. Corley Information Director Director, Student Support Services Jane Sibley Renfroe 1999 M. Allen Shelley 1994 B.A., North Carolina State University, Music (Eff. 9/1/05) Assistant Professor of Art Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant 1967; M.A., East Carolina University, Gerald D. Ball B.C.A., University of North Carolina, Professor of Athletic Training 1968; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Vernon B. Chapman, Jr. Director, Information Technology Alta M. Capps 1974; M.A., Western Carolina B.S., Gardner-Webb College, 1992; 1972. Education Custodial Services University, 1998. M.S., Gardner-Webb University, Roger E. Ball, B.S. 1995. Brian C. Tinkel 2005 John M. Hough, Jr. Information Technology Services Jane B. Carter, M.Ed. Jennifer B. Rhinehart 1999 Instructor of Music Education Technician Director, Counseling Instructor of Mathematics Alan Bright Smith 1979-84, 1994 B.S., University of Massachusetts, B.S., Mars Hill College, 1997; M.S., Associate Professor of Biology 1996; B.M., University of Ursula Kunisch Jamie Lynn Ballance, B.A. A. Vernon Carver North Carolina State University, B.S., University of South Alabama, Massachusetts, 2000; M.M; Theatre Arts Director of Student Activities Groundskeeper 1999. 1970; M.S., East Tennessee State University of Massachusetts, 2002. University, 1975; University of Harold E. Littleton, Jr. Donna L. Banks, B.S. Judy F. Carver Gordon R. Roberts 1992 Tennessee at Knoxville, 1975-79. Dewitt T. Tipton, Jr. 2001 Religion Financial Aid Counselor Custodial Services Associate Professor of Mathematics Director of Musical Theatre and Purdue University, 1982-84; M.S., Paul R. Smith 1998 Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Geneva A. Maney Jennifer M. Barnett, B.S. Hope A. Chandler Purdue University, 1984; Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business B.M., Mars Hill College, 1977; M.M., Math Financial Aid Counselor Administrative Coordinator, Purdue University, 1988. B.A., Calvin College, 1969; M.Ed., University of Illinois, 1979. Auxiliary Services Georgia State University, 1975: Ed.S., Dorothy R. Rapp Kevin C. Barnette, M.S. Brenda McKinney Russell 1981 Georgia State University, 1977; M.A., Tessa M. Townsend 2005 Education Assistant Coach, Football Karla N. Chandler, B.S. Associate Professor of Fashion and The Fielding Institute, 1996; Ph.D., Instructor of Mathematics Textbook Manager, Bookstore Interior Merchandising The Fielding Institute, 1998. B.S., Mars Hill College, 2002; M.S., Rabbi Robert J. Ratner Roger S. Bates B.S., Mars Hill College, 1976; M.S., Western Carolina University, 2004. Religion Custodial Services Dawa M. Clark, B.S. Western Carolina University, 1982; *Phyllis L. Smith 1996 Program Assistant, Upward Bound Fashion Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of History James L. Utterback 2001 Vivian A. Scott Phyllis F. Bechtol New York, 1985, 1987, 1990; Kent B.A., University of Houston, 1980; Assistant Professor of Business Education Custodial Services Timothy C. Clifton, M.A. State University, 1986; University M.A., University of North Carolina at B.S., Northeast Missouri State Head Coach, Football of Tennessee, 1984, 1986; North Charlotte, 1991; Ph.D., University of University, 1969; M.S., Western Cornelia A. Wood Tiffany Blankenship-Hill, B.S. Carolina State University, 1987. Arizona, 1996. Carolina University, 2000. Special Education Director of Annual Giving Iva M. Coates, B.S. Administrative Assistant to Vice Donald Robert Russell 1973 James Sparrow 1994 Elizabeth Abernathy Vogler 1996 Gillian R. Bosonetto, B.A. President for Academic and Student Professor of Mathematics Associate Professor of Music Associate Professor of Social Work Staff Director, Career Development Center Affairs B.S., Clemson University, 1966; M.S., B.M., Columbus College, 1977; M.A., B.A., Mars Hill College, 1981; Clemson University, 1969; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1983; D.M.A., M.S.W., St. Louis University, 1985. Leslie H. Anderson, A.A. Brenda S. Briggs Darlene G. Coffey Clemson University, 1973; Memphis University of Cincinnati College Director of Medical Services Mail Room Supervisor Custodial Services State University, 1981; Clemson Conservatory of Music, 1999. Lyn Maxwell White 2000 University, 1982; James Madison Professor of Humanities Mabel L. Angel Marie O. Brown, B.S. L. Dianne Coffey University, 1983; Central Oklahoma Larry Nathan Stern 1971 B.S., Agnes Scott College, 1965; Custodial Services Administrative Assistant, Facilities Office Manager, Facilities State University, 1983, 1984. Professor of Political Science Ph.D., University of North Carolina Kent State University, 1960; B.A., at Chapel Hill, 1977 Brian D. Anken, A.S. Susan B. Bryson Harlon Cole H. Neil St. Clair 2000 College of Wooster, 1962; Ph.D., Head Coach, Lacrosse Receptionist/Secretary, Admissions Plumber Professor of Theatre Arts University of North Carolina at * On Sabbatical 2005-2006 Office B.M., Mars Hill College, 1974; B.A., Chapel Hill, 1967. ** On Sabbatical Spring 2006 Monroe “Monk” Ashley, M.Div. Randall B. Cole Mars Hill College, 1975; M.F.A., *** On Leave 2005-2006 Interim Campus Chaplain Marc L. Burford H.V.A.C. Technician University of Houston, 1981; Texas Teresa Metcalf Stern 1972 Carpenter’s Helper Tech. University, 1990. Professor of Education Vincent R. Azzolina, B.A. Robin D. Cole B.A., Mars Hill College, 1968; M.A., Assistant Coach, Football Assistant to the Dean of Student Life Cherry Lentz Saenger 1985 University of Georgia, 1970; Ed.D., & Director of Wren College Union

Catalog 2005-06 152 Mars Hill College 153 Carolyn Sue Collins Bess Fisher Blaine E. Hall Gary L. Kent, B.M. Shonra N. McManus, M.S.L.S. Carolyn Pearson, J.D. Postal Clerk Customer Service/Cashier, Business Custodial Services Information Technology Services Public Services Librarian Administrative Assistant, Fine Arts Office Technician Division Arthur Lee Cooper Rhonda L. Hall Gwendolyn J. Metcalf Campus Security Officer Raoul A. Fotanelle Greenhouse Manager Myrtle F. Kinyon, M.B.A. Information and Input Manager, Clifford A. Phifer, B.A. Head Coach, Volleyball Director, Financial Aid Admissions Assistant Coach, Football Berlia K. Cox Peggy D. Harmon Custodial Services Nancy A. Fosson, B.S. Special Collections Supervisor, Elizabeth B. Lang, A.A. Patty L. Metcalf Michael S. Phillips Assistant Registrar Library Administrative Assistant, Adventure Custodial Services Maintenance Worker Sharon K. Cupstid of the American Mind Administrative Assistant, ACCESS Pamela C. Frady Melissa S. Harris, M.Div. F. Lou Miller Wanda S. Phillips Custodial Services Field Coordinator, LifeWorks Linda L. Laughrun, A.A. College Receptionist Administrative Assistant/Operations Christina V. Davis, B.S. Office Coordinator, Athletics Support, Information Technology Accounting Associate Cynthia J. Frost, B.S. Barbara A. Hassen Charles Smithson Mills, M.A. Manager, Bonner Scholars & Service Administrative Assistant, Marion Claude Ledford, Jr., B.A. Director of CARA Penny M. Ponder D. Paul Davis Learning Institutional Advancement Managing Director, Bailey Mountain Accounts Payable Representative Athletic Field Crew Leader Cloggers Mark L. Minkin Theresa L. Fu, M.L.S. Ray E. Hawkins Carpenter Jeannette F. Proffitt Lisa G. Davis Cataloging/Systems Librarian Carpenter’s Helper Penelope A. Lindsay, B.A. Executive Assistant Custodial Services Circulation Supervisor, Renfro William G. Morrison III, B.B.A. Allen M. Garrett Karen S. Hedrick Library Head Coach, Men’s Soccer Shentell L. Ramsey Ashley J. Dover, B.A. Groundskeeper Gifts Services Associate Payroll/Accounting Assistant Circulation Supervisor, Renfro Sonya B. Lowe Andrew T. Mrozkowski, B.A. Library Fred L. Gillum, B.S. Teresa A. Hensley Housekeeping Coordinator Web Developer Charity Ray Head Coach, Softball Custodial Services Curriculum Library Coordinator Charles Edwards, Jr. Stacy L. Mark, B.S. Sylvia M. Murphey, A.A. Carpenter William S. Ginn, M.A.Ed. Deana D. Holland, M.A. Assistant Coach, Cross Country and Assistant to the Dean of ACCESS & Cheryl Renfro, B.A. Head Coach, Women’s Soccer Director, Harris Media Center/ Track Summer School Student Development Coordinator, Donald F. Edwards Director, Human Resources Upward Bound Maintenance Supervisor Grant J. Gosch, B.A. David Mace Jill E. Nelson, B.A. Director, Outdoor Center Kristie L. Hollifield Custodial Services Acquisitions Supervisor, Renfro Dorothy M. Rice Terri A. Farless, B.A. Public Services Coordinator, Media Library Custodial Services Coordinator of Student Leadership David B. Greer, M.S. Center Stephen D. Mace, A.A. Director of Donor Participation Network Manager Beryl Marie Nicholson B.S. Viola G. Rice C. Weldon Faulkner Frances A. Horton Director of Marketing & Admissions, Custodial Services Custodial Services Michael B. Greer, B.A. Assistant Director, Finance Geneva D. Massey ACCESS Director of Development Systems Custodial Services Beverly M. Robertson, M.S. Peggy B. Fender, A.A. Debra A. Huff, B.A. Darryl R. Norton, B.S. Reference Librarian Administrative Assistant, General Denise E. Griffin Campus Ministry Associate Amanda Z. Mattox, M.Ed. Director, Auxiliary Services Studies, Business, Fine Arts, Assistant Director of Safety and Head Coach, Women’s Basketball Sandra B. Robertson, M.S. Humanities and Social Work Security Nancy Jean Y. Hyatt Todd S. Oldenburg, M.Ed. Director of Safety/Security and Program Assistant, Student Support Mary E. Mazzagatti, A.A. Director of Residence Life Judicial Coordinator Naomi R. Ferguson, A.A. Kiya M. Griffin. B.S. Services Student Accounts Manager, Business Benefits Manager/Human Resources Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball Office Amanda L. Orders, B.A. Alma G. Robinson Assistant Jeffery D. Jamerson Admissions Counselor Assistant Director, Financial Aid Richard W. Griffin, Jr. Campus Security Officer Courtney L. McCracken, B.A. Brian P. Feus, M.B.A. Painter Admissions Counselor Michael P. Owens, B.A. Cassie M. Robinson, M.A. Assistant Coach, Football Kyle D. Jones, B.A. Head Coach, Cross Country & Track Coordinator, Liston B. Ramsey Center Theodore P. Guyer, B.S. Head Coach, Golf Barbara W. McKinney, M.A. Nicki J. Fink, B.S. Aquatics Director and Head Swim Director, Student Support Services Kris T. Pack, A.A.S. James R. Robinson, Ed.D. Systems Analyst Coach Tiffany A. Kennedy, B.A. Information Technology Systems Associate Dean, Instructional Assistant Director, Retention Rachel L. McMahan Support Services/ACCESS Custodial Services

Catalog 2005-06 154 Mars Hill College 155 Joseph Wesley Robinson David G. Stanton Brett M. Wilson, B.A. Lucille Strickland Godwin 1967-1984 Custodial Services Painter Plumber’s Helper English

Mary Louise Robinson, B.S. Kurt Steinbaugh, M.A. David G. Woodlief, B.S. May Jo Denardo Gray 1961-1964; 1966-1984 Student Advisor, Upward Bound Director, Upward Bound Admissions Counselor Music

Michael G. Robinson Phyllis S. Stiles, M.S. Virgil R. Gray, Jr. 1969-1985 Groundskeeper Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations Emeriti Theatre Arts

Shelby J. Robinson Mark A. Tabone, M.S. Genevieve Williams Adams 1963-1994 Jack N. Grose 1964-1975; 1976-1998 Administrative Assistant, Mathematics, Natural Sciences Academic Coordinator, Upward Bound Chemistry Business and Physical Education Daniel L. Taylor, B.A. John Popwell Adams 1963-1994 Virginia Hart 1945-1985 Terry L. Rogers, B.A. Head Coach, Baseball Music Physical Education Head Coach, Men’s Basketball Shirley F. Thomas Donald Nealon Anderson 1971-1991 Don J. Henderson 1950-1984 Curtis Salter Receiving Clerk, Bookstore Sociology Physical Education Custodial Services Michael D. Thornhill, B.A. Marie S. Bean 1982-1991 Violette B. Henderson 1954-1984 Jonathan D. Sarratt, M. Ed. Director of Communications Campus Minister Business Manager Assistant Coach, Football Lisa R. Tweed Doris P. Bentley 1966-1996 Anna Margaret Hines 1957-1992 Matthew H. Schneider, B.A. Custodial Services Campaign for the Future Music Assistant Director, Admissions D. Burke Ulrey Winona Dell Bierbaum 1966-2001 John M. Hough 1962-1984; 1994-1998 Richard C. Seagle, Jr., M.F.A Horticulturist Education Education Technical Director, Theater Lisa A. Wachtman, M.Ed. Joyce Marilyn Bryant 1973-1991 Betty Farthing Hughes 1965-1993 Clifford A. Schoen Assistant Director, Student Support Services (Eff. 9/1/05) Music English Painter Anne M. Walter, B.A. Rachel Messick Chapman 1946-1991 William Hutt 1974-2002 Thomas W. Schrecengost, M.Ed Associate Director, Adventure of the American Mind Business Administration Biology Head Coach, Tennis Matthew C. Ward, B.S. Robert Roscoe Chapman 1947-1991 C. Robert Jones 1971-1997 Donna T. Seymour, M.S. Assistant Coach, Baseball Associate Dean, Registrar Theatre Arts Collection Development Librarian Charles T. Weaver, M.A. Edwin Rives Cheek 1964-1996 Betty Cornette Jolley 1955-1996 Edward T. Shearin, Jr., Ed.D. Assistant Coach, Football English History Director, Adventure of the American Mind Project/ Associate Dean of ACCESS Jacqueline M. Webb James Robert Cox 1969-1993 Harley E. Jolley 1949-1991 Merchandiser/Sales Floor Coordinator, Bookstore Vice President for Development History Deborah R. Shelton Administrative Assistant, Financial Aid Stanley Wheless, B.S. Richard Sams Dillingham 1979-2002 Susan S. Kiser 1970-1973, 1976-1983, 1984-2003 Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball Director, Southern Appalachian Center Mathematics Katherine L. Shelton Director, Conferences and Non-Credit Programs Cindy T. Whitt James M. Fish 1958-1986 Richard G. Knapp 1971-2002 Administrative Assistant, Student Life Director, Physical Plant French Ronnie L. Shook Custodial Services John D. Wilburn Frances Sue Fitzgerald 1975-1996 Edward W. Knight 1983-1995 Custodial Supervisor Christian Education Ministries Director, Physical Plant Aaron R. Slate, B.S. Market Research Assistant/Database Manager, Meredith I. Wilburn Joseph Godwin 1967-1985 S. David Knisley 1961-1999 Admissions Custodial Services Psychology History

Catalog 2005-06 156 Mars Hill College 157 Gail F. Sawyer 1977-2004 Clyde E. Lawrence 1989-1998 Sociology/Psychology Business W. Thomas Sawyer 1976-2002 Hilary Page Lee 1961-1994 Religion Religion Index Joseph P. Schubert, Jr. 1967-1995 A I C. Earl Leininger 1968-2002 English Academic Appeals ...... 34 Incomplete Grades ...... 28 Religion and Philosophy Academic Departments ...... 44 Insurance ...... 7 Vice President for Academic Affairs Walter Price Smith 1954-1996 Academic Honors ...... 28 International Education ...... 21 Vice President for College Publications Academic Load and Overload Policy . . . 26 International Students ...... 2 Katherine Wallis MaCoy 1970-1991 Academic Orientation and Advising . . . 24 Academic Probation/Suspension . . . . .29 L Spanish Marian Atkinson Tisdale 1965-1979 Acceptance of Credit ...... 25 Library Services and Policies ...... 20 French Accreditations ...... ii Ann Groves McAnear 1985-1993 Adult ACCESS ...... 4 M Director of Financial Aid Evelyn Underwood 1944-1979 Affiliations ...... ii Medical Examination Forms ...... 3 History Asheville Area Educational Consortium . .23 Mission Statement ...... i Nancy Carolyn Medford 1956-1994 Auditing a Course ...... 5, 27 Mathematics Margaret M. Verhulst 1971-1998 O C Overload Policy ...... 26 English Calendar ...... ix Robert A. Melvin 1958-1997 Campus Map ...... xiii P Religion M. Claude Vess, Jr. 1982-1996 Campus Ministry ...... 17 Plagiarism ...... 33 Vice President for Business and Administrative Services Career Counseling and Advising ...... 15 PLUS (Parent) Loan ...... 11 Lloyd T. Moore 1973-1992 Change of Grade ...... 30 Director, Upward Bound Program William P. Walker 1966-1991 Class Attendance ...... 30 R Physical Education Classification of Students ...... 30 Ramsey Center for Regional Studies . . . 20 Commons Courses ...... 39 Readmission After Academic Suspension . .3 Charlie C. Narron 1958-1998 Computer Resources ...... 22 Registration and Schedule Changes . . . .26 Business Arthur Everett Wood 1949-1991 Confidentiality of Student Records . . . .33 Residence Requirements ...... 8, 31 Mathematics and Physics Connector Courses ...... 40 Room Charges ...... 5 Barbara A. Pendleton 1988-1998 Continuing Education ...... 4 Rural Life Museum ...... 21 Business Roy Wood 1962-1964; 1967-1984 Course Descriptions ...... 105 Economics Crossroads ...... 17 S Charles F. Phillips 1966-2004 Satisfactory Academic Progress . . . . . 12 D Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading . . . 28 Physical Education Dining fees ...... 5 Scholarships ...... 10 Disabilities ...... 4 Service-Learning and Internships ...... 13 Thomas S. Plaut 1977-2005 Dual Enrollment ...... 3 Special Library Collections ...... 20 Sociology Student Support Services Program . . . .22 E Study Abroad ...... 22 Evalyn Barbara Rapparlie 1988-1993 Early Admission ...... 3 Summer School ...... 5, 32 Education Exam Schedules ...... xi T F Telephone Directory ...... xii Dorothy Weaver Roberts 1950-1954; 1962-1990 Fees ...... 5 Transcripts ...... 8, 27 Music Financial Aid ...... 9 Transfer Students ...... 1 Financial Aid Eligibility ...... 12 Tuition ...... 5 Donna N. Robertson 1958-1997 Food Services ...... 8 Music V G Veterans ...... 6 General Studies Requirements ...... 36 Visiting Artists and Lecturers ...... 21 Emmett S. Sams 1947-1992 Grade Point Calculation ...... 28 Mathematics Grading Policy ...... 27 W Graduation Requirements ...... 31 Withdrawal from a Course ...... 27 Kenneth M. Sanchagrin 1971-2004 Withdrawal from the College . . . . . 6, 27 Sociology H Hester Center for Peace and Justice . . . .16 Honor Code ...... 33

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