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VWC Catalog IFC/Calendar 2011-12 9/1/11 9:34 AM Page 1 VWCCatalogCover 11-12_VWCCatalogCover 2007-08 FINAL 8/4/11 9:56 AM Page 1 V IRGINIA W ESLEYAN C ATA L O G C OLLEGE 2012 2011-2012 2011 757.455.3208 • 800.737.8684 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia www.vwc.edu BRING A SPARK • LIGHT A FIRE BRING A SPARK • LIGHT A FIRE VWC Catalog IFC/Calendar 2011-12 9/1/11 9:34 AM Page 1 Correspondence Directory CALENDAR 2011–2012 2011 2012 Inquiries are welcome. You may write or call the College. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL S MTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS S MTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 12345 12345 12 1234567 1234 123 1234567 2345678 6789101112 6789101112 3456789 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mailing address: Web site: www.vwc.edu 9101112131415 13141516171819 13141516171819 10111213141516 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Virginia Wesleyan College 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 30 31 1584 Wesleyan Drive MAY MAY Norfolk, VA 23502-5599 JUNE JULY JUNE JULY AUGUST AUGUST S MTWTFS SM S M T W T F S S M T W TWTFS SMTWT TF S S M TW T F S Telephone for general information: 757.455.3200 (switchboard 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) FS S M TW T F S SM T W T F S 1234567 12345 1234 12 1234567 12 123456 1234 General matters concerning the College: President, 757.455.3215 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 78 91011 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 8 91011121314 89 7 8 910111213 56 7 8 91011 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 131415 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 Academic Affairs Financial Aid 141516 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 141516 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1516 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 121314 15 16 17 18 Dean of the College Director of Financial Aid 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 202122 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 212223 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 212223 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 757.455.3210 757.455.3345 2223 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 192021 22 23 24 25 e-mail: [email protected] 272829 30 31 24 25 26 27 Admissions Fall Spring Dean of Admission Information Systems Semester Semester 757.455.3208/1.800.737.8684 Director of Computer Services 2011 2012 e-mail: [email protected] 757.455.3114 e-mail: [email protected] Orientation for Freshmen ____________June 24, July 11 Residence Halls open for Winter Session _Jan. 3 Adult Studies Program Faculty Workshop__________________Aug. 24 Winter Session _____________________Jan. 4-26 Director of the Adult Studies Program News, Publications New students arrive ________________Aug. 24 Faculty Workshop___________________Jan. 26 757.455.3263 and Campus Events August Orientation for Freshmen ______Aug. 24 New students arrive _________________Jan. 27 e-mail: [email protected] College Communications Freshman Honor Convocation ________Aug. 26 New Student Orientation _____________Jan. 27 Alumni Relations 757.455.3366 Residence Halls open for Residence Halls open for e-mail: [email protected] returning students, 10 a.m. ________Aug. 27 returning students, 10 a.m. _________Jan. 28 Director of Alumni Relations Day and ASP classes begin ___________Aug. 29 Day and ASP classes begin ____________Jan. 30 Student Affairs 757.455.3298 Labor Day holiday (no classes/labs) ____Sept. 5 ASP weekend classes begin ____________Feb. 3-4 e-mail: [email protected] Vice President for Student Affairs Fall Convocation __________________Sept. 6 VWC Day ________________________Feb. 11 Athletics and Dean of Enrollment Services Director of Athletics 757.455.3273 Catalog 757.455.3303 Dean of Students 757.455.3354 Business Affairs Transcripts and Records Vice President for Business Affairs 2011-2012 757.455.3310 Registrar 757.455.3358 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Virginia Wesleyan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the degrees of bachelor of arts and of bachelor of science. 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VWC Day ________________________Apr. 14 Advance registration for 001-053 VWC Catalog 12 Front 9/1/11 9:36 AM Page 2 2 CONTENTS 3 If you ask Virginia Wesleyan students why they came here, most CONTENTS would say that they were attracted to the warm and intimate campus community featuring small classes, a dynamic faculty, a rigorous College Profile . 6 Mission Statement . 6 liberal arts curriculum, and a focus on character as a central element Four-Year Graduation Guarantee . 6 in academic preparation. Others would point out that, because the Your Rights and Responsibilities . 7 college is located in one of the nation’s most vibrant and historic Admission . 12 metropolitan areas, it offers a wide array of possibilities for students Financial Information . 18 Financial Aid . 19 to pursue internships and to practice volunteerism and civic Plan of Study . 24 engagement. The Educational Program . 24 One current student told me that what he loves most about The General Studies Program . 26 Virginia Wesleyan is that it’s always changing in ways that make it Graduation Requirements . 26 Major Programs . 32 better. He specifically mentioned the new curriculum. Over the past Academic Regulations and Information . 33 four years, our faculty have reviewed and revised every major and Academic Standing . 38 every course in order to make the educational experience—inside Program Enhancement . 39 and outside the classroom—more engaging, more exciting, and, Study Abroad . 41 ROTC . 42 ultimately, more relevant to the career aspirations of our students. The Adult Studies Program . 43 With this catalog, the college launches the new, “enhanced” Center for Sacred Music . 48 curriculum. The new course structure is sometimes called the “4 x 4” Center for the Study of Religious Freedom . 50 because students typically take four 4-semester hour courses each Careers . 52 Programs and Courses . 56 semester. Academic Skills Development . 56 You will find this book to be an excellent guide to Virginia Wesleyan’s academic programs. So please read American Studies . 56 it carefully and refer to it often. But don’t stop there. Especially if you are a new student, please take advantage Art/Art History . 57 of this campus’s open doors to ask questions, to make friends, and to create opportunities. You will find that Biology . 60 Business . 65 there are lots of people ready to assist you. The Center for the Study of Religious Freedom . 70 Whether you are a new or returning student, I urge you to become an active campus citizen: get involved Chemistry . 70 in a club, perform with a drama or musical group, play a sport, and attend cultural events. 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