SALEM COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2021-2022 601 S. Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION ............................................................................................................................................ 8 ACCREDITATION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 THE CLERY ACT ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 TITLE IX .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (FERPA) ................................................................................... 9 SALEM COLLEGE CALENDAR ....................................................................................................................................... 10 SALEM COLLEGE FACTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 SALEM COLLEGE: A HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................... 12 SALEM COLLEGE STATEMENT OF VALUES ............................................................................................................................ 13 SALEM COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................. 14 THE HONOR TRADITION ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ........................................................................................................... 14 ATHLETIC FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 LIBRARY SERVICES................................................................................................................................................................ 15 ACADEMIC COMPUTING FACILITIES ...................................................................................................................................... 15 SALEM ACADEMY AND COLLEGE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES USAGE POLICY ......................................................................... 16 SALEM ACADEMY AND COLLEGE COMPUTER LAB ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY ...................................................................... 19 BEYOND THE CAMPUS ......................................................................................................................................... 20 ADMISSIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 TRADITIONAL-AGE ADMISSIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 21 VISITING STUDENTS UNDER AGE 23 ..................................................................................................................................... 21 REQUIRED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................................... 22 PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION ................................................................................................................................................. 22 EARLY ADMISSIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 MARTHA H. FLEER CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION ADMISSIONS (FOR WOMEN AND MEN AGE 23 AND OLDER) ................. 23 UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................................... 23 NON-DEGREE ENROLLMENT.................................................................................................................................................. 23 AUDITORS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 24 INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 24 CONDITIONAL ADMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.................................................................................................. 24 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM ................................................................................................................. 24 TRANSFER ADMISSIONS AND CREDIT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 25 Transfer Admissions: Traditional-Age (under 23) ........................................................................................................... 25 Transfer Admissions: Martha H. Fleer Center for Adult Education (students age 23 and up) ....................................... 25 Transfer Credit Policy ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Transferability of Online Laboratory Coursework in Chemistry and Physics ................................................................. 26 Transfer Articulation with North Carolina Community College System.......................................................................... 26 Transfer Agreement with Forsyth Technical Community College ................................................................................... 27 PLACEMENT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................... 27 Advanced Placement (AP) ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Mathematics Placement Information ............................................................................................................................... 27 Foreign Language Placement Information ...................................................................................................................... 27 Exemption for Core curriculum Language Requirement ................................................................................................. 28 SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES .......................................................................................... 28 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................ 29 RESIDENT STUDENTS – TRADITIONAL AGE (UNDER 23 YEARS OLD) ...................................................................................... 29 NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS – TRADITIONAL AGE (UNDER 23 YEARS OLD) ............................................................................. 29 STUDENTS IN THE FLEER CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION (23+ YEARS OLD) ....................................................................... 30 MUSIC FEES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 30 SPECIAL FEES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 1 PARKING FEES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 30 OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................... 31 REFUND POLICY .................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Refunds for Traditional-Age Students .............................................................................................................................. 31 Refunds for Students in the Martha H. Fleer Center for Adult Education ....................................................................... 31 Fees for Room and Board ................................................................................................................................................ 32 Appeals ............................................................................................................................................................................