BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE ______________________ Belmont, North Carolina Ut in Omnibus Glorificetur Deus That in All Things God May Be Glorified ACADEMIC CATALOGUE 2021-2022 Copyright © 2021 i The 2021-2022 catalogue is dedicated to Fr. David Brown upon the occasion of his golden jubilee of monastic profession & in gratitude for his years of service as registrar ii Table of Contents General Information ........................................................................................... 1 Vision Statement......................................................................................... 1 Mission Statement ...................................................................................... 1 History ........................................................................................................ 2 Accreditation .............................................................................................. 1 Philosophy .................................................................................................. 1 Environment ............................................................................................... 5 Undergraduate Program ...................................................................................... 8 Admission Procedures ........................................................................................ 8 International Students ................................................................................. 8 Advanced Placement .................................................................................. 9 Transfer Students ...................................................................................... 11 Transfer of Credits .................................................................................... 11 Student Orientation ................................................................................... 12 Re-Admission to the College .................................................................... 12 Non-Discrimination Policy ....................................................................... 13 Office of Center for Continuing and Professional Studies ................................ 14 Summer Session (Residental and CCPS Students) ........................................... 18 Student Fees and Expenses ............................................................................... 19 Traditional Undergraduate Students ......................................................... 19 Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Students ......... 21 Withdrawals and Refunds ................................................................................. 23 Students Receiving Title IV Aid ............................................................... 24 Non-Title IV Funds .................................................................................. 24 Financial Assistance ......................................................................................... 27 Belmont Abbey College Scholarships and Grants .................................... 28 Academic Merit Programs ........................................................................ 28 Other Programs ......................................................................................... 29 Conditions of Award ................................................................................ 30 Application ............................................................................................... 30 Academic Programs and Policies (Residential Students Only) ......................... 32 Undergraduate Curriculum ....................................................................... 30 Undergraduate Degree Requirements ....................................................... 32 Essentials Courses .................................................................................... 32 Department Requirements ........................................................................ 33 Electives ................................................................................................... 33 Course Substitution Policy ....................................................................... 33 Major Fields of Study ............................................................................... 33 Declaration of Major ................................................................................ 34 Double Majors .......................................................................................... 34 Minors ...................................................................................................... 35 Academic Advising .................................................................................. 35 Change of Major or Advisor ..................................................................... 35 Class Attendance ...................................................................................... 36 Mandatory Roll-Taking ............................................................................ 36 iii College Assembly ..................................................................................... 36 Residency Requirement ............................................................................ 36 Registration ............................................................................................... 37 Course Schedule ....................................................................................... 37 Permission to Take Courses Elsewhere .................................................... 37 Dropping or Adding a Course ................................................................... 37 Pass/Fail Credits ....................................................................................... 38 Auditing Courses ...................................................................................... 38 Academic Probation.................................................................................. 38 Academic Dismissal ................................................................................. 39 Requirements for Re-Admission............................................................... 39 Appeal of Academic Dismissal ................................................................. 39 Student Complaint Policy and Procedures ................................................ 40 Intellectual Property.................................................................................. 42 Academic Dishonesty ............................................................................... 42 Grade Appeals .......................................................................................... 43 Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices in Class .............................. 44 Withdrawal from the College ................................................................... 45 Leave of Absence/Medical Withdrawal .................................................... 45 Classification of Students ......................................................................... 46 Grading System ........................................................................................ 46 Grade Conversion Table ........................................................................... 47 Grade Point Average................................................................................. 47 Grade Reports ........................................................................................... 47 Student Records and the Privacy Law .............................................................. 47 Permanent Records ................................................................................... 47 Access to Student Records ........................................................................ 48 Academic Recognition ..................................................................................... 51 Academic Awards ..................................................................................... 51 Honor Societies......................................................................................... 52 Graduation ........................................................................................................ 53 Participation in Graduation ....................................................................... 53 Persistence Rates ...................................................................................... 53 Graduation Honors ................................................................................... 53 Deficiencies for Graduation ...................................................................... 53 Major Capstones ....................................................................................... 53 Second Bachelor’s Degrees ...................................................................... 54 Special Academic Programs ............................................................................. 54 Academic Assistance ................................................................................ 54 Career Services and Internships ................................................................ 54 Honors College ......................................................................................... 56 Saint Thomas More Scholarship Program ................................................ 57 Military Science/ROTC ............................................................................ 57 Pre-Professional Programs .......................................................................