2016-2017 WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY 2016-2017 CATALOG © William Jessup University William Jessup University 2121 University Avenue Rocklin CA 95765 Phone: 916.577.2200 Toll Free: 800.355.7522 Fax: 916.577.2203 2121 University Avenue, Rocklin CA 95765 Page | 1 2016-2017 Table of Contents Greetings from the President 3 Accreditations, Recognitions, and Memberships 4 Extraordinary Times 5 Greater Sacramento Area 6 Foundational Documents 7 Admission 14 Traditional Undergraduate Program 14 School of Professional Studies 20 Student Development, Activities, and Resources 22 Student Success Initiative 28 Timeless Truth 31 Academic Programs and Distinctives 32 Traditional Undergraduate Program 33 School of Professional Studies 97 Academic Information 112 Expenses 133 Financial Aid 136 Traditional Undergraduate Program 136 School of Professional Studies 150 Course Descriptions 155 Graduate Studies 239 Personnel 274 Campus Directory 320 Board of Trustees 321 University Policies and Regulations 322 Page | 2 2121 University Avenue, Rocklin CA 95765 2016-2017 Greetings from William Jessup University! You are a history maker! William Jessup University is experiencing record growth, record accomplishments by our alumni, and increasing impact in our world. Our graduates are transforming the world for the glory of God. William Jessup University is growing fast. We have doubled in size the last three years and are on track to double again during these next few years. We fulfill our mission in the spirit of a family where we love one another and help each other to achieve God’s highest and best in our lives. Our University provides high quality Christ-centered higher education. Affordable excellence is available here at Jessup. We prayed for you. Before we knew your name and before we even met you, we prayed for you. We are looking forward to meeting you as you become part of the Jessup family. You can be part of making history as a graduate of Jessup. We would love to have the opportunity to share in your life as we together seek to glorify God through William Jessup University. Thank you for trusting us to be part of your journey. John Jackson, Ph.D. President 2121 University Avenue, Rocklin CA 95765 Page | 3 2016-2017 Accreditations, Recognitions, and Memberships William Jessup University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC; 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501, 510.748.9001), one of the six major regional college accreditation agencies in the United States; and the Association for Biblical Higher Education (5850 T G Lee Boulevard, Suite 130, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.207.0808), a national accrediting organization specializing in programs in Bible and religion; and by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) to offer the preliminary multiple and single subject credential programs. Jessup is a member of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) and a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). Jessup is approved by the U.S. Department of Education and the State of California for veterans and for the training of foreign students; to provide California preliminary multiple and single subject teaching credentialing programs; and to award the degrees of Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science and a certificate in Addiction Studies. See below for a list of the University’s institutional memberships. American Association of Collegiate Registrars and North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Professionals (NACCAP) Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) National Association of College and University Business Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges Officers (NACUBO) (ABACC) National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Association of Independent California Colleges and National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AICCU) Universities (NAICU) Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Educational and Institutional Cooperative Services Western Association of College and University Business Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Officers (WACUBO) National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Page | 4 2121 University Avenue, Rocklin CA 95765 2016-2017 Extraordinary Times! As we look to the history of William Jessup University, we see an institution with a consistent and essential purpose: to educate Christians for leadership and service in church and society. William Jessup University began during the Great Depression of the 1930s, born out of the Independent Christian Church movement. Dr. Eugene Sanderson, who had already started three other Bible colleges, saw the need for a Bible college in the greater San Francisco bay area. He purchased two large houses on adjacent lots at Fifth and San Carlos Streets, across from the campus of San Jose State Teachers College. During the next five years, he improved the property and built a chapel for the faculty and student body yet to come. In January of 1939, Sanderson asked William L. Jessup to carry on the vision and the work of opening the College. Brother Bill, as he was fondly called, and his wife, Carrie, moved to San Jose to open the College and plant a church. On September 20, 1939, classes began with fourteen students: San Jose Bible College, and a lifelong association with church planting, was born. During the next few years, growth at San Jose Bible College created the need for a new and larger campus. Seven and one-half acres were purchased at Twelfth and Virginia Streets where the college remained until the move to Rocklin, California, in 2004. The first three buildings were erected and put into use by February 1951. The first on-campus housing, Beach Memorial Hall, a dormitory for women, was dedicated in 1960. During the 1960s and 1970s, new buildings included a second dormitory, a cafeteria, a library, the Tiffin Center, a multipurpose gymnasium, and a classroom building. The College received accreditation with the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC), presently known as the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), in 1962. Since our founding with William L. Jessup, we have been served by five presidents, most notably being Dr. Bryce Jessup. He served as president from 1984 until his retirement in 2010. San Jose Bible College became San Jose Christian College on July 1, 1989. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges granted regional accreditation in 2002. The name was changed to William Jessup University in 2003, and the main campus was moved to Rocklin, California, in 2004. The School of Professional Studies continues to have a presence in the San Jose area with a site on Saratoga Avenue. Dr. Jessup actively continues his association with the University as president emeritus. Our president, Dr. John Jackson, is the sixth president of William Jessup University. He brings his strategic leadership gifts and passion for equipping transformational leaders to us at a significant and historic moment in our growth as a University. Jessup University has doubled in size since 2011, and we are rapidly expanding our undergraduate, graduate, and online degree offerings. Today, William Jessup is a respected member of Christ-honoring universities across the country. Reconstruction of the Herman Miller complex in Rocklin now provides more than 400,000 square feet of finished space on the 125- acre campus. Current facilities include classrooms, library, faculty and administrative offices, student residence halls and apartments, student center, bookstore, prayer chapel, cross country course, soccer field, and athletic practice/training facilities. Come visit campus to experience our new dining facility, gymnasium, visual and performing arts suite, new classrooms, and science labs. Future planned construction includes more classrooms, student residential spaces, science labs, sports and recreation facilities, event center, and performing arts facilities. With the provision of continued growth, we see God’s faithful hand over seven decades, and yet we are brand new! We celebrate the past, are grateful for the present, and are confidently expectant of our future. God is calling us to His future, and we are leaning in to His call. Jessup is on the move … watch us grow to Transform Tomorrow, Today! 2121 University Avenue, Rocklin CA 95765 Page | 5 2016-2017 Greater Sacramento Area Rocklin, CA – Placer County In 1839, Johann Augustus Sutter settled at the point where the American and Sacramento Rivers converge. The Mexican Government later granted Sutter 48,000 acres; little did they realize they had given away a goldmine! In 1848, just thirty miles east of Sacramento, gold was discovered. The news quickly spread, and soon fortune hunters from around the world were flocking to the area in what was recorded as the largest human migration in history. Sacramento became the State capital in 1854 and also serves as the county’s seat. Today, gold is still being discovered in the area, only now it is in the form of beautiful architecture, exciting recreational attractions, and a culturally