ACADEMIC CATALOG 2021 2022 Mid-America Christian University Catalog 2021-2022 July 15, 2021 Table of Contents Word from the President ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 General Information ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 University Accreditation and Affiliations ........................................................................................................................... 3 Regional .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 State..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 National Professional Associations, Affiliations, and Approvals ....................................................................................... 3 Religious Affiliation ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Statements of Compliance ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VI, Section 601) ................................................................................................................. 4 Non-Discrimination Policy ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Title IX, Higher Education Amendments of 1972, Amended by Public Law 93-568 ........................................................ 4 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ....................................................................................................................... 4 Student Right-to-Know Act ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Clery Act and Institutional Security Policies ...................................................................................................................... 5 Drug and Alcohol Free Campus Policy .............................................................................................................................. 5 Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Institutional Review Board ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Title IX Confidentiality and Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) Licensure ............................................................. 9 MACU at A Glance .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Location ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10 College of Arts and Sciences ............................................................................................................................................ 10 College of Adult and Graduate Studies ............................................................................................................................. 10 Mid-America Leadership Institute .................................................................................................................................... 10 MACU Program Inventory ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Degree Programs ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 Non-Degree Certificate Programs ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Concentrations, Emphases, and Areas of Specialization .................................................................................................. 12 The University ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 Vision Verse ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Vision Statement ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 History of the University................................................................................................................................................... 14 Admissions ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Admission Classifications ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Validity of Admission Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 16 Mid-America Christian University Catalog 2021-2022 July 15, 2021 High School Diploma.................................................................................................................................................... 16 Enrollment Status Classifications ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Traditional Undergraduate Programs ................................................................................................................................ 16 First-Year Student Applicants ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Early Acceptance .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Transfer Applicants ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Concurrent Enrollment .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Applying for Admission to the College of Arts and Sciences ...................................................................................... 20 Adult and Graduate Studies .............................................................................................................................................. 20 Undergraduate Admissions Procedures ........................................................................................................................ 20 Accelerated Programs (4+1/4+3 Programs) .................................................................................................................. 21 Graduate Admission Procedures ................................................................................................................................... 22 Applying for Admission to the College of Adult and Graduate Studies ....................................................................... 25 Transient and Non Degree-Seeking Students ................................................................................................................... 25 Admission of Veterans ...................................................................................................................................................... 25 International Students ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 English Proficiency ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 Transcripts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 International Transfer