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LEE UNIVERSITY 1999-2000 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Accreditation.. ....................................................................................... 6 Mission Statement.. .............................................................................. 6 Institutional Goals ................................................................................ 8 Faith Statement ...................................................................................... 9 Historical Sketch.. ................................................................................ 10 ADMISSIONS Procedure .............................................................................................. 16 International Students ........................................................................ 20 Veterans ............................................................................................... 20 Transfer Students ................................................................................. 20 Special Students ..................................................... 21 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Colleges, Schools and Departments of Instruction.. ......................... 24 General Curricular Information ....................................................... 28 Academic Resources ........................................................................... 33 Academic Policies and Procedures .................................................... 35 Special Academic Programs ............................................................... 44 FINANCIAL INFORMATION Itemized Expenses.. .............................................................................. 50 Settlement of Accounts.. .................................................................... 52 Deferred Payment Plan.. ..................................................................... 52 Refund Policy ....................................................................................... 53 FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM Satisfactory Progress ........................................................................... 55 General Financial Aid Programs.. ..................................................... 57 Lee University Scholarships ............................................................... 60 Alumni Scholarship Funds.. ............................................................... 74 Institutional Loan Programs .............................................................. 74 Other Financial Assistance Programs .............................................. 76 Veterans Educational Benefits ........................................................... 77 CAMPUS LIFE: STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES Christian Commitment ..................................................................... 80 Opportunities for Christian Service .................................................. 80 Chapel ................................................................................................... 80 First-Year Experience ........................................................................ 81 Intramurals and Recreation ................................................................ 81 CONTENTS University Performing Groups ......................................................... 82 Student Organizations ....................................................................... 82 Student Publications.. ........................................................................ 84 Student Housing.. ............................................................................... 84 Counseling, Testing and Career Exploration ................................... 85 Health Clinic ....................................................................................... 86 Campus Safety.. ................................................................................... 87 Student Lifestyle Expectations .......................................................... 87 Community Covenant ....................................................................... 88 UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS OF STUDY College of Arts and Sciences.. ............................................................ 90 Pre-Law emphasis ....................................................................... 91 Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences ........................ 93 Department of Business ........................................................... 113 Department of Communication and the Arts ....................... 133 Department of Language Arts.. ................................................ 145 Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics .............. 169 College of Education......................................................................... 197 School of Music .................................................................................. 217 School of Religion .............................................................................. 233 Department of Bible and Christian Ministries ...................... 234 Department of External Studies .............................................. 256 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION . 259 ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND STAFF . 265 UNIVERSITY CALENDAR . 289 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY . ..................... 292 The university welcomes visitors to the campus at any time. Offices of the university are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Appointments for other hours may be arranged in advance. No person in whatever relation with Lee University shall be subject to discrimination because of race, color, national origin, age, gender, or disability. Published annually by Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. This issue of the annual catalog contains announcements for the institution’s eighty-first year, 1999-2000. The university reserves the right to make necessary changes without further notice. 6 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ACCREDITATION Lee University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor’s degrees and Master’s degrees. Teacher Education programs are approved by the Tennessee State Department of Education for licensure. The School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Lee also holds membership in the American Council on Education, the Tennessee College Association, the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities and the Appalachian College Association. LEE UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT Lee University is a Christian institution which offers liberal arts and professional education on both the baccalaureate and master’s levels. It seeks to provide education that integrates biblical truth as revealed in the Holy Scriptures with truth discovered through the study of the arts and sciences and in the practice of various professions. A personal commit- ment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is the controlling perspective from which the educational enterprise is carried out. The foundational purpose of all educational programs is to develop within the students knowledge, appreciation, understanding, ability and skills which will pre- pare them for responsible Christian living in the modern world. Founded as Bible Training School in 1918 by the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee, the institution was renamed in 1947 to honor its second President, the Reverend F. J. Lee, and attained university status in 1997. The original purpose was to provide both general and biblical train- ing for those persons entering the Christian ministry, and through the years Lee University has continued this purpose of “ministry,” ever more broadly defined to include both church and non-church vocations. Enrollment consists primarily of recent high school graduates, and fifty-two percent of the students reside on campus. Most of the students are affiliated with the Church of God, although many