WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2016 - 2 0 1 7 CONTENTS A College of Liberal Arts .............................................................. 89 College of Sciences ................................................................. 98 Academic Calendar .................................................................... 5 Committees, Standing ............................................................. 14 Academic Dishonesty Policy .................................................... 36 Communications ..................................................................... 57 Academic Forgiveness Policy ................................................... 41 Communication Studies, Integrated ......................................... 58 Academic Load ......................................................................... 43 Community Education .............................................................. 79 Academic Probation & Suspension Appeals Policy & Community Education Minor .................................................... 81 Procedure ................................................................................. 37 Computer Use Policy .............................................................. 38 Accounting Major ...................................................................... 69 Computer Information Systems ............................................... 69 Accelerated Degree Programs ................................................. 33 Concert Attendance Requirements ......................................... 62 Accessibility Services ............................................................... 26 Continuing Education ............................................................. 133 Accreditation ............................................................................. 12 Core Coursework Transfer ...................................................... 33 Active Military Service, Procedures .......................................... 43 Core Values ............................................................................. 11 Administrative and Professional Staff ......................................... 6 Counseling Services ............................................................... 25 Admissions & Credits Committee ............................................ 32 Course Descriptions (Undergraduate) .................................... 139 Admissions Policy ................................................................... 28 Course Descriptions (Graduate)............................................. 203 Advanced Academy of West Virginia ..................................... 133 Creative Arts Therapy .............................................................. 60 Advanced Placement .............................................................. 32 Credit by Examination ............................................................. 32 Advertising Communication ...................................................... 57 Credit Evaluation ..................................................................... 44 Advisors ................................................................................... 43 Credit Hour ............................................................................... 32 Alumni Association ................................................................... 25 Credit, Military Service ............................................................ 34 Alumni Association Wall of Honor ............................................ 25 Credit, Work/Life Experience ................................................... 33 Appalachian Studies ................................................................. 95 Criminal Justice ........................................................................ 94 Applied Science Degree ......................................................... 131 Art ............................................................................................. 53 D Art, Comprehensive ................................................................. 53 Athletic Training ........................................................................ 83 Dance Minor ............................................................................. 66 Auditing Courses ..................................................................... 41 Dean’s List .............................................................................. 43 D.E.A.P. ................................................................................. 103 B Degrees ................................................................................... 45 Dental Hygiene Clinic ............................................................... 27 Bachelor of Applied Science Degree ...................................... 131 Dental Hygiene Program, Sarah Whitaker Glass ................... 111 Biology ..................................................................................... 99 Developmental Skills Program ................................................ 29 Broadcasting ............................................................................ 57 Digital Media Design ................................................................ 56 Business Administration .......................................................... 68 E C Early Education ........................................................................ 77 Calendar 2015-2016 .................................................................. 5 Early Entrance for High School ............................................... 31 Campus Automobile Regulations ............................................. 26 Elementary Education .............................................................. 76 Campus Facilities .................................................................... 12 Email and WINS accounts ....................................................... 21 Campus Life ............................................................................ 24 English ..................................................................................... 90 Campus Police ......................................................................... 25 Entrepreneurship Certificate .................................................... 72 Campus Safety, Annual Report ................................................ 26 Entrepreneurship Major ............................................................ 69 Career Services ........................................................................ 27 Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology ........................... 102 Center for Entrepreneurship ..................................................... 73 Environmental Stewardship and Charges, Summer School ....................................................... 21 Education (ESE) ................................................................. 102 Chemistry .............................................................................. 105 Exercise Physiology ................................................................. 82 Class Attendance Policy .......................................................... 42 Classification of Students ........................................................ 43 College Level Examination Program (CLEP) ..............................32 College of Arts and Communication ......................................... 52 College of Business, Gary E. West .......................................... 67 College of Education ................................................................ 74 1 WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2016 - 2 0 1 7 F M Faculty .................................................................................... 215 Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act ................................. 23 Management Major .................................................................. 70 Finance Major ........................................................................... 69 Marketing Major ....................................................................... 70 Financial Aid ............................................................................ 15 Mathematics ........................................................................... 106 Financial Aid, Academic Progress for ....................................... 16 Master of Arts in Education ...................................................... 86 Financial Aid, Refund .............................................................. 20 Master of Business Administration ........................................... 73 First-Year and Retention Programs .......................................... 35 Master of Science in Criminology ............................................. 97 Media Arts Center .................................................................... 14 G Medical Laboratory Sciences ................................................. 108 Medieval Studies Minor ............................................................ 97 General Business Major ........................................................... 70 Microbiology ........................................................................... 101 General Educational Development Test .................................. 32 Middle Childhood Education .................................................... 76 General Goals of the University ................................................ 11 Military Service Credit .............................................................. 34 General Science ...................................................................