ADRIAN COLLEGE Graduate Studies 2018-2019 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Graduate Academic Catalog __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Adrian College welcomes qualified students regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, physical characteristics, race, religion, sexual orientation; further, it does not discriminate on the basis of these characteristics in the administration or educational policies, employment practices, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic, or other College-administered programs or activities. For more information, prospective students should contact the Office of Admissions. All policies and programs described in this catalog are subject to change by the College at its discretion. Edited By: Andrea Milner Carissa Massey Kristina Schweikert Steve Buckland Revised: 8/23/18 Adrian College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Table of Contents Introduction to Adrian College ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Statement of Principles ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 General Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Accreditation................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Admissions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Financial Information .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Student Life ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Academic Activities ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Academic Affairs ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Academic Policies and Programs................................................................................................................................................... 23 Academic Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Courses of Instruction .................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Accountancy/Business/Economics ................................................................................................................................................ 35 Master of Science in Accounting ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Exercise Science and Athletic Training ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Five Year Combined B.S. in Exercise Science and M.S in Athletic Training ........................................................................... 41 Sociology and Criminal Justice ..................................................................................................................................................... 45 Master of Arts in Criminal Justice ............................................................................................................................................. 45 Teacher Education ......................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Master of Education in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment ............................................................................................. 48 Certificate in Teaching and Learning IB PYP. .......................................................................................................................... 48 Faculty, Administration, and Trustees ........................................................................................................................................... 51 College Officers 2018-2019 ....................................................................................................................................................... 51 Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Emeritus Professors ................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Administration ........................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Division of Business Affairs ...................................................................................................................................................... 58 Division of Development ........................................................................................................................................................... 58 Division of Enrollment .............................................................................................................................................................. 58 Division of Recruitment & Enrollment ...................................................................................................................................... 59 Emeritus Administrators ............................................................................................................................................................ 60 College Corporation ................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Board of Trustees ....................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Associate Trustees ..................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Emeritus Trustees ...................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Index .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 63 NOTES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 2 Introduction to Adrian College Educational Mission ● Caring for humanity and the world Adrian College, a liberal arts college in the United ● Learning throughout a lifetime Methodist tradition, is committed to the pursuit of truth and ● Thinking critically ● Crossing boundaries and disciplines dignity of all people. Through active and creative learning ● Developing creativity in a supportive community, undergraduate and graduate students are challenged to achieve excellence in their Caring for humanity and the world: academic, personal, and professional lives, and to contribute Making socially responsible decisions; providing to a more socially just society. service to local and global communities; interacting positively with persons of diverse cultures and Statement of Principles backgrounds. The Foundation of Adrian College Learning throughout a lifetime: Continuing to ask important questions; pursuing knowledge in each new age; remaining open to new Adrian College was founded as a Methodist institution. learning experiences. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, espoused a Christian Thinking critically: faith that embraced a social consciousness. In the nineteenth Developing critical habits of mind; exploring multiple century, American Methodists founded many liberal arts points of view; raising thoughtful questions, identifying colleges. problems and solutions. Asa Mahan, the first president of Oberlin College in Ohio, became the founding president of Adrian College in Crossing boundaries and disciplines: 1859. Like John Wesley,