2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin The information in this bulletin is made as accurate as possible at the time of publication. Students are responsible for informing themselves of, and satisfactorily meeting, all requirements pertinent to their relationship with the University. The University reserves the right to make such changes as circumstances demand with reference to academic standing, admission, attendance, candidacy, conduct, curriculum, graduation, registration, and tuition and fees. Title IX Note: If you experienced or witnessed sexual harassment or misconduct under Title IX, consult the Guidelines section of this Bulletin and contact Title IX Coordinator Madelyn Vega-Ortiz, M. A., J.D. Phone: 951-785-2849, Email: [email protected] or [email protected], Location: Convenience Center Building, Suite AA, Website: https://lasierra.edu/sexual-misconduct Suite AA – Second Floor, near the Security Office A Message from the University President Welcome to La Sierra University and to the remarkable journey of learning and faith that invigorates this distinguished academic community. Our diverse community of students and professors is a welcoming one, exemplifying the joy of learning and service that daily forms the basis of this grand adventure. I believe you will be captivated by the opportunity to study in a setting of broad conversation and inquiry, imagination and hope! I hope you will join us! Joy Fehr President, La Sierra University La Sierra University Undergraduate Bulletin 2 Table of Contents A Message from the University President ..................................2 Department of Psychology ......................................... 248 Table of Contents ...............................................................................3 Department of Social Work ........................................ 257 An Overview of La Sierra University ............................................4 Department of World Languages ............................... 262 La Sierra University Guidelines ....................................................7 School of Business........................................................................274 Academic & Instructional Resources ....................................... 18 Department of Accounting, Economics & Finance .. 279 Undergraduate Admission Information ................................. 28 Program in Customized Concentrations ................... 286 Undergraduate Financial Information .................................... 35 Department of Management & Marketing ................ 287 Office of Student Life ..................................................................... 47 School of Education Academic Policies and Procedures .......................................... 52 Department of Curriculum & Instruction ................. 297 Associate Degrees for Transfer .................................................. 68 Department of School Psychology and Counseling . 305 Majors & Minors Offered .............................................................. 69 Division of Undergraduate Studies ............................ 306 Classification of Courses .............................................................. 72 The HMS Richards Divinity School .........................................306 General Education ......................................................................... 75 La Sierra University Board of Trustees ..................................321 University Honors .......................................................................... 90 La Sierra University Administration .......................................322 Division of Continuing Studies .................................................. 94 La Sierra University Faculty ......................................................326 College of Arts and Sciences ....................................................... 98 La Sierra University Emeritus Faculty ....................................331 Program in Adventist Colleges Abroad ...................... 101 Index ................................................................................................332 Additional Courses ...................................................... 109 Department of Art+Design ......................................... 110 Department of Biology ................................................ 118 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry ................ 128 Department of Communication ................................ 137 Department of Computer Science ............................. 143 Department of Criminal Justice ................................. 148 Department of English ................................................ 154 Program in English as a Second Language (ESL) ..... 168 Department of Film & Television ............................... 173 Department of Health & Exercise Science ................ 182 Department of History, Politics & Sociology ............. 191 Program in Individual Major ...................................... 207 Department of Mathematics ...................................... 209 Department of Music .................................................. 216 Program in Neuroscience ........................................... 230 Program in Philosophical Studies .............................. 236 Department of Physics ................................................ 241 La Sierra University Undergraduate Bulletin 3 An Overview of La Sierra University History of La Sierra fields. This glimpse of the Inland Empire, as seen from the University campus, offers a view of rare beauty. La Sierra University is a coeducational institution of higher education affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The convenient access to Southern California’s wide range As La Sierra Academy, it opened its doors in 1922 on acreage of both participatory and spectator activities enables the that had been part of an 1846 Mexican land grant known as University to offer a multitude of unique cultural and Rancho La Sierra; its location is now in the city of Riverside. educational experiences appropriate for the responsible In 1923, with the addition of teacher-training coursework, it student. became La Sierra Academy and Normal School. As its range of offerings expanded, it became Southern California Junior Accreditation College (in 1927) and then La Sierra College (in 1939). It was accredited as a four-year liberal arts college in 1946. La Sierra University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the In 1967, La Sierra College merged with Loma Linda University; Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). the programs based on the La Sierra campus became the university’s College of Arts and Sciences. The School of Western Association of Schools and Colleges Education was created in 1968, followed in 1986 by the School 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100 of Business and in 1987 by the School of Religion. The Evening Alameda, California 94501 Adult Degree program (currently known as the Division of Phone: (510) 748-9001 Continuing Studies) also began operation in 1986. What had Website: http://www.wascsenior.org been Loma Linda University’s La Sierra campus became an independent institution, now La Sierra University, in 1990. The University is also accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA), the accrediting association of Seventh-day La Sierra University Today Adventist schools, colleges, and universities. La Sierra University is a Christian coeducational institution Adventist Accrediting Association located in inland Southern California and is part of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education. 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, Maryland 20904 The University offers graduate and undergraduate curricula Phone: (301) 680-5060 in applied and liberal arts and sciences, business, and religion; Website: http://education.gc.adventist.org graduate curricula in education; and programs for professional education in fulfillment of requirements for teaching credentials. The University is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the Association of American Intellectual pursuits are facilitated by the University’s library, Colleges and Universities, the National Association of museums, observatory, arboretum, Brandstater Gallery, Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Association MICOL, Learning Support and Testing Center, Center for of Independent California Colleges and Universities. Approval Student Academic Success, Hancock and Stahl Centers, and of programs is maintained with the California Commission other campus resources. In an effort to create students that are on Teacher Credentialing. The undergraduate program in at their best in every capacity, the University also encourages Social Work is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work physical fitness through such activities as intramural and Education, the music degrees are accredited by the National varsity sports and physical education courses. In addition, the Association of Schools of Music, and the graduate programs in campus maintains swimming pools; a fitness center; track, the HMS Richards Divinity School are fully accredited by the tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts; and soccer, softball, Association of Theological Schools. and baseball fields. Association of Theological Schools in the The University buildings are on a gentle slope looking United States and Canada eastward over the Riverside valley, with its world-famous