FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ACADEMIC 2018/ CATALOG 2019 THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2018-2019 FALL SEMESTER August 18-20 Orientation and Registration: New and Transfer Students August 21 Classes Begin at 8:00 a.m. August 27 Last Day to Register and Adjust Class Schedule October 12 Mid-Term Grade Due in Registrar’s Office October 15-19 Fall Break for Day Program November 2 Final Day to Withdraw from Courses Without an Academic Penalty November 21-23 Thanksgiving Break December 7 Classes End December 10-12 Final Exams December 15 Mid-Year Commencement December 15 Christmas Holidays Begin SPRING SEMESTER January 7 Orientation and Registration: New and Transfer Students January 8 Classes Begin at 8:00 a.m. January 14 Last Day to Register and Adjust Class Schedule January 21 Martin Luther King Day; No Classes March 1 Mid-Term Grade Due in Registrar’s Office March 4-8 Spring Break for Day Program March 22 Final Day to Withdraw from Courses Without an Academic Penalty April 19 Good Friday Holiday April 26 Classes End April 29-May 1 Final Exams May 4 Commencement MAY OPTION May 5–June 2 Dates may differ depending on the particular study abroad option SUMMER SESSIONS May 8-June 11 Summer A June 12-July 16 Summer B May 8-July 16 Summer C May 8-June 24 Summer D Florida Southern College ACADEMIC CATALOG 2018–2019 2 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Message from the Provost For over 130 years, Florida Southern has been educating men and women who have gone on to serve as leaders in business, government, academia, the arts, and the church. Despite being the oldest private college in the state, Florida Southern is at the forefront of providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to serve and succeed in the rapidly changing global context. Florida Southern has always been committed to a holistic education that seeks to create an environment where the student is encouraged to grow intellectually, socially, morally, and spiritually. We achieve this goal through an innovative curriculum and a pedagogical approach that combines a strong foundation in the liberal arts with real-world, hands-on application through engaged learning and experiential education. Our goal is to empower students to make a positive and consequential impact upon the world. Whether you are a first-year undergraduate or a student in one of our graduate programs, you are on a journey of exploration. The faculty members of Florida Southern are your guides, and this catalog is the “field manual” that will assist you along the way. I wish you the best for the 2018–2019 academic year. Kyle Fedler, Ph.D. Provost TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ...............................................................................................4 ADMISSIONS ................................................................................................................... 14 Traditional Undergraduate Admissions .......................................................................14 Financial information .......................................................................................................23 Student Development .....................................................................................................28 ACADEMICS .....................................................................................................................33 Academic Policies ............................................................................................................34 Programs of Study ............................................................................................................58 Undergraduate Degree Requirements .......................................................................64 Undergraduate Majors ....................................................................................................83 Adult Undergraduate Programs ...................................................................................84 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ..................................................... 91 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................185 GRADUATE AND DOCTORATE PROGRAMS ..........................................................289 Admission ........................................................................................................................289 Financial Information .....................................................................................................291 Academic Policies .........................................................................................................292 MAcc .................................................................................................................................296 MBA ..................................................................................................................................298 MAT ...................................................................................................................................300 MED ................................................................................................................................... 301 MEd in Educational Leadership ................................................................................. 303 EdD ................................................................................................................................... 304 MSN .................................................................................................................................. 307 GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ...................................................................... 317 COLLEGE PERSONNEL ............................................................................................... 336 Board of Trustees .......................................................................................................... 336 Administration and Staff ...............................................................................................337 Endowed Chairs and Professorships ........................................................................ 341 Honorary Chancellors .................................................................................................. 343 Faculty .............................................................................................................................. 345 INDEX .............................................................................................................................360 4 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE GENERAL INFORMATION College Mission The mission of Florida Southern College is to prepare students through dynamic engaged learning to make a positive and consequential impact on society. The mission also includes pre- serving the world-renowned Frank Lloyd Wright campus and visitor program. College Vision Florida Southern College will achieve national recognition for providing a transformational education for students through its distinctive synthesis of liberal arts and professional programs and focus on student development through co-curricular and service learning programs. It will become a national model for engaged learning in order to achieve the learning outcomes stu- dents need to thrive in a global society. As a result of its pragmatic approach to liberal learning, the global perspective of its academic programs, effective engaged learning pedagogy, and dis- tinctive learning outcomes in all disciplines, Florida Southern will ascend to the top 25 colleges/ universities in its Carnegie classification. Maintaining its affiliation with the United Methodist Church, Florida Southern will serve as the preeminent mid-sized institution within the denom- ination, always striving to foster students’ spiritual growth. Also, preserving the campus’ iconic and significant historical Frank Lloyd Wright structures that serve as a “living museum” to accom- modate the living-learning programs of the College, and promotion of education programs to perpetuate the legacy of America’s greatest architect, is included in the vision. Florida Southern History at a Glance Florida Southern College—the oldest private college in the state—traces its Florida roots to 1852, when the Methodist Conference founded Florida Seminary in Micanopy. The Conference established South Florida Seminary in Orlando in 1883. In 1885, the school moved to Leesburg, the college degree was awarded, and Florida Conference College was officially chartered and opened to both male and female students. In 1901, the growing college moved to Sutherland (now Palm Harbor) on the Gulf Coast and in 1906 was renamed Southern College. The College remained at Sutherland until fires in the early 1920s forced the school temporarily to move to Clearwater Beach. In 1922, the College moved to the shores of Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. In 1935, the trustees adopted Florida Southern College as the corporate title. Florida Southern College Today The campus comprises some 70+ buildings on 100 acres of land. Thirteen of the College’s structures were designed by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Wright said his design was to have all the buildings “flow from the ground in harmony with the natural landscape.” In that functional, yet exquisite environment, they exhibit the traits that Mr. Wright intended: organic union among the earth, sunlight, and local flora. The Wright buildings include the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, which has become an iconic symbol of the College; the Thad Buckner Adminis-