Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 LOC 2020-2021 1 MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS Mission Statement LeMoyne-Owen College delivers a transformative experience, educating students for a lifetime of scholarship, leadership, and service through liberal arts, career and professional studies. Vision Statement To be an exemplary historically black college providing an excellent liberal arts education that transforms urban students, institutions and communities. ACCREDITATION LeMoyne-Owen College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate degree and the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of LeMoyne-Owen College. The Commission on Colleges should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support that LeMoyne-Owen College is non-compliant with a Commission requirement or standard. The Division of Education at LeMoyne-Owen College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), www.ncate.org. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs at LeMoyne-Owen. However, the accreditation does not include individual education courses that the institution offers to K-12 educators for professional development, re-licensure or other purposes. LeMoyne-Owen College is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and is approved to offer programs leading to licensure by the Tennessee State Department of Education. LOC 2020-2021 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . 4 History . 5 Admission . 6 Tuition and Fees . 11 Financial Aid . 16 Scholarships . 28 Student Life . 32 Academic Policies . 36 Academic Honors . 41 Credit Hours . 43 The Grading System . 45 Special Academic Programs and Services . 49 Policy on Intellectual Property, Patent and Invention . 54 Academic Divisions and Degree Offerings . 61 The Curriculum . 67 Accelerated Studies for Adults and Professionals Program . 73 Associate Degrees . 278 Members of the Faculty . .280 LOC 2020-2021 3 INTRODUCTION WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome to LeMoyne-Owen College: Home of the Magicians! Our College seeks to provide a transformative experience for students of all ages with a goal of preparing students for urban-focused leadership, scholarship, service, and for professional careers. Students who are willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic environment, who will remain focused on the priority of their college career, and who are willing to stretch themselves beyond the ordinary, will become the graduates and achievers of the future. LeMoyne-Owen College is proud of its legacy of having produced hundreds of doctors, lawyers, and teachers over its history; and in recent years, having produced actors, movie producers, Internet and computer technology gurus, professionals in business, politics and more. We have been able to accomplish them because LeMoyne-Owen College has a strong and stable faculty and staff who are committed to student success. We are here because our students are here. We are therefore committed to developing the ‘whole person’ and to assisting students in achieving their college career goals. For students who choose to become leaders, they will find opportunities to develop leadership skills as they participate in a variety of student activities. For those who prefer academic based competition, we offer the Du Bois Scholars program as well as a number of opportunities through our Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Division of Business and Economic Development and Division of Education. Students may avail themselves of the myriad of development opportunities and community outreach activities provided by the college and its community partners in the form honors competitions, research fairs, business conferences, and much more. LeMoyne-Owen College offers a smaller setting and a diverse faculty and student body, where students will get to know their peers, professors, members of the staff, and yes, they can even get to know me, the president of the College! We say that LeMoyne-Owen College is ‘your home away from home.’ We believe that when you leave LeMoyne-Owen, you will be a stronger, more knowledgeable, and confident individual; proud that you passed our way. Dr. Carol Johnson Dean Interim President LeMoyne-Owen College LOC 2020-2021 4 HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE The merger of LeMoyne College and Owen Junior College in 1968 joined two institutions, which had rich traditions as private, church-related colleges that have historically served Black students, founded and developed to provide higher education to students in the Mid-South area. LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School opened officially in 1871, but it actually began in 1862 when the American Missionary Association sent Lucinda Humphrey to open an elementary school for freedmen and runaway slaves to Camp Shiloh soon after the occupation of Memphis by federal troops under General Ulysses S. Grant. The School was moved to Memphis in 1863, but was destroyed by fire in the race riots, which followed the withdrawal of federal troops in 1866. Lincoln Chapel, as the school was then known, was rebuilt and reopened in 1867 with 150 students and six teachers, but the small school was beset by financial problems. In 1870, Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne, a Pennsylvania doctor and abolitionist, donated $20,000 to the American Missionary Association to build an elementary and secondary school for prospective teachers. The first years were difficult ones, primarily, because of the toll that the yellow fever epidemic took on school personnel, but under the leadership of the third principal, Andrew J. Steele, the institution experienced three decades of growth and development. In 1914, the school was moved from Orleans Street to its present site on Walker Avenue. In that same year, the first building, Steele Hall, was erected on the new campus. LeMoyne developed rapidly; it became a junior college in 1924 and a four-year college in 1930, chartered by the State of Tennessee just four years later. Owen College began in 1947, when the Tennessee Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention bought property on Vance Avenue to build a junior college. After several years of planning, the school opened in 1954 as S.A. Owen Junior College, named in honor of a distinguished religious and civic leader, but the name was later changed to Owen Junior College. The merger of Owen and LeMoyne Colleges in 1968 joined two religious traditions at the same time that it reinforced the institutions’ shared purpose of combining a liberal arts education with career training in a Christian setting. LOC 2020-2021 5 ADMISSION Admission Requirements LeMoyne-Owen College does not discriminate in its admission of students on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. LeMoyne-Owen College does not discriminate in its admission of students on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship or other protected criteria. Priority deadlines are as follows: April 1st for the fall semester; November 1st for the spring semester; and March 1st for the summer term. The Office of Admissions and Recruitment receives and processes all applications, evaluates credentials, and issue notices of acceptance to students. Inquiries regarding admission to the College should be addressed to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment, (901) 435-1500 or 1 (800) 737- 7778 or [email protected]. First Time College Students The following materials are required for admission: • Application for admission (Online application preferred – www.loc.edu) • $25 non-refundable application fee or fee waiver • Official final high school transcript or equivalent provided by previous school attended (with graduation date) • SAT or ACT test score (If under age 21) • Must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) • All students must submit proof of immunizations. Documentation of 2 MMR immunizations or proof of immunity for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella and documentation of 2 Varicella immunizations or proof of immunity for Varicella (Chicken Pox) are required. First time applicants who have not earned the required 2.0 cumulative grade point average may apply for limited academic admission. The Admission Review Committee reviews the files of these applicants. Students granted Limited Academic Admission follow an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA), for the first semester of study. The EPA outlines mandatory counseling sessions, academic development sessions and the required grade point average the student must earn in the first semester. Transfer Applicants Transfer applicants may transfer appropriate courses from regionally accredited institutions to LeMoyne-Owen College if the grade received was "C" or better. However, to receive LOC 2020-2021 6 transfer credit, official transcripts from the previous institution(s) must be received before a student begins classes. Credits that are more than ten years old will be reviewed to determine if they are transferable. Students will not be awarded credit for coursework not at the college level or that is not appropriate to the curriculum at the College. All transfer evaluations are subject to final approval by the Office of the Registrar. Transfer applicants must submit