Goshen College Undergraduate Course Catalog 2020-21 Catalog Goshen College, Goshen, IN 46526 (574) 535-7000 (800) 348-7422 toll free in U.S. and Canada Fax: (574) 535-7609 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.goshen.edu The provisions and requirements stated in the Goshen College catalog are not to be considered as an irrevocable contract between the student and the college. The college reserves the right to make changes that it deems necessary at any time, without notification. Alterations may include course and program changes and cancellations. The online version of the catalog will be updated periodically to reflect such alterations. The responsibility for understanding and meeting the graduation requirements published in the Goshen College catalog rests entirely with the student. Goshen College Catalog 2020-2021 Academic calendars Traditional Calendar 2020-21 Fall semester: September 1-December 17 (Payment Due August 18, 2020) Tuesday,. .September . 1,. 8:00. a.m.. .Classes . .begin . (Chem 111 lab C meets 6:30 p.m. Mon. Aug. 31) Tuesday,. .Sept. 8,. .5 . p.m.. End. .of . .drop/add . .period . (courses. and. .grade . plans). Monday-Friday,. .Oct. .19-23 . Midterm. .break . Thursday-Friday,. Nov.. 5-20. .Academic . .advising . .period . Friday,. .Nov. 6,. 5. .p.m. .Last . .day . to. withdraw. .with . .a . “W”. Thursday-Friday,. Nov.. 26-27. Thanksgiving. .break . Friday,. .Dec. 11. .Last . day. .of . .class . Monday,. Dec.. 14. .Reading . .day . (no. classes). Tuesday-Thursday,. .Dec. 15-17. Final. .Exams . Spring semester: January 6-April 22 (Payment Due December 17, 2020) Wednesday,. Jan.. 6,. 8. .a.m. .Classes . .begin . Tuesday,. .Jan. .12, . .5 . p.m.. End. .of . .drop/add . .period . (courses. and. .grade . plans). Monday,. Jan.. 18. .Martin . Luther. King. Jr.. .Study . .Day . (evening. .classes . meet). Monday-Friday,. .Feb. 22-26. Midterm. .break . Thursday-Friday,. March. 11-26. .Academic . .advising . .period . Friday,. .March . 12,. 5. .p.m. .Last . .day . to. withdraw. .with . .a . “W”. Friday,. .April . 2. .Good . .Friday . holiday. Friday,. .April . 16. .Last . day. .of . .class . Monday,. April. 19. .Reading . .day . (no. classes). Tuesday-Thursday,. .April . 20-22. Final. .Exams . Sunday,. April. 25. Baccalaureate,. .Commencement . May term: April 28 – May 19 (Payment Due April 14, 2021) Wednesday,. April. .28, . .9 . a.m.. May. .term . classes. .begin . Thursday,. April. 29,. .5 . p.m.. End. .of . .drop/add . .period . (courses. and. .grade . plans). Wednesdays,. May. 5. .& . 12. .No . class. .for . 3-credit. .classes . Tuesday,. .May . .11, . .5 . p.m.. .Last . .day . to. withdraw. .with . .a . “W”. Wednesday,. May. 19. .Last . .day . .of . .May . .term . .classes . Summer Term: May 20 – July 30 (Payment Due May 31, 2021) Online classes, introductory nursing classes on campus, agroecology classes at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, and other special courses are available during the Summer Term. See course offering list on the registrar’s web site for details. 2 Table of contents Table of contents .Academic . .calendar . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2 . .Vision . and. mission. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .5 . .Student . .Life . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .7 . .Campus . opportunities. and. .services . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .16 . .Admissions . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .20 . .Financial . .aid . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .25 . .Financial . .information . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .33 . .Academic . .policies . .and . requirements. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .38 . .Graduation . .requirements . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .39 . .Advising . .and . registration. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .41 . .Grading . and. .evaluation . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .44 . .Other . .academic . .policies . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .49 . .Special . academic. .programs . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .56 . .The . 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Core. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .61 . .International . .education . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .68 . .Academic . .programs . and. .requirements . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .72 . .Accounting . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .73 . .American . .Sign . .Language . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .75 . .Anabaptist-Mennonite . .studies . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .76 . .Art . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .77 . .Bible . and. religion. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .80 . .Biochemistry . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .82 . .Biology . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .83 . .Broadcasting . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .85 . .Business . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...