“In all things...Christ preeminent” 2000-2001 Undergraduate Academic Bulletin Covenant College 14049 Scenic Highway Lookout Mountain, Georgia 30750-4164 (706) 820-1560 Admissions Office Phone: (706) 820-2398 Fax: (706) 820-0893 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.covenant.edu Revised August 2000 Contents Multicultural Services ......................................................... 20 Grievance Procedures ......................................................... 20 Campus Information ............................................... 21 Academic and Cultural Affairs Committee ......................... 21 Accounting Office .............................................................. 21 Automobiles ....................................................................... 21 Blink .................................................................................. 21 Career Development Services ............................................. 21 Contents Chapel Services .................................................................. 22 Chaplain ............................................................................ 22 Introductory Information Counseling Services ............................................................ 22 Important Dates ................................................................... 3 Day of Prayer ..................................................................... 22 Calendar .............................................................................. 4 Faculty Advising ................................................................. 22 Purpose Statement ................................................................ 4 Guests ................................................................................ 23 2000-2003 Three-Year Plan Summary ................................. 5 Health Services ................................................................... 23 General Information......................................................... 6 Library ............................................................................... 23 Accreditation ........................................................................ 6 Off-Campus Housing......................................................... 23 Academic Program ............................................................... 7 Office Services .................................................................... 23 Off-Campus Study ............................................................... 7 Pool Use ............................................................................. 23 Costs .................................................................................... 7 Residence Hall Information................................................ 23 Board and Room .................................................................. 7 Student Record Retention .................................................. 23 Fees and Expenses ........................................................... 7 Student Senate ................................................................... 23 Refunds ................................................................................ 8 Student Senate and the Student Association of Covenant Admissions ......................................................................... 9 College (SACC) .............................................................. 24 Application for Admission .................................................... 9 Student Senate’s Campus Activities Board .......................... 24 Admission from a Secondary School ..................................... 9 Student Senate and Beginning a Club ................................ 24 Admission of Transfer Students............................................. 9 Tuck Shoppe ...................................................................... 24 Admission of International Students ................................... 10 Academic Information................................................... 24 Admission Status ................................................................ 10 Academic Program ............................................................. 24 Confirmation of Acceptance ............................................... 10 Graduation Requirements for Master of Education Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Degree ............................................................................ 25 CLEP Credits ................................................................. 10 Graduation Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees .......... 25 Covenant Placement Testing Program ................................ 11 Core and Distribution Requirements For Baccalaureate Dual Enrollment of High School Students ......................... 11 Degrees ........................................................................... 26 Special Students.................................................................. 11 Majors and Minors ............................................................. 27 Transient Students .............................................................. 11 Graduation Requirements for Associate Degrees ................. 28 Covenant Fellow Program .................................................. 11 Summer Offering ............................................................... 28 Auditors ............................................................................. 12 Correspondence Studies ..................................................... 28 Financial Planning .......................................................... 12 Off-Campus Studies ........................................................... 29 Institutional Assistance from Covenant............................... 12 Independent Study ............................................................. 31 Federally Funded Programs Administered by Covenant ...... 15 Private Study ...................................................................... 31 Other Sources of Financial Assistance ................................. 16 Credit Awarded by Examination ......................................... 31 Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy ................................. 16 Academic Standards ........................................................... 31 Part-Time Employment ...................................................... 17 Credit and Grading System ................................................ 31 Registration ...................................................................... 17 Proficiency in Writing ........................................................ 32 Orientation ........................................................................ 17 Classification of Students.................................................... 32 Registration Rules .............................................................. 17 Academic Probation ........................................................... 33 Course Load ....................................................................... 17 Satisfactory Progress and Re-admission Requirements ........ 33 Dropping or Changing Courses.......................................... 17 Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities ............................... 33 Withdrawal from the College ............................................. 17 Class Absence and Tardiness ............................................... 33 Privacy Rights of Students .................................................. 17 Scholastic Honors............................................................... 34 Student Development .................................................... 18 Numbering of Courses ....................................................... 34 The Standards of Conduct ................................................. 18 Practical Service .................................................................. 19 2 Important Dates Academic Programs Core Courses and General Education ................................. 35 Accounting (see Business and Economics) ............................. 43 Art ..................................................................................... 36 Important Dates Biblical Studies and Missions .............................................. 37 Biology ............................................................................... 41 November 1, 2000 Financial aid priority deadline. Business and Economics ..................................................... 43 (spring 2001 applicants only) Chemistry .......................................................................... 50 Computer Science (see Information Sciences) ....................... 71 December 2000 Financial aid packets sent to all ap- Economics (see Business and Economics) .............................. 43 plied students. (Important: file 2000 Education ........................................................................... 52 U.S. tax returns early) Engineering ........................................................................ 60 English ............................................................................... 60 January 15, 2001 Maclellan Scholarship application Finance (see Business and Economics) ................................... 43 deadline. Foreign Language ............................................................... 65 French (see Foreign Language) ............................................. 65 February 22, 2001 Presidential Scholarship applicants German (see Foreign Language) ..........................................