Miles College College Catalog 2009201-72012-2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACCREDITATION ACADEMIC POLICIES PROCEDURES 26 COLLEGE DISCLAIMER For additional information see Office of ADMINISTRATIVE /ACADEMIC UNITS Academic Records Policy and Procedural INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Manual COLLEGE CALENDAR (see website) Registration Registration GENERAL INFORMATION 9 Web Registration Historical Sketch Registration in Saturday Classes Only Mission Statement Student Records Core Values Location and Use of Education Records Change of Address or Name ADMISSION INFORMATION 11 Registration Requirements and Procedures Admissions Procedures Registration Holds Auditing Courses General Education Development Test (GED) Cancellation of Registration Readmission for Returning Students Reinstatement of Cancelled Registration Transfer Students Class Schedule Change (Add/Drop) Non-Degree Seeking (Unclassified) Students Curriculum Changes Transient Students Veterans Admission Course Load Advanced Placement Major and Minor Disciplines Placement Test Major Discipline Scholarships Minor Discipline International Student Admission Double Major Orientation and Advising Second Baccalaureate Degree Statute of Limitation Transfer to Major Program of Study Catalog Year and Readmission Classification of Students Catalog Year Expiration Academic Standing False or Fraudulent Statements Warning Probation FINANCIAL INFORMATION 13 Suspension Student Tuition, Expenses and Fees 13 Statement of Expenses Grading System Explanation of Fees Grade of ―F‖ Defined Periods of Residency Course Repeats /Forgiveness Policy Comprehensive Fee Change of Grade Request Graduation Fees Incomplete Grades (―I‖) Miscellaneous Fees Withdrawal from a Course Making Payments Withdrawal from the College Refund of Fees Attendance Regulations Student Financial Assistance 19 Summer Term General Information Transfer of Credits Institutional Scholarships Alternative Credits Measurement of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Transient Student Satisfactory Academic Progress BACHE Consortium Program Determination Teacher Certification Program Non-Degree Student Biology/Biology Education Transcript Requests Biology/General Science Education Graduation Requirements Chemistry/Chemistry Education Application for Degree Child Development Early Childhood Education Academic Honors Elementary Education Honors Before Graduation English/Language Arts Education Honors Convocation Program History/Social Science Education Honors Awarded at Graduation Mathematics/Mathematics Education Student Rights and Responsibility Music/Music Education—Choral Academic Honesty Music/Music Education—Instrumental Academic Appeal Process Division of Humanities 71 English ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES 36 Theatre First Year Enrichment (FYE) Music Honors Curriculum Program Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics 81 Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) Biology Counseling, Advising and Testing Center (CAT) Chemistry For additional information see CAT Center Computer and Information Sciences Policy and Procedural Manual. Environmental Sciences Management Information Systems Special Accommodations Services (SAS) Mathematics Learning Resources Center (LRC) Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences 92 Library Hours Criminal Justice Metacognition Lab History Tutorial Services Political Science FYE Peer Tutoring Social Work B.E.A.R. Initiative Military Programs 105 Fundamental Studies (developmental) Air Force Reserve Officers‘ Training Corps Science Drop-In-Center (AFROTC) Program The Writing Center Army Reserve Officers‘ Training Corps College Chapel Forum STUDENT AFFAIRS 108 Upward Bound Program For additional information see Office of Student Affairs Student Handbook. ACADEMIC CURRICULUM and Housing Program PROGRAMS 40 The Student Center Fundamental Studies (developmental courses) Student Activities and Organizations General Education Courses 40 Student Health Insurance Services [General Core Paradigm] 42 Honors Curriculum STUDENT LIFE, ENGAGEMENT & CHAPEL 112 [Honors Paradigm] PROGRAMS OF STUDY COLLEGE POLICIES 113 Division of Business and Accounting 44 Definition of Credit Hour Intellectual Property Accounting Academic Student Complaint Business Administration Management COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 131 Division of Communications 50 FACULTY 168 Communications Division of Education 53 ACCREDITATION Miles College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of Miles College. PROVISIONS OF THE MILES COLLEGE CATALOG Students will find this catalog useful as a reference during their attendance at Miles College. Please preserve it for this purpose. Notwithstanding anything contained in the catalog, the Miles College administration expressly reserves the right, when deemed advisable, (1) to change or modify its schedule of tuition and fees and (2) to withdraw, cancel, reschedule, or modify any course, program of study, degree, or any requirement in connection with any of the foregoing. Statements set forth in this catalog are for information and general guidance, but should not be construed as the basis for a strict contract of any kind between the student and the College. The campus units represented herein are subject to both internal and external regulations which necessitate periodic change. However, the catalog does provide the most accurate guidelines and regulations that are in operation at the time of each printing. Important updates or changes to the catalog are made as necessary and are communicated through updated degree plans, divisional and area handbooks, and the College website. The next printed catalog will contain all such updates. Students may graduate after meeting all the requirements of the catalog in use at their matriculation. Institutional Memberships American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (ALACTE) Alabama Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (ALACRAO) American Library Association Council on Social Work Education National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) National Association of College Deans, Registrars and Admissions Officers (NCADRAO) National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) National Collegiate Athletic Association National Council Equal Opportunity Association (NCEOA) National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher Education (BACHE) United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission of Colleges (SACSCOC) Associate Memberships Alabama Association of Broadcasters National Association of Broadcasters President George T. French, Jr. Administrative Cabinet Dr. Emmanuel Chekwa Diana Knighton Dean and Vice President, Academic Affairs Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration Vice President, Enrollment Management Dr. Ba-Shen T. Welch Reverend Larry Batie Vice President, Office of Strategic Initiative Dean of Chapel and Vice President, Student Life and Engagement Senior Leadership Team Charles J. Gibbs Vice President, Student Affairs Interim Vice President, Institutional Planning and Development Academic Units Dr. Mohammad Syed, Chair Sherron Wilkes, Director Division of Business and Accounting Department of Social Work Dr. Bala Baptiste, Chair Dr. Gloria D. Hayes Division of Communications Dean, Department of Fundamental Studies Dr. Sharon Porterfield Miller, Chair Shirley Epps, Director Division of Education Learning Resources Center Dr. Anthonia Adadevoh, Chair Joyce Dugan Wood, College Registrar Division of Humanities Office of Academic Records Dean, General Education Studies Keisha L. Lewis, Director Dr. Charles C. Woods, Chair Counseling, Advising and Testing Center Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Christopher Robertson, Director Office of Admissions Dr. E. Alan Tharpe, Chair Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences P. N. Lanier, Director Office of Financial Aid General Information HISTORICAL SKETCH. The College is a In 1941, the Trustees voted to change the name four-year, accredited, liberal arts college that of the Institution to Miles College. enrolls more than 1700 students. The College is located in Fairfield, Alabama, six miles west of The College has had the following presidents: Downtown Birmingham. James A. Bray 1907-1912 William A. Bell 1912-1913 (First Term) The College is a church-related college, founded John Wesley Gilbert 1913-1914 in 1898 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal George A. Payne 1914-1918 Church, now the Christian Methodist Episcopal Robert T. Brown 1918-1922 (C.M.E.) Church. The College is still supported George T. Word 1922-1926 by and affiliated with the C.M.E. Church, Mack P. Burley 1926-1931 although the faculty and student body represents Brooks Dickens 1931-1936 many different denominations. The curriculum William A. Bell 1936-1961 is formally and informally undergirded by Lucius H. Pitts 1961-1971 attention to morality and ethics and to the W. Clyde Williams 1971-1986 perpetuation of Christian Values. Leroy Johnson 1986-1989 Albert J.H. Sloan, II 1989-1990 (Acting) The College began with efforts dating back to Albert J.H. Sloan, II 1990- October 2005 1898 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal George T. French, Jr. October 2005- 2006 Church in Alabama to establish an educational (Interim)