CATALOG13|14 Helena, Montana www.carroll.edu Revised August 27, 2013 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 History of Carroll College ........................................................................1 Accreditation ..........................................................................................1 Carroll College Statement of Goals .........................................................2 Carroll College Mission Statement ..........................................................2 Nondiscrimination Policy ........................................................................3 Catalog Disclaimer .................................................................................4 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 7 Student Academic Services ....................................................................7 Educational Facilities ..............................................................................8 Academic Policies ................................................................................10 Photograph, Video and Audio Recordings of Students ..........................25 Students with Disabilities Statement .....................................................25 Honors and Awards ..............................................................................27 Honorary Societies ...............................................................................29 Requirements for Graduation ................................................................31 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY 33 ADMISSION 41 Degree Candidates ...............................................................................41 General Requirements ..........................................................................41 Freshman Admission ............................................................................42 Home School Applicants ......................................................................43 Transfer Admission ...............................................................................44 International Student Admission ...........................................................45 Additional Admission Information .........................................................47 ATHLETICS 51 FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT 53 FINANCIAL AID 59 Scholarships and Awards .....................................................................62 Federal Financial Aid ............................................................................65 Private Scholarships .............................................................................66 Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy ............................67 Return of Federal Title IV Funds Policy .................................................71 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 77 iii STUDENT LIFE 79 Mission Statement ................................................................................79 Role of Student Life ..............................................................................79 Student Life Departments .....................................................................80 Campus Ministry ...................................................................................83 Student Life Policies .............................................................................83 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 87 MAJORS, MINORS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 91 Accounting ...........................................................................................94 Anthropology ........................................................................................96 Anthrozoology ......................................................................................98 Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology ......................................................... 101 Biology ............................................................................................... 102 Business Administration ..................................................................... 107 Economics .......................................................................................... 111 Project Management Certificate .......................................................... 111 Chemistry ........................................................................................... 112 Classical Studies ................................................................................ 115 Communication Studies ...................................................................... 117 Community Health .............................................................................. 120 Computer Science .............................................................................. 123 Computer Information Systems .......................................................... 125 Education: Teacher ............................................................................. 127 Engineering ........................................................................................ 139 English ............................................................................................... 147 Environmental Studies ........................................................................ 153 Ethics and Value Studies .................................................................... 156 European Studies ............................................................................... 159 Finance .............................................................................................. 160 Fine Arts ............................................................................................. 162 French ............................................................................................... 165 Gender Studies ................................................................................... 168 Geographic Information Systems Certificate ....................................... 169 Health and Physical Education ........................................................... 170 Health Science ................................................................................... 175 History ............................................................................................... 177 History and Political Science for Secondary Education ....................... 181 History, Political Science, and Social Studies for Secondary Education ..................................................................... 183 International Relations ........................................................................ 184 Latin American Studies ...................................................................... 187 Leadership Studies ............................................................................. 189 iv Mathematics ....................................................................................... 190 Nursing .............................................................................................. 195 Philosophy.......................................................................................... 201 Physics ............................................................................................... 203 Political Science ................................................................................. 206 Psychology ......................................................................................... 209 Public Relations .................................................................................. 212 Reading .............................................................................................. 214 Social Studies for Secondary Education ............................................. 217 Sociology ........................................................................................... 219 Spanish .............................................................................................. 223 Special Education ............................................................................... 228 TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) ............... 231 Theology ............................................................................................ 232 Web Communications Certificate ........................................................ 234 Pre-professional Programs ................................................................. 236 Special Programs ............................................................................... 242 Education Abroad ............................................................................... 246 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 249 TUITION, FEES AND PAYMENT 385 THE PEOPLE OF CARROLL COLLEGE 397 The Board of Trustees ......................................................................... 397 The Presidents of Carroll College ........................................................ 398 The College Administration ................................................................. 398 Department Chairs.............................................................................. 401 Program Directors .............................................................................. 401 Carroll College Faculty ....................................................................... 402 INDEX 415 v Introduction History of Carroll College At the beginning of the 20th century, Bishop John Patrick Carroll, second Bishop of the Diocese of Helena, had a dream to build a Catholic college in western Montana. In 1909, that dream became reality when William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States, helped lay the cornerstone of St. Charles Hall.