CENTRAL COLLEGE CATALOG 2017-18 Notice The Central College Catalog contains the most accurate information available at the time of publication. Statements contained herein or on the online version are not contractual obligations, and verbal or other representations that are inconsistent with or not contained within the catalog’s offerings or policies are not binding. Central College reserves the right to change, without specific notice, offerings, policies, procedures, qualifications, fees and other conditions. All such changes will be effective at times deemed appropriate by the proper institutional authorities and may apply to enrolled as well as prospective students. For the most current information on Central College, contact: Office of Admission www.central.edu 812 University E-mail [email protected] Pella, IA 50219 Phone: 641-628-5285 Toll free: 877-462-3687 2017-18 Central College Catalog 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Calendar 4 Central…Briefly 5 Central History 6 Mission of Central College 7 Student Records Notice 7 Admission 10 College Costs 14 Financial Aid 17 Academic Philosophy 22 Graduation Requirements 24 Academic Policies 26 Academic Programs 36 Academic Major Requirements 40 Course Descriptions 122 Academic Resources 176 Pre-Professional Programs 177 Honors 179 Special Programs 180 Study Abroad at Central College 181 Awards 182 Directories 191 Index 196 4 2017-18 Central College Catalog 2017-2018 Academic Calendar Dates are subject to change. For current calendar information go to www.central.edu 1 ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER August 11 Summer 10-Week Classes End January 14-15 International Students Arrive 13 New Student Welcome Day/Orientation 16-18 New International Student Orientation 14 Returning Students Arrive 14-16 New Faculty Workshops 15 Spring Semester Classes Begin 17-18 All Faculty Workshops (Add/Drop Period: Jan. 15- 26) 19 New Students Arrive 26 Last Day to Drop or Add a Course 19 Welcome Week Begins 27 Central College Scholar Day 21 Returning Students Arrive February 22 Enrollment Confirmation Day 23 Fall Semester Classes Begin (Wed.) 3 Central College Scholar Day (Add/Drop Period: Aug. 23 – Sept.1) March September 9 Midterm 1 Last Day to Drop or Add a Course 5-16 Spring Break (Mon.-Sun.) 4 Labor Day (no classes/college closed) 13 Midterm Grades Due (Noon) 22-24 Homecoming 19 Classes Resume 19 Fall 2018 Advising Begins October 30- April 2 Easter Break 9-10 Fall Break (Mon– Tues) 11 Classes Resume April 13 Midterm 3 Classes Resume (Tues.) 16 Spring 2018 Advising Begins 4 Fall 2018 Registration Begins 17 Midterm Grades Due (Noon) 13 Last Day to Withdraw From a Course 27-28 Board of Trustees Meeting 20-21 Board of Trustees Meeting 30 Spring 2018 Registration Begins TBA Service Day November May 4 Central College Scholar Day 3-5 Tulip Time 10 Last Day to Withdraw From a Course 4 Last day to register for a summer internship 11 Central College Scholar Day 11 Last day of Spring Semester Courses 23-24 Thanksgiving Break (Thurs. – Sun.) 14 College-Wide Study Day 27 Classes Resume 15-17 Final Exams 18 Senior Grades Due (Noon) December 18 Residence Halls Closed 1 Registration for Guest Students Begins 19 Baccalaureate/Commencement 8 Last Day of Fall Semester Classes (Fri.) 22 Final Grades Due (Noon) 11 College-Wide Study Day 12-14 Final Exams 15 Residence Halls Closed 19 Fall Semester Final Grades Due (Noon) 2017-18 Central College Catalog 5 CENTRAL . BRIEFLY Located in Pella, Iowa - 40 minutes southeast of Des Moines Founded in 1853 Campus includes 50 major buildings on 169 acres The Roe Center, a $17-million platinum LEED-rated (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building which houses education, psychology and communication studies departments and Community-Based Learning and opened fall 2009 Vermeer Science Center - $20 million renovation and addition completed fall 2003. Earned Iowa’s first LEED rating, a silver medal, from the U.S. Green Building Council Maytag Student Center - $3.1 million renovation in 2014. Features fireside lounge, fitness center, Fred’s café and Central College Spirit Shoppe Howard McKee Hall, apartment-style residence hall opened fall 2003, with new wing completed in 2005. Earned Central’s second LEED rating, a gold medal Scholte Hall – Central’s largest residence hall, renovated in 2008 Weller Center for Business and International Studies with environmentally friendly elements The Central Market, Iowa’s most original dining hall with unique European marketplace design Ron Schipper Fitness Center - state-of-the-art fitness center available to all students Geisler Library - 230,000 volumes and worldwide electronic access Café@Geisler offers espresso, coffee, snacks and wireless Internet Kruidenier Center for Communication and Theatre Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts - includes one of only two teaching glassblowing studios in Iowa The Chapel is home to Central’s Campus Ministries program, which is open to all Cox-Snow Music Center Graham Conference Center Townhouses for upperclass student housing Central College is nationally recognized for its study abroad programs around the world, as well as programs in major U.S. cities Recognized: Forbes magazine named Central College one of America’s best colleges in 2010 Finalist on the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, one of only 16 schools in the nation, and one of four finalists for General Community Service Listed in Barron’s Best Buys in College Education “Best College Value” by Money Magazine “Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges” by the John Templeton Foundation “Hidden Treasure” by Newsweek/Kaplan How to Get Into College Guide Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission; member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.hlcommission.org; 800-621-7440) Also accredited by the Iowa Department of Public Instruction, National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education and certified by the American Chemical Society Students Total enrollment: 1248 Number of states represented in student body: 26 Foreign countries represented in student body: 7 Average aid (including scholarships, grants, work study and loans) awarded to all first-year students in 2016-17: $30,885 6-year graduation rate: 65% Faculty Total full-time faculty: 103 Ph.D. degree or terminal degree: 87 percent Faculty-student ratio: 12:1 Average class size: 16 New, first-year student admission profile (Fall 2016) Total applications: 3899; total acceptances: 2863; final enrollment: 323 (161 men; 162 women) Reformed Church in America students: 15 Percent in top 10 percent of high school class: 23 percent ACT composite score average: 24 Average HS GPA: 3.57 Percentage entering with AP or college credit: 69 percent 6 2017-18 Central College Catalog Financial aid profile, entire student body Receiving need-based aid: 81 percent Receiving scholarship and grant aid: more than 99 percent Music program Central’s music department is committed to providing both majors and non-majors a variety of musical performance opportunities: A Cappella Choir, Brass Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Clarinet Ensemble, College-Community Chorus, College-Community Orchestra, Flute Choir, Flying Pans Steel Drum Band, Handbell Choir, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Percussion Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, String Ensemble, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Vocal/Instrumental Jazz and Pop Combo, Woodwind Ensemble. Athletics program Central College is affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Division III) and the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for men and women. Our 19 teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. Central athletes have captured 11 NCAA Division III championships, 32 NCAA Division III national individual titles, 178 Iowa Conference championships, 75 national top-10 team finishes, 54 Academic All-America honors, 23 NCAA postgraduate scholarships and nine NCAA Division III player of the year awards. A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex includes: An ongoing facilities update initiative at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex is underway, with a $12 million expansion of P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium completed in early 2017, to be followed by a building renovation. H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse with indoor track, tennis and basketball court surface Ron Schipper Fitness Center Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium Competition soccer field with separate men’s and women’s practice fields Ryerson Golf Practice Range, one of the only golf practice facilities on a college campus in Iowa 8,000-meter cross country course on campus P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium Baseball and softball game fields Central College History and Tradition Founded in 1853 by a determined group of pioneer settlers, Central College has, since its inception, been committed to the ideals of liberal education. Central was originally a Baptist institution, and its founders immigrated to central Iowa to escape religious tyranny in the Netherlands. Central College officially opened Oct. 8, 1854, with a class of 37. The campus consisted of one two-story building containing three rudimentary classrooms. This fledgling institution grew both in size and mission during its first 60 years, eventually moving to a parcel of land donated by Pella's founding father, Dominie Pieter Scholte. The college survived fires, three wars and economic depression during a period of history that saw the United States double in size. In