2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog The Spring Arbor UniverSiTy ConCepT Spring Arbor University is a community of learners, distinguished by our lifelong involvement in the study and application of the liberal arts, total commitment to Jesus Christ as the perspective for learning, and critical participation in the contemporary world. 1 2 From The provoST One hundred and forty years ago, Spring Arbor Seminary was founded. Fifty years ago, Spring Arbor College received its first four-year degree students. Over these many years, we have continued to offer the liberal arts permeated and undergirded by God’s truth as revealed in Jesus Christ as the foundation for lifelong learning and ongoing involvement in a changing world. Spring Arbor University now welcomes you to explore our majors, minors, and programs to identify those that will enable you best to attain your educational goals. This catalog provides program content, degree requirements, and information on specific courses for all of our undergraduate majors and minors. It is intended to be a guide and tool for you to identify a course of study to pursue, to work with your advisor in determining a plan to graduation, and to track your progress toward your degree achievement. The policies and expectations set forth in the pages following are designed to assure program quality, consistency, accountability and match with the values and mission of the University. Specifically, it delineates requirements that need to be met for graduations, majors, programs and so forth. You need to understand and abide by these requirements. But it is much more. This catalog is the menu for the intellectual banquet that is the University. Here you will be offered ways to learn about some of the finest accomplishments of mankind, and how you yourself might contribute to those in future. You will encounter information and understandings offered to you by faculty members who have spent hours and days and years exploring matters that they are eager to share with you. Throughout is our commitment to demonstrate the significance of the Faith to the material you are learning. Do not limit your perusal of the catalog to the list of courses needed for the direction you have already selected for your next step in life. Take advantage of the opportunity to explore new things, to challenge yourself in new areas, and so either to confirm or to discover a new direction toward your personal and professional future. And, throughout your examination of this catalog, and your Spring Arbor career, be assured of our desire for you to prosper in all important arenas of life now and in the future. May this catalog assist you to that end. Sincerely, M. Kimberly Rupert, Ph.D. Provost and Chief Academic Officer 3 Contents i. generAL inFormATion A History of Spring Arbor University ...................................................8 Affiliations, Accreditation and FERPA .................................................9 Statement of Faith and The Spring Arbor University Concept ............11 The Spring Arbor Graduate ...............................................................14 Benefits of the Community ................................................................14 Standards of Conduct ........................................................................15 ii. ADmiSSion Procedures for Admission .................................................................16 Admission Requirements ...................................................................17 International Students .......................................................................18 Financial Aid ...................................................................................19 Expenses and Fees ............................................................................20 Withdrawal Rebates ..........................................................................21 Unpaid Student Accounts .................................................................22 iii. DegreeS, progrAmS & poLiCieS Graduation Requirements .................................................................23 Bachelor Degrees ..............................................................................23 General Education ............................................................................24 Cross Cultural Requirement ..............................................................26 Liberal Arts Requirements .................................................................28 Associate Degree Requirements ........................................................29 Academic Majors/Degrees/Programs .................................................30 Academic Minors ..............................................................................32 Special Academic Programs ..............................................................33 E.P. Hart Honors Program .................................................................34 The Academic Calendar....................................................................35 Off Campus Study Opportunities ......................................................35 Academic Policies ............................................................................40 Grading System .................................................................................41 Academic Integrity ............................................................................44 Academic Honors .............................................................................46 Academic Student Connections ........................................................46 Academic Probation .........................................................................47 Withdrawal from the University ........................................................48 Transcripts ........................................................................................48 Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid ..............................49 Veterans ............................................................................................50 iv. inSTrUCTion Academic Program ...........................................................................51 Courses of Instruction .......................................................................52 4 Contents Online Study .....................................................................................54 Weekend College .............................................................................54 Courses of Study Accounting ...................................................................56 Actuarial Science ..........................................................60 Advertising and Public Relations ...................................62 Arabic ...........................................................................64 Art .................................................................................66 Biblical Languages ........................................................72 Biblical Studies ..............................................................73 Biochemistry .................................................................75 Biology ..........................................................................76 Business Administration ...............................................82 Camping Ministry .........................................................86 Chemistry ......................................................................88 Children’s Ministry ........................................................91 Chinese .........................................................................93 Christian Ministries ........................................................94 Communication and Media ...........................................96 Computer Science .........................................................99 Core ............................................................................103 Criminal Justice ...........................................................105 Cross Cultural Communication ....................................107 Digital Media ..............................................................108 Drama .........................................................................112 Early Childhood Education ..........................................114 Economics ...................................................................117 Education ....................................................................118 English ........................................................................131 Entrepreneurship .........................................................135 Finance ......................................................................136 French .........................................................................139 General Studies ...........................................................141 German .......................................................................143 Geography ..................................................................145 Global Missions ..........................................................146 Global Studies .............................................................147 Health and Exercise Science ........................................149 Health Education .........................................................152 Health, Human Performance and Recreation .............154 History ........................................................................156 Integrated Science .......................................................161