VWCCatalogCover 11-12_VWCCatalogCover 2007-08 FINAL 8/4/11 9:56 AM Page 1 V IRGINIA W ESLEYAN C ATA L O G C OLLEGE 2012 2011-2012 2011 757.455.3208 • 800.737.8684 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia www.vwc.edu BRING A SPARK • LIGHT A FIRE BRING A SPARK • LIGHT A FIRE VWC Catalog IFC/Calendar 2011-12 9/1/11 9:34 AM Page 1 Correspondence Directory CALENDAR 2011–2012 2011 2012 Inquiries are welcome. You may write or call the College. 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Inquiries to the Commission on Colleges 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or telephone 404.679.4500 should relate ASP weekend classes begin __________Sept. 9, 10 Wesleyan Scholarship Days____________TBA only to the accreditation status of Virginia Wesleyan and not to general admission information. Homecoming/Family Weekend _______Oct. 7-9 VWC Day ________________________Mar. 3 Columbus Visit Event_______________Oct. 10 Spring Break _______________________Mar. 17-25 Non-discrimination Policy *Fall break _______________________Oct. 13-14 Residence Halls open for Virginia Wesleyan College admits students of any race, religion, color, creed, gender, national and ethnic origin age, marital Progress Reports available (WebAdvisor)_Oct. 19 returning students, 10 a.m. _________Mar. 25 status, covered veteran status, handicap, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status to all the rights, privileges, Last day to drop courses without Classes resume _____________________Mar. 26 programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the College. It does not discriminate on the an automatic “WF”______________Oct. 28 Progress Reports available (WebAdvisor)__Mar. 28 basis of race, religion, color, creed, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, handicap, Advising weeks for spring registration___Oct. 31-Nov. 11 Last day to drop courses sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, * Evening classes meet Thursday. without automatic “WF” __________Apr. 5 scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other College-administered programs. ** Monday laboratories meet at the discretion of Easter Sunday/Monday holiday ________Apr. 8-9 the instructor. Only Monday evening classes meet Advising weeks for fall registration ______Apr. 10-20 this week. VWC Day ________________________Apr. 14 Advance registration for 001-053 VWC Catalog 12 Front 9/1/11 9:36 AM Page 2 2 CONTENTS 3 If you ask Virginia Wesleyan students why they came here, most CONTENTS would say that they were attracted to the warm and intimate campus community featuring small classes, a dynamic faculty, a rigorous College Profile . 6 Mission Statement . 6 liberal arts curriculum, and a focus on character as a central element Four-Year Graduation Guarantee . 6 in academic preparation. Others would point out that, because the Your Rights and Responsibilities . 7 college is located in one of the nation’s most vibrant and historic Admission . 12 metropolitan areas, it offers a wide array of possibilities for students Financial Information . 18 Financial Aid . 19 to pursue internships and to practice volunteerism and civic Plan of Study . 24 engagement. The Educational Program . 24 One current student told me that what he loves most about The General Studies Program . 26 Virginia Wesleyan is that it’s always changing in ways that make it Graduation Requirements . 26 Major Programs . 32 better. He specifically mentioned the new curriculum. Over the past Academic Regulations and Information . 33 four years, our faculty have reviewed and revised every major and Academic Standing . 38 every course in order to make the educational experience—inside Program Enhancement . 39 and outside the classroom—more engaging, more exciting, and, Study Abroad . 41 ROTC . 42 ultimately, more relevant to the career aspirations of our students. The Adult Studies Program . 43 With this catalog, the college launches the new, “enhanced” Center for Sacred Music . 48 curriculum. The new course structure is sometimes called the “4 x 4” Center for the Study of Religious Freedom . 50 because students typically take four 4-semester hour courses each Careers . 52 Programs and Courses . 56 semester. Academic Skills Development . 56 You will find this book to be an excellent guide to Virginia Wesleyan’s academic programs. So please read American Studies . 56 it carefully and refer to it often. But don’t stop there. Especially if you are a new student, please take advantage Art/Art History . 57 of this campus’s open doors to ask questions, to make friends, and to create opportunities. You will find that Biology . 60 Business . 65 there are lots of people ready to assist you. The Center for the Study of Religious Freedom . 70 Whether you are a new or returning student, I urge you to become an active campus citizen: get involved Chemistry . 70 in a club, perform with a drama or musical group, play a sport, and attend cultural events. My one word of Classics . 73 advice to all students is this: Associate! A first-rate faculty and personal attention are Communication . 76 Virginia Wesleyan College trademarks that Comprehensive Liberal Studies . 80 To each student, I ask that you please introduce yourself to me. I am eager to get to know you, to hear how Earth and Environmental Sciences . 81 you are faring, and to help you make your time here academically and personally enriching. Make the most of have earned the liberal arts institution a Education/Special Education/ your experience here.