2006 - 2007 University Catalog 2006 - 2007 Fifty-Five Fair Drive ~ Costa Mesa, California 92626 ~ 714.556.3610 ~ www.vanguard.edu Table of Contents Academic Calendar ........................................................................................... 5-6 General Information ........................................................................................7-15 University Mission Statement........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 History .........................................................................................................................................................................................7-8 Institutional Vision.....................................................................................................................................................................8-9 Educational Targets and Goals ................................................................................................................................................9-10 Faith Confession .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Statement on Diversity ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Accreditation ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Disclaimer Institutional Affi liations .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Location ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 The provisions of this publication are not to be regarded as Campus and Buildings................................................................................................................................................................ 12 University Institutes and Centers ...........................................................................................................................................12-15 the irrevocable terms of the contract between the student Admissions Information .................................................................................16-21 and Vanguard University. Changes are effected from time to time in the general regulations and in the academic Financial Information ....................................................................................22-25 Financial Aid ..........................................................................................................................................................................22-23 requirements. There are established procedures for Costs and Payment Policies ...................................................................................................................................................24-25 making changes, procedures which protect the university’s Student Life and Services ...............................................................................27-33 integrity and the individual student’s interest and welfare. University Student Services ....................................................................................................................................................27-28 A curriculum or graduation requirement, when altered, is Undergraduate Student Life ...................................................................................................................................................28-33 not made retroactive unless the alteration is to the student’s Academic Information ....................................................................................34-60 advantage and can be accommodated within the span of Degrees Granted .....................................................................................................................................................................34-35 years normally required for graduation. Academic Services ..................................................................................................................................................................36-38 Academic Policies ...................................................................................................................................................................39-49 Off Campus Study Programs .................................................................................................................................................49-54 Core Curriculum ....................................................................................................................................................................54-60 School of Business and Management ..............................................................61-82 Undergraduate Programs in Business and Management .....................................................................................................61-71 Graduate Program in Business (MBA) .................................................................................................................................72-82 School of Communication and the Arts ..........................................................83-117 Department of Communication ............................................................................................................................................84-97 Department of Music ............................................................................................................................................................97-110 Department of Theatre Arts ...............................................................................................................................................110-117 School of Education.................................................................................... 118-160 Child Development Program .............................................................................................................................................118-122 Department of Liberal Studies ...........................................................................................................................................122-126 Graduate Programs in Education......................................................................................................................................126-160 School of Humanities and Social Sciences .................................................... 161-195 Women’s Studies Minor ........................................................................................................................................................... 162 Pre-Law Studies Minor ......................................................................................................................................................162-163 Department of Anthropology and Sociology .....................................................................................................................164-174 Department of English .......................................................................................................................................................174-181 Department of History and Political Science .....................................................................................................................181-190 Department of Spanish ......................................................................................................................................................190-195 2 3 School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics................................................ 196-230 Department of Biology .......................................................................................................................................................198-204 Academic Calendar, 2006-2007 Department of Chemistry ...................................................................................................................................................204-209 This calendar is tentative and subject to change. Department of Kinesiology ................................................................................................................................................209-221 Department of Nursing ............................................................................................................................................................ 221 Department of Mathematics ..............................................................................................................................................222-230 Fall Semester, 2006 School of Psychology .................................................................................. 231-251 Aug 11 Financial Registration Deadline for Student Leaders & Fall Student Athletes Only, Friday Undergraduate Program in Psychology ............................................................................................................................231-236