Anderson University Catalog

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2008-2009 Academic Catalog
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ANDERSON
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Announcements for the Ninety-eighth Year
2008-2009
Published byAnderson University
316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621
Telephone: [phone]
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Web Site: www.andersonuniversity.edu
Catalog Information
This catalogdoes not constitute a contractbetween astudent andAndersonUniversity
either expressed or implied; andAndersonUniversityreserves the right at anytime to
change, delete, oraddto anyofthe content atits sole discretion. Thispolicyalso applies
to the Student Handbook, The Music Handbook, TheTeacher Education Handbook, and
anyotherofficialuniversitypublication that maycontaindescriptions ofacademicprogram
requirements, studentservices, orrules andregulations regardingstudentbehavior.
The catalogcontainsthe program offerings, the graduationrequirements, the academic
policies, andthe studentservices in effect on May15, 2008. The administrationand
facultybelieve thatthe educationaland otherprograms ofAndersonUniversitydescribed
inthis catalogare effective andvaluable. However, the ultimate results ofprograms
offeredinterms ofachievement, employment, professionallicensing, or othermeasure,
are dependent onfactors outside the programs, such asthe personalityand energyofthe
student, governmental or institutional regulations, andmarket conditions. Therefore,
except as specificallystatedherein, the Universitymakes no representation or contractthat
followingaparticular course or curriculumwill result inspecific achievement, employment
or qualification for employment, admissionto degree programs, orlicensingforparticular
professions or occupations.
Non-Discrimination
AndersonUniversityaccepts students onthe basis ofacademic qualifications, character,
and evidence ofthe potentialto benefitfromthe universityexperience. The University
accepts all qualifiedapplicantswithout regardto race, religious creed, place ofnational
origin, sex, age, disability, or ethnicgroup.
Complaint Procedure
Students and otherinterestedpartieswho have complaints regardinginstitutional
policies andpractices, orwhowishto request deviation orrelease fromthe requirements
ofUniversityprograms orpolicies, must submitwritten statements summarizingtheir
concerns to thefollowingoffices:all minors are subject to the followingguidelines:
I. Enrollment Management—matterspertainingto admissions andfinancialaid.
2,.AcademicAffairs—matters relatingto academicprograms andpolicies.
3. Student Development—matters relatingto student developmentprograms and
policies.
4. Finance andAdministration—matters relatingto financial, business operations,
and facilities (includingbuildings andgrounds) programs andpolicies.
5. Athletics—matters relatingto athleticprograms.
6. Information Services—matters relatingto informationservices, systems andtechnology-
Each officewillrespondinatimelymannerand inwritingto eachspecificwrittencomplaint.
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR-2008-2009 (Traditional Program)
SUMMERSCHOOL. 2008
FirstTerm: May 5— 23; Registration Deadline—May2
SecondTerm: May 26— June 20; Registration Deadline—May23
SUMMERORIENTATIONS. 2008
June 12-13 (Thursday-Friday)
June 19-20 (Thursday-Friday)
August 15 (Friday) -- ForInternationalStudents Only
ADULTACCELERATEDDEGREEPROGRAM - FALL. 2008
Term I - August 14—October9 (Holiday- Septemberi)
TermII - October 16—December II (Holiday- November27/
FALLSEMESTER. 2008
Faculty/StaffMeetingand Divisional Planning Thursday,August 14
FacultyRetreat Friday, August 15
NewFreshmenResidentsMove Into ResidenceHalls Saturday,August 1
OpeningWorshipforFreshmenStudentsandTheirFamilies Sunday(Morning), AugustIJ
First DayofClassforthe FallSemester Thursday,August 21
OpeningConvocation (DuringChapelPeriod) Wednesday,August 27
LaborDayHoliday Monday, SeptemberI
LastDaytoWithdrawfromaCourseWithNoGrade(Fin.ResponsibilityAfterThisDate) Wednesday, September3
EarlyAcademicAlert Reports Due Wednesday, September24
LastDaytoWithdrawfrom Courses Friday, October IO
FallBreak Monday- Tuesday, October13-14
Pre-RegistrationforSpringSemester, 2009 Thursday, October30 -Wednesday, November12
ThanksgivingHoliday Wednesday- Friday, November26-28
Last ClassDay Friday, December5
FinalExaminations Monday, December8 -Thursday, DecemberII
Graduation Wednesday, December17
ADULTACCELERATEDDEGREEPROGRAM - SPRING. 2009
TermIII - January5—February26
TermIV - March2 -April 29 (SpringBreak- March16 andMarch19)
Term V - May4—June 29 (Holiday—May25)
SPRINGSEMESTER. 2009
NewFreshmenResidentsMove into ResidenceHalls Sunday,January4
FacultyIn-ServiceTraining Monday,January5
FacultyPlanningDay Tuesday,January6
OrientationforNewStudents Wednesday,January7
FirstDayofClassforthe SpringSemester Thursday,January8
LastDaytoWithdrawfromaCoursewithNoGrade(Fin.ResponsibilityAfterThisDate) Wednesday,January21
Founders' DayConvocation Wednesday, FebruaryII
EarlyAcademicAlertReportsDue Wednesday, FebruaryII
LastDaytoWithdrawfrom Courses Tuesday, MarchIO
SpringBreak Saturday, March14 - Sunday, March 22
Pre-RegistrationforSummerSessionsandFallSemester,2009 Thursday, March 26 -Wednesday,April8
GoodFridayHoliday Friday,AprilIO
Honors Convocation Wednesday,April15
Last ClassDay Wednesday,April22
FinalExaminations Thursday,Aprd23—Tuesday,April28
Graduation Saturday, May2
SUMMERSCHOOL. 2000.
FirstTerm: May 4— 22; RegistrationDeadline—MayI
SecondTerm: May 25— June l9> RegistrationDeadline—May22
President's Message
Fall 2008
Welcome toAnderson University!
Thoseparticipatingin the life ofthe Universityunderthis academic catalog
willwrite the history ofthe 98thyear ofoperations ofourbeloved institution.
Actingout ofa deep desire to build a rare learningenvironment, our
founderswere people ofcommitment andvision.
Andso it isthat todayAnderson is a rareplace indeed—where the entire
campus community is devotedto the high ideals ofChristianhigher
education inan intellectuallystimulatingenvironment.
Here, weviewlife as a.journey . . . giftedto eachofusby God andfilledwith
choice andpossibilityeverystep oftheway.
Asyoupursueyourparticulargoals and dreamsthisyear, I encourageyou
to considerthat the greatest dangerto becomingthe personyouwere meant
to be isto fall into the trap ofcomplacency. AndersonUniversityitselfis a
verygood place and ourgreatest challenge is to energize one anotherto make
certainthat asgoodaswe are, we are continuouslycultivatingthe desire,
ability, and expectationto improve onwhatwe do.
Students, we have a deep desire that attendingAndersonUniversitywillbe
just the start ofalifetime markedbyanunquenchable thirst forknowledge,
exploration, and service.
Have agreatyearatAU!
Cordially,
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Evans P.Whitaker, Ph.D.
President
Contents
President's Message 4
PresentingAnderson University 6
Admissions/FinancialAid/Expenses l8
Academic Curriculum 42
Academic Programs 52
Academic Courses 104
Academic Policies 206
Student Development and Campus Life 226
University Directory 236
Campus Map 265
Index 266
User's Guide to Catalog Information 269
Presenting Anderson University
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Mission Statement of Purpose
Anderson University isan academic community, affiliatedwith the South Carolina Baptist
Convention, providinga challengingeducationgrounded in the liberal arts, enhanced
byprofessional andgraduate programsand a co-curricular focus on the development of
character, servant leadership, and cultural engagement. This is a diverse communitythat is
Christ-centered, people-focused, student-oriented, quality-driven, andfuture-directed.
Vision Statement
To be a premier teachinguniversitywhere liberal arts and professional studies thrive
within a distinctively Christian community offaculty, staffand students dedicatedto
learningand service.
Values
Anderson'svision represents a shared sense ofthe type ofuniversitywewantto create. We
arebound togetheras a communitybythis commonaspiration. Values serve asguides
that shape ourdailyactions. Everyone needsto knowand understandthevalues ofour
organization; theyare aguidingforce in people'shearts:
AChristian Community
The LiberalArts
The Individual
The Student
ADiverse Student Body
Continuous Improvement
Servant Leadership
The Future
Ourvisionprovides thebigpicture ofthe universityethoswhile our Strategic Plan, Vision
2014. is aroadmap to the future destination forthe university.
Strategic Plan
Vision 2014 is an aggressive agenda foraccomplishmentto be pursued overthe next
tenyears. It consists of 14broadstrategiesthatwillleadto unprecedentedprogress
atAndersonUniversity, placingthe institution in the front ranks of Christianhigher
education and allowingAU to enlarge its service to andimpact on individuals, thelocal
region, society, andthe church.
STRATEGY ONE: Create an exceptional, future-driven Christianlearningenvironment that
emphasizesvalues, high standards of scholarship, mutual respect, andnurturingsupport
forall members of theAndersonUniversity community.
InitiativesandPriorities
Strategic Priorities
1. Make studentlearning - the education of thewhole student - ourtoppriority
2. Attract andretain outstanding Christian scholars andstaff
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3. Supportstaff in continuously expandingtheirprofessionalknowledge and skills;
establisha newemployee orientationand ongoingprofessionaltrainingprogram
4- Create aclimate that encouragesAUundergraduatesto pursuegraduate study,
distinguishedfellowships, and careers of life-impactingsignificance
5- Keepingexcellentteachingourprimaryfocus, embrace abroadviewofscholarship that
includesteaching, discovery, application, and integration; develop discipline-specific
standards forqualityscholarlyand creative facultycontributions
Strategic Initiatives
6. Maintainan overallstudentto facultyratio between 13=1 and 17:1
7- Increasepercentage of full-time facultywithterminal degrees from 65% to 80-85%
8. Restructure academicunits (currentlydivisions) to reflectthe maturityandqualityof
the academicprograms
9. Establish acenterforteachingandlearningto encourage, assist, and support facultyin
their effortsto continuouslyimprove aslearner-focusedteachers
10. Increase facultysalaries to medianlevels for comparative aspirant institutions
11. Increase facultydevelopment fundingto competitive levels
12- Implementa compensation managementprogram forstaff designed to keep staff
salaries competitive
13. Establish exceptional co-curricularlearningopportunities designedto setAU
undergraduates apart—suchas extraordinaryinternships, original researchprojects,
international educationaltravel, and Christianmissions
14. Develop highquality, self-supportingmasters, specialist, and doctoral degreeprograms
thatmake sense forAU; develop a timeline forgraduate programdevelopment
15. Design newfacilitiesto supportandfosterlearning, research andteachingincludinga
newlibrary
16. Enhance student-centeredservicesto enable academic success such as exceptional
advisinganduser- friendlyadministrative andacademicprocesses
17. Make curricularenhancements to foster the development of students' communication
(oral, written, andtechnological) andreasoningskills
18. Explore and considermembership intheAssociated NewAmerican Colleges (ANAC)
consortiumandthe Council of Christian Colleges andUniversities (CCCU)
19. Explore and considerrestructuringthe academic calendarto facilitate aJanuaryterm
STRATEGYTWO: Create robust, engagingstudent development andresidencelifeprograms
that support retentiongoals, foster relationship-building, create community, emphasize
Christiangrowthandcharacterdevelopment, and create extraordinarystudentsatisfaction
InitiativesandPriorities
Strategic Priorities
I. Seekto continuouslyimprove student developmentprograms to enhance Christianlife
and develop leadership and characterdevelopmentamongstudents
Strategic Initiatives
2- Provide campushousingforatleast 75% OI" the traditionalstudentpopulation
3. Incrementallyrefurbish residence hallswith newfurnishingsand decor
4- Fullyembrace the "residence life" philosophywhereinresidence halls are nurturing
livingandlearningenvironments
5. Embrace aviewof studentlife thatvalues andprograms forvarious studentsub
cultures such as athletes, commuters, adultACCELlearners, minorities, etc.