2013-2014 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

192INDEXLatin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Marine Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 90Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Religious Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Women’s and Gender Studies . . . . . . . . . 174Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134NName Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Natural Science Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 50Natural Sciences and Mathematics . . . . . . . . . 44Non-Discrimination Policy . . . . . . Inside Front CoverNon-Resident Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57OOral Communication Proficiency . . . . . . . . . . 52Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29PPass/Fail Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Physical Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Physical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Plan of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 44Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Pre-Professional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18PORTfolio Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 146Professional Development Series . . . . . . . . . . . 148Professional Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 93Program Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149QRReadmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Recreation and Leisure Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Refund Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Registration, Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Religious Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Repeating a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Residence Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Residential Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Rights and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60ROTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14SSatisfactory Academic Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Science(Earth and Environmental Sciences) . . . . . . 89Selective Retention Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Senior Integrative Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51Social Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 53, 161Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Sociology/Criminal Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Spanish (Hispanic Studies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Special Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Staff Emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Student Government Association . . . . . . . . . . 27Student Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Study Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Summer Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58TTeaching Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 129Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Transcripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Transfer Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Transfer Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 60Transient Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Trustees, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Two-Course Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15UVVeterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Virginia Tidewater Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32WWesleyan Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Winter Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Withdrawal from College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 58Women’s and Gender Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Writing Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Writing Intensive Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 49XYZ2013JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRILS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 66 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 1313 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 2020 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 2727 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 3031MAY JUNE JULY AUGUSTS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 35 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 1012 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 1719 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 2426 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 3130SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBERS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31Fall Semester 2013Orientation for Freshmen ________________June 21, July 1Fall student athletes arrive ________________Aug. 18Fall Faculty Workshop___________________Aug. 20New students arrive_____________________Aug. 21August Orientation for Freshmen __________Aug. 21New transfer students arrive ______________Aug. 23Freshman Honor Convocation ____________Aug. 23Residence halls open at 10:00 a.m.for returning students ________________Aug. 24Classes begin__________________________Aug. 26Labor Day Holiday (no classes/labs) _________Sept. 2ASP weekend classes begin _______________Sept. 6, 7Fall Convocation ______________________Sept. 12Homecoming/Parent Weekend ____________Oct. 4, 5, 6*Fall Break ___________________________Oct. 10-11Mid-Semester Progress Reportsavailable on WebAdvisor______________Oct. 16VWC Day ___________________________Oct. 19ASP Advising/Registration forSpring 2014 (Noon) _________________Oct. 23Advising Weeks forSpring 2014 Registration______________Oct. 28-Nov. 8Advance Registration forSpring 2014 Semester begins___________Nov. 1Last day for dropping a coursewithout automatic WF _______________Nov. 8Honors & Scholarship Day_______________Nov. 8VWC Day ___________________________Nov. 9**Thanksgiving Holiday _________________Nov. 27-29Classes resume_________________________Dec. 2Classes end (Evening classes end Dec. 5) ______Dec. 6Evening and weekendfinal examinations___________________Dec. 6-12Reading Day__________________________Dec. 7December Graduate Reception ____________Dec. 8Final examinations _____________________Dec. 9-12Semester ends after last exam______________Dec. 12Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m. __________Dec. 12* Evening classes meet Thursday, Oct. 10.** Monday laboratories meet at the discretion ofthe instructor. Only Monday evening classes meetthis week.CALENDAR 2013–20142014JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRILS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 55 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 1212 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 1919 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 2626 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 3030 31MAY JUNE JULY AUGUSTS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 24 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 911 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 1618 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 2325 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBERS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 3130Spring Semester 2014Residence Halls open for Winter Session_______Jan. 1Winter Session ________________________Jan. 2-24Drop WS course without record ___________Jan. 3Drop WS course without automatic W/F ____Jan. 8Spring Faculty Workshop ________________Jan. 23New Freshmen and transfer students arrive ___Jan. 24New Student Orientation ________________Jan. 24Residence halls open at 10:00 a.m.for returning students ________________Jan. 25Classes begin__________________________Jan. 27ASP weekend classes begin _______________Jan. 31-Feb. 1Honors & Scholarship Day_______________Feb. 7VWC Day ___________________________Feb. 8Honors & Scholarship Day_______________Mar. 7VWC Day ___________________________Mar. 8Spring Break __________________________Mar. 17-23(ASP classes meet Saturday, Mar. 15)Classes resume_________________________Mar. 24Mid-Semester Progress Reportsavailable on WebAdvisor______________Mar. 26Admitted Student Day __________________Apr. 5Advising Weeks for Fall 2014 Registration____Apr. 7-18Advance Registration forSummer and Fall 2014 begins__________Apr. 11ASP Advising/Registration forSummer/Fall 2014 begins _____________Apr. 13Last day for dropping a coursewithout automatic WF _______________Apr. 18Easter Sunday _________________________Apr. 20Easter Monday Holiday(Monday labs meet another day-TBA)_____Apr. 21Classes resume_________________________Apr. 22Faculty Assembly-Faculty approve graduates _____________Apr. 25Spring Honors Convocation& Academic Fair____________________May 2Classes end (Evening classes end May 6 )______May 7Evening and weekend final examinations ____May 7-13Reading Day__________________________May 8Final examinations _____________________May 9, 10& 12, 13Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m.,except for graduates_________________May 13Commencement_______________________May 17Summer Session begins_________________May 27Summer Session ends __________________Aug. 15