2011-2012 Academic Catalog - Victory University

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PRE-LAW STUDIESCAMPUS ONLYDEGREE REQUIREMENTS120 SEMESTER HOURSThe Pre-Law program is an area major designed to afford qualified students a broad-basedliberal arts education integrated with coursework in business, economics, and accounting.Though mastery of content in such courses will develop students’ appreciation for the complexinterrelationships of society and its institutions, an equally important strategy in this major is toequip students with the fundamental skills in writing, analysis, and oral communication soindispensable for effective performance both in law school and in the legal profession. A briefdescription of the role these skills assume in legal training will help students focus on thestrategic relationship between the requirements of the major and graduate legal education.CRITICAL THINKING: The law school experience, from the classroom to the moot courtroomwhere students stage mock trial competitions, revolves around the case study method. Lawschool texts are “casebook” collections of actual court decisions that require students toanalyze the development of the law in specific subject areas such as contracts, personal injury,and criminal justice. Students are expected to read and prepare written summaries (called“briefs”) of the assigned cases in preparation for class discussions, and then prepare (andcontinually revise) course outlines for each class. The outlines are a semester-long projectintended to prepare students for final exams. This methodology employed in law schoolclasses, which consists of reading, discussing, and briefing large numbers of cases; extractingthe legal principles held in those cases; and then organizing those principles into coherent,detailed course outlines, requires intensive and sustained critical analysis of complex factsituations. The professors will remind students often that they are “helping you to think like alawyer.”ORAL COMMUNICATION: Actual class time in the majority of law courses unfolds in a rapid-fireexchange of challenging discussion questions directed by the professor to individual students inwhat is known as the Socratic Method. The idea is to simulate the actual atmosphere of thecourtroom in which lawyers must think fast on their feet in delivering cogent and persuasivearguments even while being constantly challenged by judges’ questions. This dynamic dialoguein the classroom requires an individual to think and speak when called upon to deliver.WRITING: Law school grades usually are based on a single examination for each course at theend of the semester. These examinations typically are essay style and require students to applythe law they have learned to complex, factual situations. The writing first must reflect clearthinking and must be concise, coherent, and organized. One cannot wonder at a time like thisabout “how to write.” Writing is the necessary tool for performance in law school and must besecond nature.167
Unlike other graduate institutions, law schools do not require students to complete specificprerequisites in undergraduate law courses, preferring instead that students be well preparedin these essential thinking and communication skills. The area major in Pre-Law studies,therefore, is a cross-disciplinary curriculum housed in the Department of Arts and Sciences thatalso includes diverse allied courses from a number of other academic areas. In completing thearea major, students need not complete a minor course of study since the area majorincorporates a minor.The area major in Pre-Law Studies is specifically designed to accommodate students interestedin attending law school as preparation for practice in the legal profession or in alliedprofessional pursuits. To complete the major, students must earn forty-five (45) semesterhours, including thirty (30) semester hours of required coursework in five subject areas, plusfifteen (15) Pre-Law elective hours. Students desiring the Bachelor of Arts degree in Pre-LawStudies must complete the following:General Education Requirements42 semester hours*Students entering <strong>Victory</strong> <strong>University</strong> at the Junior level or higher may take the 1 hour VU-1100course option. All other students are required to take the 3 hour VU-1100 course.Pre-Law Major45 semester hoursBU-2233 Business Communication 3 semester hoursEN-3003 History of English Language 3 semester hoursEN-3902 Literary Criticism and Theory 3 semester hoursEN-3232 Expository Writing 3 semester hoursBU-2183 Principles of Microeconomics 3 semester hoursBU-2293 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 semester hoursBU-4283 Business Law I 3 semester hoursBU-3232 Business Ethics 3 semester hoursBU-2153 Financial Accounting 3 semester hoursBU-2263 Managerial Accounting 3 semester hoursPre-Law Electives15 semester hoursChoose five (5) courses from the list below.BT-2130 Bible InterpretationBU-3023 Business StatisticsEN-2602 American Literature IIBU-3555 Topics in Pre-Law (may be taken twice for credit)MA-2144 Analytical Geometry and CalculusPS-3113 Psychology of PersonalityPS-4203 History and Systems of PsychologySS-2201 World Geography168
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CATALOG INFORMATION ACCURACYTHE INF
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1|INTRODUCTION
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2|GENERAL INFORMATION10
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Dr. James B. Crichton, long-time Pr
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MISSION STATEMENTVictory University
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STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATIONIt is
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ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTSVictory Univ
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3. Minimum 2.0 Grade Point Average
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purposes. The placement test is des
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An international applicant cannot b
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MATH AND WRITING PLACEMENT FOR FIRS
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ACCUPLACERWritingWritePlacerScoreMa
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If all admissions materials are rec
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College Readiness Benchmarks; Engli
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CLEARANCE TO REGISTER AS A STUDENTB
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POLICIESVictory University is a Chr
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STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS AND POLICIE
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PARKINGOne of the many advantages o
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CAMPUS JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND DISCIPLI
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5|STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER48
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DISABILITY SERVICESVictory Universi
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6|CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY52
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• The IT Department reserves the
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NGLNGL (Next Generation Learning) i
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VETERANS SERVICESLOCATION & HOURSVi
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PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT (PLA)Prio
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TUITION AND FEE SCHEDULE | 2011-12T
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ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PROGRAM AND TUI
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PAYMENT OF CHARGESTuition, fees, an
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page and should print a copy to han
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COMPLETING THE FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN
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eligible to receive. Once eligibili
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Any student who completes more than
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OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL AIDEmploye
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Institutional ScholarshipsFirst-Tim
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Science & Mathematics Access to Ret
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9|ACADEMIC INFORMATION84
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RE-ADMIT STUDENTA re-admit student
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To add a course, the student must n
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academic load to 12 hours. The maxi
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TRANSFER CREDITOVERVIEWA transfer s
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The certificate should include the
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DSST, CEEB, AP, etc.), and /or non-
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Office within six (6) weeks from th
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ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE AND GRADE APPEAL
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Student Grade AppealsStudent grade
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study required to complete their ma
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FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVA
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FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ACADEMIC PROGRE
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4. Undergraduate baccalaureate degr
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ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICYWhoever l
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APPEAL PROCESSAny student may appea
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HISTORY (HS)HS-1113 HISTORY OF WORL
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HUMANITIES (HU)HU-1013 MUSIC AND ST
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HU-2601 ACTING I (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
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LEARNING ENHANCEMENT (LE)LE-0101 RE
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MATHEMATICS (MA)MA-1150 ELEMENTARY
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)PE-1025 WEIG
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PHYSICS (PH)PH-2324 PHYSICS I (3 SE
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SOCIAL SCIENCE (SS)SS-2103 GENERAL
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UNIVERSITY STUDIES (VU)VU-1000 FOUN
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GRADUATE ADMISSION POLICY AND REQUI
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Admissions decisions cannot be made
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The GRE Designated Institution Code
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DiversityCultural diversity is valu
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as a professional counselor. Studen
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1. Follow the approved course of st
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Grade Point Average (GPA)A graduate
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COUN 623 DSM Diagnosis and Treatmen
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ethics and HIPAA requirements will
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FACULTY RESOURCES AND QUALIFICATION
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Subsidized Stafford LoansUnder the
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2011-2012 ACADEMIC CALENDAR16-WEEK
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2011-2012 ACADEMIC CALENDART-TERMS
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2011-2012 ACADEMIC CALENDARB-TERMS
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2011-2012 ACADEMIC CALENDARB-TERMS
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ADMINISTRATIONPRESIDENT’S CABINET
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Toya Leftwich, B.A., M.S., Academic
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Kunsoo Paul Choi (2010), Associate
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William P. Travis (2010), Adjunct I
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David M. Deason, Ph.D. (2009), Adju
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Jason Hood, Ph.D. (2011), Adjunct I
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William Scott Smith, M.A. (2011) Ad
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