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Registration ................................................................................................................................. 29Tuition ......................................................................................................................................... 30Financial Aid ............................................................................................................................... 30Student Activity Fee for MU at Night Students ........................................................................... 30SUMMER SESSION ....................................................................................................................... 30METHODIST UNIVERSITY ONLINE .......................................................................................... 31Class Size/Enrollment ................................................................................................................. 31Course Offerings/Descriptions .................................................................................................... 31Course Schedule .......................................................................................................................... 31Tuition/Payment for Online Courses ........................................................................................... 31Registration ................................................................................................................................. 31Obtaining a Username and Password .......................................................................................... 31E-Mail Setup for Distance Education Students ............................................................................ 32Purchasing Textbooks and Materials ........................................................................................... 32Library Access ............................................................................................................................. 32Technical Requirements .............................................................................................................. 32Technical Support ........................................................................................................................ 33Withdrawing from an Online Course ........................................................................................... 33No-Show Policy .......................................................................................................................... 33Online Course Etiquette .............................................................................................................. 34ORGANIZATIONS AND HONOR SOCIETIES............................................................................ 34ACADEMIC HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS ........................................................................... 35The President’s List ..................................................................................................................... 35The Dean’s List ........................................................................................................................... 35Honors and Awards ..................................................................................................................... 35PROGRAM AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ 40Degrees Awarded ........................................................................................................................ 40Award of Second Baccalaureate Degree...................................................................................... 40Academic Majors ........................................................................................................................ 40Academic Minors ........................................................................................................................ 41Concentrations ............................................................................................................................. 42Required Courses and Curriculum Patterns ................................................................................. 42Writing Across the Curriculum ................................................................................................... 42General Education/Core Competencies ....................................................................................... 42Computer Competency Requirement ........................................................................................... 43Library Competency Requirement .............................................................................................. 43Residency .................................................................................................................................... 43Vocational and/or Pre-Professional Programs ............................................................................. 44GRADUATION POLICIES ............................................................................................................ 44Requirements for Graduation ...................................................................................................... 45Graduation Exercises ................................................................................................................... 45International Students and the Ceremony of the Flags ................................................................ 45Graduation with Honors for Baccalaureate Degrees .................................................................... 46Closing of Records ...................................................................................................................... 46GENERAL EDUCATION/CORE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 47Course Abbreviations and Numbering ........................................................................................ 47Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work ........................................................................... 48Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Social Work ...................................................................... 49Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts ............................................................................. 50Associate of Arts in General Studies ........................................................................................... 51Associate of Arts with a Subject Concentration .......................................................................... 52Methodist University/Defense Language Institute Cooperative Program .................................... 53Associate of Science with a Subject Concentration ..................................................................... 54INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS ........................................................................................... 56Honors Program .......................................................................................................................... 56Humanities .................................................................................................................................. 57Interdisciplinary Courses ............................................................................................................. 57Library Services .......................................................................................................................... 58Women’s Studies ......................................................................................................................... 59SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES ..................................................................................... 61Fine Arts ...................................................................................................................................... 61Department of Art ................................................................................................................... 614