2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

2Like many of you, I am relatively new to Virginia Wesleyan, having justcompleted my first year here. I suspect that you were drawn to the campusfor the same reasons that attracted me: a warm and intimate campusfeaturing small classes, a dynamic faculty, and an engaging curriculum thatsees character as a central element in academic preparation. Located in oneof the nation’s most vibrant and historic metropolitan areas, VirginiaWesleyan offers a wide array of possibilities for students to serve internshipsand to practice the craft of voluntarism and civic engagement.If you are a new student, you will find it easy to get to know the campusand its people. You will find this book to be an excellent guide to VirginiaWesleyan, inside and outside the classroom. So please read it carefully and refer to it often. But don’t stop there.Please take advantage of this campus’s open doors to ask questions, to make friends, and to createopportunities. And I urge you to become an active campus citizen: get involved in a club, perform with adrama or musical group, play a sport, and attend cultural events.Whether you are a new or returning student, I ask that you please introduce yourself to me. I am anxiousto get to know you, to hear how you are faring, and to help you make your time here academically andpersonally enriching. Make the most of your experience here. Virginia Wesleyan not only will prepare you fora career; it will prepare you for life. Work hard and expect much of yourself. Dream big dreams and let VirginiaWesleyan put you on the path to their realization. To begin, all you need is a spark.Dr. Timothy G. O’RourkeVice Presidentfor Academic Affairs andKenneth R. PerryDean of the CollegeThis catalog is published by Virginia Wesleyan College and contains information concerning campus life, careerpreparation, academic policies, and course offerings. The college reserves the right to make alterations in courseofferings and academic policies without prior notice in order to further the institution’s purpose.The information in the catalog is presented as a guide and is not the offer of a contract. It is not intended to nordoes it contain all policies and regulations that relate to students. Students are expected to familiarize themselves withthe academic policies contained in the catalog. Failure to do so does not excuse students from the requirements andregulations described herein.