2003-2004 Catalog; 2003-2004 Academic Catalog University of South Carolina-Spartanburg

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UniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburg
ADEMIC CATALOG 2003-2004
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2003-2004 Academic Catalog
University ofSouth Carolina Spartanburg
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MailingAddress: UniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburg
800Universit)'Way
Spartanburg,SouthCarolina29303
Telephone: [phone]
TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgisaccreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheSouthernAssociationofCollegesand
Schools(1866SouthernLane,Decatur,Ga.30033-4097:Telephone[phone])toawardassociate,baccalaureateandmaster'sdegrees.
TheUruversity reservestherighttomakechangesincurricula,degreerequirements,courseofferings,andallacademicregulationswhen
inthejudgmentofthefaculty,thechancellor,thepresidentortheboardoftrusteessuchchangesareinthebestinterestofthestudentsand
theUniversity.
RegistrationattheUniversityassumesthestudent'sacceptanceofallpublishedacademicregulations,includingthosewhichappearinthis
catalogandallothersfoundinanyofficialannouncement.
TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgiscommittedtoapolicyofaffirmativeactionwhichassuresequalopportimityineducation
andemploymenttoallqualifiedpersonsregardlessofrace,sex,religion,creed,handicap,disability,veteranstatus,nationaloriginorancestr)'.
1certifvthatthiscatalogistrueandcorrectincontentandpolicyandstatesprogressrequirementsforgraduation.
JohnC.Stockwell
Chancellor,USCS
TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgcatalogispublishedyearlyinSpartanburg,SouthCarolina.
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usesisamemberinstitutionoftheUniversityofSouthCarolina.
Table of Contents
Academic Calciulars 4
The University 6
The UniversityCenter in (ireen\ille 9
Admissions 14
rinancKil Aid 23
Feesand Expenses 34
Student Aflairs 38
Academic Regulations 45
Academic Programs 59
Honors Program 66
Mediation and C'oiillict Resolution 71
Center for liiforination Management and Systems 73
CenterforInterdisciplinary Studies 77
CenterforNonprofit Administration 81
CenterforWomen's Studiesand Programs 85
CollegeofArtsand Sciences 87
Fine Arts andCommunication Studies 88
Languagesand LiteratureandComposition 93
Division ofMathematicsandComputerScience 100
DivisionofNatural SciencesandEngineering 106
Psychology 112
Social Sciences. Philosophy and History 1 15
School ofBusiness Admijiistration and Economics 127
SchoolofEducation 132
Mary Black School ofNursing 153
Course Descriptions 165
Graduate Studies 216
Administration and Faculty 231
Index 246
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Academic Calendar2003-2004
Fall2003
Monday,Aug.25 Classesbegin
Monday.Sept. 1 LaborDayholiday
Monday-Tuesday,Oct. 13-14 Fallbreak
Wednesday-Friday,Nov.26-28 Thanksgivingbreak
Monday,Dec.8 Classesend
Tuesday,Dec.9 ReadingDay
Wednesday-Tuesday,Dec. 10-16 Finalexaminations
Wednesday,Dec. 17 ConvocationhonoringDecembergraduates
Spring2004
Monday,Jan. 12 Classesbegin
Monday,Jan. 1 MartinLutherKingJrHoliday
Monday-Friday,March 15-19 Springbreak
Monday,April26 Classesend
Tuesday,April27 ReadingDay
Wednesday-Tuesday,April28-May4 Finalexaminations
Saturday,May8 Commencement
Maymester2004
Monday,May 10 Classesbegin
Thursday,May27 Classesend
Friday,May28 Finalexaminations
SummerSession 12004
Tuesday,June 1 Classesbegin
Wednesday,June30 Classesend
Tliureday-Friday,July1 Finalexaminations
SummerSession II2004
Tuesday,July6 Classesbegin
Wednesday,Aug.4 Classesend
Thursday-Friday,Aug.5-6 Finalexaminations
Welcome
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Oil hcli.ilt oi ilic Lliiivcr.sityi)f South C^arolina Spartanburg, I wish to
extendaveryspecialwelcometoyou. 1ampleasedthatyouhavedecided
totakeacloserlookatthefastestgrowinguniversityinthestateofSouth
Carolina. Upon learning more about ourextraordinary programs and
courseofferings,diversecampusand internationalcharacter, widearrayofstudent lifeopportunities, and
beautiful facilitiesand grounds, I am confident thatyou will be most impressed.
uses is metropolitan university, which means its fundamental purpose is to provide baccalaureate and
graduateeducationalopportunit)'totherapidlygrowingmetropolitanUpstateofSouthCarolina.Hereyou
will find academic programs of top quality in the USCS College ofArts and Sciences and in our three
professional schoolsofbusiness,educationand nursing. Ourfacultyandstaffwill interactwithyou on an
individualbasisandwillhelptomakeyouruniversityexperiencebothchallengingandworthwhile.Youwill
also find quality facilitiessuch as the PerformingArtsCenter, the Campus LifeCenter, the SusanJacobs
Arboretum, and the Louis P. HowellAthleticComplex,all which will enrich youreducational journey.
As a metropolitan university, USC^S has a history offorming strong partnerships with members ofour
surroimding community including school districts, other colleges, business, industrv and healthcare
—
institutions partnerships fromwhichyouwill benefitasastudentand futuregraduateofthe University.
USCSisacenterofactivitiesfortheuniversitycommunit}'andbeyond. Studentsat USCShavecountless
opportunities toparticipate in campusactivitiesand toassumeleadership roles in avarietyofstudentand
academicprograms.Internshipopportunities(regional,nationalandinternational),theCenterforWomen's
Studies and Programs, special programs for minorit)' and international students, and the CareerServices
Centerare justafewofthe manysen'icesoffered to USCS students.
Asyoureadthroughthepagesofthiscatalog,pleasecontactourOfficeofAdmissions at864-503-5246with
anyquestionsyou mayhave. I wishyou the best inyoureducational endeavors, and I hopetoseeyouon
campus in the nearfuture!
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Stockwell
The University
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coediicalional,siatc-assistcd,coinprchonsivcniciropdlilan facilities for softball, baseball and tennis, making the
instiluiion. is located comcnicnlly aloiiy the lliiivln^ LouisP.HowellAthleticComplexoneoftheSoutheast's
economic 1-85 corridorbetween Atlanta and (liarlolte. topsports\eiiues
uses strives to be one of the Southeast's leading
"metropolitan" universities that acknovvleilges as its Mission Statement
t'undamenial reason tor beini; its relationship to its
surroundini; cities, their connecting corridors and TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgaims
expandnigpopulations.Asaseniorcomprehensivepublic tobecomeoneoftheSoutheast'sleading"metropolitan"
institution o\' the Uni\ersity of South Carolina, the universitiesR a university that acknowledges as its
Llni\ersiiy's primary responsibilities are to offer fundamental reason for being its relationship to its
baccalaureateeducationtotheciti/ensofUpstateSouth surrounding cities, their connecting corridors and
Carolinaandtoofferselectedmaster'sdegreesinresponse expandingpopulations. Itaimstoberecognizednationally
toregionaldemand. amongitspeermetropolitaninstitutionsforitsexcellence
usesisthelargestproviderattheUniversityCenter in education and commitment to its students, for its
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toeducatioiuilopporluniliesforthcciti/cnsofthcdrcater purpose,andfortheclarityandintegrityofitsmission.
Cireen\iilcMelropoliianAreaofSouthCarolina.UCGis Asaseniorcomprehensivepublicinstitutionofthe
astate-of-the-artteachingandlearningcenterdesignedto UniversityofSouthCarolina, the University'sprimary
serve the needs ofworking adults who want to pursue responsibilitiesaretoofferbaccalaureateeducationtothe
four-year or graduate-level degrees without leaving citizens ofthe upstate ofSouth Carolina and to offer
GreenvilleCounty. selectedmaster'sdegreesinresponsetoregionaldemand.
The University is fully accredited to offer degree Curricula and services are designed for the
programsintheCollegeofArtsandSciences,theSchools University'sstudents,fourtoseventhousandinheadcount.
ofBusiness. F.ducation and Nursing, and the graduate who arc diverse in background, age, race, ethnicity,
division. Overall enrollment for Fall 2003 will exceed educationalexperienceandacademicgoals. Studentsare
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percentofall USCSgraduatesremain intheUpstateto professional fields of study required by the regional
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administratorsandlibrarianswhoalsoholdfacultyrank, programmingattheUniversityCenterGreenville,distance
and96part-timefacultymembers.Facultymembershold learning, continuing education and inter-institutional
advanceddegreesfromabroadrepresentationofcolleges articulation agreements, both traditional students and
anduniversities. workingprofessionalsareservedacrosstheregion.
CurrentlytheUniversityisusingastrategicinitiative Consistent with the international character ofthe
tofacerapidlyincreasingenrollmentbyimplementinga Upstate, the University promotes global perspectives
SI20 million. 10-year Master Plan that is dramatically across its programs, and. supporting the regional
increasingclassroomspace,academicsupportfacilities, employmentobjectivesofmostofitsstudents,itprovides
parkingandroadways,housing,andathletic/recreational extensiveexperiential learningopportunities.
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the 12-acre Susan .lacobs Arboretum, is also currently and service organizations ofthe Upstate. The L'SCS
undergoingmanybeautificationinitiatives. faculty provides leadership in promoting the Upstate's
USCS has a very competitive athletic program. A economic, social and cultural development through its
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women's sports. The men's soccer team has won six citizensinadiverse,global,andknowledge-basedsociety,
conferencechampionshipsandhostedtheNCAADivision topursueexcellenceintheirchosencareersandtocontinue
Championshipsinboth 1995and 1998,finishingsecond learningthroughoutlife.
both years. Men'scrosscountry and women's Softball
havewon theconferencethreetimeseach. Conference Vision Statement
winnershavealsoincludedtheUSCSmenandwomen's useswillemergeas"themetropolitanuniversityof
basketball teamsandthewomen's volleyball team. An South Carolina" and one ofthe leading metropolitan
excitingcomponentoftheexpansioniscurrentlytaking universitiesofthe Southeast, recognized asacenterof
place at the new Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex. superb teaching, experiential learning, regional
AnchoredbytheCountyUniversitySoccerStadium,this partnerships,internationalopportunity,culturaldiversity,
facility isoneofthe finest fields in NCAA Division II anddynamiccornmunityactivity.
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History allourchildrenlearntoread,includingEnglishlanguage
learners and studentswith disabilities. America Reads
The history of the University of South Carolina sparkscollaborationsbetweeneducators,parents,librar-
Spartanburgisachronicleofremarkabledevelopment. ians, business people, seniorcitizens, college students,
useswasestablishedin1967primarilytoavertaserious community and religious groups. Recognizing that
healthcareproblemwhenSpartanburgGeneralHospital readingisthekeytolearningandthatresearchshowsthat
announced it was phasing out its diploma program for studentsunabletoreadwellbytheendofthethirdgrade
registerednurses.Acitizens'committeeinvestigatedthe aremorelikelytoleaveschoolandhavefewergoodjob
situation and ultimately requested that Spartanburg be options, the USCS School ofEducation has chosen to
includedintheUniversityofSouthCarolinasystem.The invest a significant portion ofits work-study funds for
Spartanburg Regional Campus, as it was first known, early literacy tutoring in Cherokee, Greenville and
openeditsdoorsinthefallof1967to177studentsonthe SpartanburgCountyschoolsandagencies.
first floorofthe SpartanburgGeneral Hospital nursing TheUSCSAmeriCorpsprogramprovidesservices
residence.Enrollmentandprogramofferingscontinued andassistancetoSpartanburgSchoolDistricts 1,3,5and
toincrease,whichresultedintheschoolbecomingafour- the Dunbar Child Development Center located in
yearuniversityin 1975. GreenvilleCounty. TheprogramsendsSchoolofEduca-
Since its founding, USCS has grown from a tion students and other USCS students who are the
small, two-year campus into one of the leading AmeriCoips members to tutor elementary and middle
metropolitanuniversitiesintheSoutheast.Thatgrowth schoolstudentsinschoolandafter-schoolprograms.The
—hasbeenadirectresponsetotheneedsoftheUpstate programalsoprovidesassistancethroughhomevisitation
atraditionthatbeganwiththeUniversity'screation. forachilddevelopmentprogram.Servicesforbothpro-
Those initial offerings have expanded to include grams include literacy, service learning activities, and
baccalaureate—programs in over 35 majors and academicassistance.AmeriCorpsmembersreceivetrain-
concentrations in the liberal arts, sciences, business ing in Life Skills Workshops, resume/careerguidance,
administration,nursingandteachereducation. In 1994, teambuilding,communication,CPRandconflictresolu-
theUniversitymovedtothegraduatelevel,withmaster's tion.
degree programs in elementary education and early TheGearUp(GainingEarlyAwarenessandReadi-
childhoodeducationandmostrecentlyspecialeducation, nessforUndergraduatePrograms)programisgrantfunded
visualimpairment,whichbeganinFall2002. bytheU.S. DepartmentofEducation,andadministered
throughtheS.C. DepartmentofEducationandthe S.C.
Accreditation Commissionon HigherEducation. Thepurposeofthe
The University of South Carolina Spartanburg is gcroalnltegeisprteopaprraetpoarryeparto-grirsakmsm,idadnldeulstcihmoaotlelysttuodeinntcsreafsoer
accreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheSouthern readinessforandattendanceinundergraduateeducation.
Association ofColleges and Schools (1866 Southern Seventh-gradestudentsattend 10Saturdaysessionsdur-
Lane, Decatur. Ga. 30033-4097: Telephone 404-679- ingeachsemesterandthreeweeksduringthesummer. As
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International The Association to Advance Collegiate includescurticulainlanguagearts,mathematics,science
SchoolsofBusiness{600EmersonRoad,Suite300.St. andleadership.
Louis. Mo. 63141-6762; Telephone [phone]). OpportunityNetworkisafederallyfiandedTRIO
NursingprogramsareaccreditedbytheNationalLeague StudentSupportServicesprogramwhichserves150USCS
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programs are accredited by the National Council for tions ofUniversity 101, and other academic and non-
AccreditationofTeacherEducation(201 Massachusetts academicservicesheldonandoffcampus.
Ave. N.W., Suite 500, Washington D.C. 20036-1023; UpwardBoundisapre-collegeprogramofintensive
Telephone[phone]). instruction, tutoring, and social and cultural activities
designedto help secondary studentsprepare forhigher
Public Service education. Participantsreceiveinstruction in literature,
composition,foreignlanguages,mathematicsandscience
In addition toacademic excellence, USCS isdedi- on campus after school, on Saturdays, and during the
catedtopublicserviceactivities.AmongtheUniversity's summer. Presently,UpwardBoundenrolls60students,
initiativesinthisarea: grades nine through twelve, from school districts in
USCSadministersACHIEVE,ayouthemployment SpartanburgandCherokeeCounties.
program,inCherokee,SpartanburgandUnioncounties. Thousands ofpublic school students have partici-
The program provides employability training and job patedinprogramssuchasthePiedmontRegionalSci-
placement, instruction and career activities for school ence Fair, an annual writing and art competition, and
dropouts. HistoryDay.
TheAmerica ReadsChallengeisagrassrootsna- EachyeartheUniversityoffersawiderangeofart
tionalcampaignthatchallengeseveryAmericantohelp exhibits,speciallectures,musicconcerts,plays,andother
The University
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