Anderson College Catalog

228 Pages·2002·7.2 MB·English

ANDERSON COLLEGE PROFILE
Founded: 1911
Location: 316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621
Campus: 54 acres in northeastern section of city
Classification: Baccalaureate-General
Calendar: Two 15-week semesters; two summer sessions;
five 8-week terms for adults
Degrees/Majors: BA, BS, BME, BBA, BHSR; 24 majors and 20
concentrations
Enrollment: 1510
Student/Faculty: 14:1
Faculty PhD: 67%
2001 entering class: Average 1052 SAT; 3.44 HS GPA
Financial Aid: Over $12 million distributed in 2001-02 to 95%
of student body
Athletics: NCAA Division II; Carolinas-Virginia Athletic
Conference; 18 sports
Alumni: Over 10,000 in 50 states and 36 countries
CAMPUS OFFICES FOR QUICK REFERENCE
Dial 1-864-231- and the following extensions:
Academic Dean 2145
Admissions 2030 (1-800-542-3594)
Alumni 2025
Athletics 2029
Business Office 2130
Campus Ministries 2077
Career Services 2149
Community Relations 2015
Financial Aid 2070
Fine Arts Center 2125
Human Resources 2066
Institutional Advancement 2102
Library 2050
President 2100
Registrar 2120
Security 2060
Student Accounts 2181
Student Services 2075
Other Offices 2000
Or visit us on the web: www.ac.edu
ANDERSON COLLEGE
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Announcements for the Ninety-second Year
2002-2003
Published by Anderson College,
316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621;
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CONTENTS
Presenting Anderson College 6
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Academic Programs 12
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Admissions/Financial Aid/Expenses 24
Programs of Study 44
Academic Policies 92
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Courses of Study 114
Student Life 184
College Directory 194
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Campus Map 218
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index 219
Catalog Information
This catalog does not constitute a contract between a student and
Anderson College either expressed or implied; and Anderson College
reserves the right at any time to change, delete, or add to any of the
content at its sole discretion. This policy also applies to the Student
Handbook, The Music Handbook, The Teacher Education Handbook, and
any other official college publication that may contain descriptions of
academic program requirements, student services, or rules and
regulations regarding student behavior. The catalog contains the
program offerings, the graduation requirements, the academic policies,
and the student services in effect on May 15, 2002. The administration
and faculty believe that the educational and other programs of Anderson
College described in this catalog are effective and valuable. However, the
ultimate results of programs offered in terms of achievement,
employment, professional licensing, or other measure, are dependent on
factors outside the programs, such as the personality and energy of the
student, governmental or institutional regulations, and market conditions.
Therefore, except as specifically stated herein, the College makes no
representation or contract that following a particular course or curriculum
will result in specific achievement, employment or qualification for
employment, admission to degree programs, or licensing for particular
professions or occupations.
Non-Discrimination
Anderson College accepts students on the basis of academic
qualifications, character, and evidence of the potential to benefit from the
college experience. The College accepts all qualified applicants without
regard to race, religious creed, place of national origin, sex, age,
disability, or ethnic group.
Facilities for Handicapped
Anderson College has provided for the physically handicapped in the
following ways: constructed wheelchair ramps for access to strategic
buildings on campus; modified restrooms in the teaching center to
accommodate handicapped students; constructed rooms for handicapped
students in a new dormitory; and reserved parking spaces for
handicapped students. The staff of Student Services is responsible for
providing assistance to handicapped students. Students with handicaps
who need special assistance in accessing campus facilities are
requested to contact Student Services.
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR - 2002-2003
ADULT ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAM FALL, 2002
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Term I - August 12 - October 3
Term II - October 17 - December 12
FALL SEMESTER, 2002
Check-in for All New and Returning Commuters (PM) Friday, August 16
New Freshmen Residents Move Into Residence Halls Saturday, August 17
Orientation for International Students Monday, August 19
First Day of Class for the Fall Semester Thursday, August 22
Opening Convocation (During Chapel Period) Tuesday, August 27
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course With No Grade Wednesday, September 4
Early Conditional Grade Reports Due Wednesday, September 25
Open House I Saturday, October 5
Fall Break Monday - Tuesday, October 14-15
Last Day to Withdraw from Courses Wednesday, October 16
Open House II Saturday, November 9
Pre-Registration for Spring Semester, 2003 Thurs., Oct. 31 - Wed., Nov. 13
Thanksgiving Holiday Wednesday - Friday, November 27-29
Last Class Day Friday, December 6
Final Examinations Monday, December 9 - Thursday, December 12
Graduation Wednesday, December 18
ADULT ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAM SPRING, 2003
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Term III - January 6 - February 27
Term IV - March 6 - May 5 (Spring Break--March 17-21)
Term V - May 19 - July 14
SPRING SEMESTER, 2003
Orientation for New Students Tuesday, January 7
Check-in for All New and Returning Commuters Tuesday, January 7
First Day of Class for the Spring Semester Thursday, January 9
Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day (No Classes) Tuesday, January 21
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with No Grade Wednesday, January 22
Open House III Saturday, February 8
Founders' Day Convocation Tuesday, February 11
Early Conditional Grade Reports Due Wednesday, February 12
Last Day to Withdraw from Courses Tuesday, March 11
Spring Break Saturday, March 15 - Sunday, March 23
Pre-Registration for Summer & Fall Semester, 2003 Thurs., Apr. 3-Wed., Apr. 16
Good Friday Holiday Friday, April 18
Honors Convocation Thursday, April 24
Open House IV '_ Saturday, April 26
Last Class Day Tuesday, April 29
Reading Day Wednesday, April 30
Final Examinations Thursday, May 1 - Tuesday, May 6
Graduation Saturday, May 10
SUMMER SCHOOL, 2003
First Term: May 12 - May 30; Registration Deadline - May 9
Second Term: June 2 - June 27; Registration Deadline - May 30
Dear Prospective Student,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I welcome
you to Anderson College as you undertake the
process of obtaining a sound liberal arts
education, strengthening your Christian values,
and preparing for a life of service through your
chosen area of study. The trustees encourage you
to take advantage of all opportunities offered to
grow intellectually, spiritually, socially, and
physically.
Wrestle with new ideas. Set high goals for
yourself. Study abroad. You will find college
faculty and staff genuinely interested in your well-
being. I invite you to get to know them as they
can be truly helpful in your efforts to be
successful. Outside the classroom and the labs,
become engaged and participate actively in the
life of the campus and the local community. What
an opportunity awaits you! You are about to
embark on one of the greatest experiences of
your life. We wish you Godspeed as you begin.
Sincerely,
James Stovall, Chair
Anderson College Board ofTrustees
PRESENTING ANDERSON COLLEGE
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Nature, Scope, and Affiliation
Anderson College, a private, coeducational, four-year. Christian liberal
arts institution affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention,
offers degree programs at the undergraduate level.
Purpose
The purpose of Anderson College is to provide, within a Christian
community, a quality liberal arts education for a diverse student body
that will prepare graduates for both a livelihood and a rewarding life. In
its effort to fulfill this purpose, the College is committed to the following
values and goals:
Value: Christian Community
Goals:
1. To be a community of teachers and learners that actively affirms and proclaims
the teachings ofJesus Christ as the ultimate guide for living.
2. To maintain a Christian environment by creating a community characterized by
respect, responsibility, discipline, service, and grace.
3. To assist students in developing an understanding of ethics and Christian values
and truths and of the ways in which this understanding applies to all human
activity—public, private, individual, and corporate.
Value: Quality Liberal Arts Education
Goals:
4. To provide a broad liberal arts education as a means of fostering a pursuit of a
life of purpose and freedom, truth and wisdom, tolerance for different ideas,
and a spirit ofgenerosity toward others.
5. To assist students in acquiring an understanding of the various modes of inquiry
and expression in the broad areas of knowledge and experience—humanities,
social sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, history, religion, and fine arts.
6. To provide opportunities for students to achieve competence in the skills of oral
and written communication, mathematics, critical thinking, problem solving, and
the use of computer technology.
7. To recruit qualified Christian faculty and staff committed to the challenge of
integrating faith and discipline and to meeting the individual and collective needs
of students, support their personal and professional growth, and reward
excellence in performance and service.
Value: Diverse Student Body
Goals:
8. To recruit students who are supportive of the mission of the College as a
Christian liberal arts college and who can benefit from the academic programs
and student services offered.
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9. To recruit a student body broadly representative of the cultural and ethnic
diversity that characterizes the society in which graduates will live and work.
10. To recruit students who are well prepared academically and socially but also to
provide opportunities for a limited number of students who may be under-
prepared for college but demonstrate some promise for success.
11. To offer programs appropriate for resident students, commuting students,
traditional college age students, and adult students.
Value: Preparation for a Livelihood
Goals:
12. To offer an academically challenging education in a variety of professional and
pre-professional areas based upon the intellectual breadth offered by a liberal
arts education.
13. To stress the relevance of liberal learning as well as professional knowledge to
successful performance in a variety of careers and to the solution of
contemporary problems.
14. To provide career education as both a curricular and a student service.
Value: Preparation for a Rewarding Life
Goals:
15. To emphasize the rewards of a life characterized by balance, discipline, service to
others, and Christian discipleship.
16. To provide each member of the College community opportunities for intellectual,
physical, social, moral and spiritual growth.
History
Anderson College traces its origin to one of the first institutions of higher
learning for women in the United States. The Johnson Female Seminary
opened in the village of Anderson in 1848. The founder was the
Reverend William B. Johnson, a Baptist minister and the first president of
the Southern Baptist Convention.
The school the Reverend Mr. Johnson founded was forced to close during
the Civil War and did not reopen; but in time a new generation carried on
what had been begun at that institution. A group of public-spirited
citizens, desirous of having an institution of higher learning in Anderson,
offered 32 acres of land and $100,000 to the South Carolina Baptist
Convention at its meeting in 1910. The convention nominated a group of
trustees, and Anderson College was granted a charter in 1911 by the
South Carolina General Assembly. In 1912, the College opened its doors
and operated as a four-year college for women until 1930. In 1929, the
South Carolina Baptist Convention approved the institution's transition
to a junior college, the first in the state. The College became
coeducational in 1930.