North Carolina Wesleyan College Catalog

180 Pages·1999·9.9 MB·English

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North Carolina
Wesleyan College
CATALOG
Academic Year 1999-00
Rocky Mount-Main Campus
Raleigh, Durham, Goldsboro
North Carolina
John B. White, President
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Founded: 1956 (Opened, 1960)
President: Dr. John B. White
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Character: four-year, coeducational, liberal arts col-
lege associated with The United Methodist
Church
Location: Main Campus: 3400 N. Wesleyan Boulevard
Off-campus locations: Goldsboro, Raleigh,
Durham
Accreditation: Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association ofColleges and Schools
Numberof Students: 1,900
Degrees: Bachelor ofArts
Bachelor ofScience
Financial Aid: Academic scholarships, grants, employment
opportunities, and loans
Contents
AcademicCalendar 5
The College 9
Admission 17
Finances 25
Financial Aid 30
StudentLife 39
Academic Programs, Policies, and Services 54
Courses ofInstruction 81
AdultDegree Programs 139
Directory 152
ForYour Information 167
Index 170
Academic Calendar 1999-2000
Traditional Day Rocky Mount Program Only
Fall 1999
June 15 Tue Deadlineforsubmittinggraduationapplicationsfor
Augustgraduation
July 16-17 Fri-Sat Newstudentsummerorientation
Aug 20 Fri Paymentdueforfalltuitionandfees
27-29 Fri-Sun Newstudentorientation;Residenthallsopenfornew
students
29 Sun Residenthallsopenforreturningstudents
30 Mon Academicadvising(8:00a.m.-11:00a..m.);Registration
anddrop/addfornewandreadmittedstudents
(9:00a.m.-11:00a.m.); Registrationforreturning
students(2:00p.m.-3:30p.m.)
Aug 31 Tue Classesbegin;Lateregistration
Sept 7 Tue Lastdaytoregister,addacourse,changeto"pass/fail"
option,anddropwithnogradenotation.
Sept 13 Mon OpeningConvocation
Sept 15 Wed DeadlineforsubmittingGraduationApplicationfor
Decembergraduation
Sept 22 Wed Lastdaytodrophalftermcoursewithgradeof"W"
Oct 8-9 Fri-Sat AlumniWeekend/Homecoming
Oct 6 Wed InterimgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice9:00a.m.
Oct 11-15 Mon-Fri Pre-registrationforJanuaryTerm,2000
Oct 15 Fri Lastdaytodropfullsemestercoursewithagradeof
"W"
Oct 18,19 Mon-Tue FallBreak
Oct 20-21 Wed-Thu SecondhalftermPHEcoursesbegin;Lastdaytoadd
secondhalfPHEcourses
Oct 21 Thu FoundersDay
Nov 6 Sat FamilyDay
Nov 10 Wed LastdaytodropahalftermcoursewithagradeofiWi
Nov 15-19 Mon-Fri EarlyregistrationforSpring2000semester
Nov 24-26 Wed-Fri ThanksgivingBreak
Dec 3 Fri Lastdayofclasses
Dec 6-9 Mon-Thu FinalExaminationWeek
Dec 10 Fri SeniorgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
Dec 11 Sat DecemberCommencement
Dec 14 Tue FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
Dec 15 Wed Deadlineforsubmittinggraduationapplicationfor
Maygraduation
JanuaryTerm,2000
Jan 3 Mon Residenthallsopen
Jan 4 Tue Lateregistration,drop/add,classesbegin;Paymentdue
forJanuaryTermtuition
Jan 14 Fri Lastdaytodropwithgradeof"withdrawal"
Jan 19 Wed PaymentdueforSpringsemestertuitionandfees
Jan 27 Thu Classesend
Feb 1 Tue FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
SpringSemester,2000
Jan 28 Fri Academicadvisement(8:00a.m.-11:20a.m.);
Registration(1:00-3:30p.m.)
Jan 31 Mon Classesbegin;Lateregistration
Feb 7 Mon Lastdaytoregister;addacourse,changeto"pass/
fail"option,anddropacoursewithnogradenotation
Feb 23 Wed Lastdaytodrophalftermcoursewithgradeof"W"
Mar 8 Wed InterimgradesdueinRegistrarisOffice(9:00a.m.)
Mar 13-17 Mon-Fri SpringBreak
Mar 24 Fri Lastdaytodropafullsemestercoursewithagradeof
"W"
Mar 20-21 Mon-Tue SecondhalftermPHEcoursesbegin;Lastdaytoadd
secondhalftermPHEcourses
Apr 10-14 Mon-Fri EarlyregistrationfortheFall2001and2002January
Term
Apr 12 Wed Lastdaytodrophalf-termcoursewithgradeof"W"
Apr 24 Mon EasterBreak(ExceptMondaynightcourses(6:00p.m.
start)whichwillmeet)
Apr 30 Sun HonorsConvocation
May 5 Fri Classesend
May 8-11 Mon-Thu Finalexaminations
May 12 Fri SeniorgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.);
Baccalaureate(7:30p.m.)
May 13 Sat Commencement
May 16 Tue FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a..m.)
MayInterim,2000
Apr 24-28 Mon-Fri Preregistration(8:00-5:00)
May 15 Mon Registration(8:00-5:00)
May 17 Wed ClassesBegin/Lastdaytoregisteroradd
May 19 Fri Lastdaytodropwithnograde
May 25 Thu Lastdaytodropwithgradeof"W"
May 29 Mon MemorialDayHoliday
June 6 Tue EndofSession
June 8 Thu FinalGradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
SummerSession,2000
Apr 24-28 Mon-Fri Preregistration(8:00 -5:00)
June 7-8 Wed-Thu Registration(8:00-5:00)
June 12 Mon ClassesBegin/Lastdaytoregisteroradd
June 16 Fri Lastdaytodropwithnograde
June 29 Thu Lastdaytodropwithagradeof"W"
July 4 Tue July4thHoliday
July 20 Thu EndofSession
July 24 Mon FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
NorthCarolinaWesleyanCollege
TentativeAcademicCalendar2000-2001
TraditionalDayRockyMountProgramOnly
Fall2000
June 15 Thu Deadlineforsubmittinggraduationapplications
forAugustgraduation
July 14-15 Fri-Sat Newstudentsummerorientation
Aug 18 Fri Paymentdueforfalltuitionandfees
Aug 25-27 Fri-Sun Newstudentorientation;Residenthallsopenfor
newstudents
Aug 27 Sun Residenthallsopenforreturningstudents
Aug 28 Mon Academicadvising(8:00a.m.-11:00a..m.);
Registrationanddrop/addfornewandreadmitted
students(9:00a.m.-11:00a.m.); Registrationfor
returningstudents(2:00p.m.-3:30p.m.)
Aug 29 Tue Classesbegin;Lateregistration
Sept 5 Tue Lastdaytoregister,addacourse,changeto"pass/
fail" option,anddropwithnogradenotation.
Sept 11 Mon OpeningConvocation
Sept 15 Fri DeadlineforsubmittingGraduationApplication
forDecembergraduation
Sept 22 Fri Lastdaytodrophalftermcoursewithgradeof"W"
Oct 4 Wed InterimgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice9:00a.m.
Oct 6-7 Fri-Sat AlumniWeekend/Homecoming
Oct 13 Fri Lastdaytodropfullsemestercoursewithagradeof
"W"
Oct 16-17 Mon-Tue FallBreak
Oct 18-19 Wed-Thu SecondhalftermPHEcoursesbegin;Lastdaytoadd
secondhalfPHEcourses
Oct 19 Thu FoundersDay
Oct 23-27 Mon-Fri Pre-registrationforJanuaryTerm,2001
Nov 4 Sat Family'SDay
Nov 8 Wed Lastdaytodropahalftermcoursewithagradeof
"W"
Nov 13-17 Mon-Fri EarlyregistrationforSpring2001
Nov 22-24 Wed-Fri ThanksgivingBreak
Dec 1 Fri Lastdayofclasses
Dec 4-7 Mon-Thu FinalExaminationWeek
Dec 8 Fri SeniorgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
Dec 9 Sat DecemberCommencement
Dec 12 Tue FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
Dec 15 Fri Deadlineforsubmittinggraduationapplicationfor
Maygraduation
JanuaryTerm,2001
Jan 3 Wed Residenthallsopen
Jan 4 Thu Lateregistration,drop/add,classesbegin;Payment
dueforJanuaryTermtuition
Jan 17 Wed Lastdaytodropwithgradeof"withdrawal"
Jan 17 Wed PaymentdueforSpringsemestertuitionandfees
Jan 25 Thu Classesend
Jan 30 Tue FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
SpringSemester,2001
Jan 26 Fri Academicadvisement(8:00a.m.-11:20a.m.);
Registration(1:00-3:30p.m.)
Jan 29 Mon Classesbegin;Lateregistration
Feb 5 Mon Lastdaytoregister;addacourse,changeto"pass/
fail"option,anddropacoursewithnograde
notation
Feb 21 Wed Lastdaytodrophalftermcoursewithgradeof"W"
Mar 7 Wed InterimgradesdueinRegistrarisOffice(9:00a.m.)
Mar 16 Fri Lastdaytodropafullsemestercoursewithagrade
of"W"
Mar 19-•23 Mon-Fri SpringBreak
Mar 26-27 Mon-Tue SecondhalftermPHEcoursesbegin;Lastdaytoadd
secondhalftermPHEcourses
Apr 16 Mon EasterBreak(ExceptMondaynightcourses
[6:00p.m.start]whichwillmeet)
Apr 18 Wed Lastdaytodrophalf-termcoursewithgradeof"W"
Apr 23-27 Mon-Fri EarlyregistrationfortheFall2001and2002January
Term
May 4 Fri Classesend
May 6 Sun HonorsConvocation
May 7-10 Mon-Thu Finalexaminations
May 11 Fri SeniorgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.);
Baccalaureate(7:30p.m.)
May 12 Sat Commencement
May 15 Tue FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a..m.)
MayInterim,2001
Apr-May30-4 Mon-Fri Preregistration(8:00-5:00)
May 14 Mon Registration(8:00-5:00)
May 16 Wed ClassesBegin/Lastdaytoregisteroradd
May 18 Fri Lastdaytodropwithnograde
May 24 Thu Lastdaytodropwithgradeof"W"
May 28 Mon MemorialDayHoliday
June 5 Tue EndofSession
June 7 Thu FinalGradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice(9:00a.m.)
SummerSession,2001
Apr-May30-4 Mon-Fri Preregistration(8:00-5:00)
June 13-14 Wed-Thu Registration(8:00-5:00)
June 18 Mon ClassesBegin/Lastdaytoregisteroradd
June 22 Fri Lastdaytodropwithnograde
June 28 Thu Lastdaytodropwithagradeof"W"
July 4 Wed July4thHoliday
July 27 Thu EndofSession
July 30 Mon FinalgradesdueinRegistrar'sOffice