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University of Mary Washingto TT -• ... . ---.. .43S . a** iiiniii Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2011-2012 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/universityofma201112univ Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2011-2012 M University of Mary Washington 1301 CollegeAvenue Fredericksburg,VA22401 www.umw.edu I I CONTENTS The University 5 Admission and Enrollment 11 Fees and Financial Aid 19 Student Life 27 Academic Resources 33 UniversityAcademic Policies and Procedures 45 Courses ofStudy 67 College ofArts and Sciences 68 Bachelor ofArts and Bachelor ofSciences Programs 70 Bachelor ofLiberal Studies Program 184 College ofBusiness Programs 190 College ofEducation Programs 199 Center for Economic Development and Regional Engagement 207 Bachelor ofProfessional Studies Program 210 Directory 231 Academic Calendar 265 Index 271 The UndergraduateAcademicCatalogoftheUniversityofMaryWashingtonincludes theofficialannouncementsofacademicprogramsandmajorpolicies.Detailedpoliciesof admission,financialaid,studentlife,andacademicaffairsarepublishedannuallyinseparate documents,whichmaybeobtainedfromtheadministrativeofficesresponsibleforthose areasandarealsoavailableonline.Allstudentsareresponsibleforknowingthepoliciesofthe University. AlthoughthelistingofcoursesinthisCatalogindicatesthecontentandscopeofthe curriculum,changesdooccur,andtheactualofferingsinanytermmaydifferfromthose indicatedinpreliminaryannouncements.Becauseprogramsandpolicieschangefromtimeto timeaccordingtoproceduresestablishedbythefacultyandadministrationoftheUniversity, statementsintheCatalogdonotconstituteanactualorimpliedcontractbetweenthestudent andtheUniversity.ThisCatalogisalsoavailableonline,andthedefinitiveversionofthe CatalogshallbetheelectronicversionpublishedontheUniversitywebsite. TheUniversityofMaryWashingtonisaccreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesofthe SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolstoawardbaccalaureateandmastersdegrees. ContacttheCommissiononCollegesat 1886SouthernLane,Decatur,Georgia,30033-4097or call404-679-4500forquestionsabouttheaccreditationoftheUniversityofMaryWashington. THE UNIVERSITY CharteredonMarch 14, 1908, andoriginallyestablished as a State Normal and Industrial SchoolforWomen, the institutionhas evolved into a state-assisted, coeducationaluniversityconsisting oftwo campuses. One isthe original campus in Fredericksburg, Virginia, andthe second campus, openedin 1999, is innearbyStafford County. UniversityofMaryWashington isrecognized as oneofthe nation'sbestsmall universities bysuch authoritativepublications as U.S. Newsand WorldReport, Barron'sProfiles ofAmerican Colleges, TheFiske Guide to Colleges, and The Princeton Review. In addition,programs inbusiness, education, and adult degree completionprovide a rich diversityofoptionsthatbuildupon and extend UniversityofMaryWashington's excellence intheliberalarts. Severalfactors contributetothe institution'sexcellence. Foremost among these arethe expertise and commitmentofthe faculty. Members ofthe faculty are energeticallyengaged inproductive research and scholarship,whichleadto the advancementoftheirparticular disciplines. Atthe sametime, however, it is teachingthatistheirprimarygoal andpurpose. Teachingeffectiveness is enhancedbythe small size ofmost classes, which encouragespersonalinteractionbetweenfacultyand students. Moreover, facultydevotemuch attentionto students' concernsbeyondthe classroom, workingcloselywiththemon matters ofacademic, career, andpersonal development. Everyinstitution ofhigherlearningaccreditedbythe SouthernAssociation ofColleges and Schoolspossesses abrief, formalstatementofinstitutional purpose. This statement definesthe mission and role ofthe institution. Italso provides a clear sense ofoverarchingdirection and abenchmarkagainstwhich institutionaleffectivenessmaybe gauged. The officialmission statementofthe University, adoptedbyitsgoverningRector and Board ofVisitors and approved bythe State CouncilofHigherEducation forVirginia, is as follows: UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON MISSION STATEMENT The UniversityofMaryWashington is one ofVirginia's outstanding publicliberal arts universities,providinga superioreducation that inspires and enables our studentstomakepositive changes intheworld. The Universityis aplacewhere faculty, students, and staffshare in the creation andexplorationofknowledgethroughfreedomofinquiry, UMW personalresponsibility, and service. regardstheprovision ofhigh- qualityinstruction as its most important function. The Universityoffers awide range ofundergraduate andgraduate programs focusingon both disciplinaryandinterdisciplinarystudies. These academicprograms afford studentsopportunitiesto integrate and applytheirknowledge within broad educationalexperiences, to develop theirprofessional interests, andto practice the habits ofmindnecessaryforlife-longlearning. Through aprofessionally engaged faculty, the Universitysupports ongoing research appropriatetothe developmentofstudent abilities andfacultyinterests. Itespeciallyencourages theparticipation ofundergraduates in research. UMW's size, dedicatedfaculty, andhistoricalcommitmentto fineteaching create an institutional culturewhere bothundergraduate and graduate studentsbenefitfrom strongconnectionswiththeirfacultyandmultiple opportunities foractivelearning. Located in Fredericksburgbetween our nation's capital andthe capitalof the Commonwealth ofVirginia,the UniversityofMaryWashington is anexus forengagementamongdiverse communities andis dedicatedto supporting professional advancement and economic development andto improvingthe regional qualityoflife. Wefulfill ourmissionbyimmersingstudents, faculty, and staffinlocal, regional, national, and international communities, andbyinculcatingthe UMW values ofhonorand integrity. graduates are models ofadaptivelearning, personal achievement, responsibleleadership, serviceto others, and engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY The institutionwas founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial SchoolforWomen in Fredericksburg. Thenamewas changed in 1924to the State Teachers College at Fredericksburg, and again in 1938 to Mary Washington College, havingtransformedovertheyearstoVirginia's public liberal arts college forwomen. Then in 1944, MaryWashington College became affiliatedwiththe UniversityofVirginia as itswomen'sundergraduate arts andsciences division. In 1970 theentire Universitybecame coeducational and in 1972, byactionofthe General AssemblyofVirginia, the Collegebecame an independent, state-supported institution forwomen andmen, with its own governingboard. On July 1, 2004, the GeneralAssemblynamedthe institution UniversityofMaryWashington. Through an emphasison quality, the Universityattracts students from all areasofVirginia, particularlythe urban areas ofNorthern Virginia, Richmond, and Tidewater. Approximately25 percentofits on-campus resident students are from other states andforeign countries, with thelargest population comingfrom Southern, Middle Atlantic, and NewEngland states. Located in the middle ofa rapidlygrowingWashington-Richmond "urban corridor," the UniversityofMaryWashington serves theeducational needs of both full-time andpart-time students. To meet the diverse academic goals soughtbystudents in today's society, theundergraduatecurriculum is organized into three colleges - the College ofArts and Sciences, the CollegeofBusiness, and the College ofEducation. Thevarious academic departments anddisciplines offermore than 30 undergraduateprograms. Fourundergraduatedegrees are awarded: Bachelor ofArts, BachelorofScience, BachelorofLiberal Studies, and Bachelorof Professional Studies. Emphasis upon excellence in thepursuit ofliberal learninghas traditionallybeen atthe coreofthe University's educational philosophy, andcommitment to this tradition will continue. UniversityofMaryWashington also awards graduate degrees: Master ofBusiness Administration (MBA), MasterofScience in Management Information Systems (MSMIS), acombinedMBA-MSMIS degree, Masterof Education, and MasterofScience in ElementaryEducation. Details about these degreeprograms are available in the University's GraduateAcademic Catalog. Because theMasterofScience in ElementaryEducation is a fifth-year program that follows directlyfrom the undergraduate degree, details about it areavailable in the education section ofthis Catalogaswell. Asthe Universityevaluates its offerings, itwillbuild upon itshigh-quality programs andproposecurricularadditions andadjustments specifically designedto meet newand increaseddemands. STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY VALUES The UniversityofMary Washington isan academiccommunitydedicated to thehigheststandards ofscholarship,personal integrity, responsibleconduct, and respectforthe individual. We holdamongourforemostcommon values: • the importanceofpersonal integrityas reflected in adherence to theHonor Code • the rightofevery individual to he treatedwith dignityand respectatall times • theappreciation ofandrespectfordiversityin ourcommunityand adherence to the University'sPrinciples ofDiversityandInclusion and the University's StatementofNon-Discrimination, and • thefreedom ofintellectual inquiry in thepursuitoftruth. Weacceptresponsibility to help create theenvironmentwestrive to achieve. We willlive up to thesevaluesand work tosupportourcollectiveand individualsuccesses. As members ofthe Universitycommunity we will not condone behaviorthatcompromisesorthreatens these values. UMW PRINCIPLES ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION The UniversityofMary Washington strives to createa climateofacceptance andwillpromote the valuesofdiversityand inclusiveness. These values strengthen ourcommunityandareessential to ouracademic mission and institutionalexcellence. — The UniversityofMary Washington values diversity in allforms including diversityofage, culture, disability, economic background, ethnicity,gender, genderidentityandexpression, maritalstatus, nationalorigin, opinion, politicalaffiliation, race, religious background, sexualorientation and veteran status. The UniversityofMary Washington recognizes its responsibility to be a modeloffairnessandequalopportunity,providingintellectualand institutionalleadership regardingdiversity issuesand initiatives. As apublic university in the Commonwealth ofVirginia, the University ofMary Washington embraces its obligation toprovideeducational opportunities to broadercommunitiesfoundlocallyand nationally, and to then reflect thediversityofpeoples, backgrounds, andexperiences in the student body,faculty, administration andstaff. The University is committed toprovidingbroadadministrative, programmaticandacademicsupportto achieve its institutionalgoalsfor diversity. The Universityseeks topreparestudentsfrom all backgrounds and identities to live, work and thrive in aglobalsociety. The Universityseeks toprovidea welcomingand inclusiveenvironmentof mutual respectforstudents,faculty, staffandcommunity, internallyand externally, ofall backgrounds and identities. The UniversityofMary Washington recognizes that theadoption ofthis Statement is the responsibilityoftheentire Universitycommunity. To ensure thesuccessful implementation ofthestatement, the University is committed to a system ofresponsibility, accountability, andrecognitionforallfaculty, staff, andstudents thatcarriesout the institutionalvalues on diversityand inclusion andall relatedgoalsandobjectives.