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ON INSIST UNIVERSITY ^jjL. 4u S! nmi 1 iS- Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/cataloguniversit1998univ University of South Carolina Spartanburg 1998-99 Catalog MailingAddress: UniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburg 800Universit)'Way Spartanburg,SouthCarolina29303 Telephone: 864-503-5000 TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgisaccreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheSouthernAssociationofCollegesand Schools(1866SouthernLane,Decatur,Ga.30033-4097:Telephone404-679-4501)toawardassociate,baccalaureateandmaster'sdegrees. TheUniversity reservestherighttomakechangesincurricula,degreerequirements,courseofferings,andallacademicregulationswhen inthejudgmentofthefaculty,thechancellor,thepresidentortheboardoftrusteessuchchangesareinthebestinterestofthestudentsand theUniversity. RegistrationattheUniversityassumesthestudent'sacceptanceofallpublishedacademicregulations,includingthosewhichappearinthis catalogandallothersfoundinanyofficialannouncement. TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgiscommittedtoapolicyofaffirmativeactionwhichassuresequalopportxinityineducation andemploymenttoallqualifiedpersonsregardlessofrace,sex,religion,creed,handicap,disability,veteranstatus,nationaloriginorancestry. Icertifythatthiscatalogistrueandcorrectincontentandpolicyandstatesprogressrequirementsforgraduation. JohnC.Stockwell Chancellor,USCS TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgcatalogispublishedyearlyinSpartanburg,SouthCarolina. 1 Table ofContents AcademicCalendars 4 The University 6 TheUniversityCenterinGreenville 8 Campus Map 1 Admissions 12 Financial Aid 20 Feesand Expenses 29 StudentAffairs 33 Academic Regulations 39 AcademicPrograms 52 CollegeofArtsand Sciences 59 DivisionofFineArts, Languagesand Literature 60 DivisionofMathematicsandComputerScience 65 DivisionofNaturalSciencesandEngineering 69 DivisionofSocialandBehavioral Sciences 71 Interdisciplinary Studies 78 SchoolofBusinessAdministrationandEconomics 81 School ofEducation 88 MaryBlack School ofNursing 104 CourseDescriptions 115 Graduate Studies 157 AdministrationandFaculty 166 Index 178 Academic Calendar, 1998-99 Fall 1998 Aug.24,Monday Classesbegin Aug.26,Wednesday Lastdaytoaddacourse Sept.7,Monday LaborDay Oct 12-13,Monday-Tuesday Fallbreak Nov.. 5,Thursday LastdaytowithdrawwithoutagradeofWFbeingrecorded Nov.26-27,Thursday-Friday Thanksgivingbreak Dec.8,Tuesday Classesend Dec.9,Wednesday ReadingDay Dec. 10-16, Finalexaminations Thursday-Wednesday Dec. 17,Thursday ConvocationhonoringDecembergraduates Spring 1999 Jan. 12,Monday Classesbegin Jan. 14,Wednesday Lastdaytoaddacourse Jan. 18,Monday MartinLutherKingServiceDay March 15-19, Springbreak Monday-Friday March24,Wednesday LastdaytowithdrawwithoutagradeofWFbeingrecorded April26,Monday Classesend April28-May4, Finalexaminations Monday-Friday May8,Saturday Commencement Maymester 1999 May5,Wednesday Classesbegin May21,Friday Classesend May22,Saturday Finalexaminations SummerSession 11999 May24,Monday Classesbegin May24,Monday Lastdaytoaddacourse JMuanye3151,,TMuoensddaayy MLaesmtordiayaltoDwaiythhodlriadwaywithoutagradeofWFbeingrecorded June23,Wednesday Classesend June24-25, Finalexaminations ThursdayandFriday SummerSessionII1999 July6,Tuesday Classesbegin July6,Tuesday Lastdaytoaddacourse July27,Tuesday LastdaytowithdrawwithoutagradeofWFbeingrecorded Aug.4,Wednesday Classesend Aug.5-6,Thursday-Friday Finalexaminations Welcome ... IwouldliketoextendtoyouaspecialwelcometotheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburg. Iampleased thatyouhavedecidedtotakeacloserlookatourprogramsandservices,andIamconfidentthatyouwilllikewhat yousee. uses is South Carolina's "metropolitan university." We referto it in this way for several reasons. Most importantly,theUniversity'sfundamentalpurposeistoprovidebaccalaureateandgraduateeducationaloppor- tunitytotherapidlygrov/ingmetropolitanUpstateofSouthCarolina.Hereyouwillfindacademicprogramsof topqualityintheUSCSCollegeofArtsandSciencesandinourthreeprofessionalschoolsofbusiness,education andnursing. You'llfindqualityfacultyandstaffwhowillinteractwithyouonanindividualbasisandwhowill helptomakeyouruniversityexperiencebothchallengingandworthwhile. Youwillalsofindqualityfacilities suchastheHumanities andPerformingArts CenterandthenewCampus LifeCenterwhichwill enrichyour educationaljourney. As a metropolitan university, we have a history ofstrong partnerships with members ofour surrounding — communityincludingschooldistricts,business,industryandhealth-careinstitutions partnershipsfromwhich youwillbenefitasastudentandfuturegraduateoftheUniversity. USCS isa centerofactivity fortheuniversitycommunity andbeyond. Students atUSCS havecountless opportunities to participate in campus activities and to assume leadership roles in a variety ofstudent and communityorganizations.Studentscantakeadvantageofthemanystudentservicesofferedtocomplementthe academicprogram. Internshipopportunities(regional,nationalandinternational),theWomen'sResourceCenter, specialprogramsforminorityandinternationalstudents,andtheCareerServicesCenterarejustafewofthemany servicesofferedtoUSCSstudents. Asyoureadthroughthepagesofthiscatalog,pleasecontactouradmissionsofficeat864-503-5246ifyouhave anyquestions. 1wishyouthebestinyoureducationalendeavors,andIlookforwardtoseeingyouoncampusin thenearfuture! JohnC. Stockwell Chancellor The University The University ofSouth Carolina Spartanburg isa ticulationagreements,studentsareservedacrosstheUp- coeducational, state-assisted,comprehensivemetropoli- state. taninstiUition. USCSoffersbachelor'sdegreeprograms Consistent with the international character ofthe intheliberalarts,sciences,businessadministration,nurs- Upstate,theUniversitypromotesglobalperspectivesacross ingandteachereducation;theassociatedegreeinnursing; its programs, and, supporting the regional employment andmEansrtoelrl'm—sednetgirnetehseifnaleldoufca1t9i9o7n.was3,707. Thefaculty oexbpjeerciteinvteisaloflemaorsntingofopiptsorsttuundietnitess,.itprovidesextensive totaled275 158full-timefaculty,30administratorsand TheUniversity'smetropolitanmissionrestsupona librarianswhoalso hold faculty rank, and 80 part-time foundationofpartnershipswiththeeducational,corporate faculty members. Faculty members hold advanced de- and service organizations ofthe Upstate. The USCS greesfromabroadrepresentationofcollegesanduniver- faculty provides leadership in promoting the Upstate's sitiesu.sesislocatednearthefoothillsoftheBlueRidge elecaocnhoimnig,c,prsoofceisasli,oananldsceurlvtiucrea,lbdaseivcelaonpdmaepnptlitehdrsocuhgohlairt-s Mountains.The298-acrecampushaseightmajorbuild- ship,andcreativeendeavor. ings,plusathleticfieldsandachilddevelopmentcenter. USCSstrivestoprepareitsstudentstoparticipateas responsible citizens in a diverse and global society, to Accreditation pursueexcellenceintheirchosencareersandtocontinue learningthroughoutlife. The University of South Carolina Spartanburg is accreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheSouth- emAssociationofCollegesandSchools(1866Southern Vision Statement Lane, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097: Telephone 404-679- useswillemergebytheturnofthecenturyas"the 4501) to award associate, baccalaureate and master's metropolitanuniversityofSouthCarolina"andoneofthe degrees. NursingprogramsareaccreditedbytheNational leadingmetropolitanuniversitiesoftheSoutheast,recog- LeagueforNursing.Undergraduateeducationprograms nizedasacenterofsuperbteaching,experientiallearning, areaccreditedbytheNationalAssociationofStateDirec- regionalpartnerships,internationalopportunity,cultural torsofTeacherEducationandCertification. diversity,anddynamiccommunityactivity. Mission Statement History TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgaims The history of the University of South Carolina tobecomeon—eoftheSoutheast'sleading"metropolitan" Spartanburgisachronicleofremarkabledevelopment.In universities a university which acknowledges as its 30years,USCShasgrownfromasmall,two-yearcampus fundamental reason forbeingitsrelationshipto itssur- intoanimportantcenterofhighereducationfortheentire roundingcities,theirconnectingcorridorsandexpanding metropolitanUpstate. populations. Itaimstoberecognizednationallyamongits USCSwasestablishedprimarilytoavertwhatcould peermetropolitaninstitutionsforitsexcellenceineduca- have been a serious health care problem. In 1967, the tionandcommitmenttoitsstudents,foritsinvolvementin SpartanburgGeneralHospitalannounceditwasphasing tnehsesU,psftoarteit,sfcoirviiltistoypearnadticonoamlmaonndmpaunrapgoesrei,alanedfffeocrtitvhe-e ocuotmmitistdtiepeloimnavepsrtioggartaemdftohrerseigtiusatteiroendanunrdseusl.tiAmactietliyzenrse'- clarityandintegrityofitsmission. questedthatSpartanburgbecomeacampusoftheUniver- Asaseniorcomprehensivepublicinstitutionofthe sityofSouthCarolina. University ofSouth Carolina, the University'sprimary TheSpartanburgRegionalCampus,asthetwo-year crietsipzoennssiboilfitUipesstaarteetSooouftfherCbaarcoclailnaauraenadteteodoufcfaetriosnelteocttehde stoch1o7o7lwstausdefnirtsst,kmnaownny,oofpwenheodmitpsudrosouresdinatnheAsfsalolcoifat1e96o7f master'sdegrees in responseto regional demand. The Sciencedegreeintechnicalnursing.Thefirstclassesmet UniversityalsosupportstheGraduate Regional Studies on the first floor ofthe Spartanburg General Hospital Program, and, consistent with its founding mission in nursingresidence.Asenrollmentgrew,classesexpanded a1s9s6o7ciaasteandeignrsetietuitnionnurfsoirngn.ursingeducation,itoffersthe tihnteofitrhsetobludilCdoiungntwyasHeoapletnheDdeopnartthemepnetrmbauinlednitngc.aImnpu19s6o9n, Curricula and services are designed for the thenorthernoutskirtsofSpartanburg. University's three to five thousand students who are RapidgrowthsoonmadeUSCSacandidateforfour- diverse in background, age, race, ethnicity, educational yearstatusundertheprovisionsofa 1972legislativeact. experienceandacademic goals. Students aredrawn in In the fall of 1975, the Spartanburg Regional Campus rlaermgaeipnrfooprotrhteiiorncafrreoemrst.heAUbprsotaadterawnhgeeroefmmaanjoyrcchuororisceultao otfafnibcuiralglyanbdectahemefitrshtetUwneilvveersbiatcyheolfoSro'sutdhegCraereolpirnaogSrpaamrs- areprovidedinartsandsciencesandinprofessionalfields wereapprovedbytheS.C.CommissiononHigherEduca- ofstudy required by the regional economy, including tion. Enrollment and academic offerings have grown business,education,health,criminaljusticeandinforma- steadilysincethen. tion technology. Through on-site instruction, distance FromitsbeginningandconsistentwiththeUniversity's learning,continuingeducationandinter-institutionalar- metropolitanmission,USCShasoperatedinpartnership The University USCSCatalog withschooldistricts,healthcareinstitutions,businesses USCSadministersACHIEVE,ayouthemployment and industries to develop academic and public-service program,inCherokee,SpartanburgandUnioncoimties. programstailoredtotheneedsoftheregionitserves. The program provides employability training and job placement, instruction and career activities for school PublicService dropouts. Thousands ofpublic school students have partici- In addition toacademic excellence, USCS isdedi- patedinprogramssuchasthePiedmontRegionalSci- catedtopublicserviceactivities.AmongtheUniversity's ence Fair, an annual writing and art competition, and initiativesinthisarea: HistoryDay. ThePiedmontMathandScienceHub,intheSchool EachyeartheUniversityoffersawiderangeofart ofEducation,promotesthecontinuousimprovementof exhibits,speciallectures,musicconcerts,plays,andother mathandscienceeducationthroughitsservicetoteachers, specialeventsforstudentsandthecommunity. Admis- schoolsandschooldistrictsinSpartanburg,Cherokeeand siontotheseeventsiseitherfreeoratanominalcharge. Union Counties. As one ofthirteen regional hubs that encompassSouthCarolina,thePiedmontHubprovides The University Centerin Greenville leadershipincurriculumdevelopment,professionalgrowth andcommunicationbetweenandamongbusiness,educa- TheUniversityCenterofGreenvilleisanon-profit tionandcommunityleaders. TheCurriculumLeadership consortiumofhighereducationinstitutionsdedicatedto Institute (CLI), a three-week summer graduate course, increasing access to educational opportunities for the servestoprepareexemplaryteacherstobecomeTeacher citizensoftheGreaterGreenvilleMetropolitanAreaof Consultants who, along with Hub staff, provide direct SouthCarolina.Locatedat216SouthPleasantburgDrive servicesto schoolsandotherconstituentsthroughoutthe acrossfromMcAlisterSquare,theUniversityCenterisa hubregion.AnAdministrativeLeadershipInstitute(ALI) state-of-the-artteachingandlearningcenterdesignedto involvesschoolteams,consistingofprincipalsandteach- serve the needs ofworking adults who want to pursue ers, with opportunities to develop leadership skills in four-yearorgraduate-leveldegreeswithoutleavingGreen- supportofimprovementprojectsintheteam'sschool. villeCounty.Mostcoursesareofferedduringeveningsfor UpwardBoundisapre-coUegeprogramofintensive theconvenienceofworkingadults.Somedaytimeclasses instruction, tutoring, and social and cultural activities arealsoavailable. designed to help secondary studentsprepare forhigher In addition to the University of South Carolina education. Participantsreceiveinstructioninliterature, Spartanburg,sixcollegesanduniversitiesarepartnersin composition,foreignlanguages,mathematicsandscience theUniversityCenter:ClemsonUniversity,FurmanUni- on campus after school, on Saturdays, and during the versity, Lander University, the Medical University of summer.Presently,UpwardBoundenrollssixtystudents, SouthCarolina,SouthCarolinaStateUniversityandthe grades nine through twelve, from school districts in UniversityofSouthCarolinaColumbia. SpartanburgandCherokeeCounties. TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburgoffers The Quality Institute at USCS provides a wide upper division course work for the following degree rangeofquality-improvementprogramsandrelatedem- programs: ployee developmentopportunhies forcompanies inthe BachelorofArtsorBachelorofSciencein region. InterdisciplinaryStudies In1993,USCSlaunchedanewpublic-serviceinitia- BachelorofScienceinBusinessAdministration tive: the Saturday Academy for Selected Students, a BachelorofScienceinManagerialAccounting program aimed at minority students who are at risk of BachelorofScienceinManagementofTechnology droppingoutofschool.Fundedbyprivatedonations,the • BachelorofArtsinComputerInformationSystetns SaturdayAcademyidentifiesat-riskstudentsatthesixth- • BachelorofArtsinCommunications gradelevel and involvesthem inasix-yearprogramof (coursesareoffere—dontheGreenville activitiesdesignedtoimprovetheirchancesoffinishing TechnicalCollege Greercampus) highschoolandgoingtocollege. • DegreecompletionfortheBaccalaureatedegree Educational Talent Search (ETS) is a federally inNursing(R.N.toB.S.N) fundededucationalsupportprogramdesignedtoencour- ageindividualsbetweentheagesof12and27tocomplete The USCS/Greenville TechnicalCollege orre-enterhighschoolandtocontinuetheireducationat AcceleratedBusinessDegreeProgram an appropriate postsecondary institution. Services of- TheUniversityofSouthCarolinaSpartanburg/Green- feredinclude:academic,careerandpersonalcounseling; ville Technical College Accelerated Business Degree college admissions information; tutoring; visits to col- Program offers a degree in Business Administration, legesanduniversities;andfinancialaidinformation. ETS ManagerialAccounting,andManagementofTechnology servicesareavailableatnocosttoindividualsinSpartan- onaschedulethatstudentswithnopreviouscollegecredit burgandCherokeecountieswhohavedemonstratedpo- cancompleteintlvcyearswhileworkingfijll-time.Classes tential for success. The program does give priority to are offeredon Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 thosewhosefamiliesmeetfederaleconomicandeduca- p.m.to 10:15p.m.forfiveweeks,andnewclassesbegin tionalguidelines. everysixweeks.Acceleratedstudentscancompleteupto The University USCSCatalog