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BULLETIN
OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF
WEST ALABAMA
LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON
COLLEGES OF THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS TO AWARD
ASSOCIATE, BACCALAUREATE, AND MASTER’S DEGREES.
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA 30033-4097
Telephone: [phone]
and by
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING ACCREDITING COMMISSION
3343 Peachtree Road, NE
Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30326
and by
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION
and
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA, THROUGH ITS COLLEGE OF
BUSINESS, IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF
COLLEGIATE BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS
and
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA ATHLETIC TRAINING
EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON
ACCREDITATION OF ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION
Member of
ALABAMA COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES FOR
TEACHER EDUCATION
THE COUNCIL OF COLLEGES OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
CATALOGUE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
2009 - 2010
Published By
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA 35470
Telephone: [phone]
http://www.uwa.edu
The curricula, course descriptions, and academic policies and procedures appearing in this catalogue are
subject to change without prior notice to individual students. Students can be provided with information on
changes by contacting the Office of the Provost.
VOLUME 90 JUNE 2009 NUMBER 1
The University of West Alabama does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender,
religion, age, disability or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of serv ices.
2 THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
CALENDAR 2009 - 2010 AUGUST
S M T W T F S
Fall Semester 2009 1
August 12 New Faculty Orientation 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
August 13 General Faculty/Staff Meeting
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
August 14 Orientation & Registration
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
August 17 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. First meeting of
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
evening graduate classes. $20 late registration fee
in effect. 30 31
August 21 Last day of adding courses. Last day for 80% re-
fund of basic tuition and fees. SEPTEMBER
August 28 $20 deferment fee added to all accounts not paid
S M T W T F S
in full by 3:15 p.m. Last day for 50% refund
1 2 3 4 5
of basic tuition and fees. Last day for dropping
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due.
September 7 Labor Day Holiday 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
October 9 Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
without academic penalty 27 28 29 30
October 16 Last day for filing application for a degree to be
completed at end of Spring Semester. Applica- OCTOBER
tions for degree received after this date will incur
S M T W T F S
a $25 late fee.
October 20 Assessment Day 1 2 3
October 30 Last day for final payment of deferred fees without 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
$20 penalty. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
November 2-10 Pre-registration by appointment for the Spring 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Semester 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 23-27 Thanksgiving Holidays
November 30 Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
NOVEMBER
December 3 Last day of classes
December 4-10 Final Examinations S M T W T F S
December 12 Fall Commencement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Spring Semester 2010
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
January 8 Registration
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
January 11 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. First meeting of
29 30
evening graduate classes. $20 late registration fee
in effect.
January 15 Last day for adding courses. Last day for 80% DECEMBER
refund of basic tuition and fees.
S M T W T F S
January 18 Martin Luther King Holiday (Evening classes do
1 2 3 4 5
not meet.)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
January 22 $20 deferment fee added to all accounts not paid
in full by 3:15 p.m. Last day for 50 % refund 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
of basic tuition and fees. Last day for dropping 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due. 27 28 29 30 31
March 5 Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing
without academic penalty
March 12 Last day for filing application for a degree to be JANUARY
completed at end of Summer Semester. Applica-
tions for degree received after this date will incur S M T W T F S
a $25 late fee. 1 2
March 16 Assessment Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
March 17 - 26 Pre-registration for the Summer and Fall Semes- 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
ters 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
March 24 Honor’s Day 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
March 26 Last day for final payment of deferred fees without
31
$20 penalty.
March 29 - April 2 Spring Break
April 5 Classes resume at 8:00 am
LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA 3
April 29 Last day of classes FEBRUARY
April 30 - May 6 Final Examinations
S M T W T F S
May 8 Spring Commencement
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Summer Semester 2010
May 28 Registration for all three summer sessions 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
June 1 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. for the first 4-week 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
session and the 8-week session. First meeting of 28
evening graduate classes. $20 late registration fee
in effect.
MARCH
June 3 Last day for adding courses for first 4-week ses-
sion. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition and S M T W T F S
fees (first 4-week session). 1 2 3 4 5 6
June 7 Last day for adding courses for full 8-week ses- 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
sion. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition and 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
fees (8-week session). 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
June 8 Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition and
28 29 30 31
fees (first 4-week session). Last day for dropping
courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due
APRIL
(first 4-week session)
June 14 $20 deferment fee added to all accounts not paid S M T W T F S
in full by 3:15 p.m. Last day for 50% refund of 1 2 3
basic tuition and fees (8-week session). Last day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
for dropping courses or withdrawing without 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
100% fees due (8-week session). Last day for 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
withdrawing during first 4-week session without
25 26 27 28 29 30
academic penalty.
June 30 Last day for dropping courses or withdrawing dur-
ing 8-week session without academic penalty MAY
July 1 Last day of classes for first 4-week session S M T W T F S
July 2 Classes commence at 8:00 a.m. for second 4-week 1
session.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
July 5 Independence Day Holiday
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
July 7 Last day for adding courses for second 4-week
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
session. Last day for 80% refund of basic tuition
and fees (second 4-week session). 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
July 12 Last day for 50% refund of basic tuition fees 30 31
(second 4-week session). Last day for dropping
courses or withdrawing without 100% fees due JUNE
(second 4-week session).
S M T W T F S
July 12-16 Pre-registration by appointment for the Fall Semes-
1 2 3 4 5
ter
July 14 Last day for withdrawing during second 4-week 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
session without academic penalty. Last day for fi- 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
nal payment of deferred fees without $20 penalty. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
July 16 Orientation Registration (Classes do not meet) 27 28 29 30
July 23 Last day for filing application for a degree to be
completed at end of Fall Semester. Applications for JULY
degree received after this date will incur a $25 late
fee. S M T W T F S
August 2 Last day of classes for 8-week session 1 2 3
August 5 Last day of classes for second 4-week session 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
August 3-5 Final Examinations for 8-week session classes 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
4 THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
CONTENTS
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
An Introduction ........................................................6
Buildings and Grounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Facilities and Services ..................................................11
Special Administrative Policies ...........................................12
II. STUDENT AFFAIRS
General Information ....................................................18
Student Activities ......................................................19
Student Financial Aid ...................................................22
Financial Information ...................................................27

III. ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Admission Requirements ................................................36
Registration ..........................................................40
The College Year ......................................................46
The Grading System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Graduation Requirements ...............................................49
Honors and Awards ....................................................52
Attendance Policy .....................................................53
Official Student Records ................................................55
Servicemembers Opportunity College ......................................57
IV. THE DIVISION OF NURSING
General Information ....................................................60
Graduation Requirements ...............................................63

V. THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
General Information ....................................................66
Graduation Requirements ...............................................70
VI. THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
General Information ....................................................78
Graduation Requirements ...............................................82
VII. THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
General Information ...................................................104
Graduation Requirements ..............................................106
VIII. THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
General Information ...................................................118
Graduation Requirements ..............................................128
IX. ACADEMIC MINOR PROGRAMS ......................................141
X. THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES ................................148
XI. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .............................................150
XII. BOARD OF TRUSTEES ...............................................230
XIII. DIRECTORY OF ADMINISTRATION ...................................231
XIV. FACULTY ..........................................................239
1
General
Information
In 1939, just as today, the University library, located then on the second floor of Bibb Graves
Hall, proved to be a favorite gathering place for students before midterm and final exams.
6 THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
AN INTRODUCTION
LOCATION
The University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama, the county
seat of Sumter County, on Interstate Highways 20 and 59, United States Highway 11,
and Alabama Highway 28. It is 116 miles southwest of Birmingham, 130 miles west
of Montgomery, and 37 miles east of Meridian, Mississippi.
HISTORY
The University of West Alabama was chartered in 1835 as a church-related fe-
male academy and admitted its first students in 1839. After difficult times during the
Civil War and Reconstruction periods, the school reopened in the late 1860s or early
1870s. Although it appears that a few male students were admitted following the re-
opening, a resolution by the Board of Trustees in 1876 excluded boys, and this policy
was followed until the beginning of the 20th century.
From 1881 to 1910 the school at Livingston was under the direction of the noted
educator and reformer Julia Tutwiler, who succeeded in getting a small appropriation
from the State Legislature in 1883 to establish normal school training for girls at Liv-
ingston Female Academy. According to statements in the University archives, this is
believed to be the first State appropriation in Alabama made exclusively for the edu-
cation of women. The first normal school diplomas were granted in 1886.
Livingston Female Academy and State Normal College continued as a private
institution with some State support until 1907, when the State assumed full control.
It remained under its own board of trustees, however, until the Legislature created a
State Board of Trustees for all the normal schools in 1911. In 1919 this board was
abolished and all state normal schools were placed under the supervision of the State
Board of Education. During these early years the school offered both secondary edu-
cation and normal school programs for the training of teachers.
Dr. G. W. Brock succeeded Miss Tutwiler as President in 1910, and under his ten-
ure of more than a quarter of a century, the institution continued to grow and develop.
Presidents since Dr. Brock have been as follows:
1936-1944 Dr. N. F. Greenhill
1944-1954 Dr. W. W. Hill
1954-1963 Dr. D. P. Culp
1963-1972 Dr. John E. Deloney
1972-1973 Dr. Ralph M. Lyon (Acting President)
1973-1993 Dr. Asa N. Green
1993-1994 Dr. James Bob Drake (Interim President)
1994-1998 Dr. Donald C. Hines
1998-2002 Dr. Ed D. Roach
2002- Dr. Richard D. Holland
In 1929 the school at Livingston became State Teachers College,
Livingston, Alabama, with authority to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science. The
Bachelor of Arts degree was authorized in 1947. Although the institution had begun
accepting male students soon after 1900, the student body remained predominantly
female through the 1950s.
In 1957 the name was again changed by an act of Legislature — this time to Liv-
ingston State College — and the following year the mission of the institution was
LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA 7
broadened when the Graduate Division was established and the College was autho-
rized to confer master’s degrees in the field of professional education. In 1967 an act
of the Legislature created Livingston University, with its own Board of Trustees.
In 1995 the institution recognized its broader mission as a regional university serv-
ing the educational needs of all the citizens of the area by changing its name to the
University of West Alabama.
MISSION STATEMENT
The University of West Alabama is a state-supported, coeducational institution of
higher learning governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor. As a
regional institution, the University’s foremost commitment is to meeting the educa-
tional needs of the State and particularly of the West Alabama area. Valuing a diverse
student population, it also welcomes students from throughout the United States and
from other countries.
The primary purpose of the University is to provide opportunities for students to
pursue associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees in liberal arts, natural sciences
and mathematics, preprofessional programs, nursing, technology, business, and edu-
cation. Additionally, the University will assist its students in developing the important
qualities of independent thinking and respect for the ideas of others and in building
firm foundations of personal integrity and character in order to realize their quests for
a philosophy of life and for self fulfillment. Importance is placed on providing oppor-
tunities within the curricula for the development of enhanced skills in critical think-
ing, communication, leadership, and computer literacy. The University also seeks to
provide students opportunities for growth beyond the classroom through a wide range
of extracurricular activities, programs, and services and through the maintenance of
an environment of cultural and intellectual diversity and through the encouragement
of the free exchange of ideas among faculty, administration, and students.
At the University of West Alabama, the emphasis is upon the traditional learner,
but the institution is also committed to the concept of lifelong learning and to serv-
ing non-traditional students. These include workers in area schools, businesses and
industries, governmental agencies, and professional workers. In serving these diverse
publics, the institution employs not only traditional means of delivery, but it also
seeks to expand its use of innovative technologies, including distance learning, and
to networking with other educational institutions and agencies in order to more com-
prehensively address the needs of its region.
The University seeks to employ a vibrant, talented, and diverse faculty whose
members are committed to providing leadership and fostering positive growth
throughout West Alabama through research and public service, with primary empha-
sis on that which meets the educational, social, cultural, and economic needs of the
region. In the recruitment and retention of this faculty, as with all members of the
University community, the institution, consistent with its academic heritage, main-
tains an openness to all qualified persons.
ACCREDITATION
The University of West Alabama is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
Georgia, Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the associate, baccalaureate and
master’s degrees. This accreditation gives regional and national recognition to credits
and degrees earned at the University. The Julia Tutwiler College of Education at The
University of West Alabama is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Wash-
ington, DC 20036, [phone]. This accreditation covers initial teacher prepara-
8 THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
tion programs and advanced educator preparation programs, and its Athletic Educa-
tion Training Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs. The Associate Degree in Nursing is accredited by the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Agency. The University’s College of Busi-
ness is nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and
Programs to offer the following business degrees: the Bachelor of Business Admin-
istration degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Information Sys-
tems, and Management and the Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology.
UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
The University of West Alabama operates under a Board of Trustees, appointed by
the Governor of the State of Alabama and approved by the State Senate. In addition
to the Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, who serve as ex-officio
members, there are thirteen members of the Board of Trustees, including two from
the Congressional district in which the University is located, one from each of the
other districts, and the remaining members appointed from the state at large. The
President of the University is the Executive Officer of the Board.
The organization of the University provides six instructional units: the College of
Liberal Arts, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the College of Busi-
ness, the College of Education, the Division of Nursing, and the School of Graduate
Studies. Each College functions with an Academic Council consisting of the Dean,
the Department Chairpersons, and two elected members. The Division of Nursing
operates under the Chairperson. The Graduate Council supervises the programs of
the School of Graduate Studies.
The basic policy of the University is formulated by University committees, most of
which have student, as well as faculty, members. The following are now functioning
as standing University committees:
The ADA Compliance Committee
The Admissions and Appeals Committee
The Athletic Committee
The Benevolence Committee
The Bibb Graves Auditorium Oversight Committee
The Campus School Steering Committee
The Commencement Committee
The Committee on Preservation of University History
The Deans’ Council
The Environmental Health and Safety Committee
The Faculty Colloquium Committee
The Freshman Studies Committee
The Graduate Council
The Honors Day Committee
The Honors Program Committee
The Information Technology Committee
The Institutional Effectiveness Council
The Insurance Committee
The International Programs Committee
The Library Committee
The Loraine McIlwain Bell Trustee Awards Committee
The Marketing and Image Committee
The Orientation Committee
The President’s Council
The Research Grants Committee
The Research Oversight Committee
LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA 9
The Scholarship and Student Assistance Committee
The Social Committee
The Staff Salary Equity Committee
The Student Life Committee
The Student Media Committee
The Student Success Committee
The Teaching Excellence Grants Committee
The University Academic Council
The University Council on Teacher Education
The Web Page Committee
The Written English Proficiency Committee
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
ACADEMIC BUILDINGS
BIBB GRAVES HALL contains classrooms, laboratories, and faculty offices for
the College of Education and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. It
also has the main auditorium on campus.
BROCK HALL houses the Division of Nursing, the Housing Office and the Up-
ward Bound Program. Facilities for continuing education programs and other meet-
ings are also located in one wing.
LUCILLE FOUST HALL contains classrooms and offices for art and offices for
the Athletic Department. The Student Success Center, which houses Counseling, Ca-
reer Services, and Student Support Services offices, are also located in this building.
PRUITT HALL is the location of the music program and the Physical Educa-
tion and Athletic Training Department. It contains classrooms, offices, studios,
practice rooms, and dressing rooms, as well as the University’s gymnasium.
GUY HUNT TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMPLEX contains classrooms, labo-
ratories, faculty offices and shop facilities for the Technology Division.
The HUNT ANNEX is adjacent to the technology building and contains additional
instructional space for the Technology Division. It also houses the Early Intervention
Center.
JULIA TUTWILER LIBRARY houses the University’s collection of books, peri-
odicals, and other materials. It contains reading rooms, offices, a workroom, confer-
ence rooms, rooms for special materials, computer laboratory, and other facilities.
LURLEEN BURNS WALLACE HALL provides instructional facilities for chem-
istry, physics, English, foreign languages, history, journalism, the social sciences,
speech, theatre, and business. The building also contains a small auditorium.
STUDENT HOUSING
HOOVER APARTMENTS, consisting of two buildings, provide attractive and
modern apartments for students who maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Four students share each apartment.
PATTERSON APARTMENTS provide unfurnished housing for non-traditional
students, graduate students, and families.
REED HALL is an honors residence hall for men and women who maintain a
grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Preference is given to freshmen students attend-
ing the University on a Trustee Scholarship.
SELDEN HALL is a residence hall for women.
10 THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
SISK HALL is a residence hall for men and women.
SPIETH HALL is a residence hall for men.
STICKNEY HALL is an honors residence hall for men and women who maintain
a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Preference is given to students attending the
University on a Trustee Scholarship and members of the Honors Program.
OTHER BUILDINGS
THE BELL CONFERENCE CENTER is a state-of-the-art conference facility lo-
cated at the heart of the University’s campus.
KELLY HESTER LAND HALL, formerly known as the Baptist Campus Mini-
stiries Building, houses the Division of Educational Outreach, which includes the
Center for the Study of the Black Belt and the Department of Continuing Education.
MOON HALL is a complex composed of offices, shops, and a warehouse area for
the Physical Plant Department.
THE PRESIDENT’S HOME is a residence for the President of the University and
his family.
THE GEORGE C. WALLACE STUDENT UNION provides facilities for student
activities and recreation, including an Olympic swimming pool, racketball courts and
student weight room. The University Bookstore is also located in the Student Union.
WEBB HALL houses the University’s central administrative offices.
YOUNG HALL is the campus dining facility. In addition to the main dining room
and the kitchens, there is a private dining room for special events.
THE ALFA ENVIRONMENTAL HALL is an office, classroom, and research
laboratory facility serving the University and the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Train-
ing Center.
ATHLETIC AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
THE FOOTBALL STADIUM, known as “Tiger Stadium,” is located in a natural
bowl behind Foust Hall.
THE HANDBALL COURTS are located adjacent to the Student Union building.
THE DON C. HINES RODEO COMPLEX is located on Country Club Road near
Lake LU.
THE JAMES P. HOMER FIELD HOUSE houses facilities for the UWA football
program, diagnostic and rehabilitation spaces for the program in athletic training, and
class rooms.
LAKE LU is a 54-acre lake on the University campus which provides facilities for
swimming, fishing, boating, and picnicking.
PRUITT GYMNASIUM facility houses the Men’s and Women’s Basketball pro-
grams as well as the Women’s Volleyball program.
THE SOFTBALL/INTRAMURAL COMPLEX is located on the “Loop” by the
Wallace Student Union.
TARTT FIELD is the University baseball field located in the north campus area.
THE HOWARD VAUGHAN TENNIS COMPLEX is located beside the George C.
Wallace Student Union Building.
THE GEORGE C. WALLACE STUDENT UNION, with a variety of entertain-
ment/recreational facilities and weight room, is located on the “Loop” near the north
end of campus.