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2 "3 WD u ^ 2 O CD 0> CD CD Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/coursecatalogsup1998shep Catalog Supplement • 3 >hepherd College Policy of Nondiscrimination TheCollegeprovidesopportunitytoall prospectiveandcurrentmembersofthestudentbody, acuity,andstaffonthebasisofindividualqualificationsandmeritwithoutregardtorace,sex, eligion,age, national origin,orhandicap. • The Supplement to the 1997-1999 Shepherd College Catalog has been prepared to update nformation contained in the current Catalog. This supplement is intended to aid students in ceepingcurrentinformationonacademicpoliciesandcurricula. Afewchangesmayhavebeen >mitted wheretheywereextremelyminor. TheSupplementtothe1997-1999Catalogispublishedthroughthecooperativeeffortsof heOfficeoftheVicePresidentforAcademicAffairs,OfficeoftheRegistrar,andtheOfficeof external Affairs. 4 • Shepherd College 1999-2000 ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR First Semester Fall 1999 8/18/99Wed New Freshmen &c Transfers; Transfer Evaluations; English Placement Essay; Night Registration 6-7:15 p.m. 8/19/99 Thu Faculty ReportforFall Semester, FacultyMeetings 8/20/99 Fri Orientation,Academic—Advisement 8/20/99 Fri Registration/—Payment NewFreshmen,Transfersand Readmits 8/23/99 Mon ClassesBegin LateRegistrationBeginsforStudentswhodidnotRegisterin April (LateFeeApplies) 8/23/99 Mon Drop/Add Begins — 8/25/99 Wed LastDaytoDrop/AddaClass SeeAdvisorbyNoon;Wed LastDayforLatel Registration — 9/06/99 Mon LaborDay Holiday 9/13/99 Mon LastDaytoChangea Course from CreditStat—ustoAudit Status 10/01/99 Fri LastDaytoWithdrawfrom 1st 8-weeksclass SeeAdvisor byNoon 10/08/99 Fri LastDaytoApplyforMay2000 Graduation 10/11/99 Mon FirstDayofMid-term Exams 10/13/99 Mon Second 8-weeks Classes Begin 10/15/99 Fn Last DayofMid-term Exam 10/18/99 Mon Mid-term GradesDue (9 a.m.) 10/26/99 Tue Mid-term Grades Distributed byAdvisors — 11/02/99 Tue LastDaytoWithdraw from a Full SemesterClass SeeAdvisor byNoon 11/03/99 Wed First DayofAcademic AdvisementforContinuingStudents 11/10/99 Wed LastDayofAcademicAdvisementfor ContinuingStudents 11/08/99 Mon FirstDayofRegistration forSpring2000 — 11/11/99 Thu LastDaytoWithdrawfromsecond 8-weeksclass SeeAdvisorbyNoon I 11/20/99 Sat FirstDayofThanksgivingRecess. 11/28/99 Sun LastDayofThanksgivingRecess 12/01/99 Thu LastDayofRegistrationforSpring2000 12/06/99 Mon FirstDaytoAdjust Registrationfor Spring2000 (Add/Drop) 12/13/99 Mon LastDayofClasses 12/14/99 Tue FirstDayofFinal Exams 12/18/99 Sat LastDayofFinalExams;LastDaytoAdjustRegistrationforSpring2000(Add/ Drop) — 12/20/99 Mon FirstSemesterGrades Due (9 a.m.) EndofFirstSemester Gradeswill notbe mailed untilJanuary Second Semester Spring 2000 1/10/00 Mon New Freshmen &c Transfers; Transfer Evaluations; English Placement Test; NightRegistration6-7:15 p.m. 1/11/00 Tue Faculty ReportforSpr—ingSemester, Orientation,AcademicAdvisement 1/11/00 Tue Registration/Payment New Freshmen,Transfers and Readmits — 1/12/00 Wed ClassesBegin LateRegistrationforStudentswhodidnotRegisterinNovem- ber (LateFeeApplies) 1/12/00 Wed Drop/Add Begins — 1/14/00 Fri LastDaytoDrop/AddaClass SeeAdvisorbyNoon;Fri LastDayforLate Registration — 1/17/00 Mon Martin LutherKing's Birthday Holiday 2/02/00 Wed LastDaytoChangea Course from CreditStat—ustoAuditStatus 2/23/00 Wed LastDaytoWithdraw from 1st 8-weeksclass SeeAdvisorbyNoon Catalog Supplement • 5 O1f/W0T47/W0W0 Fri LastDaytoApply forAugustand December2000 Graduation O1f/W0O6//W0W0 Mon FirstDay ofMid-termExams _1J//110\JI/\0J\0J Fri LastDayofMid-term Exams; Second 8-weeks Classes Begin O1r/11O1f/W0W0 Mon Mid-term Grades Due (9 a.m.) o1i/1i8o//w0w0 Sat FirstDayofSpringRecess O1I/£2-\6J/1\0J\0J LastDayofSpringRecess O1f/Z7.7///W0W0 Mon FirstDayofRegistration forSummer2000 1/78/00 TuT Mid-term Grades Distributed byAdvisors 4/01/00 Mon LastDayofRegistration forSummer2000 — 4i7/W0T47/W0W0 Tue" LastDaytoWithdraw froma Full SemesterClass SeeAdvisorbyNoon 4/0S/00 Wed FirstDayofAcademicAdvisementforContinuingStudents 4i//110W//W0W0 FirstDayofRegistration for Fall2000 4/12/00 Wed LastDayofAcademicAdvisementforContinuing—Students 4/11/00 Wed LastDaytoWithdrawfromsecond 8-weeksclass SeeAdvisor byNoon 4/21/00 Fri LastDayofRegistration forFall2000 4tf/—20v///V020v/ Thu FirstDayofSpringWeekend Recess (Ifno snowdays used) 4TV/7Z.J1//W0W0 LastDayofSpringWeekend Recess (Ifno snowdaysused) 4/24/00 Mon FirstDaytoAdjustRegistrationforFall2000 (Add/Drop) andSummer2000 4I//Z2_6U//V070W Wed McMurran Scholars Convocation *sJ1/\oJJs1/\oJ\oJ Fri LastDayofClasses V08/00 Mon FirstDayofFinal Exams 5/12/00 Fri LastDayofFinal Exams — 5/15/00 Mon SecondSemesterGradesDue (9 a.m.) End ofSecond Semester 5/20/00 Sat Commencement 6/14/00 LastDaytoAdjustRegistration forFall2000 (Add/Drop) IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT All new students ofthe State System of Higher Education under the jurisdiction ofthe West VirginiaBoardofDirectorswhowerebornafterJanuary1, 1957,arerequiredtoprovideproof ofimmunitytomeasles andrubella. Studentsare requiredtoprovideproofofimmunityonor beforethedateofenrollment.Thestudentshallhaveproofofimmunitybythefollowingsemester orwill notbepermittedtoenroll inclasses. AUDITING COLLEGE COURSES Astudentmayaudita CollegecoursebymakingapplicationintheOfficeofAdmissionsasan auditor.Declarationofachangeinacoursefromcreditstatustoauditstatusmustbeprocessed withinthefirst15classdays(Monday-Friday)ofafallorspringacademicsessionorwithinthe firstthreeclassdays(Monday-Friday)ofasummersession.Anylaterchangemustbeappealed totheAdmissionsandCreditsCommittee.Anauditorisexpectedtocomplywiththeinstructor's attendance policy. RegularCollege feesarechargedforpersonsauditingacourse. COLLEGE CREDIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE Studentswhohavecompletedbasictraininginmilitaryservicemaybegrantedamaximumoffour semester hours credit, which may be used to satisfy general studies physical education and/or elective requirements. It is the student's responsibility to request this credit and to verify this militaryexperiencetotheregistrar.IfthestudentwasnotintheArmyorotherservicebranchthat has basictraining,then Shepherd Collegewillgrantthesamecreditto individualswhopresent acertifiedcopyoftheirDD-214Formaftercompletingaminimumofoneyearofactivemilitary service. 6 • Shepherd College Correspondenceworkcompletedataccreditedinstitutionsofhigherlearningcooper withtheArmed ForcesInstituteisaccepted bycollegesinWestVirginia.Theamountofc [t allowedbytheinstitutionwherecreditwasearned,however,mustnotexceed28semesterh <;. FRESHMAN ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMEN^ STANDARDS READING 1. Studentsscoring19oraboveonthereadingsectionoftheEnhancedACT,460(400c i[e oldSAT)oraboveontheverbalsectionoftheRecenteredSAT,36oraboveonthere; ;|g skillstestoftheASSET,or30percentileoraboveontheNelson-DennyReadingTes ill beconsideredto havemetthe minimal readingskill requirements. 2. Institutions inthe State College System areencouragedtoprovideassistance forstuua whodonotmeetthestandardandwhoareenrolledinaprogramleadingtoanassoc j's or bachelor'sdegree. 3. AnyinstitutionintheStateCollegeSystemmayelecttosethigherplacementscoresthinjie minimumscores described above. ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS IncompliancewithWestVirginiaEducationSystemProcedureNo.22incompliancewithS :te Bill243,Series4,ShepherdCollegewillgrantcreditforthefollowingAdvancedPlacement [ts withthe testscoreindicated: AmericanHistory—gradesof3,4, or5; HIST201 andHIST202 StudioArt (general)—gradesof4 or 5; ART204 (forartmajors) ArtHistory—grades of3, 4, or 5; ART 103 and 1 hr. freeelective ArtHistory—grades4 or5;ART203 (forartmajors) Biology—gradesof3,4, or 5; BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 Chemist—ry—gradesof3,4,or5;CHEM207,CHEM207L,CHEM209,CHEM |L Classics nocreditgiven ComputerScienceA—gradesof3, 4, or5; CIS211 ComputerScienceAB—grades of3,4, or5; CIS212 Economics (macroandmicro)—gradesof3,4, or 5; ECON205 and206 English (languageandcomposition)—grades of3,4, or5; ENGL 101 English (literature and—composition)—gradesof3,4, or 5; ENGL 102 Environmental Science nocreditgiven European History—gradesof3,4, or5; HIST 103 French Language—gradesof3 or4; FREN 101 gradeof5; FREN 101 and 102 German Language—grades of3 or4; GERM 101 gradeof5; GERM 101 and 102 — Governmentand Politics (American) grades of3,4 or5; PSCI 101 CalculusAB—gradesof3,4, or5; MATH207 Calculus BC—gradesof3, 4, or5; MATH207and 208 MMuussiicc ((TThheeoorryy))——ggrraaddeessooff43,o4r,5o;rM5U;SMCUS10C31(1f1oramnudsi1chrmafjroerese)lective Physics B—grades of3,4, or5; PHYS201 and202 Physics C-Mech—grades of3,4,or5; PHYS201 Physics C-E&M—gradesof3,4, or5; PHYS202 Psychology—gradesof3, 4, or5; PSYC203 Catalog Supplement • 7 Spanish Language—gradesof3 or4; SPAN 101 gradeof5; SPAN 101 and 102 Statistics—grades4or5;MATH 314 ToreceivecreditforAdvancedPlacementTests,studentsmusthavetheAPtestresults ittotheOfficeofAdmissionsatShepherdbythetestingservice.AsnewAPtestsaredeveloped, .ditionalcreditmay beawarded. IENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION udents must complete within seven years the graduation requirements of the Catalog they joose. They may choose the Catalog in effect at their initial admission to the College or a jbsequent Catalog. Studentsmaynotsplit Catalogrequirements. )EAN'SLIST bbe named to the Dean's List, a student must carry at least 15 hours ofwork or be in the ;ofessionalteachingblockand mustmaintain a 3.4averageforthesemester. mduation with honors bnors are determined by the cumulative quality point average of the student's work at jaduation: highest honors, Summa Cum Laude, 3.8 and above; high honors, Magna Cum kude, 3.6to 3.79; honors, CumLaude, 3.4 to 3.59. iSSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT PROGRAMS 'lepherdCollegeREQUIRESstudentparticipationinassessmenttestsandsurveys.Theresults •able the College to monitor its programs and services, to assist students in fulfilling their iademicgoals,andtofulfillreportingrequirementstoaccreditingandgovernmentagencies.The sessmentcommitteeandtheassistantvicepresidentforacademicaffairsoverseedevelopment idreportingofassessmentactivities.Bothacademicandadministrativedepartmentsthrough- ittheCollegewill requirestudentinputabouttheirfunctions fromtimetotime. Students will be notified when they are expected to participate in assessments. The sessments of freshman writing abilities for placement in English courses and a survey of aduating seniors are well-established college-wide assessments. Starting in 1998-99, sopho- lores'skillsingeneraleducationalsowill besurveyed.Inaddition,eachprogramconductsits vnassessmentsofstudentlearning.Generallytheseassessmentscanbecompletedinamodest riodoftime. Failuretoparticipatewhenrequiredcanresultinadministrativeactionincludingwithhold- ofgradesand/orrestrictionfromregistration untilthe requirementsaremet. NTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE tepherd College recognizes the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum as a strong pre- 'llege academic program and encourages applicants to complete the requirements for the IB ploma.Advancedstandingwillbeawardedforhigherlevelexamswithscoresof5,6,or7to .identswhopresenteithertheIBdiplomaorindividualIBexamscores. Creditisnotawarded rstandard levelexams. IndividualacademicdepartmentsdeterminehowcreditwillbeawardedforIBexamsina annersimilartotheawardingofcreditforAdvanced Placementexams. 8 • Shepherd College PROGRAMS OF STUDY ATHLETIC TRAINING Athletictrainingasa minorisopentostudents inanymajorwho meettheselectioncriteria. Athletic Training Minor ThePhysicalEducationDepartmentoffersacomprehensiveinterdisciplinary,nonteachingminor inathletictraining.Thecurriculumisdesignedtopreparestudentsforgraduateschoolinsports medicine and eventually qualifying them for certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association(NATA)ortoserveasanathletictrainerinthepublicschools.Theminorinathletic trainingisopen to students inanymajorwho meetthe selectioncriteria. Selection Criteria 1. Candidates for the program should complete the application form by Decemberof theirsophomoreyear.ApplicationswillbereviewedduringthemonthofJanuaryand again inMay. 2. Applicantsmustprovidethreelettersofrecommendation.Itisdesirabletohavetwo letters from facultyand one froma physician, physicaltherapist, orathletictrainer. 3. Applicants must be in good academic standing and provide a transcript ofcourses completed anda statementofathletictraining-relatedexperiences. Curriculum for a Minor in Athletic Training Total semesterhours required 31 HLTH 103 Personal Health 3 ATHC224 Careand Prevention ofAthletic Injuries 3 FACS 318 Nutrition 3 PHED 328 ExtremityAssessment 3 PHED 329 HeadandTrunkAssessment 3 PHED405 AppliedKinesiology 3 PHED 370 AppliedAnatomyandPhysiology 4 PHED 360 AthleticTrainingPracticum I 3 PHED 365 AthleticTrainingPracticum II 3 BIOL225 HumanAnatomyand Physiology 3 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES Curriculum for a Comprehensive Major in Computer and Information Sciences Thiscomprehensiveprogramprovidesstudentswiththeconceptsandskillsnecessarytodevelop and managestate-of-the-artcomputerinformationsystems.Theinterdisciplinarynatureofthe programreflectstheimportanceofinformationsystemsin virtuallyeverykindoforganization. Graduatesoftheprogramwillbepreparedtoapplytheirknowledgeprofessionallyandtopursue graduate training. Total hours required 128 General studies requirements 44 Comprehensive majorrequirements 65 General electives 19