Montreat College School of Professional and Adult Studies Bulletin

112 Pages·2001·5.4 MB·English

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MONTREAT
COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL
AND
ADULT STUDIES
2002
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GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE BULLETIN
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Published by the Office ofPublic Information, MontreatCollege,
Montreat, NC 28757. The Bulletin ofMontreatCollege SchoolofProfes-
sional andAdultStudies is available onrequest from the Dean ofAdult
Studies Officeby calling 828-667-5044, ext. 307.
The Montreat College Catalog is available on request from the Office of
Admissionsby calling 828-669-8012, ext. 3781 orby email
([email protected]).
Copyright©2001 MontreatCollege
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consideredaworkingagreementbetweenastudentandthecollege.Astudentisresponsible
forbeingfullyawareofandfulfillingallregulationsandconditionscontainedorreferredto
hereinorassuch regulationsandconditionsmayhereafterbeamendedbythecollegeifand
when itdeemsnecessary. Plansofstudy,coursetitles,fees,expenses,andothermatters
describedhereinaresubjecttochangeatthediscretionofthecollege.
Note:Courseanddegreeofferingsmaydifferbysite. (Someoff-sitelocationsmayofferthe
BBAdegreeonly.)
Keepthisbulletinforthedurationoftheprogram. Updateswillbeissuedeachyear.
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MontreatCollegeadmitsstudentsofanyrace, color, religion,sex,age, nationalorethnic
origin toall the rights,privileges,programs,andactivitiesgenerallyaccordedormade
availabletostudentsattheschool. Itdoes notdiscriminateon thebasisofrace, color,
religion, sex, nationalandethnicorigin in administration ofitseducationalpolicies,
admissionspolicies, scholarshipandloanprograms,andathleticandotherschool
administrativeprograms. Itdoes notdiscriminateinadmission oraccess to itsprograms
andactivitieson thebasisofhandicapasdefinedbySection504oftheRehabilitationAct
of1973.
SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL AND ADULT STUDIES
2001-2002 BULLETIN
CONTENTS
The College 3
Admission
Undergraduate Programs 10
Graduate Program 12
Financial Information 20
General Student Information 30
Academic Programs 34
Degree Requirements 38
Academic Policies 43
Learning Resources/Technology Services 60
Course Descriptions 80
Boards 91
Administration and Faculty 95
Index 106
Directory inside back cover
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THE COLLEGE
Montreat College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges ofthe
SouthernAssociation ofColleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane,
Decatur, GA30033-4097; telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the
associate'sdegree, thebachelor's degree, and the master's degree.
MISSION
MontreatCollege is a Christian liberal arts educational institution com-
mitted to the integration offaith and learning. Through our focus on
faith, we seek to glorifyJesus Christ, to reflect His image, to serve His
Church, and to encourage faith development in students. Through our
focus on learning, we seek to educate the mind and challenge the spirit,
to discern truth, to communicate effectively, and tobecome agents of
renewal and reconciliation in the world. Through faith and learningwe
seek to encourage students to discover the call ofGod in every sphere of
life.
FOUNDATIONS
Webelieve humanity is God's creation in His own image, and therefore
persons are thinking, relational, moral, and spiritualbeings ofdignity
and worth. We seek to serve students in all these dimensions. Our aim is
to challenge students tobecome the complete people a lovingGod
intends them to be and to live invital relationship with Him. Therefore,
we seek tobe a faith community as well as an academic community. We
see our educational mission as anextension ofthe great ends of the
Church and seek to graduate students who are committed to Christian
servant-leadership in the world, promoting personal and social righ-
teousness by God's grace and to His glory.
As a Christian college in the Presbyterian tradition, we are guided in
ourpursuit ofacademic excellence by the framework ofReformed
beliefs. We confess the living God as the ultimate foundation ofour faith
and the source ofall truth. Webelieve God is revealed perfectly inJesus
Christ. We affirm our Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ as the center of
history, restoringpurpose, order, and value to the whole oflife. We
believeJesus Christ tobe the focus and culmination ofscripture and
that God's writtenWord is inspired, authoritative and, rightly inter-
pretedby the Holy Spirit, is our infallible rule for faith, conduct, and
worship. We study and address a world and humanity which were
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created good, corrupted by the fall, redeemed through faith in Christ,
and are moving toward the final consummation ofGod's purposes
through the work ofthe Holy Spirit.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Approachingtheintegrationoffaithandlearningfromaninformed,
biblicalperspective, faculty, staff, and studentsformaChristiancommunity
oflearners thatseeks topursuethepremisethatalltruthisGod'struthand
explores thesignificanceofthisinthevariousacademicdisciplines. Weare
committed toathoroughexplorationofandcomplementaryrelationship
betweenbiblicaltruthand academicinquiry. Weopenlyembracestudents
ofallcultures, races,and faithsin anatmosphereofacademicexcellence,
intellectualinquiry, andChristianlove.
The college seeks to provide a broad, rigorous liberal arts curriculum
with an emphasis on traditional and selected undergraduate and
graduate professional degree programs, including degree programs for
adult learners and programs at geographically distant locations. The
college's educational objectives include the following:
That students will
1. develop an informed, biblical worldview including
a. the sovereignty ofGod over all creation and knowledge;
b. a lifestyle ofChristian service to others and the community;
c. the recognition ofthe intrinsic worth ofselfand all persons;
d. a genuine critical openness to the ideas and beliefs ofothers;
e. the formation ofvalues and ethical reasoning;
f. an appreciation for what isbeautiful, true, and good in the arts
and literature;
g. a respect for and attitude ofstewardship toward the whole of
creation; and
h. an understanding of the past and its interconnectedness with
the present and future;
2. demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills;
3. demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills;
4. demonstrate essential computer information systems skills;
5. demonstrate competency in their academic majors;
6. develop interpersonal and team skills and an understandingand
appreciationoftheirpersonal strengths and weaknesses; and
7. become reflective and responsible citizens, effective leaders, and
committed laity.
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VISION
MontreatCollege aspires to be a Christian college ofsuch character that
we are known regionally, nationally, and internationally for the quality
and value ofour educational programs. We seek tobe a leading, serving
institution through developing students who willbecome servant lead-
ers in society. We would be a firstchoice provider ofChristian higher
education, aninspiration to our students, a servant to our communities,
and ablessing to the whole church.
AFFILIATION
MontreatCollege is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA)and
has a covenantrelationship with the Presbyteries ofWestern North
Carolina and EastTennessee, and with the Synod ofthe Mid-Atlantic.
The college is a member institution ofthe Council for Christian Colleges
and Universities.
HISTORY
Thebeauty and tranquility ofthe Blue Ridge Mountains led Congrega-
tionalist ministerJohn C. Collins to form the Mountain RetreatAssocia-
tion in 1897 "for the encouragement ofChristianwork and living
through Christian convention, public worship, missionary work,
schools, and libraries." By 1907, R. Howerton ofCharlotte, NC,
J.
conceived and carried out the idea ofpurchasing Montreat for the
Presbyterian Church in the United States. Then in 1913, Dr. RobertC.
Anderson, president ofthe Mountain RetreatAssociation, proposed that
the grounds and facilities ofthe associationbe used for a school during
the academic year. In 1915, the GeneralAssembly decreed "that the
property ofthe Mountain RetreatAssociationbe used for a Normal
School and that the establishment ofthe schoolbe referred to the
Synods."
The Synods ofAppalachia, Georgia,Alabama, North Carolina, Tennes-
see, and Virginia elected trustees who metin Montreat on May 2, 1916,
and elected Dr. Robert F. Campbell ofAsheville, NC, chairman, Mr. W.
T ThompsonJr. ofKnoxville, TN, secretary, and Ruling Elder T S.
Morrison ofAsheville, NC, treasurer. The Montreat Normal School, a
four-yearpreparatory and two-year college combination, opened its
first session inOctober 1916 with eight students. MontreatNormal
School continued to grow over the years. Throughout times ofwar,
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economic fluctuations, and rapid social change, the school soughtto
provide a Christian setting in which to prepare young women tobe-
come teachers.
In 1934, during Dr. Robert C. Anderson's tenure as president, Montreat
Normal School (College Department) was renamed MontreatCollege.
The college grew as its academic program expanded. Itbegan a four-
year degree program, in 1945. After 14 years as a four-yearwomen's
college, the college was restructured in 1959 as a coeducationaljunior
college and was given the new name ofMontreat-Anderson College.
In 1985, the college Board ofTrustees, realizing the demands and
changing circumstances inhigher education, made the decision to again
become a baccalaureate institution. The dream ofits first president, Dr.
Anderson, was for the college to serve as an accredited baccalaureate
institution. The college has realized that dream. It returned to the
original name ofMontreat College inAugust of 1995, sharing the
original vision and identity. The change reflects the MontreatCollege of
today, a four-year college with several growing campuses and the
addition ofgraduate studies.
MontreatCollege's School ofProfessional andAdultStudiesbegan
offering classes on September 19, 1994. The college's Charlotte campus
was officially opened on September 11, 1995. MontreatCollege's
Asheville campus held its grand opening on October 8, 1996.
InJune 1998, MontreatCollege was accreditedby the Commission on
Colleges ofthe SouthernAssociation ofColleges and Schools as a level-
three institution to offer the master's degree inbusiness administration.
The presidents ofthe college havebeen Dr. RobertCampbellAnderson,
1916-1947; Dr. RupertMcGregor, 1947-1957; Dr. Calvin Grier Davis,
J.
1959-1972; Dr. Silas M. Vaughn, 1972-1991; and WilliamW. Hurt, 1991-
present.
CAMPUS LOCATIONS
MontreatCollege is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of
Western North Carolina. The scenic main campus is nestled into sloping
woodsjust 15 miles east ofAsheville, NC, and three miles from Inter-
state 40. Students enjoy the proximity ofAsheville, one ofNorth
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Carolina's most architecturally and culturally diverse cities. Adjacent to
Montreatis the historic town ofBlack Mountain, with picturesque
avenues, stores and restaurants.
The Charlotte, NC campus is located offTyvola Drivenear the Charlotte
DouglasAirport. The Charlotte Coliseum is within sight of the modern
campus at4135 South Stream Boulevard. Located at 318 Ridgefield
Court in the Ridgefield Business Center, theAsheville, NC campus is
located in a growing section ofthe city, near the Biltmore Square Mall,
off1-26. Both campuses are convenient and practical, havingbeen
designed with the adult student in mind.
In addition to MontreatCollege's permanent campus facilities in
Charlotte andAsheville, the School ofProfessional and Adult Studies
holds classes invarious other North Carolina locations such as Marion,
Murphy, Hendersonville, Hickory, Clyde, and Cherokee.
SELECTED COLLEGE MEMBERSHIPS
AmericanAssociation ofCollege Registrars andAdmissions Officers
(AACRAO)
ChristianAdult Higher EducationAssociation (CAHEA)
Consortium for theAdvancement ofAdult Higher Education (CAAHE)
Council forChristian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)
Council ofIndependent Colleges (CIC)
National Association ofIndependent Colleges and Universities
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
SouthernAssociation ofColleges and Schools (SACS)
TheAdult Higher EducationAlliance
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ADULT EDUCATION
MISSION
The School ofProfessional andAdult Studies seeks to provide an
education to adultprofessionals thatis consistently informedby a
Christian worldview. Program offerings permitworking professionals
to complete their educational goals while fully involved in their current
career. Aspecial feature ofthis program is thatworkingprofessionals can
integrate theirpractical knowledge oftheworkplacewith interactive
classroom instruction and Christianprinciples. The objectives ofthe
School ofProfessional andAdult Studies include
1. providing a high-qualityeducation leading to professional
advancementvia a unique delivery system;
2. promoting lifelong learning that combines the practical and
theoretical; and
3. providing a value-added education from the perspective ofan
informed Christian worldview.
INTRODUCTION
Programs in the School ofProfessional andAdultStudies campuses are
designed to meet the educational needs ofworking adults. The adult
degree programsbegan in 1994 in Montreat, NC. Currently, degree
programs are offered throughout the Western North Carolina and
Charlotte areas and have more than 700 students enrolled.
The program allows adults who want to advance their career opportuni-
ties a way to further their education through theAssociate in Science
degree, Bachelor ofBusinessAdministration degree, and Master of
BusinessAdministration degree. The programs are delivered in a
nontraditional, accelerated format specifically designed forworking
adults who have work experience.
Faculty members, who are credentialed, workingprofessionals, are
carefully selected in order toprovide appropriate instructionwhich
integrates theorywith practicalbusiness experience and Christian
principles. Classes meet once a week for four-hour sessions ofinterac-