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W1NGATE UNIVERSITY Academic Catalog 2006-2007 W. "^r K u ^. 4£ ^ gSs*. A# ? **•-« £,•• I (I* III Wm I 1 4MI1 HK^tAl .;> www.wingate.edu — UNGATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Special Collectionis————— ' i ii i THE- , UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2007 Contents Academic Calendar 4 The University 6 StudentLife 16 Admission, Costs andFinancialPlanning 26 AcademicPolicies 42 Programs ofStudy 59 GraduateStudies 103 CourseDescriptions 109 Directory 182 Appendix AdvisingChecksheets 194 Title11InstitutionalReportCard. 234 EffectiveFacilitatorofLearningModel 238 Index 239 CampusMap 249 WingateUniversityisoperatedonanondiscriminatorybasis.WingateUniversitycomplieswithfederal law,includingtheprovisionsofTitleVIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,TitleIXofEducationAmendments of1972,Sections503and504oftheRehabilitationActof1973,andtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct. WingateUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,sex,religion,color,nationalorethnicorigin, age,disabilityormilitaryserviceinitsadministrationofeducationpolicies,programs,activitiesorservices; admissionsandhousingpolicies; scholarshipandloanprograms; oremployment; exceptwhereexemptionis appropriateandallowedbylaw.InquiriesorcomplaintsshouldbedirectedtotheOfficeofBusinessAffairs. InformationoncrimestatisticsandgraduationratesisavailableuponrequestintheOfficeofAdmissions. Theinformationcontainedinthiscatalogiscorrectandreflectspolicyandstatesprogressrequirements forgraduationeffectiveasofthedateofpublication.TheUniversityreservestherighttomakechangesinits educationalandfinancialpoliciesastheWingateUniversityBoardofTrusteesmaydeemconsonantwithsound academicandfiscalpractice.TheUniversityfurtherreservestherighttoaskastudenttowithdrawatanytime. WingateUniversity(USPS686-480)Volume63,No.2 ispublishedbyWingateUniversity,N. CamdenStreet,Wingate,NC28174. Periodicalspostagepaid—Wingate,NCandadditionalmailing offices. POSTMASTERsendaddresscorrectionstoWingateUniversity,P.O. Box3059,Wingate,NC 28174 PublishedbytheOfficeoftheRegistrar Welcome Parents, students,alumni, andfriendsarecordiallyinvitedtovisitthecampus. Forinformation andassistancepleaseinquireattheOfficeofAdmissions intheStegallAdministrationBuilding. Prospectivestudentsmaymake inquiriesattheofficeMondaythroughFridaybetween8:30a.m. and5 p.m. orbyappointment. University Correspondence, WingateUniversity P.O.Box 159 Wingate,NorthCarolina28174 Phone: (800)755-5550or(704)233-8000 Fax: (704)233-8192 Email: [email protected] Internethomepage: http://www.wingate.edu The Directory of Correspondence AdmissiontotheUniversity DirectorofStudentRecruitment Alumni EventsandInformation DirectorofAlumniGiving AthleticPrograms DirectorofAthletics BooksandSupplies Manager,Campus Store CareerandCulturalDevelopment DirectorofInternshipsandCareerDevelopment CurriculumandFaculty VicePresidentforAcademicAffairs Gifts,Grants, andBequests VicePresidentforResourceDevelopment Graduate StudiesinBusinessAdministration Deanofthe SchoolofBusiness Graduate StudiesinEducation DeanoftheThayerSchoolofEducation Health Services DirectorofHealth Services LibraryandArchives DirectorofLibrary MetroCollege DeanoftheMetroCollege Public InformationandPublications DirectorofCommunicationandMarketing Registration,Transcripts Registrar ReligiousActivities MinistertoStudents ScholarshipsandStudentFinancialPlanning DirectorofFinancial Planning SportsInformation DirectorofSportsInformation StudentAcademicAdvising DirectorofAcademicAdvising StudentHousing DirectorofResidenceLife StudentLife DeanofStudentAffairs StudyAbroadPrograms DirectorofInternational StudiesandInternational Students Tuition, Fees, andPayments Controller 373711 2006-07 UndergraduateAcademic Calendar Fall2006 Aug. 15-17 FacultyWorkshop 1 ResidenceHallsOpenforNewStudentsOnly FinancialCheck-in(newstudents) 17-21 NewStudentOrientation 20 ResidenceHallsOpenforContinuing(Returning) Students 2 FinancialCheck-in(continuingstudents) Final Registration 22 ClassesBegin OpeningConvocation 25 Add/dropEnds(8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.) LateGraduationApplicationDeadline forDec. 2006 Sept. 29-October 1st FamilyWeekend Oct. 3 DeadlinetoRemove IncompleteGrades(from Spring& Summer2006) 4-10 Mid-TermExaminations(lowerdivision courses) Mid-termGrades Due 1 1 ApplicationstotheSchoolofEducation 14-17 FallRecess 20 Lastdaytowithdrawwitha"W"grade 23-25 SeniorRegistration 27 GraduationApplication DeadlineforMayandAugust2007 26-30 JuniorRegistration 27-29 Homecoming 3 Sophomore Registration Nov. 1-3 Sophomore Registrationcontinues 6-10 FreshmanRegistration 1 ExitExamsDeadline 22-26 ThanksgivingRecess Dec. 4 LastDayofClasses 5 Reading Day 6-12 FinalExaminations-(Gradesdue48hoursafterfinal exam) 12 ResidenceHallsClose TBA W'International(Fall) 5 Spring2007 Jan. ResidenceHallsOpenforNewStudentsOnly FinancialCheck-in(newstudents) NewStudentOrientation New StudentAdvising ResidenceHallsOpenforContinuing(Returning) Students Financial Check-in(continuingstudents) FinalRegistration 10 ClassesBegin 15 Dr. Martin LutherKingJr. Holiday 16 Add/dropEnds LateGraduationApplicationforMayandAugust2007 Feb. 1 Founders'Day 21 DeadlinetoRemove IncompleteGradesfromFall,2006 TBA GraduationFair 21-27 Mid-TermExaminations(lowerdivisioncourses) 28 Applicationstothe SchoolofEducation March 2 MidtermGradesDue- 12:00Noon 3-11 SpringRecess 16 Lastdaytowithdrawwithagradeof"W" 19-21 SeniorRegistration 22 GraduationApplicationDeadlineforDecember2007 22-26 JuniorRegistration 27-30 SophomoreRegistration April 2-5 FreshmanRegistration 6-9 EasterHoliday 20 ExitExamsDeadline 26 Baccalaureate 30 FinalDayofClasses May 1 ReadingDay 2-8 FinalExams-(Gradesdue48hoursafterfinalexam) 8 ResidenceHallsClose 12 CWommencement TBA International(Spring) Summer2007 June 1 LateRegistration ResidenceHallsOpenAll Students 4 ClassesBegin 5 Add/DropPeriod W" 1 Lastdaytowithdrawwithagradeof" 29 LastDayofClasses andFinalExams-(Gradesdue48 hoursafterfinalexam) July 4 IndependenceDay 6 LateRegistration ResidenceHallsOpenAll Students 9 ClassesBegin 10 Add/DropPeriod 20 Lastdaytowithdrawwithagradeof"W" Aug. 3 LastDayofClassesandFinalExams-(Gradesdue48 hoursafterfinalexam) ResidenceHallsClose 6- TheUniversity Chapter 1 THE UNIVERSITY Statement of Purpose. ThemissionofWingateUniversityistodevelopeducated, ethical, andproductivecitizensathome andabroad. FollowingitsJudeo-Christianheritage,theUniversityseekstocultivatethe following initsstudents: Knowledge, Faith, and Service. Goals To promote knowledge,theUniversityseeksto: Provideprogramsofundergraduate, graduate, andprofessional study Provideafacultycommittedtoteachingandlearning Requireacorecurriculumdesignedtodevelop: • aesthetic, cultural,andliteraryappreciation • analyticalandproblem-solvingabilities • critical thinking • effectivecommunication • integratedperspectivesoncivilization,theindividual, andthesocialgroup • physicalwellness OffermajorsappropriatetotheUniversity's studentpopulation andresourcesthatfurther develop students'knowledgeandskillsinfocused areas Createopportunitiesforinternational studyandtravel Provideopportunitiestoexploreanddevelopacademic,career, andpersonalgoals Encourageparticipationinco-curricularanextra-curriculareducational,cultural,and recreationalopportunities To nurturefaith,theUniversityseeksto: Sustainacommunitywherethebasesoffaithareexploredandwherethereisasearchfor truthandmeaning Articulatetheideal ofintegrityinall relationships EncourageethicalapplicationofknowledgeinformedbyJudeo-Christianprinciples Createandsupportopportunitiesforworshipandfaithdevelopment Attract scholarsforwhom Judeo-Christianvaluesandpracticeareimportantaspectsof living Toencourageservice,theUniversityseeksto: EmphasizetheimportanceofservicetoGodandhumanity Facilitateopportunitiestovolunteertime,knowledge, andlaborbeyondthecampus community Sponsororganizationsthatcoordinateserviceopportunitiesandfosterleadershipand teamwork TheUniversity- 7 History AcenturyofexperienceineducationhaspreparedWingatetofulfill itspurpose.Thehistoryof theUniversityexhibitscommitment,determination, sacrifice,growth, andsuccess. Wingatewasestablishedin 1896bytheBaptistAssociationsofUnionCountyinNorthCarolina andChesterfieldCountyinSouthCarolina. Publicschoolswereunavailableintherural areasof theCarolinaPiedmont;therefore, initsearliestdays,Wingateofferedacompleteliteracyeducation fromfirstgradethroughhighschool.Theschoolwasbuiltona 10-acretractboastingfineoak trees,anall-weatherspring,closeproximitytotheMeadowBranchBaptistChurch,andaccessto the SeaboardAirLineRailway.Thetrusteesnamedthenewschoolforasuccessfulpresidentof WakeForestUniversity,WashingtonManleyWingate, andchoseanoutstandinggraduateofthat institutionandUnionCountynativeforitsfirstprincipal,MarcusB. Dry. For 12yearsProfessor Drydirectedtheschool,andwiththeassistanceofMissPollyCrowderinmusic,taughtmostofthe curriculum. Onehundredseventy-fivestudentsattendedthefirstyearandenrollmentpeakedat292 in 1904. Asthestateexpandeditspublic schools,Wingategraduallymovedtowardboardingstudents andconcentratedintheupperyearsofhighschool. Itpurchasedadditional land,builtteachingand boardingfacilitiesandestablishedasoundacademicreputation. The 1916reporttotheAssociation byB.C.AshcraftpraisedtheWingatefacultyofsevencollegetrainedmenandwomenwhoknew that"whenyoustartayoungmanorayoungwomanontherightroad,whenyousetalightaglow inayoungmind,w—henyoutouchintherightwayayounglife [those] influencesarenottobe measuredbyyears theyareeternal." Astheprivateprepschoolerawanedandpublicschoolbecameincreasinglyavailable, Wingate, in 1923,expandeditseducationalvision,offeringthefirsttwoyearsofbaccalaureate education. Inthesameyear,Wingatebecameoneofseveral institutionssupportedbytheBaptist StateConventionofNorthCarolina. Theseyearsweremarkedbyenrollmentandfinancial strainastheCollegeestablisheditsnewcharacter.Thenationalcrisisoftheeconomiccrashand depressiondroveWingatetotheedgeofextinction: theConventionwithdrewitssupportin 1930, eagerstudentshadnomoneyfortuition, facultysalariesfrequentlyremainedunpaid,andthe administrationbuildingburnedtothegroundin 1932. ButPresidentCoyMuckleandafewdeterminedteachersopenedthespringsessionintherooms ofWingateBaptistChurch, adjacenttothecampus.Withinafewyearsanewcentralbuildingarose ontheashesoftheold,thistimeinbrick, attestingthedeterminationofTrusteesandlocalBaptists tokeeptheschool alive.Todaythatcentralbuilding,memorializingPresidentC.C. Burris,who guidedtheinstitutionfrom 1937to 1953,housestheliberalartsinstructionoftheUniversity. AfterWorldWarII,asequenceofeventssolidifiedWingate. Returningveteransstabilized theenrollment,NorthCarolinaBaptistsresumedtheirfinancialsupportoftheCollegein 1949, andtheSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsgrantedmembershipandaccreditationto Wingatein 1952. Dr. Burristhenreturnedtohisbelovedclassroomtoenrichthelivesofcountless studentsthroughhisdeepunderstandingofEnglishliteratureandWilliamShakespeare. Buddand EthelSmithassumedleadershipoftheyouthfulcollege,immediatelyattackingitstwinpointsof vulnerability: enrollmentandfinancialsupport.Newrecruitmentstrategieswereimplemented aimedatincreasingthestudentbodyfromitstenuouslevelofabout400. In 1955,Dr. Smith interestedMr. CharlesA. CannonofKannapolisintheschool. Mr. CannonsawWingateasaplace wherethechildrenoftextileworkersandothersinthemiddleclassmightreceiveopportunitiesin highereducation. Hebegantoinvestintherenewalofthephysicalplantandtheexpansionofthe curriculum,providingfirst-classfacilitiesforthegrowingstudentbodywhichreached 1,500inthe late 1960s. Dr. Smith,abotanistbydiscipline,personallydirectedtheplantingofflowersandtrees whichcomplementedthestatelyoaksonthecentralcampus.Throughthelaborofthe Smithsand thegenerosityofMr. Cannonandothers,Wingateweatheredthestormsofitsyouthandturnedto thefuturewithnewconfidence. 8-TheUniversity AlthoughWingatewasrecognizedinthemid-1970sasanoutstandingprivatetwo-yearcollege, theeducationmarketinNorthCarolinawaschangingsubstantially.Thebaccalaureatedegreehad becomeanattainableandnecessarygoalforupwardlymobileyoungpeople. Wingateneededto recruit800ormorefreshmeneachyeartomaintainitsenrollment,whileitlostitsjuniorstosenior colleges anduniversities. In 1977,undertheleadershipofDr. ThomasE. Corts,Wingateadded upper-level collegecoursesandmajorsandgranteditsfirstbaccalaureatedegreesin 1979. Other majorsandgraduatedegrees ineducationandinbusinesswereaddedduringthe 1980s,establishing Wingate'scommitmenttoaqualityeducationalexperiencefornewgenerationsofstudents.Also W underDr. Corts,theCollegelaunched 'International,aprogramofinternationalstudyandtravel forsophomores.TheCollegeincludedmuchofthecostofthisexperienceinthetotaltuition wherebyall studentscouldspend 10days inLondon, Paris,andAmsterdam(oracomparable W location)duringtheChristmasholidays. 'International signaledtheinstitution'scommitment toeducationforafuture global societyandtheChristianaffirmationofthebrotherhoodofall humankind. TheWingatecampusis locatedabout20miles southeastofmetropolitanCharlotte.Whilethe majorityofWingate students inpastyearscamefromhomeswithin 100milesofthecampus,the Universitynowattracts students fromthroughouttheUnitedStatesandadozenforeigncountries. Wingatehasbeenco-educational fromitsbeginningandhasconcentratedonyoungadult learners: Inrecentyears, theUniversityhasalsoaddressedtheuniqueneedsofmulticulturaland nontraditional studentsatbothundergraduateandgraduatelevels. Onthemaincampusandat off-campuslocationspeopleofdiversebackgroundsandages interacttostrengthenthelearning environment. In 1995,duringtheschool'sCentennial, theBoardofTrusteesvotedtoformallyacknowledge Wingate'scontinuedgrowthbychangingitsstatustoUniversity. Sources: HubertI.Hester,TheWingateCollegeStory, 1972; CarolynC.Gaddy,SaturdayBeforethe SecondSabith TheHistoryofMeadowBranch-WingateBaptistChurch 1810-1984, 1984. Presidents ofWingate University MB.Dry 1896-1908 B.Y. Tyner 1908-1911 J. GroverCarroll 1911-1918 PattyJ. Marks 1918-1919 CharlesM. Beach 1919-1924 JosephB. Huff 1924-1930 CoyMuckle 1930-1936 J.B. Little 1936-1937 CravenC.Burns 1937-1953 BuddE.Smith 1953-1974 ThomasE. Corts 1974-1983 PaulR. Corts 1983-1991 JerryE.McGee 1992-present