FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ACADEMIC CATALOG 2020/ 2021

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGEACADEMICCATALOG2020/2021

THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2020 - 2021FALL SEMESTERAugust 29-31September 1September 7October 23November 6November 25-27December 11December 14-16December 19December 19Orientation and Registration: New and Transfer StudentsClasses Begin at 8:00 a.m.Last Day to Register and Adjust Class ScheduleMid-Term Grades Due in Registrar’s OfficeFinal Day to Withdraw from Courses Without an Academic PenaltyThanksgiving BreakClasses EndFinal ExamsMid-Year CommencementChristmas Holidays BeginSPRING SEMESTERJanuary 11January 12January 18January 18March 5March 8-12March 26April 2April 30May 3-5May 8Orientation and Registration: New and Transfer StudentsClasses Begin at 8:00 a.m.Last Day to Register and Adjust Class ScheduleMartin Luther King Day; No ClassesMid-Term Grades Due in Registrar’s OfficeSpring Break for Day ProgramFinal Day to Withdraw from Courses Without an Academic PenaltyGood Friday HolidayClasses EndFinal ExamsCommencementMAY OPTIONMay 9-June 6Dates may differ depending on the particular study abroad optionSUMMER SESSIONSMay 12-June 15June 16-July 20May 12-July 20May 12-June 28Summer ASummer BSummer CSummer D

Florida Southern CollegeA C A D E M I CCATALOG2020 - 2021

2FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGEMessage from the ProvostFor over 130 years, Florida Southern has been preparing students to succeed as leaders in a widerange of fields: business, government, education, healthcare, science and technology, the arts, andthe church. Indeed, it has thrived as the oldest private college in Florida because of its capacity torespond to the needs of students and the communities where they will serve.Florida Southern has always seen a holistic educational experience as the best way to meet theseneeds, and its commitment to fostering students’ intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth continues in this new global century. At the heart of the educational experience is Florida Southern’sdistinctive synthesis of liberal and professional learning, which is delivered through an engagedlearning model that is widely recognized as one of the best in the country. The core academicexperience is complemented by an extensive study abroad program, by exceptional co-curricularand service opportunities, and by vibrant religious life and artistic offerings—all of which aredesigned to help you connect what you are learning in the classroom with the world outside of it.The mission of Florida Southern is to empower students to make a positive and consequentialimpact on the world, and we know that the holistic, integrated experience that we provide canprepare you to do just that. The outstanding achievements of our alumni offer living proof.Florida Southern’s faculty and other educators on campus will be expert guides on your educational journey, but ultimately, it will be up to you to make the most of your time here. This catalog will help you get started and serve as a “field manual” throughout your journey, so whetheryou are a first-year undergraduate or a student in one of our graduate programs, I encourage youto use this catalog to help chart your unique path to success.I wish you all the best in your studies.Brad Hollingshead, Ph.D.Provost

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3GENERAL INFORMATION.4ADMISSIONS. 14Traditional Undergraduate Admissions.14Financial information.24Student Development.30ACADEMICS. 35Academic Policies.36Programs of Study. 60Undergraduate Degree Requirements.66Undergraduate Majors.86Adult Undergraduate Programs.87UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 94UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS.194GRADUATE AND DOCTORATE PROGRAMS. 304Admission. 304Financial Information. 306Academic Policies. 307MAcc. 311Early MAcc. 312MBA. 3134 1 MBA. 314MAT in Transformational Curriculum and Instruction. 318MED in Transformational Curriculum and Instruction. 3204 1 MED in Transformational Curriculum and Instruction. 320MEd in Educational Leadership. 321EdD. 322EdD in Educational Leadership. 324MSN. 325DNP. 334DPT. 338GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS. 342COLLEGE PERSONNEL. 367Board of Trustees. 367Administration and Staff. 368Endowed Chairs and Professorships. 372Honorary Chancellors.374Faculty. 376INDEX. 392

4FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGEGENERAL INFORMATIONCollege MissionThe mission of Florida Southern College is to prepare students through dynamic engagedlearning to make a positive and consequential impact on society. The mission also includes preserving the world-renowned Frank Lloyd Wright campus and visitor program.College VisionFlorida Southern College will achieve national recognition for providing a transformationaleducation for students through its distinctive synthesis of liberal arts and professional programsand focus on student development through co-curricular and service learning programs. It willbecome a national model for engaged learning in order to achieve the learning outcomes students need to thrive in a global society. As a result of its pragmatic approach to liberal learning,the global perspective of its academic programs, effective engaged learning pedagogy, and distinctive learning outcomes in all disciplines, Florida Southern will ascend to the top 25 colleges/universities in its Carnegie classification. Maintaining its affiliation with the United MethodistChurch, Florida Southern will serve as the preeminent mid-sized institution within the denomination, always striving to foster students’ spiritual growth. Also, preserving the campus’ iconicand significant historical Frank Lloyd Wright structures that serve as a “living museum” to accommodate the living-learning programs of the College, and promotion of education programs toperpetuate the legacy of America’s greatest architect, is included in the vision.Florida Southern History at a GlanceFlorida Southern College—the oldest private college in the state—traces its Florida roots to1852, when the Methodist Conference founded Florida Seminary in Micanopy. The Conferenceestablished South Florida Seminary in Orlando in 1883. In 1885, the school moved to Leesburg,the college degree was awarded, and Florida Conference College was officially chartered andopened to both male and female students.In 1901, the growing college moved to Sutherland (now Palm Harbor) on the Gulf Coastand in 1906 was renamed Southern College. The College remained at Sutherland until fires inthe early 1920s forced the school temporarily to move to Clearwater Beach. In 1922, the Collegemoved to the shores of Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. In 1935, the trustees adopted FloridaSouthern College as the corporate title.Florida Southern College TodayThe campus comprises some 70 buildings on 120 acres of land. Thirteen of the College’sstructures were designed by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s and 1950s. Mr.Wright said his design was to have all the buildings “flow from the ground in harmony with thenatural landscape.”In that functional, yet exquisite environment, they exhibit the traits that Mr. Wright intended: organic union among the earth, sunlight, and local flora. The Wright buildings include theAnnie Pfeiffer Chapel, which has become an iconic symbol of the College; the Thad BucknerAdministration Building; the Emile Watson Administration Building; the Benjamin Fine Administration Building; the Seminar Building (which in its original construction comprised threeseparate buildings known as the Carter, Walbridge, and Hawkins Seminar Rooms); the LuciusPond Ordway Building; the Danforth Chapel; and the Polk County Science Building, which is

GENERAL INFORMATION5capped by a white-domed planetarium. The ten Wright buildings are complemented by threeother significant Wright-designed structures: the Water Dome in front of the Roux Library; theEsplanades, 1.5 miles of covered walkways that connect most of the Wright buildings; and thenewest addition to the collection, the Usonian House. Completed in 2013, the Usonian Houseis the first Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure to be built for the original owners using theoriginal plans on the intended site in over 50 years. The Usonian House is part of the newlyconstructed Sharp Family Tourism and Education Center. The 13 structures make up the largestsingle-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. The “Child of the Sun”Wright campus is listed as a National Historic Landmark.The more traditional buildings on campus include the Allan Spivey and Joseph-Reynoldsresidence halls for first-year students and Edge Memorial Hall, which houses classrooms andfaculty offices. These date to the 1920s and are built in a conventional, brick collegiate style. Other prominent buildings on campus include the John Branscomb Memorial Auditorium, whichseats more than 2,000; the Ludd M. Spivey Humanities and Fine Arts Center, which comprisesthe thrust-stage Buckner Theatre, music and art studios, and the Melvin Art Gallery; the RobertA. Davis Performing Arts Center; the William F. Chatlos Communication Building, which isequipped with broadcasting facilities; and the Jack M. Berry Science Building.Completed in 1968, the Roux Library was designed by Nils Schweizer to replace Frank LloydWright’s E.T. Roux Library (now the Thad Buckner Administration Building) with a larger library facility. Mr. Schweizer, Mr. Wright’s on-site supervisor for several Florida Southern Collegebuildings and a student of Mr. Wright’s, integrated many Frank Lloyd Wright themes with hisown unique style. The adjacent Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr., Archives Center, opened in2009, houses records from the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church; Frank LloydWright drawings and documents; the Lawton M. Chiles Center for Florida History; and the Florida Citrus Archives. Tûtû’s Cyber Café in the Roux Library opened in 2007, underwent a majorexpansion in 2012 and contributes to the educational and social fabric of the campus.During the 2009–2010 academic year, the College opened the new Marshall and Vera LeaRinker Technology Center and the state-of-the-art Joe K. and Alberta Blanton Nursing Building,home to the College’s growing School of Nursing. In 2010, the College opened the Dr. MarceneH. and Robert E. Christoverson Humanities Building, which features contemporary classrooms,a modern language lab, film studies center, and art gallery. In 2014, the College opened the Wynee Warden Dance Studio, a freestanding 4,700-square-foot facility built specifically for the danceprogram. In August 2015, the College introduced the Becker Business Building, a three-story,40,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art business education facility. In 2018, the College opened theFrance Admissions Center and in 2019, the Jean and Sal Campisi, Sr. Academic Center for Physical Therapy.Student housing facilities include the architecturally revolutionary Wesley Hall and Nicholas Hall, designed by Robert A.M. Stern, a world-renowned Frank Lloyd Wright scholar anddean of the Yale School of Architecture. Other contemporary residence halls include Miller Hall,Hollis Hall, Charles Jenkins Residence Hall, Dell Residence Hall, and the Publix Charities Commons. Housing options include single, double, and suite-style occupancy either on campus or inone of several college-owned apartment complexes in close proximity to campus, including theLake Hollingsworth Apartments overlooking Lake Hollingsworth, and the recently constructedGarden Apartments.In addition, students enjoy the recently renovated dining hall—Wynee’s Bistro; The BuckStop outdoor dining venue; the Charles T. Thrift Alumni Center; the Nina B. Hollis WellnessCenter; the expanded Bishop Robert E. and Faye Fannin Campus Ministries Center; and theGeorge Jenkins Field House. Athletic fields, intramural fields, and orange trees span the campus, as do numerous outdoor gathering spaces, including the new Barnett Athletic Complex;