University Of Charleston 2017-18 Academic Catalog

University of Charleston2017-18 Academic Cataloghttp://www.ucwv.eduThe Mission of the University of Charleston is to educate each student for a life ofproductive work, enlightened living, and community involvement.Accredited by the Higher Learning 440

Regional Accreditation:Higher Learning Commission – (HLC)Specialized AccreditationAccreditation Council for OccupationalTherapy Education – (ACOTE)Accreditation Council for PharmacyEducation – (ACPE)Accreditation Review Commission onEducation for the Physician Assistant, Inc.(ARC-PA) – Provisional (Charleston)American Health Systems Pharmacists(ASHP)Commission on the Accreditation of AlliedHealth Education Programs (CAAHEP) –in cooperation with theCommittee for Registered ProfessionalAccreditation for Respiratory CareCommission on the Accreditation ofAthletic Training Education (CAATE)Council for the Accreditation of EducatorPreparation – (CAEP)Council for Interior Design Accreditation(CIDA)Joint Review Committee on Education inRadiologic Technology (AS and BS)Joint Review Committee on Education inDiagnostic Medical Sonography – (JRCDMS)Accreditation Commission for Education inNursingWest Virginia State Board for RegisteredProfessional NursesMembershipsThe American Council on Education (ACE)American Association of Colleges forTeacher Education (AACTE)American Association of Colleges ofNursing (AACM)The American Association of Colleges ofPharmacy (AACP)American Library AssociationAppalachian College Association (ACA)Association of American Colleges &Universities (AAC&U)Association of Governing Boards (AGB)Association on Higher Education andDisability (AHEAD)Campus CompactCollege Entrance Examination BoardCouncil for Higher Education Accreditation(CHEA)Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)Community-Campus Partnerships for Health(CCPH)Interior Design Educator’s Council cal Library Association (MLA)Mountain East Conference (MEC)National Association for DevelopmentalEducation (NADE)National Association of IndependentColleges and Universities (NAICU)National Collegiate Athletic Association /Division 2 (NCAA/D2)National Council for State AuthorizationReciprocity AgreementsRecording for the Blind & Dyslexic(RFB&D)West Virginia Independent Colleges andUniversities (WVICU)The University of Charleston operates at the following locations:158 Dye Drive142 North Queen Street2300 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.Beckley, WV 25801Martinsburg, WV 25401Charleston, WV 25304-1099and on an ad hoc basis at other locations throughout West Virginia.Telephone(304) 357-4800 or (800) 995-GOUC (4682)Fax(304) 357-4715The provisions within this Academic Catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocablecontract between the student and the University of Charleston. The University reserves theright to make and designate the effective date of changes in curriculum, course offerings, fees,requirements for graduation and other regulations, at any time such changes are considered tobe desirable or necessary.Notice of Non-discrimination PolicyThe University of Charleston does not discriminate against any person because of race, color,religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status in administration of itseducational policies, scholarship and loan programs, admissions, employment, athletics, and otherschool-administered programs in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state of WestVirginia. Evidence of practices inconsistent with this policy should be reported to the Provost.University of Charleston Academic Catalog 2017-2018

TABLE OF CONTENTSACADEMIC CALENDAR 2017-2018 . 8MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT .11THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON .12THE UC MISSION . 12HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON . 13THE CURRICULUM .14THE LIBERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES. 14LIBERAL LEARNING DEFINITIONS AND OUTCOMES . 15ASSESSMENT – TO DEMONSTRATE LEARNING. 17DEGREE PROGRAMS .18ACADEMIC MAJORS. 18STATEMENT ON SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION . 19ACADEMIC MINORS. 20OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS.21UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS. 21HOME SCHOOL ADMISSION . 23GENERAL TRANSFER ADMISSION . 23MILITARY STUDENT ADMISSION – THE UNIVERSITY IS A SUPPORTER OF THE US MILITARY . 24INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION . 25ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS . 26PROVISIONAL ADMISSION / ADMISSION BY ACADEMIC CONTRACT FOR FRESHMEN OR TRANSFERSTUDENTS . 26SPECIAL STUDENT / NON-DEGREE ADMISSION . 27UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES . 28GRADUATE ADMISSION . 29TUITION & FEES . 29ROOM & AND BOARD COSTS – 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR .29BOARD RATES . 29FINANCIAL AID .31UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON SCHOLARSHIPS . 31FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS . 33EMPLOYMENT . 34FEDERAL LOANS. 34ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS . 35SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS FOR FINANCIAL AID . 35WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND FINANCIAL AID – TITLE IV REFUND POLICY . 39University of Charleston Academic Catalog2Return to the Table of Contents

STUDENT LENDING CODE OF CONDUCT . 39IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION POLICY . 40POLICY ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE .41ACADEMIC POLICIES .42PLACEMENT . 42MAJORS . 43INDIVIDUALIZED MAJORS – GENERAL STUDIES AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES . 43MINORS . 44CONCENTRATIONS. 44DOUBLE MAJORS . 44UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS . 44ASSOCIATE DEGREE . 45BACHELOR’S DEGREE . 45INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR – GENERAL STUDIES DEGREE (BA OR BS) . 46INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR – MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES DEGREE. 46(BA OR BS) . 46SECOND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. 46ACADEMIC CREDIT – CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING . 47COURSES - DEFINITIONS . 54SPECIAL COURSE DESIGNATIONS . 56COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM . 57STUDENT CLASS STANDING (YEAR IN THE UNIVERSITY) . 57GENERAL COURSE POLICIES. 57WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY . 59GRADING POLICIES . 61DEAN’S AND PROVOST’S LISTS . 63PROVISIONALLY ADMITTED STUDENTS, ACADEMIC PROBATION AND ACADEMIC DISMISSAL POLICY. 66ACADEMIC DISMISSAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY . 66ACADEMIC DISMISSAL APPEAL PROCEDURE. 66ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRESSION POLICY. 67GRADUATION . 68EDUCATIONAL RECORDS (FERPA) . 70ACADEMIC INTEGRITY . 72TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES .76CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CCD) .78ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER .81TUTORING . 81STANDARDIZED TESTING SERVICES. 82SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES . 82SERVICE ANIMAL POLICY . 84University of Charleston Academic Catalog3Return to the Table of Contents

INTERNATIONAL AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS .88SCHOENBAUM LIBRARY .89OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE .90RESIDENCE LIFE AND HOUSING . 90STUDENT REGULATIONS . 91STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SGA) . 92STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD (SAB) . 92GREEK LIFE . 92STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS . 92ATHLETICS AND RECREATION .94MORRIS HARVEY SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES .96UNIVERSITY PROGRAM (UNIV) .97NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION . 97THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE. 97MENTORS AND MAJOR ADVISORS . 97UNIVERSITY COURSES . 97A TYPICAL FIRST YEAR SCHEDULE . 98UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON HONORS COLLEGE .100DR. EDWIN H. WELCH COLLEAGUE PROGRAM (COLL) .101INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR – GENERAL STUDIES (GNST) .103INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR – MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (MDS) .104DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION .106DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN, INNOVATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES .115ART (ART) . 116ART MINOR . 121GRAPHIC DESIGN MINOR . 121INTERIOR DESIGN (IDES) . 122RESIDENTIAL DESIGN & ENHANCEMENT MINOR . 125CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION . 126ENTREPRENEURSHIP MINOR. 127DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS.129MATHEMATICS (MATH) . 131NATURAL SCIENCES (NSCI) . 131PHYSICAL SCIENCES (PHSC) . 131BIOLOGY (BIOL) . 132BIOLOGY MINOR . 135PRE-PHARMACY CONCENTRATION . 137University of Charleston Academic Catalog4Return to the Table of Contents

PRE-PROFESSIONAL CONCENTRATION . 141PRE-PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CONCENTRATION . 143CHEMISTRY (CHEM) . 145CHEMISTRY MINOR . 147CHEMISTRY-BIOLOGY DUAL MAJOR (BIOCHEM) . 149DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES .151ENGLISH AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING (ENGL). 152MINOR IN ENGLISH . 155PROFESSIONAL WRITING IN ENGLISH MINOR. 156HISTORY-POLITICAL SCIENCE (HIPS). 157MINOR IN HISTORY . 159INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION (ICOM) . 162MINOR IN INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION . 164MUSIC MINOR (MUSC) . 166POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS). 168POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR . 171CRIMINAL JUSTICE MINOR . 171PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC) . 174PSYCHOLOGY MINOR . 177REGIONAL STUDIES IN APPALACHIA MINOR . 178HERBERT JONES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP .179ACCOUNTING (ACCT) . 181BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BUSI) . 185CONCENTRATION IN FINANCIAL PLANNING . 188ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN BUSINESS . 189BUSINESS THREE-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS . 191BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CYBER SECURITY (CYBR) . 193FRONTLINE LEADERSHIP (FRLD) . 196ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP (ORGL) . 198ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP MINOR. 201SPORT BUSINESS (SPBU) . 202SPORT BUSINESS MINOR REQUIREMENTS . 205MILITARY SCIENCE PROGRAM (ROTC). 206MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) . 208MASTER OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING (MFACC). 212MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBER SECURITY (CYBR) . 215MASTER OF SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP (MSSL) . 217DOCTOR OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP (DEL) . 220BERT BRADFORD SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES .223DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL IMAGING.224DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM (DMS) . 225University of Charleston Academic Catalog5Return to the Table of Contents

RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE (RADI). 232RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (RADT). 242DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATIVE SCIENCE .245ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM . 246HEALTH PROMOTION (HPRO) . 253MOVEMENT SCIENCE (MOVE) . 257STRENGTH & CONDITIONING MINOR . 260OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT PROGRAM (OTA) . 261CAPITO NURSING DEPARTMENT.265ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING (NURSA) . 275BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (NURSB) . 278NURSING RN - BSN PROGRAM (NURSR) . 282DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT .285MASTER IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (MPAS) . 285SCHOOL OF PHARMACY .290SCHOOL OF PHARMACY GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) . 298SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. 299RESIDENCY PROGRAM. 300PHARMD/MBA DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM . 300UNDERGRADUATE COURSE LISTINGS .306ACCOUNTING (ACCT) . 306ART (ART) . 308ACADEMIC SUCCESS (ASC) . 310ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM (ATEP) . 311BIOLOGY (BIOL) . 314BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BUSI) . 322COLLEAGUE (COLL) . 327COMMUNICATION (COMM) . 328CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CRJS) . 328CYBER SECURITY (CYBR) . 329EDUCATION (EDUC) . 331ENGLISH (ENGL) . 335ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ENSL) . 338FINANCE (FINA) . 339GEOGRAPHY (GEOG) . 341HISTORY (HIST) . 341HONORS COLLEGE (HNRS). 342HEALTH PROMOTION (HPRO) . 342HEALTH SCIENCES (HSCI) . 342HUMANITIES (HUMN) . 345University of Charleston Academic Catalog6Return to the Table of Contents

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION (ICOM) . 346INTERIOR DESIGN (IDES) . 348MATHEMATICS (MATH) . 351MANAGEMENT (MGMT) . 352MARKETING (MKTG) . 353MILITARY SCIENCE (MSCI) – OFFERED IN COOPERATION WITH WV STATE UNIVERSITY . 353MOVEMENT SCIENCE (MOVE) . 357MUSIC (MUSC) . 357NATURAL SCIENCE (NSCI) . 358NURSING (NURSA, NURSB AND NURSR) . 360OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT (OTA) . 371ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP (ORGL) . 373PHYSICAL SCIENCE (PHSC) . 379POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS). 379PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC) . 382RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE (RADI). 385RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (RADT). 389SOCIAL SCIENCE (SSCI) . 392SOCIOLOGY (SOCI) . 394DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY (SONO) . 394SPEECH (SPCH) . 400SPORT BUSINESS (SPBU) . 400UNIVERSITY COURSES (UNIV) . 403WELCH COLLEAGUE (COLL) - SEE COURSE LISTINGS UNDER COLLEAGUE. . 404WELLNESS (WELL) . 404GRADUATE COURSE LISTINGS .405MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBER SECURITY (CYBR) . 405DOCTOR OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP (DEL) . 407STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP (GSL) . 409STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP SPECIALIZATION C

University of Charleston Academic Catalog 2017-2018 Regional Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission – (HLC) Specialized Accreditation Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education – (ACOTE) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education – (ACPE) Accreditation Review