Undergraduate Catalog

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1 Undergraduate Catalog Effective August 16, 2012 through August 15, 2013

2 COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG Academic Year VOL. XVIII August 16, 2012 No. 1 Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate degree and masters degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia or call for questions about the accreditation of Coastal Carolina University. All other inquiries about the University should be directed to Coastal Carolina University, Post Office Box , Conway, South Carolina, , or , not the Commission. Coastal Carolina University reserves the right to add or drop programs and courses, to change the calendar which has been published, and to institute new requirements when such changes appear desirable. Every effort will be made to minimize the inconvenience such changes might create for students. Suitable substitutions will be allowed for required courses which have been withdrawn. Coastal Carolina University provides equal opportunity in education and employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. The University does everything reasonably possible in an attempt to accommodate each disabled student in the attainment of his/her academic objectives. The University has hereby designated the Human Resources and Equal Opportunity Officer as the Section 504 Coordinator. P. O. BOX CONWAY SOUTH CAROLINA TELEPHONE CONWAY (843) MYRTLE BEACH (843) WACCAMAW (843) Coastal Carolina University Undergraduate Catalog 2

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Degrees, Majors, Minors, Certificates...6 Academic Calendars...10 The University...11 Admissions Information...16 Academic Regulations...32 Fees and Expenses...60 Financial Aid & Scholarships...64 Student Life...78 Academic Advising...94 Core Curriculum Office of the Provost Honors Program Environmental Studies Minor Women's and Gender Studies Minor Academic Colleges University College Interdisciplinary Studies: B.A. and B.S. Degrees E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration Business Administration Accounting Major Economics Major: B.S.B.A. Degree Economics Major: B.A. Degree Economics Minor Finance Major Actuarial Science and Risk Management Minor Management Major Marketing Major Resort Tourism Management Major Business Administration Minor International Business Studies Minor Professional Golf Management Program Wall Fellows Program Spadoni College of Education Early Childhood Education (PreK-3) Major Elementary Education (2-6) Major Middle Level Education (5-8) Major Physical Education Teacher Education (PreK-12) Major Special Education-Learning Disabilities (PreK-12) Major

4 Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Communication Major Communication Minor Journalism Minor English Major Creative Writing Minor English Minor Southern Studies Minor History Major Anthropology Minor History Minor Music Major Music Minor Philosophy Major Medical Humanities Minor Philosophy Minor Religious Studies Minor Political Science Major Intelligence and National Security Studies Major Asian Studies Minor Global Studies Minor Intelligence and Security Studies Minor Latin American Studies Minor Middle Eastern Studies Minor Political Science Minor Pre-Law Minor Theatre Major Dramatic Arts Minor Musical Theatre Major Theatre Arts Major Art Studio Major Art Studio Minor (for Non-Art Studio Majors) Art Studio Minor (for Graphic Design Majors) Art Education Minor Art History Minor Photography Minor Graphic Design Major Graphic Design Minor (for Art Studio Majors) Graphic Design Minor (for Non-Art Studio Majors) New Media and Digital Culture Minor Spanish Major Spanish Minor French Minor German Minor

5 College of Science Exercise and Sport Science Major Exercise Science Minor Recreation and Sport Management Major Sport Studies Minor Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program Biology Major Biology/Master of Business Administration Dual Degree Program Biology Minor Biochemistry Major Chemistry Major Chemistry Minor Applied Physics Major Applied Physics Minor Engineering Dual Degree Program with Clemson University Computer Science Major Computer Science Minor Information Systems Major Web Application Development Minor Health Promotion Major Health Promotion Minor Health Administration (Completion Program) Nursing (Completion Program) Marine Science Major Marine Science Minor Applied Mathematics Major Actuarial Science (Probabilities) Minor Applied Mathematics Minor Statistics Minor Psychology Major: B.A. Degree Psychology Major: B.S. Degree Psychology Minor Sociology Major Sociology Minor Gerontology Certificate Program Environmental Science Minor Coastal Geology Minor Undergraduate Course Descriptions Campus Map

6 Baccalaureate Degrees are offered with majors in: Accounting CMA Concentration CPA Concentration Art Studio Biochemistry Biology Cellular, Molecular Biology, and Genetics Concentration Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Concentration Integrative Biology Concentration Chemistry Computer Science Communication Communication Studies Concentration Health Communication Concentration Interactive Journalism Concentration Public Relations/Integrated Communication Concentration Early Childhood Education Economics (B.A.) Economics (B.S.B.A.) Elementary Education English Exercise and Sport Science Finance Financial Management Concentration Financial Services Concentration Wealth Management Concentration Graphic Design Health Administration (Completion Program) Health Promotion History Information Systems Intelligence and National Security Studies Interdisciplinary Studies (B.A.) Interdisciplinary Studies (B.S.) Management Entrepreneurial Management Concentration General Management Concentration Human Resources Management Concentration International Management Concentration Operations and Technology Management Concentration Marine Science Marketing Mathematics, Applied Middle Level Education 6

7 Music General Studies Concentration Performance Concentration Teacher Preparation Precertification Concentration Musical Theatre Nursing (Completion Program) Philosophy Physical Education/Teacher Education Physics, Applied General Concentration Environmental Physics Concentration Engineering Physics Concentration Political Science Domestic Politics Concentration Global Politics Concentration Psychology (B.A.) Psychology (B.S.) Recreation and Sport Management Recreation Management Concentration Sport Management Concentration Resort Tourism Management Sociology Criminology Concentration Generalist Concentration Health and Aging Concentration Social Justice Concentration Spanish Special Education - Learning Disabilities Theatre Arts Acting Concentration Design and Technology Concentration Physical Theatre Concentration Theatre 7

8 Minors are offered in: Actuarial Science (Probabilities) Actuarial Science and Risk Management Anthropology Art History Art Studio Asian Studies Biology Business Administration Chemistry Coastal Geology Communication Computer Science Creative Writing Dramatic Arts Economics English Environmental Science Environmental Studies Exercise Science French German Global Studies Graphic Design Health Promotion History Intelligence and Security Studies International Business Studies Journalism Latin American Studies Marine Science Mathematics, Applied Medical Humanities Middle Eastern Studies Music New Media and Digital Culture Philosophy Photography Physics, Applied Political Science Pre-Law Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Southern Studies Spanish Sport Studies Statistics Web Application Development Women s and Gender Studies Certificate is offered in: Gerontology 8

9 ACADEMIC CALENDARS 9

10 Calendars Academic Calendars Academic Calendars are subject to change as deemed necessary by Coastal Carolina University. Information on billing schedules, payment deadlines, cancellations for nonpayment, and tuition refund dates may be found online at the Office of Student Accounts website. Commencement information may be found online at the Office of the Registrar website. 10

11 THE UNIVERSITY 11

12 Coastal Carolina University Mission Statement Original approved by the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees on April 18, 1997 Update adopted by the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees on Dec. 14, 2007 Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution that seeks to develop students who are both knowledgeable in their chosen fields and prepared to be productive, responsible, healthy citizens with a global perspective. To deliver on this commitment, Coastal Carolina recruits highly qualified and motivated students, faculty, and staff from the region, state, nation, and world to create a diverse and dynamic student-centered learning environment. Because Coastal Carolina embraces the teacher-scholar model, it places primary emphasis on high quality teaching and engaged learning, and it supports faculty research, creative activities, and expert collaboration in the community, state, nation, and world. This focus enables faculty and staff to mentor students in collaborative research, creative opportunities, and internships. To nurture this active learning community, Coastal Carolina maintains a broad range of contemporary technologies, programming, support services, and innovative course offerings and delivery methods. The result is alumni who are well prepared for professional careers or graduate programs in their chosen fields and who continue to be connected to Coastal Carolina. Inspired by its founding in 1954 to serve the educational needs of the immediate area, Coastal Carolina has grown with the region to become a mid-sized regional comprehensive university with a tradition of a strong liberal arts core. As such, Coastal Carolina commits its resources to maintaining a population of 8,000-12,000 students by building baccalaureate and selective master s programs of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services. Coastal Carolina fully embraces its leadership role as a regional center of economic and intellectual resources, lifelong learning, cultural and recreational opportunities, and athletic programs. As Coastal Carolina executes this mission, it recognizes its responsibility to be a role model to the community and to the professions by assuring fair and honest treatment of people with whom it interacts and sustainable stewardship of resources entrusted to it, adopting the highest standards of integrity and accountability, and committing itself to excellence through continuous self-improvement. University Traditions The University Seal The seal of Coastal Carolina University designates the founding year of the institution and associates the campus symbol, the Atheneum, with the coastal locale of the University. Carrying the Latin motto, Ex Libertate Veritas From Liberty, Truth -- the seal refers to the Temple of Athene in ancient Athens where professors and students met. The Greek temple was named for Athena, the daughter of Zeus, who embodies wisdom and reason. The waves at the foot of the Atheneum acknowledge a diversified coastal environment encompassing a distinctive geography and history, a vital present and an abundant future. The seal was commissioned by Trustee Oran P. Smith as a gift to celebrate the July 1, 1993, establishment of the University as an independent, public institution of higher education. 12

13 The University Logo The identifying symbol of Coastal Carolina University captures the dynamic and traditional commitment of the University to teaching and learning. The Atheneum, constructed on the campus in 1966, is a recognized architectural symbol of a meeting place for persons engaged in literary and scientific pursuits. In the logo, redesigned in 2009, the Atheneum is set above an undulating image of three waves, denoting our coastal location. The Presidential Medallion As symbols of events and affiliations, medallions in academic regalia can be traced to religious orders during the Middle Ages. Since many orders, societies and universities used similar designs a circle, cross or an oval the detailed artwork in the center of the medallion was adopted to differentiate each affiliation. Colleges and universities traditionally use ceremonial and commemorative medallions for formal occasions such as commencements, convocations and inaugurations, when academic regalia is worn. As part of the first year of Coastal Carolina s status as an independent University, the institution s medallion was commissioned in The installation of President Ronald R. Ingle on Oct. 22, 1994, was the first time the Coastal Carolina University Medallion was publicly displayed. The University Mace The University mace, the symbol of the Coastal Carolina University community, attaches significance to important events of the academic calendar. Commissioned by the Horry County Higher Education Commission, the mace was designed and crafted by silversmith Alfred D. Ward and presented to the University in the spring of The mace is carried by the senior member of the faculty at the head of the procession during official convocations of the University. When not being used for convocations, the mace is on display in the Wall College of Business Boardroom. The three-dimensional, 48-inch staff is topped with a 22-carat gold-plate model of the campus symbol, the Atheneum. Modified relief seals of the University and engraved lettering embellish the sterling silver cup. Supported by a base of solid walnut, the stem of the mace is adorned with sterling silver shells, reflecting the coastal location of the University. On the base of the stem is an engraved seal of the state of South Carolina, representing the University s status as a public institution. Originally used as weapons during the Middle Ages, maces came to be symbols of authority and were adopted by officials of English municipalities by the end of the 16th century. Maces are now used for legislative assemblies, ecclesiastical processions, and at college and university ceremonies of outstanding importance, such as commencements. The Coastal Carolina University name, seal and logos are registered and are fully protected trademarks and may be used only for University-approved purposes and may not be modified in any manner. Unauthorized use of these images is prohibited by law. For information, call the Office of University Communication at ACCREDITATION Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate degree and master s degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, or call for questions about the accreditation of Coastal Carolina University. All other inquiries about the University should be directed to Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box , Conway, South Carolina, , or , not the Commission. 13

14 The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Spadoni College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and is approved by the South Carolina Department of Education. Coastal Carolina University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Department of Theatre is accredited by the national Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). Accreditation documents are on file in the Kimbel Library and may be reviewed upon request. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (SC Code of Laws ) All candidates interviewed for University positions will be evaluated on both their written and spoken English proficiency. Faculty employed will possess adequate written and spoken English skills so as to be able to deliver instruction in an understandable manner. Students with specific concerns should schedule a meeting with the immediate supervisor of the instructor involved. 14

15 ADMISSIONS 15

16 ADMISSIONS General Information Enrollment Notification Freshman Admission Honors Program Admission Transfer Admission Evaluation of Transfer Credit Transfer: South Carolina State Policies and Procedures Experiential Learning International Admission Senior Citizens Alternative Admission Appealing the Admissions Decision Readmission of Former Students Second Baccalaureate Degree and Post Baccalaureate Certification (Teacher Education and Gerontology) Non-Degree Undergraduate Admission Auditing a Course Proof of Citizenship Orientation of New Students General Information The Office of Admissions is responsible for marketing the University to its many student constituent groups and processing their applications. The Office of Admissions recruits and enrolls freshman, transfer, re-admitted students, and non-traditional students. An application for undergraduate admission must be submitted and approved with an official letter of acceptance issued before any person may enroll in an undergraduate course. Before action can be taken on an application for admission, all required credentials must be submitted for review by an admissions professional. Undergraduate admissions policies and procedures are subject to continuous review by the University administration and the Faculty Admissions Committee. Selected applicants who present evidence of special talents for University programs requiring such special talents may be evaluated on the basis of these talents as well as high school grades and entrance examination scores. All applicants are required to submit responses to a series of community standards questions on the application for admission. Responses to these questions are initially reviewed by the Office of Admissions. Some cases are referred to the Community Standards Committee for review. An applicant must satisfy the community standards portion of the admissions application prior to the review of other documentation (transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation, etc.). This review process supports the University s goal of maintaining a safe learning community. Failure to submit complete responses and/or falsification of responses may result in revocation of the admission decision or dismissal after enrollment. Any incident resulting in a change to a community standards question subsequent to the submission of the application must be immediately reported by the applicant to the Office of Admissions in writing. Failure to do so may result in the revocation of the admissions decision or dismissal of the applicant after 16

17 enrollment. Further, it is the policy of Coastal Carolina University to prohibit Registered Sex Offenders from enrolling in courses or participating in campus activities. Failure to disclose registration at any time shall result in immediate dismissal. The University reserves the right to place conditions on the admission of any student. In the event such action is taken, the conditions will be clearly explained in the letter of acceptance. Every student entering a South Carolina college or university is required to provide an immunization record prior to enrollment. Information about Coastal Carolina University s Immunization Requirements may be found at Student Health Services. In addition, all new students are required to provide proof of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States before enrolling. For more information, refer to the Proof of Citizenship section in this catalog. Enrollment Notification Upon admission to Coastal Carolina University, all degree-seeking freshman and transfer students are required to submit the specified enrollment fee to the Office of Admissions to secure his/her seat in the class. The online enrollment fee is due by: May 1 for fall and summer semester enrollment, or December 15 for spring semester enrollment. The enrollment fee is applied as a tuition deposit toward the intended semester of enrollment. A refund of the enrollment fee will be granted if the student submits a written request for a refund to the Director of Undergraduate Enrollment by May 1 for the fall and summer semesters or by December 15 for the spring semester. Requests for refunds after these deadlines will not be honored. Freshman Admission A freshman applicant is a person who has not attended a regionally accredited college or university after high school graduation. Any applicant who has attended classes from a postsecondary institution while still in high school is still classified as a freshman and must submit official college transcripts of coursework whether credit is expected or not. Freshman applicants must have either a high school diploma or its equivalent General Educational Development (GED) certificate prior to enrolling. Accepted students must submit senior grades and the final official high school transcript with the date of graduation posted on the transcript. Applicants who did not graduate from high school must send transcripts of all available work and a copy of the GED certificate or satisfactory GED score. Applicants who submit the GED credentials must be at least 17 years of age or older. Home-schooled students must present his/her Declaration of Intent to Home-School as filed with the local board of education (if applicable). Home-schooled students must also provide his/her recognized high school diploma or its equivalent along with transcripts. The home schooled transcript must include the signature of the primary teacher certifying the completion of high school and the date of graduation. Freshman applicants are encouraged to apply in the fall prior to the fall for which they seek admission. Priority consideration will be given to complete applications received by December 1. Applications submitted after December 1 will be reviewed on a rolling basis until April 15 and thereafter on a space available basis. Freshman applicants who desire to be considered for University Merit Scholarships and the Honors Program must apply and submit all credentials by January 1. Undergraduate credit is not awarded or accepted for experiential learning or other types of credit for life experiences which occur prior to the student s matriculation into a Coastal Carolina 17

18 University undergraduate program and which has not been under the supervision of the University. Freshmen applicants must submit: 1. Completed Undergraduate Application; 2. Specified non-refundable application fee; 3. Official high school transcripts up until the time of the application; 4. Official entrance examination scores on the SAT or ACT (Applicants over the age of at least 22 years are not required to submit SAT or ACT examination scores). Both quantitative and qualitative measures guide the Office of Admissions in reaching a final admissions decision. Admission as a freshman to Coastal Carolina University is based on the student s overall performance in high school courses, achievement in the college preparatory core prerequisite (listed below), the SAT or the ACT test scores, and other documentation (essays and recommendations) provided by the student. Applicants who have earned a cumulative average of B on the required college preparatory courses and who score 960 (critical reading and math subscores) on the SAT or a 21 composite on the ACT are generally competitive for admission. Higher grades may slightly offset lower SAT/ACT scores. Candidates for admission must request that the results of the SAT or ACT tests be sent to Coastal Carolina University. The University's SAT code number is 5837, and the ACT code number is College Preparatory Core Prerequisite Requirements: 19 Units Required Coastal Carolina University requires that all students complete the following high school courses and units to be considered for admission to the University. English: 4 units At least two units must have strong grammar and composition components, at least one unit must be in English Literature and at least one unit must be in American Literature Completion of College Preparatory English I, II, III and IV will meet this criterion. Mathematics: 4 units The four units of mathematics must include Algebra I, Algebra II, and geometry. (Applied Mathematics I and II may count together as a substitute for Algebra I if a student successfully completes Algebra II.) A fourth higher-level mathematics course should be selected from among Algebra III/trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, statistics, discrete mathematics, or a capstone mathematics course, and should be taken during the senior year. Laboratory Science: 3 units Two units must be taken in two different fields of the physical or life sciences and selected from among biology, chemistry, or physics. The third unit may be from the same field as one of the first two units or from any laboratory science for which biology and/or chemistry is a prerequisite. Courses in earth science, general physical science, or introductory or general environmental science for which biology and/or chemistry is not a prerequisite will not meet this requirement. It is strongly recommended that students take physical science (taught as a laboratory science) as a prerequisite to the three required units of laboratory science outlined in this section. It is also strongly recommended that students desiring to pursue careers in science, mathematics, engineering or technology take one course in all three fields. 18

19 Social Science: 3 units One unit of U.S. history is required; one-half unit of economics and one-half unit of government are strongly recommended. Foreign Language: 2 units The two units of foreign language must be in the same language. Fine Arts: 1 unit One unit in appreciation of, history of, or performance in one of the fine arts. Elective: 1 unit A college preparatory course in Computer Science (i.e., one involving significant programming content, not simply keyboarding) is strongly recommended. Other acceptable electives include college preparatory courses in English, fine arts, foreign languages, social science, humanities, laboratory science (excluding earth science, general physical science, general environmental science, or other introductory science courses for which biology and/or chemistry is not a prerequisite), or math above the level of Algebra II. Physical Education or ROTC: 1 unit Coastal Carolina University may make exceptions in admitting 1) students who do not meet all of the prerequisites, limited to those individual cases in which the failure to meet one or more prerequisites is due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the student, or 2) students who have taken the applied academics courses rather than the required college preparatory curriculum described above and who meet all other institutional admissions criteria. If unit prerequisites are not met for reasons beyond the control of the student, both the student and the guidance counselor must provide to the Office of Admissions at Coastal Carolina University a written explanation as to why the student failed to complete the courses. Completion of the course prerequisites is not required for students who graduated from high school before May A final official high school transcript with a posted date of graduation must be received by August 1 for fall enrollment and December 15 for spring enrollment. Failure to submit the final official transcript will result in the cancellation of University courses and/or the registration of future courses. Honors Program Admission Admission to the Honors Program is by invitation of the director of the program in consultation with the Office of Admissions. Honors Program invitations are extended to entering first-year students whose aptitude test scores and work in high school predict outstanding collegelevel achievement. The minimum admission criteria for invitation into the Honors Program are: 1) SAT score of 1200 or an ACT score of 26 or higher; 2) High school GPA of 3.5 or higher; 3) Submission of an application to the Honors Program that will include an essay and a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher. 19

20 For continuing or transfer students, the minimum admission criteria for invitation into the Honors Program are: 1) A cumulative college GPA of 3.7 or above; 2) The completion of 30 academic credit hours; 3) Two letters of recommendations from college instructors; 4) Completion of an Honors Program application form. For international students who are non-native speakers of English, the minimum admission criteria for invitation into the Honors Program are: 1) TOEFL or IELTS exam results taken in the last three years with a TOEFL PBT score of 575, or TOEFL ibt of 89, or an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 with no subscore lower than 5, or successful completion of ELS Language Centers Academic English Program level ) Submission of an application to the Honors Program that will include an essay and a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher. 3) International students from English-speaking countries are required to submit SAT scores of at least 1200 or ACT scores of at least 26. Continuing students or transfer students who are interested in joining the program should contact the Honors Program Director for further information. Transfer Admission An applicant who has attended another regionally accredited post-secondary institution in any capacity, regardless if credit is earned, after the completion of high school is a transfer student. Transfer applicants for admission must submit: 1. Completed Undergraduate Application; 2. Specified non-refundable application fee; 3. Official transcripts from all post secondary institutions attended; (You must also submit a final official transcript for all coursework in progress up until the time of enrollment prior to beginning of classes at the University.) 4. High school transcript and official SAT/ACT scores if less than 24 transferable credits of college-level work have been earned from a regionally accredited college or university. (Applicants over the age of at least 22 years are not required to submit SAT or ACT examination scores.) Priority deadlines to submit transfer applications: Fall semester: July 1 Spring semester: December 1 Maymester/Summer semesters: Two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. Transfer applications received after these deadlines will be accepted only if space is available. No applications will be accepted after classes have started. 20