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WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2019-2020

CONTENTS

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Academic Calendar...................................................................5 Academic Dishonesty Policy ...................................................34 Academic Forgiveness Policy .................................................37 Academic Load .......................................................................39 Academic Probation & Suspension Appeals Policy & Procedure ................................................................................................38 Accounting Major ....................................................................65 Accessibility Services..............................................................25 Accreditation ...........................................................................12 Active Military Service, Procedures.........................................39 Administrative and Professional Staff .......................................6 Admissions & Credits Committee ...........................................30 Admissions Policy ..................................................................26 Advanced Academy of West Virginia ....................................122 Advanced Placement .............................................................30 Advertising Communication ....................................................57 Advisors .................................................................................40 Alumni Association..................................................................24 Alumni Association Wall of Honor ...........................................24 Appalachian Studies Minor .....................................................89 Art ............................................................................................ 50 Art, Comprehensive ...............................................................50 Athletic Training ......................................................................79 Auditing Courses ....................................................................37

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Communications ....................................................................54 Communication Studies, Integrated........................................55 Community Education.............................................................76 Community Education Minor...................................................77 Computer Use Policy .............................................................35 Computer Information Systems Major ....................................65 Concert Attendance Requirements ........................................58 Continuing Education............................................................121 Core Coursework Transfer .....................................................31 Core Values ............................................................................11 Counseling Services ..............................................................24 Course Descriptions (Undergraduate) ..................................127 Creative Arts Therapy .............................................................57 Credit by Examination ............................................................30 Credit Evaluation ....................................................................41 Credit Hour..............................................................................30 Credit, Military Service ...........................................................32 Credit, Work/Life Experience .................................................31 Criminal Justice.......................................................................83

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Dance Minor............................................................................62 Dean's List .............................................................................40 D.E.A.P. ..................................................................................98 Degrees ..................................................................................42 Dental Hygiene Clinic..............................................................25 Dental Hygiene Program, Sarah Whitaker Glass..................107 Developmental Skills Program ...............................................27 Digital Media Design ...............................................................53

Biology ...................................................................................93 Broadcasting ...........................................................................54 Business Administration .........................................................64

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Calendar 2019-20 ....................................................................5 Campus Automobile Regulations............................................25 Campus Facilities ...................................................................13 Campus Life ...........................................................................21 Campus Police ........................................................................24 Campus Safety, Annual Report...............................................25 Career Services ......................................................................25 Center for Entrepreneurship....................................................67 Charges, Summer School ......................................................19 Chemistry .............................................................................100 Class Attendance Policy ........................................................38 Classification of Students ....................................................... 40 College Level Examination Program (CLEP) ........................... 31 College of Arts and Communication........................................49 College of Business, Gary E. West .........................................64 College of Education ...............................................................70 College of Liberal Arts.............................................................82 College of Sciences ................................................................92 Committees, Standing ............................................................14

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Early Education.......................................................................72 Early Entrance for High School ..............................................29 Elementary Education.............................................................71 Email and WINS accounts ......................................................22 English & Modern Languages.................................................83 Entrepreneurship Certificate ...................................................68 Entrepreneurship Major ..........................................................65 Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology ...........................96 Environmental Stewardship and

Education (ESE) ..................................................................96 Exercise Physiology................................................................78

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Faculty ..................................................................................194 Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act ...............................22 Finance Major .........................................................................65 Financial Aid ..........................................................................16 Financial Aid, Academic Progress for .....................................16 Financial Aid, Refund .............................................................19 First-Year and Retention Programs ........................................33

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General Business Major..........................................................67 General Educational Development Test ................................32 General Goals of the University ..............................................11 General Science ...................................................................103 General Studies Program........................................................45 Gerontology...........................................................................106 Geographical Note ..................................................................11 Grade Appeal .........................................................................37 Grades and Reports ...............................................................37 Graduation Requirements ......................................................41 Graduation with Honors .........................................................42

H

Health & Physical Education ..................................................76 Health Care Management Major .............................................67 Historical Note ........................................................................11 Home-Schooled Admission Policy ..........................................29 Honors College .....................................................................123 Hughes Lecture Series..........................................................201 Human Biology........................................................................98 Humanities & Social Sciences, Department of .......................86

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Immunization Requirement .....................................................29 Information Technology Services............................................27 Intercollegiate Athletic Program .............................................18 Interdisciplinary Studies .......................................................126 International Students .............................................................28 International Studies ..............................................................90 Intramurals .............................................................................25

J

Journalism ..............................................................................55

L

Library, Paul N. Elbin ..............................................................13

M

Marketing Major ......................................................................67 Mathematics ..........................................................................102 Media Arts Center ...................................................................13 Medical Laboratory Sciences ................................................103 Medieval Studies Minor...........................................................91 Microbiology ............................................................................97 Middle Childhood Education ...................................................74 Military Service Credit .............................................................34 Mission Statement...................................................................11 Music, Applied, Private Instruction .........................................58 Music, Bachelor of...................................................................48

Music Education .....................................................................59 Music and Theater, Department of .........................................57

N

Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of .....................................................................93

Nursing .................................................................................111

O

Organizational Leadership & Administration.........................119

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Pass/Fail Credit.......................................................................30 Parking Fees...........................................................................20 Philosophy ..............................................................................90 Philosophy of University..........................................................11 Physics and Physical Sciences Program .............................101 Pre-Medicine ...........................................................................99 Pre-Professional .....................................................................95 Pre-Veterinary .........................................................................94 Professional Studies, School of ............................................118 Probation & Suspension ........................................................38 Psychology ...........................................................................105 Public Relations ......................................................................55

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Quality Points .........................................................................36 R

Regents B.A. Degree Program ............................................120 Registration ............................................................................30 Religion Minor .........................................................................90 Repetition of Courses ............................................................37 Residence Hall Deposit ..........................................................21 Residence Life .......................................................................23 Resident Assistant Positions ..................................................17 Residency Classification .........................................................33 Rights and Responsibilities, Student ......................................35 Room and Board Payment and Refunds ................................21

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65 Plus Program .....................................................................30 Scholarships ..........................................................................17 Scholars Program ...................................................................32 School Nurse Program..........................................................112 Secondary Education .............................................................74 Selective Service Registration ................................................27 Sigma Tau Delta ....................................................................85 Social Science ........................................................................86 Social Studies .........................................................................85 Social Work .............................................................................88

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Special Education Minor .........................................................76 Speech Pathology / Audiology .............................................117 Sport Management Major........................................................67 Standing Committees..............................................................14 Strategic Goals........................................................................12 Student Assessment Requirement..........................................30 Student Health Services..........................................................25 Student Life Policies ...............................................................22 Student Rights & Responsibilities ..........................................35 Summer School Charges .......................................................19 Summer Term Schedule ...........................................................5

T Teacher Education ..................................................................70 Theater Major..........................................................................61 Title IX .....................................................................................22 Transfer Credit Appeals Process ............................................28 Transcripts .............................................................................21 Transfer Students ...................................................................28 Tuition and Fees ....................................................................19 Tuition Refund Policy ..............................................................19 Tutorial Service ......................................................................33

U Undergraduate Degree Programs...........................................42 Unpaid Bills, Fees, Fines .......................................................20

V Veterans Certification..............................................................32 Vision Statement .....................................................................11 Visual Communication Design ................................................51

W Washington Center, The .........................................................32 Withdrawal from University ....................................................39 Withdrawal from Courses .......................................................39 WLU/WVU D.E.A.P. Major ......................................................98

Z

Zoo Science and Applied Conservation ..................................94

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WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2019-2020

Volume 64

Our 182nd Year

Chartered by the Legislature of Virginia March 30, 1837

Chartered by the Legislature of West Virginia March 1, 1870

WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CATALOG

West Liberty, WV 26074 ? Phone 304.336.8007

August 2019

West Liberty University is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action institution. In compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, West Virginia Human Rights Act, Title IX (Educational Amendments of 1972), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other applicable laws and regulations, the institution provides equal opportunity to all prospective and current members of the student body, faculty, and staff on the basis of individual qualifications and merit without regard to race, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, or veterans status as identified and defined by law.

The institution neither affiliates knowingly with, nor grants recognition to, any individual, group or organization having policies that discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veterans status as defined by applicable laws and regulations.

Inquiries concerning the application of the above statement should be addressed to: Human Resources/Affirmative Action Officer, West Liberty University, 208 University Drive, College Union Box 131, West Liberty, WV 26074; Phone: 304.336.8029.

The policies and practices listed in this publication are those in effect as of May 1, 2019 and are subject to change. If there are changes which are effective for the 2019-2020 academic year, insofar as possible, these will be announced in The Trumpet or by email, and by means of other publications.

Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information in this publication. Students are advised, however, that such information is subject to change without notice. Therefore, students should always consult the appropriate academic departments or administrative offices for current information.

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