Updates

Nov. 4, 2009

• p. 33, Courses that Meet the Practical Reasoning (PR) requirement, added:

  • HIS 316: 20th-Century Europe: Division and Reconciliation

• p. 34, Courses that Meet the Western History Perspective, added:

  • HIS 310: Seminar in United States History
  • HIS 316: 20th-Century Europe: Division and Reconciliation
• p. 35, Courses that Meet the African Americans’, Appalachians’, and Women’s Perspective, added:
  • APS 220: Gender in Appalachia
  • WST 220: Gender in Appalachia
• p. 36, deleted the “Writing Competency Requirement” (as a result of Faculty Action on 10/15/09)
• p. 37, replaced the First-Terms Requirements with:
  • GSTR 110 and GSTR 210 must be completed by the end of the third regular term of enrollment. GSTR 110 must be taken in the first regular term of enrollment and GSTR 210 in the second regular term. GSTR 210 may be delayed until the third regular term only if a student re-takes (and passes) GSTR 110 in the second term, or if a student takes (and passes) GST 150 for additional writing instruction.
          Developmental Mathematics (MAT 010, 011, and/or 012), if required, must be completed satisfactorily prior to the beginning of the third regular term of enrollment. Students are required to enroll continuously—Fall-Short-Spring-Summer terms or Spring-Summer-Fall-Short terms (for the latter, Summer is optional, but recommended)—in MAT 010, MAT 011, and/or MAT 012 until their Developmental Mathematics requirement is completed. Those students not completing their Developmental Mathematics requirement by the beginning of their third regular term are subject to suspension for two regular terms.
• p. 49, Domestic and International Exchange Programs, added the following note to the first paragraph:
  • NOTE: The College is not participating in the domestic exchange program for Short Term 2010. However, students are welcome to seek out and arrange for their own exchange opportunities at other schools providing a January term.
• p. 60, deleted the “Writing Competency Requirement” bullet under Academic Suspension (third bullet item), as a result of Faculty Action on 10/15/09.
• p. 71, added to description for APS 220: Gender in Appalachian (WST) that it meets the African Americans’, Appalachians’, and Women’s Perspective.
• p. 74-75, Art: Studio major. In the Required Foundation/Core Courses, added “(See Admission to the Major requirements below.)"
• Also, reworded the Admission to the Major guidelines to read:
  • “Before declaring this concentration, students must complete ART 110 and 115, and ARH 121 or 124, with a grade of C or higher in each, for consideration and acceptance to the major."
• Under Proficiency Requirements for this major, changed to read:
  • “In addition to all foundation/core courses, and the above-stated minimum grade of C in ART 110 and 115 and ARH 121 or 124, Art: Studio majors must participate in a group senior exhibition.”
• p. 75, Art History major. In the Required Foundation/Core Courses, added “(See Admission to the Major requirements below.)”
• Also, reworded the Admission to the Major guidelines to read:
  • “Before declaring this concentration, students must complete ART 110 and 115, and ARH 121 or 124, with a grade of C or higher in each, for consideration and acceptance to the major.”
• p. 75-76, Art Education, with Teacher Certification in Art: P-12 major. In the Required Foundation/Core Courses, add “(See Admission to the Major requirements below.)”
• Also, reworded the Admission to the Major guidelines to read:
  • “Before declaring this concentration, students must complete ART 110 and 115, and ARH 121 or 124, with a grade of C or higher in each, for consideration and acceptance to the major.”
• Under Proficiency Requirements for this major, changed to read:
  • “In addition to all foundation/core courses, and the above-stated minimum grade of C in ART 110 and 115 and ARH 121 or 124, Art Education majors must participate in a group senior exhibition.”
• p. 76-77, Art: General major. In the Required Foundation/Core Courses, added “(See Admission to the Major requirements below.)”
• Also, reworded the Admission to the Major guidelines to read:
  • “Before declaring this concentration, students must complete ART 110 and 115, and ARH 121 or 124, with a grade of C or higher in each, for consideration and acceptance to the major. A minimum standard of achievement, as determined by the Department faculty, will be required for admission. .”
• Under Proficiency Requirements for this major, changed to read:
  • “In addition to all foundation/core courses, and the above-stated minimum grade of C in ART 110 and 115 and ARH 121 or 124, Art: Studio majors must participate in a group senior exhibition.”
• p. 116, added to description for EDS 355: Extended Experience in Alternative Settings that it meets the Active Learning Experience.
• p. 133, prerequisite for CHI 103 should be “CHI 102 with a grade of C or higher, or permission of instructor.” Prerequisite for CHI 104 should be “CHI 103 with a grade of C or higher, or permission of instructor.”
• p. 138, Spanish Minor. The following now reads:
  • Course Sequencing Considerations (in order to complete degree requirements within eight terms)—Whether starting with SPN 101 or at a higher level, prospective Spanish minors should begin taking SPN courses as soon as possible. Unless waived, all introductory and intermediate courses (SPN 101, 102, 103) must be taken in sequence. After completion of SPN 103, students may take SPN 300 and/or SPN 310 in any order. SPN 310 and SPN 315 are prerequisites for all other upper-level courses. The courses beyond SPN 315 may be taken in any order.
• p. 142 and 143, sentence added to “Exploring the Major” sections of the History and History Education majors:
  • Students interested in this major are strongly recommended to begin language study as soon as possible to ensure progress through the major.
• p. 146, deleted “Religion Perspective” from HIS 310. While approved to meet that perspective in Spring 2010, the themes of this course change from term to term and this may not always be the case. It has been approved to always meet the Western History Perspective, however.
• p. 146, added to description for HIS 316: 20th-Century Europe: Division and Reconciliation that it has been approved to meet the Practical Reasoning (PR) and Western History Perspective.
• p. 154, B.A. Degree in Computer and Information Science, under Required Distribution Courses, TEC 383 should be TEC 382.
• p. 168, Nursing Program, changed the Admission to the Major requirements to read:
  • Admission to the Major—Prior to admission to the Nursing Program, a student must have: earned a minimum GPA of 2.25 and completed BIO 101 and 102 and CHM 113 with a grade of C or higher.
• p. 168, Nursing Program, changed the Admission to the Major requirements to read (underlined text is all that changed):
  • Course Sequencing Considerations (in order to complete degree requirements within eight terms)—In addition to course sequencing mentioned above under Exploring the Major, students wanting to take a foreign language should fulfill this option in the International Perspective of the General Education curriculum during their first year, to avoid conflicts with Nursing clinicals in the sophomore, junior, or senior years. CFS 221 and PSY 100 must be completed prior to enrolling in the Fall Term of junior year. It is important to fulfill as many General Education requirements as possible during the first two years. NUR 341 and 342  meet the Active Learning Experience (ALE). NUR 342 is taken in Spring Term of sophomore year. BIO 207 is taken concurrently with NUR 350 and 351 in Fall Term of junior year. NUR 352, 353 and 354 are taken in Spring Term of junior year. NUR 447 and 448 are taken in Fall Term of senior year. NUR 449 and 450 are taken in Spring Term of senior year.
• p. 169, Nursing Program courses, changed the descriptions for NUR 341 and 342 to show they are approved to meet the Active Learning Experience (ALE) whenever offered.
• p. 171, Peace and Social Justice Studies, add the following courses to the list of Distribution Courses: AFR 225, APS 225, 330, SENS 225, and SOC 225.
• p. 182, PED 219 should be listed under 1/4-credit courses, rather than one-credit courses. Also on that page, PEH 221 and 222 are noncredit if taken as PEH 120 or PEH 220.
• p. 184, the prerequisite for PED 305 has been changed to “Previous dance experience at the beginning or intermediate level is preferred, but not required.”
• p. 118,  Health and Health Teaching minors, please note that PEH 100 is a General Education requirement and does not count as earned credit in the minor programs.
• p. 212, added to description for WST 220: Gender in Appalachian (APS) that it meets the African Americans’, Appalachians’, and Women’s Perspective.
• p. 234, Probation section of Student Rights and Responsibilities was revised to read:
  • Students on any type of probation are restricted in some of their activities. (See the Academic Program section for more information about probation and suspension.) Students on probation (i.e., academic, labor, or social) may not receive travel grants for conferences or graduate school interviews or application fees for graduate schools. Students on probation may not participate in international study-travel programs, receive permission to have motor vehicles on campus, nor may they be granted leaves of absence. In order to register for and/or participate in approved instructional programs outside the United States, students also must be free of all forms of probation. Students on any type of probation may not propose or participate in Independent Studies, Team Initiated Studies, Education Abroad, or Internships. They also are not eligible for a leave of absence.
    
    Exceptions to these policies must be approved by the body responsible for setting the terms of the probation.
    
    See information on specific types of probation (academic, labor, and social) in the appropriate sections of this site, including under Academic Probation, and Labor Probation and Suspension.