BSC College Catalog

CATALOG DATE : 2004-2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2004-05 Comprehensive Index

Correspondence Directory and Disclaimers

An Introduction to Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham-Southern at a Glance
Mission of the College
History of the College
Accreditation & Memberships
Consortial Associations
Philosophy of Education

Academic Policy and Information

General Information
Coursework
Grading System
Transfer Credit
Academic Progress
Academic Records
Academic Honors

Courses of Study

Academic Divisions
Academic Majors
Academic Minors
General Education
Requirements for Graduation
Curriculum
Courses Offered
Special Programs
Cooperative Programs
Graduate Program

Admission

Entrance Requirements
Application Procedures
Finances
Financial Aid
Scholarships

Campus Life

Campus Facilities
Living Accommodations
Academic Organizations
Honor Societies
Social Fraternities and Sororities

The College Register

Faculty
Administration
Board Of Trustees


INDEX

Academic Accommodation
Academic Calendar
Academic Dismissal
Academic Divisions
Academic Honors
Academic Load
Academic Majors
Academic Minors
Academic Organizations
Academic Overload
Academic Policy and Information
Academic Probation
Academic Progress
Academic Records
Academic Suspension
Accounting, courses and requirements in
Accreditation
Adding a Course
Administration
Administrative Internships
Admission to the College
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Air Force ROTC
Alternative Types of Credit
Application for Degrees
Application to the College
Army ROTC
Art, courses and requirements in
Art Education, requirements for
Art History, concentration in
Arts Requirement
Asian Studies Program
Associated Colleges of the South
Astronomy, courses in
Attendance
Audited Courses
Awards

Bachelor of Arts Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Bachelor of Music Degree
Bachelor of Music Education Degree
Bachelor of Science Degree
Behavioral and Social Sciences, Division of
Billing
Biology, courses and requirements in
Biology/Environmental Studies, requirements for
Biology/Pre-Nursing, requirements for
Biology-Psychology, requirements for
Biomedical Research Scholars
Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher Education
Birmingham-Southern at a Glance
Board of Trustees
British Studies at Oxford
Business Administration, courses and requirements in
Business and Graduate Programs, Division of
Business, pre-professional program in

Campus Facilities
Campus Map
Campus Safety
Center for Interim and Contract Learning
Central Europe Semester
Change of Courses
Chemistry, courses and requirements in
Chemistry/Environmental Studies, requirements for
Church Music, concentration in
Church-Related Vocations
Classical Guitar, concentration in
Classics, courses in
Classification of Students
College Fellows Program
Competitive Scholarships
Composition, music concentration in
Computer Facilities
Computer Science, courses and requirements in
Computer Science-Mathematics, requirements for
Consortial Associations
Contract Learning
Contracted Courses
Correspondence Directory
Cost Summary
Costa Rica Science Semester
Counseling and Health Services
Courses of Study
Courses Redeemed
Courses Repeated
Coursework
Coursework at Other Institutions
Credit by Examination
Curriculum

Dance, courses and requirements in
Dance Education, requirements for
Dean’s List of Distinguished Students
Declaration of a Major
Degree Requirements
    one
    two
Degrees Conferred
Deposits
Directory Information
Disciplinary Majors
Disciplinary Minors
Dismissal, Academic
Dropping a Course
Dual Enrollment

Early Admission
Economics, courses and requirements in
Education, Division of
Education, courses and requirements in
Educational Psychology, courses in
Educational Services, requirements for
Elementary/ Collaborative Education, requirements for
Endowed Scholarships
Engineering, dual degree in
English, courses and requirements in
Entrance Requirements
Environmental Studies, dual degree in
Environmental Studies, minor requirements
Experiential Learning

Faculty
Faculty Advisors
Fees
Final Examinations
Finances
Financial Aid
Fine and Performing Arts, Division of
Foreign Language Across the Curriculum
Foreign Language Requirement
Foreign Students, application procedures for
Foreign Study
Foundations Curriculum, requirements for
Fraternities
French, courses and requirements in

General Education Goals
General Education, graduation requirements
German, courses and requirements in
Government Assistance (Financial Aid)
Grade Point Average, graduation requirements
Grading System
Graduate Program
Graduation Requirements
Greek, courses in
Guaranty Agreement

Health Services
Health-Related Vocations, pre- professional program in
Hebrew, courses in
History, courses and requirements in
History of the College
History-Political Science, requirements for
Honor Code
Honor Societies
Honors at Graduation
Honors Program
Housing Assignments
Housing Costs
Humanities, Division of

Incomplete Grades
Independent Study
Individualized Courses
Individualized Majors
Individualized Study
Integrated Studies
Intellectual and Cultural Foundations Requirement
Interdisciplinary Courses
Interdisciplinary Majors
Interdisciplinary Minors
Interim Term
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
International Students, application procedures for
International Studies, requirements for
International Programs
Internships

Laboratory Fees
Latin, courses in
Latin American Studies, requirements for
Law, pre-professional program in
Leadership Studies
Leave of Absence
Liberal Arts Philosophy
Library Services
Living Accommodations
Loans (Financial Aid)

Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium
Master of Arts in Public and Private Management
Master of Music


Mathematics, courses and requirements in
Mathematics Requirement
Meal Plans
Medical Certificates
Mid-term Assessments
Mission of the College
Music, courses and requirements in
Music Education, courses in
Music Education, requirements for
Music History, concentration in
Music Performance, concentration in
Music Students, application procedures for
Musical Theatre, requirements for

Non-Graded Courses
Normal Academic Progress
Not-Candidate-For-Degree- Students
Nursing, dual degree in

Oak Ridge Science Semester
Orchestral Instrument, music concentration in
Organ, music concentration in
Opening and Closing of Residence Halls

Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, concentration in
Philosophy, courses and requirements in
Philosophy of Education
Philosophy, Politics, Economics, requirements for
Physical Fitness and Recreation
Physics, courses and requirements in
Piano, music concentration in
Political Science, courses and requirements in
Political Science-History, requirements for
Pre-Engineering, requirements for
Pre-Nursing, requirements for
Pre-Professional Programs
Presidents of the College
Prior Learning Credit
Probation, Academic
Psychology, courses and requirements in

Readmission to the College
Redeemed Courses
Refunds
Registration for Courses
Religion, courses and requirements in
Religion-Philosophy, requirements for
Repayment of Financial Aid
Repeated Courses
Requirements for Graduation
Residence Halls
Residency, graduation requirement
Right to Privacy
Room Furnishings
Roommate Assignment
ROTC, Air Force
ROTC, Army

Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid
Scholarships
Scholarship and Grant Eligibility
Science and Mathematics, Division of
Secondary Education, requirements for
Semester Abroad Programs
Service-Learning
Sociology, courses and requirements in
Sociology-Political Science, requirements for
Sociology-Psychology, requirements for
Sororities
Spanish, courses and requirements in
Special Fees
Speech, courses in
Sports Facilities
Student Government
Studio Art, concentration in
Suspension, Academic
“S”/“U” Grades

Teacher Education Program
Teaching Experience
Theatre Arts, courses and requirements in
Transcripts
Transfer Credit
Transfer Students, application procedures for
Transient Students
Tuition

Undergraduate Research
Units Required for Graduation

Vail College Fellows Program
Veterans Educational Benefits
Voice, concentration in

Waiver of Grades
Withdrawal from the College
Withdrawal from a Course
Work-Study
Writing Requirement