FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ACADEMIC CATALOG 2021/ …

1 AACADEMICC ATA LOG 2021/ 20 2 2 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGETHE ACADEMIC calendar 2021 - 2022 FALL SEMESTERA ugust 28-30 Orientation and Registration: New and Transfer StudentsAugust 31 Classes Begin at 8:00 6 Last Day to Register and Adjust Class ScheduleOctober 20 Mid-Term Grades Due in Registrar s OfficeNovember 12 Final Day to Withdraw from Courses Without an ACADEMIC PenaltyNovember 24-26 Thanksgiving BreakDecember 10 Classes EndDecember 13-15 Final ExamsDecember 18 Mid-Year CommencementDecember 18 Christmas Holidays BeginSPRING SEMESTERJ anuary 10 Orientation and Registration: New and Transfer StudentsJanuary 11 Classes Begin at 8:00 17 Last Day to Register and Adjust Class ScheduleJanuary 17 Martin Luther King Day.

2 No ClassesMarch 4 Mid-Term Grades Due in Registrar s OfficeMarch 7-11 Spring Break for Day ProgramMarch 25 Final Day to Withdraw from Courses Without an ACADEMIC PenaltyApril 15 Good Friday HolidayApril 29 Classes EndMay 2-4 Final ExamsMay 7 Commencement MAY OPTIONMay 8-June 5 Dates may differ depending on the particular study abroad option SUMMER SESSIONSMay 11-June 14 Summer AJune 15-July 19 Summer BMay 11-July 19 Summer CMay 11-June 27 Summer DFlorida SOUTHERN CollegeACADEMICCATALOG2021 - 2022 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE2 Message from the ProvostFor over 130 years, FLORIDA SOUTHERN has been preparing students to succeed as leaders in a wide range of fields: business, government, education, healthcare, science and technology, the arts, and the church.

3 Indeed, it has thrived as the oldest private COLLEGE in FLORIDA because of its capacity to respond to the needs of students and the communities where they will SOUTHERN has always seen a holistic educational experience as the best way to meet these needs, and its commitment to fostering students intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth contin-ues in this new global century. At the heart of the educational experience is FLORIDA SOUTHERN s distinctive synthesis of liberal and professional learning, which is delivered through an engaged learning model that is widely recognized as one of the best in the country. The core ACADEMIC experience is complemented by an extensive study abroad program, by exceptional co-curricular and service opportunities, and by vibrant religious life and artistic offerings all of which are designed to help you connect what you are learning in the classroom with the world outside of mission of FLORIDA SOUTHERN is to empower students to make a positive and consequential impact on the world, and we know that the holistic, integrated experience that we provide can prepare you to do just that.

4 The outstanding achievements of our alumni offer living SOUTHERN s faculty and other educators on campus will be expert guides on your educa-tional journey, but ultimately, it will be up to you to make the most of your time here. This cat-alog will help you get started and serve as a field manual throughout your journey, so whether you are a first-year undergraduate or a student in one of our graduate programs, I encourage you to use this CATALOG to help chart your unique path to wish you all the best in your Hollingshead, 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ..4 ADMISSIONS ..14 Traditional Undergraduate Admissions.

5 14 Financial information ..24 Student Development ..30 ACADEMICS ..35 ACADEMIC Policies ..37 Programs of Study ..62 Undergraduate Degree Requirements ..68 Undergraduate Majors ..88 Adult Undergraduate Programs ..89 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS The Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences ..96 The School of Arts and Sciences ..104 The Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise ..187 The School of Education ..199 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ..206 GRADUATE AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS ..317 Admission ..317 Financial Information ..319 ACADEMIC Policies ..320 The Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

6 323 The School of Arts and Sciences ..336 The Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise ..338 The School of Education ..347 The School of Physical Therapy ..358 GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ..364 COLLEGE PERSONNEL ..393 Board of Trustees ..393 Administration and Staff ..394 Endowed Chairs and Professorships ..399 Honorary Chancellors ..402 Faculty ..404 INDEX ..419 TABLE OF CONTENTSFLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE4 GENERAL INFORMATIONC ollege Mission The mission of FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE is to prepare students through dynamic engaged learning to make a positive and consequential impact on society.

7 The mission also includes pre-serving the world-renowned Frank Lloyd Wright campus and visitor Vision FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE will achieve national recognition for providing a transformational education for students through its distinctive synthesis of liberal arts and professional programs and focus on student development through co-curricular and service learning programs. It will become a national model for engaged learning in order to achieve the learning outcomes stu- dents need to thrive in a global society. As a result of its pragmatic approach to liberal learning, the global perspective of its ACADEMIC programs, effective engaged learning pedagogy, and dis- tinctive learning outcomes in all disciplines, FLORIDA SOUTHERN will ascend to the top 25 colleges/ universities in its Carnegie classification.

8 Maintaining its affiliation with the United Methodist Church, FLORIDA SOUTHERN will serve as the preeminent mid-sized institution within the denom- ination, always striving to foster students spiritual growth. Also, preserving the campus iconic and significant historical Frank Lloyd Wright structures that serve as a living museum to accom- modate the living-learning programs of the COLLEGE , and promotion of education programs to perpetuate the legacy of America s greatest architect, is included in the SOUTHERN History at a Glance FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE the oldest private COLLEGE in the state traces its FLORIDA roots to 1852, when the Methodist Conference founded FLORIDA Seminary in Micanopy.

9 The Conference established South FLORIDA Seminary in Orlando in 1883. In 1885, the school moved to Leesburg, the COLLEGE degree was awarded, and FLORIDA Conference COLLEGE was officially chartered and opened to both male and female students. In 1901, the growing COLLEGE moved to Sutherland (now Palm Harbor) on the Gulf Coast and in 1906 was renamed SOUTHERN COLLEGE . The COLLEGE remained at Sutherland until fires in the early 1920s forced the school temporarily to move to Clearwater Beach. In 1922, the COLLEGE moved to the shores of Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. In 1935, the trustees adopted FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE as the corporate SOUTHERN COLLEGE Today The campus comprises some 70+ buildings on 120 acres of land.

10 Thirteen of the COLLEGE s structures were designed by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Wright said his design was to have all the buildings flow from the ground in harmony with the natural landscape. In that functional, yet exquisite environment, they exhibit the traits that Mr. Wright intend- ed: organic union among the earth, sunlight, and local flora. The Wright buildings include the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, which has become an iconic symbol of the COLLEGE ; the Thad Buckner Administration Building; the Emile Watson Administration Building; the Benjamin Fine Ad- ministration Building; the Seminar Building (which in its original construction comprised three separate buildings known as the Carter, Walbridge, and Hawkins Seminar Rooms); the Lucius Pond Ordway Building; the Danforth Chapel; and the Polk county Science Building, which is GENERAL INFORMATION5capped by a white-domed planetarium.