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The number(s) next to the items represents the page number(s) in the
printed 2011–2012 Undergraduate Bulletin.
AACSB. See Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, The
Absence policy 36
Academic advising 34
Academic Affairs, Office of 32
Academic clemency 25
Academic programs and policies 32
Academic regulations
and procedures 34
Academic standards 35
Academic suspension 36
Academic warning 36
Accounting
Accreditation 8
ACT. See American College Testing Program
Adding courses. See Drop-add procedures
Adjustments 28
Administration 238
Admission 23
Admission and financial information 23
Admissions, Office of 23
Advanced Placement Program (AP) 24
Advanced Placement Program, CLEP, and IB Program credit for freshmen 24
Advising. See Academic Advising
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps 40
Course descriptions 80
Alabama Articulation and General Studies Committee (AGSC)
Transfer Guide 25
Alabama College 8
Alabama Prospective Teacher Test 59
Alabama residency 26
Alabama State Board of Accountancy 56
Alabama Student Grants 28
Alabama Supercomputer Authority 9
Alabama Traffic Safety Center 9
Alabamian, The 18
Alumni Association 11
Alumni Center, Mary Lee Garrett Brown 11
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 8
American Chemical Society 8
American College Testing Program (ACT) 23
American Dietetic Association 8
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 8
Anna Irvin Dining Hall 11
Annual Fund 11
Anthropology
AP. See Advanced Placement Program
Application for admission 27
Application process 23
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps 41
Course descriptions 80
Art
B.A. in Art 67
B.F.A. in Art 67
B.S. in Art 67
Course descriptions 81
Courses 68Minors
Art, Department of 67
Arts and Sciences, College of 43
ASHA. See American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASPIRE/Student Support Services 13
Assessment program 8
Assignment of academic advisers 35
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, The
(AACSB) International 8
Athletics 17
Auditing courses 37
Bachelor of Arts degree 34
Bachelor of Business Administration degree 34
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree 34
Bachelor of Music degrees 34
Bachelor of Science degree 34
Banner Self-Service page 38
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Behavioral and Social Sciences, Department of 43
(Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science,
Psychology, Social Work, Sociology)
Biology
B.S. degree 47
Course descriptions 86
Courses 48
Minor 47
Pre-Professional Programs 50
Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics, Department of 27
(Biology, Chemistry, Computer Information Systems,
Geology, Mathematics, Physics)
Birmingham 11
Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher Education 8
Bloch Hall 9
Board 26
Board of Trustees 237
Brooke Hall 13
Business Law
Campus 9
Campus security report 20
Cancellation of courses 37
Career Development Center 14
Carmichael Library 10
Cashier’s Office 26
Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Examination 56
Chamber Choir 17
Chamber-Music Ensembles 17
Change of major or minor 35
Check-cashing policy 28
Checksheets 35
Chemistry
B.S. degrees 47
Course descriptions 87
Courses 48
Minor 47
Pre-Professional Programs 50
“Chi Box” Theatre Room 19
Class A Special Education Teaching Certificate with endorsement
in Speech-Language Pathology 51
Class B Certification 61
Class B Special Education Certificate 62
Class standing 36
Classifications 26
Clemency. See Academic Clemency
CLEP (Subject Examinations of the College Level Examination
Program) 24
College Entrance Examination Board 24
College Night 19
College of Arts and Sciences. See Arts and Sciences, College of
College of Business. See Michael E. Stephens College of Business
College of Education. See Education, College of
College of Fine Arts. See Fine Arts, College of
Comer Hall 9
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (SACS) 8
Communication, Department of 69
(Communication Studies, Mass Communication)
Communication Science and Disorders
Communication Science and Disorders, Department of 51
Communication Studies
B.A. degree 70
B.S. degree 70
Course descriptions 91
Courses 71
Minor 70
Communications with students 11
Completion/graduation rate 20
Computer access 10
Computer Information Systems
Concert and Lecture Series 16
Concert Choir 17
Concerts and recitals 16
Confidentiality of records 38
Consequences of withdrawal 29
Consumer Information 20
Accessing loan and grant data 21
Available financial assistance 20
Campus security report 20
Completion/graduation rate 20
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 20, 38
Federal Stafford Loan/Direct Loan Deferments for Peace Corps or Volunteer Service 20
Institutional information 20
Report on athletic program participation rates and financial support data 20
Report on completion, graduation rates, and transfer-out rates for student athletics 20
Student grievances 21
Contents, Table of 2
Coordinator of Veterans Affairs 30
COPLAC. See Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) 8
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) 8
Council on Social Work Education 8
Counseling and Leadership Programs 61
Counseling Services 14
Course cancellation. See Cancellation of courses
Course descriptions (Courses of Instruction) 79
Course drops 28
Course loads, maximum 37
Courses of Instruction (Course descriptions) 79
Cultural events 16
Dancy Lecture Series 16
Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory 47
Davis Hall 9
Dean’s List 36
Declaration of major and minor 34
Degree requirements, general education 32
Degree requirements, specific 34
Department of Art. See Art, Department of
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences. See Behavioral and
Social Sciences, Department of
Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics. See Biology,
Chemistry, and Mathematics, Department of
Department of Communication. See Communication,
Department of
Department of Communication Science and Disorders. See
Communication Science and Disorders, Department of
Department of Education of Alabama 8
Department of English and Foreign Languages. See English and
Foreign Languages, Department of
Department of Music. See Music, Department of
Department of Theatre. See Theatre, Department of
Direct Loan Deferments for Peace Corps or Volunteer Service 20
Director of Admissions 23
Director of Student Financial Services 28
Disability Support Services 14
Disclosure. See Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information
form
Division of Communication Studies 70
Division of Mass Communication 70
Division of Student Affairs. See Student Affairs, Division of
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 20
Double majors 34
Drop-add procedures 37
Dropping courses. See Drop-add procedures
Dual-degree engineering programs 48
Early enrollment for freshmen 24
EBSCO Electronic Classroom 10
Economics
Education
Education, College of 59
Education Internships
Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
B.S. degree 62
Course descriptions 96
Courses 63
Minor in Deaf Studies 62
Educational Foundations
Elementary Education
B.S. degree 62
Collaborative Teacher Endorsement added to Elementary 62
Employment, part-time 29
English
B.A. degree 52
Course descriptions 97
Courses 53
Minors
English and Foreign Languages, Department of 52
(English, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, Religion)
English Language Proficiency Examination 15
Environmental Studies 39
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Notice Inside Front Cover
Exhibitions 16
Facilities 9
Faculty 240
Faculty and Staff Emeriti 250
FAFSA. See Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S. degree, Child and Family Studies Concentration 64
B.S. degree, Dietetics Concentration 64
B.S. degree, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Concentration 64
B.S. degree, Retail Merchandising Concentration 64
Course descriptions 101
Courses 64Minors
Child and Family Studies 64
Family and Consumer Sciences 64
Foods and Nutrition 64
Family and Consumer Sciences Program 64
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 20
Family Policy Compliance Office 38
Farmer Hall 9, 11
Federal Refund and Repayment Policy 28
Federal Work-Study Program (FWS) 29
Fees 26
Administrative services 27
Application 26
Audit 26, 27
Continuing education 27
Facilities usage 26
Foreign checks 27
Health services 26
Housing 27
ID cards 27
Music 26
Orientation 26
Returned checks 27
Room deposit 27
Student activity 26
Vehicle registration 26, 27
FERPA. See Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Finance
Financial aid 20, 28
Financial information 26
Fine Arts, College of 67
Fledgling, The 12
Food Service 11
Foreign Languages. See also French, German, Latin, Spanish
ForUM 10, 11
Founders’ Day 8
Fraternities 19
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 30
French
Course descriptions 106
Courses 53
Minor 52
Teacher-Certification program 53
Freshman admission 23
Full-time student 26
Funding, UM’s 11
Game Studies and Design
General Business
General education 32
General education credit hour requirements 33
General equivalency diploma (GED) 23
General graduation requirements 33
Geography
Geology
German
GPA 35
Grade-point average. See GPA
Grades 35
Grades, incomplete. See Incomplete grades
Grading system 35
Graduation honors 36
Grants 30
Greek Life. See Fraternities. See Sororities
Grievances, student 21
Hallie Farmer Lectures 16
Hanson Hall 13
Harbert Writing Center 15
Harman Hall 9
Health Center 14
Health Professions Advisory Committee 50
High school admission 25
High school transcript 23
Hill House 39
History
B.A. degree 43
B.S. degree 43
Course descriptions 110
Courses 45
Minor 44
History, University 8
Holidays 11
Honors 36
Honors
Honors Certificates 38
Honors Program 38
Housing and Residence Life, Office of 13
Housing fees 27
Humanities
ID cards 27
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 24
In progress grades 35
Incomplete grades 35
Index 253
International English Language Testing System. See IELTS
Inservice Center 15
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program 24, 39
International students 24
Internet 9
Intramural sports and recreation 17
Jazz Ensemble 17
Jazzman’s Cafe 11
Johnson Baseball Field 9
Kinesiology
B.S., Health Promotion Option 65
B.S., Nutrition and Wellness Concentration 65
B.S., Teacher Certification Option 65
Course descriptions 114
Courses 66
Minor 65
Kinesiology Activities 65
Kinesiology Program 65
King House 9
Knowledge Bowl 17
Latin
Learning Enrichment Center 16
LeBaron Recital Hall 9
Libraries 10
Loans 30
Long Music Technology Laboratory 9
Luis Benejam Music Library 10
Lund Hall 13
Main Hall 13
Maintaining minimum academic progress 36
Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT) 44
Major requirements. See Majors offered and
Requirements, specific degree
Majors offered:
Accounting 56
Art 67
Biology 47
Chemistry 47
Communication Studies 70
Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 75
Elementary Education 75
English 52
Family and Consumer Sciences 64
Finance 56
Foreign Languages 52
History 43
Kinesiology 65
Management 56
Marketing 57
Mass Communication 70
Mathematics 47
Music 73, 74
Political Science 43
Psychology 43
Social Science 44
Social Work 44
Sociology 44
Speech-Language Pathology 51
Theatre 76
Malone Center for Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Technology 10
Management
Management Information Systems
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium 47
Marine Science 47
Course descriptions 121
Marketing
Martha Allen Lecture Series in the Visual Arts 17
Mary Lee Garrett Brown Alumni Center. See Alumni Center, Mary
Lee Garrett Brown
Mass Communication
B.A. degree 70
B.S. degree 70
Course descriptions 124
Courses 71
Minors
Mass Communication Center 9
Mathematics
B.A. degree 47
B.S. degrees 47
Course descriptions 126
Courses 49
Minor 47
Mathematics general education requirements 47
MCAT. See Medical College Admission Test
MCC News 17
McNair Scholars Program 14
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) 50
Medical report 24
Merchants and Planters Bank Auditorium 9
MFAT. See Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT)
Michael E. Stephens College of Business 55
Military training courses 40
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps 40
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps 41
Minor requirements. See Minors offered
Minors offered:
Accounting 57
Art 68
Art History 68
Biology 47
Business 57
Chemistry 47
Child and Family Studies 64
Communication Studies 70
Deaf Studies 51
English 52
Environmental Studies 39
Family and Consumer Sciences 64
Foods and Nutrition 64
French 52
Game Studies and Design 47
History 44
Human Rights and Public Service 44
Human Services 44
Journalism 70
Kinesiology 65
Management Information Systems 57
Mass Communication 70
Mathematics 47
Music Studies 74
Philosophy and Religion 52
Political Science 44
Public Relations 70
Pre-Law 44
Psychology 45
Sociology 45
Spanish 52
Theatre 76
Writing 52
Mission and Goals, University 8
Model Arab League 17
Model United Nations 17
Montage 18
Montevallo Campus Ministry Association 18
Montevallo, city of 8, 10
Montevallo, University of 8
Accreditation 8
Alumni Association 11
Assessment program 8
Birmingham, city of 11
Campus 9
Communications with students 11
Computer access 10
Facilities 9
Food Service 11
Funding 11
General Information 11
History 8
Holidays 11
Libraries 10
Mission and Goals 8
Montevallo, city of 10
Post-office boxes 12
Telephone system 12
UMAlert Emergency Contact System 12
University publications 12
Vision 8
Multicultural Affairs 16
Music
B.A. degree 74
B.M. degree, Concentration in Music Education (Choral) 73
B.M. degree, Concentration in Music Education (Instrumental) 73
B.M. degree, Concentration in Performance (Brass, Guitar, Strings, Percussion, and Woodwind) 73
B.M. degree, Concentration in Performance (Piano) 73
B.M. degree, Concentration in Performance (Voice) 73
B.M. degree, Concentration in Piano Pedagogy 73
Course descriptions 129
Courses 74
Music Studies minor 74
Music, Department of 72
Music ensembles 17
Music fee 26
Music study for non-majors 72
NAEYC. See National Association for the Education of Young Children
Napier Hall 13
NASM. See National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Schools of Art and Design 8
National Association of Schools of Music 8
National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC) 8
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 17
National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education 8
National Portfolio Review 68
NCAA. See National Collegiate Athletic Association
OAT. See Optometry Admission Test
Office of Academic Affairs. See Academic Affairs, Office of
Office of Admissions. See Admissions, Office of
Office of Housing and Residence Life. See Housing and Residence
Life, Office of
Office of Student Financial Services. See Student Financial Services,
Office of
Oliver Cromwell Carmichael Hall 10
Olmsted Brothers 9
Optometry Admission Test (OAT) 50
Orchesis 17
Orientation and evaluation 37
Palmer Auditorium 9
Parallel transfer agreement 25
Part-time student 26
Partial payment plan 27
Paschal P. Vacca Professor of Liberal Arts 17
Payment of tuition and fees 27
Peck Hall 13
Philosophy
Course descriptions 138
Courses 54
Minor in Philosophy and Religion 52
Physics
Political Science
B.A. degree 43
B.S. degree 43
Course descriptions 141
Courses 45
Minor 44
Post-office boxes 11
Praxis II 59
Pre-engineering program 48
Pre-professional programs, Biology and Chemistry 48
Pre-Dentistry 50
Pre-Medicine 50
Pre-Nursing 50
Pre-Optometry 50
Pre-Pharmacy 50
Preregistration 27
President’s List 36
Psychology
B.A. degree 43
B.S. degree 43
Course descriptions 142
Courses 46
Minor 45
Public safety information Inside front cover
Publications, Student 17
Purpose and goals of general education 32
Quantitative Methods
Ramsay Conference Center and Lodge 9
Rate schedule for 2011–2012 26
Readmission to the University 25
Records 37
Records, confidentiality of. See confidentiality of records
Records Office 32
Refunds for drop or official withdrawal 28
Registrar 32
Registration and preregistration 37
Religion
Course descriptions 145
Courses 54
Minor in Philosophy and Religion 52
Religious Life 18
Repeating courses and grades 35
Reproduction rights 68, 69, 72
Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form 38
Residence halls 13
Residency, Alabama 27
Responsibilities of students 34
Returned checks 27
Reynolds Hall 11
Robert M. McChesney Student Activity Center 9, 15
Room 26
Room and board credit 28
Room deposit 27
SAAM. See Student Alumni Association of Montevallo
SACS. See Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools
SAT. See Scholastic Assessment Test
Satisfactory academic progress 28
Scholarships 29
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) 24
Second bachelor’s degree 34
Service Learning 40
SGA. See Student Government Association
SGA Senate 18
Social Science
Social Work
B.A. degree 44
B.S. degree 44
Course descriptions 145
Courses 46
Sociology
B.A. degree 44
B.S. degree 44
Course descriptions 146
Courses 46
Minor 45
Sophomore Honors Certificates 39
Sororities 19
Spanish
Course descriptions 148
Courses 54
Minor 52
Teacher-Certification program 53
Special-category admission 25
College Ahead 25
High school admission 25
Temporary admission 25
Transient admission 25
Special Education
Special Programs 38
Specific degree requirements. See degree requirements, specific
Speech and Hearing Services 16
Speech-Language Pathology
Staff 245
Stewart Student Retreat 9
Student activities 17
Student Affairs, Division of 13
Student Alumni Association of Montevallo (SAAM) 11
Student Financial Services, Office of 28
Student Government Association (SGA) 12, 15, 18
Student life 15
Student Life Office 17
Student organizations 18
Student services and activities 13
Student Support Services. See ASPIRE/Student Support Services
Student Union Building (SUB) 9, 11
Student’s Medical History form 24,
25
Study Away 39
SUB (Student Union Building). See Student Union Building
Subject Examinations of the College Level Examination Program
(CLEP). See CLEP
Suspension. See Academic suspension
Taxes 29
Teacher certification requirements 34
Teacher Education Handbook 34
Teacher Education Program (TEP) 59
Technology Services Department 9
Telephone system 12
Temporary admission 25
TEP. See Teacher Education Program
Test of English as a Foreign Language. See TOEFL
Test-score report 23
Theatre
B.A. degree 76
B.F.A. degree, Acting concentration 76
B.F.A. degree, Design and Technology concentration–Costume Design 76
B.F.A. degree, Design and Technology concentration–Scenic/Lighting 76
B.F.A. degree, Directing concentration 76
B.F.A. degree, Musical Theatre concentration 76
B.S. degree 76
Course descriptions 152
Courses 78
Minor 76
Theatre, Department of 76
Theatre productions 19
Title IV 20, 28
Title IX Inside front cover
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 24
Tower, The 18
Transcript. See Transcript of academic record
Transcript of academic record 37
Transfer admission 24
Transfer students 24
Transient admission 25
Transient courses and grades 35
Tuition 26
Tuition credit 28
Tutwiler Hall 13
Two-year colleges in Alabama 25
UMAlert Emergency Contact System 12
Undergraduate Research
Course descriptions 156
University Athletic Program Equity in Athletics Disclosure 17
University Calendar 6, 11, 37
University Chorus 17
University Honors Degree 38
University of Montevallo Foundation 11
University Organization 237
University Police 20
University Program Council (UPC) 15, 19
University publications 12
Fledgling, The 12, 21
Montevallo Today 12
Pathways to Discovery 12
Wednesday Memo 12
University Theatre 17, 19
UPC. See University Program Council
Upper Division Honors Certificate 39
Upward Bound 15
Vacca Lectures 17
Van Tuyll House 9
Vehicle registration 26, 27
Veterans’ Benefits 30
Vice President for Academic Affairs 32
Vision, University 8
Wallace Speech and Hearing Center 9, 16
Web Student Services page 38
Wills Hall 9
Wind Ensemble 17
Withdrawal from the University 28, 37
Writing Reinforcement (WR) 33