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The number(s) next to the items represents the page number(s) in the
printed 2012–2013 Undergraduate Bulletin.
AACSB. See Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, The
Absence policy 33
Academic advising 32
Academic Affairs, Office of 30
Academic clemency 25
Academic programs and policies 30
Academic progress 33
Academic regulations
and procedures 32
Academic standards 33
Academic suspension 34
Academic warning 34
Academic warning, freshman 34
Accounting
Accreditation 8
ACT. See American College Testing Program
Adding courses. See Drop-add procedures
Adjustments 27
Administration 238
Admission 23
Admission and financial information 23
Admissions, Office of 23
Advanced Placement Program (AP) 24
Advanced Placement Program, CLEP, IB, and AICE Program credit for freshmen 24
Advising. See Academic Advising
AICE. See Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps 39
Course descriptions 78
Alabama Articulation and General Studies Committee (AGSC)
Transfer Guide 25
Alabama College 8
Alabama Prospective Teacher Test 57
Alabama residency 26
Alabama State Board of Accountancy 54
Alabama Student Grants 28
Alabama Supercomputer Authority 9
Alabama Traffic Safety Center 10
Alabamian, The 17
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 26
Application process 23
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps 39
Course descriptions 79
Art
B.A. in Art 65
B.F.A. in Art 65
B.S. in Art 65
Course descriptions 79
Courses 66Minors
Art, Department of 65
Arts and Sciences, College of 41
ASHA. See American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASPIRE/Student Support Services 13
Assessment program 8
Assignment of academic advisers 32
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, The
(AACSB) International 8
Athletics 17
Auditing courses 35
Bachelor of Arts degree 32
Bachelor of Business Administration degree 32
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree 32
Bachelor of Music degrees 32
Bachelor of Science degree 32
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Behavioral and Social Sciences, Department of 41
(Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science,
Psychology, Social Work, Sociology)
Biology
B.S. degree 45
Course descriptions 84
Courses 46
Minor 45
Pre-Professional Programs 48
Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics, Department of 45
(Biology, Chemistry, Computer Information Systems,
Game Studies and Design, Geology, Marine Science, Mathematics, Physics)
Birmingham 11
Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher Education 8
Bloch Hall 9
Board
Board of Trustees 237
Brooke Hall 13
Business Law
Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) 24
Campus 9
Campus security report 20
Cancellation of courses 35
Career Development Center 14
Carmichael Library 10
Cashier’s Office 26
Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Examination 54
Chamber Choir 17
Chamber-Music Ensembles 17
Change of major or minor 32
Check-cashing policy 27
Chemistry
B.S. degrees 45
Course descriptions 85
Courses 46
Minor 45
Pre-Professional Programs 48
“Chi Box” Theatre Room 19
Class A Special Education Teaching Certificate with endorsement
in Speech-Language Pathology 49
Class B Certification 58
Class B Special Education Certificate 60
Class standing 33
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
Communication, Department of 67
(Communication Studies, Mass Communication)
Communication Science and Disorders
Communication Science and Disorders, Department of 49
Communication Studies
B.A. degree 68
B.S. degree 68
Course descriptions 89
Courses 69
Minor 68
Communications with students 11
Community School of Music 17
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 35
Consequences of withdrawal 28
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, 36
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 29
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 59
Counseling Services 14
Course cancellation. See Cancellation of courses
Course descriptions (Courses of Instruction) 77
Course drops 27
Course loads, maximum 35
Courses of Instruction (Course descriptions) 77
Cultural events 16
Dancy Lecture Series 16
Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory 45
Davis Hall 9
Dean’s List 34
Declaration of major and minor 32
Degree evaluation 33
Degree requirements, general education 30
Degree requirements, specific 32
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 68
Division of Mass Communication 68
Division of Student Affairs. See Student Affairs, Division of
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 20
Double majors 32
Drop-add procedures 35
Dropping courses. See Drop-add procedures
Dual-degree engineering programs 46
Early enrollment for freshmen 24
EBSCO Electronic Classroom 10
Economics
Education
Education, College of 57
Education Internships
Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
B.S. degree 60
Course descriptions 88
Courses 61
Minor in Deaf Studies 60
Educational Foundations
Elementary Education
B.S. degree 60
Collaborative Teacher Endorsement added to Elementary 60
Employment, part-time 29
English
B.A. degree 50
Course descriptions 95
Courses 51
Minors
English and Foreign Languages, Department of 50
(English, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, Religion)
English Language Proficiency Examination 15
Enrollment status 28
Environmental Studies 37
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Notice Inside Front Cover
Exhibitions 16
Facilities 9
Faculty 240
Faculty and Staff Emeriti 251
FAFSA. See Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S. degree, Child and Family Studies Concentration 62
B.S. degree, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Concentration 62
B.S. degree, Retail Merchandising Concentration 62
Course descriptions 99
Courses 62Minors
Child and Family Studies 62
Family and Consumer Sciences 62
Foods and Nutrition 62
Family and Consumer Sciences Program 62
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 20, 35
Family Policy Compliance Office 36
Farmer Hall 9
Federal Refund and Repayment Policy 27
Federal Work-Study Program (FWS) 29
Fees
Administrative services. See rate schedule
Application 26, See rate schedule
Audit 26, See rate schedule
Continuing education 26
Facilities usage. See rate schedule
Foreign checks 26
Green fund. See rate schedule
Health services. See rate schedule
Housing 26, See rate schedule
ID cards 26
Music. See rate schedule
Orientation. See rate schedule
Returned checks 26
Room deposit 26
Student activity See rate schedule
Vehicle registration 27, See rate schedule
FERPA. See Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Final grade appeals 33
Finance
Financial aid 20, 28
Financial information 26
Fine Arts, College of 65
Fledgling, The 12, 18, 21
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) 29
French
Course descriptions 103
Courses 51
Minor 50
Teacher-Certification program 51
Freshman admission 23
Full-time student 26
Funding, UM’s 11
Game Studies and Design
General Business
General education 30
General education credit hour requirements 31
General equivalency diploma (GED) 23
General graduation requirements 31
Geography
Geology
German
Good standing 33
GPA 33
Grade-point average. See GPA
Grades 33
Grades, incomplete. See Incomplete grades
Grading system 33
Graduation honors 34
Grants 29
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 48
High school admission 25
High school transcript 23
History
B.A. degree 41
B.S. degree 41
Course descriptions 107
Courses 43
Minor 42
History, University 8
Holidays 11
Home-Schooled Students 24
Honors 34
Honors
Honors Certificates 36
Honors Program 36
Housing and Residence Life, Office of 13
Housing fees 26
Humanities
ID cards 26
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 24
In progress grades 33
Incomplete grades 33
Index 254
Inservice Center 15
Intercultural Life 14
Interdisciplinary Studies major 37
International and Intercultural Studies
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program 24
International English Language Testing System. See IELTS
International students 24
Internet 9
Intramural sports and recreation 17
James R. Wilkinson Student Life Center 9
Jazz Ensemble 17
Johnson Baseball Field 9
Kinesiology
B.S., Health Promotion concentration 63
B.S., Nutrition and Wellness concentration 63
B.S., Teacher Preparation concentration 63
Course descriptions 112
Courses 63
Minor 63
Kinesiology Activities 63
Kinesiology Program 63
King House 9
Knowledge Bowl 17
Latin
Learning Enrichment Center 16
LeBaron Recital Hall 9
Libraries 10
Loans 29
Long Music Technology Laboratory 9
Luis Benejam Music Library 10
Lund Hall 13
Main Hall 13
Maintaining minimum academic progress 34
Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT) 42
Major requirements. See Majors offered and
Specific degree requirements
Majors offered:
Accounting 54
Art 65
Biology 45
Chemistry 45
Communication Studies 68
Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 60
Elementary Education 60
English 50
Family and Consumer Sciences 62
Finance 54
Foreign Languages 50
History 41
Interdisciplinary Studies 37
Kinesiology 63
Management 54
Marketing 55
Mass Communication 68
Mathematics 45
Music 71, 72
Political Science 41
Psychology 41
Social Science 42
Social Work 42
Sociology 42
Speech-Language Pathology 49
Theatre 74
Malone Center for Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Technology 10
Management
Management Information Systems
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium 45
Marine Science 45
Course descriptions 119
Marketing
Martha Allen Lecture Series in the Visual Arts 16
Mary Lee Garrett Brown Alumni Center. See Alumni Center, Mary
Lee Garrett Brown
Mass Communication
B.A. degree 68
B.S. degree 68
Course descriptions 123
Courses 69
Minors
Mass Communication Center 9
Mathematics
B.A. degree 45
B.S. degrees 45
Course descriptions 125
Courses 47
Minor 45
Mathematics general education requirements 45
MCAT. See Medical College Admission Test
MCC News 17
McNair Scholars Program 15
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) 48
Medical report 24, 25
Merchants and Planters Bank Auditorium 9
MFAT. See Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT)
Michael E. Stephens College of Business 53
Military training courses 39
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps 39
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps 39
Minor requirements. See Minors offered
Minors offered:
Accounting 55
Art 66
Art History 66
Biology 45
Business 55
Chemistry 45
Child and Family Studies 62
Communication Studies 68
Deaf Studies 60
English 50
Environmental Studies 37
Family and Consumer Sciences 62
Foods and Nutrition 62
French 50
Game Studies and Design 45
History 42
Human Rights and Public Service 42
Human Services 42
Journalism 68
Kinesiology 63
Management Information Systems 55
Mass Communication 68
Mathematics 45
Music Studies 72
Philosophy and Religion 50
Political Science 42
Public Relations 68
Pre-Law 42
Psychology 43
Sociology 43
Spanish 50
Theatre 74
Writing 50
Mission and Goals, University 8
Model Arab League 17
Model United Nations 17
Montage 18
Montevallo Campus Ministry Association 18
Montevallo, city of 8, 11
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, 11
Post-office boxes 11
Telephone system 12
UMAlert Emergency Contact System 12
University publications 12
Vision 8
Music
B.A. degree 72
B.M. degree, Concentration in Music Education (Choral) 71
B.M. degree, Concentration in Music Education (Instrumental) 71
B.M. degree, Concentration in Performance (Brass, Guitar, Strings, Percussion, and Woodwind) 71
B.M. degree, Concentration in Performance (Piano) 71
B.M. degree, Concentration in Performance (Voice) 71
Course descriptions 128
Courses 72
Music Studies minor 72
Music, Department of 70
Music ensembles 17
Music study for non-majors 70
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 66
NCAA. See National Collegiate Athletic Association
Non-Academic Credit 35
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) 48
Orchesis 17
Orientation and evaluation 34
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 137
Courses 52
Minor in Philosophy and Religion 50
Physics
Political Science
B.A. degree 41
B.S. degree 41
Course descriptions 139
Courses 43
Minor 42
Post-office boxes 11
Praxis II 57
Pre-engineering program 46
Pre-professional programs, Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics 48
Pre-Dentistry 48
Pre-Medicine 48
Pre-Nursing 48
Pre-Optometry 48
Pre-Pharmacy 48
Preregistration 27
President’s List 34
Psychology
B.A. degree 41
B.S. degree 41
Course descriptions 141
Courses 44
Minor 43
Public safety information Inside front cover
Publications, Student 17
Purpose and goals of general education 30
Quantitative Methods
Ramsay Conference Center and Lodge 9
Rate schedule for 2012–2013. See rate schedule
Readmission to the University 25
Records 35
Records, confidentiality of. See confidentiality of records
Refunds for drop or official withdrawal 27
Registrar 30
Registrar’s Office 30
Registration procedures 35
Religion
Course descriptions 144
Courses 52
Minor in Philosophy and Religion 50
Religious Life 18
Repeating courses and grades 33
Reproduction rights 66, 67, 70
Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form 36
Residence halls 13
Residency, Alabama 26
Responsibilities of students 32
Returned checks 26
Reynolds Hall 11
Robert M. McChesney Student Activity Center 9, 16
Room and board credit 27
Room deposit 26
SAAM. See Student Alumni Association of Montevallo
SACS. See Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges
SAT. See Scholastic Assessment Test
Satisfactory academic progress 28
Scholarships 29
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) 24
Second bachelor’s degree 32
Service Learning 38
SGA. See Student Government Association
SGA Senate 18
Social Science
Social Work
B.A. degree 42
B.S. degree 42
Course descriptions 144
Courses 44
Sociology
B.A. degree 42
B.S. degree 42
Course descriptions 145
Courses 44
Minor 43
Sophomore Honors Certificates 36
Sororities 19
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges 8
Spanish
Course descriptions 147
Courses 52
Minor 50
Teacher-Certification program 51
Special-category admission 25
College Ahead 25
High school admission 25
Temporary admission 25
Transient admission 25
Special Education
Special Programs 36
Specific degree requirements. See degree requirements, specific
Speech and Hearing Services 16
Speech-Language Pathology
B.S. degree 49
M.S. degree 49
Course descriptions 88
Courses 49
Staff 246
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 Office 15
Student organizations 18
Student services and activities 13
Student Support Services. See ASPIRE/Student Support Services
Student Union Building (SUB) 9
Student’s Medical History form 24,
25
Study Away 38
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 32
Teacher Education Handbook 32
Teacher Education Program (TEP) 57
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 74
B.F.A. degree, Acting concentration 74
B.F.A. degree, Design and Technology concentration–Costume Design 74
B.F.A. degree, Design and Technology concentration–Scenic/Lighting 74
B.F.A. degree, Directing concentration 74
B.F.A. degree, Musical Theatre concentration 74
B.S. degree 74
Course descriptions 151
Courses 76
Minor 74
Theatre, Department of 74
Theatre productions 19
Title IV 20, 27, 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 35
Transfer admission 25
Transfer students 25
Transient admission 25
Transient courses and grades 33
Tuition See Rate Schedule
Tuition credit 27
Tutwiler Hall 13
Two-year colleges in Alabama 25
UMAlert Emergency Contact System 12
Undergraduate Research
Course descriptions 155
University Athletic Program Equity in Athletics Disclosure 17
University Calendar 6, 11, 35
University Chorus 17
University Honors Degree 36
University of Montevallo Foundation 11
University Organization 237
University Police 20
University Program Council (UPC) 15, 19
University publications 12
Fledgling, The 12, 18, 21
Montevallo Today 12
Pathways to Discovery 12
Wednesday Memo 12
University Theatre 17, 19
UPC. See University Program Council
Upper Division Honors Certificate 36
Upward Bound 15
Vacca Lectures 17
Van Tuyll House 9
Vehicle registration 27
Veterans’ Benefits 29
Vision, University 8
Wallace Speech and Hearing Center 9, 16
Web Student Services page 35
Wills Hall 9
Wind Ensemble 17
Withdrawal from the University 27, 35