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Hardin-Simmons University 2018-2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCING HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
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ADMISSION
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
........................................................................................................................ 10
Cost of attendance............................................................................................................................. 10
Financial Aid and Scholarships .......................................................................................................... 13
STUDENT LIFE PROGAMS AND POLICIES
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND POLICIES
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ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION AND DEGREES
........................................................................................... 30
CYNTHIA ANN PARKER COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
.......................................................................... 40
Department of Communication .......................................................................................................... 41
Department of Criminal Justice .......................................................................................................... 43
Department of English........................................................................................................................ 46
Department of Foreign Language ...................................................................................................... 48
Department of History ........................................................................................................................ 50
Geography ......................................................................................................................................... 50
Honors ............................................................................................................................................... 52
Leadership Studies ............................................................................................................................ 53
Legal Studies ..................................................................................................................................... 54
Department of Philosophy.................................................................................................................. 55
Department of Political Science ......................................................................................................... 56
Department of Psychology ................................................................................................................. 58
Department of Social Work ................................................................................................................ 62
Department of Sociology.................................................................................................................... 64
HOLLAND SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
....................................................................... 66
Department of Biology........................................................................................................................ 66
Department of Chemistry and Physics ............................................................................................... 69
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.................................................................... 74
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences .................................................................... 76
Department of Mathematics ............................................................................................................... 80
KELLEY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
............................................................................................................ 84
Accounting ......................................................................................................................................... 86
Banking and Financial Services ......................................................................................................... 86
Business Administration..................................................................................................................... 87
Computer Science ............................................................................................................................. 88
Economics ......................................................................................................................................... 89
Finance .............................................................................................................................................. 91
H
UMAN
C
OMPUTER
I
NTERACTION
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Information Systems .......................................................................................................................... 93
Management ...................................................................................................................................... 94
Marketing ........................................................................................................................................... 94
Nonprofit Management....................................................................................................................... 95
Public Administration.......................................................................................................................... 95
COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
......................................................... 98
Irvin School of Education ................................................................................................................... 98
Human Services Administration ......................................................................................................... 99
Teacher Education Preparation Levels ............................................................................................ 100
Teacher Education Information ........................................................................................................ 100
School of Kinesiology, Health, and Recreation ................................................................................ 116
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
......................................................................................................................... 122
Department of Art ............................................................................................................................ 122
School of Music................................................................................................................................ 129
Department of Theatre..................................................................................................................... 142
PATTY HANKS SHELTON SCHOOL OF NURSING
................................................................................. 147
Bachelor of Science in Nursing ........................................................................................................ 150
Bachelor of Science in Nursing RN Articulation ............................................................................... 150
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES W. LOGSDON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
..................................................... 151
Biblical Studies................................................................................................................................. 152
Ministry............................................................................................................................................. 153
Religion ............................................................................................................................................ 153
GRADUATE STUDIES
............................................................................................................................... 155
ALUMNI
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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