Numbering System

Numbering System

Number	Course Type
80 to 99	Developmental courses
100 to 199	Introductory courses
200 to 299	Introductory or intermediate courses
300 to 399	Advanced courses
400 to 499	Advanced courses primarily for seniors
Single Course Number	Indicates a one-semester course
Hyphenated Course Numbers	Two course numbers joined by a hyphen indicate a one-year course. Credit is earned if both semesters are taken.
Course Numbers with Commas	Two course numbers joined by a comma indicate a one-year course. Credit is earned if either semester is taken.

No more than 12 semester hours of developmental courses may count toward the minimum of 120 semester hours required for graduation. Students may take additional developmental hours for credit but then must earn additional hours for graduation.

Courses are listed in numerical order by academic department.

Course Credit

One semester hour of credit is given for at least one lecture period per week for at least 14 weeks with each period not less than fifty minutes. One laboratory period of not less than two hours is the equivalent of one lecture period. It is assumed that two hours of outside study are needed for each lecture period.

Electives

Courses taken to fulfill graduation requirements beyond the core curriculum requirements and the required major sequence are known as electives. Students may choose elective courses to study subjects related to their major fields, to augment their preparation for employment opportunities, to pursue personal interests, or to develop a second major or a minor sequence of courses.

Activity Courses Restriction

Certain courses in the curriculum, such as DANC 340 Dance Repertory, THEA 100 , THEA 150 Theatre Practicum, THEA 250 , music ensembles, and instrumental and voice classes are designated as activity courses. Transfer courses are sometimes also accepted as activity hours if they are comparable to Eastern’s activity courses. Only 12 hours of such activity courses may be applied as elective credit toward the B.A., B.S., or B.S.W. degrees.

Prerequisites

Some major courses require specific course work to be taken before a student can take the requisite course. These prerequisites are listed at the end of the course description. Department chairs may waive the course prerequisite if the student has demonstrated competency and the instructor grants permission.

Minimum Grade in Major

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses listed in the major, including prerequisites.

Traditional First-Year Scheduling

Courses that are introductory or that do not need a prerequisite course are open to traditional semester first-year students. In some departments, such as mathematics and foreign language, the classes proceed in a logical series, each course building upon preceding courses. In such cases, a student begins at the level for which he/she is equipped.

Culminating Senior Experience

Culminating Senior Experiences (CSE) courses will be listed in specific majors at the 400-level. The Culminating Senior Experience will enable students to demonstrate mastery of their major discipline through a significant writing or performance component. Students will explore in a fashion appropriate to their discipline how claims and/or practices of the discipline are related to a Christian worldview and/or how a Christian worldview might be clarified, critiqued or extended through insights from the discipline.

Directed Study

Some departments offer Directed Study 400 for students with demonstrated ability and a special and compelling academic interest that cannot be pursued within the regular curriculum or course. Such courses are restricted to students with junior or senior standing, a 3.0 grade-point average in the major field, with some college-level background in the area to be studied. The Directed Study form is available in the Registrar’s Office. Department chairs must submit proposal forms and course syllabi to the dean at least three weeks prior to the first date of the semester.

Field Experience

The purpose of field experience is to offer students the opportunity to observe real-life work in businesses, organizations and professional fields. With departmental approval, students may earn 1, 2, 3 credits. Observation must be in a setting appropriate to the student’s field of study or interest. Student will keep a log of hours and a journal of observations for a minimum of 40 hours per credit hour awarded. Graded on Pass/Fail basis. The student registers using the appropriate department prefix and the course number 395.

Honors Courses

Academic departments have the option to develop honors sections of courses and to add honors requirements to a regular course for students with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better.

Individualized Instruction

Individualized Instruction is the teaching of a regular, listed catalog course to a single student. Individualized Instruction is offered only when the college has failed to offer a course according to schedule or with sufficient frequency, and it is needed by a student for a critical reason. Both criteria must be met. Severe course conflicts or student/faculty emergencies may be approved by the appropriate Dean on a case-by-case basis as an Individualized Instruction if no appropriate substitute course can be found. Department chairs must submit proposal forms and course syllabi to the dean at least three weeks prior to the first date of the semester.

Internship

The purpose of internships is varied and may include any or all of the following: to meet pre-professional requirements, to provide a real-life work experience, to relate theory with practice, to focus on life goals, and to seek direction for academic projects/theses. With departmental approval, students may earn from 1 to 12 credits. The supervising faculty should confer with the internship supervisor at least once during the period and oversee the academic expectations, as outlined by the department. A minimum of 40 hours on the job is required for each hour of credit. Departments will establish guidelines for evaluation, which may include a journal or summary paper describing the work performed, learning objectives, problems encountered and solutions developed, a relevant literature review, and faith perspective on the experience. Students will earn a letter grade and will register for the course 495 in the appropriate department. Students may apply a maximum of 12 internship credits to the cumulative credits required for the degree.

Special Topics

Departments may offer a one-semester course on a topic of special interest that is relevant to that department. The number of hours credit (1,2,3), the prerequisites, and the level of the course will be determined by the department. Courses are numbered 130, 230 or 330 according to level.

Teaching And Research Assistant

A faculty member may invite an undergraduate student to serve as teaching assistant for a course. The faculty member will serve as a mentor in the teaching-learning enterprise and the student will learn methods of undergraduate instruction and student assessment through observation, experience, and reflection.

A faculty member may invite an undergraduate student to serve as research assistant on a research project in which the faculty member is engaged. The faculty member will serve as a mentor in the research enterprise and the student will learn methods of research within the discipline, as well as forms and procedures for public presentation appropriate for the work (e.g., journal article, book, poster, conference presentation).

A minimum of 40 hours of assistantship is required for each academic credit awarded. A student may be selected more than once and accrue up to six credits in each category of assistantship. Undergraduate student assistantship may not fulfill major requirements or substitute for any course requiring the student to be engaged in his or her own research (such as a department Culminating Senior Experience course). Letter grading applies. No additional tuition will be charged to full-time students’ bill for TA or RA credits.

Writing Intensive Courses

Students are required to complete one writing-intensive course in their major, designated by the suffix “W” after the course number. Writing competency is demonstrated by the satisfactory completion of skills-based assignments, resulting in a grade of C or better in the designated course.