Elizabeth City State University Catalog

386 Pages·1998·10 MB·English

by  Elizabeth City State University

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1998-2000 CATALOG
ACCREDITATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Elizabeth City State University is accredited by the Commission on Col-
leges ofthe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award
baccalaureate degrees. Its Teacher Education Program is approved by the
North Carolina State Board of Education and accredited by the National
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Its Industrial
Technology Program is accredited by the National Association of Industrial
Technology.
The University as a whole, or through components of it, has current
memberships in various professional learned organizations. Memberships
are held in the following:
American Council on Education National Association for Equal
American Association of Colleges Opportunity in Higher Education
for Teacher Education National Association of
American Association of Higher Student Aid Administrators
Education National Collegiate Athletic
American Association of School Association
Administrators National Cooperative Education
American Association of State Association
Colleges and Universities North American Association of
American Library Association Summer Sessions
Associated Collegiate Press North Carolina Association of
Association of Teacher Education Colleges for Teacher Education
Institutions North Carolina Association of
Carolinas Association of Student Aid Administrators
Collegiate Registrar and North Carolina Association of
Admissions Officers Summer Sessions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic North Carolina Cooperative
Association (CIAA) Education Association
College Entrance Examination North Carolina Library
Board Association
Colleges and University Systems Society for College and
Exchange (CAUSE) University Planning
Intercollegiate Press Southern Association of
Council for the Advancement and College and University
Support of Education (CASE) Business Officers
National Association of College Southern Association of
and University Business Officers Libraries
Southern Association of
Student Aid Administrators
ANOTETOSTUDENTS
Thepublisherofthisbulletin hasattemptedtopresentinformationwhich,atthetimeofpreparationfor
printing, mostaccuratelydescribesthecourseofferings,facultylistings, policies, procedures, regulations,
andrequirementsoftheUniversity.However,itdoesnotestablishcontractualrelationships.TheUniversity
reservestherighttomakechangesinbothcurriculaandregulationswithoutpriornotice.Studentsshould
consultacademicadvisorsforcurrentinformation.
Copies of the general catalog are made available to all students registered at the University, high
schoolguidancecounselors,andcollegeanduniversitylibraries.Additionalcopiesareavailablefor$2.00
fromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar, ElizabethCityStateUniversity, ElizabethCity, NorthCarolina27909.
ELIZABETH CITY
STATE UNIVERSITY
CATALOG
1998-2000
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27909
NON-DISCRIMINATIONSTATEMENT
ElizabethCityStateUniversityiscommittedtoequalityofeducationalopportunityanddoesnotdiscriminateagainst
applicants,students,oremployeesbasedonrace,color,nationalorigin,religion,gender,age,ordisability.Moreover,Eliza-
bethCityStateUniversityisopentopeopleofallracesandactivelyseekstopromoteracialintegrationbyrecruitingand
enrollingalargernumberofwhitestudents.
ElizabethCityStateUniversitysupportstheprotectionaffordedtoallmembersofitscommunitybyallapplicablestate
—
andfederallaws including,butnotlimitedto,TitleVI;TitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,asamendedbytheCivilRights
Actof1991(CRA),theAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990(ADA);Section504oftheRehabilitationActof1973;theEqual
PayActof1963;theDiscriminationinEmploymentActof1967(ADEA);ExecutiveOrder11246;TitleIXoftheEducation
Amendmentsof1972;Sections799Aand845ofthePublicHealthServiceAct;theFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacy
Actof1974(FERPA)—PartofPL93-308;andtheFamilyandMedicalLeaveActof1993(FMLA).
8,000copiesofthispublicdocumentwereprintedatacostof$3.12percopy.

FROM THE CHANCELLOR...
At Elizabeth City State University, students are our first priority.
Through the many undergraduate degreeprograms offered, ourgoal is
to ensure academic excellence foreach student byproviding in-depth,
quality instruction. It is ourvision that upon graduation every ECSU
student will have the skills to compete in a pluralistic and technologi-
callyadvancedsociety, an understandingofever-changingworldevents
and how to adapt to them, and an appreciation for the importance of
lifelong learning.
Campus life, designedforbothourresidentandcommuterstudents,
is also a top priority at Elizabeth City State University. Students are
exposed to a wide variety ofsocial and cultural experiences while be-
ingprovided opportunities forinvolvement, creativity, and accomplish-
ment. We strive to offer our students a comfortable lifestyle in a safe
environment conducive to intellectual achievement and academic
growth. Located in the historicAlbemarle regionofnortheasternNorth
Carolina, we are only an hourfrom the beaches ofthe OuterBanks of
North Carolina and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Countless opportunities await you at Elizabeth City State Univer-
sity. We are positioned to prepare our students to be leaders. Indeed,
we are... "preparing leaders for the next millennium."
Mickey L. Burnim
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ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FALL SEMESTER. 1998
Saturday, August 15 Weekend/Evening Program Registration
8:00a.m.to 12:00p.m.
Sunday,August 1 Residence HallsOpen, All Students
8:00a.m.to5:00p.m.
Monday, August 17 Official Registration, 9:00a.m.
to7:00p.m.
Tuesday, August 18 Late Registration Begins
ClassesBegin -8:00a.m.
REGULAR FALLSEMESTER
Accelerated FirstThreeWeeks
Accelerated FirstSixWeeks
Accelerated FirstNineWeeks
Accelerated FirstTwelveWeeks
Wednesday, August 1 DropandAdd Period Begins
Wednesday, August 1 Late Registration FeeBegins
Friday,August21 Late Registration Ends
Last DaytoChangeCoursesorSections
Saturday, August22 Weekend/Evening Program/Saturday
Classes Begin 8:00a.m.
Monday, September7 LaborDayHoliday, Classes Dismissed,
OfficesClosed
Tuesday, September8 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
FirstThreeWeeks Ends
Tuesday, September29 FirstSixWeeks Ends
Saturday, October10 HomecomingActivities
Monday, October1 Mid-termWeekBegins
Saturday, October17 Mid-termWeekEnds
Monday, October 1 Fall RecessBegins
Wednesday, October21 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Thursday, October22 LastDayto DropCourse(s) and
ReceiveaGradeof"W"
FirstNineWeeks Ends
Monday, October26 Second SixWeeksBegins
Saturday, October31 Weekend/Evening Program Registration
8:00a.m.- 12:00p.m.
Monday, November2 Early RegistrationWeekBegins
OfficeHours:9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.
Friday, November6 Early RegistrationWeekEndsat5:00p.m.
Thursday, November 12 FirstTwelveWeeks Ends
Friday, November13 Last DaytoDropCourse(s) and Receive
aGradeof"WP"or"WF"
LastDayto Remove"I"Grades
Thursday, November 19 LastDaytoWithdrawfromthe Universityand
ReceiveaGradeof"WD"
Wednesday, November25-28 Thanksgiving HolidayWeekBegins
Monday, November30 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Friday, Monday,Tuesday
December4, 7, 8 Final ExaminationsforGraduating Seniors
Tuesday, December8 Second SixWeeks Ends
Wednesday, December9 Grade ReportsAre Dueinthe Registrar'sOfficeat
9:00a.m.
Wednesday-Tuesday Final ExaminationWeek
December9-15
Saturday, December12 Fall Commencement
Wednesday, December1 All Grade ReportsAre Dueinthe
Registrar'sOffice by3:00 p.m.
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SPRING SEMESTER. 1999
Monday,January4 NewStudentOrientation
Residence HallsOpen -All Students
8:00a.m.5:00p.m.
Tuesday,January5 Official Registration, 9:00a.m.to7:00p.m.
Wednesday, January6 Late Registration Begins
Classes Begin-8:00a.m.
REGULARSPRING SEMESTER
Accelerated FirstThreeWeeks
Accelerated FirstSixWeeks
Accelerated FirstNineWeeks
Accelerated FirstTwelveWeeks
Thursday,January7 DropandAdd Period Begins
Late Registration Fee Begins
Saturday, January9 Weekend/Evening Program Registration
8:00a.m.to 12:00p.m.
SaturdayClasses Begin
Monday, January 1 Late Registration Ends
Last DaytoChangeCoursesorSections
Monday, January 1 Dr.Martin L.King, Jr.'s Holiday,
Classes Dismissed, OfficesClosed
Tuesday,January 1 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Wednesday, January27 FirstThreeWeeks Ends
Wednesday, February 1 FirstSixWeeks Ends
Monday, March 1 Mid-TermWeekBegins
Wednesday, March3 Founders'Day
LastDayto Remove"I"Grades
Saturday, March 6 Mid-TermWeek Ends
Monday, March 8 Spring RecessWeekBegins
Saturday, March 13 Spring RecessWeek Ends
Monday, March 1 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Wednesday, March 17 LastDayto DropCourse(s) and
ReceiveaGradeof"W"
FirstNineWeeks Ends
Thursday, March 18 Second SixWeeks Begins
Friday, April Good FridayHoliday, Classes Dismissed,
OfficesClosed
Sunday, April4 EasterSunday
Monday, April5 EasterMonday, ClassesDismissed
Tuesday, April 6 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Early RegistrationWeek
Begins-Office Hours:8:30a.m.to4:30p.m.
Wednesday, April8 FirstTwelveWeeks Ends
Saturday, April 10 Weekend/Evening EarlyRegistration
8:00a.m.- 12:00p.m.
Monday,April 12 EarlyRegistrationWeekEndsat4:30p.m.
Wednesday, April 1 Last Dayto DropCourse(s) and Receive
aGradeof"WP"or"WF"
Friday, April 1 Last DaytoWithdrawfromthe University
with aGradeof"WD"
Monday,April26-28 Final ExaminationWeek, Graduating Seniors
Thursday, April29 Grade ReportsforGraduatingSeniors
Are Dueinthe Registrar'sOfficeat 12:00 Noon
Friday, April 30 Second SixWeeks Ends
Saturday, May 1 Final Exams- SaturdayClasses
Monday, May3-7 Final ExaminationWeek, OtherStudents
Saturday, May8 Spring Commencement
Monday, May 10 Grade ReportsAre Dueinthe Registrar'sOffice
by3:00p.m.
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FALL SEMESTER. 1999
Saturday, August 14 - Weekend/Evening Program Registration
8:00a.m.to 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 15 - Residence HallsOpen, All Students
8:00a.m.to5:00p.m.
Monday, August 1 - Official Registration, 9:00a.m.to7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 17 - Late Registration Begins,
9:00a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Classes Begin -8:00a.m.
REGULAR FALLSEMESTER
Accelerated FirstThreeWeeks
Accelerated FirstSixWeeks
Accelerated FirstNineWeeks
Accelerated FirstTwelveWeeks
Wednesday, August 18 Drop andAdd Period Begins
Late Registration Fee Begins
Friday, August20 Last DaytoChange CoursesorSections
Saturday, August21 Weekend/Evening Program/Saturday
Classes Begin 8:00a.m.
Monday, September6 LaborDayHoliday, Classes Dismissed,
OfficesClosed
Tuesday, September7 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
FirstThreeWeeks Ends
Saturday, October9 Homecoming (Tentative)
Monday, October 11-16 Mid-termWeekBegins
Thursday, October 14 LastDayto Remove"I"Grades
Monday, October18-19 Fall Recess Begins
Wednesday, October20 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Thursday, October21 Last Dayto Drop Course(s) and
ReceiveaGradeof"W"
FirstNineWeeks Ends
Friday, October22 Second SixWeeks Begins
Saturday, November6 Weekend/Evening Program Registration
8:00a.m.- 12:00p.m.
Monday, November8 Early RegistrationWeekBegins
Office Hours:8:30a.m.to4:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 1 FirstTwelveWeeks Ends
Friday, November 12 Early RegistrationWeekEndsat4:30p.m.
Monday, November 15 LastDayto DropCourse(s) and
ReceiveaGradeof"WP"or"WF"
Thursday, November 18 Last DaytoWithdrawfromthe University
and ReceiveaGradeof"WD"
Wednesday, November24-27 Thanksgiving HolidayWeekBegins
Monday, November29 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Friday, Monday,Tuesday
December3, 6, 7 Final ExaminationsforGraduating Seniors.
Tuesday, December7 Second SixWeeks Ends
Wednesday-Tuesday Final ExaminationWeek
December8-14
Wednesday, December8 Grade ReportsAre Due inthe Registrar'sOfficeat
9:00a.m.
Saturday, December1 Fall Commencement
Wednesday, December15 All Grade ReportsAre Due inthe
Registrar'sOfficeby3:00p.m.
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SPRING SEMESTER. 2000
Wednesday- Friday NewStudentOrientation
January5-7 Residence HallsOpen -All Students
8:00a.m.5:00p.m.
Saturday, January8 Weekend/Evening Program Registration
8:00a.m.to 12:00p.m.
Monday, January 1 Official Registration, 9:00a.m.to7:00p.m.
Tuesday, January 1 ClassesBegin-8:00a.m.
Late Registration Begins
REGULARSPRING SEMESTER
Accelerated FirstThreeWeeks
Accelerated FirstSixWeeks
Accelerated FirstNineWeeks
Accelerated FirstTwelveWeeks
Thursday,January 13 DropandAdd Period Begins
Late Registration Fee Begins
Saturday,January 15 Weekend/Evening Program/SaturdayClasses
Begin8:00a.m.
Monday,January 1 Dr.Martin L.King,Jr.'s Holiday,
Classes Dismissed, OfficesClosed
Tuesday,January 1 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Late Registration Ends
Last DaytoChangeCoursesorSections
Tuesday, February 1 FirstThreeWeeks Ends
Wednesday, February22 FirstSixWeeks Ends
Friday, March3 Founders'Day
Monday, March6 Mid-TermWeekBegins
Tuesday, March7 Last Dayto Remove"I"Grades
Saturday, March 1 Mid-TermWeek Ends
Monday, March 13 Spring RecessWeekBegins
Saturday, March 18 Spring RecessWeekEnds
Monday, March20 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Tuesday, March21 Last Dayto DropCourse(s) and
ReceiveaGradeof"W"
FirstNineWeeks Ends
Wednesday, March22 Second SixWeeks Begins
Saturday, April8 Weekend/Evening Early Registration
Begins8:00a.m
Monday, April 1 EarlyRegistrationWeek
Begins-Office Hours: 8:30a.m.
Tuesday, April 1 FirstTwelveWeeks Ends
Wednesday, April 1 Last Dayto DropCourse (s)and
ReceiveaGradeof"WP"or"WF"
Friday, April 14 EarlyRegistrationWeekEndsat4:30p.m.
Friday, April21 Good Friday Holiday, Classes
Dismissed, OfficesClosed
Sunday, April 23 EasterSunday
Monday, April24 EasterMonday, Classes Dismissed
Tuesday, April25 Classes Resume, 8:00a.m.
Friday, April28 Last DaytoWithdrawfromthe University
withaGradeof"WD"
Friday, April28-May2 Final ExaminationWeek, Graduating Seniors
Wednesday, May3 Grade ReportsforGraduatingSeniors
Are Due inthe Registrar'sOfficeat 12:00 Noon
Friday, May5 SecondSixWeeks Ends
Saturday, May6 Final Exams-SaturdayClasses
Monday, May8-12 Final ExaminationWeek, OtherStudents
Saturday. May 13 SpringCommencement
Monday, May 1 Grade ReportsAre Due inthe
Registrar'sOffice by3:00p.m.
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CORRESPONDING DIRECTORY
For promptattention, send inquiries to the appropriate person and office, Elizabeth City
StateUniversity, ElizabethCity,NorthCarolina27909.TheUniversity'sinformationnumberis
[phone]and Internetaddress is http://www.ecsu.edu.
GENERAL
Dr.MickeyL. Burnim. Chancellor
Mr.John N. Smith, SpecialAssistanttotheChancellor
Mrs. OdessaB. Bibbins,Attorney, LegalAssistanttotheChancellor
Dr. Edward McLean, DirectorofAthletics
Mrs. MarshaR. McLean, DirectorofUniversityRelations
Ms.Jean M. Sims, InterimDirectorofHumanResources
Mr. GeorgeMountain, Chief, CampusPolice
ACADEMICAFFAIRS
Dr.AlbertL.Walker.Sr.. ViceChancellorforAcademicAffairsandDeanofFaculty
Dr. LoisW. Green, Associate ViceChancellorforAcademicAffairs
Dr. MargeryCoulson-Clark, AssistantViceChancellorforAcademic
Affairs/Administration
Dr.ClaudeW.Green,AdministrativeLibrarian
Dr. Ebere E.A. Oriaku, DirectorofWeekend/EveningProgram
Dr. CarolC.Jones, DirectorofUniversityHonorsProgram
Mrs. MargaretColeWhite, InterimDirectorofStudentTeaching
Dr. Floyd L. Robinson, DirectorofSummerSchool
Mrs. Nancy Lee, DirectorofInstitutionalResearchandPlanning
STUDENTAFFAIRS
Dr. Deborah C. Fontaine. ViceChancellorforStudentAffairs
(Open), Associate ViceChancellorforStudentAffairs-Programming
Dr. VictorE. Bibbins,AssistantViceChancellorforStudentAffairs-StudentActivities
Mrs. Deborah G. Branch, DirectorofCounselingServices/Testing
Mr. Kenneth H. Roberts, DirectorofResidenceLife
Mr. BrutusN.Jackson, DirectorofCareerPlanningandPlacementand
DirectorofCooperativeEducation
Dr. DennisJ. Brown, DirectorofIncentiveScholarshipProgram
FINANCIALAID
Mr.JamesE. Swimpson. DirectorofFinancialAid
Mrs. DorothyR. Saunders, InterimAssistantDirectorofFinancialAid
RECORDSANDTRANSCRIPTS
Mrs. BarbaraF.Simpson. InterimRegistrar
Mrs.VivianS. Key,AssistantRegistrar
ADMISSIONSAND RECRUITMENT
Mr.JeffS. King. DirectorofAdmissionsandRecruitment
Mrs. PamelaW. Simon, AssistantDirectorofAdmissionsandRecruitment
INSTITUTIONALADVANCEMENT
Dr. DenauvoM. Robinson. ViceChancellorforInstitutionalAdvancement
Dr. JamesA. McLean, DirectorofSponsoredPrograms, ContractsandGrants
Ms. PatriciaGibbs, InterimDirectorofDevelopment
Mr. Leonard R. Ballou, DirectorofUniversityArchives
Mrs. Marian B. Mitchell, DirectorofAlumniRelations
Mr.WaunaDooms, DirectorofSmallBusinessandTechnologyDevelopmentCenter
Mr. MorrisA.Autry, DirectorofCommunityDevelopmentProgram
BUSINESSAND FINANCE
Mr. ErnestG. Murphrey. ViceChancellorforBusinessandFinance
Mr. DanAnekwu, Controller
Ms. Lois M. Sawyer, Assistant ViceChancellorforBusinessandFinance
(Open), CoordinatorofStudentAccounts
Mrs. RuthAnnWilliams, DirectorofProcurementandMaterialManagement
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