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Strides To Excellence:
Why Not The Best?
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THE SHAW UNIVERSITY
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SHAWUNIVERSITY
NondiscriminatoryPolicy ShawUniversity, incompliancewithcivillegislation,
herebyassertsthatitdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace, color, nationalorigin,
religion, creed, sex, age, orhandicapinitsrecruitmentofandacceptanceofstudentsand
inemploymentoreducationalprogramsandactivities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
President's Message 1
General Information 3
Admissions 10
TheCenterforAlternativeProgramsofEducation (CAPE) 14
Transfer Policy 15
1994-1995 Expense Sheet 16
Financial Aid 18
Student Status 24
Registration 25
Course Credit 27
Academic Assessment and Achievement Center (AAA) 29
Standards ofAcademic Progress 30
Withdrawal from the University 33
Graduation 34
The Courses ofStudy 37
The University CoreCurriculum 38
Division of Business and Public Administration 40
Division of Education and Humanities 48
Division ofInternational Studies 71
Division of Science and Technology 77
Division of Social Science 98
Military Science Department(ROTC) 106
Student Life 113
Shaw University: A Living/Learning Community 114
Student Organizations 118
UniversityTraditions 120
Main Campus Map 122
Personnel 123
1994-1996 Academic Calendar 130
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
As
PresidentofSlrnw
University, a liberal arts,
vocationallyoriented institution
committed to training today's
youth fortheworldofwork and
service, Iinviteyou toexplore the
excitementoflearningatShaw.
Located inRaleigh, North
Carolina, Shaw Universitycon-
tributes to therigorous academic
atmospheregeneratedalso by
otherprestigious educational
institutions within theRaleigh-
Durham metropolitan area.
Foundedin 1865 byHenryMartin Tupper to teachfreedmen theologyand biblical
interpretation, the institution, in theprocess ofdevelopment, became theRaleigh
Institute in 1866, Shaw CollegiateInstitute in 1870, andwas incorporatedas
Shaw Universityin 1875. Coeducationalfrom its veryinception, Shaw recognizes
theequalityofall races andsexes. Indeed, its mission as a church-related
institution involvesprovidingeducational opportunities forstudents from all
socioeconomicgroups.
Believingthatlearning is holistic, thatis, involvingmental,physical, and
spiritualdevelopment, the Universityoffersprograms stressingacademic rigor,
physical development, andspiritualmaturation. Opportunityfor this mastery is
provided tftrough Corecourses all enteringstudents musttake.
Today, aftermore tlian a centuryanda quarterofexistence, Shaw University
continues to buildon its liberal arts tradition, a tradition thatespouses learning
in thehumanities, socialandnaturalsciences, and thequantitative disciplines.
To thinkcritically, inferrationally, andexcel in verbalandwritten expression
constitutemajorgoalsofShaw'sphilosophyofeducation. Theseprovidea
common baseofunderstandingaffordingstudents anopportunitytopursue
specializedinterestsandcareers in both technicalandnontechnicalfields.
Wealsobelieve thathuman developmentwithin a socialcontextrecognizes the
rights ofothers, thatfreedom andresponsibilityaremoral twins, thatcharacter
infusedwithsuch valuesasequality,justice, andhuman rights is necessaryfor
individualfulfillmentandthesocialgood. Thus, Shawprepares thestudentto
makemoraljudgments undergirdedbya viewofhumangood.
LearningatShaw takesplace ina contextofa residentialcollegecommunity.
However, oureducational thrustreaches beyondthecampus, involvingtheless
traditionalstudent A trained, committedfaculty, afriendlycampus, sensitive
administrators, andamplestudentsupportservices makelearningatShaw both
academicallyrigorousandsociallyexciting. Ofcourse, theunderlyingnotion is
thatthe liberallyeducatedperson is in chargeofhisorherdestiny. To this end,
wehaveadopted theaim: "Strides toExcellence,"andthemotto: "WhyNotthe
Best?"
TalbertO. Shaw
President, Shaw University
GENERAL INFORMATION
ACCREDITATION
Shaw University is accreditedby the Commission on Colleges ofthe
Southern Association ofColleges and Schools to award the associate and
bachelor's degrees.
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Southern Association ofColleges and Schools
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Association ofAmerican Colleges
American Council on Education
National Association of Colleges and Universities
North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities
National Association of IndependentColleges and Universities
National Alliance ofBusiness College/Business Cluster Programs
North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
United Negro College Fund, Incorporated
Council for the Advancement andSupport of Education
Cooperating Raleigh Colleges
National Association ofStudent Financial Aid Administrators
Southern Association ofStudent Financial AidAdministrators
North Carolina Association ofStudent Financial Aid Administrators
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
National Association of College and University Business Officers
Southern Association ofCollege and University Business Officers
National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources
Greater Raleigh Chamber ofCommerce
The College Board
Council for Advisory/Support of Education
The Carolinas Association ofCollegiate Registrars andAdmissions Officers
National Association ofCollege Deans, Registrars and Admissions Officers
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs
American-Mideast Educational andTrainingServices, Inc.
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
INSTITUTIONAL MISSION STATEMENT
Shaw University isa small, private, coeducational institution founded in
1865. It awards the associate ofarts, bachelor ofarts, andbachelor ofscience
degrees. The University ischurch-related, havingremained affiliatedwith
the Baptist church throughout itshistory. The institution is committedto
providingeducational opportunities for all segments of our societywithout
regardto race, creed, or ethnicorigin. However, historically, ithas
maintained a special interest in the education ofminoritieswho havebeen
traditionallyexcludedfrom themainstream ofAmerican education. The
University activelyrecruits diverse studentswith academic potential who
otherwisemight not have the opportunityto attend college.
The Board ofTrustees, administration, andfacultybelievethat itispossible
and desirableto be liberally educatedfortheworld ofwork. Thus, the
Universityprovides studentswith ageneral educationbase in the
humanities, arts, and sciences, uponwhich studentsbuild a major academic
program in a discipline offered in one offive divisions. With their liberal arts
background and major concentration, students are prepared to enter the
worldofworkupon graduation or to continue their studies in graduate or
professional school.
Shawhastraditionallyprovided a comprehensive campus support system for
all ofits students. Central to this system is a facultythathas the appropriate
credentials and experience for servingthe studentbody. This supportsystem
also includesfinancial, academic, cultural, and counselingservices; awell-
equipped andprofessionally staffedlibrarythatsupports the academic
programs; a variety ofstudent activities that promote student development;
and a secure, healthyliving/learning environment. Through this support
system, students are enabled to experience academicsuccessin college and
to earn their degrees.
The University'smission ofexpanding educational opportunities for
studentsresults in innovative approaches to theeducational enterprise.
Through its Center forAlternative Programs of Education (CAPE), the
Universitytakes some ofits academic majorsto several extramural sites in
the state ofNorth Carolina. Students enrolled atthese sites are usually older
than the traditional college student, andmost ofthem are already
employed. Graduation from the University provides them with a means of
enhancing their personal development and professional mobility.
Academic programs at the University are added or deletedin response to
student need/demand, changing demographics/world situations, or
scientific/technological innovations. With each new academic program,
studentsare afforded expanded opportunities to experience higher
education and success.
Ultimately, the mission ofShaw Universityis thegraduation of students
with certain demonstrated competencies. These competencies include a
basic knowledge ofthe liberal arts andsciences; analytical, cognitive,
communicative, and quantitative skills; an understandingof selfand a broad
knowledge oftheworld; an awareness of and commitmentto values; and
possession ofthe specialized or technological knowledge and skills necessary
for economic or professional success.
INSTITUTIONAL GOALS STATEMENT
To attain the outcomes identified in the mission statement, the University
has set the followinggoals for the 1990 to 1997 period:
1 continuedimprovement ofthe curriculumwith an emphasis on
ensuringthe acquisition of stated competencies;
2 expansion ofacademic programs, possibly to the graduate level, to
address technological, scientific, or societal demands;
3 strengthening ofstudent support, including orientation, counseling,
advisement, testing, placement, tutoring, library andbookstore
resources, financial aid, record keeping, and computer services;
4 continued enhancement of activities and services designed to improve
student life and development;
5 increasedpercentage offaculty with terminal degrees to 80 through
recruitment andthe continuation of policies that encourage present
faculty to pursue terminal degrees;
6 increased enrollment of students to a maximum of2,500;
7 increased student retention rate each year over this seven-year period;
8 comprehensive upgrading offacilities;
9 increased acquisition offinancial resources to ensure institutional
viability andgrowth;
10 continuedimprovement in the management ofits funds; and
11 ongoing maintenance ofan integrated system ofplanning,
management, and evaluation to improve all major operations at the
University and to ensure institutional effectiveness.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
On December 1, 1865, when Henry Martin Tupper undertookthe
organization of a theology class as a meansofteaching Freedmen to read
and interpretthe Bible, no one envisioned the end result ofthisbeing the
establishment ofa university. Rapidgrowth in the size ofthis classledto the
purchase oflandin 1866 for the purposeoferecting abuildingto serve as
both church and school. The schoolwas namedthe "Raleigh Institute," and
itfunctioned as such until 1870, when itwas supplantedby the "Shaw
Collegiate Institute." In 1875, itwas incorporated as the "Shaw University,"
which name it still bears, with the charter specifying that studentswereto
be admittedwithoutregard to race, creed, or sex. The school doesnotbear
thename ofitsfounderbut of Elijah Shaw, the benefactorwhoprovided
funds for the firstbuilding, Shaw Hall, erected in 1871.
The coeducational emphasis ofthe institution wasnotedwith the erection
ofthe EsteySeminary (1873), the first dormitory for "BlackWomen." Named
for its primarybenefactor,Jacob Estey, thebuildingwas usedas a residence
hall forwomen until 1968 andfor men from 1968 to 1970. Thebuildingis
listedin the National Register of Historic Places and now serves as a cultural
center for the Raleigh community.
The Universitygraduateditsfirst college class in 1878, its first classof
medical doctors in 1886, awarded itsfirst law degreein 1890, andits first
pharmacy degree in 1893. In 1909, the Normal Departmentwas supplanted
by an Education Department, andin 1910, the Preparatory Department
became a four-year academy. The professional schoolswere closed in 1918,
but the college, theological department, andacademywere continued, the
latter existinguntil 1926. Thetheological departmentbecame a theological
seminary in 1933, and continued as part ofthe University until 1976, when
itbecame an independent institution. Since 1921, Shaw has functioned
primarily as a liberal arts college, although ithasretained itsname as a
university.
In 1931, the Universityelected itsfirst Blackpresident, Dr. William Stuart
Nelson, whowaspresident from 1931 to 1936. Each ofthepresidents since
then hasbeen ofthe sameracial designation. In 1963, the University elected
its first presidentwhowas an alumnus ofthe school, namely Dr.James E.
Cheek. He remained presidentfrom December, 1963 throughJune, 1969. Dr.
Talbert O. Shaw, President ofShaw University, hasledtheinstitution in its
"stridesto excellence" since 1987. He andShaw Universitywere the subject
ofa March, 1994 cover article in TheChronicleofHigherEducation, this
