a new topic is chosen.
German
Requirement for Minor:
6 semester hours above German IV.
The minor in German is normally available only to
students who undertake additional study at another
institution. Arrangements may be made through the
Language Department for summer study at all levels
in programs both in the United States and in
German-speaking countries.
1, 2. German I and II. Each 3 hrs.
A course for beginners, conducted largely in German.
Designed to develop basic competence in the four
language skills: comprehension, speaking, reading
and writing. Minimum one hour per week of laboratory.
3. German III. 2 hrs.
A reading skills course incorporating a review of basic
grammar and vocabulary development. Prerequi-
site: German 2 or two years of high school German.
4. German IV. 2 hrs.
A course designed to develop speaking and com-
prehension skills. Minimum: one hour laboratory per
week. Prerequisite: German 2 or two years of high
school German.
5. German V. 2 hrs.
A course designed to develop skill in writing.
Prerequisite: German 2 or two years of high school
German.
6. German VI — Special Topics. 1-2 hrs.
An independent-study course in one of four areas:
vocabulary development, reading in history, theol-
ogy or science, German culture, survey of German
literature. May be repeated in different topics.
Prerequisite: German 3, 4, 5, or its equivalent.
Music
Loftis, Dees, Gamble, Medlin, Milburn, Parsons,
Schuppener, Shafer
It is the purpose of the Department of Music to afford
students an opportunity to develop an understanding
and appreciation of music, and to become accom-
plished musicians. The curriculum leading to the de-
gree of Bachelor of Music Education is designed spe-
cifically for students preparing for the teaching pro-
fession. The curriculum leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Applied Music is
designed specifically for students who wish to con-
centrate primarily on the study of music literature and
in the development of their performance skills. Those
wishing to achieve the same degree with a major in
Theory will follow basically the same curriculum but
with less emphasis on performance and a greater con-
centration on theory and literature. All curricula of-
fered provide a strong foundation for graduate study.
The Music Department is a fully accredited
member of the National Association of Schools of
Music and endorses the statement on Basic Musician-
ship adopted by this national accrediting organiza-
tion. We recognize that all musicians, whether per-
formers, composers, scholars, or teachers, share
common professional needs, since every musician
must to some extent be a performer, a listener, an
historian, a composer, a theorist, and a teacher. Every
attempt is made to develop basic musicianship in
studies which provide the student with the following:
1) A conceptual understanding of such musical
properties as sound, rhythm, melody, har-
mony, texture and form; and opportunities for
developing a grasp of their interrelationships as
they form the cognitive-affective basis for lis-
tening, composing and performing;
2) Repeated opportunities for enacting in a variety
of ways the roles of listener (analysis), per-
former (interpretation), composer (creation),
and scholar (research);
3) A repertory for study that embraces all cultures
and historical periods.
Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of
Music Education:
57-66 semester hours of Music, including 1, 2, 3, (17,
for voice majors only) 20, 21, 25, 34, 26, 27, 30, 31;
fourteen hours in chosen field of applied music (or-
gan, piano, voice, strings, brass, etc.) 6, 7 (except for
voice majors); 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; four semester
hours of ensemble. All candidates for this degree are
required to present an assisted recital on their major
instrument in their junior year (one hour credit). All
non-keyboard majors are required to establish a min-
imum of four hours credit in piano, and to pass the
examination in Piano Proficiency. Also requirement
of 21 semester hours of professional education, in-
cluding Education 1, 5, 8, the block semester, and
Music 43.
This curriculum includes courses currently re-
quired by the West Virginia Department of Education
for all teacher certificates, and/or by West Virginia
Wesleyan College tor all degrees. It also includes suf-
ficient hours for a minor in Education.
Requirement for Degree of Bachelor of Arts
with a major in Theory:
48 semester hours, including 1, 2,3, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 34, 35, four semester hours in upper division
courses in music literature; and eight semester hours
of piano (attainment of level 6).
Requirement for Degree of Bachelor of Arts
with a major in Applied Music:
49 semester hours, including 1, 2, 3, 20, 21, 34; four
semester hours in upper division theory of literature,
26, 27, and sixteen semester hours in chosen field of
applied music. All candidates for this degree are re-
quired to present a senior recital on their major in-
strument (one hour credit) and to pass the examina-
tion in Piano Proficiency.
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Students majoring in music must obtain the permis-
sion of their applied music instructor before par-
ticipating in any solo performance not sponsored by
the department.
Requirement for Minor:
16 semester hours, including 1, 4, 22, four semester
hours of applied music and attainment of required
level, and two semester hours of ensemble.
Theory and Composition
LOWER DIVISION:
1. Introduction to Musicianship. 4 hrs.
Review of mechanics and music fundamentals. Inte-
grating study of sight singing, dictation, harmony,
and keyboard harmony. Class meets five hours per
week.
2. Introduction to Musicianship. 4 hrs.
Continues Music 1. Class meets five hours per
week. Prerequisite: Music 1.
UPPER DIVISION:
20. Advanced Musicianship. 4 hrs.
Continues Music 2. Four-part harmonizations of
melodies and figured basses. Further study of sight
singing, dictation, and keyboard harmony. Introduc-
tion to counterpoint. Class meets five hours per
week. Prerequisite: Music 2.
21. Advanced Musicianship. 4 hrs.
Continues Music 20. Altered chords; chromatic and
enharmonic modulation. Continuation of realization
of figured basses; analysis and creative writing in
chorale style, as well as free instrumental style. Survey
of modern harmonic and compositional experiments.
Class meets five hours per week. Prerequisite:
Music 20.
23, 24. Counterpoint. Each 2 hrs.
Study of the tonal counterpoint of the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries with emphasis on Bach.
Prerequisite: Music 21.
25. Orchestration. 2 hrs.
Study of range, use, and characteristics of orchestral
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and band instruments. Scoring for various instru-
mental combinations. Students are required to make
at least one symphonic arrangement from a piano
score. Prerequisite: Music 20.
34. Form and Analysis. 4 hrs.
Study of the development of musical forms, and of the
techniques of musical analysis. Prerequisite:
Music 21 or consent of instructor.
35. Composition. 2 hrs.
Creative writing in the small homophonic forms; two
and three-part song form, variations, and rondo, with
emphasis on the mediums of solo voice and solo in-
struments. Prerequisite: Music 21.
History and Literature
LOWER DIVISION:
3. Introduction to Music Literature. 2 hrs.
A general orientation in music literature from the time
of Palestrina to the present time. Required in freshman
year of all music majors.
4. Introduction to Music for the Non-Music Major.
2 hrs.
A course designed to assist students not majoring in
music to develop an understanding and appreciation
of concert music through directed group listening.
15. Introduction to Hymnology. 2 hrs.
A study of the hymns of the Christian church.
UPPER DIVISION:
22. Advanced Music Literature. 2 hrs.
A continuation of Music 4 with the introduction to
harmonic, structural, and stylistic concepts. Required
for music minors. Prerequisite: Music 4.
26, 27. History of Music. Each 3 hrs.
Study of the development and social background of
musical composition and performance. Music 26 fol-
lows this development to 1750; Music 27, since 1750.
Prerequisite: Music 21 or consent of instructor.
28. Literature of Piano Music. 2 hrs.
Literature for piano, covering various styles and prin-
cipal works from the early keyboard composers of the
seventeenth century to the twentieth century, from
the standpoint of teaching and aesthetic value.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
29. Survey of Church Music. 3 hrs.
A survey of the organizational aspects of a multiple
choir program, incorporating an introduction to the
liturgies of the major denominations; e.g. Roman,
Eastern, Lutheran, Anglican and major Protestant
confessions. The survey will include methods and
materials related to children's choirs, youth choirs,
adult choirs, handbell choirs, service playing, choir
mother guilds and staff relationships.
36. Literature of Instrumental Music. 2 hrs.
Literature for solo instruments, chamber music, and
orchestra from the standpoint of teaching and aesthe-
tic value. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
37. Literature of Vocal Music. 2 hrs.
A study of typical works for solo voice representing
various styles and periods of musical compositions.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
38. Literature of Choral Music. 2 hrs.
A survey of the literature of choral music, including
anthems, cantatas, and oratorios. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.
39. Literature of Organ Music. 2 hrs.
A survey of literature for organ, from the sixteenth
century to the present. Prerequisite: consent of in-
structor.
Ensemble
49. Section 1. Instrumental Ensemble.
Each 1 hr.
Study and performance of works for groups and
solo instruments.
Section 2. Instrumental Ensemble (Jazz).
Each 1 hr.
Admission by audition.
Section 3. Vocal Ensemble. Each 1 hr.
Study and performance of works for groups of
solo voices. Admission by audition.
Section 4. Choir. Each 1 hr.
Study and performance of choral literature, a
cappella and with accompaniment, for mixed
voices. Admission by audition.
Section 5. Band. Each 1 hr.
Study and performance of music for band.
Applied Music
Applied Music study is based on a system of profi-
ciency levels. Each entering freshman is assigned a
level on the basis of an audition and interview, with
the normal expectation of advancement of one level
per semester. Mimeographed level descriptions are
available in each area of applied music.
The minimum level requirements for graduation
in each of the music curricula are: Bachelor of Music
Education: Level 8; Bachelor of Arts in Applied
Music: Level 10; Bachelor of Arts in Theory: Level 6 in
piano; Bachelor of Arts in Church Music: Level 10 in
organ or voice.
The minimum level requirement for a music
minor is Level 4 in chosen area.
To earn one semester hour of credit in applied
music, a student must practice a minimum of five
hours per week for one semester, in addition to thirty
minutes per week of individual instruction, and must
make satisfactory progress.
To earn two semester hours of credit in applied
music, a student must practice a minimum of ten
hours per week for one semester, in addition to sixty
minutes per week of individual instruction, and must
pass satisfactorily the semester jury examination, un-
less exempted by the music faculty.
To earn three semester hours of credit in applied
music, a student must have attained at least a Level 5,
practice a minimum of fifteen hours per week for one
semester, and must pass satisfactorily the semester
jury examination, unless exempted by the music fac-
ulty.
Students majoring in applied music are required
to earn credit in their chosen field of applied music at
the rate of at least two hours per semester while in
college.
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To earn credit in Applied Music during a summer
term, a student must complete as many hours of prac-
tice, and must have as many hours of instruction, as
are required above for the same amount of credit
earned on the semester basis. Students are accepted
for applied study as faculty loads permit in the follow-
ing order of priority: music majors, music minors,
non-majors currently participating in a departmental
ensemble, others.
Section 1.
Baritone Horn, Tuba.
1-3 hrs.
Section 2.
Bassoon.
1-3 hrs.
Section 3.
Cello, String Bass.
1-3 hrs.
Section 4.
Clarinet.
1-3 hrs.
Section 5.
Cornet-Trumpet.
1-3 hrs.
Section 6.
Flute, Piccolo.
1-3 hrs.
Section 7.
French Horn.
1-3 hrs.
Section 8.
Oboe, English Horn.
1-3 hrs.
Section 9.
Organ.
1-3 hrs.
Section 10.
Piano.
1-3 hrs.
Section 11.
Saxophone.
1-3 hrs.
Section 12.
Trombone.
1-3 hrs.
Section 13.
Violin, Viola.
1-3 hrs.
Section 14.
Voice.
1-3 hrs.
Section 15.
Junior Recital (Half). 1 hr.
Prerequisites: Level 8 and 12 hours
Applied study.
Section 16.
Senior Recital (Full).
lhr.
Prerequisites: Level 10 and 16 hours
Applied study.
Applied Percussion is currently available at Salem
College, approximately 40 miles away, under the aus-
pices of the Mountain State Association of Colleges,
Inc. A student must provide his own transportation.
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Music Education
LOWER DIVISION:
5. Introduction to Music Education for the Class-
room Teacher. 4 hrs.
Rudiments and fundamentals; exploring rhythm,
melody, harmony, timbre and form as they influence
music. Mechanics of notation; sight-singing, and
work with melody and rhythm instruments; simple
chordal accompaniments at the keyboard; elements of
musical style as evidenced in the simpler song forms.
Exploration of music series and other resources; a
basic repertoire of methods cognizant of principles of
child development, and how one learns about a tonal
rhythmic art; awareness of music's contribution to
society, and of desirable objectives for the music
program in each grade level. Class meets daily.
6, 7. Introduction to the Fundamentals of
Voice. Each 1 hr.
Class instruction in the development and basic tech-
niques of the singing voice. Designed for non-voice
majors in Music Education. Two periods weekly.
8, 9. Introduction to Woodwind Instruments.
Each 1 hr.
Class instruction in the fundamentals of the various
woodwind instruments. Limited to music majors and
minors. Two periods weekly.
10, 11. Introduction to Brass Instruments.
Each 1 hr.
Class instruction in the fundamentals of the various
brass instruments. Limited to music majors and
minors. Two periods weekly.
12, 13. Introduction to Stringed Instruments.
Each 1 hr.
Class instruction in the various orchestral instru-
ments of the string family. Limited to music majors
and minors. Two periods weekly.
14. Percussion. 1 hr.
Class instruction in the various instruments of the
percussion family. Limited to music majors and
minors. Two periods weekly.
16. Introduction to Marching Band Techniques.
1 hr.
A study of marching fundamentals, band pageantry,
football show planning, charting of maneuvers, and
selection and adaptation of music for the marching
band.
17. Introduction to Diction. 1 hr.
An introduction to French, German, and Italian dic-
tion. Required in freshman year of all voice majors.
UPPER DIVISION:
30. Instrumental Conducting. 2 hrs.
Technique of organizing and conducting band and
orchestra, principles of interpretation, score reading,
practice conducting. Prerequisite: Music 21 or con-
sent of instructor.
31. Choral Conducting. 2 hrs.
Techniques of choral conducting, factors involved in
choral interpretation, selection of materials, organiza-
tion and administration of choral work. Practice in
conducting. Prerequisite: Music 21 or consent of
instructor.
43. Professional Music Education for the Music
Specialist. 6 hrs.
The study of various philosophies of education with
emphasis on pragmatism and its application to music
education. The manner in which concept teaching can
provide musical growth for the student in both the
affective and cognitive areas. Awareness of how sing-
ing, listening, rhythmic and creative activities may
achieve the objectives of elementary school musical
growth. A study of the junior high student and the
types of programs which prepare him to be a con-
sumer of music. Instrumental and vocal programs on
the secondary level including the concert and march-
ing band, school orchestra, high school choir, madri-
gal group, and elective high school music courses.
Prerequisites: admittance to the teacher education
program; approval of music faculty.
44. Special Topics.
A course in independent study pointed toward in-
quiry, research or a formally structured pursuit of a
specific topic or topics in music, or possibly involving
interdisciplinary reference. This course is not consid-
ered the equivalent of any required course in the
department. Registration would be the same as for
applied music, and would count as such in the in-
structor's teaching load. Credit: one, two, three or four
semester hours. Course may be repeated until the
maximum of four hours is earned. The title of each
special topic for which credit is earned will be listed
on the student's permanent record card. Prerequi-
site: Approval of instructor and departmental chair-
man.
Nursing
Elliott, Belknap, Beyer, Boni, Bradshaw, Craven,
Davidson, Delaney, Godsey, Hitt, McCollum, Shaw,
Trusch
The department's goal is to prepare a nurse-generalist
who is personally and professionally aware and who
responsibly utilizes the nursing process.
Qualified high school graduates may be accepted
by the College as pre-nursing majors. Recommended
high school studies include: chemistry, biology, En-
glish, mathematics, physics.
Freshmen pre-nursing majors must apply by
April 15 for admission into the nursing program for
the fall semester. Academic ability is determined by a
grade point average of 2.25 or higher and by a grade of
C or higher in each supporting course (chemistry,
biology, general psychology, child and adolescent
psychology, microbiology, sociology, anatomy and
physiology, and nutrition), and by completion of the
Preprofessional Nursing course. Personal qualifica-
tions will be assessed by standardized testing and
personal interview. The program usually requires
four years of study.
A student who does not meet these admission
requirements at the end of the first two semesters at
West Virginia Wesleyan and who subsequently does,
will be evaluated on an individual basis. In addition,
subsequent admission of a student who did not meet
these requirements at the end of the freshman year
will be governed by space available.
Transfer students, R.N.'s, college graduates with
other majors, and other special applicants will be
evaluated and may be accepted following individual
assessment. Current information is available through
the Department of Nursing.
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Requirement for Major:
Minimum of 50 credits. Nursing is not offered as a
minor. The prerequisite for admission to each nurs-
ing course is a grade of C or better in each preceding
nursing course. Students must also achieve a grade of
C or better in all clinical work. A student who does not
achieve a satisfactory grade in a theory course must
repeat both the theory and the appropriate clinical
practice course. Conversely, one who fails the clinical
practice course must repeat the appropriate theory
course.
Preprofessional Nursing. 1 hr.
Introduces student to West Virginia Wesleyan's nurs-
ing curriculum, faculty, beginning nursing skills,
concepts, and responsibilities. Also demonstrates
teaching techniques used in nursing program.
1.
5 hrs.
Fundamentals of Nursing.
Theory 3 hrs.
Clinical Experience 2 hrs.
Presents concepts basic to primary nursing care. Stu-
dents are also oriented to scientific and humanistic
principles and technical procedures involved in the
care of clients. Group process, seminar involvement
and development of care plans are incorporated.
Focus is on health maintenance. Hospital unit is re-
source of clinical practice.
2. Sexuality and Human Reproduction. 5 hrs.
Theory 3 hrs.
Clinical Experience 2 hrs.
Structured to orient students to aspects of human
sexuality and human reproductive process. Focus is
on direct patient care and general care of the newborn.
Hospital unit used as resource.
3. Medical-Surgical Nursing Care of the Child
and the Adult. 10 hrs.
Theory 7 hrs.
Clinical Experience 3 hrs.
More advanced level of skills and knowledge. Focus
on restoration and rehabilitation measures for indi-
viduals who face threats to normal functions.
4. Medical-Surgical Nursing Care of the Child
and the Adult. 10 hrs.
Theory 7 hrs.
Clinical Experience 3 hrs.
Continuation of Nursing 3 and interchangeable from
the fall semester to spring semester. Application of
theory is achieved through utilization of both
episodic and distributive settings.
5.
10 hrs.
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Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing.
Theory 4 hrs.
Clinical 4 hrs.
Independent Study 2 hrs.
Concept of leadership is introduced by lecture and
experience to students who practice nursing care with
special conditions in intensive, coronary, and neuro-
logical care.
6. Community Health-Psychology of
Nursing. 10 hrs.
Community Health Nursing 5 hrs.
Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing 5 hrs.
Previously learned concepts of skills applied to health
maintenance, prevention of illness, and restoration of
mental health. Complex psycho-social problems in
larger communities and institutions examined. Syn-
thesis of skills and knowledge is encouraged.
Philosophy
Mow, Capitan, Hill, Pinto
The department engenders competencies in reason-
ing, the study of values, critical thinking, and the
formulation of individual, constructive views about
one's life, beliefs, and work.
The department seeks to make philosophy rele-
vant to the various educational and occupational pur-
suits by showing how any other field of knowledge is
related to first principles, and problems about knowl-
edge and reality. Hence, it offers a number of inter-
disciplinary seminars suited to students majoring in
the various other areas. It seeks to present every major
basic perspective, both historical and contemporary,
including naturalism, existentialism, idealism,
pragmatism, empiricism, and other views. Majors in
the department are readily admitted to the best grad-
uate schools in philosophy. Other students find
majoring in philosophy very rewarding for careers in
law, the ministry, business, higher education, and
public policy.
The department offers its majors a semester of
study abroad in either of two locations — Oxford,
England or Athens, Greece. Up to fifteen credits may
be earned in this way through Contract Learning.
Prerequisite: 12 hours in Philosophy.
Requirement for Major:
Twenty-seven semester hours in the department in-
cluding 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10; individual requirements as
advised; and either a senior thesis or a written com-
prehensive examination.
Requirement for Minor:
Eighteen semester hours in the department including
1, 2; at least one history of philosophy course; and 3 or
6.
1. Problems of Philosophy. 3 hrs.
An introduction to problems in values, knowledge,
and reality, and methods of analysis, criticism, and
constructive argument.
2. Formal Logic. 3 hrs.
A study of elementary symbolic logical systems, both
in the predicate and propositions calculi. Precise in-
ference rules are formulated and proofs are con-
structed in accordance with these rules.
3. Aesthetics. 3 hrs.
The philosophy of the arts, including the varieties of
theoretical explanation of creativity, beauty, the
aesthetic experience, and symbolism; the pre-
suppositions of criticism in the arts.
4. Christian Ethics. 3 hrs.
Problems of action, both individual and social, from
the point of view of the Christian faith, with Biblical,
theological, historical aspects of that faith; analysis of
morality and its application to cases.
5. Directed Readings. 2 hrs.
Independent study of selected topics in philosophy
from prepared syllabi, including American philoso-
phy, Latin- American philosophy, intermediate logic,
philosophy of language, advanced ethics, and other
courses of study. Prerequisites: one other course in
the department and consent of the instructor.
6. Ethics. 3 hrs.
The study of morality as the science of the practical,