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C.W. POST CAMPUS LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 2011 -2012 GRADUATE BULLETIN Long Island University C.W. Post Campus 2011 - 2012 Graduate Bulletin 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, New York 11548 General Information: (516) 299-2000 www.liu.edu/cwpost Admissions: (516) 299-2900 E-mail: [email protected] Notice to Students: The information in this publication is accurate as of September 1, 2011. However, circumstances may require that a given course be withdrawn or alternate offerings be made. Therefore, Long Island University reserves the right to amend the courses described herein and cannot guarantee enrollment into any specific course section. All applicants are reminded that the University is subject to policies promulgated by its Board of Trustees, as well as New York State and federal regulation. The University therefore reserves the right to effect changes in the curriculum, administration, tuition and fees, academic schedule, program offerings and other phases of school activity, at any time, without prior notice. The University assumes no liability for interruption of classes or other instructional activities due to fire, flood, strike, war or other force majeure. The University expects each student to be knowledgeable about the information presented in this bulletin and other official publications pertaining to his/her course of study and campus life. For additional information or specific degree requirements, prospective students should call the campus Admissions Office. Registered students should speak with their advisers. Bulletin 2011 - 2012 LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY In its ninth decade of providing access to the American dream through excellence in higher education, Long Island University is a multicampus, diverse, doctoral institution of higher learning. One of the largest and most comprehensive private universities in the country, Long Island University offers more than 550 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and certificates, and educates over 24,000* students in degree-credit and continuing education programs in Brooklyn, Brookville (C.W. Post), Brentwood, Riverhead, Rockland and Westchester. The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences prepares students for successful careers in the fields of pharmacy and health care. The University’s Global College provides a wide range of study abroad options at overseas centers in China, Costa Rica and India, and through program offerings in Australia, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. Long Island University’s more than 600 full-time faculty members provide outstanding instruction, which is supplemented by internships and cooperative education opportunities. The accomplishments of more than 182,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of its mission – providing the highest level of education to people from all walks of life. The University’s NCAA Division I and II athletic teams, nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism and Tilles Center for the Performing Arts provide enrichment for students and the community. *This number includes high school students enrolled in one or more degree-credit courses. Accreditation and Program Registration Long Island University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The degree and certificate programs also are approved and registered by the New York State Department of Education. C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University Graduate Bulletin 2011 - 2012 Page 2 C.W. Post Campus TABLE OF CONTENTS Readmission 11 New York State 18 Programs Program Changes 12 Long Island 2 Veteran Benefits 18 University Audit 12 Terms and Conditions 18 Withdrawal 12 Standards for 18 Class Size 12 Campuses of Long 5 Satisfactory Academic Island University Payment of Tuition and 12 Progress Fees Residential Campuses 5 Regional Campuses 6 Division For Student 19 Academic Policy 12 Affairs Grading 12 Hillwood Commons 19 Academic Calendars 7 Attendance 12 Student Life and 19 Leadership Absence from Final 12 Development Mission Statement 8 Examination Recreational Sports 20 Academic Conduct 12 Religious Life 20 General Information 8 Course Numbers and 13 Course Frequency Residence Life 20 C.W. Post Campus 8 Transfer Credits 13 Student Health and 20 Faculty 8 Counseling Change of Major 13 Security Report 8 Time Limit 13 Oral Qualifying or 13 Resources and 21 Enrollment Services 9 Comprehensive Facilities Examination Summer Sessions 9 Library 21 Graduation and 13 Evening Programs 9 Office of Information 21 Diplomas Technology Weekend College 9 Transcript Requests 13 Public Safety 22 Winter Session 9 Additional Academic 14 Information for Current 22 Policies Senior Adult Programs 9 and Prospective Students and Intensive English 9 Program for Employees Graduate Tuition and 15 International Students Emergency 22 Fees Veteran Services 9 Management General Tuition and 15 Disability Support 22 Fees Services (DSS) Admission 10 Residence Life 15 Psychological Services 23 Admission Procedures 10 Other Fees 15 Center Graduate Admission 10 Student Health 16 International Student 23 Status Insurance Services International Students 10 Withdrawal Policy 16 Digital Art and Design 23 Lab Financial Obligations 17 Digital Games Lab 23 Payment Plans 17 Registration 11 Music Technology 23 Advisement 11 Laboratory Course Load 11 Financial Aid 18 Media Arts Labs 23 Maintenance of 11 Application Process 18 Jerrold Mark Ladge 23 Matriculation C.W. Post Scholarships 18 Speech and Hearing Leave of Absence 11 and Awards Center Medical Leave of 11 Federal Grants and 18 Benjamin and Elizabeth 23 Absence Loan Programs Abrams Communication Center Page 3 C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University Graduate Bulletin 2011 - 2012 Bulletin 2011 - 2012 Institute for Arts and 24 Political 123 Campus 240 Culture Science/International Administrators Studies Tilles Center for the 24 Performing Arts Psychology 127 Long Island 241 Hillwood Art Museum 24 University Trustees and Administration Pratt Recreation Center 24 College of 143 Teaching and Learning 24 Management Board of Trustees 241 Initiative Master of Business 144 Officers 241 Administration Winnick Student Center 24 Administration 242 (M.B.A.) C.W. Post Community 24 Arboretum Advanced Certificate in 144 Business Administration College of Education 25 Heath Care and Public 150 and Information Administration Sciences Professional 159 Communication 26 Accountancy Sciences and Disorders Computer Science and 30 Management School of Health 164 Engineering Professions and Nursing Counseling and 37 Development Grievance Policy 165 Curriculum and 42 Biomedical Sciences 165 Instruction Nursing 177 Educational Leadership 64 Nutrition 183 and Administration Social Work 188 Palmer School of 68 Library and Information Science School of Visual and 196 Special Education and 81 Performing Arts Literacy Art 197 Doctoral Program 88 Media Arts 207 (Ed.D.) in Interdisciplinary Music 210 Studies Theatre, Film, Dance, 220 and Arts Management College of Liberal 90 Arts and Sciences School of Continuing 224 Biology 91 Education Criminal Justice 97 Earth and 101 Blended and Online 224 Environmental Science Learning English 107 Foreign Languages 110 Approved Programs 225 History 113 Interdisciplinary 118 Studies C.W. Post Campus 228 Faculty Mathematics 119 C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University Graduate Bulletin 2011 - 2012 Page 4 C.W. Post Campus CAMPUSES OF LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY C.W. Post Campus The C.W. Post Campus is distinguished by programs of excellence and The Residential Campuses small classes in five schools of study: College of Education and Information Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Management, School of Health Professions and Nursing, and School of Visual and Brooklyn Campus Performing Arts. The wooded suburban campus, only 20 miles from New York City, is home to the renowned Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Hillwood The Brooklyn Campus is distinguished by dynamic curricula reflecting the Art Museum and WCWP-FM. C.W. Post offers the Ph.D. in information great urban community it serves. Distinctive programs encompass the arts and studies, the Psy.D. in clinical psychology and the Ed.D. in interdisciplinary media, the natural sciences, business, social policy, urban education, the health educational studies. professions, pharmacy and the health sciences, all on a pluralistic campus that The Campus was established on the former estate of cereal heiress Marjorie draws insight and strength from differences. The Campus offers Ph.D. Merriweather Post in 1954 to accommodate the growing educational needs of programs in clinical psychology and pharmaceutics, the D.P.T. in physical Nassau County following World War II. Named for breakfast cereal magnate therapy and the Pharm.D. in pharmacy. In the past year, the Brooklyn Campus Charles William Post, C.W. Post offers its full-time, part-time and non-credit has received more than $3,000,000 in new external funding to support a variety students a comprehensive range of more than 240 associate, undergraduate, of programs including faculty research, community outreach and student- graduate, and doctoral degree programs and certificates. In addition, the centered projects. Campus offers college credit courses to high school students in area schools.