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2011/2012 College Catalog School of Business School of Allied Health School of Digital Media School of Information Technology THE COLLEGE OF WESTCHESTER Table of Contents The College of Westchester at a Glance .................................................................................3 Admissions ...............................................................................................................................................9 Student Financial Services ...........................................................................................................13 Student Activities and Support Services ............................................................................37 Career Services ....................................................................................................................................47 Academic Standards, Regulations and Policies ..............................................................51 College-Wide Core Competencies .........................................................................................69 School of Business ............................................................................................................................71 Accounting (B.B.A.) ......................................................................................................................72 Accounting (A.A.S.) .....................................................................................................................76 Intensive Accounting/Computer Applications Certificate ................................78 Business Administration (B.B.A.).........................................................................................79 Business Administration – Management/Marketing (A.A.S.) ............................83 Business Office Systems Administration (A.O.S.) ......................................................85 Business Office Specialist Certificate ...............................................................................86 School of Allied Health...................................................................................................................87 Medical Assistant Management (A.A.S.) ........................................................................88 Medical Office Systems Management (A.O.S.)...........................................................90 Medical Assistant Specialist Certificate ..........................................................................92 Medical Office Specialist Certificate .................................................................................93 School of Digital Media..................................................................................................................95 Digital Media (A.A.S.) ..................................................................................................................96 Digital Media Specialist Certificate ...................................................................................98 School of Information Technology ......................................................................................101 Computer Network Administration (A.A.S.) ..............................................................102 Computer Networking Specialist Certificate ...........................................................104 Course Descriptions ......................................................................................................................105 Day College Academic Calendar ..........................................................................................129 Evening College Academic Calendar .................................................................................130 Saturday College Academic Calendar ...............................................................................131 Board of Trustees .............................................................................................................................133 Administration and Faculty ......................................................................................................134 Directions and Map .......................................................................................................................148 Catalog Effective September 1, 2011. The catalog is subject to revision at anytime. The College of Westchester 1 Directory of Student Services Directory of Student Services Department Room Phone E-Mail Academic Center Fourth Floor, Room 406 (914) 831-0433 [email protected] Admissions Second Floor (914) 831-0200 [email protected] Career Services Third Floor, Room 335 (914) 831-0400 [email protected] Counseling Center Third Floor, Room 322 (914) 831-0334 [email protected] Information Technology Third Floor (914) 831-0448 [email protected] Learning Center Fifth Floor, Room 504A (914) 831-0370 [email protected] Library First Floor, (Lower Level) (914) 831-0280 [email protected] New Student Financial Assistance Third Floor, Room 327 (914) 831-0372 [email protected] Student Financial Assistance Fourth Floor, Room 406 (914) 831-0473 [email protected] Student Accounts Fourth Floor, Room 407 (914) 831-0389 [email protected] Testing Center Second Floor, Room 207 (914) 831-0438 [email protected] Writing Center Fifth Floor, Room 504 (914) 831-0370 [email protected] Note: Please refer to Page 134 for complete listing of Administration and Staff. Also, for more information on College Directory, please refer to Campuscruiser.com 2 The College of Westchester The College of Westchester at a Glance The College of Westchester at a Glance The College of Westchester 3 The College of Westchester at a Glance 2003 The College was granted regional accreditation by Historical Perspective the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. That same year, The College was granted authorization to The College of Westchester was founded in 1915 in New change its name from The Westchester Business Institute to Rochelle, New York. The College expanded and relocated The College of Westchester. to White Plains in 1959 and incorporated in 1973 when 2004 authorization was given to grant the Associate it became accredited and firmly established as a college, in Applied Science (A.A.S) degree in Accounting and the then known as The Westchester Business Institute. It is a Computer Systems Management program was renamed contemporary, post-secondary educational institution with Business Systems Management. a futuristic outlook. The history of The College demonstrates In 2006 authorization was given to grant the Associate careful attention to the demands of the business world. The in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Medical Assistant College caters to the career aspirations of its graduates by Management. offering meaningful career relevant courses of study and by In 2007 authorization was given to offer a new certificate assisting the graduate in job placement. program in Pharmacy Technologist. As evidence of The College’s tenet of quality education, In 2008 authorization was granted to offer the Bachelor a significant milestone was attained in 1975 when, after of Business Administration Degree (B.B.A.) in Business careful evaluation, the school was authorized by the New Administration. York State Board of Regents to confer the Associate in In 2008 approval was given to rename the Computer Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree to graduates of the Applications Management program to Business Office Administrative Secretarial and Business Administration- Systems Administration (BOSA) and the Word Processing Accounting programs. The first associate degrees were Specialist Certificate was renamed Business Office awarded in June 1976. Additional programs received Specialist (BOS). degree status in subsequent years: Business Administration In 2009 authorization was given to rename the Marketing/Management (1978), Computer Systems Multimedia Development Management program to Digital Management Applications (1982), and Computerized Media and the Multimedia Technology Certificate was Office Administration (1988). In 1996 the Administrative renamed Digital Media Specialist. Secretarial program was renamed Administrative Assistant In 2010 authorization was granted to offer the Bachelor of and the Computerized Office Administration program Business Administration Degree (B.B.A.) in Accounting. was renamed Computer Applications Management. The In 2011 the following programs were removed from Information Processing Specialist was changed to Computer the New York State Education Department’s Inventory of Applications Specialist. Registered Programs: Degree Program: Business Systems 1997 The College achieved a second milestone when it Management, Certificate Programs: Computer Applications was authorized by the New York State Board of Regents to Specialist, Database Management, E-Commerce Specialist, offer the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in two Pharmacy Technologist, and Word Processing Specialist. newly created program areas: Multimedia Development and In 2011 authorization was granted to offer the Bachelor’s Management and Computer Network Administration. At in Business Administration Degree (BBA), in Business that time, The College was also granted permission to offer Administration and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) in two new certificate programs: Multimedia Technology and Business Administration Management/Marketing in a fully Computer Networking Specialist. online format. In 2000 authorization