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2015 –2016 A GUIDE FOR PARENTS produced by in partnership with For more information, please contact Office of Orientation Temple University Howard Gittis Student Center Suite 318 Philadelphia, PA 19122 Phone: (215) 204-8531 temple.edu/orientation About this Guide UniversityParent has published this guide in partnership with Temple University with the mission of helping you easily navigate your student’s university with the most timely and contents relevant information available. Discover more articles, tips and local business information by visiting the online guide at: www.universityparent.com/temple Temple Guide The presence of university/college logos and | Comprehensive advice and information for student success marks in this guide does not mean the school endorses the products or services offered by 4 | Welcome to Temple University! advertisers in this guide. 6 | Academic Majors at Temple University 2995 Wilderness Place, Suite 205 10 | Access to Student Records – FERPA Boulder, CO 80301 www.universityparent.com 11 | Office of the Dean of Students 12 | The Temple University Alumni Association Advertising Inquiries: (866) 721-1357 13 | Campus Recreation [email protected] 14 | Campus Safety Services 15 | Career Center 16 | Campus Map 18 | Disability Resources and Services 19 | Wellness Resource Center SARah Schupp PUBLISHER 20 | Office of Leadership Development MARK hagER DESIGN 21 | Office of Orientation 22 | Student Activities Connect: 24 | Student Center Operations facebook.com/UniversityParent 25 | Student Conduct and Community Standards 26 | Student Health Services twitter.com/4collegeparents 27 | Office of Student Media 27 | Tuttleman Counseling Services (TCS) © 2015 UniversityParent 28 | University Housing and Residential Life (UHRL) 30 | Academic Calendar 2 Temple University 3 www.universityparent.com/temple 3 WELCOME to Temple University! Dear Temple Parent, Congratulations on being the parent of a Temple University student! You can be proud to know that your son or daughter is among the brightest and most talented class we have ever admitted. I am delighted they have chosen Temple as the place to pursue their higher education and leadership journey. As Vice President for Student Affairs, I want to personally inform you that the staff in the Division of Student Affairs is here to support our students in every possible way. As your son or daughter prepares to enroll at Temple, you can be confident that projects and adventures outside the classroom will be as rewarding as experiences inside the classroom. Temple University is recognized for its comprehensive academic programs, diverse student body and proximity to the City of Philadelphia. Temple students have access to myriad events and programs, such as: lecture series’, cultural performances, world-renowned speakers and athletic events. Approximately 300 student organizations — focusing on academic, service and social life — are available for our students to join. Indeed, student life at Temple is vibrant and alive! facilities, like the Howard-Gittis Student to meeting you and your son or daughter The Division of Student Affairs is a Center. Here, students socialize and dine this fall. We are all very excited about the resource that can assist your son or in the food court, enjoy movies in the journey upon which they are about to daughter in becoming a successful, theatre, prepare for class in the study embark. Go Owls! contributing member of the Temple lounge, attend a reading or lecture, or University Community. Please encourage mingle and unwind in the game room. Sincerely, him or her to take the time to carefully Theresa A. Powell, Ph.D. examine our various components, as We are here to help our students Vice President for Student Affairs Student Affairs is the beating heart of achieve academic, personal, and career student life on campus. They can begin goals. Please visit the Student Affairs by taking advantage of programs and website to learn more about campus life at services offered in our state-of-the-art temple.edu/studentaffairs. I look forward 4 Temple University www.universityparent.com/temple 5 Academic Majors at Temple University CENTER FOR THE ARTS continued COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Boyer College of Music and Dance Adult and Organizational Main Campus only. Development For Music: Audition and Music Theory Career and Technical Education Test required for all programs; Early Childhood Education (Pre call (215) 204-6810. K – 4) For Dance: Audition required; call (215) 204-5169. Middle Grades Education (4 – 8) Temple University has degree-granting programs in 17 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Secondary Education schools and colleges, including five professional schools. Bachelor of Music • English We have seven campuses and sites in Pennsylvania, • Jazz Studies/Composition • Social Studies international campuses in Rome, Tokyo, and London, and • Jazz Studies Performance • World Languages programs in China, Korea, Greece, Israel, and more. (Instrumental, Keyboard *Students interested in Secondary or Vocal) Math or Science Education should • Music Composition see our TUteach prorams in College FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CENTER FOR THE ARTS of Science and Technology • Music Education Accounting Tyler School of Art • Music Education with Jazz COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Actuarial Science Additional requirements for admission Studies Component may be required for select majors. Bioengineering Business Management • Music History Please visit temple.edu/tyler for more Civil Engineering Economics information. • Music Theory Construction Management Entrepreneurship • Music Therapy Architecture (BS) Technology Finance • Music Therapy with Jazz Architectural Preservation Electrical Engineering (Computer) Human Resource Management Studies Component Art Education (BS) Engineering (General) International Business Art History • Performance (Instrumental, Keyboard or Vocal) Engineering Technology Legal Studies BFA with Teaching Certification • Piano Pedagogy Mechanical Engineering Management Information Systems Ceramics and Glass Bachelor of Science in Music Undeclared Marketing Facilities Management Real Estate • Music Technology Component Fibers and Materials Studies (optional non-degree program) SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL Risk Management and Insurance Graphic and Interactive Design DESIGN Division of Theater, Undeclared Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM (only available at the Ambler Campus) Film and Media Arts Painting and Drawing Community Development Film and Media Arts Photography Horticulture (4-year program) Theater Printmaking Horticulture (2-year program) Sculpture Landscape Architecture Visual Studies (4-year program) 6 Temple University www.universityparent.com/temple 7 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOL OF MEDIA & African-American Studies COMMUNICATION American Studies Advertising Anthropology Communication Studies Asian Studies Journalism Classics Media Studies and Production Criminal Justice Strategic Communication (includes Economics Public Relations) English Undeclared Environmental Studies COLLEGE OF SCIENCE French & TECHNOLOGY Geography/Urban Studies Applied Mathematics German Biochemistry History Biology Italian Biology with Teaching BS (TUteach) Jewish Studies Biophysics COLLEGE OF HEALTH Latin American Studies Chemistry PROFESSIONS & Mathematical Economics SOCIAL WORK Chemistry with Teaching BS Neuroscience: Systems, Behavior (TUteach) Athletic Training and Plasticity Computer Science Health Information Management Philosophy (Fall transfers only) Earth and Space Science with Political Science Teaching BS (TUteach) Kinesiology Psychology Environmental Science Linguistics Religion General Science with Teaching BS Nursing (Fall only) Sociology (TUteach) Pre-Health Information Spanish Geology SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Management Women’s Studies Information Science and Technology Social Work Public Health Undeclared Mathematics Speech, Language and Hearing Mathematics with Teaching BS SCHOOL OF TOURISM Science (TUteach) & HOSPITALITY Therapeutic Recreation Mathematical Economics MANAGEMENT Undeclared Mathematics and Computer Science Sport and Recreation Management Mathematics and Computers Tourism and Hospitality Science with Teaching BS (TUteach) Management Mathematics and Physics UNIVERSITY STUDIES Mathematics and Technology with Teaching BS (TUteach) Undeclared Natural Sciences If you haven’t selected a school Neuroscience: Cellular and College by the time you apply, Molecular Physics you will have the guidance of the Physics Division of University Studies and up to two years to decide on a Physics with Teaching BS (TUteach) major. Pre-Pharmacy Track Undeclared *Note: Not available for students who will transfer 60+ credits 8 Temple University www.universityparent.com/temple 9 Access to Student Records – FERPA As required by the Family with a 1997 federal statute designed to Educational Rights and Privacy advance military recruiting, Temple may release dates of birth to the military unless Act (FERPA) of 1974, with certain the student notifies Temple that he or she exceptions, generally Temple wishes this information withheld. University cannot disclose a FERPA Waiver student’s educational records A student may consent to the release of without the written consent of information from education records to the student or without proof by parents, guardians or other appropriate the parent that the student is persons. The student may provide the university with their consent by dependent on his/her parents completing the FERPA waiver online Office of for federal income