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LIU Hudson 2014 - 2015 Graduate Bulletin Westchester: 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, N.Y. 10577, 914-831-2700 or [email protected] Rockland: 70 Route 340, Orangeburg, N.Y. 10962, 845-450-5400 or [email protected] Additional Location: West Point Education Center, United States Military Academy Building 683, Buckner Loop, West Point, N.Y. 10996-1308, 845-446-3818 or [email protected] Website: www.liu.edu/hudson Notice to Students: The information in this publication is accurate as of September 1, 2014. However, circumstances may require that a given course be withdrawn or alternate offerings be made. Therefore, LIU 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 advisors. Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Career Preparation Resources 21 TABLE OF CONTENTS Students With Disabilities 21 LIU 3 Veteran Services 21 CAMPUSES OF LIU 4 Student Health Insurance 21 Residential Campuses 4 Public Safety 21 Regional Campuses 5 LIBRARY 22 ABOUT LIU HUDSON 6 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 23 Statement of Mission 6 PUBLIC OR HEALTH 30 ADMINISTRATION Overview 6 TEACHER EDUCATION 36 University Policies 6 Early Childhood Education 37 DIRECTORY 7 Childhood Education 39 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014- 8 2015 Middle Childhood and Adolescence 41 Education DIRECTIONS TO LIU HUDSON 10 Special Education 46 ADMISSION 12 Literacy Education 50 Transfer Credit 12 Fast Track Programs 51 Classification of Students 12 TESOL 52 Students Presenting Foreign 12 Credentials Bilingual Education Extension 53 Programs Visiting Students 13 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP 61 Auditing of Courses 13 COUNSELING, PSYCHOLOGY Veterans 13 66 AND THERAPY ACADEMIC POLICIES, 14 PHARMACEUTICS 78 PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS BLENDED AND ONLINE 84 LEARNING PROGRAMS AT LIU Grades and Quality Points 14 LIU HUDSON (ROCKLAND) 85 Attendance 15 APPROVED PROGRAMS Academic Conduct 15 LIU HUDSON (WESTCHESTER) 86 Requirements for Degrees 16 APPROVED PROGRAMS Graduation 16 LIU HUDSON FACULTY 88 Withdrawal 16 LIU HUDSON 92 ADMINISTRATION AND LIU Registrar Services 16 HUDSON STAFF GRADUATE TUITION AND 17 LIU TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND 93 FEES 2014-2015 ADMINISTRATION STUDENT FINANCIAL AID 19 Application Process 19 Awards 19 Terms and Conditions 19 Standards for Satisfactory Academic 19 Progress (SAP) SERVICES and RESOURCES 21 Office of Information Technology 21 (IT) My LIU 21 Professional Writing Workshop 21 LIU Hudson Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Page 2 LIU Hudson LIU Long Island University (LIU) is one of America’s largest and most comprehensive private universities with locations and programs spanning the New York metropolitan area, overseas and online. World-class faculty, small classes and résumé-building hands-on learning experiences are the hallmarks of an LIU education. The University offers nearly 500 academic programs and educates over 24,000 students in degree-credit and continuing education programs in Brooklyn, Brookville (LIU Post), Brentwood, Riverhead, and Rockland and Westchester (LIU Hudson). Its international unit, LIU Global, provides a wide range of study abroad options at overseas centers in China and Costa Rica, and through programs in Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and, beginning in 2015, Europe. The accomplishments of more than 191,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of LIU’s mission of “Access and Excellence.” The institution also provides enrichment for students and neighboring communities, including the excitement of NCAA Division I and II athletics, internationally acclaimed arts programming at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and the nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism. Accreditation and Program Registration LIU 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. Page 3 LIU Hudson Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Bulletin 2014 - 2015 CAMPUSES OF LIU LIU Post The Residential Campuses Twenty-five miles east of New York City on Long Island’s historic Gold Coast, LIU Post is a leader in cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit in our students through innovative collaborations, partnerships, and student-run LIU Brooklyn businesses. The university, which offers a small-school environment, but with the access and resources of a major metropolitan university, includes five Located in the heart of downtown Brooklyn’s thriving Tech Triangle, LIU schools of study: the College of Education, Information and Technology; the Brooklyn provides students with experiential learning opportunities reflecting College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the College of Management; the School the entrepreneurial urban community it serves. Distinctive programs of Health Professions and Nursing; and School of Visual and Performing Arts. encompass the arts and media, the natural sciences, business, social policy, The scenic, scholarly campus is home to the Steinberg Museum of Art at urban education, the health professions, pharmacy, and the health sciences. Hillwood, the renowned Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, and WCWP- Founded in 1926, LIU Brooklyn is the original unit of Long Island FM Radio. In addition, LIU Post offers the Ph.D. in information studies, the University. Its beautifully landscaped, 11-acre campus is a self-contained urban Psy.D. in clinical psychology, and the Ed.D. in interdisciplinary educational oasis, steps away from world-class arts and entertainment venues like Brooklyn studies. Academy of Music and the Barclays Center, as well as the hip restaurants and The campus was established on the former estate of cereal heiress Marjorie cafes of Fort Greene. Just a 10-minute subway ride from the professional and Merriweather Post in 1954 to accommodate the growing educational needs of cultural opportunities of Manhattan, the vibrant campus includes residence Nassau County following World War II. Ranked a “Best Regional University,” halls for more than 1,100 students. by U.S. News and World Report, LIU Post offers its full-time, part-time, and LIU Brooklyn offers nearly 160 associate, undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, non-credit students a comprehensive range of nearly 200 associate, and certificate programs, including Ph.D. programs in clinical psychology and undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs and certificates. In pharmaceutics, the D.P.T. in physical therapy, and the Pharm.D. in pharmacy. addition, the campus offers college credit courses to high school students in Serving a diverse student body, its academic units include the Richard L. area schools. Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the School of Business, Public LIU Post is recognized as one of the nation’s most beautiful academic Administration and Information Sciences; the School of Education; the Harriet settings, with sprawling green lawns, horse trails, and elegant red-brick Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing; the School of Health Professions; LIU academic buildings. The vibrant campus life includes residence halls for more Pharmacy (the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health than 1,600 students. The campus' award-winning cooperative education Sciences); and the School of Continuing Studies. The campus is known for its program is nationally renowned for its extensive career counseling and job nationally recognized Honors Program, which was the first of its kind in the placement services. country and emphasizes a holistic, liberal arts background. Twenty-two NCAA men’s and women’s sports teams, which recently earned LIU Brooklyn has a deeply rooted tradition of athletic excellence. The top ranking in Division II sports, take advantage of LIU Post’s 70 acres of basketball teams of the 1930s captured two national championships, and the playing fields, including the new Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. campus’ success in sports has continued over the decades with numerous Clubs, fraternities, and sororities provide many other outlets for student Northeast Conference championships. Over the last 10 years, the Blackbirds activities. LIU Post's $18-million Pratt Recreation Center is a state-of-the-art have won 34 NEC titles, including 12 in the last three seasons. The campus health and fitness facility featuring an eight-lane swimming pool, three full- currently fields 18 NCAA Division I teams. size basketball courts,