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Graduate Academic Catalog • 06/07 www.rider.edu Rider University • 2083 Lawrenceville Road • Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-3099 • 609.896.5000 TABLE OF CONTENTS e General Information . .1 our Lif Westminster Choir College . .2 Business Administration . .3 Calendar . .4 Degree Programs . .4 e Learning Meets Y Application Procedures . .6 her Course Descriptions . .8 W Y • Education and Human Services . .15 IT S R Calendar . .16 E V I Programs of Study . .18 N Course Descriptions . .35 R U E D I R Procedures and Policies . .53 Campus and Facilities . .57 Directories . .61 Index . .77 Guide to the Catalog . .79 Travel Directions . .80 For further information, contact: Rider University 2083 Lawrenceville Road Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-3099 Office of Graduate Admission 609-896-5036 Graduate Programs in Business Administration 609-896-5127 Graduate Programs in Education and Human Services 609-896-5353 or visit our Web site: www.rider.edu GENERAL INFORMATION Rider’s Vision Historical Sketch ices program in the School of Education holds the Council for Accreditation of Rider University will be a leader in Rider University is an independent, private, Counseling and Related Education American higher education celebrated for institution founded in 1865 as Trenton Programs (CACREP) national accreditation. educating talented students for citizenship, Business College. Soon after the turn of the Rider University is regionally accredited by life and career success in a diverse and inter- century, teacher education was added to a the Middle States Association of Colleges dependent world. Rider will achieve dis- curriculum that had focused on training and Schools. tinctiveness by focusing on students first, by young men and women for business careers. cultivating leadership skills, by affirming The first baccalaureate degree was offered in teaching and learning that bridges the theo- 1922. In 1957 offerings in liberal arts, sci- Memberships retical and the practical and by fostering a ence and secondary education were added. W culture of academic excellence. Four separate schools emerged as a result of Rider is a member of the Association of a reorganization in 1962. The well-estab- American Colleges, the American Council W Rider’s Mission Toward 2010 lished schools of Business Administration on Education, the New Jersey Association of W and Education were joined by two new Colleges and Universities, the National .R Rider attracts and graduates talented and schools–Liberal Arts and Science and the Commission on Accrediting (not an accred- I motivated students with diverse back- Evening School. The schools of Business iting agency), the American Association of D Colleges for Teacher Education, the E grounds from across the nation and around Administration and Education have each R.E the world and puts them at the center of our since added a division of graduate studies and National Association of Business Teacher Education, the Middle Atlantic Association learning and living community. the Evening School has been reorganized into D As a learner-centered University dedicated the College of Continuing Studies. In 1988, of Colleges of Business Administration, U to the education of the whole student, Rider the School of Education was renamed the AACSB International – The Association to provides students the intellectual resources School of Education and Human Services to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and and breadth of student life opportunities of reflect the scope of its curricula. In July 1992, the National Association of Schools of a comprehensive university with the person- Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, Public Affairs and Administration. al attention and close student-faculty inter- merged with Rider to become Westminster Rider University is also a member of the actions of a liberal arts college. Choir College, The School of Music of Rider National Collegiate Athletic Association Through a commitment to high quality College. (NCAA) Division I for both men’s and teaching, scholarship and experiential On March 23, 1994, the New Jersey Board women’s athletics. The University offers 20 opportunities, faculty on both campuses of Higher Education designated Rider a varsity sports – 10 men’s and 10 women’s provide undergraduate and graduate stu- teaching university pursuant to N.J.A.C. teams – and is a member of the Metro dents rigorous and relevant programs of 9:1-3.1 et seq. On April 13, 1994, Rider’s Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). study to expand their intellectual, cultural name was officially changed to Rider and personal horizons and develop their University. Today, the University’s academic leadership skills. Our highly regarded pro- units are the College of Business Professional Outreach grams in the arts, social sciences, sciences, Administration; the College of Liberal Arts, and Service Programs music, business and education challenge Education, and Sciences (including the students to become active learners who can School of Education and the School of Liberal In Rider’s efforts to fulfill one of its stated acquire, interpret, communicate and apply Arts and Sciences); the College of Continuing objectives, that of “seeking and implement- knowledge within and across disciplines to Studies; and Westminster Choir College. ing effective means for bringing the foster the integrative thinking required in a resources of the institution to bear on the complex and rapidly changing world. needs of the broader society,” Rider engages Rider attracts highly qualified faculty, staff Accreditations in activities that do so while providing addi- and administrators with diverse back- tional study and training opportunities for grounds who create an environment which The University’s many specialized accredita- both faculty and students. inspires intellectual and social engagement, tions attest to the quality of its academic The Business Advisory Board facilitates stimulates innovation and service and programs. Rider is among the select busi- the exchange of ideas and advice between encourages personal and professional devel- ness schools to have attained AACSB prominent leaders of the business communi- opment. As key members of our University International (Association to Advance ty and Rider faculty, students and staff. The community, it is their commitment to our Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation board provides a range of current and values, vision and mission that will ensure and one of only two schools in New Jersey to emerging business insights as input to Rider’s success. hold the specialized AACSB accreditation in development and advancement of the Rider The University’s institutional identity will accounting. Elementary and secondary edu- business education experience. Similarly, the continue to reflect the strengths of its people, cation programs and their applicable gradu- Accounting Advisory Council works closely history, location and shared values, among ate programs on both campuses are accredit- with the accounting department on issues which are a commitment to diversity, social ed by the National Council for the specific to the M.Acc. program and account- and ethical responsibility and community. Accreditation of Teacher Education ing in general. A specific service function is The success of our graduates will be demon- (NCATE). The undergraduate and graduate performed by the accounting department’s strated by their personal and career achieve- music programs of Westminster Choir participation in the Volunteer Income Tax ments and by their contributions to the cul- College are accredited by the National Assistance (VITA) program. Each year, tural, social and economic life of their com- Association of Schools of Music (NASM). In accounting majors reach into the communi- munities, the nation and the world. addition, Rider’s graduate counseling serv- ty by helping (free of charge) elderly and page 1 GENERAL INFORMATION low-income persons complete their tax returns. The students, in turn, benefit from special IRS training and the opportunity for e Westminster Choir College field experience. The Science Advisory Board provides a Westminster Choir College of Rider University is a professional college of our Lif unique interface between Rider and the scien- music located on a 23-acre campus in Princeton, NJ, seven miles north of tific and business communities. The board Rider’s Lawrenceville campus. The Master of Music degree is offered with was established to provide advice and counsel majors in sacred music, music education, choral conducting, voice peda- on the continuing development of undergrad- gogy and performance, organ performance, piano accompanying and coach- uate science education at Rider and to effect ing, piano pedagogy and performance, piano performance, and composi- cooperative efforts between the scientific and tion. Summer programs leading to the Master of Music Education and business communities. Master of Voice Pedagogy are also offered. e Learning Meets Y The Education Advisory Board makes con- Choral music performance lies at the heart of the Westminster program. nections with alumni, government, schools, her Preparation and performance of choral/orchestral works at times takes W professional agencies, business and industry, precedence over all facets of campus life. All graduate students sing for a and the general public to promote the inter- Y • minimum of one year in the Westminster Symphonic Choir. They may also IT ests of the professional programs and facilitate S