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President’s Welcome Dear Students, On behalf of the entire Marymount Manhattan community, I am delighted to welcome you to our college, a vibrant, close-knit community of intellectually curious and creative students, faculty, and staff in the heart of New York City. The College mission is to prepare a highly diverse student body for socially engaged lives and fulfilling careers. Central to these efforts is the particular attention given to each one of you, our students. Marymount Manhattan provides an intensely personal educational environment in which you will develop your unique path by pursuing your individual interests and passions, while exploring new ideas, new approaches, and new worlds. In the pages of this course catalogue, you will find essential information about the College’s rich and varied curriculum, which I hope will inspire you to explore both widely and deeply. Included is an overview of the programs of study, degree requirements, policies and procedures, and other information that will help you make the most of your Marymount Manhattan experience. Beyond these pages, you will find talented and dedicated faculty members who are eager to help you achieve your educational and professional goals. You will find caring staff members who will do their best to ensure the quality of your undergraduate experience and give you the help and guidance you need to succeed. You will discover academic programs that will transform your ways of thinking and expand your knowledge. You will meet friends and colleagues in our diverse community who will join you on this exciting journey. As you embark on a new academic year, I encourage you to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities that Marymount Manhattan offers. This is a college that provides a liberal arts education unlike any other, with stellar academic programs delivered by an exceptionally talented and committed faculty and enriched by the resources of one of the greatest cities in the world. I look forward to meeting you on campus and learning about your experiences at the College. In the meantime, I wish you a creative, productive, and transformative academic year. Best wishes, Kerry Walk, Ph.D. President 1 Academic Calendar 2018- 2019 JUMP START 2018 October 3, Saturday Fall Open House #2 November 4, Sunday Daylight Saving Time Ends (Fall Back) August 5, Sunday Jump Start 2018 Resident Student Check- In November 5, Monday Registration for Spring and Summer 2019 August 6, Monday Jump Start 2018 Session Begins for Continuing Students Begins Jump Start 2018 Program Change (Add/Drop) November 6, Tuesday Election Day- Classes in Session/College Open Last Day to Register for Pass/Fail for November 8, Thursday Advisement and Career Day (Sophomores/First Year) Jump Start 2018 for Spring/Summer 2019 Course Selection - Last Day to Add a Class - No Classes/College Open Last Day to Drop from Jump Start 2018 November 15, Thursday Last Day to submit Online Graduation without a Grade Application for June 1, 2019 Last Day to Drop a Course from Jump Start 2018 November 21, Wednesday Thanksgiving Recess - No Classes/ without a Grade Administrative Offices Closed August 7, Tuesday Jump Start 2018 “W” Period Begins (Residence Halls Remain Open) August 7-9, Last Day to Withdraw from Jump Start 2018 November 22 - 23, Thanksgiving Recess - College Closed Tuesday- Thursday with a “W” Grade Thursday - Friday (Residence Halls Remain Open) August 13, Monday Jump Start 2018: Withdrawals as of this November 24 - 25, Date Result in a “WF” Grade Saturday - Sunday No Classes August 16, Thursday Last Day to withdraw from Jump Start 2018 December 3, Monday Payment Due for January 2019 with a “WF” grade Advisement and Registration for New Students August 21, Tuesday Eid al Adha (Muslim) No Classes/ College Open for Spring 2019 Begins August 23 - 27, December 3-10, Hannukkah (Jewish)- Thursday - Monday Submission of Jump Start 2018 grades Monday-Monday Classes in Session/College Open August 25, Saturday Jump Start 2018 Session Ends December 11, Tuesday Reading Day - No Classes/College Open December 13, Thursday Last Day to Withdraw from Fall 2018 with a “WF” Grade FALL 2018 December 20, Thursday Fall 2018 Semester Ends December 20 - 28, August 13, Monday Late Registration for Fall 2018 Thursday-Friday Submission of Fall 2018 Grades August 24 - 26, December 21, Friday Residence Halls Close at Noon Friday - Sunday Parents, Family and Friends Orientation December 24 - 31, Holiday Recess - No Classes/ August 25 - 26, Monday-Monday Administrative Offices Closed Saturday - Sunday Freshmen Student Check-In December 24, Monday Christmas Eve (Christian) August 27-31 December 25, Tuesday Christmas Day (Christian) Monday - Friday Welcome Week Audust 28, Tuesday Transfer Student Check-In August 29, Wednesday New Faculty Orientation JANUARY 2019 SESSION August 30, Thursday New Student Convocation Auguest 31, Friday Continuing Student Check-In January 1, Tuesday New Year’s Day-College Closed September 3, Monday Labor Day - College Closed January 2019 Session Resident Student September 4, Tuesday Fall 2018 Semester Begins Check-in Starting at Noon September 4 - 11, January 2, Wednesday January 2019 Session Begins Tuesday - Tuesday Fall 2018 Program Change Period (Add/Drop) January 2019 Session Late Registration & September 10, Monday Roshh Hashanah (Jewish)- Classes in Session/ Program Change (Add/Drop) College Open Last Day to Submit Internship and Independent September 11, Tuesday Last Day to Submit Internships and Study Contracts for January 2019 Session Independent Study Contracts for Fall 2018 Last Day to Register for Pass/Fail for Last Day to Register for Pass/Fail for Fall 2018 January 2019 Session Last Day to Apply for an Audit Last Day to Apply for an Audit Last Day to Add a Class Last Day to Add a Class September 12, Wednesday Last Day for Students to Submit any Last Day to Drop a Course without a Grade Outstanding Assignments to Complete January 3, Thursday January 2019 Session “W” Period Begins Coursework and Resolve “Inc” Grades. January 4, Friday Payment Due for Spring 2019 September 12, Wednesday Apple Fest January 7, Monday Last Day to Withdraw from January 2019 September 17, Monday Constitution & Citizenship Day (Special events Session with a “W” Grade during classes) Late Registration for Spring 2019 September 19, Wednesday Yom Kippur (Jewish)- No classes./ College open January 8, Tuesday January 2019 Session: Withdrawals as of September 25, Tuesday Last Day to Drop a Course without a Grade this Date Result in “WF” Grades September 26, Wednesday Fall 2018 “W” Period Begins January 18, Friday Last Day to Withdraw from January 2019 October 1, Monday Last Day for Faculty to Submit all Change Session with a “WF” Grade of Grade Forms to Resolve “Inc” Grades January 21, Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - College Closed from Spring and Summer 2018. January 23 - 27, Any Unresolved “Inc” Grades are Converted Wednesday - Sunday Submission of January 2019 Grades to “F” Grades on this Date. January 25, Friday January 2019 Session Ends October 8, Monday Fall Holiday - College Closed October 13, Saturday Fall Open House #1 October 19 - 21, Friday - Sunday Family and Friends Homecoming Weekend October 21, Sunday Dean’s List Ceremony October 24, Wednesday Last Day to Withdraw from Fall with a “W” Grade October 25, Thursday Fall 2018: Withdrawals as of this Date Result in “WF” Grades October 30, Tuesday Advisement and Career Day (Seniors/Juniors) for Spring/Summer 2019 Course Selection - - No classes/College Open Academic Calendar 2017 -2018 SPRING 2019 SUMMER 2019 January 24, Thursday Parents, Family and Friends Orientation May 1, Wednesday Payment Due for Summer I and II 2019 Residence Halls Reopen at 9am for all May 13-22 Residents Monday - Wednesday Summer I 2019 Late Registration January 25, Friday New and Transfer Student Orientation Events May 19, Sunday Summer I 2019 Resident Student Check-In and Welcome Back Events May 20, Monday Summer I 2019 Semester Begins January 28, Monday Spring 2019 Semester Begins Faculty Development Day January 28 - February 4 May 20-22 Monday - Monday Spring 2019 Program Change Period (Add/ Drop) Monday - Wednesday Summer I 2019 Program Change (Add/Drop) February 4, Monday Last Day to Submit Internship and May 22, Wednesday Last Day to Submit Internship & Independent Independent Study Contracts for Spring 2019 Study Contracts for Summer I 2019 Last Day to Register for Pass/Fail for Spring 2019 Last Day to Register for Pass/Fail for Last Day to Apply for Audit Summer I 2019 Last Day to Add a Class Last Day to Apply for an Audit February 5, Tuesday Last Day for Students to Submit any Outstanding Last Day to Add a Class Assignments to Complete Coursework and Last Day to Drop a Course without a Grade Resolve “INC” Grades for Fall 2018 May 23, Thursday Summer I 2019 “W” Period Begins February 5, Tuesday Chinese New Year - May 27, Monday Memorial Day - College Closed - Classes in Session/College Open June 3, Monday Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I 2019 February 18, Monday Presidents’ Day - College Closed with a “W” Grade February 19, Tuesday Last Day to Drop a Course without a Grade June 4, Tuesday Summer I 2019: Withdrawals as of this Date February 20, Wednesday Spring 2019 “W” Period Begins Result in a “WF” Grade March 1, Friday Last Day for Faculty to Submit all Change June 4, Tuesday Eid al Fitr Begins at Sunset (Muslim) of Grade Forms to Resolve “INC” Grades from Fall 2018. Any Unresolved “INC” Classes in Session/ College Open Grades are Converted to “F” Grades