Felician University Undergraduate Catalog 2017 – 2018
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FELICIAN UNIVERSITY ! UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2017 – 2018 Page | i Students at Felician University are subject to the degree requirements of the current catalog at the time of matriculation. Announcements contained in this publication are subject to change without notice and may not be regarded in the nature of binding obligations on the University. The University reserves the right to change any provisions, policies, or requirements when deemed appropriate. The University reserves the right to withdraw or modify the courses of instruction or to change the instructors at any time. The University is authorized under Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien residents. Failure to read this publication does not excuse students from the requirements and regulations de- scribed herein, or knowledge of policy changes announced in the annually issued Student Handbook or in other University publications. This catalog is issued every year. Page | !ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMIC CALENDAR…………………………………………………………………..… 1 UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY………………………………………………………………… 2 ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS…………………………………………………….. 10 MEMBERSHIPS……………………………………………………………………………… 11 HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY…………………………………………………..…….. 13 CAMPUS FACILITIES…………………………………..…………………………………… 24 ADMISSION INFORMATION……………………………………………………………… 25 OFFICE OF STUDENT ACCOUNTS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES..…………..…. 30 TUITION AND FEES……………………………………………………………………..…. 39 FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS…………………………………………………. 43 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES…………………………………………….. 54 FELICIAN COLLEGE HONOR CODE …………………………………………………………………….. 54 HOLD POLICY……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 57 INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD……………………………………………………………………….. 58 COMPUTER MEDIATED INSTRUCTION/eLEARNING PROGRAM………………………………… 58 CONFERRING OF DEGREES………………………………………………………………………………. 60 REGISTRATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES………………………………………………………….69 STANDARDS OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP)………………………………………………………….. 73 STUDY ABROAD…………………………………………………………………………………….………… 77 ACADEMIC SERVICES……………………………………………………………………………………….. 79 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION…………………………………………………………………………………….. 81 ATHLETICS…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 82 BOOKSTORE…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 82 FOOD SERVICES………………………………………………………………………………………………. 85 CENTER FOR HEALTH……………………………………………………………………………………… 85 LIBRARY……………………………………………………………………………………………..………… 86 ORIENTATION…………………………………………….………………………………………………….. 87 ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS…………………………………………………………………………….. 88 PUBLICATIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 90 VETERANS…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 91 DEGREE AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS…………………………………………………….. 91 SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS………………………………………………………………………….. 93 GENERAL EDUCATION…………………………………………………………………………………….. 94 HONORS PROGRAM………………..……………………………………………………… 98 SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES…………………………………………………….. 101 ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)………………………………………………………………………………… 104 THE ARTS (ART)………………………….……………………..…………………………………………… 105 BIOLOGY (BIO)……………………………………………………..……………………………………..… 120 Joint Degree Programs…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 132 CHEMISTRY (CHEM)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 165 COMMUNICATIONS (COMM)…………………………………………………………………………….. 168 Journalism/Media Concentration……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 168 Video Making…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 168 Theater Studies (Minor)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 168 COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)………………………………………………………………………………… 178 CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CRIM)……………………………………………………………………………….. 199 Page | !iii ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES (ENG)………………………….…………………………….. 212 Foreign Languages……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 222 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (ENV)…………………………………………………………………….. 224 EXERCISE SPORTS SCIENCE (EXSC)……………………………………………………..…………….. 225 FRESHMAN YEAR EXPERIENCE (FYE)………………………………………………………………… 230 HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT…………………………………………………………….. 232 HISTORY (HIST)…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 234 HUMANITIES STUDIES……………………………………………………………………………………. 239 Global Peace and Justice Studies Concentration………………………………………………………………………………………. 242 MATHEMATICS (MATH)…………………………………………………………………………………… 249 MEDIEVAL STUDIES (Minor)…………………………………………………………………..…………. 259 MUSIC (MUS)…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 260 NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATH (NSM)………………………………………………………………. 267 General Science Concentration………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 271 PHILOSOPHY (PHIL)……………………………………………………………………………………….. 272 PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)………………………………………………………………………….….. 278 PHYSICS (PHYS)…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 279 POLITICAL SCIENCE (PSCI)……………………………………………………………………………….. 280 PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC)……………………………………………………………………………………….. 283 RELIGIOUS STUDIES (RELS)……………………………………………………………………………… 297 SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (SBS)……………………………………………………………..… 303 SOCIOLOGY (SOC)………………………………………………………………………………………….. 311 WOMEN’S STUDIES (Minor)…………………………………………………………………………….….. 315 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS…………………………………………………………………… 322 ACCOUNTING (ACC)……………………………………………………………………………………….. 330 ECONOMICS (ECON)………………………………………………………………………………………. 334 HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION (HCA)……………………………………………………………… 337 MANAGEMENT (MGT)…………………………………………………………………………………..… 339 MARKETING (MKT)…………………………………………………………………………………………. 341 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION……………………………………………………………….. 343 SCHOOL OF NURSING…………………………………………………………………… 427 ACCELERATED BACHELOR’S TO BSN…………………………………………………………………. 440 FAST TRACK RN/BSN PROGRAM………………………………………………………………………… 449 ORGANIZATION…………………………………………………………………………… 453 BOARD OF TRUSTEES …………..………………………………………………………………………… 453 COUNCIL OF REGENTS …………..………………………………………………………………………. 454 SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS…………………………………………………………………. 455 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 455 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………… 455 ADMINISTRATION, ENROLLMENT AND PLANNING………………………………………………………………………… 457 BUSINESS AND FINANCE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 460 INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT………………………………………………………………………………………………… 461 MISSION INTEGRATION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 461 STUDENT AFFAIRS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 461 FACULTY…………………………………………………………………………………….. 464 Emerita/Emeritus…………………………………………………………………………………………..… 464 Full Time Faculty…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 465 ADVISORY COMMITTEES………………………………………………………..……… 471 LOCATIONS…………………………………………………………………………………. 474 INDEX…………………………………………………………………………….……..…… 477 Page | !1 Traditional Fall 2017 Fall semester begins Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Labor Day (college closed) Monday, September 4, 2017 Last day for drop/add Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Mid-term Exams Monday, Oct. 23, 2017- Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 Advising begins (for Spring 2018 semester) Monday, November 6, 2017 Registration begins Spring 2018 Monday, November 13, 2017 Last day to Withdraw Friday, November 17, 2017 Thanksgiving Eve No Classes College Open Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Thanksgiving Recess Thursday, Nov.23, 2017- Saturday, Nov. 24, 2017 Reading Day (no classes) Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Final Exams Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017- Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 All Grades Due Thursday, December 21, 2017 Grades Released to Students Friday, December 22, 2017 Traditional Spring 2018 Martin Luther King (college closed) Monday, January 15, 2018 Spring semester begins Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Last day for drop/ add Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Presidents Day (college closed) Monday, February 19, 2018 Spring Break Monday, March 5, 2018- Saturday, March 10, 2018 Mid-term Exams Mon., March 19, 2018- Sat., March 24, 2018 Easter Recess Thurs., March 29, 2018- Sat., March 31, 2018 Advising summer/Fall 2019 Begins Monday, April 9, 2018 Registration Summer/Fall 2019 Begins Monday, April 16, 2018 Last day to Withdraw Friday, April 13, 2018 Reading Day (no classes) Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Final Exams Wednesday, May 9, 2018- Tuesday, May 15, 2018 All grades Due Thursday, May 17, 2018 Grades Released to Students Friday, May 18, 2018 Commencement Saturday, May 19, 2018 Summer I 2018 May 21, 2018 – June 25, 2018 Summer II 2018 June 27, 2018 – August 1, 2018 PLEASE NOTE: • Dates may be subject to change at the discretion of the University authorities. • The above calendar applies to traditional fall and spring semesters of fifteen weeks. Students enrolled in programs not based on a fifteen-week semester should seek scheduling informa- tion from their program director. Page | !2 UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY Administrative Offices 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) Office of the President Dr. Anne Prisco, President of Felician University Lodi Campus – Albin Obal Hall (1st floor) Meggan O’Neill, Executive Assistant to the President Academic Affairs Dr. Edward H. Ogle, Vice President of Academic Affairs Lodi Campus – Albin Obal Hall (1st floor) (201) 559-6024 Enrollment & Student Affairs Francine Andrea, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Lodi Campus – Albin Obal Hall (1st floor) (201) 559-6082 Undergraduate Admission Office Rutherford Campus – Iviswold Castle (201) 355-1465 [email protected] Colleen M. Fuller Director of Undergraduate Admissions 201-355-1444 Daniela Gonzalez Associate Director of Admissions Processing 201-355-1452 Daniel Flores Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions 201-355-1456 Colleen Healy Assistant Director of Admissions 201-355-1454 Melissa Essman Assistant Director of Admissions 201-355-1457 Michael Toth Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions 201-355-1459 Andrea Horvath Associate