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2014-2015 Academic Catalog www.rider.edu/catalogs www.rider.edu/catalogs | 2014-2015 Academic Catalog 1 Contents Undergraduate Graduate 4 Calendar 261 Business Administration 5 General Information 283 Education, Leadership, 9 Core Curriculum and and Counseling Study Opportunities 329 Liberal Arts and Sciences 17 Business Administration 335 Procedures and Policies 37 Education 51 Fine and Performing Arts 69 Liberal Arts and Sciences 111 Continuing Studies 139 Westminster Choir College 141 Course Descriptions 247 Procedures and Policies Calendar for Academic Year 2014-2015 FALL SEMESTER 2014 SPRING SEMESTER 2015 14 Thursday Graduate and Continuing August January Studies Commencement 30 Sunday 2 Friday 15 Friday Residences open for new students Balance of spring charges due Undergraduate Commencement August-September 22-23 Thursday-Friday June 30-2 Sunday-Tuesday New student orientation 1 Monday 23 Friday Final new student testing and Summer 2015 degree scheduling New student testing and applications due New student orientation scheduling 12 Friday 24 Saturday September Deadline for makeup of spring 1 Monday Residences open semester incomplete grades Residences open for continuing 25 Sunday Enrollment clearance students SPRING 2015 WITHDRAWAL DATES* 3 Wednesday 26 Monday Classes begin (day and evening) Day and Evening classes begin Feb. 9-March 13 3-9 Wednesday-Tuesday 26-30 Monday-Friday Schedule changes Withdrawal, student discretion Schedule changes March 16-April 17 10-16 Wednesday-Tuesday February Withdrawal, consent of instructor Courses may be dropped 2-6 Monday-Friday April 20-May 1 October Classes may be dropped Withdrawal, psychological or 1 Wednesday 15 Sunday physiological incapacity December 2014 degree Spring 2015 degree applications due applications due *Please refer to http://www.rider.edu/offices- 13 Monday March services/finaid/payments-billing-deposits/ Course request period for spring 1 Sunday refunds for information regarding course withdrawals and refunds. semester begins Incoming freshman, transfer and November continuing undergraduate students For additional information and updates, 26-30 Wednesday-Sunday priority deadline for filing federal go to www.rider.edu financial aid forms Thanksgiving recess CALENDAR 9 Monday December Course request period for fall SUMMER SESSION 2015 General Information 1 Monday semester begins Classes resume 14 Saturday Students interested in calendar and course 5 Friday Last day of classes before offerings for the summer sessions should Day classes end spring recess consult the summer session catalog, available 6-7 Saturday-Sunday 15-22 Sunday-Sunday from the College of Continuing Studies at 609- Reading days Spring recess 896-5033 or go to www.rider.edu/summer 8-9 Monday-Tuesday 23 Monday Final exams Classes resume COMMENCEMENT INFORMATION 10 Wednesday April Reading day For Commencement ceremonies information, 30 Thursday 8-11 Monday-Thursday go to www.rider.edu/commencement Evening final exams Evening classes end 11-12 Thursday-Friday May CANCELLATION OF CLASSES Final exams 1 Friday 13-14 Saturday-Sunday Day classes end In most cases, Rider will remain open and Reading days 2 Saturday 15-16 Monday-Tuesday fully operational during snowstorms and Saturday classes end other emergency situations. Under extreme Final exams 2-3 Saturday-Sunday circumstaces, however, it may become necessary January 2015 Reading days to cancel classes and other functions, and close 30 Friday 4-5 Monday-Tuesday certain buildings or take emergecy actions. Deadline for makeup of fall Final exams semester incomplete grades 4-7 Monday-Thursday If such circumstances should arise, a notice Evening final exams will be sent via the Rider Alert System. 6 Wednesday FALL 2014 WITHDRAWAL DATES* Reading day You may sign up for Rider Alert on Rider’s homepage, www.rider.edu Sept. 17-Oct. 21 7-8 Thursday-Friday Withdrawal, student discretion Final exams Cancellations will also be announced online Oct. 22-Nov. 18 9-10 Saturday-Sunday at www.rider.edu and on the Rider University Withdrawal, consent of instructor Reading days information hotline at 609-219-2000, option 1. Nov. 19-Dec. 5 11-12 Monday-Tuesday Withdrawal, psychological or Final exams physiological incapacity 4 20142015 Academic Catalog | www.rider.edu/catalogs General Information Four separate schools emerged as a result of a reorganization in 1962. General Information The well-established schools of Business Administration and Educa- tion were joined by two new schools–Liberal Arts and Science and the Evening School. The schools of Business Administration and Ed- RIDER’S VISION ucation have each since added a division of graduate studies and the Evening School has been reorganized into the College of Continuing Rider University will be a leader in American higher education cele- Studies. In 1988, the School of Education was renamed the School of brated for educating talented students for citizenship, life and career Education and Human Services to reflect the scope of its curricula. In success in a diverse and interdependent world. Rider will achieve July 1992, Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, merged with distinctiveness by focusing on students first, by cultivating leadership Rider to become Westminster Choir College, The School of Music of skills, by affirming teaching and learning that bridge the theoretical Rider College. and the practical, and by fostering a culture of academic excellence. On March 23, 1994, the New Jersey Board of Higher Education des- ignated Rider a teaching university pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9:1-3.1 et RIDER’S MISSION seq. On April 13, 1994, Rider’s name was officially changed to Rider University. Today, the University’s academic units are the College of Rider attracts and graduates talented and motivated students with di- Business Administration; the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and verse backgrounds from across the nation and around the world, and Sciences (including the School of Education and the School of Liberal puts them at the center of our learning and living community. Arts and Sciences); the College of Continuing Studies; and Westmin- ster College of the Arts, including the School of Fine and Performing As a learner-centered University dedicated to the education of the Arts and Westminster Choir College. whole student, Rider provides students the intellectual resources and breadth of student life opportunities of a comprehensive university with the personal attention and close student-faculty interactions of ACCREDITATIONS a liberal arts college. The University’s many specialized accreditations attest to the quality of Through a commitment to high quality teaching, scholarship and ex- its academic programs. Rider is among the select business schools to periential opportunities, faculty on both campuses provide undergrad- have attained AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate uate and graduate students rigorous and relevant programs of study Schools of Business) accreditation and the only school in New Jersey to to expand their intellectual, cultural and personal horizons and devel- hold the specialized AACSB accreditation in accounting. Elementary op their leadership skills. Our highly regarded programs in the arts, and secondary education programs and their applicable graduate pro- GENERAL INFORMATION natural, physical and social sciences, music, business and education grams on both campuses are accredited by the National Council for the challenge students to become active learners who can acquire, inter- Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The undergraduate and pret, communicate and apply knowledge within and across disciplines graduate music programs of Westminster Choir College are accredited to foster the integrative thinking required in a complex and rapidly by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). In addition, changing world. Rider’s graduate counseling services program in the School of Educa- tion holds the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Rider attracts highly qualified faculty, staff and administration with Education Programs (CACREP) national accreditation, and its school diverse backgrounds who create an environment that inspires intel- psychology program holds the National Association of School Psychol- lectual and social engagement, stimulates innovation and service, and ogists accreditation. Rider’s chemistry program is accredited by the encourages personal and professional development. As key members of American Chemical Society. Rider University is regionally accredited our University community, it is their commitment to our values, vision by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and mission that will ensure Rider’s success. The University’s institutional identity will continue to reflect the NOTICE OF THE TITLE IX COORDINATOR strengths of its people, history, location and shared values, among which are a commitment to diversity, social and ethical responsibility, Rider University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action and community. Employer. No one will be denied employment at or admission to Rider University on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, handicap/ The success of our graduates will be demonstrated by their personal disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or national and career achievements and by their contributions to the cultural, so- origin. The University does not discriminate on the basis of any of the cial and economic life of their communities, the nation