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Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 DAEMEN COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2020-2021 Table of Contents Daemen Overview Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 General Information About Daemen…………………………………………………………...... 5 Admissions…………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Financial Information & Expenses……………………………………………………………… 15 Financial Aid…………………………………………………………………………………….... 18 Student Life & Student Services………………………………………………………………… 37 Academic Regulations & Standards……………………………………………………………. 46 Academic Calendar…………………………………………………………………………........ 62 Programs of Study (HEGIS Codes)…………………………………………………………….. 64 Core Curriculum……………………………………...…………......……………………..…….. 72 Honors Program………………………………..……………………………………………...…. 82 Administration…………………………………………………………………………………….. 84 Administrative Staff…………………………………………..……………………………….….. 87 Faculty………………………………………………………………………………………….….. 92 Accreditation & Institutional Policies…………...………………………………………...….….109 Academic Programs Accounting…………….……………………………………………………………….…….…… 115 Athletic Training……………………………………………………..………………….……….. 127 Business Administration……………………………………………….……………..………… 142 Education………………………………………………………………………………………… 161 English………………………………………………………………………………….…….….. 182 Global & Local Sustainability………………………………………………….……….…...…. 200 Health Promotion…………………………………………………………………..…..……..… 207 History & Political Science………………………………………………………………….….. 230 Mathematics…………………………………………………………………….…..…...…….... 262 Modern Languages…………………………………………………………….……..……....... 276 Natural Sciences………………………………………………………………….……….……. 299 Nursing……………………………………………………………………………….……………328 Paralegal Studies…………………………………………….…………………….….…….….. 341 Philosophy & Religious Studies……..…………………………………………….……….….. 349 Physical Therapy…………………………………….………………………………………..… 359 Physician Assistant…………………………………………………………..….……………… 377 Psychological Sciences……….....…………………………………………….…………..……389 Social Work……………………………………………………………………………………... 401 Visual & Performing Arts…………………………..……………………………..……………. 410 Interdisciplinary Programs Career Services...……………………………………………………………………………….439 Saffrin Center for Sustainability and Civic Engagement…………………………………….441 Civil Society & Sustainable Communities…………………………………………………….442 Entrepreneurship Minor…………………………………………………………………………443 Environmental Studies...…………………………………………………….………………….445 Forensic Studies……...………………………………………………………………………….446 Global & Local Sustainability………………………………………………….….…….……...447 Global Studies……………………………………………………...……………………………449 Individualized Studies…………………………………………………………………………...452 Liberal Studies...…………………………………………………...…………………………….454 Military Science (ROTC)………………………………………...……………………………...456 +Plus Programs……………………………………………………………………...................457 Service Learning….……………………………………………………………..………………461 changes are effective at such times as the proper authorities INTRODUCTION determine and may apply not only to prospective students but For Information on also to those who already are enrolled in the College. Admission Office of Admissions Policy on (716) 839-8225 Toll-free throughout the United States and Ontario 1-800-462- Nondiscrimination 7652 Daemen College subscribes to all state and federal regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender, race, color, creed, religion, veteran or military status, national origin, age, disability, familial status, For Information on marital status, domestic violence victim status, status as an ex- offender, arrest record, predisposing genetic characteristics or Financial Aid genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by Office of Financial Aid federal or New York State law. Daemen College’s (716) 839-8254 nondiscrimination policy complies with all current statutes and applies to admission, employment, and access to all programs, services, and other activities offered by the College. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title IX of the Education For Transcript of Records Amendments of 1972, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Office of the Registrar Americans with Disabilities Act should be directed to the (716) 839-8214 Daemen College Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Officer (the Chief Diversity Officer), Dun Scotus, Room 115; Transcript Info: Link to website or go to our Registrar website telephone: (716) 839-7212. on the transcript information page found at this address, http://www.daemen.edu/academics/registrar/transcripts The information compiled in this catalog was prepared for the Student Right-to-Know 2020-2021 academic year, but should not be regarded as a Any individual who is considering enrolling at Daemen College contract between the student and Daemen College. The may secure a copy of the College’s graduation rate and College’s separately published Graduate Catalog contains additional College statistics compiled in accordance with the information about the College’s graduate programs. Student Right-to-Know Act by contacting the College’s Information on linked undergraduate and graduate programs in Admissions Office or visiting the Fast Facts web page. Accounting, Athletic Training, Biology/Cytotechnology, Business Administration/International Business, Health Promotion/Public Health, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant Studies are included in this catalog. The right is Jeanne Clery Disclosure of reserved to change any of the rules and regulations of the College at any time, including those relating to admission, Campus Security and instruction, and graduation. The right to withdraw curricula and specific courses, to alter course content, to change the calendar, and to impose or increase fees similarly is reserved. All such 3 Crime Statistics (the Clery ****************** To request a printed copy of the Daemen College Catalog, Act) (1990) contact In compliance with the Department of Education and the Clery Act, Daemen College publishes an Annual Security and Fire The Office of Admissions Safety Report which is available online at Daemen College http://www.daemen.edu/ASR or via the United States Department of Education website at: 4380 Main Street http://ope.ed.gov/security/GetOneInstitutionData. Visitors can Amherst, NY 14226 also request to see a copy of the College Crime and Fire Logs available in the Office of Campus Safety. Telephone 716-839-8225 (toll free 800-462-7652 in NY, NJ & Procedures in case of a major emergency disrupting normal PA) campus operations are detailed in the Annual Security and Fire or email [email protected] Safety Report, as well as the Student Handbook. 4 share one bathroom. Lounges and laundry facilities are GENERAL available on each floor. INFORMATION Charles J. Wick Campus Center houses student life offices including Campus Safety, CHIP Center ABOUT DAEMEN (Counseling, Health, Insurance, Prevention), Conference Services, the 24/7 Information Desk, and The Campus the executive boardroom, a dedicated esports center, lounges, the main dining room seating 650, the Wildcat Daemen College is located on a 46.5-acre campus in Amherst, Den (multi-media dining location), and a social New York. The suburban location enables students of the room/auditorium seating 500. college to have ready access to the vibrant Buffalo-Niagara Patricia E. Curtis Hall houses physician assistants, region while enjoying the charm of a beautifully landscaped psychological sciences, and social work faculty offices. campus. Daemen is easily accessible by major rail, plane, and Duns Scotus Hall is the home of the SPOT student motor routes servicing Buffalo. The college is less than five services corridor. DS houses administrative and faculty minutes from exit 50 of the New York State Thruway. The offices, classrooms, science laboratories, art studios, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, serviced by most major lounges, the bookstore, print shop, mailroom, the Nancy airlines, is a 15-minute drive from the campus. Haberman Gacioch Center for Veterans, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Global Programs (International For directions and campus map: daemen.edu/directions. Student Services & Study Aboard), Paul A. Saffrin Center for Sustainability & Civic Engagement (includes Buildings and Facilities Service-Learning), and the Student-Athlete Academic Center. Academic and Wellness Center (AWC), located across Haberman Gacioch Center for Visual & Performing from Daemen’s Main Street campus, houses the fitness Arts features the Tower Gallery, graphic design center and recreation space, as well as state-of-the-art production area, computer labs, faculty offices, the classrooms for physical therapy, athletic training, and Sister Jeanne File Resource Room, the animation center, health promotion. and studios for illustration, figure drawing, and Alumni House is the home for institutional painting. The building was designed with green advancement, alumni, and publication offices. technology and uses geothermal heating to contain Athletics Complex houses the Lumsden Gymnasium as energy costs. well as the college’s intercollegiate athletic offices and Honors House, located near the college’s Getzville athletic training room. Road entrance, serves as a study space for Honors Business Building includes faculty offices, classrooms, Program students and provides office space for the a computer lab, and a student lounge, as well as the marketing team. Office of Information Technology. MusicalFare Theatre houses the theater and offices of Campus Apartments, housing approximately