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Long Island University Riverhead Campus Bulletin LIU Riverhead 2014 - 2015 Bulletin 121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, LIU Building, Riverhead, N.Y. 11901-3499 General Information: 631-287-8010 Fax: 631-287-8253 E-mail: [email protected] www.liu.edu/riverhead Notice to Students: The information in this publication is accurate as of September 1, 2014. However, circumstances may require that a given course be withdrawn or alternate offerings be made. Therefore, LIU reserves the right to amend the courses described herein and cannot guarantee enrollment into any specific course section. All applicants are reminded that the University is subject to policies promulgated by its Board of Trustees, as well as New York State and federal regulation. The University therefore reserves the right to effect changes in the curriculum, administration, tuition and fees, academic schedule, program offerings and other phases of school activity, at any time, without prior notice. The University assumes no liability for interruption of classes or other instructional activities due to fire, flood, strike, war or other force majeure. The University expects each student to be knowledgeable about the information presented in this bulletin and other official publications pertaining to his/her course of study and campus life. For additional information or specific degree requirements, prospective students should call the campus Admissions Office. Registered students should speak with their advisors. Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Maintenance of Matriculation 15 TABLE OF CONTENTS Withdrawal 15 LIU 4 Transcript Requests 16 CAMPUSES OF LIU 5 Payment of Tuition and Fees 16 Residential Campuses 5 GENERAL TUITION AND FEES 17 (2014-2015 RATES) Regional Campuses 6 FINANCIAL AID 19 ABOUT LIU RIVERHEAD 7 Application Process 19 Statement of Mission 7 Awards 19 Overview 7 Terms and Conditions 19 Accreditation 7 Standards for Satisfactory Academic University Policies 7 20 Progress (SAP) LIU RIVERHEAD ACADEMIC 8 STUDENT SERVICES, 22 PROGRAM OFFERINGS RESOURCES AND FACILITIES ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014- 9 Student Services 22 2015 Office of Information Technology 22 ADMISSION 10 My LIU 22 General Information 10 Academic Advising 22 Admission Status 10 Career Services 22 Undergraduate Transfer Admission 10 Writing Lab 22 Graduate Admission 10 Disability Support Services 22 Readmission 10 Bookstore 23 Deferred Admission 10 Student Health Insurance 23 New York State Immunization Law 11 Public Safety 23 ACADEMIC POLICY 12 Facilities 23 Academic Load and Class Standing 12 Alumni Relations 23 Grading 12 LIBRARY 24 Dean's List 12 Attendance 12 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS 25 Absence from Final Examination 12 B.S., Childhood Education 26 Academic Probation, Suspension and B.A., Communication Studies - New 26 12 Dismissal Media Graduation and Diplomas 13 Course Descriptions 28 Student Conduct 13 GRADUATE EDUCATION 32 Academic Integrity 13 PROGRAMS Appeal Process 13 General Program Admission 33 Related Curricular Matters 13 M.S., Childhood Education 33 REGISTRATION 15 M.S., Literacy Education 34 Course Registration 15 M.S., Teaching Students with 34 Disabilities Program Changes 15 Advanced Certificate, Applied 35 Visiting Student Authorization 15 Behavior Analysis (VISA) Course Descriptions 36 Per Capita Classes 15 LIU RIVERHEAD FACULTY 40 Leave of Absence 15 HOMELAND SECURITY 41 Medical Leave of Absence 15 MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE LIU Riverhead Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Page 2 LIU Riverhead Introduction 42 Advantages for Professionals 42 Online Education at the Graduate 42 Level Interaction Between and Among 42 Faculty and Students Academic Requirements 43 M.S., Homeland Security 43 Management Advanced Certificate, Homeland 44 Security Management Advanced Certificate, Cyber Security 44 Policy Course Descriptions 45 Board of Advisors 50 Faculty of Senior Fellows 51 CONTINUING EDUCATION 61 BLENDED AND ONLINE 62 LEARNING PROGRAMS AT LIU LIU RIVERHEAD APPROVED 63 PROGRAMS LIU RIVERHEAD 64 ADMINISTRATION LIU TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND 65 ADMINISTRATION Page 3 LIU Riverhead Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Bulletin 2014 - 2015 LIU Long Island University (LIU) is one of America’s largest and most comprehensive private universities with locations and programs spanning the New York metropolitan area, overseas and online. World-class faculty, small classes and résumé-building hands-on learning experiences are the hallmarks of an LIU education. The University offers nearly 500 academic programs and educates over 24,000 students in degree-credit and continuing education programs in Brooklyn, Brookville (LIU Post), Brentwood, Riverhead, and Rockland and Westchester (LIU Hudson). Its international unit, LIU Global, provides a wide range of study abroad options at overseas centers in China and Costa Rica, and through programs in Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and, beginning in 2015, Europe. The accomplishments of more than 191,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of LIU’s mission of “Access and Excellence.” The institution also provides enrichment for students and neighboring communities, including the excitement of NCAA Division I and II athletics, internationally acclaimed arts programming at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and the nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism. Accreditation and Program Registration LIU is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The degree and certificate programs also are approved and registered by the New York State Department of Education. LIU Riverhead Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Page 4 LIU Riverhead CAMPUSES OF LIU LIU Post The Residential Campuses Twenty-five miles east of New York City on Long Island’s historic Gold Coast, LIU Post is a leader in cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit in our students through innovative collaborations, partnerships, and student-run LIU Brooklyn businesses. The university, which offers a small-school environment, but with the access and resources of a major metropolitan university, includes five Located in the heart of downtown Brooklyn’s thriving Tech Triangle, LIU schools of study: the College of Education, Information and Technology; the Brooklyn provides students with experiential learning opportunities reflecting College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the College of Management; the School the entrepreneurial urban community it serves. Distinctive programs of Health Professions and Nursing; and School of Visual and Performing Arts. encompass the arts and media, the natural sciences, business, social policy, The scenic, scholarly campus is home to the Steinberg Museum of Art at urban education, the health professions, pharmacy, and the health sciences. Hillwood, the renowned Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, and WCWP- Founded in 1926, LIU Brooklyn is the original unit of Long Island FM Radio. In addition, LIU Post offers the Ph.D. in information studies, the University. Its beautifully landscaped, 11-acre campus is a self-contained urban Psy.D. in clinical psychology, and the Ed.D. in interdisciplinary educational oasis, steps away from world-class arts and entertainment venues like Brooklyn studies. Academy of Music and the Barclays Center, as well as the hip restaurants and The campus was established on the former estate of cereal heiress Marjorie cafes of Fort Greene. Just a 10-minute subway ride from the professional and Merriweather Post in 1954 to accommodate the growing educational needs of cultural opportunities of Manhattan, the vibrant campus includes residence Nassau County following World War II. Ranked a “Best Regional University,” halls for more than 1,100 students. by U.S. News and World Report, LIU Post offers its full-time, part-time, and LIU Brooklyn offers nearly 160 associate, undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, non-credit students a comprehensive range of nearly 200 associate, and certificate programs, including Ph.D. programs in clinical psychology and undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs and certificates. In pharmaceutics, the D.P.T. in physical therapy, and the Pharm.D. in pharmacy. addition, the campus offers college credit courses to high school students in Serving a diverse student body, its academic units include the Richard L. area schools. Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the School of Business, Public LIU Post is recognized as one of the nation’s most beautiful academic Administration and Information Sciences; the School of Education; the Harriet settings, with sprawling green lawns, horse trails, and elegant red-brick Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing; the School of Health Professions; LIU academic buildings. The vibrant campus life includes residence halls for more Pharmacy (the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health than 1,600 students. The campus' award-winning cooperative education Sciences); and the School of Continuing Studies. The campus is known for its program is nationally renowned for its extensive career counseling and job nationally recognized Honors Program, which was the first of its kind in the placement services. country and emphasizes a holistic, liberal arts background. Twenty-two NCAA men’s and women’s sports teams, which recently earned LIU Brooklyn has a deeply rooted tradition of athletic excellence. The top ranking in Division II sports, take advantage of LIU Post’s 70 acres
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