Trocaire College
2012 – 2013 College Catalog
General Information and Curriculum
INQUIRIES
Mailing Addresses:
Main Campus: Extension Center: Trocaire on Seneca Trocaire College Russell J. Salvatore School of 2262 Seneca Street 360 Choate Avenue Hospitality & Business Buffalo, NY 14210 Buffalo, NY 14220-2094 6681 Transit Road Williamsville, NY 14221
Website: www.trocaire.edu
Telephone Directory Dial direct to the desired office. Area Code: 716
General Information (Switchboard) ………… 826-1200 Academic Programs Academic Affairs Office ………………………… 827-2471 Computer Network Administration …………….. 827-2566 Admissions Office ………………………………. 827-2545 Diagnostic Medical Sonography ……………… 827-2497 Advisement Office ………………………………. 827-2433 Dietetic Technology …………………………….. 827-2519 Alumni Services …………………………………. 827-4341 Echocardiography ………………………………. 827-2497 Bookstore ………………………………………… 827-2437 General Studies …………………………………. 827-2578 Career and Transfer Center …………………… 827-2444 Health Information Technology ……………….. 827-2560 Counseling, Student ……………………………. 827-2445 Healthcare Informatics (Interim) .……………… 827-2431 Development Office …………………………….. 827-4341 Hospitality Management ……………………….. 827-4304 Educational Technology Director ……………… 827-2557 Human Resource Management ……………….. 827-4309 Financial Aid Office …………………………….. 827-2416 Massage Therapy ………………………………. 827-2492 Help Desk ………………………………………... 827-4331 Medical Assistant ……………………………….. 827-2560 Human Resource Office ……………………….. 827-2559 Nursing (A.A.S.) …………………………………. 827-2462 Library, Rachel R. Savarino ……………………. 827-2434 Nursing (B.S.) …………………………………… 827-4342 Opportunity Program (TOP) …………………… 827-2562 Practical Nursing ……………………………...... 827-2475 Palisano Center for Academic Success ……… 827-2521 Radiologic Technology (A.A.S.) ………………. 827-2443 President …………………………………………. 827-2423 Radiologic Technology (B.S.) …………………. 827-2443 Public Relations Office …………………………. 827-4343 Surgical Technology ……………………………. 827-2454 Registrar …………………………………………. 827-2485 Registration Office ……………………………… 827-2415 Russell J. Salvatore School of Hospitality and Business ……………………….. 827-4300 Special Events (Fundraising) ………………….. 827-4341 Student Accounts Office / Billing ……………… 827-2400 Student Affairs Office …………………………… 827-2481 Student Life / Activities Office ………………… 827-2547 Testing (Accuplacer) ……………………………. 827-2545 Tours, Campus ………………………………….. 827-2545 Transcripts ……………………………………….. 827-2469 Transitional Studies Director ………………….. 827-2467 Trocaire on Seneca …………………………….. 827-4320 Veteran’s Coordinator ………………………….. 827-2553 Workforce Development/Life Long Learning … 827-2558
For updated information please consult the Trocaire College Website.
1 President’s Welcome
Welcome to the Mercy College of Western New York. Trocaire College is proud to be a member of the 16 Mercy colleges and universities in the Conference for Mercy Higher Education (CMHE). By enrolling at Trocaire College, you are taking an important step in charting your course for future success. The many challenges awaiting you at Trocaire College will prepare you for the opportunities you will encounter in the working world.
Trocaire College offers an ideal, intimate learning environment, whether you are coming here directly from high school or returning to the classroom. Our main campus in South Buffalo has been available since the college was founded in 1958. In recent years we have branched out with our Extension Center on Transit Road in Lancaster, housing the Russell J. Salvatore School of Hospitality & Business. In addition, the college has located its Massage Therapy program at Seneca Street, walking distance from the Choate location.
Our decision to remain a small, private institution enables us to give quality care and consideration to every student. The decided faculty and small class sizes promote creative teaching/learning experiences while our concerned staff members seek to accommodate your academic, personal and financial needs.
Trocaire College has developed quality two-year and shorter certificate programs, which have long been recognized as providing superior skills in a variety of careers. The college is now offering 2+2 Bachelor of Science degree programs majoring in both Nursing and Radiologic Technology. These new baccalaureate programs complement Trocaire’s existing AAS two-year programs and are a good fit for students coming from other two-year colleges with a degree in RT or Nursing. We have also been approved to offer an exciting new program in Health Care Informatics, which is underway during this academic year.
As I begin my first year as President of Trocaire, I am excited about the type of commitment that our faculty, staff and administrators make every day to support your educational goals. You should be proud of being a member of such a caring higher educational community that embodies the Mercy traditions of our founders. I wish you much educational and personal success during this upcoming year.
Sincerely,
Dr. Bassam M. Deeb President Trocaire College 2
Trocaire at a Glance
History: A private coeducational college with a strong liberal arts core, established by the Buffalo Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy in 1958. Accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.
Student Enrollment: Approximately 1, 423 students
Student / Faculty Ratio: 10 / 1
Location: Main Campus: 360 Choate Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14220 – behind Mercy Hospital and adjacent to Cazenovia Park. Extension Center: 6881 Transit Road, Williamsville, NY 14221 (Mailing Address) Trocaire on Seneca: 2262 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14210
Residence: 92% of students are from Erie County 8% of students are from surrounding counties
Financial Aid: Over 96% of Trocaire Students receive some form of financial assistance.
Programs of Study: Bachelor Degree Programs: Healthcare Informatics* Nursing Radiologic Technology
Associate Degree Programs: Computer Network Administration* Dietetic Technology* General Studies Health Information Technology Healthcare Informatics* Hospitality Management* Human Resource Management* Massage Therapy Medical Assistant Nursing Radiologic Technology Surgical Technology
Certificate Programs: Computer Network Administration* Diagnostic Medical Sonography Echocardiography Healthcare Informatics* Hospitality Management* Human Resource Management* Massage Therapy Practical Nursing
*All courses except one are held at the Extension Center
Workforce Development / Life Long Learning: Offering a variety of professional, credit-free and CEU courses.
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Table of Contents
President’s Welcome ...... 1 Trocaire at a Glance ………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Academic Calendar ………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 General Information ………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Directions ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Admissions ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Workforce Development / Life Long Learning …………………………………………………….. 13 Tuition ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15 Financial Aid Information ……………………………………………………………………………. 18 Student Life ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 27 Academic Policies and Procedures …………………………………………………………………. 30 Degrees and Programs of Study ……………………………………………………………………. 41 Course Descriptions ………………………………………………………………………………….. 76 Directories: Board of Trustees ……………………………………………………………………………... 99 Administration …………………………………………………………………………………. 100 Faculty …………………………………………………………………………………………. 102 Clinical Affiliation Agreements ……………………………………………………………… 104 Advisory Councils ……………………………………………………………………………... 106 Index ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 108
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY Trocaire College does not discriminate in admission, employment, in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other institutionally administered programs on the basis of race, color, age, national and ethnic origin, religion, creed or sect, gender, marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, victims of domestic abuse, or disability. Inquiries concerning affirmative action should be directed to the Title IX Affirmative Action Officer, the Executive Director of Human Resources and College Support Services, Room 321B. For further information regarding services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by persons with special needs, contact the Compliance Officer for Americans with Disabilities Act, Coordinator of Services for Students with Special Needs, Palisano Center for Academic Success.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT STATEMENT It is the policy of Trocaire College to establish an environment in which the dignity and worth of all members of the institutional community are respected. In keeping with this principle, the sexual harassment of any member of the campus community is considered unacceptable conduct and will not be tolerated. Retaliation against anyone who lodges a complaint or participates in an investigation will not be tolerated.
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY Under the law, the College assures the student of access rights as specified in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Students may waive their rights of accessibility to references or records. In accordance with legislation governing privacy, the College does not make available any information regarding students, without written consent, other than verification of dates of attendance and directory information.
While the catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication, all information including statements of fees, course offerings, admissions and graduation requirements is subject to change without notice or obligation.
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2012-2013 Academic Calendar
FALL 2012 SPRING 2013
August 2 Scheduled RN Classes Begin January 2 Scheduled RN Classes Begin 27 Regular Classes Begin 14 Regular Classes Begin 21 Martin Luther King Holiday – No Classes September 3 Day & Evening Classes in Session 22 Add & Drop Period Ends 4 Add & Drop Period Ends February 18-20 Holidays – No Classes October 8-9 Columbus Holidays – No Classes 15-20 Mid Term Week March 4-9 Mid Term Week 22 Last Day for Official Withdrawal November 2 Last Day for Official Withdrawal 28-30 Holy Week Observances – No Classes 21-24 Thanksgiving Holidays – No Classes April 1-6 Spring / Easter Break December 15 Fall Semester Ends After Last Class 15 Fall Graduation May 14 Spring Semester Ends After Last Class 17 Spring Graduation
SUMMER 2013
May 20 Summer Session I Begins
June 20 Summer Session I Ends 24 Summer Session II Begins
July 25 Summer Session II Ends
Bachelors of Science in Nursing Academic Calendar
FALL 2012 SUMMER 2013
August 27 First Day of Term April 29 First Day of Term
September 5 Last Day for Add & Drop May 6 Last Day for Add & Drop
October 8-12 Mid Term Week June 10-14 Mid Term Week
November 2 Last Day for Official Withdrawal July 5 Last Day for Official Withdrawal
December 7 Last Day of Term August 9 Last Day of Term
SPRING 2013 FALL 2013
January 2 First Day of Term August 26 First Day of Term 9 Last Day for Add & Drop September 4 Last Day for Add & Drop February 11-15 Mid Term Week October 7-11 Mid Term Week March 8 Last Day for Official Withdrawal November 1 Last Day for Official Withdrawal April 12 Last Day of Term December 6 Last Day of Term
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General Information
History Trocaire College, a private coeducational college with a strong liberal arts core, was established by the Buffalo Accreditation Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy in 1958 and Trocaire is fully accredited by the Commission on is a member of The Association of Mercy Colleges and Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Universities. The College is governed by a Board of Colleges and Schools; the Nursing Programs are Trustees. It has a liberal arts core curriculum which accredited by the National League for Nursing provides the essential backdrop against which all Accrediting Commission; the Radiologic Technology programs of study take shape. Trocaire is chartered by Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on the Regents of the University of the State of New York Education in Radiologic Technology; the Phlebotomy and confers the degrees of Bachelor of Science, course is accredited through the National Accrediting Associate in Arts, Associate in Applied Science, and Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS); the Associate in Science. It is also authorized to confer Surgical Technology Program is accredited by the Certificates in business, computers, health related areas Accreditation Review Committee on Education in and hospitality. Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Chartered in 1958, the former Sancta Maria College (ARC/STSA); the Health Information Technology opened with an enrollment of young religious women Program is accredited by the Committee on preparing to be educators. The status of the college Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs changed in 1965 when the State Education Department (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the American Health extended the charter to permit the admission of lay Information Management Association; and the Medical women. The curriculum was enlarged to include career, Assistant Program is accredited by the Committee on as well as transfer programs to meet the needs of the Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs community which demanded increased opportunities for (CAAHEP). postsecondary education. In June 1967, Trocaire College graduated its first lay Philosophy students. A few months before, the name Sancta Maria Catholic in tradition, Trocaire College is informed by had been changed to Trocaire, the Gaelic word for the Christian belief in the innate dignity of the human Mercy. The change gave to the college a distinctive person and a desire to further the growth potential of the name and one significant for a Community dedicated by student seeking the personal attention of a small college. its foundress, Catherine McAuley, to the works of mercy. We believe our commitment to education may be best In 1971, Trocaire became a coeducational institution. demonstrated by excellence in teaching. We believe it is The first male students were admitted in the Fall of 1972. significant to provide a flexible structure in which In the late 1990s, Trocaire undertook major students may explore their capabilities. Thus, they may renovations under the Support Hope capital campaign. A become more fully aware of themselves, of their new four story wing was built at 360 Choate Avenue. All potentialities and limitations as they encounter the classrooms, the library, and other offices housed at 110 complexities of a rapidly evolving world. Red Jacket Parkway were moved to Choate Avenue. State of the art computer and science labs were added Trocaire College Mission Statement to respond to the needs of the 21st century. Trocaire College, a private career-oriented Catholic In 2005, the Inspire Hope capital campaign was College, in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, strives to launched. Through the generosity of Russell J. empower students toward personal enrichment, dignity Salvatore, the Russell J. Salvatore School of Hospitality and self-worth through education in a variety of and Business at 6681 Transit Road, Williamsville, NY professions and in the Liberal Arts. 14221 opened in 2007. The site expanded with a second Recognizing the individual needs of a diverse student floor in 2009. Trocaire’s charter was again amended by body, Trocaire college provides life learning and the Regents of the University of the State of New York in development within a community-based environment. 2009 to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science. Trocaire College prepares students for service in the Academic offerings at Trocaire have continued to universal community. expand in response to community needs as determined through community surveys. Consumer Information The Consumer Information page provides prospective students, current students and employees with information about Trocaire College in accordance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act. Visit the HEOA
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website for more information. available for student use. The PCs are located in four www.trocaire.edu/about/consumer-information computer labs, the Palisano Center for Academic Success, and the Library. For instructional effectiveness, Buffalo all of the classrooms and labs have state-of-the-art projection technology that allows the instructor’s screen Greater Buffalo, situated at the mouth of the Niagara to be viewed by the class. All PCs in the labs are River and the east shore of Lake Erie, stands as the networked to the campus-wide network. All student PCs Empire State’s Gateway to the West and the jumping off run the Microsoft Windows operating system. Student point for Canadian travel. PCs provide excellent high-speed Internet access Metropolitan Buffalo is home to the world famous through the college’s 10MB internet connections. For Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Buffalo and Erie County those with mobile devices, wireless access is also Historical Society, the Buffalo Museum of Science, available throughout the campus. Kleinhans Music Hall, the Buffalo Philharmonic In addition, all academic PCs have a robust array of Orchestra, Shea’s Buffalo Center for the Performing Arts current software providing students with the up-to-date and twelve Colleges and Universities. skills required by today’s technically demanding Action abounds and surrounds, the “Queen City of the workplace. Lakes” – “The City of Good Neighbors” – the titles The Trocaire Academic Computing Help Desk earned and worn proudly by Buffalo. provides student support and manages the academic computing resources of the college. TROCAIRE’S MAIN CAMPUS Laboratory Facilities: Main Campus Trocaire is located in a residential area of South Trocaire College has fully equipped laboratories which Buffalo adjacent to Mercy Hospital and Cazenovia Park. support courses in the natural sciences, healthcare, and It is readily accessible: three bus lines serve the business. The Natural Science department maintains campus; exits 54 and 55 of the New York State Thruway Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology, and all- are a few blocks away; the Tifft Street exit from the purpose labs. Healthcare program labs are equipped Buffalo Skyway brings one to Trocaire’s back door. with program-specific equipment and are designed to The South Buffalo locale is well noted for its proximity replicate an actual work environment. to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and The Registered Nurse and Practical Nurse programs Conservatory, Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Erie Basin are each supported by state-of-the-art, multi-dimensional Marina, Coca-Cola Field, Ralph C. Wilson Stadium, First laboratories equipped with computer-assisted Niagara Center and the world famous Father Baker’s instructional programs, interactive software, teaching institutions. models, facilities and supplies for demonstration, Trocaire College, located at 360 Choate Avenue, is a practice and testing. There is also a nursing simulation vibrant addition to the South Buffalo Community. lab. Learning Facilities: Main Campus The Diagnostic Imaging (Radiologic Technology) Suite The main campus is situated on the campus of Mercy consists of two energized control areas including safety Hospital in an approximately 89,000 sq. ft. building. features, lead lined walls, a dark room, and state-of-the- The centerpiece of Trocaire’s main building is the art operational units. Rachel R. Savarino Library on the fourth floor of the front Massage Therapy courses, as well as hands-on wing. The Palisano Center for Academic Success is also training in the massage therapy laboratory and student- located in this area. This wing also houses run clinic, are offered in a newly renovated facility at administrative offices, classrooms, language, computer 2262 Seneca Street. This new location, just two minutes and science laboratories, Margaret L. Wendt Center, from the main campus, is a 7,500 square foot facility Admissions Office and Academic Advisement Office. focusing on the needs of the Massage Therapy program. The central wing of the college houses the College The space includes classroom / laboratory areas as well Bookstore, the Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid Office, as six clinical massage rooms and a clinic office. Health Office, Student Accounts Office, the Career The Surgical Technology laboratory is designed to Center, the McAuley Meditation Room, Trocaire simulate an operating room setting. It is furnished with Opportunity Program Office, Veteran’s Affairs Office, equipment, instrumentation, supplies and furniture. classrooms, laboratories and a student lounge. The laboratory setting for the Health Information The rear wing of the college houses classrooms, a Technology program is designed to simulate the actual computer help desk, the Nursing Laboratories, the work environment of a hospital Medical Records Radiologic Technology Laboratory, faculty offices, staff Department. Equipped with computer work stations, the offices, student cafeteria, and Student Affairs Offices. area is designed to facilitate skill building in functions common to management of health information. Computer Facilities: Main Campus The Medical Assistant laboratory simulates a Trocaire College provides its students with a high physician’s office setting. Equipment, instruments and quality computing environment. There are over 100 PCs supplies used in a medical office setting are available in the laboratory. General Information 7
Most business courses are served by laboratories Trocaire has computer software and hardware to equipped with computer hardware, including web assist students with special needs as well as adaptive access. Software programs are regularly updated and equipment. each student has an individual station during class. Student Affairs will assist students with special parking and personal needs. Learning Center Inquiries regarding application of and compliance with The Palisano Center for Academic Success on the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 should be main campus currently shares space on the fourth floor directed to the Coordinator of Services for Students with front wing with the Rachel R. Savarino Library. The Special Needs. center offers students a variety of support services. The goal is to enable students to develop skills for success in Libraries@Trocaire their college experience at Trocaire. Computer software The Libraries@Trocaire support the college’s vision to and study guides are available to strengthen the transform lives and make our graduates the first choice students’ study habits, test-taking strategies, and critical of employers. We achieve that through our own mission thinking techniques. All students are encouraged to to ensure our users attain information literacy through utilize the resources and services of the Palisano Center the effective ability of accessing information across a for Academic Success. Students at the Transit Road and variety of platforms: online, print and media. Seneca Street locations may avail themselves of these There are two locations of the Libraries@Trocaire to services. meet our growing campus and users’ needs. The Rachel R. Savarino Library is located on the 4th floor at the Testing Choate Avenue campus. The library at the Russell J. The staff of the Palisano Center for Academic Success Salvatore School of Hospitality is housed in Room 109. provides private and group testing facilities. Students We offer courier services for materials between both test on the on-line ACCUPLACER Testing System upon libraries with 24 hours’ notice. Library services to other admission to Trocaire. A computer literacy test is also Trocaire College sites are also available via request. given. Nursing students take the TEAS Test. Further Access to the library is available through our website: testing is available on a continual basis for diagnostics http://library.trocaire.edu/. and special needs. The Library has regularly scheduled instruction sessions and workshops on using library resources and Group Study and Tutoring research methods. We offer in-classroom Library Students are invited to use the Center for professional Research and Instruction (LRI) sessions specifically tutoring, peer tutoring, and student study groups. tailored to an assignment or course subject. There are Students in need of academic re-enforcement in a also two credit-bearing courses (GS101, GS201) on particular course may request a Peer Tutor. using library resources for academic research. The Libraries@Trocaire offer a multitude of resources Students with Special Needs to meet our users’ needs in a variety of formats (print, Trocaire College offers students with special needs multimedia and online). Through our online catalog, reasonable accommodations and services to enable Alexandria, users can find books, journals in print, them to fully participate in the mainstream of the eBooks and media resources, as well as, course educational process. materials on reserve and reference materials. Using In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation these materials requires a valid Trocaire College ID. Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of Reserve and reference materials may only be used in 1992, the College provides services on an individual the Library. Circulating materials may be borrowed for a basis for students with special needs, including those specific period of time: books (28 days), journals in print with specific learning disabilities. and media (7 days). The borrowing of eBooks varies as Students with special needs are required to provide it is based on the eBook publisher. documentation to indicate need for services. The Libraries@Trocaire strive to bring our students the Students are encouraged to contact the Coordinator of most up-to-date information in their fields of study Services for Students with Special Needs in the Palisano through our collection of databases and electronic Center for Academic Success at the time of admission. reference resources (dictionaries, encyclopedia). The Coordinator will assist students with academic Through our electronic portal, students can access peer- support and special accommodations, when necessary. reviewed journals in full-text, fair use images for Services will be based on individual needs and course multimedia presentations, streaming video, requirements. This includes extension of time for testing, downloadable eBooks, electronic reference collections tutoring, note takers, readers and writers for and many more resources to ensure their academic examinations, tape recorders, and special learning success. equipment. When the Libraries@Trocaire are open, a Librarian is always present to assist users in accessing information
and research. We are also available via chat, phone and 8 General Information
through email. There are program guides and tutorials Avenue which is the first street past the hospital. covering all fields of study as well. When the libraries are Trocaire College will be on your right. closed, users may use Ask Us 24/7 to speak to an academic librarian via chat reference. The library also Coming from north of Buffalo: offers InfoPass which allows users borrowing privileges Take NYS Thruway I-190 South to Exit 3 (Seneca at a number of local institutions and Interlibrary Loan for Street). Follow the road (which is one way) to the first obtaining journal articles and books which are not signal light. At the signal light, turn right onto Bailey contained in our collection. Avenue. Once on Bailey Avenue, proceed to McKinley Parkway and turn left. Stay on McKinley parkway up Extension Center: Russell J. Salvatore School through two signal lights and then turn left onto Abbott of Hospitality and Business Road. Stay on Abbott Road and turn right onto Choate The College presently operates an Extension Center at Avenue (the first street past South Buffalo Mercy 6681 Transit Road, Williamsville, N.Y. The Extension Hospital). Trocaire will be on the right. Center is housed in a new 15,000 sq. ft. building, and contains state-of-the-art educational facilities, including Coming from the southtowns: Smart™ enabled classrooms, state-of-the art science Take NYS Thruway 90 East to the Lackawanna toll lab, a fully-equipped culinary instruction laboratory, a booths. After toll booths take first exit which is Ridge well-appointed computer networking lab, student Road. Or, if approaching from Route 219, take Exit 55 “commons” area and a library / student resource area. West Seneca. Proceed through three signals to Potter Currently, the college offers the following programs Road. Turn left and travel approximately 2 miles through (except for one course through the Main Campus) at this intersection of Abbott Road/Red Jacket Parkway/Warren location: Computer Network Administration, Dietetic Spahn Way. Follow Abbott Road to the first street on the Technology, Healthcare Informatics, Hospitality left. Turn left on Choate Avenue. Trocaire College will Management, and Human Resource Management. be on the right. Students may access comparable services at this location by consulting with the Center Director, faculty, Coming from northeast of Buffalo: or the librarian. Take NYS Thruway 90 West to Exit 54 (Route 400). Once on Route 400 take the first exit – Seneca Street, Trocaire on Seneca West Seneca. Proceed to the signal light. Turn right on Trocaire currently operates our Massage Therapy Seneca Street (Route 16 North). Stay on Seneca Street courses, Massage Therapy clinic and two additional for approximately 1½ miles. Turn left on Cazenovia classrooms at our newest location at 2262 Seneca Street. Take Cazenovia Street to Abbott Road. Turn left Street, Buffalo, NY 14210. Shuttle service is available to on Abbott Road. Turn right on Choate Avenue (one transport students to and from our main campus. street past South Buffalo Mercy Hospital). Trocaire College will be on the right. Hours of Operation Extension Center – Russell J. Salvatore School During scheduled class sessions, the college opens one half hour prior to the earliest scheduled class and of Hospitality and Business closes one half hour after completion of the latest From Buffalo: scheduled class. Take NYS Thruway 90 East to Exit 49. Turn left on Hours between semesters and during the summer vary Transit Road (Route 78 North). Proceed about a half and are posted. mile to Freeman Street and turn right at the light. Hours of open-class laboratories and offices of various Freeman Street ends with a traffic circle. On the circle, support services vary. Evening hours are available. take the second right and proceed down a long drive Anyone wishing to know the hours of operation of an way past Salvatore’s Grand Hotel and Russell’s office or service should contact the campus receptionist. Restaurant to the College.
Location: Directions to Trocaire College
Main Campus:
Coming from downtown Buffalo: Take the Skyway and exit at Tifft St. /Fuhrmann Boulevard. Proceed to the stop sign and turn left on Tifft Street. Continue on Tifft Street to McKinley Parkway – turn right. The second street on the left is Lorraine Avenue. Turn left on Lorraine and proceed to Abbott Road. Turn right onto Abbott Road (South Buffalo Mercy Hospital will be on your right). Turn right on Choate
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Admissions
Trocaire College seeks qualified men and women who program, you can schedule your placement test by are able to profit from the educational opportunities calling (716) 827-4300. available at Trocaire College. Qualified students are admitted without regard to race, color, age, national and 3. Admission to Health Related Programs ethnic origin, religion, creed or sect, gender, marital Students applying for programs in the health status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, professions are required to participate in two stages of predisposing genetic characteristics, victims of domestic academic preparedness. Initial admittance to a health abuse, or disability. science program places a student into a “pre- No person is denied admission or access solely professional” component. Upon satisfactory completion because of any physical, mental, or medical impairment of the academic requirements for the pre-professional which is unrelated to the ability to engage in the activities component, the student may then move on to the involved in the educational requirements or occupation professional stage of their studies. The admission for which application has been made. requirements for each program are explained in greater Individuals requesting information or to schedule an detail under each program outline found in this catalog. appointment to tour the Main Campus or the Extension Students should speak to an Admissions Center should contact: Counselor or to a Program Director prior to registration to insure they understand all of the Trocaire College academic requirements for advancement in the Admissions Office program of their choice. 360 Choate Avenue Buffalo, NY 14220-2094 4. Transcripts Telephone: (716) 827-2545 Official transcripts of work completed both in high school and in all post-secondary institutions are required Or visit our website: www.trocaire.edu before an applicant’s admission is complete.
General Requirements Application Procedure 1. College Admission Candidates for admission to the college must be 1. Apply On-Line. Go to our home page at graduated from an approved secondary school with a www.trocaire.edu (It’s Free!) minimum of sixteen credit units or must provide evidence - or - that an equivalent degree has been completed (or will be Submit a completed paper application form along with completed in keeping with New York State Guidelines for a $25.00 non-refundable application fee to the Office of Equivalency Diploma or based on earned college credit). Admissions. Checks or money orders made payable to Trocaire College. 2. Program Admission Submit to: Trocaire College The ACCUPLACER placement test is administered to Office of Admission prospective or entering students who demonstrate 360 Choate Avenue whether they have acceptable college level Buffalo, NY 14220-2094 competencies in reading, writing, and mathematics. Prospective or entering students also take a computer 2. Send an official secondary school transcript and/or skills placement test to determine their level of computer GED certificate to the Office of Admissions. In addition, skills. Entering students who have completed 24 credits official transcripts of work from any post-secondary of college course work prior to transfer with a cumulative institution should be forwarded, as well as SAT/ACT average of 2.0 will not be required to take developmental scores if applicable. You may request a GED transcript courses even if the ACCUPLACER test indicates an request form from the Admissions Office or visit the New academic weakness. These students will take the York State Education Department website for online ACCUPLACER for tracking purposes only. assistance at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ged/. Appointments to take the ACCUPLACER test and the computer skills test can be made by contacting the 3. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all forms Admissions Office at (716) 827-2545. If you are applying are completed and forwarded to the Office of for the Computer Network Administration, Dietetic Admissions. Technology, Healthcare Informatics, Hospitality Management or Human Resource Management
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Personal Interview Re-admission Although a personal interview is not required, it is Students who have left the college and wish to return, strongly recommended to insure student success. To must file an application for re-admission to the Office of arrange for an interview, applicants may e-mail their Admissions. request at [email protected], or call the office directly at (716) 827-2545. In certain instances when more Advanced Standing / Transfer Credit information about an applicant is needed, the Office of Applicants for advanced standing from an approved Admissions may contact an applicant directly and institution must meet admissions requirements for request an interview. In these cases, no admissions beginning students. In addition, they must have an decision will be made until the interview process has official transcript of previous college work forwarded to been conducted. the Office of Admissions. Transfer students will receive credit for college courses Action on Applications which are equivalent to those offered at Trocaire Trocaire maintains a rolling admissions policy, and College. thus, applications are processed throughout the calendar Only courses completed with a grade of “C” or better year. are acceptable for transfer. The acceptance of advanced Students who wish to pursue an A.A.S. in Nursing credit is tentative until the student has completed one must be aware of the following deadlines: semester of satisfactory work at Trocaire College. Applicants who anticipate beginning their studies A student must earn a minimum of thirty credits at in the Spring or Summer – all materials must be Trocaire College to be eligible for a degree. A student submitted by the 1st Monday in October. must complete at least 50% of his/her course work at Applicants who anticipate beginning their studies Trocaire College to be eligible for a college certificate. in Fall – all materials must be submitted by the Evaluation of transfer credits is completed through the 1st Monday in March. Registrar’s Office in consultation with the Vice President Applications will continue to be reviewed on a space for Academic Affairs and Program Director. availability basis. The Registrar is responsible for preparation of Students will be notified of the action taken on their transcript verification forms and their distribution to applications after completion of all admission students. requirements. All admission requirements must be satisfactorily completed before an acceptance is Foreign Student Admission Policy considered final. Foreign students seeking admission to Trocaire Applications and all supporting credentials become the College shall follow the regular admission procedures. property of Trocaire College and will not be returned to In addition, non-native English speaking students the applicant. seeking admission to Trocaire College must verify their proficiency in English by taking the Test of English as a Physical Examination, Immunizations and Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum TOEFL score of Laboratory Tests 550 (213 on the computer based exam) is required for all Following acceptance to a program, a physical programs. For the Internet-based TOEFL® iBT a examination, immunizations and specific laboratory tests minimum total score of 103 with scores of at least 23 in are required. The Health Report Form must be listening, 24 in reading, 28 in writing and 28 in speaking completed by a physician or a certified health care is required. practitioner and returned to the Health Office. For more information on testing centers or to schedule New York State Health Law 2165 requires proof of at test, please visit the TOEFL official website at immunity against measles, rubella, and mumps. This www.ets.org/toefl. proof consists of a certificate of immunization signed by Official transcripts of secondary school and college a physician or health care provider or a record from a work should be forwarded to the Office of Admissions. previously attended school. When not written in English, a certified translation is required. Re-application Procedure Students who have at one time applied to the college Matriculation and wish to re-apply must file another application for A matriculated candidate for a degree or certificate is a admission. If a student re-applies after two years from student who has filed an application to be admitted to a the original date of application, new transcripts from high degree or certificate program, has been officially school and colleges attended must be resubmitted. accepted, and has registered for the specific term for which he or she has been accepted. Matriculated status is terminated by graduation, withdrawal, or dismissal. Matriculated students may attend on a full-time or part- time basis.
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A non-matriculated student is one who has enrolled in The Director of the Career Center is available to assist one, but not more than two credit courses, and has not students in the transfer process. been admitted as a degree or certificate candidate in any registered program within the college. College Articulation Type
Transfer Articulation: Trocaire College Early Admissions graduates with an A.A.S. degree in Computer The college offers college credit courses to above Canisius College Network Administration, Dietetic Technology, average high school students who have completed their Hospitality Management, Massage Therapy, junior year and who have been recommended by their Medical Assistant, or Surgical Technology to baccalaureate program in Professional and high school counselors. Applications and transcripts Technical Studies. should be sent to the Office of Admissions. Students who qualify for admission will be enrolled in regular college courses on a space availability basis. All Dual Degree Program in Nursing (1+2+1): Daemen College to provide years 1 and 4, and course work will involve attendance at classes at the Trocaire College to provide years 2 and 3 of a college unless students are enrolled in a high combined B.S. Degree in Nursing. school/college articulated program. Dual Admission Program: Trocaire College Daemen College graduates with an A.A.S. in Health Information Technology, Massage Therapy or Nursing may High School / College Articulation continue in appropriate B.S. program and A number of articulation agreements have been made complete such program in two additional years. between Trocaire College, BOCES Centers, and local Transfer Articulation in Massage Therapy: high schools. These articulation agreements give Massage Therapy (A.A.S.) to Health Care Studies (B.S.) students the opportunity to earn advanced credit or Transfer Articulation in Liberal Arts: Liberal advanced placement for certain courses they take while Arts (A.A.) to Humanities (B.A.). in high school. For students, the advantages of these articulation agreements are: elimination of course Transfer Articulation: Trocaire College duplication, earned college credit while in secondary Hilbert College graduates with an Associate’s Degree to school, and a smoother transition to college. For further baccalaureate programs in Business information contact the Office of Admissions. Administration, Criminal Justice, English and Human Service.
Transfer Articulation and Dual Admission Agreements Dual Admission Program: Trocaire College Trocaire College has signed agreements with graduates with an A.S. degree in General Studies may continue in baccalaureate degree numerous four-year colleges and universities within the Medaille College program in Biology, Business Administration, Western New York area and beyond our geographic Communications, Criminal Justice, English, region. Mathematics, Psychology, Sports Management The transfer articulation agreement facilitates an and Veterinary Technology. effective transfer of credit for those students who wish to continue their education beyond an Associate Degree. Nursing (A.A.S.), with New York State RN The Dual Admission Agreement provides the student Niagara License, to Nursing (B.S.). Separate but similar the opportunity to attend Trocaire for their Associate University agreement applying to Trocaire graduates with a Degree and then to continue their studies for a Liberal Arts degree who wish to enroll in the B.S. Nursing program. Baccalaureate Degree with the assurance that credits from Trocaire will apply at four year institutions. The Dual Admission Agreement also provides a single State University Transfer Articulation in A.A. or A.S. Degrees: admission process for both colleges and academic of New York at Trocaire College students with an A.A. or A.S. Buffalo degree will fulfill general education requirements. advisement from both institutions. In some instances, scholarships are provided based on a cumulative average. The following chart outlines Transfer Articulations and High School Equivalency Diploma Based on Dual Admission Agreements between Four Year Earned College Credit Colleges and Universities and Trocaire College. A person who has not earned a high school diploma Students are to keep in mind that new agreements may be issued a New York State High School are negotiated annually and credits usually transfer Equivalency Diploma if they provide satisfactory to most colleges, whether or not they are listed. This evidence that they have successfully completed 24 is why is it important for the student to begin admission credit hours of acceptable college course work. regarding transfer with their academic advisor at Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have registration or during their first semester at Trocaire. been out of high school for at least one year, or have
been a member of a high school senior class which has
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graduated. At the successful completion of 24 credit The Transitional Studies curriculum includes: hours, the person must complete a special application BU099 Computer Literacy form of the State Education Department and have an GS100 College Seminar official transcript sent from the college. GS101 Information and Research Basics* Beginning with applications made on or after GS102 College Success September 1, 2000, the twenty four credits shall be EN095 Intermediate Reading distributed as follows: EN099 Basics of Composition MA096 Pre-Algebra Six (6) credits in English Language Arts MA097 Introduction to Algebra (including writing, speaking and literature) * This course is recommended, not required. Six (6) credits in mathematics Three (3) credits in natural science Three (3) credits in social science Three (3) credits in humanities Three (3) credits in career and technical education and/or foreign language.
Those applicants who wish to be eligible for grants, loans or work assistance are required by federal law to pass an independently administered examination to demonstrate their “ability to benefit” from college instruction. The Office of Admissions should be consulted for details.
Transitional Studies Transitional Studies at Trocaire College offers students the opportunity to achieve the levels of preparedness they need to be successful in their major field of study. In support of the Mission of Trocaire College, the role of Transitional Studies is to provide students with the tools for strategic learning, and skills and knowledge fundamental to college success and beyond. The goals are to: Provide students with the foundation of skills they will need to do well in their entry-level courses and then move on in their majors. Prepare students for academic success in areas of literacy development (reading and writing), computer fluency, and quantitative reasoning. Promote self-regulated learning. Promote an environment that maximizes student learning. Students’ performance on the ACCUPLACER® placement test and the computer literacy assessment determine what courses are required in the areas of developmental reading, writing, and math. Additionally, Transitional Studies offers learning strategies courses (i.e., College Seminar and College Success) focusing on such topics as test-taking strategies, learning styles, memory techniques, information literacy, and academic planning. Student’s academic performance in the aforementioned courses determine acceptance into the College’s degree programs. The College Seminar is a required course for entering students who do not have at least twelve (12) earned credits of previously completed college course work with “C” grades or better.
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Workforce Development / Lifelong Learning
The Center for Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning offers non-credit classes and certificate programs for the professional and personal development of our alumni and the community. These classes are available at all three Trocaire College locations and through our Online Instruction Center. Our goal is to build on our strengths by offering continuing education classes that complement our Associate Degree programs. Therefore, emphasis is On-Line Partners placed on the fields of Nursing, Allied Health, Business, Education, and Technology. The partners listed below include such classes in the fields of Sales, Broker Licensing, Appraisal, Fitness, Trocaire College offers dozens of classes at all three of Hospitality, IT and Software Development, Media and our locations plus thousands of online classes through Design, Skilled Trades, Sustainable Energy, Automotive, multiple partners. Creative Design, Education, Health Services, Technology, Accounting, Financial Services, Tax- http://www.Trocaire.edu/WD Preparer, Law and Legal, Mobile Marketing and dozens http://activenet21.active.com/trocairecollege/ of other offerings.
Classes Include: UGotClass Online Certificates and Courses Medical Offerings http://www.yougotclass.org/catalog.cfm/Trocaire
EKG Technician/Cardiac Monitor Technician ed2go Fundamentals of Mammography http://www.ed2go.com/trocaire/ New York State Mandated Infection Control Sterile Processing & Distribution (SPD) ProTrain Technician http://trocairecollege.theknowledgebase.org/start.aspx? CPR/BLS menuid=3075 Phlebotomy Radiography Registry Seminar Penn Foster Workforce Development Registered Nurse Refresher Training Program http://www.continuing-ed.com/Default.aspx?cID=2540 Perioperative Nursing Spanish for Healthcare Careerwebschool http://www.careerwebschool.com/?ernid=1884 Business Offerings
CPCU: Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (designation) courses Bookkeeping Fundamentals Director of Workforce Development and Lifelong Administrative Leadership Learning: Hal P. Kingsley, (716) 827-2558, Computer Basics for the Medical Industry [email protected] Professional Development Series
Multitude of business seminars and topics Assistant to the Director of Workforce Development and SAT Preparation Lifelong Learning: Christine Whipkey, (716) 827-4310, Kitchen and Cooking Boot Camp [email protected] CEBS Courses (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist)
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Growth
To help companies and small businesses tap into new creation of a high-performance workforce. *National markets and grow nationally or globally. Through Association of Workforce Boards’ mission. workforce development at Trocaire, companies are able to increase their business and cultural competence. .
Training
Workforce Development doesn’t just focus on the entire community, it also focuses on individuals. Through Trocaire’s workforce development, individuals can receive training that increases their competency and makes them a greater asset in the workforce.
Benefits
Workers who are finding it difficult to reenter the workforce can benefit from services Trocaire’s Workforce Development can offer.
Leaders
Leadership development is also essential to ensuring a strong workforce. Through workforce development, the capacity of local leaders is increased, and they are better equipped to create new opportunities and recruit more individuals into the workforce.
Partnership
Working with local companies to form a long lasting relationship between Trocaire and the community; partner rather than duplicate when possible.
Workforce Development Department Mission
To support Trocaire’s Mission “…Recognizing the individual needs of a diverse student body, Trocaire College provides life learning and development within a community-based environment. Trocaire College prepares students for service in the universal community.”
Systematic
Workforce development systems are market-driven; easily accessible to any individual who wants or needs a job, education, or training; supply well-trained people for all employers; and provide employers with assistance and support for life-long learning initiatives and for the
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Tuition Information
Financial Arrangements Expenses as of Fall 2012 (Subject to Change): When students register, they become liable for tuition Tuition for full-time students per semester and fees. Tuition and fees are due at the time of (12-19 credit hours)……………………………….. $7,200.00 registration each semester. Students paying in full Over 19 credit hours additional per credit hour… 200.00 should make checks payable to Trocaire College and Tuition for part-time students per credit hour …….. 595.00 mail to the Office of Student Accounts. The College also The above does not include cost of room and board either at home or accepts payments made by VISA, MasterCard, in independent off-campus housing, cost of books, uniforms, etc. (See Discover, or American Express. Financial Aid Section) The billing statement you receive prior to the start of the semester will provide the option of paying your entire Summer Clinical Charges balance due (Option A), or signing up with FACTS Diagnostic Medical Sonography…………………. $3,570.00 Echocardiography…………………………………. 3,570.00 Management, a third party billing agency (Option B). If Radiologic Technology……………………………. 3,570.00 you choose this option, you will be required to complete a payment agreement with FACTS. You will then be Fees (Subject to Change) given two means of payment, either by automatic bank Practicum Fees, per semester……………………… $625.00 payment or by credit card. The fee to participate in (Includes: program fee, materials cost, malpractice insurance, etc.) Option B is $25.00 a semester, paid to FACTS. Your registration does not become official until you Full and part-time students in the following programs: Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Dietetic Technology, Echocardiography, have completed one of these two options. Massage Therapy, Nursing (B.S. & A.A.S.), Practical Nursing, If you are receiving financial aid that does not fully Radiologic Technology (B.S. & A.A.S.), and Surgical Technology cover your tuition and fees, you are only required to pay (This fee Is charged for a maximum of four semesters, unless a the difference, whether you choose Option A, or Option student is retaking a practicum.) B. College Fee, per semester The College charges a $100.00 non-compliance fee to 6 or more credit hours……………………………... $160.00 all students that fail to complete their financial aid 1-5 credit hours (per credit hour)…………………. 27.00 paperwork or do not have a payment plan on file within Summer……………………………………………... 25.00 three weeks of the date of your registration. Payments are deducted the fifth of every month Includes: student publications, orientation, computer use, cultural fee, beginning in August for the Fall semester and January ID cards, health services, employment references and referrals, library, accident insurance, graduation, registration fee, student activities for the Spring semester. (student government, clubs and organizations, and opportunities that enhance the quality of student life), etc. FACTS Payment Dates for the Academic Year
Course Fee: FALL CNA101 Introduction to Computer Hardware…… $600.00 First payment ……………………………………. August 5 This fee covers the cost of components needed to assemble a computer, which becomes the property of the Second payment ………………………….... September 5 student Third payment ………………………………….. October 5 CNA210 Network Administration…………………… $600.00 Final payment ……………..………………… November 5 This fee covers the cost of components needed to *** November 15 ………………….………… 5% Late Fee assemble a server, which becomes the property of the student *** November 20 …………..……….. 30 Day Final Notice Laboratory Fee, per course…………………………. $45.00 *** December 20 ……………….….. 25% Fee added and Business, Computer, Science account placed in collection Laboratory Fee, per course………………………….. $50.00 Anatomy & Physiology I and II SPRING Application Fee……………………………………….. $25.00 First payment …………………………………… January 5 Payable at the time of application, non-refundable Second payment ………………..…………….. February 5 Fee for checks returned for non-sufficient funds…. $25.00 Third payment ………………………..…….…….. March 5
Final Payment ……………………………..……….. April 5 TUITION AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE *** April 15 ……………………….………..… 5% Late Fee *** April 20 ………………….……….. 30 Day Final Notice *** May 20 ………………….……….. 25% Fee added and Account placed in collection
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*** Late fees will be added to the balance outstanding on Student Aid Disbursement Policy a student’s account as the dates indicated on the previous page. A student, if placed in collection, is Policy: Financial Aid Disbursements are made after responsible for late fees, collection costs, and legal fees all tuition and fees are paid. necessary to collect the debt. Students will not receive grades or transcripts of The college’s goal is to disburse aid funds to students records until all financial obligations have been met. as quickly as possible. We understand the financial Registration for a course(s) constitutes full financial obligation that you incur by electing to go to college. liability. Failure to attend any classes or classes for However, the college faces certain restrictions when it which students have registered does not absolve them comes to the disbursement of student aid. from financial liability. Withdrawals/drops must be in For the college to be able to credit a student’s account writing. with financial aid and then issue a disbursement to a Cost of transportation to clinical or internship areas, if student, five requirements are necessary: required of students, is the responsibility of the student. Books and supplies may be purchased at the College 1. Your student aid file must be complete, meaning Bookstore. VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American the Financial Aid Office has received all the Express are accepted. necessary paperwork and documentation to Any damage to college property will be charged to the process your aid. student. The College will not be responsible for the loss 2. The college has received the money from the of money or other valuables. funding source. 3. You are attending all of your classes Insurance consistently and your instructors are marking you “present”. Failure to attend classes could All students in credit-bearing classes are covered by jeopardize your financial aid eligibility. the College’s accident insurance policy. Nursing, 4. You have incurred liability for tuition and fee radiologic technology, massage therapy, practical charges and the processing date has arrived. nursing, surgical technology, health information See below for processing dates. technology, medical assistant, diagnostic medical 5. The posting of aid creates a credit balance on sonography, echocardiography, and dietetic technology your account. This means that the amount of students are required to carry malpractice insurance. aid on your account is greater than the amount This insurance is strictly limited to the time of clinical the college is charging you for tuition and fees. experience connected with the college course. An Approximately two weeks after a credit optional health insurance policy is also available for balance appears on your account, the students in credit-bearing classes. college will issue a check for the amount of the credit balance. Remember, the college Tuition Liability Policy may not post all of your aid at the same time, and therefore you may receive more than one If a student withdraws from the College for disbursement per semester. unavoidable reasons, tuition will be refunded as follows: For the 2012-2013 school year, the earliest processing Withdrawal within: Tuition Refunded dates are as follows: First Week 100% Second Week 80% Type of Aid Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Third Week 60% Student Loan, Pell, Fourth Week 40% SEOG, Funded Aid September 28 February 15 Fifth Week 20% After Fifth Week 0% TAP, College Based Aid November 16 April 12 The schedule for tuition refunds is based on the date of official withdrawal from the College, that is, the date ** Please note: Summer TAP is not posted until October on which written notification of withdrawal is received in of the year after you attended the summer session. the Registrar’s Office. A student who has been granted Example: Summer 2012 TAP will not be posted until permission to withdraw shall be liable for all fees and October 2013. tuition within the limits of the Tuition Liability Policy outlined above. However, all fees are non-refundable, therefore the student is 100% responsible for all fees when they withdraw.
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Business Office Holds
If you owe a balance over $900.00 at the time of registration for the next semester, your advisor will not allow you to register. You must see Student Accounts to have the hold released. Business Office Holds are released under the following conditions:
1. A Financial Aid Representative is able to determine that the financial aid you are receiving can be credited to your account because all of the necessary information is now in and your account is now paid in full as a result.
2. You pay the amount due with cash, check or credit card.
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Financial Aid
Trocaire College awards financial aid in accordance Financial Aid Office. The office is located in Room 113 or with Federal and State Regulations. by phone at (716) 827-2416. It is important to apply The majority of students at Trocaire receive some form early (March 1). Some of the aid programs have limited of financial aid such as scholarships, grants, loans, or funds. employment. The college provides general information, The FAFSA assists the College in determining the applications, and assistance in seeking funds; however, student’s need for financial aid. The family contribution is most of the funds come from outside agencies. The two an important factor in arriving at the student’s need. Any major sources are the Federal Pell Program and the questions concerning available programs and/or State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). applications should be directed to the Financial Aid To apply for these programs, you must complete a Office (716) 827-2416. Aid is awarded on a first come, Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You first serve basis according to need. may apply free at www.fafsa.gov. A student should apply for a “personal identification number” (PIN) at the Applying for Aid website, www.pin.ed.gov. Your pin number will be displayed and then the FAFSA can be completed at this When you apply for aid under any program, you should website, www.fafsa.gov. Following the completion of become familiar with all of the rules, requirements, the FAFSA you should apply for the New York State’s obligations and deadlines which apply to you. Here are a Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) on the online system few points to keep in mind: with a link on the FAFSA Submission Confirmation page. To qualify for TAP, you must be a full-time student (12 or Each program falls into one of three categories: more credits). The Aid for Part-Time Study form (for part- Grants are outright gifts of money. You do not have to time students registered for 6-11 credits) is available on pay them back. Trocaire College’s website at www.trocaire.edu. Work-study lets you work part-time to earn money for college. Expenses Loans are borrowed money which you must pay back.
An estimate of educational expenses is the first step in Trocaire College’s Financial Aid Office is committed to planning a financial aid program. helping students understand and find the best solutions For a full-time student, the tuition and fees for the to making a college education affordable. Accordingly, academic year are $14,720 for most academic programs the college has no arrangements with any lender that and $15,970 for the Health Science programs. The directly benefits the college or employee financially. following items included in a student’s cost of attendance You must complete the FAFSA form. You may do this are approximate and will vary due to the individual online at www.fafsa.gov. Please be sure to file your student situation; books and supplies will be $1,000 to forms early and be aware of any deadline dates. You are $1,300 per year; room and board $6,000; personal responsible for checking the status of your application to expenses will be $1,000 and transportation $1,300. be sure that it has been processed. You will receive a College costs vary according to the academic objective PIN number from the Department of Education. Keep and the enrollment status. Financial need for the federal this PIN number as you must reapply each year. Aid programs considers the cost of attendance, the student’s from these programs does not automatically continue resources and eligibility for other financial aid programs. from one year to the next. More specific information is available in the Financial Aid Office, or on Trocaire College’s website, Transfer Students www.trocaire.edu. 1. If you transfer from or to another college, your How to Meet Expenses financial aid does not automatically go with you. You must take the action necessary to continue The College uses a congressional mandated system to receiving aid at your new college. As soon as help determine the student’s family resources that can possible, please contact our Financial Aid Office be used to meet the cost of attendance. After submitting to determine which procedures must be the FAFSA and the NYS TAP applications, an award accomplished to insure that financial aid letter will be sent from the College or placed on the eligibility can be reviewed, changed or revised student’s portal. Please follow the instructions on the for attendance at the college. award letter and any requests for supplemental information. Any questions regarding the available financial aid programs should be directed to the Financial Aid 19
2. If your Student Aid Report (SAR) does not Federal Pell Grant contain the name of Trocaire College (002812), Pell is a federal grant program that is applied for by please add the college’s name by going on line completing the FAFSA. Awards range from $602 to to www.fafsa.gov or contact the office for $5,550. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 additional instructions. limits the duration of a student’s eligibility for Pell to the 3. The New York State’s Tuition Assistance equivalent of six years. Program (TAP) is institutional specific. If your award notice does not contain Trocaire’s name, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity please contact the office for instructions on how Grant (FSEOG) to change the name on the award certificate. A federal grant program for students demonstrating 4. If you have a Federal Direct Subsidized Loan, exceptional financial need. Unsubsidized Loan or a PLUS Loan, you must reapply through the Financial Aid Office at Federal Work Study (FWS) Trocaire. Work study is available to students who meet the need 5. If you are currently receiving Federal Work requirements established by the federal government and Study benefits, you must reapply. maintain satisfactory progress and program pursuit. The majority of students are employed on campus. For the Financial Aid Programs current hourly rate of pay, contact the Financial Aid Office or online. All of the programs listed on the following pages are described only briefly. More information is available from William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program - the Financial Aid Office in Room 113 or on Trocaire studentloans.gov College’s website. Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans Federal Programs This loan program is available only after all other grant Federal Tax Benefits for Higher Education and work resources have been applied. Dependent students may borrow as freshmen up to $5,500 per year. American Opportunity Credit In the sophomore year the limit is increased to $6,500. This credit permits you to directly reduce the amount of Independent students can borrow up to $9,500 and your tax by up to $2,500 per eligible student. You may $10,500 respectively. Information regarding the loan be able to claim the American Opportunity Tax Credit if interest rates can be obtained from the Financial Aid you paid qualified tuition and/or expenses for a student Office as they vary based on any previous borrowing. who was enrolled at least half-time as a degree-seeking There is an origination fee charged for this loan. or certificate-seeking freshman or sophomore. This Repayment of this loan does not start until 6 months expanded credit now features higher income limits. after you have left school or dropped below 6 credits. Now, single taxpayers earning up to $90,000 modified gross income and married, filing jointly taxpayers Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan earning up to $180,000 modified gross income may The terms, fees, and conditions for the Federal Direct qualify for the credit. Unsubsidized Loan are the same as the Direct *Please consult your tax preparer for additional Subsidized Loan, except: You are responsible for the information about this tax credit. This was extended loan interest while you are in college. These loans are through December 2012. called unsubsidized loans because the federal government does not pay the interest. You can either Lifetime Learning Tax Credit pay the interest or add it to your loan principal (capitalize This credit permits you to directly reduce the amount of the interest). your tax up to $2,000. It has been expanded, allowing more taxpayers to qualify. You may be able to claim the Federal Direct Parent Loan for Undergraduate Lifetime Learning Credit if you paid qualified tuition Students (PLUS) and/or expenses for a student who was enrolled in an This loan is for parents of undergraduate dependent eligible educational institution. The IRS defines qualified students. A credit check is required. Parents may borrow expenses. Eligibility is dependent on income, filing up to the cost of education not covered by financial aid. status and other factors. The interest rate for this loan can change annually *Please consult your tax preparer for additional around July 1. information about this tax credit. Taxpayers may use only one of these credits for each Federal Aid to Native Americans eligible student per tax year, but more than one benefit TAP and Pell applications must be filed. Applications may be claimed in the same year for a different student’s are available from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs expenses. Office.
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Department of Veterans Affairs - Education Benefits Tutorial Assistance – Veterans who need individual academic help may receive up to $1,200 a semester at Trocaire College was one of the first colleges in the no charge to the student’s basic entitlement. This Western New York region to provide tuition assistance to program will work with college established tutors at the our returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. In Palisano Center for Academic Success in the library. appreciation for the hard work and sacrifice our military Restrictions do apply. has endured over the past 10 years, Trocaire will cover OIF and OEF veterans with any additional tuition and VA Work Study – Any student receiving educational fees that the VA will not reimburse. Our school is very benefits are eligible for this program provided you are at proud to have veteran students here on campus and this least ¾ training time and can give a part time availability number continues to grow every year. during the applicable semester. There are also federal Thanks to the support of federal, state, and financial work study positions available for those that either do not aid programs here, most veterans and their dependents qualify, would like to work in another office, or if there can attend Trocaire College with little or no financial are no longer positions open at the Veteran Services obligation. Our hard working staff will go above and Office. beyond to help the military families that have served our country. Website – There is a great deal of information that our There are a variety of financial aid programs available veteran website page can offer for our veteran families to students based on their service time, military branch, and community. Please visit this site for student updates, and deployment location(s). To help in determining links, forms, and more during the course of your which financial aid program(s) you may be eligible for, academic career and to stay informed about all the great contact our department of veteran services or financial services we provide to our veteran and veteran aid office to make an appointment. dependent students.
The following procedures can be used as a New York State Aid Programs reference checklist to all students intending to use the GI Bill education programs at Trocaire College: New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is 1. Apply to Trocaire College (online or mail- see a state grant program available to eligible residents. The page 9) awards for undergraduate students range from $500 to 2. Submit all official copies of high school, military, $5,000 per year. Eligibility requirements, award or other college transcripts to the Admissions estimator and other provisions for this and other state Office. awards can be obtained at the website 3. Apply for education benefits through the VA (www.tapweb.org) or by calling 1-888-NYSHESC (1-888- Buffalo Regional Office by completing an online 697-4372). VONAPP application at www.gibill.gov. The TAP Code is 2144 for all Associate and Certificate 4. Complete the Free Application for Federal Programs. The TAP Code for Baccalaureate Programs Student Aid (FAFSA), the New York State is 6144. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), and the New York State Veterans Tuition Award Supplement. New York State Aid for Part-Time Students (APTS) This will determine eligibility to all federal and A grant program for students taking 6-11 credit hours state programs. Even if you are receiving full per semester. For information on eligibility criteria, tuition it is in your best interest to maximize the deadlines, and applications see the Office of Financial amount of financial aid available to you. Aid. You may apply online by going to the Financial Aid 5. Once accepted to the college => register for page on the Trocaire College website, or courses for the semester you plan on attending. www.hesc.ny.gov “Students, New York Residents, Apply 6. Make an appointment with our Department of for TAP”. Veterans Services and bring the following paperwork: Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity i. Copy of your DD214 and your VA Program education certificate of eligibility (COE). (Known at Trocaire as the Trocaire Opportunity Program ii. Any other paperwork from the VA –T.O.P.) regarding your education benefits. This is a program, jointly sponsored by Trocaire iii. Any financial aid correspondence from College and New York State. Its primary objective is to any/all federal or state offices. provide a broad range of services to the student, who has the potential and desire to obtain a college degree, Additional Programs and Benefits for Veteran and yet is unable to attend college because of academic and Dependent Students economic circumstances.
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The eligible T.O.P. student receives a full-need work in state-operated or not-for-profit facilities. The financial aid package, including TAP and the Pell Grant. purpose of the State Service Corps is to provide a Additional grants and stipends are also available to the resource of well qualified and committed health care T.O.P. student. Eligible T.O.P. students begin their professionals. For information contact: college education during a five-week pre-freshman New York State Health Service Corps summer semester. This semester is mandatory for all Corning Tower, Room 1602 first time T.O. P. students entering Trocaire College. Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237 Regents Award for Child of Deceased Police Officers, Firefighters or Corrections Officers Institutional Aid This program is intended to provide financial aid to The following scholarships are available through children of police officers, firefighters, and correction Trocaire College. You must complete a FAFSA form to officers of New York State or any of its political be considered for these scholarships. Please check subdivisions, who died as a result of injuries sustained in Trocaire College’s web site for additional scholarships. the line of duty. All Federal and State financial assistance is applied before scholarship funding is awarded. Regents Scholarship for Children of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (includes children of former POWs) McAuley Scholarships Scholarships available to children of veterans whose The College awards a full-tuition scholarship to two death or 50% disability occurred during specific war-time incoming high school seniors that meet the following periods. Awards are $450 per year for full-time study. A criteria: SAT of 1200, a high school cumulative average separate application can be requested from: of 94 and maintenance of 3.2 average. N.Y.S.H.E.S.C. 99 Washington Avenue Presidential Scholarships Albany, NY 12255 Two scholarships per high school are awarded annually. The $2,000 per annum scholarships will be New York State Tuition Awards for Vietnam Veterans awarded to high school seniors attending Trocaire (VVTA) College. Selection of these scholarships will be made A grant program for Vietnam Vets enrolled part-time based on a recommendation of the high school principal (3-11 credit hours) or full-time. Applications available on or guidance counselor. request from N.Y.S.H.E.S.C. Must apply for TAP and Pell grant. Academic Achievement Awards Current high school seniors and those who have State Student Aid to Native Americans graduated from high school within the last five years may Must be a member of the official tribe roll of a New be eligible for this award. Annual awards are granted on York State tribe or child of a member. Applications and the basis of academic achievement or grade point additional information available from: average and not on financial need. Criteria for selection Native American Education Unit are as follows: New York State Education Department $2,000 for top 10% class ranking or an average of 92% Albany, NY 12234 or higher $1,500 for a top 15% class ranking or an average of 88 Office of Vocational and Educational Services for to 91% Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) $1,000 for a top 20% class ranking or an average of 85 Any resident of New York State who has a substantial to 87%. emotional, mental, or physical disability, who can The Presidential Scholarship and the Academic become employable, may apply for assistance through Achievement Awards are renewed for the second year VESID. up to four continuous semesters. Individuals should contact the local VESID office listed Conditions: below regarding application procedure: Recipient must be a full-time student for four Office of Vocational and Educational Services continuous semesters of study. for Individuals with Disabilities Scholarship will be continued for second year if 580 Main Street the established criteria and a 2.5 semester Buffalo, NY 14202 average are maintained. Only one scholarship awarded per student. New York State Primary Care Service Corps If a student who receives an award/scholarship The New York State Primary Care Service Corps will and drops to part-time study, the provide scholarships for education and training in award/scholarship will be pro-rated for that selected health professions for individuals who agree to Semester and will be discontinued for the following semester. 22 Financial Aid
Trocaire Partial Scholarships SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS A limited number of scholarships are awarded at Honors Convocation after completion of the Freshman These scholarships and awards are available only to year. These are available by application in the spring. currently enrolled students. Apply early in the spring semester. Trocaire Grant An institutional grant is awarded to students The Alfred & Irene Dobrak Scholarship demonstrating need and maintaining satisfactory The Alumni Scholarship progress and program pursuit according to the financial The Auxiliary to the Medical Society Scholarship aid policies as set by the College. The Belasario and Sara Paladino Memorial Scholarship The Berna Savarino Scholarship Statler Foundation The Carney Family Hospitality Scholarship You must be enrolled in the Hospitality Management The Ciarico Family Scholarship program to be eligible for this scholarship. To apply for The Coppola Family Memorial Scholarship this scholarship, contact either the Director of the The Dennis & Mary Downey Family Memorial Scholarship Hospitality Management program or the Financial Aid Office to have a scholarship application mailed to you. The Garman Scholarship The Grace C. Mecca-Diina Family Scholarship Corporate Scholarship The Georgette G. Cordera Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is funded by corporate sponsors; the The William & Angela Hensley Scholarship same criteria applies as the Trocaire Grant. The Hudack Memorial Scholarship The Joseph N. Desmond Memorial Award The Vincent H. Palisano Scholarships The Linda J. Heintzman Memorial Award These are administered by the Buffalo Foundation and The Lisa and Tara Scholarship awarded annually to students in the Nursing program. The Lorraine O’Donnell Scholarship The awards are based on academic ability and financial The Marshall R. Marsh III and IV “Survivor to Success” need. Memorial Scholarship The Pano’s Restaurant Scholarship Scholarship Opportunities through the Military The Patricia Byrne Myslinski Scholarship A variety of programs are available through the military The Patricia Diggins Wilhelm Scholarship for persons who wish to consider enlistment. For more The Patricia E. Powers Memorial Award detailed information contact local military recruiters. The Pellicano Specialty Foods Scholarship The Russell J. Salvatore Scholarship for Other Student Financial Aid Programs Hospitality Management The Russo Family Scholarship A large number of special-purpose programs exist in a The Sister Mary Ernestine Downey Memorial Scholarship variety of types: direct aid, scholarship, loans, and work- The Sisters of Mercy Scholarship study. Many are administered through specific The Susan M. Heintzman Memorial Award institutions, and for this reason the Financial Aid Office is The Trocaire College Community Award the single best source of information on the subject. The Trocaire College Faculty Association Scholarship Most of these programs would be of interest to The Trocaire College Student Association Scholarship relatively small numbers of students and prospective The Urban J. Pauly Trustee Scholarship students, by virtue of need, or special interest, or both. The Virginia and John E. Spara Nursing Scholarship Some are available only to graduate or professional students in certain fields. Some carry with them periods of obligated service. For further information contact the Financial Aid office in Room 113 or contact our office at Satisfactory Academic Progress and Program (716) 827-2416. Pursuit Terms and conditions of financial aid are subject to The Federal and State Aid Programs – Pell Grant; change without notice. All information contained herein Perkins Loan; Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant is believed to be current as of May 1, 2012. However, (FSEOG); Stafford Loan Program and TAP – require that the college cannot be responsible for information about you meet Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress state and federal programs which are subject to and Program Pursuit to be eligible for assistance. interpretation and change at any time. In order to be eligible for Financial Aid – whether it’s Federal, or State or School based, a student must meet two basic requirements: 1. The Standard for Satisfactory Progress 2. The Program Pursuit Requirement Financial Aid 23
Academic Progress Loss of State Aid (TAP) For Financial Aid purposes, in order to be making Failure to meet either the Satisfactory Academic satisfactory academic progress toward a degree, a Progress Standard or the Program Pursuit requirement student at Trocaire College must complete his or her results in the loss of financial aid. degree requirements within six full time semesters. Since some students use a combination of part time and Reinstatement of Aid full time semesters while working toward their degree, If aid is lost because of failure to meet the Satisfactory the college has developed the following system to Progress Standing, you must accumulate enough credits measure progress: based on the number of credits a and achieve a high enough grade point average during student carries in any one semester, points are assigned the semester of ineligibility in order to have Financial Aid for that semester. The assignment of points is as follows: restored in any future semester. 6-8 credit hours …………... ½ point If you lose your aid due to the Program Pursuit 9-11 credit hours …….…… ¾ point Requirement, aid is terminated for a period of one full 12 and more credit hours .. 1 point year from the end of the semester in which aid is lost. Once a student has accumulated 6 points (the If there are mitigating circumstances that caused your equivalent of 6 full time semesters) the student is no poor academic standing, there is an appeal procedure longer eligible for financial aid. In addition, each student for the reinstatement of aid. The procedure is as follows: must maintain a required cumulative grade point 1. Within 10 days of receiving the notice that you average and accumulate a designated number of credit are not making satisfactory progress, you must hours at each point level in order to maintain Satisfactory file a written petition with the Financial Aid Academic Progress. Director requesting reinstatement of aid. Included should be an explanation of the Program Pursuit mitigating circumstances which resulted in your To meet the program pursuit requirement a student failure to meet the requirements (please provide must complete a certain percentage of his or her course any applicable documentation). load each semester. 2. The petition will be reviewed by the Waiver Committee. The Committee will make a written Full Time – for full time students, the percentage recommendation for approval or denial to the increases from 50 percent (6 credit hours) of the student. minimum full time load (12 credit hours) in each term of 3. If the petition for reinstatement of your aid is study for which an award is made in the first year, to 75 denied, you can appeal the decision with the percent (9 credit hours) in each term of study in the committee. Submit the appeal request in writing second year, to 100 percent (12 credit hours) in each to the Director of Financial Aid within 3 days of term of study in the third year. written notification of denial. 4. The Vice President for Academic Affairs has the Part Time - final jurisdiction on Academic Progress Appeals. You must complete the (Note: State Regulations, however, limit the If your point level is: following percentage of number of times that TAP may be reinstated. As your course load: an undergraduate once TAP is lost, it may be 0 – 2 50% reinstated only once under the Appeal 2.25 – 4.00 75% Procedure.) In addition to all of the above 4.25 & over 100% conditions, if a student’s grade point average falls below 2.0 for more than two consecutive Transfer students receiving TAP – The required semesters, all Financial Aid is suspended. An percentage of course load completion per semester is appeal for reinstatement is not permitted until an determined by the number of semesters of TAP you had average of 2.0 or better is attained in a semester already received at the time of transfer. in which the student is carrying 6 credit hours or more. If you have already Your required completion received TAP the following percentage is: Satisfactory Academic Progress – Federal Aid number of times: Programs 1 – 2 50% On October 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of 3 – 4 75% Education published final regulations (668.16 and 5 & more 100% 668.34) in the Federal Register that require institutions that participate in student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to implement new guidelines effective July 1, 2011 regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).
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Satisfactory Academic Progress standards include: Satisfactory Academic Progress review, who has . A maximum time frame to complete your degree appealed and has had eligibility for federal aid requirements reinstated. An academic plan must be created to insure . A qualitative component (Grade Point Average that the issues that caused a lack of Satisfactory or “GPA”) – Satisfactory Academic Progress Academic Progress are addressed to avoid the loss of . A quantitative component (credits completed financial aid. Depending on the circumstances, a student each semester) – Program Pursuit may have to demonstrate what academic interventions or changes in their academic program will take place to Failure to Make Academic Progress for Federal address improvement. If the deficiencies were caused Financial Aid due to personal or family matters, the plan should At times a student may find that it is difficult to maintain address what changes will occur that will lead to better academic progress towards their degree. Health issues, academic success. Academic plans will be in writing and family circumstances or unforeseen personal matters clearly identify the outcomes and benchmarks identified may contribute to academic difficulties. The college for improvement. Monthly monitoring of the plan will be recognizes that these life issues do occur and can required to determine progress or needed changes. contribute to academic stress but are not necessarily a At the end of that payment period, the student must measure of a student’s academic ability. Accordingly, the either meet SAP standards or meet the requirements of college provides a process by which a student can return the academic plan by a specific point in time. to good academic standing and avoid the loss of federal financial aid. Student Responsibilities Satisfactory Academic Progress is reviewed by the The Student Accounts Office will notify the Director of college at the end of each semester. If a student fails to Financial Aid at the end of each semester those students meet the conditions of Academic Progress and Program who have not reached Satisfactory Academic Progress. Pursuit, the following steps can be taken to avoid losing The Director of Financial Aid shall send notice to each federal financial aid: student that he or she is not meeting SAP or Program . Financial Aid Warning Pursuit. The student must contact the Director of . Financial Aid Appeal Advisement & Retention to initiate this plan. The Director . Financial Aid Probation of Advisement & Retention will monitor each plan and . Loss of Financial Aid the progress of each student. If at the end of the payment period following Financial Financial Aid Warning Aid Probation a student continues to not meet Students who fail to meet Satisfactory Academic Satisfactory Academic Progress, federal financial aid to Progress for the first time in any semester will be given a the student shall be discontinued. A student who fails to one-time written warning by the college Financial Aid initiate these actions will be denied federal financial Office. The student will not lose financial aid but should aid. seek either academic assistance or address any issues that may have contributed to the deficiency. Timelines: . First semester of failure to meet SAP (warning Financial Aid Appeal only) Students who fail to meet Satisfactory Academic . Second semester of failure to meet SAP- Progress for a second semester must file an appeal with Probation (appeal & improvement plan). If not the Appeals Committee-Attention: Director of Financial approved, federal financial aid is ended. Aid to avoid the loss of aid. Students will be notified of . Third semester (meet SAP, follow improvement the necessary process by the Financial Aid Office. plan, or discontinuance of financial aid) Forms for this process are available in the college . In the event of failure to meet SAP in future Financial Aid Office or can be mailed upon request. semesters a student may appeal again if Appeals are approved based upon evidence that warranted. extenuating circumstances (death in the family, In order to regain federal student aid eligibility a personal illness, etc.) have interfered with a student’s student must accumulate enough credits and achieve a ability to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress. high enough grade point average during the semester of However, it is the decision of the Appeals Committee to ineligibility. determine the appropriateness of extenuating circumstances. Filing an appeal does not guarantee Please refer to the New York State and Federal Chart for approval. Satisfactory Progress (SAP) and Program Pursuit on the following pages: Financial Aid Probation If a Financial Aid Appeal is granted to a student, they are then placed on Financial Aid Probation. This is a new status assigned to a student who fails to meet the Financial Aid 25
For Associate’s Degree Programs and Certificates:
For First Time Financial Aid Recipients in the 2010-2011 Academic Year
Chart A Program Student Status Academic Progress Program Pursuit (Federal & State) Pursuit (Federal Only – (State Only) PACE) Minimum Minimum Part-Time Full-Time Point Level Cumulative Accumulated Course Load Completed GPA Credit Hours 0.00 0.00 0 End End 0.50 1.10 2 Semester 2 Semester 1 0.75 1.20 4 At least 50% 50% of All 1.00 1.30 6 of Minimum Courses 1.25 1.35 8 Full Time Attempted End End 1.50 1.40 10 Load Semester 4 Semester 2 1.75 1.45 12 1 Year 2.00 1.50 15 2.25 1.60 18 End End 2.50 1.70 21 Semester 6 Semester 3 2.75 1.75 24 At least 75% 67% of All 3.00 1.80 27 of Minimum Courses 3.25 1.85 30 Full Time Attempted End End 3.50 1.90 33 Load Semester 8 Semester 4 3.75 1.95 36 2 years 4.00 2.00 39 4.25 2.00 42 End End 4.50 2.00 45 Semester 10 Semester 5 4.75 2.00 48 100% of 75% of All 5.00 2.00 51 Minimum Courses 5.25 2.00 53 Full Time Attempted End End 5.50 2.00 55 Load Semester 12 Semester 6 5.75 2.00 57 3 years 6.00 2.00 60
For First-Time State Aid Recipients Prior to the 2010-2011 Academic Year
Chart B
Student Status Academic Progress Program Pursuit
Minimum Minimum Course Load Completed Part-Time Full-Time Point Level Cumulative Accumulated GPA Credit Hours Full-Time Part-Time 0.00 0.00 0 End End 0.50 1.00 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 0.75 1.05 2 At least 50% 50% of All 1.00 1.10 3 of Minimum Courses 1.25 1.15 4 Full Time Attempted End End 1.50 1.20 6 Load Semester 4 Semester 2 1.75 1.25 8 1 Year 2.00 1.30 9 2.00 1.35 12 End End 2.50 1.40 15 Semester 6 Semester 3 2.75 1.45 18 At least 75% 75% of All 3.00 1.50 21 of Minimum Courses 3.25 1.55 24 Full Time Attempted End End 3.50 1.60 27 Load Semester 8 Semester 4 3.75 1.65 30 2 years 4.00 2.00 33
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4.25 2.00 36 End End 4.50 2.00 39 Semester 10 Semester 5 4.75 2.00 42 100% of 100% of All 5.00 2.00 45 Minimum Courses 5.25 2.00 49 Full Time Attempted End End 5.50 2.00 53 Load Semester 12 Semester 6 5.75 2.00 57 3 years 6.00 2.00 60
For Bachelor’s Degree Programs:
Program Student Status Academic Progress Program Pursuit Pursuit (Federal Only – (State Only) PACE) Minimum Minimum Part-Time Full-Time Point Level Cumulative Accumulated Course Load Completed GPA Credit Hours 6.25 2.00 63 End End 6.50 2.00 66 Semester 14 Semester 7 6.75 2.00 69 100% of 75% of All 7.00 2.00 75 Minimum Courses 7.25 2.00 78 Full Time Attempted End End 7.50 2.00 81 Load Semester 16 Semester 8 7.75 2.00 84 4 Years 8.00 2.00 90 8.25 2.00 93 End End 8.50 2.00 96 Semester 18 Semester 9 8.75 2.00 99 100% of 75% of All 9.00 2.00 105 Minimum Courses 9.25 2.00 108 Full Time Attempted End End 9.50 2.00 111 Load Semester 20 Semester 10 9.75 2.00 114 5 Years 10.00 2.00 120
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Student Life
New Student and Transfer Orientations designed specifically for college students. Enrollment New and transfer students participate in separate periods for the plan occur in September and January. orientation programs designed to introduce them to For information about the plan, including cost, eligibility, college life. This program acquaints students with both benefits and exact enrollment dates, please contact the the academic resources of the college and the support Health Office at (716) 827-2489. services that will assist them in making a smooth transition to college life. Through the orientation Health Records and Immunizations program, students meet administration, staff, and current New York State Public Health Law 2165 requires all students and also become acquainted with the mission college students born on or after January 1, 1957 to and purpose of the college. provide proof of immunity against measles, mumps, and rubella. Students must furnish the college with Counseling appropriate certification of immunity or provide a The counseling services in the college are designed to documented statement of medical or religious exemption help students recognize their abilities, assist with before classes begin. New York State Public Health Law problem solving, and to direct their efforts towards the 2167 requires colleges and universities to distribute attainment of realistic goals. information about the meningococcal meningitis disease The Student Counseling Office is located in at Choate and vaccination to all students. Students must indicate, Avenue campus in Room 137. Students are free to walk on appropriate form, their compliance with this before in or schedule an appointment to discuss any problems: school begins. Students who fail to complete these academic, relational, stress, family, alcohol/substance requirements will not be permitted to attend classes, if abuse, social services issues, etc. If a needed service immunization information is not submitted within 30 days cannot be provided, an appropriate referral will be made. of the first day of classes. They will also not be allowed All counseling records are confidential. Services are to register for subsequent classes. All students are scheduled by appointment at the Extension Center. informed of these health regulations when they are accepted into the college. Each is mailed a health packet Career Center with instructions. These immunizations are to be brought The Career Center, located at the Choate Avenue with them when they register. Any questions regarding campus in Rooms 121 and 131, is available to assist this, needs to be discussed with the Health Office. students and alumni with career development and job Students beginning a Health program need to hand in search process. Services include: individual career their completed Health Packet before they begin their counseling, a web-based self-assessment and career clinical experience. planning system, posting of current full-time and part- time job openings, as well as print and on-line resources Housing for transfer opportunities and career preparation. Job Trocaire College has no residence halls. Information search assistance includes help with developing about apartments, roommates, or rooms for rent is resumes and cover letters, individual Credential Files, as available at both campuses. Local newspapers are well as interview preparation and practice. Transfer provided each week in the Transit Road lobby or the advisement for students desiring to transfer to four-year Choate Campus Career Center to aid in your housing institutions is provided on an individual basis. The search. Collegiate housing communities, including Career Center sponsors on-campus and off-campus job Collegiate Village www.cvwny.com and The Lofts at 136 fairs and events to assist students and alumni with www.136lofts.com, are open to current students networking and other career-related issues. All Career attending Trocaire College and other Western New York Center services are available to students attending any colleges. These housing communities are not affiliated of the Trocaire College campuses. Visit our website at with Trocaire College. Available rooms and apartments www.trocaire.edu/careers or call (716) 827-2444 to as well as contact information about apartment arrange an appointment. complexes in the neighboring area around the Choate Campus are posted on the Student Housing bulletin Health Services and Health Insurance board opposite Room 131 near the Commons. Trocaire Except in emergencies, students in need of medical College is not affiliated with any housing or apartment care usually consult their personal physician. The Health complexes and is not liable for any aspect of the rental Office can refer a student in need of medical care, who agreements between landlords and students. To list is without a physician, to an existing Health Center. available housing, please contact the main campus Emergency help is summoned on campus by calling Career Center at (716) 827-2444. 911. Trocaire College does offer all students, registered for six or more credits, a sickness and accident plan that is
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Campus Ministry Sexual Assault Policy The Office of Campus Ministry is available to students Trocaire College is fully committed to ensuring that its of every faith to provide experiences which foster campus is a place where students are able to feel spiritual growth and social awareness. On-campus secure in their physical safety and their emotional well- volunteer opportunities, ecumenical prayer services, being. To that end, Trocaire College condemns and will community service projects, and discussion groups are not tolerate sexual assault in any form, including just some ways that the Office of Campus Ministry can acquaintance rape. respond to the varied needs of both Trocaire students Where there is probable cause to believe that this and the broader community. The McAuley Room, a quiet policy, prohibiting sexual assault, has been violated, the space for prayer and reflection, is available to all college will pursue strong disciplinary action established members of the college community. in accordance with the Disciplinary Procedure. This Students are encouraged to participate in many school discipline includes suspension or dismissal from the and community events that help raise their school. In addition, a student charged with sexual consciousness about the needs of society. The Office assault will be referred for prosecution under New York of Campus Ministry wishes to serve and support those State criminal statutes and subjected to the full range of attending Trocaire College and welcomes participation penalties that can be invoked against assailants. from all. Please contact the Office of Campus Ministry In the event of a sexual offense occurring on campus, for information on upcoming events. the following procedure shall take place: A. Notification of Campus Security and local law Cultural Life enforcement agencies. The location of the college in the second largest city in B. Notification to Coordinator of Health Services New York State provides the student with ready access and Counseling Office to assist with medical and to a variety of cultural, historical, and scientific resources emotional support. in the metropolitan area. All reports of sexual assault will be kept confidential. The Albright Knox Art Gallery houses a renowned To encourage reporting of sexual assaults and to ensure collection of modern art; Shea’s Buffalo Center for fairness to victims during the Disciplinary Procedure, the Performing Arts offers professional Broadway following rights will be guaranteed: productions, the Irish Classical Theater, Oujima Theater 1. The right of the victim to have a person of and Theatre of Youth offer dramatic presentations; and her/his choice accompany her/him throughout Buffalo’s Philharmonic Orchestra provides exciting the entire Disciplinary Procedure. musical experiences. The Buffalo and Erie County 2. The right, as established in state criminal codes, Historical Society, Museum of Science and Botanical not to have her/his irrelevant sexual history Gardens are short distances from the college. discussed during the Disciplinary Procedure 3. The right to be informed immediately of the Student Life outcome of the Disciplinary Procedure. The Various clubs and activities open to all students are accordance of these rights will not be construed managed by the Student Activities Office. Each club has to jeopardize the due process rights of the a separate advisor who oversees its function. Clubs help alleged assailant. In an effort to diminish the sponsor many activities each semester, provide a forum escalating rate of sexual assaults prevalent in for the development of student leaderships skills, and today’s society, the college will provide present opportunities to form relationships with other educational workshops, materials and lectures students. relevant to this issue, with emphasis on the role of awareness and prevention. Alumni Association The Counseling Office is available to assist victims of Trocaire College’s approximately 8,600 alumni are sexual assault with the provision of supportive services engaged in health, education and business careers. along with resource and referral. The purpose of the Trocaire College Alumni An advisory committee comprised of faculty, staff, and Association is to provide a life-long connection between students, responsible for reviewing campus security the college and its alumni. It is the goal of the policies and procedures, and fostering educational and association to maintain a vast networking system to advocacy goals, has been established. assist all alumni in their future endeavors, while lending both financial and moral support to Trocaire College. Crime Statistics The Office of Institutional Advancement maintains a Security records information relevant to any crime- connection with alumni via newsletters, mailings and the related activity occurring on campus. Statistics are college website. published annually. The College’s Security Advisory Committee will provide all campus crime statistics upon request through the Director of Facilities & Security at
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(716) 827-2564. Information is also available on the U.S. Department of Education website (http://surveys.ope.ed.gov/security). When necessary, security alerts are posted throughout the campus. The annual Trocaire College Security Report and Crime Statistics can be found at www.trocaire.edu/current/StudentAffairs/.
EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SUMMARY – CLASS OF 2011
No. of No. of Employed Not Employed Status MAJOR Grads Responses Related Unrelated Military Not Seeking Seeking Unknown A.S. General Studies 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Liberal Arts and Sciences 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 A.A.S. Business Administration 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Computer Network Administration 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Health Information Technology 5 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 Hospitality Management 14 12 7 2 0 3 0 2 Human Resource Management 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 Insurance Professional Studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Massage Therapy 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Assistant 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nursing 132 120 101 11 0 4 4 12 Radiologic Technology 27 26 13 4 0 6 3 1 Surgical Technology 20 18 9 6 0 1 2 2
CERTIFICATE Computer Network Administration 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 Diagnostic Med. Sonography 10 8 8 0 0 0 0 2 Echocardiography 6 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 Human Resource Management 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Medical Coding 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Practical Nursing 62 50 40 2 0 6 2 12
TOTAL 300 264 198 28 0 27 11 36
This report includes employment placement data on graduates who had their degree / certificate conferred between 9/1/2010 and 8/31/2011. Employment status categories in this report follow definitions in the Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Data Source: Career Center 6 Month Post Graduation Survey
CONTINUING EDUCATION SUMMARY – CLASS OF 2011
MAJOR Grads Cont. Trocaire Other MAJOR Grads Cont. Trocaire Other (Degrees) Ed. College College (Certificate) Ed. College College General Studies 2 1 0 1 Computer Network Admin. 5 4 4 0 Liberal Arts & Sciences 1 1 0 1 Diag. Med. Sonography 10 0 0 0 Business Administration 1 1 0 1 Echocardiography 6 0 0 0 Computer Network Admin. 3 0 0 0 Human Resource Mgmt. 2 2 2 0 Health Information Tech. 5 0 0 0 Medical Coding 1 1 1 0 Hospitality Management 14 4 1 3 Practical Nursing 62 24 7 17 Human Resource Mgmt. 4 0 0 0 Insurance Profess. Studies 1 0 0 0 Massage Therapy 3 0 0 0 Medical Assistant 1 0 0 0 Nursing 132 36 10 26 Radiologic Technology 27 11 11 0 Surgical Technology 20 1 1 0 TOTAL 300 86 37 49
This report includes continuing education data on graduates who had their degree / certificate conferred between 9/1/2010 and 8/31/2011. Data Sources: Career Center 6 Month Post Graduation Survey, National Student Clearinghouse.
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Academic Policies and Procedures
Inherent in the Mission and Philosophy of Trocaire D. Buying or selling of term papers, homework, College, is the commitment to provide our students with examinations, laboratory assignments and more than the sum total of the coursework needed to computer programs/assignments. complete a program of study. The collaborative goal of E. Falsifying of one’s own or another’s records. the career and liberal arts faculty and administration is to F. Knowingly assisting someone who engages in engage students in a learning process designed to A-E above. promote learning beyond the classroom and program completion: learning for life. Penalties: Penalties that may be imposed include, but are not Academic Policies and Services limited to the following: A. Faculty may impose the following penalties within the context of a course, Trocaire publishes a one-year catalog. Therefore, 1. Lowering of a grade or failure for a particular students, especially those applying for 2012-2013, area assignment. advised to discuss current curriculum information with 2. Lowering a grade, failure and/or dismissal Admissions or the appropriate Program Director. from the course. The student is responsible for knowing the B. The Program Director responsible for the academic standards and for complying with the student’s curriculum may impose harsher Academic Policies included in this catalog. While the measures within context of the College such as, faculty and staff are available to assist the student, the 1. Disciplinary probation – may include responsibility for meeting standards and policies as mandatory repeat of a course, etc. outlined in this catalog is that of the student. A 2. Dismissal from the program. requirement or policy is not waived because a C. The Program Director may recommend to the student claims ignorance or claims that a member of Vice President for Academic Affairs that the the College Community did not inform the student of student be suspended/dismissed from the the requirement. College. Adherence to College policies and awareness of D. The Vice President for Academic Affairs may academic services is integral to student success. suspend the student from the College for a Faculty and staff assist students in meeting their period of one semester or more. When deemed academic and personal goals by defining the following appropriate the student may be dismissed from policies and services. the College.
Academic Integrity Policy Academic Advisement
Academic endeavors demand personal honesty from all Academic Advisement is a process which assists participants in order to foster an environment in which students in the development of an educational plan for optimal learning can take place. Academic integrity is the attainment of their academic and career goals. consistent with Trocaire’s mission and culture. During academic advisement, study habits and attitudes beneficial to the student are discussed, as well as time Definitions: management, use of college resources, setting of Academic dishonesty may be defined as: realistic goals and objectives to meet these goals. A. Cheating – giving or receiving answers on Academic Advisors also assist students in planning their required/evaluative material, using materials or program of studies and serve as resource persons in aids forbidden by the instructor, alteration of familiarizing students with college resources. academic records, unauthorized possession of Academic Advisement includes a comprehensive examinations, or the falsification of admissions, program in developmental advisement for students on a registration or other related college materials. year-round basis. Matriculated students are assigned B. Plagiarism – the offering of someone else’s work an academic advisor with whom they are expected as one’s own, using material from another to meet on a regular basis, with a minimum of 3 source without acknowledgement including the encounters per semester. reprinting and/or importing in whole or in part term papers found on internet sites without acknowledgement. C. Interference – interfering with the work of another student either by obtaining, changing, or destroying the work of another student. Academic Policies & Procedures 31
Trocaire College Mission Statement for initiative in making up work. Students are expected to Advisement notify the college of absence in accord with the program policy and/or the instructor’s directives. The Trocaire College academic advisement philosophy promotes student learning by encouraging a responsive Course Cancellation mentoring partnership between advisors and students. This relationship facilitates the development and While every effort is made to offer all courses pursuit of student educational aspirations and life goals. advertised in the course schedule each semester, at Trocaire College recognizes the value of this ongoing times, conditions exist which may prevent the offering of partnership as a shared responsibility of the college a course. Conditions under which the college has the community. right to cancel a course include, but are not limited to the following: Academic Amnesty Insufficient student enrollment Lack of appropriate faculty Academic Amnesty is designed to provide former Lack of financial resources students an opportunity to return to Trocaire for a When a course is cancelled, the college will make different academic program without the burden of past every effort to assist students in enrolling in an academic difficulties. By this provision, if approved, a alternative course so that the student may meet student may request that prior semester(s) of academic graduation requirements. course work at Trocaire not be counted toward credit requirements or the cumulative grade point average Course Disclosure Policy (GPA). This request is made in writing to the Academic Affairs Office which will advise the student of the At the beginning of every course, the instructor procedures and provide the student with the appropriate distributes a written course contract (syllabus) and/or form. Academic Amnesty may be granted only once, program manual to all students taking the course. The requires a change in program and a hiatus form the course outline is a course disclosure and describes the college of two semesters (not counting summers). The objectives and content for the course and the method by Policy and Application Form can be found at which students’ work will be evaluated for grades. www.trocaire.edu. Students should refer to these on a regular basis during the semester. Academic Bankruptcy Course Load Limitation Academic Bankruptcy is designed to provide matriculated students an opportunity to maintain good The normal class load of a full-time student each academic standing by “bankrupting” certain courses in semester is 12-19 credit hours. A student must obtain the semester immediately completed. If approved, a the Vice President for Academic Affairs permission to student may have specific completed courses eliminated carry more than 19 credit hours during one semester. from the computation of his/her grade point average Part-time students are those carrying fewer than 12 (GPA). This request is made in writing to the Academic credit hours per semester. Affairs Office which will advise the student of the Students taking more than 19 credit hours of study will procedures and provide the student with the appropriate be assessed an additional tuition charge for overload form. Academic Bankruptcy may be granted only once hours. and may not be requested if a student has a previous amnesty. The Policy and Application Form can be found Course Prerequisite Enrollment Policy at www.trocaire.edu. Trocaire College publishes prerequisites for courses Attendance and programs in this catalog. The college may delete the registration of a student from a course for which he/she Students are expected to attend and to be on time for does not meet these published course prerequisites. all classes, clinical experiences, laboratories, and Issues of safety and health may also necessitate a internships. Instructors are required to maintain student’s de-registration from a course, regardless of attendance records and to report absences. Excessive prerequisites. absences will result in a grade of “FX” and may affect financial aid eligibility. Excessive absence is defined as Course Waiver and/or Substitutions being absent from class/lab/clinical more than twice the number of times a class meets in a given week. A student may, in certain instances, be granted a Students are required to complete all assignments and waiver of a required course. The permission for a examinations. Absence does not constitute an course waiver must be signed by the Program Director exemption. It is the student’s responsibility to take the and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 32 Academic Policies & Procedures
When a student does receive this waiver, he/she is In cases of repeated courses, the last grade earned required to take an equivalent course to fulfill the credit is used in computing the grade point average (GPA). hour requirements of the curriculum. A waiver does not However, all grades earned for courses taken at lessen the credit hours required, but alters the required Trocaire remain part of the student’s permanent record. courses of the program of study. Students should take note that if the repetition is not required by the College, New York State will not Grade Notification allow the credit hours to be counted in determining the minimum course load required for financial aid. Grade reports may be accessed through the student Students may not take a Directed Study, portal at the end of each semester. Grades are not given Independent Study, or Challenge Exam to replace a out via the telephone or in person. Grade reports may be course in which a failing grade was earned. mailed upon request. A mid-semester evaluation of each student’s academic Registration Policy achievement is made, and the student is notified if midterm grades are below “C” (2.0). Students must register during the registration period noted in the course schedule. Failure to adhere to this Leave of Absence requirement will result in the student forfeiting their guaranteed placement in the next semester. No A student in good academic standing, with a GPA of student may register after the “Add & Drop” period 2.0 or higher, who wishes to take a Leave of Absence during the first week of classes. must request this in writing to the Vice President for Students are required to follow the College’s Academic Affairs. In any calendar year, a student may withdrawal procedure for changes in registration after be granted no more than one leave, and ordinarily it may the “Add & Drop” period. not extend beyond one full semester. A student who Students are required to take all courses in a program does not return at the end of a Leave of Absence will be curriculum. Exceptions to the requirements in the considered withdrawn from the college. This withdrawal prescribed curriculum are permitted only under will be effective as of the beginning date of the Leave of extraordinary circumstances and require written approval Absence. Except for serious reasons, a Leave of of the Program Director and Vice President for Academic Absence will not be granted after Add & Drop day in Affairs. Students are responsible for any scheduling each semester. Students granted a Leave of Absence conflicts and/or lengthening of program that may for medical reasons must have a doctor’s release to occur when courses are taken out of sequence. return to the college. Notification of Rights Under Family Educational Program Change Policy Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
A program transfer may necessitate adjustments to The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act those courses not applicable to the new program. (FERPA) afford students certain rights with respect to Adjustments to measure academic progress will be their education records. They are: made at the end of the first semester in the new 1. The right to inspect and review the student’s curriculum. education records within 45 days of the day the college receives a request for access. Students should submit to Repeat Course Policy the Registrar’s Office or other appropriate official, written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. Students may repeat a course in instances where they The college official will make arrangements for access have received grades of “C-“ (where a program’s policy and notify the student of the time and place where the requires a minimum grade of “C”) “D+”, “D”. “F”, “FX”, records may be inspected. If the records are not “W”, “WF”, and “U”. A grade of “W” counts as an attempt maintained by the college official to whom the request at taking the course. was submitted, that official shall advise the student of Students may repeat a course only once, unless the correct official to whom the request should be they have a signed authorization from the director of addressed. the academic program in which they are enrolled to 2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s repeat a course for the second time. education records that the student believes are Students in Nursing, Radiologic Technology, and inaccurate or misleading. Students may ask the college Surgical Technology may need to repeat a course in to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or which they earned a grade of “C” or higher, but which is misleading. They should write the college official over 5 years old, in order to meet individual program responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the requirements. record they want changed, and specify why it is
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inaccurate or misleading. If the college decides not to before November 19, 1974, if the allowed amend the record as requested by the student, the reporting or disclosure concerns the juvenile college will notify the student of the decision and advise justice system and the system’s ability to the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the effectively serve the student whose records are request for amendment. Additional information regarding released; or 2) allowed to be reported or the hearing procedures will be provided to the student disclosed pursuant to State statute adopted after when notified of the right to a hearing. November 19, 1974, subject to the requirements 3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally of Sec. 99.38. identifiable information contained in the student’s f. The disclosure is to organizations conducting education records, except to the extent that FERPA studies for, or on behalf of, educational agencies authorizes disclosure without consent. Directory or institutions to: 1) develop, validate or information may be released without the student’s administer predictive tests; 2) administer student consent. Trocaire College designates the following items aid programs; or 3) improve instruction. as Director information: student name, address, e-mail g. The disclosure is to accrediting organizations to address, telephone numbers, photograph, date and carry out their accrediting functions. place of birth, major field of study, grade level, name of h. The disclosure is to parents of a dependent academic advisor, participation in officially-recognized student, as defined in section 152 of the Internal activities, dates of attendance, enrollment status, Revenue Code of 1954. degrees, date of graduation, honors and awards i. The disclosure is to comply with a judicial order received, and most recent previous school attended. A or lawfully issued subpoena. student who wishes to have Directory information j. The disclosure is in connection with a health or withheld must notify the Registrar’s Office. Forms safety emergency, under the conditions requesting the withholding of Directory information are described in Sec. 99.36. available in the Registrar’s Office. Trocaire College will k. The disclosure is information the educational assume a student’s failure to request withholding of agency or institution has designated as Directory information as their consent to the release of “directory information”, under the conditions this information described in Sec. 99.37. 4. Disclosure Without Consent l. The disclosure is to an alleged victim of any Trocaire College may disclose personally identifiable crime of violence, as that term is defined in information from an education record of a student section 16 of title 18, United States Code, of the without consent if the disclosure meets one or more of results of any disciplinary proceeding conducted the following conditions: by an institution of postsecondary education a. The disclosure is to other school officials, against the alleged perpetrator of the crime with including teachers, within the agency or respect to that crime. institution whom the agency or institution has 5. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department determined to have legitimate educational of Education concerning alleged failures by Trocaire interests. College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The b. The disclosure, subject to the requirements of name and address of the Office that administers FERPA Sec. 99.34, is to officials of another school, is: school system, or institution of post- secondary Family Policy Compliance Office education where the student seeks or intends to U.S. Department of Education enroll. 400 Maryland Avenue, SW c. The disclosure is, subject to the requirements of Washington, DC 20202-5901 Sec. 99.35, to authorized representatives of 1) The Comptroller General of the United States; 2) The Secretary; or 3) State and local educational Support Services authorities. d. The disclosure is in connection with financial aid Trocaire provides quality and diverse support services for which the students have applied or which the for tutoring, counseling and basic skill development. students have received, if the information is These services, in addition to Academic Advisement, necessary for such purposes as to: 1) determine allow students to reach their academic goals in an eligibility for the aid; 2) determine the amount of individualized learning environment. aid; 3) determine the conditions for the aid; or 4) HEOP (Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity enforce the terms and conditions of the aid. Program) and Perkins III. e. The disclosure is to State and local officials or Tutoring and advisement services are offered for authorities to whom this information is students who qualify under these initiatives. specifically: 1) allowed to be reported or disclosed pursuant to state statute adopted
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Academic Standards Total Credits DISMISSAL PROBATION Attempted Cum. GPA Below Cum. GPA Below 6 – 15 1.00 2.00 Trocaire College maintains academic standards to 16 – 30 1.25 2.00 facilitate academic progress and to assist students in 31 – 45 1.50 2.00 reaching their educational goals and program 46+ 1.75 2.00 requirements.
Faculty advisors and college counselors are available Any extenuating circumstances will be reviewed by the to assist students. The Academic Standards clearly Vice President for Academic Affairs upon request by the define requirements for degree/certificate completion, student. and also provide routine interventions to help students reach their goals. Academic interventions include academic advisement Academic Warnings and support services as well as early alert notification At the completion of the fifth week of the semester, and midterm warning letters. students who are identified by the faculty as “at risk” in any course, are sent an early alert letter by Advisement. Academic Year This letter suggests interventions to assist the student. At mid-term, students who have a grade below “C” are The academic year comprises two semesters of sent a warning letter by the Director of Academic approximately 15 weeks each. Advisement. These letters do not affect the student’s Some classes are also offered during Summer status and the grades do not appear on the student’s Session I (May-June) and Summer Session II (June- transcripts. The purpose of these academic warnings is July). to encourage the student to contact instructors and/or Academic Probation and Dismissal Policy academic advisors to discuss appropriate strategies to facilitate improvement. A student is in good academic standing if he/she is matriculated at this institution and is considered by the Classification of Students faculty to be making satisfactory progress toward a A full time student is one who carries a minimum 12 degree or certificate. credit hours per semester. A part time student is one
carrying fewer than 12 credit hours per semester. A Academic Probation matriculated student is one who is accepted into a Academic probation results when a student’s Grade prescribed program of study. A non-degree or non- Point Average (GPA) falls below that indicated for matriculated student is one taking classes but who has probation on the chart below. A student placed on not applied for a degree or academic certificate. academic probation is expected to make an appointment Generally, one credit represents the equivalent of one with a member of the Academic Advisement Office to 50 minute lecture period or two 50 minute periods of discuss the student’s academic progress. The student laboratory work each week of the semester. should make this appointment as soon as possible.
Cross Registration Academic Dismissal Full time students may cross register at colleges which Academic dismissal and loss of matriculation results are members of the Western New York Consortium of from any of the following: Higher Education. Students are only eligible to cross a. Falling below the grade point average indicated register, during the normal academic year (September to for dismissal on the chart below. May), at participating colleges. b. Failing (F/FX) three (3) or more courses in a Trocaire College students seeking to cross register single semester. must follow the criteria below: c. Showing withdrawal (W) from more than one- 1. Student must be registered full time at Trocaire half of courses attempted in two consecutive College for the semester he/she is seeking to semesters. cross register. d. Being placed on academic probation for two 2. Student may only register for a course that is consecutive semesters. required for their program of study. Dismissed students may not re-apply to the 3. The desired, regularly scheduled course is not College for readmission for a period of one (1) available during the semester the student is calendar year. requesting cross registration either due to
course closure or cancellation.
4. Student must fill out a cross registration form
available in the Registrar’s Office and be
approved by both institutions.
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There is no additional fee for courses taken through Cumulative Average the Consortium. A limit of 6 credit hours is permitted in The cumulative average is computed for all of the an academic year. courses a student has taken at Trocaire. It changes whenever a new semester’s grades are calculated and is Evaluation of Student Work a reflection of student progress in all of one’s work. In An evaluation system is required for each course. cases of repeated courses, the last grade earned is used Examinations are ordinarily part of the evaluation in the cumulative GPA calculations, if the course is system, but alternative methods of overall evaluation repeated at Trocaire. may be employed. At the first class period of the semester, the instructor will inform students through the (W,WF) Course Withdrawal course contract/program manual of the type of It is the responsibility of the student to contact evaluation system that will be used for that course his/her advisor and the Director of Advisement when throughout the semester. officially withdrawing from any course. Official withdrawal forms must be processed Grading System through the Registrar’s Office. The weeks following Add & Drop Period and last day of The following system of grading is in effect: the tenth week constitute the withdrawal period (W). A grade of “W” counts as an attempt at taking the course. If a student withdraws after the tenth week, he/she
receives a withdrawal failing (WF), except in extenuating Quality Letter Letter # Points Grade Range circumstances. Please note: A student who unofficially ceases to 4.0 A 95-100 attend classes and does not formally notify the college in 3.67 A- 92-94 writing will receive a grade of “FX” in the course. In 3.33 B+ 89-91 addition to receiving a grade of “FX” students with 3.00 B 85-88 unexcused absences equal to twice the number of times 2.67 B- 82-84 a course meets per week may be denied further 2.33 C+ 79-81 admission to class by the instructor. In each case the 2.00 C 75-78 student will be liable for full tuition and fees as originally 1.67 C- 72-74 incurred. 1.33 D+ 69-71 Non-attendance will not release the student from 1.00 D 65-68 financial liability. 0.00 F 64-0 0 FX Failure, Unsatisfactory Attendance (I) Incomplete 0 W Withdrawal (without academic penalty) An Incomplete is given only for a good and sufficient 0 WF Withdrawal Failing reason as determined by the instructor. It is completed in 0 I Incomplete a manner determined by mutual agreement of student S Satisfactory and instructor. U Unsatisfactory An Incomplete must be removed from the AU Audit student’s record within 30 calendar days after the Z Academic Amnesty/Bankruptcy Incomplete was received, or it will automatically convert to an F.
Following are descriptions of these terms. (AU) Audit A student desiring to audit a course must receive the (GPA) Grade Point Average approval of the appropriate instructor and the Program Grades received earn quality points as indicated in the Director. Only officially audited classes will appear on above table. A grade point average is computed by the transcript. Students who audit are expected to attend dividing the number of quality points earned by the total classes but their work is not subject to review by the number of credit hours for which the student is instructor and they receive a grade of “AU” (no credit) at registered. A grade point average is computed on a the completion of the class. No student may change semester basis. from audit to credit after the last day of Add & Drop period. The college attendance policy applies to audit (QP) Quality Points = Course Quality Points courses. Quality Points: Quality points are assigned to grades shown in the grading chart. A “C” = 2 quality points. Where stated in the catalog that a minimum grade of “C” is required, this equates to 2 quality points. Therefore, a C- is NOT a C. 36 Academic Policies & Procedures
Independent Study Residency Requirement. A minimum of thirty hours of credit earned at Trocaire College for an academic Instructors may provide opportunities for qualified degree and at least 50% of his/her course work students to engage in independent study. A guide and earned here to be eligible for a Trocaire College appropriate forms are available in the Office of the Vice certificate. Students completing their requirements in President for Academic Affairs. the fall semester are asked to participate in the Students may take a maximum of nine credit hours of December Commencement Ceremony. Students Independent Study in required programs. completing requirements at other times are asked to The purpose of Independent Study is to provide an participate in the May Commencement Ceremony. opportunity for a student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore a topic of interest to the student Grievance Policy which will enhance the learning in his/her field of study. All policies related to Independent Study are included in In accord with the principles of student due process, the Independent Study Guide. Trocaire College provides each student with the right to file an academic grievance. Students are assured fair Directed Study treatment and no adverse action will be taken against a student for filing a grievance. (Please go to the Office of Directed Study is available to students in their last Academic Affairs for more information.) semester for designated courses that are not available during the semester in which they need to register for Phi Theta Kappa the coursework in order to fulfill their program requirements. In some instances, this may apply to Alpha Pi Eta, the Trocaire chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, students registered for evening programs and need a an international honor society for two year colleges, course offered during the day. accepts new members in each semester. Phi Theta Directed Study is done by contract with the student Kappa challenges students to intellectual pursuit and meeting with the instructor in a seminar setting on community service. Membership is based upon a regular intervals. Students must have the approval of the cumulative average of 3.5, course work leading towards Vice President for Academic Affairs to register for a an Associate degree, service to others and commitment Directed Study Course. The college has the right to to the local chapter. Full time and part time students restrict the availability of Directed Study course work. must have earned 12 or more credits in order to be inducted into this prestigious society. The induction Graduation Honors ceremony of candidates traditionally takes place during the spring Honors Convocation. Honors at graduation are given on the basis of the cumulative quality point average. Placement Testing and Basic Skills Academic The certificate with merit – an average of 3.4 Policy The degree with distinction – an average of 3.4 The degree with high distinction – an average of 3.6 As part of the Admissions process, all applicants are The degree with highest distinction – an average of required to participate in Placement Testing in Reading, 4.0 Writing, Math and Computer Literacy. Students who do not meet the required percentile(s) are placed in Basic Graduation Requirements Skills course work. This course work does not fulfill required program courses or earned credits. Placement Students apply for graduation with the Registrar. To in these courses is not optional and students must be eligible, the student must have fulfilled the following complete the course work requirements according to the requirements: conditions of their acceptance letter. Completion of the minimum number of semester Further explanation of Basic Skills course work is hours of credit and courses required by the program available from the Office of Admissions or the Director of for which the degree is granted. Transitional Studies. A minimum average of “C” which is equal to a cumulative quality point average of 2.0. Prior Learning Credit A 2.0 cumulative index or a minimum grade of “C” for program requirements. Trocaire College realizes that students learn through A grade of “C” in the College Seminar course. employment and life experiences. There are several Students with previous college credits may be ways a student may demonstrate prior learning and exempt from this requirement. receive college credit. Credit for prior learning is approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Policies and procedures for assessment of prior learning experiences include: Academic Policies & Procedures 37
Advanced Placement students who successfully complete Excelsior College Trocaire College participates in the Advanced Examinations in accordance with the standards Placement Program administered by the College Board. established by Trocaire College. A high school student becomes eligible for consideration The Vice President for Academic Affairs in for advanced placement and credit by achieving consultation with the appropriate Program Director will satisfactory scores ( a rating of 3 to 5) on the Advanced consider individually the cases of applicants who request Placement Examination. credit.
Course Challenge Military Experience A Course Challenge is allowed by the College in Experience gained in the military may also be special and exceptional cases in which it has been reviewed for credit at the time of application. This is clearly determined that prior educational and/or especially true in military technical programs and vocational experience has provided a learning specialty schools. experience equivalent to that of the particular college course. Portfolio Application and guidelines are available from the Vice A student may submit a portfolio to demonstrate President for Academic Affairs and Program Directors knowledge gained through work and life experience. for matriculated students who have presented The portfolio contents will include: documentary evidence of their prior experience. Review of life and work experiences Applications should be submitted no later than the Identification of career and educational objectives official registration days in the fall and spring semesters. Verification of prior learning and its correlation to the The application and accompanying evidence will be course for which the portfolio is submitted. evaluated by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Documentation and/or the Director of the program involved. Authorized request form for portfolio assessment Following the approval of the application, the Program (available from the Program Director) Director will arrange a time and place for the applicant to Upon completion, the portfolio is reviewed by take the examination before the semester’s end. appropriate faculty and if accepted, credit is conferred. Guidelines and fee structure for portfolio assessment Credit by Examination are available from the appropriate Program Director. The college shall, in certain cases, grant credit by examination. The following types of examination are Advanced Placement in Nursing approved: Trocaire College has an articulation agreement with 1. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) the Trocaire Practical Nursing program, BOCES#1, The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) BOCES#2 and BOCES Orleans/Niagara programs. The established by the College Board enables students to graduate must apply within two years of graduation to demonstrate competencies attained by non-traditional receive advanced credit for the first semester nursing means. program. Applicants will need to: Trocaire College grants credit under the same 1. submit a copy of the LPN license conditions which apply to the Regents College 2. meet the specific admission requirements of the Examination. Further information can be obtained by nursing program writing to: 3. have completed, with minimum grades of “C” or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) better, the following general education/science P.O.Box 6600 courses (by the application deadline) in Princeton, NJ 08541-6600 accordance with the College’s transfer credit policy. The courses are: 2. Excelsior College Examinations . Algebra, Biology and Chemistry with a grade The New York State Education Department in of 75 or higher, cooperation with colleges and universities throughout . Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab New York State has established a program of . Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab examinations by which individuals who have achieved . English Composition college level knowledge outside the formal classroom . General Psychology can demonstrate their abilities and receive credit for . College Seminar them. If the applicant has been out of the Practical Nursing The State Education Department itself does not grant program longer than two years, the applicant has the course credit. This is left to the individual college or opportunity to take a challenge examination to qualify for university to do, or not to do, in a manner consistent with advanced placement. its own standards. Trocaire College does participate in the Excelsior College Examination Program and will grant credit to 38 Academic Policies & Procedures
The number of positions available in the second College. An exception to this policy is for the student semester nursing classes varies with each class who has successfully completed Anatomy & Physiology depending on the number of students continuing the and/or Microbiology at other institutions prior to progression. enrollment at Trocaire College and has been approved Applicants will be ranked in descending order for transfer credit by the Registrar. according to cumulative GPA, grades in Current and transfer students must repeat science Anatomy & Physiology I with lab and the TEAS course work if the age of the credits are over five years. score. The Nursing and Practical Nursing programs also Only official transcripts and/or verification of final require students to repeat General and Developmental grades will be used. Psychology courses if credits are over 10 years old. Applicants meeting the designated deadline will Individual programs may have age requirements for be given first consideration for admission. other course work. Contact the Registrar’s Office for Applicants not meeting the deadline cannot be more information. guaranteed consideration for admission. A matriculated student, who wishes to register at All selected and non-selected applicants will be another college for course work while at Trocaire notified in writing by the Nursing Department. College, must have the signed approval of the Registrar. Graduates from all Practical Nursing programs must Students wishing to earn credits at other colleges have successfully pass the NCLEX-PN boards and submit a the responsibility of checking to see if these credits fulfill copy of their LPN license before their application will be a requirement of their degree program prior to considered for entrance into the nursing program. registration. They also have the responsibility to request that a transcript of those grades be sent to the Registrar. Scholastic Honors and Awards Residency Requirement – A student must earn a minimum of thirty credits at Trocaire College to be Full time matriculated students (carrying 12 credit eligible for a degree and complete at least 50% of hours or more) and part time matriculated students his/her course work at Trocaire to be eligble for for a (carrying 8-11 credit hours) who have a semester Grade Trocaire College Certificate. Point Average of 3.4 and no grade below a “C” merit a place on the Dean’s List, which is published at the end Transfer to Other Institutions of each semester. The Trocairian Award is given annually to a student Students who plan to transfer after graduation are whose outstanding leadership and participation have advised to make an early choice of college and to made Trocaire’s “community of learning” a lived reality. familiarize themselves with the requirements of transfer The award is based on faculty, staff, and student institutions. nominations. The Director of the Career Center and the Academic Each year graduating students whose academic Advisor will assist students with their plans, but primary standing, service to the school, and community responsibility for transfer rests with the student. leadership in extracurricular activities have been outstanding are nominated for inclusion in Who’s Who Withdrawal Among Students in American Junior Colleges. Withdrawal from a Course Transcripts It is the responsibility of the student to contact his/her advisor and the Director of Advisement when officially An official or student copy transcript will be sent upon withdrawing from any course. Official withdrawal forms receipt of a written request. At least 24 hour notice is must be processed through the Registrar’s Office. The required for all official transcripts. No phone requests will weeks following Drop & Add period and the last day of be honored. No transcripts will be issued until all the tenth week constitute the withdrawal period (W). If a financial obligations to the college are met. student withdraws after the tenth week, he/she receives a withdrawal failing (WF) grade, except in extenuating Transfer Credit circumstances. During the process of course withdrawal, the student’s financial status will be reviewed. At the time of admission to the college, the Registrar evaluates the transfer of credits as indicated on official Withdrawal from a Program transcripts from other institutions of higher education. A A student who wishes to withdraw from a program but minimum grade of “C” is required for transfer. remain in the college should contact his/her advisor and All academic programs that include course work in the Director of the Program. A student withdrawing from Anatomy & Physiology and/or Microbiology will require a program may apply to another program. that all courses be successfully pursued at Trocaire
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Withdrawal from the College Persistence Rates*:
In order to withdraw from the college, a student must Full-Time Part-Time contact his/her academic advisor and the Director of Fall 2011 to Spring 2012 88.5% 84.5% Advisement. Date of official withdrawal from the college is the date on which written notification of withdrawal *Persistence Rates reflect the percent of students enrolled in from the college is coordinated through the Director of the initial fall semester who enrolled during the subsequent Advisement. Official withdrawal forms must be spring semester, or who graduated prior to or during the processed through the Registrar’s Office. subsequent spring semester or prior to August 31. The student’s financial status will be reviewed during the withdrawal process. A student who unofficially ceases to attend classes and does not formally notify the college in writing will receive a grade of “FX” in the course(s) and will liable for full tuition and fees as originally incurred. Non- attendance will not release a student from financial liability. The college reserves the right to request the withdrawal of any student whose academic work is unsatisfactory or conduct not in accord with the spirit and aims of the college.
Retention and Persistence Rates
Annual Fall-To-Fall Retention Rates*:
Fall 2010 to Fall 2011 Full-Time Part-Time First-time Bachelor’s Cohort from Fall 2010 N/A** N/A** First-time Associate/Certificate- Seeking Cohort from Fall 2010 58% 69%
*Retention Rates reflect the percent of first-time students enrolled during the initial fall semester who re-enrolled during the subsequent fall semester, or who graduated prior to the subsequent fall semester.
**The Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008) requires institutions to publish the fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students entering in fall 2010. Although Trocaire College did enroll students in bachelor’s degree programs in fall 2010, none of the students enrolled were first-time students. As a result, no retention rates for the bachelor’s degree-seeking cohort can be calculated. Since the majority of students enrolling at Trocaire in any given fall semester are seeking either an Associate’s degree or a Certificate, the college has voluntarily displayed the fall-to-fall retention rates for the first-time Associate/Certificate-seeking cohort entering in fall 2010.
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Graduation Rates (Student Right-to-Know Act)
The Federal Student Right-To-Know Act (SRKA) requires institutions to publish the graduation rates of entering full-time, first-time students according to a standard methodology developed by the U.S. Department of Education. As part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), institutions of higher education must provide their completion and graduation rate information disaggregated by: Gender, major racial and ethnic subgroups as defined by IPEDS, recipients of Federal Pell Grants, recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant, and students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan. The most up-to-date rates for Trocaire College are presented below.
Graduation Rates for Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Undergraduates – Cohort 2005*
Bachelor’s Degree-Seeking Certificate or Associate’s Degree-Seeking Completion Rate Completion Rate Category Number of Students 150% of Normal Time Number of Students 150% of Normal Time Overall Total – Entering Cohort 0 N/A 149 30% Gender Female 0 N/A 132 28.8% Male 0 N/A 17 35.3% Race/Ethnicity (New) Hispanic / Latino 0 N/A 5 20% American Indian or Alaska Native 0 N/A 4 0% Asian 0 N/A 1 0% Black or African American 0 N/A 38 21% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 N/A 0 N/A White 0 N/A 97 32% Two or more Races 0 N/A 0 N/A Non-Resident Alien 0 N/A 0 N/A Financial Aid Status Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant 0 N/A 90 26% Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant 0 N/A 31 39% Students who received neither a Pell Grant nor a subsidized Stafford Loan 0 N/A 28 32%
*Note: Trocaire College did not begin to offer Bachelor’s Degree programs until 2010, so therefore had no Full-Time, First-Time Bachelor’s Degree- Seeking Students in 2005. Graduation Rates reflect the percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students from the entering cohort who graduated within 150% of normal time to completion for their particular academic program.
Student Diversity
Under the Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), institutions must provide information about student body diversity, including the percentage of enrolled, full-time students in the following categories: Gender, Self-Identified members of major racial or ethnic groups, and federal Pell recipients. This information for enrolled students for Fall 2011 is presented below:
Full-Time Part-Tiime Category Number of Students Percent of Total Number of Students Percent of Total Overall Enrollment Total 788 --- 779 --- Degree/Certificate-Seeking 788 100% 632 81.1% First-Time Freshmen 112 14.2% 20 2.6% Gender Female 676 85.8% 671 86.1% Male 112 14.2% 108 13.9% Race/Ethnicity (New) Hispanic / Latino 22 2.8% 25 3.1% American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.8% 4 0.5% Asian 8 1.0% 14 1.8% Black or African American 143 18.1% 108 13.9% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0% 1 0.1% White 566 71.8% 599 76.9% Two or more Races 6 0.8% 10 1.3% Non-Resident Alien 2 0.3% 1 0.1% Race/Ethnicity Unknown 35 4.4% 17 2.2% Federal Aid Status Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant 508 64.5% 350 44.9%
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Degrees and Programs of Study
The college is chartered by the Regents of the General Education Courses University of the State of New York. It is authorized to award the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Associate in Mathematics Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied MA107 Logical Reasoning & Decision Making Science. It is further authorized to confer Certificates as MA111 College Algebra & Statistics with Business well. Applications MA112 College Algebra with Trigonometry Trocaire College General Education MA120 Statistics I Requirements MA130 Calculus I MA220 Statistics II Trocaire College is committed to preparing its students MA230 Calculus II for academic and career success through a strong foundation in General Education. In keeping with New Natural Science York State Educational Requirements each degree BIO105 Human Biology offering requires a minimum number of General BIO107 Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children Education credits of Liberal Arts course work as follows: BIO109 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology with lab BIO180 General Biology I with lab B.S. 60 credits (1/2) from Liberal Arts courses BIO181 General Biology II with lab A.A.S. 27 credits (1/3) from Liberal Arts courses BIO205 Environmental Science A.S. 30 credits (1/2) from Liberal Arts courses BIO208 Nutrition and Wellness with lab A.A. 45 credits (3/4) from Liberal Arts courses CH111 General Chemistry I with lab CH112 General Chemistry II with lab Trocaire College requires a minimum of 27 credits in CH250 Organic Chemistry with lab General Education. Students pursuing a two-year PHY111 General Physics I with lab General Studies degree will complete a minimum of one- PHY112 General Physics II with lab half of their credits in General Education. Students seeking a four-year transfer degree will complete as Social Science many credits of General Education course work as EC201 Principles of Macroeconomics possible depending on their degree choice as noted EC202 Principles of Microeconomics above. PSY101 General Psychology Degree candidates must complete course work in the PSY102 Developmental Psychology following areas in order to complete the General PSY201 Abnormal Psychology Education requirements. Individual programs may PSY202 Human Sexuality require particular course work to accommodate for the PSY301 Health Psychology academic areas indicated below: SOC101 Principles of Sociology SOC207 Contemporary Social Problems College Seminar or College Success (1-3 credits) Basic Communication (3-6 credits) American History (also counts as a Social Science) EN101 English Composition, or HI201 The American Experience: Pre-Contact to the EN200 Advanced Composition Civil War Humanities (3-9 credits) HI202 The American Experience: Reconstruction to the Literature Elective (3-9 credits) Contemporary Period Electives (0-6 credits) HI206 Issues in the American Experience Philosophy/Religious Studies (6-9 credits) Social Science (Economics, History, Psychology, Western Civilization (also counts as a Social Science) Sociology) (6-9 credits) HI101 Western Civilization I Mathematics (3-8 credits) HI102 Western Civilization II Natural Science (3-8 credits) World Cultures (also counts as a Social Science) HI103 World Civilization I HI104 World Civilization II
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General Education core requirements. There should be Humanities a minimum of 48 semester hours of credits distributed ART100 Art Appreciation among the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, ART101 Art History and the social sciences, as well as depth in some of EN101 English Composition these areas. EN102 Introduction to Literature EN201 Readings in World Literature Associate in Science EN206 Children’s Literature The Associate in Science degree is used primarily for EN209 American Literature transfer to programs leading to a Bachelor of Science EN211 Explorations in Poetry degree. It may also be used for learning and skill EN213 Short Story enhancement in the workplace or for helping those who, EN217 Drama while working, are preparing for a new career. EN225 Film as Literature It is awarded upon completion of the minimum number EN240 Creative Writing of semester hours of credits and courses in a curriculum MU100 Music Survey Course composed primarily of courses in liberal arts and MU101 Music Appreciation sciences and including the General Education core MU114 Class Piano and Basic Musicianship requirements. Less broad in scope than the Associate in SP101 Beginning Spanish Arts, this degree is for students who wish to concentrate SP102 Intermediate Spanish either in the sciences or mathematics.
Philosophy and Religious Studies (also counts as Associate in Applied Science Humanities) The Associate in Applied Science degree is awarded PH103 Introduction to Philosophy upon completion of the minimum number of semester PH107 Logical Reasoning & Decision Making hours of credits and the General Education core PH201 Ethics requirements. PH207 Marriage & Family Intended primarily for career oriented programs it may PH208 Death and Dying be appropriate for transfer toward a Bachelor of Science PH215 Logic degree in some areas, such as nursing. RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought RS101 Introduction to Scripture Bachelor of Science RS103 Introduction to Christian Thought The Bachelor of Science degree is awarded upon RS108 Major World Religions successful completion of the minimum number of semester hour credits and courses in a curriculum Basic Communications composed primarily of courses in liberal arts and EN101 English Composition sciences including the General Education core EN200 Advanced Composition requirements as well as didactic and clinical course work EN205 Communication Arts specific to the major field of study.
Transfer of A.A.S. Degrees The College Seminar course (GS100) is required of The A.A.S. Degree in business, and the health care matriculated students during their first semester. area, are designed primarily as career programs. Students who have previous college work may be Trocaire maintains articulation and dual admission exempt. degree requirements with many four year colleges to A cumulative quality point average of 2.00 is required facilitate transfer of these programs to a four year for graduation, as well as a cumulative index of 2.00 in institution. The student is encouraged to discuss transfer program requirements. options with their academic advisor to provide a maximum transfer of credits. Associate in Arts Primarily this degree enables students to transfer their Requirements for Receiving More than One Associate in Arts into a variety of four-year Bachelor of Degree Arts programs. While used for such transfer programs, If a student wishes to receive 2 associate degrees the degree also provides an opportunity for new from Trocaire College, he/she MUST: knowledge and skill enhancement, both in the workplace - Fulfill the degree requirements for each degree. and for those who are searching for new careers. - Complete 30 credit hours beyond the basic The Associate in Arts degree is awarded upon requirements of the first degree completion of the minimum number of semester hours of - Discuss this option with the Director of each program. credits and courses in a curriculum composed primarily of courses in liberal arts and sciences, including the Degrees and Programs of Study 43
COMPUTER NETWORK CURRICULUM
ADMINISTRATION A.A.S. st (HEGIS Code 5199) First Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits BU106 Business Communications…...... 3 Computer networks enable computers to communicate CNA101 Intro to Computer Hardware…...... 4 with one another, thereby allowing users to share CNA105 Intro to Computer Networking.……… 4 computer resources. It should not be surprising then that EN101 or English Composition or computer networks have become the backbone of every EN200 Advanced Composition….…………. 3 business, education, and government institution that GS100 or College Seminar or uses computers. Computer network professionals create GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 and support networks to ensure they operate efficiently Mathematics Elective………………… 3 / 4 Semester Total 18 / 21 and securely. Candidates for this program should be naturally First Year – 2nd Semester curious and passionate about computers. Computer Courses Credits Network Administration students need to be committed CNA112 Operating Systems…………………… 3 to a lifelong learning experience as this is an extremely CNA115 Network Infrastructure…………...... 3 dynamic field. This is not a program of study where you Business or Computer Network will learn how to use computers or sit in front of a Administration Elective…………….. 3 computer inputting data into pre-programmed Literature Elective………………...... 3 applications. Natural Science Elective………...... 3 / 4 PH103 Introduction to Philosophy…………… 3 Students in this program will learn how networks Semester Total 18 / 19 enable computer users to share computer resources and study how network information is transmitted through Second Year – 1st Semester various media. Instruction includes such areas as: Courses Credits network architecture, data integrity, troubleshooting, CNA208 Linux/UNIX…………………………….. 3 system administration, protocol, security, and future CNA210 Network Administration………..…….. 4 networking trends. CNA266 Project Management…………..……... 3 Liberal Arts Elective……………...... 3 Admission Requirements: PH204 Business Ethics…………..…………… 3 Social Science Elective…..………….. 3 High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Semester Total 19 Diploma with a minimum score of 2500 Second Year – 2nd Semester Minimum Degree Requirements: Courses Credits 1. A total of at least 70 semester hours with a Quality BU207 Introduction to Management………… 3 Point Average of 2.0. CNA260 Advanced Network Administration…. 4 Normal Time to Completion: 24 months CNA264 Computer Security……………..…….. 3 2. General Education Requirements: CNA274 Seminar & Internship/Capstone GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* Experience…………………………… 2 Social Science Elective……..……….. 3 Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) Semester Total 15 Humanities (Literature Elective: 3 credits) Mathematics (3-4 credits) Natural Science (3-4 credits) Philosophy/Religious Studies (PH103, PH204) Social Science (6 credits) 3. Other Requirements: Business* (BU106, BU207) Liberal Arts (3 credits) 4. Program Requirements:* CNA101, CNA105 CNA112, CNA115, CNA208, CNA210, CNA260, CNA264, CNA266, CNA274 Business or Computer Network Administration elective (3 credits)
* A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required.
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COMPUTER NETWORK Second Year – 2nd Semester ADMINISTRATION – CERTIFICATE Courses Credits (HEGIS Code 5199) CNA260 Advanced Network Administration….. 4 CNA264 Computer Security……………………. 3 CNA274 Seminar & Internship/Capstone This certificate program prepares graduates with the Experience…………………………… 2 same Computer Network Administration courses as the Semester Total 9 degree program minus most of the General Education requirements, Liberal Arts and Business courses found in the degree program. The computer Network Administration Certificate program is part-time, four For more information about our graduation rates, the semester program offered only in the evening. median debt of students who completed the certificate program and other important information, please visit our Admission Requirements: website at High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED www.trocaire.edu/programs/cnt_certificate.html Diploma with a minimum score of 2500
Minimum Certificate Requirements: 1. A total of at least 37 semester hours with a Quality Point Average of 2.0. Normal Time to Completion: 24 months 2. General Education Requirements:* GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success 3. Program Requirements:* CNA101, CNA105 CNA112, CNA115, CNA208, CNA210, CNA260, CNA264, CNA266, CNA274 Business or Computer Network Administration elective (3 credits)
* A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required.
CURRICULUM
st First Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits CNA101 Intro to Computer Hardware…...... 4 CNA105 Intro to Computer Networking.……… 4 GS100 or College Seminar or GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 Semester Total 9 / 11
First Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits CNA112 Operating Systems…………………… 3 CNA115 Network Infrastructure………...... 3 Business or Computer Network Administration Elective…………….. 3 Semester Total 9
Second Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits CNA208 Linux/UNIX…………………….………. 3 CNA210 Network Administration………………. 4 CNA266 Project Management…………………. 3 Semester Total 10
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DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL CURRICULUM SONOGRAPHY – CERTIFICATE (HEGIS Code 5207) First Semester - Fall Courses Credits DMS100 Cross Sectional Anatomy………..….. 3 The Diagnostic Medical Sonographer is a skilled DMS101 Introduction to Diagnostic person qualified by academic and clinical preparation to Medical Sonography………………... 3 perform ultrasound exams under the supervision of a DMS106 Physics of Ultrasound I…………..….. 2 qualified physician. The Sonographer may provide this DMS110 Abdominal Sonography I………..…... 2 service in a variety of medical settings, where the DMS111 Abdominal Sonography Lab. I……..... 1 physician is responsible for the use and interpretation of DMS115 Pelvic Sonography………………..….. 2 ultrasound procedures. DMS116 Pelvic Sonography Lab………………. 1 Specifically, the graduate in Diagnostic Medical DMS120 Sonography Clinical Practicum I……. 3 Sonography will be prepared with the skills necessary to Semester Total 17 perform ultrasound examinations, provide patient care Second Semester - Spring and record the anatomic, pathologic and/or physiologic Courses Credits data for interpretation by the physician. DMS205 Obstetrical Sonography…………..…. 3 The program of study includes thirty-six (36) credit DMS206 Physics of Ultrasound II…………..…. 1 hours of didactic, college laboratory and clinical DMS210 Abdominal Sonography II……..…….. 2 sessions. Learning experiences emphasize ultrasound DMS211 Abdominal Sonography Lab. II …….. 1 physics, abdominal, and OB/GYN sonography. DMS215 Seminar/Research Course………..… 1 Sonography related to small body structures and special DMS219 Special Sonographic Procedures…... 2 procedures is also included. Extensive clinical DMS220 Sonography Clinical Practicum II…… 3 Semester Total 13 experience is provided at WNY health care facilities. Transportation is the responsibility of the student. Summer Session The graduate is eligible to sit for the American Registry Courses Credits of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Certifying DMS230 Sonography Clinical Practicum III….. 6 Examinations for Physics, Abdominal and OB/GYN Summer Session Total 6 sonography.
Specific Admissions Requirements for Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program: For more information about our graduation rates, the Candidates for admission to this program must be a median debt of students who completed the certificate graduate of an A.A.S., B.S. or Diploma Radiologic program and other important information, please visit our Technology Program. website at www.trocaire.edu/programs/sonography.html Minimum of 3.0 cumulative average. *Diploma Graduates: Transcripts will be reviewed to determine compliance with academic requirements. Interview with Program Director Official transcripts from secondary and post- secondary institutions required.
Minimum Certificate Requirements: A total of 36 credit hours with a Quality Point Average of 2.0.
Normal Time to Completion: 12 months
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Natural Science (BIO109, BIO109L, CH111, CH111L: DIETETIC TECHNOLOGY A.A.S. 8 credits)* (HEGIS Code 5404) Philosophy/Religious Studies Electives (6 credits) Social Science Electives (6 credits) A Dietetic Technician is an individual who has been 3. Program Requirements:* specially trained in the areas of food and nutrition. A DT101, DT102, DT103, DT104, DT201, DT202, Dietetic Technician works as a member of the food DT203, DT204, DT205, DT206, DT207, DT208, service or health care team, and may be responsible for HM204 nutrition assessment, intervention, monitoring and evaluating nutrition care under the supervision of a * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. Registered Dietitian. Combining Trocaire’s history of ** Math 107 or higher excellence in health care education with the Russell J. Salvatore School of Hospitality and Business, the dietetic curriculum combines the science of nutrition with CURRICULUM the knowledge and skills of foodservice management. st An essential component of the program is the 450+ First Year – 1 Semester hours of professionally supervised practice in area Courses Credits hospitals, long term care facilities and community BIO109 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology. 3 BIO109L Ess. of Anatomy & Physiology Lab… 1 agencies. This experience provides students the DT101 Foundations of Nutrition……………... 3 opportunities to apply learning from the classroom to DT102 Introductory Foods……………………. 3 situations in the work place. Transportation to and from DT103 Nutrition Care Process……………….. 2 supervised practice sites is the responsibility of the EN101 or English Composition or student. EN200 Advanced Composition…………….. 3 Graduates of the program are prepared for entry level GS100 or College Seminar or positions in clinical care or food service management, or GS102 College Success…………………….. 1 / 3 may choose to continue their studies by transferring to a Semester Total 16 / 18 four year college. First Year – 2nd Semester The Dietetic Technology Program has been granted Courses Credits candidate status by the Accreditation Council for CH111 General Chemistry I………………….. 3 Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the CH111L General Chemistry I Lab…………….. 1 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside DT104 Community Nutrition…………………. 4 Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312) 899- DT203 Nutrition Education…...………………. 3 0040, Ext. 5400. http://www.eatright.org/ACEND. HM204 Food & Beverage Service and Sanitation………………………...…… 3 Admission Requirements: Mathematics Elective*………..……… 3 / 4 1. High school diploma (minimum 80% average) or GED Semester Total 17 / 18
Diploma with a minimum score of 2625 Second Year – 1st Semester 2. High school chemistry required with an overall Courses Credits average of 80%. High school Biology is DT201 Diet and Disease I……………………. 3 recommended. DT202 Supervised Practice - 3. Course credit or supervised practice hours may be Long Term Care Settings.…………. 4 granted for prior learning (course work and/or DT204 Foodservice Management and experiential), please contact the program director for Operations I……………………...... 2 more information. Literature Elective………………….…. 3 4. 2.0 cumulative average with minimum grades of “C” Philosophy/Religious Studies……….. 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 in laboratory sciences for current and transfer Semester Total 18 students. Second Year – 2nd Semester Minimum Degree Requirements: Courses Credits 1. A total of at least 67 semester hours with a Quality DT205 Diet and Disease II…………………… 3 Point Average of 2.0. DT206 Supervised Practice - Normal Time to Completion: 24 months Acute Care Settings..……………….. 4 2. General Education Requirements: DT207 Seminar in Dietetic Technology…….. 1 GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* DT208 Foodservice Management & Operations II………………………..... 2 Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200: 3 credits) Philosophy/Religious Studies……….. 3 Humanities (Literature Elective: 3 credits) Social Science Elective………………. 3 Mathematics (3-4 credits)** Semester Total 16
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY – CURRICULUM CERTIFICATE (HEGIS Code 5217) First Semester - Fall Courses Credits DMS106 Physics of Ultrasound I………………. 2 Echocardiography is a specialized concentration within ECH100 Introduction to Echocardiography….. 1 the field of ultrasound applied to heart structures. The ECH101 Echocardiography I………………….. 2 cardiac sonographer is a skilled person qualified by ECH102 Echocardiography College academic and clinical preparation to perform Laboratory I………………………….. 1 echocardiography exams under the supervision of a ECH103 Echocardiography Principles qualified physician. and Instrumentation………………... 3 The demands of the cardiac sonographer requires a ECH104 Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart… 3 ECH120 Echocardiography Clinical working knowledge of detailed anatomy and physiology Practicum I…………………………... 3 of the heart and its echogenic appearance as it is Semester Total 15 presented as a 2-D image, as well as scanning techniques to obtain the optimum image. Second Semester - Spring The program of study includes thirty-six (36) credit Courses Credits hours of didactic, college laboratory and clinical DMS206 Physics of Ultrasound II……………... 1 sessions. Upon successful completion of the program, ECH201 Echocardiography II………………….. 4 the graduate is eligible to sit for the American Registry of ECH202 Echocardiography College Diagnostic Medical Sonography Certifying Examinations Laboratory II…………………………. 1 ECH203 Seminar/Research Course………….. 2 for Cardiovascular Principles and Instrumentation, Adult ECH204 Pathology of the Heart……………….. 4 and Pediatric Echocardiography. ECH220 Echocardiography Clinical Practicum II………………………….. 3 Specific Admissions Requirements for Semester Total 15 Echocardiography Program: Summer Session Candidates for admission to this program must be an Courses Credits Allied Health graduate of an A.A.S., B.S. or Diploma ECH230 Echocardiography Clinical program, (i.e., 2 years Radiologic Technology education Practicum III…………………………. 6 Summer Session Total 6 and ARRT, Radiation Therapist, R.N., Occupational Therapist, Physician Assistant, M.D., or O.D. credential.)
Minimum 3.0 cumulative average. * Diploma
Graduates: Transcripts will be reviewed to
determine compliance with academic For more information about our graduation rates, the requirements. median debt of students who completed the certificate College Preparatory course in Physics program and other important information, please visit our Interview with Program Director website at Official transcripts from secondary and post- www.trocaire.edu/programs/echocardiography.htm. secondary institutions required.
Minimum Certificate Requirements: A total of 36 credit hours with a Quality Point Average of 2.0.
Normal Time to Completion: 12 months
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General Studies (GS201, GS212) GENERAL STUDIES A.S. Humanities (Literature Elective: 3 credits) Mathematics (MA107 or higher)** (HEGIS Code 5649) Philosophy/Religious Studies (PH103) 3. Program Electives (Choose from): The General Studies curriculum is designed to provide Art or Music (3 credits) students with a high level of flexibility in selecting Free Electives (24 credits) courses to meet their individual needs. The curriculum Mathematics (0-4 credits) provides a solid foundation in the liberal arts and Natural Science (3-8 credits) sciences. Students who already have earned an Philosophy/Religious Studies (3 credits)** academic certificate or those students who have spent Social Science (9 credits) time in a program, but have decided not to continue in the program, may earn a degree in General Studies. * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. Students may enroll in the General Studies program in ** PH107 may not be taken if credit is granted for order to take time to explore their career options, MA107. determine which of our health care programs is the best fit, or allow them time to improve academic skills before CURRICULUM beginning their chosen career program. Students can also build an individualized program in close consultation First Year – 1st Semester with an advisor. Courses Credits EN101 or English Composition or Career Exploration EN200 Advanced Composition….…………. 3 Students unsure about their career options and GS100 or College Seminar or aptitudes may choose to enter the General Studies GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 program in order to explore their options. Free Elective………………………….. 3 Free Elective………………………….. 3 Health Care Career Exploration Mathematics Elective**………………. 3 / 4 Students interested in health care but unsure of which Social Science Elective………………. 3 Semester Total 16 / 19 field is best for them might enter General Studies in order to begin their education while exploring their First Year – 2nd Semester options and aptitudes. Courses Credits Free Elective………………………….. 3 Transitional Studies GS201 Information Fluency & Research……. 2 Students who may need to improve their academic Literature Elective………………...... 3 skills before beginning their chosen programs may begin Natural Science Elective…………….. 3 / 4 in General Studies until the time that they are ready to PH103 Introduction to Philosophy…………… 3 begin their programs. Semester Total 14 / 15
st Individual Studies and Transfer Opportunity Second Year – 1 Semester Students who would like to determine their own Courses Credits programs of study may choose this option. Art or Music Elective…………………. 3 Free Elective………………………….. 3 Students who choose this degree option should do so Free Elective………………………….. 3 in close consultation with an advisor. Those who choose Math or Natural Science Elective…… 3 / 4 this option as a means to transfer to a four year college Social Science Elective……………… 3 should review the requirements of that college in close Semester Total 15 / 16 consultation with an advisor and a transfer counselor. Second Year – 2nd Semester Admission Requirements: Courses Credits High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Free Elective………………………….. 3 Diploma with a minimum score of 2500 Free Elective………………………….. 3 Free Elective………………………….. 3 Minimum Degree Requirements: GS212 General Studies Seminar……………. 1 Philosophy/Religious Studies……….. 3 1. A total of at least 61 semester hours with a Quality Social Science Elective………………. 3 Point Average of 2.0. Semester Total 16 Normal Time to Completion: 24 months 2. Program Requirements:* GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200)
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GENERAL STUDIES PROGRAM History Transfer Opportunity EN201 Readings in World Literature The General Studies A.S. program may provide a HI201 The American Experience: Pre-Contact to general academic preparation for the student who plans Civil War to seek a four-year degree in a Liberal Arts program, HI202 The American Experience: Reconstruction to including but not limited to majors such as english, the Contemporary Period psychology, history, or social work. SP101 Beginning Spanish Students intending to transfer their coursework should SP102 Intermediate Spanish select electives that are acceptable at the four-year college or university to which they plan to transfer. Other 200 level electives in History and Social Science dependent on requirements of transfer institution. Since the requirements of the four-year institutions may vary, it is necessary to choose an intended transfer college as soon as possible and carefully follow the program described in that college’s catalog. A student should work closely with his/her academic advisor and the college transfer coordinator to insure the maximum Social Work transfer of credit. HI201 The American Experience: Pre-Contact to In addition to program requirements, the following Civil War courses are suggested for the transfer option: HI202 The American Experience: Reconstruction to
the Contemporary Period
PSY201 Abnormal Psychology
SOC101 Principles of Sociology English Literature SP101 Beginning Spanish EN201 Readings in World Literature SP102 Intermediate Spanish EN225 Film as Literature EN209 American Literature HI201 The American Experience: Pre-Contact to Civil War HI202 The American Experience: Reconstruction to the Contemporary Period SP101 Beginning Spanish SP102 Intermediate Spanish
Other 200 level electives in English are based on requirements of transfer institution.
Psychology
BU132 Information Technology I HI201 The American Experience: Pre-Contact to Civil War PSY201 Abnormal Psychology PSY202 Human Sexuality PSY301 Health Psychology SOC101 Principles of Sociology SP101 Beginning Spanish SP102 Intermediate Spanish
Social Science electives dependent on requirements of transfer institution.
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transfer to a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in HEALTH INFORMATION Health Information Management. Trocaire College has TECHNOLOGY A.A.S. an articulation agreement with SUNY Institute of (HEGIS Code 5213) Technology in Utica, New York. They have agreed to accept credits from the Health Information Technology A career in Health Information Technology is a program toward their online Bachelor’s degree. combination of health care, business and information technology. Health Information Technicians collect, Accreditation: organize, analyze, report, and maintain patient health The Health Information Technology program is information for completeness and accuracy for accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for physicians, nurses, and other health care providers who Health Informatics and Information Management rely on that data to deliver quality healthcare. They Education (CAHIIM). assign codes to diseases, procedures, and supplies for billing purposes and compile statistics for health Certification: information indices, disease registries, and research Graduates may apply to write the national certification studies. Using manual and computerized storage and examination administered by the American Health retrieval systems, Health Information Technicians input Information Management Association (AHIMA). Upon and retrieve computerized health data and manage the passing this exam, the individual earns the credential of release of health information. Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). Students may also apply to write coding certification Potential Work Sites: exams offered by AHIMIA and the American Academy of Professionals in this field work wherever health Professional Coders. There are also other specialty information is collected, organized and analyzed certifications available from AHIMA. including: Hospitals, physician offices, nursing homes, Admission Requirements: home health agencies, and ambulatory care 1. High school diploma (minimum 80% average) or GED clinics, etc. Diploma with a minimum score of 2625 Insurance companies and HMOs 2. High School or College Biology with a lab – minimum Research and Government Agencies grade of “C” (75%) Accounting, legal and consulting firms 3. Keyboarding experience 4. 2.0 semester average with minimum grades of “C” Software vendors in laboratory sciences for current and transfer There are many different job titles available in this field students. which affords health information professionals numerous options and opportunities for growth. Two very good Minimum Degree Requirements: sources for information are www.ahima.org and 1. A total of at least 74 semester hours with a Quality www.hicareers.com Point Average of 2.0.
Normal Time to Completion: 24 months Course Schedule: 2. General Education Requirements: All Health Information Technology courses are offered GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* in the evening, thus supporting the working professional Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) in their quest to enhance their career options. Students Humanities (Literature Elective: 3 credits) are given the opportunity to continue their education and Mathematics (MA111)* practice their skill in a realistic environment by Natural Science BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131/BIO131L, completing two Clinical Practicums. The Clinical BIO140, BIO333)* Practicums are 90 hours each consisting of 45 hours Philosophy (PH103, PH205) onsite at an organization and the other 45 is spent Social Science (6 credits) completing assignments. Health Information 3. Other Requirements*: Management departments are generally only open BU132, MB119, MB265 during regular business hours, students will be required 4. Program Requirements*: to complete their Professional Practices experiences one HIT101, HIT103, HIT104, HIT200, HIT202, HIT204, or more days of the normal work week. Every effort is HIT208, HIT209, HIT216, HIT220, HIT222, HIT225 made to accommodate students’ work schedules so they will be able to complete the required hours. * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. Transportation to and from the internship is the responsibility of the student.
While intended to prepare individuals for immediate employment, this program is also appropriate for a
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st First Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 BU132 Information Technology I……………. 3 EN101 or English Composition or EN200 Advanced Composition….…………. 3 GS100 or College Seminar or GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 HIT101 Intro to Health Information Systems... 4 MB119 Medical Terminology…………………. 3 Semester Total 18 / 20
nd First Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………... 3 BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab……….. 1 HIT104 Legal Aspects of Health Information Technology……………. 3 HIT202 Health Statistics………………………. 3 MA111 College Algebra & Statistics with Business Applications………………. 3 PH103 Introduction to Philosophy…………… 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 Semester Total 19
Second Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits BIO140 Pharmacology……………………...... 3 English Literature Elective……………. 3 HIT103 Health Information Systems…………. 3 HIT204 Inpatient Coding Systems……………. 4 HIT208 Quality Assurance & Improvement….. 2 HIT200 Clinical Practicum I……………………. 2 MB265 Insurance & Reimbursement Processing……………………………. 2 Semester Total 19
Second Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits BIO333 Pathophysiology……………………….. 3 HIT209 Clinical Practicum II…………………… 2 HIT216 Ambulatory Care Coding……………... 3 HIT220 Management Principles for Health Information…………………… 2 HIT222 Survey of Healthcare Delivery……….. 1 HIT225 Health Information Seminar………….. 1 PH205 Ethics in Health Care…………………. 3 Social Science Elective……………….. 3 Semester Total 18
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As computer specifications change rapidly, the exact HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS specifications for the laptop computer will be provided to students at the time of their admission into the Healthcare Informatics focuses on the management, program. analysis and reporting on data and information from healthcare systems including hospitals, medical offices, Minimum Certificate Requirements: health insurance plans, government healthcare providers 1. A total of 35 semester hours with a Quality Point and medical research, with the goal of using such data Average of 2.0. to improve patient care delivery. Students are prepared Normal Time to Completion: 8 months to turn healthcare data into useful information which will 2. Program Requirements* help improve patient care and enhance fiscal and BU300, HCI101, HCI102, HCI200, HCI210, HCI300, system efficiencies. This is accomplished by creating or HCI310, HCI330, HCI400, HCI 410, HIT208, MA455 implementing databases and other technology systems, recommending informatics solutions, and effectively * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. collecting, storing, and accessing medical data for operational assessment. Students will understand and A total of 15 credits (no more than 50%) can be use data interfaces within and amongst healthcare transferred into the program through college study or department and providers. work experience in the fields of computer science, Trocaire College will apply for program accreditation engineering, business or healthcare. These credits may through the Commission on Accreditation for Health be earned through the College Level Examination Informatics and Information Management Education program (CLEP), Excelsior Exams and or DANTES (CAHIM). College Examinations (DSST). A student cannot The program is offered as a College Certificate, duplicate earned credit through an exam. In sequential Associate in Applied Science and Bachelor of Science courses a student who has taken a higher level course options and are offered on an evening/weekend format. cannot earn credit by taking an exam for a lower level course.
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS – CURRICULUM CERTIFICATE (HEGIS Code 5199) First Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits The certificate program is designed for those who have BU300 Project Management I……………….. 3 earned a baccalaureate degree in healthcare, HCI101 Healthcare Systems & Operations…. 3 HCI102 Introduction to Healthcare engineering, business or computer science. Depending Informatics…………………………… 3 on the baccalaureate previously obtained, upon HCI200 Legal, Regulatory, & Ethical Issues graduation from the certificate program students may in Healthcare………………………… 3 enter professional fields in Nursing Informatics, HCI210 Healthcare Informatics Data Healthcare Informatics, Medical Informatics, or Standards…………………………….. 3 Bioinformatics. HIT208 Quality Assurance & Improvement.. 2 Graduates may apply to write the national certification Semester Total 17 examinations* administered by American Society of nd Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM); Certified Health First Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits Informatics Systems Professional (CHISP); Healthcare HCI300 Business Systems & Design in Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS); and Healthcare……………………………. 3 Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and HCI310 Healthcare Administration & Management Systems (CPHIMS) Management………………………… 3 *Certification requirements include certain professional HCI330 Clinical Decision Support Systems…. 3 years of experience to sit for exam. HCI400 Database Healthcare Management Systems………………………………. 3 Admission Requirements: HCI410 Healthcare Informatics Practicum….. 3 1. Minimum of a Baccalaureate degree typically in fields MA455 Quantitative Research Methods…….. 3 Semester Total 18 of healthcare, business, engineering or computer science.
2. High school or college level Biology and Algebra. For more information about our graduation rates, the 3. A 2.0 GPA is required for transfer credit. median debt of students who completed the certificate 4. All incoming students will be required to purchase program and other important information, please visit our a laptop computer running the most current version of website at Windows software or its equivalent. www.trocaire.edu/programs/healthcareinformatics.htm Degrees and Programs of Study 53
Up to 15 credits can be transferred into the program HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS – for the academic core courses and 15 credits for A.A.S. General Education courses. Candidates who have work (HEGIS Code 5199) experience in the fields of computer science, engineering, business or healthcare may qualify for The Associate degree program focuses on many of the course credit. same healthcare informatics curriculum goals found A student may earn up to 15 credits through the within the certificate program. However, since students college level examination program (CLEP), Excelsior are entering college for the first time, the program also Exams and DSST exams. A student cannot duplicate emphasizes computer science courses, mathematics earned credit through an exam. In sequential courses a and liberal arts. Students entering the healthcare field student who has taken a higher level course cannot earn with an Associate degree will operate in a support role to credit by taking an exam for a lower level course. existing systems and workflows within healthcare informatics settings. Graduates of this program will develop skills leading to positions as Healthcare CURRICULUM Informatics Research Assistants and Healthcare First Year – 1st Semester Systems Analysts. Courses Credits Graduates may apply to write the national certification BU132 Information Technology……………… 3 examinations* administered by American Society of CNA105 Introduction to Computer Networking. 4 Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM) and Certified EN101 English Composition…………………. 3 Health Informatics Systems Professional (CHISP). GS100 or College Seminar or *Certification requirements include certain professional GS102 College Success……………………. 1 / 3 years of experience to sit for exam. HCI101 Healthcare Systems & Operations…. 3 HCI102 Introduction to Healthcare Admission Requirements: Informatics……………………………. 3 Semester Total 17 / 19 1. High school diploma (minimum 80% average) or GED Diploma with a score of 2625 First Year – 2nd Semester 2. High School Biology and Algebra. Those lacking one Courses Credits or more of the high school courses must take a BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 college equivalent course and receive a grade of “C” BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 (2.0) or better. These courses must be taken prior to BU106 Business Communications………….. 3 the start of the first semester or within the first EN200 Advanced Composition……………… 3 semester of study. HCI200 Legal, Regulatory, & Ethical Issues 3. 2.0 GPA is required for transfer credit. in Healthcare………………………… 3 HIT103 Health Information Systems………… 3 4. All incoming students will be required to purchase a MA107 Logical Reasoning & Decision laptop computer running the most current version of Making………………………………... 3 Windows software or its equivalent. As computer Semester Total 19 specifications change rapidly, the exact specifications for the laptop computer will be provided to students at Second Year – 1st Semester the time of their admission into the program. Courses Credits BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………… 3 Minimum Degree Requirements: BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab………… 1 1. A total of at least 71 semester hours with a Quality BU207 Introduction to Management…………. 3 HIT202 Health Statistics……………………….. 3 Point Average of 2.0. MA200 Statistical Methods……………………. 3 Normal Time to Completion: 24 months MB265 Insurance & Reimbursement 2. General Education Requirements: Processing……………………………. 2 College Seminar (GS100 or GS102)* PSY101 General Psychology…………………... 3 Basic Communications (EN101, EN200) Semester Total 18 Humanities (3 credits) nd Mathematics (MA107, MA200)* Second Year – 2 Semester Natural Science (BIO130/BIO130L,BIO131/BIO131L)* Courses Credits Philosophy/Religious Studies (PH205) BU300 Project Management I………………… 3 HCI210 Healthcare Informatics Data Social Science (PSY101, and one elective: 3 credits) Standards…………………………….. 3 3. Program Requirements* HIT208 Quality Assurance & Improvement… 2 BU300, HCI101, HCI102, HCI200, HCI210, Humanities Elective…………………… 3 4. Other Requirements* PH205 Ethics in Health Care…………………. 3 BU106, BU132, BU207, CNA105, HIT103, HIT202 Social Science Elective……………….. 3 HIT208, MB265 Semester Total 17 * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required.
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HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS – B.S. Up to 30 credits can be transferred into the program (HEGIS Code 0702) for the academic core courses and 30 credits for General Education courses. Candidates who have work
experience in the fields of computer science, The Baccalaureate degree program in addition to engineering, business or healthcare may qualify for expanding the curriculum learned within the Associate course credit. degree program in healthcare informatics and liberal arts A student may earn up to 30 credits through the will teach management and organizational skills leading college level examination program (CLEP), Excelsior graduates to positions as Decision Support Managers, Exams and DSST exams. A student cannot duplicate Project Managers, Project Designers, and/or Research earned credit through an exam. In sequential courses a Managers. student who has taken a higher level course cannot earn Graduates may apply to write the national certification credit by taking an exam for a lower level course. examinations* administered by American Society of
Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM); Certified Health
Informatics Systems Professional (CHISP); Healthcare CURRICULUM Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS); and Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and First Year – 1st Semester Management Systems (CPHIMS). Courses Credits *Certification requirements include certain professional BU132 Information Technology……………… 3 years of experience to sit for exam. CNA105 Introduction to Computer Networking. 4 EN101 English Composition…………………. 3 Admission Requirements: GS100 or College Seminar or 1. High school diploma (minimum 80% average) or GS102 College Success……………………. 1 / 3 HCI101 Healthcare Systems & Operations…. 3 GED Diploma with a score of 2625 HCI102 Introduction to Healthcare 2. High School Biology and Algebra. Those lacking one Informatics……………………………. 3 or more of the high school courses must take a Semester Total 17 / 19 college equivalent course and receive a grade of “C” (2.0) or better. These courses must be taken prior to First Year – 2nd Semester the start of the first semester or within the first Courses Credits semester of study. BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 3. 2.0 GPA is required for transfer credit. BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 4. All incoming students will be required to purchase BU106 Business Communications………….. 3 EN200 Advanced Composition……………… 3 a laptop computer running the most current version of HCI200 Legal, Regulatory, & Ethical Issues Windows software or its equivalent. As computer in Healthcare………………………… 3 specifications change rapidly, the exact specifications HIT103 Health Information Systems………… 3 for the laptop computer will be provided to students at MA107 Logical Reasoning & Decision the time of their admission into the program. Making………………………………... 3 Semester Total 19
Minimum Certificate Requirements: st 1. A total of at least 131 semester hours with a Quality Second Year – 1 Semester Point Average of 2.0. Courses Credits BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………… 3 Normal Time to Completion: 48 months BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab………… 1 2. General Education Requirements: BU207 Introduction to Management…………. 3 College Seminar (GS100 or GS102)* HIT202 Health Statistics……………………….. 3 Basic Communications (EN101, EN200, EN300) MA200 Statistical Methods……………………. 3 Humanities (15 credits) MB265 Insurance & Reimbursement Mathematics (MA107, MA200, MA455)* Processing……………………………. 2 Natural Science (BIO130/BIO130L,BIO131/BIO131L)* PSY101 General Psychology…………………... 3 Philosophy/Religious Studies (PH205, PH350) Semester Total 18 Social Science (PSY101,PSY320 and Electives: 18
credits) 3. Program Requirements* BU300, BU400, HCI101, HCI102, HCI200, HCI210, HCI300, HCI310, HCI320, HCI330, HCI400, HCI410 4. Other Requirements* BU106, BU132, BU207, CNA105, HIT103, HIT202 HIT208, MB265
* A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required.
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nd Second Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits BU300 Project Management I………………… 3 HCI210 Healthcare Informatics Data
Standards…………………………….. 3 HIT208 Quality Assurance & Improvement… 2 Humanities Elective…………………… 3 PH205 Ethics in Health Care…………………. 3 Social Science Elective……………….. 3 Semester Total 17
st Third Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits BU400 Project Management II……………….. 3
EN300 Public Relations Writing……………… 3 HCI300 Business Systems & Design in Healthcare……………………………. 3 HCI310 Healthcare Administration & Management………………………… 3 Social Science Elective……………… 3 Semester Total 15
nd Third Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits
HCI320 Healthcare Leadership & Change Management…………………………. 3 HCI330 Clinical Decision Support Systems…. 3 Humanities Elective………………….. 3 PSY320 Research Methods: Techniques & Designs……………… 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 Semester Total 15
Fourth Year – 1st Semester
Courses Credits HCI400 Database Healthcare Management Systems……………… 3 Humanities Elective………………….. 3 MA455 Quantitative Research Methods…….. 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 Semester Total 15
Fourth Year – 2nd Semester
Courses Credits HCI410 Healthcare Informatics Practicum….. 3 Humanities Elective………………….. 3 Humanities Elective…………………... 3 PH350 Topics in Bioethics……………………. 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 Semester Total 15
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3. Other Requirements: HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT BU132, BU203 A.A.S. 4. Program Requirements*: (HEGIS Code 5010) HM101, HM102**, HM103, HM204**, HM205, HM207, HM210, HM212, HM276/HM277***, Are you creative? A people person? Enjoying helping Hospitality Electives (6 credits) others? The hospitality industry is dynamic, global and expanding and the hospitality climate in Western New * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. York is strong and growing. Our program is small and ** Lab fees apply intimate, yet vibrant and challenging and it is full of opportunity and personal fulfillment. We are located at Uniforms consisting of a chefs coat, black pants, safety our brand new state of the art facility on Transit Road in shoes, chef hat, name tag, dress white shirt and bow tie Williamsville. are required for this program. The Hospitality Management curriculum is designed to serve both students who plan to enter the workforce ***HM276/HM277 work hours may be challenged if a upon graduation as well as students who wish to pursue student has appropriate hospitality work experience. a baccalaureate degree. Trocaire College has Portfolio presentation required. articulation agreements with Niagara University and Mercyhurst College and is updating agreements with S.U.N.Y. Buffalo State College and Paul Smith’s College. CURRICULUM
The Russell J. Salvatore School of Hospitality st Management at Trocaire College offers students “hands First Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits on” experience with our unique partnership at BU132 Information Technology I…………….. 3 Salvatore’s Grand Hotel and Russell’s Steaks, Chops & EN101 or English Composition or More Restaurant. The curriculum is designed to develop EN200 Advanced Composition….…………. 3 the skills and abilities required for a successful career in GS100 or College Seminar or hospitality management. Career opportunities exist for GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 managers in hotels, restaurants, clubs, catering HM101 Introduction to Hospitality……………. 3 operations, foodservice providers, sales, production, HM102 Introduction to Food & Beverage travel and tourism and many other areas of this dynamic, Management……………………….... 3 growing and rapidly evolving industry. Mathematics Elective……………….... 3 / 4 Semester Total 16 / 19 The hospitality industry is one of the top economic drivers in the Western New York economy. Development First Year – 2nd Semester and employment opportunity in this field is projected to Courses Credits continue a growth pattern through at least 2020 with HM103 World Travel Geography & outstanding positions available for our graduates in Cultural Awareness…………………. 3 Western New York. Our combination of meaningful HM204 Food & Beverage Services classroom instruction, “hands on” experience, and our and Sanitation……………………….. 3 valuable hospitality internship culminates in a quality HM205 Principles of Hotel & Resort education for tomorrow’s industry leaders. Service and Management………….. 3 Literature Elective…………………….. 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 Admission Requirements: Semester Total 15 High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2500. Second Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits Minimum Degree Requirements: BU203 Principles of Accounting……………... 3 1. A total of at least 65 semester hours with a Quality HM210 Hospitality Sales and Marketing...... 3 Point Average of 2.0 HM212 Human Resources Management Normal Time to Completion: 24 months in Hospitality…………………………. 3 Hospitality Elective…………………… 3 2. General Education Requirements: Natural Science Elective…………….. 3 / 4 GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* Philosophy/Religious Studies……….. 3 Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) Semester Total 18 / 19 Humanities (Literature Elective: 3 credits) Mathematics (3-4 credits) Natural Science (3-4 credits) Philosophy/Religious Studies (6 credits) Social Science (6 credits) Degrees and Programs of Study 57
* A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. Second Year – 2nd Semester ** Lab fees apply Courses Credits HM207 Leadership & Management in ***HM276/HM277 work hours may be challenged if a Hospitality……………………………. 3 student has appropriate hospitality work experience. HM276 or Hospitality Internship or Portfolio presentation required. HM277 Disney Internship Experience***.…. 4 / 6 Hospitality Elective…………………… 3 Philosophy/Religious Studies……….. 3 Social Science Elective………………. 3 Semester Total 16 / 18 CURRICULUM
st First Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits GS100 or College Seminar or
GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT – HM101 Introduction to Hospitality……………. 3 HM102 Introduction to Food & Beverage CERTIFICATE Management………………………… 3 (HEGIS Code 5010) HM210 Hospitality Sales and Marketing...... 3 HM212 Human Resources Management This certificate prepares graduates with the same In Hospitality………………………… 3 Hospitality Management courses as the A.A.S. degree Hospitality Elective…………………… 3 Semester Total 16 / 18 minus most of the Business and General Education courses. Furthermore, this certificate program will allow First Year – 2nd Semester students to focus all of their academic work in the core Courses Credits hospitality curriculum. This may be ideal for someone HM103 World Travel Geography & looking for re-training to enter the industry or for Cultural Awareness…………………. 3 someone who has been in the industry and would like to HM204 Food & Beverage Services enhance their academic credentials and advance their and Sanitation……………………….. 3 career. As with our Hospitality Management A.A.S. HM205 Principles of Hotel & Resort degree, we combine traditional classroom learning, Service and Management………….. 3 HM207 Leadership & Management in hands on activities and industry internship experiences Hospitality……………………………. 3 to create a well-rounded learning experience for our HM276 or Hospitality Internship or students. HM277 Disney Internship Experience***.…. 4 / 6 A student may also elect to add on the general Hospitality Elective…………………… 3 education and business requirements in another two Semester Total 19 / 21 semesters and they may be eligible for our Associate in Applied Science degree in Hospitality Management.
Admission Requirements: High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2500 For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the certificate Minimum Program Requirements: program and other important information, please visit our 1. A total of at least 35 semester hours with a Quality website at www.trocaire.edu/programs/hospitality.html Point Average of 2.0. Normal Time to Completion: 12 months 2. General Education Requirements: GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* 3. Program Requirements*: HM101, HM102**, HM103, HM204**, HM205, HM207, HM210, HM212, HM276/HM277***, Hospitality Electives (6 credits) 4. Other Requirements: Uniforms consisting of a chefs coat, black pants, safety shoes, chef hat, name tag, dress white shirt and bow tie are required for this program. Transitional Studies courses if applicable. 58 Degrees and Programs of Study
Minimum Degree Requirements: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1. A total of at least 65 semester hours for the associate degree; 35 semester hours for the Certificate, the with A.A.S. or CERTIFICATE Quality Point Average of 2.0. (HEGIS Code 5004) Normal Time to Completion: 24 months (degree) 12 months (certificate) The Human Resource Management Program provides 2. General Education Requirements: its successful graduates with the skills necessary for GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* entry level employment or the ability to transfer to both Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) local and national four-year Human Resource programs. Humanities (Humanities Elective – 3 credits and The Human Resource Management program will Literature Elective: 3 credits) prepare graduates: Mathematics (3-4 credits)** To be employed as entry-level Human Resource Natural Science (6-8 credits) assistants or managers for small companies. Philosophy/Religious Studies (6 credits) For active participation in the Human Resource Social Science (6 credits) profession as leaders and/or mentors. 3. Program Requirements*: To develop an interest in lifelong learning that BU101, BU106, BU132, BU201, BU274, HR101, will enable graduates to meet the challenging HR105, HR204, HR210, HR215, HR220 needs of industry. * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. Possible Employment Titles: ** Math 107 or higher Human Resource Generalist Human Resource Office Assistant / Administrative Assistant Recruiter CURRICULUM
Compensation Assistant First Year – 1st Semester Diversity Coordinator Courses Credits Employee Relations Advisor BU101 Intro to Contemporary Business…….. 3 Work / Life Coordinator BU106 Business Communications………….. 3 BU132 Information Technology I……………. 3 In addition, we have partnered with local organizations GS100 or College Seminar or GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 such as The Amherst Chamber of Commerce, The HR101 Introduction to Human Resources….. 3 Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, InfoTech Niagara, HR105 Recruitment, Selection & Ethics…….. 3 and The Buffalo Niagara Partnership to bring real-world Semester Total 16 /18 experiences to the Human Resource Management program. An internship with local business will provide First Year – 2nd Semester the opportunity to apply the concepts that you have Courses Credits learned from your studies to real workplace situations. BU201 Business Law…………………………. 3 The program includes a minimum of 65 credit hours of BU274 Seminar and Internship……………… 4 course work over two years (a minimum of 35 credit HR204 Organizational Behavior…………….. 3 HR210 Workplace Learning & Performance.. 3 hours only for the certificate program). The course HR215 Employee and Labor Relations…….. 3 selection is a mix of core college requirements and HR220 Benefits and Compensation………… 3 specially selected courses in business – giving you the Semester Total 19 skills you need to succeed in the business world. Human Resource Management students are also invited A Human Resource certificate student will have the option of to join the Trocaire student chapter of the Society of also receiving an Associate’s Degree. Due to the nature of the Human Resource Management, the premier professional program, a student may enroll in this option after the Human organization for H.R. practitioners. Resource certificate is earned, not concurrently. This is to Students may pursue this program on a full time or ensure that the students take the certificate in a cohort and in the right sequence. Below are listed the additional classes part time basis. required to complete the Associate degree. A student may take these in any order. Admission Requirements: High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2500
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Second Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits EN101 or English Composition or EN200 Advanced Composition….…………. 3 Humanities Elective………………….. 3
Literature Elective…………………….. 3 Philosophy/Religious Studies………. 3 Philosophy/Religious Studies……….. 3 Semester Total 15
Second Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits Mathematics Elective**………………. 3 / 4 Natural Science Elective…………….. 3 / 4 Natural Science Elective…………….. 3 / 4
Social Science Elective……………… 3 Social Science Elective……………… 3 Semester Total 15 / 18
For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the certificate program and other important information, please visit our website at www.trocaire.edu/programs/HRCert.html
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3. Program Requirements*: MASSAGE THERAPY BIO243, BIO333, MT101, MT105, MT106, MT110, A.A.S. or CERTIFICATE MT111, MT205, MT206, MT211, MT212, MT230, (HEGIS Code 5299) MT240, MT245 and one, 3 credit “hands-on” Massage Therapy elective For almost 50 years, Trocaire College has been (Other electives in the department are considered to preparing individuals for the health care professions. be free electives.) Building on this tradition of excellence in health care, Trocaire now offers the first Massage Therapy Program * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. in WNY available in a higher education setting. ** Math 107 is recommended and can be completed The Massage Therapy program was developed to at any time during the four semesters. meet the increasing demand for qualified Massage Therapists in the community. With the current changes in health care and the growing use of complementary A.A.S. CURRICULUM therapies, Trocaire is uniquely positioned to create and st develop hands-on therapy for the 21st century. First Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits Massage Therapy is a profession in which the BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 practitioner applies manual techniques for the purpose of BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 improving muscle tone and circulation with the intention EN101 or English Composition or of positively affecting the health and well-being of the EN200 Advanced Composition….…………. 3 client. Massage is both an art and a science of healing GS100 or College Seminar or which dates back more than 4,000 years. GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 Trocaire’s program combines lecture, college MT101 Introduction to Massage Therapy…… 3 laboratory experiences, and a clinical component MT105 Western Massage Therapy I………… 4 providing practical experience. The program is MT110 Myology………………………………… 4 Semester Total 19 / 21 comprehensive it its coverage of both Eastern and Western massage therapy techniques. First Year – 2nd Semester An individual can enroll in this program as either a full- Courses Credits time or a part-time student and earn a Certificate or an BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………... 3 Associate in Applied Science degree. Graduates will be BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab………... 1 eligible to sit for the NYS board licensure exam for EN102 Introduction to Literature……………... 3 professional massage therapists. MT106 Eastern Massage Therapy I…………. 3 MT111 Myology/Kinesiology…………………. 4 Admission Requirements: MT205 Western Massage Therapy II………... 4 Semester Total 18 1. High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2500. Second Year – 1st Semester 2. Biology Courses Credits 3. Minimum final semester average of 2.0 with minimum BIO243 Neurology……………………………… 3 grades of “C” in laboratory sciences for current and BIO333 Pathophysiology………………………. 3 transfer students. MT206 Eastern massage Therapy II………… 3 4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required prior MT230 Clinical Practicum I…………………… 1 to clinical experiences. PH103 Introduction to Philosophy…………… 3 PSY101 General Psychology………………….. 3 Semester Total 16 Minimum Degree Requirements: 1. A total of at least 71 semester hours for the associate Second Year – 2nd Semester degree; 50 semester hours for the Certificate, with a Courses Credits Quality Point Average of 2.0. MT211 Professional Development………….. 1 Normal Time to Completion: 24 months (degree) MT212 Applied Pathophysiology……………. 3 24 months (certificate) MT240 Clinical Practicum II………………….. 1 2. General Education Requirements: MT245 Massage Therapy Seminar……...... 1 GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* Massage Therapy Elective…………... 3 Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) Mathematics Elective**………….. 3 / 4 Humanities (EN102) PH205 Ethics in Health Care…………….. 3 Mathematics (3-4 credits)** Social Science Elective………….. 3 Natural Science* (BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131/ Semester Total 18 / 19 BIO131L,) Philosophy (PH103, PH205) Social Science (PSY101 and one 3 credit social science elective) Degrees and Programs of Study 61
For more information about our graduation rates, the CERTIFICATE CURRICULUM median debt of students who completed the certificate program and other important information, please visit our st First Year – 1 Semester website at www.trocaire.edu/programs/massage.html Courses Credits BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 GS100 or College Seminar or GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 MT101 Introduction to Massage Therapy…… 3 MT105 Western Massage Therapy I………… 4 MT110 Myology………………………………… 4 Semester Total 16 / 18
nd First Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………... 3 BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab………... 1 MT106 Eastern Massage Therapy I………..... 3 MT111 Myology/Kinesiology…………………. 4 MT205 Western Massage Therapy II………... 4 Semester Total 15
st Second Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits BIO243 Neurology……………………………… 3 BIO333 Pathophysiology………………………. 3 MT206 Eastern massage Therapy II………… 3 MT230 Clinical Practicum I…………………… 1 Semester Total 10
Second Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits MT211 Professional Development………….. 1 MT212 Applied Pathophysiology……………. 3 MT240 Clinical Practicum II………………….. 1 MT245 Massage Therapy Seminar……...... 1 Massage Therapy Elective………….. 3 Semester Total 9
Part Time Schedule is available.
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CURRICULUM MEDICAL ASSISTANT A.A.S. (HEGIS Code 5214) First Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits The Medical Assistant Program leads to an Associate BOT103 Keyboarding I and in Applied Science Degree. Graduates of the program Document Processing…………….… 3 may sit for the national accrediting exam C.M.A. (AAMA) EN101 or English Composition or to become a Certified Medical Assistant. EN200 Advanced Composition….…………. 3 GS100 or College Seminar or Specifically, the graduate will be prepared with the GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 knowledge and skills necessary to assist with patient MAS134 Orientation to Medical Assisting...... 2 care management, to perform administrative and clinical MB119 Medical Terminology…………………. 3 procedures, and, when necessary, assist in the PH103 Introduction to Philosophy…………… 3 supervision of office personnel. PSY101 General Psychology………………….. 3 The student, upon successful completion of the Semester Total 18 / 20 program, will be prepared for employment in clinics, nd hospitals, and particularly, in medical group practices, First Year – 2 Semester where experience and expertise in the clinical Courses Credits BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 administrative skills are required. BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 The Trocaire College Medical Assistant Program is BU132 Information Technology I………...... 3 accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied EC201 or Principles of Macroeconomics or Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), on SS EL Social Science Elective…………….. 3 recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education EN102 Introduction to Literature…………….. 3 Review Board (MAERB). MAS233 Medical Assistant Diagnostic & Clinical Laboratory Procedures……. 3 Admission Requirements: Semester Total 16 1. High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Second Year – 1st Semester Diploma with a minimum score of 2500 Courses Credits 2. Natural Science BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II…………….. 3 BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab……….. 1 Minimum Degree Requirements: BU106 Business Communications………….. 3 1. A total of at least 65 semester hours with a BU203 Principles of Accounting…………….. 3 Quality Point Average of 2.0. MAS234 Medical Assistant Clinical Normal Time to Completion: 24 months Procedures…………………………... 3 2. General Education Requirements: MB265 Insurance & Reimbursement GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* Processing…………………………… 2 Semester Total 15 Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) Humanities (EN102) Second Year – 2nd Semester Natural Science* (BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131/ Courses Credits BIO131L) BOT108 Word Processing I……………………. 3 Philosophy (PH103, PH205) MAS235 Medical Assistant Clinical Social Science (PSY101 and EC201 or one, 3 credit Seminar & Externship………………. 4 social science elective) MB213 Medical Office Systems & 3. Program Requirements*: Procedures…..………………………. 3 BOT103, BOT108, BU106, BU132, BU203, MAS134, MB221 Medical Transcription I…………...... 3 PH205 Ethics in Health Care………………… 3 MAS233, MAS234, MAS235, MB119, MB213, Semester Total 16 MB221, MB265
* A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required.
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Admission Requirements: NURSING A.A.S. 1. High School diploma (minimum 85% average) or (HEGIS Code 5208.10) GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2750 2. Math I (Algebra), Biology and Chemistry (minimum The Nursing Program at Trocaire College offers a grades of 75% or higher) curriculum leading to an Associate in Applied Science 3. 2.75 cumulative average with minimum grades of “C” Degree. The Program focus is on theory and clinical in all courses for current and transfer students. experiences to prepare the graduate for a beginning 4. All candidates for the Nursing program must take the level of professional practice within a diverse and Accuplacer test and the Test of Essential Academic changing health care system. Skills (TEAS). The TEAS Test is a pre-professional The curriculum emphasizes knowledge and skills requirement that must be successfully completed needed to promote, maintain or restore health. It prior to the first semester’s course work. prepares the graduate to provide and manage care in 5. Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab is a pre- structured settings for clients across the life span. professional requirement that must be successfully The Nursing program offers both a day program and completed prior to the first semester’s nursing course an evening program. The evening curriculum is identical work. in content to the day curriculum. However, the evening 6. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certificate is required curriculum is distributed over a 6 semester (3 year) time for clinical experiences and must remain current period including two summer sessions. In addition to the through graduation. regularly scheduled evening experiences, selected 7. Students applying for programs in the health clinical laboratory experiences for both day and evening professions are required to participate in two stages programs are scheduled during daytime/weekend hours. of academic preparedness. Initial admittance to a These clinical days provide a comprehensive experience health science program places a student into a “pre- of nursing care activities which occur during the day. professional” component. Admittance into the Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of WNY “professional” component is not guaranteed. health care settings including hospitals and community Students must meet established academic standards health care agencies. Transportation to and from the and are ranked for admission in the nursing program College and/or the clinical affiliates is the based on cumulative G.P.A., grades in Anatomy & responsibility of the individual student. Physiology I with lab and the TEAS score. The To assist students in managing the academic load, Nursing admission guidelines and ranking criteria can NU124 (second semester), NU217 (third semester), be found on the Trocaire web site at NU216 and NU220 (fourth semester) will begin before www.trocaire.edu. Click on Nursing under Academic the regular semester begins and continue through mid- Programs. Students should speak to an semester. Classes will begin early August for the fall admissions counselor or to the Program Director semester and the first week in January for the spring prior to registration to insure they understand all semester. of the academic requirements for advancement in The program includes a strong foundation in the liberal the program of their choice. arts. This enables the student to discover and confront 8. Students who wish to pursue the Nursing program their own values, beliefs and ideas and to sharpen their must be aware of the following deadlines: skills of critical analysis and expression. Students are Applicants who anticipate beginning their studies encouraged to develop their critical thinking and decision in Spring or Summer – all materials must be making skills as they participate in their own learning submitted by the 1st Monday in October. experiences. Applicants who anticipate beginning their studies Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR) is in Fall – all materials must be submitted by the required for all students before beginning NU112 and 1st Monday in March. certification must remain current throughout the Application will continue to be reviewed on a space program. availability basis. The Program is registered by the New York State Please Note: Applicants who have been Education Department and is fully accredited by the unsuccessful in a course (required for the nursing National League for Nursing. (National League for program) more than once within the past 5 years will Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3343 Peachtree Road not be considered for the program (This includes NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, (404)975-5000, grades of W, WF, F, FX) www.nlnac.org). At the completion of the program, 9. Maintenance of “C” or better in all course work is graduates are eligible to write the National Council required in order to progress within the program. Licensure Examination for registered nurse licensure. Minimum Degree Requirements: 1. A total of at least 67 semester hours with a Quality Point Average of 2.0 Normal Time to Completion: 24 months 64 Degrees and Programs of Study
2. General Education Requirements*: nd GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success Second Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) NU216 Professional Issues II…………………. 0 Humanities (EN102) NU220 Mental Health Nursing………………… 2 Natural Science (BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131/BIO131L, NU222 Health Restoration III……………...... 7 BIO223/BIO223L) PH205 Ethics in Health Care…………………. 3 Philosophy/Religious Studies (PH103, PH205) Semester Total 12 Social Science (PSY101, PSY102, SOC101) 3. Program Requirements*: NU110, NU112, NU114, NU115, NU116, NU122, NU124, NU214, NU216, NU217, NU220, EVENING CURRICULUM NU222 st First Year – 1 Semester * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. Courses Credits BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 EN101 or English Composition or Pre Professional Requirement EN200 Advanced Composition…………….. 3 Courses Credits GS100 or College Seminar or BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I…………….... 3 GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab……….... 1 PSY101 General Psychology………………….. 3 Total 4 Semester Total 11 / 13
Students should make arrangements to take the TEAS Test First Year – 2nd Semester prior to entering the professional component of the program. Courses Credits BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………... 3 DAY CURRICULUM BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab………... 1
st EN102 Introduction to Literature…………….. 3 First Year – 1 Semester PSY102 Developmental Psychology…………. 3 Courses Credits Semester Total 10 BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II…………….. 3 BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab………... 1 First Year – Summer Session EN101 or English Composition or Courses Credits EN200 Advanced Composition…………….. 3 BIO223 Microbiology……………………………. 3 GS100 or College Seminar or BIO223L Microbiology Lab………………………. 1 GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 PH103 Introduction to Philosophy……………. 3 NU110 Health Assessment & Promotion……. 1 Summer Session Total 7 NU112 Nursing Concepts…………………….. 5 NU114 Medication Essentials I………………. 1 Second Year – 1st Semester NU116 Professional Issues I…………………. 1 Courses Credits PSY101 General Psychology…………………. 3 NU110 Health Assessment & Promotion……. 1 Semester Total 19 / 21 NU112 Nursing Concepts……………………… 5
nd NU114 Medication Essentials I…………...... 1 First Year – 2 Semester NU116 Professional Issues I………………….. 1 Courses Credits Semester Total 8 BIO223 Microbiology………………………….. 3 BIO223L Microbiology Lab….………………….. 1 Second Year – 2nd Semester NU115 Medication Essentials II……………… 1 Courses Credits NU122 Health Restoration I…………………... 6 NU115 Medication Essentials II………………. 1 NU124 Maternal Newborn Nursing…………. 2 NU122 Health Restoration I…………………… 6 PSY102 Developmental Psychology…………. 3 NU124 Maternal Newborn Nursing………….. 2 Semester Total 16 Semester Total 9
st Second Year – 1 Semester Second Year – Summer Session Courses Credits Courses Credits EN102 Introduction to Literature……………… 3 PH205 Ethics in Health Care………………….. 3 NU214 Health Restoration II…………………... 5 SOC101 Principles of Sociology……………….. 3 NU217 Pediatric Nursing………………………. 2 Summer Session Total 6 PH103 Introduction to Philosophy……………. 3 SOC101 Principles of Sociology……………….. 3 Third Year – 1st Semester Semester Total 16 Courses Credits NU214 Health Restoration II…………………... 5 NU217 Pediatric Nursing………………………. 2 Semester Total 7
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Third Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits
NU216 Professional Issues II………………… 0 NU220 Mental Health Nursing……………….. 2 NU222 Health Restoration III…………………. 7 Semester Total 9
When a Nursing student completes an application for licensure and first registration as a licensed practical nurse or registered professional nurse, questions are asked by the State Education Department about conviction of a crime and pending charges. These questions appear on the application form. If the answers are in the affirmative, there is an automatic referral to the State Education Department, Office of Professional Discipline and the case is assigned to an investigator. Depending upon the results of the investigation, the case may or may not require a hearing. The National Council Licensure Examination may be taken. However, the licensing process and issuance of a license will be held until the process described above is completed.
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3. Applicants must have earned a minimum cumulative NURSING B.S. grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 in their prior nursing program, and must have earned a minimum (HEGIS Code 1203.10) grade of “C” in all nursing courses. 4. All students must meet the health requirements of the The Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in college and collaborative health agencies. Nursing was created to provide currently licensed Satisfactory health clearance and a copy of the Registered Nurses with strong leadership skills in current CPR registration must be on file with the collaborating with clients, other professional groups, and Nursing Department prior to taking any classes. the community for the purpose of promoting, maintaining 5. Students who have not acquired the requisite number and restoring health. The program extends beyond the of liberal arts credits (30) prior to being admitted into clinical aspects of nursing to provide a background in this upper division program will have the opportunity patient education, health promotion, community health, to enroll into lower division liberal arts courses health care across the life span, and technology already being offered at Trocaire. integration. Graduates of this baccalaureate program will base their practice on evidence, critical thinking, and Minimum Degree Requirements: research findings from nursing science as well as other disciplines. Courses, all of which are offered as distance The Nursing B.S. program requires a total of 123 education, in the hybrid or blended format, are designed academic credits for completion. 63 of these credits specifically for the registered nurse, drawing from and must be in nursing and the remainder in the liberal arts. expanding upon real-life professional nursing Candidates may transfer up to a total of 33 nursing experiences. credits. Exceptions may be granted to students transferring from a baccalaureate degree program in Program Highlights nursing. Liberal Arts credits have no limit for transfer and A minimum of 33 credits will be awarded for your are based on individual transcripts. Graduates of previous learning, validated by successful diploma nursing programs will be granted 33 transfer completion of the NCLEX-RN credits in nursing and must complete the liberal arts Four 15 week modules with rolling admissions in requirements the fall, spring, and summer sessions Hybrid distance education formatting for all Normal Time to Completion: 48 months courses Dean’s scholarships awarded to college alumni A minimum quality point average of 2.5 is required and other eligible applicants for successful completion of the B.S. major in Fully equipped health assessment and nursing Nursing. skills laboratories Simulation center equipped with state-of-the-art patient simulators. CURRICULUM Access to educational technology including st health care databases Third Year – 1 Semester Students progress together in small groups Courses Credits BIO333 Pathophysiology……………………… 3 Students will be allowed to complete clinical EN304 Race, Gender & Literature…………… 3 rotations / assignments at pre-approved facilities MA200 Statistical Methods……………………. 3 where they are employed and/or in their local NU300 Comprehensive Health Assessments communities. for Nursing Practice…………………. 4 NU318 Nursing Theory & Practice Issues…... 3 Admission Requirements: Semester Total 16
1. Applicants must hold a current R.N. License valid nd within the U.S. or a U.S. Territory Third Year – 2 Semester 2. Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited Courses Credits BIO208 General Nutrition & Wellness………... 3 diploma nursing program or hold an Associate’s NU304 Intro to Nursing Care Informatics…… 2 Degree in nursing from an accredited institution. NU308 Research Procedures in Applicants, who have graduated from a program that Nursing Practice…………………….. 3 is not accredited, but which is approved and NU310 Family Nursing Care Across the registered with the New York State Education Lifespan……………………………… 3 Department, are also eligible for admission. All SOC301 Sociology of Health and Medicine…... 3 students must present an official transcript copy of Semester Total 14 their academic credentials in order to be considered.
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Fourth Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits NU402 Community Health Nursing………….. 3 NU450 Leadership & Management for Professional Practice……………….. 3 NU470 Pharmacology for the
Registered Nurse……………………. 3 PSY303 Organizational Psychology………….. 3 SOC311 Coping with Illness……………………. 3 Semester Total 15
Fourth Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits GS499 Multiculturalism……………………….. 3 NU484 Clinical Seminar……………………… 2 NU486 Professional Nursing
Syntheses/Clinical Capstone………. 4 PH301 Philosophy of World Religions………. 3 PSY315 Social Psychology……………………. 3 Semester Total 15
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2. General Education Requirements*: PRACTICAL NURSING – GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success CERTIFICATE Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) (HEGIS Code 5209.20) Natural Science (BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131/BIO131L) Social Science (PSY101, SOC101) The Practical Nursing Program will prepare the graduate for a position as a licensed practical nurse 3. Program Requirements*: (LPN). Licensed practical nurses function as an integral NU114, NU115, PN104, PN105, PN106, PN107 and important part of the health team, providing patient care under the supervision of registered nurses. * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. The licensed practical nurse performs tasks and responsibilities within the framework of case finding, health teaching, and health counseling and provides CURRICULUM supportive and restorative care under the direction of the registered professional nurse or licensed physician. First Semester (Summer, Fall or Spring) Courses Credits Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of WNY BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I…….………... 3 health care settings including hospitals and community BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab….……... 1 health care agencies. (Transportation to and from the EN101 or English Composition or college and/or the clinical affiliates is the EN200 Advanced Composition…………….. 3 responsibility of the individual student.) GS100 or College Seminar or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR) is GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 required for all students before beginning Fundamentals PSY101 General Psychology………………….. 3 of Practical Nursing (PN104). SOC101 Principles of Sociology………………. 3 The Practical Nursing program is accredited by the Semester Total 14 / 16
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Second Semester (Fall or Spring) Courses Credits National League for Nursing BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………... 3 Accrediting Commission BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab……….. 1 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 500 NU114 Medication Essentials I………………. 1 Atlanta, GA 30326 PN104 Fundamentals of Practical Nursing… 7 (404) 975-5000 PN105 Practical Nursing II……………………. 7 Fax: (404) 975-5020 Semester Total 19 www.nlnac.org Third Semester (Fall or Spring) Courses Credits Upon successful completion of the program, graduates NU115 Medication Essentials II………………. 1 will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure PN106 Practical Nursing III……………………. 7 Examination for Practical Nurse Licensure. PN107 Practical Nursing IV…………………… 7 Semester Total 15 Admission Requirements: 1. High School diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2500 When a Nursing student completes an application for licensure and 2. Algebra first registration as a licensed practical nurse or registered professional nurse, questions are asked by the State Education Department about 3. Biology or Chemistry conviction of a crime and pending charges. These questions appear 4. Anatomy& Physiology I with Lab is a pre-professional on the application form. If the answers are in the affirmative, there is requirement that must be successfully completed an automatic referral to the State Education Department, Office of prior to the Practical Nursing courses. Professional Discipline and the case is assigned to an investigator. Depending upon the results of the investigation, the case may or may 5. Minimum cumulative average of 2.5 with minimum not require a hearing. The National Council Licensure Examination grades of “C” in all course work for current and may be taken. However, the licensing process and issuance of a transfer students license will be held until the process described above is completed. 6. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is required for clinical experiences For more information about our graduation rates, the Minimum Program Requirements: median debt of students who completed the certificate 1. A total of at least 48 semester hours with a Quality program and other important information, please visit our Point Average of 2.0. website at www.trocaire.edu/programs/nursing_lpn.html Normal Time to Completion: 18 months
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registration to insure they understand all of the RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY academic requirements for advancement in the A.A.S. program of their choice. (HEGIS Code 5207) Minimum Degree Requirements: The Radiologic Technology Program prepares the 1. A total of at least 81 semester hours with a Quality graduate to assume the duties and responsibilities of an Point Average of 2.0. This includes an 8 week entry level Diagnostic Radiographer with confidence and summer clinical component following the first and ability. The Radiologic Technologist, as a skilled second year’s course work. professional, and, as a member of the health care team, Normal Time to Completion: 24 months exercises independent judgment and discretion in 2. General Education Requirements: technical radiographic procedures. GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* The Radiologic Technology course is a two year Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) program with lecture and laboratory components Humanities (Literature Elective: 3 credits) provided at the college. Related clinical experience is Mathematics (3-4 credits) obtained at area hospitals or health agencies affiliated Natural Science* (BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131 / with Trocaire. In addition to basic entry level skills, the BIO131L) student also has the opportunity to observe the latest Philosophy/Religious Studies (PH205 and one 3 advanced imaging modalities. (Transportation to and credit philosophy or religious studies elective) from the college and/or the clinical affiliates is the Social Science (One 3 credit Sociology elective and responsibility of the individual student.) one 3 credit social science elective) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR) is 3. Other Requirements: required for all students before a student begins the BU132 clinical component of the Radiologic Technology 4. Program Requirements*: program. RT101, RT102, RT102L, RT103, RT104, RT105, The Radiologic Technology program is accredited by RT106, RT106L, RT107, RT108, RT109, RT201, the JRC/ERT Joint Review Committee on Education in RT202, RT203, RT205, RT206, RT207, RT208, Radiologic Technology. RT209, RT210, RT211, RT212, RT215 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60606-3182 * A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. (312) 704-5300 Fax: (312) 704-5304 Curriculum www.jrcert.org First Year – 1st Semester Upon completion of the academic and clinical Courses Credits requirements, the graduate receives an associate in BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I…………….... 3 applied science degree, and, is eligible to take the BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 National credentialing examination for both New York EN101 or English Composition or State Licensure and the American Registry of Radiologic EN200 Advanced Composition…………….. 3 Technologists (A.R.R.T.)(R). GS100 or College Seminar or GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 Admission Requirements: RT101 Image Acquisition & Evaluation I…… 3 RT102 Radiographic Procedures I………….. 2 1. High School diploma (minimum 85% average) or RT102L Applied Radiographic GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2750 Procedures I…………………………. 1 2. Two units of high school or college Algebra; Biology, RT103 Patient Care & Management I………. 1 Chemistry, and Physics RT104 Clinical Education I…………………… 2 3. 2.75 cumulative average with minimum grades of “C” Semester Total 17 / 19 in laboratory sciences for current and transfer nd students First Year – 2 Semester 4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is required for Courses Credits clinical experiences BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………... 3 BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab…….….. 1 5. Students applying for programs in the health BU132 Information Technology I…………….. 3 professions are required to participate in two stages Literature Elective……..……………… 3 of academic preparedness. Initial admittance to a RT105 Image Acquisition & Evaluation II…… 3 health science program places a student into a “pre- RT106 Radiographic Procedures II……...... 2 professional” component. Admittance into the RT106L Applied Radiographic “professional” component is not guaranteed. Procedures II………………………… 1 Students must meet established academic standards. RT107 Patient Care & Management II……… 1 Students should speak to an admissions RT108 Clinical Education II…………………... 2 counselor or to the Program Director prior to Semester Total 19 70 Degrees and Programs of Study
First Year – Summer Session Courses Credits RT109 Applied Radiologic Technology I Clinical Education……………………. 6
(Eight Weeks) Summer Session Total 6
Second Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits Mathematics Elective……………...... 3 / 4 Philosophy/Religious Studies Elective. 3 RT201 Equipment Operation & Maintenance I………………………… 2 RT202 Radiation Physics & Protection………. 3
RT203 Applied Radiologic Pathology I………. 2 RT205 Clinical Education III…………………... 2 Sociology Elective……………………... 3 Semester Total 18 / 19
Second Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits PH205 Ethics in Health Care……………...... 3 RT206 Equipment Operations & Maintenance II………………………... 1
RT207 Radiation Biology……………………… 2 RT208 Applied Radiologic Pathology II……… 1 RT209 Special Imaging Topics………………. 1 RT210 Clinical Education IV………………….. 2 RT212 Sectional Anatomy for the Radiographer…………………………. 1 RT215 Capstone Course……………………… 1 Social Science Elective…………...... 3 Semester Total 15
Second Year – Summer Session Courses Credits RT211 Applied Radiologic Technology II Clinical Education……………………. 6 Summer Session Total 6
When a Radiologic Technology Student completes an application for New York State Licensure, and, the A.A.R.T.(R), questions are asked about conviction of a crime and pending charges. These questions appear on both application forms. If the answers are in the affirmative, particulars and disposition of each charge must be listed. A conviction is not an automatic bar to licensure and registry, however, each case is considered and investigated on its individual merits.
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may also decide to further their education in any number RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY of graduate programs currently available at the Master’s B.S. (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) levels in medical physics (HEGIS Code 5207) and medical imaging disciplines.
Radiologic Technology represents a dynamic health Admission Requirements: care profession that plays an integral role in the delivery 1. All general admission requirements and policies for of health care services. Radiologic Technologists (RT’s) non-matriculated students in to Trocaire College must perform a variety of radiographic procedures that involve be fulfilled. Students should apply first to Trocaire for ionizing and non-ionizing radiation such as X-ray, admission and then matriculate into the B.S. RT ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and program as soon as their pre-requisite courses, positron emission tomography (PET), as well as clinical experience and certification are successfully magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These methods are completed. often used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. 2. A.A.S. Degree in Radiologic Technology, or Employment opportunities for RT’s with the American successful completion of a hospital based RT Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification program and required liberal arts course work, or are available throughout New York State, and nationally demonstration of equivalent academic and clinical at sites including hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices and course work as determined by the B.S. RT Program public health institutions. However, the professional Director. All other programs of study that result in practice of utilizing CT and other tomographic ARRT Certification will be subject to the approval of techniques requires specific knowledge and skills that B.S. RT Program Director and the subsequent cannot be obtained in basic educational programs. The completion of all liberal arts and core RT core content of Trocaire’s Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in requirements equivalent to Trocaire’s A.A.S. Radiologic Technology program represents curriculum Radiologic Technology program. elements that are considered essential in educating 3. Current ARRT Certification (or proof of temporary technologists for state-of-the-art careers in CT. New York State License and work permit as a Radiologic Technologist). B.S. with a Major in Radiologic Technology (RT) and 4. Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Specialization in Computed Tomography (CT) certification (or satisfactory documentation that certification was successfully completed prior to first Trocaire College is registered with the New York State clinical practicum). Education Department (NYSED) for a Bachelor of 5. Personal interview with the B.S. RT Program Science (B.S.) degree with a major in Radiologic Director is required before formal admission into the Technology (RT) and a specialty in Computed program is complete. Tomography (CT). Trocaire’s B.S. in Radiologic Technology program will build upon and complement the Minimum Degree Requirements: Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in The core liberal arts requirements for the B.S. degree Radiologic Technology currently available at Trocaire consists of 22 credit hours beyond that required for the and other colleges. The B.S. RT program is an A.A.S. in RT degree. An additional 30 credit hours at the undergraduate degree designed to prepare skilled entry- 300 and 400 level specific to CT and essential medical level RT’s for positions as CT specialists. Moreover, the imaging course work are also required to complete the application of applied physical and biological sciences at B.S. in RT degree. (81-84 credit hours minimum for the B.S. level extends career opportunities beyond the A.A.S. in RT degree) + (52 credit hours for B.S. in RT RT profession into the broader sphere of biomedical specialization) = 133 to 136 total college credit hours imaging. required for a B.S. degree with a major in RT and a Trocaire’s B.S. RT program is designed on a 2+2 specialization in CT. A minimum Quality Point Average format, whereby interested students that are licensed of 2.0 (C average) is required for successful completion radiologic technologists possessing a two year A.A.S. of the B.S. with a major in RT and specialization in CT. degree in RT with ARRT certification or equivalent, can successfully obtain their B.S. degree by completing two Normal Time to Completion: 48 months additional years of study with courses offered in the evening and/or on weekends. This provides the flexibility for RT’s to continue working while completing their degree. With the additional education and experience afforded by the B.S. RT degree, graduates will be better prepared for employment as tomographic imaging specialists, radiologic administrators, clinical and basic science researchers and teachers. B.S. RT graduates
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Specific courses required for a B.S. degree with a major in Radiologic Technology (RT) and specialization in Computed Tomography (CT) are:
Courses Title Credits RT300 Computed Tomography Procedures Protocols 4 Fourth Year – 2nd Semester RT301 Computed Tomography Physics & Courses Credits Instrumentation 3 HIT400 Health Care Law and Compliance….. 3 RT302 Sectional Anatomy & Imaging Applications 3 MA455 Quantitative Methods for Research… 3 RT400 Pathology Correlation in Computed Tomography 4 RT402 Advanced Imaging Practicum (Clinical) 2 PH304 Social / Political Philosophy…………. 3 RT403 Advanced Patient Care & Pharmacology 1 RT402 Advanced Imaging Practicum RT404 Computed Tomography-Capstone Seminar 1 (Clinical)……………………………… 2 Total Number of RT Credits Required 18 RT403 Advanced Patient Care and BIO333 Pathophysiology 3 Pharmacology……………………….. 1 BIO340 Concepts of Pharmacology 3 RT404 Computed Tomography - BIO310 Advanced Sectional Anatomy 3 Capstone Seminar………………….. 1 HIT400 Health Care Law and Compliance 3 Semester Total 13 Total Number of Other Required Courses 12 EN300 Public Relations Writing 3 HI300 History of Technology in Modern Society 3 MA455 Quantitative Methods for Research 3 PH304 Social / Political Philosophy 3 PHY111 Physics I with Lab 4 PSY315 Social Psychology 3 PSY320 Research Methods 3 Total Number of General Education Courses 22 Total Number of Credits Required for A.A.S. 81/84 rd th Total Number of Credits for 3 and 4 Year 52 Total Number of Credits for B.S. with a major in RT and Specialization in CT 133 / 136
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Third Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits BIO310 Advanced Sectional Anatomy………. 3 EN300 Public Relations Writing……………… 3 HI300 History of Technology in Modern Society……………………… 3 PHY111 Physics I……………………………….. 3 PHY111L Physics I Lab………………………….. 1 Semester Total 13
Third Year – 2nd Semester Courses Credits BIO333 Pathophysiology……………………… 3 PSY320 Research Methods…………………… 3 RT300 Computed Tomography Procedure Protocols………………… 4 RT301 Computed Tomography Physics and Instrumentation………………… 3 Semester Total 13
Fourth Year – 1st Semester Courses Credits BIO340 Concepts of Pharmacology…………. 3 PSY315 Social Psychology……………………. 3 RT302 Sectional Anatomy and Imaging Applications……………….. 3 RT400 Pathology Correlation in Computed Tomography………...... 4 Semester Total 13
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SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY A.A.S. are responsible for their own transportation to and (HEGIS Code 5211) from clinical sites. The curriculum leading to the A.A.S. degree is The Surgical Technology Program offers an Associate comprised of 68 credits distributed over four (4) in Applied Science Degree. The program is accredited semesters for the day program and six (6) semesters by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in (including two summer sessions) for the evening Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting in program. The program consists of a balance of general cooperation with the Commission on Accreditation of education and Surgical Technology courses. The Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Surgical Technologist’s professional role and concepts relating to patient needs, surgical conditions, asepsis, ARC-STSA CAAHEP surgical routines, human behavior, communication, and 6 West Dry Creek Circle 1361 Park Street caring provide the framework for the curriculum. As the Suite 110 Clearwater, FL 33756 student progresses through the curriculum, classroom Littleton, CO 80120 (727) 210-2350 theory is applied to clinical practice in the operating room (303) 694-9262 setting. A mix of laboratory practice and hospital operating room experiences during the first year, The mission of the ARC-STSA is to provide recognition introduces the student to the operating room for the quality of the education programs in its system to environment. In the laboratory setting, no more than 12 the public. students will be paired with a qualified Surgical The degree program prepares the student to be a Technology instructor. The second year emphasizes practitioner with a broad knowledge base from which to clinical experiences in a broad range of surgical draw and apply to the diverse, ever changing and specialties and operating room settings to prepare the advancing field of Surgical Technology. National student for future practice as a surgical technologist. certification is available to graduates through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Admission Requirements: Assisting. Senior Surgical Technology students are 1. High School diploma (minimum 85% average) or eligible to sit for the CST Examination at Trocaire GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2750 College. Students are eligible for student membership in 2. Two units in high school or College Algebra, Biology the Association of Surgical Technologist’s (AST). AST is and Physics (minimum grade of 80% or higher) the oldest and most recognized professional 3. Cumulative average of 2.5 with minimum grades of organization for surgical technologists and surgical “C” in laboratory sciences for current and transfer assistants. AST’s primary purpose is to ensure that students surgical technologists and surgical assistants have the 4. ST100-Medical Terminology for the Surgical knowledge and skills to administer patient care of the Technologist is a pre-professional requirement that highest quality. must be successfully completed prior to the first The Surgical Technology program is offered either in semester’s Surgical Technology course work. This the day or evening. The evening curriculum is identical in course is offered for two weeks prior to the start of content to the day program. However, the evening each semester. curriculum is distributed over a six semester (2 year) 5. Student is required to participate in an onsite time period including two summer sessions. In addition interview with the Surgical Technology Department to the regularly scheduled evening experiences, selected prior to acceptance into the program. clinical laboratory experiences may be scheduled during 6. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate is the daytime and/or weekend hours. These clinical days required for clinical experiences. provide a comprehensive experience of surgical cases 7. Students applying for programs in the health which normally occur during the day. professions are required to participate in two stages Surgical Technologists are crucial members of the of academic preparedness. Initial admittance to a surgical team, working closely with surgeons, registered health science program places a student into a “pre- nurses, and anesthesiologists to provide the best professional” component. Admittance into the possible care for the patient undergoing a surgical “professional” component is not guaranteed. intervention. The primary role of the “Scrub Tech” is to Students must meet established academic standards. prepare a sterile field and pass instruments to the Students should speak to an admissions surgeon during the surgical procedure. A Surgical counselor or to the Program Director prior to Technologist should possess a stable temperament, registration to insure they understand all of the manual dexterity, physical stamina, and the ability to academic requirements for advancement in the integrate and prioritize a variety of activities. Lecture and program of their choice. laboratory experiences are offered at the college and 8. Acceptance into the program is based on clinical experience in a hospital setting is provided. Students space availability and successful completion of all prerequisites.
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Minimum Degree Requirements: 1. A total of at least 68 semester hours with a Quality DAY CURRICULUM Point Average of 2.0 st Normal Time to Completion: 24 months First Year – 1 Semester 2. General Education Requirements: Courses Credits GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success* BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 Basic Communication (EN101 or EN200) BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 EN101 or English Composition or Humanities (EN102) EN200 Advanced Composition……………. 3 Mathematics (3-4 credits) GS100 or College Seminar or Natural Science* (BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131 / GS102 College Success…………….……… 1 / 3 BIO131L, BIO223/BIO223L) ST100 Medical Terminology for the Philosophy/Religious Studies (PH103, PH205) Surgical Technologist***…………… 1 Social Science (PSY101, and one 3 credit social ST101 Introduction to Surgical Technology… 4 science elective) ST102 Concepts of Surgical Patient Care….. 2 3. Other Requirements: ST103 Clinical Education I…………………… 2 Free Elective (one 3 credit course) Semester Total 17 / 19
4. Requirements for Program Completion: First Year – 2nd Semester In order for students to successfully complete the Courses Credits Surgical Technology Program, they MUST show BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II…………….. 3 evidence of the following: BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab……….. 1 1. Completion of ALL courses according to the EN102 Introduction to Literature………… 3 Surgical Technology Degree Audit (with a grade PSY101 General Psychology………………….. 3 of “C” or better in all Surgical Technology Core ST104 Fundamentals of Surgical Courses) Technology…………………………... 4 2. The total number of cases the student must ST105 Surgical Pharmacology………………. 2 complete is 120 and are defined as follows: ST106 Clinical Education II…………..………. 2 3. Students are required to complete 30 cases in Semester Total 18
General Surgery. Twenty of the cases must be st Second Year – 1 Semester in the First Scrub Role. Courses Credits 4. Students are required to complete 90 cases in BIO223 Microbiology……………………………. 3 various surgical specialties. Sixty of the cases BIO223L Microbiology Lab………………………. 1 must be in the First Scrub Role and evenly Mathematics Elective……………...... 3 / 4 distributed between a minimum of 5 surgical PH103 Introduction to Philosophy……………. 3 specialties. However, 15 is the maximum ST201 Advanced Surgical Technology……… 5 number of cases that can be counted in any one ST202 Clinical Education III………………….. 2 surgical specialty. Semester Total 17 / 18
5. The surgical technology program is required to nd Second Year – 2 Semester verify (through the surgical rotation), Courses Credits documentation of the student’s progression in Free Elective…………………………… 3 First and Second Scrubbing surgical procedures PH205 Ethics in Health Care…………………. 3 of increased complexity as he/she moves Social Science Elective………………. 3 towards entry-level graduate abilities. ST203 Specialized Surgical Technology……. 5 6. Diagnostic endoscopy cases and vaginal ST204 Clinical Education IV………………….. 2 delivery cases are not mandatory. But up to 10 Semester Total 16 diagnostic endoscopic cases and 5 vaginal delivery cases can be counted towards maximum number of Second Scrub Role cases. ***ST100 is taken prior to the beginning of the semester. 7. Observation cases must be documented, but do not count towards the 120 required cases. 8. The potential graduate student from the Surgical Technology program must participate in taking the web based CST examination offered on campus.
* A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required.
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EVENING CURRICULUM
st First Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I……………… 3 BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab………… 1 GS100 or College Seminar or GS102 College Success…………….………. 1 / 3 ST100 Medical Terminology for the Surgical Technologist***……………. 1 ST101 Introduction to Surgical Technology… 4 ST102 Concepts of Surgical Patient Care….. 2 ST103 Clinical Education I…………………… 2
Semester Total 14 / 16
nd First Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II……………... 3 BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab……….. 1 ST104 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology…………………………... 4 ST105 Surgical Pharmacology………………. 2 ST106 Clinical Education II**………..……….. 2 Semester Total 12 **Clinical Experiences will continue into the summer
First Year – Summer Session Courses Credits EN101 or English Composition or EN200 Advanced Composition…………….. 3 Mathematics Elective………………… 3 / 4 Summer Session Total 6 / 7
st Second Year – 1 Semester Courses Credits EN102 Introduction to Literature……………… 3 PSY101 General Psychology…………………… 3 ST201 Advanced Surgical Technology…. 5 ST202 Clinical Education III……………… 2 Semester Total 13
nd Second Year – 2 Semester Courses Credits BIO223 Microbiology……………………… 3 BIO223L Microbiology Lab………………… 1 PH103 Introduction to Philosophy………. 3 ST203 Specialized Surgical Technology. 5 ST204 Clinical Education IV…………….. 2 Semester Total 14
Second Year – Summer Session Courses Credits Free Elective………………………. 3 PH205 Ethics in Health Care……………... 3 Social Science Elective………….. 3 Summer Session Total 9
***ST100 is taken prior to the beginning of the semester.
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The number of semester credit hours BIO109 Essentials of Anatomy and BIO140 Introduction to given for each course is indicated in Physiology (3) Pharmacology (3) parenthesis after each course title. A one semester course designed for the This course is an overview of The course description states allied health careers. It gives an pharmacology and medication as it pertains prerequisites if any. Unless otherwise introductory treatment of the structure and to the allied health professions. Major noted, the course will be offered as stated. function of the human body including cell, classifications of drugs and their indications Information about class offerings is printed skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, will be examined, as well as the role of the in the course schedule each semester. respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, health professions. Three lecture hours. Copies are available in the Registrar’s urinary and reproductive systems. Three Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L and Office. lecture hours. BIO131/BIO131L Cross Registration opportunities with all Co-requisite: BIO109L Western New York Colleges are readily BIO180 General Biology I (3) available to Trocaire students. Contact the BIO109L Essentials of Anatomy and A study of the general principles of Registrar’s Office regarding application biological science. Topics include the forms and policies. Physiology Laboratory (1) scientific method, structure of molecules, Laboratory experience coincides with lecture topics. Two laboratory hours. the origin of life, biology of the cell, Co-requisite: BIO109 energetics, reproduction and heredity, ART molecular genetics and evolution. Three BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I (3) lecture hours. ART100 Art Appreciation (1) An introduction to the general principles Co-requisite: BIO180L An introduction to the elements and of human anatomy and physiology with principles which form the basis of the visual emphasis on the structure and function of BIO180L General Biology I arts. Course content focuses on developing the cell, tissues, and the skeletal, muscular, Laboratory (1) visual awareness and an appreciation of art cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems. Laboratory experience coincides with and artists through discussion, AV (Fall, Spring and Summer). Three lecture lecture topics. Two laboratory hours. presentation and a gallery tour. hours. Co-requisite: BIO180 Prerequisites: high school biology with a ART101 Art History (3) minimum of 75% average (or equivalent), BIO181 General Biology II (3) A survey of the visual arts within a or, BIO105 or BIO109 with a grade of “C” or A continued study of biological principles historical and cultural framework. Emphasis better, or director’s permission as evidenced in the diversity of organisms. is placed on the development of visual Co-requisite: BIO130L or director’s Topics include the morphology, phylogeny, perception and expanding critical (Natural Sciences) permission upon second physiology and ecology of major taxa with awareness of selected works of the major attempt. evolution as the unifying principle. Three periods in the history of art. Includes lecture hours. discussion, AV presentation, and field BIO130L Anatomy & Physiology I Prerequisites: BIO180/BIO180L trip(s) to area museums and galleries. Laboratory (1) Co-requisite: BIO181L Laboratory experience coincides with ART299 Independent Study (3) lecture topics. Two laboratory hours. BIO181L General Biology II Study by a qualified student of a more Co-Requisite: BIO130 or director’s Laboratory (1) advanced phase of art on a tutorial basis. (Natural Sciences) permission upon second Laboratory experience coincides with Previous art history or experience required. attempt. lecture topics. Two laboratory hours. Plans must be approved by the Director of Co-requisite: BIO181 Liberal Arts. BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II (3) A continuation of Anatomy & Physiology I. BIO205 Environmental Science (3) Study of the respiratory, nervous, This course is an introduction to how BIOLOGY endocrine, digestive, urinary and nature works, how the environment has reproductive systems. Fluid and electrolyte been and is being used and abused, and balance also studied. (Fall, Spring and BIO105 Human Biology (3) what you can do to protect and improve it Summer). Three lecture hours. for yourself, and for future generations. A study of life structure and function from Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L with a Some topics of study include: Ecosystems, a human perspective. Human organ grade of “C” or better Wildlife and the Environment, systems, human evolution and ecology will Co-requisite: BIO131L or director’s Environmental Risk and Human Pollution: be presented with a focus on homeostasis, (Natural Sciences) permission upon second soil, water and air, Population Dynamics, bioethics, and ecology. Three lecture hours. attempt. Waste and Waste Disposal, and past and (Fall, Spring and Summer semesters) present attitudes toward the environment BIO131L Anatomy & Physiology II and environmental problems. Three lecture BIO107 Health, Safety and Nutrition Laboratory (1) hours. for Young Children (3) Laboratory experience coincides with This course provides an in-depth view of lecture topics. Two laboratory hours. BIO208 Nutrition and Wellness (3) the interactions of health, safety, and Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L with a A study of the principles of the science of nutrition in relation to the developmental grade of “C” or better. nutrition, as it relates to daily life and well- stages of infancy through childhood. Co-Requisite: BIO131 or director’s being. Topics include personal wellness, Geared toward the child care provider, this (Natural Sciences) permission upon second digestion, absorption and metabolism of course is of great value to anyone in attempt. nutrients, planning and evaluating dietary contact with young children. Three lecture intake. The course will consider social, hours. economic, and psychosocial factors in
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relationship to dietary practices. This BIO333 Pathophysiology (3) letters, memorandum, email, and reports course provides an opportunity to explore A conceptual approach to the dynamic will be stressed. Human relations in areas of special interest such as nutrition aspects of disease and how it affects business writing and oral reporting will be for various age levels, weight control, and normal physiology in relation to alterations, covered. (Fall and Spring Semesters) physical performance. (Fall semester) derangements, and mechanisms involved in disease. (Fall, Spring and Summer BU132 Information Technology I (3) BIO208L Nutrition and Wellness Semesters) This course includes practical Laboratory (1) Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L and applications of microcomputers through the Laboratory experience coincides with BIO131/BIO131L or equivalent use of software packages. Topics include lecture topics. Two laboratory hours. an overview of microcomputer hardware BIO340 Concepts of and the operating system, an overview of BIO210 Sectional Anatomy (3) Pharmacology (3) application software including expected This course focuses on the practical This course will provide a core of features, comparative analysis and application of sectional anatomy for the fundamental information related to, and the integration. Hands-on experience in the use Health Science student. The use of general principles underlying, the use of of the operating system, a major sectional anatomy imaging such as pharmacological agents in the health spreadsheet package, a major word Computed Tomography (CT) and MRI will occupations. Emphasis on sites of processing package and a major database be stressed. Three lecture hours. mechanism of action, toxicity, fate, and the package. (Fall and Spring Semesters) Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L and uses of major therapeutic and diagnostic BIO131/BIO131L agents. (Fall Semester) BU201 Business Law (3) Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L, This course is designed to acquaint the BIO223 Microbiology (3) BIO131/BIO131L, Chemistry and student with an overview of the American The study of scientific principles of Microbiology preferred. legal system and courts. Areas to be Microbiology emphasizing the isolation and covered are the nature and function of law, identification of pathogenic organisms to legal rights and obligations, formation, man in areas of bacteriology, mycology, BUSINESS operation and discharge of contracts, and virology and parasitology. The culture, the law of sales under the Uniform Commercial Code and business morphology, general physiology, BU099 Computer Literacy (1)* immunology and applied aspects of the organization. (Spring Semester) This course is an introduction to representative micro-organisms will be microcomputers, Windows operating studied. Three lecture hours. (Fall, Spring BU203 Principles of Accounting (3) system, microcomputer applications and and Summer Semesters) A sound basic knowledge of accounting the Internet. This course is one credit with Prerequisites: BIO109/BIO109L, or terms, concepts, and procedures is one hour learning laboratory. (Fall and BIO130/BIO130L, or BIO180/BIO180L, “C” stressed in this course. It offers a practical Spring Semesters) grades or better is required. background in accounting for students *Institutional credit only Co-requisite: BIO223L embarking on business careers covering *Placement is based on a computer the full accounting cycle for a sole literacy placement test proprietorship service business. A full BIO223L Microbiology Laboratory *Students must receive a grade of “C” (1) accounting cycle for merchandising firms, (2.0) or higher to pass this course. as well as the impact of microcomputers Laboratory experience coincides with and their effect on the accounting work lecture topics. Two laboratory hours. BU101 Introduction to environment is also provided. (Fall Co-requisite: BIO223 Contemporary Business (3) Semester)
This is an introductory course which will BIO243 Neurology (3) familiarize the student with the following BU207 Introduction to Management An examination of the structure and topic areas: contemporary business and its (3) function of neural tissue, the anatomy and environment – blending people and physiology of the components of the This course provides an overview of the technology, the social responsibility of management process with an emphasis on Central Nervous System and the Peripheral business and ethical behavior, economic Nervous System, embryology of the spinal basic management principles and their challenges, competition in global markets, application to realistic situations. Various cord and brain, nerve plexuses, spinal options or organizing large and small reflexes, and sensory and motor pathways. types of management styles will be studied businesses, the entrepreneur, the Internet with special emphasis on the differences (Fall Semester) and the online business environment. This Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L and between the domestic and various course also explores marketing, business international management styles. (Fall BIO131/BIO131L. Massage Therapy management, and e-commerce. (Fall students have additional prerequisites of Semester) Semester) MT110 and MT111. BU274 Seminar and Internship (4) BU106 Business Communications A supervised on-the-job work experience BIO310 Advanced Sectional (3) Anatomy (3) in a business setting provides the student Principles and mechanics of effective with the opportunity to apply skills. One Advanced cross sectional anatomy written and oral communication will be hour weekly seminars will be used to review provides an integrated approach to learning studied in relationship to work and the the work experience. Students will receive anatomy by means of correlating process using electronic technology and one hour of credit for the seminar and three cryosections and radiographic cross working with teams. International hours of credit for 120 hours of internship. sectional imaging. This course focuses on communication will be introduced and (Spring Semester) the practical application of sectional studies of listening skills as well as the anatomy for the health science student. writing process will be explored. Review of BU300 Project Management I (3) Emphasis is placed on vessels and organs basic English grammar emphasizing Project management is a process to orientation and relations to other anatomical principles of punctuation, capitalization, manage personnel, data, resources and structures. (Fall Semester) sentence structure and vocabulary; timeframes to accomplish specific Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L and organizing, developing, and stylization of organizational goals and initiatives. This BIO131/BIO131L first of two courses will introduce students
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why it is used by organizations and the be covered. Students will learn about course. Topics relating to classroom lecture elements that make a project successful or claims submission using Electronic Data to will be presented. Two laboratory hours. unsuccessful. This course is designed to Interchange (EDI). Simulations, real world Co-requisite: CH111 guide students through a complete project, examples and review exercises will give project-related meetings, to evaluating students the opportunity to apply learned CH112 General Chemistry II (3) progress, revising plans and bringing the material. (Fall Semester) A continuation of General Chemistry I. project to a successful conclusion. Topics include: kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, solubility, electrochemistry, BU400 Project Management II (3) OFFICE TECHNOLOGY nuclear chemistry and chemistry of selected Project management is a process to elements. Three lecture hours. manage personnel, data, resources and COURSES (BOT) Prerequisites: CH111/CH111L timeframes to accomplish specific Co-requisite: CH112L organizational goals and initiatives. This BOT103 Keyboarding I and second of two courses will introduce Document Processing (3) CH112L General Chemistry II students to advanced concepts of project This is an introductory course focusing on Laboratory (1) management. This course is designed to a thorough understanding of the computer Laboratory experiences are based on teach students leadership and financial keyboard with touch typing techniques. topics covered in lecture which include skills and techniques, as well as advanced Formatting of basic documents such as basic techniques and procedures for technical project management skills. business letters, envelopes, identification of various chemical Prerequisite: BU300 memorandums, and reports as well as substances. An understanding of proper
proofreading skills will be developed. (Fall procedures for determining specific MEDICAL BUSINESS Semester) compounds will be achieved. Two laboratory hours. COURSES (MB) BOT108 Word Processing I (3) Co-requisite: CH112
This introductory course provides the student with hands-on experience in the CH250 Organic Chemistry (3) MB119 Medical Terminology (3) use of word processing software. Students An introduction to the chemistry of This course is a study of the language of will learn the fundamentals such as carbon-containing compounds. Topics medicine as it relates to all body systems. creating, editing, saving, naming, include: nomenclature, organic functional Emphasis is placed on the understanding of formatting, and printing a document, as well groups, physical properties, chemical word roots, prefixes, suffixes and as spell check, pagination, and mail merge. bonds, molecular structure, synthesis, abbreviations. Terminology related to (Spring Semester) reaction mechanisms and stereochemistry. anatomy, physiology, laboratory, clinical Prerequisite: BOT103 or equivalent Three lecture hours. procedures and pharmacology will be Prerequisites: CH111/CH111L covered. Pronunciation and spelling will be Co-requisite: CH250L emphasized. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
CHEMISTRY CH250L Organic Chemistry MB213 Medical Office Systems & Laboratory (1) Procedures (3) CH100 Introduction to Chemistry (3) Laboratory experiments will include areas This course covers the responsibilities An introduction to chemical concepts for of separation and synthesis of various performed by the medical administrative students who have little or no background compounds. Students will also explore the assistant in a contemporary medical office in chemistry. Topics include: measurement practical application of these techniques in including patient relations, appointment and numbers, chemical terminology, atomic research and industry. Two laboratory scheduling, insurance billing and collection, theory, the Periodic Table, chemical hours. management of medical records, and report bonding, types of chemical reactions, Co-requisite: CH250 generation. Various simulated office phases of matter and chemical solutions. procedures are included. (Spring Semester) Prerequisite: High school algebra or Prerequisites: BU132 and MB119 MA096 COMPUTER MB221 Medical Transcription I (3) CH111 General Chemistry I (3) This introductory course gives the student A detailed introduction to the basic NETWORK the opportunity to acquire skills in the principles and theories of chemistry. Topics growing field of medical transcription. include: physical measurements, matter, ADMINISTRATION Various medial documents such as atomic theory, chemical reactions, histories and physicals, operative reports, stoichiometry, gas laws, thermochemistry, CNA101 Introduction to Computer pathology reports, radiology reports, and quantum theory, periodicity, chemical Hardware (4) discharge summaries will be transcribed. bonding, molecular geometry and chemical This course focuses on computer Formatting and proofreading skills are solutions. Three lecture hours. hardware, in particular, the components of emphasized in this course (Spring Prerequisites: High school algebra and a personal computer. The specific Semester) high school chemistry or CH100. component areas covered include: Prerequisites: BU132 and MB119 Co-requisite: CH111L processors, motherboards, memory, storage, peripherals, portable hardware, MB265 Insurance & Reimbursement CH111L General Chemistry I and tools and test equipment. General Processing (2) Laboratory (1) areas/activities include: concepts, This course covers the principles and This lab designs a course of action based specifications, upgrading, and practice of health insurance billing and on what the student knows about the troubleshooting. The course has a highly reimbursement. Students will learn what principles and theories in order to solve hands-on orientation. A major activity is the impact managed care and state and federal problems by the test results of techniques selection of computer components by the regulations have on health insurance billing. employed relating to laboratory procedures. class leading to the building of a personal Guidelines for completing claims for Students will interpret results of laboratory computer by each student (which then they inpatient, outpatient, emergency experiences and relate their procedures own). (Fall Semester) department, and physician office and findings to principles covered in the encounters using the appropriate forms will Course Descriptions 79
CNA105 Introduction to Computer the class will select server components and CNA274 Seminar & Internship / Networking (4) then students will build individual servers Capstone Experience (2) This course provides the introduction to (which they then own). (Fall Semester) A supervised 120 hour, on-the-job work the field of computer networking. Topics Prerequisite: CNA115 internship experience in a computer include: standards, protocols, media, networking setting. The internship provides hardware devices, network operating CNA220 Visual Basic (3) the student with the opportunity to apply systems, security, and troubleshooting. This course is an introduction to computer skills. As a second option, an approved Hands-on activities include: creating programming using Visual Basic. The research project may be completed in lieu network cabling configurations, building general programming topics of data types, of the internship. The seminars will be used network configuration, and working with input/output, calculation, flow of control, and to review the work/project experience and network hardware components such as: program structure are covered. Event- cover career preparation skills. (Spring hubs, switches, routers, firewalls, and driven and object-oriented programming Semester) wireless equipment. (Fall Semester) along with user interface controls are covered in the context of Visual Basic. CNA299 Independent Study (3) CNA112 Operating Systems (3) Study of a more advanced nature based This course covers both theoretical CNA250 Network Planning and on previous computer network course work, concepts and their practical application in Design (3) developed and applied by individual all computers. A number of major operating This course involves applying network students on a tutorial basis. Plans must be systems are covered. General topics concepts in planning and designing approved by the Director of the Program. include: concepts, system management, functional networks. Emphasis is placed on security, installation, configuration, recognizing the need for a network, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The conducting an analysis, and designing DIAGNOSTIC course is hands-on and students will work solutions. with computers running the different Prerequisite: CNA105 MEDICAL operating systems. Students will install and configure an operating system on the CNA255 Computer Architecture (3) SONOGRAPHY personal computer that they built in a This course focuses on the design of previous class. (Spring Semester) computer processors. Topics include: DMS100 Cross Sectional Anatomy Prerequisite: CNA101 digital electronics, integrated circuit manufacture, design of processors, (3) CNA115 Network Infrastructure (3) introduction to machine language, and This course will focus on the basic This course covers the key network multiprocessor configurations. This is a sectional anatomy of the neck, abdomen services that are supported by the Network hands-on course where students build and pelvis building upon the basic Administrator and required to allow a client- operating digital circuitry using electronic knowledge of anatomy. It will prepare the server network to function. Specific topics components on prototyping equipment and student to recognize sectional anatomy of include: network addressing, name practice machine language programming major human structures amenable to resolution, routing, remote access, and on personal computers. sonographic technique. (Fall Semester) security. General areas/activities include: Prerequisite: CNA101 concepts, installation, configuration, DMS101 Introduction to Diagnostic management, maintenance, and CNA260 Advanced Network Medical Sonography (3) troubleshooting. The course is hands-on Administration (4) This course provides the student with an with operating computer networks used to This course, along with CNA210, are the orientation to the field of Diagnostic Medical practice the concepts presented. (Spring capstone courses of the program. This Sonography followed by the techniques for Semester) course continues the coverage of CNA210 assisting and monitoring patients. Ethics Prerequisite: CNA105 Network Administration. The course is and patient care procedures pertinent to hands-on and operating computer networks sonography will be covered. Chart reading CNA208 Linux/UNIX (3) are used to practice the concepts and record keeping relative to clinical This course covers the major alternatives presented. (Spring Semester) medicine will be presented. The student will to Microsoft’s current client and server Prerequisite: CNA210 study and investigate the principles operating systems – Linux and UNIX. This underlying sonographic visualization. This will include the theoretical concepts of important family of operating systems plays CNA264 Computer Security (3) a key role in the Internet. Coverage image reproduction, pertinent equipment Computer security is a critical issue in the includes both Linux and UNIX as a considerations and alternative methods of computer and network field. This course workstation operating system and as a information storage and display. covers the full range of threats and the network operating system. The open source This course includes college laboratory responses for both networks and individual software business model is covered. The experience on basic scanning technique devices on the networks. Hardware, course is hands-on and personal computers relative to college lecture material. (Fall software, and procedural security solutions and operating computer networks are used Semester) are covered. The course is hands-on and to practice the concepts presented. (Fall operating computer networks are used to Semester) practice the concepts presented. (Spring DMS106 Physics of Ultrasound I (2) Prerequisite: CNA112 Semester) Fundamental principles of acoustical Prerequisite: CNA105 physics including wave propagation, CNA210 Network Administration (4) acoustical impedance properties, and transducer characteristics will be presented. This course, along with CNA260, are the CNA266 Project Management (3) capstone courses of the program. Typical Basic types of equipment and This course covers general project Network Administrator’s responsibilities are instrumentation are discussed. Doppler management concepts, tools and covered including: installation, Principles are introduced. (Fall Semester) techniques. A popular project management configuration, security, resource allocation, software package is used to practice the storage management, backup, techniques. DMS110 Abdominal Sonography I maintenance, and troubleshooting. The (2) course is hands-on and operating computer Abdominal Sonography I provides the networks are used to practice the concepts student with information necessary to presented. Server hardware is covered and perform an abdominal sonographic 80 Course Descriptions
examination. Normal anatomy will be DMS210 Abdominal Sonography II student will have an opportunity to refine viewed as well as an emphasis on the (2) his/her skills through more independent detection of pathology, anomalies and This is a continuation of the in-depth practice. (Summer) deviation from the normal sonographic study of abdominal sonography. The Forty hours per week for twelve weeks. appearance. Correlation with clinical tests didactic and clinical knowledge necessary Prerequisite: DMS220 and related clinical signs and symptoms will to perform basic sonographic examinations be included. (Fall Semester) of anatomy classified as “small parts” will DMS250 Ultrasound Physics and also be presented. (Spring Semester) Instrumentation (3) DMS111 Abdominal Sonography Prerequisites: DMS100, DMS101, This course will provide the student with Laboratory I (1) DMS106, DMS110, DMS111, DMS115, the fundamental principles of acoustical The student is provided with college DMS116, DMS120 physics including wave propagation, laboratory experiences on abdominal acoustical impedance properties and scanning techniques and protocol relative DMS211 Abdominal Sonography transducer characteristics. Basic types of to the abdominal structures and their Laboratory II (1) equipment and instrumentation are physiology. (Fall Semester) The student is provided with college discussed along with Doppler, laboratory experiences on advanced cardiovascular physics and vascular DMS115 Pelvic Sonography (2) abdominal scanning techniques and physics. (Offered as needed) Pelvic sonography provides the student protocol relative to the abdominal structures Prerequisite: Currently employed in the with information necessary to perform a and their physiology. (Spring Semester) ultrasound field. pelvic sonographic examination. Normal Prerequisites: DMS100, DMS101, anatomy will be reviewed as well as DMS106, DMS110, DMS111, DMS115, DMS255 Abdominal Sonography (3) emphasis on the detection of pathology, DMS116, DMS120 This course will provide the student with anomalies and deviation from the normal the information necessary to perform an sonographic appearance. Correlation with DMS215 Seminar/Research Course abdominal sonographic examination. clinical tests and related signs and (1) Normal anatomy will be reviewed as well as symptoms will be included. (Fall Semester) This course is devised to help the student an emphasis on the detection of pathology, become familiar with describing anomalies and deviation from normal DMS116 Pelvic Sonography sonographic images and correlating the appearance. Correlation with clinical tests Laboratory (1) descriptions with clinical histories. This is and related clinical signs and symptoms will The student is provided with college accomplished with case study be included. The basic knowledge laboratory experiences on pelvic scanning presentations. The student will also develop necessary to perform examinations techniques and protocol relative to the research skills by writing a paper on an classified as “small parts” will also be pelvic structures and their physiology. (Fall approved topic. A brief presentation of their included. (Offered as needed) Semester) topic will complete the course. (Spring Prerequisite: Currently employed in the Semester) ultrasound field.
DMS120 Sonography Clinical Prerequisites: DMS100, DMS101, DMS260 Obstetrical and Practicum I (3) DMS106, DMS110, DMS111, DMS115, DMS116, DMS120 This course concentrates on the Gynecological Sonography (3) development of initial practical skills in This course will provide the student with basic sonographic procedures. Emphasis is DMS219 Special Sonographic the information necessary to perform a on the role of initial observer to assistant Procedures (2) pelvic and obstetrical sonographic under the close supervision of faculty and This course introduces the student to the examination. Normal anatomy will be sonography staff, and is provided at area field of vascular sonography with the main reviewed as well as an emphasis on the diagnostic medical sonography clinical focus on carotid arterial and lower detection of pathology, anomalies and sites. (Fall Semester) peripheral venous system. Obstetrical and deviation from normal appearance. Twenty four hours per week. Gynecological Doppler applications will also Correlation with clinical tests and related be presented. (Spring Semester) clinical signs and symptoms will be Prerequisites: DMS100, DMS101, included. (Offered as needed) DMS205 Obstetrical Sonography (3) Prerequisite: Currently employed in the This course provides the student with the DMS106, DMS110, DMS111, DMS115, DMS116, DMS120 ultrasound field. fundamentals of obstetrical scanning of normal and abnormal anatomy. Fetal development, including abnormal etiology DMS220 Sonography Clinical DMS265 Vascular Sonography (3) and diagnostic techniques are presented. Practicum II (3) This course will thoroughly examine the The detection of abnormalities, pathologies, This supervised off-campus experience anatomy and physiology of the and deviation from normal are stressed. continues to provide the student cerebrovascular, arterial and venous (Spring Semester) development of skills in scanning system. Testing to evaluate these Prerequisites: DMS100, DMS101, abdomens, with progression into the areas structures and techniques to do so will be DMS106, DMS110, DMS111, DMS115, of obstetrical and gynecological presented. Two-dimensional Doppler and DMS116, DMS120 applications. Small parts and Doppler pressure readings will be explained. Finally, techniques will be introduced. (Spring therapeutic intervention will be discussed. Semester) (Offered as needed) DMS206 Physics of Ultrasound II (1) Prerequisite: Currently employed in the This course focuses on practical Twenty four hours per week Prerequisites: DMS100, DMS101, ultrasound field. applications of principles and concepts presented in “Physics of Ultrasound I”. In DMS106, DMS110, DMS111, DMS115, addition, the student is provided DMS116, DMS120 opportunities for preparation for the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical DMS230 Sonography Clinical Sonographers (ARDMS) certification Practicum III (6) examination in Ultrasound Physics and In this final and extended period of clinical Instrumentation. (Spring Semester) study, the student progresses to full Prerequisites: Grades of “C” or better in independence under the supervision of faculty and sonography staff. Upon all first semester Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Echocardiography courses. demonstration of full competency, the Course Descriptions 81
DT201 Diet and Disease I (3) well as participate in foodservice operations DIETETIC This course examines the role nutrition and management activities. The student will and the dietetic technician play in the have the opportunity to participate in TECHNOLOGY prevention and treatment of illness and professional association activities. (Spring chronic disease. Nutrition assessments and Semester)
dietary modifications for the management of Co-requisite: DT205 DT101 Foundations of Nutrition (3) diseases such as cardiovascular disease, A study of the principles of the science of diabetes, and GI disorders will be studied. DT207 Seminar in Dietetic nutrition, as it relates to daily life and well- A focus on nutrition care of the elderly, and being. Topics include personal wellness, Technology (1) populations with developmental and Preparation for the student to enter the digestion, absorption and metabolism of cognitive deficiencies will be included. (Fall nutrients, planning and evaluating dietary profession of dietetic technology. Students Semester) Prerequisite: DT104 will conduct a research review of current intake. The course will consider social, economic, and psychosocial factors in topics in nutrition and nutrition professions. relationship to dietary practices. This DT202 Supervised Practice – Long- Skills in resume preparation, interviewing course provides an opportunity to explore Term Care Settings (4) techniques, review for the national areas of special interest such as nutrition The student will participate in planned registration exam, preparing a professional for various age levels, weight control, and supervised practice experiences located at portfolio and participation in professional physical performance. (Fall Semester) local long term care facilities, as a student dietetic association activities. (Spring member of the Nutrition Care Team, under Semester) the supervision of a Registered Dietitian. DT102 Introductory Foods (3) The student will participate in the Nutrition Examines the basic concepts related to DT208 Foodservice Management Care Process including: nutrition the preparation of food. Studies the and Operations II (2) assessment, diagnosis, intervention and principles of food preparation based on Advanced studies in foodservice which evaluation, as well as participate in knowledge of both chemical and physical exploring management and leadership foodservice operations and management properties as well as consideration of theory, trends in marketing, human activities. The student will have the cultural influences. Highlights the function resources, fiscal management, state opportunity to participate in professional of recipe ingredients and their effect on final regulations, and quality management. association activities. (Fall Semester) product with special attention to focus on (Spring Semester) Co-requisite: DT201 dietary modifications for disease prevention Prerequisite: DT204 and treatment. Laboratory will include basic food preparation skills, sensory analysis of DT203 Nutrition Education (3) food and investigation of a variety of Promotion of healthy eating and guiding ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY behavior change is the central goal of cultural foods. (Fall Semester) nutrition intervention. Motivating clients and employees requires knowledge of a variety ECH100 Introduction to DT103 Nutrition Care Process (2) of techniques. Students will learn theories Echocardiography (1) The Nutrition Care Process and Model is and methods of learning, communication This course provides the student with an the framework for the critical thinking and counseling as they apply to individuals overview to the field of echocardiography, process used by dietetics professionals as and groups in nutrition education and medical terminology related to procedures they provide nutrition services to their employment settings. (Spring Semester) and instrumentation, and indications for clients/patients. This course will introduce use. Areas covered will include role of the student to the process including: DT204 Foodservice Management echocardiographer, legal/ethical issues and nutrition assessment, diagnosis, universal precautions. An overview of the intervention, evaluation and monitoring. and Operations I (2) program will be given. (Fall Semester) This course will include a review of This course is designed to explore Prerequisite: 2 years Allied Health essential knowledge and skills needed such aspects of foodservice beginning with menu Degree, B.S., Degree, M.D., D.O. planning and development as well as food as understanding medical terminology and purchasing, storage, preparation, service abbreviations, interpreting laboratory values ECH101 Echocardiography I (2) and food-drug interactions, obtaining and delivery systems. Concepts can be This course includes a study of anthropometric data, the fundamentals of applied to both the institutional setting as examinations, techniques, measurements, medical record documentation, Code of well as in client counseling situations. (Fall equipment and patient preparation for 2-D Ethics and Standards of Professional Semester) Imaging, M-Mode, Doppler and Color Performance for Dietetic Technicians. (Fall Prerequisite: DT103 Doppler of the normal adult and pediatric Semester) hearts. Correlation with other cardiac DT205 Diet and Disease II (3) evaluation methods will be presented such DT104 Community Nutrition (4) This course will examine the role nutrition as: angiography and cardiac Introduces students to community and the dietetic technician play in the catheterization, electrocardiograph, electro- nutrition programs serving vulnerable management of the client with complex physiologic studies, Holter monitoring, populations throughout the lifecycle. nutrition diagnosis such as kidney disease, stress testing, radionuclide studies, other Legislative decisions impacting food and liver disease, cancer, HIV, and multiple topographic imaging procedures, phono- nutrition policies, both historical perspective medical diagnoses. Enteral and Parenteral cardiography, external pulse recordings, and current events will be studied. Students nutrition will be studied. (Spring Semester) Thallium tests and Stress echo- will plan and present a nutrition program to Prerequisite: DT201 cardiography. (Fall Semester) a community audience, and have an Prerequisite: 2 years Allied Health Degree, opportunity to participate in a public policy DT206 Supervised Practice – Acute B.S., Degree, M.D., D.O. workshop regarding federal and state Care Settings (4) nutrition concerns. The student will The student will participate in planned participate in planned community nutrition supervised practice experiences at local practice experiences which may include health care facilities, as a student member programs such as WIC, school lunch, of the Nutrition Care Team, under the hunger relief organizations, senior nutrition supervision of a Registered Dietitian. The programs and community wellness student will participate in the Nutrition Care programs (Spring Semester) Process including: nutrition assessment, Prerequisite: DT103 diagnosis, intervention and evaluation as 82 Course Descriptions
ECH102 Echocardiography College ECH202 Echocardiography College ECH250 Pediatric Laboratory I (1) Laboratory II (1) Echocardiography (3) This course includes college laboratory The student is provided with college This course includes a study of experience on basic scanning techniques laboratory experience on basic scanning examinations, techniques, measurements, as presented in lecture. (Fall Semester) techniques related to college lecture equipment and patient preparation. Prerequisite: 2 years Allied Health material (Spring Semester) Correlation with other cardiac evaluation Degree, B.S., Degree, M.D., D.O. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in all methods will be presented. Cardiac Co-requisites: ECH100, ECH103 first semester courses. pathologies and hemodynamics as well as fetal echocardiography will be discussed. ECH103 Echocardiography ECH203 Seminar/Research Course (Offered as needed) Principles and Instrumentation (3) (2) Prerequisite: Currently employed in the A study of the principles of Ultrasound This course is designed to help the ultrasound field instruments, modes of operation, operator student become familiar with describing control options, frequency selection, sonographic images and correlating the ECH255 Adult Echocardiography (3) scanning motions and planes in a cardiac descriptions with clinical histories. This is This course includes a study of examination, patient histories and physical accomplished with case study examinations, techniques, measurements, signs, patient preparations and Doppler vs. presentations. Student case presentations equipment and patient preparation. Color Doppler protocols are a few of the and literature reviews will be required. The Correlation with other cardiac evaluation areas to be covered. Basic generalized student will also develop research skills by methods will be presented. Cardiac pathology of the different organs will be writing a paper on an approved topic. A pathologies and hemodynamics as well as covered. (Fall Semester) brief presentation of their topic will complete stress echocardiography will be discussed. Prerequisite: 2 years Allied Health the course. (Spring Semester) (Offered as needed) Degree, B.S., Degree, M.D., D.O. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in all Prerequisite: Currently employed in the first semester courses. ultrasound field ECH104 Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart (3) ECH204 Pathology of the Heart (4) This course provides the student with the This course will give the student an in- ECONOMICS normal anatomy of the pericardial and depth study of the cardiac pathologies, their thoracic cavities, including the skeletal physiological symptoms, outcomes, and EC201 Principles of their sonographic appearance. Special framework, the normal anatomy of the Macroeconomics (3) heart’s large vessels, embryology attention will be given to the mitral and The course focuses on using economic development, cardiac physiology, the tricuspid values, acquired aortic and methodology in the study of function of circulation, coronary circulation, pulmonic valvular heart disease, macroeconomic principles. Topics include parameters of arterial pressure cardiomyopathies, coronary artery disease, derivation of the GNP, the impact of fiscal measurement and heart pressures. pericardial disease, inflammatory, and monetary policy on output, Students will study the normal sonographic neoplastic and thrombotic disease. Other employment, and cost level. Current appearances. (Fall Semester) areas covered will include cardiac trauma, economic issues will be discussed. (Spring Prerequisite: 2 years Allied Health prosthetic heart valves and pediatric Semester) Degree, B.S., Degree, M.D., D.O. congenital heart disease. Pediatric congenital heart disease will be presented. ECH120 Echocardiography Clinical (Spring Semester) EC202 Principles of Practicum I (3) Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in all Microeconomics (3) first semester courses. This course offers an explanation of how This course concentrates on the the market system operates in the context development of initial practical skills in of limited resources. Emphasis is placed basic echocardiography procedures. ECH220 Echocardiography Clinical on the manner in which individual business Emphasis is on the role of the initial Practicum II (3) firms and consumers determine what to observer to assistant under the close This supervised off-campus experience produce, how to produce and for whom to supervision of faculty and sonography staff continues to provide the student produce. (Spring Semester) and is provided at area echocardiography development of skills in scanning clinical sites. (Fall Semester) procedures. (Spring Semester) Twenty four hours per week Twenty four hours per week Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in all ENGLISH ECH201 Echocardiography II (4) first semester courses. This course will focus on the recognition EN095 Intermediate Reading (3)* and identification of cardiac pathologies ECH230 Echocardiography Clinical This course is a reading comprehension with their hemodynamics in different types Practicum III (6) and critical reasoning course that covers of heart disease. Students will learn their In this final and extended period of clinical essential reading comprehension skills. echographic structures. Echocardiography study, the student progresses to full These skills include: understanding literal diagnostic procedures will be discussed independence under the supervision of and figurative meaning, identifying the main such as: stress, transesophageal and faculty and sonography staff. The student idea, recognizing supporting details and intraoperative echocardiography giving will be prepared to function as a beginning transitions and identifying quotes and indications, limitations, technical Echocardiographer and will be ready to sit paraphrases. Topics include: fact and procedures and clinical pharmacology. for the RDCS examination given in October. opinion, purpose and tone, patterns of Fetal echocardiography will be introduced. This course is an extension to the learning organization, critical thinking, inferences Registry style examinations will be given. that the student encountered during the first and argument. (Fall, Spring and Summer (Spring Semester) and second semesters. (Summer) Semesters) Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in all Forty hours per week for twelve weeks *Institutional credit only. first semester courses. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in all *Placement is based on Accuplacer scores. first semester courses. *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher to pass this course.
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EN099 Basics of Composition (3)* EN206 Children’s Literature (3) writing, writing persuasively, writing for This course emphasizes sentence An introduction to the qualities of style, specific publics, writing for mass media and structure, paragraph development and the theme, and illustrations demonstrated in the writing for speeches and presentations. basic elements of composition. Students finest children’s literature. Throughout the Additionally, the course requires are assigned to this class according to semester, students will read and evaluate a concentrated practice in writing for a variety performance on the College Placement variety of stories, fantasies, tales, and of public relations circumstances: news Test. (Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters) poetry written by past and current writers of releases, video news releases, public *Institutional credit only. literature focusing on children’s needs, service announcements, advertising copy, *Placement is based on Accuplacer scores. interests, and concerns. This course broadcast media, print media, e-mails, *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) includes authors and illustrators from memos, letters, reports, proposal, and or higher to pass this course. various cultures and ethnic groups. speeches. (Fall Semester) Prerequisite: EN101 Prerequisite: EN101 EN101 English Composition (3) The course seeks to aid the EN209 American Literature (3) EN304 Race, Gender, and Literature communication process by developing the The study and exploration of writings that (3) ability to write clear, concise, expository have contributed significantly to the unique This course will seek to explore the ways prose, with emphasis on pre-writing and quality of American Literature. Well known in which literature addresses the issues of revision. It assists the student in finding a poems, stories, and other selections as well Race and Gender in the postmodern / voice and an audience. A research paper is as lesser known works will be examined. postcolonial context. Breaking free from the required, thus techniques of writing a formal Prerequisite: EN101 traditional understanding of literature as an research paper are reviewed. (Fall, Spring imaginative work of art, the selected and Summer Semesters) EN211 Explorations in Poetry (3) readings will showcase the nexus between Prerequisite: Students will be required to The study and appreciation of poetry the literary and the political. The course will achieve a satisfactory score on the through a consideration of poetry as an art deal with the categories of ‘race’ and Placement Writing Sample or successfully form. This course examines poetic ‘gender’’ as sociological constructs complete EN099. techniques, themes, and symbolic language propagated within the political framework of through a study of selected works. ‘othering’. The lectures and readings will EN102 Introduction to Literature (3) Prerequisite: EN101 examine the varied representations and A study of the basic elements of short negations of the general understanding of fiction, poetry, and drama. By exploring these concepts, and how literary writers EN213 Short Story (3) articulate their specific concerns to form and design in the arts, this course An examination of a cross-section of short provides opportunities for students to challenge the ideological tropes of our fiction by both American and inter- mainstream society. To explore the issues discover inter-relatedness of theme and continental authors. Cultural connections, type, to develop critical analysis skills, and of race and gender, students will be themes, and principles basic to the introduced to works by the twentieth to make connections with elements in other structure of short story will be explored. disciplines. Critical reading and analysis century African, Caribbean, African Prerequisite: EN101 American writers, Black feminists, Queer papers are required. (Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters). theory, and Gay and Lesbian writing. Prerequisite: EN101 or EN200 EN217 Drama (3) Prerequisite: EN101 or permission of The study of drama through a variety of instructor plays to the conventions of drama and EN200 Advanced Composition (3) drama’s role in reflecting the human The course develops critical thinking, situation. Focus is on connections within GENERAL reading, and writing skills as they apply to and beyond cultural differences. the analysis of primary and secondary non- Prerequisite: EN101 EDUCATION fiction books, articles, and essays from a range of academic and cultural contexts. EN225 Film as Literature (3) The course emphasizes the techniques and An investigation and focus on elements of GS100 College Seminar (1)* principles of effective research-based film literature such as theme, character The College Seminar is a course writing. development, plot structure, narration, point designed to provide students strategies for Prerequisite: EN101 of view, and purpose. successful learning in college and beyond. Prerequisite: EN101 Topics in the course include: learning EN201 Readings in World Literature styles, learning and study strategies, (3) EN240 Creative Writing (3) cognitive strategies, time management, A survey course focusing on selected An opportunity for the student to goal-setting, note-taking, test-taking classics of literature from Eastern, Western, experience the process of imaging and strategies, overcoming test anxiety, cultural and African cultures. Selections include creating various forms of prose and poetry diversity, and other issues that focus on works from ancient, medieval, and modern with emphasis on original works. enabling students to become better societies. The goal of this course is to Prerequisite: EN101 achievers. enable student to understand the The course is one credit with one hour similarities that surround the human EN299 Independent Study (3) laboratory. Students are required to take condition and to appreciate the differences this course in their first semester at Trocaire Study of a more advanced nature based evidenced in each culture’s response to the College. (Fall, Spring and Summer on previous English course work, complexities of human life. Semester) developed and applied by individual Prerequisite: EN101 * Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) students on a tutorial basis. Plans must be or higher to pass this course. approved by the Director of Liberal Arts. EN205 Communication Arts (3) An opportunity to develop the art of EN300 Public Relations Writing (3) GS101 Information and Research communicating with ease in business and This course surveys various elements of Basics (1) professional situations. Students will public relations and public relations writing. This course provides an introduction to examine the relationship of speaker and It involves exploring the foundations and information literacy using library research audience, noting techniques of effective meaning of public relations, the ethical and methods and resources. Students will learn communication. This course will focus on legal issues involved in public relations to access scholarly information through a multicultural verbal and non-verbal skills. writing, the principles of public relations variety of resources: books, journals, 84 Course Descriptions
databases, streaming media and different related values, skills and job search Health Information department in legal platforms of electronic resources (eBooks, strategies. A professional portfolio will be proceedings, laws pertaining to the release reference collections, image databases). developed in the class. Students will meet of information, security, and confidentiality Students will learn the best practices for individually or in small groups with the of health records. The course includes a evaluating resources in order to obtain instructor. (Offered as needed) study of the U.S. court system. Bioethical academic research and information. issues which supplement the course in Students will learn not only how to fully use GS499 Multiculturalism (3) Ethics in Health Care are presented for the Libraries@Trocaire as a research The course in Multiculturalism takes an discussion. (Spring Semester) destination, but how to use other libraries interdisciplinary perspective that addresses and the Internet to become effective the major issues of culture including; HIT200 Clinical Practicum I (2) information users today and in the future. race/ethnicity, social class, worldviews, Students will complete 45 hours over 15 Topics include: creating keyword searches generational differences, sexual orientation, weeks in classroom lab setting and will to effectively use databases and electronic disabilities, religion, and geographic complete the other 45 hours over 6 weeks reference collections, journals vs. location. Culture is addressed through the (8 hours per day, 1 day per week) onsite at periodicals in research, evaluating websites integration of related issues of personal a hospital under the supervision of a on the Internet, citation and style guides, identity development and experiences and qualified Allied Health Professional. The plagiarism, library catalog searching, fair the resultant choices of preferred styles of student competencies/objectives of this use and open source information, life, morals, ethics, and values from a course include application of knowledge Interlibrary Loan and InfoPass. (Fall and western perspective, but also an acquired during the first year of the program Spring Semesters) appreciation of how this varies from non- to include: chart assembly, file, and retrieval western perspectives. This can be control procedures; chart analysis and GS102 College Success (3)* addressed within the parameters of the deficiency tracking; compilation and The College Success is a course varied fields within the Liberal Arts quantitative analysis of health statistics; designed to provide students strategies for including, but not limited to; English, NYS required registries; release of successful learning in college and beyond. History, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, information and correspondence; discharge It is part of the Transitional Studies and any branches within each. data abstracting; utilization review/case curriculum. Central to the course is * Students must be in their fourth year of management; quality assessment and students’ intensive work in learning study (90 credits completed) to take this improvement; credentialing and compliance strategies and the use of the diagnostic course. / risk management. (Spring Semester) tool, Learning and Study Strategies Prerequisite: HIT101 Inventory (LASSI). Topics in the course include: learning styles, learning and study HEATLH HIT202 Health Statistics (3) strategies, cognitive strategies, time This course introduces students to a management, goal-setting, note-taking, INFORMATION study of methods for compiling statistics for test-taking strategies, overcoming test hospital administration, medical staff, and anxiety, cultural diversity, and other issues TECHNOLOGY licensing and accreditation agencies. Vital that focus on enabling students to become statistics, public health statistics, and
better achievers. This course is three hospital statistics are covered. An credits and is open only to new Trocaire HIT101 Introduction to Health introduction to research techniques with Students who participate in Transitional Information Systems (4) graphic presentation of medical data is also Studies. They are required to take this This course is designed to provide an covered. (Spring Semester) course their first semester at Trocaire introduction to the field of Health College. (Fall and Spring Semesters) Information (Medical Record) Science. HIT204 Inpatient Coding Systems Topics include: history of the development * Placement is based on participation in (4) Transitional Studies of the Health Information profession, This course introduces students to *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) organization and structure of healthcare principles and application of the ICD-9-CM or higher to pass this course. facilities; Medical Staff organization; and CPT coding system and will be analysis of the functions of a Health Information Department in a health facility discussing the ICD-10 coding system. GS201 Information Fluency and There will be an Introduction to the Official Research Skills (2) such as confidentiality, file/retrieval/record control systems, indexes and registers, Coding Guidelines for Coding and The student will study the research storage and retention of health records, Reimbursement. The theory and practice of process in depth through the application of qualitative and quantitative analysis. (Fall coding medical records using manual critical/analytical thinking skills. Students Semester) methods and encoder software systems will will learn how to formulate effective be used. (Fall Semester) standard searches and understand the Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L, BIO131 organization and evaluation of information HIT103 Health Information Systems /BIO131L, MB119 in print, electronic, and other formats. The (3) class will learn skills needed to access, Students learn to utilize software HIT208 Quality Assurance & applications in the healthcare industry and retrieve, and organize information in any Improvement (2) academic library. Students will evaluate the specific to the Health Information This course introduces students to the quality of print information and web-based department of a healthcare facility. areas of a Quality Management (QA). Other information. At the completion of this course Hardware and Software systems, highlights of this course include projects the student will know how information is databases, electronic health records will be where students apply the tools for produced, organized, and accessed within included. Overview of selection and identifying and displaying health care data the practical and ethical aspects of development of a system, data quality, and utilize quality improvement tools. (Fall intellectual freedom and copyright security control, confidentiality, and report Semester) guidelines. management will be emphasized. (Fall
Semester) HIT209 Clinical Practicum II (2) GS212 General Studies Seminar (1) Students will complete 45 hours over 15 This course is designed to assist the HIT104 Legal Aspects of Health weeks in classroom lab setting and they will student in the transition from college to Information (3) complete the other 45 hours over 9 weeks career by developing the knowledge and Students become familiar with the health (8 hours per day, 1 day per week) onsite at skills necessary for future success. Topics record as a legal document, the role of the an alternate care setting under the include: establishing career goals, work- Course Descriptions 85
supervision of a qualified Allied Health accreditation and compliance issues. In health information technology will be Professional. The student competencies/ addition, information is given on risk evaluated from the perspective of the users objectives of this course include application management techniques including reporting of the systems, and by those who design of knowledge acquired during the first year that can help mitigate non-compliance. and maintain those systems. of the program to include: chart assembly, (Spring Semester) file and retrieval control procedures; chart Prerequisites: Completion of A.A.S. HCI300 Business Systems Analysis analysis and deficiency tracking; Radiologic Technology program; current and Design in Healthcare (3) compilation and quantitative analysis of New York State X-ray License, ARRT This course promotes the conceptual and health statistics; NYS required registries; certification. skill based learning needed to understand release of information and correspondence; the process of analyzing and designing ICD-9-CM and PPS coding; CPT and information systems. The course focuses HCPCS coding; discharge data abstracting; HEALTHCARE on the analysis involved in the systems utilization review / case management; development process and the steps quality assessment and improvement; INFORMATICS involved in understanding and modeling the credentialing and compliance / risk user needs in an information system management. (Spring Semester) solution. The course will touch on project Prerequisite: HIT200, HIT204 HCI101 Healthcare Systems and planning and management aspects and the Co-requisites: HIT216, HIT220, HIT225, Operations (3) design of computer programs in order to HIT222 This course would be required for provide an overview of the whole students who do not have an existing information system development process. healthcare background. Students would be HIT216 Ambulatory Care Coding (3) This course introduces student a study of introduced to healthcare specific terminology associated with regulations HCI310 Healthcare Administration CPT-4 and ICD-9-CM and will discuss the and Management (3) ICD-10 coding system as it relates to legal issues, accreditation, finance and The course focuses on the delivery, ambulatory coding. An overview of reimbursement, managed care, quality and quality and costs of healthcare for ambulatory coding and data collection will patient safety, and government oversight individuals and populations. A managerial be included. (Spring Semester) agencies. A key area of focus will be on perspective of the challenges facing Prerequisites: HIT204 hospital systems with an in depth evaluation of the different departments that professionals operating within hospital, ambulatory care, long term care, and public HIT220 Management Principles for are within a hospital and the overall operations of a hospital from the health settings will be presented. Emphasis Health Information (2) perspective of the management’s will be on costs, financing, organizational This course introduces students to techniques, technologies, and services that structures, quality outcomes, and supervisory concepts including planning, must be rendered to patients. accessibility of care. organizing, controlling, and actuating techniques. Areas of focus will include HCI102 Introduction to Healthcare HCI320 Healthcare Leadership and staffing, communication, productivity, Informatics (3) Change Management (3) motivation, leadership styles, committee This course addresses the role of the activities, and the role and the functions of This is an introductory course for students that cover the history of the rapidly evolving informatics professional in helping an the Health Information management team. organization embrace change. The course This course also introduces students to discipline of healthcare informatics. Students will explore critical issues and will focus on the struggle between quality management, utilization review, and administration, and clinicians to identify the risk management. (Spring Semester) challenges facing informatics professionals today along with an overview of new best solutions that will support the unique structures within healthcare organizations HIT222 Survey of Health Care information technology applications and how they have improved the management and the behaviors within these Delivery (1) and delivery of healthcare. Topics include organizations that impact decision making. This course introduces students to the HIPAA and other legislation, application of Challenges and solutions will be evaluated study of regulatory issues, content, use and electronic health records, and other clinical from a macro (organization-wide) structure of healthcare data and date sets and administrative applications of health perspective and micro (specialty and as they relate to long term care facilities, information systems. individual level) perspective, with emphasis home health agencies, hospice, mental on aligning work to be carried out against health facilities, ambulatory care, HCI200 Legal, Regulatory and organizational values, mission and vision physician’s offices and others. The Ethical Issues in Healthcare (3) and gaining consensus that a selected financing of health care services will be solution will effectively deliver services This course provides an overview of the discussed as it relates to the various within an organization. legal, regulatory, and ethical issues to be payment and reimbursement system. considered in the implementation, (Spring Semester) HCI330 Clinical Decision Support Prerequisite: HIT101 management, and maintenance of electronic health record systems. Local, Systems (3) The course discusses the significant role HIT225 Health Information Seminar state, federal and international privacy laws and regulations, in particular the Health clinical decision support systems play in the (1) Insurance Portability and Accountability Act field of clinical knowledge management This course introduces students to the of 1996 (HIPAA), along with the technologies. The topic will take a deep principle of health information consulting government agencies and regulatory bodies dive into their capacity to support the and business requirement for self- charged with oversight will be discussed. clinical process and use of knowledge, from employment. Resume preparation and diagnosis and investigation through interviewing techniques demonstrated. HCI210 Healthcare Informatics Data treatment and long-term care. Certification exam preparation. (Spring Prerequisite: HCI102 Standards (3) Semester) This course examines the importance of HCI400 Database Healthcare HIT400 Health Care Law & consistency in health data, the current data standards, future federal initiatives and the Management Systems (3) Compliance (3) standards lead organizations are using. An This course will introduce fundamental This course focuses on the legal and evaluation of ontology, acronyms, coding, database concepts used to develop and compliance issues that directly affect both and classifications systems utilized in implement database systems, the relational the employer and the employee regarding model along with the use of structured 86 Course Descriptions
query language (SQL). Principles of good HI202 The American Experience: management, kitchen safety, food handling database design will be used to illustrate Reconstruction to the and equipment identification. (Fall Semester) the construction of databases, as well as Contemporary Period (3) evaluating implementation methods and Lab fee applied and uniform required. A survey of the more recent American approaches. experience. Ranges from Reconstruction (with its social and racial implications) to HM103 World Travel Geography and HCI410 Healthcare Informatics and through the emergence of capitalism, Cultural Awareness (3) Practicum (3) imperialism, the Great Wars, the From high level business negotiations to This course provides students an Depression, up to the modern era of Civil casual conversations among friends, every opportunity to apply and integrate Rights and Women’s Rights Movements interpersonal interaction is shaped by knowledge and skills acquired throughout cultural norms and expectations. Seldom is the program in a simulated EHR HI206 Issues in the American this more clearly brought to light than in encounters between people from different environment. Students will have hands-on Experience (3) activities and real world exercises. cultural backgrounds, when dissimilar A seminar-type course which selects and Prerequisites: HCI101, HCI102, HCI200, communication practices may lead to examines an important topic or issue in the HCI210 HIT208 frustration and misunderstanding. This American historical experience. Recent thought-provoking class will present a new topics have included “The City and framework for understanding the impact of HISTORY Change”, “War and its Meanings”, and culture on communication and to help “Race and Its Implications for Americans”. students build intercultural communication This course emphasizes a core of common and awareness competence. With HI101 Western Civilization I (3) readings, discussion and participation, illustrative examples from around the globe, A survey of the history of Western guest lecturers, and a final formal paper. frequent hands-on experiences of different Civilization. Proceeds from the ancient early (Offered as needed) cultures, this class will show that verbal and civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt Prerequisite: HI201 non-verbal communication involves much through the Classical Ages up to the more than transmitting a particular Renaissance and contact between the New HI300 History of Technology in message – it also reflects each participant’s and Old Worlds. Examines themes, notions, Modern Society (3) self-image group identification and values, personalities and events of that epoch. Course content will provide an in-depth and privacy and relational needs. The class look at the history of technology with a will learn to move effectively and HI102 Western Civilization II (3) particular focus on the impact of appropriately though a wide range of A survey of the Reformation to modern technology, science and medical transcultural situations by combining times. Examines the evolution of religion, instrumentation on American society. The culture-specific knowledge with mindful politics, social realities, the Great Wars, and most important technological advances in listening and communication skills. (Spring more recent global implications of the medical imaging will be discussed and Semester) Western experience. topics posed for detailed presentation by Prerequisite: HI101 students pertaining to tomographic HM202 Planning & Control for Food visualization, molecular imaging, CT, PET, & Beverage Operations (3) HI103 World Civilizations I (3) MRI, fluorescence imaging and/or other This course will cover the principles and topics previously approved by the A survey of certain proto-civilizations and procedures involved in an effective food instructor. Emphasis will be placed on early cultures beginning with the and beverage control system, including conceptual content and the impact of emergence of settled agricultural societies product cost, labor cost, controllable and technology in society as new technologies in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China ranging non-controllable cost, profit margin are continuing to be developed and applied up to about A.D.1492. HI 103 will focus analysis, break even analysis, menu to improve our quality of life. (Fall broadly on those experiences which pricing, electronic controls, operating Semester) contributed key ingredients to early budgets, and computer applications. civilizations and, thus, to the rich global mosaic of cultures from which many HM204 Food and Beverage Service modern societies derive their unique HOSPITALITY and Sanitation (3) personalities and histories. This course is focused on service MANAGEMENT techniques, responsible alcohol service and HI104 World Civilizations II (3) safe food handling. The course presents This course addresses certain general HM101 Introduction to Hospitality principles and theories to support and cultural and historical aspects of more (3) reinforce the practical aspects. ServSafe recent civilizations and societies. Focuses This course takes a management Certification (safe food handling) and on the effects of permanent contact perspective in introducing students to the T.I.P.S. Certification (Training for between the Old and New Worlds, the organization and structure of hotels, Intervention Procedures: responsible emergence of independent nation states restaurants, food service operations, clubs, alcohol service) are taught during this (and nationalities), the so-called “Third cruise ships, convention bureaus, course. (Spring Semester) World” of former colonial dependencies, conference centers and casino hotels. Lab fee applied and uniform required. and the recent trend toward an increasingly Other topics include: business ethics, diverse, “global” society. franchising, management contracts, and HM205 Principles of Hotel & Resort Prerequisite: HI103 areas of management responsibility such Service and Management (3) as human resources, marketing and sales, This course focuses on the flow of HI201 The American Experience: and advertising. (Fall Semester) business through a hotel, from the Pre-Contact to Civil War (3) reservations process to check-out and A survey of the early American HM102 Introduction to Food & settlement. The course will highlight the experience. Ranges from an analysis of Beverage Management (3) different departments that are within a pre-Contact aboriginal cultures through This course will give students a basic hotel, while explaining the proper Independence to and including the Civil understanding of the working of a management techniques and service that War. Emphasizes the social, cultural, and commercial kitchen. Topics covered must be rendered to guests. (Spring intellectual aspects of that experience. include: culinary professionalism, knife Semester) skills, food preparation skills, kitchen Course Descriptions 87
HM207 Leadership and Management students. In collaboration with faculty Students must meet all of the Disney in Hospitality (3) members, students, as a team, will develop requirements to enroll in this course. Students will learn how to improve their a hypothesis, conduct primary and Expenses for travel, lodging and recreation leadership abilities and develop an secondary research, analyze and interpret will be incurred. understanding of high performance teams research, and report their findings. Course can be taken in place of HM276. and employee empowerment. New information will provide students with an HM240 Culinary Foundations I (3) understanding of diversity and cultural Students master the basics of food HUMAN RESOURCE change. Practical information prepares production, learn many creative ideas, and them to put management tools into action to understand not only how to use ingredients MANAGEMENT enhance service and boost business. and processes, but why they are used. Principles and mechanics of effective Describes essential knowledge for written and oral communication, active understanding professional culinary HR101 Introduction to Human listening skills and human relations are preparation, including hot food preparation, Resources (3) developed. (Spring Semester) cold food preparation (garde manger), and This is an introductory course that will baking. Sanitation, proper storage and develop theoretical and practical knowledge HM209 Hospitality Information handling of food, and creative presentation in the major areas of human resource Systems (3) of food are also discussed. management, including recruiting, selecting, training, developing, evaluating Provides an overview of the information Lab fee applied and uniform required. and compensating employees. (Fall needs of lodging properties and food Semester) service establishments; addresses HM241 Culinary Foundations II (3) essential aspects of computer systems, This course provides a continuation into such as hardware, software, and generic food preparation and is intended for HR105 Recruitment, Selection & applications; focuses on computer-based students who have a strong desire to enter Ethics (3) property management systems for both into the food and beverage sector of the This is an introductory course that will front office and back office functions; industry. Students in this course will learn take a strategic approach to the examines features of computerized additional skills in banquet and catering identification, attraction, selection, restaurant management systems; describes preparation, regional cuisine and various deployment, and retention of talent within hotel sales computer applications, revenue world fusion cuisines. an environment that emphasizes ethical, management strategies, and accounting Lab fee applied and uniform required. just and fair treatment of those involved. applications; addresses the selection and (Fall Semester) implementation of computer systems; HM276 Hospitality Internship (4) focuses on managing information systems; Students will be exposed to practical field HR204 Organizational Behavior (3) and examines the impact of the Internet experience by being placed at one of our This course explores the systematic and private intranets on the hospitality internship host sites. The basis of this interrelation of economic, technological, industry. course is for student to gain valuable psychological, and sociological variables hands-on experience by rotating through a useful in observing, predicting, and HM210 Hospitality Sales and variety of positions at the host site. influencing organizational behavior. Marketing (3) Salvatore’s Grand Hotel and Russell’s Students develop ways of thinking about This course is designed to provide Restaurant are the preferred locations for organizational problems to increase their students with a solid background in students to complete their internship effectiveness. The course will focus on hospitality sales, advertising, and experience. Areas such as hotel and HR’s role in understanding and shaping marketing. The textbook’s main focus is on restaurant operations, front desk, culture within their organizations. (Spring practical sales techniques for selling to housekeeping, culinary arts, restaurant and Semester) targeted markets. (Fall Semester) foodservice management and banquet preparation and service are all examples of HR210 Workplace Learning and HM212 Human Resources the areas of concentration. Performance (3)
Management in Hospitality (3) This course combines the theory and This course presents a systematic HM277 Disney Internship application surrounding the learning- approach to human resources management Experience (6) teaching experience to give the practitioner in the hospitality industry. Student will Also known as the Walt Disney World the ability to create training programs that analyze contemporary issues and practices, College Program, the Disney Internship advance organizational outcomes. In so as well as employment laws that have an Experience is designed to allow a Trocaire doing, it pays particular attention to impact on the way people are managed. student to work in an industry position at planning, learner motivation, the training (Fall Semester) Disney World in Orlando, Florida. This process – needs analysis, training design, takes place during the fall or spring validation, implementation, and evaluation, HM220 Event Planning in Action (3) semester and students may take up to two and training methods. (Spring Semester) classes from Disney to earn academic This course is designed to equip the credit. This is a cooperative education student with the skills necessary to market, HR215 Employee and Labor experience designed to integrate classroom plan, and implement meetings and events. Relations (3) theory and practical work experience, lend Site selection, program planning, logistics, This course examines the environment of increased relevancy to learning, and material development, transportation, and labor relations, the activity of collective provide the student with realistic exposure food and beverage service, and lodging will bargaining, and the need for administering to career opportunities with Disney. be considered. an agreement after it is signed. (Spring Interested students must attend the Disney Semester) presentation and apply for a Disney
HM221 Current Trends in Hospitality internship position. Candidates are and Tourism Management Research interviewed and selected by the Disney HR220 Benefits and Compensation (3) Internship recruiter. Students generally (3) This research based course will analyze work a minimum of 600 hours, and are This is a course that will explore the art current trends in the Hospitality and required to submit a written journal and an and science of compensation practice – Tourism industry locally, domestically, and oral presentation to the internship including compensation criteria, internationally. Each semester a topic, case instructor. Disney will complete a compensation system design issues, study, or problem will be submitted to performance evaluation on the student. employee benefits, challenges of 88 Course Descriptions
compensating key employee groups, and pressure massage. The course provides MT230 Clinical Practicum I (1) global affects – and its role in promoting demonstration and practice of these The first clinical practicum experience, companies’ competitive advantage. (Spring techniques as well as charting and intake only offered to third semester students, Semester) skills. (Fall Semester) provides the opportunity to practice Prerequisite: MT106 massage therapy in a clinical setting under the supervision of a clinical instructor. The MASSAGE MT211 Professional Development clinic is open to the public and provides (1) hands-on practice in an environment similar THERAPY This course provides an in-depth study of to the workplace. (Fall Semester) professional ethics and business practices. Prerequisites: MT101, MT105, MT106,
(Spring Semester) MT110, MT111, MT205 MT101 Introduction to Massage Prerequisite: MT230 Co-requisites: BIO243, BIO333, MT206 Therapy (3) This course provides an introduction to MT212 Applied Pathophysiology (3) MT240 Clinical Practicum II (1) massage therapy, communication skills, This course provides an overview of The second clinical practicum experience, client interaction and ethics. (Fall Semester) procedures for treating complicating only offered to fourth semester students, pathological conditions, working with other continues practice opportunities for MT105 Western Massage Therapy I healthcare providers, and developing massage therapy in a clinical setting under (4) massage therapy treatment plans. (Spring the supervision of a clinical instructor. The This course provides an introduction to Semester) Clinic is open to the public and provides the practice of western massage therapy. Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L, hands-on practice in an environment similar Special emphasis on the movements of BIO131/BIO131L, BIO333 and MT230 to the workplace. (Spring Semester) massage, as well as positioning, muscle Prerequisites: BIO243, BIO333, and groups, and bony landmarks. The course MT216 Sports & Rehab Massage MT230 Co-requisites: MT212, MT245 provides an opportunity for demonstration, Therapy (3) practice and evaluation of skills. (Fall This course will present the basics of semester) sports and rehab massage. Myofascial and MT245 Massage Therapy Seminar I Co-requisite: MT110 trigger point therapy work will be explored (1) through demo and practice. The course will This fourth semester course offers MT106 Eastern Massage Therapy I be offered as a 3 credit hands-on massage students an opportunity to integrate (3) therapy elective. (Spring Semester) knowledge gained throughout the program This course is an introduction to Asian Prerequisites: MT205 in a review process in preparation for the massage, specifically 5-Element Theory state licensing exam. (Spring Semester) and the philosophy of Shiatsu. The course MT217 Thai Massage (3) Co-requisite: MT240 will provide demonstration and practice. This course offers a fundamental (Spring Semester) introduction to Nuad Bo-Rarn, the traditional massage of Thailand, levels I MATHEMATICS MT110 Myology (4) and II. Thai massage incorporates This course provides an in-depth study of facilitated stretching similar to assisted MA096 Pre-Algebra (3)* muscle terminology and micro anatomy and yoga. Students completing levels I and II A foundation level course to provide physiology of the skeletal muscle tissue. will be able to perform a full body Thai students with essential mathematical skills The college lab focuses on the body as a massage including front, back, side and for college programs which require basic whole and how the component parts seated position. (Spring Semester) algebra skills. Topics include basic function. (Fall Semester) Prerequisite: MT206 operations with decimals, fractions and integers, percent applications, proportions, MT111 Myology/Kinesiology (4) MT218 Pregnancy Massage (3) algebraic expressions, an introduction to This course provides a comprehensive This course will provide an opportunity to solving linear equations, graphing linear study of muscle terminology and gross learn massage techniques specifically for equations and the metric system. (Fall, anatomy and physiology of the pregnancy. Other aspects that will be Spring and Summer Semesters) appendicular musculature. The student is addressed, but will not be limited to, are: *Institutional credit only. introduced to kinesiology. (Spring anatomy and physiology, cautions/ *Placement is based on Accuplacer scores. Semester) contraindications, emotional aspects of *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) Prerequisite: MT110 pregnancy, postpartum massage and or higher to pass this course. marketing. (Spring Semester) Fulfills program prerequisite for High School MT205 Western Massage Therapy II Prerequisite: MT205 Algebra. (4) This course provides an in-depth study of MT219 Reflexology (3) MA097 Introduction to Algebra (3)* advanced massage therapy techniques, This course will provide students with a This course provides a study of solving range of motion and stretching techniques, working knowledge of the basics of first degree equations and inequalities. palpation, client assessment, medical reflexology, a hands-on body work Other topics include: graphing linear massage and pain management and technique designed to promote health and equations and inequalities, solving word treatment plans. The course provides wellness. The history, development, and problems, scientific notation, and adding, demonstration and practice. (Spring application of this approach will be studied, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Semester) as well as the specific treatment monomials and polynomials. (Fall, Spring Prerequisites: MT105, MT110 techniques. Students will be able to provide and Summer Semesters) Co-requisite: MT111 a full treatment upon completion of the Prerequisite: High School Algebra or course which is both therapeutic and MA096 MT206 Eastern Massage Therapy II relaxing. (Spring Semester) *Institutional credit only. (3) Prerequisite: MT205 *Placement is based on Accuplacer scores. This course presents a continuation of *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) Eastern Massage Therapy I, including Yin or higher to pass this course. and Yang Meridians as well as finger- Fulfills second math prerequisite.
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MA107 Logical Reasoning and distribution, correlation and regression Decision Making (3) analysis. (Fall and Spring Semesters) MEDICAL This course introduces students to both informal and formal logic; and students will MA130 Calculus I (4) ASSISTANT use the developed logic to evaluate This is a study of differential and integral decisions for given situations. Topics calculus with analytic geometry. Various include: informal logical games, logical types of functions with their derivatives, MAS134 Orientation to Medical fallacies, truth tables, logical equivalence, applications including curve plotting, Assisting (2) sentential logic with proofs, categorical maxima and minima problems, and related This course is designed as a logic, probability, expected value, and rates. Integration problems, including the comprehensive overview of the profession decision making. area between two curves and the of Medical Assisting. Learning opportunities (This course is cross listed in Philosophy trapezoidal rule. are provided for the student to develop PH107 – credit will not be granted for both skills in the three areas of competencies for PH107 and MA107) MA200 Statistical Methods (3) Medical Assisting-Transdisciplinary, Clinical and Administrative. (Fall Semester) Prerequisite: Exit level high school This introductory statistics course focuses Regents mathematics or equivalent; on several topics: population and samples; successful completion of MA096; and/or data organization and representation; MAS233 Diagnostic and Clinical placement test. measure of central tendency, variation, and Laboratory Procedures (3) position; basic probability and probability This course introduces the student to the MA111 College Algebra and distribution; normal distribution; confidence theory and laboratory practice of diagnostic Statistics with Business interval; hypothesis testing of one testing and techniques and clinical lab skills Applications (3) population: z-test and t-test; type I and type necessary for the Medical Assistant. This course provides students II errors; linear regression; and non- Patient preparation for diagnostic testing foundations in algebra and statistics as parametric statistics. Statistics applications will be emphasized. (Spring Semester) preparation for the demands of quantitative are drawn from several disciplines such as Prerequisite: MA134 reasoning in the field of business. Topics on sociology, business economics ecology, algebra include: function, linear, quadratic, health science, and psychology. This MAS234 Medical Assistant – Clinical radicals, exponential, logarithmic, and course uses a graphing calculator and Procedures (3) inverse functions. Topics on statistics computer statistical software. This course provides the theory and include: measures of central tendency, Prerequisites: MA097 with C” grade or laboratory practice of clinical procedures measures of variations, measures of better; or equivalent. A passing grade from performed in a health care setting by a positions, counting principles, probability, any college algebra courses such as medical assistant. Theory includes study of expected value and regressions. MA111 or MA112 may be used to fulfill the vital signs, aseptic techniques, assisting Applications to business and finance prerequisite. with minor office surgery, general physical problems are a focus. exams, and a basic knowledge of possible Prerequisites: MA097 with “C” or better; MA220 Statistics II (3) medical emergencies. The role of providing exit level high school Regents mathematics; This course continues the study of empathy and support for the patient is or placement test. statistics and takes up normal distribution, emphasized. (Fall Semester) linear regression, sampling techniques and Prerequisites: MA134, MA233 MA112 College Algebra with hypothesis testing, as well as analysis of Trigonometry (4) variance and non-parametric statistics. MAS235 Medical Assistant Clinical This pre-calculus course is designed to Prerequisite: MA120 Seminar and Externship (4) develop mathematics and skills so that A supervised clinical experience in an students are adequately prepared for MA230 Calculus II (4) appropriate medical setting provides the calculus and other college-level science This course includes the transcendental student with an opportunity to apply clinical courses. Algebra topics covered include: functions; methods of integration with and administrative procedures and radicals, quadratic functions, logarithmic, applications to volumes, polar coordinates, competencies. One hour weekly seminars exponential and their inverse functions, and vectors and parametric equations, and will be scheduled to review clinical systems of linear equations. Trigonometry infinite series. competencies, the clinical experience and topics include right triangle trigonometry, Prerequisite: MA130 current health and legal issues as it applies trigonometric ratios and identities. Graphing to the medial assistant. (Spring Semester) is emphasized in both algebra and MA455 Quantitative Research Prerequisites: MAS233 and MAS234 trigonometry topics. Methods (3) taken within the last academic year. A Prerequisite: MA097 with “C” or better*, This hands-on research methods course grade point average of 2.0 with a grade of two years of high school level mathematics introduces students to a variety of “C” in all program requirements. under the Regents curriculum, or an quantitative methods to investigate algebra course that covers solving linear research questions. Students will collect and quadratic equation, systems of linear data, and using statistics software, students MUSIC equations up to two variables; or placement will analyze and interpret data and then test. present the findings in formal reports. *Students would be well advised to achieve Through the experience of investigation, MU100 Music Survey Course (1) a grade of “B” or better in the prerequisite students will develop quantitative research, A survey of the fundamentals and mathematics course in order to achieve statistical analysis, and report-writing skills. development of the art of music in Western success in this course. (Spring Semester) Civilization. Emphasis will be given to how Prerequisites: MA111 or MA112 and music relates, influences, enriches and MA120 Statistics I (3) MA120 or Instructor permission dignifies our lives. Includes a segment on An introduction to Statistics with modern the healing aspects of music. applications to Sociology, Business, MU101 Music Appreciation (3) Economics, Ecology, Health Science and Introduces the student to the elements Psychology. Topics include descriptive statistics, central tendency, percentile rank, and principles of music, and the lives, Z-Scores, probability, probability works, and historical settings of significant composers of the past. A segment on the healing aspects of music is also included. 90 Course Descriptions
MU114 Class Piano and Basic with the opportunity to accurately calculate, and PSY102 must be taken prior to or Musicianship (3) prepare, and administer oral, topical and concurrently with NU122. Beginning and intermediate level music injectable medications. Critical thinking theory and piano performance. Topics situations and clinical application will be NU124 Maternal Newborn Nursing include: sight reading, ear training, emphasized throughout the course. (Fall (2) technical aspects of piano playing, and Spring Semesters – Day and Evening) Classroom theory and clinical improvisation and application of theory to Ten classroom hours and fifteen experiences will provide a foundation for performance. laboratory hours. nursing care of childbearing women through This course must be taken concurrently pregnancy, labor and birth, the post-partum with NU112 or PN104. MU299 Independent Study (3) period and newborn stage. The nurse’s role
The study by a qualified student of a more in health promotion, health maintenance advanced phase of music under the NU115 Medication Essentials II (1) and health restoration will be emphasized. supervision of a member of the music The theory component of this course will Independent and supervised clinical faculty. Plans must be approved by the focus on the pharmacological principles that experiences, lecture, discussion, seminars, Director of Liberal Arts. (Offered as needed) the professional nurse applies in the simulation lab and computer assignments administration of medications and will be utilized to promote student learning. intravenous fluids. The nursing process will (Fall and Spring Semesters – Day and be used as a framework to identify nursing Evening) NURSING responsibilities related to major drug Classes begin early August for fall classifications, intravenous therapy and the semester and first week in January for the NU110 Health Assessment and use of intermittent infusion devices and spring semester. Promotion (1) pumps. The campus laboratory component One and one half (1½) classroom This course is designed to assist students will provide students with the opportunity to hours/week and twenty-three clinical hours in acquiring knowledge of basic physical accurately calculate, prepare and per semester. and psychosocial skills related to nursing administer medications via intravenous Prerequisites: Minimum grades of “C” in practice and health promotion. Emphasis route. Critical care and pediatric medication NU110, NU112, NU114, NU116 and will be on normal assessment findings and calculation will also be presented. (Fall and BIO131/BIO131L (“C-“ is not acceptable). recognizing deviations from normal. The Spring Semesters – Day and Evening) campus laboratory provides the opportunity Twelve classroom hours and nine NU212 Introduction to Perioperative for instruction and practice of related laboratory hours. Nursing (4) Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in nursing techniques. (Fall and Spring This elective course provides theoretical NU114 (“C-“ is not acceptable). This Semesters – Day and Evening) and clinical experiences to introduce the course must be taken concurrently with Ten classroom hours and fifteen student as well as the graduate nurse to the NU122 or PN106. laboratory hours. role and function of the perioperative nurse. NU110 must be taken concurrently with The emphasis is on the role and NU112. NU116 Professional Issues I (1) responsibilities of the nurse caring for the An overview of the historical development surgical client in the pre-, intra- and NU112 Nursing Concepts (5) of nursing and nursing education will be immediate-post operative phases. Course This course will focus on the nurse’s role presented. Emphasis will be placed on the content includes: aseptic technique, nursing in health assessment, health maintenance nurse’s role in the delivery of health care process, assessment of the surgical client, and health promotion across the life span. and the ethical and legal responsibilities and an introduction to instruments and Students are introduced to basic principles, relevant to the nurse in today’s society. equipment used in surgery. The inter- skills, and concepts of nursing practice. Lecture, discussion, case studies and oral relationship of perioperative care, This course uses Nursing Process within presentations will be utilized to promote positioning, incisions and sutures, wound the framework of Orem’s Theory. A student learning. (Fall and Spring healing, and postoperative care will be structured campus laboratory setting Semesters – Day and Evening) considered. Ethical and legal aspects of assists students in learning technical skills. Seven and one half classroom hours. perioperative nursing will be discussed. Students will begin to integrate the role of This course must be taken concurrently Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in Associate Degree Nurse as provider of with NU112. NU122 (“C-“ is not acceptable) care, manager of care, and member within the discipline of nursing through classroom, NU122 Health Restoration I (6) NU214 Health Restoration II (5) laboratory and hospital and community In this course the Nursing Process will be In this course, the Nursing Process will be experiences. (Fall and Spring Semesters – used within the framework of Orem’s used within the framework of Orem’s Day and Evening) Theory to identify nursing care needs of Theory to identify nursing care needs of Three classroom hours and six patient experiencing acute and chronic patients experiencing acute and chronic clinical/laboratory/weeks cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematological, musculoskeletal, NU110, NU114, and NU116 must be fluid and electrolyte and acid-base health respiratory, shock, sensory and taken concurrently with NU112. PSY101, deviations and diabetes. Assessment skills, immunological health deviations. Concepts BIO131/BIO131L and GS100 must be basic concepts and health promotion will be related to cancer will also be introduced. taken prior to or concurrently with NU112. incorporated. On-campus laboratory Clinical experiences will be provided in BIO130/ BIO130L must be taken prior to experiences will provide instruction and acute care hospital settings. (Fall and NU112. practice of advanced clinical skills. Clinical Spring Semesters – Day and Evening) experience will be provided in an acute care Three classroom hours and six clinical NU114 Medication Essentials I (1) hospital setting. (Fall and Spring Semesters hours/week. The theory component of this course will – Day and Evening) Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in focus on pharmacological principles that the Three classroom hours, one seminar NU115, NU122, NU124, PSY102, and professional nurse applies in the hour, two laboratory hours and six clinical BIO223/BIO223L (“C-“ is not acceptable) administration of medications. The nursing hours / week. process will be used as a framework to Prerequisites: Minimum grades of “C” in NU216 Professional Issues II (0) NU110, NU112, NU114, NU116, and identify nursing responsibilities related to This is the second course presented on BIO131/BIO131L (“C-“ is not acceptable). medication administration. The campus contemporary professional issues. The NU115 and NU124 must be taken laboratory component will provide students student will be provided with the concurrently with NU122. BIO223/BIO223L opportunities to explore current nursing
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and advocate will be emphasized in health issues. Emphasis will be placed on the role related to acute cardiovascular, promotion as well as dealing with the family of the nurse as manager of care and neurological, and renal health deviations, unit challenged by acute, episodic illness / member within the discipline of nursing. An burns, women’s health, and disaster injury or chronic conditions / disabilities. overview of leadership and management preparedness will be presented. Students Based on Orem’s Self-Care Model and the theories, the role of the nurse in quality are expected to function more nursing process, the student will develop improvement and workplace issues will be independently, using previous knowledge the skills to provide family-centered, addressed. Students will be assisted in the and experience in assuming the role of outcome oriented nursing care to care for transition from student to graduate role: educator, manager of care and provider of the needs of diverse families. Major preparation for the professional licensure, care for clients in a variety of clinical and theories related to family nursing will be exploration of employment and further community settings. (Fall and Spring explored. Topics include: variables affecting educational opportunities. Lecture Semesters – Day and Evening) families, family assessment, cultural discussion and computer assignments will Three classroom hours and twelve clinical diversity, anticipatory guidance, be utilized to promote student learning. (Fall hours/week. multigenerational families and family as and Spring Semesters – Day and Evening) Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in care giver. The impact of adding, Classes begin in early August for the fall NU214 and NU217 (“C-“ is not acceptable). separating and dealing with the death of semester; and the first week of January for NU216 must be taken concurrently with family members will be included. the spring semester. NU222. Prerequisite: NU300 Seven and one half classroom hours. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in NU300 Comprehensive Health NU318 Nursing Theory and Practice NU116 and NU214 (“C-“ is not acceptable) Assessments for Nursing Practice Issues (3) This course must be taken concurrently (4) Students will explore selected nursing with NU222. Focuses on developing and utilizing theorists and the concepts of person, health comprehensive assessments of families and environment as a basis for NU217 Pediatric Nursing (2) and communities. Plans intervention implementing and evaluating nursing care. Classroom theory and clinical strategies relative to the needs, problems, Issues and trends that influence experiences will provide a foundation for and level of wellness of the population unit. professional nursing practice will be nursing of children and their families from Emphasizes systematic and comprehensive discussed. How the practice of nursing has birth through adolescence. The nurse’s role health assessments as a database for adapted to change throughout the years in health promotion, health maintenance identifying nursing diagnoses and nursing and how today’s health care delivery and health restoration will be emphasized. intervention plans. Combines lecture and impacts professional nursing practice will Supervised clinical experiences, lecture, on-campus simulation laboratory be addressed. discussion, research and computer experiences to develop advanced skills in assignments will be utilized to promote assessment of physical, cognitive, spiritual, NU402 Community Health Nursing: student learning. (Fall and Spring socioeconomic, genetic and environmental Individual and Family (3) Semesters – Day and Evening) domain. Classes begin early August for fall Examines the nurse’s role in delivery of primary health/community based services semester and first week in January for the NU304 Introduction to Nursing Care spring semester. focusing on health promotion, disease One and one half (1½) classroom Informatics (2) prevention and management of episodic hours/week and twenty-three clinical hours Teaches the use of information illnesses. Addresses health risks of age per semester. technology to access, retrieve, organize groups across the lifespan within the Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in and evaluate information related to context of family, culture, and socio- NU115, NU122, NU124, BIO223/BIO223L evidence based on nursing practice. Using economic level. Epidemiological and PSY102. (“C-“ is not acceptable) a problem based approach, students will considerations apply to community settings; use information technology resources to public health mandates will be considered. examine health related problems, obtain Healthy People goals and other national NU220 Mental Health Nursing (2) and organize pertinent information and initiatives provide direction for developing This course utilizes the nursing process professionally communicate findings. nursing strategies. (24 clinical hours) within Orem’s framework in providing care to patients experiencing psychosocial problems. The focus will be on health NU308 Research Procedures in NU450 Leadership and Management promotion, health maintenance, and health Nursing Practice (3) for Professional Practice (3) restoration. Roles of the Associate Degree Emphasis is on accessing, analyzing and Focuses on the role of the professional Nurse as provider and manager of care and critiquing research in scientific literature to nurse as a leader in today’s health care member within the discipline of nursing as determine implications for practice. Applies environment. Students will identify various they relate to mental health will be explored the principles of quantitative and qualitative leadership styles and compare and contrast and applied. Lectures, seminars, and research to patient care and synthesizing leadership and management behaviors. selected clinical experiences in hospital and findings for evidence based on Nursing Class discussions will include community settings will be utilized as practice. Discusses specific elements of the organizational structure and behavior, work learning modalities. (Fall and Spring research process including problem place issues important to the nurse Semesters – Day and Evening) Classes identification, literature review, variables, manager, delegation and change theory. begin early August for fall semester and research design, sampling concepts, data Motivational and decision making first week in January for spring semester. collection, data analysis and interpretation. strategies, conflict management principles, One and one half (1½) classroom Critical analysis of research and the and quality care for positive patient hours/week and twenty-three clinical development of a research proposal will be outcomes and patient safety will be hours/semester. included. addressed. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in Prerequisite: MA200 NU214 and NU217 (“C-“ is not acceptable). NU470 Pharmacology for the NU310 Family Nursing Care Across Registered Nurse (3) NU222 Health Restoration III (7) the Lifespan (3) This course correlates knowledge of In this course, the Nursing Process will be This course focuses on the family as a human physiology, pathophysiology, and used within the framework of Orem’s basic unit of society and promotion of family pharmacology as it relates the RN’s role in Theory to provide students with learning health across a lifespan. The role of the the administration of drug therapies, activities for patients experiencing acute professional nurse as teacher, counselor, assessment of responses and the and complex health deviations. Topics 92 Course Descriptions
education of patients across the lifespan. PH107 Logical Reasoning and PH215 Logic (3) Using a simple to complex approach, key Decision Making (3) An introductory course to the science of content areas are presented to help This course introduces students to both logic and the principles of deductive conceptualize the important components informal and formal logic; and students will reasoning, correct thinking and valid related to nursing pharmacology. The basic use the developed logic to evaluate argumentation. Special emphasis will be concepts of pharmacology, such as drug decisions for given situations. Topics placed on the traditional Aristotelian testing and approval, pharmacokinetics and include: informal logical games, logical syllogism. pharmacodynamics, therapeutic and toxic fallacies, truth tables, logical equivalence, effects, and challenges related to drug sentential logic with proofs, categorical PH301 Philosophy of World therapy provide the foundation from which logic, probability, expected value, and Religions (3) drug therapy associated with specific body decision making. The term ‘philosophy’ comes from Greek systems is addressed. Discussion of the (This course is cross listed in Math MA107 roots meaning ‘the love of wisdom’. major drug groups focuses on therapeutic – credit will not be granted for both PH107 Philosophers ask questions such as: What actions and indications, pharmacokinetics, and MA107) is the meaning of life? What is a good life? contraindications and cautions, adverse Prerequisite: Exit level high school Is there a God? What ought one to do? effects, clinically important drug-drug Regents mathematics or equivalent; What is the nature of right and wrong? Is interactions and nursing considerations successful completion of MA096; and/or there one true religion, or many? (or none?) which emphasize the nursing process and placement test. Should there be one ethical doctrine for focus on patient care teaching. Prototypes everyone – or – should there be a diversity of the major drug groups are emphasized. PH201 Ethics (3) of moral options? In the age of the global Lifespan considerations, evidence for best A study of the main ethical systems found economy and the Internet, the world’s many practice, patient safety, and crucial thinking in Western Philosophy. Investigation of diverse cultures have greater contact and are integrated throughout the course. particular ethical concepts such as morality interaction with one another than at any and the moral ideal, good and evil, right and other time in history. In the post 9/11 world, NU484 Clinical Seminar (2) obligation, conscience, moral responsibility the dangers of cultural conflict seem greater Preceptor guided seminar in an area of and value, and how these, along with moral than ever. Such conflict often involves the student choice with an emphasis on the principle(s), are used to guide the moral life. clash of values and the clash of systems of application of baccalaureate level nursing religious belief that date back to the ancient knowledge. Integrates evidence-based PH204 Business Ethics (3) and formative period times of today’s practice, clinical judgment, inter- This course is designed to examine many cultures. But-is conflict inevitable? Are professional perspectives and patient of the philosophies presently operative in religion and ethics a source of unavoidable preferences to improve patient care. the business world and society. Special division or of potential unity? This course Differences between pedagogy and attention is given to such issues as will introduce students to the philosophical andragogy will be explored. Content corporate responsibility, morality in approach to religion and also to religious & derived from clinical situations encountered. advertising, conflicts of interest, preferential ethical ideas from several global cultures. It Student share clinical reports and raised hiring, personal morality vs. loyalty to will also prepare students in medicine, critical questions regarding practice issues. employer, and capitalism vs. socialism. business and related fields for the diversity Prerequisites: NU300, NU304, NU310, of religious and moral views they will NU402 PH205 Ethics in Health Care (3) encounter in the modern workplace in
Modern medicine and health care have general and health care institutions in NU486 Professional Nursing created new human ethical problems. This particular. Syntheses/Clinical Capstone (4) course will explore a number of medical Prerequisite: PH103 or permission of This course will allow students to ethical dilemmas, such as end-of-life instructor demonstrate integration of baccalaureate decisions, defining the concept of death, nursing knowledge and practice in ordinary versus extraordinary means of PH304 Social / Political Philosophy professional systems and settings. treatment, assisted reproduction, informed (3) Students will be provided opportunities for consent, confidentiality, truth-telling, Course content will introduce students to synthesis and evaluation of professional withholding treatment, and the distribution the philosophical approach to ethical issues nursing role behaviors essential to care of of scarce medical resources, in the light of that arise in social, political and civic life. As clients experiencing complex care needs in the principles of autonomy, non- such, it will address ethical problems at a variety of settings. Emphasizes critical maleficence, beneficence, and justice. One both the individual and group levels. thinking, communication, leadership, semester of clinical experience is strongly Specifically, an overview of the major management and evaluation. Provides the recommended. (Fall, Spring and Summer issues and theories in social-political student with a clinical immersion Semesters) philosophy will be discussed as well as an experience in a practice setting of their introduction to many of the key ethical choice, with a professional nurse preceptor. PH207 Marriage and the Family (3) thinkers in politics and civics arenas. This (Fifteen class hours and 84 clinical hours) This course is designed to investigate the course will prepare students for careers in Prerequisites: NU300, NU304, NU310, inner dynamism and nature of marriage and the medical field and similar occupations for NU402 family relationships. It addresses itself to a ethical situations they will encounter in the variety of philosophical tenets, and the social and political culture of the modern historical development and sociological work place. (Spring Semester) PHILOSOPHY ramifications of the institution. PH350 Topics in Bioethics (3) PH103 Introduction to Philosophy PH208 Death & Dying (3) This course will introduce students to (3) Geared to the very heart of the question: various topics of the instructor’s choosing in the areas of Bioethics. Bioethics can be This course is an introduction into the What is death? The course will examine the seen as a branch of ethics, or more basic issues of philosophy: Being, God, phenomenon as well as the human specifically, a branch of applied ethics. In Knowledge, Meaning, Self, Reality, Evil and response to it both yesterday and today by many ways bioethical discourse Death as they are found and presented in great men and women and not so famous presupposes ethical discourse. For this the history of Western Philosophy. (Fall, men and women of the East and West. reason students will be introduced to an Spring and Summer Semesters) array of normative ethical theories and principles before embarking on a range of bioethical dilemma cases and topic areas. Course Descriptions 93
The interdisciplinary nature of Bioethics nursing, nursing education, and the roles community care health settings. (Fall and also demands that students be introduced and responsibilities of the nurse and the Spring Semesters) to the latest medical and scientific health care team. Development throughout Seven Clinical hours per week breakthroughs in areas such as stem cell the life cycle and basic nutrition and diet Sixty classroom hours and thirty research, cloning, regenerative medicine, therapy will be discussed. This course uses laboratory hours and genetic screening. The course will the Nursing Process within the framework Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in guide students through a wide range of of Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory. A PN104, PN105 and NU114. NU115 must Bioethical issues which may include topics structured campus laboratory setting be taken prior to or concurrently with like abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem assists students in learning and integrating PN107. cell research, cloning, scarce medical technical skills. Clinical experiences will be resources, and assisted reproduction. provided in long-term and sub-acute health Students will be expected to carry out their care settings. (Fall and Spring Semesters) own original research in the arena of Fourteen Clinical hours per week (half Bioethics and will be asked to write a longer semester) PSYCHOLOGY argumentative style essay in order to Sixty classroom hours and thirty complete the course. laboratory hours. PSY101 General Psychology (3) Prerequisite: PH205 or permission of Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in An introduction to the basic concepts, instructor BIO130/BIO130L research methods and applications of psychology. The major theoretical PN105 Practical Nursing II (7) perspectives are presented through such PHYSICS This course focuses on the basic areas as sensation, perception, intelligence, concepts of nursing. The Nursing Process cognition, personality, and abnormal
is utilized within the framework of Orem’s behavior. The course requires a research PHY099 Preparatory Physics (3)* Self-Care Deficit Theory to collect data in paper. (Fall, Spring and Summer An introduction to the basic concepts of relation to individuals’ ability to care for Semesters) physics with an emphasis on classical themselves. Psychomotor skills are mechanics, electricity and the structure of demonstrated and practiced in the PSY102 Developmental Psychology the atom. Course reviews simple algebra, structured campus laboratory before they vectors and vector addition. Three lecture (3) are applied in the clinical setting. Clinical A study of the life span approach, from hours. experiences will be provided in acute care Prerequisite: High school algebra. pre-natal development to aging and death. and sub-acute health care settings. (Fall This course emphasizes physical, cognitive, Students placed into MA096 must complete and Spring Semesters) that course before registering for PHY099. intellectual, social, cultural and personality Fourteen Clinical hours per week (half factors. Major theoretical perspectives and *Institutional credit only. semester) research findings, including cross-cultural Sixty classroom hours and thirty studies, are applied throughout the course. PHY111 Physics I (3) laboratory hours. (Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters) An introduction to the concepts and laws Prerequisite: PSY101 of physics. Topics include: classical PN106 Practical Nursing III (7) mechanics, energy, momentum, rotational This course focuses on common health motion and heat. Three lecture hours. PSY201 Abnormal Psychology (3) deviations which affects individuals of The course utilizes current classifications Prerequisites: High school algebra or various ages. The Nursing Process will MA096, and high school physics. of mental disorders to explain abnormal continue to be utilized to provide care for behavior. Case studies and other resource Co-requisite: PHY111L patients along the continuum with an materials are applied to demonstrate the emphasis in maternal, child adolescent and complexity of determining etiology, PHY111L Physics I Laboratory (1) family health. Assisting children and adults diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Laboratory experiences are based on with a variety of health deviations will Students will be required to participate in a topics covered in lecture. Two laboratory be discussed. Advanced psychomotor skills number of experiential projects to focus hours. are practiced and evaluated in the self-awareness in relation to “abnormal Co-requisite: PHY111 laboratory. Clinical experiences will be behavior”. provided in maternal, family, pediatric and Prerequisite: PSY101 PHY112 Physics II (3) community settings. (Fall and Spring A continuation of Physics I. Topics Semesters) PSY202 Human Sexuality (3) Seven Clinical hours per week include: electricity, magnetism, light, optics, An exploration of human sexuality in Sixty classroom and thirty laboratory atomic and nuclear structure. Three lecture Western society. Through personal hours hours. inventory questions, group discussions, Prerequisites: Minimum grade of “C” in Prerequisite: PHY111/PHY111L lecture, and experiential learning activities, PN104, PN105 and NU114. NU115 must Co-requisite: PHY112L students will assess their personal be taken concurrently with PN106. attitudes, values and knowledge of various PHY112L Physics II Laboratory (1) sexuality topics. Efforts to understand and Laboratory experiences are based on PN107 Practical Nursing IV (7) respect value systems that differ from topics covered in lecture. Two laboratory This course focuses on common health personal beliefs will be stressed. hours. deviations which affects the geriatric Prerequisite: PSY101 Co-requisite: PHY112 population. The Nursing Process will continue to be utilized to provide care for PSY301 Health Psychology (3) patients in various health care settings Health Psychology examines how which include mental health, extended care, biological, psychological, and social factors PRACTICAL ambulatory, and community care health interact with and affect the efforts people settings. Leadership and management skills make in promoting good health and NURSING as it relates to the LPN scope of practice preventing illness. The course explores how will be discussed. Advanced psychomotor effectively people cope with and reduce PN104 Fundamentals of Practical skills are practiced and evaluated in the pain and the recovery, rehabilitation, and laboratory. Clinical experiences will be Nursing (7) psychological adjustment of patients with provided in acute, long term, and This course is designed to familiarize students with the historical development of 94 Course Descriptions
RT101 Image Acquisition and RT105 Image Acquisition and serious health problems. The course also Evaluation I (3) Evaluation II (3) focuses on the role of stress in illness and This course covers the proper This course continues instruction on certain lifestyle factors, such as smoking conventional and digital imaging techniques radiographic imaging principles. Students and weight control, and specific chronic required to produce diagnostically useful review RT101 concepts, then build on these illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. radiographs. The four primary exposure Students will be provided with training to factors are explained with discussion in evaluate the scientific quality of research in concepts of density, contrast, and concepts by applying mathematical the field of health psychology. geometric factors. X-ray tube construction, formulas (algebra level) utilized for Prerequisite: PSY101 or permission of intensifying screens, film processing, beam technique compensation. Filtration, beam instructor limitation and grid use are also addressed. limitations and film processing are also When appropriate, students will work in the discussed as well as digital imaging PSY303 Organizational Psychology RT laboratory to produce images for concepts of computer radiography and (3) evaluation. Students will also evaluate direct readout. (Spring Semester) Organizational Psychology is a radiographs in the classroom to determine Prerequisites: RT101, RT102, RT102L, specialized field within Psychology that their technical acceptability (Fall Semester) RT103, RT104, and BIO130/BIO130L with attempts to understand and explain human BIO130/BIO130L must be taken prior to grades of “C” or better; BIO131/BIO131L behavior in organizational settings. Often or concurrently with RT101. must be taken prior to or concurrently with referred to as I/O Psychology (Industrial RT105. and Organizational) this course will RT102 Radiographic Procedures I introduce the methods, practices, theories, (2) RT106 Radiographic Procedures II and research of Organizational Psychology, The lecture component of this course (2) which includes the social and psychological begins with an introduction to the specific The lecture component of this course aspects of people in the workplace. nomenclature, as well as underlying focuses on both routine and advanced Organizational processes are the focus of principles of radiographic positioning. positioning studies, correlated with anatomy this course and are comprised of individual Routine and advanced positioning studies, of the spine, thorax and skull. (Spring attitudes, behaviors, emotions, health, correlated with anatomy of the upper and Semester) leadership, motivation, productivity, and lower extremities, chest, abdomen, thorax, Prerequisites: RT101, RT102, RT102L, well-being. As well as group dynamics and and the urinary and digestive systems are RT103, RT104 and BIO130/BIO130L with a organizational communication, structures, presented. (Fall Semester) grade of “C” or better; BIO131/BIO131L and culture. A real-world application of BIO130/BIO130L must be taken prior to or must be taken prior to or concurrently with empirical research of people in concurrently with RT102. RT106. organizations will be addressed. Prerequisites: PSY101 or permission of instructor RT102L Applied Radiographic RT106L Applied Radiographic Procedures I (1) Procedures II (1) PSY315 Social Psychology (3) The College laboratory component of The College laboratory component of Radiographic Procedures I contains Social Psychology is a specialized field Radiographic Procedures II contains anatomy and positioning applications, as within Psychology that attempts to anatomy and positioning applications of well as film-critique sessions. A understand and explain human thought the spine, thorax and skull, correlating with competency-based system of evaluation is (mental process), perception, emotion, and film-critique sessions. A competency-based utilized. (Fall Semester) behavior through intrapersonal, inter- system of evaluation is utilized. (Spring Two laboratory hours personal, and group dynamics. Emphasis is Semester) BIO130/BIO130L must be taken prior to or on social perception, social influence, social Two laboratory hours concurrently with RT102L relations, and applying them to western Prerequisites: RT101, RT102, RT102L, culture. Major theoretical perspectives and RT103, RT104 and BIO130/BIO130L with a research findings, including multicultural RT103 Patient Care and grade of “C” or better; BIO131/BIO131L aspects, are applied throughout the course. Management I (1) must be taken prior to or concurrently with Prerequisite: PSY101 or permission of This course is designed to assist the RT106L. instructor student to develop both general and specific interactive skills in patient care. It RT107 Patient Care and PSY320 Research Methods: focuses on record maintenance and Management II (1) Techniques and Designs (3) administrative procedures, ethics and This course includes units on medicolegal issues, patient safety and Provides students with an introduction to pharmacology, drug administration, and transfers, vital signs, emergency situations, research methods in the Behavioral monitoring of medical equipment. In infection control, oxygen delivery, EKG Sciences. The assumptions and goals of addition, specialized radiographic monitoring, and contrast media. (Fall the scientific method will be considered and procedures are discussed throughout this Semester) various types of research techniques and semester. (Spring Semester) BIO130/BIO130L must be taken prior to or designs will be studied. Students will learn Prerequisites: RTt101, RT102, RT102L, concurrently with RT103 the process of writing a research proposal RT103, RT104 and BIO130/BIO130L with a and explore the ethics of research with grade of “C” or better; BIO131/BIO131 must human and animal subjects. RT104 Clinical Education I (2) be taken prior to or concurrently with Prerequisite: PSY101 or permission of This course requires practical clinical RT107. instructor application of knowledge and skills, and involves clinical experiences in general RT108 Clinical Education II (2) radiographic areas and contrast studies. It In this semester, clinical experiences are RADIOLOGIC is taken concurrently with the didactic provided in general radiographic areas and components of the semester, and is contrast studies with special emphasis on TECHNOLOGY provided at the College’s clinical affiliates. A radiography of the skull and spinal column. competency-based system of evaluations is It is taken concurrently with the didactic utilized. (Fall Semester) components of the semester and is Sixteen clinical hours (two days) provided at the Colleges’ clinical affiliates. BIO130/BIO130L must be taken prior to or A competency-based system of evaluation concurrently with RT104. is utilized. (Spring Semester) Course Descriptions 95
Sixteen clinical hours (two days) Sonography. All experiences are offered at RT211 Applied Radiologic Prerequisites: RT101, RT102, RT102L, the College’s clinical affiliates. A RT103, RT104 and BIO130/BIO130L with a competency-based system of evaluation Technology II (6) grade of “C” or better; BIO131/BIO131 must continues to be utilized. (Fall Semester) Clinical experience involving general be taken prior to or concurrently with Sixteen clinical hours (two days) radiography, contrast studies, portable RT108. Prerequisite: RT109 with a grade of “C” radiography, surgery, and specialty or better examinations. In addition, the student is provided review opportunities for the RT109 Applied Radiologic American Registry (R) Examination. RT206 Equipment Operation and Technology I (6) (Summer) Maintenance II (1) In the first summer clinical component, Maximum of forty hours (five days) per Radiologic generating equipment, image the student continues to gain experience in week for a total of eight weeks or 320 intensification and fluoroscopic devices are general radiographic and contrast studies, hours. presented in this course. Discussion on as well as portable and surgical Prerequisites: RT206, RT207, RT208, computer applications, digital imaging and radiography. Experiences are provided at RT209, RT210, RT212, RT215 with a grade processing equipment, and topics of quality the College’s clinical affiliates. A of “C” or better competency-based system of evaluation control are also included. (Spring Semester) continues to be utilized. (Summer) RT212 Sectional Anatomy for the Forty clinical hours (five days) per week Prerequisites: RT201, RT202, RT203, for a total of 8 weeks or 320 hours. RT205 with a grade of “C” or better Radiographer (1) Prerequisites: RT105, RT106, RT106L, This course is designed to provide the RT107, RT108 and BIO131/BIO131L with RT207 Radiation Biology (2) Radiologic Technology student with an grades of “C” or better This course begins with the effects of overview of human anatomy, viewed in radiation on normal cell biology. Factors body sections, as it relates to imaging. influencing the molecular and cellular Anatomical structures are viewed in the RT201 Equipment Operation and axial, coronal and sagittal planes. Maintenance I (2) response are discussed. Acute and chronic effects of radiation on tissue, organs, and Emphasis is placed on the head and neck, This course covers basic electrical and thorax and abdomen. (Spring Semester) mechanical examples as applicable to the whole body systems are also presented with in-utero and genetic effects. (Spring Prerequisites: BIO130/BIO130L and structure and operation of radiologic BIO131/BIO131L equipment. It includes identification of Semester) Prerequisites: RT201, RT202, RT203, structure and function of x-ray generating RT213 Mammography (3) devices and circuitry with emphasis on the RT205 with a grade of “C” or better This is a comprehensive didactic course radiographic tube. (Fall Semester) that will cover many areas including Prerequisite: RT109 with a grade of “C” RT208 Applied Radiologic mammographic positioning, breast anatomy or better Pathology II (1) and physiology, patient preparation, This course continues to survey mammography equipment, quality pathology particular to several selected RT202 Radiation Physics and assurance and modifications for non-routine body systems. Emphasis is placed on Protection (3) patients. (Offered as needed) radiographic studies and procedures. This course explores the interactions Prerequisites: All courses in the first year Normal anatomy and physiology is between radiation and matter, the electro- of the Radiologic Technology program magnetic spectrum, and related radiation reviewed and compared with radiologic pathological conditions. Image concepts. Students learn about radiation RT215 Capstone Course (1) detection and monitoring and the demonstration continues to utilize conventional formats. (Spring Semester) This course offers a variety of integrated appropriate units of measurement. All topics, including advanced concepts of aspects of radiation protection and dose Prerequisites: RT201, RT202, RT203, RT205 with a grade of “C” or better digital radiography and computerized reduction for patients and occupational tomography (CT). Resume preparation and radiation workers are explained. (Fall RT209 Special Imaging Topics (1) career development are addressed, along Semester) with specific ARRT(R) examination This course is designed to provide a basic Prerequisite: RT109 with a grade of “C” instructions. Simulated RT Registry testing overview of advanced imaging areas such or better at the end of the semester summarizes all as: Special Radiographic Procedures, RT material. (Spring Semester) Portable, and Surgical Radiography. RT203 Applied Radiologic Prerequisites: RT201, RT202, RT203, Advanced Positioning/Procedures are Pathology I (2) RT205 with a grade of “C” or better reviewed to prepare students to perform This course provides the student with an non-routine & trauma radiographic studies. introduction to the concepts of disease and (Spring Semester) RT300 Computed Tomography (CT) surveys the pathology particular to selected Prerequisites: RT201, RT202, RT203, Procedure Protocols (4) body systems. Medical procedures related RT205 with a grade of “C” or better This course will provide students with to the disease are investigated, with detailed information concerning all general emphasis placed on radiographic studies. RT210 Clinical Education IV (2) aspects of procedure protocols commonly Normal anatomy/physiology is reviewed used in computed tomography (CT). and compared with radiologic pathological Specialty clinical experiences continue as the students demonstrate applications of Topics discussed will include but not be conditions. Image demonstration utilizes limited to general patient education as it conventional formats. (Fall Semester) knowledge and skill. This course is taken concurrently with the didactic components relates to the preparation, orientation, Prerequisite: RT109 with a grade of “C” positioning, gathering of patient history or better of the semester and is provided at the College’s clinical affiliates. A competency- information pertinent to image acquisition and the overall assessment of tomographic RT205 Clinical Education III (2) based system of evaluation continues to be utilized. (Spring Semester) image data. Representative CT images will In the second year, students continue to Sixteen clinical hours (two days) be reviewed for quality, anatomy, gain general radiographic experiences, as Prerequisites: RT201, RT202, RT203, physiologic content and pathology. (Spring well as begin experiences with special RT205 with a grade of “C” or better Semester) procedures, the emergency room, and Prerequisite: Acceptance into the B.S. other imaging areas. These areas include RT program; PHY111 and PHY111L
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RT301 Computed Tomography (CT) must be taken prior to RT402. Current RS103 An Introduction to Christian certification in CPR is required. Physics and Instrumentation (3) Thought (3)
This course is designed to provide An introductory inquiry into the Christian students with the skills necessary to RT403 Advanced Patient Care and church as a community of faith. Major focus understand, acquire and assess the quality Pharmacology (1) will be on the doctrinal concepts of the of computed tomography (CT) as well as This course provides students with the Nicene Creed. other tomographic based image data sets. basic concepts of patient care, including Areas to be studied include but are not consideration for the physical and RS108 Major World Religions (3) psychological needs of the patient and limited to the historical development of CT An introductory survey of the major family. Routine and emergency patient and the subsequent evolution of magnetic religions of the world. The major focus will care procedures are described as well as resonance imaging (MRI). Also discussed be on the basic beliefs and practices found infection control procedures utilizing are recent advances in medical imaging in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, universal precautions. Topics discussed which continue to advance the field in Judaism and Shintoism. will include the role of CT personnel in structural/functional relationships such as positron emission tomography (PET) and providing patients with the safety molecular imaging. guidelines, contrast media procedures and (Spring Semester) a basic knowledge of acquisition issues that SOCIOLOGY Prerequisites: Acceptance into the B.S. may be pertinent. Basic concepts of RT program; PHY111 and PHY111L pharmacology will also be discussed. The SOC101 Principles of Sociology (3) theory and basic practice of administering A basic survey of the history and RT302 Sectional Anatomy and contrast media as well as general fundamental principles of sociology. procedures for venipuncture used in the Examines several of the important Imaging Applications (3) administration of contrast media and/or This course will provide students with contributors to the discipline, its operative intravenous medications are presented. concepts, and its terminology. Also, studies general working knowledge concerning the Content is designed to broaden the structure and function of the human body in human groups and interactions, social technologist’s knowledge of pharmacology. institutions, and the role of the group in 2D and 3D rendering schemes. A review of (Spring Semester) organs, systems and gross anatomy in both human socialization and development. Prerequisites: BIO310, RT300, RT301, (Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters) 2D and 3D will be described and discussed. RT302, RT400, and PHY111/PHY111L
Detailed review of gross anatomical must be taken prior to RT403 structures in relation to cross sectional SOC207 Contemporary Social displays will be systematically reviewed for RT404 Computed Tomography – Problems (3) location, relationship to other structures and This course selects, presents, and normal physiologic function. Capstone Seminar (1) examines a given social problem such as (Fall Semester) This course will serve as an overall poverty, racism, crime, drug and alcohol Prerequisites: BIO310, RT300, RT301 review of the material presented throughout addiction, the problems of aging, etc. the entire course of study in the B.S. RT and PHY111/PHY111L must be taken prior RT302. program. Students should use this course to prepare for the National Accreditation SOC301 Sociology of Health and Medicine (3) RT400 Pathology Correlation in Examination administered by the ARRT for certification in computed tomography (CT). This course is an introduction to the field Computed Tomography (CT) (4) Students will complete a written and/or oral of medical sociology. Its main thrust is on Course content is designed to introduce compilation of their CT and/or imaging the sociological analysis of health or students to currently accepted theories of science understanding focused on medical organizations and institutions. disease causation as well as major types of tomographic imaging topics obtained in the Another focus will include an examination of pathophysiologic disorders as they relate to didactic as well as clinical environments the social disparities in health care with normal versus abnormal anatomical acquired throughout the course of their respect to epidemiology and social status or structures on CT images in each of the academic career. (Spring Semester) age, sex, race, ethnicity, gender, and social major body systems. Etiology, Prerequisites: BIO310, RT300, RT301, class. The role of health professions in the pathophysiologic responses, clinical RT302, RT400, and PHY111/PHY111L United States will also be explored. manifestations, anatomic appearance on must be taken prior to RT404. Prerequisite: SOC101 or permission of CT and response assessment criteria instructor relating to image data acquisitions and image artifacts will be presented. (Fall RELIGIOUS SOC311 Coping with Illness (3) Semester) This course offers a broad overview of the Prerequisites: BIO310, RT300, RT301, STUDIES sociological aspects of Coping with Illness and PHY111/PHY111L must be taken prior in our society. Topics include attitudes to RT400. toward and preparation for death; attitudes RS100 Introduction to Religious towards serious illness in society; the RT402 Advanced Imaging Practicum Thought (3) understanding of and care for terminally ill (Clinical) (2) An introductory course into the patients; funeral rituals, grief counseling; This course requires the practical fundamental concepts associated with suicide and euthanasia. Readings and application of skills and knowledge obtained religious thought. The student will be classroom activities will be supplemented in the classroom that will be required to introduced to the concepts of the sacred, by students’ self-exploration and writing on work in a clinical environment utilizing CT. the symbol, ritual and rites of passage, feelings, attitudes, and beliefs about Coping Clinical experiences will be focused on the faith, re-birth, mystery, myth, good, evil, the with Illness. most commonly acquired CT data sets (i.e., relationship of one to self, community and Prerequisite: SOC101 or permission of head, neck, abdomen, etc.). This course is the Absolute. instructor to be taken concurrently with didactic components of the program. Clinical RS101 Introduction to Scripture (3) experiences will be offered at many of An introductory level survey of the Trocaire’s RT affiliated clinical sites. (Spring historical development and contents of the Semester) Bible. Major focus will be on the purpose of Prerequisites: BIO310, RT300, RT301, scripture and its role in divine revelation. RT302, RT400 and PHY111/PHY111L Course Descriptions 97
ST102 Concepts of Surgical Patient and their use in the care of the surgical SPANISH Care (2) patient will be discussed. The ST’s role in relation to surgical pharmacology is This course introduces the Surgical examined. Legal issues related to Technology student to basic concepts SP101 Beginning Spanish (3) pharmacology will be explored. This course related to surgical patient care. The An introduction to the fundamental is designed to be taken concurrently with patient’s needs and rights as a consumer of language skills of the Spanish language: ST104. (Fall and Spring Semesters) health care services will be examined. basic skills in understanding, speaking, Prerequisites: ST100, ST101, ST102, Principles of routine patient care, such as writing, grammatical structure and ST103 and BIO130/BIO130L with a grade temperature, pulse, respiration and blood vocabulary. of “C” or better pressure, etc. and principles of infection BIO131/BIO131L must be taken prior to control will be discussed. Also discussed or concurrently with ST105 SP102 Intermediate Spanish (3) will be the preoperative care of the surgical A continuation of SP101, this course patient. This will include diagnostic tests includes further study of grammar structure with a brief overview of their meaning and ST106 Clinical Education II (2) and vocabulary building. Emphasis on importance to the surgical patient. Clinical experiences are provided in a communicating in Spanish: speaking, Communication skills will be emphasized. hospital operating room. The student will writing and listening skills will be the focus Emergency procedures in the operating be primarily assigned to the scrub throughout the semester. room will be included. This course is taken technologist’s role performing and applying Prerequisite: SP101 or permission of concurrently with ST101 (Fall and Spring those skills learned in the first semester. instructor Semesters) This course is taken concurrently with ST104. The evening students take this ST103 Clinical Education I (2) course over the Spring semester and into the Summer (Fall and Spring Semesters) SURGICAL This clinical laboratory experience takes Sixteen clinical hours (two days) place primarily in the simulated on-campus Prerequisites: ST100, ST101, ST102, TECHNOLOGY laboratory. There will be limited ST103 and BIO130/BIO130L with a grade experiences in the hospital operating room of “C” or better setting during the course. Students are ST100 Medical Terminology for the BIO131/BIO131L must be taken prior to taught the basic skills necessary to begin or concurrently with ST106 Surgical Technologist (1) practice in the surgical setting. Mandatory This course will present the student with a competencies of this course include study of medical terminology mostly relating scrubbing, gowning and gloving, gowning ST201 Advanced Surgical to the field of surgery. Prefixes, suffixes, and gloving team members, back table and Technology (5) root words, combining forms, special instrument setups, simulated draping, This course will focus on an overview of endings, pleural forms, abbreviations, and “opening of the abdomen”, sequence of the surgical specialties: general surgery symbols will be included in the content. A instruments and equipment. This course which includes gastrointestinal and biliary programmed learning, word building system must be taken concurrently with ST101. surgical procedures, gynecology, will be used to learn word parts that are (Fall and Spring Semesters) genitourinary surgery, ear, nose and throat used to construct and/or analyze new Sixteen clinical hours (two days) surgery, and head and neck surgery. terms. This will provide the student with the Surgical procedures will be discussed in opportunity to decipher unfamiliar terms relation to supplies, instrumentation and and check their spelling. Emphasis will be ST104 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology (4) equipment. Surgical pathology, intra- placed on spelling, definition, usage and operative patient care, the sequence of the This course focuses on the scrub duties pronunciation. Abbreviations will be surgical procedures, as well as potential and expanded instrumentation. Sterilization introduced as related terms are presented. complications will be presented. Clinical and disinfection will be continued as will (This course is taken prior to the beginning practice takes place in hospital operating further exploration of the of the ethical/legal of the first semester) rooms, as well as other intraoperative care aspects of surgical patient care and student facilities. (Fall and Spring Semesters) accountability. Assisting with circulating ST101 Introduction to Surgical Prerequisites: BIO131/BIO131L, ST104, duties and wound healing and closure ST105, ST106 with a grade of “C” or better Technology (4) concepts will be introduced. Wound closure BIO223/BIO223L must be taken prior to This course introduces the student to the materials and stapling devices will be or concurrently with ST201 (days) and role of the health care team. Operating explored in detail. Specialty equipment ST203 (evenings) room organization, medical terminology, such as the use of electrocautery and use aseptic technique, surgical supplies, basic of LASER equipment will also be instrumentation and basic surgical routines introduced. Regional surgical anatomy will ST202 Clinical Education III (2) will be emphasized. Introductory surgical continue to be discussed. The care of the Student clinical experiences are regional anatomy will be discussed, as will anesthetized patient will be included. broadened in a hospital setting with the surgical microbiology as it pertains to Learning activities will take place in the student expanding experience in the sterilization and disinfection. Beginning classroom, in the simulated on-campus specialty surgical areas. The student will aspects of the ethical/legal aspects of operating room and hospital operating also begin to assist with circulating duties of patient care will be introduced. Learning rooms. (Fall and Spring Semesters) the technologist. This course is taken activities will take place in the classroom, Prerequisites: ST100, ST101, ST102, concurrently with ST201. (Fall and Spring the simulated on-campus operating room, a ST103 and BIO130/BIO130L with a grade Semesters) hospital operating room and the Central of “C” or better Sixteen clinical hours (two days) Service Department of the hospital. (Fall BIO131/BIO131L must be taken prior to Prerequisites: BIO131/BIO131L, ST104, and Spring Semesters) or concurrently with ST104. ST105, ST106 with a grade of “C” or better Prerequisites: Completion of the Cardio- BIO223/BIO223L must be taken prior to pulmonary Resuscitation Certification; ST105 Surgical Pharmacology (2) or concurrently with ST202 (days) and BIO130/BIO130L must be taken prior to or ST204 (evenings) This is the study of drugs, medications concurrently with ST101. ST100 must be completed with a “C” or better prior to and anesthesia and their use, especially as it applies to a patient’s surgical experience. beginning ST101. Drugs used in emergency situations will be included. Anesthetics, the types, agents,
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ST203 Specialized Surgical Technology (5) This course is a continuation of ST201. This course will focus on an overview of surgical specialties. Special consideration of the pediatric and older adult will be discussed. Transplant surgery including kidney, heart and lung will be explored. Clinical practice takes place in hospital operating rooms, as well as other intraoperative care facilities. During this last semester, as the student prepares for professional practice, further legal, and employment dimensions will be discussed. (Fall and Spring Semesters) Prerequisites: ST201, ST202 and BIO223/BIO223L with a grade of “C” or better. BIO223/BIO223L must be taken prior to or concurrently with ST203 (evenings).
ST204 Clinical Education IV (2) In this clinical course, students continue to gain experience in a variety of surgical settings with emphasis on more complex and specialized procedures. This course is taken concurrently with ST203. (Fall and Spring Semesters) Sixteen clinical hours (two days) Prerequisites: ST201, ST202 and BIO223/BIO223L with a grade of “C” or better. BIO223/BIO223L must be taken prior to or concurrently with ST204 (evenings).
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA, Board Chair PRESIDENT EMERITUS Kirisits & Associates, CPAS, PLLC Sharon L. Hanson, Board Vice Chair Sister Barbara Ciarico, R.S.M. Time Warner Cable Sister Mary Carmina Coppola, R.S.M.* Mary K. Bennett, M.D. Paul B. Hurley, Jr., Ph.D. SUNY at Buffalo Sister Mary Paracleta Shalloe, R.S.M.* Kaleida Health-Buffalo General Hospital Sister Mary Vincentia Vossler, R.S.M.* Sister JoAnne Courneen, R.S.M., President, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community Sister Mary Jeanne Thomas Danahy, R.S.M. Thomas E. Baker Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Richard A. DiVita, Sr. New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community George J. Eberl Bassam M. Deeb, Ph.D. Jeffrey R. Hughes President, Trocaire College Elizabeth N. Kolber Thomas J. Gamble, Ph.D. Mary Catherine Paladino Mercyhurst University Jean C. Powers, Esq. Brian A. Gould Michael M. Reilly e3 Communications M. Joseph Schroeder* Michele A. Ladouceur Nicholas D. Trbovich, Ph.D. ElderWood Senior Care Teresa A. Lawrence, Ph.D. TRUSTEE EMERITUS Clarence Central School District Sister Diane Matje, R.S.M. John Burgess Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Beatrice Connelly, M.D.* New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community Nelson H. Cosgrove Robert S. McDow Sister Sharon Erickson, R.S.M. Sweet Home Central School District Sister Elaine Franz, R.S.M. Michael R. Moravec, Esq., John T. Frizzell, Esq.* Phillips Lytle, LLP Sister Patricia Gilbert, R.S.M. James Notaro, Ph.D. Sister Peggy Gorman, R.S.M. Clinical Support Services, Inc. Ellen E. Grant, Ph.D. Sister Eileen O’Connor, R.S.M. Mark E. Hoffman Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Sister Catherine Hunt, R.S.M. New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community Linda Kaumeyer, Esq. William A. Paladino Michael R. Lawley Ellicott Development Company Charles J. Palisano* Thomas J. Quatroche, Jr., Ph.D. Urban J. Pauly* Erie County Medical Center Judith Nolan Powell Cynthia M. Rich Anne T. Prezio Evans Bank Sister Geraldine Rosinski, R.S.M. Sister Mary Ann Schimscheiner, R.S.M. Bernadine M. Savarino Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Richard F. Sheehan, D.D.S. New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community Keith M. Stolzenburg Nancy J. Sheehan, Esq. Catholic Health System * Deceased Member Siobhan C. Smith First Niagara Financial Group Jonathan T. Swiatkowski, CPA Kaleida Health Sister Sally Walz, R.S.M. Sisters of Mercy of the Americas New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community Maureen A. Winnert
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Administration
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Advisor for Academic Probation & Dean of Program Development and Retention Enrollment Management President Sister Patricia Gilbert, R.S.M., B.A., Michael C. LaFever, Ed.D. Bassam M. Deeb, Ph.D. M.A.T. Executive Assistant to the President & HEOP/Trocaire Opportunity Program Admissions Board of Trustees Director Director Kathleen A. Hoffstetter, A.A.S. Peg Babcock, M.S. Maria Povlock, M.S. Director of Mission and Service Assistant Director Assistant Director Sister Margaret Mary Gorman, R.S.M., G. Roman Shchurowsky, M.A. Shary Kempton, M.S. M.A. Palisano Center for Academic Success Admissions Counselors Director Catherine Baranowski, M.S. OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Althea Porter, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Jennifer Ehlinger, M.S.W. Associate Director Admissions Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Patrick Sullivan, B.A. Maureen Regan, M.S. Ed. Thomas J. Mitchell, M.A., R.N. Registrar Director of Extension Services Academic Dean for Health & Human Theresa Horner, B.S. Claudia Lesinski, B.S. Services Registrar’s Assistants Financial Aid Rev. Robert Mock, B.A., M.Div. Nancy Maloney, A.S. Director Dean of Nursing Studies Mary Ellen Regan Janet McGrath, B.S., Ed.M. Marian Meyers, Ed.D. Assistant Director Administrative Assistant OFFICE OF FINANCE AND Allison Germono, B.A. Debra Steriovski, B.A. ADMINISTRATION Financial Aid Advisor Director of Distance Learning & Joanna Zadvorney, B.A., B.S. Educational Technology Vice President, Finance & Financial Aid Technicians Jeanne Myers, B.FA., M.A., M.S. Administration Terry Adamczyk, B.S. Richard Bernecki, M.B.A. Julie Smith, A.A.S. Program Directors Default Manager / Financial Aid Accounting Assistant / Work Study Computer Network Administration Diane Eggleston, A.A.S. David Schwab, B.P.S. Jeff Lesinski, M.B.A. Douglas Lenhardt, B.A., B.S. Life Long Learning & Workforce Developmental / Transitional Studies Administrative Information Systems Development Althea Porter, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Director Senior Director Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Michele Peters, B.S. Hal Kingsley, B.A., M.A., M.B.A. Echocardiography Research Programmer/Analyst Coordinator of Veteran Services Ellen Bowman, M.B.A., R.T.(R)(M), Paul Duewiger, B.S. Brad Baumgardner, B.A. RDMS, RDCS Bookstore Dietetic Technology Manager of Bookstore / College OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND Kathleen Border, B.S., M.Ed., RD, CDN Purchasing / Copy Room COLLEGE SUPPORT SERVICES General Studies Deborah Cammarata, B.S. Ryan Hartnett, B.A., Ph.D. Assistant Manager Bookstore / Copy Executive Director of Human Resources Health Information Technology and Room / College Support Services Medical Assistant Charles Brant, A.A.S. Rebecca Boyle, M.B.A., S.P.H.R. Nicole Miller, A.A.S., B.P.S., RHIA Bookstore & Imaging Associate Payroll, Benefits and HR Coordinator Hospitality Management Brian McGinty, B.S. Linda Sansone, A.A.S. Brandon Supernault, A.S., B.S., M.S. Printing, Scanning and Mail Room College Support Services Human Resource Management Janet Healey, A.A.S. Director Rosanne Dee, B.S., M.S., S.P.H.R. Facilities and Auxiliary Services Philomena Gallagher, B.C. Massage Therapy Director Administrative / Secretarial Support Reba Sidell, B.S., M.A., LMT Margaret Andrzejewski, B.A. Paulann DiGioia Nursing (B.S.) Maintenance Staff Peggy Messina, B.C. Susan Lyons Lombardo, Ph.D., R.N., Daniel Block Senior Support Services Assistant CNS Switchboard Lisa Geraci Nursing (A.A.S.) Mary M. Przepasniak Carol Fanutti, M.S., Ed.D., R.N., CNE, Information Technology OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL CCS Senior Information Technology ADVANCEMENT Practical Nursing Specialist Victoria Koprucki, M.S., Ed.D., CRN, Robin Loomis, A.A.S. Vice President of Institutional CMA Help Desk Advancement Radiologic Technology A.A.S and B.S. Eric Macon, A.A.S. John Vecchio, M.B.A. Nancy Augustyn, M.S. Ed., R.T.(R) Student Accounts Director of Development Surgical Technology Director Joni Williams, A.O.S. Linda Kerwin, M.S., M.A., R.N. John J. Hudack, B.B.A. Director of Communications & Web Student Billing Specialist Manager Advisement Lisa Kraska, M.S. Kathleen Popielski, B.S. Director of Advisement & Retention Grant Director Kristin Nesbitt, B.A., M.S. Sandra Miller, M.A. Advisement Coordinator OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT Web/Social Media Editor Sister Marian Mullen, R.S.M., M.S. MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AID Jackie Bryant, B.S. Academic Advisor Administrative Assistant John Hyland, B.A., M.A. Lisa Schaffer
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OFFICE OF PLANNING, ASSESSMENT
AND RESEARCH
Dean of Planning, Assessment &
Research
Richard Linn, Ph.D.
Research Analyst
Nicole Tomasello, B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D.
OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Dean of Students
Anthony Funigiello, M.S.
Director of Career Center
Maureen Huber, B.A., M.Ed.
Career Counselors
Claire Darstein, M.S.
Counselor for Student Affairs
Joyce Kaiser, B.A.
Coordinator of Campus Ministry and
Health Records/Wellness
Sister Marie Andre Main, R.S.M., M.S.
Rachel R. Savarino Library
Director
Judith K. Schwartz, M.L.S.
Reference Librarians
Mark Bialkowski, M.L.I.S.
Lucy Bungo, M.S.I.S.
Susan Cutrona, M.L.S.
Keri Thomas-Whiteside, M.L.S.
Elise Torre, M.L.S.
Amy Vilz, M.L.S.
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Faculty
SUSAN ADRIAN, Assistant Professor of R.N., B.S., D’Youville College SUZANNE KREUZER, Professor of Nursing M.S., A.N.P., State University of New York Nursing R.N., St. Joseph’s Hospital School of at Buffalo R.N., E.J. Meyer Memorial Hospital Nursing School of Nursing B.S., M.S., State University of New York at BARBARA CAMMARATA, Assistant B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo Professor of Practical Nursing Buffalo P.N.P. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner R.N., B.S., M.S., D’Youville College MARIA LALLEY, Professor of Nursing JOHN ANDERSON, Instructor of Nursing NANCY CHOJECKI, Associate Professor R.N., B.S., Niagara University R.N., A.A.S., Trocaire College of Nursing M.S., Adelphi University B.S., M.S., Daemen College R.N., Buffalo General Hospital School of N.P., M.S., D’Youville College Nursing KIMBERLY BAILEY, Associate Professor B.S., M.S., State University of New York at CYNTHIA LEFFEL, Assistant Professor of of Natural Science Buffalo Practical Nursing B.A., Connecticut College R.N., B.S., State University of New York Ph.D., University of Maryland GERALD CLARK, Senior Mathematics College at Brockport Specialist, Transitional Studies M.S., Western Governors University DONALD BALTHASAR, Assistant B.S., State University of New York College Professor of Natural Science at Buffalo SUSAN M. MALONEY, Professor of B.S., Ph.D., State University of New York M.S., Canisius College Psychology at Buffalo B.A., Ed.M., State University of New York MARY ANN DEB, Professor of Nursing at Buffalo PATRICIA BATTAGLIA, Professor of R.N., B.S., M.S., M.B.A., State University Ed.D.., University of Rochester Nursing of New York at Buffalo R.N., B.S., M.S., D’Youville College SHARON P. MANG, Associate Professor of ALICE E. DUSKIEWICZ, Assistant Nursing DIANE BERRY, Professor of Natural Professor of Nursing R.N., B.S., D’Youville College Science R.N., A.A.S., Trocaire College M.S., State University of New York at A.A., Villa Maria College B.A., Queens College Buffalo B.S., Rosary Hill College B.S., Daemen College M.S., State University of New York at M.A., Webster College PATRICIA MATLOCK, Professor Buffalo, Division of Roswell Park Memorial M.S. Walden University of Nursing Institute R.N., B.S., State University of New York at CAROLYN ENTY, Professor of Nursing Buffalo DONNETTE BLACHURA-HONG, Assistant R.N., B.S., M.S., D’Youville College M.S., State University of New York at Professor of Nursing M.S., Canisius College Stony Brook B.S., D’Youville College M.S.Ed., Daemen College NANCY FALETTA, Instructor Hospitality JENNIFER MCCORMICK, Assistant Management Professor of Sociology JENNIFER BLICKWEDEHL, Associate B.S. Cornell University B.S., State University of New York College Professor of Natural Sciences M.S., Canisius College at Buffalo B.S., Westminster College M.B.A., Medaille College Ph.D., State University of New York at LINDA GRZYWNA, Professor of Nursing Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo R.N., A.A.S., Trocaire College Buffalo B.S., M.S., State University of New York at MICHELLE BOCTOR, Assistant Professor Buffalo RACHEL SUTO MCCORMICK, Associate of Nursing Professor of Radiologic Technology A.A.S., Niagara County Community KIMBERLY HEEB, Professor of Surgical R.T.(R), A.A.S., Trocaire College College Technology B.A., State University of New York College R.N., B.S. State University of New York at R.N., B.S., M.S., State University of New at Buffalo Buffalo York at Buffalo M.A., The Pennsylvania State University M.S., Daemen College Certification in Midwifery, State University of New York at Stony Brook JEAN MARIE MCDONNELL-BENNETT, MARTHA BRONSTEIN, Associate Professor of Practical Nursing Professor of Nursing SUSAN HORROCKS, Associate Professor R.N., B.S., M.S., State University of New R.N., A.A.S., Trocaire College of Psychology York at Buffalo B.S., Canisius College B.A., Ed.M., C.A.S., Ph.D., State M.S., State University of New York at University of New York at Buffalo CHERYL A. MILLER, Professor of Nursing Buffalo R.N., Buffalo General Hospital School of ROBERT KIEFFER, Associate Professor of Nursing DEBORAH BUCCILLI, Assistant Professor Philosophy B.S., Daemen College of Practical Nursing B.A., Ph.D., State University of New York M.S., D’Youville College R.N., B.S., Daemen College at Buffalo B.S.Ed., State University of New York SOLOMON NELSON, Assistant Professor College at Buffalo NICOLE KLEM, Instructor of Dietetic of English M.S. Ed, Medaille College Technology B.A., LNG College B.A., Hobart & William Smith College M.A., Loyola College MARTHA J. CALABRESE, Professor of M.S., D’Youville College Ph.D., Pondicherry University Nursing R.D. B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Directories: Faculty 103
KJERSTEN OWENS, Associate Professor CAROL WEBER, Professor of Radiologic of Natural Sciences Technology B.A., Concordia College R.T.(R), A.A.S., Upstate Medical Center M.A., Bemidji State University B.S., Empire State College Ph.D., University of Iowa M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo MARIA PRIOR, Assistant Professor of Nursing DIANE MISSERT WICKHAM, Professor of R.N., A.A.S., Millard Fillmore Natural Science B.S., Daemen College B.S.Ed., M.A., State University of New M.S., State University of New York at York College at Buffalo Buffalo ESTHER WILCZYNSKI, Associate NANCY RENZONI, Associate Professor of Professor of Natural Science Nursing B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Toronto R.N., Sisters Hospital School of Nursing Teaching Certification, Canisius College B.S., M.S., Daemen College KEVIN WISE, Assistant Professor of BARBARA RIEDERER, Assistant Natural Sciences Professor of Nursing B.S., Cornell University R.N., A.A.S., Trocaire College Ph.D., University of Connecticut B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo DAVID ZIMMER, Associate Professor of M.S., Daemen College Natural Sciences B.A., M.A., Ph.D., State University of New MARLENE ROGERS, Instructor of York at Buffalo Practical Nursing R.N., B.S., M.S., F.N.P., State University In addition to the faculty member listed of New York at Buffalo above, the College is privileged to draw upon the expertise of part-time adjunct JEFFREY ROLLAND, Assistant Professor instructors as well as part-time of Mathematics clinical/lab instructors. B.S., University of Madison M.S., University of Milwaukee
ANN SMITH, Professor / Clinical Coordinator of Radiologic Technology R.T.(R), A.A.S., Trocaire College B.S., Empire State College M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo
ROSALIE SOTTILE, Assistant Professor of Practical Nursing R.N., B.S., D’Youville College M.S. Ed. State University of New York College at Buffalo
DEBRA STACEY, Assistant Professor of Nursing A.S., Erie Community College R.N., A.A.S., Trocaire College B.S., M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College
SHARMAN STASCHAK, Professor of Nursing R.N., B.S., Niagara University M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo
M. LYNN SULLIVAN, Professor of Humanities B.A., State University College at Fredonia M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
LYNN VELASQUEZ, Professor of Nursing R.N., A.A.S., Trocaire College B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo
SHERRY VEROSTKO-SLAZAK, Instructor of Practical Nursing R.N., Sisters Hospital School of Nursing B.S.,M.S., A.N.P., Daemen College 104 Clinical Affiliations
CLINICAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENT / CONTRACT MEMBER LISTING
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL Medical Center MASSAGE THERAPY Sisters of Charity Hospital SONOGRAPHY Women & Children’s Hospital Kenmore Mercy Hospital St. Joseph Hospital Amherst Diagnostic Imaging Mercy Hospital Summit Park Medical Mall Brooks Memorial Hospital EKG / CARDIAC MONITOR NY Chiropractic College Clinic Wyoming County Community Buffalo General Hospital TECHNICIAN Roswell Park Cancer Institute Health System Erie County Medical Center Buffalo General Hospital Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore Mercy Hospital MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICAL NURSING Lifetime Health (Univera) Mercy Hospital Buffalo Medical Group Autumn View Health Care Mercy Diagnostic & Treatment Sisters of Charity Hospital DLC Pediatrics BryLin Hospital Center St. Joseph Hospital Gastroenterology Associates Buffalo General Hospital Mercy Hospital Mercy OB/GYN Pediatrics Buffalo Psychiatric Center Niagara Falls Memorial HEALTH INFORMATION WNY Healthworks DeGraff Hospital Hospital TECHNOLOGY Elderwood Health Care at Sisters of Charity Hospital Autumn View Health Care NURSING Lakewood St. Joseph Hospital Facility BryLin Hospitals, Inc. Elderwood Health Care at Western New York MRI Beechwood Homes Buffalo General Hospital Maplewood Windsong Radiology Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Buffalo Psychiatric Center Erie County Medical Center Wyoming County Community Brooks Memorial Center for Hospice & Father Baker Manor Health System BryLin Hospitals, Inc. Palliative Care Garden Gate Health Care Buffalo General Hospital Community Charter School Hospice & Palliative Care DIETETIC TECHNOLOGY Buffalo Medical Group Deaconess Center Kenmore Mercy Hospital Baker Victory Services Buffalo Psychiatric Center Del-Nor Outpatient Millard Fillmore Suburban Catholic Charities of WNY Catholic Health System Erie County Medical Center Hospital WIC Program Tumor Registry Global Concepts Charter Seneca Health Care Center Cornell Cooperative Center for Hospice & School Town Garden Pediatrics Extension of Erie County Palliative Care Kenmore Mercy Hospital Visiting Nurses Association Cornell Cooperative Deaconess Hospital Margaret Stutzman Addiction Extension of Niagara County DeGraff Hospital Treatment Center RADIOLOGIC Concerned Ecumenical Elderwood Health Care McAuley-Seton Home Care TECHNOLOGY (A.A.S.) Ministry Loaves & Fishes Centers McGuire Group Amherst University Medical Dining Room Erie County Home & Infirmary Mercy Hospital Center Depew Union Free School Erie County Medical Center Millard Fillmore Suburban Bertrand Chaffee Hospital District Erie County Medical Center Hospital Brooks Memorial Hospital Elderwood Health Care at Trauma Registry Niagara Family Health Center Buffalo General Hospital Oakwood Erie County Skilled Nursing Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo Medical Group Erie County Medical Center Facility Sheehan Memorial Hospital Buffalo Ultrasound Food Bank of Western New Health Care Solutions Sisters of Charity Hospital Diagnostic Imaging York Inter-Community Memorial South Buffalo Charter School Associates Gowanda Rehabilitation & Hospital Spectrum Human Services Erie County Medical Center Nursing Center Kaleida Health System Tumor St. Joseph Hospital Excelsior Orthopedics Greenfield Health & Registry Town Garden Pediatrics Kenmore Mercy Hospital Rehabilitation Center Kenmore Mercy Hospital Visiting Nursing Association Lake Shore Hospital (TLC McGuire Group Lifetime Health (Univera) Women & Children’s Hospital Health Networks) Morrison Health Care Maxim Management Services Wyoming County Community Lifetime Health (Univera) Services at Erie County McAuley-Seton Home Care Health System Lockport Memorial Hospital Medical Center McGuire Group Mercy Ambulatory Care Rosa Coplon Jewish Home Medina Memorial Hospital RN REFRESHER COURSE Center and Infirmary Mercy Hospital Buffalo General Hospital Mercy Diagnostic & Treatment SAGE Dining Services, Inc. Millard Fillmore Suburban DeGraff Memorial Hospital Center Sodexo Health Care Services Hospital Erie County Medical Center Mercy Hospital at Kaleida Health Systems Niagara Falls Memorial Mercy Hospital Northtowns Imaging Southeast Works Hospital Millard Fillmore Gates & Physician’s Imaging Center Vive Oakwood Health Care Center Suburban Hospital Roswell Park Cancer Institute Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Odd Fellow & Rebekah St. Joseph Hospital Sisters of Charity Hospital YMCA Buffalo Niagara Rehabilitation & Health Care Southtowns Radiology Center PERI-OPERATIVE NURSING St. Joseph Hospital ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Physician Practice Buffalo General Hospital University Orhopaedics Buffalo Cardiology & Management Mercy Hospital United Memorial Medical Pulmonary Associates Roswell Park Cancer Institute Millard Fillmore Suburban Center / Jerome Center Buffalo General Hospital Sheehan Memorial Hospital Hospital VA Medical Center Buffalo Medical Group Sisters of Charity Hospital Sisters of Charity Hospital Windsong Radiology Erie County Medical Center St. Joseph Hospital St. Joseph Hospital WNY MRI Center Mercy Hospital VA WNY Health Care System Women & Children’s Hospital Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital The Waters of Aurora Park PHLEBOTOMY Pediatric Cardiology The Waters of Eden Kenmore Mercy Hospital Associates The Waters of Orchard Park Lakeshore Hospital Sisters of Charity Hospital WNY Children’s Psychiatric Lockport Memorial Hospital Unity Health Systems – Park Center Mercy Hospital Ridge Hospital WNY D.D.S.O. Quest Diagnostics University of Rochester Women & Children’s Hospital Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Affiliations 105
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
Buffalo General Hospital
Erie County Medical Center
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Millard Fillmore Suburban
Hospital
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Sisters of Charity Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Women & Children’s Hospital
of Buffalo
106 Advisory Councils
Molly McGurrin, Outpatient Ancillary Hal Kingsley, Director of Workforce ADVISORY COUNCILS Coder, Catholic Health Systems Development, Trocaire College Cynthia Mykins, RHIA, CPC, Director Nancy Lynch, SPHR, Lynch-Pin HR COMPUTER NETWORK Health Information Management, Dave Merrell, CFO, Northwest Office ADMINISTRATION Beechwood Homes Providers Charles Border, Associate Director, Marilyn Owczarczak, RHIT, Medical Jan Reicis, Principal, Reicis and School of Informatics, Rochester Institute Transcriptionist, Buffalo Medical Group Associates of Technology Alice Pfonner, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, Coding Renee Terreri, HR Director, Cameron Christopher N. Brown, Vice President, Specialist, VA Western New York Health Compression Team Leader-Network Computing Care Kris Weller, HR Manager, Independent Systems, M&T Bank Lori Phelan, CCS-P, Supervisor, Physician Health Ernest Bussick, Information Technology Practice Management Jodi Wiechec, HR Team leader, Perry’s Coordinator, Maryvale School District Becky Pittler, RHIA, Health Information Ice Cream Peter Capelli, Director, Networking & Manager, Odd Fellow & Rebekah Rehab Technical Services Catholic Health & Health Care Center LIBRARY System Michelle Prince, RHIT, CTR, Cancer Kathleen M. DeLaney, Archivisit, William J. Fischer, Support Specialist, Registrar, Catholic Health Systems Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library, Canisius HSBC Bank Cheryl Quarantello, RHIA, Health College Dr. David Lee, Adjunct, Trocaire College Information Manager, Sisters of Charity Sr. Anna Falbo, CSSF, Library Director, and Jamestown Community College Hospital Villa Maria College Drew McNichol, Technology Director, Jan Stevens, RHIA, Health Information Randolph Gadikian, Director, Daniel A. HEALTHeLINK Manager, Mercy Hospital Reed Library, SUNY Fredonia John Messina, IT Director, Retired, Trico Wendy Stokosa, RHIA, CTR, Coordinator, Cindy Hepfer, Head EPM Dept. CTS Products Tumor Registry, Kaleida Health System Electronic Periodicals Mgmt. Dept. James Peck, Adjunct, Trocaire College Gale Syty, RHIA, Director, Health David Schoen, Director of Libraries, Jeff Poblocki, Applied Technology Information, WNY DDSO Niagara University Administrator, The Gow School Raymond Weaver, Coding Specialist, Elise Torre, MLS, Information Services Justin Przepasniak, Region 5 GIS St. Joseph Hospital Consultant Coordinator, NYS Department of Transportation HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT MASSAGE THERAPY Harold Reeverts, Exec. Director of Brian Becker, Trocaire College Alumni, Mary Bennett, M.D. Institutional Research President of Food & Beverage Manager, Waldorf- David Kurrs, M.D., Women’s Wellness Administrator’s Association, Retired, ECC Astoria Center WNY Jeffrey Ross, Solutions Specialist, Copier John Bordage, Owner, Bordage Gloria Lucker, O.T. Fax Business Technologies Consulting Janet McPherson, R.N., L.M.T. David Sutton, Service Desk Analyst, Laurie Clark, Owner, Avanti Mansion Inergex Incorporated Ashley Freitas, Trocaire College MEDICAL ASSISTANT Chris Wielgus, Borrower Services Hospitality Alumni Joanne Sorci, Nurse Practitioner, Supervisor, Erie County Public Library Mark Jerge, General Manager, Salvatore’s Associate Professor of Practical Nursing, Robert Wolfe, Systems Administrator, Grand Hotel and Russell’s Steaks, Chops Trocaire College Cognigen Corporation and More Dan Kutis, Director of Organizational NURSING – A.A.S. DIETETIC TECHNOLOGY Development, The Hamister Group LuAnne Brown,R.N., Chief Nursing Ursula J. Davis, Community Member Dr. Dagmar Lund-Durlacher, Dean Officer, Women & Children’s Hospital Nicole Gsell, M.S., RD, Autumn View Department of Tourism & Hospitality, Diane Ceravolo, R.N., Sr. Director of Health Care Facility MODUL University, Vienna, Austria Nursing Practice, Buffalo General Hospital Nicole Klem, M.S., RD Instructor, Trocaire Gary Praetzel, Ph.D., Dean, Niagara Peggy Cieri College University School of Hospitality & Tourism Susan Fallis, R.N., Director of Nursing, Lisa Neuhaus, RD, CDCN, CNSD, Management Buffalo Psychiatric Center Kenmore Mercy Hospital Diana Principe, Owner & General Lori Haspett, Manager, Del-Nor Rachel Phillips, Alumni Manager, Mansion on Delaware Avenue Victoria Koprucki, Ed.D., Director of Candi Possinger, MS, RD, CDN, CDE, Geno Principe, Owner & General Practical Nursing program, Trocaire State University of New York at Buffalo Manager, Mansion on Delaware Avenue College Jen Reardon, MS, RD, Cornell University Taryn Sable, Human Resource Manager, Mary Ann Long, R.N., Director of Patient Cooperative Extension Hyatt Regency Buffalo Care Services, Roswell Park Cancer Inst. Christine Rivera, RD, Food Bank of Russell Salvatore, Owner, Salvatore’s Beth Maloney, R.N., School Nurse, South Western New York Grand Hotel and Russell’s Steaks, Chops Buffalo Charter School Evemarie Schlehr, RD, CDN, Father Baker and More Mary Ann Marx, R.N., Unit Coordinator – Manor Acute and Long Term Care Sara Schumacher, Senior Director, Buffalo 4S & 3W , Sisters of Charity Hospital Megan Whelan, MS, RD, D’Youville Niagara Partnership Steven Mercurio, CEO, McGuire Group College Matt Tornatore, Guest Services Manager, Marian Meyers, Dean of Nursing Studies, Hyatt Regency Buffalo Trocaire College HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Krista VanWagner, Owner and Chef, Mary Ann Murphy, R.N. Director of Becky Aiken, Tumor Registrar, Kaleida Curly’s Bar & Grill Maternal-Child, Mercy Hospital Health System Brenda Robinson, Unit Manager 6 Sharon Corbett, RHIA, Lead Coder, Health HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT McAuley East, Mercy Hospital Information Management, Sisters of Rebecca Boyle, Executive Director of Mary Lou Rusin, R.N., Ed.D., Chair, Charity Hospital Human Resources & College Support Nursing Department, Daemen College Patricia Fisher, RHIT, Coder, Millard Services, Trocaire College Mary Schinner, R.N., M.S., Dean Fillmore Gates Hospital Pat Crotty, Principal, PXC & Associates Emeritus, Trocaire College Maureen Lamour, RHIA, Health Larry Drake, past V.P. of HR, Graphic Dawn Walters, R.N., M.S., VP of Nursing & Information Manager, Sheehan Memorial Controls Rehab, Erie County Medical Center Hospital Suzanne Elliott, V.P. of HR, Power Drives, Karen Ziemianski, R.N., Assistant Director Mary Beth McCarthy, RHIA, CIC, Coding Inc. of Nursing, Erie County Medical Center Supervisor, Catholic Health Systems Advisory Councils 107
NURSING – B.S. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY Ann Enger, Executive Director, Greater (A.A.S./B.S.) South Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Michael Budzynski, R.T.(R), WNY MRI Tammie Jo Graf, Corporate Academic Center Program Coordinator, Kaleida Health David Clabeaux, R.T.(R), CEO, Buffalo Kathleen Guarino, R.N., Chief Nursing Neurosurgery Group Officer, Mercy Hospital Debbie Clark, R.T.(R), Erie County Medical Richard Kingston, Doctor of Physical Center Therapy, Wyoming County Community Lisa Foss, R.T.(R), Medical Imaging Hospital Supervisor, United Memorial Medical Carol Latona, R.N., Director of Medical Center Surgical Nursing, Mercy Hosptial Susan Stout, R.T.(R), Sisters of Charity Judith Lewis, R.N., Ed.D., Dean School of Hospital Nursing, D’Youville College Maureen Tabaczynski, R.T.(R), Vascular Kathleen Palumbo, Director of Nursing, Technologist Genesee Community College Cynthia Samburski, R.N., Clinical SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY Research Educator, Roswell Park Cancer Program Advisory Council Members Institute Current Student: Sarah Draves, ST Tutor
ST Program Graduate: Anthony Sanchez, PERKINS IV CST Executive Advisory Council ST Program Faculty: Kimberly Heeb, CST, Mark Bryndle, Student, Trocaire College RN, MSN, CNM, WHNP, Clinical Frank Ciccia, MBA, MS.Ed., Chief Coordinator, Trocaire College Learning Officer, Center for Hospice & School Administrator: Dr. Richard Linn, Palliative Care Dean of Planning & Research, Trocaire David Clabeaux, RT, CEO, Buffalo College Neurosurgery Group ST Employer: Cheryl Jaczewski, RN, Mark Cosgrove, Senior Planner, BSN, CNOR, Surgical Advisor Educator, Buffalo & Erie County Workforce St. Joseph Hospital Investment Board Physician: Dr. Alexander Mandych, Ann Enger, Executive Director, South Southtowns Ear, Nose & Throat Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Practicing CST: Laurie Mangold, CST, Jane Lapi, B.S., M.S., ESL Teacher, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo School District Literacy Center Public Member: Michael Catanzaro, Kathy Nyquist, Administrator, Beechwood President, North American Health Care Residence & Nursing Home Association Elizabeth Owens, M.S., R.N., Director of
Training, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Susan Ott, Ph.D., CFP®, Director, McNair
Scholarship Program, SUNY Buffalo
PRACTICAL NURSING Jennifer Behringer, Practical Nursing Graduate, Trocaire College Jennifer Carroll, Skilled Nursing Facility – st 1 floor, DeGraff Hospital Georgiann Dudeck, Nurse Resource Tutor, Trocaire College Carol Fanutti, Ed.D., Director of Nursing, Trocaire College Donna Gefaller, Hospice of Buffalo Ann Giangrosso, Human Resource Coordinator, The McGuire Group Kathie Jank, Sub-Acute Unit, Elderwood Healthcare at Lakewood Elizabeth McNamara, Regional Director, Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Marian Meyers, Dean of Nursing Studies, Trocaire College Michael Murphy, Executive Director, Elderwood Healthcare at Lakewood Chris Perez, Practical Nursing Graduate, Trocaire College Katie Schreiner, Assistant Director of Nursing, Father Baker Manor Beth Smith, In-service Coordinator, Father Baker Manor nd Karen Toye, Skilled Nursing Facility – 2 floor, DeGraff Hospital
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Index
A Surgical Technology……………..….97-98 Grading System……………………….….35 Sexual Harassment Statement……………3 Academic Advisement………………..30-31 Course Disclosure Policy……………..….31 Graduation Honors……………………….36 Student Aid Disbursement Policy……….16 Academic Amnesty……………………….31 Course Limitation……………………..…..31 Graduation Rates………………………..40 Student Diversity Rates………………..40 Academic Bankruptcy………………..…..31 Course Prerequisite Enrollment……..….31 Graduation Requirements………………..36 Student Life……………………………27-29 Academic Calendar………………………..4 Course Waiver / Substitutions…..…..31-32 Grievance Policy…………………………..36 Students with Special Needs…….………..7 Academic Dismissal/Reinstatement……34 Credit By Examination………………...…37 Support Services………………….……….33 Academic Integrity…………………….….30 Crime Statistics………………….…..28-29 H Academic Policies & Procedures…...30-40 Cross Registration Policy…………..…...34 Health Records and Immunizations……..27 T Academic Standards………………….….34 Cultural Life……………………………….28 Health Services………………………….27 Testing and Basic Academic Skills…..…36 Academic Standing / Cumulative Average…………………..….35 History, College……………………………..5 Transcripts…………………………………38 Academic Probation………………….....34 Hours of Operation………………………….8 Transfer Credit…………..……………10, 38 Academic Warnings………………….…..34 D Housing, Off-Campus………………….….27 Transitional Studies………………….……11 Academic Year……………………………34 Dean’s List…………………………..…….38 Trocaire at a Glance……………………….2 Accreditation……………………………….5 Degrees and Programs of Study…...41-75 I Trocaire on Seneca……………………….8 Administration……………………....100-101 Computer Network Administration..…..43 Incomplete Policy……………………….…35 Trocaire Opportunity Program…………..20 Admissions………………………..…….9-12 Computer Network Administration Independent Study……………………..…36 Tuition and Fees…………………………..15 Advanced Placement……………….……37 Certificate………………………….…44 Institutional Aid…………………………21-22 Tuition Liability Policy…………………….16 Advanced Standing………………………10 Diagnostic Medical Sonography………45 Insurance…………………………………...16 Tutoring………………………..…………….7 Advisory Councils………………….106-107 Dietetic Technology…………………....46 Alumni Association……………….………28 Echocardiography………………………47 L V American Opportunity Credit………..…..19 General Studies…………………..…48-49 Laboratory Facilities………..………………6 Veterans Education Benefits…………..20 Application Procedure…………………….9 Health Information Technology……50-51 Leave of Absence………………………....32 Articulation Agreements…………………11 Healthcare Informatics Certificate…..52 Libraries@Trocaire...……………………..7-8 W Attendance………………………………..31 Healthcare Informatics (AAS)………..53 Life Long Learning…….……………...13-14 Withdrawal Policies…………………..38-39 Audit Policy……………………………….35 Healthcare Informatics (BS)….…..54-55 Lifetime Learning Tax Credit……………..19 Workforce Development………………13-14 Hospitality Management…………...56-57 Location………………………………….…..8 Work Study ………………………………..19 B Hospitality Management Board of Trustees…………………………99 Certificate…………………………….57 M Business Office Holds……………………17 Human Resource Management…...58-59 Matriculation………………………..….11-12 Human Resource Management Mission Statement………………………….5 C Certificate………………………...…..58 Campus Ministry…………………..……..28 Massage Therapy…………………..…..60 N Career Center………………………...... 27 Massage Therapy Certificate…….……61 New York State Aid Programs……….20-21 Classification of Students………..……...34 Medical Assistant……………………....62 Nondiscrimination Policy…………………...3 Clinical Affiliations…………………104-105 Nursing (AAS)……………………….63-65 Nursing, Advanced Placement…….…37-38 Consumer Information……………………5 Nursing (BS)…………………………66-67 Counseling………………………………..27 Practical Nursing………………….….…68 O Course Cancellation……………….…….31 Radiologic Technology (AAS)……..69-70 Orientation………………………………...27 Course Challenge………………………..37 Radiologic Technology (BS)…….…71-72 Course Descriptions……………….…76-98 Surgical Technology……………..…73-75 P Art…………………………………………76 Directed Study……………………………36 Palisano Center for Biology………………………………..76-77 Dual Admissions…………………………11 Academic Success…………………..……7 Business………………………….…..77-78 Payment (financial) Arrangements……...15 Chemistry……………………………..….78 E Pell Grant……………….………………….19 Computer Network Administration…78-79 Early Admissions…………………….…...11 Phi Theta Kappa…………………………..36 Diagnostic Medical Sonography……79-80 Earned College Credit for Philosophy, College………………………...5 Dietetic Technology…………………....81 High School Diploma……………..….11-12 Placement Testing………………….7, 9, 36 Echocardiography…………………...81-82 Employment Placement Summary………29 President’s Message……………………….1 Economics…………………………..……82 Evaluation of Student Work……………....35 Prior Learning Credit………………….36-38 English………………………..…...….82-83 Expenses…………………………………...18 Program Change Policy………………….32 General Education……………...……83-84 Program Pursuit…………………….....22-26 Health Information Technology…….84-85 F Programs of Study………………...…..41-75 Healthcare Informatics…………...85-86 Facilities………………………….…….…6-8 History……………………………….….86 Faculty…………………………...…..102-103 Q Hospitality Management…………….86-87 Family Educational Rights & Quality Point Average…………………....35 Human Resource Management……87-88 Privacy (FERPA)……………....…3, 32-33 Massage Therapy………………..…….88 Federal Aid Programs………………..19-20 R Mathematics……………………….88-89 Federal Aid to Native Americans…….…19 Refunds……………………………………..16 Medical Assistant…………………..……89 Federal Direct Loan Programs………..19 Registration Policy…………………...……32 Music………………………………..88-90 Federal Supplemental Educational Repeat Course Policy……………………..32 Nursing…………………………..…...90-92 Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)……….…19 Retention……………………………….…..39 Philosophy……………………..……..92-93 Financial Aid…………………………..18-26 Russell J. Salvatore School of Physics…………………………..……….93 Foreign Student Admissions……..……..10 Hospitality and Business……………..…..8 Practical Nursing…………………...…93 Psychology……………………..……93-94 G S Radiologic Technology…………...…94-96 General Education Requirements…..41-42 Satisfactory Academic Progress…..…22-26 Religious Studies………………..………96 General Information………………….….5-8 Scholarships/Awards……………………...22 Sociology………………………………...96 Grade Notification………………….…….32 Scholastic Honors ………………….……..38 Spanish…………………………………..97 Grade Point Average…………………….35 Sexual Assault Policy…………………..…28
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