ST. NORBERT COLLEGE 2020-21 CATALOG ACADEMIC REGULATIONS International Business and Language Area 69 Studies (IBLAS) Graduation Requirements 2 International Education 71 Four-Year Guarantee 2 International Integrated Studies 71 Course Registration 3 International Studies 72 Registering for Special Courses 4 Japanese 75 Withdrawals 6 Latin 76 Readmission 7 Leadership Studies 77 Satisfactory Academic Progress 8 Mathematics 78 Examination Policies 9 Military Science 80 Grading Policies 10 Modern Languages and Literatures 82 Selecting a Major 12 Music & Music Education 84 Athletic Eligibility 12 Natural Science Division 87 Services for Students with Disabilities 12 Peace and Justice Studies 88 Philosophy 89 THE CURRICULUM Physical Education 90 Physics 91 Learning Outcomes and Assessment 14 Political Science 92 Academic Degrees and Programs 14 Pre-Professional Programs 95 The Core Curriculum 16 - Pre-Dental, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Law, Pre-Medical, Undergraduate Academic Programs Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Veterinary Accounting 23 Psychology 98 American Studies 24 Schneider School of Business and 100 Art & Art Education 25 Economics Biology 27 Sociology & Human Services 102 Business Administration 29 Spanish 104 Center for Global Engagement 32 Study Abroad & Off-Campus Programs 105 Chemistry 33 Theatre Studies 106 Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies 34 Theology and Religious Studies 107 Communication and Media Studies 36 Visual and Performing Arts Division 109 Community Engagement and Academic 38 Washington Internship Programs 110 Service Learning Women’s and Gender Studies 111 Computer Science 42 World Literature 112 Data Analytics 44 Economics 46 Graduate Academic Programs Education 47 Master of Business Administration 113 English 56 Master of Arts in Liberal Studies 114 Environmental Science 58 Master of Theological Studies 116 French and Francophone Studies 59 Geography 61 Course Descriptions 118 Geology 62 German 63 Greek 64 DIRECTORIES Hebrew 64 Administrative Offices 233 History 65 Faculty and Faculty Emeritus 234 Honors Program 67 Trustees and Trustees Emeritus 244 Humanities Division 68 Integrative Studies 69 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS Graduation Requirements To exercise the guarantee, the student must be approved for the guarantee by the registrar and apply Catalog Requirements for financial aid. Any portion of tuition not covered Students must complete the requirements for degree by federal or state gift assistance will be waived by and major/minor from the catalog in effect at the time the college. of first enrollment. Students may not use requirements from different catalogs to complete Exceptions their degree. Students, not on an approved leave of The only exceptions to this guarantee are those absence, who are not enrolled at the college for one students who, because of a change of major, are year or longer, are readmitted under the requirements required to complete more than 128 semester credits, currently in effect at the time of readmission. Catalog or those students enrolled in programs such as requirements stay in effect for six years except for Education who must take more than 128 semester undergraduate students in continuous enrollment. credits to meet certification requirements. The Students not in continuous enrollment desiring to guarantee does not extend to second majors, minors, complete a degree after the six-year limitation must or pre-professional courses, when such programs do so under the most current catalog requirements or cause a student to exceed the normal 128 semester petition the vice president for academic affairs for an credit graduation requirement. exception. Program and catalog requirement Study Abroad limitations are not extended to teacher certification Students who study overseas may not be able to requirements. Please contact the chair of teacher graduate within the four years. education for certification details. Bachelor’s Degree Requirements It is the responsibility of each student to complete all To earn a baccalaureate degree from St. Norbert the graduation requirements described herein. College, a student must satisfy credit, curriculum, Academic advisors do not share this responsibility, grade point average (GPA) and residency nor can they change, alter, or waive graduation requirements. A total of 128 semester credits requirements. The college reserves the right to successfully completed, completion of the Gateway change the requirements within this catalog. Though Seminar (IDIS 105), a cumulative 2.00 GPA and the college attempts to communicate catalog changes major GPA of 2.00, completion of the core to students, students are responsible for program curriculum program, and completion of an approved completion and requirement updates. Information on major are required for graduation. Majors are requirement changes is available from program required to have a minimum of 40 credits. coordinators and the academic dean’s and registrar’s offices. Minors Minors are not required for graduation, except for Four-Year Guarantee certain teacher certification programs, but they St. Norbert College guarantees that students who require a cumulative 2.00 GPA for completion. GPA enter as freshmen, enroll in 16 semester credits per requirements for teacher certification are higher and semester, do not fail or withdraw from any courses, are established by the teacher education discipline. and maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average Minors consist of a minimum of 24 credits. Minors will graduate in four years. This guarantee highlights cannot be in the major discipline. Other restrictions the strength of our advisement program, the on minors are listed under specific program flexibility and integrity of the curriculum, and our requirements. commitment to holding down the cost of higher education in terms of both time and money. If the Residency Requirements and Transfer Students student who qualifies for this guarantee does not Transfer students must complete at least 32 semester complete his or her degree requirements in four credits at St. Norbert College of the 128 credits years, the college will waive the student’s tuition for required for graduation at St. Norbert College. In the courses needed to complete the degree addition, 25 percent of advanced courses (at the 300 requirements at St. Norbert College. or 400 level) in any major must be taken at St. Norbert College. Minors require eight credits or one Under this guarantee, the college expects that the third of the minor to be completed at St. Norbert student will select a major in a timely fashion, i.e., College. prior to registration for the fourth semester of study. 2 All baccalaureate candidates must spend their senior graduation are available on KnightLine. A graduation year in residence at St. Norbert College. Students are application fee is assessed to all students during their considered to be “in residence” if they register for final semester of attendance. their final 32 semester credits at St. Norbert College. Semester Hours Exceptions to the senior residency requirement may Beginning in the fall of 2004, the college began to be made by petition to the registrar or academic dean transcript all courses as semester hours in which one for students having attended St. Norbert College full full course is equivalent to four semester credit hours. time for eight semesters. All courses listed in the catalog are full courses (4 Transfer Credit from Other Institutions semester credit hours) unless otherwise noted. A maximum of 12 semester credits from three courses may be transferred from other institutions Course Registration and be counted in the 128 semester credits required Course Load for graduation once a student enrolls at St. Norbert A normal course load for full-time students during College. Transfer credit from other institutions is the regular academic year is 16 semester credits. No accepted on face value in semester credits, with student may take more than 18 semester credits in quarter credits equivalent to two-thirds of a semester any given semester except by permission of their credit. Students who plan to transfer credit to St. advisor. The maximum number of credits allowed in Norbert College for courses in their major fields must any one semester is 20 semester credits. Course load have the courses pre-approved by the discipline for the winter session (J-Term) is limited to four coordinator and the registrar before they are taken. semester credits. Course load for summer sessions is Courses fulfilling general degree requirements must limited to a total of 16 semester credits with no more be approved by the registrar. Core curriculum than four credits in any session. requests must be approved by the core curriculum committee. Grades earned at another college or Full-time status is defined as 12 semester credits for university do not affect GPA at St. Norbert College. undergraduate students and six semester credits for Courses with grades lower than a “C” are not graduate students during the fall and spring accepted for transfer. semesters. Double Majoring Adding or Dropping Courses Students double majoring in disciplines that qualify Students may change their schedule via the college’s for different degrees receive only one degree from St. online system during the drop-add period – up to the Norbert College though all majors and minors end of the fourth day of fall and spring semesters and completed appear on the transcript. The primary up to the end of the second day of J-Term and major of the student will determine