Dominican College Catalog 2017-2018
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DOMINICAN COLLEGE CATALOG 2017-2018 470 Western Highway • Orangeburg, N.Y. 10962 • (845) 359-7800 • www.dc.edu Dominican College is an independent, 4-year college for men and women that offers graduate programs. Documentation of accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Board of Regents of the University of The State of New York is available in the Office of the President. Dominican College does not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, color, age, sex, creed, national origin, or physical limitation. Note: The programs, requirements, tuition and fees set forth in this bulletin are necessarily subject to change without notice at any time. Table of Contents Academic Calendars ......................................................................... 3 History Minor .................................................................................. 50 Dominican College: An Overview ................................................... 7 Humanities ...................................................................................... 51 Student Life .................................................................................... 11 Liberal Arts Concentrations with the B.S in Education ................... 53 Admissions ..................................................................................... 14 Management .................................................................................... 54 Financial Aid .................................................................................. 17 Mathematics .................................................................................... 60 Academic Information and Policies ................................................ 21 Nursing ............................................................................................ 62 Inventory of Registered Programs .................................................. 30 Occupational Therapy (Pre-Professional) ....................................... 66 Sequence of Study .......................................................................... 31 Philosophy Minor ............................................................................ 66 Undergraduate Curricula and Courses of Instruction ...................... 32 Psychology ...................................................................................... 66 General Education Curriculum ....................................................... 32 Psychology Minor ........................................................................... 67 Undergraduate Major and Minor Programs .................................... 35 Religious Studies Minor .................................................................. 68 Accounting ..................................................................................... 35 Social Sciences ................................................................................ 68 Art Minor ........................................................................................ 37 Social Work..................................................................................... 70 Athletic Training ............................................................................ 38 Spanish ............................................................................................ 71 Biology ........................................................................................... 40 Teacher Education ........................................................................... 71 Biology Minor ................................................................................ 41 Undergraduate Course Offerings ..................................................... 77 Chemistry Minor ............................................................................ 41 Graduate Programs ........................................................................ 120 Communication Studies Major ....................................................... 42 Master’s in Business Administration ............................................. 121 Communication Studies Minor ....................................................... 42 Graduate Programs in Nursing ...................................................... 126 Computer Information Systems ...................................................... 43 Graduate Program in Occupational Therapy ................................. 133 Criminal Justice .............................................................................. 44 Entry Level Doctor of Physical Therapy Program ........................ 138 Criminal Justice Minor ................................................................... 46 Graduate Program in Teacher Education…………………………146 Economics Minor ........................................................................... 46 Tuition and Fees…………………………………………………..160 English ............................................................................................ 47 Board of Trustees…………………………………………………164 English Minor ................................................................................. 48 Administration……………………………………………………166 Ethnic Diversity Studies Minor ...................................................... 49 Full-time Faculty ........................................................................... 170 Gender Studies Minor ..................................................................... 49 Part-time Faculty ........................................................................... 174 History ............................................................................................ 49 Directions ...................................................................................... 194 Academic Calendars Academic Calendar 2017-2018 FALL TERM 2017 Aug. 21 (Mon) COLLEGE CONFERENCE/Division Meetings Aug. 22-23 (Tues-Wed) Fall Semester Advisement/Testing/Registration Aug. 24 (Thurs) FACULTY CONFERENCE Aug. 24-26 (Thu-Sat)* Freshman Orientation (Day/Evening Students) Aug. 25 (Fri) Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Fall Trimester begins OT, PT, and Undergraduate Weekend Fall Trimesters begin Aug. 25 (Fri) Freshman Convocation (Day/Evening Students) Aug. 26 (Sat) Graduate Education Quarter I/V begins Aug. 28 (Mon) Fall Semester begins Aug. 28-31 (Mon-Thu) Late Registration & Drop/Add for Fall Semester Sept. 4 (Mon) Labor Day—COLLEGE CLOSED Sept. 5 (Tues) Dominican College Online/RN-to-BSN/MBA Session I begins Sept. 9 (Sat) Weekend ABSN Fall Trimester begins Oct. 31 (Tues) Dominican College Online/ RN-to-BSN/MBA Session II begins Nov. 4 (Sat) Graduate Education Quarter II/VI begins Nov. 6 (Mon) Last day for withdrawal from Fall Semester classes Nov. 7 (Tues) Election Day—CLASSES SUSPENDED Nov. 13 (Mon.) HONORS CONVOCATION Nov. 17 (Fri) Last day for January graduates to file a "Candidate for Degree" form Nov. 22-Nov. 26 (Wed-Sun) Thanksgiving Recess—COLLEGE CLOSED Dec. 11-15 (Mon-Fri) Final examination week, Fall semester Dec. 22-Jan. 1 (Fri-Mon) COLLEGE CLOSED WINTERSESSION 2018 Jan. 2-Jan. 12 (Tues-Fri) Wintersession Classes SPRING TERM 2018 Jan. 2 (Tues) Dominican College Online/RN-to-BSN/MBA Session III begins Jan. 3 (Wed) Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Spring Trimester begins Jan. 5 (Fri) OT, PT and Undergraduate Weekend Spring Trimesters begin Jan. 6 (Sat) Weekend ABSN Spring Trimester Begins Jan. 10 (Wed) Spring Semester Registration Jan. 11 (Thurs) COLLEGE CONFERENCE Jan. 15 (Mon) Martin Luther King Day—COLLEGE CLOSED Jan. 16 (Tues) Residence Halls Open for Returning Students Jan. 17 (Wed) Spring Semester begins Jan. 17, 18, 22, 23 Late Registration & Drop/Add for Spring Semester (Wed-Thurs, Mon-Tues) Jan. 20 (Sat) Graduate Education Quarter III/VII begins Jan. 26 (Fri) Last day for May /August graduates to file a "Candidate for Degree" form Feb. 26-Mar. 2 (Mon-Fri) SPRING BREAK—UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES SUSPENDED Feb. 27 (Tues) Dominican College Online/RN-to-BSN/MBA Session IV begins Mar. 28 (Wed) Classes follow Monday schedule Mar. 29- Apr. 2 (Thurs-Mon) RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS—CLASSES SUSPENDED/COLLEGE CLOSED Apr. 5 (Thurs) Last day for withdrawal from Spring Semester classes May 7-11 (Mon-Fri) Final examination week, Spring Semester May 14-18 (Mon-Fri) Pre-Commencement Activities May 16 (Wed) SERVICE RECOGNITION CEREMONY May 19 (Sat) GRADUATION MASS and BACCALAUREATE AWARDS CEREMONY May 20 (Sun) COMMENCEMENT SUMMER TERM 2018 Apr. 7 (Sat) Graduate Education Quarter IV begins May 1 (Tues) Dominican College Online/RN-to-BSN/MBA Session V begins May 11 (Fri) OT, PT (Years 2, 3, and 4) and Undergraduate Weekend Summer Trimesters begin May 5 (Sat) Weekend ABSN Summer Trimester begins May 28 (Mon) Memorial Day—COLLEGE CLOSED May 29 (Tues) ABSN Academic Year Begins May 30-June 14 (Wed-Thur) Day/Evening Summer Session I June 1 (Fri) PT (Year 1) Summer Trimester begins June 18-July 24 Day/Evening Summer Session II June 26 (Tues) Dominican College Online/ RN-to-BSN/MBA Session VI begins July 4 (Wed) Independence Day—COLLEGE CLOSED Alternative Undergraduate Delivery Systems and Graduate Programs, 2017-2018 ACCELERATED B.S.N., 2017-2018: Summer Trimester I: May 30 – August 18, 2017 Fall Trimester II: August 25 – December 21, 2017 Spring Trimester III: January 3-April 17, 2018 WEEKEND ACCELERATED B.S.N., 2017-2018: Fall 2017 Trimester Spring 2018 Trimester Summer 2018 Trimester Sept. 9, 10 Jan. 6, 7 May 5, 6 Sept. 16, 17 Jan. 20, 21 May 12, 13 Sept. 23, 24 Jan. 27, 28 May 19, 20 Sept. 30, Oct. 1 Feb. 3, 4 June 2, 3 Oct. 14, 15 Feb. 10, 11 June 9, 10 Oct. 21, 22