2018-19 Graduate Catalog
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Graduate Catalog 2018–19 Page 1 of 148 Table of Contents Contents President’s Message ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Academic Calendar .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Fall Semester of 2018 – 15-Week Term .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Fall Semester of 2018 Graduate Programs Two 8-Week Terms .............................................................................................................................. 7 Winter 2018 – 2019 – Accelerated (4 Week) Term .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Spring Semester 2019 – 15-Week Term .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Spring Semester 2019 Graduate Programs Two 8-Week Term ............................................................................................................................... 9 Summer Sessions 2019 One 12-Week Term; Two 6-Week Terms ........................................................................................................................ 10 The University .................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 A Brief History ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 University Presidents.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 General Information ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12 The Mission of Cabrini University............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Goals ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Statement of Catholic Identity ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Charter of Core Values ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Equal Employment Policy / Educational Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy.................................................................................................. 13 Right to Modify ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Accreditation .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Memberships ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Policy on Student Consumerism ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Student Privacy Rights ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Nondiscrimination Policy ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 The Student Body .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) .................................... 16 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)............................................................................................................................................. 16 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Acceptable-Use Policy ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 The Campus ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 University Facilities ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Academic Support Services ................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Graduate Admission .......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Graduate Study Eligibility ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Application Procedures .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Admission Decisions .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Graduate Studies Program Requirements .............................................................................................................................................................. 33 Page 2 of 148 International Students ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Veterans ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Accelerated 4+1 Degree Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Transfer of Graduate Credits .................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Non-Degree / Visiting Graduate Students ............................................................................................................................................................... 36 Continuous Enrollment Policy ................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Minimum Enrollment for Degree-Seeking Students ................................................................................................................................................. 37 Leave of Absence and Voluntary Withdrawal .......................................................................................................................................................... 37 Professional-Enrichment Graduate Students .......................................................................................................................................................... 38 Course Waivers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................