Ave Maria University Catalogue 2013-2014 5050 Ave Maria Blvd. Ave Maria, Florida 34142 Telephone: (239) 280-2500 www.avemaria.edu July 2013 Ave Maria University All Rights Reserved Volume XI, Number I 2 3 WELCOME TO AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY As the new President of Ave Maria University, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to one of America’s youngest and most dynamic institutions of higher education. Launched a decade ago in Ypsilanti, Michigan as Ave Maria College by its founder, Chancellor Thomas S. Monaghan, the institution’s vision was to start as a liberal arts college and evolve into a comprehensive university. This new and evolving collegiate institution was to o er baccalaureate and graduate degrees in a broad spectrum of disciplines, feature pre-professional and professional specializations, focus on teaching and research, and faithfully serve the Magisterium of the Church. Today, Ave Maria University features small classes, is academically rigorous, and provides students with the tools they need to become critical thinkers, competent writers, and lovers of learning. These initiatives are the responsibility of a well-qualifi ed and dedicated faculty, 94 percent of whom possess earned doctorates in their chosen academic disciplines. The University currently o ers 23 majors, including programs in business administration and psychology, as well as pre-professional programs in medicine and law. The University’s Core Curriculum is one of the strongest in America. Recent graduates have been admi ed to major law and medical schools and other graduate programs of distinction. In spite of our young history, an Ave Maria education has been a spring board for many to promising careers and vocations. A number of our graduates have entered the seminary or religious life, while others have been called to married life – o en with a fellow Ave classmate! We believe that university life should provide an environment where young men and women can mature into responsible adults who celebrate their faith in Jesus Christ and apply their knowledge to the challenges of the 21st century. While a endance at Mass on Sunday is not mandatory, it is expected, and the moral climate in our dorms allows our students to maintain the values instilled in them by their parents. This will be my second year as the new President of Ave Maria University. My wife and fi ve children moved with me to beautiful, sunny Southwest Florida to be a part of this University’s future because we believe its mission is vitally important. It is clear to me that what our founder, Tom Monaghan, envisioned is coming to fruition, and that the Lord is honoring His Holy Mother by blessing us with a record enrollment this fall. Put simply, Ave Maria is unique, a ordable, and authentic. In October 2012, The Most Revenend Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of Venice, formally recognized Ave Maria University as an o cial Catholic university. I hope you will enjoy reading about Ave Maria University and visiting our website at www.avemaria.edu. If possible, I invite you to visit our beautiful campus, one of America’s newest and most modern, and see for yourself why Ave Maria is a racting some of the country’s fi nest scholars and students. If you are a student using this Catalogue as a tool and guide, I wish you every success and invite you to seek further assistance from our well-qualifi ed and student-oriented sta and faculty. With kindest regards, H. James Towey President 5 Table of Contents Academic Calendar 2013-2014 6 I. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 7 Mission Statement, History and Catholic Identity 7 Library & Technological Learning Services 1 2 II. ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 1 3 III. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 22 Student Financial Aid Programs 23 IV. STUDENT LIFE 36 V. PHILOSOPHY OF THE CURRICULUM 45 VI. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS & COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 49 Core Curriculum, Student Learning Goals and Outcomes, and Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements 49 Academic Policies 53 Honors Program 6 1 Academic Honor Code 63 Undergraduate Majors, Minors, and Course Descriptions 69 VII. GRADUATE PROGRAMS & COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 175 M.A. in Theology 176 Ph.D. in Theology 179 Institute for Pastoral Theology: Master of Theological Studies 192 VIII. DIRECTORIES 209 IX. INDEX 222 6 Academic Calendar 2013-2014 Fall Term 2013 Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 Thursday-Sunday New Student Orientation Sept. 2 Monday Academic Year Begins – First Day of Classes Labor Day – Classes in Session Sept. 6 Friday Fall Formal Academic Convocation Sept. 9 Monday Last Day to Add Courses Sept. 16 Monday Last Day to Drop Courses Sept. 17 Tuesday Constitution Day Observed – Classes in Session Oct. 14 Monday Provisional Grade Reports Due Oct. 24-27 Thursday-Sunday Fall Term Break – No Classes Nov. 1 Friday All Saints Day – No Classes Nov. 6-22 Wednesday-Friday Advising and Registration Period Nov. 18 Monday Last Day to Withdraw from Courses with a “W” Nov. 28 - Dec. 1 Thursday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break – School Closed Dec. 9 Monday Immaculate Conception – No Classes Dec. 13 Friday Last Day of Classes Dec. 14-20 Saturday-Friday FINAL EXAMS Dec. 23 Monday Grade Reports Due Spring Term 2014 Jan. 10-11 Friday-Saturday New Student Orientation Jan. 13 Monday First Day of Classes Jan. 20 Monday Last Day to Add Courses Jan. 22 Wednesday Last Day to Drop Courses Jan. 22 Wednesday March for Life – Classes in Session Feb. 18 Monday Provisional Grade Reports Due March 2-10 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break – No Classes March 13-27 Wednesday-Wed. Advising and Registration Period March 28-April 1 Thursday-Monday Easter Break – No Classes April 1 Monday Classes resume at 5:30pm on Easter Monday April 8 Monday Feast of the Annunciation – Classes in Session April 8 Monday Last Day to Withdraw from Courses with a “W” April 25 Thursday Last Day of Classes April 26 Friday Examination Reading Day – No Classes April 27-May 2 Saturday-Thursday FINAL EXAMS May 4 Saturday Commencement May 6 Monday Grade Reports Due Summer Term 2014 May 7 Tuesday First Day of Summer Term May 10 Friday Last Day to Add Courses May 14 Tuesday Last Day to Drop Courses May 24 Friday Provisional Grade Reports Due May 27 Monday Memorial Day – School Closed June 17 Monday Last Day to Withdraw from Courses with a “W” June 26 Wednesday Last Day of Classes June 27-28 Thursday-Friday FINAL EXAMS July 1 Monday Grade Reports Due 7 I. Introduction and General Information The University is a place of concourse, whither students come from every quarter for every kind of knowledge. ... It is a place where inquiry is pushed forward, and discoveries verifi ed and perfected, and rashness rendered innocuous, and error exposed, by the collision of mind with mind, and knowledge with knowledge. —John Henry Cardinal Newman, The Idea of a University Ave Maria University Mission Statement Founded in fi delity to Christ and His Church in response to the call of Vatican II for greater lay witness in contemporary society, Ave Maria University exists to further teaching, research, and learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the abiding tradition of Catholic thought in both national and international se ings. The University takes as its mission the sponsorship of a liberal arts education curriculum dedicated, as articulated in the apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, to the advancement of human culture, the promotion of dialogue between faith and reason, the formation of men and women in the intellectual and moral virtues of the Catholic faith, and to the development of professional and pre-professional programs in response to local and societal needs. As an institution commi ed to Catholic principles, the University recognizes the importance of creating and maintaining an environment in which faith informs the life of the community and takes expression in all its programs. The University recognizes the central and indispensable role of the Ordinary of the Diocese of Venice in promoting and assisting in the preservation and strengthening of the University’s Catholic identity. Catholic Identity and History Ave Maria University is a Catholic liberal arts-based institution of higher education devoted to the education of the whole person, a dynamic process that engages students in both the pursuit of academic excellence and a deep exploration of Catholic faith and culture. The essential mission of the University is the development of a Christ-centered scholar prepared for lifelong learning, professional career, or pursuit of further graduate education. In 1998, Ave Maria Institute was founded as a two-year institute of Catholic higher education with the encouragement and support of Bishop Carl F. Mengeling of the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan. A er it began in September 1998 with 40 students, Ave Maria Institute quickly grew and developed an ambitious and far-reaching plan for development. In 1999, it acquired a branch campus in Nicaragua. In the year 2000, Ave Maria College was pre-accredited by the American Academy for Liberal Arts Education and approved by the State of Michigan as a four-year, degree-granting educational institution o ering the Bachelor of Philosophy degree. The Ave Maria College graduated its fi rst class in Spring 2002. The College received candidacy from the North Central Association in the Spring of 2003. Originally conceived as a Michigan development, the wisdom of establishing a Florida entity as the foundation for the University became increasingly clear. Thus, an interim campus of 9 Ave Maria University was established at the Greenfi eld Commons property, 1025 Commons Circle, in Naples, Florida. This campus was located on seven acres and contained two four-story mid-rise, condominium style residence halls; a two-story men’s residence hall, indoor-outdoor recreational facilities, classrooms, academic laboratories, a multipurpose facility (bookstore, chapel-auditorium, visitors center, library, classrooms, and o ces), an adoration chapel, a dining facility, o ces for faculty and administrative personnel, and faculty residences.