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2021 UNIVERSITY CATALOG Volume 21-22, No. 1 • July 2021 with October Addendum 2021 University Catalog Volume 21-22, No. 1 July 2021 with October Addendum Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Division of Arts and Sciences School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration School of Nursing and Health Sciences School of Public Service and Education School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Capella Tower 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor Minneapolis, MN 55402 TOLL-FREE 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552) FAX 612.977.5060 www.capella.edu © 2021 Capella University. All rights reserved. Volume 21-22 No. 1 with October Addendum 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552) Capella University 2 Table of Contents Welcome to Capella University . 7 Tuition and Fee Refunds . 141 A Message from the President ...................... .7 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS ..... .144 About Capella University ........................... .8 A Message from the Dean of the Division of Arts and University Mission Statement Sciences ...................................... .145 University Values Division of Arts and Sciences General Education Courses 146 Educational Philosophy Diversity and Inclusion Statement Undergraduate Concentrations .................... .153 Capella University History Accounting Institutional Accreditation Addictions Professional Accreditation Behavioral Health Affirmative Action Finance Ownership of University Forensic Psychology Academic Freedom Health Care Management Access to Learning Resources Human Resource Management Background Check Requirements Management and Leadership Capella’s Commitment to Learner Success Marketing Course Accommodations Project Management Degree Offerings School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Doctoral Candidate Badge Administration ................................. .174 External Requests Learner Complaints A Message from the Dean of Business, Technology, and Learner Contact Information Health Care Administration ....................... .174 Plagiarism and Content Matching Undergraduate—Business Academic Offerings ........ .183 Residencies Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Specializations Right to Change Requirements Accounting Special Topics Accounting CPA State Regulatory Information Accounting, FlexPath option Campus Centers Business Administration Social Media and Service Requests Business Administration, Transcripts FlexPath option Transferability of Capella University Credits Finance Computer Requirements Health Care Management Financial Aid Health Care Management, FlexPath option Governance Human Resource Management Learner Services Human Resource Management, FlexPath option Military Education Benefits Management and Leadership Offering Information Management and Leadership, FlexPath option Marketing University Policies................................ .51 Project Management Mission Statement and Education Philosophy ���������������������� 53 Project Management, FlexPath option Admission ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 55 Undergraduate Business Certificate Program Admission Components Accounting Addmission Requirements Graduate—Business Academic Offerings ............. .261 Maximum Time to Degree Completion �������������������������������� 77 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Management Academic Calendars �������������������������������������������������������������� 82 Specializations Course Registration . 86 General Business Management Academic Integrity and Honesty . 96 Accounting Academic Standing �������������������������������������������������������������� 101 Human Resource Management Academic Readiness ������������������������������������������������������������ 108 Information Technology Management Transfer Credit and Prior Learning Assessment ������������������ 112 Leadership Learner Code of Conduct ���������������������������������������������������� 118 Project Management Learner Grievance ���������������������������������������������������������������� 125 Strategy and Innovation Tuition and Fees ������������������������������������������������������������������ 130 Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Specializations Tuition and Fees Table Volume 21-22 No. 1 with October Addendum 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552) Capella University 3 General Management General Management, FlexPath option General Information Technology Organizational Leadership and Development General Information Technology, FlexPath option Organizational Leadership and Development, FlexPath Health Information Management option Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Strategy and Innovation Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, FlexPath option Strategy and Innovation, FlexPath option Software Development Master of Business Administration (MBA) Specializations Bachelor of Science (BS) in Self-Designed Information Technology Minors Self-Designed, FlexPath option Data Analytics Health Care Management Data Management Health Care Management, FlexPath option Network Technology: Cisco® Human Resource Management Network Technology: Microsoft® Human Resource Management, FlexPath option Graduate—Technology Academic Offerings........... .460 Project Management Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Project Management, FlexPath option Information Technology Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management Specializations General Human Resource Management General Information Technology General Human Resource Management, FlexPath option Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Health Care Project Management Health Care, FlexPath option Doctor of Information Technology (DIT) Specializations Business Graduate Certificate Programs General Information Technology Human Resource Management Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Undergraduate—Health Care Administration Project Management Academic Offerings ............................. .343 Master of Science (MS) in Analytics Bachelor of Science (BS) in Health Care Administration Master of Science (MS) in Information Assurance and Specializations Cybersecurity Specializations Health Information Management Digital Forensics Accelerated Master’s Pathway, BS in Health Care Health Care Security Administration/MHA option Network Defense Health Information Management, FlexPath option Master of Science (MS) in Information Technology Accelerated Master’s Pathway, BS in Health Care Specializations Administration/MHA option, FlexPath option General Information Technology Leadership Analytics Accelerated Master’s Pathway, BS in Health Care Cybersecurity Administration/MHA option Enterprise Networks and Cloud Computing Leadership, FlexPath option Project Management Accelerated Master’s Pathway, BS in Health Care School of Nursing and Health Sciences .............. .506 Administration/MHA option, FlexPath option A Message from the Interim Dean of Nursing and Health Graduate—Health Care Administration Sciences ...................................... .506 Academic Offerings ............................. .385 Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Specializations Undergraduate—Health Sciences Academic Offerings... .512 General Health Administration Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BS) Degree Program Health Care Leadership Accelerated Master’s Pathway, BS in Public Health Care Quality and Analytics Health/MPH option Health Policy and Advocacy Undergraduate—Department of Nursing Master of Health Administration (MHA) Specializations Academic Offerings ............................. .522 General Health Administration Bachelor of Science in General Health Administration, FlexPath option Nursing (BSN) Degree Program Health Care Informatics Accelerated Master’s Pathway, BSN/MSN option Health Care Informatics, FlexPath option Bachelor of Science in Health Care Leadership Nursing (BSN) Degree Program, FlexPath option Accelerated Master’s Pathway, BSN/MSN option, FlexPath Health Care Leadership, FlexPath option option Health Care Operations Graduate—Health Sciences Academic Offerings ....... .539 Undergraduate—Technology Academic Offerings ...... .416 Doctor of Public Health Bachelor of Science (BS) in (DrPH) Degree Program Information Technology Specializations Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree Program Volume 21-22 No. 1 with October Addendum 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552) Capella University 4 Graduate Certificate Program Special Education Teaching Public Health Instructional Design for Online Learning Graduate—Department of Nursing Training and Performance Improvement Academic Offerings ............................. .547 Master of Science (MS) in Education Innovation and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Technology Specializations Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), FlexPath Option General Educational Technology Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Specializations Master of Science (MS) in Higher Education Specializations Care Coordination Adult Education RN-to-MSN Care Coordination Higher Education Leadership and Administration Care Coordination, FlexPath option Integrative Studies RN-to-MSN Care Coordination, FlexPath option Human Services Academic Offerings ................ .732 Nursing Education Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human Services Specializations RN-to-MSN Nursing Education Multidisciplinary Human Services Nursing Education, FlexPath option Social and Community Services RN-to-MSN Nursing Education, FlexPath option Doctor of Human Services (DHS) Specialization Nursing Informatics Leadership and Organizational Management RN-to-MSN Nursing Informatics Master of Science (MS) in Human Services Specializations Nursing Informatics, FlexPath option Leadership and Organizational