Table of Contents Antioch University Los Angeles General Catalog 2012-2013 ............................................................................................................................................. 5 About Antioch University ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Statement on Antioch University's Policy of Freedom of Inquiry and of Academic Freedom ...................................................................................... 6 Governance ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Administration and Leadership ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Antioch University Los Angeles ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Educational Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Departments and Offices .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Accreditation and Licensure .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 General Admissions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Special Admission Issues ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 International Student Admission ................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 General Application Process ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Admission Decisions ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Undergraduate Program Admissions ................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Program .................................................................................................................................. 18 Graduate Program Admissions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Admission to the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (MAP) and Psychology (MPIC) Programs ........................................................................... 21 Admission to the Master of Arts in Non-Profit Management (MNM) .......................................................................................................................... 21 Admission to the Master of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM) Program .................................................................................................. 21 Admission to the Master of Arts in Education and Teacher Credentialing (MAETC) Program .................................................................................. 22 Admission to the Master of Arts in Education, Leadership and Change (MAEx) Program ........................................................................................ 22 Admission to the Master of Arts in Urban Sustainability (USMA) and Urban Sustainability Certificate Programs ...................................................... 23 Admission to the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) Program ................................................................................................................ 23 Certificate/Non-Degree Program Admissions .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Admission to the Post MFA Certificate in Teaching of Creative Writing Program ..................................................................................................... 25 Admission to the Certificate in LGBT Affirmative Psychology Program ..................................................................................................................... 25 Admission to the Certificate in Conflict and Non Conflict Related Trauma Studies ................................................................................................... 26 Admission to the Certificate in Applied Community Psychology Program ................................................................................................................. 26 Financial Aid ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Financial Aid Eligibility ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Financial Aid Policies and Processes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy and Process ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Student Accounts ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Tuition and Fees ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Tuition Refund Policy .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Policies, Regulations and Procedures ............................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Academic Policies and Procedures ............................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Forms of Probation and Their Consequences ............................................................................................................................................................ 46 Student Conduct ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Student Status ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 50 Transfer Credit Policy ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 52 University Policies, Regulations and Procedures ....................................................................................................................................................... 54 Children on Campus ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Discrimination Action and Discipline Procedure .................................................................................................................................................