MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY Graduate Bulletin 2018-2020 Table of Contents About Mount Mary University ....................................................................................................... 1 Mission ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Values ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Graduate Education at Mount Mary University .......................................................................... 2 Graduate Education Mission Statement ...................................................................................... 2 Graduate Division Vision ........................................................................................................... 3 Educational Philosophy .............................................................................................................. 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 4 About Mount Mary University ................................................................................................... 4 Accreditations ............................................................................................................................. 5 Affiliations .................................................................................................................................. 5 Facilities ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Graduate Programs...................................................................................................................... 6 ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDIES.................................................................................... 7 Application Requirements .......................................................................................................... 7 International Students ................................................................................................................. 7 Health Requirements for Students in Human Service Related Programs ................................... 8 Graduate Student Admission Status............................................................................................ 8 Graduate Special Student Status ................................................................................................. 9 Post-Masters Certification Student Status .................................................................................. 9 Doctorate of Art Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate Students ................................. 9 2018 – 2019 TUITION AND FEES ............................................................................................... 9 Tuition Reductions and Discounts ............................................................................................ 10 Payment of Tuition and Fees .................................................................................................... 10 Student Health Insurance .......................................................................................................... 11 Dropping Courses, Withdrawals and Refunds .......................................................................... 11 Nonpayment of Fees ................................................................................................................. 12 FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 13 The Application Process ........................................................................................................... 13 Student Consumer Information ................................................................................................. 13 Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy .................................................................................... 14 2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin -i- July 30, 2018 Scholarships and Grants ............................................................................................................ 14 Assistantships ............................................................................................................................ 14 ACADEMIC POLICIES ............................................................................................................... 14 Classification of Full-time and Part-time Students ................................................................... 14 Definition of Student Credit Load per Semester for Accelerated Students .............................. 14 Course Load .............................................................................................................................. 15 Transfer Credit .......................................................................................................................... 15 Reserved Credit ......................................................................................................................... 15 Fieldwork for Accredited Academic Programs .................................................................. 15 Paid and Unpaid Internships for Non-Accredited Academic Programs ................................... 16 Study Abroad ............................................................................................................................ 16 Dropping Courses ..................................................................................................................... 16 Stopping Out ............................................................................................................................. 16 Withdrawing from the University ............................................................................................. 16 Returning after Withdrawing from the University .................................................................... 17 Incomplete................................................................................................................................. 17 Grading System ......................................................................................................................... 17 Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy ................................................................................... 18 Procedure for Violations of Academic Integrity ....................................................................... 19 Grade and Other Academic Appeals ......................................................................................... 20 Academic Probation, Warning, and Dismissal ......................................................................... 22 Probationary Status Removed ................................................................................................... 22 Reinstatement after Dismissal................................................................................................... 22 Cancellation of Classes ............................................................................................................. 22 Degree Completion Requirements ............................................................................................ 23 Time Limit ................................................................................................................................ 23 Research .................................................................................................................................... 23 Culminating Experience ............................................................................................................ 23 Continuing Registration Requirement ...................................................................................... 23 Satisfactory Progress ................................................................................................................. 23 Graduation Requirements ......................................................................................................... 23 Catalog of Graduation Requirements ........................................................................................ 24 Transcripts................................................................................................................................. 24 State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) ............................................................... 24 2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin -ii- July 30, 2018 STUDENT INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 24 Student Rights and Responsibilities.......................................................................................... 24 Student Rights’ Grievance Procedure ....................................................................................... 25 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) ............................................... 25 The Jeanne Cleary Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act .................................... 25 Americans with Disabilities Act ............................................................................................... 26 Student Complaints ..................................................................................................................