2012/2013 Graduate Catalog Lindenwood University•Saint Charles, Missouri Founded 1827 LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CATALOG 2012-2013 The Lindenwood Mission Statement Lindenwood University offers values-centered programs leading to the development of the whole person—an educated, responsible citizen of a global community. Lindenwood is committed to Providing an integrative liberal arts curriculum, Offering professional and pre-professional degree programs, Focusing on the talents, interests, and future of the student, Supporting academic freedom and the unrestricted search for truth, Affording cultural enrichment to the surrounding community, Promoting ethical lifestyles, Developing adaptive thinking and problem-solving skills, Furthering lifelong learning. Lindenwood is an independent, public-serving liberal arts university that has a historical relationship with the Presbyterian Church and is firmly rooted in Judeo-Christian values. These values include belief in an ordered, purposeful universe, the dignity of work, the worth and integrity of the individual, the obligations and privileges of citizenship, and the primacy of the truth. Lindenwood Graduate Catalog 2012-2013 · 1 Graduate Degrees and Programs School of American Studies Education—Education, interpretation emphasis, MA School of Business & Business—Finance, MS Entrepreneurship Business—Management, MA (Marshall Mo. only) Business—Marketing, MS Business—Master of Business Administration, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, accounting emphasis, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, entrepreneurial studies emphasis, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, finance emphasis, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, human resource management emphasis, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, international business emphasis, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, management emphasis, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, marketing emphasis, MBA Business—Master of Business Administration, supply chain management emphasis, MBA Business—Sport Management, MA School of Communications Communications—Communications, MA Communications—Communications, broadcast emphasis, MA Communications—Communications, communications studies emphasis, MA Communications—Communications, interactive media and web design emphasis, MA Communications—Communications, journalism emphasis, MA School of Education Education—Counseling, professional counseling track, MA Education—Counseling, school counseling track, MA Education—Education, autism spectrum disorders emphasis K-12, MA Education—Education, character education emphasis, MA Education—Education, early interventions in autism and sensory impairment emphasis, MA Education—Education, educational technology emphasis, MA Education—Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) emphasis, MA Education—Education, gifted education emphasis, MA Education—Education, interpretation emphasis, MA Education—Education, library media certification, MA Education—Education, mathematics specialist K-5, MA Education—Education, special education emphasis K-12, MA Education—Education, special reading emphasis K-12, MA Education—Educational Administration, Ed.S, Ed.D. Education—Human Performance, MS Education—Instructional Leadership, mathematics education specialist-elementary K-5, Ed.S. Education—Instructional Leadership, andragogy emphasis, Ed.D. Education—Instructional Leadership, higher education emphasis, Ed.D. Education—Instructional Leadership, literacy education K-12, Ed.S. Education—Instructional Leadership, PK-12 education emphasis, Ed.S., Ed.D. Education—School Administration, MA, Ed.S. Education—School Psychological Examiner Certificate Education—Teaching, early childhood education certification preparation, MAT Education—Teaching, early childhood special education certification preparation, MAT Education—Teaching, elementary education certification preparation, MAT Education—Teaching, middle school education certification preparation, MAT Education—Teaching, secondary education certification preparation, MAT School of Fine and Fine Arts—Arts Management, MA Performing Arts Fine Arts—Fashion Design, MA, MFA Fine Arts—Studio Art, MA Fine Arts—Studio Art, MFA Fine Arts—Theatre, MA Fine Arts—Theatre, MFA School of Human Services Human Services—Public Administration, MPA Nonprofit Administration, MA School of Humanities Humanities—Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MA Lindenwood Graduate Catalog 2012-2013 · 2 Table of Contents Graduate Academic Programs ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Academic Calendars .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Lindenwood University History.......................................................................................................................................... 8 Additional Campus ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Student Resources and Services ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Butler Library ................................................................................................................................................................... 10 The Writing Center ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 The Student Counseling and Resource Center .................................................................................................................. 10 Student Health Center ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Lionmail ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Campus Accessibility for Students with Disabilities ........................................................................................................ 11 Campus Policies .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Admission, Application, and Fees & Financial Assistance ....................................................................................................... 12 Graduate Admissions ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Application Procedures ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident Application .................................................................................................................. 12 International Citizen Application ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Fees and Payments ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Financial Assistance .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Federal Financial Aid ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 Academic Policies ................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Academic Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Academic Load and Enrollment Requirements ................................................................................................................ 19 Academic Standards .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Maintaining Good Academic Standing ............................................................................................................................. 19 Failure to Maintain Good Academic Standing .................................................................................................................. 19 Academic Probation .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Dismissal ..........................................................................................................................................................................