Qualifications..................................................................34 Financial Aid.................................................................. 34 Study Abroad Opportunities...........................................34 Student Success Program (SSP)...................................35 Table of Contents Center for Accessibility Resources.............................. 36 About Saint Xavier University......................................... 7 Counseling Center.......................................................... 37 University Mission Statement..........................................8 Board of Trustees........................................................... 38 University Core Values.....................................................9 Trustee Emeriti...............................................................38 University History........................................................... 10 Administration................................................................. 39 Vision of Our Catholic and Mercy Identity....................11 President's Office...........................................................39 The Sisters of Mercy...................................................... 12 Academic Affairs............................................................39 A Brief History................................................................12 Athletics..........................................................................40 University Celebrations of Mercy...................................12 Business and Finance Operations.................................40 University Seal................................................................ 14 Enrollment Management, Student Development and SXU Philosophy Statement............................................15 Student Success............................................................41 Saint Xavier University Campus....................................16 Institutional Research.................................................... 43 Degrees Awarded............................................................17 Mission and Heritage.....................................................43 Accreditation and Memberships....................................18 University Advancement................................................ 43 Accreditation.................................................................. 18 University Relations....................................................... 43 Memberships..................................................................18 Faculty..............................................................................44 Access to Student Information......................................19 Faculty Emeriti............................................................... 48 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 Academic Calendar.........................................................51 (FERPA).........................................................................19 Fall Semester 2020-21 (2020F).....................................51 Authorization to Withhold Directory Information.............19 Spring Semester 2020-21 (2021S)................................51 Athletics and Recreation................................................20 Summer 2020-21 (2021U)............................................. 52 Policy Statement on University-Sponsored Student Refund and Withdrawal Information.............................. 52 Surveys............................................................................ 21 First-Year Programs........................................................54 Bookstore.........................................................................22 Via.................................................................................. 54 SXU Campus Bookstore Hours..................................... 22 Cougar Trax...................................................................54 Rental Textbooks...........................................................22 Welcome Week..............................................................54 Return Policy................................................................. 22 Transitions......................................................................54 Ordering Textbooks and Merchandise Online............... 22 Admission........................................................................ 55 Learning Center/Writing Studio.....................................23 Undergraduate Admission............................................. 55 Peer Academic Tutoring................................................ 23 Undergraduate Student Admission...............................56 Writing Studio................................................................ 23 Freshman Student Admission....................................... 57 Supplemental Instruction (SI)........................................ 23 Most Majors................................................................... 57 Learning Assistants (LA)................................................23 Education....................................................................... 57 Additional Resources.....................................................23 Nursing...........................................................................57 Contact Information........................................................24 Freshman Student Application Procedure................... 59 Transfer Student Services Center................................. 25 Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Campus Life.....................................................................26 (IB) and Seal of Biliteracy.............................................. 60 Public Safety/Campus Police.........................................27 International Baccalaureate........................................... 61 The Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library........28 Illinois Seal of Biliteracy.................................................64 Holiday Closings............................................................ 28 Transfer Student Admission..........................................65 Library Hours................................................................. 28 Non-Nursing Majors.......................................................65 Campus Ministry............................................................. 29 Communication Sciences and Disorders.......................65 Information Technology (IT).......................................... 30 Education Majors........................................................... 65 Mission........................................................................... 30 Nursing (Traditional BSN) Majors..................................65 Self-Service....................................................................30 Nursing (Accelerated-BSN) Majors................................66 Email.............................................................................. 30 Additional Information for Nursing Applicants................ 66 Software, Internet and Printer Access........................... 30 Transfer Credit................................................................ 68 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Hub - Schedule...................................................... 30 Degree Completion Admission......................................69 Residence Life.................................................................31 Veteran Admission Process.......................................... 70 Center for SUCCESS...................................................... 32 Undergraduate Veteran Student Express Application Academic Advising.........................................................32 Process.......................................................................... 70 Career Services............................................................. 32 Former Saint Xavier University Student Student Media..................................................................33 Readmission.................................................................... 71 Center for International Education................................34 Students Returning After One Semester....................... 71 Saint Xavier University Credit........................................34 Students Returning After More Than One Semester..... 71 2 Students on Academic and/or Financial Aid Dean's List/Honorable Mention................................... 105 Probation........................................................................71 Drop-Add/Withdrawal Policies.....................................106 Amnesty Policy.............................................................. 71 Equivalency Testing..................................................... 107 Dismissed Students....................................................... 71 Grading Policy...............................................................108 International Student Admission...................................72 Grade Reports............................................................. 108 Special Categories of Attendance.................................73 The Grading System....................................................108 Unclassified Admission.................................................. 73 Pass/Fail Grading........................................................ 108 Student-at-Large............................................................ 73 Incomplete Grades.......................................................109