MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY 2016 – 2017 Catalog UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE Published July 1, 2016 CATALOG.MARYLHURST.EDU The Marylhurst University catalog is the university's official source of information about courses, degree requirements and academic policies. To navigate the catalog, use the links at the left. Catalog Content Subject to Change This publication is certified as true and correct in content and policy as of the date of publication. The university, however, reserves the right to make changes of any nature in programs, calendar or academic schedules whenever these are deemed necessary or desirable. This page intentionally blank Table of Contents PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ........................................................................................................................... 1 ABOUT MARYLHURST ......................................................................................................................................... 2 ACADEMIC CALENDAR: 2016-2017 .................................................................................................................... 4 ACADEMIC POLICIES ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Academic Honesty ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Academic Overload ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Course Completion ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Dropping a Course ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Grade Change ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Incomplete Grade .............................................................................................................................................. 6 In-Progress Grade ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Petition for Exception to University Policy ......................................................................................................... 6 Repeating a Course ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Satisfactory Academic Progress ........................................................................................................................ 7 Satisfactory Progress for Financial Aid .............................................................................................................. 8 Student Grievance Policy .................................................................................................................................. 8 Withdrawal from a Course ................................................................................................................................. 8 Withdrawal from the University .......................................................................................................................... 8 ADMISSIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Undergraduate Admissions ............................................................................................................................... 9 Graduate Admissions ...................................................................................................................................... 15 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 19 Graduation Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees ................................................................................... 19 Graduation Requirements for Graduate Degrees ............................................................................................ 21 Applying to Graduate ....................................................................................................................................... 21 REGISTRATION & RECORDS ............................................................................................................................ 23 Classification of Undergraduate Students ....................................................................................................... 23 Course Numbering System.............................................................................................................................. 23 Credit-Hour Definition ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Full-Time/Part-Time Status .............................................................................................................................. 23 Grading System ............................................................................................................................................... 24 Registration ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Student Rights Under FERPA ......................................................................................................................... 27 Transcripts ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 Transfer Coursework ....................................................................................................................................... 29 TUITION & FEES .................................................................................................................................................. 30 STUDENT SERVICES .......................................................................................................................................... 33 DEPARTMENTS & SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................................ 36 Counseling & Creative Therapies ............................................................................................................... 36 Education ................................................................................................................................................... 37 Interdisciplinary & Applied Liberal Arts ....................................................................................................... 38 Literature & Art ........................................................................................................................................... 38 School of Business ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Marylhurst Core .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Career Services ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Center for Experiential Learning & Assessment ......................................................................................... 45 i PROGRAMS OF STUDY ......................................................................................................................................47 Undergraduate Majors .....................................................................................................................................47 Art, B.A. ....................................................................................................................................................47 Art, B.F.A. .................................................................................................................................................48 Business & Leadership, B.S. ....................................................................................................................50 Business Management, B.S. or B.A.S. .....................................................................................................51 Communication, B.A. ................................................................................................................................53 Culture & Media Studies, B.A. ..................................................................................................................55 English Literature & Writing, B.A. .............................................................................................................56 Human Studies, B.A. ................................................................................................................................60 Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A. or B.A.S. ....................................................................................................62 Interior Design, B.F.A. ..............................................................................................................................63