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Academic Bulletin 2001-2002 Graduate Catalog Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/lasalleuniversit823unse Graduate Bulletin 2001-2002 La Salle University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 9 141 215/951-1100 Table of Contents Academic Policies and PrcKedures La Salle University and Graduate Studies Mission Statements 4 Standards for Graduate Education 5 Academic Policy 5 Student Responsibilities 7 Registration for Courses 7 Student Rights and Grievance Procedure 8 Student Services Tuition, Fees, and Payment Options 10 Financial Assistance 10 Bucks County Center 11 Library Services 11 Computing/Technology-Based Learning Facilities 12 Career Services 12 IS Master of Business Administration 16 Accounting 20 Business Administration 20 Economics 21 Finance 21 Health Care Administration 22 Management 22 Management Information Systems 24 Marketing 25 Executive MBA for Science and Technology 26 Master of Science in Global Management of Technology 29 Master of Arts in Bilingual/Bicultural Studies 32 Master of Arts in Central and Eastern European Studies 35 Master of Arts in Clinical-Counseling Psychology 38 Master of Science in Computer Information Science 44 Master of Arts in Education 51 Elementary/Special Education 53 Secondary Education :.54 Master of Science in Information Technology Leadership 57 Master of Arts in Professional Communication 62 Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Pastoral Ministry, Liturgical Practice 65 Master of Science in Nursing 71 Adult Health 73 Family Health 75 Nursing Anesthesia 76 Public Health 77 MSN/MBA 78 Speech-Language-Hearing Science 80 Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology 84 Post-Baccaloureate Certificate Programs 9 i Administration 92 Faculty 95 Important Phone Numbers 99 La Salle University does notdiscriminate Council on Social Work Education, 1600 Under the provisions of the Rights and against any applicant because of race, color, Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, Privacy Act, currently enrolled students may religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual (703)683-8080 withhold disclosure of such information. orientation, marital status, or handicap or To prevent disclosure, written notification Member of: Council of Academic disability which does not interfere with must be received by the Office of the Programs in Communication Sciences and performance of essential job functions after Registrar by October 1st in the Fall Disorders, American Council on reasonable accommodation, if any. Semester and February 15th in the Spring Education, Association of American Admission is based upon an applicant's Semester. The University will honor each Colleges, National Collegiate Honors qualifications and ability to meet the request to withhold any of the categories Council, American Assembly of Collegiate established requirements for admission and of information listed above but cannot Schools of Business, College Entrance for specific programs. This commitment assume responsibility to contact a student Examination Board, American Association extends to participation in all educational for subsequent permission to release them. of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions programs and activities of the University. Decisions about withholding any informa- Officers, Association of College tion should be made very carefully. Should Admissions Counselors, National Catholic a student decide to inform the institution Educational Association, College and ACCREDITATION not to release any information, any future University Council of Pennsylvania, AND MEMBERSHIPS requests for such information from non- Association of Liberal Arts Colleges of institutional persons or organizations will La Salle University was chartered in 1863 Pennsylvania for the Advancement of be refused. by the Legislature of the Commonwealth Teaching, Pennsylvania Catholic of Pennsylvania and is empowered by that Education Association, American Library La Salle University assumes that failure to authority to grant academic degrees. Association, Urban Studies Association, request the withholding of "directory infor- National Commission on Accrediting, mation" indicates approval for disclosure. La Salle is accredited by the Commission American Catholic Historical Society, on Higher Education of the Middle States To comply fully with the provisions of the Educational Conference of the Brothers Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Act 73, of the Christian Schools, National Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the College and University Security Association for Foreign Student Affairs, 19104, (215)662-5606. The Commission Information Act of 1988, La Salle National Association of Student Personnel on Higher Education is an institutional University has available its Crime Statistics Administrators, Association of College and accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Report for 1998, as well as a publication University Housing Officers, and National Secretary of Education and the Commission entitled "Safety and Security at La Salle Association of College and University on Recognition of Postsecondary University." Copies of either document may Business Officers. Accreditation. be requested without charge in writing from the Office of Public Relations, La Salle La Salle is also accredited by: RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT University, Philadelphia, PA 19141. AACSB - The International Association for PROVISIONS To comply with Federal Consumer Management Education, 600 Information Regulations, La Salle makes Emerson Road, Suite 300, St. Louis, Each year, La Salle University informs stu- available upon request a report on job place- Missouri 63141, (314)872-8481 dents of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. This Act was intend- ment statistics and graduation rates. A copy Pennsylvania of Education, in Department 333 ed to protect the privacy of educational of the 1999 report may be requested Market Street, Floor, Harrisburg, writing President for 12th records, to establish the right of students from the Vice Pennsylavnia, 17126, (717)787-5041 to inspect and review their educational Enrollment Services, La Salle University, Philadelphia, records, and to provide guidelines for the PA 19141. Regents of the University of the State of New York, Albany, New York 12234, correction of inaccurate or misleading data (518)474-5844 through informal or formal hearings. LA SALLE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN fulfill basic requirements for compliance American Association of Colleges for To with the Act, each institution must inform (USPS 299-980) Teacher Education, One Dupont Circle, each student of his/her right to prevent dis- NW, Suite 610, Washington, D.C. 20036, VOL. 82, NO. 3 JULY 2001 (202)293-2450 closure of personally identifiable informa- tion. Although La Salle does not publish a Published four times a year in March, June, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th public directory, the Office of the Registrar, July, and December by La Salle University, Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036, at its discretion, does disclose the following Philadelphia, PA 19141. (202)872-4589 information: Name, address, dates of atten- Second class postage paid at the post office dance, class, major field of study, and National League for Nursing, 350 Hudson at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. degree(s) conferred (including dates). Street, New York, New York 10019, (212)989-9393 POSTMASTER Send address changes to La Salle University, 1900 W Olney Avenue, Pennsylvania State Board of Law Examiners, Philadelphia, PA 5035 Ritter Road, Suite 1100, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055, (717)795-7270 4 • Graduate Studies Mission Statements Graduate programs have been available at La Salle la Salie University Statement a} Mission from the earliest days of its existence. The more dedicated in the traditions of the La Salle University, modern development of graduate education on our Christian Brothers to excellence in teaching and to campus began in 1950 in response to the needs of the for both ultimate values and for the individual concern sponsoring religious congregation, the Christian its students, is a private Roman Catholic values of Brothers. That year saw the introduction of the university committed to providing a liberal education master's program in Religion, initially introduced to of both general and specialized studies. train the young Brothers in theology. As a Catholic university, La Salle strives to offer, With the growth of the institution since the late through effective teaching, quality education founded 1940s, and the added distinction of university status on the idea that one's intellectual and spiritual granted by the state of Pennsylvania in 1984, the development go hand in hand, complementing