Ave Maria University Catalogue 2008-2009 5050 Ave Maria Blvd. Ave Maria, Florida 34142 Telephone: (239) 280-2500 www.avemaria.edu July 2008 Ave Maria University All Rights Reserved Volume VI 2 3 WELCOME TO AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY As Chancellor of Ave Maria University, it gives me great pleasure to welcome inquirers, visitors, and new students to what I hope will be America’s next great Catholic institution of higher education. Launched ten years ago in Ypsilanti, Michigan as Ave Maria College, the institution was envisioned as a comprehensive liberal arts University off ering baccalaureate and graduate degrees in which teaching and research were major foci, with all of its activities refl ecting a joyful fi delity to the Magisterium of the Church. Since its founding, the University has increased in size, expanded its scope of programs and services, moved its location to Southwest Florida, incorporated into its structure a branch campus in Central America, and, even at this young age, has developed into one of the country’s best known Catholic universities. The University is characterized by its distinctive campus designed in the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as its distinguished and high quality faculty and staff personnel. The University also features a well-qualifi ed student body composed of students from across the nation and the globe, a distinctive curriculum grounded in the Core Curriculum, and a robust student life program that responds to the spiritual, physical, co-curricular, and leadership-development needs of the student body. As you examine this publication, I know that you will discover these characteristics as they are refl ected in its content and descriptions of the University’s programs and services. As a Catholic higher educational institution guided and directed by its Board of Trustees, there is no question that in all things the University will honor and be loyal and adhere to the Magisterium of the Church and its Catholic Mission in the provision of all services and programs. As noted in the Mission Statement, the University takes its mission from the apostolic constitution, Ex Corde Ecclesiae, and will continue to “promote the dialogue between faith and reason,” and recognize “the importance of creating and maintaining an environment in which faith informs the life of the community and takes expression in all its programs.” It is in this vein that the University strives to enroll the best students it can recruit, to be educated by the best faculty it can employ, in order to provide the best preparation possible for the challenges of this world and the next. As the academic mission celebrates its tenth year and the University celebrates its sixth year in Florida, it looks forward to the challenges and opportunities inherent in the implementation of its mission in service to the Catholic Church. To this end, the University expresses its thanks and gratitude to those faculty, staff , students, and supporters who have so faithfully contributed to the University’s success. At the same time, I invite prospective students to explore the educational and spiritual opportunities off ered by the University, challenge current students to take full advantage of one of the most dynamic curricula available today, and invite the continuing cooperation and assistance from our loyal constituents and other committ ed Catholics to support this educational enterprise as it strives to fulfi ll its vision. Sincerely, Thomas S. Monaghan Chancellor 5 Table of Contents Academic Calendar 2008-2009 6 I. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 9 Mission Statement, History and Catholic Identity 9 Library & Technological Learning Services 1 2 Ave Maria University Branch Campus in Nicaragua 1 4 II. ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 1 7 III. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 27 Student Financial Aid Programs 28 IV. STUDENT LIFE 40 V. PHILOSOPHY OF THE CURRICULUM 48 VI. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS & COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 5 1 Core Curriculum, Student Learning Goals and Outcomes, and Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements 5 1 Academic Support Services and Policies 55 Academic Honor Code 64 Biology Major 70 Pre-medicine Program 74 Classics and Early Christian Literature Major 76 Economics Major 81 History Major 88 Literature Major 93 Mathematics Major 97 Music Major with Concentration in Sacred Music 103 Philosophy Major 110 Politics Major 118 Theology Major 123 Special Academic Programs and Courses 128 Certificate in Business 128 Education 129 Fine Arts: Theatre and Dance 130 Humanities Seminar 130 Modern Languages (French and Spanish) 130 Psychology 131 Pre-Professional Programs and Pre-Theologate 132 VII. GRADUATE PROGRAMS & COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 136 M.A. & Ph.D. in Theology 137 Institute for Pastoral Theology: Master of Theological Studies 157 VIII. DIRECTORIES 172 6 Academic Calendar 2008-2009 Fall Semester 2008 Aug. 19-20 Tuesday-Wed. Graduate Student Orientation Aug. 21 Thursday New Undergraduate Students Arrive Aug. 21-24 Thursday-Sunday Undergraduate Orientation Aug. 23 Saturday Returning Students Arrive on Campus Aug. 25 Monday Academic Year Begins First Day of Classes Opening Mass, 12:00 p.m. Late Registration Begins Aug. 29 Friday Fall Formal Academic Convocation Sept. 1 Monday Labor Day (classes in session; offi ces closed) Sept. 2 Tuesday Last Day to Add Courses Sept. 8 Monday Last Day to Drop Courses Sept. 17 Wednesday Constitution Day Observed (classes in session) Oct. 29 Monday Last Day to Withdraw from Courses Oct. 3-5 Friday-Sunday Parents Weekend Oct. 13-17 Monday-Friday Midterm Examination Period Oct. 18-21 Saturday-Tuesday Fall Break — No Classes Oct. 22 Wednesday Fall Break Ends — Classes Resume Oct. 23 Thursday Mid-Term Defi ciency Reports Due Nov. 1 Saturday Feast of All Saints Nov. 3-7 Monday-Friday Advising Week and Pre-registration Nov. 9-11 Friday-Sunday Fall Open House Weekend Nov. 27-30 Thursday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break — School Closed Dec. 1 Monday Thanksgiving Break Ends — Classes Resume Dec. 4 Thursday Last Day of Classes Dec. 5 Friday Examination Reading Day — No Classes Dec. 8 Monday Feast of the Immaculate Conception — No Classes Dec. 9-12 Tuesday-Friday Final Examination Period Dec. 12-16 Friday-Tuesday Grade Reports Due to Registrar 7 Spring Semester 2009 Jan. 7-8 Wed.-Thursday Mid-Year Planning Retreat Jan. 9-11 Friday-Sunday New Student Orientation Jan. 10 Saturday Returning Students Arrive Jan. 12 Monday First Day of Classes Opening Mass, 12:00 p.m. Late Registration Begins Jan. 16 Friday Spring Formal Academic Convocation Jan. 19 Monday Last Day to Add Courses Jan. 22 Thursday March for Life Classes in session; Excused absence Jan. 26 Monday Last Day to Drop Courses Feb. 16 Monday Last Day to Withdraw from Courses Feb. 25 Wednesday Ash Wednesday, Lent Begins Mar. 2-6 Monday-Friday Midterm Examination Period Mar. 7-15 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break — No Classes Mar. 16 Monday Spring Break Ends — Classes Resume Mar. 17 Tuesday Midterm Defi ciency Reports Due Mar. 20 Thursday Holy Thursday — Easter Triduum Begins Mar. 25 Wednesday Feast of the Annunciation, Mass, 12:00 p.m. Classes in Session; Offi ces Open Mar. 30 - Apr. 3 Monday-Friday Advising Week Summer and Fall Pre-registration Apr. 9 Thursday Holy Thursday — Easter Triduum Begins Apr. 9-13 Thursday-Monday Easter Break — No Classes Apr. 14 Tuesday Easter Break Ends — Classes Resume Apr. 29 Wednesday Last Day of Classes Apr. 30 - May 1 Thursday-Friday Exam Preparation Days — No Classes May 2-7 Saturday-Thursday Final Examination Period May 8 Friday Baccalaureate Mass May 9 Saturday Commencement May 8-12 Friday-Tuesday Grade Reports Due to Registrar Summer Term 2009 May 12 Tuesday First Day of Classes Late Registration Begins May 14 Thursday Last Day to Add Courses May 18 Monday Last Day to Drop Courses May 25 Monday Memorial Day—School Closed June 4-5 Thursday-Friday Midterm Examination Period July 1 Wednesday Last Day of Classes July 3 Friday Final Examination Period July 6 Monday Independence Day—School Closed July 8 Wednesday Grade Reports Due to Registrar 9 I. Introduction and General Information The University is a place of concourse, whither students come from every quarter for every kind of knowledge. ... It is a place where inquiry is pushed forward, and discoveries verifi ed and perfected, and rashness rendered innocuous, and error exposed, by the collision of mind with mind, and knowledge with knowledge. —John Henry Cardinal Newman, The Idea of a University Ave Maria University Mission Statement Founded in fi delity to Christ and His Church in response to the call of Vatican II for greater lay witness in contemporary society, Ave Maria University exists to further teaching, research, and learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the abiding tradition of Catholic thought in both national and international sett ings. The University takes as its mission the sponsorship of a liberal arts education curriculum dedicated, as articulated in the apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, to the advancement of human culture, the promotion of dialogue between faith and reason, the formation of men and women in the intellectual and moral virtues of the Catholic faith, and to the development of professional and pre-professional programs in response to local and societal needs. As an institution committ ed to Catholic principles, the University recognizes the importance of creating and maintaining an environment in which faith informs the life of the community and takes expression in all its programs. Catholic Identity and History Ave Maria University is a Catholic liberal arts-based institution of higher education devoted to the education of the whole person, a dynamic process that engages students in both the pursuit of academic excellence and a deep exploration of Catholic faith and culture. The essential mission of the University is the development of a Christ-centered scholar prepared for lifelong learning, professional career, or pursuit of further graduate education.